The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-07 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE DEPARTURES.

The Lord Bishop of Bath and Welk, on a visit to his Dio-
cese; Lieutenant-General Sir John Murray and Lady, on a
tour; Sir Walter Brisco, Bart. for Crofton-Hall, near Car-
lisle, in Cumberland ; Earl of Morton, fOr Aberdonr Castle,
is Fifeshire; General Sir Flew Dalrymple and Lady Hamil-
ton, for Ediolmrgh ; the Earl and Countess Paulet, fromtheir
residence, Hyde Park Terrace, to Bognor, near Chichester;
Lieutenant-General and Mrs. Orr, from their house in Man-
chester-street, fur Leamington spa, Warwick. -

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD RACES, TUESDAY, A uG. 5.

A Gold Cop of 10Ogs. value, and 70gs. in specie; four-yeary
olds carrying 7st. 711.); five, Bst. 71b.i six, 9st.; and aged,
9st. 41h. One four-mile heat.
Mr. Roger's Scarecrow, 4 yrs old 1
Mr. WeWS.Bulgariao, 4 vrs old
Mr. Ashlittrses S;lowliall, 4 yrs old 3

Mr. Blake's Sir Richard, 4 yrs old
5 to 4 on Richard, 3 to I against Scarecrow, 3 to I against
Bulgarian.
This race was severely contested ; Scarecrow at starting
made play, and seas never headed ; Bulgarian kept second,
and: run a good horse, but was never 'able to get up. sir
Richard was so beat as to be obliged to pu!l up two distances
from tton►e ; and each of-the Imses were much distressed, the
Course in several parts being very heavy.
The "arse Of 501. for three-year olds, 7st. and font., Bst. 71b.,
fillies alioweil 31b. two ►rile heats ; the winner to be sold for
cointas, if demanded, &c. was won at three heats by Me.
West's b. c. Ciecy, 4 vrs old, beating Venus, Cuirassier, Meg
Mai-noel', Mango and Forks.

PEDESTRTANISM.—Yesterday morning a quarter
of a mile was measured on the side next Sloane-
street, on Mann's Cricket-ground, for Vtraterloo'
Tom to walk on, he being much annoyed by the
players on the opposite side, where he walked on'
the preceding day. He breakfasted at eight o'cloCk
at the Nirellington Tavern, and then proceeded to
the marquee erected at the starting post,' where.
be was put into -the sack. He walked the first
mile in Glee quarters of an hour, and at twelve
o'clock had gone' 1.5 miles from his commencing,
and retired to the Wellington to dinner, where he
rested two hours, and again equipped hims,lf in
the sack, and walked tilLfive, when he did three
miles more. Having rested half:an hour, he went
out again, and with apparent ease finished twenty'
miles for the two days, at a quarter past seven in
the evening, when he left off.

CRICKET MATCH.—A grand match at Cricket,
between twelve Gentlemen of the Wellington
Club anal twek't of Chelsea, was played in Mann's
Ground on Monday for fifty guineas a side.—The
Chelsea Gentlemen won by twenty-one runs.

The following pleasant anecdote, pleasantly
told, is translated from the Journal des Debate :
‘‘ A min of imposing figure, wearing a large sabre
and immense mustachios, arrived at one of the
principal inns of a provincial city, accompanied
with a female of agreeable shape and enchanting
mien. He alighted at the moment that dinner
was serving up at the table d'hote. At his martial
appearance all the guests lose with respect ; they.
felt assured that it must be a Lieut.-General, or a
Major-General at least. A new Governor was ex-
pected in the province about this time, and every
body believed it was lie who had arrivediin-
cogroto. The Officer of Gendarmerie gave hirn'the
place of honour, the Comptroller of the Customs
and the.B.eceiver of Taxes sat by the side of Ma-
dame, and exerted their wit and
.gallantry to the
utmost. All the tit-bits, all the most exquisite
wines, were placed hefore the for:mime
length the party broke up, and every one ran
l'eport through the city that Monsieur the Go-
vernor had arrived. But oh! what was their sur-
prise, when the next day his Excellency, clad in a
scarlet coat, anti his august companion dressed out
in a gown glittering %Via, tinsel, mounted an open
calash, acrd, preceded by some musicians,went about
the squares and public ways, selling Swiss tea and
balm of Mecca. How shall we derribe he fury of
the guests t They complain to the Mayor; and
demand that the audacious quack shorild be com-
pelled to lay aside the characteristic mark of the
brave. The prudent Magistrate assetobled the
CounnOn Council ; and those, respectable persons,
after a long ddiheration, consider lug that nothing.
in the charter forbad the citizens to let their beat
grow on their upper lip, dismissed the complaint
altogether. The same evening the sopposed Go-
ver,li4 gave a serenade to the complainants, and
the next day took his leave, and continued his
journey amidst .the acclamations of the peop!e ;
\yin', in small as well as in great cities, are very
apt to bkomeTassionately fowl of charlatans.."