Star.
London, England, 1827-04-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HUNTING. .

His Majesty's Stag Hounds memos Widened%) at New Lodges,
• ; and Friday, at Seer Heath.
Sir John Cope's Hounds to-morrow, at Hartford-lwidge Flat;
as Thursday, at De La Bere ; and on .Saturday, at Wargravo.
The Earl of Derby's Stag Hointds• to-morrow, at Leatherboad;
sad on Friday, at Winstead.
H. Jelliffe, Esq.'s Fox Hounds oo Wednesday, at the Twenty-
lure Milestone ; and Saturday, at Reigate Hill.
• The Surrey Fox Hounds on Thursday, at Westerbant; and as
Saturday, at Murky Hill. •
The Hambledon Hounds on Wednesday, at Wickham
sad eau Friday, at Stephen's Castle Down.
Mr. Horlock's Hoikids on Wednesday, at Brinmallada Oats; an.
Friday, at Panwoott; and Saturday, at Froxhald.
The Berkeley Hounds to-morrow at the Semn-'runt Suns de
the Cricklade and Illalmesbury Read; and on Wodensdiy, at
libury Grove.
The Earl of Darlington's Fox Hounds on Wednesday, at Hutton
None and on Saturday, at Morton Bridge.
The Earl of Harewood's Fox Hounds on Wednesday, at Berk
Clegg; and on Friday, at Poole.
Lord Yarborough's Fox Hounds 011 Thursday, at Handal.,
Lodge; and on Saturday, at Roston Wood.
Sir Richard Sutton's Fox Hounds on Wednesday, at Stainfield
Rail; on Thursday, et Skellingthorpe; and OD Saturday, at TM-
lock Grove.
The York and Aiusty Fox Hounds to-morrow, at Drafferton
Spring; on Thursday„ at Ammer ; and Saturday, at the Eleventh
114-stone Eacingwora-ruid.
The Lambton Fox Hounds to-morrow, at Oaweey; on noire.
day, at Ncerbiggin; and on Saturday, at Stone Bridge House.
The Bolderness Fox Hounds to-morrow, at Kilnwick Percy ; and
en 'Thursday, at Rise.
The Cleveland Fox' Hounds on Friday, at Upleothana.
VITEAORDINARY PEDEStRIAN FEAT.
'Robert Skipper, the pedestrian, has finished his arduous task of
walking from Winchester to Farnham and back, 56 ranee, for 20
suasive days This feat is, we believe,. the greatest of its hind
,eser performed in this or any Other country.
ADMIRABLE PRESENCE OF MIND IN HUNTING.
Dariag the time. Mr. Dansey's Hounds week drawing Hesitate
/att. losivedaestiay, the Rev. George D. Pardboe's horse be-
emir restive, and plunging forward with great violence over the
high heather (while he sat with great coolness and skill), until ap-
poaching the brink of a most frightful precipice, when, with equal
eaftnness•and activity, while the animal was passing between two
trees at peat speed, he let go the bridle, and suspended Mandl by
bethbands to the boughs, leaving his horse to gallop from under
lint, to-the great admiration and pl .asure of all his friends who
witnewsed Ms composed adroitness, and thereby fortunately eatapesL
—Senna* Jeurnet.
FIELD-SPORTS FOR APRIL
. The severe frost, Width continued for nearly three weeks; and
which began to vanish on the 25th of February, suspended, of
come, the operations of spelt, in almost all its departments. except
as far as relates to the fowling-piece ; and even this vastly improved
engine could not be called much into action, as the season for the
pursuit of those feathered tribes, which are indigenous, had expired
prior to the commencement of the excessively severe weather just
mentioned; whiletbe woodcock and the snipe (but the former, in
paiticular) have been scarcer than for many preceding years.—ln-
deed, as far as toleriblY eitenvive experience will enable us to state,
we may observe that, fur the last thirty years, woodcocks have not
been known so scarce. In Wales, which, in general, is abundantly
supplied with those birds, it is calculated that not more than one-
fourth the outrage somber made their appearance during the sea-
ws has just pressed away. In Lancashire, amid along the
monis-western coast, where, also, woodcocks are generally plenti-
ful, the same remark will equally apply, and may, no doubt, be ex-
nadir' to all parts of tue kingdom. To what this circumstance can
be attributed, we are not aware: it is generally suppoied that an
early, and a severe winter is most productive'of woodcocks in this
country, and we are Waned to think that this position is correct;
at the same time we must observe that many winters, which have
passed over our veteran heads, much more remarkable for mildness
than the last, have, nevertheless, broight us plenty of the birds of
which we are speaking. The scarcity, indeed, of feathered emi-
grants has not been confined to the snipe and the woodcock ; on the
contrary, the web. footed tribe seem to fall off in the saineyropor-
tin-. In all the bays and inlets on the eastern and western coasts
of the Highlands of Scotland, where, in winter, ducks and geese, in
nearly ail their ramifications; appear in immeake slumbers, the
scarcity, daring the last winter, has been very remarkable. ,
As the free/had the effect of suspending field sports, so, likewise,
was its influence felt, and severely too, by those interesting birds
which tainting British game. It retarded the offices of love; and
many of the partridges, which had chosen mates prior to its setting-
in, became, as it were, more gregarious, and sought to pass the un-
seasonable severity of the weather in more enlarged society—the)
• peeked, and thus might be seen is stores; in some parts, almost kyi
hundreds. More partridges were left at the conclusion of the shoat-
ing season than we ever recollect to have noticed during the pro-
gress of our sporting career. Should the spring and summer of 1127
bo as favourable to propagation as those of 1126, the quantities of
all kinds of same will be immense, particularly of the winged
tribes; but two very favourable breeding seasons, in immediate
succession, is not to be expected in this variable climate ; at least,
another season equally favourable as the last, which,in regard to
game, was more productive than any we ever before witnessed.
Hare-hunting and coursing have been discontinued for the year,
"et fox-bunting can still be followed ; but this glorious sport, except
in a very few instandes, will cease before the end of the month, for
reasons which are very obvious. and which, indeed, have been no-
ticed in former Numbers of our Annals. In lieu of it, however,
the Turf will now afford manly and interesting amusement. Some
taco-meetings have already come off, and that important one, the
Newmarket Craven, will very shortly be on. Our next will cesi-
um ample elucidatory details.
hares, from the effect of the frost, ran with uncommon speed
• and perseverance in the beginning of March; and, as the severity
. of the weather had put a stop to the pursuit of these animals during
the greater part of the month of February, more were then killed
than assn. —Annals of Spartan:for .41011. •
As WOUSWELL'a collection of wild beasts, a f w days
am were passing through Worksop, en its way to Nottingham, a
small tiger ut de its escape from the caravan, and entered the farm-
yard of Mr. Too sea Ar ass, when several persons contrived to get
so him iu an outhouse, and endeavoured to retake him by turning
rug is,but he nearly tore it to-pieces. The animal was left there
the rem:indef. of the night, bat again gee away, and has cot
Mat recovered. •

