Star.
London, England, 1811-05-31 00:00:00

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~ . SPORTING IN'TELLIGENCE.
; . RACES, MAY 30. .
l'lselc;Mireb waii ed with an assemblage of fashion equal.
to aiffiertuer year, and the sports were auperlor :o any thing
witnessed for many years.
The I.)erliy Stakes of 50gs. each h. ft. ca , lts , Sit. 71h. and Ellie!,
fist.2ll), '
Sir J. Shelly's Phantom - - 1
Mr. Astley's ch. c. Magic - - 2
There were ojsly two placed, although IS horses started. It
WO a charming race betwixt the two, and won by a neck, by the
jackeyskip of Buckle. Betting was 3to I against 'lrophonius,
44 to I apt. the winner, arid 7 to 1 asst. Magic.
A Gold cup of 100 gs value. A Subscription of tOgs, each, with
20ga. added from the Racing Fund.
Lord Foley's Marmion - - 1
Lord Grosvenor's Eaton - - 2
Lord Stawell's liephestion - - 3
Five to 4on Eaton, and 2to I agst the winner. Won by half
a lends., •
The Noblemen and Gentlemen's Plate of sCSO.
Mr. Laihroke's Guardy - 0 1 1
Mr. James's Smalihopes 0 2 dr
1 ord Falmouili's Speculation - 03 dr
tic F. Evylyn's Reading - 0 4 2
Reading the favourite After the dead heat betwixt Guardy
and Smailhopes, even betting on Guardy. Fine beats.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY so.
LEVY V. FLEET.

This was an action on th,:-case, and brought to re-
cover compensation in damages for assault and false
imprisonmer.'.
It appealed that the defendant is the driver of one
• of the Brighton stage coaches, and the plaintiff had
taken a place on the outside of his coach for Lon-
don. When the coach had reached' the Obelisk, the
plintiff tendered the fare he had been accustomed to
pay (not knowing chit it had been raised). This the
coachman would. not accept, and the plaintiff refused
to give hum more, and was proceeding to go away,
when coach), seized hiM, and, to use his own expres-
sions " bundledJtim into the coach," and drove him
01 the say to the coach office against his will. For
this an action was brought, and, after some obsesva-
tions from the Judge, the Jury found for plaintiff—
Damages iO.

OLD BALLET.

