Star.
London, England, 1826-09-15 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM TATTERSALL'S, SIFT. 14.
The mower of sporting men yesterday was very strong, but very
little definite betting took place till between four and five o'clock,
the early part of the afternoon being occupied in comparing books,
on the termination of which a few of the principal speculators,whose
ca, riages and four had been in waiting at the top of the yard, de-
parted for Doncaster. From a little after four, till nearly six o'clock,
son* heavy general betting brought two or three outsiders up, in.
eluding the Scotch horse out of Cramfeager, who has three times
run a winner, and is a strong promising colt. As there was nothing
worthy of particular remark In the betting,we shall content ourselves
with quoting the odds at the close of the room.

ST, LLOSR.
2to 1 agst Belzoni (11 to 4 tak.) 1000 to 18 apt Pirate
Se to 1 apt &Amite (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Mac Adam
7 to 1 agst Mulatto 1000 to 12 apt Thales
13 to 1 agst The Dragon (taken) 1080 to 10 apt Barataria (tat.)
13 to 1 agst 7'.. lOOO to 5 apt Smuggler
14 to 1 ag,t Crusader 1000 to 8 apt Altisidora
1.5 to 1 apt Paul Pry (taken) 18 to 1 apt Forth's Lot.
27 to 1 agst 'l'br Grneral (tak.) 5 to 4 apt Bedlamite and
55 to 1 apt Cramfeager Mulatto (taken)
60 to 1 apt Garcia 11 to 10 on the Field apt
WOO to 18 apt Fanny Dacres any two.
(taken)

THE CHAMPAGNE STAM—(nowcAsut.)
Even betting between l'opsy and Riddale's Cation colt, and 7 to
4 apt each : not p. p.
BRIDGEWATRR RACES—,VEDNLIDAY.
The County Nlernbers' Plate of 50 suss.
Mr. Percy's ch. in. Prosody, aged
Lord Palmerston's ch. h. Greyleg, 4 yrs .
Match, 50 stns.—Heats.

.2 1 1
1 2 dr

Mr. Brown's b. g. 5 yrs . . 1 2 0 1
Mr. Adams's br. m. 5 yrs . . 2 1 0 2
MI four heats well contested, the third being a dead heat.
The Ladies' Plate of 50sovs.
Lord Palmerston 'a b. f. Conquest .
Mr. Ryan s b. nt. Sister to Salisbury
;:vir. Farquharson's Riack-and-all.black

. 1 1
• 2 dr
. 3 dr

NORTHAMPTON RACES—Webwranar.
The Gold Cup, value 100 gs. and 50(1. in specie. Twice round.
Mr. West's br. c. Shakespeare .

Mr. Payti-'s ch. h. Barytes . . 2
Mr. 111aberley's ch. h. Velasquez . 3
A Sweepstakes of sgs. each. Heats, once round and a distance.
Mr. Limgd -tt's bl. tn. Yallay, 8 yrs . 1 1
Mr. Hungetftird names br. g. Why Not . 2 2
Mr. Potterton names The Duchess 3 dr
•
•
Mr. Payne's ("swab . • . 4 4
Mr. Hungerford's hr. m. Zenith's . 5 dr
•
Mr. Benton 's Aladdin . . 6 3
• .
The County Plate of 50gs. was one by Mr. Tomes's b. b. Sir
Gray, beating Mr. Messet's b, m. Monimia.

At the Newmarket Craven Meeting of 1828, Mr. Udney's f. by
Reveller, is matched against Mr. Petres c. by Magistrate, sat. 21b.
each, for 200 sot. h. ft.

MATCH TO GALLOP 11 MILES IN HALF AN HOUR.
This match, undertaken by Captain Ramsay for 300 sovereigns,
excited much interest, and heavy sums of money were pending on
it. The Captain rode full twelve stone, and was allowed a second
horse if he thought proper. The match was performed yesterday
morning over two miles of Ascot Heath Race Course. Betting
was 5 and 6t04 on time. Thornton, the famous hunter, was the
first horse, and did six miles in nine seconds within fifteen minutes.
The second horse was in wiliness and the rider was across him in
a twinkling. This horsed! the five miles in fourteen mintres and
two seconds, winning the match by four month, as three Were oc-
cupied in the change of horses.

TROTTING MATCH.
The long expected match between Air. Hall's Stripling mare
and Captain Smithson's bay horse Guest took place on Wednesday,
ne.ir Oxford, for 100 soy. each carrying 14st. The engagement
was to trot fourteen miles. Betting 6t04 on the mare. The match
was won by the mare in grand style in 59 minutes and 28 seconds.
The horse broke from distress in the 13th mile.

Firer Baca on Ikacanmsa.--Yesterday morning, a foot race of
250 yards, for one hundred guineas, took place on Blackheath,
between a celebrated sporting character named liairis (a Leicester-
shire farmer), and Captain O. R—. Numerous and very beavf
bets have for some time past been pending the result, which at start-
ing were 3to on the Captain, Owing to a fall, when within
' about ten yards of the goal, Captain R—, lost the race by only
two yards.

