Star.
London, England, 1827-10-02 00:00:00

ANECDOTES OF THE HILL FAMILY.

Sir Joni( Httt. of Hawkstone, who died three years
ego, had a family of sixteen children, and lived to see
the following six Members of it Field Officers in bis
Majesty's service:
I►taio( John Hill, who raised and commanded the Shropshire
yeomanry, and in which excellent corps his father, Sir John, served
as a private.
Sir Rowland (Lord Hill) of the 94th Foot.
Sir Robert Chainbre Hill, Colonel Royal Horse Guards.
Clement Hill, Lieutenant Colonel of ditto ditto.

Sir Thomas Noel Hill, first port Infantry.
Edward Hill, Major Royal Horse Gusrds.
There it alb Sir Francis Brian Hill, late Secretary of Legation
to the Court of Brazil.

Sir Rowland Hill, eldeq son of Major John, is now
M.P. for Shrewsbury.—The second, fourth, fifth, and
six h, were at Waterloo. On Lord Hill reraruing un-
expectedly from Spain, he repaired to Havaistnne, and,
fcund his father Sir John, and his brotheil at drill. The!
General galloped to the geonrid, and 111 aced himself in
bunt of the yeomanry ; but the Major commanding, and
Str John obeying, knew their duty too well to offer to
congratulate the gallant General, till the word of com-
mand admitted their so dcing.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.

MONDAY Arreanoop.—The following are the principal arrivals
—Duke of Grafton. Earl of Easton, Lord James Fitzroy, Lord
John Fitzroy, Lord Jersey, Lard Orford, Lord Cavendish, Lord
Clifton, Lady Clifton and the Ladies' Molyneux, Sir John Shelley,
Colonel Udny, Colonel Russell, Major Aubrey, C. Wilson, Esq.
Hon. T. Duncombe, M . Irby, Scott, Mills, Stonehewer, and
many other of the regular visitors.
At the Rooms, last night, were, the Earl Jersey, Sir John Shelley,
Hon. T. Duticombe. Colonel Russell, Meters. Aubrey, Irby, Mille,
and some other Members. The attendance of the betting men is
numerous; but their expectations that some of those, who have not
yet shewn at Tattersall's, would meet their St. Leger engagements
here, have as yet been disappointed, the parties having been too
much fatigued at Doncaster to be enabled to get their boots on. Some
hopes, however, are entertained fee to-morrow, when the settling
for to-day's races takes place.
Contrary to our expectation the weather is very favourable, and
the above of general company is in consequence more numerous
than, from the scanty appearance, had entitled us to anticipate. The
following is the account of the day's rams—
The Trial Stakes for three yr olds 7.4. 91b. four, flat. 91b. five, 9st.
Mb. six, and aged, ast. 61b, D.M.
Lord Wharneliffe's b. in. Pastime, 5 yrs .
Mr. Payne 's br. e. Belzoni, 4 yrs 2
Colonel Wilson's b. e. Lamplighter, 4 yrs . 3
The Judge placed the above only ; but the following also started :
Lord Jersey names eh. c. Ups, 4 yrs
Lord Orford's b. e. Orion, 6 yrs
Lord G. H. Cavendish's b. g. by Blacklock, 3 yrs
Mr. Wyudham's gr. Is. Stumps, 5 yrs
Mr. Datsun's b. f. Garniah,3 yrs
Won by a length.—Mr. Payne 's Helenus paid.
Betting-5 to I agst Pastime, 7 to 1 apt Belzoni, and 6 to 4 on
Liamplighter.—Robinson rude the winner.
'Fifth renewal of the Grand Luke Michael Stakes of SO Bogs. each;

