Star.
London, England, 1817-07-31 00:00:00

SPORTING.

Seven' Noblemen and Gentlemen w:re
day morning on Wormwood Scrubby to mark c',t
the ground for a three-mile race course, on which
three days' horse races a:e to be run, to commvnte cn
the 12th of next month. There were sever..l laho 1.
rtrs employed yesterday in levelling the g, fr;
the intended course.—The Dukes of Yc Fr(
sex, and the Earl of SnamsZBUPY are SUb.CriSet&—
There is an elegant wooden temporary hntl,!4!tr te!‘c
crrcted near the winning post, for the act'
tion of the Nobility : the ground is al •• tri..rkeLi
fur the erection of booths, stalls, and other places
amusement and refreshment.

Crisp, the bricklayer who walked t2S,:I trttcsltck,
wards on Wormwood Scrubbs
the rate of 40 miles a day, and ta‘k
hour and a half within the given t m:, 0-:ts
ordinary nature of his undertaking could tin.; , er.
son tut back him, consequently bets wcre t.
against him, which he Lock him,elt to t'.e t.tli ..n:o int
of all he could by any means ntus.,r, I•cor only
to eight, which sum he raised trort a ;trotter on A
(11:1)0Sit of all his fnrniture, w!,ich he redzemv,', hi!
perfoinaing Ole above uoparallelvd undertakin;..
Stevens has received e-. 20 from tt..e Otto.
MoitE car er.TY T') ANIM Ils'sPifics;,/
mare started yesterday morning ert-tit fittinchol,.it to
not twenty-lour miles in an hnui anti 4 1.44, a
bet of 1W guineas. The mare was rode by t !,,v
who weighed seven store. The mire rert•n.nt.d It.
first mile is three minutes and a halt, mil.zs and
a quarter iii.the hall hour, and sixteen noleb
seven onnutei. She was slatted ag,i:n at the lartr
:cater cleansing the mouth, and she p.rtorme.l
other eigLt miles in mem y•nim! nminirs
seconds. The boy seemed mote timed thafi the Inttly.
AQUATIC WAGEB.--Vnttld iy aster o::11, t. 14
74.re/cs, nAwiLlistanelMg the ciouJed ap;,e.er.ire:e
the weallier, boasted a numerous asseinbilge
:eel company to vs.i;ncrs the cents; betwe:4l see-ix
vie:dem:en, for an elegsnt wherry, given by Mr. lar-
sox, of the Red Ilousc, Liam r:ea. It was very man.
fully contestet!, °and alter a severe struggle, a person
named Westwood was declared the winner.

Lornever: re ONE FANIILY•••••••FiVI hrerilerS are'
nee sister dieed together at the light Belk, in
Canteriniry,latt weds, where united aees amotrated
to 445! years, viz.
Mrs. HinTrst. fa I Ed•••:•r•l_^.mith, 7S I nt.r.i. gn:i.h, ep
Jul.n Fmith, 7b I An.:l-;v: ::math, 72 Henri snii!b. G 7
The youneett brother itos S 2 eland children :i':d
vest% C Treat grand childien ; and what is rrnittkable,
their: 11:15 met been a death of either a b Cher i r sister
of the abore.narned parent (or the Is years.
On the cpestion, whic:i ct,rite before toe Ma eistrates
at the Devon Quarter Sessions, respecting a coinrn
road, the united apes of the fits: thirteen witnesses
arenented to ;:ine hund.-41.%1 rine:pone years.
Mn. .. Lett 's Deve,er.— :qr. Sadler's descent was
in a cerl d, within a mile and a halt of Pelt--
hi!ad, rat -.lllace called Portliyelafeor, where he found
to
several people who reaPy afrorded tlteir a,sistarce
to secure the Ballo^,n, v. itiev lte disengaged himself
from it, and who aft.:: wards removed ii to T.-:ely!,ead.
it seems, that in a very short rind after iiis dep more,
the breeze, which at first took /I,m fora ard 1 ArVl.y,
lost a great deal of its vlgonr, and the etl,,ciry of l:is
motion was consequently considerably din:it:idled.
A favourable change. however, gave the balloon
a fresh impulse, and it made the later part of the
voyage very expeifitooudy. Had the wind held op
favrurahly, as on his first ascenilii,g, Mr. SArn.re
would have reached his destination in less thin
half the time that his trip actually eccupied. Dtairg
his voyage he felt the vicissitudes of heat and cild at
the same moment. Tl.e sun was at one time ineen-
veniently lit, and affected every part of Mr. SADLER
but his feet, which were excessively cold, and required
I some .. itional caveriiig to restore circulation.—
During .14 voyage, he encountered a snow shower.
which was transformed to rain before it reached the
earth. He passed perpendicularly over, and sew very
distinctly, the pack. t which sailed from Holyhead on
Tuesday alter noon.
FIRE AT Watent.no PLaer..—Yesterday, about
four o'cl ck P. M. a dreadful fire broke out in the
new buildings opposite the Prince Regent's Pa'Ace.
It commenced at the principal house, on the wett
side, vvluch has a frontage towards Pall-mall, and ;.;
oiritimented with a series of lonic columns. Tee
flames first appeared through the roof, being preeed,d
by volumes of smile. The premises were occupied
by the wife of one of the workmen concerned in rwe
erection. It was a long time lietore water could 1...er
procured, and only two small engines were brons!it
into action at a sputter bet re five o'clock ; but Loon
after Eve several others were bregght into play. Un-
fee-tun:Hely a high wind prevailed, which added to
the evil ; and it was not until several adsenturiets
individuals ventured upon the roof that any effect
was produced. The engines, now acted with effect ;
abut what tended more than any thing to stop the de.
structive ravages was the eluting away the ratters cc
beams which supported the vol. The temei ity of
some carpenters excited the groatest fears for their
pet zonal safety, they standing upon the narroe carp-
. pet envelop:el in fire ar.d smile, whilst they were
breaking the slating, kr. A plentiful supply of wo-
ter tat half past five being judiciously adniiniste red,
the fears began to abate, and at six o'clock all fortlirr
apprehensions for the safety of the neightscurika-.1
were removed. Chairs, tables, &c. were thrown °et
at the last alarm ; at the same time the peeple
began to tear the sashes out of the frames on the tte-
cord storey. Through the persuasions of the firemei
they, however, desisted, and then directed all ther
attention to the guidance of the water pipes. 'F'::
house was thus saved from total destruction. TV'
damages arc confined to time upper stories. -
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