Star.
London, England, 1818-05-29 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EPSOM RACES, Tattasnar, M.& 49. •
Yesterday the !oven of borse-raehtg had a great treat at *wan
Downs. At a very early hour the road front London to Epsom
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was crowded with, vehicles and horses of all sizes and deicrip-*
dons, and at one time the road was actually blocked up. It is
no exaggeration to state, that the vehicles placed in rotation,
would have reached from Westminster-bridge to the Course.—
Never, we believe, was there known to be so large an assem-
blage of people at these Races. Not only the course was lined
with carriages three or four deep, but the surrounding hills were
completely covered. At about one o'clock the Prince of Hesss.
Houeouac arrived on the Downs in a landau, accompanied by
two Gentlemen; the carriage was driven intt the place assigned
for the Royal Family, close to the winning-post. At about half-
past one o'clock the Duke of Yoxe and the Duke of Gi.oec carts
appeared on the race-course, mounted on horseback, and re-
mained nearly the whole day on the Downs. Their Royal High-
nesses appeared to be highly pleased with the sport. Shortly
after two o'clock the first race commenced; it was for the Derby
Stakes, and excited much interest. Three horses only were
placed,but 16 started. This is the second year of the Derby
Stakes of 50 Guineas each, b. ft. for three-year old colts 84t. fib.
fillies Bst:2H). The distance ran was a mile and a half. The
owner of the 2d horse to receive 100 guineas.
Mr. Thornhill's Sam, by Scud (rode by Chlffuey) - I
Lord Darlington's colt, by Sorcerer - - - s
Sir .1. Shelly's Prince Paul
—This was an admirable race, and the Stakes were won only
by a length by Sam. The bets were-2 to 1 agst Paul ;3to 1
agst Sem ; 6 to 1 agst Seymour; 9 to 1 agst Slim; 14 to 1 agst
Dictator : 14 to 1 agst 31zonides; 100 to 3 agst Lord Darling-
ton; 100 to 4 agst Fitzcloddy. Guy Mannering broke down
in running. Paul made play from starting and icd, and was
a-head after leading safe round Tattenhant-corner, and he was
then backed at odds to win. He was beat at the distance post,
and Chiffney 'hewed a master-piece of jockey ship.

As soon u this race was decided, the Prince of Hessa-lfom-
BOURO retired from the Downi. There were, however, two
minor races, which were the following :
A Sweepstakes of tOgs. each, with togs. added from the Race
Fund, the winner to be sold for 400 gs. if demanded.
Mr. Shcward's 13-a nodes, aged

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Mr. Fzge's Young Elizabeth
litr J. lioneywootrs Biuleycorn

3.t0 1 apt the ;firmer offered : WWI easy.

A Plated SO/. for all Ages : two mile heats. This was a
grand race between Mr. Crockford's Merrymaker and Mr. liars
King of Diamonds. There were two heats, and Merrymaker
won both by a length.
The whole of the rasing was not over until six o'clock, and
the people did not disperse till past seven o'clock. The pick-
pockets seemed to be peculiarly active. There were several ac-
cidents, as usual, on the ,road, many gigs and coaches were
broken down, many horses were seen galloping at full speed
without their riders, but no material injury was done.

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.—The Melo-drama
founded on the horrible murder of Funxess, was
repeated last night. It was less favourably received
than on the first representation. Rob Roy, which
I preceded this exhibition, went off, as usual, with eclat.
ON THURSDAY NEXT—Twenty Capitals (at least
100(1. each) in the first half hour. Scheme contains
THREE of 90,000/. with 104 other Capitals of 30001.
£OOOl. &c. although there are 4000 Tickets less than
last Lottery.—Tickets and Shares are on Sale at Buth
of WEBB'S Offices, 9, Cornhill, and 17, Ludgate-
street, where four Capitals were Shared last Lottery,
and Three 30,0001. Prizes in 13 Months.

