The Sun.
London, England, 1804-08-04 00:00:00

SOUTUAMPTON, Mc. 2.

Ou a Races' ere held on Shirley Common yegter.
day, and the day before, when the sport was better,
and the company lii .re numerous and fashionable,
thin we ever witnessed on a former occasion. The
Cup, of fifty guineas value, was run for by Sir
HENRY LIPRI N cores horse Slate, and by one of
Capt. BRANTHWAYT'S, and won by the litter, by
hall a neck. The race for the Ltdy's Purse was
also very gond; JO. a match between Mr. SPKAO'S
-and Mr. BELL's ponies was gained by about a
length. There was a ball and supper the first night,
at the Long Room, which was attended by all the
heiuty and fashion in the town and county. The
first dance, " Molly put the Kettle on," was called
by the beautiful bride of Mr. TENANT, the daughter
of Lord YAR BOR,ArGH, who. opened the ball with
Capt. jO',EIPH SYDNEY YORKE, M. P. .brother of
the Earl of HARDWICKF. The Stewards, JOHN
PARLEY, and SAmrsots. SoSER, Esqrs. left nothing
undone to entertain so splendid at assemblage of
their friends ; and the supptr, to which the c-im.
party, 250 in number, sat down at one t.'cloek, was
served up in an uncommon style of elegance, PO
consisted of every delicacy the season affirds ;
atnangst the distinguished fashiunat-les present were

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Sir Henry Lippincott, BRO. Sir Charles anti Lady Rich,
a• d ci-oughters, lady Gifford, Mr. Fitinugh, M. P. Lady
Kuntbold, Mrs. Ctialont:r and dautitters, Lad% and the Miss
Park,rs, Nlri. and Miss M'Clcoti, Mr. Mrs. and Miss pa.
son, d:c.

The race.gr .und, on the sec'ind dsy, was much
miire crowded With carriages than on the (1,4.
On the second night the Theatre was ope.ied, and
CoLLttl9, from Duffy-kW, and EGK RION. fr
B.tit, performed,. with unbtit.ded arianbe, in The
Soldier's &zit:bier, and in The Artie To.

Yesterday, about half past eleven o'ciock, a ear..
riage for the in .re rat id c ,nveyanceof Troops was
in.rcted n the Parade before the Horse Guards, by
his Royal Highness the DUKE of YaiitK; Generals
BURRARD and H Pe, Adjutant RAIN FoRD, Corn.
missary VAT oN, Mr. PITT, 1. rd I IAWKE, BURY,
Lord MULGR AV C, the LORD MAYOR, and a vast
number of Military and .other persons of dist innion.
jAcoss and SPURRIER, of Greek street, Soho, are
said to be the }visors who made and 1 rodnced the
apparatu,: it consists cf four strong hoards—two
long and two short ones, so joined together as ro
leave a hole in the middle for the Soldiers, who sit
on each side, on the larger boards, face to face, to
put their feet down, and under whieh•opening, at a
proper distance below, a sitt board is suspended by
means of four irons, strongly screwed to the seats
above. This is all the apparatus, and consequently
it can be stowed away in a small space, ,nd is not
liable for a great length of, time, to decay', or be-
come unfit for use) excep: two bars of wood, which
pass under, and are screwed to the shorter seats, and
projttt four or five inches beyond them at each end.
These .ate fur suspending it, by means of a strong
hempen rope, to the springs of a common post.chaise,
hackney, or other coach carriage, the body being
removed for that purpose. This is done by passing
fhe rope twice round the seat- end of the bar, and
as many times through the eye or loop to which the
carriage ,body was before suspended, and passing it
tight *long to the other spring and bar on the same
side ; by which means this rope, passing from one
spring to the other, serves as a support to the barks
of the men, and prevents theit being thrown off by
any su den j ilt ; and the mare weight there is on
the seat the tighter this. rope draws. Two .of those
apparatus, mounted on commln post chaise carriage,,
with tour !ruses and two postillions to each, were
on the rata& ; on one al them thirteen privates.ani
a S,..rjeant of the Guards were seared, two b tire
and two behind, with their feet outwards, fi, e
on each side with their 'eel inward.; tl;ey .11„3
their arms, knapsacks, canteens, and every matching
acc,.tur,m,'nt.• • _ - •

Thr I)uxe of YORK and Mr. PITT, parricu.
lar, most itu t xitnincti every part nt this car.
riage, he p isition and ii gree of accommotla.
lion the men had therein ; atter which, Mr. Pt ri
distinguis rut hitn.eit by m.oanting on the other
empty carriage, and.seating Irim cat with his back
tow the h .rses, where Ile remained cm ver.
swim) with thae round the earringe for near ten
minutes, &stash)6 . slv t... tar
,afetit merits. At.. ten
minutes past twelve o'cl k, the loaded ctrtiage
st"te,t, .inti went (4,14 Writing, in Kent, 4 dist..
apce of eleven miles; an Qifieer a the GuArds, on.
horseback, took down the time, and is to note
every cirt,3llll.4:lllCC which call as.ist in forming a
cored i' judgairot on the, merits of the apparatus :
its utility and si
rop..c.t) however, appefir?,l so
evident on the inspeOiran„ th it Mr. BRuuK WAT-
)I4 was heard to direct Mr. JAco as to get the mate.
rids cut put and prepared iu constinktfing a gteat
number tai them. Lady Mits.; zsitnoll was in her
carriage, with An tiler Lady, on the Parade;
The Margate Theatre, which was prevented from
opening by the want of Performer", has at length
coiletted a tolerable C,inpany. C,ltniarliCcd
season with jokm Ittystirld.,„ from. Pturyi,,
lane Theatre,. pliiyed Shaelgon. Lov tuaoy pi,
from.&tili, was the job .716Oraberrj; and. Foto LK tr.
•NI It from Eiiiiburgh, the Prregrime.—Lovers'
Yews has since been performed with success. A
MISS STANLEY made her.,6lllt appearance in Amelia,
and acquitted herself in aystainising martin:C.
The Exeter Theatre opened Agin for the Assize
week. l)owrrssyr is represented to be 4' its Trio.,
cipal and only attraction." It so the Theatre must
he very indifferently furnished with Performers,
for though DOWTON is reasonably 46 accounted
a very good Attor," he is by no means to be con.
sidered as such a luminary as would alone give fit.
diatlCC- to the theatrical hemisphere. He has been
well received in,Genitraor ileartall (in the ,Ndiet.'i
Daughter), Ralph (in the Loa and .140, Sheiva
(in the jew), And Lingo.

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Yesterday afternoon, as two labourers were 'pull.
ing down the front of a house in Cranhorne.orext,
Leieester.square,, the adjoining wall gave vv,iy, and
Otte of the men vvivi precipitated to the.gro4,n,l atm% •
With the ruins, by which he was Very much hrukett..
He was immediately carried to the Middlesex H0t....
pitid, The other man, by a sudden cxcruiun, c tugh
hold of a rafter, from which he was suspended 1'
"11 lime, but ward unkutts " •