The Sun.
London, England, 1814-11-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET THIRD OCTOBER, OR HOUGHTON
MEETING.

Til URSDAY, Nov. 3.
Mr. Payne's Onyx, Bst. 21h. beat Ld Foley's Scapewell, Bst.
T. Y. C. 200g5.-7 to 4on Onyx. .
Mr. Bourerie's Schelicrazade, 7st. 71b. beat Ld G. H. Ca-
vendish's Alcohol, 7st. l2ib. Ab. M. 500g5.-6 to 5 agst
Scheherazade.
Forced Handicap Stakes of logs each, for three yr olds and
upwards. T. M. M.
Mr. Stonehewer's Hamlet, 6 yrs, Bst. 111 b. - - 1
D. of Rutland's Kutusoff, 3 yrs, 6st. 91b. - - 2
Mr. Villiers's Don Cossack, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b. - - - :3
Mr, Crockfurd's Marplot, 3 yrs, Gst. 51b. - - - 4
Even betting on Hamlet.

Mr. Prince's Young Eagle, Bst. 21h. beat Ld Jersey's Can-
non 41b. T.Y.C. 200g5.-6 to 4 agst Young Eagle.
A Sabscription Handicap Plate of 501. for three yr olds and
upwards. I). I.
Mr. Stonehewer's Hamlet, 6 yrs, Dst. 31h. - - -
Mr. Villiers's hr. h. Merryfield, 6 yrs, Sst. 1016. - -
The Judge placed but two.---7 to 2 agst Hamlet.

MATRIMONIAL LOTTERY being
the sth day of November, according to annual
custom, under.the will of Mr. RAISE, fOllll
brewer in ‘Vappityr, six -maiden women, educated
at his Hospital, intl.4'owden Fields, Wapping, will
meet the Trustees at the Sehool-house to draw
lots, under time will of the founder, for a prize of
1001. as a marriage portion. The man of the
choice of the successful candidate must be a me-
chanic belonging to either the parishes. of St.
John, Wapping : St. George's in the East ;
.or St.
Paul, Shadwell ; and must have testimonials of
his character. Time young woman must have at-
tained the age of twenty-two, and have been in
one place three years as a servant, with strict
proprietp A drawing takes place twice every
year, on the sth day of May, and the sth day of
November. There is not only a sufficient fund
for those purposes; •hut also to educate 40 boys
and girls in reading, writing, &c. solely at the ex-
pence of the testator.
Mrs. INPGIBBoN, late of the Covent-Garden
Company, is now performing at the Chester
Theatre with great success, She was to play
--Juliet to Air. H. NEMBLE'S Romeo on Tuesday last.

A NIERICA.

A Boston Paper of the 21st of 3eptember con-
tains the following article
4‘ WAR ON THE SOUTHERN COAST 'OF MASS,•_-
CHUSSETTS.-Letters from .Cape (,god state, that
on. Wednesday last, tiro thlieers from the Spen-
cer and Leander, British men of war, then lying
in Truro, announced to the inletbitant: the in-
tention of 'Commodore llagg•et, who commandi
the squadi•on„ to destroy the silt-corks erected
there, unless ransomed by the payment it
thousand dollars, and requirim.:; xr an,e,-er in
15 minutes. The weather ‘vould not permit imy
answer being returned ; and the titl-i.ers
prevailed upon to remain there Ou
Thursday morning a Committee w cut nit board
the Spencer, and obtained the red,etiou of the
rauson to twelve I I l
Aunerct. c.0..ar,,, and promked to
make good scnne baggage hdonging 1i t Leah-
der, which had been cast 3AlVay on lice C:hpe, its tier
dispatch boat, and which has sinctf been libelled in
Court. Capt. Ragi4et in-formed the Ccoutinttea
he had orders to destroy all II:e towns whieli weie
essailable, in retaHo ion of the depredations cool.
!pitted by the American fUrees in Canada'; that it
was an unpleasant business to hint, and therefore on
his responsibility he would accepLa stip,ilated
ran-
soii, and Sparc the towns ; and that the 4:snruitl
vessels would he spared, but the vessels in en:ploy
wotild he taken. Similar requisitions have been
made of Brewster, d -1,000 dollars ; of Welifleci,
3,000-Orle‘t
As the towns were
was expected they would be compelled to caplin•
late. Permission was refused for vessels to carry
salt to market to raise the ransome-money. 17 is
added, that the Commodore had expressed Hs de-
termination to destroy Barnstable for an indignity
to one of his officers !"