The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-10 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

.7.4ITP,ST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.
THE ST. LEGER.
4 to l agst Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff—taken
'lO to I agst Mr. Heseltine's Slashing Harry
10 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirus
11 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Henriade
11 to 1 agst Mr. S. Fox's The Doctor—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Mange--taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mahometan
14 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Grisette colt—taken
15 to 1 asst Mr. —'s Blakey Topping
20 to 1 agst Mr. Golden's Robin Hood colt—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Fairlie's Abraham Newland—offered

POTTERY RACES.— TIT ESDA r.
The Pottery Pltte of 100 soya., added to a subscription of 5 sot's.
each. Three miles. 7 subs.
Mr. T. Garrett na. b. b. Red Rover, 6 yrs lll. Jones 1
Capt. Lamb's ch. c. Chit-Chat, 3 yrs
..• ••• ...... 2
Mr. W. T. Copeland na. ch. h. Ratcatcher, aged
S'reepstakes of 20 soya. each, with 25 added. Three quarters of a

mile.
;qr. Copeland's b. e. by Shrigley, out of Wastrel... Marlow 1
Capt. Lamb's ch. c. Nimrod
Mord Chesterfield's ch. f. by Priam, out of Speculator's dam 3
'llse following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Lacey's
•b. c. Van ; and /llr. E. Peel's b. f. Spite.
The Tradesmen's Plate of 50 rocs., added to a Subscription of 3
Boys. each. The best of heats, twice round and a distance.
.Mr. 'Walmsley's b. g. Catamaran, 6 yrs Wadlow ' 1 1
• Mr. Walters' b. c. King Cole, 4 yrs
2 2
Mr. Copeland's b. f. by Memnon, 4 yrs ..
The Members' Plate of 50 sous. The best of heats, once round and
a distance.
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Mr. Allen's b. 1. Vesper, 4 yrs J Gray 2 2 1 I
Mr. Thompson's b. f. Lord Francis, 5 yrs ... ...... 3 I 2. 2
Col. Ansen's b. f. by Tramp ... ......... 1 3 3 3
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HUNTINGDON RACES.-.-.WISDAWD.IY.
The Ladies' Plate of 50 sous., by subscription of 2 sovs. each, with
10 added. The be:t of three two-mile heats, once round.
Mr. J. Smith's b. m. Eagle, aged . G. Edwards. -1 ' 3 1
Mr. G. Henresv's b. g. Bravo, 4 yrs • 2 1 2
Mr. Carter's b. h. Creusa, 3 yrs
Colonel Peel's b. g. Frederic, 4 yrs .
d Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added. Best of three hr
eats,
once round.
Ge
neral Grosvenor's b. c. by Sarpedon, 3 yrs A. Parren 1 1
Colot.el.Peers ch. f. :Ote, 3 yrs dr
• The Match for 1001. between Colonel Peel's
Rosabel, 3 yrs,2 and
Mr. E. Bond's. Candia, 3 yrs, is off by consent.

BARNET RACES-- WAD r
The Barnet St. Leger Stakes of 3 soya. each, with 40 added.
Heats, twice round. Winner to be sold for 200 son. if demanded,
&c. 5 Subs.
Gared's b. in. Slang (h. b. ), 6 yrs, Bst. 121 b 2 1 1 1
Mr. Fuller's ch. h. Toothill, 4 yrs, Sst. 10Ib
Mr. Dann's b. g. Astonishing, aged, 9st. 81b
A Maiden Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 25 added. Heats,

once round. 6 Subs.
Mr. Partridge na. ch. h. Cicero, 4 yrs, Bst. 121 b 0 0 0 1
Air. Shepherd's gr. c. Jim Crow, 3 3 rs, ist. 10lb 1 0 0 2
Mr. Nightingale's b. h. Tyke, 3 yrs, ist. 101 b
31r. Bowden', b. c. Convoy (h. h.), 3 yrs, ist. 101 b 3 0 dr
Mr. Clarke's ch. h. by Burgundy, 5 yrs, 9st. 61b 0 0 dr
Mr. J. Brown's ch. f. Jessie, 3 yrs, ist. 101 b 0 0 dr

AQUA TICS.
THAMES YACHT CLUB.—Her Majesty having extended her
patronage to this club, a gold cup and cover has been given by
the noblemen and gentlemen who arc members, to celebrate
the accession of her present Majesty to the throne. The
match is amongst yachts of all classes not exceeding 25 tone,
and will take place on Saturday next. There are no less than
seven entered, and, should the weather be anything like fine,
it cannot fail of affording a kigh treat. Mr. Barrow's Princess
Victoria, Mr. Lee's Lady Louisa, Mr. Gunston's Sabrina,
Mr: Lyon's Alert, Mr. Hewes's Lady Emma, Mr. Smith's
Queen Victoria, and Mr. Bayley's Maria, are the contending
yachts. There are plenty of favourites for the sporting men.
The Sabrina is first on the list ; the Princess and Alert arc
both spoken highly of ; the Queen Victoria is not known, but
she is in the bands of Mr. Smith, the owner of the once cele-
brated and still beautiful Lady Louisa; those who have seen
ber under canvas declare her to be a nonpareil. The Venus
steamboat will accompany the match.
THE SILVER CUPS.-We detailed, two or three days since,
the oars match for the two silver cups, and it will be remem-
bered that it was imputed to Mr. Dalgleish that he had pushed
Mr. Wood's boat off with his hand. It has been referred to
Mr. Lewis, and the objection to the cups being given to Mr.
Dalgleish and his partner, is withdrawn.
THE SILVER SCULLS.—The most interesting probably of the
many scullers' matches which take place during the season on
the London River is that for the possession of the silver sculls,
or, in other words, the amateur championship of the River,
which comes off this evening, and is expected to be contested
in a style never before surpassed. The competitors on the
occasion are Mr. Wood, of the Leander Club, the present
possessor of the silver sculls, and Mr. Patrick Colquhoun, for-
merly of the Westminster School, now of St. john's
Cambridge. The start will be from Westminster Bridge, at
about six o'clack.

