Star.
London, England, 1817-07-25 00:00:00

SPORTING INT; LICA Vcf:

Yocum—Tß, fighting men all sliewed yester,la7, as it sys4.ld
to considered sleruga:ory to the sharaeter chi a pogni.c not to tie
) the slay atter combat. The Black is the be+t ta. Pei-:ter has
itlered most mattriaßy in the sight arm, au stopping the ./11J,:ra
Isft.hande I hits, as vr• II as abuut the head. ltirpalds and Le•
sane are al o much punished.
ISE t TIM; Al CHELMSFORD, JULY 24, 1817.
I/ONCOSTS& IT. araza•
,4 to 1 agst Whitelock. 12 to 1 ag.t Sober Robin.
el to 1 art Restless. 14 to I agst Osbert's.
..t to I agst Wurrall. 14 to I agst Brother to Raphael.
IV to I agst Stainbro. 20 to 1 agst Remembrances.
to 1 agst Mr. Or elites.
RACES—WroNtsons, fins 23.

The Gold Cup, value iftfts. by Sub-cribers of 10p. each ; three
year olds to carry four Obit- 41b. five Bst. ',db. six 9st. :lb.
d aged 9.t. 41h. Three wiles, totalling at the beginning of
the N and to go once round the Course ; Mares and
tiel.hugs allowed 31b. Ten Subscribers or no race.

Lord FA f's Duenna, 4 yrs. 1
Mr. Hou'dou tames ab.e. by Bobtail, dam by Orele, 4 yrs. 2
Mr. itush's b. t. Cabinet. 3 yrs. a
6 to it sad S to 1 on Duenna; won cagy.

he Town Plate of A'7o. for 3,4, and .5 year oltl horse% kr.
wiikb never won a Plate or ASO. or upwards; three-ye.:r oLls
Tst. lour Net. lib. Bye u.t. The best of thi et two-mile heats,
.tart at doe Distance PO4l.
Farrall's b. e. by Bobtail, 4 yrs - . 4 1 1
Majar N ilsin r el. 4. by Juniper, 3 yrs. - - 1 2 2
Mr. Lee's eh. e by Haney, 3 yr.. - s dr
Mr. ltu.lea ch. c. Swartaesiburgh, by &reefer, 3 yrs. 3 dr
to I on the fiehl, and even betting between thu Bobtail c. and
Juniper e. after the tire beat 2 and 310 1 On Juniper C. after the
second heat, high 6.1.1 s on the winner.

Yesterday the following Gentlemen waited op'ln
the CusNent.on of the EXCHEQUER, to bid for the
First I...ntery for 1817, const,ting of 20,000 'rickets.
The °Eels were:

CAP ROf.t,
D 1 sH
Warts
11AZ ARD and Co•
SivawalonT

—Mr. CARROLL wits, of course, declared to be the
Contractor. _ _

Uncommonly fine bot-house grapes were, yesterday,
exposed for sale in Covent-garden market, at five
shillings per pound.
W. Hill, a Gentleman's kervant, was stopped in
the King's-road, on Wednesdßy night, by a fellow in
a soldier's garb, who demanded his money. The
poor fellow, thinking him in jest, laughed at him,
which so irritated the robber, that he instantly struck
him a violent blow with a bledgeon, wisicli felled him
to the wound, Wu; be forcibly took his watch and
ran off.
Two •young men, named Progere and Connant,
clerks, late i-n Wednesday evening were returning
home to Water-lane, when they were bustled by five
fellows, who knocked them down, and rifled their
pockets of their watches and l6s. in silver.
William Whilduad, carpenter, of Easton, near Stam.
ford, charged with setting fire to Utfington-hcuse,
Lord LINDSEY'S seat, near that town, was committed
on Frid4y last, to Lincoln Castle, to take his trill for
that offence. The repurt, therefore, that, in conse-
quence of the des anged state of his mind, he had tilt
been deemed proper object of prosecution, and had
been given up to the care of his friends, thus appears
to have been incorrect.

A'typhus fever has made its appearance in Preston
House of Correction. It has preva►led about a week,
and three of the prisoners have already died of the
complaint. To stop its further ravages, the patients,
wh.i are now 17 in number, are to be ►mmediately re-
moved to a sui►able building on Fulwood Moor, which
is to be used as a Lazaretto during the prevalence of
the disorder. With the exception of Mr. LIDDELL,
the Governor, who is at present suffering from a slight
attack, the complaint is confined to the prisoners.

'Yesterday, in consequence of a printed notice, a
select meeting was held by the invitation of Mr. R.
OweN, of Lanark, at the George and Vulture Tavern,
Gambill. The object was "to consider and deter-
Mine on the propriety of a public meeting of Mer-
chants, &c. &c. rn the City, to propose A general sub-
scription for the purpose of an establishment of ex-,
periment and practice of the plan for Relief and Em-
ployment of Parish Poor, Labourers without employ-
ment, and other paupers and distressed Poor People."
—Mr.. Owen stilted, that notwithstanding the
im-
proved condition of affairs, there were yet a.great
number of distressed iadividuals who deserved the
attention and support of the benevolent. In remark-
ing on the situations of calamity that had occurred
within his own neighblurhood, he said, that at Glas-
gow and its vicinity, for the last ten months, there
were at least 12,000 persons who had not the custo-
mary means of subsistence, and who were maintained,
if maintained it might be called, on one-third of the
ordinary support. In England, where the indul.
gebces are greater from habit, these persons could not
have subsisted; and, indeed, they themselves were
only prevented from starving by the disposal of
every thing that was disposable around them.—
The worthy Gentleman said, that he had had fre-
quent intercourse with Mr. Bourne, the Chairman,
and other members of the Committee on the Poor
Laws, and that he had furnished them with all the
information in his power. He observed, that on the
plan be had to propose an immense saving would re-
rah to the country of Bor £10,000,000 ruing,
which were now annually devoted to the preservation
of the necessitous. His principal purpose was to
give employment to the per, in order that every
Stan, as far as possible, might maintain himself.
About 1,000,000 of paupers were at this time re-
ceiving parochial relict, by far tlfe greater portion of
whom might support themselves; and, generally
speaking, the labour of one individual pro;erly di-
rected, and under the fit organization of society,
would piovide aliment fur tour persons. A principal
feature of the project of Mr. Owen was to induce,
under a statute called the Gilbert Act, various
parishes to unite in order to carry into effect a scheme
by which the expense of 115 would produce equal
utility with the charge. of £l5 under the present paro-
chial expedients ; and which ultimately, by the per-
Suanent provision it would secure, would exonerate
the Wealthy part of the community from the heavy
burdens at present imposed under the Poor Laws.
—lt was in the sequel determined, that a Committee
should be formed oi several Gentlemen present, to