Star.
London, England, 1818-10-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARTIET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, isle.
vuumnav, °cross 1.
The Town Plate of RSO, for Syr. old cola, Set. 71b. and lilies
Sst. Sib. D. I. The winner of the Subeription sip We
on.
Wedneeday to carry 71b. excia.—The late Mr. Partin, W
his will, directed his Executors to pay so guineas to the win-
ner of this Ran.
Mr. Neak's ch. e. by Haphazard, dam by Precipitate
Lord Grosvenor's b. f. Finesse 2
Thornhill's ch. c. Sam _
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?dr.
Two to 1 on Mr. Neale's ch. c.
The King's Plate of 100 gs. for 4yr. old!. carrying lost. 41b. syr.
014 s, list. 61b. 6yr. olds, 12st. and aged, 12st. 21b. B.
C.
f,d. Jerws b. b. Cannon-ball, aged 1
D. of ClTZton's b. c. Waterloo, 4yrs. old - i
Dlr. Terrett's b. h. Sovereign, Syn. old - dr.
far. Wyndham'agr. h. Skim, Syn. aid - dr.
Five to 4 on Cannon-ball.

Mr. Udney's Corinne, est- Ob. beat Mr. Tho►thill's Steel-
trap, est. A. F. 9.00g5.-4 to lon Corinne.
Major Wdaon's f. by Juniper, 4yrs. old, est. beat Mr. Ne-
ville's 1. by Juniper, out of Selina, 7st. 71b. First half of Ab.
N. scrgs.-2 to I asst• Juniper.

It having been rumoured that two silver cups
would be run for by ponies, in the paddocks at tht.,
back of the Packhorse and Talbot, Turnham-green,
yesterday, a considerable number of 'persons had as-
sembled at the hour of starting, and nine ponies were
ready for the day's diversion ; but the Magistrates
interfered the previous evening, not to prevent the
races, but to remind the landlord, that there would
be a day for a renewal. of kis licence.
CIIALLINGS TO Soaboonss.—The amateurs of
aristol, it seems, have sent a challenge almost express
to Scrag:int, to fight the successful Cabbage, who
cor.quered Newton so quickly on Kynton Down, on
Tuesday last. A subscription purse of £5O is offered
to be raised, if Scroggins will fight Cabbage at Bris-
tol. The winner to have all the money. Cabbage
is designated as the sledge-hammer boxer !

Yesterday the Grand Duke MICHAEL went to Chis-
wick, on a visit to the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, where
his Imperial Highness and suite, most of the Foreign
Ambassadors, and a large party of distinguished
personages, partook of a superb dejettne.
The Russian Ambassador, his Lady, and suite,
left their residence in liarley-street yesterday morn-
ing, for Aix-la-Chapelle.
The Duchess of DevoNsturE arrived in town yes-
terday evening, from Chiswick.
The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM has left his seat,
Stowe, Bucks, on a visit to THOMASiCHOLMONDELEY,
ii,sq. at hii seat, Vale Royal, Nurthwich, Cheshire.
The Marquis of TAVISTOCK left town yesterday,
for Brighton.
The Earl of LANDAFP is arrived in town, from hi,
seat in Ireland.

Lirl and Countess FITEWILLIAM have left 'Went-
worth-house, for Milton, Northamptonshire. It is
said to be the intention of Lord MILTON to visit the.
Continent, for the benefit of his health, and that he
will be accompanied to Paris by his Noble father.
Wednesday his Grace the Duke of LEEDS embarked
at Dover, for Calais.
The Countess of HARRINGTON, we are sorry to
state, has been indisposed for some time, at her seat,
Elvaston, Derby!lire, which prevents the family
coming to town, as expected, fen some days past.
The Count and Countess LIEVF.N gave an elegant
ent?rtainment on Wednesday, at their resideace uh
llarhq-street, to a large party of distinguished per-
sonages, among whom were the Duke of DrvoN-
bum; the Countess of JERSEY, Lord Gownft, Lord
D...,::cAssioN, Mr. LEbZELTERti, Baron NicotAT,
Monsieur and Madame de BLONDOTI3, Mr. de NEW*
MANN, &C.. _ - _

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Lord NVOENT left town yesterday, for his seat,
Lileysf Bucks.
Sir I-IttNity BHNBURY is arrived at Sir CHARLES
house, in from Cheltenham.
The Ilon. Mr. and Mrs. ER.4K ISE, and family, left
Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-sluare, yeSterday, for their

seat in Scotland.
Arrivals at Brunet's Hotel, Lrleester-square:—Messrs. Thu-
retie, lbs. Thurvits, and Mrs. Nugent, from Drm-rara.
Departures from Warren's New lintel, New.street.—John
Hawkins, Esq. and Ms Lady, td their scat, Signor Park, Sus-
sex; :Ir. Barton, Mrs. Burton and family, on a visit to Edmund
Lorton, Esq. at his seat in Northamptonshire, on their way to
The lovers of science will sincerely, sympathise with
the venerable PHESIDENT- of the ROYAL Socrery
in the loss he has just sustained. Infirm in body,
but with unimpaired vigour of mind, he had sacri-
ficed the pleasure and profit of an annual visit to his
country•seat, to the duties of the inquiry into the
means of preventing forgery, which now occupy the
,attention of the Commissioners, when a sudden stroke
ele,nived him of a sifter, who had shared the com-
forts of his house and of his society for the long period
of upwards of half a century.
An awful instance of sudden death occurred on
Tuesday night, at No. 3, Vine-street, Old Round-
court, grand. As Mr. M. Corcoran, a broker, was
sitting with his wife and dazghter (a child eight years
of age) at supper, he fell back in his chair, and es-
pired without a groan.
Sunday, about five o'clock in the evening, a fire
broke out in the kitchen of the premises of Mr. A.
O'Berta.is Birmingham Warehouse, in Kennedy's-
lane, Dublin, which rapidly spread to the adjoining
warehouse of Mr. BRYAN MUMMY, stocked also with
articles principally of Birmingham manufacture.—
The situation of the premises almost excluding, from
the narrowness of approach, the usual assistance from
engines, it bore a very serious aspect for some time.
By great exertions the fire was got under; not, how-
ever, without the loss of the greater part of 11%Ir.
Olt ElLLy's valuable property, and the narrow escape
of his wife and three infant children.
A cask, belonging to the ship London, was found
by Captain I'eckett, of the Royal George, of Hull,
oa the 20th March, who has brought the cask thither
on his return from Davis's Straits. The London was'
lost in ApT il, 1817, in lat 61i. long. 57. and the cask
was picked up in Hoysound, a narrow pasi at the Ork-
Der Islands, in a perfect state, but entirely covered
with grass. It seems difficult to ascertain whether the
set of the tides, or long prevalence of westerly winds
(sometimes for nine months together), had drifted the
eask the great distance of 1,400 miles in eleven
anor.thc, or about four milts a day, and in this age of
discovery may be deewed worthy of further inquiry.