Star.
London, England, 1821-01-10 00:00:00

Thursday, the LORD PROVOST of Edinburgh re-
ceived a respite for Alex. Hamilton, under sentence
of death in that city, during his Majesty's pleaspre.
Mmazonouott-svniter.—Yesterday a most daring
fellow of the name of John Burnell, who has infested
the West End of the Town for a considerable time,
was brought to this Office by the Officers of the
Mendicity Society, after a desperate resistance. He
was frequently habited in a smock-frock, and pre-
tended to have just come from the country; at other
times he was dressed in a fustian jacket, and stated
he was a painter out of. work. He has been long
known to the Officers, and was once rescued. The
Magistrate committed him till the Sessions, and re-
quested the. Society to prosecute,' which will, no
doubt* be attended to.—Saturday, as the Officers
of the Mendicity Society were passing the White
Horse Cellar, in Piccadilly, they observed a man be-
having in a most outrageous manner to the passen-
gers in the different stage-coaches. Without any ce-
remony, he opened the doors, and insisted upon hav-
ing money ; if refused, he threatened to drag them
out, and actually commenced operations upon those
who seemed most timid. One of the coachmen who
interfered was immediately knocked down, and al-
though the Constables (three in number) are very
strong powerful men, it was with the utmost diffi-
culty they could secure him; for, after he was hand-
cuffed, he knocked down a by-stander, and struck
one of the Constables so violently in the face, that
he was almost stunned. Two hackney-coaches were
called, but the coachmen refused the fare ; conse-
quently he was brought, vi et arntis, to this Office,'
where he was immediately recognized by the Magis-
trate, who called him by his name, Dennis John
Haynes, and .committed him to the next Westmin-
ster General Quarter Sessions, knowing him to be a
notorious character. Upon being taken to Totbil-1
fields Prison (from which he had been discharged
only that morning), he renewed his violence, and the'
turnkey, knowing him to be a desperate character,
considered it necessary to keep on the hand-cuffs.
STEEPLE CnAse.—The long pending match for
200 guineas a-side, which the late frost had sus-
pended, took place on Monday, between Mr. Even-.
ARD, of Farley Hunt, in Hampshire, and Captain
SMITH. It was a match on which heavy sums were
pending, and the distance was about eighteen miles
as a bird would fly. The horsemen started at Heck-
field, near Hartford-bridge, Hants ; the Captain on
his Arabian mare, and Mr. EVERARD on his horse
Acton. Betting five and six to four on the mare.
TO horses started off at speed for Sonning-common,
in 0-fordshire, the one crossing the Thames by Ca-
versham-bridge, and the other over Sonning-bridge.
Tire umpires were stationed at the house of J. A.
Rasvit, Esq. the place to come in at. The Captain,
who won it, crossed Caversham-bridge, and made
through the Park. Mr. EVERARD, in his course, had
to ascend two of the heavy Oxfordshire hills; while
his adversary made his play over a level on the sum-
mit of the bills. Each had many desperate leaps and
much rough road; but the winner did the ground,
computed at twenty-two miles the way he took, in
one hour and twenty-eight minutes. Mr. EVERARD
was ten minutes behind him.

GREAT ArrEareT.—Amongst the remarkable feats
of pedestrianism of late, Mr. Arnot; a Somersetshirc
man, undertook one, to do 26.1. miles in four days_
greater even than the 32 miles in five days, done last
week. Mr. Aniot started from the Edgware-road
yesterday, for Dorchester, in Oxon. Ile had done
eighteen miles in the first three hours. Time is
backed at two to one. .