The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-05 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ROCHESTER AND CITATHAAI RACES.
FIRST DAY-WEDNESDAY, Ann. 4.
A Maiden Plate of 501. for horses never having won any Plate
or Stakes, for three yrs old, fist. 71b. ; four list. ; five, list.
71h. ; six, gat. ; aged, 9st. 21b. Mares and Geldings allowed
31b. Heats, one mile and a distance.
Mr. Rrown's b. f. by Soothsayer, 4 yrs old - - I I
Mr. Coleman's bl. h. Greylock, 3 yrs - 0 2
31r. NVatkins's ch. c. Remnant, 3 yrs - 2 0
Mr. Forbes's hr. c. out of Peggy, 3 yrs
.. 3 dr
Mr. Ryan's ch. c, by Soothsayer, 3 yrs - - dr
A Sweepstakes of lot each, with 401. added.
Three years old, 7st. ; Four years old, list. 41b ; Five years
old, Ost. 1111). • Six years old, 9st. 21b.; Aged, Ust. 41b.
Mares and Geldings allowed 31b.—Two-mile heats. The
winner of a Plate or Stake this year, to carry Mts. extra, and
of two Plates or Stakes, 141bs. The second Horse to with-
draw his Stake—the remainder to be paid to the winner.
Mr. Pearse's b. c. Shepherd, by Phantom, 4 yrs 1 2 1
Mr. Whiteside's hr. h. Pleton, 5 yrs - 1 2
Mr. Page's b. F. by Poulton, 3 yrs - 3 3 0
Mr. Damant's hr. h. Warrior, 4 yrs old - 4 4 01
hunters Stakes of 5/. each, with 35/. added, for Horses not
thorough-bread, never having won a Plate or Stakes of 50!.
—3 yrs old, list. ; 4 yrs old, 9st. ; -3 yrs old, 10st. ; 6 yrs old,
Ilst. •' afged, llst. 41hs.—Two miles and a distinct. The
second horse to withdraw his Stake, and reciive 51. from
the Fund.
Capt. White's b. g. Rasper, aged -
,! When the accounts left the Course, the first heat only was
decided.

SALISBURY RACES.
rutin. DAY, TUESDAY, AUO. 3.
The Wiltshire Stakes of tasov. each ; 2 mils*.
Istr.'ir:,orsrviawa-sa.nrrafalst, 3 yrs old - . 1
111 r. Biggs Sunshinti 4 yrs
Mr. Groven's Black and '2
and All Black - - - • , 3
Well contested between Longwiiist and'Hunshine.-
Ills Majesty's Plate of 1 flOgit ; 4 miles.
Mr. Farquharson's b. h. Champion, 5 yrs 3 2 I 1
Mr. Radclyffe's b. h. Masquerader, 5 yrs . ' 1 3 2 2
Bigg's Sunshine, 4 yrs - . 2 1 3 lit
Every heat was well contested; Champion the favourite.

Puuc,lc BUILDINGS.--I 9 addition to the im-
provements in the vicinity of the House of Par-
liament, the Public. will shortly see the west
front of St. Margaret's Church display a new and
beautified appearance. A scaffold is raised, and
workmen are making the necessary repairs.—The
Italian façade in Palace-yard, which was consi•
tiered offensive to good taste, has been entirely
removed,.and the Gothic plan suggested by Mr.
BANKES and the Committee on the New Courts,
will be substituted.—The uew Treasury now
erecting at Whitehall will be a very handsome
stone building. The work mlvances
rapid ly--
The new Church at Kennington-common is much
admired. The style of architecture is neat and
appropriate. There is something of. the simple
effect produced by the first Christian Temples.

.-On Sandal, lust, Mr. Pnicc, the American
Manager, accompanied by Mlrs 14. KELLY, and
the other Performers whom he had engaged, em-
harked at Liverpool, on board the packet-ship
Paciyie,'and sailed for New York.
Al. t. El) Ito naEtt VeSterday one Charles
Stevens watocharged at Marlborough-street Of-
fice, With' robbing Messrs. Richardson and Co.,
linen-drapers, in Oxford-street, of Irish linens to
the amount of upwards of 3,0004 ; and John
Rosen was charged,,in like manner,with receiving
the said articles. After six witnesses had been ex-
unlined, the case: was, atT the request of the Solicitor
to the plaintiffs, remanded to this day se'linight.
—Stevens. was a shopitum in the employment of
Messrs. Richardson, end Bowen, a saddler, in
Jernayn-street, St. looms's. Parcels of the goods
stated to have been stolen had been disposed of
at Hammond's, in Piccadilly, and-other respect-
able linen-drapers, with the aid of a man.of the
name of Shilleto, who conveyed them in a cart.
Shilleto is also in custody.

Last night, about eight o'clock, a violent dis-
turbance took place in the Cowgate, at the foOt of Blair Street,
among a number of Irish labourers, several of whom were se-
verely beaten before the Police could restore; One
man was so much hurt;that hewus conveyed in an almost iffi.4ess
state to the Infirmary.-(Edinburgh Courant, Auk 2.) •
MV r. Li.on, a respectable farmer, Of Pen
Castel, near Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, was
killed by his hull on Monday week. Mr. '"°-"/
was driving the animal into a co‘v.shed, when he
suddenly turned upon his 'unfortunate owner and
gored hitn to death in the: presunce of' several
of
the family. The ferocious animal could not be
driven from. the burly old) a'cloo sflii brought-
to worry him unay.

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