Star.
London, England, 1819-08-27 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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The Magna ChartsßA Stakes of *Fifty Guineas sack.
Duke of York's sister to Serapall - - 1
Mr. Turner's Coral . . 2
Coral the favourite.—The Mit was a dead beat, and the se-
cond was well tontested.---The Sweepstakes did not fill.
TllllllO ADD LAST DAY.
The Course was but thinly attended, Cheltenham Races
having divided the company.
A Sweepstakes of Thirty Guineas each, for two years old colts,
Bst. 51b. and fillies, Sst. 21b.
Duke of York's f. by Seymour - - . 1
Mr. Farral's b. 1. by Crispin - - 2
SiIL to four on the winner. Won by a length.
The Sunninghill Stakes of Five Guineas each ;.liandicap).
Mr. Starling's Brother to Coy, named by Mr. Neville 1
Mr. Northey's b. f. Dahlia - - -. 2
Mr. Clark's Bertha - . - - 0
Mr. Ratnsbottom's Reppo - - - - 0
Mr. Batson's lA. e. 5-yrs old - - - 0
Mr. Farral's Umbra . .. .. 0
Even on Mr. Batson, and 5 to 4-5 to 1 agst the winner-
7to 2 agst Mr. Northey—and sto 1 agst Umbra. Mr. Clark,
the Newmarket Judge, (sikr!to officiated here, at the desire of the
Duke of York) placed but two.
A Sweepstakes of rive Guineas each, with Twenty-five Gui-
neas added, 7-yr olds, 7st. 71b. four, est. 161 b. five, Oar. 51b.
six and aged, 9st. 81b.
Mr. Kirby's Atheon, 4-yrs old - - - 1 1
tlr. Shuward's Reuben Butler, Sirs old - - 2 2
Mr. Starling's Brother to Coy - - - 3 4
Mr. Butler's h. ni. by Waxey, 4-yrt old - - 4 3
Mr. Nottage's ch. 1. Gaudy, 4-yrs old - - 5 5
Seven to 4 agst Brother to Coy-2 to I apt Atheon-5 to 1
apt Reuben Butler. After the heat, 6 to I on Atheon, and
2 to 1 agat Brother to Coy. . .
CIIF.I.TENII.I7II R .ICF.S.--TDURSDAY.
Out Races have commenced, and the gay and fashionable con-
course of visitors that has for soma time given to our prome-
nades the liv.ly and cheerful appearance of a general holiday,
surpasses our warmest anticipation. Upon the Race Course yes-
terday, which was the first day of running, there appeared many
of the first characters of the country, in point of rank and fortune.
Fuss? Dav —Ladies' Plate of Seventy Guineas.
Lord Rous's Lars
1 Mr. Charlton's Pomona

1 1
2 dr

A good Race, and the heat was well contested. ---
Gloucestershire Stakes of Twenty-five Guineas each, One Hun-
dred Guineas added.—Two Miles.
Mr. Galley's Champignion - - - I
Mr. Bodenharn's Spectre - - - 2
Mr. Bartley's Snowden - - - 8
Eight started, but only three placed ; their names were So-
vereign, David, Brother to Aquino, the Flyer, and King of
Diamonds. David took the lead for a mile and three-quarters;
Sovereign and Spectre then came up, and were first till nearly
the end, when Champignion came up and won by half a neck.
Winner rode by Clifi".
ll..rkeley Hunt Stakes of Ten Guineas each.
Col. Berringion's b. g. Single Peeper, 6-yrs old
Mr. Crauford's Dictator, 6-yrs old
Mr. Wingate's Job Thornberry, 4-yrs old

Art excellent race.

2 1 1
1 2dr
3 3 dr

Two carriages and a barouche were overlie, the latter dashed
to pieces: fortunately no person was materially hurt.

THEATRES.

