Star.
London, England, 1826-08-31 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, Atm 29.

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Cotton is much in w the same ay it has been for some
time, with rather a tendency to look upwards.
....

There has been alood dial done in the export trade of
yarns, particularly in twist, and there is some little its=
provement in cop-yarns, for steam loom weaving.—
Steam cloths are more in request, and fully maintain
their prices. Nankeens rather more lively, but no amend.
ment in checks.

Accounts from the North are more favourable. At Glasgow,
the demand for yarns is rather improving. Upon the whole, affairs
seem to assume, at present, a steadier aspect, if not•a bright one.—
Tbe best and the lowest priced goods are most sought after;
ones not much wanted.

We have received a set of New York Papers to the
2d instant, by the James Cropper, arrived at Liverpool.
They have been anticipated by the last ship of the
London packet line.
We understand an order has been sent to Monte Video
from Rio deJaneiro, to permit merchandise to be bonded
there for twelve months, paying a duty of 1 per cent.
This will greatly facilitate vessels going there with
goods for Buenos Ayres.
It is said that an improvement is to be made in the
packet communication with Jamaica, by the appoint-
ment of two vessels instead of one, to sail monthli. A
packet once a month will also proceed regularly with
letters for Mexicr.

The important undertaking of forming a Rail-road in
the Isle of Portland, for the more easy conveyance of
the immense blocks of stone from the quarries to the
place of shipping, is now completed, and was opened
for use on Wednesday last.
_ _ _ _

. There was a Meeting of the new Catholic Association
on Saturday last in Dublin, when several subscriptions were re-
ceived to the New Rent. for purposes not prohibited by law. Several
sums were voted for the sustenance and defence of the forty-sbilling
freeholders of Ireland. A Resolution was passed, on the motion of
Mr. Slim, recommending an Aggregate Meeting, for the purpose
of touching the old fund. This will give the Association agratifying
opportunity of voting a large portion of the fund towards the relief
cf their fami.hing countrymen, as ft cannot be better employed.
There is a very prevalent notion that the body of a
debtor may be taken in execution after his death. It was acted on
in the cases of Wxwinca and SHERIDAN; and Miss &POMONA'S.
makes it an incident in one of her novels. • There is no legal founda-
tion fur the cuAtenn. The idea has been once or twice refuted from
the Mitch ; and the late Lord Ett.enstisoucx declared that the
seizure of the body was not only perfectly illegal, but that it would
render the Sherif or his Officer liable to punishment. The practise,
however, formed part of the law of Prussia, before ft was abolished
by the Code Fnde►ive.

SPORTING •INTELLIGENCE.

a.

EDDA M RACES, Saone Dar, &tom 30.
The sport to-day was eteellent, and Billy The
the eerectie-
tions entertained by alt who were present. The company was as
numerous as yesterday.
tin our account of the match between Crockery and Bderim,
the former should have been stated as the winner.]
"The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 h. and only
five, if declared, &c. Two miles and a distance.
Duke of Richmond's Linkbey, 3 yrs,7sr. 11b. 1
Lord Mounteharles names Crockery, 4 yrs, list. gib. .
Eight pald,ls ft. and ten declared, &e. £5. each.
Betting-3 and 4tol en Linkboy.

The Town Plate of ,650, for S yrs old, 7st. 4 yrs old, est. 71b.
a yrs old, fist. six and aged, 9st. 41b. mares and geldings allowed
51b. Two miles and a half heats. The winner to be sold, under
the usual regulations, for 150 soy.
Mr. S. Smith's be. h. Chsrnwood, I yrs .
Captain Locke's Little Driver, aged
Mr. Smith's bl. c. Tamar, 4 yn

1 1
2 S
ts dr

Betting 6 to 4 on Chat-me-Doti; and S to I apt Little Driver.
At starting Little Driver took the lead, and kept it at a strnog
pace, closely followed by Charnwood,with Tamar at hand, and kept
the lead until the roads, when up came the others. Here com-
menced a neck-and-neck race between the three, and so continued
until home, when asarawood won the first heat by a head only.
eti Heat--Betting even, and 5t04 on Charnwood. The running
in this heat was precisely ai last, and woo by a length.
The Egham Sweepstakes of 5 sus. each, and Z 5 added. Heats

one wile.

