The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-09 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WARWICK RACES, TUESDAY, SEPT. 7.
The Guy Stakes.
Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Portrait, by Rubena . 1
. Mr. Tomes's b. c. Sir Gray - - - 2
Won by a head.
The King's Plate was won easily at two heats by Mr. West's
Sharper, by Octavius, .5 yrs.
The I.eamington Stakes of 20 sov. each, 15 ft. Two miles.
Sir I'. Stanley's eh. c. General Mina, 4 yrs, 13st. 111 b. .1
Mr. Mytton's Euphrates, aged, Est. nib. - . 2
Ten started.

Sweepstakes of 5 soy. each, with 501. added, was won by
Mr. Mytton's br. c. Whittington, by Filho da Puta.
The St. Leger Stakes was walked over fur by Uuy Faux ;
and the 100 tov. Stakes, by Neuter.

that most attracts the attention of strangers who come to Paris,
IMPROYEMENTt PAIITC—One of the things
is the extraordinary quantity of new houses which are seen in
every direction. Those who do nut build repair their dwellings.
It might be supposed an immense tire had spread through
different fairingt the town; and that the people were zca-
lously re its ravve,
Every where we see scaffoldings
d;are hewing stone, makmg mortar, sq u ar-
and iteaterials heaped together. A
stand.:fidwetsicemilotexi:linue their Work )vith^ an Tetivity that
end ed. Elegant- henries, Cbmninalon Sly la id
out, rise as it by enchantment, and the Parisian himself,
who goes for a short time out of town, hardly recognises on
his return the place of his abode. It is remarkable enough
iiesnnriciratttei
itrelleth
el
o4t,
that private hotels are not built, and that grand hotels are
changed into houses, which shows a general state of opu-
lence, and no colossal fortunes. The latter belong chiefly
to the flank, and prevail most at the Chausee-d'Antin. It
may also be observed, that building speculations are not limit-
ed to the districts of the rich, but are extended from the Faux-
bourgs of St. Germain and St. Jacques to the Barrier du Trone.
It appears that the industrious class has a tendency to increase
its pleasures, to be better lodged anti better clothed than for-
merly. Cynic moralists find this change pernicious, and cry
out against the progress of luxury and the corruption
of morals;
we, however, only see in it the natural effect of the present state
of society.—( Constiturionnel.)

NEW ROADS.—Arnotig the Improvements un-
dertaken in London and the environs, none seem more
useful than the extensive works now going on for making
new roads and levelling hills. In Kent and Surrey, the
advantages gained this way are highly important. Shooter's.
bill, which some time since was almost insurmountable,
is now much more easy of ascent. The soil to a great
depth has been cut away from the highest part, and thrown
into the declivity, in consequence of winch, great relief
is afforded to the horses, and the progress of travellers
much accelerated. Solid chalk hills have been cut through
near Northfleet, and the road much improved. In Surrey, the
new road now making from Wandsworth over Wimbledon-
common to Kingston, advances rapidly. The workmen are now
cutting through Itobinhood-hill, and with the soil they have
raised a level which is to be carried to the new road on the
Heath. The ground is removed in machines upon an iron rail-
way, and shot into the valley which forms the bed of the road.
When this raised ground forms a junction with the road on the
Heath, the public will have a beautiful level carriage-way on
the south of the road now used. It is to intersect the Kingston
road near Coombe Warren, and the rise above Itobinhotxt toll-
gate will thereby be removed. A great number of labourers are
employed on this extensive work, and the masses of soil al-
ready separated from the height through which a passage is to
be effected affords a remarkable appearance.

RoQErts, the. father of the kidnapped child, has
returned to Leeds, without being able to succeed either in the
acquisition of his child, or in the apprehension of the depraved
wretch who is the cause of all his trouble and anxiety. The
latest date up to which he traced her was about the 10th of
August, at which time she was at James Cooke's, Vauxhall,
Glasgow-street, Southwark: she seemeirlinxious to leave the
child there, represented it as her sister's, eod that it belonged
to Lambeth parish, and she said she would take it to the work-
house. There is reason for suspecting that she is employing
herself in harvest-work, but the-place of her concealment is of
course unknown. On Thursday a consultation was held at the
Court-house in this town, by a number of gentlemen, when it was
determined to offer a reward of 501. for the woman and child
together, and 304 for the woman alone. Irt addition to which
it is intended to issue bills and to advertise, in the hope that
justice may yet overtake the woman, and that the child may be
restored to its heart-rent parents. The following description.
may be of some utility :—"rhe child is between three and four
years of age, and can tell his name; has light hair and corn-
plexion, light blue eyes, rosy cheeks, a mole on one of his
shoulders, a red mark on the middle of his back, and turns in
his right foot. The woman is twenty years of age, and stands
above five feet high ; has brown hair and eyes.',4 Leos Inds.
pendent, Sept. 7. )

