The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-29 00:00:00

Two year o;tl,L

Chesnut filly by Little John, out of ShepLer,lcss's tbun,
by Partisan out of Bizarre—sold for 17 gs.
Bay colt by Phantom, dam by Young Soothsayer,
grand-dam by Giles—bought in, 100 gs.
Yearlings.

Chesnut colt by Blacklock, dim by Camillus Offa,
Dyke's darn by Beninghrough—bought in 100 gs.
Brown filly by Troy; Troy was by Filho Briseis,
her dam Darling hy Patriot-40 gs.
Brown colt by the Flyer, darn by Teddy, grand-dam by
Trumpeter-49 gs.
The competition was very spirited for sonic of the lots.

Two new matches have been made for to-morrow, one
for 200 each, h. ft. T.Y.C., between Lord Vernlam's
Brocard, Bst. 121 b., and Lord Chesterfield's Carthusian,
Sst. 3114 ; and the other for 100, h. ft. last half of Al). M.,
between Lord Tavistock's Taurus, Sat. 71b. and Sir M.
Wood's Rosar,,, Sst. 411).
The sport to-day, in consequence of the sale, was
limited, nor did the stakes possess any intrinsic import-
ance. The following is a correct return :
Subscription Plate of 50 sovs. T.Y.C. The winner to
be add for 350 guineas.
Mr. Dilly's Harold.... 1
Colonel Yates's Versatility
The following also started but were not placed :
Lord Jersey's f.
Duke of Portland's b. c.
Lord Exeter's Pers.
Mr. Forth's h. f.
Lord Southampton's Augur
• Lord Egremont's Sister to Lapdog.

Five to 2agst Pera, 4 to 1 agst Cobweb, 5 to 1 agst
Versatility, 9 to 2 agst Sister to Lapdog, and 8 to 1 agst
the winner.

Harold und Versatility were in front all the way, the
former winning very easy by two lengths—the ethers were
tailed. The winner (who was claimed for the Duke of
Richmond) was rode by S. Day.

•Match-200, h. fr. T.Y.C. 9st. 71b. each.
Mr. Greville's Glenfurlas
Lord G. Cavendish's c 2
Even betting, a very severe race, and won by Sycorax—
rode by J. Day, and Espagnolle by Arnull.
Match—l 00, h. it. Ab. M.
Mr. Gully's Trample 1
Mr. Stonehewer's Kildare

Eleven to 8 on Trample, who won by a head, after a
hard race. Kildare was rode by Robinson, and Trample
by Buckle.

The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE came
to town yesterday morning, from tht-ir residence in Bushy
Park. The Princess SOPHIA visited their Royal High-
nesses at their residence in the King's Palace, St. James's
The Duke and Duchess left town in the afternoon, en their
return to Bushy.
The Duchess of CLARENCE came to town on
Monday afternoon, and in the evening honoured Covent-
garden Theatre with her presence, for the purpose of wit-
nessing the performance of Miss FANNY KE3IBLE as
Juliet. After the performance, Miss Kxstimir had the
honour of being presented to the Royal Duchess by her
father.

The Duke of WELLINGTON left town yester-
day afternoon for his residence at Strathfieldsaye, Hants.

Despatches were sent off yesterday evening
from the Foreign Office, by a Messenger, for Sir ROBERT
GORDOIs", our Ambassador at Constantinople; Lord STuART
na ROTHSAY, at Paris ; and Mr. Dewicnis, our resident
in Greece. The messenger also took despatches from the
Colonial Office for Sir FREDERICK ADAM, the Lord High
Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—We are
happy to hear that the Directors of the Royal Academy of
Music have decided upon giving, this Winter, a series of
Italian Operas, at the New Concert Room, King's Theatre
(which has been lately Sued up as a Theatre. for this
express purpose.) The performances will be under the
exclusive Direction of the Committee, assisted by Mr. C.
POTTER (the conductor of their Orchestra) and the
Professors of the Academy. The sanction which was
given for the performances at Brighton by the Pupils of
the Academy has been withdrawn.

