The Sun.
London, England, 1818-09-09 00:00:00

CIRCULATING MEDIUM.

MR. r

FOR THE SUN.

the Elie great fall in tle price 0,
Government Funds have not a little astonish-
td the natives of this part of the Country, and I
live heard no good reason assigned for the cause,
unless, that the Bank of England are to resume
CaTh Payments in Julv, 1819; why this should
1")(1't have Operated how e note, if to cause the
effect at all, I cannot comprehend, but at any
rate the Bank (however prepared they may be for
such a mmeasure, and of their heing so 1 have no
,doubt), I am confident, twill not be allowed so to
tIo. otherwise the Coitotry most suffer prodi-
kuslY -in many things of ntmost consequence
step forwardtc'teitsttittn e prosperity ; —Gove ru ent must
before
• it be too United;lBleBeti
.i
King-
. ,4n), a Sovereign is not to he seen, except in the
"tinds of the curious, although the sum issued of
.that
Coin from the Mint was very considerable;
fo
hs r
c
e,—
tor the good old Guineas, not one can be had
• .
•
y, the
money, it is Out of the question.
itt this state of things, and with the high
:nut •
toc7.„sin„
price of what would be-
u • •• I • ,
a le ol the Bank's issues of specie ? We would
.00,,
without a Sovereign or Guinea to bless
fasnurse!,
es ; the Silver would soon share the same
col" '
; Tr,de would suffer most materially, and of
'tto)trs-e t'h( Revenue ; and in place of seeing our
tir), diminished we would have Ilse bitter reflec-
tor) C
” tinnty Cowers, a deficient Revenue, and an
eased Debt. There may he a time, and which
T...t,s_l)l'e to live to see, when the resumption of
o,,,,.P4Yments may be made with safety to the
tild.',llll")t and of benefit to the Public ; but
N'e,,rel7("l. 1 apprehend', is at a distance of many
Nvo,il:4 (wave. To make the attempt next year
of a ;'..1),e madness. What signifies the croaking
reins frise.ontenred individuals ? We look to
ty who, having followed the pointed out
its tt.'! great and immortal PITT, have brought
through our greatest trials and
'e ", to perm-vere and bting •us out of this
ti~tyrica
sue which would plunge this
Tag r"Perotts country into the depth of embar-
eli,l lent arid ruin. The Chancellor of the Ex-
-1,"0".r,
Ite whose abilities are acknowledged, must
111'14,1.1.V slsttsible of the danger of a premature
tkubt iv ol this serious nature, and will, I have no
1101,1 e) extricate the country out
of its present
It rant feelings of a want of confidence.
e"lnru well-rknown fact in this part of the
itni„ri J. that without its respectable paper circu-
Dtosp it never could have attained its present
:41()PteTtititta Irositioni and were any rash measures
"Ira, a re!"ardin , it destruction to the Agricul-
ad
lo„
Mercantile interests 'must inevitably fol-
-1" hie( the 5 reduction of the 4 andper Cents.
Vent)i 4*()01(1 be of much consequence to Govern-
4,e't. I are Particularly connected with this sub.
7°Nlj should you think these remarks
"t'll'etiallPLee in your excellent Paper, at some
ti le,
bih
11,
vt.aPass sm oe observations thereon.
_ ,
t-tl/, Y. belng desirous that the Revenue of
441 Y should not be lessened by unfair
pry.l,,ers ut'
honest men should suffer in their
<,„ n •
I 8'1". anjust surmises, I humbly think the
hnen3de of settling smuggling transactions
11.1,,t"iscil. Hushing up is a very had
Pghl~e it '
PtShould the culprits not be hiought
t-Irou
zrY and the verdict taid before the
If
to ells gh the medium of the Newspapers ?
ti,„' kip „tiried :trictly adhered to, I have 110 doubt
plis the lessen the evil, and the world would
11„i",1 440111 y and their punishment ; but no, a
111:titY, whescaPe being exposed tipnn paying
t'"l he eteds a poor devil of a Highlander,
nttu„s
i"Mink. Stich a crime, is pursued with
4N6Od,
,sttitiyour of law.
Pt' 1813. A PLAIN MAN.