Monday, the house of an old man, named Stallard,
aged 104, situate on Alconbury Hill, near Hereford,
was entirely consumed by fire. The accident was occa-
atoned by some bricks at the top of an oven Lillis% in,
And the flAmes tom:maiming with the thatch.

- FATAL EFFECTS OF PASSION.

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CORONER'S INQUEST ON THE BODY 0, A SON SHOT BY

HIVITATIi HR.
Last week Ryten and its neighbourhood were thrown
into a state of considerable agitation, occasioned by one
of the most tragical events which has occurred in this
county during the recollection of the oldest inhabitant,
that of a father, in a fit of ungovernable passion, shoot-
ing his own son. The perpetrator of this unnatural
crime is, Mr. Eburne, a respectab!e farmer and miller,
of the village of Ryton, nt ar Coventry, and the victim
was Francis, a son about twenty years, of age, and much
esteemed by his neighbours and friends.
The melancholy circumstance took place on Thursday night last,
about half-past nine o'clock, in the house of Mr. Eburne; and the
young man lingered in much agony till half-past nine onS.iturday
night, when he expired.
Monday an inquest was held on the body of the de-
ceased, at the Cock public-house, at Ry ton, before John
Woodcock, jun. Esq. one of the Coroners for the county
of Warwick, and a highly respectable Jury. They as-
sembled about half-past nine in the morning, and, after
being sworn, they repaired to the house of Mr. Eburne,
to view the body of the deceased ; they then returnA to
the public-house, and the Coroner proceeded to t Ike the
depositions of the witnesses. From the statements of a
boy named Wright, and a young woman r.f the name
of Izzard, both in the service of Mr. Eburne, it appeared
that, on the morning of Thursday last, the deceas d, in
company with Mr. Thomas Ilancox, his cousin, went
on horseback to Warwick laces, and, after enjoying the
sports of the day, they set out together from Warwick,
and reached the village of It; ton, about nine o'clock in
the evening, where they spent a few minutes pith each
ether at the Cock (where Hancox resided), after which
the deceased mounted his horse, 2nd repaired towards
home. Mr. Eburne, the fatlter, had been spending the
evening at the Cock, with a few friends, and left there
on foot a short time before the arrival of his son. The
deceased, being on horseback, overtook his father on the
road, and passed by him without speaking, or n-ticing
him in any way whatever, and reached home a few mi
nutes before him. 0.1 knocking at the door he was ad-
mitted by the servant girl, Izzard, who had just gone
up stairs to bed. On deceased being asked to come into
the house and change his dress, as his clothes were very
wet, he said he would not, but would go into the stable,
and help the boy, Wright, to clean his nag. Imme-
diately after the father reached home, and was admitted
by the servant girl, who, at his request, drew him some
beer for his supper, and then went up stairs to bed. In
about a quarter of an hour after the son's first arrival he
and the boy came into the house together, when the fa-
ther intercepted the son in the passage, and ordered him
to go out of the house. The son replied that he would
not. A scuffle then ensued between them, and the boy
Wright, being frightened, ran up stairs to bed. The
noise, it appears, attracted Mrs. Eburne to the spot,
who, it is supposed, becoming alarmed at the violence
and rage of the contending parties, called the servant
girl down to her assistance. On her entering the room
where the father, son, and Mrs. Eburne were, she went
up to the deceased, and entreated him to go to bed ; he
said it was no business of hers, and he would not. At
this moment the deceased was standing with his back
towards the copper in the kitchen, and his right side to-
wards a door leading to what is called the house—the
place where the family dine, &c. and in the direction
towards his father ; the servant was standing within a
few inches of the deceased, and Mrs. Eburne next the
servant. No conversation was heard by the servant to
pass between the father and son at that moment, except
that the deceased said, " Let him shoot me if he likes."
He had scarcely spoken the words before Mr. Eburne
opened the house door, turned towards his son, and dis-
charged a gun, when the young man immediately fell
to the ground, exclaiming "Oh !'' The moment the
smoke occasioned by the powder bad subsided, Mrs.
Eburne endeavoured to raise him up, but deceased said
he would rather lie and die there. The dying youth
expressing a wish to have a physician, the father
promptly dispatched a messenger for one. In the inte-
rim Mr. E. walked to and fro in the house, still under
the erects of passion, saying he would stand in his own
defence, and addressing himself to 11:s son, exclaimed,
" you d—d rogue, lie there," &c. The unfortunate youth
stretched out his hand to his father in token of forgive.
ness, when the infatuated man said, " You are a rogue,
and I'll see you d—d first." Every assistance was ren-
dered the young man, which the afflicted wife and the
other branches of the family could think of, and on the
arrival of the surgeon (Mr. John Edmonds, of Wolston),
he was carried up stairs, the father assisting in the me-
lancholy task. The wound was immediately dressed,
but it was of that dangerous nature as to preclude
the least hope of his recovery, and the result was as
above stated.

