The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-21 00:00:00

COURSING MATCH.

COVENTRY AGAINST COLESTIILL.—This match, in which
each party was to find five dogs, took place at Drayton, on the
13th instant, and was decided in the following manner; Coles.
hill having won 3 out of 5 Courses
COVENTRY. COLESTIILL.
Rival . was beat by . Champion.
Topper . was beat by - Crack.
Rabbit . beat • . Whisker.
Piper - beat - Comrade.
Cowslip . was beat by Comus
The following Bye-Matches, which were afterwards made, af-
forded considerable diversion :
Mr. Jackson's white dog beat Mr. Johnson's black dog.
Capt. Burgess's bitch beat Mr. Robbins's.
Mr. Carter's young dog► beat Capt. Yates's bitch.
Mr. Ballard's beat Mr. Carter's.
Mr. Carter's beat Mr. Vales's.

Mr. l'irateman's black dog beat Mr. Morwood's dun bitch.
After the sports of the day, 3B gentlemen sat down to a very
sumptuous dinner at the King's .Head Inn, Coventry, Mr. T.
Chapman, in the Chair. Many loyal and patriotic toasts were
drank, and the health of Mr. Hemming, with thanks to him
for the very handsome and liberal manner in which he had
contributed to the amusements of the day, was drank with three
times three. The evening was spent with the greatest con-
viviality.

A letter from an officer ofthe squadron in the
Tagus states,lthat the Ocean, of 80 guns, the flag-ship of Vice.
Admiral Lord Beanelerc, was visited on the 16th ult. by the King
of Portugal and his daughters. The weather was very fine,
and the ship, dressed in colours, had a brilliant effect. The
awnings on the deck of the Ocean were lined with the Standard
of England and flab's of all nations—the mast-head decorated.
with the British, Portuguese, and French standards. Three
hundred and fifty marines under arms were arranged round
the poop, quarter-deck, and forecastle. At eleven o'clock
the British and Foreign Ambassadors, with their ladies
and suites, arrived, and were received' by the officers of
the ship, dressed in full uniform. At half-past twelve the
royal barge, with those of the King's Ministers, &c. came in
sight ; the yards of the British and Portuguese ships were imme-
diately manned. The royal barge, rowing 40 oars and manned
by 120 men, soon came alongside. On his Illajesty reaching the
deck, the squadron fired a royal salute, and the band played
The three junior Lieutenants were sta.
tihanded up the three Princesses, who as
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,of the Foreign Ambassadors, and at three o'clock sat down to
dinner, which had been prepared in the fore-cabin, in presence
of all the guests. The Admiral and his Flag Lieutenant
attended on the King • Captain Hardman and his First Lieu.
tenant on the eldest i'rincess ; Captain Sir Thomas Staines
and his First Lieutenant on the second ; and the Honour.
able Captain Rodney on the youngest. After the Royal
Family had finished their repast, the company withdrew to the
ward-mom and gun-room to dinner. At eight o'clock, after
expressing his thanks for the kindness which his family and
himself had experienced on board, his Majesty ordered his
barge, and left the ship under a salute, as before.—(Devottport
Telegraph.)

A pardon, on condition of transportation for
life, was received-at Hertford, on Tuesday last, for James
Thomas alias Davis, convicted at the last Summer Assizes for
Hertford, of the burglary at liertingfordbury, which was made
known to him on Wednesday morning, immediately after the
execution of Jones and i'Veaverl for the same offence.—
And a free pardon was also received on Friday morning
for James Harris, convicted at the same Assizes, but believed
to be innocent—upon which he was immediately released from
prison.