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A EARL of ST. 1' INCANT and LORD COCHRANE. TO TRE EDITOR OF THE STAR. His Majesty's Ship HIRRRNIA. off Brett, gth Augutt, 1807. Stn—ln your Paper of the lid: July ult.. I have recently perused the repot t of a Speech of Lord Co oler/or k, laid to he fpoken in the Houk of Commons sit the preceding day, on the conduaing the Fleet ender the Earl of ST. VINCENT — a Speech which has rot only a tendency to calumniate the Nobles Eat but infiainutly to isogon the mind of every individual of every family who has a relative or friend employ. ed in the Bririfh Navy ; and although this p :iron thus widely diffufed is accompanied by its antidote, in the declarations of the difiinguilhed Officers who ! replied to Lord Cocotte:it, yet there are Come points on which it is impoffible but that the relations of thole who had the misfortune to labour under dif- cafe or accident in the Fleet, mull, from his Lord. (hip's reported affertinns, he imprefted with the idea that they were cruelly treated: and, as I had the 1 honour of being Surgeon to the illuttrious Comman der in Chief in tioeilien, during the period he wore the Union, you will, I feel confident, Sir, give publi. city to my obferval ions, on Rome of the affe - r tines at tributed to Lord Coolest:a, as conneaed with the health of the Fleet, in the order he is Rated to have made them, which will, I mitt, clearly preys, that his ltatement has error for its foundation ; and that it is erroneous, cannot be matter of furprize, when it is recolleited, that his Lordfhip was never fereing with that part of the Fleet Rationed off Brell, in the p re feace of the Flag ;..—confequently his Lordlhip's knowledge —" that the men in this Fleet, who were fit only for the Hofpital, were not fent there," mull have been derived from others, who have deceived him, pd not from his own experience; for I can molt confcientiaully declare, that in every (hip I from time to time vifited by order of the Commander in Chief, none of their lick were advifed to be kept on board except thofe, whom it was my opinion I fhnuld my. felf have kept at the time, either from a convillion in my own mind that it was unneceffary to fetid fuch patients to an hofpital to effelt their cure, or that, in one or two infiances at Sea, the removing them in their then Rate was dangeroie and improper ; and all perfons reported to the Admiral, as fit objeas for the Hofpital, were fent into port by every pollible oppor. tunity : but that thefe were few, and that there never was a period when the Channel Fleet was in higher health, the Sick Returns of the Ships and Hofpitals for the time being can moll fatisfaaorily prove. If by " the produaion of an Account of the Frefh Provilions fent to the Channel Fleet, for a certain period," he meant the period of Lord St. Vincent's command, it molt on fuch production have appeared that the fupplies were equal to, if not more abundant than at any former period ; but the fah is, that a (gna wed ufe of (relit beef, with wine and fpirits, has not been found conducive to the health of Icemen, more efpecially new railed men, but difpofes them to Inflammatory difeafes, and to the ravages of ulcers ; yet as a medium, as far as diet is concerned in pre. levying the health of the Fleet (which has ever been an objet of moll carnet folicitude to the Commander in Chief) live cattle, with vegetables, were distributed to the (hips at fee, at proper intervals, in the kafon molt fuitable for their conveyance, and the 'essrned and parboiled beef (both for the hat time attempted to be supplied in the ferviee) was confidered as molt fit to due during winter. When in port, at all feafons, frefh provifions were conftantly furnifhed. His Lordship remarked on the nature of lime. juice, of " the ufe of which he ditapproved, and he is as of opinion Captain Cones's meafures for pre venting (curvy ought to be adopted in the Navy."