The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-15 00:00:00

HOLYWELL HUNT.

TUESDAY, Ocr. 13.—Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sovs.
each, h. ft. for three-yr-olds. Two miles.
Mr. R. W. Bulkeley's Mona's Pride
Colonel Yates named Cicely, by Paulowitz
Two others not placed, and twelve paid.

The Taffy Stakes of 25 sovs. each, for three-year-olds.
One mile and three-quarters.
Lord Grosvenor's Parnassus 1
Mr. Giffard's Lucy
Mr. E. G. Stanley's Grinibald 3
Three paid.

The Chieftain Stakes of 50 sous. each, h. ft. for three-yr-
olds. The Mostyn mile.
Sir T. Mostyn's Mona's Pride
Five paid.

The Mostyn Stakes of 10 soya. each, for all ages. The
Mostyn mile.
Mr. Mytton named Sarah, 5 yrs
Mr. R. W. Bulkeley's Mona's Pride ... 2

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE PRESENT WEEK.

lir Communications under this Head—accounts of
Hunting Exploits" BY FLOOD AND FlELD"—arc
particularly requested.

His Majesty's Stag Hounds, on Monday, at King's Beech
Hill; and Friday, at Broom-hill Hut—at Half-past Ten.
Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at Peak's
Closer; Wednesday, at Cadney Village; Friday, at Hain-
ton House ; and Saturday, at Fox Dale's--at Eleven.
H. Jolliffe's, Esq.'s Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Platt's
Green; Wednesday, at Kingswood Gate : and Saturday,
at Hermitage—at Eleven.
The Surrey Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Worms Heate ;
Thursday, at the Rose and Crown ; and Saturday, at Locks
Bottom—at Half-past Ten.
The Sanderstead Harriers, on Monday, Wednesday, and
Saturday, at the Kennel—at Ten.

The Upton Harriers, on Tne'day, at the Green Dragon,
Corse Lawn—at Ten.

Mr. Dansey's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Westhide Vil-
lage; and Friday, at Brockhall Turnpike—at Ten.
The Blackmoor Vale Hounds, on Tuesday, at Stock
HousF; and Saturday, at Pea Forest.
Ur. Codrington'a Hounds, on Monday, at the Wheat
Sheaf, Littleton—at Ten.

Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Kilnhurst
Bridge ; Tuesday, at Wombwell Wood ; and Thursday, at
Lunn Wood—at Ten.

The Brighton Harriers on Monday, at Patcham ; Wed-
nesday, at the Race Course ; and Friday, at the Dyke—at
Half-past Ten.

The Brookside Harriers, on Monday, at Newmarket-
Hill ; and Friday, at Hoddern House—at Half-past Ten.
The Earl of Harewood's Fox Hounds, on Wednesday,
at Clifford; and Friday, at Newton—at Ten.
The York and Ainsty Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, at
Brafferton; Thursday, at Skelton ; and Saturday, at
Whixley—at Ten.
The Sinnington Fox Hounds, on Friday, at Sinnington
—at Half-past Nine.

The Hurworth Fox Hounds, on Friday, at Croft Bridge
—at Ten.

York City Harriers, on Friday, at Copmanthorpe—at
Half-past Ten.

The Soinersetshire Subscription Fox Hounds, on Fri-
day, at Asholt Wood.

EXPEDITIOUS TRAVELLING.—At a Parish
Church, a few days ago, the 14th Chapter of ST. MART:,
containing 72 verses, was travelled through in eight mi-
nutes ; being at the rate of nine verses in a minute. Does
not this, in its way, equal the feats on the Manchester and
Liverpool Railway ? York Courant,

111 E LATE SMUGGLING TRANSACTION.

(From the l'imcs.)

We copy from the Morning Chronicle, and pub-
lish as transmitted to ourselves, but with the tone
of authority, two new versions of the smuggling
transaction. Ours seems the same statement as that
of the Chronicle, purified from improbabilities 1 but
the two so disfigure the facts before under public
cognizance, that they might almost seem to relate
to different transactions. It is now asserted that
the smuggled goods were forwarded by unknown
persons to their friends in Paris, in the imperials and
trunks of Lord Stuart's carriage, which his coach-
maker (in Long-acre, we suppose) had been di-
rected to send over. But Lord and Lady Stuart
being then in Paris, how came the imperials and
trunks of their carriages to be in England ? Did
Lord and Lady Stuart go to Paris with their bag-
gage in the diligence ? Or, if the trunks and im-
perials had been sent back to London, (suppose on
pretence of being mended), did they convey nothing
hither ?—nothing from Paris, for the coachmaker
and his friends ? The Chronicle account says, that
not only trunks and imperials, but the coachmaker
sent over a carriage, for the purpose of conveying
Lady Stuart to England. The difference is of no
importance.
The new account would seem to implicate the
Portuguese Ambassador in the smuggling transac-
tion. This is unfair arid unjust. " There is ho-
nour," the old proverb says, &c. &c. However,
let the Portuguese Ambassador answer for himself;
But what says the first statement in the French
journal, the authors of which had no spite against
Lord Stuart, whatever might be their feelings
against Prince Polignac and the French Ministry ?
" The packages were addressed to Lord Stuart"
(and not to the friends of unknown people); " and
the only mystery was, why Lord Stuart, who had
furnished his house a long time ago, should want
such a quantity of household articles; and this idea
occurred to the Custom-house officers both at Calais
and at Paris! We can now make it known, that
seven cases, marked L. S.,' weighing together
about 30 cwt., seized at the Paris Custom-house,
have been sent back to Calais. The Custom-house
officers at Paris employed three days in visiting
them. Five of the cases, numbered from 3to 7,
contained a large quantity of poplins, figured stuff,
gilt articles, glazed leather, cutlery, &c. The weight
of all these articles was 1,200 lb. The other cases,
numbered I and 2, weighed upwards of 1,630 lb.,
and were filled with lace in pieces, and bands; ar.d
one of the cases contained more than 4,000 pieces."
What is meant, then, by the assertion, that the
duty upon this enormous cargo was no more than
901. ? Our manufacturers would never complain, if
a duty after this rate were all they had to pay.
But if the packages were addressed to other ineli-
viduals and not to Lord Stuart, whence was it that
his Lordship was the only person sent for, or who
appeared? Why were not the other persons had up?
It was to them that the Custom-house officers
should have attached themselves; his share in the
transaction, according to this account, was only that
of being excessively injured and insulted. Persons
unknown to him in England transmit contraband
goods to persons unknown to him in Paris (low
beggarly fellows, too, on both sides), in his trunks
and imperials. Of course the moment this most in-
solent fraud is made known to him, he is ready to
choke with rage. lie instantly sets police-officers
and gensd'armes in pursuit of the delinquents to
whom the goods are addressed, and writes home to
secure with all speed the offenders on dais side of
the water. But no : his Lordship is a man of a
milder temper. " Unluckily and unguardedly his
Lordship assented to a proposal"—(By whom
made ?)—" to send back the goods to the place
from whence they came !" It was known, then,
" from whence they came !" Who knew this ?
Lord Stuart ? or some one else ?
THE ENGLISH AMBASSADOR AT PARIS, AND

