The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-22 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

YORK. AUGUST MEETING, Ave. 19.
Match for soogs. h. ft. Two Mite*.
Mf. Clifton's b. f. Fadladmida, Sst. - - -
1.44c1 jersey's b. c. (crtry,-yat. 71b. -

6 t 0,4 on i;adlailinida. ..Won very'easy.
Match for wogs. Ityvci miles.
A it. Clifton's ch. c. Calico, Bst. 3,h. _ • -

Lord lersey's gr. c. Ni Violas (late favourite), Bst. 31b. z
6to 4, and in running 3to con Calico. -Won by :t head.
Mr. Clifton's b. c. Youtton, by Sir Pater, received forfeit
:tram Mr. Mellish's br. C. Hit-or-miss (dead), by Stamford,
Bst. 311). each, tour miles, soogs. h. ft.
Mr. Wilson's bay colt, by liambletonian, out of Totte-
retla, list. 71b. ret.eived 200 gs. Vora Mr. Watts's b, c. bro-
ther to Gratitude, by Shuttle, Bst. 71b. Three miles, songs.
h. tt.

We are glad to learn that the French Government
have so.tar relaxed from their severity towards the
British subjects, whom the chance of war has thrown
into their hands, as to release a number of, women
and children belonging to soldiers; sixty-two per-
sons of these descriptions having just arrived in the
Hercule French-cartel at Dartmouth. While, how-
ever, we have the satisfaction to make this commu-
nication, we are concerned to be obliged to add
(which we do trom authority) that these wretched
women and children were enibai ked at Morlaix on
Sunday week last, about three o'clock, and were
landed at Dartmouth 'on Tuesday evening, at seven
o'clock, during,w.hich time they had not been sup-
plied on board the cartel with sustenance of any
kind whatever, although it has Len tilt: custom of
the British Govertini,itt to provide a free; convey-
ance,. with provit:ions, to French women and chil-
dren of 'a sim6r.' description,' who have been sent
from time to time from this country.
Another poney lace took place 'for fifty guineas
On the Beaconsfield-road yesterday meriting, betwixt
a black poney, 13 hands high, belonging
,to Mr.
Bigg, of Poland-street, and a bay poney 'the propel ty
of Mr. Biggs, a victualler. Tne.match was to trot 16
miles, and the bay poney won by about 200 yards, full
play having been made the whole distance, which
was performed in- 11 minute*. over the hour.—
..Betting was 6 to 4 on the loser. .
"Doe,L—Yesterday Morning, G. R. Smith, Esq. of
Nottingham-buildings, and Captain Stamen, of
Bromoton, met at Heston, near Hounslow.- attended
by their seconds, to settle a dispute which took
place, on, on Sunday: evening,
the. Captain having horse-whipped Mr. Smith, in
CopseqUence!of Some. conversation used by the latter;
at an inn at Hounslow', towards a lady who was in
the Captain's company. The duellists exchanged
two hres, and they, were both wounded; Mr:Smith
seriously in
,the shoulder, and Capt. Stanten slightly
in the kg. The parties were Conveyed to Loudon-
. in post-chaises, accompanied by a surgeon and their
seconds.

.William Hall, a boy betweenl4 and'ts years of
age, was lately committed to Hereford Gaol, for
having forced the end of a cart-whip into the body
of a tnare belonging to Mr. T. Hartland, of BOEleil.•
ham, which occasioned her death in a few hours.—
This young savage had treated a mare in foal in the
same inhuman-Manner. and also endeavoured to cut
out the tongue of a horse, both the property of Mr,
Hartland.

On Friday evening last,: a most daring robbery
was committed by a single footpad, iii the vicinity
of Bow. An opulent Essek farmer, named Yates,
was returning home to his residence, after disposing
of some libe stock at_ Stnaltfielt:-market ; and.shortly
after he got on the other side Stratford-bridge, ,a
toffian seized the bridle of his horse, and demand-
ed his money. Mr. Yates, who is rather diminu-
tive in stature, prudently abstained • from making
any 'resistance, but attempted to spur his horse on ;
in -which, however, be was prevented by the fel-
low's immediately presenting a pistol to his breast,
and vowing vei.geance if he -did not instantly de-
liver. By these means, the ruffian extorted from
Mr. Yates, about 801. in bank notes,,about 501: in
bills of exchange, with which _he escaped. It is a
most remarkable circumstance, that there were
some eye-witnesses to. this violent ,outrage, none of
whom ventured to interfere!
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• On Wednesday last, Saltine! Fogrest,- a carrier
from Glasgow to Blantyre, was unfortunately•crush-
ed.to death between the gable of a house, near the
east end of nutherglen, and the end of a . log (,t
wood on his own cart, while endeavouring to avoid
coining into contact with a waggon of .hay, which
happened to be passing at the same time.