The Sun.
London, England, 1807-09-26 00:00:00

tiORSE ALATCIIES Ad J!NST 11.1121

The frequency of tbese.cruelties makes it ti6tetSarr
'to reprobate them,-at least if tidniore efreaual Mode
of prestrition can be pursued: One instance of ex.
treordinary exertion by. some extraordinary animal
produces a dozen other attempts, and as many nobly.
horses area course forced along through the uttlavt
distance in whieh their strength canSuppv- them. It
is not generally;knoWn what dreadful t Tture is pro-,
duced by compelling a horSe to run beyond .the fitir
limits of his powers. After a certain time, the fluid,
wlich moistens the kidneys, and prevents them from
grating against each other, is exhausted ; after that,
every step is made with extreme local pain, besideS
the general distress of weakness. It iS tipt.tnany years
since, to our knowledge, one tit' the stillest, fleetest,
and most beaUtiftil ponies in. the World, which had
been accustomed to cat from the haod'of its brutal
owner, was forced.'along the Ruh road, upon a.
match of this'sort, till it laid down, and died, utter-
ing cries not unlike those of a human being in ex.
cessive pain. ' Perhaps it may not be useless to men-
tion, what is absolutely Prue, that this same own( r,
then in considerable I.,rosperity, fell rapidly 'through
one stage of poverty to attOthilr, and toed himself its
such .distresS that he was supposed: to have been
nearly famished.
Such matches would seldom be made, if those
who bet against the performances would consider
upon what terms they are to win their money. They
may be sure the match will.not be given up till the
extreme dkfress of the' horse 'ends it. They may be
sure, their winnitigs e Lie produce of crue.ty ;
and,. though this is not direetly ‘ll.fli4led by them-
selx es, they are answerable for it, because, without
betting, there would be. no Match. We are per-
suaded 111311,V 'persons would refuse to lay such bets,
even though sure of-winning, if they considered the
twitter in its true light. As for the owners of. tie
horses so misused, who now take some pride in
.sheaving What their cruelty can bring from the forced
powers of tile. generous anitnals tgey possess, they
too might be restraioed, , if their pertbrinances were
nevi pluentionLd without an expression of the
di -
gust they ought to excite.

Su.xm Pot.ton person of decent ap-
pearance hat been for some time past going round
to Most Of the --tiadesmicn and shopkeepers about
LiFsen-green, the Eige,,vare7rond,' and' 'Paddington,

and obtaining goods to a considerable amount on
credit. H says that lie is one of the patrole.be-
longing to ,Bow-street, and prodnces his staff of
office in support of his assertion. He went to the
house of James Jenkins, the . Brifish Constitution, at
the
.corner of Jatrws-street and Stafford-street, Lis-

son-grven, and it the landlord that he
shoaid make his house a place of rendezvous furr-the
officers that ‘,liere on the look-mit fur a number of

depredators with which that neighbourhood said
to oe infested. 'Upon this (Ito landlord gave him

credit -to a con3iderable amount. The, adventurer
even ordered ,preparatiOns to be made for the enter-
tainment of 15 or t 6 officers, who,. be said, were

coming to dinner on a particular day; but when the
hour, fur dinner arrived, the Gentlemen of the Police
did not come to their appointment, and the adven-
turer supposed they must be engaged op public
,business,..or th y. wOuld have been ar gbod is their
'word. IL promised a young man that lodged in
'the house to procure him a gituatiotl that would
produce three guinea a week. The young min

was in, distress, and rather than he should lose, such

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an-advantageous opportunity, the landlord supported
him fOr some thne, the place was said not to b
immediately vacant. M length the landlord's
'patience being worn out, he made some inquiry
about his custonhlr,' but could not learn' that any

such person b‘:oogeil to the: Police Office. Thu
adventurer hag taken a very handsome new)'-eteaerl
vottage, c with - a garden, iu that neighbourhood.
-HovVever. he prevailed on the owner of the house,
a master builder, to make several very elegant alter-
ations• or improvetuentS in the dwelling ; among
the rest, the constrOioll of the roof Was not uite
to his taste—be had shefortner roof taken doWn,

and one of a more ta►sttfol form ereaed, in its stead.

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Theg:irdthi. haA. hid out n a morn fanciful style.
By means of all this shew, and with .the hope that
the inhabitant of the elegant little cottage. \could in a
short time receive a large fium of money, bakers,
butchers, 8c(.;. very readily gave him-credit; but he
is not found 'to answer the cl-e-,iption Le bas given
of himself, and all -hopes of payment are Dow
vanished.