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Yesterday Elia. Herten sv.ts indicted for stealing privately in
the house of P.. Knightley, in Shoreditch, two table and six tea-
spaons; a one pound note, and a guinea; on the 2i st inst.
'the yrisouer, who is only fourteen, went into, the prosecutor's
shop to purchase some linen dripery, anti found means to purloin
the articles, which were misseu before she left the shop, and the
property found in her possession. Guilty—Death; but the Jury
recommended her to teercy,vn account of her youth. • .
Sarah Johnson, afiat lierlang, an aged woman, was indicted for
stealing two silver watches, three gold seals, a gold chain, three
gowns, &c. In the house of J. Guzee, in Spitalfields.
The prisoner was a weekly servant, and in the absence of her
:nester and mistress, took the articles to a neighbouring pawnbro-
ker's, where they were afterwards found; and the prisoner ideu-
rifled as having paw nal them. Guilty—Death,
Hartiet White was capitally convicted for stealing five tea-
srons, a quantity of linen, divers rings, &c. in the house of R.
Reiley, in Southampton-row, on the evening of the 17th of Moy.
The prisontr liv d with the prosecutor as servant,and, In the
absence of lite mistress, went off with the property. She was
stopped at &lodging hcuse,, in St. Gilesis,where she offered a.pair
of stockings for a bed, which gave cause for suspicion, when she
confessed her guilt.
T. Browne was capitally indicted for breakieg into the house
of *. Jones, in the Almoury, Wtotroinster, and stealing therein
two gowns, abonnet, &c.
The wife of the prosecutor having been out, returned home
about twelve o'clock, and found the street door open. On going
op stairs, she heard some persons run out of the door; spool
which she crieds:tot, " Stop thief!" and the prisoner was secured
by a watchntan,who previously saw hint drop a bundle, that pro-
ved to be the property of the prosecutor.
The prisoner, in his defence, stated, that he was drunk, and did
not know bow he got into the house. Guilty—Death.,
Y. Taylor was also capitally convicted of a burglary, to which
he pleaded guilty, in the house of H. °ovary, and stealing seven
arta boxes.
Toe OPER A PicitroceeT.—Thorsen Norther", about 55 Vein
of age, was indicted for rusting from the person of William
Richardson a silver gilt snuff-box, of the vclue of .€lO, in the Pit
of the Opera-house. on Thursday, the 16th of May inst. Mr.
Richardson deposed to the loss of the box, and that he did not
miss it until Nicholls, the Bow-street Officer, and Humphries,
bad made him acqttainted with the tact that his pocket had been
picked. Nicholls and Hentpin its corroborated that part of the
prosecutor'etestlmony, and added, that they apprehended the
.prisoner, and found the snuif-box in his pocket. Nicholls swore
, that. he saw hint tate the mull-box out ef Mr. Richardson's
pocket, havlnglwevicusly observed bins make two attempts on
the pockets of two other persons before he was taken into custody.
Mr. Richardson identified the box; and Mr. Justice Grow called
on the prisoner to know what hit had to say for himself, he said,
that a respectable Surgeon. and a mosaparticolar acquaintance of
his, was in the pit of the Opera on that night, who had a snuff-
box exactly corresponding with that got by, the Officer in his pos-
session, and seeing it lying on the seat where his friend had just
been, and which he had just left, he took it up to keep for hint,
knowing Lim to be a very thoughtless man; and that he had
been attending yesterday and this day, until almost the moment
that the trial was called on, to shew his box, and prove that it
was like thebox in question; and that he was at the Opera-
house on the eight mentioned in the indictment. The prisoner
further stated, that he was in the habit of frequenting the Opera-
ittort the ins: tat enty-five years, and other places cat fashionable
totert...ititnent, and never had a siur cast upon his character be-
tura. In short, that he was master tradesman, and carrying on
laaiticsa must extensively and profitably, could not be supposed
of having recourse to thieving for encreasing an income
&+ ready independent —1 le called some two or three persons (who
--a6o sad that they themselves were master- tradesmen) to,give
binv a character; anti the Judge having summed up, the Jury,
without delay, brought in a verdict of litullty.—One of the Jurors
knew him, and being sworn as to his character, said he bore a
very honest one till now, and it was the first charge he bad ever
I:.s.rd n:a:!e„ ap,ainA has -carried on the business of e
at the Wect end of the town, in'a most extensive way, these
'ea years pa t.
hitt( en others were convicted of felony, viz.
I.':t. Frost r,for stealing apocket-bnolc,containing 401. in banknotes.
3.1%11, for stez,iilfg a prayer-hook.
i. ett.ler, fur stealing a tinantity of copper.
Z Fonseca and A. Jose, for stealing two pieces of silk hand-
kerchiefs.
J. 001, for stealing a cotton gown, three petticoats, &ea
11. J. Vandriburgh, for stilling two pieces of cloth.
Eiiz. Mortimer, fur stealing two dollars and a handkerchief.
J. Cordley. for stealing nine pieces of paper hanging and two
pieaes of bordering;. •
W.eanr.ott, Gtr stealing nine silver thimblesand four a awn-cases.
Remit, lest :tealitig a quantity. of Cod fish; and
J. A Percy, fur steatite; a quantity of canvas.
T. Mattahanu, aged lit, was charged with breaking into the 1,
house of H. Pesky, in St. Merthi!e-court,l.eicester-fields, on the;
evening of the 25th nth and stealing sevensnuff-boxes.
Hatt keiwurth &tweed, that be observed the prisoner in
ompany with ore •I'iylor, who has pleaded Ouiity, standini at
-the Nviatllow of tire. prosecntne. Taylor held the skirt of his goat
over the gieseetraewjta emeptandeveldle with the other be was
taking 'set some snuff boxes. Witness could swear to their pert
ItrhiA. *Pie burned ately sejzed him, when the prisoners rins-eff,,
anal on Tay, hr, the snuff-boxes were found From the deserp-
tion given, el the paLoner at ruveisstregt, he w sp4naien4o.,.
and witness recognaval hint. The Jury wore r_4!!':_a_am'ild'a..,,,„.llll"
the identity of tbe pries-41er, awNritseLOSITY
e Not Cuikys Thafoildwier ere .aelpieistio =a-
too k leweitv W 4 ]grown, wad J. Beaus.
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DREADFUL aCCURRENCE•

