Star.
London, England, 1821-12-25 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BRTTING AT TA'

,LUS, DECEMBER u.

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I Se to I vest Marian
HUNTING. _

His Majesty's Stag Hounds meet on Friday, at Salt-hill.
The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds meet on Friday, at Worms
Heath.

The East Sussex Fox Hounds meet on Monday next, at
itingtuer Gate.

Chaworth's Hounds meet to-morrow, at Drayton Park ;
Thursday, at Farming Wood; Saturday, at Weekley Hall Wood.
The Duke of Gralton's Hounds meet to-morrow, at Haven-
ham Wood; Friday, at Beachampton Grove.
The Oakley Hounds meet on Thursday, at Houghton Gate ;
Saturday, at Marston Thrift.
The Buckinghamshire Harriers meet on Friday, at North
Manton.

The Quorndon Hounds meet to-morrow, at Kegworth; Thum
day, at Knighton; Saturday, at Bramstosw.
The Earl of Darlington's Fox Hounds meet en Wednesday,
at Patrick Bromptun ; Friday, at Hipswell Village; and Satur-
day, at Thorp Hall.
Earl FitzwiUlam's Fox Hounds meet on Wednesday, at Halms
Wood; Thursday, at Park Meadow; and Saturday, at Hunt's
Closes.

The Earl of Harewood's Fox !founds meet on Wednesday,
at flarewood ; and Friday, at North Deighton.
Lord Scarborough's Fox Hounds meet on Wedhesday, at
Wadworth town; and Friday, at Clayworth Town.
Te York and Ainsty Fox Hounds meet on Thursday, at the
Nine Mile-stone on Easingwokl Road.
The Lambton Fox Hounds meet on Wednesday, at Lb; Fri-
day, at Seaham ; and Saturday, at Chester Gate.
Mr. Hoy's Fox Hounds meet on Wednesday, at Wassand;
and Friday, at Brandesburton Moor.
Sir M. M. Sykes's Fox Hounds meet on Wednesday, at MR-
lingtoa ; and Friday, at Wbitwell.
The Roxby and Cleveland Fox Hounds meet on Friday, at
Guisbre' Park.

The Sinnington Fox Hounds meet on Wednesday next, at
Pickering.
The Badsworth Fox Hounds meet on Thursday, at Doncaster
Bar; Saturday, at Ackton Village.
The York City Harriers meet on Wednesday, near Aeaster ;
Friday, near Tnwthorpe.
The Hulderneas Harriers meet on Wednesday, at Roos Mill;
Saturday, at Preston Field.
H. Joiliffe, Esq.'s Fox Hounds meet on Wednesday at the 2M
mile-stone, Brighton-road ; on Saturday, at Chipited Church.
The Surrey Fox Hounds meet on Thursday, at Pratt's Bot-
tom • and on Saturday, at Farley-green.
The Harriers meet every day.
The Cottesmore Hounds meet on Wednesday, at Tollthorp
Oaks, and on Thursday, at Ouston Wood.

COURSING.
The Allerdale Coursing Meeting took place on Tuesday, the
11th instant. The party, in the morning, had excOl.:nt sport,
and found abund nice of hares upon the estate of Wierato law-
SON, Esq. at Ise% who kindly permitted them to course over his
property there. At five o'clock the members sat down to ats
excellent dinner, at the Globe Inn, Cockermouth. The Rev.
E. STANLEY, who officiated for EDWARD STANLEY. Esq. of Potr-
'palsy Hall, the Steward, in the Chair: and the evening was
spent with the greatest conviviality and good humour.—On the
following day, the Cockermouth Harriers cast off at the Black
Cock, attended by a nemerous field of sportsmen, and killed
three bares, after some very good runs. The Ball at the Globe
inn, in the evening (Mrs. Dimes lady Patroness) was fully at-
tended. The dance was led off at nine o'clock, by the hey. E.
STANLEY and. Miss Cuawts, to the tune of Kenware's on and
atop. At half-past eleven the company sat down to an excellent
supper.
SLAUGHTER OF SQUIRRELS.

A corps of Sharp-shooters, consisting of 40 men and youth,
organised into two equal bodies, under Captains P/SIMOKT and
Menu.% of Rutland, in the United States. on Wednesday last,
sallied forth upon the above species of vermin, which had previ-
ously infested our fields, granaries, &c. and whose annoyance
had excited an indignation sufficient to call forth a declaration of
extermination. The result of Wednesday's campaign, in come.
quence of the unfavourableness of the weather, afforded but little
cause for congratulation. On l'hursday, however, the attack was
renewed with redoubled vigour, and the result of both days ex-
ceeded the expectations of all. The number of slain brought to
head-quarters and counted, was 4961 ! and there was said CO be
several hundred more, which were not brought forward in season
to be counted. Thus, in the short space of 48 hours, was a very
numerous and destructive foe nearly annihilated by a handful of
our valiant and enterprising sharp.shooters.—afmerican I'aper.

At the late flood of Enfield Wash, where a large
dray of beer belonging to a respectable Brewery near
there was washed away, the casks broken, and the
liquor amalgamated with its parent element, a Scotch
drover passing along the bridge, declared, " he wish'd
he'd been a little way down the stream, for then he
might have had a drap of mixed beer cheaper than
ever he got at the Red Cow, at Dumfries."
A blackbird's nest, containing two young ones fully
fledged, has been discovered within these few days in
the garden of Count BORURLASK t, adjoining Dur-
ham. where the parent bird may be daily heard, sing-
ing as though it were the month of May.
The average'price of Corn, according to the latest
return, is lower than according to any former one.—
Wheat is now on the average only 495. 2d. per quar-
ter, which is five or sis shillings lower than the price
before the harvest.
In the parish of Framfield, about eight miles from •
Lewes, the labourers have made an offer to the far-
mers,to dig and clear the land, so as to be fit for sowing,
with the spade or spud, for one sovereign per acre.
Sunday night, the whole of the gas lamps in St.
James's Park and Constitution•hill, amounting to up-
wards of 500, were lighted for the first time, to try
th.! effect. The operaticn was performed by thirty
lamplighters, who accomplished the lighting in less
than five minutes. They only continued burning for
about half an hour. The mu ks being found to be
complete, they were lighted last evening for a conti-
nuation. Yesterday, the old lamps were removed, foe
posts dug up, and by the evening scarcely a vestige
remained.

Sunday evening, a little after dusk, as Mr. M AC-.
LEAN, of Mile End, was crossing Bethnal-green
Fields, he was attacked by two ruffians, one of n horn
collared him, while the other went behind and felled
him to the ground by a blow of a bludgeon. They
then robbed him of his watch and two sovereigns,
and effected their escape.
I A desperate affray took place at Guildford, on Sa-
tutday evening, between some .soldiers belonging to
a party, on their route to Chatham (for the Last In-
dies), and a few of the townsmen. &often heads
were freely bestowed on both sides, and the soldiers
were getting worsted, when the timely interference of •
the town Magistrates prevented moreserious mischief.
IThursday, the Loan Pnovosr of Edinburgh received
from the Secretary of State, a respite in favour of
Donald Rankine, prisoner in the jail of that city under
sentence of death, until further signification of his
Majesty's pleasure.

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