NEWS.
P qb
A 4,•r
'444 s,,t' °1.7.1'n. SEPT. B.—Passed up Channel the
Lrentio nekburn, from Bengal ; Grace, from
lr~ttira4.; and his Majesty's ship Hyacinth, from
St.
Arrived the Morniogfield, CAMERON,
Ati4titt ..n°lnillgO, for orders ; sailed the Ist of
tc, 'n company with the Laurel. JoNes, for
41ert 4 ;on
the 2411 Aug. was hoarded by the
`I thel4l lean sloop of war, the Officers of which
11ivtvrY Were bound to Mallon ; their people,
tliotall
ta informed the crew of the Morningfield
tt
w" a !..ioutli American privateer : they
r .On board about one bout and three-quar-
1' I ?lien left them on friendly terms.
r9g atit, tl,-4 BPrr. 6 Art ived the Queen
, Amm c of )(1 [lope
Aar ua,,,n 4. loin the ...ape ,04.
pa get with Sailed the Duke of 111artboroligo
',het with a mail for Lisbon, and the Fox
v, 414 lib ditto for GibrHltar dud
rittk it 8
EP-r• B. i veci the Beaufuy
and ,k a "lan 'dud n3,senaers front lint.
')(1)4,, the CtiStie I • - •
Co.` en. le,t;;.) pacAct (IEIO (row
to is sp,
this anernotin 1 i.e
Dennis ,'"tlNltk, tor Andeto, it, haltd,.,,,
s 'inlinttitition,
for 14i1 "r•
tthe [liver,
/I,n from
Oti:etv york e Duke of AL/ Dm/ ough, J FFI'
bra,,tl 5 Argo, Ditirstc.wATEß, for (1.11 to
Nile forIle ll-11-cutt:, t 4,4. Joueiro ; :p-
-lay t 4 Ati. .81unth ; Altavy for tits--
4qt S•rtw veL, and sailed for the River, the
Up() Altr, from tile Cape of Good !lope,
l'a%arettle" ;ht (31141()I111) Plivlerra, GA IS, 1.1"1,1
1;41 ii,oetv:l" 11101' e—part kith rl link no w
w_::'g, at the back of Ow Good-
, k "+. rite Elbe, PATTERSON, from
tilt the
~r
Remains the
t.e.PhYr, tor the South Seas. Sailed
lig4ies for Cadiz.
th,
4tit. (ung) sailed trona St. Domingo
Yat~ e. ltu "IY, for Lc
bn 3tL )04 oh; anti the Perst:,
.tt
twitt: 3 0 sail the 151 It Aug. In
uie to procure a cargo.

EAST INDIES;

EXTRAORDINARY FOOT-11.10E.

We have been favoured with the following
Letter from an Officer in the Est India Com-
pany's Service to a Lady in this metropolis :
Camp Deatab, Reserve of the Grand Arm
March 10, 1818.
MY DEAR MOTH ea,—We arrived here this morning ; the
General has gone post to meet Lord Hastings. The centre
and right divisions of the Grand Army are to be broken up ;
the reserve is to remain entire, and finish what the right di-
vision could not do; this will be a very severe service : the
country is destitute of forage, water, and even trees for the
elephants and camels; the wind already blows as hot as
Fames; the hills and stones are so heated iu the day t hat
they take the whole night to cool ; 1 touched one of our guns'
yesterday one horn• after sunset, and was obliged to take my
hand off instantly, it was so very hot.—Three days ago I en•
joyed more pleasure, more triumph, amid more fatigue than 1
ever expected I should in my whole life. The following is an
account of the cif:et/instance. I shall first begin with the
manner in which it took place :—On the evening of the 6th,
at °dace, some Officers were amusing themselves by leapini',
and running short races. I was fortunate, and beat every
one ; the conversation turned upon long races, and one Offi-
cer said, he did not think it possible for any man to run eight
miles on end, during such warm weather as we then expe-
rienced. I then offered to run 16 miles on end without once
stopping or walking, on the next day,for a bet of 200 rupees;
he immediately hefted me the sum, and another Officer asked
me what time I would do it in? I said I did not know, but
expected it would take two hours., Ile offered me 200 ru-
pees to 100 that I did not run the 16 miles in two hours, which
bet I likewise accepted. The next morning, the ground be-
ing measured, I was to run eight miles out, and ,return; the
thermometer being 95, and the road sandy, the odds were
offered ten to one against me, and even then only one of our
Officers would take the odds, which he did to a good amount ;
he had seen me run one day by the side of his horse, and was
aware of my speed and bottom. I started at nine o'clock, and
in one hour went nine miles and one- furlong; the people
were astonished; they could scarcely ride o❑ account of the
heat, and never supposed it possible for me to run such a dis-
tance in so short a time without practice. Those on good
horses galloped back, and took all the bets they could. Before
one hour and a half had expired, I had gone 13 miles, and as
I still continued to run strong, the bets rose three to one in
my favour, and I came to the winning flag, at good speed, 54
minutes and 30 seconds after ten, amidst the buzzas of about
20,000 people. The right division being but three miles dis-
tance, some thousands came to see the race. Erery thread I
had on was thoroughly wet, and, owing to the heat, some of
the horses that went with me were done up. There was like-
wise another bet that Colonel Skinnet's liuekarn, or professed
runner, should start with me, and beat me by a mile; bat to
my great surprise I beat bins by 10 minutes in the first hour,
and he came in 14 minutes after I had 'roue the 16 miles,
therefore, instead of his heating me t►r a mile, I beat !dm by
nearly two miles. Large sums were lost by those who betted
against rue; I, myself, won but 500 topees, as I betted 100 on
going 14 miles in one hour and 45 minutes. The following
is an exact account of the tic I took to run each two

