The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-12 00:00:00

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Hammersmith won by 36 runs.

PIGEON SHOOTING.

The Annual Medal of the Old Hats Pigeon Club was on
Saturday decided in favour of Capt. G. Bentinck, who shot with
a gun by Nock. It was strongly contested between Capt. 8.,
Capt. Ross, and Mr. Osbaldeston, who, at the conclusion of the
second day's shooting, were ties.

At the lateuLaneaster Races, Sir P. Musgrave's colt, on
pulling up after the third heat for the 501. on Tuesday, was
found to be in a dreadful state, the near hind-foot from the
fetlock joint hanging on merely by a little skin in the front,
and the pastern bone and small pastern joint were literally
shivered to atoms. Thomas Lye, who rode him that heat,
found a little failure in action about half a mile from home,
but the extent of the remarkable and horrid fracture was not
perceptible until he was in the act of pulling up, when within
half a neck. .A boy had rode the colt the two first heats, but
was too weak, and the colt consequently ran to disadvantage, or
the general opinion was that he would have won, he having evi-
dently the superiority of speed. The poor animal was imme-
diately put out of his misery. No one would have thought it
possible that a leg could have been so smashed while galloping
on so smooth a surface.

SAILING MAT cit.—At eight o'clock yesterday morning, the
Thames presented a lively scene below London Bridge, from
the great number of pleasure boats and cutters of various de-
scriptions, preparing to start for Greenwich, to witness the sail-
ing of the peter boats, for various prizes, to Gravesend. The
Venus steam packet, at her departure, had not less than 500
persons on board, and a numerous band of music. She accom-
panied the boats, and thft distribution of the prizes took place
on board her.

An Italian arrived at Leeds by the Newcastle
coach on Thursday evening, and on refiring to
bed cut his throat.

MERCANTILE Siff PPKNG.

DEAL, JULY It —Wind S.E.—No arrivals or tailings.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 11.—Wind S.—Sailed the Poser*,
Arnold, for St. Andrews, N. B.

FALMOUTH, JULY 10.—Light airs and variable.—No ar.
rivals or sailings.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 10.—Wind N. light airs.—. Arrived the• ,
Julius Ceasar, French, from New Orleans, sailed die 27th of
May.

Arrived off Cork, the Constitution, ---, from New York-.
In consequence of the light and variable winds for these far<
days past, there has scarcely been any arrivals or mailings fr9m
the different Ports.

NEW BUILDING FOR THE BANK IN HAllf-
BUROlf—On the 23d ult. the foundation stone of a new build—
ing for the Bank was laid in the city of Hatnburgh, in the
presence of the Deputies of the Grand College of the Bank, '
and of the Members of the Commercial Chamber, as also •ot
several Members of the Senate and the Treasury, who former-
ly were connected with the administration of the affairs of the.
Bank. Simplicity was the distinguishing feature of the
ceremony, in conformity with the Code of Laws, by which the
Bank is governed. A fervent wish was expressed, that the
Bank of Hainburgh, which had already existed 200 years, to
the great benefit of commerce, would still continue to flourish.
conducted, as it had been, upon principles that were calculated,
so materially to promote the interests of the trading world.

The following are the expences lately paid by
a lady engaged at one of the patent theatres, being the amount
of the charges for her benefit :
For the house, including what is termed the stock

_
company - - - - - £2lO 0 0
To Stars, 1401.—viz., a first-rate tragedian, 90/. ;
two ladies, 251. each - - - 140 0 0
Printing, advertising, &c., about - 30 0 .0.

£330 0 0.

hl rts. BECIIER.—We have made► particular anti
anxious inquiries on the subject of the paragraph relative to dila
Lady, which originated in a Brussels paper; and have much
pleasure in stating, that so far from her being at Paris and
about to undergo an operation for cataract, she is now with her
husband, Mr. Becher, M.P., at the family mansion, Bally-
giblin, in this county, in the full enjoyment of health and
spirits, and participating in the pleasures of the social enjoy-
ment for which Mallow and its vicinity are so distinguished.—
( Cork Constitution. )

