The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-17 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGF,NCE.

GOODWOOD RACES, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13.
The Purbrook Stakes of 15gs. each, 5 ft. Gentlemen riders.

TWO miles.
D. of Richmond's br. h. Chichester, 5 yrs - - I
Mr. A. Berkeley's gr. f. Fiddle Faddle - . - 2
Mr. Cockburn's br. h. Sir John, 5 yrs - - - 3
Mr. J. Walker's ch. h. Canova, 5 yrs - - - 4
Col. Wyndham's b. g. Malcolm, aged - , - - 5
Sweepstakes of 10gs-each, with 80gs added. Two-mile heats.
Mr. Brown's gr. f. Gift, by V. Golianna, 4 yrs old - 1 1
Col. Wyndham's gr. c. Midas, 3 yrs old - -. 4 2
Mr. Walker's Paintbrush, 5 yrs old - - - 5 3
1). of Richmond's Carlonaro, 4 yrs old - - 2 4
Mr. J. Walker's Langtonian, 5 yrs old _ - 3 dr
The Drove Stakes of 6gs each, with 10 sovereignS added.
One-mile heats.
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Mr. Berkeley's gr. f. Miss Anne; by V. Gohanna, 3 yrs 1 1
Mr. Green's bl. m. by Whalebone, 6 yrs old - - 2dr
Two others started for the first heat.

The Yeomanry Cup was won by Mr. Woodman's Artil-
leryman.

WEDNESDAY..
The Ladies Plate of 60/. One-mile heat.
Mr. T. Jones's gr. c. Legal Tender, by Y. Gohanna, 4 yrs 1 1
Col. Wyndham's Midas, 3 yrs old - - 2 2
Gift and Langtonian started fbr the first heat.
The 'Waterloo Stakes of 5 gs each, with 50/. added by the City
of Chichester. Two-mile heats.

Mr. T. Jones's Paintbrush, by Vandyke, jun. 5 yrs 1 0 1
Mr. Brown's Gift 4 yrs - - - 3 odr
Col. Wyndham's Gift,
3 yrs old - - 2 3 dr.
Handicap Stakes of 6 sovereigns each, with 30 added. Three
miles.

D. of Richmond's Carlonaro, 4 yrs old, Bst. 41b. . 2
Mr. Berkeley's gr. f. Miss Anne, 3 yrs old, 7st. - 2
Mr. 'l'. Jones's Paintbrush, 5 yrs old, 9st. . - 3

WORCESTER AUGUST MEETING, 1822.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 (CONCLUDED).
A Sweepstakes of 10 sovereigns each, with 20 added, all ages.
Mile and quarter heat.
Major Ormsby Gore's Snowdon - • - - - 1 1
Mr. Jones's 1 ampyre - - - - 2 dr.
Mr. Hayward's Amuse:tient - - - 3 dr.
• - Won easy.
Hunter's Stakes of sgs. each, with 501. added by the County
Members, for horses of every description. Four miles.
Lord Deerhurst's b. g. Shepherd - - f 1 1
Mr. Foley's b. g. Election - - - f 2 1
Co]. Davies's Nomination b. tn. Amusement - - dis.
Amusement was the favourite at 5 to 4, but fell when mak-
ing play near the half-waytree-; then came a sharp contest-be-
twetn the two others, each taking. the lead alternately, and won'
by a neck by Shepherd : Betting before the second heat, 5 to!2.
on Shepherd. This heat was -disputed throughout, and won
only by a length. An admirable race. We are glad to add,
neither Amusement nor his rider were materially hurt. •

EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE.
On Thursday last Visdount Newry, assisted by five of his
own servants (men not accustomed to the work) for a consider-
able war, accomplished the herculean task of rowing from Ox-
ford to London in 18 successive hours. The boat left Oxford
in the morning, exactly as Great Tom struck three, and arriv-
ed the same evening at Godfrey and Searle's Wharf, Surrey
side of Westminster Bridge, one minute and a half before nine,
winning the bet by the minute and a half only. ills Lordship and
crew, by an incessant application of 18 hours to the oar, were,
on arriving, as may be naturally expected, in. a state of great
exhaustion; they however performed the undertaking in a
gallant and masterly stile. When we consider the time ne-
cessarily lost in passing the numerous locks, we believe an
instance of greater skill and prowess is scarcely to be found
on record ; but Lord Newry is famed-far manly and athletic
exercises and laborious employments, which constitute his or-
dinary amusements.

THE TH EATRES.
HAYMARKET.—We 'feel vealute in reporting
the- Continued s'Oc.cess of Mtif-PATON, who last
night resumed the part orlatannah in The Mar-
riage of Figaro. She Sung with such science and
taste, and acted with such spirit and humour,
that she excited the ardent and reiterated aP-
plause of a numerous audience.;_

Er.,ra-trstx OPEttli-HousE.--Gil Bias was re-
peated last night, - The Manager ba.s_ fully re-
deemed his pledge of curtailment, for instead of
the enormous length' of four hours and three
quarters, the piece is reduced to the time usually
occupied by a three act opera. This curtailment
has been effected so judiciously that there is now
no doubt of a successful run for the drama.—
Several of the pieces of music were encored, and
the splendid scenery and dresses were much ad-
mired. The performers exerted themselves greatly,
and Mr. BARTLRY announced " Gil Bias" for
repetition every evening amidst loud applauses.
Mr. BARTLEY", we undetstand, has entered
into an engagement with Covent-Garden Thea-
tre, and the new Managers have thus given a
very promising • specimen.'ortheir .dicernment,
as a more general and more judicious Actor can
not be found on the London Boards.