— To that great Navigator is to be attributed the early example of the prefervation of the health of feamen, by good regulations, an example that has not been 101 l fight of, but continued to be adopted, and pro gravely improved on in the Navy, until brought to a degree of perteaion under the aulpices of Earl ST. Vl:tee:yr—that the proportion of health in the Fleet exceeds that of any given equal population on More : {curvy is now almolt unknown among us, and whenever it makes its appearance, lemon-juice will either effeaually fithdue it, or, under the worn cir cumflances, keeps it in check, until a correfponding diet eradicates this once deftrative difeafe ; how therefore it can be difapproved of, I am not aware, unfelt that it may be fometiltes injudicioufly iffued, by inexperienced officers, whofe Surgeons may not have been at liberty to exprefs their opinion of the pmpriety of its dittribution. The " Regulations of Naval Hofpitals, as eflab ' biilhed in 1835," took place at a period when Lord ST. VINCEN T formed no pert of Adminiltration, and whatever improvements they may be fufceptible of, tin Officer in his Majetly's fervice is better able to appreciate than the Noble Earl, who has had the placing of feversl of the principal Medical Officers in thefe Eftablifhments ; and this highly refpeaable body of men have proved themfelves valuable fer vants to the Crown, by a difplay of profeffional abi lity, and a difcharge of the duties of humanity, equal to any of their medical brethren, or the moll enlight ened defies of fociety, as far as I am enabled to form any opinion of their conduit : therefore, " that in thefe inflitutions men were frequently refufed admit tance, and the tsofi deplorable confegmeace: followed," mull, I °mold hope, be a circumttance of which Lord Cricaaana himfett has tome doubt; and is certainly an affertion of a nature that thefe Officers can them. (elves only refute; yet this much I will take upon me to aver on this fu4ea, that if the Medical Officers of the Naval Hofpitals have not sated on the principle, that it is better to be impofed on by objeas with feigned dikafe, rather than that the real fufferer should be negleaed, their conduit has not been in unifon with the willies of Earl Sr. Vikcssr. As to what Lord COCHIIANE terms "a grievance conneaed with this point, which had made a Ilrong imprellion on his mind, that was an order, rigidly enforced, that no roan, whatever his Rate of health, was permitted to be fent to the Holpttal, from any of the (hips of the Channel Fleet, unlefa previoufly examined, and allowed by the Surgeon of the Commander-in.Chiel," 1 contend, that, fo tar from " any mifchief refulting from this arrangement being notorious in the Navy," filch a meafure is produaive of the belt pollible effeas, and emanates from principles of the ;smelt humanity: for, is it poffilile that any evil ran arife from the principle which aftuated a Commander in Chief to order the Surgeon he has himfelf related Po be en- trniled with the care of Ms own Perron in the day of ficknefs and hour of battle, to vita at every palish , opportunity, the lick bed of every failor in his fleet,' with diredions to obferve and report to him their state, in order that if any thing were wanting to their care and comfort, the fame might be remedied by 1 his authority, and fuch objets fent into port forth with, to receive the advantages of an hofpital, as in his Surgeon's opinion was neceffary ? If any evil can arife, or has arifen from loch a meafure, it mutt be the Surgeon, and not the principal, much lefs the Admiral, that is to blame ; for, inafmtich as Earl St. Vincent has never fpared his own pet I , n in the fervice of his country, fo has he not been (paring of the perfons of his officers in the execution of their duty—hence the fallacy of the inference, that 44 there was an inconvenience and difficulty, if not an' gg imp.ffibility, of