proposed on the hare against the dogs; the Colonel offered to back the dogs, none would accept. After trying a little time, a hare was started, the contest between the dogs and hare was very great, when Phantasmagoria threw her up.

The next course of consequence was a trial of Major and the black bitch: a hare had stolen away, and was not intended to be run, the company all acting like sportsmen, and the hare was a full mile off, when a ruffian, in a smock-frock, with the lungs of a Stentor, soon took away the dogs. The bitch, catching a sight of her, as she ascended a hill, got up to her, and played away turning her. Mr. Beaumont also had passed the company, like an arrow, laid in Major; the dogs, from the severity of the course, and heat of the day, and no water, were nearly exhausted, when Major threw himself full seven yards at her, caught her, and lay for dead, the hare got away, leaving a great part of her skin, and got into a hedge, the bitch topt the hedge fuli seven feet, the hare did not cross, but had crept down the ditch and died. The bitch, to save her life, was bled, and with difficulty recovered. This course was full three miles.

The last course was then desired to end the day with Phantasmagoria, and Supernactaralia, who had a very severe course while running, and the company divided. A hare started near the Colonel's greyhounds, when Spectographia, a whelp by Phantasmagoria, and out of Catgut, sister to Claret and Czarina, broke his couples, and in sheets ran so closely that he killed her, after many turns, to the astonishment of all sportsmen present.

Thus ended, to the satisfaction of all parties, the Surry coursing. The company dined together at

the greyhound, at Carshalton, and parted at a reasonable hour. We were sorry to observe that Colonel Thornton was prevented riding, by indisposition, but he still exerted himself to amuse the company, which he did so effectually as to keep them in a roar of laughter. Mr. Beaumont, who led the field, on a Jupiter horse of the Colonel's, in attempting to take the second hare from Major, fell and hurt himself very much.

The Morning Herald of the 29th instant, thus sarcastically describes the coursing at the above meeting:

-A Correspondent assures us, that last week's coursing, on the Surry Downs, may certainly be classed under the head of Sport extraordinary!-Nothing in the Long-dog annals will be found to equal the adventures of Major, and My Lady, who, at this genial season, so gallantly ran three brace of doe-hares, turned out of boxes, for the amusement of a numerous field of highmettled cockney sportsmen. Major, to prove the ne plus ultra of his Northern blood, ran the prolific ladies of the skut so hard, that they were obliged to cast their progeny, in preservation of their own lives; while My Lady, more than equally successful, picked up, and killed all the young that Major thus heroically had left behind him! - The coursing Colonel, who brought his greyhounds in winding sheets, decorated with armorial devices, offered to bet Mr. Durand ten thou sand guineas to one thousand, that he would run the next Surry dog stone dead, that dared to enter the lists with his Major, to run a doehare on the same downs next Midsummer day.

The Newmarket Coursing Meeting will be found in page 339 of this Magazine.

COCKING.

former were all bred at Henfield, near Brighton, and the latter collected from various parts of the county of Surry. The first battle was a drawn one, and after twentysix severe contests, each county had won thirteen. The last two were then won by the Sussex cocks, which decided the main in their fayour. They had also the advantage in the byes. Gladdish fed for Sus sex, and Walters for Surry. Considerable sums were sported, and the pit, during the main, was numerously attended by cocking amateurs, assembled from various parts of the country.

Tuesday 3

Tuesday 1

Wednesday 2

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Thurday 1

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Saturday

There were five byes fought, three of which were won by Sir Francis Boynton, and two by Lord Mexborough.

Ar the annual cocking at Why mondham, was fought a Welch main of eight cocks, eight subscribers of L.5 each, for a bullock, value forty pounds, which was won by a gentleman of Leicester-The genilemen generously gave the pit-money, amounting to upwards of twelve pounds, to the poor inhabitants.

THE Cockings at Loughborough last month between Mr. Meynell and Capt. Farmer, was won by the latter, five a-head.

A MAIN of Cocks was fought during the present month, at the cock pit royal, for two hundred guineas, between the Sussex cocks and those of Mr. Durand of Carshalton; the

MR. SHERIDAN's WIT.

