The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-24 00:00:00

GREAT FOOT RACE.

The great foot race between Captain Thorogood and G. P.
Manning, Esq. for 1,000 guineas, took place yesterday over two
miles of ground, on the Bromley road, from Middlegate. The
run was, who should do most ground in 50 minutes, and the
Squire was backed at six to four. The race was as fine a one
as ever was run. The Captain led, made strong play, and
kept his opponent upon the full stretch. Dlr. Manning headed
the Captain in the sixth mile, but he kept it no longer than his
time lasted. The Captain began the struggle in the last five
minutes, and won the race with difficulty by about four yards,
in 52 minutes and 30 seconds.

Accounts from the Cape of Good Hope to the
ltith October, state that-04 money subscribed
in London (5,0001.) for the distressed emigrants
at the Cape, had been received ; the amount ap-
pears to be given to them in blankets, in house-
hold furniture, and various articles of husbandry.
It seems to have been distributed with great care,
and with reference to their immediate wants..
It had created great rejoicings among the poor
8P"1"51 who are represented to have suffered
ereatly froth the disappointment of their hopes as
to crop. 4, Sec.

NEW ERA.:.'The first eiplirt of Wool from
England for two centuries took place last week ;
ftfly hags of a coarse quality were export's(' last
week to the United States of America. It will
be remembered the export of wool has been pro-
hib:ted for 200 years in England, till the last
Session of Parliament, when a Bill was brought
forward allowing the export of wool on the pay-
ment of a duty of one penny per pound ; under
he new Act the export has taken place.
Placards are stuck about Hammersmith for the
apprehension of Ed ward Caygill Lee and William
flallard, late linen-drapers, mercers, &c. of such
place, and of Brentford, recently declared bank-
upts. The shops in question had an extraordi-
nary run of business, especially that in Hammer-
smith, during the short time of its being open,
owing to the excellence of the articles and
the cheapness of the prices. They soon Cie-
came bankrupts, but the persons themselves
ere not to be found, nor goods to the amount,
:a imagined,. of 10,0001. The placards enter
into extensive particulars, representing that
had come to the knowledge of the assignees
that the bankrupts had clandestinely and felo-
niously removed in the night, at different times,
and by different means, by carriers, by waggons,
and by barges plying on the River Thames, linen-
Ilrapery, mercery, &c. to the amount of several
Csousand pounds. The bills likewise add, that it
has come to the knowledge of the assignees that
large quantities of the goods are still concealed
in the neighbourhood of Hammersmith (there
are some known 44 receiving houses" on
the bank of the Thames) ; and that they
will give a reward of 20 per cent. on all goods
that may he recovered from information. This
is in addition to the reward offered for securing
the bankrupts. While in the 'Hammersmith
shop, they carried on some extravagant pro-,
ceedings ; not merely having large quantities
of excellent goods, but superior furniture;
and the latter they deposited in neighbours'
houses under the pretence that all their rooms
were wanted to prepare numerous package's
for foreign orders. These things were imme-
diately communicated to the creditors, the bank-
rupts having so suddenly, but not quite unex.
pectedly, disappeared. The last time they
were
seen was soon after midnight, by some people
belonging to the Windsor Castle Tavern, about
to get into a post-chaise. The placards particu-
larly describe the bank rups' persons, even men-
firming that. Lee has a habit of twiddling his oat
collar when
speaking to any body. The! are
supposed to have gone to Calais.---(Aforning
herald.)

A most disgraceful occurrence
t"Arundel, on Tuesday, a man took his
her back
wicif e a Place
mile a t
out of the town, and then condoPted
with a halter round her neck' he having been told
that he must put the rope on at that distance, or
the sale would not be legal : he brought her into
the market, both -aprearing on very good terms,
and put her up at 31. When a sailor bid 21. and
and
the bargain being soon struck, he m
paid the
and conducted her away, - .