The Sun.
London, England, 1810-07-31 00:00:00

TUESDAY) JULY 31, 1810.

GENEARE, POST.OPPICE,.

July zg,
A CAUTION TO PROFESSIONAL GENTLEMEN

IN THE LAW.

HIS MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER GENE-
RAL h.to.ilng received Information th.:t many- Profes.
sional Gentlemen are in the praaice of sending in Parcel: by the
Mail and other Coaches, to their Agents in London, Letters for
otoer Persons, to the injury of this Revenue:
The Persons-• sending, and also the Persons !delivering such
Letter:, are liable {n a Penalty of 51. a Letter and Costs, and Pro.
secretions will he commenced for the recovery thereof._
By command of the Posimarter General,
FRE E LING, Secretary.

DEPTFORD VICTUALLING-I'4RD, ,
• July 25,- tBto.
give
rr HESE are to Aotzce, That on Thiirsday, the.
z of August next, at to •osel6ck in the Forenoon, will be
exposed to Sale at flit Illaitys Pianalling- Yard, at Deptford,
sundry L,Lai of be Plowing PROVISIONS and VI C.
TUM LING STORES, novalyingin the.raid Yard; viz.
Bread, Fhur, Raisins, Currants, Peas, • Oatmeal, Rice,
Pot Barley, Bake-house Sweeping:, Bread-dust, Bags and
Rags. Beef, Pork; Suet, Sugar, Butter, Cheese, and Oil,
together with several lots of biOkeri Staves, Boards' Ends,
Iron Hoops, &c.

A Deposit of 251. per cent. is to be immediately made upon t,6e
Amount of -tach Lot, and the Remainder of the Purchase Money
raid before tie Articles are taken away, for which purpose ape.

rind of Thurtqy iVorking.day: will be allow-ed from the: Do. of
Sale 4. the
,buyers particularly, °burying, that .not less than One,
half of the quantity is to be removed P ont the Premises within the
first let tia.ys, and the Remainder in the Tex folloxving Days,
otherwise tte Deposit tlirmy will be forfeited, and thePrvt-sions
or Stores ri main the Pcopertyof the Crown, as no exteNtitnof time
Brill on any rliciunt be granted.

BRIGHTON RACES.

eNPROPITIOUs STORM AND FASHIONABLE

DISTRESS.

BKIG/ITON, JULY 28.—The arrivals to this place.
on Thursday were uncommonly numerous ; car-
riages, with a pair and four liors.:s, were rattling
into the town throughout the day, and we may add,
during the greater part of the night. Among othdls
of the .first distinction who have recently entered the
town are---

•
The Duke of Brunswick, the Earl of Egremont, Lady
Anne Wyndham, Lady Cole, the Countess of Oenbigh' Sir
john Shelley, Lord and. Lady Boyne, 6ir.j. and Lauy eer-
ring, the lion. Mrs. and Miss Wallop, Sir C. M. burred,
Baron Montalembert, Sir W. Foulis, the principal charac.
ters in the spurting world, and others too numerous for
mention.

Yesterday the day opened in a sorrowful manner,
the clouds shed their moisture on the town for
hours In succession, and general were the-apprehen-
sions of a damp and cheerless day. Tow,,rds twelve
o'clock, however, the rain ceased„ Vehicles now,
from the dignified and aspiring .baroucheii with a Set
of blooth, to the humble taxed-cart,were in motion,
all verging to One puilit, and creating a scene of in-
terest and confusion Let or conceived than expressed.
Equestrians and pedestrians exceeded their .usual.
number fitly films told. By one o'clock; the hour-
specified tor the horses to start for- the Pavilion
,Stsli•-s,. the level and the whole sweep of the
bowils, as tar as the. eye could reach, displayed
Inn se and foot, male.and female, ni..bility and (-mini-
lity, anxiously huirying towards the course, learnt'
lest they should lose the- critical moment, ai,d lest
the signal for starting should be given before they
arrived.' A: this juncture, when pleasure was the.
goal that eery one had in view, and no interrup-
tion to fteir wishes anticipated, the weather, in the
most sidden andunexpeetLd manner, changed ; tire
sun was prest..nily obscured- in black ..clotids, the
wind howled is the south, denoting a lnirricane,
which was realized in less than ten Minutes, ac-•
cum, anied with such torrents from, the 'ckuds,
that tie best water-proof box-coats were com-
pletely soaked thrtiugh, almost as soon as they
could be put on.

