Star.
London, England, 1827-02-01 00:00:00

PIGEON SHOOTING.

Thursday a match took place near Newport. Isle of Wight, be•
tween Mr R. Temper and Mr. E. Way, at twentrone birds each
at twenty-one yards from the arap, each pulling his own string,
which was won by Mc. Tamer. Mr. -Way shot well, but most of
kis birds fed out of boned& Man this match, Mr. Tomer killed
twenty sparrows out of twenty-one shots, let at at eighteen suds.
Thursday last, there was a grand match of pigeon e
Itchen Ferry, near Southampton, which was arnendri by
shots, wed the excellence of the 'halting at which, slide i
to all, that in this department of spoiling Ai MOW, " There's sr
place hke Southampton."

No less than seven persons were immersed in the
pentine, at one time, en Sunday; some of whom

with great difficulty saved from being drowned.
The quantity of.wild fowl seen at Elmley Ferry,
the Isle of Sheppy, on Thursday last, was gretter then
has been known for a number of years. A person, wit'
a short gun, shot 15 ducks and 11 teal.
The late change of weather has come very favourAhly
for the lambing season; the late severe frost hasrg
proved very injurious to the ewes in many parts of the
country.

On the recent apprehension of the gang of coinerion
the Surrey side of the Thames, the wife of Pycroft, who
is also sister to Buckley, being in an advanced state ci
pregnancy, was placed at a house in Newington,
await her accouchement, where she remained a prey to
the most gloomy apprehensions, till Wednesday,
24th instant, when she lave birth•to a male child, and
shortly after expired; as did the infant soon after.
Such is the extraordinary neatness of the spat tmenti in
some of the Inns id Hungary, and of every thing be-
longing to them, that a considerate traveller will
scarcely permit the servants to bring his baggage into
chambers se unlike mast others which he has been.c-
custotbed to.

A male child, named George Charles Holton, whose
parents-reside in Great Carter-lane, Doctors' Common,
was stolen on the 24th instant, and has not since been
heard of. It appears that the boy, who is only.thrte
years and two months old, was sent to school at N 0.,;,
Wardrobe Terrace, as usual, but in the course of the
day a man called, of about five feet seven inches in
height, and in the mune of the parents requested to
have the child. No suspicions being entertained, tte
boy was given to the stranger, who immediately de•
camped, and notwithstanding the most strenuous exer-
tions, no clue had been discovered to his retreat up to
a late hour last night. The child is of very delicate
health. , The feelings of its parents cannot be described.
The ruffian who took the hey away wore a dark coat,
and was of a dark complexion. The child is of fair
complexion, dark eye•, and light hair.

BIRTIL
The nd We. Lady Hunter Blair, of a son.

DIED.

Jan. 26, at the Han. Mrs. Cadogan's,
Wm. Milner Slade, R.N. aged 30.
At Edinburgh, on the 25th inst. lifitaabeth Mary Keir
of Janes Keir, Escp physician is Moscow.
The 12th instant, at the advanced age of 30, at hit residence
Londonderry, Mr. Patrick li&Clelland.
' At the Manse of Forms, on the 20th instant, the Rev.
Hoyes, Minister of that ParisiA, In the 30th year of his
third of his Ministry.
At OatyhiU, near Laurencekirk, on the nth instant, after
and severe illness, Mr. John Robert, farmer there, aged 9'
the exception of a few years he lived and died oil the vi
he was born, and was upwards of 19 years married. lii
all his mental faculties till the bear of his death.

MIS DAT.

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