Star.
London, England, 1818-08-26 00:00:00

HUTNING.

ALTHORT •tro PTTCHLZY HOUNDS.—The Althorn and Pytch-
ley countries will be regularly hunted four times a week, the en-
suing season, from a kennel about to be built at Brizworth,.
near• Northampton.

Mr. DENHAM has bought the Duke of HAMIL-
TON'S bay gelding, by Governor.
Exeter Races, last week, have not afforded so much
gratificatiOn to the lovers of the turf as the preceding
years have done—very few horses having attended,
and only three entered for the second day's sport.
The weather was extremely fine each day, and the
company numerous, consisting of the most fashion-
able families in Devonshire. The race-stand boasted
of an assemblage of rank and beauty seldom or ever
equalled ; nor were the, belles in the various vehicles
which crowded the course on each side less attractive.
The Ordinaries were this year at the New London
Inn, but were thinly attended. The Ball at the Egyp-
tian Hall, at the Ilotol, on the first evening, was ho-
noured by upwards of 400 of the Nobility and Gentry
of the county, who kept up the sprightly dance to a
late hour. The second was not so full—about 200.
Partridges, from France, were sold last week, in
the Island oiJersey, at 2s. a brace.
A carrier pigeon, which had been brought down
from London to Norwich, was started on Saturday
morning from that city, to determine a bet of five
guineas, that it returned to town in five hours, which
it did in five minutes under the given time. The same
bird arrived in town from Bury, a few days before,
in three hours.

The present appearance of nightingales in Scotland
has revived the following anecdote :—An honest Cam-
brian, some years ago, was asked in the Pump-room
at Bath, ii there were any nightingales in Wales?—
" Nightingales!" exclaimed Llewellin' " what be they
then?"—" Birds that sing. by night," rejoined his
friend. " Oh, thcn," exclaimed the Welshman, with
great simplicity, " we have plenty of nightingales—
but we de call them Owls!"
CHANTRY is now employed in giving the last
touches to his fine Statue of the late Lord President
BLAIR. It is executed at the expense of a distinguish-
ed number df the Gentlemen of the Scots Bar, by
whom this enlightened and independent Judge was
equally beloved and revered. The work does honour
to the classical taste of the artist, who, though he has
clothed the Judge in his official robes, has had the
temerity to dispense (hear it not in Westminster Hall!)
with the most ancient and legal decoration of wisdom
—the wig ! We suspect that this innovation in the
costume of the Court will not be relished by the
friends of Church and State in the metropolis of Scot-
land. If the Judges are to be unwigged, and crops
introduced on the Bench, there is no saying where
the rage will stop. Neither the Bar nor the College
of Physicians, nor even the Clergy would be safe !
W© would therefore earnestly recommend it to Mr.'
CHANTRY .to have a well " chisselled wig" ready to
put on, in case the statue should be attacked in the
place of its destination, the Parliament House of
Scotland. It is to be placed in that division of the
Court, where the eminent person whom it represents
presided. It ought to be added, that BLAIR is the
second Lord President of the Court of Session, whose
memory has been honoured with a statue. The first
was DUNC IN Fon e es, " claram etvenerabile 'rumen."

Entxsunon.--The following curious account of
Edinburgh, at the beginning of tl.e 16th century,
drawn up by ALEXANDER ALF.SSE, who was a Canon
of St. Andrev.'s, and going abroad at the time of the
Reformation, wac n►.ade Professor of Theology at
Leipsic, cannot fail to prove amwsing to man), of our
Readers. ALP.SSE W:V: born in Edinburgh in 1500 :
In the east end of the town is the magnificent
monastery of the I 10l y Cross (or Holy Rood), to which
is annexed the King's Palace, surrounded with lovely
gardens, beyond which there is a lake, at the foot of
la high hill called Atthur's Seat, on which these is a
small chapel dedicated to St. Anthony. In this city
arc two large streets, that lie betwixt the Maiden
Castle, the Monastery and Palace, pathed with square
stones, but principally the King's-street. The suburb
towards the west end of the city is about half a mile
in length, and is called St. Cuthbert's-street. The
town is not built of brick, but of hewn stones ;
and the houses are so large and magnificent that
they look like palaces. Irom the Palace to the
Castle there is one continued street, called the King's
Street. The continuation of the King's Street towards
the Palace, is called the Chanon Street. From the
King's Street, on both sides, run a great many lanes,
all adorned with large and stately edifices ; as
is likewise the Cowgate, in which the Nobility and
Senators of the College of Justice live. And here are
the principal buildings in the kingdom, wherein no-
thing is to be seen that is mean or rustic, but all mag-
nificent and stately. On the west end of the city
there rises a high hill, and a rock, on which is built a
castle, inaccess►ble on all sides, but that towards the
town ; neither can it be scaled on any other part. In
this rock several vultures have their nests, out of
which the young ones are often taken by the ventu-
rous youth, who are let down from the Castle with
ropes and baskets or creels, in which they put them:"

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On the 20th inst. a Court Martial was held at St;
'feller's, Jersey, on two pritates of the 65th Dee-
ment, who had deserted to France, and having no
passports, were detained and sent back to Jersey.
The prisoners said nothing in their defence, and were
found guilty.

COTTON SPINNERS..