• CIqPTION. F THE . MR. EMERY:S
S 11$ • I,'•AT -
FA3ixiY,--The public will be glad. to 'learn- that the kind
feeling whiCh was created t4lassiit in alleviating the destitute'
state in which this family were left, bas -by no means subsided.
The Managers of several first-rate Theatre's have'volunteered. a
free night in aid of this laudable charity. In this list are the
Proprietors of the Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Bit.?
mingham, and Brighton Theatres. Several important addi-
tions have been made to the list of subscribers.

PtickTontAL.Purr.—lt was said that somebody
had discovered a new mode of opening Oysters.
On hearing which a person observed that it
" would astonish the Natives."

WHIMSICAL • MEMORIAL.-011 a large spirit
cask, in the Three Mariners public-house,
Fore-street, the favourite resort of great num-
bers of Yorkshiremen, and the Landlord of
which is himself not the least facetious of the
votaries of the Jolly God, there is inscribed, as
a tribute of respect (not very inappropriate) to
the social virtues of the late Mr. EmEtty,—" A
LITTLE DROP TO THE ME-M6RY OF POOR JACK
EMERY I"

We have- to. congratulate the Amateurs of
Music on the arrival of Mr: Mrs. and Miss A HIE
in thiS city, where; we ' Understand, they are to
remain for a few weeks ;-rduring'which time we
may hope to be gratified by a display of their
unrivalled musical talents.—(Cork- .il(4&tiser,
August 13.) . .
There is now living at Fellcianowo, in Poland,
a man named JABKOWSKI, who is 138 years of
age. It was not till his 100th year that he
determined to marry a widow aged 50, with.
whom he is living contented and happy.—.
(French Paper.)
AN ARTIFICIAL TRITON.—At Scheveningen,
on the 15th ultimo, Mr. Andrew Scheerboom made the experi;
rnent of riding on his horse, which he had provided with
his newly-invented apparatus, Into the breakers of the sea,
which rose to the height of twelve feet ; and having advanced
400 yards directly into the water, he returned to the shore,
waving his handkerchief, amidst the acclamations of thou-
sands of spectators.
.„,,
IMISUNDERSTANDING.—AMOIIg the Popish pri-
soners of war who were in Russia in 1661, was a distinguished
Nobleman, with whom nobody was allowed to speak with-
out witnesses. This man became ill, and applied for a phy-
sician, which the Czar granted. The physican prescribed
Cnenzor Tortoni. The Doctor had scarcely got home, when
he was arrested and carried before the Minister, who, as
soon as he entered, addressed him very angrily,. calling him
a traitor, threatening the severest punishment, exclaiming;
" You dog, what have you been talking to the Pole about
the Crim Tartars ?" The Doctor, who stood motionlesS with
astonishment, now comprehended the misunderstanding arising
from the report made by some listeners to the Minister, and
explained it by sheaving the prescription which he had left with
the patient.

A CURIOUS AGATE.-In the University of
Upsala, is a beautiful cabinet
.of ebony and cypruss, orna-
mented with precious stones, which was presented in 1632, by
the city of Augsburg, to Gustavus Adolphus. It contains,
among many other curiosities, a large agate, two spans long,
and one and a half broad. On • one part of the stone is paint-
ed the day of judgment, and on the other the passage of the
Israelites through the Red Sea. The figures ate in good style
of colouring, similar to that used by the German painters 7 im-
mediate successors of Albert Durer. The artist has inge-
niously expressed the clouds and water by the natural tints of
the stone, which represent with great effect the wall of water sus-
pended for a passage to the Israelites, and the waves rolling
back on Pharoah and his host. The artist, whose name was
John King, has drawn his own portrait lying at the feet of the
Pope among the blest in Heaven.
An extraordinary circumstance occurred last week at Messrs.
Russell and Co.'s waggon office in this city, which excited
considerable alarm in the neighbourhood. Some chests be-
longing to the Manager of the Exeter Theatre were left
there to be forwarded to Weymouth,. preparatory to which
their weight was about to be ascertained, according to the
usual practice. The warehouseman who was superintending
the weighing of one of the chests suddeilly observed a
smoke issue from it, and had scarcely time to heti=
his employers of the circumstance, when an explosion, accom-
panied with a hissing noise,. like that of a wheel-rocket took
place within, which forced open " one side of the dest.--
This occasioned considerable -,alarni, and to guard against
any latent danger, the chest was removed into the street ;
but so much was the rumour spread, and so magnified
by: repetition, that two fire-engines were promptly brought
to the premises. The chest, ou being opened, was. found
-to contain theatrical dresses, and a preparatiOn for making
what is termed " Greek fire, ". which, by friction, or some
other cause, had taken . fire, and entirely destroyed tie
other contents of the chest, ' which were of considerable
value. This was the extent of -the accident; but it is ex.
tremely fortunate that it occurred in the day-time, when per
sons were on the spot ; had it happened 'at night, or on the road
to its destination, the event aright have been serious.--(Evetcr
Flying Post.) •
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Method of destroying .a. Shark.—The Shark is
such an enemy to our sea-faring brethren,
_ that sailors have as
little compassion for this animal as-he has tbr them. 'This
sea-tiger follows a vessel for several days, and snaps at and
swallows indiscriminately every thing thrown into the •sea.
• The sailors, taking advantage of this propensity, heat a brick
flaming hot, which they cover with sail-cloth dipped in oil
very thick, and, binding it tight with twine, throw it over-
board. The greedy glutton swallows it at a venture, and con-
ceives it to he nothing more than a gentle stomachic. In a few
minutes, however, the sea is all in a foam with his dying and
spasmodic convulsions, and the upturned white belly of the
monster proclaims to the delighted mariners that the hour of his
tyranny is over.

