The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-02 00:00:00

BETTINGS ON MANCHESTER ST. LEGER, p.p.

3 to I agst Christiana I 4 to 1 agst Brunette
3 to 1 agst Lord Derby's c. I 4 to I agst Barnacles.
From a near approach to the same speed in most of the horses
entered for this stake, it is expected to be unusually well con-
tested.

MANCHESTER CUP, p.p.
2 to 1 agst Vanish 4 to 1 agst Mayfly
sto 2 agst Guido 110 to 1 agst any other.
3 to 1 agst Pelion
It is not expected that snore tan four horses will start for this
race.

LANCASHIRE STAKES, p.p.
4 to I agst Delphine I 5 to 1 agst Vanish
4 to I agst Pelion 6 to I agst Independence
4 to 1 agst Jupiter 6 to 1 agst Mayfly.
For this race a good start is expected.

NEWTON RACES.
NEWTON LORD OF THE MANOR CUP.
3 to I agst b h. by Walton 6 to 1 agst Jupiter
4 to I agst Mayfly 8 to I agst any other.
5 to 1 agst Vanish
GOL CUP.
3 to 1 agst Felt I 6 to I agst Mayfly
4 to 1 agst Vanish 7 to 1 agst Lely.

Miss FOOTE's benefit night being announced
for to-morrow evening, when that favourite actress ap-
pears as Violante, in The Wonder, also in the farce of
Tire Highland Reel, and Miss PATON in Black•eyed
Susan, we may therefore confidently predict an excellent
house. It may be recollected that when Covent-garden
Theatre was in imminent danger of Miss FOOTE, who
was then in the country, came to town, and volunteered
in aid of the company, to which, at the time, she did not
belong. The offer was thankfully accepted, and, by a
month's gratuitous performances, she materially assisted
the now-fortunate establishment, whose interests she had at
heart, declining all provincial engagements, however pro-
fitable they might have been to herself.

As a gentleman of the parish of Merton,
near Okehampton, was crossing a field of his in company
with one of his labourers, he observed a large viper, which
not being very expert in getting out of his way, he threw
a small axe at it, when it commenced hissing and made
towards him. He then severed its head from the body,
and the latter being very large he opened it, when out
came a large frog, which began to hop about in joyous
mood at his escape from the craw of the hungry viper.—
Exeter Alfred.

A few days since a beautiful carrier pigeon
was caught by Mr. THOMAS HARRIS, of Ashford, having
a piece of paper with the following words appended to its
leg :—" Sunday morning, nine o'clock, all quite well !
May expect us on Wednesday, when we hope to have lamb
and gooseberry tart for dinner. Very fine morning.
Adieu ! God bless you." It is presumed the bird had
not been trained, by its not knowing the way home.

"Oh that wind, and neathing till't " sighed
forth an elderly matron the other night, on returning from
a lecture on temperance, to which she had been reluctantly
impelled by her husband ; " Lassie," she added, address-
ing her daughter in an under tone, " Tak' that bottle nut
aneth the houster, an' here's threepence ; slip into Joney
Fithie's, an' bring me a gill o'es best Glcndronach, an' "
she continued, still lowering her voice, " gin ye meet your
father, say its ulie."—Dundee Advertiser,

BATH, THE RESIDENCE OF ROMAN EM-.
PERORS.-The Romans, characteristically luxurious iu
their baths, and choosing their situations with the most
scrupulous care, were not likely to neglect the advantages
which such a neighbourhood preented, The mildness of
the air, and the lovely amphitheatre of hills which
bur-
rounds this valley of waters, would tend still further to de-
light them with the station—the best counterpart of their
own Italy which the uncultivated land afforded—and we
accordingly learn, from the best 4cervdited accounts, that
it shortly became the favourite residence of the Roman Go-
vernors, and sometimes of the Ernperors,a—Dr. Lard.
ner's Cabinet Cycloredia.