Star.
London, England, 1821-11-30 00:00:00

kDINBUBOI, Nortmilzit 26.

Rear-Admiral Sir J. P. BERESPORD yesterday morn-
ing hoisted his flag on board the Dom, in Leith
Roads, as Commander-in-Chief on that station, which
was immediately saluted by the guns of that vessel.
The London Mail did not reach Edinburgh last
night till past ten o'clock, the coach having broke
down at Newcastle, in consequence of the fore-axle
giving way, but which occasioned no other damage.
Tuesday, Mr. JOHN TttOMSON, schoolmaster, Dun-
ning, being employed upon the farm of Masterfield,
measuring fallow, ace. left Masterfield about seven
o'clock, P.M. and proceeded homeward on a horse
which the farmer had favoured him with. A boy
was sent to Dunning to bring home the horse; but
Mr. THOMSON not arriving at the time expected, the
boy returned home. His friends and the farmer be-
came alarmed, and sought for him all night. About
two o'clock on Wednesday morning the horse was
found upon the farm of Balgour ; and in the course,
of that day Mr. THOMSON was found drowned in a
deep pool at the side of the river Earn, in a deserted
course of the rivulet of Dunning, a little to the east-
ward of its present confluence with that river. His
watch, which was found on him, had stopped about
ten o'clock, from which it is supposed the fatal ca-
tastrophe must have taken place about that pour on
h• t e preceding evening.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BOXERS.

The stake-money for the fight between llickman (alias Gas)
and Neate (the Bristol hero) the best men of the Jay, was made
absolute on Wednesday, by staking the whale of the SOO guineas
foor the battle for the Championship of England, on the 11th
of December. There was much ceremony over the staking, and
the nonneot the blunt was down, betting commenced, and Gas
was backed at 6 to 4—takers, however, were rather shy.
BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S, NOVEMBER 26.

STATIC OF TIM ODDS, WITH DDLSIC SITTING.
DERBY.
LO 1 agst c. out of Landscape 13 to 1 agst Marcella. •
12 to l agst c. out of Sycurax 16 to 1 agst c. out of Bess
13 to 1 agst Frolic 20 to 1 agst c. out of Barossa.

OAKS.
apt Parasol—(Taken) I 11 to 1 apt Dlarmion •
apt 1. out of Reserve
RIDULLSWORTII--4 to 1 apt Frolic.
ST. Lasum—kto 1 against Marmloo-12 to 1 apt Ajax.
CARRICKNIACROSS RACES.

7 to 1
8 to 1

The following is highly creditable to the Stewards of the late
Races at Carrickmacross:—.lo the second day's racing, a differ-
ence of opinion arose between Mr. GOSSON and Mr. bl'Evoy,u
to which of the two won the £2ot in consequence of the distance-
post being wrong placed ; and, as the Stewards considered they
were bkoneable to a ceruin degree, in not seeing the distance
properly measured, they adjudged that each of those Gentlemen
should be presented with £2O, which was dare.

HUNTING.
Saturday se'nnight, Sir JACOB AITIXT'S stag-hounds ran a doe
from the coven of Mr. J. W awn T, of Be x ton,w hich, after taking
a circuit by Stratton and Frettenbam, returned to Buxton, He-
vingham, and Stratton, when she challenged the tutnpike-road,
and ran in full view to St. Faith's; from whence she took across
the country, by Spixworth, Ikeston, Crostwick, and finally to
Wrexham ; at which time she had fairly beaten her pursuers,
having included in the circuits not less than No miles. This is
the third time Sir J. ASTLEY'S hounds have run the same doe.
Friday night last, a pony, belonging to Mr. Himnoc, of Saint
Stephen's, to decide a trifling wager, walked up a flight of fifteen
stairs into the Porter-room in Norwich. The entrance of this
four-legged stranger, which walked round the room and returned
without receiving or doing the least injury, afforded much amuse-
ment to the company present.

Tuesday, a jobbing gardener, at the Six Bells, at Northiam,
engaged to eat a gallon of boiled potatoes, and drink five quarts
of strong beer, or pay double for them, in three-quarters of an
hour, which he pernit:ned within the given time, and apparently
without feeling any ill effects from his gluttony.
The body of the man who was drowned on Sunday Right in
the Thames, in consequence of there being no bar or fence
to prevent persons walking in at night, near Essex Wharf,
has since been owned; his name is Itointar Mcnoit,s, and be
resided near the Tower, at which place he was seen intoxicated
on the day of the accident. In consequence of the alimentation
of the Jury, a gate Is to be ereFted, to prevent similar occurrences.
Yesterday, J. Gook, a constable and street-keeper,
applied to the sitting Magistrate, at the Police Office,
in Marlborough-street, in behalf of several house-
keepers, to know whether it was in the power of the
Magistrate to suppress the meetings of a set of fellows
for the purpose of sparring, or teaching the " art of
self-defence?" The above persons were about to call
a meeting on the subject,but they first wished to have
the opinion of the Magistrate. The answer was, that
in respect to prize-fighting and bull.baiting, where a
certain number of persons assembled to constitute a
riot, the parties were liable to indictment; but in the
present case, it was a question which did not apply
to the letter of the law.
Thursday se'nnight, as two Gentlemen of Gates-
head were returning from Morpeth, in a gig, they
were stopped, about half-past eight o'clock in the
evening, near the bridge, on the other side of the
Moor, by two men, one of whom seized the bridle
of the horse on the left side, and the other coming up
on the right, fired a pistol at the Gentlemen, but
without effect. A blow from the heavy end of a stick,'
which one of the Gentlemen had, felled the ruffian to
the ground, when his accompliCe left hold of the
reins, but as the gig passed him, he struck one of
them with a bludgeon, and knocked off his hat. The
Gentleman stopped the gig to look for it, but did
not succeed ; they then proceeded without any fur-
ther molestation.
The following melancholy accident occurred at St.
he, near Liskeard, onWednesday se'nnight :—A boy,
about eight years of age, son of Mr. Nalwell, of that
place, was amusing himself with a gun, which had
been left within his reach, and from which the charge
had not been drawn, though the priming had been
removed. The boy took aim at different objects, and
having snapped the gun without effect, he at length
presented it at a servant girl, who was at work near
him, and lodged the contents in her head : the un-
fortunate girl fell dead on the spot.
In consequence of a letter which Mr. HUNT ad-
dressed to Baron GRAHAM, pardons and remissions
of sentences have been sent down to six convicts,
whose cases he stated to the worthy Judge. Of these,
five were of the number of his witnesses. The new
Jailer, on his entrance on his office, has evinced a
dicious union of vigilance and humanity which is
hhighly satisfactory. fhe following facts afford a
striking proof of the benefits accruing to the county
of Somerset upon the late investigation. The amount
of the whole rates, collected for the Quarter before
Mr. Hones Peep came out, was £7,229.35. sd.
The Quarter after the Peep was published, it fell to
£.5,408. 10s. 6d. and on the first Quarter after the
investigation was ended, the amount was reduced to
£') 162• 16s• 101