The following afflicting account of an awful and
destructive storm is copied from the Shropshire Jour-
nal of the 29th instant :
" In the afternoon of Monday last we _were again
visited by a storm of thunder, lightning, and heavy
showers of rain, the effects of which have been awfully
felt in this neighbourhood. Owing to the bursting of
a cloud daring the storm, Meole and other brooks,
within ten or twelve miles, in a S.W. direction from
this town, were so rapidly swollen, as to almost in-
stantanecusly overflow their banks to :t most astonish-
ing height, extending for miles over the adjoining
country, and by its velocity tearing down and carry-
ing of every thing in its course—stock of every de-
scription. In the neighbourhood of Minsterley and
Pontesbnry, many persons, we have heard to the
number of 16 or 17, have perished. At these two
' last places, at Ppntesford. &c. the ravages of the tor-
rent were without bounds. At Mr. S. Heighway's,
of Pontesford, the scene was indeed lamentable; not
fewer than ten persons, including part IV his own
family, were swept away, and among them his vene-
rable grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Heighway, and
two female servants, all of whose bodies were found
yesterday morning at a'short distance from the place.
Other part of the family made their escape by getting
through the roof of the house. At Flanwood, the
bridge was carried away, and the mills of Mr. Blower
and Mr. Pickering greatly damaged, together with
the stock of flour, &c. thereon. Mr. Blower and his
family escaped with the utmost difficulty. Mr. H.
Warter, of Cruck meole, we are informed, had '26
cows, besides other stock, carried away.
" In Coleham the -water began to rise about half-
past nine o'clock. and increased so rapidly,, that per-
sons had not time to remove their furniture. The ef-
fects of the violence of the stream near the bridge are
very visible, having carried away some of the adjoin-
ing land, and forced up the pavement. The water con-
tinifed to rise for more than an hour, and it was near
twelve o'clock before it was perceived to lower. The
cellars and ground-floors in Coleham, and that part
of the Abbey Forgate near the church, were almost
instantaneously filled with water, owing to the arches
of the bridge over the brook being for some time un-
able to take the body of water which rushed down.—
One bf the privates of the light.infantry company of
the North Shropshire Local Militia, at present on duty
there, fell into the water at the farther end of Cole-
ham bridge, and was instantly carried away by the
stream. The damage occasioned by the storm is es-
timated at £20,000.'

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DIED.
On Monday the 27th instant, at Lewes, Mrs. Hooper, wife
of lol.n Hooper, Esq.

SALES BY AUUTION.

• SUSSEX.
AN EXCELLENT MANSION, WITH EIGHTY-ONE
ACRES OF LAND. By Mr WEI.LF.R,
On the Premises, on Tuesday, the 18th of June, Pet t, at tevelve,
1 E truly Valuable and Desirable FREEHOLD
ESTATE of AVISFORD PLACE, the Residence of
Admiral MONTACIII, (Exonerated from Land•Tai).
Comprising—a most substantial Mansion, in a complete state
of solid and ornamental repair, and contains, in the basement,
ample Cellarage ; en tke ground floor, a handsome Hall and
Staircase, well proportioned Eating and Breakfast Rooms, and a
neat Library and Greenhouse, likewise Domestic Offices, replete
with convenlencies of every description ; on the first floor, a very
fine proportioned Drawing Room, six airy Bed Chambers, foar
Dressing Rooms, Water Closets, four large Attics, Store Rooms
and Housemaids Closets, capacious Tanks and good spring water;
a large Kitchen Garden and Melon Ground, inclosed by lofty
walls covered with the choicest Fruit Trees fine Espaliers and
Filbert hedges, abundantly cropped with Vegetables, Tool House,
capital six stalled Stable, Lofts, two Carriage lionses,a very cum-
'plete fitted up Brewhouse, Granary, Drying Yard, and Poultry-
Houses. This delightful Residence is situate in a Lawn of up-
wards 61 Fifty Acres, belted by a luxuriant Shrubbery and Pleasure
Grounds, the agricultural Buildings, which arc very complete, are
in a Dell, screened from view by Forest 'frees. The remaining
part of the Land surrounds the Paddock with three neat Cottages
and Gardens.
The eligibility of situation, unrivalled beauty of country, its
extensive marine and land prospects of chili and dale, and a de-
lightfully featured champaign country, cannot be sufficiently de-
scribed—it Must be seen to be properly appreciated ; the soil Is
peculiarly dry, the air salubrious and healthy, in a highly respect-
able neighbourhood, surrounded by the best reads, near a fashion-
able and retired Watering Place, and a very abort distance from
the Duke of Richmond's Fox Hounds.
Printed Particulars may be bad at the Auction Mart; of
Messrs. Winstaziley, Paternoster-row ; Mr. H. Phillips, Bond-
street ; at the Libraries, Tunbridge Wells, Brighton, Worthing,
and Bognor; at the principal Inns in the neighbouring Market
Towns; and of Mr. Weller, Chichester, of whom Tickets may
be had to view. '

