Star.
London, England, 1817-08-23 00:00:00

SPORTING IVTELLIGENCE.

Mr. S. R. larhlngton's filly Sorcerer was the most successful
horse on the cot »e, at Canterbury Races, last week, having won
the Maiden, City, and Cumity Plate., each of Fifty Pounds.
BERKSHIRE RACES.
On Tuesday last the Races commenc:d at Abingdon. The fol-
lowing are the particulars of each day's sport:
Tuesday, a Cu?, value 20 guineas.
NO. Bowles's Scarecrow, 4 yrs old 1
Mr. Jones'. King of Diamonds, aged - it
Mr. C. Day's Snowball, 4 yr. old - - 3
A fine race, and won by half a head.
Wednesday, a Handicap stakes of Five Guineas each, with seso
added. The best of three one ndle and a half heats.
Mr. Jones's Kint of Diamonds - 3 1 1
Mr. Dosidas's Original . 1 3dr
A Match for 50 Guineas, b. f. the last half mile.
Mr. Duticlas's Fancy . 1
Mr. Calley's b. c. Ben I.omond. . 2
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Same day, a Sweepatakes of Five Guineas each, with 25 Guineas
added —Two-mile heat.
Mr. Mils named Snowball. 1 yrs old . 1
Mr. Martin named Allen, 1 yrs old . 1
Colonel Stead's Ckarwell Lass, 3 yrs old 3
Mr. Dundas's 1.:-. in., 3 yr. old - 4
Mr. Maplesden's Compton I a.s, ti yrs old 3
Won by a bead. I bree to one against Snowball.
Same day, a sweepstakes of 5 guineas each, with 450 added.
The best of three two-mile heats.
Mr. Dundee. ::ketch, 4yrs. old - 1 1
Mr. Day's br. 31,. Amelia, 6yrs. old 2 0
Mr• lee's Eliza, ty rs. old - 3. 4
Mr. Phillips'. Charming Molly, 4yrs. old 4 3
Mr. Bacon's br. g. the Hgh Priest, 4yrs. 3 0
Won with difficulty.
The above Race. ;were nututroi..ly attended each day. The
beats on Wednesday were most Vl....ellent ; SrVerki of them were
so closely contested, that the company Mond it difficult to decide
which horse had won. The enure was in hoe girder, and kept
so char that no accident occurred to dant', the amusement.
YORK AUGUST MEE INC:, ici7.
tVEDNEanAI., ittnseis r 20.
Produce Stakes of ieogs...acis, Is. It. colts Sse. 71b. fillies Ast 11b.
31b allowed to rhos'. sot by untried titalliolis. &c. Four miles.
Id. Fozwilliam's b. f. Maritornts, by Cervaistesob. allowed) 1
Sir M Sylies's b. c. by Camillus, out of Hornpipe I wale st
Duke el Hamilton's b. c. Algernon, by :nr David . 3
2 to I pis Nlarionies„—lnlst paid.
Sweepstakes of 3Ggs each, It It. fur colt. test. 511). bilks Set. 21b.
Last milt and a ball.
Lord Fltzwilliam's b. c. Atsselmo, by Cervantes - 1
Sir W. Maxwell's Lady Cramleaser, by stamuird .
Duke of Leeds's bc. by Sorcerer, dam by Pipator . ' 4
2 to i on Atistlisio.—One paid. forfeit.
The Great 1 orkstdre Stakes a 25gs. eaeb, for 4t.yr old colts
list Vlb fillies ust. One tulle and three quarters.
ikir. T. Duncombe seh c. St. Hel. na, by Sit:piing .
PAr. Michael.on's gr. e Alserine, by Go/fervor -
Lord Scarborough's b. e. by Golumpus -
Lord Mihon's b. c. skip lack, by Opium's's.' -
Sir B. R. Graham's eh c. Galen, by Wizard -
2 to I agar St. lielrol—Fire paid forfeit.
The King's Ptam of One Hundred C.:okras, for tour, five, six,
and aged. Four miles.
Hem. T. O. Powlares eh. c. D. I. O. 4 yrs old, 10st. 41b.
bAr. Gourds's v. c. by Orville, out of Vesta, 4 yrs old,
/oat. 41b.

