The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-20 00:00:00

STAFPORD

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13.
A Handicap ,Plate of Eifty Pounds, given by the Town, ad—
ded to a SWetpstakes of Five Guineas each, for all ages.—
The second best • tiotse to he entitled to Ten Guineas.--
The best of three heats. Twice round the Course.
T. Fernyhough, Est 's g. f. Fairy, 3 yrs. 6st
Major Pigott's h. g. Ploughboy, 5 yrs. 9st. 21b.

1 It
2 2

20 to t agst the Dapple fifty ; 4 tot agst Ploughboy ; 2 to
agst Laura; arid 3 to 2 agst Apollo. High odtts that f.ait-
tA or A polio won. They were distanced by ruunitirwitho
a post.

. .
SAMS DAY.—A Sweepstakes of Ten guineas each, for
Horses, &c. that have been regularly hunted tlae preceding
season. One four- tnile"heat.
11. Crockett, Esq.'s b. rn. s yrs told, r Est, 21b. 1
E. Nionckton, Esq. named Mr, Dyott's g. Lichfield 2
Mr, Pryse's c. m, by Waxy, s yts. old,
Ralph Benson, Esq.'s br. h. by Sir Peter, 5 yrs. r rst. slb. 4
H. M. Castle..jur.. br. h. Rattlesnake, 6 yrs c,
It. Ca:n Esq.'s br. g. Cossack, 6 yrs old, list. rzlb. 6

BALINAS LOE, OCT. 7.—The annual Mart for Sheep •
and Cattle closed here this day. It drew together
as Usual; all tie distinguished Agricuktirists and
Graziers of."thiS. -kingdom; near 150 Members.'
sitting down each .day to dinner in the Great Room
of the Farntingociety. In, the absenge of their
Presidetif, the Right Hon. JOHN VOSTER, the' Chair
was ably tilled by OWEN WY NNE, Esq. Alt =the
Stock was bought eagerly at tnll 15 per cent..ad-•
vance on last. year's prices for Sheep, and 20 per
cent. on Beasts. The numbers sold were—Sheep
81,174, Beasts 7601.

Yesterday a wardmote was held at the vestry=
roorn of si.,Sii.pulchre, for the ele6tion of a ComthOn
ConncilniatC 'fkirstiie,. ward. The candivates were.
Mr. Mututra.,L, Atle.tioneer-; also an Ofilcer in the
Volunteers,; Mr. .attooxE, Auettaneer;, and Mr:
MILLAR, Shoemaker. After they bad severally ad.;
dressed their triends and the inhabitants assembled,
the poll cortnneked. At three o'clock, when. the
books dosed for the day,. the numbers were :—Mr,
Mufti:ELL, 140—Mr. CROOKE, IG2--Mr.
LAB, 19.

On the 23d 'September (the anbiversary of the
battle of Assye) the 74th, or Assye Highland Re-
giment; vie .0
.most splendid Ball and Supper at
Fort. George,
,to which were invited all the peincipal
Nobility hind Gentry in the neighbourhood. The
decorations were in a very splendid style. In the
stair-case Was placed a grand transparency, repre-
senting a trophy of war, behind au entablature,
surmounted by an elephant, and Assye, the badge
and motto of the regiment, and on which were in-
scribed the names of several battles, sieges, and
storms, where the 74th had borne a most conspicu-
ous part. Among the toasts, accompanied by appro-
priate music; calculated to gratify and entertain'the
company, were the following r The King,"—God
save the King.
," Navy and Army,"—Rule Bri-
tannia. " Success to tbe Spanish Patriots,"—the
Fall of,Patis. "To the memory of those who fell
at the battle of Assye, and the health of the sur-
vivors,"—Britons strike home. " The Hero of
Assye, Sir Arthur Wellesley,"—See the Conquer-
ing Hero comes. " Lord Cathcart,"—Grenadier
March. • a The Land of Cakes,"—Scots wha hae
wi' Wallace bled. " The Marquis of Huntley,"—
The garb of old Gaul.
An Officer' who lately returned frora India, hav-
ing killed' a tiger'in that country, the exploit was a
constant:. topic Of conversation, and he related, the
circumstance with so much exaggeration, that his
frier.ds always blushed for him. In order to avoid
mistakes in future, he ordered his servant to stand
behind his chair and touch him on the arrnswhen he
exceeded the bounds of probability. .A few days
since the Captain began his favourite story, and he
very coolly observed, The tiger, Gentlemen, had
a tail nine feet 109 g." Here his man touched him
on the shoulder, and the Captain begged pardon for
having made the tail rather too long : he assured
them it was eight feet in length. The servant again
touched his master on the shoulder; in consequence
of which the Captain jumped up in a rage and
knocked'the man dawn; exclaiming " You rascal,
won't you let the tiger have any tail whatever,i"-It
.is needless to say the company at the table were con-
vulsed with laughter.

