Star.
London, England, 1810-04-30 00:00:00

7Nd tNtELLIGBICB: .

On Saturday, the 7th of Apia, in the evening, I
received Ike letter from Sir Rands Buidetti which
has been published.
On the receipt of -this I went immediately to thi
house Of Mr. Sheriff Atkins, who was noc at home,
tieing one into the country, I therefore left si eciiiy
of the ktter at his house, and from thence propeed.
to the Mansion-house, where I communicated to the
Lord Mayer the general purport of the letter I had
received from Sir Francis Burdett.
In a situation of high responsibility, and of Which
there was no precedent—as Conservator of the Peace
of the county entrusted to my care, on the one hand,
and on the other, required by the Speaker of the
House of Commons, to aid and assist in the execu-
tion of his warrant, I next waited do him at his house,
accompanied by Mr. Smith, my Under• Sheriff ; and
having also communicated to Mr. Speaker the lettet
of Sir Francis Burdett, required his information and'
advice upon the subject. The result of this commu-
nication was an observation from Mr. Speaker, that
66 in issuing the warrant he had performed his duty,
and that he had no doubt I should do mine."
Thus left without even the opinion of the Speaker,
whom I naturally conceived best able to inform me
of the nature and extent of authority of his own man-
date, and regarding the Letter of Sir Francis Burdett
as an intimation of a disturbance, of which, as Con•
servator of the Peace, I was bound to take official
notice, I then went to Sir Francis Burdett's house, in
Piccadilly, in front of which I found a strong military
force, although at that time there were but few per-
sons in the street, and those by no means indicating
CATTERICK-BRIDGE MEETING. any disposition to riot.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25.
The Produce Stakes of 25gs. each, h. ft. for colts, set. Sib. fillies, Sir Francis Burdett requesting me to pass the night
in his house for protection, &c. by civil power, against
Bat. Two miles. Nine Subscribers.
Mr. Danby's bay filly, by Remembraneer, dam by Drone 1 military force, I readily consented to comply with his
Duke of Leeds's br. c. by Sir Peter, out of Mother Redcap :2 desire.
Cot. Horton's b. f. Mousety, by Hambletonian, dam by Sir Sir Francis Burdett then retired to acquaint Lady
Peter - - - - - - 3 Burdett with my intention, and shortly returning,
5 to 4 on the Duke of Leeds's colt, and 6 to 4 agst Mr. Danby's
filly. Won easy. said, her Ladyship felt much tranquillized by the as-
Sweepstakes of 7g!. each, for hunters not thoroughbred, ICA. ,seance of my presence, and that she and her family
Gentlemen riders. Three miles. Ten Sot scribers. " could now retire in peace."
Mr. Booth's ch. g. Honesty, by Monkton, (Mr. Tattoo Syk. ) I At half-past ten o'clock we left Sir Francis Bur-
Mr. R. Peirse's b. h. by St. George ',Mr. Baker) 2 dett's house, without interfering at that time with the
Sir J. I.awson's b. g. Gaoler, by Screveton (Mr. T. Shafto) II
Mr. F. Hartley's ch. g. L,lyton, by Revenge (the Owner) 4 military either directly or indirectly, but hearing the
Mr. Treacher's ch. m. Lady Bird, by Aca4a (the Owner) $ cries o a woman in the street, a-few doors from Sir
Mr. W. Hutchinson'a b. m. Lottery, by Pipator or Sports-
g . Francis Burdett's house, we proceeded to inquire into
man (Mr. Carter) - - - - -
the occasion of her cries, when one of the Life Guards
eto 1 agst Gaoler. Won in a canter.
Fifty Pound, for horses, &c.—Two-mile heats. instantly riding up on the foot pavement, exclaimed,
Lord Dundas s bay cols, by L'Orient, 3-yrs. old ,'A Damn your eyes, walk on ;" at the same moment
Bst. 41b. - - . - 431 1 i aiming a blow with his sworn at Mr. Smith, which
Sir M. M. Sykes's b. c. Comes, 3-yrs. old, Sit. 41b. 3 1 2 2 . that Gentleman fortunately parried with his stick.—
Mr. Bates's b. c. by Stride, 3-yrs. old, tist. fib. 1 2 3 $
Mr. Nelthorpe's dies. colt, by Burnaby, 3-yrs. old, The soldier again swore, and threatened to cut us
ssi. tits. - - - - - - -24 dr !dorm if we di not go on.—Mr. Smith replied, that
Five to 4 against Lord Dundas's colt, and sto 4 against Co- he was not aware whom he was attacking, but we
rims ; after the first heat Mr. Bates's colt the favourite ; after the
proceeded, and the soldier discontinued his attack.
second heat, 3 to 1 on Collins; after the third heat, 3 to I on I
Lord Douglas's colt. Four excellent heats. Comes was bought, ! Anxious to preserve the peace, without the interfe-
beiore starting, by Sir Charles Douglas. . ' rence of the military, I immediately directed Mr.