colts list. 71b. fillies. tist. 31b. A.F.
Lord G. H. Cavendish's ro. c. by Partisan . 1
. Mr. Wyndharo's Caberlumaie . 2
. . .
Lord Jersey's Glenartney . . . . 0
Betting-3 to 2 apt ro. c. by Partisan, 7to 1 apt Gaberlunsie,
and 6 to 5 ors Glenartney. The Judge placed but two. F. Boyce rode
the winner. Six started. Sri paid. Wen by a neck.
Mattb.--3LO sous. each. h. ft. AM.
Lord Exeter's Recruit, lit. 71b. agst Colonel Utiny's filly, by
Partisan, out of Donna Clara, 7st. 12th. The filly paid forfeit,
I much to the disappointment of aU parties.
The following matches, fur 14)0 sows. each, will be run to-morrow:
Mr. Mill's Lunacy agst Duke of Grafton 's Maris. D.M.
Sir J. Shelley's Johnny agst Mr. Prendergast's Garnish. R.M.
Duke of Graftoo's noblest agst Lord Jersey's Dragon. D.M.

TATTERSA LL'&

An tee Subscribers absent at Nernsarket Fust October Meet-
ing, Istria commenced yesterday.
HUNTING.

The York Anil Marty ioraiostivis meet on Friday, at Clayton
STAG HUNT AT KILLARNEY.

We have weer witnessed any thing more picturesquely grand
ihr Stag Hunt at Killarney, on Wedneedayt a tree description
stnalikk would require the pen of a Scott or Syron. It was like
arimelmited little fairy world to look down from the mountain iso
dormer gay barks gliding on the lake beneath among which we
the beautiful pleasure boats of Lord Kenmue, and
Illhfli.rhed
oonelL We have not, on any former occasion, seen so many
lleyeetabk personages on horseback, among whom was a young
Lady deserving the stmentadmiration for her superior horsewoman.
;hip wad courage. She rode from the Kenniate Arms at six o'clock
/um to the ruins of Aikido., from thence to Dunloe Castle, and
dwough that grand defile in the mountains between Tonnes and
WOillyeutidy's reeks (called the Gap). On penetrating into this
thileinw admiration of the wild scenery is exchanged for a feeling
of awe, and an impression of fear; bat this young Lady had such a
sublime idea of the grand beauties around her, that she coatinued
tar tour fearlessly through that dreadful path, guarded at each side
by steep perpendicular precipitous craiga, where masses of enor.
moss bulk lie tossed in aU the terrific sublimity of chaos, and we
have known persons, who, when they have arrived at this 'polo'
were so paralysed with terror, that no earthly reward could induce
them to advance; but this Lady, regardless of danger, exchanged
her horse for a mountain Sticky, and (while the guide and the rest
of the party were obliged to trust to the steadiness of attir feet),
she rode along the margin of the black lake, and, wonderful to re-
bate, crossed Mount Havhe, without once parting the fleet animal
an which she rode, a distance of seven miles, where the arbutus and
wild &eider rose seemed waving their blossomed headi, as if con.
goes of the approach of hensan beings. Fresh horses waited at
the north aide of the mountain, and the party, after riding six miles
a the new line, arrived before one o'clock at. the base of Turk,from
whence they had a grand view of the stag hunt.—Chrk Coisaitastion.

Cardinal WoLorr, on leaving Oxford, where he had
been maintained on very slender means, settled in the country as a
schoulanaster, where happening to displease a powerful neighbour,
Sir PAWII47, the latter, says his biographer, set Wotan,
by the keels," anagram which was never forgotten or forgiven, but
grievously repaid, when the schoolmaster became virtually both a
spiritual and temporal hlonarch.
When a corpse is buried in Russia, it is attired in its
best clothing, or in an expensive substitute fog it ; or, if the indivi-
dual held any situation under Government, in his appropriate old-
ions. This custom led to • singular occurrence on the decease of
the late General .4lablef. After bis interment, a bill of 30,000
stables was missing; suspicion fell upon his secretary, who was
threatened with a prosecution, unless it was produced. Unable to
account for the deficiency, the ides at length occurred to him that
the paper might have been buried with his master ; the coifin was
opened. and the bill found safe in the General's pocket.
A curious custom exists among most northern na-
tions, as among the French and Italians, and of the
inhabitants of Asia and Africa, for which it would be
difficult to assign an origin—namely, that of making a
I, w bow, accompanied by some expression of benedic-
tion or salutation when a person happens to sneeze.
The effect produced in a whole army of the ancient
Gr. efts by the mere circumstance of one man sneezing
is :elated by Xenophon. The approaching return of
Ulysses was hailed by Penelope io the sneezing of her
son Telemachus; and a religious reverence for sneezing
is not only alluded to by the Roman Historians, but
bas excited the cariosity of ancient and modern yhilo-
sophers.

