Star.
London, England, 1826-07-08 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Lady Barr/mere, the wretched creature who has so long and so
often figured in the annals of police, appeared on Thursday at this
Office in a new character—that of a sober penitent. The immediate
object of her visit was to state that she had been kept one day longer
in prison by Mr. Nodder' the Governor of Tuthill-Gelds, than the
term for which she had been sentenced; "but," added she, sighing
deeply, " I have no great reason to complain, for Mr. Nodder has
always treated me with the greatest kindness—much more, indeed,
than I have deserved. lam tired of the life I have led, and would
to Goa I could get out of it."
Mr. thus, with great kindness, said he sincerely hoped she was
in earnest, and assured her that it it were so, he would give her
every possible assistance in any plan which could be thought utto
enable her to pursue a new coarsen/ life.
Her Lo(itsPdp toured him she was perfectly sincere, and said that
if the means were in her power, she would immediately go to her
native place in Devonshire.
Mr. HALLs gave her half-a-crown. and desired her to keep sober.
and call again on the following morning. Ford, the gaoler, pre-
vailed OD her to entrust him with eighteen.pence of the half-crown,
and having got herself some food with the shilling, she took up her
abode in a watchbouse; as a voluntary prisoner, for the night.
In the morning she again presented herself, and having declared
herself to be in thee:llns mind, Mr. Hasa.. and air It. &MI told
her they would pay her coach hire, and supply her with money.—
She was desired to wait in the outer office, and there she obtained
the balance of her half-crown from Ford, and went out, as she
said, to get victuals, but in a short time she returned in a growing
state of intoxication, and in an hour or eo was so riotous as to
alarm the whole neighbourhood. At length she sunk exhausted,
and lay on the floor insensibly drunk. She was locked up in that
state rue/Marl to her committal to prison.
In the mean while, a tall athletic woman was brought in for
having got drunk, and brofien several winnows in the neighbour-
hood. This new customer laid about her, and violently assaulted
the Officers, in the true Barryntore style, continually exclaiming,
" 0, you I Will be worse than ever Lady Barryrnote was
—she is a fool to me."—ln the afternoon this hopeful pair were
band-cuffed together, to be conveyed to prison, and nothing could
' exceed the indignation of het Ladyship, apes being told that her
fellow-prisoner had said she would *zeal her In all her feats. She
burst out Into a string of oaths and epithet., lad swore that, were
her hands at liberty, she would " smash the (her companion).
I—They1—They were seffilbd in TothiS.fields together.

The wealthy Nlr. FARQUHAR MIDI to have died un-
expectedly, as for several snonths past he had enjoyed
(it is said) very improved health. Tuesday he was quite
well, and remained several hours at Mr. PHILIPS'S, in
Bond-street, transacting business with him, and paid
him a considerable ,sum of money, and appointed to be
with him on the following thy, Wednesday, to select,
some pictures. Mr. FARQUHAR has left three nephews,
and a more immediate relative in America.
The literary habits of MI.SOUTHICY are thus described
by a contemporary : " He rises early, and writes or reads
till breakfast-time. He reads or writes after breakfast
till dinner; after diniier till tea, and from tea till bed-

a And follows so the ever-running year,
" With profitable labour, to his grate."
On Derwent's bank, beneath the foot of Skiddaw, study
serves him for business,esercise, and recreation. He passes
from verse to prose ; from history to poetry ; from read-
ing to writing—by a stop watch."—How would Parlia-
mentary hours and habits suit such a man?
Monday se'nnight *dispute arose after a wrestling
match at Wh. Rose, near Redruth : the parties separated
for the time and retired to two public houses in the
neighbourhood to drink. One party afterwards came
to the public house where their opponents were sitting,
when a fresh altercation ensued, and in the end a man
named Walter Bray attacked and knocked down Mar-
di) Pope with a stick, and killed him on the spot. A
Coroner's Jury met on Wednesday, and returned a ver-
dict of Wilful Murder against Bray, who has been
committed .to Bodmin gaol for trial. Many other
wounds were given and received in this desperate affray,
4 but none of them proved fatal.

SPORTING 3:ITELLIGENCE.
-4...--.
HAMPTON RACES, JULY ?.—oLast Mr.
Handicap Sweepereket. with 20 an. added bY the Fhnd:
Mr. Lake's Orator, aged, Olt. 21b. . . 1 1
Mr. Berkeley's ch. m. Vnymstnengeogr, aged., ist. 101 b. 2 .4
Mr. hlaundrell's Princess Mary, 4 yrs, Tat. 21b. . 3 4
Mr. Coleman's Linguist, 4 yrs, fst. elb. : 4 3
Lord Lennoz's e. by Smolensko, 3 yrs, est. 111 b. • 5 's
A good rate.
The eosins was very thin, and at many booths cot a 442 h woo
drawn. Pearlman's was knocked down by a hone, being in gigs
way. H. was shoe the same night, 430 hating been offered foi
him by a farrier while alive.

FOOTRACE.
Yesterday a min contest took place, Dear the *indmai, on
Clapham Cannon, between Goodman and Jackson, voted pedei.
mans. The distance was 150 l ards, (or 100 son. At starting
Jackson took the lead; Goodman, however, soon increased hie
speed, and, had the distance been greater, would, in all probability;
have succeeded ; as it was, however, Jackson gained his suit bit
'twelve inches.