DEVON.—MANOR AND BOROUGH OF HONITON.
On Monday, July Bth next, at the Golden Lion Inn, in Honkon,
by Two o'Clock in the Afternoon, in Lots,
T'HE Inheritance in Fee-simple of and in sundry
I- valuable Messuages,Farms, Lands, Tenemots, and He-
reditaments, situated in the Manor and Borough of Honitnn, to-
gether about 1500 Acres, of the yearly value of £7OOO, and up-
wards.—Tho last Lot will comprise the manorial rights and roy-
alties, chief rents, Courts Leet and Baron (at which Courts the
Portreeve, who is the Returning Officer of the Borough and all
the other Officers of the ►ame are appointed) Waste Lands of the
Manor about 80 Acres, tolls of Fairs and Markets with the Sham-
bles and Market-place, middle two principal Inns partly in hand,
and'the remainder let from year to year, estimated to be of the
clear yearly value of £BOO and upwards.
Printed particulars will be ready fur delivery on or before the
30th inst. at the principal Inns in Hu-.ton, Exeter, Plymouth,
Falmouth, Salisbury, Bath, ISristol, and Liverpool ; and at the
offices of Messrs. Townsend and Pearse, Honiton; Mr. Nowell
and• Mr. Robinson, Essex street, Strand, London; and of Mr.
Dean, Surveyor, Exeter.

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CAMBRIDGESP.IRE AND SUFFOLK.
VALUABLE MANORS, ADVOWSONS, and ESTATES.
.By Mr. PEYTON,
At Garraway's Coffee-house, Change-alley, Cornhill, cuff in
the Month of July,
rj•HE MANORS of BOROUGH GREEN and'
-11- WEST LEY, and the Perpetual Advowson of the Rectory
of Borough/Green, and sundry very valuable Estate*, in the oc-
cupation of Messrs. Wedge, Fletcher, Lyles, Wells, and others,
most respectable Tenants at Will ; with the magnificent Woods
in hand; containing together upwards of 3100 Acres.
The Manors of Wlthersfield and Shardloes Allingtau (In
Skudycamps) and the perpetual Advowson of • Chr- Rectory of
Withersfield, and sundry very valuable Estates in the occupation
of Messrs. Siggs, John Sigp, Wcstrop Ewen Wedge, and others,
very respectable Tenants at Will; as also, the beautiful and
thriving • Woods is hind, containing in the whole upwards of
1500 Acres.
The Weider awl Borough Green Estates art situate are miles
frau Newmarket, in the County of Cambridge, on the Main Lon-
don road. The WithersilehlsodShudyeamp's Estates are @imam
la the County of Suffolk, within three miles of Haveriti, sad an
the turnpike road leading front that owe pt Union.
These Estates are yea worth the attention of Capitallets and
Sportimen, as tbeyaboind with Game, and are only dimwit 'ruin
the nearojells SS miles. The Lead id 'metal it id a high State
of cold sad the theldlego in .1.. repairl,Vd olio
ad oat Estate may be cenvertbd int° a Gentlemen's it'
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dm, sod rhea partiolitara tieliwered at bier lasteis Olists
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