Star.
London, England, 1829-12-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S, Dec. 3.
Frum the general desire manifested to back Brunswicker for the
Derby, and the eagerness with which the odds are offered against
The blajor, we are entitled to infer that the former has turned out
the best, and that The Major may not be expected in the South.—
It is not yet known when Mr. Petre's lot will be sent to New-
market: but we have heard that besides the Derby Nag, it is in-
tended to send Laura for the Oaks, and Rowton for the Ascot and
Goodwood Cups. Lord Queensbetry's Sister to Emma rises daily,
and there is not much doubt that she will become the favourite for
the Oaks; indeed she is now so close with Mouche that i: would
be difScult to say which has the call. The following were the ge-
neral prices at the close of the room :

orasy.
7 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Mummer
12 to 1 Mr. Petre's Brunswicker (13 to I taken)
12 to 1 Sir M. Wood's Cetus
17 to 1 Lord Exeter's Mabmoud
18 to I Mr. Chifney's Cressida colt
18 to 1 Lord Sefton's Sal. Colt
18 to 1 Mr. Thornhill's Wat Tyler
20 to 1 Lord C..vendish's Mouse colt
22 to 1 Lord Sefton's Mouche
25 to 1 Lord Sefton's Captain Arthur
25 to 1 Mr. Petre's The Major
25 to 1 Lord Exetet's Red Rover
30 to 1 -- Lord Tavistock's Custard (taken)
OAKS.
7 to 1 -- Lord Sefton's Mouche
7 to 1 Lord Queensberry's Sister to Emma
9 to 1 -- Mr. Stonehewer's Leeway filly
1000 to 6 agst Mummer winning the Derby, Mouche the Oaks,
and Ruby the St. Leger (taken).
HUNTING.
The Worcestershire Fox Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Froome
House ; Friday, at Green Dragon, Corse Lawn.
Mr. Jolliffe's fox—hounds to-morrow at the Hermitage ; Wed.
timidity. at Outwood (the Bell) Saturday, at Kingswood.gate.
The Surrey fox.hounds, to.morrow at the Half Moon, Godstone-
road ; Thursday, at Locksbottom (White Lion) Saturday, at the
Bull, at Limpsfield.

The ways of showing respect vary almost ad infinitum
in different countries. Here, beneath the same roof, opposite rules
prevail. When the Speaker of the House of Commons enters, the
Members rise in honour of his presence. The spectators in the
gallery, on the same occasion, are ordered to sit.

The strength of wing and 'muscular vigour of the eagle
are truly astonishing. The flesh has not, as some have alleged, any
offensive smell or taste, but It resembles a bundle of cords, and
cannot be eaten.—British Naturalist.

A party of four, comprising two brothers and to o 14-
ters, of the ages of 86, 85, 84, and 80, all in possession of excellent
health, and all residing in Ipswich, sat down on Wednesday eve-
ning last to a rubber of whist. Tire occasion of this meeting was
the circumstance of the elder of the family party entering the 87th
year of his age.
Admiral Byron was so proverbially unfortunate, that
it was said of him that he never once met with a fair wind; yet
his acknowledged Merits were such, that his disasters were always
imputed to his ill fortune, never as his fault.
The following is in general the Sunday costume of
the people of Brunswick. :—A cocked hat, a white coat lined with
scarlet, and reaching quite down to the herb, white leather
breeches, with frequently black, and often red stockings, with
enormous shoe-bucklea.

Mr. Charles• Young, late Manager of the Federal-
street Theatre,•in Boston, it is said, has recently sailed from New
York for Englandoo take pos►ession of a fortune of X 20,000,
bequeathed to him by a near relative.—Boston Gazette, Oet. 20. ,
Sir Edward Moetyn, of Talacre, Flintshire, intends to
offer himself for a share in the representation of the city of Wor-
cester, whenever an opportunity occurs. Sir Edward is a Roman
Catholic, and formerly resided near' Worcester.—Maccksjleld
Courier.

