The Sun.
London, England, 1818-02-17 00:00:00

SPORT)Nti INTIiLUGENCE.

. BETTING AT TA'rrEtts.u.us, Ff.B. -16.
• RIDDLESwoRTH.
G to 1 apt ('recy ' 7 to I apt Ringtail .
li to I Nl3rotion Itito 1 sister to Nectar
6 to I Dictator ~•
5 to 4 the field against three.—Even
.betting on Ringtail
and the field.

DERBY, 1818.
In to I art Milton 12 to 1 agst Crecy
10 to 1 Allegretto. 14 to 1 Roigta:l
11 to 1 Dictator 15 to 1 Seyuioui p.

OAKS

4; to 1 agst Loo
16 to 1 Mr. Prince's
12 to 1 Mr.Chilocy's f.

1818,
13 to 1 agst si,,tet to Nectar
14 to 1 Ctivontes f.

TH E CH CE.
The Prince Regent's slag-bounds taect Friday, at Littleton, •
at ten, if hunting weather.
The Hatfield hounds ontet Thursday, at Gilley Hoo ; Satur-
day, at Keimrl, at lialf-past
Lord Althorp's Humid; nieet this day, at Ecton Thurs..
day, at Altliorp Kennel; Saturday, at Batlby Wood, each day
at half-lokost tett,
The Doke of Grafton's litmnds meet (if the weather per-
it-) Wednesday, at Havershani Wood; Friday, at the Parrot,
near IVistley Wond, at half-past ten each day.
fire Oakley hoonnols meet (if the werithcr pernti') this day,
,at Keysoe Park ; Thursday, at Bustitucad; Saturday, at Chi-
cheley, each day at half-past ten.
'The Qum-titian Hounds niert (if the weather permit) Weft •
nesday, at Allextoto village; 'Thursday, 'mil:diatom; Satur-
day, :it Goonhley, each :looming at hat f-past•ten.
Sir Bellingham Graham's liourods meet (if weather permit)
this day, at Twycrosst Thursday, at Elford; Saturday,
Kirkby; Mouday, at Four Oaks, each, morning at 10.

The Gazette tif AiX-I.+,Ch.p, lie repeats the
report that MARTA- LovlsA, the 'Ex-Empress; may
be expected in London in the course of the en-

suing spying.
Au article in a.Paris Paper, dated Cassel, Feb.s,
says—" The Euglish Ministers,. accredited at the
different Courts of. Germany, are expected here,
to be present. at .the marriage of the •Duke of
'CAMBRIDGE, in C:ftlipilisnce with an invitation
from.his Royal Highness."
The Countess of BEsaortouoll had lately the mis-
fortune to dislocate her elbow, :while at the Dicke
of DEvoNsnutE's seat at Chatsworth.' .
From other letters than those we have formerly
alluded to, it appears that the Americans have
sent ait igate to take possession of .the Columbia
River, and the country. on each'side of it. •
Mr. CAMPBELL Nild Mr. I N NES are mentioned as
Candidates for Maidstone, than whom two more
respectable individuals could not have offered
themselves to represent that town in Parliament.
T. F. tIEATHCoTit, Esti -M. P. for Hants, is
making very extensive improvements on his estate
at gmbly, 'near Romsey. The parishes of Romsey
and vicinity feel much benefited by it, as be con-
stantly employs near a hundred labourers, who
Anus- other‘S;ise have received parochial aid.
The Folkst one Harbour Bill, now before the
House of Comminis, dors not at present contain
any clauses materially affecting the Shipping In-
terest, except Colliers ; which should have, in this
instance, the sat;le exemptions as they have in the

other neighbonring Port Acts.
The celehrated "Traveller BURCKHARDT tiRS be-
queathed all hip valuable Oriental MSS. to the
University ot*Cainbridge, to he placed in the Pub-
lic Library. under the , care of his friend Dr.
CLARK, the Librari-n.
For the accommodation of the Agricultural Th-
terests in the North, a Sheep Fair has bee.tt esy4-
bliihed at DuNSR. It is to be held foar times in
the year,—in Match, May, July, and September,
We are sorry to observe that the exertions which
are now making, for the relief ot the Lead Miners
in the Notlh are. likely to be depressed, from the
personal invectives and interested motives of per-
sons, who ought to have been the foremost to sup-
port the ottempt wow making to raise money
these poor industrious
The East Lililik Drainage Ilia, now before Par-
liati-tent, appears to be a .ery•important measure,
and deserves, trout its ptovisions, the serious at-
tention ot the Landholders, who are likely to he at'.
fected, by it. It haS often been noticed, as a mat.
ter of regret, that the several Acts relatingato ;he
nedtord Level, and the minor I.)fAiwitrPs connect-
ed with it, have not been compressed and consoli-
,,:ated iwo one, t wo, or, at
_most, tl.ree Ac:s ; for
at present they are so numerous eoltiminons:
as to be beyond the react of pur chase by most ut
the individuals atlectert by them,
'On Friday the. Gib list,, GRORGE HANISoN,
AB!AIIANI TURNER, JOHN TIIONINS CLARICiGit;
lIFNHY JPREMY, JOHN MUY.LOR WINGFIVLD,
alla FRANCIS MADLRY, gs(plires, were called to
the 1.1,-tr by the Honourable Suciety of the ialiddle
T

LAW IN I ELI.IGENC E.

tiCOUltr OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. ►;.

SlitiNGS AFTER TEN N.

MATHPeenEWS.

This 'it-as an Acron brought by Mr. Fotln, an
Attorney, against Mr.MA;FEIEWS, the Comedian,
tor Slander. Mr. M. tieing surety (Or the pay-

molt of tin Annuity, Mr. F. took an opportunity,
doting 'tfre defendant's absenee abroad, to levy an
execution on
.his goods for the amount of the an,-
nuitv. MT.. M. retn'rncd, and .eaiting on Mr. F.
called him " u scoundrel, a rascal, alid a dograee

• • .
to h
is professith).;" tor which words thii action
was hi ought

Tbe FORT MAN of the JURY enquired what were
the snitillest damages that would nit carry costs,
and being informed by the JUDGE th.at they must
be under 40s. the Jury found a verdict for the
plaintiff, Is. damages, and Is. costs.
Mr. SCARLETT for the plaintiff, Mr. ADOLPHUS
fo'r the dcfend4nt.