2 3 Lord Fitzwilliam's b. c. Marquis of Queensberry's ch. c. Sir Bellingham, Mr. Lambton's ch. c. Ottoman, Mr. Brown's b. c, Fagleman, General Lumley's ch. c. by Stamford, Mr. Gascoigne's b. c. Little Thomas, Mr. W. Wilson's b. f. Camertonia, Sir W. Milner's b. c. Camaralzaman, Sir W. Milner's b. f. Bansbee, Duke of Leeds's ch. c. Restoration, Mr. Ingale's b. f. Arabella, and Mr. Glossop's b. c. by Staveley, started, but the Judge could only place the first four.-Fifteen paid forfeit. Five to 4 agst Filio da Puta, 5 to 2 agst Lord Fitzwilliam's b. c. 10 to 1 agst Fulford, 14 to 1 agst Shepherd.-By no means an interesting race; the two first horses separated from the rest, and Filio won easy. The Produce Stakes of 100gs. each, h. ft. twelve subscribers, were won by Mr. Peirse's gr. f. Eborina, beating the Duke of Leeds's b. c. Rodolpho. Three to 1 on the winner. His Majesty's Plate of 100gs. four miles, was won by Mr. T. Duncombe's h. c. by Orville, beating three others.-Six to 4 against Jacky-my-Lad. A laughable subject occupied the Bench at the Middlesex Sessions, on the 12th instant. It was a prosecution, as stated by Mr. Barry, the Counsel, against Ann Espinasse, for an assault on Mary Kale, by throwing stones at her window while she was sitting in the room, and thereby endangering her person. Mr. Alley, on the part of the defendant said, the prosecutor bad educated a cockatoo, and among other accomplishments, had taught it to go into his client's garden and call her a d-d b—b.On the day of what his learned friend had called an assault, this cockatoo came into her garden and insulted her in the manner which has been described. The Learned Gentleman left it to the Jury to say, whether this could be called an assault, and expressed a hope, that in order to prevent the recurrence of such unpleasant misunderstandings among neighbours, some philanthropist would establish a school for the better education of parrots, magpies, and cockatoos. The Jury, after a moment's consideration, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A. B. was received too late for insertion this month. Several of the pieces of Poetry sent us by another Correspondent, have already appeared in our Magazine. VOL. XLVI.-No. 276. POETRY. THE HIGH COURT OF DIANA. THE ACADEMIC SPORTSMAN. By the Rev. Gerald Fitz Gerald, D. D. Professor of Hebrew in the University uf Dublin. Th' expanded air with gelid fragrance fan, Brace the slack nerves and animate the man: Swift from the college and from cares I flew, A New and elegant edition of (For studious cares solicit something this Poem has been published at Dublin, the reason assigned for which is, "the many errors which appear in the former, particularly in Bell's Fugitive Poetry. The exercise of shooting, which the Academic Sportsman describes, is neither a new, nor, if abstractedly con sidered, an interesting subject. As to the propriety of the exercise itself, an objection founded on the feelings of humanity, it would ill become the author to oppose. To the rigid in this respect, he thinks it sufficient to reply" His life is pure that wears no fouler stains." new), From tinkling bells that wake the tenants fears, And letter'd trophies of three thousand years: Through length'ning streets with sanguine hopes I glide, The fatal tube depending at my side; No busy vender dins with cam'rous call, No rattling carriage drives me to the wall The close compacted shops their commerce laid, In silence frown like mansions of the dead Save where the sooty-shrowded wretch cries sweep, Or drowsy watchmen stalk in broken sleep, 'Scap'd from the hot-brain'd youth of midnight fame, Whose mirth is mischief and whose glory shame Save that from yonder stew the batter'd beau, With tott'ring steps comes reeling to and fro. Mark how the live-long revels of the night, Stare in his face and stupify his sight! Mark the loose frame, yet impotently bold, 'Twixt man and beast divided empire hold! Amphibious The morning breeze in milder air res tires, And rising rapture all my bosom fires. In incense wafted to the throne on high, To him who form'd the earth, the air, the sky; Who gives me health and vigour to enjoy; Guides me ev'n now, and guarded when a boy. Accept, great God, the fervour of my pray❜r, And, as before, continue still thy care: While fervid flights my rapid fancy takes, The wary woodcock rustles through the brakes, With hasty pinions wings his rapid course, Till death pursues him arm'd with double force; Each gun discharged, and conscious of its aim, Asserts the prize, and holds the dubious claim, Till chance decides the long contested spoil, Proclaims the victor and rewards his toil. His luckless fate immediate to repair, The baffled sportsman beats with forward The keeper came, how hard my fate to tell, He fired his gun-and down alas, I fell; seen; Farewell to all-there's nothing I can boast, Except my Haunches which are prime to roast; Served up with jelly, and some generous wine, A Prince off such, may condescend to dine! Sept. 14, 1815. [We insert these Lines out of complaisance to a Correspondent] A SWISS RECRUIT, Saved by the wit of his tailor at the battle of Malplaquet. AT Malplaquet a Swiss Recruit, While his new regimental suit Begg'd that he'd tack it in the dress, His clothes scarce on-the battle raged; * The seat of Sir Gerard Noel, Bart. INDEX. Bathing Bill, outlines of a new, 153. Beggar's Opera, on its mutilated Theatres, 223. 260. Bettings for the St. Leger Stakes C. Chillaby, the mad Arabian, account Cocker, by W. Sketchly, gent.-ex- ter and Newton, 135. Newton, Combat with Lions, &c. in Africa, Coursing, remarks on that amuse- ment, 70. 109. 162. Cross-readings, political, at a whist Cricket, singular match of, 233. Daphne, and Leucippus, frontis- and the manners and habits of Dog and fox, etching of, from E. Fields, amusements of, 201. 251. Escapes, hair-breadth, of M. Cha- F. Fortune |