The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-24 00:00:00

ARRIVALS IN TOWN.

The Earl and Countess Cowper, front their seat, Pansenger,
Harts ; the Countess of Beauchamp, in St. James's-square,
from Brighton.--At Gould's Hotel,Jennyn-street—Lord Strang-
ford, from Ireland.—At Cook's Hotel. Albeniarle-street—Mr.
and Mrs. Turton, from their seat in Kent.

The Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cobourg, the Prince
of Leiningen,- and Princess Feodore leftille apartments of the
Duchess of Kent, at the King's Palace, Kensington, on Mon-
day afternoon on a visit to Prince Leopold, at his residence at
Claremont.

Madame Falck, the Lady of the Ambassador of the King
of the Netherlands, arrived at his Excellency's house in Bryan-
ston-square, from the Netherlands on Monday evening, after an
absence from England of about two months.

Sir Jacob Astley, Bart. has purchased an . elegant house in
Lower Grosvenor-street, the residence of the late Lord Eardley.
The Earl and Countess of Bristol, the Ladies Harvey, and
Lord Harvey, arrived on Monday at their scat, at Pultney,
from Tunbridge Wells.
Lord and Lady Arden and family, have arrived at their seat,
North Surrey, from a tour.
The Earl Fitzwilliaus has arrived at his seat, Wentworth
House, Yorkshire, from Northamptonshire.
His Grace the Duke of Bedford has presented a rare and
valuable copy of the complete works of Cicero to the New Gram-
mar School at Devonport.
Mr. Farquhar,. the rich proprietor of Fonthill, is now in
London, in the enjoyment of better health than he has expe-
rienced for some time.

On Sunday last his Ithyal Highness the Duke of YORK pass-
ed through Derby. We understand that the object which at-
tracted him to our country was the moor-game in the neighbour-
hood of Baslow. It may be easily imagined that he was him-
self an object of loyal attraction, in every town through which
he passed. Here, attention was so excited, that from ten o'clock
in the forenoon, the time at which the relay of horses was ap-
pointed, until ialf-past twelve, the time at which his Ho) al
Highness actually arrived, the main street was crowded to
excess; and many a pew in our churches and chapels was for-
gotten in the anxiety of thousands to pay their devotions to
the illustrious Heir Apparent. It is possible, that even as
Bishop of Osnaburgh, his Royal Highness might not re-
collect what day it was, or the religious character of that
day, so well as the Magistrates of Bolton, who recently
fined a barber of that townfor shaving his brother during di-
vine service. On the arrival of the Royal Duke at the King's
Head Hotel, the multitude, who had greeted his arrival with
every demonstration of joy, crowded round the carriage while
the horses were changed, and he, with affable condescension,
shook hands with all those who could approach near
enough to the carriage window for that purpose. His
Royal Highness looked extremely well, and seemed to enjoy
the enthusiastic cheering, of the populace. We are informed,
that at Bsslow the Royal Duke would be joined by their Graces
of Devonshire, Rutlatal, and Richmond.—(Derby Reporter.)

ILYDE-PARK.—The works in . AN
far as the new iron railing by Knightsbridge, and the enclosing
of a part of the Park for the Duke of WELLINGTON'S house,
are concerned, appear to have come to a sudden stand-still.
—The elevation of the proposed alterations, at the point
where the iron-gate forms the present entrance into Hyde-
Park from Piccadilly and Saint James's Park, was sonic
days ago in a state of apparent progress. There were work-
men about the old buildings, the cow-,aheds, and the
" Curds-and-Whey House," and poles were raised by the
doors of such house, marking, as was stated, the course
that the improvements were to take, and the limit of the
additional inclosure, covering the extent of the present car-
riage road, for Apsley House ; now, however, all the workmen
have disappeared, as well as the poles raised as sign posts,
by the Curds-and-Whey House. So decided is the stand-
still, that the rubbish thrown up in forming the wall for
the new iron railing is still left to disfigure and impede
the public foot-path, between Hyde Park Corner and
Knightsbridge, alongside the straight and well-finished
new iron railing, that has superseded the old and irregular
dead-wall. It is rumoured that the reason for this stand-
still is, that as there is some doubt about the quantity of
ground to be cut off from Hyde Park and the public, for addi-
tional court-yard and garden to the Duke of Wellington's
house, the exact site of the new gate cannot be fixed. Should
the idea be abandoned, of making any material addition to the
Duke's ground from the Park, a new gate, or entrance, into
Hyde Park, from Piccadilly, St. James's Park, and Grosve-
nor-place, would not he wanted ; the present gates are good
and light iron work, and though they do not exactly face Gros-
nor-place, as the proposed entrance was to do, they directly
front the St. James's Gate, and the gate from Buckingham
Gardens.

