Star.
London, England, 1828-01-02 00:00:00

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HUNTING.
Mr. Long Wellesley's Prest Stag Horrid, meet to-morrow, at
Hod Hill House, and draw Hainanlt Forest for a Red Deer.
The Pvekeridge Fox Hoodidson Saturday, at Harowtreet..
The Lewes Brookside Harriers on Friday, at Tellesconthe•Tye
EAST ILSEY COURSING MEETING.
SECOND DAT.

Mr. Burden's Baker beat Mr. West's Whipcord
Mr. W. Itsley's Welsh Harp beat Mr. West's Blewberry
Mr. Cosrdeey's Orbw•iip beat Mr. Burden's Brisk
Mr. Adam's Albright beat Mr. James's Juniper
Mr. West's Whynot beat Mr. Cripp's Careful";
Mr. Adams's Harold beat Mr. Cusvdrey'S Mk b •
Mr. Cripp's Comeagain beat Mr. Bursisn's Batch. _
Althoegh the dogs were selected from Barks, Wilts. and Oren,
several of the hares went bone without a turn. The weaker was
bad and the company thin. - •

BURTON-UPON-TRENT COURS/NO MEETING.

TUESDAY. VIIMIPPIDAV AND 1111111110 AT.

The Cup was won by Mr. Hamall's f and w b by fief cuks. This
fambus Greyhound has been purchased pf Mr. Hassall by Sir
Bellingham Graham and Mr. Beat,Members of the Mahon Society,
for 50 guineas; he is the winner of three Cups and one Goblet,
two sets of stakes, and divided another with Hamlet, his own bro-
thke, and has only been beaten film Courses out of 1:4 that be bts
tun at the Meetings of established Coupling Societies.
The Goblet was Mitil by Mr. Nizon's bloc and w b Matilda.
.The Greeley Puppy Stakes were win by Mr.WOrthington's blk b
Wildfire., by Hercules— Mr. Snub's Intruder second.
The Alnksea Stakes were won by Mn D. Smith's blk b Negress
Smith's Isis second. _ _ •

Ths Burton Stakes, by Mr. 1 Smith's bik b Swallow-41r.
Nixon's Ambo, lame, second.
The All.age Bye Stakes, by Mr. Moon's bib p Vjolet, by Her-
coles..-Mr. Hassan's Harlequin second.
Tke Puppy Bye Stakes, by Mr. Smith's w b Isabella, by Her-
cules--Mr. Hoskins Albion, by Hercules, second.
Several It:retesting Matches were run, and the sport on the wbolif
was exce.Uent.
The War& between Mr. Blytke's w d Memnon of Tbirsk, tud
the Rev. Dowker's bib and w b Lady, of Hawnby, was run gas
Gulleswortb Moor ost Friday, and won to great style by Messmon.
GOLFING MATCH. •
Wedneiday, at Montrose, in presence of Sir Alexander Ramsay,
Sir George Ogilvie, Major Cruikabauk, &c. a Golf Mush, ter a
Silver Medal, was played by the senior competitors In Mr. Wilson's
gymnastic class. The Medal was gained by Mr. .I. Crulkshank ;
and the second prise by Master Robert Ramsay.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' couo, J. 1.
Charles Poidter was brought np on his petitioa told,
discharged, and was opposed by MG Coosa for Mr.:
Bennett. The insolvent having been examined at greal
length respecting the mortgage of a house which hd
held in Crown:matt, Sohn-square, Mr. Leiringioni
mortgagee, was examined by Mr. Cootie is 1016;111
Mr. Cooica—Whit ate you, Mr. Lewington '
Witnesi—l ani a gentleman, Sir, for I lives on the
property as I hale.
CounselJ—Will you be so obliging as to telluse where
your' property is?
Winless—Yes, Sir; my property is a house in Dock-
lane, the upper part of a house in Petticoatdane, and
two cottages and a garden near Hackney.
Counsel—Well, you were going to add-to your pro-
perty when you agreed to lend money on the mortgage
of this house. How much were you to lend ?
Witness-4 wis to lend 2501. Sir.
Counsel—Now, Mr. Lewington, don't you keep a
chandteeitshbp ?
Witness—l do not, Sir. My wife keeps one.
Counsel—Oh, your wife keeps one.
Witness—Yes, she does—just for her own amusement
—nothing. else--(Laughter).
Counsel—Do you ever amuse yourself in the chats.
dler's shop ?
Witness—Very seldom, indeed.
Coonsel—gow, William .Lewingtoe, Esquire (for
by that title I see you are diagnated in the mortgage),
you are a very rich man, you know, 1r nt have not you,
within a very short time. applied to the tax:gatherer of
the parish in whick you live, for time to enable you to
pay the taxes?
Witness—l may, Sir, but I don't recollect.
Counsel—Did not you ask for time on the very last
occasion when the tax-gatherer called?
Witness—My wife may; I leave all those things to her.
COonset...Por her amusement, I suppose.
Witness—Jest so, Sir.
The. Insolvent was subsequently ordered to be dis-
charged.

This week his Grace the Archbishop of York caused
his annual donation of beef, potatoes, and bread :to be
distributed to the poor of Bishopthorp, and of coals to
the poor in York.— Yor* Nereid.
Dm/rug—Au unusual bustle prevails on our dock
sides, shipping goods for exportation previous to the
6th of January, when certain bounties are withdrawn.
No less than six large vessels are loading for the other
sideof the Atlantic. The 6oe new brig Adab, Martin,
master, sailed as the 2.itb roc‘Jamaicat with a very
valuable cargo on boarrL 'lbis vesseWthoegh only $7
days clothe birth, has'beso eOltirklilY Sach is'
the coitutoescial enterprising' *arum:44We.