A serious accident took place yesterday in Bond-
street: As the two eldest sons of Mr. Webb, Shoe-
maker: were playing, the elder, aged fourteen, who
had a pistol, fired at the younger, aged eight, and
shot him through the arm; it is feared that amputa-
tion must take place.

A smart affray:took place on Monday night, be-
tween a party smugglers, who were proceeding
with a quantity of fioHands, tobacco, &c. from
FOrdingbridge to London, and a party of othoers,
who accidentally fell in with them. The smugglers
had seven horses -heavily laden, and three of tiitm
were taken, with the spo'.l. There were no fire-
arms, and the smugglers, who were numerous,
made their escape, atter a smart action with sticks
and fists.

HINT TO THE POLICE—In a street not an .hun-
dred miles
‘from the •Haymarket,, containing anot,t
36 hOustl:cthere are at this time three notorious bro-
the's; :211earryirsg!on a flourishing trade ; two pubic
houses, Aivell,km'n-receptacles for common pick-
pockets, honsy7breikers and highwaymen ; and two
gaming liduieS, ii;her'e clerks, sh'opmen, &c. expend
the propertyctiMieir employers, at the games of Eo,
Hazard, and Rouge et Noir.

TO THIS EDITOR OR THE

SIR,

te*--. As Tit-Sute shines equally on' all, staffer a poor
Iriihmans witty feels himself a part of t ie British Ease
vire, to- toiugie his little spark- among your trans-
cendent beams, with the hope tier theseawno have
the means.of employing thcen eventually, 'may coi-
led every ray, from whatever quarter it may tall,
and again diffuse their aggregate force to the best
pert), ieS. •
,Opportunities let slip once, seldom occur again ;
and the present crisis, if wisely taken advantage 01,
may bring about the peace of Europe, permanently,
evita . both hotioui• and securi.y. It has been:a
- general opinion that so ()tillable an event cannot
take place while Boonaparte reigns; Mealier such
an opinion is well or ill grounded, it, like many other
political tran,actions, becomes a pi eciple to be held
. in mind, but by no means to be. :weed on. The re-
. sentment of individuals has led to great evils : our
passions are bad counsellors,. but States ought not
to be agitated by such feelingiesie irritate private
sensibility. The present ,Emperor.of the French is a
little man, but he has extensive powers. He rules
one great Nativ, he influences several ; be has a
' long head, ,and of this important moment, hands still
- longer: He was supposed, to. have reached his
hiahest aim ; he has stretched farther, his ambi-
etiou seems boundless, and his aspiring eyes do not
perceive the pit beneath him,. nor the precipice he'
approacties. Should he look about him, he may yet
perhaps evade it; it he continues his career, he must
fall. The French Nation has long been distinguish=
ed for its superiority in polished manners, _and has-
been looked up to as a pattern for its annable qua-
lities by its surrounding neighbours: Individually
they pique themseives • upon their uonour ;
tively are they to lose ale remembrance of it? It
cannot be I At this enlightened period mankind are
Dearly the same, where Religion and Laws are
known. Many, many thousand Frenchmen still
exist, who f-elull the ties of honour, all the duties'
of humanity in
_their highest degrees. They -must
also feel how their national character is degraded,
Must know its causes, deplore the effects, and,
no doubt pant with anxiety to have their former
estimation and splendor restored,: From the French
Nation itself .every thing is. and may be expected.
The tarnish which fora while has unavoidably sullied
their lustre, can,* and will, by themselves be wiped
away, either by restraining their present ,Emperor
within just bounds, or restoring to their hereditary
• Monarch his just rights! How happy would mil-
lions of them now be to repeat to LQUIS what
Ennius said of Fabius,~" Utrus cunatando qui Nobis
restituit rem." Thar Providence which watches over