Si'. Pit;L's.—There is at last a hope that this
magnificent edifice, the second in grandeur in the whole world,
may be rescued from the comparative obscurity in which it has
hitherto been kept by its situation. Cooped up on all sides, by
buildings placed without the slightest regard to symmetry, or
even regularity, there is no possible approach by which a view
of this national temple can be obtained. A Company, we re-
joice to find, has been formed, to throw its magnificence open
to public view as it ought to be. For this purpose it is intended,
should the plan succeed, as we sincerely hope it will, to open
three grand streets ; one commencing at the bank of the river,
and terminating at the southern entrance ; the other fr,,m the
north entrance, cutting through Paternoster-row and Newgate-
street, in a northern direction ; and the third from the western
entrance, in a direct line to Bridge-street.
The !ivy. Mr. KINSELLA, a Roman Catholic
Clergyman, has published a reply to the Rev. Mr. Singer's
challenge, in which he gives the following reasons for declin-
ing a controversy :—" I shall content myself by applying
to the Members of the Bible Society the answer which
Tertullian gave to those who challenged him to a dispute
on matters of faith ; and I beg previously to assure you,
that, in employing the authority of this ancient writer, 1
do not mean to use his expressions in any offensive sense.—
Tertullian says,-4 NVho are you ? whence do you come ?
What business have you, strangers, with my property ?
By what right are you, Marcion, felling my trees ? By
what authority are you, Valentinus, turning the course of
my streams ? Under hat pretence are you, Apelles, re-
moving my land-marks ? The estate is mine ; 1 have the
ancient—the prior possession of it; I have the title-deeds
th livered to me by the original proprietor; I am the heir
of the Apostles—they have made their will in my favour,
whilst they disinherited and cast you off as strangers and
enemies.' Now, Sir, if this argument of prescription was
good in the fourth century, it is much stronger in the
nineteenth century ; and if the ancient Fathers refused to argue
with innovators, because they came only 400 years too late, we
have much greater reason to refuse disputing with those who
would disturb us after a possession of 1000 years. We therefore
answer your challenge by saying-4 Gentlemen, for 1400 years
the Catholic Clergy have been in possession of the Irish Church
—for 1400 years they have instructed the Irish people—you.
who boast of an existence of only twenty years, now come
to introduce a new mode of instruction. We beg to know
your authority for disturbing our peaceable Possession the ar-
gument of prescription bears strongly against you—our posses-
sion for 14 centuries is staring you in the face. We are the
heirs of the Apostles—what inheritance do you claim
Saint Paul says, that no one can preach unless be be sent.__
Pray, let us ask, who sent you ? Who gave you authority to
preach, or to prescribe the manner of teaching our flocks ?_
Produce your commission, if you have one : and then we may
examine the goodness of your title.'—Such, Sir, was the answer
which the Fathers of the Church always gave to such chal-
lengers as the Members of the Bible Society ; and such an
ar•ument, sanctioned by such authority, appears to me un-
answerable."

P 0 E It Y.

THE OATH OF CHILI.