GRAND RUNNING MATCH.
A grand match of running took place on Tuesday, near Ram*
gate, in a field belonging to 1. Garrott, Hsi. who kindly offered it
for the purpose. The match was made sometime since, for 4514
a side, between twenty Gentlemen of Ramsgate against an equal
number from St. Lawrence. As the manner these matches are
conducted is not generally known, it may not be amiss to infurut
our readers I—The two parties are stationed 20 rods apart; when
one makes a start from his goal, one from the opposite side imme•
diately follows in pursuit of him, and another from the opi mire
side after him, and so on till the whole party are out. No ruonrr
is allowed to interfere in any manner but with the person he is in
pursuit of. The game Is to those who obtain the most strokes out
of seven--each stroke is decided by any runner overtaking the one
be followed from the goal. The parties made one hour and a
half hard running, end it was decidedly in favour of the Ratusgare
party, who got the first five strokes with apparently the greatest
ease. The parties then adjourned to the Bull and George Inn,
where they partook of an excellent supper. and finished the evening
In the most convivial manner.

BOXING MATCH.
A good fight was got up oo the ground between a man railed
Shays, the liamsgate champion, and a confident tailor, who offered
to fight, run, or jump, with any man on the ground; and much to
the honour of the Ramsgateites, his challenge did not remain long
unanswered. The result was a sharp fight of 40 minutes, in whirls
date 17 dashing rounds were fought, when some officers arr:ved,
and stayed all proceedings for the present. The men, however,
are matched for SOL a side, to fight on Monday neat. They showed
game of the first order. The tailor succeeded mach better than
was expected from his big words, though inferior in point of wind
and courage to Shays.
WRESTLING MATCHES.
The Paignton Wrestling inatehes on Thursday se'inigbt fared
of those animating exhibitions of strength and courage u.ual in this
.favourite Devonshire sport ; but the next day made ample amends a
at two o'clock the double play commenced, and brought the follow.
lug noted wrestlers .into contact :—Pope was thrown by Hine—.
Hismaford by Belwortity, in an hour and 7 minutes—Dainert II by
John Drascombe—Chaff by Hustable—Rogers by Simon Webber
—Flower by Jordan-.. 5. Drascombe ►y J. Frost.—Ridgway by
Langdon-4.angdou by John Drascomhe-- Hine by limitable—
Belwortby by Jordan--Sinson Webber by Frost—John Draseombe
by Jordan—limitable by Frost—Jordan won the first prize of 6
sovereigns; Frost the second of 4 sovereigns; Lewis Mascots**
the third of 3 sovereigns; and Beiworthy the fourth of 1 sovereign;
besides the standard money to the whole of them.

A NRCDOTZ 0/ BURNll.—}le was standing one day
upon the quay at Greenock, when a wee thy merchant,
belonging to the town, bad the misfortune to fall into
the harbour. He was no swimmer, and his death would
have been inevitable, had not a sailor, who happened to
be passing at the time, immediately plunged in, and, at
the risk of bis own life, rescued him from his dangerous
situation. The Greenock merchant, upon recovering a
little frem his fright, put his hand into his pocket, and
generously present the sailor with a shilling. The
crowd who were by this time collected, loudly pro.
tested against the contemptible insignificance of the
sem ; and Burns, with a smile. of ineffable scorn, en-
treated them to restrain their clamour, •4 for; said he,
" the Gentleman is of course the test judge of the value
of his own life."

Yesterday, at the British Mown:, after a lea( illness, Taylor
Combe, Esq. F.R.S. and F.A.S. aged 32.
I Wednesday morning, abtot half-past two o'clock, Miss Dee, the
Lady in Waking upon the Princes,. Sophia Matilda, at the resi-
dence of the Princess, on Blackheath, after a fertnlght's
supplied to be water an the chest. Sbe had attained her sOth year
within a few weeks. She had been in the family forty.siz years,
having been engaged by the late Duke and Duchess of Gloucester,
and consequently has been an attendant upon the Princess and the
present Duke from their infancy, and she was greatly beloved and
esteemed by the Princess and the Duke, and also by both the
Royal Eatablisments.

NENVGATE ix LRADENHALL MARKETS, JimT.
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Reef. Ss Od to 41 Od Veal ......... Ss Od to 4s 841
blotto') Se ed to 4s Od I Pork Si Od to 4s 4d

lamb 04 to 3$ 04..

PRICES or HAY Ara)
IT. sexes's.
flay 41 Os 04 to 51 15s Od
Clover 51 ft Od to 61 es Od
Straw 11 164 641 to 41 2s Od

A%V Y

Hay 31 101 to 41 161 04
C3ovor 41 10s to GI Os Od
Straw 11 16s to 21 Os 04

PItICE
NEW MCKIM.

HOPS

MIEW JAQ3.

Kent 221 s to 260 s
Sussex ...... s2os to 240 s
tam ...... 220 s to 232$

Kent 2101 to 2400
Surat*
Essex

Farnham line 300 s to

240 s to 360 s