Star.
London, England, 1818-02-24 00:00:00

SALES BY AUCTION.

CUSTOM-HOUSF, BOSTON, FR& 91, 1918.
By Order of the Honourable the Comndssbners of Majesty's
Customs, at this Ofilce, at Teo o'Cloch in the Morning, on
Tutswor, the 3d of March next, and on Vanemeer, the 4th
March, if tot all disposed of on the first day,
THE UNDER-MENTIONED GOODS,
v 17.-
One Hundred and Forty-one and Three-fourths Gallons Fb.
reign Geneva, In small Lots, condemned in the Court of Es-

chequer.
The above Geneva may be viewed and tasted at the Custom-
house on the day preceding the Sale.

At the Cuaom-House, DOVER, on Weossuas, the 4th of
March, 1818, at Noon, ht sundry Lots,
THE FOLLOWING GOODS,
which have been condemned in the Comte: Exchequer :
About 1,7,00 Gallons of the Spirits of Brandy, / over luwf'
590 of Ditto of Geneva. 5
160 of Brandy, 1
5,100 of Geneva, Under proof, and of inferior
12 of Rum. strength.
And at the King's Warehouse, NEW ROMNEY, on Fannie,
the 6th of Match, 1818, at y nee s
About 900 Gallons of the Spirits of Brandy, /p, prooE
360 of Ditto of Geneva. 5
40 of Brandy, / Under proof, and of Inferior
3,600 of Geneva. 5 strength.
Which may be inspected on the days previous, and on the tints-
inn of the days of Sale,
N.B. The Spirits Iti'question will not be sold forte's than the
knport Duties, and Deposits will be required of 251. per Cent.
of the purchase-money.

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COURSING.
The Cup given for young Dogs by the Lanarkshire and Rea.
frewslaire Coursing Club was run for at Rigleshair on the 14th
and 14th instant, and won by Mr. Oswald's dog Wellington.—
The following is the state at the running
Fitaituaav U.—First Cbas.—Mr..l. Oswald's d. wellington
best Mr. Cross's b.Tickler, Mr. M' Nair's b.Cora beat Mr. Al' Nab's
d. Swift, Mr. Grahma's b. Fly beat Mr. M'lntosh's d. Greco-
WS, Mr. Geddes'. b. Countess beat Mr. Gray's d. Sitift, Mr.
d. Hawk. beat Mr. C. Creates* Snowbull, Mr. Os-
wald's d. Spun best Mr.W.Gray's Sober Johnny—drawn; Mr.
A boot Kr. sasat's d. Marquisaloommi
Graham's b. Marchioness beat Mr. Denniston's b. Swallow ; Mr.
Stirling's b. Snake beat Sir John Maxwell's b. Katy, Mr. Mae
Nalr's d. Rater beat Mr. J. hFLeray's d. Tickler.
Second Class—Mr. J. Oswald's d. Wellington beat Mr. Mac-
Nair's b. Corit Mr. Graham's b. Fly beat Mr. Geddes's bitch
Countess, Mr. Stirling's d. Hawk beat Mr. J. Oswald's d. Spring,
Mr. Graham's b. Marchioness beat Mr. Anderson's d. Rasper,
Mr. Stirling's b. Snake beat Mr. DPNair's d. Ruttier.
FICIROAZT 14.--Third Class.—Mr. Stirling's b. Snake beat
Mr. Graham's b. Marchioness, Mr. Oswald's d. Wellington beat
Mr. Stirling's d. Hawk, Mr. Graham's b. Fly, a-bye.
Fourth Gass.—Mr. Graham's L. Fly beat Mr. Stirling's b.
Snake, Mr. Oswald's d. Wellington, a.bye.
At Asonowo Coursing Meeting, on Mondayiennight, for the
Cug and Couples, Mr. Isherwood's black trod white dog, John,
woe the Bast course, running with another dog, not named ; Mr.
Brown's blue bitch, Belk, not being on the Down. Mr.C. Long's
bled' dog, Lorimer, beat Mr. Peliat's black bitch, Pickle ; Sir A.
Bertie's yellow bitch, Tickle 'limber, best Mr. Cole's black and
Mae dog, Childers ; Mr. Southey% blue and white dog, Norval,
beat Mr. Davenport's Dotterel:; Lord Rivers's Reckless beat
Mr. E. CrW's Champion • Mr. S. Heathcote's yellowand white
biota,,Hlrtda,beat Mr. GOodiake's Glory's Soo; Mr. J. Long's
black mud white bitch, Lapwing, beat Mr. Loveden's Lucinda;
Mr. Cripp's Concubine beat Dr. Meyrkk's Minstrel. First ties
the second day—Mr. Cripp's Coactibine beat Mr. Long's Lorimer,
Sir A. Bertie's Tickle Pitcher beat Mr. Northey's Norval; Mr.
Isherwood's John beat Mr. S. Heathcote's Hinds; Mr. Jones
Long's Lapland beat Lard Rivers's Reckless. Second ties the
Ithird day—Mr. Jones Long's Lapwing beat Mr. Cripp's Concu-
bine ; Mr. Isherwood's John beat Sir A. Bertle's Tickle Pitcher.
At the final course on the fourth day, Mr. Janes Long's black
land white dog, Lapwing, beat Mr. Ishervtood's black and white
dog, John ' • by which Mr. Jones Long gained the Cup, and Mr.
Isherwood the Couples. This meeting had been adjourned for
a fortnight, in consequence of the frost. Cliff, the celebrated
rider, from Newmarket, was engaged by the Gentlemen of the
Club to decide the courses two thorough-bred horses were pro-
vided for him by Mr. Jones Loag. On the first day some parts
of the turf were very slippery, yrhich circumstance was unfa-
vourable to the larger dogs. Mr. Con's Childers and Mr. Good-
lake's Ricers Son being the favourites before the coursing began,
Mr. S. Heatheotes Hinda gained great credit for her decided
superiority over Glory's Son, esteemed the first dug in Ragland.
There were 23 matches won the Arseday, and nearly as many
the two foaming days. Ilse metemelis1104000•6•110141.6"*"
highest state of tonditiou. p.O Licata" those of Mr. Jotter/Air
who not only won the cup, but likevnat most of his matches.

FORTUNATE ESCAPE.—We have great pleasure in
stating the most extraordinary escape of Najor PETER
HAWKER last Thursday, while shooting in a small
gunning-punt, off the Hampshire coast. When firint,,
at some wild geese, his stanchion-gun, of ninetpeu
pounds weight, burst in his hand; and, although the
.barrel was literally blown to atoms from the breech-
ing to nearly the end of the stock, the lock and other
appendages flew like the bursting of a shell, and he
was for a considerable time on fire, while with a pound
of gunpowder in his pocket, not the slightest injury
however, was sustained, further than one of the Oau
being blown to pieces. Mr. HAWKER was merel
using this, a Birmingham barrel, till he could recei%
a gun from London ; and though it was to all ap-
pearance clean in the iron, vet it proved to be scarce')
better than unbeat ore; and he therefore purposes
having it forwarded to one of his gun-makers, i
order to adopt the most public means of sheering tlu
danger incurred by using barrels which are not twieed
as nothing but Major HAWKER'S ingenious manner'
fixing this gun could possibly have saved his life.