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—LAUDEII, SEPT. I.—Between two
anti three o'clock this afternoon a tire broke out in the house
presently occupied by Matthew Glass. The house being thatch-
ed, and from a scarcity of water, the devouring element so
rapidly increased, that the whole house was soon in one
desolating flame. From the exertions of the neighbours
around, almost all the furniture was got out, although much
injured. The house belongs to a young boy of the name of
Dickson, whose father and mother died a few years ago, leav-
ing six orphans, altogether unprovided for, to mourn- their
loss ; and whose dependence has since been chiefly placed in
drawing the annual rent. The house not being insured, it is
hoped the humane will at this time extend their bounty to the
poor children who have lost their little all by this unfortunate
event.
•

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, SEPT. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Mary, Turner,
from St. Domingo. Came down from the River and remain,
the David, Cargill, for Grand Canaries ; and Zealous, —.-,

for Trieste.

PLY MOUTH, SEPT. 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the George,
Parry, from Fayal; Levant, Freenan, from St. Kitts; Ann,
Cordiner, from the Brazils ; Mirables, Rutherford, St. Vin-
cents. Off the Port the Lady Arabella packet, from Mexico :
sailed the 14th of July, the Master landed, and proceeded to
London with dispatches. Sailed the Superb, Smith, for
Alicant.

FALMOUTH, SErr. 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Francis
Freeling packet, from Jamaica : sailed the 3d of August, and
from Crooked Island the 10th ditto; Osborn packet, from the
Leward Islands : sailed from St. Thomas's the 14th August.
Sailed the Admiral Cockburn for Van'Dieman's Land.
LivEttrow., SEPT. 7.—Arrived the Pacific, M'Cawcn,
from Buenos Ayres: sailed the 2d of July; General Brock,
Eden, from Paraiba : sailed the 21th of July ; Havana Packet,
Euston, Havannah ; Peace, Bellamy, and. Pyramus, Baird,
from Quebec ; Nancy, Davies, Ilucktush ; Ann, Ferguson,
Marseilles; Fanny and Echo, Sicily ; and Iris, Butcher, from
Lisbon. Off the Port the Xenophon, —, from Bay
Chaleur.

SE PT. B.—Off the Port the Echo, Dunlop, from
St. Vincents ; Ceres, Blanshard, Cape Henry ; and Virginia,
Knight, Virginia.

The East India Company's outward-bound ship Astell put
into Santa Cruz the 23d of July, and was expected to resume
her voyage on the following day.

THE GREAT CANADA RAFT.

[From the Quebec Mercury of the 31rt of July.]
The long-expected launuft of the great ship
took place on Wednesday morning last, at the point of the
island of Orleans; in presence of a large concourse of people.---,
The St. Lawrence, which, but a few years ago comparatively
'peaking, had borne on its wave only the rudely-constructed
canoe Of the native Indian, has now floating on its waters the
largest ship in existence, or of the building of which, for navi-
gable purposes, we have any authentic record. This immense
vessel has, with great propriety, been named the Columbus.
• Her dimensions are as follow :__Length 300 feet, breadth of
beam 50 feet, and depth of hold 30 feet : her model is also as
extraordinary as her dimensions, being precisely that of a Cana-
utan battean, that is, perfectly flat-bottomed and wall-sided,
and the stem and stern-past nearly or altogether perpendicular,
and both ends sharp alike, without any fulness, as is the case
in bows and sterns of ships of the usual construction. So that
her floor may be compared to a parallelogram, with an acute
eauicrural triangle at either extremity. Her tonnage by re-
sister is 3,690 tons; but she is thought to be capable of carry-
mg at least 6,000 tons freight: her stowage is somewhat em-
barassed by the massy beams which connect her side-timbers,
or she would probably freight 7,000 tons.
ThiS ship has been an object of general curiosity since she
was first had down; her dimensions so far exceeding any which
have yet been attempted in the largest ships of war, that even
a faithful report of the bulk was received with suspicion,
and a number of vague stories were set afloat as to the inten-
tions of the builders in framing this wonderfUl craft. It
was imagined by many, that a solid mass of timber was to
be built in something like the shape of a vessel, and co-
vered with an outward sheathing of plank aulliciently strong
to render her capable of traversing the ocean at a favourable
season, when good weather might be expected ; but as the
work advanced it became evident, from the regular plan pur-
sued, and the solid manner in which her massy frnne was con-
nected, that something more was intended than a mere ship-
shaped raft ; she is now a complete vessel, and it is expected
will prove sufficiently manageable, but will not probably per-
form more than one voyage. livery precaution has, however,
been taken for the safety and comfort of those who are to navi-
gate her. Iler cabin and a safety-room being prepared, that
should the vessel by any means become water-logged, the crew
would endure but little inconvenience. Many persons enter-
tained doubts of the possibility of launching this stupenduous
fabric, and there were not wanting those who affirmed that
she would never float, but remain on the blocks where she
was built, a monument of the presumptuous folly of the pro-
jectors.