PAPER CURRENCY.—We have now lying
before us a thing, of which the following is a copy :
" No. 0790. " Blaenavon, Iron Works, 9th Octr. 1829.
"Messrs. Hill, Wheeley and Morgan,
" Abergavenny Old Bank.
" Pay to Self or Bearer,
" One Pound for Hills and Wheeley,
£1 0 0. John Saunders."
This is an attempt to evade the Act for the Suppression of
Small Notes; which, if net illegal now, we hope Parlia-
ment will deal with it as it deserves early next Session.
We are informed that the part of the country where this
note bears date is almost deluged with them, and that they
are pretended to be issued " for public accommodation,"
forsooth. Our readers will please to observe, that the
note is very like what in this neighbourhood is cdlled "pig
upon bacon ;" and all we shall further say is, that if people
will encourage the issue or circulation of such " filthy rags,"
they will deserve the worst that can befal them in conse-
quence. There are notes for 11. 10s. and 2/. as well as for
11.—Manchester Mercury.

A New York Paper of the 30th tilt. gives
the following comparative official statements of the amount
of revenue and the value of exports and imports in the
United §tates, from the year IS2I to 1526, both inclu-
sive, as a proof that the commerce of the country has been
materially benefitted by the restrictions imposed by the
new tariff. The writer of that article appears not to have
observed that the causes of the progressive amelioration here
exhibited must have existed long before the prohibitions
established by last year's tariff had been thought of. He
omits, however, to show the value of the exports and im-
ports of 1826 :
Years. Revenue. Exports. Imports.
Dollars. Dollars. Dollars.

1821 13,001,477 64,974,389 62,585,124
1822
1823 ......19,088,433 74,699,030 • 77,579,267
1821 17,073,325 75,996,657 80,549,007
1825 20,098,713 99,535,388 96,340,075
1826 23,325,476 75,535,322 84,794,477
1827 22,606,290 82,324,829 79,484,068
1828 24,094,863

JAMES HAMILTON, AUTHOR OF THE
" IMPROVED SYSTEM OF TEACHING LANGUAGES."--
The death of Mr. J. HAMILTON occurred in Dublin on
the 15th of last month, two days after violent sea-sickness,
and is supposed to have been occasioned by spasms. A
widow and four children have to deplore the loss of their
dearest friend and best protector ; while they have to thank
the successful exertion of his talents and ardent zeal in the
propagation of his system for the competence they inherit
by his books. The names most distinguished for im-
provements in the art of teaching, since the days of As-
CIIAM and LocKE, not to mention the living (as LANCAS-.
TER, BELL, FELLENBERG, JACOTOL, PERRY, and others),
are PESTALOZZI and HAMILTON. The former, by seeking
to unfold the latent powers of observation, has done most
of all educators, from ARISTOTLE down to OWEN, to effect
a change in the matter of instruction. The intuition
which PESTALOZZI makes the ground-work of education
takes for its object, first, the individual, as consisting of
parts and properties; and then proceeds to examine, in a
never-ending succession, the dmdalean net-work of created
things—the fittest instrument to call into play all " the
faculties and slumbering energies of man." (" PESTA-
LOZZI'S Letters to GREAVES," letter 22.) The efforts of
HAMILTON, on the other hand, have been directed to a
great practical improvement in the manner of instruction,
applicable chiefly to the study of languages. It is easy to
judge of the value of his method so long as public opinion
continues to require scholarship as the test of fitness for
certain professions. Should that condition cease, the va-
lue of the liamturoNlA NI system will he of a different
stamp ; it will have less of a commercial, snore of an in-
tellectual, character, regarded as affording ready access
to the literary treasures of foreign nations and remoter
times. We hope that time will establish that conviction
of its usefulness which personal experience, in spite of pre-
judice, has forced upon us; and which calls for this tri-
bute to the author's fame, as a man who risked his all to
promulgate, in the face of long-consecrated routine, a bless-
ing to the rising generation.