Friday evening the following Prisoners vele con-
veyed from Manchester to Lancaster Castle, true bills
having been found against them by the Grand Jury
at the Assizes now holding there, for coespiring to
raise their wages as Cotton-spinners, namely:
Robert Nicholls Prter Ira! George Webb
Robert Resnick Richard Fairbrotherl George Bonin?:
Henry Wild William Temple Chanel Ckishe.
The trials of these men excite considerable interest
amongst the manufaituring Blass. •

Last week as a little boy, about nine years of age,
was looking at the workmen employed in blowmg
up the rocks In the river at Ivy Bridge, a large frag-
ment fell on his head, whereby his brains were knocked
out. The poor father of the child received the me-
lancholy news of his own mother's demise in the course,
of an hour after the accident !

Yesterday, John Cane, a lad, aged 15, belonging
to a vessel in the River, while loosing the main-top.
gallarit-sail, fell, and was literally dashed to pieces.
J. Dawson was also killed yesterday by falling
from a ladder with a hod of bricks, while working
at a house in Bermondsey.
Yesterday a boat, with a party of youths ink, was,
by some mismanagement, upset on the Thames, and
one of them, named James Hunter, was drowned.
The others were with difficulty saved.
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A yeting Ltd, 18 yeart of age, and of most re-
spectable co;:nezions, was unfortunately drowned
while bathing in the sea, at Sanmarez Mielles, Jet•
sey, on the evening of 'Monday se'n,i ight. He plunged
from the top of a rock into the sea, and was almo-t
instantly drowned. A young man who accompanied
him to the water side, ❑larmed at his remaining so
long under ‘tater, rushed in, and made every pneible
effort to save him, but in vain ; he got him, how-
ever, and then ran almost distracted into town fir
assistance. Crowds ran immediately to the spot ;
some said that the body was still warm ; but no ap-
paratus being ready he was lest. When the nens
was brought to his family at St. John's, his mother
dropt down to all appearance dead ; with great dif-
ficulty, however, she was brought to life, but Conti-
nues in a state of distraction ever since.

Friday morning, while an auctizneer in Birming-
ham was selling some lots of furniture, in a room
erected over a brew-house in that town, the floor gave
way, and all . the persons present were precipitated
into the space below. Several persons were mate-
rially hurt, and taken to the Hospital.
A gentleman named Cross was stopped in Dean,
street, Wrs-Jr.inster, on Sunday evening, and robbed
ot his watch and money.
Sunday night, Mr. 'l'.Pinhorn, of Paddington. was
met near the Yorkshire Stingo by thiee men, who
presorted pistols, placed a gag in his month, to pre-
vent his giving an alarm, and then robbed him of
property to a considerable amount.
The Guni Jury of the Ccunty of Cumberland
have come to Resolutions upon the necessity of hav-
ing Spring Assizes for the four Northern Counties.
Monday, John Rowe, who was convicted at the
last Assizes for sheep-stealing, was executed at Laun-
ceston, pursuant to his sentence.
Monday a man and woman of respectable ap-
pearance, went into the hack parlour of the King s-
Head public house, in Great Ormond-street, where
after drinking a glass of brandy and water, (which
they paid for at going out) they contrived to rob a
chest of drawers in the room of several articles, and
likewise took a time-piece from off the chimney-piece.
The articles were missed shortly after their depar-
ture, when a pursuit took place, but they effected
their escape.
Monday night, tl:e most daring robberies were
committed with impunity, in spite of a number of
constable; present, by an organized band of thieves
in Feckham-fields. The fields are situated at t;-.e
back cf the Lord Nelson, in the Kent Road, and the:o
is a thoroughfare across them to Peckham. It being
the night of the fair, great numbers, about eight
o'clock at night, were returning to town; there a a
gate to pass through, and two hundred persons were
at times collected on the Peckham side, waiting to
pass through. The gang of thieves robbed the wo-
men of shawls, caps, and bonnets, and the men ot
their watches and handkerchiefs, and those who at-
tempted the least resistance, were kicked and best in
the most brutal manner. A constable was very
much injured in attemping to take one of the thieves
into custody.
All the Orchards on the Clyde, generally sold by
public auction, have been disposed of, and the follow-
ing, with those formerly given, will finish the list:
Uation Monet .008 Carlin on Rad-
Br.tefoot £9O der £l7 Milton. £lr3
'Fortin £lO2 ...... £6O Rosebank...-£!.O
Wityp.tesLaw... £l2O Woodside... £ll7
The Apples, Pears, and Plums, are bought up on a;
averaE,se at Ss. per Winchester bushel.—Besides the
Orchards above mentioned, a number were sold by
private bargain, so that their amount cannot be a!-
certained.

Limontcx, Aug. 19.—Upwards of 800 bags of
new Wheat appeared at market to,-day, and a reduc-
tion of 3d. per stone took place. Price of Flour from
28s. to 30s. per cwt. Oatmeal from 16s. to 17s.
HOP INTELL IGr.NCE.-.--CANTERBURY, ALTO.
Several of our Planters commenced picking on Thurs-
day and Friday last; more began this day, and by
Thursday next the picking will be general, which, as
has been before observed, is a fortnight earlier than
the usual period in former years.
COP.N-EXCHANGE, MARE-LANE, ACQUIT 26.—.. We
have no fresh supply of English Wheat since Monday.
on which day nearly the whole of what appeared was
disposed of, and the little that was left over met
!Cady sale, but not on lower terms than on Monday.
New Barley is enquired after, but there is none as
market. Fine flesh foreign Barley is rather better
sale, and Is. per quarter dearer.—Oats continue dull
sale, in consequence of daily arrivals, and the reluc-
tance of the consumers to purchase.—Peas lad Beans
,are rathcr dearer than on Monday, the supply bcing
small, and buyers nutnerol:s.