liuman affairs, aid surfers the must exiestordinary
events to take place for his own inscrutable purposes,
does not, boaevee, permit great crimes to ao Un-
punished for a continuance. " Nineveh wee of old,
but she has fled away." The Noblesse of Fiance,
the most renowned in Europe for martial exploits,
aud every other amiable quality, degenerat-
ed; low people acquired, liorn weak Princes,.rauk
and elevations far beyond their expedatious, and
much beyond what their sentiments could sustain.
Grandeur of soul was supplied by external pomp ;
oppression extorted to she .v power; influence em-
ployed to the vilest purposes, and insolence and
cruelty added toiajustice and injury. _Blch miscon-
dual brought aboat events that involved the national
character in the t,c lid and anarchial means resorted
to revenge and reform .abuses.. The eLuilition sub-
sided. Most evils work' their own remedy : per-
haps the period is pot very remote .when this great
Nation, taught by past errors, may use discreetly their
intrinsic powers to corre& any evils they may
feel still existing. But while the ..present syas
tern is puriued by the armies
,of,etbat Nation,
"who hold supreme sway over the entire. population
cif that extensive Kingdom, it behoves every other
Nation to assist by every means o,ll:ea:eduction of
this overwhelming Power. . Their own preserva-
tion demands the: exertion of all their energies to
unite in support of 'each, other, :and also to
Vier(' assistance to • the well disposed, among the
French theMselves. On a retrospect of the
stchievementi"of their- present Emperor, one must
pause : he is now universally allowed to 'be, the
greatest Commander existing, with Officers and
troops perfealy submissive to his will, accustomed
to vialory, aud inured to ware Peter 'the Great
said, the Swedes will teach the Russians tosbeat
them." His words. were Verified: As tali artists
Lave some method peculiar to theneSelves, so they
are apt to continue it, the more so when they have.
found it successful. Let us, therefore, by refleaing
on Buonaparte's past campaigns,' endeavour to pene-
trate his future ones, and oppose hint accordingly.
Such a man) and such armies, require to be well
watched, and every precaution to be used. He is
not so entirely to be dreaded, however, as perhaps,
at a first glance, his past victories might lead one to
suppose. Many causes, besides the field occurrences,
led to them ; it would be now too long to enume-
rate many that are known ; but whatever private
means he employed, his public means have, iii every
_ case, been similar—Expedition and Numbers—_con-
&citing his forces without any one to control his
designs, he concentered them to one point, a
wedge; they there tore asunder whatever resisted
them, whici. they generally found weakened . either
by terror or internal division, which they contrived
ehould always go before them, Just now he bends
'ell, his weight against Spain, or appears to do 51.1;
are we therefore to comply, with his plans and meet
him there? If he Was certain we weuld expose our
armies these to open battle, he ought, when so much
foice 'was at a distance, to alarm us at home. Our
shores are liable to insult, thui..gli not. to material
injury, it we ate tree to ourse4es. The Spaniards
have done wonders. They have displayed most ex-
traordinary vigour and prudence; .participation of
their well-acquired glory may edeasen their zeal.
Their ardour will rather be increased than diminished
by their being obliged to do all themselves at home.
Their popula.lon is united, and Sufficient, not only
to defend themselves, but will soon enable them to
act offensively on the French frontier, if necessary.
Such military' means as they cannot, immediately
attain, afford'Them freely—every assistance of that
kind, and money, if requisite, they deserve and
should obtain, but none of our armies should fight