CURIOUS CIRCNISTANCISIn the early past of
1817, the Beaconsfield and London carrier had a
small parcel delivered to him to convey to town,
which, by some means he never could surmise, he lost
on the road out of his pocket. Nothing was ever
heard of the parcel until a few days ago, when a car-
penter repairing Hall Barn, the seat of the Rev. H,
WALLIM, near Beaconsfield, accidentally found the
lest parcel is perfect preservation in a jocktianis 'lest!

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MAILS
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Waterford 1 1
Guernsey and Jersey 1 0 Frame* 0 •
Holland 1 0 ILarnburitt 0 0,
Gottenburgh 1 0 Flanders 0 0
PLYMOUTH, MAY £7.
Wind E.—Came in his Majesty's ship Lea, fzom
a ciuize. Sailed the Lavinia, Bnoww, for St. An-
drews, 'North America, with goods, and upwar.'s of
50 passengers.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY is.
Wind N. E.—Put back, after being ten days in the
Channel, the Union Spanish transport, with the
Russian invalids on board.
DEAL, MAY es.
Wind N. E.—Arrived, and remains with his Ma-
jesty's ships as per last, the RAMILLIES line-of battle
ship, from Leith. Came down from the River this
..morning, the Asia, BALDERSON, for Bengal ; General
Hewitt, CAMERON, for ditto ; Warren Hastings, LA It..
XI NS, for ditto ; Woodlirk, MIDDLETON, for Smyrna ;
and Cycurgus, CLONER, for Maranham.
Five o'Clock—The above East Indiamen remaih,
taking in their passengers and luggage, and will sail
in the evening.
DOVER, MAY 22.
Wind N.E. blows hard.—Arrived last night, the
Lord Duncan packet, from Ostend, with a mail and
passengers.--Sailed this day the King Georqe packet,
Captain Kaata ; and Trafalgar, Captain 111 as, with
passengers for Calais; and the Flora, Captain WA's.-
sou, for Boulogne, with passengers..—. The Royal So-
vereign yacht remains in our Roads.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 27.
Sailed the True Briton, HANWAY, for Calcutta,—
The Lady Galatin, SWAINE, from this port to New
York, was spoke on the 28th April, in lat. 41. 30.
long. 38.
lIARWICH, MAY 28.
Wind E.N.E. blows hard.—Put. back again the
outward-bound foreign vesselv. Arrived the Henry
Freeling Packet, with a mail, &c. from Holland ;
and the Alliance Packet, with ditto, from Gotten-
burgh. Sailed the Prince of Orange Packet, with a
mail, &c. for Holland; and Castlereagh Packet, with
ditto, for Cuxhaven.

GREENOCK, MAY 2S.
Arrived, on Saturday, the Venus, Snumstits, fiom
Alexandria. Sailed thence the Sth ult. On the Bth
instant, in lat. 4.8. 27. N. long. 27. 36. W. spoke the
brig Kelly Patiick, -, from Belfast, bound to
Montreal, out 12 days, all well ; and on the 9th, in
lat. 50. 43. N. long. '2l. 27. W. spoke the ship Eliza-
beth, from Bristol, bound to Miramithi, out six
days, all well.
MAY 26.-Arrived the Mary-Augusta, BICKER,
from New York. Sailed the '26th ult. Left leading
for Liverpool. the Brilliant, BAKER, to sail in a few
days, and the Importer, Disatxv, to sail in two days
after the Mary-Augusta. Spoke no vessels on the
passage.

GRAVESEND, MAY HI.

Arrived the Eleg int. Palmer, from 11.unbures i Derotby,
Edmonds, from ditto ; I Icreales, Goodall, (Torr. ditto ;
Tate, from ditto; William, Hatfield, from ditto; the Plenezev,
Edmonds, from ditto ; Mary, Kennedy, (rota dir-o . the Many,
Bee, from Bremen ; and a few foreipn s►ipsr4aUed t►e Venal,
Paulson, for Genoa, &c. Ann, Older, for Smyrna, &e. Pease,
Oariand, for Arehengel ; London packet, Aspid, for Bileineur,
&c. Geliebte Catharine Di:trachea, Timm, for ditto.

