Star.
London, England, 1818-08-12 00:00:00

PUNK' Addritlinl

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It appears froth the Atebitnte relatirig 1a the
broits of the Crewn and of the Adv+.lralty, which
have been printed by order of thd litnise of Corr"
tnons, that the silt?' •,otal received to the present' time
amount to lilight Milfiens Six Huiderd and Oirty-sit
Thousand Eight Hundid and Fifty-four Podnds rnd
a fraction, out of which following extra Items
Lave been paid, besides the sums appropriated to thoi
Public t4ervirc:—

PAT3rENTB.
To his Majesty's - 1-76,6'19 16 CI
To diffeiect branches of the Rcg tl Family 209,840 !‘ 0
To Buildings and Alt-ratlrms at tie
Brighton, and fir I,4tinitare - - 58,360 le
To Expenses in different fbpar:rnents of tht
Royal Hats,A.A.l, at-ratio:led by the Vie
of Foreiso Prince* to r.nziand - - 14,5tff i
Tu the l'rittlhe Rczthrs Donation to the Pool'
of Spitallit.:ds 4 a ' sow 0
To the 1,/ ChanderLain, on account of Ev,

pees«; incurred in thi.iii..partuaen: fo: tka
Archdukes ofAzi.triz and the Prince of the
Brazils 6,5C6 6 0
To the Paymaster of the flottiehutd, for ditto 6,340 1:1 10
To the Paymaster of the Horse, for ditto 1,163 16 0

.opriclAL PhiliQUISll ES.
To Lori Arden' Registrar, for Poundage 5f17,900 9 9
To King's Pruetor, Atlntier!ty Proe.or, and
others (15,599 7 9
Siarshal of the Adm.:rah? r 44,915 7 Id

Total Payments Extraordinary - £42C,752 S 1
Gnousa Snoorta.l.—A great number of 'English
Sportsmen hare this year gone to the Highlands of
Scotland for the purpose of grouse shooting, which
commenced this day. From the fine breeding seasorar
and the unusual warmth and dryness of die season,
the quantity of moor game is greater
_ than has been
known for many years. The Marquis of tfrumai
has a large party of skimp shooters, including the
SECRETARY A !VAR, At his sporting seat in Inverness-
shire; and the Earl of Vivy is preparing for a very
Woody censiarign in the Forest of Mir, where the re,
turns of kilted were last year so marvellously great
as to threaten the estinction of the whole race of
Grouse, Ptarmigan, and Blacl Ceti.
Sr. ANN* Listenousx, Recarra.—Woriclay, a .
New Wherry, and sundry other Prizes, subscribed
for by Ladies and Gentlemen, was rowed for by six
free Watermea of St. Ann's, Limehouse. boats
started, about half-past tea o'clock, from Kidney,
stairs, the race extended the whole way .from the.
Canal Ilany to Ratcliffe Cross. After the boat was
won, the different watermen corhpezitors were towed
front the Canal Buoy to Ratcliffe Cross in procession,
where each received the Prizes in the following order
lit,TheWittrry,value 1218 0 4th, Cash - • - 12 0
2d, Cash - - )%3
sd, Cash - - - 3 0 6th, (ash • • • '1 0
Gra-RAM—A match .0t• 100 guineas took plato
on the Essex road, on the rorekt, yesterday morning,
which excited much interests .a Gentleman named
Yotte having undertaken to drive a bay hotter Gerd
fide his property', 12 miles in 40 minutes, at tared
starts. Th, match was dime over a piece of ground
four Miles in circumference, as follows i

Ist four mile* le 13 19
2d ditto .. - - 34 29 sox. axe. •
;Al ditto - . • 13 i4---:1 1 •
The match was lost by fottr secomlei after much..
pushing; but the h6rse was beat in the 11th Mile. '..
SearritiNo.—Harry Harmer' had a benefit at the •
Fives Court yesterday, and considering the thinness
of London, it was well attended. The sports, how. •
ever, disappointed the amateurs present, for instead
of some set-cos amongst men cf note on the boxing
list, -other-: of no note were put forwatsi entil the
company were disgusted. Isle-of-Wight flail and
Belcher made an excellent set-to,, embracing m;-is .
skill and talent. Nall had the best of it from stretigth..
Belcher had none the best at off-sparring, and when,.
in he had the worst In the third bout, when Hall 2.''
was following him, he slipped upon his back a hea4-
fall, but without mischief. J. Lancaster and Craw. .
ley chewed some good'iparring, to the advantaitt et -'
the former; and D. Hudson and Lazarus hit twaya:
Davis, the deaf man, exhibited with the Black tabu"
was beat by O'Donnel; but it win Governmetit Letd•
tery to the Little-go, and Davis threw down the ,
gloves in charity.
THE DISPUTED WIN
.431, THE LATP. FICHT.--,-.6Tt119
difference was settled yesterday, and announced et
the Fives Court. Spring's backers had refried to
agree to give up the stakes, on the ground that 1-11 n•
ter had struck Spring when down. The tfinpirh
gave it as their de--kion, fair, as the bloW was dell.
vercd when Spring was up, and could not be recalled.
Mr. Jackson agreed with the umpires, who were
chosen one on each side, with a referee, and they
all were of one opinion. The battle-money has beets
received by Painter. A ccording to rule, 'if any foul
fighting take place, it must be decided oa the spot,
or if the men go on, the chance is lost,
PTDPETRtANI3M.—Wnicarr, the pedestrian, started
on Friday last, at the Vauxhall Garden, Birmingham,
to perform the arduous task of walking MOO miles
in 20 successive days, Sundays excepted, •which, on
the average, is .55 miles per day.
The young roan who lately performed the task of picking up
100 stones in 40 minutes, placed a yard span, Lo a straight line,
on the Port, Margate, has slanged (for a considerable sum) so
do Abe same in as minutes on the same ground. . .
WHIRLWIND AT CROtDON.—Priddyevening,.when
a moment before there appeared to be a perfect
calm, the inhabitants of Croydon, near the Church,
were thrown, into alarm by the sudden rising, to a
great height in the air, of 14 pieces of cloth that bad
been pegged down in the bleach-ground of Messrs.
S. and T.Starey : one piece of which was so twisted
round the steeple of the Church, that it reqttired a
great 3ength of time to disentangle it, another piece
on a large tree that stands in the church-yard.
Wednesday, the 29th ult. at midnight, a waggoner
between Leeds and Huddersfield, of the name of Jo-
seph Dawson, overcome by fatigue, lay down to sleep
in the stables of widow Welsh and son, in Leeds,
when one of the'heavy waggon horses lay down upon
him, and crushed him to death.
CORN-EXCHANDE, MARK-LANG, AUCIUST 12.—We
have . not had any supply of English Wheat since
Monday, but several, cargoes have arrived from
abroad, and the tradeivias very heavy this morning,
but what sales were made wore on the same terms as
on Monday.—AlthiSaglythe supkly of Oats continues
to be large, yet 4 Porn t e Oric4ess in the demand,
Mondays price are HI , sitamted.—Barley conti-
nues dull sale, and prices norusal.-Irln Pease and
Beans there is no alterati9n. ./e.• t .
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