The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-16 00:00:00

TItOFTIPW.

The tut, Trotting Matches for one hundred sovereigns a.side
each, took place yesterday morning at Ashford, ovet it two
miles piece of ground. The first was between Mr. Bland's
roan mare Violet, and Captain Iliggs's Lancashire Trotter, ten
miles. Betting, bto4 on the mare, which trotted first ; each
carried 9st,, and the Match was decided as follows

THE HARE. THE HORSE
Mix. Sec. Alin. Sec.
First two miles were done in 7 40 ' 7 50
Second - - • 7 .A 2 8 20
Third - . - 4 7 37
Fourth - - 8 6 7 44
Fifth • 8 18 8 40

39 43 49 ii.
It was considered that the horse must have won the math, but
ft,r breaking out of the trot in the first anti lag miles, when the
Cider had to turn round. .

The Second Match was for the Itornford mare to trot eight
mile.: and a half in an hour, and to carry lest. This match
WAS lost as follows :

First two miles in -
Second - •
Third -
Fourth . .
The Half Mile -

Min. Sec.
7 28

2
7 6
I 30

Toukl . 30 10.
This match was evidently last Ly the mire breaking from the
trot in the first two miles.

ENGLISH OPERA House.—The very ludicrous
Farie of The IVagt of Windsor was revived at
this Theatre last night, and Mr. MATitEws re-
sumed his old part of Caleb Quillen,. It is admi-
rably suited to his talents, and was rendered
highly entertaining 1,?, his rapidity of 'utterance,
indefatigable activity, and luxuriant humour. He
was warmly applauded, and gave a very divert-
ing variety to his two songs, which were encored,
and afforded full scope for his imitative powers.
PowEa in Loony Mac Troolter, and RAYNER in
John Lumpi both appeared to advantage, and
Miss PovEY gave strong proofs of theatrical as
well as musical improvement. The House was
full.

According to report, Covent-Garden Theatre
is undergoing alterations likely to be as expert.
sive as those which are said to be taking place at
Drury-Lane, viz. MO. Is this the way to
liquidate the incumbrances iu which both The-
atres are involved ? It would be much better
for the Public if both Theatres were pulled
down, and new ones erected, about the Size of
the Haymarket and Lyceum Theatres, or indeed
of any of those denominated Minor Theatres. The
best way of rendering the Patent Theatres at'-
tractive is to collect a good Company of Per.
formers. The truth, however, is, that the large
Theatres have injured the regular Drama, and
destroyed the public taste. It is well known
that Love for Lore was hissed a few years ago
on its revival at Covent-Garden Theatre, though
one of the very best Comedies in our language.
There was a time when The Careless husband,
and other Comedies of the same nature, Were un-
derstood and applauded even by the Galleries,
because the public in general could then h'ea'rand see the performances, and its taste was re-
gularly trained to relish the moral charms of the
Drama ; to feel pleasure in the due expo lice of
vice and in the ridicule of obtrusive folly:—No,
the dialogue of Plays styled Melodramas, a
barbarous invention, is eked out by gestures
more suitable to Pantomimes than, tiothee regular
whichcompositions of the Stage, has been pro-
perly called, and ought to be) 44 Au Evening
School for Grown Gentlemen and Ladies."

Mr. ALEXANDER. RoniNsoN, of Upperby, near
Carlisle, is now. weaving the armorial bearings of J. R. G.'
GRAD A3l, Esq. of Croftheati. The yarn of which they are
composed is of that amazing fineneSa that nine hanks can be
pressed through a gold ring, whose diameter is 11-10ths of an
inch. There are 120 threads 'need' cut, and. 12 eutliqo each
Mink ; total number of threads 12,960.;—(Carlirk