The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-24 00:00:00

TO J. T.

IN HASTY ANSWER TOIIISAODRESS " TO ANGLERS."
I like the strain in which you plead the cause
Of sweet Humanity's indulgent laws,
And hail each tinny tribe as sister—brother !
Extend this principle to every dish,
To flesh, and foal, as well as toward fish, . .

How would men live ?--:-by eating one another !
'Tis a fine horse on which you've got astride,
Humanity's a pretty horse to ride;
Faith you may gallop till quite out of breath :
But I confess, my worthy friend J. T.
'Tis an establish'd principle with me,
Humanity would starve a man to death.
Tho' I acknowledge all that you affirm
In vindication of the writhing worm--
Thou great Attorney-General of the brook !
The world in common this example set ;
The fish, perhaps too crafty for the net, •
May grasp temptation and forget the hook.
Why from their native forest take the deer ?
Free, unmolested, let them wander there,
The inoffensive burghers of their city.—
Why downy rabbits from their warren tear ?.
Or why with dogs pursue the timid hare ?
Say, gentle Sir ! now is it not a pity ?
Why to the slaughter drag the bleating lamb ?
On ducks geese, turkies, fowls, voracious cram ?
Why slay the noble ox ?—tis vile ! tis cruel !
Humanity, sweet maid ! would have us dine.
Like prodigals--on pea-shells, with the swine,
And have for Sunday's dinner water-gruel !
Yet, sympathetic Sir ! I've little doubt
But you can pick a tender bit of trout,
Or masticate a perch, a tench, or salmon :
And tho' you say the gudgeon, dace, or bream
You'd rather see amid their native stream:—

In vulgar phrase L-excuse me, Sir !—'tis germnitin !
In fine—l well remember, when a boy—
Indulged, perhaps, with cherry, damson pie—
The caution was—" Be sure to take the stones out :"
So, when I see a tempting shew of fish,
Hot, tender, smoking, ranged upon my dish,
For fear of being choked—l'll take the bones out !

F. A. H.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, SErT.23.=-STATE OF THE ODDS.
The yard was never known so thinly attended on the paying
day after the Doncaster St. Leger. The Levanters were but
few, and those trifling betters.
NEWMARKET ST. I.EGER.
Even betting that Moses does not start, although a few days
since it was even that he won.
2to 1 agst I'osthuma I sto 1 apt The Stag
5 to 2 agst Pastille 5 to 1 agst Stamford.
6 to 4 on Posthuma in her match.

CURRAGH SEPTEMBER MEETING, 1822.
THURSDAY, SPPT. 12.

,
The King's Plate of 100 gs, for eight.yr-olds.
Lord Sligo's Starch . - - 1
Mr. Kirwan's Zol - - - - 2
Mr. Prendergast's Jannette filly - - - 3
Four others not placed.

Iliird Class of the I'eel Stakes (17 Subscribers) 30gs, 20 gs ft.
for two-yr-olds.
Mr. Battersby's Irishman; by Milesius - - 1
Mr. Peel's Condom - - - - - 2
Mr. Gore's sister to Oakstick - - - - 3

Jockey Hall Stakes, 250, 15gs ft. (7 Subscribers.)
Mr. Watt's Wellesley - - - - walked over.
FRIDAY.
lOgs fts. of the Wellingtons. (23 Subscribers).
Mr. Carey's (Colonel Bruen's)Rockanna, 7st. 51b. - 1
Lord Sligo's Starch, 7st. 41b...
- - -
Mr. Prendergast's Baronet, 7st. 101 b. - 3
- -
Seven others not placed.

The King's Plate of 100 gs, for mares, carrying 10st. each—
_ Four-mile heats. _

Mr. Hunter's Thetis

-3 1 1

Mr. Disney's Gulnare - '
Mr. Hamerton's Corinne -

-2 3 2
,1 4'3

Mr. Kennedy's Moll Antony - _ - 4 2 4
First Class of the Peel Stakes (5 Subscribers) 30 guineas 201“
>
for two yr olds.
Mr. Battersby's Irishman,.by Alilesius . - 1
Mr. Kelly's c. by Robert - - - 2
Challenge of the Wellingtots. •
Mr. Watt's Wellington, Bst 131 b. - - - 1
Mr. Battersby's Johnny Raw, Bat. 21b. - - - 2

SWAP AND THEODORE.—Any thing in fact relative to the
opinions between the above horses cannot fail to interest our
Sporting Readers. The subject occasioned much information
and debate yesterday at Tattersall's. The backers of Swap for
the Leger are dissatisfied : some say he was spoiled from win-
ning, others say his plates (or shoes) were screwed too tight,
and the winners say he is a sulky horse. But Mr. Paulett, his
owner, was heard to say, after he had beaten Theodore forthe
Gascoigne stakes on Wednesday, that he was at a loss to ac-
count for his not winning the Leger by any other means, than
that he was shut up, which means something like a will of
his own. The owner lost a round stake, as did also all his
stable. Others say the race was three seconds longer being run
than the Leger, although Theodore cut out the work. The
next talk is, that Theouore, backed at 3 and 4 to 1 against
Swap for the Gascoigne Stakes, was prevented winning; and
great stakes were to the risk of trifling losings. These are the
reports canvassed yesterday. The whole bears a resemblance
to the celebrated Escape being beat in a great race many years
ago, and in a day or two winning, like Swap, in a canter.

SADDLE.—This word is derived from the Latin
sales, to sit on ; whence selles, sedella, sal. The Britons har-
nessed their ponies to their cars, equipped them with bridles
and girths, and mounted them with riders. What was called
the cavalry of their armies, consisted equally of horsemen aid
charioteers. But the Romans first taught us to cover the backs
of our horses with saddles. Those in the coins of the British
Sovereigns have not the smallest appearance of any thing of
the kind, and the Irish had none on their horses even within
these three or four centuries. The British and present appella-
tion of this covering is purely Roman, sedile, sadhell or saddle
It is first mentioned in the annals of the Romans, and the earliest
person that is known in History to have used a saddle, ix Con-
stantine the younger, the son and successor of the great Em-
peror. It was then alled a trella, a term exactly equivalent to
:Mile or saddle,