Star.
London, England, 1826-09-30 00:00:00

)3ttIGHTON; *sPr. 28.,

The Russian Ambassador and Lady, the Prince and Princess
LISTEN, are expected to be with us this etenlng. The Russian Prince
GORTCHATOTF and Count Bat.mant are remaining at the Royal York
Hotel; the Dowager Countess of Catviinass and Lady Cstaaurtra
MURRAY lkl‘ GREGO* have removed thence to a house on the King's
road. Mr. and Lady HA sairr Datiumoms and family, have taken
a house on the Marine Parade Lady E. TALSOT and daughter, and
Mr. Scaat.rrr, Dl. P. and Lay, are arrived at the Marine Hotel—
the former to take a private residence for the winter, and the latter
toentbark fur France.

FIELD-SPORTS FOR OCTOBER.

FROM THE ANNALS OF SPORTIS:G.
The fruits are got*, the leaves are faded all,
And colder comes the breezes from the cave
Where the winds dwell;—perchance a cloudy pall
May oft the broad sun darken, or the wave
Would swell in anger should the tempest fall
And chafe the main where Boats the sailor brave.
And yet it may be that October brings
Welcome more mild than storms and chilly blasts
Ccvtes the Sportsman of its goodness sings,
Of fields well won, of birds and lucky casts,
And at the rustle of the pheasant's wings,
Or where the huddling partridge-covey basks ;
Or when he mounts th' impatient hunting steed,
Shouts for the month of Mar:, and is from ennui freed !

This is the month when every sportsman who is
blessed with health and competence may find exercise
for his skill, and employment for his activity ; for al-
most all those field amusements which constitute his
delights, are to be considered in season. September
brought t, him partridge shooting, coursing, and the
harriers; and now Octrkber grants the pursuit of that
beautiful bird, the pheasant, and will soon summon to
the still more glorious chase of the fox. It has been,
however, stated, and good authorities have warranted
the practice, that this noblest of field-sports might be
followed even in September ; but, in our opinion, the
latter part of the present month is quite early enough
for the inspiring diversion; for, in the first place, no
horses could, for any length of time, and with the scent
breast high, as it probably would be, maintain them-
selves in such sultry and oppressive heat as we fre-
quently meet with, and have, up almost to this period,
met with in the month which has just closed upon us.
Foxes, without doubt, may be found in abundance in
some countries, and the scent would lie well ; but it
may be taken as a good rule, that hound, and hunts-
men, and hunter, will all go the better, and live out a long
day stouter, a week or two hence) when cooler breezes
blow, and--

" Gentle birds do perch aloof,
And smooth their pinions on the roof,"
p*paratory to bidding our chilly climate farewell, for,
to them, mote genial atmospheres. Till November,
therefore, we shall cease to think very intensely of foxes
and fox hunting.
Pheasants, from the extraordinary fine summer season,
from which we are now departing, will be found of
good size, and hence they will be fairly the objects of
the fowler's occupation, though in a general point of '
view, we ate inclined to agree with many who have
expressed their opinions upon the subject, that the Ist
of October is somewhat too early a day to commence
the crusade of dog and gun against them. Of the
breed, however, and the success of the shooter against
these beautiful birds, we shall more appropriately dilate
in our next.

Partridges have been found in great numbers, at
least so in those parts which we visited in September,
and we have been both North and West; but they were
very wild, and very strong upon the wing ; at the same
time, the greater number of those bagged proved re-
markably fine birds.
The harriers were out early in September, and had
some very fair runs, generally ending in death. By this
time hare-hunting will be coming general, as also will
coursing, which, from all we can gather, is likely to be
followed even more ardently, and to become e the sun
of public favour than it was in the last season.
The amusements of the 4, turf" have still gone on
with unabated ardour, and will not as yet cease for the
season. Of Doncaster we need say nothing here, having
already given ample details of the sport, and which we
Ratter ourselves proved both of interest and amusement
to our Headers, whom we now commend to—

Stubble field, to hare and hound
To covert side, to coursing ground,
To generous steed, to scarlet vest,
Or Kendal green, if that be best;
Nay, unto all these jovial things
October to the Sport:neon brings!

The Duke of SUSSEX paid another visit, yesterday, to
the British Museum, where his Royal Highness inspected the col.
Section of Natural History, Manuscripts, am
Thursday morning, a Norwich coach was overturned
at Hare-street, near Romford, on its way to London;
the coachman had his leg or thigh broken, and several
of the passpngers were much injured, but whether so
much injured as to be left behind, we have not heard.
The accident was occasioned by the !meeting down of
a waggon, which lay in the road, at which the hones
of the coach shyed.
On the afternoon of Saturday last, as a Lady and
Gentleman were proceeding in a gig from Drummond
to the Port of Monteith, the horse fell, and the Lady
was thrown from her sea over the horse's head : the
Gentleman, however, alighted on his feet. The Lady,
on y►hom fear had produced the semblance of death,
gradually recovered, without receiving any injury.
Some of the papers have noticed the passage of a
vessel from Bombay to the Channel, out and home, in
]O9 days. It is doubtless a quick passage, but it. has
been surpassed by the Asia, which has just arrived, she
having left the Downs on the 27th December, and ar-
rived on the 26th instant, having made the homeward
passage in 100 days. The passage has been made by
frigates in a shorter period. The Medusa, trommanded
by Sit John Gore, took out the Marquis Cornwallis, on
his taking the Government of India, did it in 90 days.
and upon one occasion since it was performed in 89.
For a short voyage, one of the quickest ever made, was
that of the Apollo frigate, which made the passage from
Lisbon to Portsmouth in four days, under bare poles,
having left the Tagus on Sunday afternoon, and arrived
at Spithead on the Thursday morning following.
Two Inquests were held yesterday at Guy's Hospital;
the first on the body of Cornelius Parnell, aged 35, a
jobbing cooper, employed at Burns's Distillery, Horse-
lydown, who being rather intorcitted, fell down a cel-
lar, and fractured his thigh, from which death en-
sued; the second on the body of James Matthews, aged
30, a labourer, employed in raising ballast, near the
S. Katharine's Dock, who fell from a platform upon a
barge, and thence into the river. His head was much
hurt ; but being dressed, be resumed his work, and even
thank to excess, upon which erysipelas ensued, and he
was taken into the Hospital, where he died. Verdict,
" Accidental Death" in each case.