Star.
London, England, 1826-12-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
HUNTING.
Ills West?. Stag Hounds will meet et Monday, at Stoic
Common • and on Friday; at leer Heath. if prevented by th
weather, ;hey will seet at the same place the following day,
The Earl of lk: by's stag bounds meet on Tuesday, at Waits*
Heath.

H. Joßafe, fox hounds on Monday, at Reigate enmrnm
Thursday, at Turner's Hill; and Sothrday, at Charivrood V
The Surrey fox-hounds on Monday, at Mangey Green ; Wed.
nesday, at Pratt's Bottom ; and Saturday, at the Half Moon.
The barrier:. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
ROYAL HUNT.

A fine deer was turned out soon after ten o'clock ye*,!eld,,
morning at Salt Hill, few the day's diversion; Lord Merybnro ,b.
Master of the King's Stag Hounds, accompanied by a rim..,,,,
field of Sportsmen, together with the King's Huntsman, the
men Pricl:ers, and the Hounds, arrived on the ground alap.,t •-,
o'clock. Tht deer was turned nut of the cart soon afterw-r!.,
started across the country towards Stoke.

RUNNING MATCH.MATCH.ihursday Mr. Phillips started to run six hundred yards apint
Mr. Bond, on Knutsford Race Course, for 100 sous. aside. It w
decided in favour of the former. It was an excellent race, I_l
a very short time, and won by about five yards. Betting zts...
In was 5 to 4 on the winner.

Sixteen individuals who acted entltrary to the cite
Proclamation, relative to dealing with fltotestahts, were carded Of
flogged on Saturday and Sunday night, between Athlone and
Ballinasloe; and a woman was actually compelled to swam
half a pound of soap, which the had bought from a Protestant.—
freseinent4 Journal.

Since the communication of his Majesty's Message,
relative to the war between Spain and Portugal, the
gust-makers in the neighbourhood of Goodmane,s-fieltis
have been in full work.

Houses are now open on Tower-hill for the reception
of sailors. A considerable number of seamen were ye,.
terday pressed into his Majesty's service in the vicinity
of East Smithfield.

In consequence of the supposed prospect of war, much
activity has prevailed in several descriptions of foreign
produce. In Rum, particularly, considerable business
has been done in the lower qualities, at an advance of
3d. per gallon. The holders of Portugal and Spanish
Wines are very firm, but at present no advance in prices
can be named. The transactions in Saltpetre hire Dern
very extensive, and the price, which last week was
about 235. was, on Wednesday morning, as high as
1265. 6d. the cwt. On that day, however, the demand
in some degree subsided, and purchases were made on
'Change at 255. Yesterday the demand again became
very active, and 275. was in many instances paid. The
quantity of Saltpetre imported into London in 18'25,
did not exceed 54,500 bags ; but up to the present Fe-
siodt 93,900 bags have been brought here. The stock
in the East India Company's warehouses way be esti-
mated at about 27,500 bags.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, Dec. 12.
There was a tolerably good supply of Wheat the last week, but
of other Grain, except of foreign Beans, the imports were small,
fully equal, however, to the wants of the trade. Every descriptiA
of Corn has been on the decline, and the sales since Tuesday Lave
been less than for several preceding weeks. Some small parcels:if
Wheat were taken by speculators nn Saturday, at a reduction of
about 2d. per bushel, but not sufficient to give firmness to holders.
—ln the country markets the demand has been very languid.—
A large sale of good red Wheat, in bond, was effected in the early
part of the week, at a reduction on previous rates of ed. to 6d. per
bushel, and there are still buyers, but few holders are disposed to
submit to any reduction. The late large purchases of Flour have
taken most of the best quality off the market, and but for some small
export orders Is. to 2s. per barrel advance has been paid. There
were several vessels freak up for this day's market, and on the whole
there was a fair show of samples. Wheat met a limited sale at fully
the above decline, and Oats sold slowly at id. to Id. per bushel us.
der last Tuesday's currency. Barley is without variation. We must
note the lower descriptions of Beans is. per quarter down, but the
best qualities are uncalled. Peas the same as last week. Flour are
Oatmeal are rather lower, the former is. per 280 lbs.

DIED.

The 19th of April last, on board the Fiphinstone on his range
to Colombo, Lieut. Samuel Jackson, of the Madras Native Infan-
try, and Deputy Quartermaster General in the ceded district:.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS, Dte.ls.
Beef... 25 4d to 45 4d I Veal
Mutton ........2s 44 to 3s 4d Pork 3s 4d to 45 id

PRICES or HAY Apo STRAW YESTERDAY.
ST. JAMES'S. MUITSCHATEL.
Hay 5115 s 6d to 51 lOs Od Hay 41 Os to 51 its 91
Clover 41 5s Od to 61 6s Od Clover 41 10s to 61 6s Od
Straw 11 8s Cd to 11 19s Od Straw 11 12. to 11 16s 04