Star.
London, England, 1827-09-05 00:00:00

SHIP! EXTIIIIII, •T TNT CUITOICHOUST.

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Im►uans—Th. Good Intent,Plumb, from Londonderry; Priehd,
Holland, from Jamaica ; Ann and Sarah, Bird, from Gsternsey ;
Flom Klok, from Rotterdam ; Jonge Camille, Braker, from
Ostend; ll,urs Van Amsterdam, Heyde, from Amsterdam; Cie.
mention, Wotton, from Naples; Search, Penlcrriek, from Ratter.
dam; Britannia, M'GiU, from St. John's (N. 8.); Rotterdam,
Laming, from Rotterdam; Harriet, Page. from Ostend; Park,
Lidgett, from St. Petersburgh.
CLZAIRD Ourwaane--The Alkmaar, Heath, for Rotterdam;
Rose, Alexander, for Guernsey and Jersey; Prince of Saxe Co.
burg, Ladd, for Rotterdam; Emelle, Kerckhove, for Wend,
Bruges, and Ghent ; Wesley., Tindall, for Elsineer and St. Peters.
burgh; Flora, Laming, for Teneriffe; and the Atalanta, King, for
Hambergh.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
FOOT RAC&
Yesterday morning a race of two miles took place no the Rel.
burn•road for 50 sass. between Captain Parker and Fish, the runner
from Nottingham. The Captain made all the play at starting, and
maintained his superiority until within fifty yards of home, when
Flab made play, passed him ip grand stile, and won the race by
about tea yards. Betting was bto4 on the Captain.

PAUL'S WHARF ROWING MATCH.
Yesterday a handsome Prize Wherry, and sundry other Prises,
given by Ladies and Gentlemen, inhabitants of St. Beonett's,
Paul's Wharf, and its vicinity, were contested for by the under-
mentioned Watermen, !winging to Paul's Wharf Stain, in three
heats, the two first boats in the first and second beets starting for
the last and grand heat :—John Howell, Blue ; Francis Easr,
Yellow; Edward Syer, Pink; Charles Grant, Red; Richard
Manning, Green ; and John Grant, Orange. At two o'clock Blue,
Pink, end Yellow were placed for the first heat, to row from Black-
friars Bridge down through the middle arch to Southwark Bridge
twice, and up to the Prize.boat moored off Paul's Wharf Stairs.
At starting Blue took the lead, and kept it the whole distance.
Pink came In second. Red, Green, and Orange, at four o'clock
started for the!. second beat. Orange came in first beat, followed
by Green. Blue, Pink, Orange, and Green, as winners, took
stations for the last heat. Blue came In first, Orange second, Green
third, and Pink fourth. Blue was sodded to the Beat, and a few
pounds were distributed among the others.

RANIMAOH.—The idea of rebuilding Ranelagb is
revived, and with some prospect of success.
Tuesday se'llnight an elegant ball and supper was
given by the Bacbelon of Stockton aad the neighboarhood to the
Ladies. About 120 sat down to a very asat supper pnavidett at
the Town Han.

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CHANOI Rumnia.—Mondar, the Sd instant, was
nog by eight mambos of the Junior College Society (ringers of St.
Saviour, Southwark, and Trinity Church, Newington) on the bells
at Waltham Abbey, Essex, a true and excellent peal of Oxford
treble bob major, containing SAID changes, which was performed
in a masterly style, in three boars and twelve minutes, and called
by Mr. J. Ladiey.
It has been well suggested, that the treadmills might
be Converted into four mills. This would defeat adulteration, and
turn vice to account.
A learned Professor at Aberdeen is represented to be
I subject to such Ate of absence when absorbed in selentifle parsulu,
lasto be totally unconscious of what passes before him. On one of
these occasions his wife wagered that she would accost him In the
Keret, Inquire after the health of herself and family, and that he
would not recognise her—which actually took place.
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A young attorney lately attaaiptod to quiz a eonstry
Parma whetted a large tobacco box. " Persou," said the limb of
the law, " your box is large enough tohoid the Freedom of a Cot-
pontion.".—" Sir," retorted the sprig of Divinity,. it will hold
any freedom—bat rare."
44 Too PAR Noemr."—Early on Sunday morning
'last, a Yorkshire dealer was making a sad lamentation in Gateshead
for the loss of his pack, &e. It appears he had been drinking late
the preceding night with a woman of that place, and when they left
the public house they retired into an adjoining entry, where, it
would appear, be unfortunately fell into the arms of Samna, for on
awaking, be had neither companion, hat, nor pack !—The Chapman
appeared sensible he had come " too fat north."
Silver coin is so abundant in Edinburgh ju,t n0w,.1
that the banks will not give their notes to exchange for large quan-
titles of it ; and one establishment here was so encumbered with
it, that it lately remitted raver to the value of forty thousand
pounds to London.
Eighty tons of native copper ore were shipped from
Trak, for Swansea, last week. The ore was produced at the
Killarney mines working by the Hibernian Mining Company.
There is at present a new line of toad in the progress
of formation between Dublin and Cork, which will shorten the
distance to the unprecedented extent of 27 miles.
The great fair at Golden, in the county of Tipperary,
war held nn Monday se'nnight, and was well attended. There
were about 2,000 sheep on the green ; price in general front 245. to
30s. each, and several very prime lota from the neighbourhood of
Tipperary brought 345. each. Fat cows in abundant supply, and
good demand, at from 6L 10s. to 101. per head.
Among the productions with which the earth has
been teeming this season, we most notice mushrooms, for which
the neighbourhood of Aylesbury is famous. In a meadow of ten
acres, near Waddesdon, 20 bushels, k is said, were lately gathered
in one morning.
A pike, lour feet long, weighing nineteen pounds,
was, late in July, found in the Ask-pond in Blateerwyoke Park)
choked in attampiint to swallow an old duct, a portion of whieki
in the mouth of the fish floating upon the water, led to the discovery.
There is now growing in the demesne of Ballybegg,
county of Wicklow, the seat of Mrs. SYKES, an oak tree whose
trunk measures 20 feet in circumference. It is more than 600
years old, and is the only remaining tree of the once celebrated Fair-
wood Forest. It is universally acknowledged to be the largest and
finest oak in Ireland.

