The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-03 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER AIEETING.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2.
The Town Plate, of 4:60, for threetyr-old colts, ant. nth and
list-libt. D.I. Fitry.fice,
Mr. Wyudhant's b. f. Spermacetit of - .
2
blr..llunter's b. c. by Orville, ou de Venus
D. of fintfton's hr. C. Log!c - 3
14 Exeter's br. f. Appuntton • " - 4
6 to 4 on Spermscetti....3 to 2 egg Orviue c.
The King's Plate of 100gs,for four.yr-olds carrying lOst. 431,
five, list. six,l2st. and giged, rast. 21h. "II
.
11. of Oraftores ch. c. lisoWden, 4 Y -
Mr. Wyndham's b. h.,Centsur, 6 Yrs - 2
Mr. Batson's b. c. Mystic, 4 yrs - 2
8 to 4 on Hempden.
D. of Onttlon's Hoden, 4 yrs. est. 71b. rec. 200 from IA
ft.
H.
cayendish,s c. by Orville, out Of Bizarre, 3 yrs, 7st.
D.M. 600, h. ft.
14 Eketer's Athenian, 6 yrs, 84' 11IL sg" Pow-
lett% The fit. 4 yrs, fist. T.Y.C. 100 soy. Off by consent.

sHOOTING.
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PA RTRIDGE I
A nuttch, on which heavy bets were pentlinx, took place
on Tuesday and WednesdaV, between- 2"1" Mimeo& ffromHertfordshire, and Beaumont from Suffhlk. The match was
who Should kill most
ine Mr. Han-
'cock only, in two d±ya t_
'cock to sport in Suffolk, .and his adversary in I•.lordshire.....„
As first-rate shots much intArtat Will 46
141!3e.114 each was
accompanied by the friend of hitt adversary. The parties met
at Holt on the borders of the counties Yegernar morning, end
produced as follows 3--Air. Hancock bagged on the first day
14 brace, ehooting totwo dogs i and on the second day he
killed 12'brace and a balf—total 2fie brace. ' Mr. BeAUMODt
killed fifteen brace the first day, and on the second nine and a
half—total 24A: Mr. Hancock shot from the neighbourhood
of linty st: Edmunds. on the Newmarket mai, (award; aroot
Yeldham ; and Mr. Beaumont been at \Vatic's 'Alai, keeping
to the right of the road towards Enfield: Both found plenty of
birds, but they were shy: , The match was for 20 sovereigns
a4ide, and eight bounced' 'clay .wits the tile allowed.

Poi 'Fit V.

TO MY FRIEND, SHEFFIELD GRACE,

OM READING iiIS MEMOIR OF HIS FATHER, RICHARD

GRACE, OF DOLEY,
As o'er thy pages, GRACE 1 I fondly bend,
'Where praise and worth in faithful union blend ;
Where, as attach'd I read, and now admire
The pious son, and now the accomplished sire,
I glOw ; yet, coveting such rare desert,
Sigh for like incense from a filial heart.
Vain all the noisy fame the world can give;
In a son's praise the good would wish to live.
Where shall we find the man, by Heaven avow'd
The first and.happiest, 'mid the human crowd ;
Round whom, as victor in the mortal race, .
Expecting angels hover to embrace.?
Say, Shall we seek him in the. glare of courts,
Where gay Corruption with her smile resorts ?
Say, on the field of carnage.is he shown,
Where the one glories as the thousand groan ?
Say, shall we find him on the rosy bed,
Where Pleasure's sons repose the listless head ?
! there hesiands—applatid him, as ye must !
Wise, active,
.tnild, beneficent, and just t
True to the kindness of the 'Almighty's plan,
The zealous minister of good to man.
Porm'd on the soil of gorgeous courts to shine,
Yet pleased, Sweet Privacy to walk on thine ;
Taught by his bosom's (lob that noon is GREAT,
He woes calm glory in the middle state ;
And, passion-free, above each meaner end, •
Lives the dear consort, father, patriot, friend
Careless of power or fortune's golden story,
But to co:stroll the bad, or raise the poor ;
To these, as WI as morning's pearly tear,
To thOse o'erwheitning as the storm s career.
.No slave to party, foe to partial laws ;
Just to the sov'reign's end the people's cause,
He stands aloft, in virtue's power array'd ;
And factions shrink beneath his eye dlitertsted.
Even wild Rebellion, by oppression bred,
Blood on her hands and phrenzy in her head,
Pauses to hear his voice ; and at his word
Unfolds her grasp, and drape the murd'rous sword :
The steel, reforml,.the,ploughshare's bend resumes;
And earth once more beneatb its culture blooms.
Such is the man, most favoUrsd of his kind,
Who, strong from virtue—rich in wealth of mind
High in himself—too high to be depress'd,
Or raised by kings • and, as he blesses, blesal ;
Lives honour'd and beloved ; and; when he dies,
Is bathed by thousands in the dew of eyes.
Can chiefs or monarchs vie their stets with hie t•
Their blopd-stain'd glories or their feverish bliss ?
With the rich, steady sunshine of' his breast,
Can Pleasure's fools their meteor joy contest ?
With the pure current of his days compare
Their Wei* foul streem of riot and of care ;
Their youth of vanity, their age of pain,
Their single hour that laughs,—their twenty that complain ?
Such is the man, my GRACE! thy hand pourtrays,
Now in true grandeur spurning mortal praise.
Yet, it' from heaven to earth his eye can rove,
To see this offering of his SHEFFIELD'S love ;
Blameless he still one human joy may know ;
And the rapt father In the seraph glow.
Chiswick, 18.13. CHARLES SYMMONS.*
• See p. 36 of Memoir.