Star.
London, England, 1826-11-16 00:00:00

TROTTING MATCHES.

The two matches for 200 soy& each, took place yesterday on the
Rues road, the first of which was Mr. Raymond's Spitfire. to trot
eight miles against Captain Forrester's Paul Pry. The horses were
to carry eleven stone each, and even betting that the winner did the
ground in half an hour. Spitfire trotted the eight miles cleverly in
thirty minutes, ten seconds, and Paul Pry in thirty-one minutes*
Ave seconds. At the conclusion of ois match Mr. 11landlord us•
&mak to trot his Lancashire mare one mile in three minutes and
ten snoods for 50 sots. over a part of the same ground. The match
was altogether a failure, as the snare lost by twenty yards.

The Caledonia, Captain Ferriter, from Penang to Su.
'metre, arrived at Batavia, July 20. A mutiny had
taken place in this vessel, the Captain was stabbed, and
the Mate's throat cut; but the latter, though sere:elf
wounded, with the assistance of an English Gentleman,
a passenger, seized the assassin, who, in the snuggle,
jumped overboard, and was shot in the water; the mu-
tiny was then suppressed.
Dims IN Asszareas.-05 the 28th of September a
duel was fought between General Samuel Hon Aim and
General William White, of Tennessee, the latter having
given the challenge. Gen. White was severely wounded.
The combat took place in Kentucky, just over the lino.
—Young Murat and Colonel Macomb, in Florida, have
exchanged shots; the former, who belongs to a fighting
dynasty, was slightly wounded.
Thomas Corneille lodged immediately above his
brother Peter. When Peter wanted a rhyme, he used
to open the window, and call up to Thomas ; and when
Thomas wanted a thought, he opened is,s a iudow, and
called down, to Peter.
This is the anniversary of the deaths of Henry the
Thirdat Edinondsbory, 1272; Dean Swift ; and Wil-
liam 4 Broome, %Ito assisted Pupe in the translation of
Homer; both in 1745; and James Ferguson, the astro-
nomer, 1776.

BIRTH.
On the 15th, in Hanover-street, Hanovensquare, the Lady of
W. Money, Esq. of a daughter.

MARRIED.
At Dalswinton Howe, near I)urnfriti. on the Itth init. Captain
C. Jaw .Aahntion, Royal navy, to Lillian, wont &wettest)* the
late Capt. Win. Macalpine, Aromore.

DI lak
The 12th instant, CaptainAlatiwell. of the Iludsoe's Bay Com.
pany's services in the 76th year of his age:
The 11th instant, at his house, in Kensiagton.square, Colavel
Ilarnage, in the itrth year of his ago.
The. 14th instant, at Petersham, in Sauey, Margaret, wife of dm
Rev. Dr. Sampson.
. At. Hammtratuith, on the 13th instant, in the 67th year of his
age, the Rev. Thomas Stephen Atwood, M.A. Rector of Duck.
worth and Morborne, in the county of Iluntingdon and upwards
of•thirty.e4ght years 'Minister ei the hamlet of Hammersmith.
Sunday night, about twelve o'clock, soddenly, at his lodging,
at the sign of the Cock, in SJuthaniptun.court, Q,ueen.tqinre,
Bloomsbury, ,blr. Thomas Holland, a respectable stock broker,
aged sixty-seven. An Inquest was held of the 'body of Mr.
Holland. Dr. Blair st*ed that the deceased died from the rupture
of a blood,vessel, :pl the Jury returned a verdict p.ccurdil!gly.
The Bth instant, at his house, Northumberland-street, &Un-
burgh, David Ewart, Esq. aged 70. For many years the business
of the Scotch Chancery Office has been conducted by him with the
greatest diligence and accuracy. He was much esteemed tbnoigh
life, and his death is sincerely regretted, not only by. his own
family, but also by a very numerous circle of friends.
At Durham, Italph Friend, a ininer, upwards of 70 years old
he was found dead in bed on Friday morning last. He enjoyed
good health on the night before, when he retired to rest.
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