Star.
London, England, 1817-01-14 00:00:00

SPQRTING INTELLIGENCE.

STATEMENT OF rrw onos ON 1 HE DERBY AND
OAKS STAKES—inN. 13.
DERBY.
II to 1 agst e. by Orv.lle, ou, of hfonse:l/114.
Taken—ii to 1 apt 1). of Grafoin's Waists°.
Taken-11 to 1 agst Brother to Smolensko.
14 to 1 agst 1). of Rutland's c. by *Um.
14 to 1 apt Id Stawell's. c. by Dick Andrews.
Taken-14 to 1 apt Brother to Crispin.
16 to 1 agst Indus Brother to Tigris.
Taken—SO to 1 apt Mr. f.ake's Gazelle.
OAKS.
11 to 1 apt Mr. Watson's f. by Cervatres.
9 to 1 apt D. of Grafton 's f. by Dick Andiviet.
11 to I apt Mi . Blake's Selina.
DONCASTER S r. LEGER STAKES,
Taken—lo to 1 agst Mr. Watt's c. by Whitelo.k.
Takeu—lS to 1 agst Lady Cansfeazer, by Stani turd.
HUN rim:.
The Prince Regent's Stag Humid% meet Friday, at Felthaus
Hill, at eleven, If Inswing weather
.1 he Hatfield H.dinds meet Thursday, at Bramingham ;
mislay, at Dowdalls, at halt past feu
Mr. Conyer's bounds meet tomorrow, at Toot Hil; ; Sutlers
day, at Garnets.
rhe East Essex Fox H wads meet P.sirsday at Tapil‘bor h.. 11.
The Sanderstead Harriers mee• retry day K-noel.
Illaborley, Esq.'s Fox Hounds meet rt.traday, at the Rose
and Crown. itsdillessiown; CAttifidy, Kwtost
H. lolliife, Esq.'s Fox Hounds meet Saturday, at Clii;:ti•ad
Church.
The 0 'May stmrl4 me-t Thursday. at Ca:holey; Satu•day
at Odell Wood, at h ilf put ten each day.
'1 he Quorlidon H iunds met thw day, at Maretsm Town ; will
meet 1 hursday and eatuaty, at Church !Avert, at half ptat 'Cr.
Mr. 0 •!)..11‘1...r. 41'4 I I to,, met ta.d.i7 at Stinn•orl ; will m
to morrow, at 11 trb.st y ; Fr. la Newiudd f.ills.rste; an 1 on
Saturday, at 14a- setr's s'onte. • act mooing at ten.
The Waree.nr-,hire F.,: liqtards Win titre ou Wednesday at
Knight's Grove, aild yet the I'un 11111; at kaitspost as
each morning.
BOXING.

Clllll ANIDCA ItTlll.—it sawing been rumoured frcrn Brig';tm
that this contemplated match has been made, we eah rate to
our sporting readers that such is not yet the ca.', bar, in an pro.
babili:y, it will be very shortly. The terms of Coribh are J. r)
guineas aside, and the money is ready. He has left his puldic
house; and, from the number of battles he has fought, and from
the time he declared off lighting, after beating \fantail' the
last time at 'l hissletonsCiap, Sep•. All, ISp I, he bas a. right, ma
cording to the etiquette of sporting, to name his own trims.—
Carter is wilting to fight, bur he cannot get backed for the beast?
stake. A meeting of his tritsids will take place to-morrow morn.
ing, for the purpose of raising the supplies, and doubtless the
mach Is not far distant. Opiiiions are various, and consequently
much interest is excited. Cribb's liAh.ing weight is i3st. 41b.;
Carter's, 13. t Cribb wel'hs now 17. t. and is approiching
years of age ; but his friends, and most of the Co nstcenti, will
back him freely at olds ; and they draw this inference, that as
Cribb took the fight ow of Mulitteaux In two severe battles, and
after that Carter was beat by the latter. But Cr.lst. cannot be
so good as when he tonght Mo:itieatni ; and Carter is bigger,
better. and In the heyday of youth. dick Cribb is gooe
by, and cannot be bruaght damn enough, or undergo training to
At him tar the ring again ; but he will not yield the etiiink sous
slip sei,hout a severe struggle.

The Earl and Countess of Canvey and family
s oil( d, on the 30th of last month, from Ilarseilks to
Naples. They are rale eted to return to England
next August.
Sir GREWR Isf.Cltt-X4 in is the son of the late Can.
tain DA filet. NPGiteu in, of leverarderan, near Kul.
lin, in Breadalhai e, a very amiable man, and low; An
Officer in Italia. Ilis mother was oldest slaughter of
the late Dr. Ausrrs, a Physician of great rr,pecta-
\ bility in Edinburgh, and (I the H. n. ANN SitAt'll.l.,
daughter of the late Lord SEsiena., bsr bth whore
he is nearly related to many of the first families in
Great Britain. Sir Gueouu is under thirty years
of age. •
By the abstract of the net produce cf the Rev( nue,
jost published, it appears that there is a falling ..fr ~f
nearly half a million in the Assessed Taxes, net weeti
the years ending the sth of dannary, ISI6, an! Hi-.
Notwithstanding a clause in the last Act, tog sdating
the Assessed Taxes (the 48 Geo. III.), obliging the
owners of houses to pay the duty t.n
wherever a single servant only has resided for their
preservation, has been strictly enforced.
Yesterday morning the Grand Duke Nicrtat.as
and his suite went in full dresses, in two carriages,
to Ore Russian Chapel, in Welheck-street, it being
the New Year's Day of the old style, which is. ob.
served with much ceremony in Russia. In the even-
ing, his Imperial Highness and Suite honoured Co-
vent-garden Theatre with their presence, to see the
tragedy of Venice Preserved, and the new Pantmime.
They occupied the I'rince Regent's box.
A circumstance rather ludicrous occurred on Sa-
turday evening at the Opera. When the curtain was
raising far the Ballet, the foot of one of the a!t( n.
dents was entangled in the rope, and wi• ex riled
is that manner more than half way above the stake ;
alter hanging for nearly a minute, he was liherattl
from Iris unpleasant situation ; he would have gone
to the top, if his loud cries, iteermingled nith the
shouts of the audience, had not arrested the hand of
the scene-sir fr r.
Ertscorm. Pax.—The see of LandafF vas at fist
v ry r.ehly endowed, but has for some centuries past
been reduced to a comparatively small revenue. 0..
of its former Bishops, on t .king possession, wrote the
fallowing postscript to a letter, addressed to a lie n 3 r
When you write to me, &stet to the Bts:vp
for the Land is gone !"