Before the Almighty Power on high,
Whose thunders shake the vaulted sky ;
By heaven and earth, by sea and air,
With hearts and hands conjoin'd we swear,
That while from Ocean's bed the sand
is heav'd, or flow'rs bedeck the land,
Or circling thro' the vault of heav'n
With light'aing force the planet's driven ;
Or from the heart the vital tide
Continues thro' the veins to glide;
Like free Colombia's sons, we swear,
No tyrant's galling chains to wear.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EGHANI RACES.—FrnsT DAY, TUESDAY, Afro. 23.
These races commenced this day, under auspices which left
little doubt that the promises held out last year would be
realized. For some years past the meetings at Runnymede
hare been rather deficient in snorting interest, and this was so
obvious last year that a simultaneous determination was ex-
cited among- those present, to give them every support, and
place them in the same rank which they lia& previously held.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who was present,
was amongst the first to come .forward on the occasion, and
die propriety of having a Gold Cup and a county stakes being
suggested, his Royal Highness, with great liberalitypve
weight to the recommendation,-. ii to *ately-aubSeribomg to
both, and also promised a plate of TOL to he run for the first
clay ; and to make his patronage effectual, accepted the office
of steward in conjunction with J. Ramsbottom and T. Wood,
Esqrs. The example of his Royal Highness was followed with
avidity, and before the day closed the Gold Cup, and Surrey
and Middlesex Stakes, presented a long list of respectable
names, including his Royal I: ighness the Duke of Clarence,
Duke of Richmond, Lord Palmerston, and Colonel Wood.—
The course is now in excellent order. The excessive heat of
the weather kept many horses away, but the sport was good.—
Hisii race the Duke of Richmond (who was present to-day and
won every thing run for) and the Earl of Mountcharles have ac-
cepted the office of stewards for next year. There were on the
course, the Earls of Egremont; Verulam, Mountcharles, Lords
G. Bentinck and G. Lennox, Hon. Mr. De Burgh, Captains
Berkeley and Jones, Mr. Ramsbottom (who performed the duty
of steward), &c. &c.—The following is an accurate account of
the day's running :
A Gold Cup of 100 sovereigns' value (20 subscribers), the
second horse to receive back his stake, the winner to be sold
for 3,50, &c. ; 3 yrs, Est. 71b. ; 4 yrs, fist. ; 5 yrs, Ost. 101 b. ;
• 6 yrs, 9st. 21b. ; and aged, Ost. 41b. About two miles and a
half.
Duke of Richmond's Spree, 4 yrs - 1
Mr. Shard's Razor, 4 yrs - 2
Mr. Whiteside's Brother to Antonio, 6 yrs • - - 3
Mr. Pickford's Monimia, 4 yrs . 4
Mr. Page's Silkworm, 4 yrs - . - dis
The following paid :—fluke of Clarence names Falstaff, Col.
Wood names Hurly-Burly, Lord Palmerston's l;ionclella, Bell's
Life in London, Comestible; also Parasina, El Dorado, Agnes,
Picton, Blunder, Mina, Prima Donna, and Vargas. is Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge and Col. Fitzclarenee did not
name.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Antonio, and sto 2 agst Spree.
Razor made strong running all the way, closely pressed by
the others, until within a quarter of a mite of home, when
Spree, who had been in reserve, got abreast of him, and kept so
to the distance post, where she let loose, got in front, and won
' the race cleverly by a length. Rode by R. Boyce ; Raior by
John Day • Brother to Antonio by Dockeray; Monimia by
Macdonald; and Silkworm, who broke down, by Miller.
A Plate of 501., the gift of his Royal ifighneas the Duke of
Cambridge; three yrs 6st. 'lolb., 4 yrs Eist.2lb., 5 yrs
121 b., 6 yrs 9st. 31b., and aged 9st. 51b. ; mares and
' geldings to be allowed 21b. ; the winner to be sold for 3501.,
&c. ; winners once in 1825 (matches and handicaps ex-
cepted) 31b. ; twice, 51b.; thrice, 71b. ; if a Gold Cup or
King's Plate, 71b. ; but not in addition to the extra weight.
Heats two miles and a distance.
Duke of Richmond's Phantasms, 3 yrs . 1
Mr. I. Smith's bl. c. Tamar, 3 yrs - - 2dr
Mr. Smith's Hotly Burly, 4 yrs - • jdr
The winner of the field, Phantasma, made akthe runnings
which was strong, and won very too. by two. g% (fade by
F. Boyce) and talked over for the second heat. Young Buckle
rode Tamar, and Macdonald Hurly Burly.
The Egham Stakes of 5 soy. each, 35 added; 3 yrs, 7st.
4 yrs, Est. 41b. ; 5 yrs,tst. 131 b. ; 6 yrs, 9st. 31b. ; and aged,
fist. 51b. ; mares and geldings allowed 21b. The winner to
be sold for 250, &c. Heats, one mile.
Duke of Richmond's The Brownie, by Phantom, 3 yrs 1 1
Mr. Whiteside's Brother to Antonion, 6 yrs - 2dr
Mr. Scarth's Jack Bunce, 3 yrs • - 3dr
Captain Lock's Orator, 6 yrs - 4dr
Mr. 3lesser's Vargas, 4 yrs - . sdr
6 to 4 on The Brownie ; 7 to 1 apt Brother to Antonio ; and
10 to 1 agst each of the others.
Ist Heat.—The Brownie jumped off' at starting, determined
to win ; took the lead, kept it, and won the heat easy by two
lengths.
2d Heat.—The Brownie walked over. Rode by R. Boyce;
Dockeray Antonio ; a boy Jack Bunce ; Arnull Orator ; and
Macdonald Vargas. The winner was claimed by Mr. White-
sides.

