Star.
London, England, 1828-08-13 00:00:00

ROWING MATCH.

The-sixth Annual Prim Wherry, given by the Inhabitants wf the
vicinity of Hungerford-stairs, tusk place yesterday. The terms
were six pair of oars, three heats, to start from Hungerford stilts,
row sound a boat moored of the Speaker's house, down the Mid-
dlesex shore, round the police vessel twice, and finish opposite
Hungerford.stairs. The boats came in thus in the grand beat—
James white I William Butcher Red 2-
John Dodd Thomas Vokins...
The Match was well contested.

• .
The eitsn%ive and valuable estate of Somei ley House
has beton finallt disposed of by Mr. Hercni Batas° to
Lord NOiIMANTON, for 500,0001. Since 'the on roof
purchase of the
.house itself by Mr. BARING, a vast
number of neighbouring propeities have been bought,
at the expense cif above 150,0001 arid sacrificei to the
maii tenance c f his game preserves. The mew proprietor
is brother-in law to the present E itl of Passamoatt,
eldest son of Lord Viscount CLIFDRY, and elder brother
of the Hon. AGAR ELLIS, of literary distincticn. Air.
BARING, it is expected, will hencefoito make his prin-
cipal residence in Norfolk.
Wednesday week, as a y, ung Gentleman *.s riding
a dark grey pony between Leicestei and O.sirbs, a dis-
tance of tour miles, about four o'clock in ih afternoon,
a respectable man in appeaiance,dreased its a 'Mae coat,
white breeches, with top boots; accosted him and re-
quested ,to know whether he would tails,* of 'after
some persuasion he succeeded in Pr evading on the Oath
to allow him (the sharper) to, try his paces. 'it 'is oboe-
cessary to add, that he imuieJtasily rod; awasycleaving
•in the ha ds of .t e youth a pony almost worthless.—
Aottiagisusa nt,ercury. .
- Yestettsy.mortmig, abOut the.hon-e of
Mr. Sidney, Margaret-street,Hickney-toad, was tutored
by some thieves, who, by means of a Liddtr, got uyei a
wall at the rear of the rear sit the premises, aocltrisig
got int 9 a back room, they pcsssessed theasielvga e (65
sovereigns, with a considerable quantity of streiisibg
..ppatel, the property of.a lodger, who is copied: as
Hackney Gas Works: It apreared, that some time 414/6
the lodger, alluded. to had been brought,to Worship-
street Police Office for some trifling offence,
.1% hen -his
wife boasted that Abe would spend 231. and thanked her
GOD she had SOL. after to spare, and all should heaa-
crificed before her husband w.,uld submit.—This boast
.re)schiog the ears of The Prigs;' and as they made
themselves acquainted wish his, as well as her, hoofs of
absence in the morning. they. it appeared, shitrAy put
fire test of her boast into execution; and further, it lip-
,peared, they were not disappointed..
. Yesterday.eveuiug an inqui.ition was held wise Con-
stitutton, White-street, SouthWark, before Thomas
Shelton, Esq. on the body of ThomasWilham p ,bbins,
aged eleven years, who was drowned in the river Mmes.
Benjamin Baylis, of Benin*, linhterarin, sated, that
on Satuiday morning he was standusg no-some Amber
belonging4o the New London Br idge, when he oh:Erred
a sailing barge coming up the river lanten wit's stone.
The mast was in the act of beifirr lowered for the purpose
f passing through the arch of Southwark Bridge, the
wind was blowing fresh, and the sail dying about struck
the deceased, who was standing ots the deck, and knocked
him overboard ;he sank immediately. The body was
not discovered until eleven o'clock on Sunday morning,
when it was found lying across the causeway of Thorne:-
street stairs. The father of the deceased, who is the
owner and Captain, ltas at the helm, assisted by two
other persons and his son. During the investigation
the mother of the deceased rushed into the inqoest room
in a state of trautic despair, calling aloud fur her son;
she was assisted out of the room by some of the Jurors,
when she immediately went into hysterics, and was
conveyed home by.her.friends. Vetdict, "Acctdeotally
drowned."