!
Smith to issue precepts :or the attendance of all the
THURSDAY, APRIL 26. !
Sweepstakes of lOgs. each, for colts, Est. 31b. fillies, sst. Two , constables of the county that could possibly be as-
nines. (13 Subscribers.) 1 sembled on the following morning, and then went to
Sir W. Gerard's b. c. Corduroy, by Shuttle, out of lady Imy own house, to inform my family of my intention
Sarah - - - - . - - - I
„. of sleeping at Sir Francis Burdett's. I was stepping
Duke of Leeds's chcs. colt, by Stripling, dam by Oberon
Lord Strathmore 's br. c. by Remembrances, out of Beatrice 3 into a
.carriage to return to Piccadilly, when I re.
Mr. Shafto's b. c. by Shuttle, out of Driver's data - - 4 ceived a message from Mr. Sheriff Atkins, that he
Mr. Cock's b. e. by Paynator, darn by Beningbrough - 5 would be with me in a few minutes.
sto 4 against Lord Strathmore's colt. Won easv. y
On his arrival we dispatched a note to the Secre-
Sweepstakes, of so guineas. each, for fillies, Sit. each. One mile i
and half. (6 Subscribers.) Lary of Stale, with a copy of Sir Francis Burdett's
Sir Ralph Milbanke's bay, by Shuttle, darn by Drone - 1 letter, and then proceeded to his house in Piccadilly,
Mr. T. Peirse's grey, Atalanta, by Delpini, out of Flora - 2 j where the following reply from the Secretary of State
4
Mr. Lonsdale's bay, Georgiana, by Sir Charles - - 31. was delivered to us :
Mr. Morley's bay, by Stride, dam by Pipator - - 1 Whitehall, Sunday morning, two o'clock,
Duke of Leeds' bay, by Remembrance!. - - - 5 '
GINTLIINIFN, April Bth, 1810.
Even betting on Atalanta. Won easy. I
I have Ibis moment had the honour of receiving your letter, in-
Sweepstakes of 20 guineas each, tor all ages. Two miles.
closing one to you from Sir Francis Burdett.
(4 Subscribers.) 1 1 It is not fur me to enter into the reasoning of Sir Francis Bur-
Mr. Jackson's ch. colt, Remnant, 3 years old, Est. - -
/
I i den's letter, but 1 can have no doubt that you will feel it to be
Lord Strathmore's b. f. Remembrances, 4 years old, Est. 7Th. 2 !
your duty to ever:), asssunce which may be ntuired of you,
Duke of Leees's ch. c. Swifture, 3 years old. set. - - 3
i In AID of the Speaker s Warrant, RATIIII T 'IAN IN 155515rANCE
3 and 4tol on Rernenibrancer. A very good race.
i TO Ir. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
The Yearling Stakes of 20 guineas each ; colts, sst. alb. fillies, Bst. I
One mile. (4 Subscribers.) 1 Tore most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) R. RYDER.
Duke of Leeds's gr. colt, by Young Woodpecker, dam by the 1
The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex.
Philippo Arabian - - - - 1
Sir W. Gerard's hay colt, by Hambletonian. out of Lady Sarah 2 1 We remained in the house of Sir France
whole fa-
is Burdett
Mr. Wilson's b. f. Miss Carver, by Paynator - - 3 I until nearly half-past two o'clock, when th
Sir J. Lawson', bay filly, by Hambletonian, darn by Waxy 4 mily, except Sir Francis Burdett, having retired to
6t04 on Sir W. Gerard's colt. Won easy.
rest, I declined passing the remainder of the night
there, from the necessity I was under of making ar-
ROYAL HUNT. I rangements for the ensuing day.
The second Royal Easter Hunt took place on At nine o'clock next morning Mr. Sheriff Atkins
Thursday which was attended with peculiar circum- and myself again proceeded to Piccadilly, where, on
stances. our arrival, we found the military parading in front,
For the purpose of attending the hunt early, his and to some distance on each side of Sir Francis Bur.
Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland and the
dett'e house.