COURT OF ALDERMEN; PIM f 9. , ,
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• WHIIIIIIIFF lIPARIBROTHER AND THI RECORDER.
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After the routine business of the Court was transseted '
ins Saturday, all the officers of the Court were ordered
to withdraw, it being considered necessary to
.conduct
so delicate an a air as that between Sheriff Farebrother
And the Record as privately a.• pOssible under all the
t
circurnitaaces,._
The SEILItI9, rose to state his gtound of complaint
against the Recorders which,. as well, as we could col
lect, was nearly to thf following effect :—The Sheriff
had in the course of his official investigation, found
that a young man, named William Crane, who had
been sentenced to be imprisoned six months and
whipped, for having stolen a piece of meat in Ncwgate
Mat ket, was considered to be an object for the mer-
ciful consideration of Government, and was determined
to exercise his influence in order to procure a re-
mission of the mo,t heavy part of the sentence. A
petition was drawn up, representing the respectability
of the prisoner's connexions, and whatever else appeared
to be matter for justifying the abatement of the
more rigorous punishment, and it was handed to the
Sheriff, with a view to obtaining the recommendation
-of the Judge who tried the prisoner, to the Secretary of
State. The Sheriff proceeded to the Old Bailey, where
the Courts were sitting at the time, and handed the
petition to the Recorder, requesting his signature. The
Recorder, upon reading the petition, took a pen, but
instead of subscribing his name to the paper wrote upon
the back of is the word si scandalous.' Ti2it word the
Sheriff convideced an insult to hmsea, and he addressed
the Recorder in a private room near the Old Court upon
the subject, in the presence of one of the Judges. The
terms on which this address uas made, on a topic cal-
culated, to excise so much heat, were not, we are
informed, eery iireasured ; and the observations of
the lecordei were not just such as to conciliate an
()Ended officer Of so much importance in the city
of London and the county of Middlesex. The Re.
curder stated, that if the Sheriff did not put the
sentencepf the Court into execution. a fine should be
inflicted upon him. The Judge said not one word upon.
the subject, but witnessed the crimination and recrimi-
nation with all the calm gravity for which be is distin-
guished. The stogy y discussion at an end, the Sheriff,
not diverted front his intention of obtaining the libera-
tion of the prisoner as soon as possible, represented to
those who had signed the petition the necessity of get.
ting up another. the writing of the Recorder upon the
one of which he was in possession being an obstacle to
the presenting of it to the Secretary of State. This
course was adopted, and the Sheriff applied with the
new petition to the then Secretary of State (Mr. Peel),
and obtained the desired remission of the sentence, and
the prisoner has been since liberated.