Boxisn.—A very Severe battle was fought ear:'e
yeiterday-Inorning, in a meadow leading front
Cranl444o.l.:xbridge, between George Holmes (a
coachinn, from Danvieny Ulerks, whp fought and
gaireid a very hard battle. with a professor, kni;wri
by the appellation of.Tenkiny the Black, a low months ..-
ago) and Gatriel
.11eaver, a navigritor, of extraordi-
nary Muscular, power and size the appearance of
.whom was alone sufficient . strike: his adversary
ith terror., INtiles, who is not above the middle
stature, i 4 an experimental bruiser; who, by a de-
cent knowledge in the art of his profession, has uni-.
forMly vanquished his opponents in half a score of
battles. This Match was for fifty guineas. The
navigator had scarcely set-to, when he acted furl.'
ously on' the offensive, by running in at his oppo-
nent .with'all.his might: both his hits, right and
left, were stopped, and he received such a facer, as
broke his nosc, and by a left-handed hit at' the
snuae moment in the stomach, he fell motionless,
having receive.!tunre injury in the 6rit round, than
perhaps the oldest amateur ever witnessed. His
frame and stature, hOwever, were as well calculated
to receive, as the power of his adversary could give.
The battle continued half an hour, without the na.-,
vig-ator being able to put in one blow, he,having re.
ceived a certain quantum in every round. With
this apparent advantage to Holtues, be grew weak,
and it was evenhettiugs whether the novice would
not wear him out. Whilst in this feeble state,
Holmes received one of the swinging blows of his
1 adversary under the lett
,e3r, which so crippled
1 him, that he. i.vas carried to faCe his man again at
the expiration of the half minute, when he fell,
and a susorn,ion of hostilities ensued; for the deci.
sion of the speCtatiirs, whether the Nivigater was
hot, entitlA to the stakes. it was given fair, and
HOlmes having gained his strength, he cc:dimmed
the battle until he beat the Navigator quite blind,
wh,/, however, fought in that situation another half
hour, until his fertures could scarcely be disfin.
t gui3bod, when he was taken away, and Holmet
ta,..14,44.4„.44ared

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114 RP OF ERIN!

A I'ATItIOTIC ODE.

Harp of Erin I wake to Glory;
Wake to I.reedern's iiu call I
,Now young liero6s, veterans hoary,
lase to conquer, or to Nil.

0$ Erin l muse thy slumber. !
1.0 ! the lomtle hamlets w,ve;
Ercathe again toy giuwiok nuoo
Sound tilt: tfluilipllS u! tile to4ve

Sh,lll the hearts, Which oft have hounded,
Neer awake to greet thy strain ?
Where thy notes hive nit resounded, •
Shalt-they tie'er be head ?
()Ii ! skall sons, degraded,
In the riangeoly ?
See their dearest tights iii-railed,
Trembling sec, and tear to die ?

What is Lite, and what is Pleasure ?
Dauntless sons of Erin, say I
is hut a fleeting treasure,
luy—the sunshine of: a day
2511:111 the Patriot, meanly daunted,
[lrv:Hess of his country's wine,
tlic toe, in prowess vaunted,
tinnily triumph in her ?

No! -aitbu' the ',obi vc oceAn
War 'hts ciujriiia4 3Scets.ifo~,h.
Ertl! utak with vitae devotion
Aii thy WWI to Laule tlarutq;!'

Marl; thy -heroes, hold Aleancing,
- Stilt alert at di,seget's
e)ea th:4natic glancing "
As thy, toe:. b.:lyre thcn. tail!

.... Now the filo of biltric maddens
}1;,1g" 4,0% V w i. t t.itours 4tise !
vioury wecry lyysoui Kadtkieits--
rsuo.ti of trau4,ll:ll,ciat 1110 Skies !

VVelktrow Victors! daring ;
Wocome 34: WikeVC braVl:ly 1‘ on ;
r ogucti,prepaiii,7,
t,l iJOULL's ne

Soi let strains inspiring
't t4r. sritegnii dirge arise;
cold grave eApiring,
Luo, the blecding warrior ties. •

On tilt imftle-firld tofrising,.
Softly si,.k the br;►vt' to test
If pnottr's howl etch pale eye dosing,
Gently sot/thing every Weds' !----

Iraq, of Erin to wake to Glory ;
Wake to t•ree.loiyt's ntag,t; call I
,Orelt Ite. again att. Hew'. story
:.$0,41; then- &till, who no:Ay tall !

«;t of Frio ! rouse thy slumbers !
t'v c.onquecii,g banners waVC
And Fretsfuires &icing/Humber:),
• Soutiii the triumphs of the a be AWL
Sept.. 11107. , MUSIEUS.