Marquis Cernvrallis breakfasted with Captain Vyse,
Our arrival being notified to the Commanding Of-
at Stoke Green, from which place his Royal High- ficer we were introduced to him ; he informed us that
ness and the Noble Marquis arrived on Stoke Corn- he considered himself as acting under the orders of
mon, soon after ten o'clock, where time were a nu- the Magistrates, but that for near two hours not one
merous field of sportsmen, and a number of spectators, 'of them had been present, although he had sent for
in waiting; among whom were the Earl of Sefton them several times to Bow-street. I then apprized
and family. A remarkable fine Hendon deer was, him of our office and authority, as Sheriffs, and ex-
in a few minutes after, turned out of the cart for the pressed my desire that the military might be gradually
day's diversion. At starting, the weather being re- removed from the front of Sir Francis Burdett's house,
markably fine, the deer set off with great swiftness
across the Common, towards Bulstrode Park, taking the
conceiving, that from the then apparent disposition of
people, (composed principally of passengers and
to the left through the woods by Beaconsfield, where 1 spectators) no riot or
that the presence of the tary
at length on the opposite side of the wood where be had a natural tendency to create a crowd of specta-
was not expected, and ran with great swiftness across tors, and, as on similar occasions, very general and
the inclosures by Mr. IYupree's park, taking his course
to the left of Amersham and Great Missenden, where i great irritation.
I informed the Commanding Officer tl4t I momen-1
he was lost, after a long chace, although not very I tarily expected a great number of constables, who had'
hard running all the time.—The Duke of Cumber- been summoned; and by whose aid I hoped and ex-
land there left the chace, went to High Wickham, petted to be enabled to preserve the peace without
the assistance or interference of the military. The
hired a post chaise, and set off for Windsor.
The sportsmen having tried for a considerable time i officer very readily complied with my desire, and the
to find the deer, gave up the chace; most of them 1 military were gradually withdrawn, as I had required.
went to High Wickham and dined, where many of That part of Piccadilly, in front of Sir Francis
them remained all night, to be in readiness to resume ' Burdett's house, remained without disturbance, for a
the hunt on the following morning. At six o'clock i considerable time. The number of passengers in
on Friday morning, the huntsman's horn sounded, ' carriages and on horseback, who were continual')
and the chace commenced again ; the first tidings. passing, was very considerable ; many of the latter
they heard of the deer, stated that he was near Stoken _ stopped opposite to Sir Francis Burdett's house, and
Church, in Oxfordshire ; they tried in vain near that i dirt certainly was thrown by some few individuals
spot for a considerable time, to find him ; they learnt , at those persons in carriages, and on horseback, who
that he had been seen feeding, a few miles from thence, refused to take off their hats, while passing the house.
in a clover field, on his way back, between Great I From the shortness of the notice, it happened, that
Missenden and High Wickham ; they went there, but the constables did not arrive in any considerable num-
without success ; at length, the horses and dogs 11- -e• i ber ; but a large body of Sheriff's officers was in con-
ing completely knocked up, they gave up the pur- : start attendance.
suit for that•day. The deer is supposed to be astray 1 In the course of the morning, a notice to the peoi
in Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire. ple to keep the peace was drawn up, and dispatched
Lord Sefton and family, after leaving the hunt, .to a printer's office ; but it being Sunday, it was a
long time before it could be printed and posted, RC-,
went to Hatfield, upon a visit to the Marquis of i
Sa-
lisbury t cording to our intentions.

IIkIGHTON, APRIL 28.
On itionilay last; A match for 60 guiridas, between
two Ponies, the one the propeity of Captain CLEMENTS,
and the other of Captain Mansitin.n, both of the 18th
Hussars, was decided on the race-down. The dis-
tance was one mile. Won easily by Captain CLE-
MINTS.

This match over, a Sweepstakes of 20 guineas each
was run for--one-mile heat%—the horses being rode
by their ownert :
Captain Jahnson's b. g. 1 - 1 1
Captain Mansfield's ch. h. . 2
Captain Clement's gr. g. - - - 3 3
The latter race afforded some sport, and was tole-
rably contested. There was a niciderate display of
genteel company on the hill.
On Monday and Tuesday, that industrious part of
our population, who claim thbir usual cessations from
employment for holiday purposes, at the period of
Easter, had the advantage of delightful weather to
give a zest to their recreations. Cock-fighting, bad-
ger-baiting, cricket, &c. were included in the diver-
sions of the former day, and a bull-bait, at Hove, the '
inter. During the progress of the proceedings at
Hove, the bull unexpectedly broke from the stake, in
an instant charged upon and routed the compact
phalanx of gazers, but, happily, without inflicting ma-
terial injury on any one. The last arrivals are—
The Earl of Egremont, Lord Wentworth, Lord Alvanley, Sir
L Bayley, Lady Gosford, Mr. T. Erskine, Mrs. S. Jones, Mr.
Fox, Mr. Johnson, Mrs Taylor, Mrs. G. Nutting, Mr. Orby Hun-
ter, Mrs. Teasdale, Miss Loraine, Miss Dalrymple, Mrs. J. I.
Poole, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory.