Star.
London, England, 1821-10-04 00:00:00

RACING AT CHATHAM.

A singular ran was rem on Monday Luz, riearehatham Lives,
for a consklerable wager, between a broken-winded blood hotly
(belonging to a Gentleman at Goldhurst), and a coach horse, an
old fox-hunter, the property of the Proprietor of the Chatham
coach. The bones were matched to run eight times over the
Course, a mile and a quarter round. At starting, the odds were in
favour of the blood horse 1 the fox-hunter, however, took the
lead, and kept it nine miles, when the jockey of the blood horse •
put it to its speed and won in the true Newmarket style. Th.
ten miles were run in rather less than 27 minutes.

GAME LAWS
The followihg conviction under the Game Laws took place
at Barnstaple, a few days since :—A farmer of the name of
Moon Swum of Sherwin, was summoned to answer an law-
matioo for having two young hares in his house. It appears by
the evidence, that the farmer's workman, in cutting a field of
grass, mowed over two young hares or leverets,
about a month that were concealed in the gran; and killed
them. He informed his muter of the circumstance, who gave
his workman strict injunctions not to take the hares to his house,
but leave them in the field : contrary, however, to those orders,
the apprentice boy, the following day, whilst his master was at
market, took the hares to the house, where a fellow by the
name of Blockages', who had been working for Scotty, saw
them, and immediately gave information to the Association for
the Protection of Game, in that neighbourhood. The complaint
was heard before JJawsMUTE Esq. and several other Ma-
gistrates, who are members of jut Association; and although
Scoter proved Ms entire ignorance of their being in his house,
and his girl proved that she had concealed them there
to her master, yet the Magistrates convicted him ih the
full penalty of £lO and costs. We understand the conviction will
be removed by certiorari into the Court of King's Bench.

PIGEON MATCH FOR 200 GUINEAS A-SIDE.
The match between Captain Hama and six friends, against
two of the Midgham Club and five of All England, took place
on Tuesday. on Lee Common. Hens, at twenty-one birds each,
and the sports were decided as follow :
Capt. Hammer parts. Idled. Alt England. Med.
Mr. Ford 18 Mr. Hamlet
111
Captain Hanson .........17 Mr. Foreman
Mr. Gee l6 Mr. Gen l6
Mr. Mania Mr. Meredith l4.
Mr. Kean ..............14 Ms. Jonas .........
Mr. Sears 11 Mr. Marshall .».........14
Mr. Gent .. l4 Mr. Nelson ...»........10
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A FEMALE BOXER.

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Afros Armswerth, a well-looking woman, was indicted at the
London Sessions, yesterday, for a violent assault upon two con-.
stables. It appeared that the prisoner had, a firor evenings since,
prevailed tins young married man to accompany her into a liquor-
shop, foe the pupae of treating ber with a drop of mar. The
cordial was scarcely poured out, when the unfortunate husband
was assailed by the reproaches of his own wife, who happened
to be in the shop before him—Miss Afroussortli also became the
object of her jealous rage. A geperal row then took place, sad
it became necessary to call in the two prosecutors to well the
disturbance. When one of them attempted to take the prisoner
away she est-to in a grand pugilistic style, *cited into his lorned-
Mahe, and thumped him about the head and face so effectually,
that he must have given up the contest, if his companion had not
come to his assistance : the latter came in for some of her blows ;
but she was at length o►erpowered, and conveyed into sissronce
ale. She was found guilty, and was sentenced to two months
imprisonment in the House of Correction.

Sir RICHARD PULESTOWS Cheshire hounds have
been much strengthened since the last season, and
have commenced hunting three times a week.

A farmer of the name of BELL, residing at New
House, in Baldersdale, has in his possession a gaose,
which, in the course of two years, has hatched and
brought up forty-three goslings; and, what is re-
markable, six of the last brood hatched in June last,
and which are therefore only four months old, have
been sold, and found to weigh 131bs. each.
An oyster, measuring 18 inches in circumference,
and weighing 24 ounces, was lately taken from the
oyster-pit of Mr. WILLIAM MANN, at Hartlepool.
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The cutter Polly, when off the Banks of Newfound-
land on the 15th of last month, about the middle of
the day, the sun exhibited an appearance so uncom-
mon, that the Officers could not take an observation.
The wind blew a hurricane from the south-east and
east, and the weather became on a sudden so
dark and dismal, that the crew were much alarmed ;
the rain fell in torrents, accompanied with what the
seamen, from the darkness, conceived to be very large
hail-stones, but which, upon the weather clearing
up, they found, to their astonishment, were shell-
fish, somewhat resembling perrituinkles, and the deck
so completely choaked up with them) that the vessel
was in danger of being swamped.

Lately, a flock of sheep belonging to Mr. KELLAM,
of Ryton-upon-Dnnsmore, near Coventry, strayed into
a field of wheat which had been cut, and ate a quantity
of the ears ; in consequence of which two died on the
following day, and it was thought necessavy to slaugh-
ter nineteen.

Saturday se'nnif 14,da melancholy accident occurred
at Methley, near s. Mr. T. Wilson, cattle-dealer,
rode into his pastures near the river side, with a view
to drive some sheep to a place of safety from the
rapidly increasing flood. Having occasion to cross
a drain near the river, and missing the small bridge
over it, which was already covered with water, he
and his horse were precipitated into the drain, and
carried away by the rapid stream. The horse escaped,
but, unfortunately falling off, he was himself drowned,
He was a man much respected, and has left a large
family to lament their severe loss.

ECLIPSE OF THE Su i.—One of the neatest notices
of the late Eclipse is the following from the Chalks-
ion Courier :

g. The Eclipse of the Sun took place yesterday, with great
punctuality. As the Moon's shadow gradually invaded it, the
Sun assumed a variety of appearances, according to the fancy of
the spectators. At one time it seemed a luminous heart; at
another, a golden cup ; a friend thought it resembled a horse-
shoe • while another, addicted to love and melancholy, com-
pared it to a silver ring, broken in two. The moralist regariell
the increasing spot emblematic of the progress of sin--the phi-
lanthropist, of sorrow. The Sun's rays grew dim,and it seemed
as if the Moon had its place, and endeavoured to supply them
with a chaster splendour. The shadows disappeared, and the
glorious Sun came forth again, rejoicing in his course, like striae
surviving calumny, and the soul triumphant over death !"

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