RIECHELMANN, THE GERMAN RORRER.—The.
Bremen Gazette contain. the following article upon the adroit-
ness, &c. of a German robber of the name of Riechelmann, who-
was lately apprehended in that town. " He says the Paper.
In question, " not only a well-informed, but a very polite man,
and truly elegant in his manners. His deceptive arts were car-
ried to a rare degree of, perfection and finesse. All the
Authorities with whom he had to do have, one after
another, become the dupes of this extraordinary being.
At last, however, Fate has decreed his arrest in this',
city, after he had made arrangements to be conveyed by a
.:essel from Hamburgh to the 13razils. Reichelmann was
born at Hildesheim, anti is the son of a post-master. He
is so well known by his thievish propensities, that he
has been justly called the Cartouche of Germany. He
appears to possess the necromancy of ancient times ; and
has the art of disguising himself so effectually as not to be
known. When the French were at Bremen, he escaped
from prison in the dress of a gendarme. His appearance
has frequently been so altered, that the peasants have said he
was invisible. The genius of the man is so extremely subtle.,
that it has been alleged he often went to prison to amuse him-
self, and to laugh at the Judges. On board of the vessel which
was to have conveyed him to-Brazil, he had hid a considerable
quantity of gold, but no one knew where. He had his past-
ports, his certificates, and all the other documents necessary for
his safety, apparently in the greatest order. It is said he has
numerous partisans all along the shores of the IVeser. The
depredations in that quarter indeed were so frequent that the
inhabitants hardly dared to stir out of their houses in the
evenings.

BEGGARS ON ITORSEBACK.—In Buenos A yre's
horses are so plentiful, that beggars make their rounds, eskin
alms, on horseback, and do not consider that position as dimi-
nishing in any degree their claims to sympathy.

, .
Such is the rage for union societies now, that
the sea apprentices at Sunderland have actually
had regular meetings every day last week, on the
Moor, and have resolved not to go on hoard their
ships unless the owners will allow them tea and,
sugar !

During three nights last week, the fishermen, of
Pool caught upwards of 300,000 mackerel, which
were sold there at 3d. per dozen.
ROBBER7.—On Sunday night the shop of Mr.
READ, 31, Duke-street, Manchester-square,
,Was
broken into, and a quantity of Leghorn hats, and
other property, to a considerable amount, were
carried off.

AN IRI3I-1 Row.—Eight stout Hibernians Were
yesterday placed at the bar of Worship-street Office, before
Mr. OSBORNE, charged with being concerned in a desperate
row, which took place in Spitalfields Market on Sunday,- and
with assaulting the Officers who attempted to disperse the mob.
It appeared from the statements of the Officers, that betweets
the hours of seven and eight on Sunday, a great number of pet-
sons had assembled to witness a fight between two boys. Hart,
a constable, coning to the spot, endeavoured to separate the
combatants, which proceeding gave umbrage to two of the de.
fendant of pugnacious dispositions, who happened to be
among the spectators, and they immediately knocked the•con-
stable down, and pummelled him most unmercifnlly. Adams,
the street-keeper, hearing the uproar, repaired to the spot, and
endeavoured to take the two Irishmen into custody,-bittione
of them, named Cahill, retreated for a moment from the field,
and presently afterwards returned with a strong reinforcement,
in the persons of about 20 stout fellows, his countrymen. A
general row then commenced, and the constatles received a
severe beating, but having at length obtained assistance, they
succeeded in taking the eight defendants into tustody. The
defendants being asked what they had to say, Cahill de-
clared that the row was commenced by a young mail who
began abusing him on account of his being an Irishman, and,
upon his retaliating, the constable wanted to take hiat into
custody. Another of the defendants knew nothing at all of
the matter, for "he was a sthranger in the country." Another
was merely passing the scene of action, ane seeing his country-
men engaged, found it impossible to refrain from bearing a
part in the fray ; and scarcely one of them appeared to know
the nature of the quarrel in which they had been engaged.—
Cahill and M`Donnough, who appeared to have been the
.most
actively engaged, were ordered to find bail for the assault on the
officers, and the others were fined one shilling each, and die-