SPORTING I AI7.ELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER. RACES.—WiutitietvStrr
. 23.
Gold Cup, value toogs. free for any Horse, &c. three
ear olds to ‘....trty 61.1. four year olds 7st. 71h. rive year olds
8-St 31b. iii }car olds St. I rib. and Aged gat.--,The winncr
et .444 Sabscrptiou Plate at York. this year. c a KinWs
carry 41b. city's, Or any two Subscription Plates
,• at i ark thus year. lib. extra,. Four
' Lit MOlfti:M.
t. 4 b. c. Scud, by ittiiiry,biatigb, 3 yrs old
Sir C. 'Turner's b. Ifliorti, 4 yrs Oki
Air. Mellistt's b. h. Suavely, 5 yrs old •
o:int,.ort3s Sir Andrew, 5 yrs obi
Mr. `Nils nes r. SirtugtOr, 4 yrs old
Mr. Sirweil's Ch. 1. buttercup, .3 yrs old
Mr. Chapman's g. Rustic, 5 yrs old
Mr. Peirsteri b. t Rosette, 4 yrs old
Mr. t;4rf.rtirs bc. 3 yrs aid • . .
Mr. S. Duncrenbe's b. t'. Elipswell Lass, 4 yrs•oirg
Ld Siratimiore's b. c. Cassie, 4 ) rS old
D. of flanditon's b. r. GriiAier, 4 yrs old
Mr. Clifton's b. c. Briar.„ by Sir f eici, ; yrs ()Id
Sir W. Cerard's br. h. Julius t.'ws,,r, 4y is old •
Col. (hilder's b. c,As.lion, by 3 yrs old .
Mr. C. Smith's b. c. Plitobutoinist, 3 yrs old
The last year gibe renewed Doncaster Stakes.
A Subscription of logs., w4ll 2ati i, Aden by the Corporation
of Doncaster, to Nurses, &c. of all irk..s, bonajidi the pro-
• patty uf tl Subs‘riber, or Confederate -Four
Sir 'v. c;asc,,inc's ch. Thonlabina, 3 yrs old
Sir W. Geraru's nr. it. J 4.yrs old
Strattrnior':'s b. c. Cassia, 4 ) tint
Cartortn•s.b. c. 3 yrs old
Seven Sulucribers did not nanie

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Mr. Mellish'. I).k.cd, by 1.1 X peCtAtiOil, 6st 71b. agst Mr.
Hu.Wortiels 2SQI. 7io. .1
WO Mlles, iooXS. h. ft.
Off by consent. .
Cul. Childers's b. c. Baron, by Stamford, Bst. 31b. agaionst
Mr. Wentworth's b. I. Margaret, Bst.• loogs, eAch, b. It.
Two miles. Woo by the latter.

North %Vetter Stakes.
Sweepstakes of togs. each, for horses, &c. the property of
Subsciibera, and never started before the day of naming,
tn carry t3st. ticats, twu miles each. To be rode by
Gentlem► en.
lk,li.c.Chotntondetcy's b. h. by Young Diomed, walked over.
Mt. It, C. Burton's Seaprfire, broth 4 to Stretch.
Sir M. Nl. Sykes and Mt. Mellish are Subsuibors, but did
not now:. •

AtOtCDOTE or Tll LATE MARQUIS TOWNSUEND.
Dirdship was very young, he was at
the battle of and marching down very
close upon the enecay, appeared in so thoughtful a
mood as not to seem to take notice that a drummer's
bead was slot oti,"and so very near trim, that a
consideolhle quantity of the brain was scattered over
his clothes. A veteran Officer, observing him, went
pp with the intent. ofrouzing him, saying he should
not think so-gravely. His Lordship, availing him-
self of his usual presence of mind, immediately rer
g, 0 dear, Sir, you mistake my reverie quite;
1 was just considering what, •in the name of com-
mon senSe, could bring a fellow here who possessed
such a gaunt/I.y qf brains." .
A Pamphlet entitled, "The Agent and his Natu-
ral Son," published- by Mr. J. T. HUGHES, having
most 'grossly and 'wantonly libelled Mrs. CARNit.
VALK, of Baker-greet,: ivastuucis as it states in such
Pamphlet
,that she had two HusliandS living at the
same tiMe, and other imputations as to the fatality
of: her Husbalas death, as well as improper Stric-
tures on therespcaability of her birth,.and as to her
having received a sum' of money of Mr. EVERGRREN,
and- other roatteri therein contained : and . Mrs.
CARNRVALE having given instructions to prosecute
the said Mr. fIoc:HES,- as the Publisher of such
Libel,- has, in .cf;nsideration of his making this con•
cession, droi ped such proceedings and in fat) con_
v;ctiort that the 4citunta detailed in such Pamphlet
are entirely false; the said Mr. HounEs takes this
mode, of expressing his Contrition tar having been
,the unintentional instrument of- wounding 'that
j.,ady's feelings, and publishing such, Libel ; and in
order thAt so o,candalous- a taisehood may not be
thrown oh the Poblio, Mr. littones has destroyed
trie Aare-mentioned libellous parts relating to' Mrs.
CmtNitv.i,Lc, and' omitted them in a new Edition,
I,ut,lished this day,. and intreats her to accept this

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