Wednesday last some labouring men, making a
gullet, near Uxna, the ancient and once beautiful seat of the Noble
family of Fitameurice, Earls of Kerry, found an earthen pan con-
taining valleys coins of great antiquity.
The Clet kenwell Sessions commence on Monday next,
and those at the Old Bailey on the Thursday following.
Oxford County Gaol is now free from Debtors, a
circumstance unprecedented for many years.
The small pox is now very prevalent in London and
its environs.

The principal amusement of HENRY VIII. was
gambling in its most extensive and diversified shapes,
and all his relaxations from the duties of his station
in a greater or less degree, partook of it. The amount
pail for his losses at cards, dice, tennis, and other
games, together with those lost in wagers, amounted
in three years to 3,2451. ss. 10d.; in those days a very
large sum of money. It is not a little singular, that
though p issionately addicted to gambling himself, he
was sufficiently careful of the morals of his subkets
to issue a Proclamation in the 18th year of his
reign, forbidding them to cards and bowls. His " out-
of door" amusements were shooting at the rounds, hunt-
ing,haw king,fishing, horse racing, bowls, and tennis; and
in Isis palaces many hours were daily passed at " the
tables," or backgammon, shovel board, dice, and cards;
wagers on races sun against dogs, or at shooting, or
hunting; payments to people for making dogs pertorm
tricks, gratuities to persons for different teats, as eating
a buck, riding two horses at once; and others of a
different description.

MAIDSTONE, SEPT. 4.
DESTBUCrIva FM AT STAPLEHUMIT..—AbOtit threi
o'clock on Saturday atteini On. an alarm was Om
that the be tutiful residence of {km:mum Esq. 1,1;
on fire. Mr. Gildsrmit had invi'ed a shooting party to
dine with him, and by some accident the kitchen thin.
ney took fire, and is supposed to have communicated's)
dfrom
some wood work connected with the thatch of the root,
Nomlsers of the inhabitants instantly repaired to the
.pot, where large volumes of smoke were s-en isroing
from the thatched roof near the chimney. Some person;
instantly assisted in removing the elegant and valuable
furniture, all of which in a short time was deposited
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dens, and pouring large quantities of water upon that
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immense thickness of the thatch, which had caught fire
underveath the same, their endeavours to stop its pro.
gress was but of little avail. Messengers were in con.
sequence sent off to Maidstone and Ctanbrook. The
engines from the latter place arrived about half-pait
five o'clock, and in a few minutes afterwards those be.
longing to the Kent and Norwich Union Fire Offices
were on the spot. By this time the flames had extended
nearly to the whole of the roof, and their united exertions
to stop the devouring element proved in vain,-
By seven o'clock the greater part of the roof was de.
strayed, and soon afterwards the flames had commosi.
cared to the lower pail of the building ; about this time
nearly the whole of the residence preset ted one cond.
nued blaze of fire. From the inflammable materials of
which it was composed, it was now very evident to
save any part of the first building was impossible;
some of the firemen, therefore, began with their hooks
to pull down the remainder of the burning frag.
ments to prevent the games extending to the adjoin.
ing back offices, which they happily succeeded in doing,
while others proceeded at the risk of their lives to bring
out every article which could be removed, another
party continued to play upon the burning lidos; but
it was not until nearly six o'clock no Sunday morning
that they succeeded in getting the fire quiie under,
when the whole of the front building was razed to the
ground, the chimney alone remaining standing. The
above, which was not insured, was built about 16 yeah
ago, by N. Gillett, Esq. at a very considerable expense,
and at his death it was bought by James Ottawert,Esq,
to whose family it belonged at the time of the above
calamitous occurrence, and was one of the most crept.'
residences in that part of the county. We are sorry
to add, that some villains took the opportunity to wry
away whatever they could lay their hands on. A
party of the Dragoons from our Cavalry Depot, hi.wever,
arriving about nine o'clock, protected the property from
further depredations.—Maidstone gazette.
FIRS AT SUNDERLAND.—The inhabitants at the east
,part of the town of Sunderland were thrown into the
greatest state of alarm about 12 o'clock on Saturday
night last, by the appearance of fire in the new iron fon-
dry lately built immediately behind the custom-house,
and from the crowded state of that part of the town,gteat
fears were entertained fur the neighbouring houses. On
the first alarm being given, the parish engines a eregst,
and there being adjoining the building a large pond,
which amply supplied them with outer, they at length
succeeded in quenching the flames. The various models
&moue destroyed, and the building now stands a cow
plete wreck. It is supposed that the fire originated is
the blacksmith's shop, where a barrel of blacking, which
is made use of in the foundry business, was standing,
and it is supposed that some sparks had fallen into this
cask and bad kept smudging until the fire burst out.
W