this furgeon's going from (hip to 1 " fhip at all feafon'," is fo confpicnnas as fcarcely to need a comment, 6 r if the weather at any feafon rendered it impoffible for the flag fuirgeon to go from flip to ship, the fame weather mull have rendered it equally impoffible to have removed the lick. But the manner in which Lord COCHRANE is Paid to fpeak of this order is giving to the public a garbled and incorred ftatement of it : fur intlance, this order,' which was iffued in March, il3ta6, by the Captain of 1 the Fleet, began with direding that a weekly return 1 of lick ill 'old be made to the Commander in Chief, lin the fame form as fent to the Commiffinners for ( 'Franfports, Sick and Wounded Seamen, &c. which was to be regularly filled up, whether on detached fervice or in port, and tranfmitted as opportunities offered ; that great care was to be taken in report ing all confumptive difeafes, that fuch men might have the benefit of their native air, and all cafes con fidered as unferviceable ones were to be pointed out, but patients were not tube fent to an hofpital when in light of the Commander in Chief's flag, unlefs pre vioutly fanstioned by the phyfician (who was then .on board with the Admiral, fur the purpnfe of ext. outing his duties in the fleet as Medical Infpedor), or the furgeon of the HIBERNIA. Will any indivi dual for a moment foppofe that this order ought to make a Itrong imprellion on an officer's mind, al a grievance, unlefs molt Itrangely mifunderflood ? And his Lordlbip mutt have been molt completely de ceived, if he luppoics a tingle indance of death or amputation took place under it within fight of the flag, that could have been prevented, had no loch order excited ; much lets that thefe events 4 4 too fre quently enfued ;" and that the prohibitory claufe did not extend to any part of the fleet out of fight of the flag, is felt evident. This, and fubfequent orders re lative to the medical duties of the fleet, on the ap pointment of a phyfieian thereto (which have been laid before the public during the Wellminfter Elec tion, from the language his Lordfhip then ufed on the hullings), will demontirate the unremitting at- I I Earl Sr. VINCENT has ever paid to the lick. As to " limiting the medicines allowed to the I Navy," which is fo strongly reprobated by Lord 1 COCHRAN a, he ought not to be uninformed that in the naval hofpitals there is no limitation either in quan tity or quality of medicines, nor of any fpecies of medical Ilores ; that a feledion is ellablithed for the different dailies of his Majelly's (hips is obvioufly ne ceffary, which, if not found to meet the peculiar praOice of every furgeon afloat, and it Come articles have been thought wanting, Come firpplied in too fmall, a proportion, I have been obliged to return into flare a proportion of others; and there of the molt important and expenfive fpecies, from having been too abundantly furniflted—this too in a Blip, whole complement of men exceeds that of any other in the navy : but in any inftance where medicines or furgenns' pores prove deficient, the fitrgeon has only to aflign an efficient reafon for their expendi ture, and hold a furvey on his remains, when he may again complete his annual fupply at any of the hofpital depots, and have it fent out to him at lea, if required. 'That his Lordfliip may have 46 ken a veffel going out to lea with no lets than feventy tick," is a cir cumftance of no uncommon occurrence ; and every naval officer kr aws that all velrels, when in port, from the exceffes and irregularitiea of their crews ( more particularly if the flip is docked, and her people placed on board a hulk), have a Fick lift, far exceed ing in numbers what is generally met with at fea,but if there feventy tick were a fit only for the hofpital," _(as his Lordlhip is made to air:. t), I have no helita tion in fat ing that the furgeon could not have faith fully difcharged his