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Lord Dunwich's Dream . 4 1 1
His Royal Highness the Duke of York's Dahlia . 1 2 2
Mr. Hornsby 's Agnes . . 3 3 3
Mr. Jones's Crockery . . 2 dr
Betting-5 to 4 apt Dream; 7to 4 agst lliblia ;10to 1 agst
Crockery : after the first heat, 6 to 4 on Dream ; third heat 2 to 1
on Dream.

let Heat—Dahlia went off at a slashing rate, followed closely by
Crockery and Agnes; she kept the lead all the way, and made a
most admirable beat, winning by two lengths.
2d Heat—They all went off as first heat, and made the running
precisely the same, until the betting stand, when Dream shot a head,
and won by half a neck only.
3d Heat—Dream and Dahlia went off together, and so continued
for some time, when Dahlia took the lead, and kept it until the
roads; then came up Agnes and Dream, and all made pretty close
running until the distance, when Dream got in front, and won the
race cleverly by a length.

CANTERBURY RACES—Pm/awl Dar.—(Costannsto.)
The County Plate of 50 soy.
Mr. Heatbcote's br. e. Syntax, 3 yrs .
Mr. T. Jones's elm. f. Partial, 4 yrs .
Lord Egremont's be. by Wsrrior, 4pm .
Mr. Colman's b. c. Linguist, 4 yrs
Mr. Brown's Maid of Kent, G yrs . 3de
The Ladies' Plate of SOL for the beaten horses.

. 1 1
. It $
. 3 $

Mr. Colman's Linguist . . . 1 t
Mr. Dockery's Nigel .
•. 4 3
'
Major Badcock's Bagatelle . . S dr
BURTON-UPON-TRENT RACES-.(Cowc.tves.),
The Bradby Sweepstake of SO soy. each, 20 ft. with 100 added by
the Earl of Chesterfield, for three and four yr olds.
Mr. Oiffard's ch. c. Leviathan 1
. .

..._..
Sir T. Stanley's br. c. Doctor Faustus
Mr. Geary 's br. 1. Araebne _ .

Five drawn.

A Sweepstakes of 25 soy. each;: PIP. for horses not thorough•bred,
foaled in 1122.
Mr. Cavert's tr. e. Equinox • 1
Mr. Moeles eh. e. Gridiron . 2
.

Mr. Worthington's gr. e. by Equator

SAILING MATCEL

Yesterday, several pleasure-vessels, belonging to Gentlemen, can.
to the reartersious, Vauxhall Bridge, for the purpose of sailing for a
Silver Cup, given by the Proprietors of the Swan Tavern, Battersea.
They were to run round a boat moored off Wandsworth; but, as
it very often occurs, they lost the tide before they could tura the
boat, and there was no match.

CRICKET.

Statement of the match for 500 soy. played in Goodwood Path,
between the Noblemen and Gentlemen •isitors of his Grace the
Duke of Richmond and the Goodwood Club t
Noblemen and Gentlemen 150 I The Club . . . 157
The return match on Tuesday, in the Brocas, Eton, between the
Eton and Uxbridge Clubs, was won by the latter, with two wickets
to go down.—A match at the same place between the married and
single men of Windsot was decided against the Benedicts by a
large majority.
• PUTTING THE STONE.

Tuesday se'nnight, a trial of strength, at one of our ancient Scottish
amusements, Putting the Stone, took place at the King's Arms Inn,
near the Horse Barracks, Glasgow, when a considerable concourse of
spectators assembled :o witness the scene. The stone weighed
twenty-two pounds and a half imperial standard. Between twenty
and thirty men exerted their abilities, very much to the satisfaction
of all present, among whom were many amateurs of note, when two
young men, well known as putters, both from the Island of Islay,
were declared victors. They threw the stone tbirtr.one feet. nine
inches, a distance seldom equalled.