The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LEWES RACES.—TuuRSDAY, Jt; LY 31.
The King's Plate, of 100 gs, for horses, mares, or geldings,
four-yr-olds, lOst. 4ft. five, 1 lst. 61b. six, 12st. and aged,
I2st. 21b. Four miles—heats.
Ld Egretnont's b. h. Centaur, 5 yrs . walked over.
The Ladies' Plate of 80 sous., added to a Sweepstakes of 10
sous. each, free for all horses, &c., one mile. heats ; three:
yr-olds, 7st. 71b. four, List. 71b. five, 9st. six- and aged,
9st. 41b.; mares and geldings Allowed 31b.—A winner once in
1823, (handicap and.matches excepted) to carry 31b. ; twice,
blb. ; . three times, 7th. extra.
Ld Ekremont's b. f. Elfrid, 3 yrs .
IA Cr. Cavendish's hr. c. Rlina, 3 yrs -
Mr. Mellish% b. M.- Mum, 3 yrs -
Ld G. Lennox tames gr. m. Dandyzette, 3 yrs
FRIDAY, LIO. 1.
Match fnr 100 sovs. h. f. lastA
mile.—Duke of Richmond's
Swap, Fist. 61b. agst Mr. Northey's Sprite, Bst. 31b.—Swap won
easy.
The Members' Plate of 50 sot's. ; the winner to be sold for 1001.
if demanded, Atq.
IA Cr. Lennox's b..h. Monk, 6 yrs, thit. 101 b. - 5 1 1
Mr. Forth's sister to Magnus Troll, 3 yrs, 7st. 71b. 1 3 2
Mr. Brown's b. g: Nlarltsentir4 Aiged, 9st. Ilb. . 32 dr
Ld Egremont's gr. c..3yrs,ist.3lb. . 2 4dr
Mr: Merrell's bl. f. Chatharit 'USA,. 5 yrs, list. 71b. 4 sdr

Mr. John Walker'§old his horse Langtonian, thatwdri the
Hampshira'Stakes and (old Cup at
Winchester, with his en.
itagerilentsjoi 100 guineas, three weeks before starting, when
}'e was sent out to be trained at Mr. Day's, near Stockbridge
400 guineas were afterwards refused for him on the course.
PORTSMOUTH, A uo. 2.—An interesting sailing match for
40/. took place on Thursday afternoon, between the Nancy.
Cork, and Ant, Summers. They started from Cowes, to sail
round the buoy off Poole Harbour and back : on Friday morn-
ing they were seen close ofr the beach of Egypt Point, the Ant
a-head, shoving the Nancy a-stern, she having run her bowsprit
over the other's quarter ; the Nancy, however, on being cleared,
lulled up, took the wind out of the Ant's sails, in the last half.
mile, passed her and won by two vessels' lengths : the distance
ran was GO miles.

ATTFMPT TO MUItDrR :NAM. HOIMOCKS, FAQ.,
M.P.—(Further account)—[From the Leeds Mercury.]—On
Sunday last a horrible attempt was made to murder Samuel
Horrocks, Esq., the head of the great manufacturing house of
Horrocks and Co., of Preston, and one of the Represntatives
of that borough in Parliament. The atrocious intention of the
desperado was happily not fully executed, though the wounds
he inflicted, and the manner of inflicting them, were of a
nature to give a dreadful shock to the. stoutest frame. One
of our correspondents at Preston, writing under datedf,the
30:h ult., says..." I have juat returned from hearing the exa-
mination of the man who yaeterday made the diabolical at.
tempt on the life of Mr. Horrocks, and I thought a few parti-
culars might not be unacceptable to you. The first witness
called stated, that as he was looking out of his window, near the
gates leading to Mr. Miller's house, about one o'clock on Sun.
day, he saw Mr. Horrocks coming 'towards the gates, and
the prisoner about three paid. behind blip ; when, just as Mr.
Horrocks was opening. the gates, he saw the prisoner draw
from under his coat a butcher's cleaver, with which he struck
him a violent blow on the back of his head. Mr. Ilorrocks
stantly turned round, but the villain repeated his blows three
or four times, while Mr. Horrocks endeavoured to ward them
off with his arm ; he then threw the cleaver at his head, at
which time the witness and others rushed forward, seized him
and took him into Mr. Miller's house, where Mr. florrock;
was also taken, bleeding very profusely from the wound in his
head. The prissoner, on being asked what could induce him to
commit so atrocious a crime, said, that he had made up his mind
about two years ago, to destroy both Mr. HorrOcks and Mr.
Miller, for having reduced wages 20. per cent. about that
time ; the prisoner is a spinner, though not in Mr. Horrocks'
employ); that he intended to have shot them, but never
could raise money to buy a pair of pistols ; that it was Mr.
Miller he was lying iii wait for that morning, as he sup.
posed fir. Horrocks was confined to his house; he added, that he
was perfectly in his senses, and that he had not taken any
liquor for the last 13 days. He repeatedly said, the only regret
he felt was, that he had not completed his intentions, and
that he was more happy at the present moment than be had
been for the last.two years. Mr. Horrocks was not able to at.
tend (though I am happy to say he is not considered in dan.
ger) ; his clothes, were produced ; his shirt was complete-
ly deluged with blood, his hat, fortunately a new and
strong one, was cut through about two inches above the rim,
On Wednesday the prisoner underwent another examination in
Mr. Horrocks's bedroom, where he again expressed himself in
the same terms as before, after which he was committed to Lan_
caster Cattle to take his trial for the offence at the approaching
Assizes. lam happy to add,.that up to the present hour our
worthy representative is advancing towards recovery. The name
of the assassin is Hiding; he is a spinner."

,
who was
EXECUTION.—Jonathan Cook, con.
victed nt the last Salisbury Assizes of n rape,
was executed on Tuesday last in front of the
New Gaol at Fisherton, amid an immense CO_n
course of spectators. The end of the culprit
was dreadful ; the rope was not tied as rt ought
to have been ; be suffered the most excruciating
pains ; two of the attendants went down " to
keep him still," but it was unavailing; Jack
Ketch at length mounted the scaffold, re.affixed
the rope, and all was soon over.