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r • CLERICAL IbiIEUMIENCI.
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at . •
Mr. Cap! Ult. of Kihg's * disliidtandtlity ,
on Lard. Deters fossadatiem„ . •
On the 23dirliat limit Mit, 11. A. of eitheritio lUD,
Professor in ' 0611,ati. Calcutta, was cleeted MO the *
Grammar Ma of Christ's Hospital, 1 Asia" _ •
Monday evadmawroodm was NU of the Philosophise' fad*
idle Rey. the President, is the Chair. Ai*
was teed by ' establithlom by Tadao !ahem_ a
dons end roiashants, the slow at the Primrose, Ono-
?Ed 0:11p. A boticofead by Kr. Whew=
of the Me Impelled the
Aftopriatirdle OISIMMir pm oki osibet
to Ow Sookey, of tiro slblesides re/s7.!ol6oritela.,
broodiest Somoirwilb (denuainita 67 . gri74"
demisedta Stenwolectrics); and various forms or brbobtob
termed the Gabnaremeter were exhibited.
The lidloadoi of the Member, of this Univeniq b
extracted boon tie LLatir r Ceknelsr for the presept year s
Member" Mambas
of the Sante. . eits the Boards.
Trinity Coinage . . 629 . . . 1,414
St. John's . •449 . . . 1.034
Queen's Colas • ~ 67 . . . 32n
Cahn College • . 79 . . . 253