EKGLISD OPERA HOVSE.—After the seventh suc-
cessful representation of the Musical Drama of the
Brown Man, the very comical production of the
Tailors, or a Tragedy for Warn: Weather, was revived
with alterations. The part of Abrahamides, which
was originally performed by OXBERRY, was sustained
with admirable effect by Ilsr.va. His imitations
were most excellent and unclmmerly effective.
SURREY TnEATRE.—The fascinating Romance of
Richard Cceur de Lion, which has for so many years
been one of the principal attractions of every Theatre
lon the Continent, particularly at Paris, has been pro-
duced at the Surrey in a style of unequalled excel-
lence, splendour, and execution, in all its depart-
ments—the chorusses, in particular, are performed in
the most effective manner. Miss COPELAND'S Ma-
tilda reminds us of a Lady she cannot copy, as she
never saw her—we mean the lamented Mrs. JORDAN.
Every other character is proportionably well sus-
tained, and the magnificent and picturesque scenery
is the ne plus ultra even of the Surrey. The revival
of the Vicar of Wakefield has been attended with all
the success of a new Piece ; and, we understand, we
are to expect a treat next week, equal, if not surpass-
ing the famous Heart of Mid Lothian.

It is not true that Mr. ARNOLD and Miss KELLY
have purchased the Olympic Theatre.
There is no truth in the report of Mrs. H. JOHN-
S roN having entered into an ervagement with Mr.
Et Llsros, for Drury Lan* Theatre.
Mr. PHILLIPS, late of Drury-Lane Theatre and the
English Opera House, has been engaged by the Pro-
prietors of Covent• Garden Theatre.
Mr. KEMBLE is at present at the waters of Bagneres,
in the Pyrennees. He will soon return to Toulouse,
where he has resided during the last year. He was
present at all the recent performances of TALMA and
Mademoiselle GEORGE.

Est ERY, of Covent-Garden Theatre, who is now per-
forming at Liverpool, so highly pleased the audience,
in the character of Fixture, in the Farce of A Race-
land for an Oliver, that not content with loudly ap-
plauding the Actor, they insisted on one of the
scenes being repeated, before they would suffer the
Piece to picceed
Shugborough, the seat of Lord Atzsov, will shortly
be a scene of great festivity, in honour of the nuptials
of the Earl and Ccuntess of ROSEBEItitY.

COWES, AUGUST 25.

HORSELYDOIVN REGATTA.

A Boat and other Prizes, given by the inhabitants
of St. John, and the second Prize, (ot five guineas,)
given by CHARLES CALVERT, Esq. M.P. was rowed
for on Tuesday last by six watermen from the diffe-
rent Stairs in the Parish of St. John, Horselydown.
The winners of the three first heats were
Charles Speed, of New Stairs Purple.
Charles Dean, of Old Stairs Green.
Henry Lewis, of Old Stairs Red.
These three started, about seven o'clock, to contend
for the Grand Prize of the Boat, and the Second
Prize of five guineas; but the interest of the contest
was entirely lost, owing to Speed and Lewis fouling
their boats, thereby allowing Charles Dean to win
the Boat easily, and rendering it necessary to defer
the five guineas Prize until some future opportunity.
It was quite dark ere the Regatta terminated.

Wednesday the Festival of St. Louis was celebrated
by all the French in this Metropolis. At 1 / o'clock
High 14, lass was-performed at the French Chapel, in
King-street, Portman-square, which was attended by
several of the French and English Nobility, the Rus-
sian and Prussian Ambassadors, &c. &c.

The following account of a most extraordinary
phenomenon of nature may be depended on for its
authenticity :—A most singular man is probably still
alive; he was living, to the writer's knowledge, six
years ago. In the village of Ditcheat, four miles
from bhepton Mallet, Somersetshire, in the year
1765, a woman of the name of Kingston, was deli-
vered of a stout boy, without arms or shoulders. He
possesses, without the usual appendages of arms, all
the strength, power, and dexterity of the ablest and
most regular made men, and exercises every function
of life. He feeds, dresses, and undresses himself,
combs his own hair, shaves his beard with the razor
in his toes, cleans his shoes, lights his fire, writes out
his own bills and accounts, and does almost every
other domestic business. Being a farmer by occupa-
tion, he performs the usual business of the field, fod-
tiers his cattle, makes his ricks, cuts his hay, catches
his horse, and saddles and bridles him with his feet
and toes. He can lift ten pecks of beans with his
teeth ; with his feet he throws a large sledge ham-
mer farther than any other man can with his arms,
and he has fought a stout battle, and come off victo-
rious! These facts are notorious in most parts of
Somersetshire.

