The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHELTENHAM .RACES, July 15.
Sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each, h. ft., for 2-yrs.-old. 3 subs.
Mr. West's b. f. Purity 1
Mr. White's b. f. by Harry 2
Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. 6 subs. A mile.
11r. Sadler's Defensive 1
Mr. Griffith's b. c. by Reveller
The Gloucestershire Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft. 36 subs. ; 25
of whom declared. Two miles.
Mr. J. Day's Diana 1
Mr. J. Peel's Uncle Toby
Three others started.
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A Handicap of 10 sous. each, and 15 added, was won by Mr.
Osbaldeston's Swing, beating Warrior, Cannon Ball, Conrad, and
Audley.

IPSWICH RACES, July
.15.
His Majesty'S Plate of 100 guineas.
Mr. G. Edwards's Dirce....
Duke of Grafton's Octave .

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1 1
2 2

Colonel Skipwith's Lady Charlotte
The County Members' Plate of 50 sovs. was won in three heats
by Mr. Barrett's Airy, beating Mr. Coleman's Needle, Mr. Cob-
bold's Sevillian, and two others.

HINT FOR A " CAVALIER SEUL."-,--In certain
cities of the south, where gentlemen having felt the icy chill
of a refusal to an invitation to dance, where a lady who is de-
clared to be engaging, declares herself to be engaged, a form
is used which prevents any such disappointment. At the door
of the salon a danser is a corbeille of artificial flowers, from
which each visitor selects one and presents it to the lady of his
choice. She wears the ornament in her ceinture until she has
danced her two sets, and then returns it to her partner. Thus
a lady who wears no bouquet is disengaged, and the offer of
the flower saves the trouble of a speech and the pain of refusal.
—Le Canzeleon.
Venus may now be seen in the evening, and will
continue visible till December. She is now in a W.N. W.

irection. To the right of Venus, a little lower, at a distance
of about six degrees (if the air be clear) will be seen the pla.
net Mercury, so seldom visible in this part of the world. At a
distance of about 55 degrees to the left of Venus, the planet
Saturn, with his ring and satellites, presents a most beautiful
and interesting object in the heavens.

It is understood that it is contemplated to convert
the establishment at Prior-park into a Catholic university._
Bath Chronicle.

Upwards of 12,000 sheep and lambs were offered
for sale at Stockbridge fair last week, the greatest number
ever known, and which, owing to the shortness of keep, sold
at moderate prices.

REMARKABLE DOCILITY IN A SEAL.—The
young seal, caught by the fisherman, Rice of Spalding, below
Fosdyke, as stated in the Herald of last Tuesday,i is become so
tame, in the short space of one Week, that it till come•to its
keeper when called, lick his hand, follow, him le a dog,aad
show every symptom of attachment in its power.When'he
goes into hislxiat on the river, and throws the creature into
the water, it will paddle after the vessel, or sport around it. If
Rice secretes himself at the bottom of the. boat, the seal ap—
pears quite distressed, and gazes round as if lOoking for him.
When he leaves the river and comes on the land, the animal
quits the water also, and follows him immediately. A gentle-
man of Spalding was witness to all these symptoms of tame,
ness and attachment to the keeper by this creature on the
river, a little below that town, one evening last week. —mistom
Herald