The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-30 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

MANCHESTER RACES.
These races commenced on Wednesday, May 25, at
' Kersal Mour. The weather was beautifully fine; and the
moor was crowded by a greater concourse of persons than
we ever remember to have seen assembled on the first day-
of the sport. The grand stand was fully occupied by a
host of beauty and fashion. The races on the whole were
very well contested, and afibrded some Very excellent sport.
The following is a correct return list of the races :
WEDNESDAY.—The Wilton Stakes of 10 sows. each, with
50 sows. added, for all ages. Twice round and a distance.
Mr. White's Euxton, 5 yrs
Mr. Wilkinson's Duchess of Lancaster
Lord Grosvenor's br. f. Burlesque, 4 yrs 3
Mr. Nowell's ch. m. by Comue, 4 yrs
Lord Derby names b. f. Nivalis, 4 yrs
Three paid.
The Produce Stakes of 50 soya. each, h. ft. for 3-yr-old
colts, Bst. 31b. fillies, Bst. ; 31b. allowed, &c.—Twice
round the course and a distance.
Mr. Houldsworth's ch. c. Alpha, by Magistrate
Sir W. Wynne's b. c, Courtier, by Friend Ned
Two paid.
A Free Handicap Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 10 soya. ft.
With 20 sovs. added, for 4-yr-olds. Two miles and a
distance.
Duke. of Leeds's
LordGrosvenor'sb.b.f.cL. 1111Inaavr!•ao'cobrydaNtIOr,hibsyker
Blucher 1
Mr. Johnson's ch. c. Jupiter, by Tramp
Sir W. Wynne's b. f. Effie, by Catton

Four paid.
The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sous. each, with 50 sous.
added, for 3-yr-old colts, Bst. 61b. ; fillies, Bst. 81b.—
The St. Leger Course, one mile and three quarters.
The owner of the second horse to receive back his stake.
Mr. Houldsworth's el•. c. 'Vanish, by Phantom 1
Mr. Nowell's b. c. Proteus, by Phantom 9
Mr. Darnell's ch. c. Gameboy, by Octavian 3
Mr. Clifton's b. c. Poor Fellow, by Blacklock
Sir W. Wynne's b. c. Courtier, by Friend Ned 5
Five Paid.

His Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; 4-yr-olds I Cat. 216.
five, 1 Ist. ; six, llst. 51b. ; and aged I I st. '716,
Heats, three miles and a distance.

Mr. Ilouldtworth's Scarborough, 4 yrs
Lord Fitzwilliarn's Dinah, 4 yrs
Mr. Wilkinson's John O'Gaunt, 5 yra ...... 4 3
Major Gore's llesperus, aged
Mr. Junes' eli. g. by Blucher, aged 0 0
Three drawn.

TATTERSALL'S, MAY 29.
Some business was done yesterday on the Gold Cop, at
Ascot, at small amounts. Souvenir was not quite ,to
a favourite as on Monday, and Rapid Rhone im-
proved a little : some of the alterations, however, were of
importance. The St. Leger was scarcely mentioned. A
few engagements on the late races were settled ; but the
day's business was neither heavy nor important. We give
the last odds:—

GOLD cue.
9 to 4 agst Souvenir (taken)
3 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken)
4 to 1 agst Fleur de Lis (taken)
4 to 1 agst Chateau Margaux
6 to 1 agst Bohadilla.
Amphion, Brocard, and Mortgage not mentioned.
Nothing was done on the Ascot Oatlands.
ST. LEGER.
3 to 1 agst 'Velocipede
6 to 1 agst The Colonel
6 to 1 agst Bessy Bedlam
000 to 60 agst Rapid Rhone winning the Clip, and Bessy
Bedlam the St. Leger.

WRESTLING.
About three o'clock yesterday afternoon, the grounds of
the Eagle Tavern were more numerously attended than on
any of the preceding days, and great anxiety was mani-
fested to witness the double play, the result of which is a
matter of great speculation between the rival counties of
Cornwall and Devon with respect to the wrestling—the
interest attached to the game of single-stick bearing no
comparison with that of wrestling. The number of
,tandards being completed at both of the games, the men
were opposed to each other by lot, and the sports continued
till evening, when a heavy shower of rain put an end to
them. They will be renewed on a future day.

PIGEON

lIOOTING.