The events of Wednesday proved how much the wonderers
and doubters had been mistaken, and showed how ably the work
had been conducted, and how minutely and justly the builder
had made his calculations. At half-past, or 35 minutes past
seven, this ponderous mass was put in motion with as much
facility as any smaller vessel, and slid majestically into taw
St. Lawrence. The length of the ways was somewhat less
than GU() fet,t, and precisely. one minute elapsed between the
,period. ,when she toured and that of her reaching the water,
h r entrance into which was greeted by appropriate air* from
the military.bands in attendance, and repeated salutes front
the guns of the steam-boats, and which had been planted
on the shore for that purpose. filer ways was much scorched
by the friction of her motion, and so great a smoke arose, that
distant spectators imagined some accident to have taken place.
From her peculiar construction in the wedge-like form of her
stern, and the small proportion her breadth bears to her length,
she created but little swell, even the smallest boats were hardly
tossed, and no sensible motion was experienced on board the
steam-boats and larger vessels.
Three of her four masts were standing; that is, the first and
second main-masts, and her try-sail mast. The sheers were
also up for stepping the fore-mast, and her bowsprit was in ; the
whole of these iese appear so small, when compared with the bulk ofthe
hull, that they look like jury spars ; her main-sail is not larger
than that of a small 74. As soon as she lost way, she was taken
in tow by the steam-boats Swiftsure, Lady Sherbrooke, and
Malsham ; and conducted to the Mommorenci Channel, where
she dropped her anchor, which did not appear to be larger than
we have seen on board a first-rate ship of war. The weight is
18 cwt.'.: qrs.
Tits day was remarkably fine, and the river presented an ,•
animated spectacle, no less than seven steam-boats and an I
amazing number of rowing and sailing boats being upon the

the water.
Amongst the company in the different boats we saw some
strangers from the United States, and several Gentlemen from
Montreal. What greatly enhances the pleasure afforded by
this memorable occasion is, that we have not heard of any, evert
the most trivial accident occurring.

BRlsTor..—Street-preaciling is carried on to an
incredible extent in the city of Bristol. There is not an hour of
the Sunday that you do not see one of those free orators holding
forth to a multitude, and the practice seems in nowise to give
offence to the city authorities. On Sunday last a fertile sub-
ject presented itself for the eloquence of these preachers—
namely, the great fair holder., and to be holden, in the said
city.. lland.bills had been distributed upon a vast scale, con-
tattling a solemn remonstrance against attending this place of
ungodly revelry ; and urging the faithful, and even thoee
who were yet balancing between good and evil, to avoid giving
encouragement by their presence to such wickedness. By the
bye, on the Monday following, we beheld at the fair no other
than the identical Mr. Joseph Butterworth, who is the senator
himself, and who patronized that ever-memorable attempt on
the part of certain fishmongers to restrain themselves from
rending mackerel on a Sunday. The Bristol-street preachers
ate ingenious men in their way. In allusion to the existing
fair we actually heard the following scene uttered by one of
them with a dramatic effect that was absolutely irresistible:—
" Now, my dear hearers, I'll suppose that one of you, I don't
care whether it's a man or woman, girl or boy, was thinking of
going to the fair—mind its the Deevil that's driving you to it,
and he whispers in your ear, Tom or Mary,' as the case may
be, 4 won't you go to the fair?' The good angel on the other
side answers, No, you must not—'tis a bad place for wicked
people, and you must not think on such a thing.'. What!'
asks the Ek eevil, you won't have a glass, or the like of that ?'
—' You must not,' says the angel again, who cocks his ear,
and hears all that the enemy of mankind is saying to poor Tom.
The Deevil.-4 Come, come, my poor fellow, you have been
a-working hard all the week ; you have been sweating at the
harvest, and it's the least you may take a little recreation ;
now conic along then and have a bit of fun. Good angel.—
' You are a lost man, Thomas, if you go. In the first place, if
you do nothing atall—ifyou don't getdruak, as it's like you may
-eif you don't pick up a loose companion, as it's like you may
—lf you don't lay out your wife and family's money., which they
will be wanting befbre long—if you do none of these here things,
mind Toni you'll at least de this—you'll be doing an you can
to Make the place pleasant by your presence, and you'll be
sanctioning those who get their livelyhood by such places.—
There's a good fellow, get home and read a chapter of your
Bible, or an instructive tract.' Then the Deevil says,—
' Come, my heart-of-oak, there's line music ; conic and
see the wild beasts, the live lion, and the great cassowery.
That'll do you no harm.' Mind, my dear hearers, cunning Sa-
tan is doing all he can to make poor Tom go; do you mind
his arts and his wiles about the wild beasts, and the
harmless things that they show at these fairs ? To be sure,
there's no harm in looking at these creatures, if you do no more,
if you don't do mischief by giving your money to people who
will be the means of drawing hundreds of bad characters to
gather. I say, Tom, good fellow, stay at home.' "—(Times.)