The Sheriff, however, thought that the indignity
which had been offered to him by the Recorder, in ap-
plying to his interference the epithet is scandalonsAre-
quired serious notice, and resolved to complain to the
Court upon the subject. He had been performing what
as considered a most essential part of his duty, when
he engaged in representing the circumstances which
appeared to be favourable in the case of an suifortunate
convict, and the manner in which he was checked by
the Recorder for having interfered, from an impulse of
humanity, was such as an officer of such rank as he had
the honour of sustaining could not tolerate. He had no
pernanal motive for making this complaint. He felt not
the slightest personal hostility, but he felt that a ords
had been used in reference to his conduct which ought
certainly to be retracted. The word scandalous" had
not only been written in the petition, but the Recorder
had, us the conversation which took place bet* een thews
accused him of scandalous conduct in countenancing
the petition. He should leave it to the Court to decide
upon the merits of the complaint, and of the excuse or
justification, and was ready to call witnesses to substan-
tiate the facts he had stated.
The RECORDER said, that the Sheriff had improperly
interfered with his duty, in refusing to carry into exit
cutlers a sentence, which, after a full consideration of
the crime and character of the prisoner, had beeu,
passed. The offence of which the prisoner had been
found guilty was one of frequent occurrence, and it had'
become n-cessary to ii.flict the punishment of flogging
and severe imprisonment upon offenders of the kind.
The example of public flogging was, in such cases, most
salutary. But in the case of the prisoner whom the
Sheriff had thought proper to recommend, there was
nothing whatever tojustify recommendation; for he had
been convicted three times upon former charges, and
was of course a person to whom it could not be very
wise or very charitable to extend the indulgence of
a remitted sentence. There was evidence of those
convictions on the records of the Court, and he (the
Recorder) had supplied himself with copies of them.
He had refused to sign his name to the petition,
because he knew there was no foundation for a pe-
tition at all, and he considered the interference of
the Sheriff, who was a servant of that Conn, quite
unjustifiable, and such as was calculated to draw tUlth
severe animadversion. The petition which had been
sent to the Secretary of State was not the petition
which had been presented to t.im for his signature.,
That which carried on it the mark of the Judge bad 11
keen destrOyed. After some further observations le
justification of his conduct in refusing to sanction the
object of the Sheriff, he stated, that the Sheriff's ergo.
meet against the whipping—the indisposition of the
prisoner—was not available, as the indisposition took
place subsequently to the period at which that punish-
ment should have been inflicted: and he concluded by
denying the right of the Court of Aldermen to question
his conduct in discharging the duties of a Judge.
Some of the Aldermen here proposed that the Re-
corder
should apologize to the Sheriff for the offensive
words which had been used by the former.
The RECORDER, in a firm tone, declared that nothing
should induce him to apologize. He acted under his
Majesty's commission; and it would be an indignity to
him to apologize bathe Sheriff for conduct which in his
conscience he approved.
The Lonn Meson strongly condemned the conduct
of the Recorder, who was the paid servant of that
Court, and yet had used language to one of the meal-,
bets of it which could not be tolerated. The Sheriff'
was not paid for the important duties which be per-,
formed: on the contrary, his office was extremely
expensive. The offensive words ought at once to be,
retracted, otherwise it might he found necessary to
adopt some course which would be likely to prevent a
repetition.
The RECORDER repeated that he would not apologize.
Alderman ATwiss thought that the conduct of a
Judge ought not to be interfered with by a Sheriff.
such a thing were to be endured, the office of Judge
must indeed be very far from independent. Besides, he
did not see how the Sheriff should come to that Court
and act in his double capacity of Sheriff and Alderman,
in bringing forward the charges He agreed with the
Knottier, id denying the power of the Court to inter-

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tere with the duties of a Judge., harmer appointed, or
by whomsoever paid.
Sir PETER Littilktit suggested the propriety of ad-
journing, and thought that the affAir would terminate,
well in the departure of all the member, of the Court.
The Loan MAYOR objected to adjournment. until the
other bb.iness of the Court should be gorte through.
Shariff FA 1 IBROTHMI eVentbally Obi& hands with
the Ricoanaa, and thus the matter terminated:
• THE ARMY.