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5 to I to tics wiener—Three drown.

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On the lOth instant was married, at Aylesbury,
Bucks, WILLIAM LAKE, Esq. aged 78, to ELIZABETH,
only daughter of Moms]) Nona's, Eici. a beautiful
and accomplished young Lady of 18, both of that
place. After the ceremony the happy couple set off
to spend the honey moon in retirement, at his villa,
Great Berkhamstead, Herts. The Gentleman had
been several astaghs A disconsolate widower.
Fridsy sennignr, the Lady of Eowartv RIGBY,
EA. M.D. of Norwich, was safely delivered, at Ilia i
boom at Framingham, near that city. of three sons
and ait suahter. Mrs. RIGBY is as well as usual so
soon after c 1,114 h;i : the chidren Are all Alive and
cake hearty. Before the birth of these little ones,
Dr. Rtcnor was the father, by his present wife, of
eight lovely and healthy children, the two eldect of
whom are twins. Remarkable as is the above event,
lei ••e tircumstarces which render it peculiarly so.
was great grangailter, and, probably, never
beli..i tie h In, at one birth, direr peat mkt and
to great asnst—such being the relationship between the
atioae-mentioned parties, and the infant son of JOHN
ISAWTKEE, Esq jun. of Colchester.
A German Paper mentions an extraordinary in-
stance of fruitfulness. A woman in the village elf
Durmants, in Wirtemberg, in the space of nine
months and some days, was delivered twice, having
three children at each birth The woman has fifteen
children living. Ia three births she has had twins,
and one of ber younger sisters has had four children
in a year, two at each birth.
Coveat-Garden Theatre is expected to open on the
Sth of September, with more than usual mkt. The
lighting is to be on an entirely new principle, and the
ventilation has been considereo on so extensive a scale
that the atmosphere of the house can be modified to
any given temperature. The already powerful Cons-
pany h4s likewise receives' still further addition to its
strength r among others BRANAII joins his superior
talent to the Operatic Corps. and Miss ELIZA BRIJ*
aini (niece of Lady CRAVES) in the walk of genteel
Comedy and interesting Tragedy, promises a valua-
ble acquisition, as her voice and style of acting is said
to resemble her aunt, the late Mrs. Miany.
Mr. VawstrrAttr, on his visit to the Bank of Dublin,
was treated with cherrie, and strawdarier, but the Di-
rectors, it seems, kept die phalli to themselves.
A inoan HINT.--Dr. Henniker, in private conver-
sation with the late Earl sif Chatham, his Lordship,
among other questious, asked him how he defined
wit ? " My Lord," said the Doctor, " Wit is like
what a pension would be to your humble servaut —a
gond thing well applied.".
LALANDE AND MADAME DE Lalande
dined one day at the house of Recamier, the banker; '
he was seated between the celebrated beauty Madame
Recamier, and Madame de Stael. equally distinguish-
ed for her wit. Wishing to say something pretty to
the ladies, the Astronomer exclaimed, " How happy
I am to be thus placed between Wit and Beauty !"
" Yes, M. Lalandc," sarcastically replied Madame
de Stael, and without possessing either."
ANECDOTE.—During the war before the last, when
a Noble Earl, who is known to be a strict discipli-
parian, was Commander-in-Chief at Plymouth, walk-
ing one day alone near the dock, he observed a sailor,
who had taken a little too much grog, straggling to-
wards him, upon which his Lordship accosted the tar
wi.h " What ship do you belong to r Jack, who was
(fry lellow, though more than half teat over, and
had a very eccentric countenance, answered with'
much tang froid, " Don't know."ll What is your
Captain's name ?" enquired the Admiral. " Don't
know," was repeated.—.. 4 Do yod know who I ani
added his Lordship. " No. nor I don't care," was
the reply. —o Why then," said the gallant Peer, " I
am the Commander-in-Chief !" " Why then," said
the sailor archly, " you have a d—d good birth of it,
Lieu's all I item."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST SI.
OPLRA•HOUSE -MATERS .V. TAYLOR.