airist coa4a_ . . ig . • . • sgs
Emmanuel Odlege . 104 • . • -.. . 217
St. Peter's Chew: . Si , • ' . ~ 911
Carpus Chrisd vow .6 ss • • • . 173
Jesus College . . •,t _ TS • ": . . AS
Clare Hall . . . . ill . '. 158
Catharine Han ' . . ' 1111 ' ... . . 153
Trinity Hall .• • • Ili `-. • • 154
Pembroke Cava :• Y. • .. . US
King'all
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tXSIIII° . 55 • : '• ,- • 97
Omsk( . . 14 ; • ..- ',.. 52
Comatarautes is Villa . 11 . . . • 11

1,951 '4,i►9o
It appears by the last &ford Cottager that the total number
in that University is 4)23, eeneequently Cambridge hes Armin-,
rity et 67 Members. The Mame int* IluiverVilY since last year
is 124.

OXFORD, Maass 51.
Thursday the following degrees were conferred -
BACHZUJII 11l DIVINITY—Rev. Harry Lee, Fellow of New Cod.
Mures or A ars—Rev. Henry John Lewis, Worcester College.
At the same time, the Rev. Daniel Guildford Waite, LaC.L. of
Sr. Johns Collage, Cambridge, was admitted ad einsbet p and John
Glendinning, M.A. of Trinity College, Dublin, was incorporated of
Magdalen Hai.
Yesterday, the Rev. Lewis Sees* M.A. and Fellow. of All Souls'
College, was admitted Warden of that Society.
The Examiners appointed by the Trustees to elect a Scholar on
Dean Ireland's foundation, have signified the election of George
Henry Sacheverell Johnson, Scholar of Queen's College.
The Rev. William Lloyd, M.A. of Brasennose College, has bleu
inducted to the Rectory of Litingstone Lovell, in this county.
The remains of the late Dean of Durham have been conveyed
iroin Edinburgh, and were last week privately deposited In the
Chapel ad the Nine Altars, in Durham Abbey. The funeral Ser-
vice was read by the Rev. Prebemlary Darned.
Mr. James, of Oriel College, it is supposed will be the new Bi-
shop of Calcutta.

Rev. Thomas Surridge, to be Chaplain to If. M.S. Ocean.
Rev. Charles Hall, of Scarbarough, to the Rectory of Routh,
Yorkshire.
Thursday, the Rev. Gibbs Walker Jordan, clerk, B.A. was
In-
stituted to the Reciory of Watentock, lei this County, on the pre-
sentation of Wm. Henry Admiral. lisq. M.P. the Patron thereof.
‘The Rev. Charles Edward Band, A.B. of St. John's College,
Cambridge, has been licensed by the Rev. Mr. Precentor Bantam,
to the Perpetual Care of Sheldon, Devon, on the- nominatloo of
John It. Drewe, of Grange, Fag.
The Rev. Michael Rouble Is appointed to the Rectory and VI.
range of Vestry, county of Kerry.
The Rev. T. Westropp, jun. has succeeded to the Rev. Michael
Keating in the Vicarage of Bruree, in the county of Limerick.
The Rev. Godfrey Massy is appointed to the Curacy of reds-
owe, h 3 the county of Limerick.
The Row W. Adamson, late Curate of Birr, is appointed to the
Sting of Miriam, county of Clare. •
The Arsidisimp of Cashel has appointed the Rev. Richard Lek-
kp Vaughan, Rector of Pertagh, of Geary, to do Mimi
Lartin,, the diocese of Bally.
The Bishop of Dromore has presented the-Rev. M. Sampson.
A.M. to the Vicarage of Maherally, vacant by the death of his fa-
ther. the Rev. Win.
Sunday aennight.t.l:tslip of Limerick held an Ordination
at Limerick Cathedral, when the Rev. J. Maunwell, Curate of
Kilmoly, county of Kerry, was admitted Into Priest's Orders; and
Messrs. Henry Ashe and Archibald hi' Intosh were admitted into
Deacons" orders. Mr. Ashe is appointed Curate toll's father, the
the Rev. W. Mlle, Rector of Croagh ; and Mr. Wlntosh, Curate
to Lord Brandon, at Cud. Island, county of Kerry.

