The Sun.
London, England, 1805-09-14 00:00:00

PONTEFRACT RACES.

Tess D4Y, SEPJ.
The Members',llate of 52.1. fftr Maiden 3 and 4 year olds.
it R. Winn's b. c. Marina, by Preciiiitarc 3 )is 6 r t
Mr. Itictiaidson's b. in. Woodoine, 3 yr,.; 4 3
lion. L. cb. i. by Patriot: 3 yrs old 3 dr
Mr. Witsoii's W.f. by Sir Vetcr, 3 }rs ula (hotted) 2 z
Mr. Flint's b.c. Scampston, byScreveroli, 3 yls old 1 3 2
Mr. HOthatiVS b. c. Bomu_ei by TrAvel lei, 3 yrii Old' 4 or
5 to.. 4gst ; 7 to 4 I'c:ter—easy.

Wra)NBSDAY.

Swecpstal,:..s of 3ogs. e...a.11, togs. it. !or 3 yr cltl colts.
Sir W. (;erarO's bl. c. I.3;tro,w.be, by 0 verm, •
Sir R. Wirol's cII c. Saund I tßigul4rit, by Buzzard -
Sysezpstakes of :logs. cacti, with 2046. auticd, zcr 3-yrs. old
fillies.

Sir T. Gascoig (.1
ne's Precipitate, out of &..tenlock
14 Strathmore. s grzy, by Overton z
Sir E. Smith's grey, by Overton . 3
Sir IL Witin's lay, pocrite, sister to Auilionecr - 4
Mr. E. L. Hodoon's.bay, by Moorcock s
to r agst. Lti Strathmore's grey, and sto agst. Sir 'T.
Gabcoigne's chr.snut— half a head.

The Gold Cup, value wogs. a Subscription of logs. each,
with zags. added, for 3,4, g, and 6-yrs. onii aged.
blares and geldings, to b.: a.lowect 31h. and a winner of the
great Subscription or SweepNtakei, at York, this year, 51b.
extra.— 'fliti3 marked t to carry
.;1:). extra.
f Mr. t'eirse's h. h. Ferguson, S yrs. old
Mr. Dent's b. c. Sir Charles,hy Selim, 4 yrs. old - 2

2to nand sto 2 odritgusott Von easy.

Thursday a cricket match was played in Jesus-
close, near Cambridge, by one member of the Cam-
bridge Cricket Club against six inhabitants of the
town, which was won by the former by one innings
and a notch.

Monday a Gentleman out shouting in the County
of East Lothian, whosp dog pointed in a stubble
field, fired at a covey, and killed three partridges
and a hare, with one barrel.
On Wednesday a Gentleman of Yarmouth shot a
Snipe of the astonishing weight 0f,14 ounces.
Last week one of the workmen employed in sink-
ing a well, in a garden near George-street, in White-
haven, at the depth of full eleiren yards from the sur-
face, and just as he got to*the water, found a thorn-
leaf amongst some of the soil ; which, in its ap-
pearance, exhibits every stage of vegetation, except
the first. The stem is perfeCt, and the part of the
leaf adjoining it is only a little short of verdant; the
next, towards what may be called the centre, is ting-
ed of a colour nearly redi the fibres are all perfed ;
but, approaching the extrernities, the leaf appears
withered, and afterwards there is An evident petri-
faCtion. It is difficult evett to conjeCture how long,
or by what means, it may have been deposited in that
place; but it is certain that there are no thorn-bushes
near the spot.

On Thursday •sennight, about nine in the .morn-
ing, a violent hurricane came on at Pembridge, in
Herefordshire, where, and in the m.,ighbo'nrhood, it
did considerable injury. Its direaion was from th(
South-West, and, in its. course., it passed:by and
unroofed the mansion of Is'Sq: at the
Byletts, and carried otr. quantitY of barley out
of a field, . and also tore up eighteen large. ;ipple-
trees by the roots. it next pvoceeded to Milton
,from whence it carried- all before oaks,
apple-trt!es, hop-poles, and i quantity of wheat in
stacks; into an adjoining' I final. It likewise carried
away all the sacks of wheat ntiratclitt in, as field
and What became of them is eat ', kitowti. The
hurricane was attetided, with a sulplinreouS satells
Sanday.morning-, abont five o'clock, a very alanu.
ing fire broke out in a thatched tenement in Dry- •
gateLlane, Glasgow-, which in a few Minutes com
municated to the adjoining houses : so rapidly did
it spread that a number of the people wel:.e iirst
Thrilled of it bylhe
.appearance of "the flames,
With difficulty
,eseaped:ont• Of .111 e Wimlows in their
'olll.s. On the. first 'alarm the M-agistrates, Com-
missioners, and nister of Police, with party of
the 7 St Regiment, attended. 'rile engines belong-
ing to the, city and to the qlsisrow Fue Insurance
Odice, were dire-41.1d to pay mill their attention to
iirevent the the froth spretding still f,:rther, as it wis:
impossible .to save the !lollies in 'which it already
raged. About nine O'clock it was entirely extin-
guished, but not till it had burned out sixteen poor
filminess- Much credit is due to the.ne4;hbours• ter
their exertions in supplying the engine` With :water.
No part of the premises is insured.' - Tito proprietors
of the property, from inattention or thou 2,, htltn;:;-
nes,a, had, after it 114,1 insured for thirty e4r4,
•in the Sun Fire Office, allowed the policy to oxpire
nearly two years ago.
On Thursday evening as - MajorCTITCIILEY,
time St. 'AndreW's Volunteers, acconipaltied by his
eldest daughter, was returning to town from Houn-
slow, in his gig, with a servant' riding before them,
at KensingtOn Gore they were met by -a MY, RUIN
11A.Y1..r.V, rn a chaise, who, to ia state of intoxication,
was driving furiously-On the wrong sidp of the' road,
and which, in his crossing,. came in .contaet -with
the Major's ; the concussion of the two carriages was
so violent as to throw all the . three persons out in
different directions, and the servant from his horse.,
both chaises were broke nearly. to pieces, the young
Lady was taken up senseless, havingL received a vikl-
lr nt contusion on the right side of her head, near the
temple, and was otherwise hod, and very narrowly
escaped with her life.---The, Midor and his servant
very fortnnately escaped with no other injury :Allan
What iiroSe 'froth the shock.
- Those who wif t not, w hen rortune otters,
- Huai 10 her hand their emlitY eottias.
May well latocat who who- pin
Whattliey' ye negleded t 0 entaiti;

The golden opportunity afforded by the
Lottery, of gaining a princely fortune for a ad-
venture, is -inch y none should negle6t. This Lot
tery, of comparatively a small number of Tickets.,
possesses in greiit Prizes One HundrlA and 'rhirty
Thousand Pounds! ! in. sinOl ?:iety Thou
sand PouncN !!! anti gut far 1113011 s l'hirty Thou-
sand Pounds! rilintion of those‘Capital
tints vtill begin an the ooth of the present month.