STOCKTON RACES(CoNcLuDED), SATURDAY., A LIG. 30.
A Sweepstakes of 10gs each, p. p. for horses not thorough bred,
gentlemen riders. l2st. each. Two miles.
Mr. Harrison's Randolph, aged - . - - 1
Mr. Hopkinson's Collins, 6 yrs old - - - 2
Mr. Sutton's Rallyasco, aged - - - - S
A Sweepstakes of 20gs each, p. p. flat. each.. One mile and a
half.

Mr. T. Robinson's cb. 1. Vitula, by Catton • - 1
Mr. J. Robinson's b. f. by Catton - - 2
Mr. Lambton's b. f. Figurante - - - 3
One Hundred soy. for all ages. Heats, two miles and a
distance.

Mr. Russell's Caecia Piatti, 4 yrs old - 4 1 4 1
Air. 1-laworth's Minna' 5 yrs old - - :i 2 1 2
Alr. Chaytor's Lady llab, 4 yra old - - I 3 sdr
Mr. Kirby's br. c. by Bourbon, 3 yrs old - 252 dr
Mr. Darnell's Chronicle, 4 yrs old - - 5 4 3dr

KESWICK RACES.—SATIJIMAT.
A Match of 60 sov. for horses not thorough bred.
Mr. Atkinson's ch. h. Don Juan - - 1 I

Williatoson's br. m. Missminder - 2 2
Mr. 13irkbeck's b. m. Crazy Jane - dis
The boat-race, on Friday Inorning, was well contested, and
won by Mr. Skurr's boat. The foot-races on the first two days
were well-contested ; and a race in which the competitors were
blindfolded, was the occasion of much fun; it was won by
Joseph Cockhain.

The wrestling on Thursday for 10 sovs. was won by Wm,
Cass, who threw in the 4th, sth, and Gth rounds, Geo. Irving,
Jas. Graham, and John Scott. The 5 soy, on Saturday, were
won by John Robson, who threw John Young, John Bowes,
Jonathan Watson, and James Graham, who threw Thomas
Richardson in the 4th round.

WIGTON RACES—TiIunsnAY, Ave. 18.
A Sweepstakes of 1 sov. each, with 5 soy. added, fOr horses not
thorough bred. Heats, four times round and a distance.
Mr. Irving's br. g. Moor Cock, 6 yrs - - 1 1
Mr. Benson's b. g. Robin Hood aged - - 3
Mr. Williamson's hr. en. Keswick Lass, 4 yrs - 2 3
A Match of 70 sov. for all ages. The winner of this plate to
receive 15 sov. and second 5 soy. Heats, as above.
Mr. Atkinson's ch. h. Don Juan. 5 yrs - 1 1
1
Mr. Margetson's hr. g. Thundercliit aged - - 3 2
Mr. Williamson's b. m. Laurel Leaf, aged - - 2 3
The Sweepstakes of half-a-soy. each, with 2 soy. added, was
won by Mr. %Villiamson's b. to. Laurel Leaf.

THE EX-CHAMPION SPRING.
Thebouse-warmingdinner of the Ex-A Thampion Spring ( Win-
ter), who has just retired front the pugilistic ring, and assumed
the title of landlord of the Boothall, in this city, took place at
his house on Tuesday last, and was attended by upwards of 00
of his friends. Several of Spring's old hackers came from Lon-
don, and some front Worcester, Cheltenham, and Gloucester ;
but the greater part of the company were his own townsmen.
After the cloth had been removed, and the usual loyal toasts
given, Spring's health was drank with three times three. Spring
in returning thanks, declared it to be the happiest moment of
his life, in which he saw so many friends come from far and
near to support him in his new vocation, and amongst the
rest his old father of the prize-ring, Tom Cribb. Torn Cribb's
health was then drank with great applause. The old champion
returned thanks for the honour done him, and said it made his
heart leap with joy, to see his son so ably supported. The
health of " Brown, and may success attend him if he enters
the ring again," was next given. Brown, in returning thanks,
stated that he had no wish to fight, but if Ward, or any other
man in England, who called himself champion, should lack a
customer, he should be found ready to meet him for 5004 or
10001. ( lierefor d Independent.)