THE FRENCH CUSTOM-HOUSE.
(A communication sent to us from Paris.)

Several erroneous statements having appeared in
the French as well as in the English Papers, re-
specting some cases containing prohibited articles
sent from London, and addressed to the British
Ambassador at Paris, we understand from autho-
rity, that the following is a correct account of the
transaction :

It appears that the Ambassador's coach-maker in
London was directed to send to Paris the imperials
and travelling trunks belonging to his Excellency's
carriages, which somehow or other a number of
persons unknown to his Excellency contrived to fill
with packages addressed to their friends in Paris.—
On the arrival of these imperials and trunks,
they were, as is customary, sent to the Douane
(Custom-house), until they were claimed by the
Ambassador; but, on his Excellency being in-
formed that they were unusually heavy, and sus-
pecting some trick, he refused to receive them, and
desired the officers at the Custom-house to open
them; when the fraud appearing, the Ambassador
desired the superior officer of the Customs to pro-
ceed according to law. It appears, however, that
this was not the only fraud discovered, for certain
cases arriving at the same time, addressed to a ci-
devant member of the corps diplomatique at Paris,
were also opened, and found to contain a quantity of
tulle (lace). The director of the Customs, to cut
the matter short, exported the whole in several cases,
the travelling trunks and imperials being given up
to his Excellency, which explains the reason of a
smaller number of the cases addressed to the British
Ambassador being exported than what were im-
ported, and this we state in reference to an article on
this subject which appeared in the Times of the .sth
instant, namely, that " ten packages went to Paris,
and only seven were returned." It appears, there-
fore, that although the number of cases were less,
still more contraband goods were thus exported than
imported. The French Liberal Papers say that all
this was connived at by the Polignac-Administra-
tion ; but the above affair happened, not under the
present, but under the late Administration.

The Rev. E. IRVING is once more among
the arrivals here: we have not heard whether the Rev.
Gentleman intends to preach at Brighton.—Brigliton
Gazette of this day.
WELCH THEATRICALS.—" REAL WA-
TER."-It would seen* that an " orerflowiny" house is
not always a desideratum. A provincial Journal states,
that " it will be impossible to open the Cardiff Theatre
this season, the late rains having inundated it to the depth
of nearly six feet, and the water being at present above
the stage."
EXTRAORDINARY HIGH
strong north-east wind which prevailed yesterday had the
effect of causing the waters of the river Thames to rise se-
veral feet above the usual level at high water yesterday
afternoon, and several streets in Wapping, Rotherhithe,
and also in the lower parts of Westminster, were com-
pletely inundated, and the cellars of a great many houses
were filled with water in consequence. At the time of
high water Wapping-street, near Execution-dock, pre-
sented the appearance of a canal, and boats were rowing
about, the same as upon the river, and the inhabitants of
the houses were unable to move out of doors till the return
of the tide. Considerable damage, we have heard, has
been caused by the overflowing of the river in many places
on the banks of the Thames. The tide has not risen so
high for some time past.
A CAUTION TO PRINTERS.—We under-
stand that a fellow has been recently practising the fol-
lowing kind of robbery with considerable success :
Having discovered who prints the prospectuses of the
various annual publications, he goes to the different print-
ing-offices, and, pretending that he is sent by the publisher,
contrives to obtain, through the respectability of his
appearance, his blue bag, and authoritative manner, Ns-bat
he asks for. Yesterday morning he succeeded in this way
in carrying off, unsuspected, about 1,000 prospectuses of
Emmanud, from Mr. DavinsoN's office, in Ireland-yard.
He is of a dark complexion, and rather tall. if printers'
warehousemen made it a rule, as they ought, never to
deliver any description of work without an order properly
signed, depredation, of this kind could AO occur.