The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-20 00:00:00

YARMOUTH RACES.—SEcoND DAY.

The Town and County,Gentlemen's Plate of 50/. did not fill.
A handicap of 5 soy. each, with Li added. Heats, One Mile.
Mr. Hussey's b. h. Phantom, by Clinker, 9st. 51b 1 1
Mr. Pedgrave's Tristram, 9st. jib - - ' - 2 3
Mr. Jones's ch. h. Hunter, 9st. 41b - . 3 2
Mr. Gurney's Tilbury, 9st - - - 4 dr
The Innkeepers' Plate of 501. Two miles and a distance.
Mr. Rumbold's ch. h. by Selim, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b - 1 1
Col. Wilson's b. m. by Partisan, 5 yrs, Bst. lf/lb - 2 2

GRAND COCKING FOR 1,000,0,37.
The return match for 1,000 soy. between Kent and Norfolk,
commenced on Monday at Canterbury ; betting 6 to 4 on Nor-
folk. The following is a statement of the first three days'
Play :

(CENT. )f. B. NORFOLK lef. B.
Alunday - - 4 2 - . 1
Tuesday - . 3 2 - . 3 1
Wednesday - 3 - 0 0

13 7

CRICKET.

5 2

A match at cricket was played on Wednesday last, between
the Liverpool and Manchester Clubs, on the ground of the
former, Crabtree-lane, and which was decided in favour
.of
Liverpool, by. one innipgs and 22 runs :
Liverpool, !st innings - - 148
Manchester, Ist ditto - 53
Ditto, 2d ditto - -73
• ---- 126

• 22
A previous match was placed at Manchester, and was won
by the Liverpool Club in one innings and 15 runs.

SHOPKEEPERS' HOußs OF BUSINESS. Last
night a Meeting •of Shopkeepers took place at the London
Coffee-house, to take into consideration the propriety of closing
their shops at a certain hour. Mr. JOHN WArilittrArr was
called to the Chair.—The CHAIRMAN said, that though he had
no concern in convening the present Meeting, yet he concurred
with those who thought a limitation of their hours of business
would add to the general respectability of trade, and be most
convenient to their assistants. He understood that some Reso-
lutions were prepared for the purpose of carrying into effect the
object of the promoters of this Meeting.—Mr. StworAr ED
said that, impressed with the propriety of carrying into. effect
the object alluded to, and for the reasons stated by their Chair-
man, he held in his hand a string of resolutions which he would
submit to the Mecting.—The Resolutions were then' severally
seconded by Mr. PIERSE, and put from the Chair. The first
was declaratory of the propriety of closing their shops at earlier
hours than was the present practice; and in answer to a ques-
tion put by one of the company, the Chairman explained that
the traders alluded to were, generally, the linen-drapers, silk-
mercers, haberdashers, and hosiers. The first Resolution was
carried unanimously ; the next, which recommended the fol-
lowing hours for closing business, was carried with only three
dissentients :—ln the months of November, December, Ja-
nuary, and February, to close their shops at seven o'clock; in
March, April, September, and October, at eight o'clock ;
May, June, JOY, and August, at nine o'clock; and on Satur-
day nights, for the public convenience, to keep open an hour
later.—About 100 persons attended this Meeting.

CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.--A few weeks ago
young man in the employ of respeCtable bro-
kers, lost, on his way to the Custom-house, a
parcel of banknotes, amounting to nearly 5001.
Band-bills were immediately issued, offering
a large reward to any person who should
restore the money to the owners; but some
days elapsed,. and no person came to claim the
reward. About a week afterwards, however, an
innkeeper received a letterfrom a gentleman who
had put up at his house, stating, that at the top
of Dale-street, on his way to the coach, he had
picked up a small paper parcel, which, in the
hurry of setting off on his journey, he had not ex-
amined until his arrival at Cheltenharn.,...anti -that
he then discovered it _can-mined"bank-notes to a
large amount: He requested that hand-bills might
be immediately issued in Liverpool, stating the
fact, in order that the person who had lost the
money might have an opportunity of claiming it.
The innkeeper happened to go to the printer. who
published the first hand-bill, and the parties who
had lost the notes were apprised of the circum-
stances : they wrote to the gentleman, giving
him as correct a description of the notes as pos-
sible; and he, satisfied as they were the owners,
returned .the money, refusing to receive the re-
ward which had been offered to the finder.—
(Liverool Courier.)