The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-19 00:00:00

POETRY.

EXTEMPORE,

On Reading COISIMTT'S Sermon on Hypocrisy.
(From the Leicester Journal.]
Cobbett a writer of " religious tracts !"
Strange times! when things like these are facts:
Now politician, now grammarian ;
Next a divine; but no sectarian.
How will folks wonder when they see
Cobbett assail " Hypocrisy !"
Ddes not his every effort tend
Direct or indirectly to one end?
Does he not even with religion mix
pis favourite scheme orpolitics ?
Tho' Porteus-like he changed at Will,
He's in reality the same man still.

SPORTING INTEIA,IGENC.

BETTINO-ROOM, Nov.

L—STATE OF THE ODDS.
BY. .
15 to 1 agst c.,out of Guilford

11 to 1 agst Emily c.
12 to 1 agst Talisman
13 to .1
agst Webb
15 to 1 agst Woful c.

Nan
18 to 1 agst bro. to Pachi.

KS.
9 to 1 agst sister to Sultan.

7 to 1 agst f. out of Zaida
9 to 1 agst sister tu Sailor
CLARET

STAKES.
I 4to 1 agst Posthuma.

3 to 1 agst Moses
7 to 2 agst Swap

lIUNTING INTt/FaLLIGENCE7

14EVETINGS Or HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK.
His Majesty's Staghoutids, on Friday, at Bedftint Turn-
pike Gate.
The East. Sussex Fox-Hounds, on Thursday, at Ashcombe ;
and on Saturday, at Newick.
. The Duke of Grafton's, Hounds, on Wednesday, at Wil-
liam's Bridge ; and on Friday, at Furzer.. Fields.
The Oakley Hounds', on Wednesday, at Galsey Wood ;
and on Saturday-. at Hardrnead.
The Hatfield Hounds, on Thursday, at No Man's Land.

MATCH FROM CANTERBURY TO" LONDON.—Lieutenant
Haberden, a pedestrian, who has done some exploits in the
North of England, matched himself at the 'run, last week, to
walk from Canterbury to London in less time than Mr. J. Aber-
nethy, the Gentleman who lately won his match to Nottingham,
for a hundred sovereigns. Mr. H. also backed himself to do the
ground in 11 hours, for another 50. He started at three o'clock
yesterday morning, and did six miles and a half the first hour;
six and a half the second ; and seven and a half the third, when
he ate a chicken, and halted ten minutes. He did Six miles
the next hour; .six and a half in the fifth hour.; and six in the
sixth, fresh and well. 'He halted an hour and a half, and did
five miles and a half in the 7th hour ; six in the eigth ; and five
in the ninth ; making 55 miles anti a half in tea hours and fifty
minutes. He did the other and last mile in seven-minutes and
a half.—Mr. Abernethy. was to start this morning. ‘Betting is
6 to 4 against time.
BoxEits.—There was another meeting at Mr.
Jackson's Rooms yesterday, when some patrician amateurs at-
tended. Joshua Hudson, Randall, and other boxers, were also
present. It was stated to Mr. J. that Shelton's backers had claim-
ed and got back their stakes for the fight fixed fot this day.—
Mr. Jackson mentioned that he had received anonymous 'letters,
stating that Shelton intended to lose,the fight, and as he (Mr. J.)
would countenance Wothing but fair play, he had withheld the
ropes and stakes._ Mr. Jackson, in addressing Randall, said, he
had received another letter from Mr. Xlliott, stating that if
Randall's backers would stay a prosecution going on to re-
cover 2001. which Mr. Elliot received, and which was
not forfeited by' Randall, Martin should fight •him for the
5001. a side. This would be paying 300/. to fight for
500/. making it 13001. to 2001., as Randall knew enough of
figures to discern. Mr. Jackson appointed to-morrow to give
the 10001. up to the person who deposited it in his hands. fl'he
battle between Hall, the• Birmingham-man, and Neale, the
Streatham Youth, is pat oft' till Thursday next. Not one of
Shelton or Martin's party were present. ,