TO THE EDITOR OF ME STAR.
This morning, at six o'clock A. M. the ROYAL SIR—If the extensive Pa,motion of Generals and
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GEORGE yacht, with the Pan= REGENT on board, Admirals, which I have just seen announced in your
attended by the LIFFEY frigate, CAMELION, HIND, truly patriotic Paper, be intended as a naasure of
and BRISK sloops of war, quitted her moorings in popularity, as well as a reward for past services, 1
the Roadstead, and steered to the Eastward, his trust it will be followed by some arrangements cal-
Royal Highness intending to disembark at Ports- culated not only to improve the condition 01 some
mouth or Bognor, on his route to Brighton. inferior classes in the Naval Service, hut t. give more
The weather has been so particularly auspicious for stability to that grand bulwark of Illitish wt alth and
aquatic pleasures these last three weeks, that his power. Incalculable as have been the n.iscliiets aria..
Royal Highness declares he never enjoyed any ex- leg from the abuse of Naval Pan onage, there are
cursion with such true and unalloyed delight as his some defects inherent in the system of recruiting our
sailing trip to, and around the Isle of Wight, and Navy, and of securing the attachment of the subor-
therefore quits the pursuit, though for a short inter- dinate ranks in it, which cannot be ton often impress
val, with real regret. 'sed an the public mind ; although they have already
The cruizing distances, as ascertained by the log been u
gccasigonally suggested for its consideratiois.
In ivin the Lords of the Admiralty full credit of the ROYAL GEORGE, will be 300 leagues, giving
sir EDMUND NAGLE a claim on the purse of Lord for what they have done in the way of improvement,
and that has not been a little, there cannot be a more
YARMOUTH for as many guineas. .
Yesterday the PRINCE REGENT gave a splendid seasonable moment thaii the present, for reminding
dinner to a select party of his Isle of Wight friends, their Lordships that no adequate measures have been
adopted, to prevent our having recourse to the dan-
and the Captains of his squadron, on board the Rev AL
GEORGE ; and in the evening a Ball to the Ladies, gercrus necessity of impressment in the event of a new
which was spiritedly kept up till midnight, on the war or sadden emergency ; although the evil conse-
quences of that pernicious system, and its illegality
yacht's deck, under an awning, when the company in a constitutional point of view (except in times of
began to retreat, amid brilliant illuminations and
great national danger), is almost universally acknow-
fire-works, from the shipping, and the astonishing
legged. That the Pensions established for Seamen
effects of the Congreve rockets. who had served fourteen years and upwards, after
The loyal reception of the PRINCE REGENT, at the the peace of 1811, did not produce the effect antici-
Isle of Wight, by all ranks of people, has been truly pated, was amply proved by the difficulties and de-
csnspicuons, and filled the Royal mind with senti- lays attending Lord Exmourit's preparations against
ments of peculiar attachment to the Island, so much Algiers; when it is said to have required the exer 'on;
so, that his Royal Highness has signified his determi- of many Press-gangs to complete the crew of that
nation to become an Islander. gallant Officer's own ship I
Among the fetes given, in commemoration of the The next subject so worthy of being considered, ii
PRINCE Racear's arrival at Cowes, that of Lord the situation of Masters and Commanders, and of
HENRY SEYMOUR, at Norris Castle, ought particu- Lieutenants: of the farmer class, there are above
larly to be noticed. His Lordship not only prepared seven hundred. Thof rank indiscriminately with
for his Royal Highness and his friends, a sumptuous Majors in the Army; yet, while every succeeding
Isanquet in the Castle, but, in the extent of his hospi- Brevet advances the Major towards the head of his
tality, (and certainly it must be unequalled since the profession, the Commander may remain forty years
