The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-25 00:00:00

SINGULAR METHOD OF HORSE-RACING AT
ANCONA IN ITALY.

The horse-course is more than an English mile in length,
confined by two lines of rope running through the tops of posts
about four feet from the ground, forming an avenue about forty
yeards in breadth. Previously to the day of starting for the
prize, such horses as arc intended to be run, arc led by their
grooms, and for several days are exercised within the space or
avenue intended for the sport, until they became familiar with
the-spots : nt the extremity of the course two poles are raise 1,
to which is attached a ribbon, well covered on both sides with
red ochre. At the time of commencing sport, which is an-
nounced by the firing of a gun, beating a drum, or sounding a
trumpet, the grooms bring forth, their horses, and place them in
proper order for starting at the first post, for the horses all run
here without riders. The moment the gun is fired for starticg,
each grOom whips his respective horse with some degree of
severity, and to proinote the greater speed, little balls with
sharp points in them are hung to their sides, which, while
the horse is employed in the race, act like so many spurs,
lacerating the animal's sides with severity. They have also
pieces of tin foil fastened to their hinder parts, which, as
the animals rush through the air, make a loud, rustling noise
and frighten them forward. The gun fired as the signal for,
starting, serves also to give notice that preparations may be
made to receive them at the goal. IVhen the horses have run
half the course, another gun is fired, and a third when they
have passed the distance. To ascertain, without dispute, which
horse has won the race, the horse is sought for that burst the
ribbon, and that one, upon whose chest the red ochre mark is
Ibund, is proclaimed the victor.

The late Earl of ABERCORN, who, with great
goodness of heart, was famous for a certain state-
liness of behaviour and quaintness of expression,
made extensive plantations around his mansion of
Duddiston House, near Leith. On being com-
plimented by Principal ROBERTSON " on his trees
having increased greatly in size since his last visit
to Scotland," he replied, with great gravity,
" they have nothing else to do."

CATULLUS.—Anindifferent pleader asked CA.•
TULLVS, " Have I not succeeded in making a
very moving speech i" 44 Certainly," said he ;
44 for some of your audience pitied you, and the
rest walked out of Court."

On the formation of the Lawyers' Corps of
Infantry•in Dublin, it was whispered to the re-
giment that a certain popular Barrister, who was
lame, and with whom Mr. CURRAN was particu-
larly intimate, intended to offer himself as a re-
cruit. This so chagrined Mr. CURRAN that he
was determined, if possible, to save him from the
mortification that he knew must inevitably at-
tend upon this application, namely—getting- him-
self laughed at for his vanity, and rejected as un-
fit. The day following that upon which Mr.
CURRAN obtained this information, he stepped
up to the blemished Barrister in the Hall of the
Four Courts, whilst he was in confab with an
eminent Attorney, and with his bewitching, but
incorrigible vivacity, accosted him, CC Ha ! L--,
so you're going to list?" " I believe I must join,"
said the other consequentially. " You are in a
great hurry to be shot!" was the replication. "For
what ?" demanded the other. " For disobedience
of orders," said Mr. CURRAN. " For by G—,
when you're ordered to march you'll halt." All
present were confounded, save the wit himself,
who wheeled off to another group, with whom
he gossipped as gaily as if he had ,pever said
" halt!"

Yesterday an Inquisition was taken at the Black Bull, Pop-
lar, before J. W. Unwin, Esq. Coroner for Middlesex, on the
body of a female, apparently about 30 years of age,resp, c'ably
dressed, found drowned in the Limehouse canal. Verdict—
Found Drowned.'

An occurrence truly distressing took placa
yesterday in Cheapside. A young lady, 17 )eirs
of age, daughter of Mr. CORMICK, Manchester
warehouseman, in Wood-street, in crossing the
street II here there was a stop of carriages,
stumbled and fell, and before she could recover
herself, a hackney-coach passing at the time,
went over both her legs and broke them to pieces.
She was taken home in a dreadful state, and
every assistance was immediately procured. Not
the slightest blame could attach to the driver of
the coach, who was going at a slow pace.

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, JAN. 25.

We have had but a scanty supply this morning of all kinds
of Grain, notwithstanding which the Market was very heavy
and dull at Monday's prices, and but few sales effected on
these terms ; the ordinary entirely without demand; the Oat
trade rather brisk this morning on Monday's terms.

• SMITHFIELD MARKET, JAN. 25.
The supply at Market this morning was of a middling de-
scription, and all kinds of Cattle obtained last market-day's
prices, except the inferior qualities, which are dull sale. The
price of Hay remains as per ourlast.
To sink the offal per stone of Bth.
Beef
Mutton ... 2s. Bd. to 3s. 10d. Pork

