The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-24 00:00:00

SPOiTLVG INTELLIGENCE.

Diiist•tie, AIL? i .—Tuesday a very numerous
snd respeetable tonipany met at the foot pf Kil-
Trockin. Hill, near Clonmell, to see the. Racing-
Watches appointed for'that day. To prevent acci.;
dents, the Stewards took the most Jaudabl pf•ecau7
tions ; the running ground was kept completelYke-
by a guard of the 23d Dragoons, and not a single
accident occurred. Three matches were decided at
intervals, between very heavy thunder showers, the
last of which rendered it impossible to run a fourth
match; appointed between Major Ross's Penelope
and Lientenant.Cmcon's Miss Rosy. •
The decided matches were as follow, viz. •

Sig Thomas Lightmes 6, h. Pala. against Mr. Rudolph's
b. h. 'Skipjack ; one tOo,- mile heat ; sags. p. p. ; to be rode
by the oxners.—Skipjack walked over.

A Handicap Sweepstakes of cgs. each- Subscriber.' i'wo-
. mile heats. To be rode by Gentlemen.'
.Mt. Barton's K. h. 13ibury,- 6 yrs old, lost. 71b.
Captain Cutliffe's c. h. Rumford, aged. i ist.
Mr. Aylmer's'br. in. Bets, 5 yrs old. gst. 71b.
A very good race--Excellent riders.

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LAMBERTON RACES.—TUESDAY, JULY rs.
A Silver Cup, value 501. given by the North Durham-Yesmanry Cavalry, carrying tast. two-mile heats; ,!-'".
Mr. Younghusband's b, m. Maria , - - -,.. f T
Mr. Thomson's b. m. - - - - .'" " 2dr
Mr. flood's b. m. - a - - -; 3 3
M. Gray's ch. rn. . - 7. , - - - 4 2
One horse only being entered for the SQI. Plate, there was
no race.

The Lady of Admiral NUGENT, and two _female
friends; were present yesterday in the House of
Lords to see the Ceremony of Prorogation of Par-
- liament, They sat on the benches among
.the
. Peers. The Ladies perhaps enjoyed an additional'
pleas-tire in belt in a place which, .in a great mea-
sure, is devoted to talking.
We are sorry to learn that Mr. Qtricx, the
,Aaor, was overfaned in the Cheltenham Mail-
Coach on Monday' night, near Maidenhead, on his
way to Cheltenham ; by which accident he un-
fortunately dislocated his shoulder. He remains at
Maidenhead, and has been obliged to relinquislais
engagement at Cheltenham, much to the regrcit.of -
every friend of private' worth, as well as every
ntirer of true comic genius.
A young Gentleman, on Friday last, made his ap--
pearance in Margate, mounted- on a heifer, aatially
equipped. with a saddle and bridle, and the horned
filly really cantered very prettily.
On Saturday -morning -the landlord of the Half.!
Moon Public-hOuse; Putney, was robbed of notes
and cash amounting to upwards of 741. which he
bad locked in his bureau for the purpose of paying
his brewer. As soon as he discovered the rob-
bery, his suspicion fell on a private in a Regiment of
Light Dragoons, who was quartered on him,and who
-bore but a slight charader : he accordingly had him
taken up, when the man .confessed the faa, and.
implicated one of his comrades in the robbery;: in •
whore possession the property, with, the exception.
of one pound, was found. They are both coiinnit-
'led to gaol for trial.
An Inquisition was taken, on Monday, before
G. HODGSON, Esq. Coroner, on the body of John
Woodroofe Darley, Esq. who was found .dead in his
bed on the morning preceding., The deCeased, a
Gentleman of fortune, and whose loss is deeply
mented, had arrived at his house MSackville-street,
Piccadilly, No. 5 on the Saturday preceding his
death. He had spent the week at his country, seat,
near Windsor, on a shooting party. He complained
of a pain in his head on retiring to rest on Saturday
evening, and the next morning he was. fOund dead
in his bed. Verditl--Zkied by the Visitation. of God:.
A man Of the name of Jacob Gilbert was corn-
niitted to the County Prison, at Bodmin, op,TLles-
day last, on suspicion of being one of the gathg• who
have lately committed so man); burglaries. ,AVe was
discovered coming up- out of an old mine 49, the
neighbonrhood of lledru ; upon searching of which
a quantity of 'goods- of various' descriptions was
found, which he is supposed to hate stolen.