The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-17 00:00:00

ROWING MATCH.

TIIE TEMPLE PRIZE \VIM ItßY.—Yesterday afternoon
the second annual Prize Wherry, given by the Gentlemen of
the Inns of Court and others, as an encouragement to industry,
was contended for by eight scullermen belonging to Temple
Stairs, which was decided in three heats by the undermen-
tioned persons, distinguished as follows, viz. :
Thomas Hill - . Scarlet Edward Collins Orange
B. Windsor . - Pink James Watford Put ale
James Dupere - Brown Denry Hallett Light Blue
I
Elisha Webster. . Green Charles (Jingle Yellow
The competitors oceeded from buoys stationed in the centre
of the River, opposite• Temple Gardens, up round a boat
moored off the Adelphi, down the north shore, through the se-
cond arch of Blackfriars Bridge, back again round the boat off
the Adelphi, and then to the prize wherry lying off Temple
Gardens, the first two boats i n each heat to be entitled
to contend for the prize, which wits declared in favour of scarlet,
green, light-blue, and purple. Soon after seven o'clock, the
successful Candidates in the preceding heats, having arranged
thetns:lves in readiness, proceeded by signal from the appoint-
ed station to go the distance over again for the grand Prize.
This maintained by the several competi.
tors, contest w" moateachbeingco confident
tof success. Victory, however, was
finally decided in favour of' Light Blue, who took possession of
his Prize in the presence of an immense concourse of spectators
that lined the brtdges and banks of the river.

Tins atis.—On Saturdatr last
was played, at the Royal Ten-
nis Court, James-street, the second Grand Match between Mr.
Cox and Monsieur Louis against
Segnior Marebisio and Mon_
sicur Barre, which, after a spirited contest of two hours and a
half, was decided in favour of the former. The Court was
crowded by all the Noblemen and Gentlemen Amateurs in
Town.
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A Letter from Northumberland says, that if the weather
continue to be as congenial as heretofore, Sportsmen who
visit the 'Western Moors of Bew t,
,asde, and that part Of the
County of Northumberland, on the 12th Of August next, may
expect plenty of amusement. So far there is an unprecedented
chew of game of every description, to Wit, black game, heath
fowl, grouse, partridges and hares.

The late Marquis of SALisovnY, we hear, is
to be interred in the family vault at Hatfield.

Go ben Dr. C OLOPIIITH had writ.
ten his way up to fame, some friends, wishing to introduce him
into more and higher society, advised him to give an evening
entertainment at his chambers. Ladies and Gentlemen were
accordingly invited, and the titled and untitled came...—
Goldsmith, in a pea-green coat, and other parts of his dress
appropriately gay, received his guests with due politeness, and
the party amused themselves very agreeably. After tea, &c.,
cards were proposed ; and 100, the fashionablezante of that day,
soon engaged the attention of its votaries Goldsmith attend-
ing, and enjoying the vicissitudes of their,: speculationi. At
length, however, he became exceedingly agitated, he walked
round the table, up and down, with a dilardered step and
disturbed air. Mr. Bunbury, one of the gamesters, had a run of
ill luck, and had lost several pounds. This so distressed his
host that lie could endure it no longer, but, shocked to see any
one plundered of so immense a sum in his house be called him
out of the room, and slipping a guinea into his fiend, intreated
him to play no more. The diversion occasioned by this sally
was not the least amusing part of the mistakes of that night ;
and we can vouch for the troth of it as an original anecdote of
him who was indeed in
simplicity a child.'
Besides the ruins of Kelso Abbey, those of the magnificent
one of Jedburgh are now undergoing a repair, which, it is
to be hoped, will long preserve the remains of that splendid
edifice trom destruction. _ _

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Tungrt THKEE.---Ofid tHilliberti seem to
have been much regarded, perticulativ the nunther 3 as having
a beginning, a middle, and an entl. The adoption of this num-
ber probably arose front the 'Trinity, and is generally made use
of as follows :—lf the eyes were sore, they were washed 3 times ;
in sacrifices the priests sprinkle 3fimes; in the Salian dance they
beat the ground 3 times; in execrations they spat 3 times upon
the earth; Jupiter's thunderbolt had 3 forks; the trident of
Neptune . had 3 prongs; Cnberus, the dog of Pluto had
3 heads ; the Pythian Priestess sat on a telpod, the 3 legs
of which signified the knowledge of the Clods, as dkim.
guished by the past, the present, anti the future: There
were likewise 3 Pamir, 3 Furies, and 3 several capacities
to e Diana, and Luna ; the Sahines
thteostuhne, as
moan, 801 Apollo,as nam
also and Liber; there were 3 capacities
prayed 3 times a day.; and ninny nations in performing
acts of adoration bow 3 times ; in this country people are
dipped in holy water 3 times; and di,Bearswere cured by 3 sir.
cundocutions ;in approaching royally it is customary to bow
3 times, one on entering the presence en4mher, one half-way
to the sovereign, and one at the foot of the throne; Shakspeare
in 41facteth,has 3 witches, and their dances have been gene.
rally performed 3 times, or 3 times 3 ; Gay Its his fourth pas-
torsi also alludes to this number.