Minutes. Seconds.

2 miles in . 12
2 miles in ' 13 30
2 miles in
2 miles in -
2 miles in -
2 miles in
2 miles in
4 miles in -

T0ta1..... .. I boor 54 min. 30 see.

People here, who hare seen foot races in England, say,
with training in Eng:land I should be a good match for the
best runner, as without training I went nine miles and one
furlong in one hour, on a had road, with the thermometer at
95. I am certain, in the cold season, with practice, I shall
be able to go ten miles in one hour; and should I be alive
next cold season, I will try it. This morning a bet was made
that I did not run 100 yards in 19 seconds, but I run it in ten
seconds.

CORN-EXCHANGE, SEPT. 9.—We have bad but
few fresh Arrivals s nee Motnl4y, and but little
business doing. This morning the few sales made
in Fine Wheat were at Monday's prices ; Fine
Oats support their prier ; in Pease and Beans and
other kinds of Grain there is no alterstiun.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.
(From The Maidstone Journal, Sept. 8)

SOUTHWARK, SEPT. 7 --We have t tulerable
quick demand for I-I,ps, but it is generally con-
sidered they have not gone off at quite such high
prices as on Saturday.
Kent Porlicts from 9/. Sc. to In/. 104. and 11/.
_ Sussex Pockets.... to 91. 15s. and 101.

MstosToNE, SEPT. 7. —I, Consequence of the
picking conimencing so early, he Hors are found
to weigh exceedingly light, and in many grounds
have tatty!' 2000 bushels and up,wards to mike
load, but they are now fasr and get-
ting to their usual weight and perfection. It is
generally remarked, that there is sc,reely a good
sample of Hops to he seen, and that although the
season has occasioned thew to grow so amazing
large yet they Sire found to have but little romii-
tion, and this is supposed to lie Owing to the bine
not having sufficient moisture. 'rile late stio, ers
are thought to have proved ben ficial to most
grounds.

HAYMARKET THPATIig.--Tike C,.:!edy of lUho
wants a Guinea, introduced Mr. WHitoti w
Character iqSt inght, that of Burford, iv, icl, is well
Wiled to (tie moral owl of his winner, and
which tie ably sust.iined The rest of the charae-
lei s \s ere. so s .oported by LISTON, TPRRY,
CONN.)It, TOKBLY, anti WAUCINSON, that the a,t-
diettce, a very r,iiiietous one, was kept in H con-
(tun, it laugh. FooTe was not so correct in me-
mory as be generally is, but lie p.issed muster
tolerably w ell.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT---This morning as
a gig, containing two Gentlemen, a Lily Hod 4
child, wag fiassiHg through Holborn, it curie in
contact With a butcher's csrt, by which it 0.4 s
untortiiihitrly OVel Willed, the pat tius .vere thrown
out .tild much ij red. and the intact Su Irurt, that
it died in a very 3uurt thuv.