:ednesday last, an archery meeting took pima
the seat of Cyan; 114. at Lando., Hens, under thew
plus of Mrs. illccerra, whose grounds were not sufficiently kid
for the purposes of the game. Most of the leading (milks rink
county were Locked, and the weather proving favourable,thegessre
interest created by the revival of this ancient sport attracted nuay
visitors. After the shooting, the company retired to Mrs. Rimer:if
where a splendid cold collation was prepared for them in ■ beet/
on die lawn, very tastefully decorated with ail sons of Saw"
evergreens, Ste. Miss Drina pined the Ladles' prise.
The passage betwe<n London and Edinburgh war
performed last week by one of the steam packets in 43
boors.

CHEAP THAVELLINGo—A few days ago, such we
the competition between rival steam-teasels, that nom.
bets of Irish labourers on their return from the harvest,
were conveyed from Liverpool to Newry (A distance cf
two hundred miles) for three pence each—or in wax
cases, three were taken for sixpence!

11 Sunday evening, about dusk, during the temporary
absence of Mr. Peers and his family, of Selwood-ter
race, Queen's Elms, Bronspton, some thieves stole Ow
two dozen of silver table, dessert, and tea spoons, a ma
sical box, a silver teapot; a watch, and a box of old
coins, with which the villains escaped.
SAGACITY OF THa LION.--A keeper of wild beasts.
at New York, had provided himself on the approach at
winter with a fur cap. The novelty of this costae
attracted the lion's notice, which, making a grapple. Ito
the cap off his head, as he passed the cage ; but perceiving
that the keeper was the person whose head he had thus me
covered he immediately lay down. The same animal once,
hearing some noise under its cage, passed its pat
through the bar, and actually hauled up the keeper, tel*
was cleaning beneath but as soon as he perceived k
had thus ill-used his master, he instantly lay down ors
his back, in an attitude of complete submission.
SAGACITY OP ELSMANTs.—Elephants, in peace aid
war, know their duty, and are more obedient to tie
word of command than many rational beings. his said
they can travel, on an emergency, 200 miles in fair
eight hours; but will hold out for a month at the an
of 40 or 50 miles a day, with cheerfulness and alacrity;
't I performed," said Forbes, in his Oriental Memoirs,
" many lone journeys upon an elephant, given by Ita-
gobah to Colonel Keating; nothing could exceed the
sagacity, docility, and affection of this noble quadruped;
if I stopyed to enjoy a prospect, he remained imam•
veable until my sketch was finished; if 1 wished for ripe
mange-4 growing out of the common reach, he selected
the most fruitful branch, and breaking it off wiih ha
trunk, offered it to the driver for the company in Lb'
houdah, accepting of any part given to himself with s
respectful salam, by raising his trunk three times abort
his head, in the manner ot the Oriental obeisance, aid
as often did be express his thanks by a murmuring noim
When a bough obstructed the houdah, he twi,ted
hd
trunk around it, and though of considerable magnitude,
broke it off with ease, and often gathered a leafy branch,
either to keep off the'fiies, or as a fan to agitate around
him, by waving it with his trunk; be generally paid
visit to the tent door during breakfast, to procure sugar
candy or fruit. and to be cheered by the encomiums.
and caresses he deservedly tors with. No spank, could
be more innocently playful, or fonder of those who
noticed him, than this docile animal,
occasions appeared Conscious of hts czahation globe
the brute cle.ition. VI hs• ou particular

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BARBAROUS MURDER AT PRESTON.