The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-28 00:00:00

two miles

Mr. Waters's Smugg'er
Mr. llenderson's c. m. by Poulton 2 2
A Silver Cup, value 12 sous. for hacks. Two miles.
Won by Mr. Good's :narc, beating four others.

NORTHERN MEETING—INVERNESS RACES.
WEDNESDAY*, SEPT. 23.—Produce Stakes of 20 aovs.
each, h. ft. for 3-yr old colts and fillies, (not thorough
bred) colts to carry Set. 101 b., filliest3Nt. 51b. Heats,
one mile and a half.

Mr. D. Davidson's b. c. by Cannon-ball, walked over.
First Class Macaroni Stakes, of 20 go. each, h. ft. Heats,

two miles.
Mr. Davidson named Major 1 1
Mr. M. Grant. named Crafty
The Tulloch Stakes of 100 sous. each, 23 ft. Heats,

two mils and a distance.
Mr. Davidson's Victory
Mr. Fra%er's Hartlepool 2
Cluny Alacplier.on presided at the dinner in the Nor-
thern Meeting Rooms this afternoon.

THE BORDERERS.—Mr. COOPER'S forth-
coming Novel under this title is said to illustrate the many
fierce encounters between the early English settlers in
America and the Indians, from whom they experienced
the most deadly resistance. The period he has chosen
affords numberless incidents, and striking events, that can-
not fail to interest the reader's attention in no ordinary
degree.

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF THE CE-
LEBRATED DR. DODDRIDGE.-The publication of this in-
teresting work is not deferred till next season as erroneously
reported, but is now published. It contains many striking
particulars in the Life of this celebrated Divine hitherto
unknown ; notices of many of his contemporaries, and a
sketch of the ecclesiastical history of the times in which he
lived.

REPRESENTATION OE THE COUNTY.—
Although the rumours about an approaching dissolution
of Parliament cannot he traced to any distinct or authentic
source, yet our columns of this day prove that both her e
and in Ireland that event is by many contemplated as
not very distant. The non-appearance of Sir T. 13.
LETHBRIDGE in recent publications is, by some, inter-
preted as a prognostic of his non-appearance at the bust-
ings whenever a dissolution shall take place; but political
curiosity is at present the most busily employed in disco-
vering who the fourth candidate may be, who is spoken of
in the London prints, and who is said to be connected with
the commercial or some other interest in Bristol. Con-
jecture points at two individuals, both of large fortune, and
Ex-Sheriffs for the county.—Bath Herald.
The bare mention Of HORATIO NELSON--
" Honor est a Nilo"—awakens in the minds of Britons
the recollection of a thousand unparalleled deeds of daring,
to the immortal glory of the British navy ! ! Yet NELsoN,
like "the Thane of Cawdor," notwithstanding his he-
roism, was not without his share of the weaknesses of our
nature ; for when about to embark on board the Victory
to fight his last fight, and wreath his brows with immortal
honour, NELSON consulted a sybil fortune-teller named
WILLIAMS, then resident at Plymouth, and famed for
prescient powers, on the probable result of the enterprise
upon which he was about to embark. " Take your coffin
with you !" was the laconic reply of the hag. The hero
of the Nile did so ! If we may believe Captain hlsnwni,
Lord BYRON also consulted the same oracle ere he desert-
ed his " native land,' and her predictions were verified !
See his " Conversations."

There is an opinion abroad that the races at
Shrewsbury will cease, because the course is offered on
sale in au advertisement. We are not zealous advocates
for races ; but as the Benevolent Meeting, with its splen-
did donations in aid of the Shropshire Infirmary, takes
place on the Friday after the races, it may still be desirous
to support a race-course near the town. Upon the pro-
perty of the Earl of TANKERVILL E, in the Abbey Fore-
gate, a course may be planned, surpasoing all others.—
Slaretcsbury Chronicle.

Although there is scarcely a manufacturing
town in the kingdom where so little distress prevails as in the
town of Leeds, it nevertheless appears that there has been
paid by the Workhouse Board, principally to the casual
poor, the sum of 2,2001. more during the first nine
mouths of the present year, than was paid during the cor-
responding months of the year 1828. This fact has sug-
gested the necessity of an endeavour, on the part of the
Board, to find work for the able-bodied paupers.—Leeds
Mercury.

The fowlers in our neighbourhood have com-
menced taking larks with nets and a device glass of simple
construction. The birds are of the kind known as hill or
flight larks. A small bridge, covered with a piece of
gLiss, is by means of a draw-string male to revolve ra-
pidly so a pivot, the rays of a rising sun falling on the
glass. Such is the strange infatuation of the birds, that,
however distant, they immediately fly towards it, and are
either taken by clapnets or shot.—Brighton Herald.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 26.—We have a steady
demand for Cotton to-day, and about 2,000 bags bare
been sold without change in the prices.

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 26.—Owing to an infor-
mation, our Collector and Comptroller yesterday went on
board the ship Helm, discharging a cargo of cotton, Sze.,
from New York, and seiz,d 17 bales, which, on examina-
tion, were found to contain neat ly 3,000 lbs. weiOlt of
tobacco. The bales were very
ingeniously packed round
by about six inches deep of cotton, and were of the ordi-
nary size and shape; and, had it not been for the infor-
'nation, there is but little doubt that they would bays
escaped the eyes of those in authority.