The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-02 00:00:00

SI;OitTS ON THE RIVED.

111,6-6H.—lresterday the -lovers of
aquatic sports were highly delighted with the fin:-
inerOus amusements afforded them by the Proprie-
tor of the Royal Curtiberlatid Gardens. The first
was a match for a coat and silver badge; to be
rowed for by six ytiting wafermen, in' the last year
of their apprenticeship, to be decided in two
heats : thetirst heat to start at four o'clock front
the King's Arms Tavern, Millbauk, down the
Staley shore, row round the beacon at Lanibeth,
and back to the King's Artns ; the first three
boats of this heat were the only ones entitled to
start for the prize. At the appointed hour the
following six started as above mentioned, each
boat being distinguished by a small white flag,
with numbers fixed in the stern of each boat
417 a in e.f. Where belonging. .No. Sptits..
James Gregory
William George Blackfriar,
Charles Maynard
William Holmes .... Herseterry 4
Richard NPNally Hungcrford
Pratt

The three fist boats came in. as they stand,on
the list, and at half-past five they started for a
second heat. The river, front their place of start
ing as far as Lambeth, was covered with boats cat
every description. At seven o'clock they caine in,
in the same manner, Gregory.ft st, George second,
and Maynard third, each being about two ot•.
three boats length apart. The winner was then
preseoted with the coat and badge in the Giirdenq,.
in the presence of upwards of 2000 persons; the
other two were rewarded with minor prizes.
SAILING MATcn.---The grand Sailing Match
for an elegant Silver Cup, given by the Gentlemen
of the new Cumberland Fleet, was sailed for lay
nine Gentlemen's pleasure boats, each being dis-
tingnished' by a broad white pendant, with red
spots, and numbered. At four o'clock the Com-
modore of the fleet hoisted his flag in Cumber-
land Gardens, which was overflowing with com-
pany ; several bands of music attended for their '
amusement. At half-past eight, there was not
stifficifla wind to carry them round the boat
moored off Wandsworth, in consequence of %Illicit
the match is undecided.

GAME.

The Eli" of PEMBROKB, in consequence of the
backwardness of the harvest, does not intend to
shoot upon any of his manors until the 15th

instant.

Sir Taos. LETLIBRIDGE, Messrs. WINTER, and
other gentlemen of Bishop's Lydeard and its neigh-
bourhood, have laudably entered into a resolu-
tion to abstain from killing Game un:i! after the
20th September. 'file harvest %rill probably be a
late one, anti we therefore hope that the example
above stated will he generally followed.
The Earl of COVENTRY Ii s, we understand,
given orders to his gamekeepers to desist from
partridge shOnting on his respective manors, tilt
the 'l,-1(b of September, in consequence of the
lateness of the harvest i a laudable example that
we trust will be generally followed .throughout
the country, as touch injury will be otherwise
done to the farMers, with little prospect of success
to the sportsman.

Lord SOMERS has also given the most positive
orders to his gamekeepers to fnrhear shooting,
and not to suffer any other persons to sport on
any of his Lordship's manors and estates, in this
comity and Herefordshire, until the 15th of Sep-
tember next, or till the grain is housed.—(frur.
aster Herald )

We are sorry to relate the following melancholy
circumstance young womhn, from a neigh.
bottling village, having been slighted by her sweet-
heart in a dancing-room in this city, on Tuesday,
resolved upon the desperate expedient of suicide.
However, -the druggist to ‘vhonrshe applied for
quantity of arsenic, with a prudence highly com-
mendable, refused her unless she could produce
a respectable person to •vouch for the use slip
itviended to make of it. She retired, but after-
wards returned ‘vith a young man with whom the
druggist wa, acquainted, who stated his firrikbe-
lief that the girl's story was true, viz. tho the
poison was wanted by her mistress to destroy rats;
when she obtained the fatal flruff, wi,ich she
swallowed the next morning, and expired
.in great
agonies at noon, notwithstanding the utMOSt mc.
dical skill, Vet cset, „Lunicy.—(Carliat :Pops. ,)