The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

PONTYPOOL RACES.— WEDNESDA r.
The Pontypool Stakes of 3 sous. each, with 25 added. Heats,

about two miles.
Mr. Phelps' h. h. Baronet i 1
Mr. Wilkins' b. f. by Sailor
Mr. Morgan's b. m. Dorothy... 3' dig
Mr. Parr's b. m. Mainsail
The Tradesmen's Stakes of 2 sore. each, with 23 added. Heath
about two miles.
Mr. A. Edwards' b. h. The Doctor
Mr. Lawrence na. b. h. Pennyweight
Mr. Edwards' b. m. Clytha Lass ...
A Hurdle Race Stakes of 2 sore. each, with 10 added. Heat!'
about two miles.
.Ir. Williams' b. f. Miss Fillikin
2 I
Mr. Jones' b. m. L'Hirondelle

THURSDAY.
A Stakes was won by Mr. Phelps' Baronet, beating Mr. loc.'
b. m. and Mr. Parr's Mainsail.
A Sweepstakes was won by Mr. lon's b. m. Victoria, beatitig
Dr. Reynolds' hi. h. Bucephalus and another.
A Hurdle Race was won by Mr. Lawrence's Pennyweight, best-
in, The Doctor and another.
'A
Pony Race was won by Mr. lon's br. h., beating fir,: others'
The Handicap, for beaten horses, was won by Mr. Parrs.We'
sail, beating two others. •

DEVIZES RACES-THURSDAY.
The Devizes Stakes of 25 sons. each, 15ft., about 2 miles. 4
Mr. Finch's b. m. Mayflower, 6 yrs Conolly i,
Mr. Sadler's b. g. Forward, 5 yrs
Mr. Houghton's Fidelio, aged
.i.
The Stewards' Plate of 50 soys.,with a Sweepstakes a 5 5O

each added. Heats a mile.
Mr. Holloway's Captain Rock, 3 yrs Trindero 0 1_ 4
Mr. Harris's Barney Bodkin, aged ... 2 1 .,r
Mr. Sadler'. Brother to Delight, 4 yrs. 1 2 V
Mr. J. Finch's b. li. Oberon, 4 yrs
~., or
Mr. Colling's ch. h. Trudge, 6 yrs... ti
0 0 v
H°'
Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, h. ft. 20 added. lieS
a mile. p-
air. Houghton's Fidelio, aged A lad 0 1
Mr. W. Sadler's ch. 1. by Reveller, 3 yrs 3 dr
FRIDAY. Ol
The Beckhampton Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 3 ft. Once round
a distance.
Mr. Finch's Mayflower, 6 yrs.
Mr. Bailey named Combat, 4 yrs
Mr. W. V. Jenkins named Captain Rock, 3 yrs .. C:71..°1.1..1:)i)1a
The Claret Stakes of 5 soya. each, 3 ft. and 20 added. Ilea
mile. 1
-v Bodkin. -- - 1 3, 2

Mr. E. Parson's named Barney Bodkin, aged
Mr. Sadler's ch. f. by Reveller out of Design, 3 yrs 4l a
2
Mr. A. Goddard named Jim Crow, aged
..
Mr. Holloway named Captain Rock, 3 yrs.
A Hack Stakes of 5 sore. each, 3 ft. with 20 added. gati6l: I
Mr. Iloughton's Fidelio, aged Powell f
Mr. Reeves's Sybol, 3 yrs 3 „ 3
Mr. Sadler's eh. f., by Reveller, out of Design, 3 yr 5....•• .a.eats.
A Handicap for beaten horses of 3 sovs. each, and 23 added. P.O
Mr. J. B. Tregonwell na. Oberon, 4 yrs Conolly Dar.
9
Mr. Baker ns. Brother to Delight, 4 yrs