duty in keeping them on board ; but I should rather hope, that in his opinion they were not thought fit objeds for the hofpital, and that he has the credit of fpeedily curing them on board, in common with very many initances in the Chan. net Fleet, that fully juflify Admiral MARKHAM in fay ing, that " feauten in ping into port get licitly, and go to fea to get healthy ;" wherever Earl Sr. VINCENT'S regulations are adopted. It is to be inferred that the" Lieutenant, with two men, which Lnrd COCHRANE himfelf fent to Ply. mouth Hofpital, without being able to obtain their admiflion," fuffered no injury from fuch rejection ; but that, in the refufal of one of the men, " the country would be attanifhed, if not indignant, to hear the reafon—becaufe the poor man had not been hung up by the heels at the gangway, in a rolling fee, in order to reduce his rupture," is an affertion in which the embellifhments of the gangway and the rolling fea, however familiar to his Lordthip's mind, might at leaf& have been difpeafed with ; yet, even with their aiJ, I conceive the indignant feelings of the country are not likely to be excited ; when it is recolleded that the rolling fia forms only a part of the unavoid able difadvantages under which the navy furgeon is occafionally called on, from neceffity, to perform the molt difficult operations of his profeffiun ; but the gangway is never the part of the (hip allotted for the exhibition of his duties : the country is, therefore, as likely to be aftonifhed, and feel indignant at the nu merous ills with which human nature is *Wired, re quiring the aid of (urger~, as in the inflance of rupture fometirnes (lhough rarely) rendering it neceffary to fufpend a per fon by the feet, as a pofition to accom plifli its reduction : that very many of the labouring orals of fociety are aillided with rupture, is a fact well known to the auguft Affembly, in whore pre. fence thefe declarations were made ; and the country cannot be ignorant that feamen obtain a tellion for life from Government, whenever they have the misfor tune to become ruptured by accidents in his Majelly's fervice ; that the furge-ns of their refpeative thips have the means of providing-them with truffcs, and Nth Men ate looked . after with greater care in the navy, than perhaps in any other fituation, and are employed only in fuch duties as they are eq.ial in, confecinently they are tither kept in the fervice, or invalided from it, as their cafe may require : far I is only a particular Hate of rupture, that render:pert:ins afiliited therewith either an ..bjet of medical treat ment, or for admiflinn into any hofpital. Had the man Co, fent by Lord COCNltalts been in this date, he could nit have been refufed admittance at Plymouth. The fyflem of Naval Hofpital , ," fo far from from preventing, unhappily" 14 for the men, a va riety of grounds to excite pity and OWy cenfm.e." exhibits, in my opinion, a combination of (kill and afliduity in their officers, of liberal pt.-stilton of every means on the part of Government, neceffrry for the due care and comfort of the fl..k. that may challenge a cnmparif m with any other limilar ella bliffiment, and wine and porter are ittuellriCtedly allowed at the difetetion of the phylic'an or rut geon for their relpative patients ; and all perfons empl .y -ed in thefe ertahlifhotents being amenable to the Lords of the Admiralty, and Commiffioners for Trani ! ports, for their conduCt, lbefe Boards have the power to remedy every evil found to wife therein; and when th- 1 , ..r.l of Sr. VINCENT was at the head I of the Naval Adminiftration of his country, his in. telligent,penetrating, and humane mind, ever anxious to footbe the fufferings of the tailor, tinder wounds or difeafe, firgefled the neceffity of appointing an InfoeCtor of Naval Hofpitals fimilar to the Army, in order to detect, prevent, and remedy with the greater promptitude any abufes in thefe