rikatse of ST. JAMES, WltaffilllNSTEit.—An adjourned
Meeting of such of 'doe inhabitants of the Parish of St. James,
Westminster, as were friendly to the establishment of a National
School in the Parish, was held so Saturday last, at the Vestry-room.
Earl Srattcaa, upon being called to the Chair, briefly stated the
object of the Meeting; whew, after an ineffectual attempt to throw
the School open to children of Dissenters, the original plan was
agreed to, and the Institution is to be founded on the principles laid
down by the National School Society.
ANECDOTE OF THE LATE DUKE Or YOEK.—The
following circumstance, witnessed by a Gentleman resident in the
vicinity of Canterbury, we have not hitherto seen published. His
Royal Highness, who used to be very food of walking, was owe day
in a narrow lane in the City of London, where a carman-, endea-
vouring to get out of the way of other vehicles, had locked a post
at the side of the carriage way so firmly in one of his wheels that
it was immovable by ordinary means, and he was cruelly beating
the shaft horse to endeavour to make it back the waggon to get
`rid of the entanglement. The Duke observed to him that the
best way would be to fasten Ills horses to the tail of the waggon,
in ender by that means to draw it back, but the carman only replied
by an insolent abusive answer. The man however, fouling front
some of the crowd that it was the Duke Of You who had spoken
to him, begged pardon of his Royal Highntsi, stating that he did
not know him. The Duce contented himself with observing, that
he ought to have been civil whether he was addeened by a Prince
or any other individual. The master of the cumin hearing of the
circumstance, was about to discharge him ; but the Does, being
made acquainted with it, interfered, with effect to prevent hiabeing
dismissed, upon his promising not igain to be cruel to his horses.
ANECDOTE OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR.--The fol-
lowing anecdote, as connected with the early history of the present
Loan Cisosecatiou, which we give as related by his Lordship at
the table of a distinguished Member of the Administration, a short
time since, la a proof how uniooked for causes, sometimes, produce
astonishing effecu; and verifies the following well known quotation
from