Tuesday evening, the 24th ult. as Daniel Sullivan, of
the Coast Blockade, was on duty near the lighthouse, at East-
bourne, he fell down the dreadful precipice, supposed to be 280
feet. It is conjectured that the beaten path, marked by large
pieces of chalk, being covered by the great fall of snow, be missed
his track and fell off the cliff. He was missed about seven o'clock
in the evening.by the mail, which made a report at the watchkouse
that there was noon* on the station as above. Immediate search
was made with candles and lanterns, and by fhquently 'calling his
name, but tb no effect. Early neat morning (Wednesday) some
men were sent-in quest under the cliff; they found the unfortunate
man in Shooting Bottom, with his thigh broken, and dreadfully
bruised in other parts, quite a spectacle to behold. An Inquest was
held on the body on Saturday, by F. H. Gell, Esq. Coroner, and
a verdict returned of " Accidental Death."

Whether the much-talked-of science, phrenology, be •
true or false, one thing is certain, that the practice of it frequently
• places its professors M a questionable and ludicrous predicament, as
the' following little anecdote, which happened a few days ago in
Idinburgh, will thOw ::--A lady standing in need of a nursery.
maid, a girtcalled ar her house as applicant for the situation. She
was shown into a room wherh she was left alone, and by and bye
the husband entered. He requested her to seat herself, and then
to take off her bonnet and undo her ringlets. With this the young
I *omen hesitatingly, compiled; but, 'when he followed it up by
..procceding to poke with his- Etagere all round and round her held,
she, with the instinctive delicacy, ofltser sex,, started up and " de-
manded an eaplanation," which nqt proving.intelligible to her un-,
_initiated mind, she lost no time in quitting the house, and ex-
pressing, in no measured terms, her sense of the rudeness of the
philosopher.
RUSSIAN JUSTICE.—An American gentleman at
Moscow has, through divers lawsuits and antagonists who have
overbribed the Judges, lost all .of a very promising fortune. He
?thus related tome the origin of his downfal. He bad purchased a
-vessel which was stranded at Archangel for a very trifling sum of
noney, and pereeiling that the tinsel had not received so seriods a
damage as to hinder her repairs for a moderate sum, he entered
into.an agreement with, a Russian ship-builder to have the said
vessel .tigten in hand, to be repaired with, oak planks, and to be
finished in two Months, the American 'paying a thousand rubles in
advance.':. A month•elapsed; -and the Vessel, instead of beitig in a
more forward state, was gradually disappearing ;.plank after plank
was removed, and a hempen cable and other trilling articles, were
daily found advancing towards a store kept tithe contractor, and
at the•end of two months she was perfectly plankless. The Ame-
rican sued his adversary : in the first place, to recover his thousand
rubles ' • secondiy,.to recover the value.oT the ship ; and, lastly, the
forfeit due on the non-performance of the contract. Before the
trial coMmenied, he asked-the chief Judge to dinner, and without
any round-about conversation. offered him a' handsome remune-
ration if he would do him justice. The judge declined the bribe,
alleging be had received more from the other party; but as the ,
American linagined be had • offered quite enough, the negotiations
with' he—chief Judge were broken off. But the Anterican suc-
, ceedet in bribing die other four who constituted the Court ; and
when the opinions were delivered, four Intake the American, and
the chief Judge for the Russian. This gave rise to a reference to
1110 scow. In the Governor's note was a remark that a doubt
could' not be entertained. concerning the case, the American having
teen decidedly defrauded. The action, however; was nude over
to the Court at Riga.. It was lurid in &sputa. for nearly a year:
the Ruasian-peing a man of wealth, and the Apericiut becoming
poorer and poorer, bribes adianied on . one side" as they decreased
oil theothetindeed, they wetrinititially relinquished by the Ante-
wMagelieved his case snore after the first and second decia
skin. ; .so much err,- that: even. a Russian Court must do justice:
the,sll.ollo uses 01E9 against him .ot Riga, and having'
passid-the,Council at St. Petarsimigh, received the signature of
the ffiriptriat, So •that 'WO 'sblp;.'delpoett, aid cable, Pais* the
lawful property of the Russian.—Memoirs Rods fisille.Mie
Menai!, Magazine.