Star.
London, England, 1819-03-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

The PRINCE RpozKT's [tag hounds had a brilliant
day's sport, on Friday week i many sportsmen from
toy/a, and Lord Dessfe hunt, were present. The
stag was turned out at Belfont, and after a run of at
least 54 miles, was tak.'n about five miles beyond
Barnet. In the course of the chace, he crossed the
Edgware Road, to the foot of liampstead.Hill, to
the left of Islington, and then over the inclosures to
Ifendon and Totteridge.
Mr. Jou.irres hound.' meet on Monday next, at
Chaldon ; on Wednesday, the 10th, 'at Brockham ;
and on Saturday, the 13th, at Kingswood Gate.
Capt. Williamou s Hunt, at !arson, Huntingdonshire. was
closed by a Sweepstakes of 60 guineas, at five guineas each, on
Tuesday last. Three-mile heats, as follows :
Mr. Jepp's Uld Will - - - 7511
Mr. Croft's b. m. Fanny . 1 7 s 4
Mr. Farrelrs Cinder-Sifter - - 5 2 4 5
Capt. Willianison's Sally - - . 1 1 2 2
Mr. Morris's Drowsy - .. - 2 4 7dr
Mr. Jones's Fly - . - ' - ys6 dr
Colonel Frairs Allen - - 4 6 • Sdr
Mr. Gee's Pilot - . - a sdr
Mr. Wilson's Peggy" - - - 9 dr
Mr. Hart's Foihunter - - die.
Mr. Hobbes Pilot - - • - die.
Mr. Panama's Crazy Moll - ills.
The three last ran en the wrong side of the post, as did also
Peggy, bat she saved her distance, and broke down in doing it.
The third heat was won by a neck ; and Sally was beat by a
length, in the last heat.
Two Gentlemen of Worcester, on Thursday morn-
ing last, undertook to walk on the road near that
'City, a match against time, for a considerable wager,
to complete four miles each within 45 minutes, which
-was done by the winner one minute within the time
allowed. The other gave up the contest after going
three miles.
A Gentleman, named Lsmesnr, has undertaken
to go on foot, and drive one horse, 100 miles in 1.2
hours, for a bet of 100 guineas.

Saturday evening. Eccles, the man employed by the
Bankers of Cambridge to cooker their property to and hem
London, was .robised of his paredat the Flower Pa Ina
shopsgate-strect, London, while in the act of putting on hi.; Bi-
Ire-
wiling coat. The property lost exceeds 64,000 belonging to the
different Arius.
yesterday an Inquest was held at the Union Coffee-i.
souse, Pimlico,
on Mrs. ASHLEY, wife of Mr. Aim-
LEY; of Pimlico and Charing. Cross, Army-agent,---'
Tuesday evening the deceased was sitting in the par-
lour gt Pimlico, and WAS apparently well in health,
and was talking about having some dresses made,
but fell down in a fit and expired. Verdict—Died
by the Visitation of Goa.
An Inquest was held on Tuesday at the Lord Wel-
lington, in the kenf-road, on the body of the son of
Mr. MEADOWS, master of the rope-ground, in Wool-
wich Arsenal, who was, it is supposed, murdered,
robbed, and thrown into the Surrey Canal, whence
the bray was taken. It was in a shocking state, from
wounds and bruises. The nose was literally driven
into the face, supposed to be from a bludgeon. The
Inquest was adjourned to a further investigation.
Qom,,.—Confinement of Paupers.—Mr. Saxton, the
Cbmichoruden of the Parish of St. Bartholomew the Great, and
wr..Asahm beeper of the City Farm-house, attended on
•••• Alderman Timm, in consequence of the
yraj to them OR the complaint of.Jolin Llibbert,
a mien-of which nppeared in our Paper. The Alder-
dter the business, teat there did not
17_717.. lam aiinatacea of complaint upon the part of the
*fir cleat be was the cause of his own .conftne-
-rendering it improper that. be shoold
aPd he should. therefore discharge
• is
es thought that Zs. Rd. per wet It, for the
per, was somewhat small, considering the
r, collected in the share of pours-rates, and
• 476,-ct kbeuruher Antitrust on the subject -