The match between Captai,
terminated yesterday, each p:
('apt. Ross did not shoot so
having killed 36 only; Mr.
Shot better, killing 49, gainii
The following is a statement
Captain Ross.

in Russ and Mr. Oshaldeston
arty shooting at 64 birds.__
well as on the former days,
Oshah'Won, on the Contrary,
ng 1S on the day's shooting.
of the match r--

I st Day's Shooting 55
Qd
3d
4th

Mr. Osbaldeston.
Ist Day's Shooting ..... . 59
2d........................ 37
5d........................ 29
4th............ ......... 49

The Captain whining

the match by 11 bink

A FISHING CAT.--'--There is now at the
battery on the Devil's Point a cat which is an expert catcher
of the finny tribe, being in the constant habit of diving into
the sea and bringing up the fish alive in Ler mouth and
depositing them in the Guard-room for the use of the
soldiers. She is now seven years old, and has long been a
useful caterer. It is supposed that her pursuit of the
water rats first taught her to venture into the water, to
which it is well known Puss has a natural aversion. She
is as fond of the water as a Newfoundland dog, and she
takes her regular peregrinations along the rocks at its
edge, looking out for her prey, ready to dive for them at a
moment's notice.—Plymouth Journal.
A PERSIAN'S DESCRIPTION or THE
OPENING Or PARLIAMENT.--About this time there
seemed to be a great and universal stir among the English.
Houses which had remained empty all of a sudden appeared
to be inhabited. The streets, which we before thought
abundantly populous, were now positively so thronged
with people and carriages, that it was with difficulty one
could pass; and the women began to run about, and
knook at each other's doors in a manner t}uite strange to
behold. The whole scene put us much in mind of the
I return of the shah, his court, and his camp, to Tehran,
from hisikummer's campaign in the plains of Sultanieb.
We inquired the cause of all this, and received various
,reasons. We were told that the great council of the state
wae about to sit ; and that, although the, -country hail
already more than one thousand and one/Voliimes full of
buys, yet that more were wanted. Some. said, that the
goverrunent squandered away too much money, and that
less must be expended for the .future. Others assured us
that the council met to discuss an old question, upon.which
they had argued for these last hundred years, and upon
which they were not further advanced than when they first
began ; and this was, whether seven million's of their po-
pulation should continue to be disconteo.ted and rebellious,
s6rtattemhe contrary?ents;ir we asked; would
W
nation so powerful, so prosperous, and so abounding in
riches, as this, could lay itself open to such unheard-of
do not b:tlalnevde
t any n yreaw onen of these
a
imputations? The ambassador determined to learn as
much as passible, in order to transmit it at full length to
the shah, " Now !" said he, awe have only one book,
they wtoti oilddisrPeeqnu'iere at least fifty
to wit, the Koran, which contains all our law ; and here,"
said he, "we find that camel-loads of books are not
enough ! . If every cazi sad sheikh el Islami' in England,
land, were oce lre might
,
who, perchance,
justice over the
'Camels to carry
,bout their requisite knowledge. Then as
to settling
what the government is to spend, in the name
, of Allah, what may be the use of a king, if he has not un-
limited command over his treasury ! Our king of kings
would cut off
etnralbe sent
anybody's ears, did he dare to call into
question the right of a sovereign not only over his own
wealth, but over the property, aye, over the lives of all his
subjects. The other question was past our comprehension ;
it related in some measure to religion. Froth what we
heard, it was plain Mahomedans would have a sorry exist-
ence of it in England ; for if her own subjects were net
allowed to' pray after their own fashion, what, in the naive
of the shah's beard, could we expect ? If they are looked
upon as dogs, we might be treated as dog's uncles ?''
Notwithstanding this extraordinary conduct of the English
towards their king, it appears lie goes willingly every year
in state, surrounded by all the magnificence of a crowned
head, to open the the deliberations of the council, anti
even to invite them to settle how much he ought to spend ;
how many ministers, what number of generals, how many
troops, what quantities of ships,, what ambassadors to
maintain ; in short, how many expenses of every descrip-
tion lie ought to incur. They even have the audacity, we
are assured, to settle in what manner he ought to support
his own wife. If one half of this were true, we conclude
that we might as well believe the other half; and, in order
to be convinced with his own eyes, the ambassador wil-
lingly accepted an invitation to be present at the ceremony
of opening the council, which, from what we could learn,
resembled in some measure the great selarn-i-aum, the
great prostration of the people before the shah in Persia,
on the festival of the No Rouz.—Haiji Baba in :Ens/land.
Titles given to Persian men of lew.