There Is a tide In the liffairs of men,
" Whida teen ot dieflood leads on to fortune."
" At the commencement of my profenional career," said his Lord-
ship," I borrowed thirty pounds to go to the Northern. Circuit,
but I got no briefs; and, Sir, I borrowed another thirty, but got,
DO return. After some time et this pme, I had determined col
borrow no more, when I was prevailed on by a friend to try again,
and did so. At York I had a junior brief, and Day r.uroar, then a
leading Counsel on the Circuit, was to state the east to the Jury.
The cause was called on in the morning, and Davanrom was en.
gaud in the Crown Court. 1," said the CHAtieLLLOD, " begged
the Judge to postpone it ; but he replied, ' You must lead, Sir.
Seorr and I did so; it was an action for an assault; two York-
shire Ladies had quarrelled at cards—a scuffle ensued—and one of
theft was turned off her chair on the ground. This was the nature
of the assault. It happened," proceeded his Lordship, that I set
the Court in a roar of laughter, and succeeded for my client. Re-
tainers began to low in, end the pt 'aspect brightened. Ott proceed-
ing to Carlisle a circumstance oc:urted, which was far more for-
tunate than the preceding in its results, i 4 it laid the foundation of
my future prosperity. I had retired ear'l to bed the night before
the, Assizes, when I was aroused by a hooch at my door ; on get.
tiag up, 1 found Mr. the Solicitor, with a large brief In his
hand, who observed. that a cause was coming on in the morning,
and the leading Counsel were all too mach engaged to read so large
a brief-1 you must take it, Mr." SCOTT.' I hesitated, as Davin-
roar and others had de, -stied it, and expressed my doubt of being
able to accomplish the t.sk. Ile ptessed me,.and by the little light
there was, as the Attorney put the brief into my band, I saw written
on it,' Mr. SCOTT, twenty guineas.' This was not to be refused ;
and I said,' Well, I'll proniise to read your brief, and at Ate its sub-
That's all we want, replied the Solicitor; so I dreaseo
uyself, and read it. The next day I succeeded in the. cause, and
,keer is att-lib isfs arks." . .

1 ... -,-.. • THE ARMYA • .
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. Three =tribe theotri gbh (Parableeers) Dragoon ausrds, which
ism for ifb hogg angiened at Nottingham, late there go
PekkerSte •
Thiepl_._ I Onftssiggiiiiitasaiped the inspecting of Baryseha
in the or leelmeilii Maw 0 CALL NA AON Newminan, isq.
.....I Apt ors, Memel ; snot the. North of Ireland to Lieu.-
Coital Silay.—.44sobiturrters,•Armagh.
Saturday eennlgin the depot of the 99th Itegimeot, ender the
toniatind 'of Major aryßountab. houl from Birr, and marolwi on
Mendel morning foe Oire Teed-tiecneee of the depot of
the Ed Rifle Brigade, whom ment they will replete at
Kildyeart,• lintiwynices, and ' The depot of 99th com-
prises nearly SOD men.
The lit division of the depot commies. of the Id Rifle Brigade,
marched from Care Castle, under elltllbt 17111111141721C4 and /ff.
rived at Cashel, Head-quarters. The rpm consists of ISO men,
and will detach to Packard, Multinahone.and New Inn. The gd
and last division of the Rifles, under command of Lieut. COMYII,
ace also arrived at Cashel.
Colonel lirrooms. and Captain Femme; of the 24 Rifle Bri.
I gade, have been sumnsmiod I. the &wises of Trake, as witnesses
in theirlal of the late High Sheriff, and other Magistrates of that
county. .
Bananmx, Masco .".o.—The favourable state of the weather yes.
terday, induced a large concourse of people, including puny fashion-1
allies, to assemble on the Northern Dons, not far from the toll gate,
on the Ditchling-toad, to be present it a mock-ben; between
the SW:lnfantry, stationed here--tbe sth Royal Hussars, ditto—
and the Royal. Artillery, from Rippler. The charges of the'
. Homan are allowed to have been of the most effective and bril-
liant character; the evolutions, etc. of the 524, were excellent, and
as well directed as executed ; while the artillery was wan served,
and sacked eilversal admiration. The soldiers, in fact, seemed

to -
fight as though In earnest. sal yet no accident of moment
occurred; Mse charger, however, Tell in a tremendous movement
—and it few broken sabres, Ste. were eventually scattered
in the firkl. Lady W. Russel, he lardship (who was also present,
being the Colonel of the •th),lrard Gage, and others of tided rank,
attended tbb gratifying dleptlay of military skill. The Rev. Mr.
Constable, from Rhymer, was streak down in a charge, which he
found it Impandble to avoid; but.we are happy to add, without
being enieusly hurt.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Queensberry take leave of us
fora season this day.