Thursday morning the depot tor the 1441 Regiment of Foot, left
Cork fur Spike Island, to relieve tie depot tit the 10th Regiment,
ordered to Cori. •
The first division of the Seth Regiment arrived front Kilkenny
on Wednesday, its COrk, and four companies more were expected
on Friday, to do duty there in place of the 5Sd.
The Reserve Companies of the eSd Regiteent, whkh left Boyle
for Mullingen on Saturday and *oddly week, have boon ordered
to Newry.
Tuesday thegrand division of the Lid, arrived le Tipperary front
Cork, on route to Kilkenny, whence the Regiment is to proceed
to Dublin.
Detachments belonging to the,4ool led itch Regiments of In►
fantry arrived in town yesterday from Brigid, sed.roceived ertkvs
to embark this morning, on board a stemnsveseel in the Riser, for
Gravesend. on route to Chatham.
A Detachment belonging to the East India Company's Rinke
arrived ie town yesterday from Bristol, and received orders te
embark this morning, cm board a steans.veseel In the Met, liar
Gravesend, on route to Matinee.
• NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Extract Prom the Agent to Lloyd's at bream Ayres, dated July
23 :—" The Florida, whaler, of London, has beep given op to the
British Consul, and the Muter has taken charge of her."
Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Barbedoes,
dated August 20:—" On the 16th instant 'tbe wind set In from
N. W. and occasionally blew hard in squalls until the 48th, :Mutt
backed to E. No damage done."

Vice-Admiral 'die lion. Sir a..l3t.ackwoon Bart. (the Admiral
In command it (:hatherri), is about to proceed on an inspection St
the different sinus of the Coast Guard, on his station.
G 'MU LTA a, Sen.. B.—A French brig, from Marseilles m South
America. was captured, about de days ago, off Cape de Gan, by
en Alorine pareja, of 14 guns and sixty tnen, but retaken &ellen
day by a French brig of war. The Otter, arrived front Sumatra,
was boarded on the 40th ult. off the Western Isles, by a small brig,
of 14 guns, under Columbian colours.
Rio Janne*, Anouet 4.—Th* Arne:rein Brig Atmab, Braniteeni,
was taken the middle 'of last month, near Cape frit), by the fllm
Par, Buenos Ayres privateer, and wet to the southward s the Masa
ter and trew were taken en board the privateer.
Poar-an•Panste, Angrily: s.—Tlie Clarente, Wham*: was
to have sailed for Cnwes on the' at hitting, bin merely warped out
to the fort, and did not sail till dais mrirning.
Irmumairrx Ocr. I.,—The Marks and Ann, TWOWSWON was
as off Hasbro Sand by a fishing smack yesterday, abe nuking
water.—A Scotch brig, from the Baltic, particulars unknown was
alto on the Sand, but got off Without assistance, tad proceeded
down ChanneL •

Masai, Sart. !9.—.The William. arINIFIZIL2OII, from itiga, get
on shore near Arbroath, but was assisted off, and brought up bate
last night, snaking a good deal of water.

Fst-atoitu, Sm. 50.—Wind N. ter W.r•-Arrived tie Duke of
York packet, Sam.z., Rom Buenos Ayres; sailed on the 114th July.
from Monte Video on the 26th, sad frost Rio ms the 41th Almost.
Post-mourn, Oct. I.—Wind 8. to 8.88 —Passed the Colonist,
Sono, from Berbice ; spoke on the 16th uldmo, inlst. 45. 52. N.
long. 35. 50. W. the Huskisson, from lactates to London, out 47
days. Had buried the Commander three days before, being the
third they had lost on the voyage, and 16 of the crew.
Dam, Oct. I.—Arrived hues London she Avon, HADEN, for
&whim •

G &Arista° Sart. 30—Arrived the William Pitt, Roberta, from
Honduras; Harlington; ilattow, Mora St. Petershurgh ; Sir Joseph
Banks, heathy ; and the Mars, Harrison, from Jamaica; Gills
I Broaden, from the Havaneati ; and the Louisa, Nelsonlnstaa Nor.
tray.—Sailad the Ann, Burrell, for Elstneur; Elbe Preket and
Superb, for Hatnbaralt.