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

D.:11.Y EXTRACTS_ FRO.M THE I%IORN,ING PAPERS,

January 25, 1822.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
The fate which awaits the proposed laws re-
lative to the Press in France, is of course a mat-
ter of conjecture; the laws themselves can afford
room for but one opinion. Ultras and Liberals
equally know that their end and object is to place
the Press in a state of complete dependence on
the party for the time in the possession of power.
If there were any persons in this country in
doubt with respect to the intentions of the Bridge-
street Gang, these laws must succeed in unde-
ceiving them. They emanate from that party in
Fl-ance, with whom the Bridge-street Gang are
closely leagued ; the organ of the one is the organ of
the other ; and the same arguments which were
urged in support of that most odious and inquisi-
torial Association, are now urged in support of
those who have had the assurance to propcse the
annihilation of every vestige of the liberty of
The press among our neighbours. Our Mi-
nisters boast in their late Manifesto, " The
State of the Nation," that they subdued by
Six Ads•the refractory part of the Press, " by
exciting tlw salutary apprehension of the sedi-
tious and turbulent ;" that " the greater portion
of the blasphemous and seditious publications has
nearly disappeared ;" that " if some still continue
to insult the morals and good sense of the people,
the resort to Juries is become safe and certain ;"
that " the most perilous and malignant of these
Libellers has become a commentator on Swedish
Turnips and Leghorn Bonnets." The Govern-
ment of the United States has a far nobler sub-
ject of boast, that it requires no coercive mea-
sures to secure it from sedition or blasphemy ;
and .that whether in prosperity or in adversity,
the enemies to good government and religion are
always more than matched by their friends. In
truth, a Government of which the interests are
identified with those of the people, can never
have any thing to dread from a free Press. Those
only whose conduct will not bear scrutiny, have
reason to dread it.

[NEW TIMES.]
The Stock Exchange continued as dull through
the whole of yesterday as it had done for some
days preceding, and Consols for Account left off
at 76. It may perhaps be thought that. the
French and Spanish troops contributed to depress
'the Funds; but we do not attribute much effect
to these causes. It is true, that the Private
Correspondence. from Madrid states, that the
Jacobins are not yet satisfied, though'the King,
to please them, has dismissed ,the only Mi-
nisters he could have the least reliance on. But
-who ever thought the Jacobins would be sa-
tisfied ? Were the Jacobins in France satisfied
even with bringing Louis the Sixteenth to the
guillotine ? No : neither will the Jacobins of
Madrid be satisfied with the blood of Ferdinand,
whose death they have long since decreed in
their secret cabals. That gloomy scene will
only be the opening of a more dreadful tra-
gedy. Such are the natural and necessary effects
which we long ago predicted from a military
revolt, and a democratic Constitution. The
plot at Belfort has been found to have had ex-
tensive ramifications. So much the better, if the
Royalist Ministry have the courage to strike the
heads of the conspiracy. , The Revolutionists in
the Chamber begin to cry aloud against tyranny,
oppression, cruelty, &c.; which is nothing more
than the common tactics of their party to disarm
a just vengeance. Let the French Govern-
ment treat all these acts with utter contempt';
and again we say let tlrem strike the heads of the
conspiracy.'The army is with them ; and the
nation is weary of revolution. Nothing can
shake their power hut timidity or indecision on
their own part. They must be moderate ; but
they must be firm. A duty too belongs to the
Chamber of Deputies. They must not suffer
their tribune to' be the rallying point of insurrec-
tion. If a Member incites the People td resist-
ance against the Laws and the Constitution, he
is not the less a traitor because his incitement is
circulated with all the weight and influence of a
legislative oration. A. piece of news, which we
are inclined to believe would have produced
considerable effect on the Funds if it had
transpired earlier, became known after the
market had closed. Advices were received
from Constantinople, dated on the 25th of
December, and announcing,that on that, day the
Ultimatum of Russia, as modified by the common
consent of the Ambassadors of all the great
powers, was acceded to by the Divan and imme-
diately dispatched to St.Petersburgh for ratifica-
tion. That such advises were actually received
through a very respectable channel we have no
doubt. The fact of the signature of the Ultima-
tum was certainly believed at Constantinople,
and though we hesitate to take such favourable
news on any thing short of official authority, we
confess we are disposed to regard it as highly
probable.

[MORNING POST.]
French Journals to the .i2d instant arrived
yesterday. They mention the changes which
have takra place in the Spanish Ministry. The
intelligence which they bring respecting the
Turkish affairs is decidedly of a warlike charac-
ter. An article from Augsburg says—" Very
decisive movements have just been made by the
Russian armies ; every thing announces that war
is inevitable. The army of the South, com-
manded by General Wittgenstein, has suddenly
:quitted its cantonments, and is proceeding to en-
ter Bessarabia. Another Corps d'Arm6e, com-
posed of three divisions, passed the Dniester on
the 2,6 th Dec. destined to the same province, to
join the strong division of Gen. Sehanief, which
has long been stationed there. The divisions
which form the Corps d'Armee of Count de
Woranzoffor the Army of the West, have entered
and taken up their cantonments in Volhynia.
The lights cavalry belonging to the first division
of the army, have also commenced their march
for Volhynia. Advices froma respectable source
announce, that the Getieral in Chief, Count
Wittgenstein,, has established , his head-quarters

at I(ischenow, in Bessarabia. On the ether
hand, the Turks are concentrating considerable
forces, both on the Pruth and Danube. The
head-quarters of the Seraskier Czanan-Oglou are
at Silistria. Subsequent advices announce, in a
positive manner, that since the 23d December
the entire Russian Army of the South is in full
march towards the Pruth. The divisions have
successively passed the Dniester ; the troops
even march by night, to make room for those
which follow. Each soldier is supplied with
biscuit for 15 days."