IN craft made his promised motion for the Prince of Wales to resume his state and splendour; Sir Robert Buxton said that the dignity of the Prince consisted not in the trappings man; that state and dignity were of a court, but in the virtues of the but secondary considerations. Mr. could do without the splendour atSheridan in reply said, if the Prince tached to his rank, why not the other branches of the state lay it aside likewise? In order to bring this curtailing system home to gentlemen's minds, continued Mr. Sheridan, let it be applied to the house; let it be supposed that the speaker possessed sufficient dignity, and commanded sufficient respect by those virtues which it was acknowledged he possessed; let the chair be removed; let the other badges be stripped off; let" that bauble," the mace, be taken away; let the fine house that was building for him, in which he hoped he would soon entertain the members with his accustomed hospitality and splendour, be demolished;

N the House of Commons, on

the 4th inst. when Mr. Cal

let the state coach be laid down; and, instead of proceeding in it to St. James's, attended by a grand procession of members in their private coaches, let him go on foot with their addresses, covered with a warm surtout, and honoured with the trappings of an umbrella, to protect his virtues in case of rain. (Loud bursts of laughter.) Let the judges be conducted by no sherriffs nor sherriff's attendants to the assize towns; let the chief justice go down in the mail-coach, and the puisné judges and the council, content themselves with travelling as outside passengers. (A loud laugh.) Let the lord mayor, instead of coming to Westminster Hall in the state barge, accompanied by the several companies in their state barges; let him come in a plain wherry, without attendants; and, instead of going back in his fine coach to feast on turtle at Guildhall, with the great officers of state, and foreign ambassadors, let him content himself with a hackney coach, and a beef steak at Dolly's chophouse!

vent him from falling into oblivion

for another week. An Italian lady, one of the corps d'Opera, with whom he is acquainted, had a servant maid, handsome enough at least for the pretence of having excited the passions of so universal a gallant. One morning when he was informed that the mistress was indisposed, he called at the door in his chariot, and desired to speak with the charming Abigail. The girl came to the steps of the chariot; he could not hear her there, she must come in: with so venerable a gentleman there could be no danger, she stepped up; in an instant the footman closed the door, the blinds were already drawn, the chariot drove on, and his lordship proceeded to such liberties that the girl called for deliverance in a voice which alarmed the whole street. Here we have the complete success of the enterprize; the fair enragée was speedily released, and the present race are again forced to contemplate that exhaustless gallantry, before which their great grandmothers trembled !

We are not in the habits of fishing for anecdotes of gallantry, but the FACTS from which the above erroneous account is fabricated are in our possession. The lady alluded to is not one of the corps d' Opera. We however shall not anticipate the particulars, but content ourselves with promising them for the next Magazine. An article more contemptible than the above, has by accident got into our present month's Magazine; and which we wish had not been there, as it describes the nobleman at whom we hint, not as he now is, nor has been for many years. To compensate for this very indifferent article, our readers will find some pretty lines on this subject, in our poetical department. HORSE

an extent, that it seemed as if he wished it should be engraven on his tomb. It was this, that he possessed the fastest trotting horse in the county, and that he and his horse could out-trot all the world. But in his excursions upon this horse he did not always proceed with as much care as expedition; for it happened that one evening in January last, when unfortunately the animal in question was in the Guildford coach, at the bottom of the hill, near Leatherhead, he drove his chaise cart so unskilfully and so furiously, that the shaft entered the thigh of the horse, and caused his death. He should prove the manner in which it was done--that the coachman was no way to blameand then he trusted that the jury would not think 100 guineas would be too much for such an animal.

The coachman deposed, that on the evening in question, as he was going over the road softly, just at the bottom of the hill near Leatherhead, he saw something coming, which run zig-zag across the road. He called out as it approached him, and drew up close to his own side of the road. He could not, however, keep clear, the defendant's cart came direct upon him with such velocity that the shaft was driven nine inches in the flesh of the off hind thigh; the poor animal screamed out like a child that was severely beaten. The defendant jumped up at receiving the shock. Before that time he had evidently been lying on his back in his cart upon the straw at the bottom, probably asleep. He abused the witness a great deal, and swore he would not give his name, but at length he did. The farriers, who attended the horse, proved his death in consequence of this wound; and one said he would have given

fifty guineas for the horse on a speculation to sell again.

W. Clinch said, that previous to the accident, he had offered Mr. Ironmonger seventy-five guineas for the horse, and would willingly have given a hundred for it. He believed the animal to be worth it.

Mr. Serjeant Best, in cross examination, having in vain attempted to prove that the coachman was drunk, addressed the jury in mitigation of damages; and contended, that they ought not to give more than the price of a common stage horse, notwithstanding the evidence of Mr. Clinch, who seemed to be brought forward to clinch the farrier's assertion of the great value of the beast. Verdict for the plaintiff-Damages Fifty-five Gui

neas.

DEATH

OF

STANLEY, KING OF THE GIPSIES.

THIS

HIS extraordinary personage died some time ago, by the road-side, in his cart, in the parish of Affpiddle, in Dorsetshire, attended by two females. He had completed his 82d year, and was possessed of considerable bodily strength and vigour. In his juvenile days he was a well-known pugilist, having beat Jack James, Stevenson, Falkner, &c. and was once the antagonist of Broughton. The family of which he was the head, was very noted in this and all the neighbouring counties. He had ten sons, all stout able men, and were well known at all the principal markets, races, and fairs throughout the kingdom.

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