According to the testimony of Mr. John Eimon,ls,
surgeon, of Wolston, and of Mr. Collins and Dr. Mellor,
of Coventry (who were both called in to the assktance
of tl•e deceased on Thursday night, and who, iii con-
junction with Mr. Edmonds, ()relied Cie body on Sanday
last), the contents of the gun (large shot) had entered
the body on the right side, just hetweeen the two lower
ribs, which were fractured, had passed by and slightly
wounded the lower edge of the liver, and severely
injured the right kidney, in which viscus part of the
shot was found, but the greatest portion of the charge
had loigeJ near the spine, one or two projecting por-
tion► of which were injured.
Mr. Edmonds, in his examination, stated that during
Thursday night he questioned the deceased as to the
manner in which became by the wound, and lie replied,
" When I came home my father quarrelled with me;
he struck and kicked me several times, and I did not
know what to do, so that at last I struck my father
several times; but I do not think my father meant to
do me any injury till excited by passion." And from
the statement of Mr. Collins, surgeon, it appeared that
Mr. Eburne's face bore evident marks of violence; one
of his ears and his note was cut, and his lace other-
wise injured.
During the examination of the witnesses a report was
brought to the Jury that Mr. Eburne (who had ab-
sconded) was near at hand, and was about voluntarily
to surrender himself. At the close of the examination,
about four o'clock, it being again stated that Mr. Eburne
would positively resign himself up to the Police in the
evening, at a place appointed, the Jury, upon the sug-
gestion of the Coroner that it was desirable the man
should have every possible opportunity afforded him of
hearing the extent of the charge against him, and of
making any statement which he thought proper previous
to the decision of the Jury, the Inquest was adjourned
till eight o'clock.
At eight o'clock they again met ; and after waiting for more than
an hour and a half, a message was received that Mr. liburne had
failed to surrender hiniself at the time and place appointed, and
that he was no where to be found.

Tht Coroner then te-a-d—u;r7the depositions to the Jury, and

leear'y polited out the nature of the law in cases of this description,
when, after consulting about an hour and half, they returned a ver-
dict of " Wilful Murder" against Mr. Eburne, the father of the
deceased.

Soon after this verdict had been returned, Mr. Eburne, who had
surrendered himself, was brought in, in the custody of a constable;
and was shortly after taken before the Jury, and the depositions
read over to him. He was then committed on the Coroner's war-
rant, and yesterday conveyed to Warwick gaol, to await his trial at
the next Assizes.

BRIGHTON, SZPTENIBER 14.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire and Family pur-
pose leaving us on Friday. Their vacated mansion, in Regency-
square, is expected to be engaged for Lady Sophia Kent, who, with
Lady Louisa Lygon, and Mr. Coventry, are sojourning at the
Marine Hotel. Her Ladyship, however, purposes leaving us in a
day or two, and of returning in October.
Apartments are engaged at the above Hotel for the Duchess of
Newcastle and suite, who are expected to take possession on Mon-
day next.

Mr. F. Bating, from France, with his amiable Bride, arrived at
the Marine Hotel on Sunday, but left ■s, fur London, on the fol-
lowing morning.
The two Misses Evans are at the above Hotel, awaiting the
arrival of their sister, Lady Power, the widow of Sir Al.inby Power,
who died in Switzerland, in August.
The Brockelbank, steam-packet, returned from Dieppe on Mon-
day with thirty-nine passengers, among whom were Lord Kerr
and Mr. Ellis.

The Duke of Rutland, accompanied by Mrs. Beauclerk and Col.
French, M. P. arrived at the Royal York Hotel yesterday, where
they dined ; but set off in the evening, taking with them the young
Marquis of Grsohy, who was at school here, to return to St. Leo-
nard's Lodge, neat Horsham.

The Hon. Colonel Cavendish has taken 2..1,
for the season.

Sir Robert and Lady Arbuthnot are among our arrivals.
The Karl of Aberdeen artived on Saturday; his Lordship occupies
Regency !louse.
Miss Wykebam is residing at 53, Regency-square; Lord Mon-
tague occupies 68, Marine Parade; Lady Walsinghant a house ira
Regency-square.
The site chosen here for the erection of a grand and complete
suite of new Assembly Rooms is on the east aisle of the Grand
Parade, about two hundred yards north of the Palace, with a fine
open road in front, offering the most safe and desirable approa o
carriages. The ground has been taken on lease, at £5Ol. per ants
with a purchasing clause of 5,0001. to be complied with, .
manded, at any time within the first seven years. The sant, for
the completion of the whole, about 15,0001. is to be raised in shares
of 1001. each. His Majesty is not only mentioned as favourable
to the undertaking, but his Royal Highness the Duke of York as Its
direct Patron.