Star.
London, England, 1827-10-11 00:00:00

THE FANCY.

Tisdale and Dick Curti. both arrived in town on Tuesday night ;
the former chewed at Jack Randall's, but the latter went to his
" lawful home." Ti*dale complained of his tippet works; bat his
friends were sari bed that he had done his bast. Diok has got the
virile, from the taps hr received on the smeller; and his right eye
is, in mourning. Paying and teceiving was the order of the night
at the Castle last evening; and the stake money is to be paid over
at the same house to•morww evening, when both men will be pre-
seut.—lf Curtis fancies it, Jack Randall can be matched swing
him on the same night, for 4100, each getting as well as be can.

- HUNTING.
The hunting season being so far advanced now, accounts are
given 'horn almost all parts of England, of the spurt being gene-.
rally gond and attractive-4f the severity of the runs of the various'
packs, as well as of the riding ; but they all fall short of the un-
common' syon which a large held enjoyed with. the Brighton Club
hounds, on Saturday last. The meeting took place at the kennel
thealay was extremely favourable, the dogs in fine condition, 'and
it was tt Lily gratifying to witness the elated anticipations of a fine
day's sport, and still more gratifying to see pin of that field com-
posed of females, who may be induced, from the style of that day's
Amusement, to enterqnto ft itain ; for, whether it was out of tom-
ssimetit to them that a mile encompassed the day's sport, it is dif-
ficult to determine ; poor puss, however, stole away from her form,
in a potatue field, ran a tremendous distance within that mile, and
after three hour's severe'riding (not a leap taken),'she squatted her-
self in the same held; where thetighhiwttled hatiers spent another
hour ha rodeavottring to put •ber-wp. Hot, ides! all their efforts•
proved fruitless, although _ encouraged by the.vrell-known voice of,
the huntsmau. . The spirits of the sportswomen. and men became
very low; some left the field, nthrrs who saw her squat, remained
deterrufaesi to burin at the. death; and carry home the scut as a fro.
pby of their wonderful dsy i sport. Yet, although she lay-so dote,
anti evade.), the watch of her anxious punnets. the was doomed to
hare another run for her life—just as the huntsman was drawing
'off, and the field beginning to separate, one of the many pedestrians
jut Met enjoyed the day 't Sport as well as the maimed) who saw
her squat; went over to that part of we field, and- laying the potatoe
stales aside with one hand, took her up with the Other, and Am
carrying het a very short distame, put her down within a few yards.
of tile dogs. The huntsman's 4, view hallo" reanimated the field,'
roost Of *toil returned'uf witness the death of din timid &return
which affutsded such mamma sport, which teen plate before she
ascended the bill, at the foot of which she was laid down.

The Musical- Festivals this year have all proved
mole than usually suc,:essful. -The ansonot taken alto-
gether at Leicester, Worcester,-Norwrch, and Litses.
pool, exceeds 25,0001. The -Festivals talked of for the
ensuing yerie•are York, Hereford, Det by,. Winchester;
Port,nioutb, Salisbury, and Edinburgh.
Within these few days official notice has been se.
re:red at the Custom I.eu,e of Ayr to the effect that, on
and alter the 10th inst. Ayr is to be placed under
sine:. or, in the techniCal phrase, Ayt and its creeks are
to be annexed to the port of bailie, of which they are
said to•be a member.