charge
ELF.CTRICAL EEL.—A specimen of the_ Gstn-
notus Electricus has lately been examined by
the Parisian sgavans. The greater number,viere
satisfied with a single touch, and cOnseq*ent
shock. But one Doctor, either urged by: a
greater zeal for science, or governed.',:h, a
more insatiable curiosity, resolved to try tbg •at-
most extent of the animal's powers ; and tseiz-
ed it with both his hands; but had • qaVikly
reason to repent his temerity, for he.‘irrune-
diately felt a rapidly repeated series of the
most violent and successively increasing shocks, .
which forced him to leap about in 't het, most
extraordinary manner, and to utter ifiti-,.`most
piercing screams from the agony he fettot He
then fell into convulsions, in consequeike of
which his muscles became violently contiaieted,
or, from some strange property in the fish, it be
came impossible to detach the animal eroni his.
grasp. In this situation he remained a consider-
able time, and would, in all probability,,haveex,- .
Aired under the agony of his seniationi, if some
one of the present had not suggested .the
plunging of his hands in water, when the eel-iak...
mediately dropped off. He (the Doctor) has
3111C0 been most daugeroosl7.

LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY
Eilracts frorn'the Morning Papers, July 12,1823.

tarciasti sic POST.]
. .
It is very generally reported that an extensive
Naval Promotion will take place upon the Anni-
versary .of • his Majesty's Coronation. A rumour
also prevails, that a large Retirement List will
make. its appearance.on the same day, the effect
of which will be to place all the superannuated
or unserviceable Officers, of each class, upon an
increased, but permanent half-pay ; thus leav-
ing upon the service list only such Officers as are
fit and willing to be employed when required.—
This desirable measure has, we understand, been
for some time under consideration, and we can-
not conceive any plan more likely to afford gene-
ral satisfaction. As it will probably be left en-
tirely optional, in the first instance, as to
which Officers choose to accept the increased
half-pay, as a bounty to induce their retirement ;
of course those who have little hopes of ad-
vancement, and but slender means to live upon,
will gladly relinquish their uncertain prospect of
promotion for a certain increase of income, while
those younger and more ardent Officers, who seek
" the bubble reputation even in the cannon's
mouth," will not be impeded in their course by
the paramount claims of their seniors. The pub.
lie service must necessarily benefit by the mea-
sure,Thasmuch as there is every probability that
none but young and active men will remain upon
the Service List—and the First Lord of the Ad-
miralty will be relieved from a great part of the
applications, petitions, and memorials, which are
now constantly poured in upon him from all those
veterans, whose feelings are naturally galled at
-witnessing the advancement of younger, but more
efficient Officers. The naval administration of
Great Britain was never in more able hands than
at this moment ; and should this great measure
_be carried it will reflect infinite credit upon Lord
Melville, and confer an everlasting benefit upon
the. service.

• [THE TIMES.]
It appears that some persons at Paris are san-
gnink as to an acknowledgment of Haytian inde-
pendence by the French Court—that is to say,
when it shall have obtained its own terms from
the President. But those terms it will be "no
joke," as the phrase is, for the people of St. Do-
mingo to fulfil. The Ministers of Charles X.
demand 50,000,000 francs (2,083,3330 in spe-
cie, and 90 millions in West India produce
.0,750,0000, making in all very nearly six mil-
lions-sterling. This immense sum of money and
money's worth, therefore, is to be paid—for
what;'-'-for any solid or real possession ?—for
any thing not enjoyed before, as land, commerce,
liberty, power ? For none of these definite and
tangible goods. The Haytians are to pay one
*set of Ministers for a word, which word may
be recalled, or its obligations evaded, at the
caprice of any succeeding Ministers. But it
is possible that the independence of Saint
Domingo may be acknowledged, not merely
by the French Cabinet, but by the Legis-
lative Body, a solemn treaty be signed,
and a law enacted, to authorize the re-
cognition of Hayti. If the French still covet
the possession of the island, there is nothing
gained by the Blacks. A commercial intercourse
will be established—some ground of quarrel will
be seized on, and it is net the signature of a
treaty, or the acknowledgment of a- sove-
reignty, that would in that case throw any
obstacle in the way of a French expedition
against an old and lamented possession : we
me-an any more serious obstacle than that which
exists at present—the difficulty of conquering it
anew. If the President be wise, he will keep
the public wealth in the treasury and ma-
gazines of Hayti. Wealth is power. It is for
St. -Domingo, defensive power. When stripped
of-its money, that is, of its means of self-protec-
tion, we would not give much for all the security
tlpit can be drawn from French promises of re-
spect and forbearance. That the Government of
F4ance has its or= consent to so very excellent a
IThrgain as that aboVe alluded to, we entertain no
doubt. If we were Presidents of Hayti, noother
consent should be given.