The hostility of the Swiss Forest Cantons to steam,
as an unlucky innovation, has been overcome.
The first
steam-boat was launched on William LakeT:l°l"sne
on the
29th of July. There is now no lake in Switzerland with-
out its steam-boat.
On Tuesday morning, between 2 and 3 o'clock,
as a cab, containing two gentlemen, was passing over Vaux-
hall Bridge (it is conjectured from the Gardens) it was
overtaken by another, and a race ensued. The driver of
the first was much intoxicated, and the vehicles came in
contact. Such was the violence that one of the cabs was
driven on the foot-pavement, and the unfortunate driver
precipitated over the railings into the river, where he sank.
Owing to the darkness of the morning no efficient assistance
could be given, and up to this time the body has not been
found. The horse finding himself at liberty started off at
full speed, but fortunately any accident was prevented by
the tollkeeper's promptly closing the gate.
SINGULAR CASE OF SUICIDE.—On Monday an
inquest was held at the London Hospital. in the Mile-end-
road, before Mr. Baker, the coroner, on view of the body of
Mr. Thomas Metcalf, a young man, whose friends and con-
nections are of the highest respectability, and who had com-
mitted an act of suicide under the following singular circum-
stances. It appears that the friends of the deceased had
latterly procured him a situation of great trust in the office
of a Russian merchant, and that soon after lie took posses-
sion of it his appearance became much changed, and his
mind desponding. On the Thursday he proceeded to
Layton, in Essex, and returned to his residence in Lucas-

street, St. George's in the East, on the same evening, when
appearing very ill, Mr. Rutherford, a surgeon in the neigh-
bourhood, was sent for and attended. On his atriva', he
perceived some slight marks of blood on the waistcoat of the
deceased, which caused him to examine him closely, and to
his great surprise he discovered, on removing his neckcloth,
a wound on his throat full an inch and a half in length, and
more than half an inch in depth, and his inner garments
were completely saturated with gore. On being questioned
Ire said, he felt himself unequal to the task of discharging
the duties of his situation, that his mind bename affected in
consequence, and that he inflicted the wound on himself at
Layton, and subsequently walked home. The hemorrhage
was instantly stopped, and the deceased removed to the
hospital, but owing to the extent of the wound, and the
great loss of blood, he died shortly afterwards. A verdict
of temporary insanity was returned.

A very ingenious instrument, of which we have
seen a model, has been invented by Captain George Smith,
R.N., intended to give warning of the approach, and to
announce the course a steamer is sailing on in a fog. It
consists of a gong, on which a hammer is made to strike
*every ten seconds a certain number of blows, by very
simple machinery, according to the course a steamer is sail-
ing on. For example, if she be sailing north, the gong is
struck once ; if east, twice ; if south, thrice ; and if west,
four times, every ten seconds. By this systematic method
the position, course, and proximity of a steamer will be
clearly announced to any other vessel. In rivers Captain
Smith proposes the gang to emit single sounds every ten
seconds, which would be enough to give warning. He also
proposes to apply the instrument to railway trains, by the
blowing of a trumpet. The peculiar merit of the invention
appears to us to lie in the equability of intervals, and of in-
tensit) of sound, which cannot be equalled by any human
means.—Rail way Mag,ozine.
ENGLISH OPERA IlousE.--A new musical
romance, called Manche (il- Jersey, the libretto by Mr.
Peake, and the music by Mr. John Barnett, was produced
at this theatre last night. The music is most creditable to
the taste and genius of Mr. Barnett ; though the greatest
praise we can award to it is that it is pretty. Nearly all the
songs (they are but few) were encored ; nor do we find
much fault with this ; they, generally speaking, are of that
light, playful, and, let it be added, popular character, which
is now more sure of succeeding than more ambitious and
highly elaborated compositions. Miss Romer, as _Manche,
gave her music with much taste, and she acted—which re-
quired a greater stretch of power—with force and just
feeling. The opera was highly successful, and was announced
for repetition on Friday amidst undivided applause.
To the no small astonishment of many of the
respectable residents of that part of the town, a blue and
white flag (the colours of Lord Francis Egerton and Mr.
Wilbraham) was seen on Sunday morning last, waving from
the tower of St. John's church in this town. It remained
there for some time, but was at length removed on the
strong remonstrance of a member of the congregation, who,
knowing that even the beershops and pothouses did not
hang out party flags on the Sunday, applied to the church-
wardens on the subject. We know not by whom this act
of indecency was committed ; but we have every reason to
believe that it was entirely without the sanction or know-
ledge of the Rev. William Huntington, the rector, who, we
understand, was absent from town. We have said that the
flag was removed ; but we should add, that this was only for
the remainder of the day ; it was re-hoisted on Monday
morning, and remained there Burin;; the whole of Monday
and yesterday ; and for aught know to the contrary, it
there still. Surely this is a matter of which the Bishop
of Chester, or ...Manchester his Chancellor, is bound to take cognizance.
Guardian.