This case is at length brought to a conctiosion, as
far as regards the sum to be paid into Court by Mr.
Waters, and also as respects the mortgage debt of
Mr. Taylor.
The Lono CuauceLtoa, on coming into Court,
said I beg the attention of you Gentlemen con-
cerned in the case of the Opera•Hou.e, as this ques-
tion seems to be of the greatest national importance
now before the Court. I have read over the volu-
minous report of the Master from beginning to end,
an.] I must confess I do not understand it. although
I have paid the most scrupulous attention to it. As
to the question whether the mortgage debt of 83600
is included in the sum of 834,000, I am wholly at a
loss to solve, for this great bundle of papers gives no
information as to that point." After adverti.ig to
several item. in the Report, his Lordship proceeded:
" It the 834,000 does include the whole of the
claims, including this sum of "two, with the inte-
rest, I shall feel no difficulty as to the course I shall ,
pursue ; but as the Report is whi.lly silent as to that
fact, I desire it to be stated, on affidavit, whether it
does or does not include it; for I see there is no
other way of getting rid of this question."
Mr. HART said, that, as he understood the case,
the mortgage debt was included in the 034,000; but
he confessed, that aithough he had given it the most
scrupulous attention, he was unable to understand it;
but Mr. Mills understood it, for he had had the bene-
fit of an Accountant's assistance.

Mr. MILLs (Mr.Waters' Solicitor) submitted, that
it Mr. Waters paid ,C2B 950 into Court, and Mr.
Taylur was allowed to take out re 3600, Mr. Waters
a .suld also be entitled to take out of the funds of the
Court the sum of 8',i600. .
The LORD CHANCELLOR...." If the Accountant
will verify that tact by affidavit, I shall know what
to do. It appears to me as clear as day-light, that
credit must be taken for 825,0 IU, and not for 834,000.
You mistake me if you think I 'hall order Mr.T.y.tor
to have the sum he claims out of tits Court, for I do
not intend to order any such thing."
Sir Samuel. ROMILLY observed, that Mr. Mills
could not make Mr. Hart understand the accounts
nor could he make him believe that two and two
make five.
, The LORD CHANCELLOR—" I have read this Re•
port, and the only fact that appears clear, is, that
dancing is the best trade in England. Let Mr. Wa-
ters pay the money into Court on or betnre Tuesday
next, on which day the Accountant-General's Office
will close. If Mr. Waters takes credo for the whole
of the funds in C urt, Mr. Taylor has certainly a
right to have the money he has paid into Court out
of it ; and eke versa."
Sir SpIUEL ROUILLY•••My Lord, Mr. Waters has
elected to pay the larger sum, and Mr. Taylor not to
have his mortgage debt out at Court.
The LORD•CHANCELLOR—." if L.tr.Waters pleases
to pay the larger stun, Mr. Taylor .. ust 'certainly
not have his mortgage debt; but, it he thinks 4t to,
pay the smaller sum, then Mr. Taylor must have it.
I Let Mr. Waters pay the sum of 4340..10 Into Court
1 ' without prejudice.
* Mr. hints—Will your Lordship be pleasani-to or-
der the case to go before the Master ?
The LORD CHANCELLOR—If you will pay the whole
of the mots) into Court. ,
After some farther conversation,
The LOW) CHANCELLOR 'Aid..." I know a suitor
may often have t,) complain of the stupidity of a
Judge • but if the Coons.' on both sides feel an equal
difficulty in understanding this, perhaps I may escape
that imputation."
Sir SAtIVILL RAMILLT—This, My Lord, will settle
the question tor ever. Mr. Mills says Mr. Waters will
pay the lair,rr sum into Court.
l' he LORDCHADIVELLOR—" Let the suet of 434,000
be paid into Court on or before Tuesday nest, with-
out prejudice. When we shall have got the money
of both parties into Court, I think we shall have a
little harassu."