Star.
London, England, 1803-04-05 00:00:00

NOMINATION FOR THE EGHAM HUNTER'S

STAKES.

Mr. C. C. Smith name; Vr7('—o'z's b. b. by Prtciphatt, 4

years old.
Mr. J. Sutton's gr. g. by Precipitate, dam by Woodpecker,

- d. 5-yri oI
Mr. Forth's b. b. Revenge, by Tom Tit, out of Lcthe.

BETTING ROOM, APRIL 4.
Six to (unroll Quiz Againit Highland Fling.
Evcn bating between Tyrant and Young Ecllptc,

RIPPLING COATF.S, THURSDAY, MARCH 24.
The Annual Plate free for any Horfe, &c. carry-
ing toil. Four Miles.
Mr. Ray's bay boric, by Pipator
Mr. Smith's br. m. Crevill Kate, by True Blue a

KINROSS SPRING MEETING.-FIRST DAY.
The weather having proved unfavourable in
every part r.f Great Britain, the Meeting was de-
layed till the t 7th of March, when it began, and
was run in the Main manner as under s

Mr. Erfkine's Titter, beat Mr. Stuart's Venus.
Mr. Wcmys's Mauk, (got by Snowball) beat Mr. Maul's
Toper.
Mr. Mansfield's ticU. (got by Snowball) beat Mr. Randay's
Bowhithcr.
Mr. Brown's Fly, beat Mr. R. Stein's Tranfit.
Mr. Bruce's Lady, b at Mr. Dalrymplc's Swaffham.
Mr. Black's Jupiter, (got by Snowball) beat Col. Fcrgufon's
Hedor.
Capt. Wdlwood's Veßa, (got by Snowball) beat Sir Wm.
ErOcine's Whkeclaw.
Sir Charles Halket's Fly, beat Mr. Hamilton's Juno.
SFCOND DAY'S RUNNING.

Mr. Mansfield's N.. 11, (by Snowball) beat Mr. Stikine%
Tifter.
Mr. Bruee's Lady, brat Capt. Wellwood'a Velta.
Sir C. Halkett's Fly, beat Mr. Weeny's. Manic.
Mr. Brown's Fly, beat Mr. Black's Jupiter.
THIRD DAY'S RUNNING, •ND FOR MR CUP.
Mr. Mansfield's Nell,(by Snowball) beat Mr. Bruce sLady.
From the want of Hares on the laft day, the
Main could not be concluded, and was therefore
adjourned till the next November Meeting. It
will be obferved, from the above account, how the
Blood of Snowball diflinguilhed itfelf ; and while
Major, the brother of Old Snowball (at t t years
old) was receiving forfeit from the reputedly befl
Bitch in the S,,uth of England, the defcendants of.
Snowball were carrying away every thing in Scot-
land. A circumftance perhaps never pal alleled in
the annals of Sporting.

Among the Prefentations to His Matz sry,which
took place at the Levee or Wednefday laft, was
that of Colonel His to r, late Commandant of the
Colonies of Effequebo, Demerara, and Berbice, in
South America ; on his arrival from the Weft In-
dies, by Lord HOI•RT.
Lord Mato:m.l was chofen, on Tuefday left,
Governor of the Bank of Scotland. The Duke of
Mooraciss, and the Earls of Kattir, LAUDIR-
DALE, DALHOUSIE' and GLASGOW. were, at the
fame time, chofen Extraordinary DireElors.
The Solicitor General has given an opinion—
', that perfons ballotted or unrolled in the Militia,
before any order for embodying or calling the fame
into aftual fervice, are not entitled to any allow '
aneeender the ta ad Sedion of the Militia Aftlately
paired."
'Government mean to purchafe the Ifle of Lun-
dy from Sir Vag' HUNT, for the purpofe of mak-
in it a military Ration.
I'he Staff of Ireland is principally to confift of
the following Officers : Major General Sir
Coaatas Asottt, Lieutenant General CAMPIELL,
Lieut. General Mumma, Colonel Goose; ice.
General Fox Commander in Chief of the Forces.
The St. James's Loyal Volunteers received a
circular letter yellerday, minding their immedi.
ate attendance this evening (April sth) on the pa.
rade, in Duffour's-place, Broad ftreet, for the pur.
pole of embodying the corps.
The Princefs of whom the ,:teen of Pruffia was
delivered on the aid of February, was baptized on
the 2111 ult. by the name of FREDERICA WILHIL•
MINA A INA MANIA HELENA. 'The (pots.
fors were, by proxy, the Emperor of Raffia, the
Emprefs Dowager, and the Hereditary Princcfs
of Mecklenburg Schwcrin.
A Mural Monument has juft been placed in the
Pariffi Church of Richmond, to the memory of
the late Mr. GIL ERAT WAK [FIELD. The infcrip•
tion is profeffedly from the pen of the Rev. Tim
WAKEs lELD. the worthy Minifter of Richmond,
and brother of the above-mentioned defund.
A puitiliflic match has been made between the
You:lg Ruffian and the celebrated Belcher, to
fight at the next Newmarket Meeting. The money
has already been flaked of too guineas a fide; and
the odds are at prefent four to three in favour of
Belcher. . _ _

Yefterday morning the State Lottery began
drawing, and continued until ten o'clock at night
without any of the Capital Prizcs being drawn,
circum(ance greatly in favour of the Tickets now
in the Wheel, ac one day of the prefent is equal to
four days in the Loiter) anally drawn at this feafon.
—The following NintLers were yefterday drawn
pi if..es (.£ t c.:01.-28.472, 22,283, 21,662, 26,736,
,Bc4, 323, and 22,893.
A moll finAular dikovery was made, on Friday
!aft. at Deptfut d. While a number of failors and
others were bufily employed in unloading the car.
go of the Admiral A plin, an Eaft Indiaman, which
arrived at the above place a fortnight ago, from
Madras, (laden with fugal', lilt petre, and fome
bale goods) then being in the aet of dragging out
of the hold lime bap of fugal-, they difcovered,
from a board in the hold of the Ihip, a green fnake,
of an amazing fine, whole appearance was In ter-
rific, that it gave a general alarm, and it being well
known that its bite is infianianeons death, it was
found necefrary to procure weapons for its dearuc.
tints, which they completed by tying a fpade to the
end of one of the oars of the boat. by which they
iever‘d the head from the body. It was as green as
r rats, fifteen feet long, and eighteen inches in cir-
tanderencei It is fitppofed that this animal, in the
night time, found its way on board the Ship while
lying at Madras, by the means of concealing itfelf
in one of the bags of fogar, or Eliding on one of
the planks into the hold, followint: the fcent of the
fugar. Its bite is always underflood to be more
atoumout than the bite of a rattle bake.