Sthiday, the 17th NoverfNer, being the anni-
versary of the King of RANCE'S birth-day, Vis-
count MARCELLUS, his Most Christian Majesty's
Charge d'Affaires, entertained at his house, in
Portland-place, a large party of his countrymen,
and the members of the Diplomatic Body.
Last Friday Sir JAMES;MACKINTOSIE,
was elCeted Lord. Rector of the Glasgow University for the en-
suing year. Mr. JEFFREY appeared in his place as late Lord
Rector, and made a speech, in which he gave his reasons for
voting for Sir JAMES. il.laclux•rosn in preference to Sir
'WALTER ScOTT, who had also been put in nomination.

licTER.ESTING TO MEncitANTs.—Extract of a letter to a'
Mercantile House in Manchester, dated Lima, June 101822:
" The Hannah; from Valparaiso, with a cargo of British goods,
which cost upwards of 40,0001., was condemned on Saturday
last ; the trials have been pending for the last three months.
Great interest and exertions were made to save the property,
but all was ineffectual, as San Martin was determined not to
let any thing slip through his hands, when once Within- his
grasp. The Hannah was tried first for breaking the blockade ;
as the Courts could not condemn her for thate they tried her for
smuggling. The Olive Branch, another brig, and cargo, has '
been condemned on the suspicion of having carried Spanish
property on a former voyage."—(Liverpool Akeitiser.)
NEW COMET.—A luminous appearance was ob-
rerved in the heavens oUthe.nigkt of Wednesday
last, at the distance of about a degree and a half
from Cor Caro', which very much resembled a
small comet ; it was viewed distinctly for ten
minutes, from the hills in the neighbourhood of
East Grinstead, but a veil of wane-cloud over-
spreading that part of the sky, it became no
longer visible, and the atmosphere has since been
too obscure to see it.
SINGULAR OCCURRENCE:—There was consi-
derable agitation in the neighbour-hood of the Police-office on
Thursday, from the circumstance of a person, having died,
and hiS landlady selling the corpse to some practitinners of
anatomy. The affair was not condUcted sufficiently secret on
her part to prevent, the suspicions Of the neighbours, who
gave information to the Police, from whence a person was
sent to nail down the window; ,and otherwise secure the
room. • Two' persons, accompanied by another with a creel,
came for the purpose of conveying away the body ; one of the
foimer was apprehended, and underwent an examination on
Thursday. There being reports in circulation that the man
had met his death by undue means, his body was opened yes-
terday by order of the Sheriff, when it was found he had died a
natural death. The body was interred in the evening.—(Edin-
burgh Courant, Nov. 16.)
ACCIDENT.—About six o'clock on Sunday evening, a poor
man, who for many years got his bread by, sweeping the cross-
way facing the Mother Red. Cap, Camden Town, was run over
by a post-chaise, and killed on the spot.'
PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.—A few evenings since
the inmates of the condemned cells were thrown
into considerable alarm, in consequence of a.cry
of " help ! help !" proceeding from one of the
rooms. The unhappy men are indulged with a
candle at lock-up time, to enable them to read their
devotional-exercises. In one of the cells, where
four men were . confined, the candle went out,
and in the attempt to re-light it a spark caught
the bed clothes, and in an instant the room was
full of smoke. Had it not been for the prompt
exertions of the turnkeys, to relieve the unhappy
men, they must have been suffocated in a few
minutes.

SINGULAR INADVERTENCE.—We perceive that
the Governor of South Carolina has issued a war-
rant for an election of Representatives to Con-
gress, in two districts, to be holden " on the
second Monday and Tuesday of October next."
Now, it so happens this year that the secont
Tuesday comes before the second Monday. The
election will therefore commence on Monday, the
14th, and terminate on Tuesday, the Bth.—
(American Paper.)