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PORT OF BUENOS AYRES, JOLT SS.
Arrived on the 17th ult. the National schooner of war, Eighth
February, Admiral Brown, front I cruise—she took the Bial'
schooner of war Maria Teresa, of 14 guns and go meth of Co/aria;
afterwards abandoned her, being in a nuking stare. Crew brought
r to Buenos Ayres.
20th.—Britisb sloop of war oon, Maitland, from Rio Janeiro
and Monte Video.
2416..—Packet Brig Duke of Varga, Seek from Palmas* RN
Janeiro, and Monte Video.
JULY 2.—Frigate, Forte, Cashion, from Monte Vide*.
I th.—A merican schooner Hooter, Smith, from Salado.

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13th.--41 Privateer and Prize.
I Stb.—British brig of war, Cadmus, Gordon' from Ryetoo*,
Rio, and Monte Video. The British detained brig Florida, laaii
been given up to the British Consul at Buenos Ayres. The Captain
(Makings), arrived here in the brig of war Cadmus, from Rio
Janeiro.

THS MALT TRAHS.—Yesterday a HUMSTOSS meetiog
of Maltsters was held at Townsend's Cosee•rooms,
Mark Line, fortbe purpose of considering the propriety
of applying to the Lords of the Treasury to make some
alterations in the Act of Parliament for the regulation
of the Malt Trade, which comes into operation on the
10th instant, and which contains. clauses whereby ,the
Ma{tater is liable to overcharge, tkc. C. PAOWN, Esq.
of Norwich, took the Chair. A series of resolutions
were teed, detailing the pernicious effects of the new
regulations, and concluded with proposing for adopting
a memorial to their Lordships. After a long desultory
conversation, a Committee was appointed to prepare a
memorial to Government for relief.—The meeting then
adjourned.
Mr. Gnoom, one of the assignees of Messrs. CHAOS-
Seas, will be the Chief Director of the King's Theatre
for the ensuing season.

ANTEDILUVIAN FoaeST.•— At SOO feet below the
sand bark of which the Island of Sheppy is compo.ed,
there is a prostrate antediluvian forest! and when
digging the well for the garrison) it was found aecessa.
ry even to blast the fossil timbers The B itish Ma.
seem, the Canterbury Museum, and the French Insti.
tote at Paris, have been enriched with fossils and Emits
from this spot.—Maidstone Journal.

About three o'cl,ick on Sunday, an immense eon-
course of people assembled on Clerkenwell Green, to
hear the Rev. Mr. Nauru, of Pentanee, who- land pre.
viously intimated his intention of holding forth at that
hoot and place. Mr. SMITH mounted a table placed
in the centre of the Green, and had just commenced
singing an opening hymn, whew he was interrupted by
Mr. READ, the chief officer of Hatton-garden, who, ac.
companied by the 'al ious officers of that establishment,
attended by order of the Magistrates, to prevent Mr.
SMITH from preaching there, informations having
been sworn before them by the overseers of the parish,
that such a proceeding was likely to endanger the
peace of the neighbourhood. Mr. SMITH having learnt
who Mr. RIAD was, and by what authority he acted,
quietly submitted to the commands of the Magistrates,
complimenting the chief officer on the gentlemanly man-
ner in which he had executed his orders. He then to.
formed the persons assembled of the inter' option he had
experienced, but besought them to forbear from any im-
proper conduct towards the officees,who were merely act.
ing under the authority of higher powers. He concluded
by requesting the populace to follow-him to Finsbnty.
market. which would be beyond Homo-garden district,
and where he would deliver a religious discourse to
them. The Rev. Gentleman then took his departure,
as did the congregation, and if we except the flinging
of one brick bat, which struck Lloyd, the officer, on the
bat, nothing like a manifestation of riot took
.Davis, a constable, who followed the crowd to
apprehended two pickpockets in the act of
Gentleman of his watch.