receptacles of forrow and afflietion : let thole .who bell know the able pliy lician the Noble Earl primarily invefted with this office decide as to his worth ; if his eye has officially penetrated with unexampled acumen into the dark metres of ignorance and neglect, his hand aZlled in unravelling the Itrong twilled thread of peculation and wanton profulion; and if his integrity of conduit, in difcharging with energetic zeal his newly ella• blithed duties, has created him enemies in the per Inns of thole whore confcious incorrettnefs would not bear the light, in his ability and purity of intention in fuggelling the means neceffary to remedy and prevent every difcovered evil, as tar as man's natu 1 rat fallibility can be fuppofed to extend, fo in pro portion has been the good derived to the navy, from his eminent Cervices and unceafing exertions. "'The reducing the quantity of lint before allowed to the furg:ons," is an occurrence of which I have no knowledge ; but 1 have before nbferved, that on any furgenit's Mares falling Ihort, he has the power of recruiting them, without waiting the lapte of time his fupply may be calculated to ferve : the ellablifhment of medicines, like Naval Hofpitals, took place in iBog, when the Earl of Sr. Viti czar formed no part of adminiltration ; yet, to thew his minutia of attention to every want of his fleet, when Com mander in Chief, an inftance did occur about a year and a half fence, where a furgenn of one of the (hips had come nut of port short of lint, and was fir pplied by the Hibernia at fea, an event, which to meet in future, induced the Admiral to caufe an extra quan tity to be fent nut and placed to my charge, for the fupply of any (hip under fimilar circumftances, when to this hour the raid extra quantity remains on board untouched, never having been wanted. Thus, Sir, have I commented un parts of Lord COCHRANE% Speech, as detailed in ynor Paper al luded to, from a fettle of dirty to the public, emana tingfrom my fituation as furgeon to the Zsloble Earl, in thehope that my obfervations may have tome weight in preventing the deleterious influence which fuch an extraordinary llatrui , :nt is calculated to produce, both in and out of the navy. I owc it allii aa.a duty to the Earl hintfelf ; but, in this view alone, any re• marks front me would he wholly unnecclF4ry ; and it would belt become me to be filen', for leis confekus integrity, and tranicendant greatnefs mutt blunt the (hafts of malice aimed at him front any fouree I whatever, nor can the breath of calumny affix ,I (lain lon the fair Iheet of his illuarious character, but what mutt vanifh at the invelligation of truth : if further j elucidation of the lively inrereft and paternal feeling, Earl ST.VINCENT has conitantly manifelled in anxi• j try for the comfort of the lick of the fleet, be at all ; wanting, let his exam: le in his own (hip be emulated I by otheis, where he has given to his furgeon a carte 1 blonelr for every thing his (lock or table could furnifh for the tile of the lick, when any on board ; hot fuch is the confequence ariling from his prophylaCtie mea lures, that confinement to bed of any of our people from indifpofition is now a rare occurrence. I am, Sir, your obedient humble Servant, W. B. SMITH. A fellow calling himfelf W dflam George, lately took I a lodging in the hnufe of Mrs. Itt)lfer, a widow, at Swantea, and on Wednefday fe'nnight clatrived to ) fend the fervent ont of the way, (the telt of the family being previoufly from home) when he plundered the houfe of five guineas, fome flyer, a note for 301. and fome linen, with which he made his efcape. During the Harm on Thtufday evening, a filling boat belonging to Ramfgate was liruck by the light ning at lea, which palled through her bottom ; the Lord Hawkeibury packet being near her, took the crew on board and tcwed the boat into Ramfgate harbour. Yetterday morning as Thomas Bronghton, a glazier, was