LURCHER,—the name of a horse of some recent celebrity; he was the property of MR. RIDER; was got by _Dungannon_, dam by _Vertumnus_. In 1792, when three years old, he won a 50l. plate at ASCOT HEATH, beating seven others. At STOCKBRIDGE, a subscription of 20 guineas each, (ten subscribers,) beating _Hamlet_, _St. George_, and two others. At WINCHESTER, a sweepstakes of 20 guineas each, eleven subscribers; and at LEWES, a sweepstakes of 10 guineas each, ten subscribers. He was then purchased by MR. WILSON, in whose possession, 1793, when four years old, he won at NEWMARKET a sweepstakes of 500 guineas each from the Ditch in, beating _Kitt Carr_ and _Ormond_. On the Saturday in the same week, he won a sweepstakes of 200 guineas each, _half forfeit_; beating LORD CLERMONT'S _Pipator_. LORD FOLEY'S _Vermin_ paid. Second Spring Meeting, he beat LORD CLERMONT'S _Speculator_, a match across the Flat, 200 guineas each. In 1794, at the Craven Meeting, NEWMARKET, he won the first class of the OATLANDS STAKES, of 50 guineas each, (twenty-one subscribers,) half forfeit, beating _thirteen_ others, with the odds of nine to one against him at starting. For the Main of the Oatlands, First Spring Meeting, he beat LORD GROSVENOR'S _Druid_, 200 guineas each, Ditch-in. Second Spring Meeting, he received 150 guineas forfeit from the DUKE OF BEDFORD'S _Teucer_; after which he appeared no more upon the turf. M. MADNESS.—This dreadful CANINE malady, with its consequences, when communicated to the human frame, will be found enlarged upon under the head DOG in the first Volume.