Star.
London, England, 1818-09-30 00:00:00

THE Al?'.

Notwithstanding the Remonstrance of our Gallant
and Veteran Friend, General GEORGE HANGER, com-
monly. called Lord COLERAINE, the following reduc-
tions, it is said, are to take piace before the meeting
of Parliament:—lnfantry Regiments are to be brought
down to the Moth Foot ; and it is said that the Cavalry
is to come as low as the 16th Light Dragoons. All
the second Field Officers of Regiments are to be re-
moved to half-pay. The whole of the Royal Artillery
Drivers, together with the Horse Artillery, two Bat-
talions of Foot Artillery, and one of Artillery Inva-
lids, will also fall under the necessary pruning hand
of Economy. Considerable reductions are likewise to
be made in all the Military Departments. Sinecure
Places will, of course, remain in statu quo.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NRWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, tine.

(Second year renewal).—one-third of a pubseription of 25ge.
each, for 4-yr old colts, Bst. 10Ib. and Silks, Bst. 71b. D. I.
the bona fide property of Subscribers.—(Twenty Subscribers.)
Mr. Watson's br. c. Fitz-Orville - - 1
D. of Grafton's b. c. Waterloo - i
Id. Jersey's br. c. David - . - 3
Mr. Stonehewer's br. 1. Manfrcda - - 4

id. Jersey's b. e. The Giant -
lA. G. H. Cavendish's b. e. Little Dick

2 to 1 agst

-7 to 4 agst Waterloo.

Mr. Udny's The Student, 7at. 71b. beat Lord Darlington's
Whisker, dst. 111 b. Ab. M. 200ga Is. ft.-6 to 4 apt The Student.
The St. Leger Stakes of 23gs. each, for A-yr old colts, Bst. 71b.
and fillies, est. 41b. D. I. s
Ld. G. H. Cavendish's c. Allegro - - 1
D. of Rutland's b. c. by Walton - -
Ld. Stawell's b. c. by Waxy
- - 3
.3to 1 agst Allegro-2 to 1 agst Ld Exeter's Advance.
The following also atarted—D. of Grafton's ch. f. Carrots
—Mr. Goddard's ch. f. by Rubens—Ld. Exeter's br. 1. 'Ad-
vance—Mr. Charlton's fr. C. by Election—Mr. Blaka's b. c. Dic-
tator—Mr. Blake's b. e. Hospitality —Mr. Rush's c. by Ccsario
—Mr. Rogers's ch. f. by Haphazard—Mr. Crockford's c. by
Dick Andrews.—Thirteen paid forfeit.
The Judge placed but three.

Mr. Neale's e. by Haphazard, beat Major Wilson's ch. e. by
Juniper, 85t. each. A. F. Mira h. ft.

The Grand Duke MICHAEL and suite, in company
with several Foreigners of distinction, visited New-
market, on Monday, and, after viewing the races,
with which, he appeared highly pleased, and being
shewn the stables, &e departed to Cheveley, to dine
with the Duke of RUTLAND, and a large party.—
Sam Chaney, the famous rider, rode die winning
horse, belonging to Lord DARLINGTON.
Monday last, a match of a one-mile heat was de-
cided on the Honiton-road, which has excited much
interest with the Sporting Gentry, between Mr.
BIRCH'S black Sally, and Mr. R. ROOKE'S celebrated
Rhone, which was won easy, by the former, runuing
the mile in two minutes.
Amongst the singular changes that take place with
race-horses, the following is not the least singular:
Over the Course at Doncaster, the mare Duchess beat
Mr. Warr's Blacklock, giving him 1511 a. in the year
1817. In the present year, Mr. Warr's Blacklock,
over the same Course, could have distanced the Du-
chess, had he chosen it, each carrying the weight of
their respective years.
In the course of the present season, two white par-,
tridges have been seen in a large covey, in the manor
of Marton-le-Moor, near Boroughbridge, belonging
to his Grace the Duke of DEVONSHIRE.
One day last week William Friend, game-keeper
to C. LYON, Esq. of Binchester, fired at a covey of
fourteen partridges, out of which he killed eleven at
a single shot !
In the garden of Mr. GOLD, at dindlin's Farm, in
the parish of Shipley, Sussex, one dwarf French bean
produced the astonishing number of 268 !
SACK RACE.—To-morrow is fixed for a sack race,
between Berkshire Dick and a countryman from
Northampton, for 100 guineas. The parties are to
start at three o'clock in the afternoon, at the White
Hart, Tottenham. The distance is 600 yards, the
best of three heats. Betting is three to two in favour
of the Northamptonian.
BARNSTAPLE, SEPTEMBER 2,.—There were two
stags roused (one Tuesday and the other Friday) in
the fair week, near the town, as is customary, for the
gratification of those who resort to it at this season
of the year. They both took the desired direction
towards the town, about the distance of one mile and
a halffrom the bridge, and gave most excellent sport
to the hunters, as well as the inhabitants who were
so fortunate as to view it ;—the latter passing Sir
BOURCIILa WnEv, Bart:s pleasure-ground, and then
ran into the neighbourhood of Fremington, turned,
and came almost in the same direction back again,
and entered the river opposite the residence of N.
GLASS, Esq. in which it was kept by the multitude
on either side. Earl FORTEsCUE, Lord LBRINGTON,
Sir ARTHUR and Colonel CHICHESTER, with a vast
number of other Gentlemen were among the hunters.
The horse on which Lord Dint NGTON rode, in passing
through the town, fell ; and his Lordship met with
several serious bruises, and a violent sprain in one of
his ancles, which obliged him to be conveyed to Cas-
tle Hill immediately, accompanied by a surgeon.
DIICRY-LANE.—Last night the favourite Comedy
of Speed the Plough was performed at this Theatre,
asom gREAKHATER.—.The equinoctial gales when Mr. Mrenee appeared, for the first time this
I°°lllleneed, and on the 21st and 23d inst. they season, in t. 1,2 character of Sir Abel handy. This]
-.extraordinarily violent from the southward old and deserving favourite of the Public was re-1
'"ward,sihich occasioned a heavy pressure of ceived, as his talents demand, with the warmest
„4.
Zairist the Breakwater. During the former; greetings: the audience welcomed him as an old
Majesty's schooner Sea Lark, the Thalia East friend, whose return, after a lonq absence, was a
Providence coal brig, and Pilgrim user- subject gf congratulation. Mr. l‘fusnee's merits in
• 2, ef about 60 tons, were in the Sound, the the character of Sir Abel Handy have long been
elsels being moored in good births, the acknowledged: it is sufficient now to say, that his
7,,,reArly where the unfortunate Jasper lay, powers of pleasing the audience remain unimpaired.
errl6llm close to the Melampus Shoal, in the We never recollect to have seen him to greater ad-
part of the Sound, and not far from vantage. Mr.PanLET bustled through the part of
ce his Majesty's late schooner Telegraph Bob Handy with considerable spirit. Mt.II.KEMBLE
gashole. They all rode out the storm played Henry Blandford with muck energy. Ban-
▪ i,J.!1,1.4 when it had abated, the brig and sloop GOUGH was respectable in Sir Philip Blandford : this
ct;d :Ldwatet. On the ‘234:1 the vessels in the Gentleman improves in the estimation of the public.
4fcazder,te his 'Majesty's ships Spartan, the Sea Miss SMITHSON rendered the part of Mtn Blandford
4.ze the Thalia, which sustained the gale with very interesting • she was loudly and deservedly ap-
-4,i e'tle al before, and report highly of the 'plauded. Mr. Wzsrattar sustained the character of
, •s, protection afforded by the Breakwater.— Farmer Ashfaeid with tolerable effect ; and Mrs.
dins the fury of the waves, not a single SPARKS s quiet, natural, unassuming humour, gave
t,si`loure.tfi.a,,,hed part of this structure has been point, and effect to the character of Dame Ashid
~i„be`'lnated. The raising of the we,tern arm she never mentioned the name of her village rival,
to have the most beneficial influence on " Mrs. Grimes," without producing laughter. The
'ne,PErticulailytionitialf-ebb cobalt-410cl House was well attended.