PROFITS.--A Gentleman residing
near this city (Chester), not being able to obtain a remunerative
price from a butcher for his sheep and lambs, commissioned a
person to kill them,, and retail the joints 'to the poor at 3d per
pound ; by this proceeding, he not only rendered service to the
indigent, but obtained a much greater price for his stock than
the butcher had offered him.—(Chester Guardian.)
On Thursday a child between three and four years of age,
belonging to Mrs. Routh, No. 9-, King-street, Golden-square,
was burnt to death by its clothes faking fire. A gentleman pass-
ing the house was alarmed by the shrieks of the child,- but
too late to render it any assistance. The mother left her kitchen
for a few minutes, when the catastrophe occurred. The child
was taken to Middlesex Hosiiitil, where it died shortly after.
A Coroner's Jury sat on the body yesterday, and returned a
verdict of Accidental Death. •

MERWLTILE.SHIPPING.

. . W
E• bt yesterday the ship Lu.
sitania from Van Diemati's Land, New South Wales, Mac-
quarrie Island, and• Rio Janeiro, via cape gorpkhaving made
a voyage round the world in less time than any ship was ever
known to ha,v9 done,. She brings e_carggof ;elephants' oil and
wool from the South Sea, and sumlll4 ;Corte from Rio Ja-
neiro. Captain •Langdon has brought itioni,olceletons of the
sea elephant, and skins of those animals forAtang•
Passengers by this ship--Thomasi Kent, :Esq., 'Mr. Robert
Maskelyne; Mr. Newland, and Mr. Dobson f. also Alias Browne,
of Sydney. . • • ;

The corony Dieman was in a 'very flourishing and
improving state.

Arrived the brig Medusa, John Hutchitison,•Master, from
St. John's, New Brunswick, consigned to Messrs: Samuel Wes-
ton and Son, merchants, of this port, 35 citiys p.a.mige ; aLso the
ship Royal Yeoman, Sly, Mas:er, frozn. Quebec; both laden
with timber.

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DEAL, Auo. 16.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived 'hit night and
to-day, and sailed for the River, the Bridgwater, Mitchell,
from China ; Kellie Castle,- late Linsey, ditto = Charles Grant,
Scott, ditto ; Harvey, Rowe, Jamaica ; Leaner,
er Christie,
ditto ; Emulous, Hunt, Quebec ; Britannia; Evans, St. Kitt's-;
Colonist, Smith, Barba does ; Regent, :•Callendet Jamaica ;
Active, Montgomery, ditto; Albion, Haydon, Berbice ; Atlas,
Reed, Virginia; and Donald, Goff, HaVannah. Came down
from the River and remain with the reat'ihe Glory, Morgan,
Demerara. The Bridgwater parted company on -the 9th inst.
with the Abberton, Gilpin, from Bengal and Madras, for Lon-
' don Ofrthe Western Islands. On the '29th Jul' the Colonist
spoke the brig John, EVans, 30 days from•Tiinidad, all well,
in-lat._ 29. long. 45. W.; also, ,on-the I 1 th August; the schooner
'Dart; of! Dartmouth, in lat. 48. long. 80. The brig Emulous
• spoke She-Betsy, of LiverOool;for Richebizcio,lin lit 45. 29. N.
long. 11. 39. W., all well.- -
FaLstOuTir, Au°. 15,—Wind W.N.W.— Arrived the
Marlborough Packet, from Lisbon, in 10 days; Perseverance,
Brown, front London to Sierra ieone. -Arrived off the port
the Harvey, from Jamaica, out 65 days. • Put back the Mon-
tage Packet, for Jamaica.
-POATsaiount, AUG. 16.—WindS.W.—Arrived the Lu-
sitania, Langer, from New South Wales, and proceeded up
the Chanfiel.

PLY MOUTH, AUG. 16.—Wind W.—Arrived the John,
Lowman, from Prince Edward's Island.