cleaning a two pair of (Lairs window in Shoe-lane, the machine on which he flood gave way, and precipitated him into the Oreet. One of his legs and an arm were broken, and he was other• wife much bruited ; nutwithttanding which, he is likely to recover. A (hocking accident happened at Peckham Fair, on Saturday laH : a poor boy, of the name of Gre gory, about nine years of age, got under the caravan of Mr. Polito, in which were feveral wild beafts, and put his arm through an aperture at the back part of it, when the panther feized his arm, and tore it in a dreadful manner. The cries of the poor boy brought the keepers to his alliOance, who had to beat the animal feverely before he let go his hold. The poor boy was taken to St. Thomas's Hofpital, where it is thought he mull undergo an amputation. George Wagland, who has for many rars heel in the King's fervice, in the Royal Mews, was i n Tnefday last buried in a very handfome way : fix of his fellow fervants, in full drefs, with crapes round their hats, bore the pall, and went on to St. Mattia's burial grcutnd; they were followed by fix couple of mourners, and fix couple of King's fervants, in their Hate liveries. He had been 3o years in the King's favice. BRIGHTON; AMWST :-r Several mere of the South Gloucefler Militia turned out for regular.. fern ice, on Saturday Ned yell terday on the - former day, one-that had received the bounty appeared on his poney in hisb . fpiritr, in front of his former regiment, on the patade on the level, on the fame evening, and addreffed many wards tit the men. An officer at leng'h, difpleafed with his condnEt, &fired him to retire, or he would commit him .o the .Guard Houle ; the inebriated im of Mars, to the thteat, drily replied, " Sir, with me you mardo as you pleafe, but all that I have to rrineft is, that yi , :l will not feud 'my horse to the Guard lioufe." The Officer fmiled, and the foldier galloped off without puoilhment, or further molefiath.n. About thirty that had voltir.- teered for regular fervice, were marched off yeaerdaj. CHFLTE^.HI.II, AUGUST 25. His Royal Highnefs the PRINCE of War-as at tended this and yesterday morning between levot and eight o'clock .the Saline Spa. and took the ufual quantity of water from the hand of Mrs. Porn, wh:, had the honour of adminitteling it fame IS years fince to his Royal Farther. Hi, Royal Hirh nefs remained in the Walks tun halt an hour each time ; he was accompanied by Sir R. MitaariN and Clouds M'Matio4 and Et..nomrit.i.n. The event of the I.) , lchels o; GLOUCESTER will of court:: pre vent his Royal Idighncfs from going int., any public I place doling his day he , e, which will r•ot exceed ten days. The Prince, we believe, was not difinclined to honour Wars:in the Manager with a " befpeak," as it is termed, and the . Theatre with his prefence.— The recent death deprives the Manager, whole exer tions deferve the highest patronage, of this high gratification :—The following are amongli the recent arrivals: 1 be Prince of Waks. Archbilhop of Canterbury, Chief Juftice of Ireland, J. P. Curran. Matter of the Rolls, Lord and Lady Aflitown, Barao Wolff. Sir Chalks Hailinzo, Colonels Dalton. M'Mal on. Miller, and Cadogan. Lieutenant Colonels Ortie and Wall, Majors Hiitgin and Campta 11, Captain and Mrs. Rickettt. Captains Ciaocring, Cockhutn. and KA...lacy, Rev. Mr. Ward. Mr. is and N:ifs Woodcock, Z:lr. Mrs. and Mils flay, Mt. and Mil. Telfair. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK AUGUST NIERTINO, AUGUST 14. LIR year of a Subfcripii n of asgs. each, fnr bodes, Etc. Four miles. (i t Sutifcrihers.) Duke of Hamilton's b. c. Grazier, by Sir Peter Trask, • 4 yrs old, 71t. 91b Lord Darlington % Trafalear, 5 yrir old, Bft db. Lord Fitzwiiliarn% Delville, 4 yrs old, At 91b. - 3 Mr. N. B. Illoilgfon'A b. in Lady Mary, aged, Bft "alb. 4 Mr Garfonh'. gr colt, by Hamhletonian, out of Faltb, 4 yrs old. 7R 9:b. - S Mr. Melliib's'br. ii. Norval, aged, Bft t.alb • 6 Two to one on Trafalgar. Sweepßakes of ioogs. each, h. It. Two mile.. Mr. Chi tier's b. c. by Stamforth, darn by Bourdcaux, Eft alb. r Sir M. M. Sykes's h. 1. Harrier, by Precipitate, out of Young Rachel, BR.