.NEW CA S7'LE- UNDE R-L YME RA CES.—Fitini4lo,
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, 40 added. Twice round and a
Mr. Buckley's bl, c. Dick, 4 yrs., walked over.
A maiden Plate of 50 sovs. Heats, twice round and a dig' 1
Mr. Harrowsmith's b. e. The Premier, 3 yrs W. Jones 1 $
Mr. Thompson's b. g. Lord Francis, 5 yrs... 9 3
Mr. Rylance's b. e. by Teniers, dam Phenomenon, 3 yrs.. 4
Captain Winnington's b. c. The Student, 3 yrs
ail'
The Ladies' Purse of 30 sovs., added to a subscription of 5 ''
• each. Heats, once round and a distance. i 1
Mr. Price'S ch. h. Ludford, 5 yrs. ... ............ ...M. Jones ' 1 1
..... . Mr. C. Peel's ch. f. Post Haste, 4 yrs j
...
Mr. Lacey's b. c. Subaltern, 3 yrs 34P
Mr. Walters's b. f. Miss Stocker, 4 yrs... ...... .....
A Hurdle Race Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, 26 added. "
twice round and a dis. ' l
Mr. M'Donogh's ch. n•. The
Disowned, aged
Mr. J. S. Taylor's eh'. h. Corsair, aged. Owner 11'

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY')
DEAL, AUG. 12 AND 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the
tilda, Comio, from the Cape of Good Hope.
CHATHAM, Arc. 12.—Arrived the Antelope, Mackie,
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 13.—Wind S. W. to W.N.W.,.,<rsl'
rived the Don Juan, from Malaga, left 3d inst., vi"
tar 4th, Cadiz sth, Lisbon Bth, and off Oporto the 9th.„2„b's;
TORBAY, AUG. 12.—Off port the Cecilia, Walker, v:o°
TOPSHAM, AUG. 12.—Arrived the Oscar, from Quebec
Caroline, from Memel. fr°o
PLYMOUTH, AUG. I2.—Arrived the Aulaby,
Oporto ; Petrus, Osthinc, from Leghorn. Sailed the ti"
thian, for Quebec. a the
FALMOUTH, AUG. 12.—Wind S.W. to N.W.—Arvar
`'rake
Champion, Martin, from Madeira ; and the Vixeu, Nirto'vaber
from Vostizza. Sailed the Dart, for Madeira; and Olt'
for Cadiz.
GUERNSEY, AUG. 11.—Arrived the Sophia, Schlott fr°°
Stettin.
JERSEY, AUG. 11.—Arrivcd the Amelia, Robarts, -i'aPfrar-
BRISTOL, AUG. 12.—Arrived the Triumph, While'
om
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Africa; Traveller, NlTlear, from Nassau, and
Schanen, from Dantzig.

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The Caroline Auguste, from Memel, is supposed to Pit
tbe
rived at Newport. ' k on 00
The Haidee, from Auxcayes to Falmouth, struc ,of
Hcg.ties on the 2d of June, and bilged ; crew and Par' d
carp saved. 011°,,1
The William, from Rio Janeiro to Maranham, ran -11 a t°
on the 3d of Juno near Parnaibo, filled, and bees° r
geo
wreck ; crew saved. I, to idi 0
The Michican, bound to Portland, has put back 00
pool leaky, &c. The Monk, from Leghorn to Cork,
shore off Marseilles, on the 30th ult.

Dae
LEICESTER.—Trade is decidedly better ; 1,4111°
amount of goods for the home trade has been s°l°„3. °,r:
the last fortnight, and very few wrought hose 11";(11":
now out of work. 'Worsted yarns have advaneeuel, On:
the last week Id. per lb. They are now selling Eit "Zsgin't
of 28s. to 295. for farmers' parcels Little or 11°.-it PI
h Id °ts °°
doing in wool with the growers—ihey still o • II
in rk
higher rates. The dealers, having no confidence, 1° It
advancing during the present depressed state of t",e , otoc
shire trade, seem inclined to let the- farmers hold L'1,5011
,5011
of wool this season.—Leeds Mercury. ides. 0
Mr. Thomas Lansdowne Porr Moore, the e;', jojt,
of " the Bard of Erin," has obtained his onnlllslls",itefr-tg
22d regiment of foot, which is now stationedC
11 n-titeru'd
in the county of Cork. It is a singular fact, il°4,lgui'Poo
of notice, that the eldest sons of the two tfloct dis;-11-5013°
writers of the present century, bcutt and INl°°" e
lected the army as the profession of their choice'