The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-11 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, ,§EPT. o.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONC ASTE R RACES.

THURSDAY.

-‘• Mr. MeMA's Luck's-all, Bst. 511). against Mr. Walker's
Baronet, Bst. 3oogs. CACI!. Two miles.

Sweepstakes of cogs. each, two miles, to carry ust.
Mr. Hawke's Prince Bangradion.
Sir ti. T. Vane's Stop thief
Mr. TreaCher's Sports mistress.

CHEAP TRAVELLING.-L-- TWO Gentlemen, with
three Ladies, stopped at an inn in Warwickshire,
about a month since, upon their travels through that
county, in their own carriage and with their own
horses,-and occupied a room at the inn, a consider-
able time, While their horses were fed ; and prefer-
ing an economical way. of living to a more extrava-
gant
mode, instead of having their refreshment at
the inn, the Gentlemen went to abaker's shop in the
town, and purchased three penn‘t'l cakes, and begged
for a sheet of paper to"wrap them in ; but the baker
answered he could not afford to give a sheet of paper
with so small a purchase; they then went to a chand-
ler's shop and purchased a small portion of cheese,
with which they returned to the inn, and called.for
a glass of water ! - •
The Hymeneal Tobacconist of Gretna Green, it
is said, in order to prove that his modeofperform-
ing the conjugal rites is calculated to produce happi-
ness, alledgvs that the memorable couple, DARBY
and JOAN, were united in that. Manner. To render
his story More probable, he has only to affirm that'
John Doe, Richard Roe, John-atNokes, and Torn-a-
Stiles, were present at the nuptial feast.
The great Naturalist LINNRUS.says, that the vari-
'ous.species of dogs exceed that of any other animal,
and that all are distinguished for, It would
muzzle that learned and sagacious explorer into the
reCessct 61 nature to classify the modern race of
fashion-d/ iitippies, and, instead of ascribing fidelity
to all, he would most probably be inclined to question
Whether it is the property of any.
„.
The new Valecntsin which BONA ARTS is prep:fr.-
lug for. the FrenCh People has, been supposed to be
'of a politieai,.as well as of a religious kind bed the
probability is that it has nothing to do with Politics.
itOi::ApArrn must he contented to find that his People
are thoroughly subrnisSive to 'him in praFlice, and as
lie possesses a Military Foi'ce that May bid defiance 'to
all their hostile theories, he may sufFer them 'to in-
dulge in the 'reveries of helph-ss speculation.
A child about four years 'ol4, belonging to, Mr.
Ligniore, carpenter, at Epinglia'4, nearStamfOrd,
was killed on Friday se'nnight in a melancholy and
extraordinary way.-The father had climbed up 41
plum-tree on his prettiseS., ryii order:'to shake down
the fruity which the infant 'stood beloW to pick
when the bough upon which be-sat broke, and in,
falling, violently dashed the head of the child against
a stone trough, and killed it upon. the spot..,
DABING ROBBERY.--Yesterday fnorningi 'about
three o'clock, the hOdse of Messrs. Ililger and Siam,
jewellers and silversmiths, in Piccadilly, 'opposite St.
James'S Church, was broke open and robbed of plate,
gold watch chains, and Various articles of jewellery)
to the amount of .5001. This daring robbery was
committed by the bursting open of a pannel in the
window shutters, and the breaking of a square of
glass. Singular to relate, 'this robbery was commit-
ted in so public a place, when there are watchmen
in the Church-yard, and a parish one opposite the
door.

Sunday morning ayoung man, foreman, to Mrs.
Pennington, in Thames-street, Windsor,"brazier,
went inro the Thames-to bathe, tnd in his attempt-
ing to swim across the River from the Goswells: to
the Brockhouse Meadow, in Eton, he was . taken
with the cramp, and sunk ; he was dragged for, ,and
in about six minutes was taken out, when every
assistance proved in vain for his recovery. The
„Coroner's Jury sat on the body on Monday, E. nd
;,brought in their verdia-4ccident4 Death.
The account in most of the Papers, of two of
the unfortunate men under sentence of death in our
castle being intended to be removed for execution to
tiarrin,,ton, is erroneous. The whole of tbeth (ten)
remain for execution on Saturday next, on the drop,
behind the castle."—(Lancastcr Gazette)'

A ludicrOus circumstance occurred a few day kagn
at Lewes. An
from
Gentleman, and a yonfig
Lady, both from this town, put, up at the White
Hart Inn at. the above place, and there ordered beds
fir the night. The young Lady passed' for the
daughter of the old Gentleman, and she not unfre-
quently honoured him with the endearing epithet of
Paha r It seems, however, that their consanguinity
was doubted by an Officer in the house, who, it his
suspicions he ultimately found were correa,, deter-
Mined:to- raise a little mirth at their ekpence. Bed-
time at length arrived, and the Lady and Gentleman
were•shewn to their respetive apartments .by the
chamber Maid. They had retired but a short time,
when, the Officer, who was on the watch, saw the
;old Gentlethan • 'remove cautiously from his own
room to, the one adjoining, the apartment of the
Lady. The OffiCer in question was qnartered in
,the
house'; and as one bed was,the same to him as
another, he immediately took possession, of the
room the other bad left, locked the door, and in-
stantly retired to rest. At an early hour in the
morning the old Gentleman tore himself from the
arms of his' there amie, and hobbled to the door of
his own apartment. His surprise, on finding the
door locked, may be better conceived than
pressed ; hi:s. clothes were in that room, and what
was to be done to save The reputation of the Lady
Driven to:desperation, he at last thundered at the
dOor of his apartment, and 'demanded to beJet itl
but this summons the man of war refused to -coin-
ply with. The chambermaid; the waiters, the land-
lord of the Tavern, were all ultimately roused from
their sleep by the noise Of the contending parties
on each side of the door; and the hoary lover 'Was
at length compelled to acknowledge himself not the
father of the Lady, to preserve himself from the
fervour of their .wrath.-We are sorry to • say that
the Lady, who is very pretty, and is not more
Than two or three and twenty years of age; is a
married woman. .The gay deceiver is between
sixty • and seventy, and greatly affliaed with the
palsy. An action for crim. con. will probably -be
the result. The Lady, however, it should be ob-
served, has lived separate from her husband for
some time.

POLICE.