The National Register.
London, England, 1812-02-16 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER•

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

103

BETTING ON THE DERBY. OAKS, AND OATLANDS'
STAKES.

DERBY.-13 to 2 apt Dick Andrews filly. 9to 1 apt Comus.
11 to 1 agst Whitburn. IS to 1 apt All-Fours. 16 to 1 abet Humming-
Bird colt.
OAKS.--6 to 1 apt Dick Andrews filly. 7to 2 agst the Duke of
Rutland's filly. 10 to 1 apt Catherine filly. 14 to 1 agst
16 to 1 agst Mr. Vansittart s filly. 16 to 1 agst Gen. Groivenor's t.ll y.
17 to 1 agst Mr. Ladbrokes filly. 100 to 7 apt Dick Andrews fill/
'winning the Derby and Oaks.
0 ATI. ANDS. FIRST CLASS.+6 to I agst York. sto I apt Romeo.
7to 1 agst Morgiana. 6to t agst Sprightly.
SECOND CLASII.4 to 1 apt Engraver. Sto 1 apt Poulton. 5 to 1
agst Stingtail.
THIRD CLASS.-7 to 2 apt Sorcerer. sto 1 apt Beverley. 6to 1
agst Whalebone. 7 to I apt Britannia. 1000 to 25 agst naming the
three winners.

PROVINCIALS.

A singular attempt to rob the public-house situate at the tall-gate,
called, Pease Pottage-gate, on the Cuckfield-road to London, was made
in the night of Wednesday last. Towards the evening of that day, a
person, decently attired as a female, applied at the above house for re-
freshments and a bed, both of which were obtained. Soon alter the r.'-
tiring to the latter, the maid of the house hinted her suspicions to her
master, that the stranger she had lighted up stairs was a ma:: disguised
in woman's clothes. After much had been said on the subject, three or
four persons who happened to be drinking in the house, :!greed to sit up
all night in the tap-room, in the dark. In the night the t :could of foot-
steps, as of some person, cautiously descending the stairs, was heard by
those below, and some one, soon afterwards, ft oni within, made an eioay
to open the front door, sounding a whistle at the same time, and foot-
steps were distinctly heard front without. The party on the watch
rushed forward, secured the mysterious personage, on the inner side of '-
the door, and the suspicions of the house-maid were coofirmed. The
detected' ruffian has been fully committed fur trial.
About, two o'clock on Thursday morning last, Mr. John Finch, of
Dartford, hearing a noise as' if some pers: ns were attempting to 1nt2.1
into his house, he, in consequence, went down stairs armed with a brace
of pistols and a blonde buss. On finding the back door cut, and the
fastening undone, he searchad about the premises, but could discover no
one until coming to the *ivy, when two men, with their faces Witched,
ru,hed out upon him ; one of them he shot in the shou..ler and fell ;
with die second he had a long scuffle, and received two wounds from
a knife; at length getting at liberty he fired hVs other pistol, and shot
this his second assailant through the body, 1 svo ladies, living next
door, hearing-the report of the pistols, alarme37"the neighbours ;.d the
watchman who was as/e'p, but, who did not arrive in time to secure the
; and Mr. Finch was so exhausted, as to he capable of doing it
himself. A good* deal of blood was afteryards discovered on the
ground.
F.traitv RONIERT.—A most extraordinary burglary has recently
heen perpeti,ned in one of the home counties. In the de.id the night,
a gait.; of rnfli.ins broke into the seat of an elderly Genqmtan of consi-
derable consequen •, and sit ipped it of plate, casa, and the 1 ally's
jewels, to a very la. tie amount. Suspicion tailing upon a fellow of des-
perate character, lie wt:s apprehended, :Ind warrants were issued fur
securing others ; but on the examination .-fthe former, it appeared that
the CAindeeinii's west .:-f had !tag ed hitosell on thi °cc. m with the
band of robbers, and, in consequence of this discovery, toe warrants
are said to have been recalled, to prevent any farther disclosure of this
singular transaction.

To tlse Nobility and Gentry of F.LsIuon.—.•DONALI), Ladies'
Head-dress and Gentlemen's Peruke-manufacturer, No. :N.), Jerinyn-
street, St. James's, begs to acquaint Ladies and Gentlemen, that he has
invented and brought to pertec; ion his Patent Head-dres,es and (kit-
tlemen's Dre,s P.rukes, the texture of which is ;;o extremely fine and
light, and each hair comes so distinctly through, appear,; as if it were
growing front the skirt ; they trity be combed in any (liri:ction or fashion,
and attach so closely to the head, that it i 3 imp sssible ton tcov,e the 2t
front a real head of hair; they are of an exceedinA sof ad elastic cra-
nky, and nev.r which rundt us them tro,y urn-
tlemen's Scalps curiously wroug'tt of the cane texture, to

On I'ITESDAY NEXT, all tho rATE LOT ITRY will he Drawn,
only 8,t)00 enntains Of l'wo of 4,(itJul.;
Four of 1,0 mt.; and l Prii!:s 4CCI. 151.
RICHAR PSON, (,901)1,13CK, and Co. ropf•ctftil!v inform till
Public that Tickets and Shares aro (Pi Sale for the above Lotici-7, <tt
their Offices, the Cor.er of Cornhill; grid facing :Jai
King's Mews, Clearing-Cram.