If:et-legged.
r.t.HOUSE, LONDON, SEPTEMBER g 9.
ton INwasm.—The St. Martin's Planter, 1'04:
New Brunswick ; Perseverance, Proport, from.
~'.arquis of Wellington Gill, and Nancy, Leak,
rib; John Vane, Williams; Bryan, Urquhart;
!gill; Andromeda, Lugorne ; and England, Ray,
George, Moore, from Tobago ; Tyne, Rivett,
from Memel; Clarkson, Rosa, from De.
inson, from Archangel; \Vslliam, Armes,
from Oporto; Prince of Wales, Stew-
::4'J; and Ann, Murphy, fiom Dublin.
wata—The Sisters, Bishop, for Cork; Hoop, Smith,
Active, Stephens, for St. Mary's; Ofricia Balfour,
Garr Tobago; Lord Nelson, Anderson, fur Elsineur ;
yt Pinkreebe, for Trieste; Vrtndschap, lecres, for Am-
nia; trllliam Bowers, Mason, for Rotterdam ; and Mer.
''e, for Bremen.

HURRICANE, NEAR BERMUDA.
!A LETTER FROM CAPTAIN LIVY, OF THE
SISPAGSE:, FROM JAMAICA, TO MIS OWNER, AT
11111NOL.

" Ship Agnes, at Sea, Bth September, 1818.
In lat. 34. 44. lung 30.
Ott the Ell August, at ten o'clock at night,'
ten miles to the Southward, and about
&award of the Island of Bermuda, we
I Amost dreadful hurricane. It commenced
EM. leered round from S.S.W. and S.W.
that to the West, and continued until two

,he 30th with the greatest fury. After that
to abate. The vessel was dawn on her
drck under water, and remained so for some
1 relieved by the head of the main-mast
carrying away all the topmasts, and soon
ainmast went, two feet from the deck: un-
the mast hung by some rope we could not
;et for some time; it got under /he gum-ter,
the quarter-piece, broke in the dead-lights,
ly unshipped the rudder. By this accident
T of water got into the cabin and rooms in
bread and other stores were stowed, and I
wry to say they are all damaged. When the
me abated I cannot describe my feelings: not
four hours prev,*was, the ship was in complete
ind in want of nothing and in so short a
be deprived of every thing!—We secured the
hind miten-mass; but the tops and cross-trees
telnoke—neither sails, yards, or rigging left that
sabre deck, with the exception of the fore and
mask-yards. When it became moderate, I exa-
ltathe'ship well, and found she had not received
ility in the hull—therefore resolved to proceed
''tsage.
.1 do not think this violent storm

to the Northward, as many of the ships
'l4ileslich sailed at the same time, as they west
I.64tie Gulf the second clay:'

Cteedeihle damage has been sustained in C,ardi-
Meirely the heavy gales and tremendous torrents
r•lhl ht have recently prevailed. Trees were tom
IPbl the roots. anii cottages and bridges swept
2117' Titilt the low lands have been inundated to a