early periods of Baronial Entertainments) ordered stationary, if he lives so long, as may be seen by a
the gates to be thrown open to every Briton, who reference to the Navy Lis-, without any increase
felt curiosity to see his PRINCE, or inclined to partake whatever of rank, and very little in his half-pay,
of roast beef and good strong beer, in honour of the The same hardship is still more severely felt by Lieu-
visit ; no less than 5000 of whom profited of the in- tenants, of whom there are nearly four thousand. To
dulgence, and drank health and long life to the prove that some regulation in favour of such a valu.
PRINCE REGENT and their Noble Host. able body of Officers, is called fur, it is only neces-
sary to state the fact of there being no difference in
the rank of a Lieutenant who has served fifty years
in that capacity, and one who has received his com-
mission yesterday : vs heieas, all the Captains in the
Army promoted to that rank in ISOO, are now Field
Officers! while some individuals who never served
in 'any higher situation than Captains are Brent
Generals and Major-Generals, enjoying what is called
the PRINCS REGLNT's allowance of five and six hun-
dred per annum !! 0 It is if posshle still more sur-
prising, that while the half-pay of a Naval Lieute-
nant, who only obtained his rank to-day, is five shil-
lings per diem, the venerable Mr. GEORGE SpEA RING,
•who was made in the year of our Lord 1757, stxra-
Two YEARS AGO! has no more than seven shillings
on account of half-pay—the sum allswed to an
Army Captain from the date of his Commission I
The third class of Officers, which peculiarly merit
the attention of the Admiralty, are the passed Mid-
shipmen, of whom there is said to be about six hun-
dred unpruvided for in respect to half-pay, not to
mention many thousands who have served in that
situation from two to five years. This highly useful
class perform the duties of Ensigns and not unfre-
-1
quently that of Lieutenants, yet they have neither
rank nor half-p ty !
Having mere y hinted the importance of crnsider-
ing the foregoina points, leaving many minor ones
for future discussion, 1 shall not trespass on your
valuable time at any greater length now, except to
express my' firm conviction, that whatever measures
the Admiralty may think fit to propose on this im-
portant subject, will be most cheerfully acceded to
by the Country at large, if not by the Administration
of which that Board farms a part. For surely neither
are insensible, to the paramount advantages of che-
rishing our Navy, nor forgetful of the greatne,s we
derive from its multiplied triumphs and imperish-
able glory !—I am, Sir, &c.
August 15th, lets.

A LB lON.

• According to the Order in Council which settles the rtla-
tive degrees of ran! in the Army and Islatvy, Lieutenants in the
latter service rank with Captains in the Army.

It is with regret that we communicate to our
Readers the death of that distinguished philosopher,
JAMES WATT, Esq. on Wednesday, the 25th instant,
in the 81th year of his age. He was alike eminent
in literature and science, but was most distinguished
by his invaluable discoveries on the improvement of
the steam•engine, which he rendered applicable to
every purpose of art and manufacture.
Friday last, a poor woman, named Bolton, em-
ployed at harvesting at Farleigh, Surrey, and who
slept amongst the corn in the field, with her child, a
boy only seven months old, lighted a fire to prepare
her breakfast close to the spot where she slept. After
breakfas she went to get some water at a remote part
Of the field, leaving the child sleeping in the corn,
and, as she thought, laving the fire out. In her ab-
sence the stubble, by some means, caught fire, and
communicated with the corn where the child was
asleep, who, before assistance arrived, was completely
burned to a cinder. It appeared upon the Inquest
that, in the absence of the mother, a stranger came
by, and finding the tinder-box which she used, he
lighted his pipe by it, and left it burning, not being
conscious that the child was there.