The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-21 00:00:00

111 R. CANNING.

Mr. CAWYING leaves town to-morrow. He would have
sailed this day for England, but at the request of his Excel-
lency the LORD litrtriewm.yr, he has been induced to pro.
long his visit to Dublin for one day. This alteration in the
intentions of Mr. CANWING, who had contemplated remaining
in Ireland for a week or ten days, or more, has occurred in
consequence of the expected demise of the King of FRANCE,
and the change in our Continental arrangements necessarily in-
Volved in that event, which will require the presence of the
Foreign Secretary in the English Metropolis. Thus, from an
unlooked-for circumstance, the visit of a Cabinet Minister to
Ireland, and all the great objects connected therewith, become
futile, vain, and nugatory.—( Dublin Star, Sept. 18.)

Mrs. Coutts returned to the British Hotel, Queen-street, the
latter end of last week, where she every day entertains com-
pany. After her return from Glasgow she paid a visit to Sir
‘Valter Scott, at Abbotsford ; she has since visited the Mar-
quis of Bute, Sir J. Dalrymple, and Sir J. Steuart Denham, at
their respective seats. We understand that her next excursion
will be to the north—(Eiii„burgh courant, Sept. 10.)

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WORCESTER MUSICAL MEETING..--The amount
of each day's collection at the Cathedral door, for the Purposes
of the Charity, were as follow :
First day - - . £154 14 6
Second day . - . 368 7 0
Third day - - . 30. It) Si
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Total - . £B2B 11 Ili
being 31. more than the sum collected at the last meeting.

DIGNITY OP AN ATTORNVY.GENERAL.—At
the Cardigan Great Sessions, R. Delehoyd was tried for man-
slaughter. The prisoner and the deceased William Bowen,
had been drinking together, at the Raven, Aberystwith,
about three years ago. On going out they quarrelled, and
fought two or thtee battles, in all of which the prisoner
had the worst. They were at last separated, but met
again, when the prisoner struck the deceased with a stick,
on the side of the head, from which blow he died in the
course of about fifteen days. On the Inquest a verdict of
" Manslaughter" was brought by the Jury against the pri-
soner. Shortly after he left this country ; but on his recent
return he voluntarily surrendered himself up to he tried at the
present Sessions. The evidence on the part of the prosecution
clearly proved that the deceased died from the violence of the
blow received from the prisoner. Mr. Russell defended him,
and attempted to call witnesses on his behalf to prove that he
had done acts characteristic of a humane man. Mr. Attorney.
General —" Mr. Russell, have you ever heard of such a thing
before ?" Mr. Russell "We shall have nothing but extreme jus.
rice from the Attorney-General." Mr. Attorney-General " You
ought to be ashamed of yourself to make use of such an expres.
sion towards an Attorney-General." r.itussell " What did you
say ?" Mr. Attorney-General--" You ought to be ashamed of
yourself." Mr. Russell—" If you repeat that expression, I
will pull down your dignity in a way that you little expect."
Here the conversation ended. The prisoner wet found guilty,
and sentenced to be fined one shilling, and imprisoned one
calendar month.—( Cambrian.) •

Txa DEATIK WATCH.— Among the popular
superstitions which the almost general illumination of modern
times has not been able to obliterate, the dread of the death
watch may well be considered as one of the most predomi.
nant, and still continues to
.disturb the habitations of rural
tranquillity with groundless tears and absurd apprehensions.
litlill m theehiceoflnyiennees is rounds, advanced state
whichtateofpTg, that this little
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no other than
the call or signal by which the male and female are led to each
other, and which may be considered as analogous to the call of
birds ; though not owing to the voice of the insect, hut to its
beating on any hard substance with the shield or fore
part of its head. The prevailing number of distinct strokes
which it beats is from seven to nine or eleven, which very cir-
cumstance may still add in some degree to the ominous cha-
racter which it bears among the vulgar. These sounds or
beats are given in pretty (Ruck succession, are repeated
at uncertain intervals, and in old houses, where the in-
sects are numerous, may be heard at almost every hour of the
day, elpecially if the weather is warm. The insect is of a colthir
so nearly resembling that of decayed wood, that it may for sonic
time elude the search of the inquirer. It is about a quarter of an
inch in length, and is moderately thick in proportion ; and the
wing shells are marked with numerous irregular variegations,
of a lighter or greyer colour than the ground colour.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER RACES-( YESTERDAY.)
BY EXPRESS.

The Doncaster St. Leger of 25gs. each, was won by Jerry,
Canteen second, and Houldsworth'a third. We could not ascer-
tain how many started—a fine-race.

TATTERSALL'S, SEPT. 29.

As is usual during the Doncaster Races, there was not any
attendance at the Room to-day, the Subscribers being at the
scene of action. As, however, considerable curiosity is ex-
cited by the extraordinary fluctuations in the odds, we have
attended at the different Sporting Houses at the West End of
the Town, and having also received from Doncaster a state-
ment of the betting up to Sunday morning, we are enabled to
lay the subjoined before our readers, and it will be seen that
some variations have taken place; several of the horses having
risen a little.—Swiss is quite out of the market.

ST. LEGER.
9t02 at Brutendorff 20 to 1 agst Osmond
15 to 2 agst Jerry 25 to 1 agst Tarandua
15 to 2 agst Streatham 30 to 1 agst Alfred
11 to 1 agst Mustachio 30 to 1 agst Elephant.
16 to 1 agst Equity

ROTHERHAM MEETING, SEPT. 16.
A Gold Cup, value 100 soy. given by the town, for all ages.
Lord Fitzwilliam's ch. m. Leonella . 3 1 1
11. B. Petre's ch. c. Butcher - . . 1 2 2
Sir J. Byng's br. c. Edward - - . 2dr

The Town Plate of 501. for all ages.
Lord Fitzwilliam's b. c. Razor
31r. Brown's ch. 1. Comedy - . •

. 1 1
.• 2 2

CAPTAIN BETHEL RAMSDEN'S MATCH.
This was to drive a tandem from Theal to London,forty.three
miles, in three hours and forty minutes. The start took place
at four o'clock in the morning, and in the first hour the Captain
did twelve miles and a half to between Twyford and Hare
hatch ; he did the next hour twelve miles and upwards, and
got the horses' mouth's cleansed at Slough. He had five miles
and a half to do fmm between Brentford anti Turnham Green,
in th'e last forty minutes, and he performed it easy, with eleven
minutes to spare.

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KEPI.
Beddenham and Swallowfield
wn Kingston Flat. It was for
thus :