The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-12 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF LORD GIFFORD.

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The tolling of the Rolls' Chapel bell this morning an-
nounced the funeral of this Nobleman as about to take
place. At half-past eleven o'clock several carriages drove
into the Rolls' Court-yard, the gate of which was imme-
diately afterwards Closed to prevent the admission of un-
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interested spectators, it being his Lordship's desire that
his interment should be conducted with as little ceremony.
as possible. At a quarter before twelveeitobh'tacanlocciLeskirlibtnhogv.e
Chancellor arrived, without any attendants except the ser-
vants, who were dressed in black liveries for the occasion.
At At about a quarter to one o'clock the mournful procession
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six supporters. The Minister,
read the Burial Service, and about four relatives and
friends of the deceased followed in the
procession, which
was closed by household domestics. Many of the poroces.
pion were weeping, one in particular, a stoat
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tlenkan, who followed next to the body, cou d scarcely sup-
port
himself for tht little distance which he had to pro-
ceed. After the church service was concluded the body
was placed in the vault.

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RAMSGATg, SEPT. 11.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
This phice is quite gay, from the variety of company
and the number of yachts, as well as other shipping,
which have been driven into the harbour through stress
of weather. The most conspicuous yachts are those
of Sir W. Curtis, the Trinity buoy yacht, and Sir
Godfrey Webster's. The latter, yesterday, made a
very splendid display of flags in the rigging, which
drew down multitudes of the Cockney tribe to inspect it
and make their critical remarks. It was quite amusing
to hear the inquisitorial queries addressed from one to
mother. It was supposed that they were merely put
out to air, from their being placed promiscuously ; but
John Bull would have it that it was Sir Godfrey's
birth-day,. and that he meant to celebrate it on board ;
and after remainining there, in anxious gaze, till sun-
set (at which time they were lowered), multitudes de-
parted in a disappointed mood. Lord Harborough
left this place lust week, in his beautiful yacht ; but
having encountered some severe gales, in which he lost
his fore-mast, he has been obliged to take refuge in
the harbour of Margate, to repair.
The weather'has been so boisterous of late, that the
small craft have been wrecked on the Goodwin Sands,
and nothing but petitions are going about to relieve
the shipwrecked mariners. One vessel (the _Vita and
Jane), from Wales, laden with tin and iron, was a
complete wreck, but fortunately no lives were lost.
The Captain's wife was lashed up in the rigging for
many hours, until boats went ofr to rescue her and
many others of the crew ; the hull may be seen at
low water, and every effort is making to rescue her
cargo. Two or three fishing-boats which went off' to
her assistance got stove in, and were lost. Yesterday
above
,200 men were working at her, to Save what they
could ; and it is said that, if the weather keeps fair,
to-morrow she will be cleared, and then left to the
mercy of the waves. I hear that no less than three or
four wrecks have taken place on the French coast, near
Calais. The live stock on board the whole appears to
have been abandoned, as, independent of what may
have been drowned, every now and then you see—
" Rai ttatautes gurgite vivito ;" .
and yet few boats liked to venture out in pursuit of
the poor animals. A vessel laden with granite, for the
new church at Margate, from Devonshire, has been
wrecked ; and, lam sorry to say, that all the crew, ex-
cept one, have been consigned to a watery grave.
Even !the United Kingdom (of course I mean the
London and Edinburgh steam-packet of that name)
seems not to have been without her share of the
"troubles of the briny ocean," (fur we cannot say
" deep"), as, on her fast trip, she got on shore ofl
Flamborough Head ; but, after a little trouble and de-
lay, she proceeded on her journey to town, without any
apparent damage. She is a magnificent vessel ; buy I
am told that the expellee of working her is very great,
as she consumes nearly 75 charms of coals every
voyage.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.-Sm. 11.

The attendance yesterday at
.the Subscription-room,
considering the very near approach of the Great St. Leger
race, could only be said to be thin : compared with the
same day last year, there was not half the number of
sporting characters present ; neither was the betting brisk,
and what was done was still confined to a few horses;
indeed there appears to be more than usual caution, or
what in the commercial world is now too familiarly called,
want of confidence. With many, and very good judges.
the race is considered.certuin, if the best horse is to win;
but the reminiscences of the Derby are still fresh, and we
could not but notice that some who have been swells in their
offers, were completely dumb. In the course of the after-
noon, a paper to the following effect was shown about and
read in the room
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Where,r Mr. ^ of

, near Windsor, in the parish of
refuses to comply with the decision of the Jockey Club ;
all persons who may lose money to him in the present St. Leger,
or other races at Doncaster, are particularly requested 'not to pay
the same, until he has paid the four hundred and seventy pounds,
given against .him in the last July Meeting, into the hands of
Messrs. Tattersalls, in London, or Mr. Wetherby, at Newmarket,
to remain for the disposal of the Club, as it is believed he intends
to retire from the betting ring after the present season; and if thelt
public do net support the Jockey Club in their decisions, they
give up the only security they have of getting any money they
may happen to win of such men as Mr.
The explanation given by the party named, was, that
before the running of the Derby, the person complaining,
wished to "cry off" his bets, and was, therefore, a le-
wader,. and, on that account, not entitled to receive ; but
it did not appear that the bets were struck out. The
accused offered to bet 50/. that this was the fact, but that
was declined. The matter will doubtless go again before
the Jockey Club, unless there should be any truth in the
offith insinuation. At the close, the following was the
state of the odds:-
21 to I apt Belzoni 14 to I agst Paul Pry
Rto I apt Bedlandte(freely taken) 15 to 1 agat Crusader
8 to I aget Mulatto 14 to 1 agst Tamar*
12 to 1 egst The Dragon 2000 to 10 apt Smuggler
And similar betting against several outsiders.

NORTHERN MEETING RACES.
The q►►estion with regard to the Inverness race, in 11325,
which was referred by the Stewards of the Northern Meeting to
the Stewards of the Jockey Club, and excited, from its novelty,
an unusual interest hi the sporting circles of the South, was de-
cided, smue time ago, in favour of the owner of the pony objected
to; the Jockey Club being of opinion, that the usual mode of mea-
surement, adopted in other eases on the turf, fell to be applied in
this instance. The decision was no doubt immediately complied
with, and the amount of the stake paid over. Disputes of this
ton, sponsiones ludicrx, cannot be brought before the ordinary
Courts of Law; but the rule of the Jockey Club to receive no
other reference from parties, who fail in complying with their
judgments, is found to be very effectual..-..lnver►teas Courier.