l'iie scene'of distress which the slope of the downs
now exhibited, ;words are almost inadequate -to de-
scribe; the Ladies screamed, and flew to the Gen-
tlemen fin protection (numberless well-dressed fe-
males being' in the pedestrian throng) who, at first,
endeavoured to screen them from the fury of the
storm by umbrellas ; but ihese were presently ren-
dered useless, many of them being torn to frag-
ments," and blown about in all directions. Tempest-
driven, and seeking in vain for a temporary refuge,
for not a place of that description could this part of
Downs afford, were the whole cc,u
fluence of persons for about three quarters of an
hour, while the shrieks of the females mingled with
the blast, and the shouts of those more used to such
inclemencies, who " smiled in the tumult, and en-
ioyed the storm." In this situation, you might be-
hold scores of elegant women, with yellow, blue,
and purple slippers, white silk stockings, almost
garter-deep in water and mire, whilst some literally
were blown off their feet, and exposed to -hardships
still more distressingly se%ere. On the summit of
the hill the squall was, if possible, more powerfully
felt, those in close carriages being only screene,d
from its etletts; fit though hundreds gained ad-
mission Jo the stand, the building being entirely
. open in front, the rain was driven into it with such
force, that many preferred the drenching without to
the more close and confined delngings to Which ail
were exposed within:. The booths, too weakly fixed
to resist the violence of the elements, were (team-
lished in many parts, and none were so suiticlentty
securQ" that dry nauili:nents could be ene• conse-
quence of resdrting tot hem. From the latter places,
without feathers, escaped in flights, many
taking the uirectilti of 7•Lewes, while aroent spirits
spontaneously mixed with the water, and great was
the loss in ham and beef. •

Before two o'clock, however, 'to the inexpressi-
ble Joy of , the suaerers, the wind moderated, the
Clouds merely drizz:ed their moisture, When hun-
dreds, satiated with the diversionsut the day, indved
homewards in tolerable safety, 1., bile others, of
stronger nerve, and less fearful of cons, awaited the
starting of the horses for the; Pavilion J Likes,' which
took place at about half past two, three horses only,
of the many na:ned, contending for the palm of
victory, which went out (a tow-tulle heat) and came
in asunder
Mr. Paync's b, c. by Gohann3

Mr. c. ;Wr. Ed%vard

Lord Lgretnont.'s Uoiunoa

The b. c. by Gehanna, was the favourite, upon
which wear betting, and 5 to to 4 only could be ob-
Jained against the held, whilst the odds were 2 to
against Mr. Edward, and 3 to 1 against the win-
ner, who gained the heat easily. _
This race over, no one appeared inclined shiver-
ingly to await in his damp clothes fur any more.'--•
Tile Hundred Pound Plate, there:nre,.was postponed
until this day, and all partils were presently in mo-
tion for the town. The evening turned out, upon
the whole, rather favuurabte, and the sportsmen, for
some tithe, were proposing and. accepting bets on
the Steyne„ Towards .bun-set, however, they ge-
nerally Moved.oti towards the Royal Circus, which
had been opened on the preceding Wednesday by
Mt% Brunton, and, w,bich,last,niglit was crowded in
ail pans, the Duke of Brunswick, the E.Alat ligre-
mUnt, Sir C. M. 'Burrell, Sir J. Shelley, and the first
families of nobility, •at present here, giving interest
and fashion 'to the boxes. The performances were
a Ballet, the Burletta of the Three and the Deuce,
Horsemanship by Smith, and a Pantomime • called
the Genii of the Deep. Brunton, in the: former
piece, gave a most co.winving triple proof of the
versatility of his powers, and the plaudits he receiv-
ed were as entliniiastic,: relief ated,. and general, as
ever gave cheerfulne,s to a Theatre. The Post OjiGe