- - a. Mr. Lenifon's b c. by Beningbrough,out of Rofamond, Bft alb pct Four and s to a on Mr. Childer's colt. The Produce Stakes of roogs• each, h. ft. for 4yr old colts, 8.1.71 b. filles Sit. 41h. Ft,ur miles. Mr. Pelrfe's b. c. Thorn, by Beninghrough, out of Con. Ramis, BR 41b. a Lord Fitz william's bay filly Mary, by Sir Peter Teazle, darn by Diomede, SR eh. - Mr. Walker's ch colt Baronet, by Stride, Bft 71h. 3 Sir M. M. Syk c's hr. f. Mil% TC27IC Hornpipe, by Sir i I)4.ttr 1'e......1 , :, out of Hornpipe, Bft 71b. Itird Folty's IT c. Paris, by Sir Peter l'eazl-:, out of Ho ' ratia, Eft 71b. . s Two to one on Paris. The King'. Plate of toogs.. for +yr. olds and upwards. F ,tir miles. wirlab's br. c. Luck's All by Stamford 4 yrs old, soft 41b Lord Strathrnores b. f by Sir Peter Teazle, out of lig • roioe, 4 yr 4 slb. $ I.ticlib AU I.+.)lted at the turn, and leaped the ditch. but was charged with returning on the nutfide of a prift ; he afterwards bolted, and Lord itrathmore's filly fell. Luck's All came to fixft i , and the race is to be determined by the tt.vrards. Five to one on Lord Strihthrnore's filly. Match for 20cgs. Two miles. Mr. M. flawke's b g Bright Pha.iniy, by itatnnier, aged,tr2ft 11h. received forfeit from Mr. Thompfon's b g &apart, brother to Strad', by Stride, 6 yrs old EGHAM RACES, WEDNESDAY, AUG. s 6. The Magna Charm Stakes of fogs. each, h. ft. for 3 yr. olds ; colts to carry lilt. Slb. fillies 811. 21b. The New Mile. _ _ - --- - - - Mr I.adbroke's be e. CorGean - . 1 Mr. Ferrnor's b. c. Hawk . -1, Mr. Lake's b. c. Coriolanua. Bit t tlb. - dr" Lord r grernoneo b. 1. by Gohanna - dr Corfican was the favoorite. Six and 7t04 on the field; 2 at:d 3to e agit the winner. An cary race. A Sweepliakes of togs. each, free for all ages. One two-tulle heat. Mr. Ladbroke's br c COffi GM , 3 yn old 71t ylb. i Sir Jot ph Mawbey'it b c Candidate, 4 yn old. Sit glb. a Mr. Lake% b f Volumnia, 3 yn old. 'it 31b dif. Three and 4 to 1 On the winner. An eafy race. The filky bolted in going round the courfc. The Ladies.' Plate of sof for three and four year olds. The heft of three two-mile heats .. - .. Lord Egronont's brother to Cardinal Beaufort, 4 yrs oLL 9ft 31h. Mr. Dutaud's eh c Maffei' jackey, 3 yrs old, 7 ft sulb. Not run fur want of a card. The C.tnpany WAS as numerous as on the MI day; but the fports were ♦ery inferior to that day. Some of the Kora Dukes were on the Comic, but the Queen and Princeires were not of the company, the Family having dined at Frogmote,as is cullomary everylVed • nefday, when his Majelly goes to London. CANTERBURY RACES, ATJCUST is. A Sweep(lakes of I'en Guineas each. Fos two years 18 , 7 and t Soil, fire for all ages•-three year olds 71t.--4 yr olds Blt 41b.-3 yr olds Sit talb.-6 yr olds 911 !lb. and aged yft glb. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Two-mile heats. Mr. Foote's c f MIA -s, 3 yrs old g Mr. E. Dering's br g Hotfpur. age.t • . S Mr Cator's b h t yrs old - - 3 Ebortly after this race, the fecond heat of the Handicap Sweep. Rakes was run for, which was well cout.fted, and won only by half a length. A Handicap Sweepflakes of toes. each, (p. p. ) For bodes not thorough bred Half.mile heats. Gentlemen riders. Captain Oliver's br g ' ' e, s oft ;lb. - x I 6 Georg , Mr. Baker's b g Stride. tilt dr Mr. Dalton's els g Lancet, zoft 7 lb. rode by Capt. Walton 3 2 Among the mint dillinguilhed company on the ground, in carriages and four, with nut riders, were, Earl and Countefb of Darnley, Lord Clifden, Lady M. Bligh, Earl Mansfield, Lnrd and Lady Cranley, Mr. Curwen, Mr. Hammond, of St. Atban's-Ureet, A. Goldfmid, Efq. Lady D:riog, Mifs Onflow, Mifs Deriog, Ac. At. 4