CITSTOM-HOUSE, MAY se:

91110"1 VitalltD lIMAIDs.—TheROW Melta, Biel, from Bre-
men ; TWee Cebroeders, Jane Drier, and the Vrouw Jantien,
from Gendeningen; Junge Ernestine, D.lahaye, from
Antwerp ; Sisters, I lulma, from Jamaica ; Jonge Marraretlia,
.Mildenrks, from Norden ; Ant, Borken the Marshal Blusher,
Cullum ; and Pcrsrverince, Maughan, from liamburgh.
Ocricaaos—The Liberty, Aleale, and Mirabks, Rutherford,
for Memel and Petersburgh ; Britannia., Jackson, fur Ham.
burgh ; Flying Fish, Smith, for Ostend ; Elora, Pay, for Calais;
Barron, Owen, for Marseilles; Margaret, Allen, for Batavia,
Bencoolen, and Benz-al ; Prince of Waterloo, Page, for OsteLd;
and Waterloo, Pratt, for the Havahnah.

It is rumoured that a grand Natal Review is in
contemplations This will no doubt attract thousands;
but there is a certain great Commander, who has al-
ready marshalled his forces, and will no doubt equally
divide popular admiration. We allude to Bun, whwe
49 Capital Prizes, sold by him last Lottery, and di.
vided into upwards of 260 Shares, have attracted the
wonder of the whole Emi.ire. As there are more
Capitals this Lottery than last, he Will no doubt
outdo " all his,/ rmer outdoing:."
As a proof of the forwardness and uncommon
warmth of the season at this period, two hives of
bees, on the farm of Sandilandgate, on the estate of
Milton, in the parish of Carluke, Scotland, swarmed
on Saturday last, the 23d instant, a circumstance
very uncommon so early in. the season, as bees cel-
cioni swarm is ordinary goad seasons till towards the
end of June.

CORN-EXCIIAKCF, MARK-LANE, MAY 29.—The
continuance of fine weather, together with a further
supply of foreign wheat in the course of the week,
and but few buyers at market this mousing, has
caused a total stagnation in the sale of all kinds of
grain ; indeed, so much so, that scarcely a single
bargain has been done, and our prices must be quoted
nominally as on Monday.
PRICY OF BREAD.Yesterday a Court of Common
Council, which was very numerously attended, was
held at Guildhall. Afar-the. usual business was dis-
posed of, Mr. Duos; said, he had a question of the
greatest importance to the community to put to the
Lord Mayor. He wished to know whether the Pub-
lic had benefited by the change that had been made
with respect to the regulations relative to Bread ?
It had been stated in the newspapers, and by 'Several
respectable corn-dealers with whom he had had com-
munications, that there was a constant regular fall of
the material weekly. It might therefore be presumed
that the Public would feel the effects of that decrease
in the price. His object was not to entrap by thus
suddenly putting a question of such importance, en
the contrary, he should rather have an answer pro-
duced from a consultation with the Aldermen, if his
Lordship thought it necessary to refer the qucs•ion to
the Court.—The Loan MAYOR said that the question
certainly required the deliberation suggested.

SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAY 29.
To sink the olial—rer stone of hths.
V 51 Gil

Beef 4s Od to 3s Oil
I Crab......... to Os Od
Hutted .. 5l Od to Ss 6d J Park
' Lamb - 7s. Od. to 7s. 6d.
Beasts 250—Calves 300—Sheep and Lambs s,oso__pis, ..;.90
HAY AND sTRANv PER LOAD.
Hay........ £4 to e 66 I &raw f 4 16)4 to ,e 3 31
Clein.....- 5 to 2 71 Rowtat ... Os 004 to tot