The Sun.
London, England, 1827-07-28 00:00:00

,SPORTING INTaLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL RACES.—TituasnAy, JULY 26.
The Great Lancashire Stakes of S 0 sovs. each, h. ft. with
, SO sous. added, for three-yr-olds. One mile and a half.
Sir T. Stanley's b. c. by Catton—Gen. Mina's dam... 1
Lord Grosvenor s b. f. Burlesque ... • 2
A Gold Cup, .value 100 sovs. added to a Sweepstakes of
10 soya. each, pp. Three miles and -a distance.
Sir John Gerard names Signorina, 5 yrs ...
Sir W. Wynne's br. h. Orthodox, 6 yrs .... 2
Sir T. Stanley's vb. b. Grenadier, 6 yrs .... 3
Sir T. Mostyu's br. c. St. David, 4 yrs ....
A Plate of 501. for three and four-yr-olds. Two mile

heats.

Mr. Thompson's ch. c. Predictor, 4 yrs.
Sir W. Wynne's br. c. Sancredo, 4 yrs..

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2 do

KENDAL RACES.7—TmiRsDAY, JULY 26.

A heavy rain set in, to-day about noon, and continued
until a late hour in the evening. The attendance was
consequently thin.
A Sweepstakes of '7 sous. each; with 25 sous. added. Two
• ' mile heats.
Mr. Rohinson's br. c. by Grey-Walton, 3 yrs 1 1
Mr. Simpson's b. f. Young Duchess, 3 yrs 2 2
Mr. Wilkinson's ch. f. Marchioness, 4 yrs

A well .contested race.

A Handicap Stakes of 7 sous. esti.; with 20 sous. added

Two mile heats.

Mr. Harrison's b. c. My Lord, 3 yrs '
Mr. Hudson's b. g. Sir Catton, 4 yrs
Mr.' Relph's Octavian, 3 yrs

I 0 I
4 0 2
3 S S

Mr. Coulden's br. c. by Walton, 3 yrs... 2 4 4
A most excellent race, all four might have been co-
vered with a sheet all the way from the .distance-post to
the winning-post Each of the heats was contested neck
and neck, and those only who were close to the horses
could say who was winner. Sir Catton was the favourite
at starting; after the first heat even betting between him
and My Lord;,---01d- spottsnien say it was worth walking
'2O miles, in rain and storm; to see such a race.

NOTTINGHAM RACES...--WIDNESDAY, JULY 25.
Sweepstakes of '2sgs. each, three-yr-old colts, Set. 31b.
fillies, Bst. Once round. and a distance.
Mr. Mytton's b. f. Lark
Mr. Plater; ch. f. Blaze 2
The Gold Cup, valtie 100 gs. and 20 in specie. Two
miles and a half.
Mr. Richardson's Brownlock, 5 yrs 1
Mr. 'Charlton's ch. f. Camelia, S yrs 2
Mr. Yates's b. f. Little 80-Peep, 4 yrs
Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, for two4r-old colts, Bst. 21b.

and fillies, 3st. • T. Y.C.
Mr. S. Walker's b. f. by Magistrate 1
Mr. Houldsworth's ch. c.
,Vanish 2

CRICKET.

A Match of great interest was played yesterday on Ken-
nigton Common, between eleven gentlemen of Wandsworth
and eleven gentlemen of Clapham, for 20 soya. a side. It
was decided in favour of Clapham by 42 runs, as follows:
CLAPHAM. I WANDSWORTH.

First Innings 'B4 First Innings
142
Second ditto l3O Second Innings 3O

Total 214
Betting was 6 to 4 on Wand:
of the game.

Total...—. 172
sworth at the commencement

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JULY 25.---Within these .few days
an affair. has taken place which has caused muck
surprise and indignation amongst those Who
have heard the particulars. The matter is, how-
ever, involved in great secrecy, and has not yet
found its way into the public prints. • The trans-
action to which I allude is One unparalleled in
this country, and is nothing less than the abduc-
tion of a nun ! The affair, as I have heard it
related, is simply this :—Miss being left,
an orphan some years since, with a considerable
property, was placed by her guardians in the
school of the convent of --, for the purpose
of being educated. Her sister, who was older,
contracted a marriage with an individual belong-
ing to the Methodist connection. • When the
subject of these remarks had been for some time
under the care of the: sisters of --, she ac-
quirea a relish for a monastic life- that eventually"
terminated in her.embracing..4,,, ,She was re-
ceived," and, in-due' time, With the usual so-
lemnity, " professed." Her brother-in-law was
incensed at this sacrifice of her liberty. A
few days since sheiWas told by the convent ser-
vant that some of her friends waited to see her,
and she immediately proceeded to the place
where 'they were: After some time spent
in conversation, she led them, at their request,
into the garden 'of the convent, from whence
there was a door leading into a by-road ; when
she approached this door,.— pulled a pistol
from his bosom,: and pointed it at her head, de-
claring at ,the same time, that instant death
awaited her if she made the least noise or effort

to escape ; thus threatened; she was constrained
to be silent. A- signal was given, and the, gar-
den door previously described was flung open.—
A carriage was in waiting, into which she was
hurried, and placed between- men armed with
fire-arms. The blinds were drawn up, and the
vehicle was driven off with rapidity. TowardS
night the carriage approached a town in a remote
county, and drove up to a sequestered house.--'
The nun was quickly taken from the carriage,
and conducted to a distant room, -where she
was closely. confined and watched. For some
days she was taunted: with her act in becom-
ing a nun, and implored to break her vows,
return again to the World, and marry.—
She calmly resisted these attempts to alter
her opinions,• and depended. on chance to
effect -her rescue from her keepers. At length
the individual who bore ,the prominent part in
this transaction introduced to her as her future
husband, a Method4st preacher ! I4itherto,
comparatively calm, she now lost all endurance,
and in a tone.of indignant protestation, declared
that she would sooner forfeit her life than yield

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to this base outrage on her inclination. Stibdued
by the resoluteness of her manner, and terrified
by the effect which their conduct had produced
on her feelings, these unmanly violators of 'the
law retired, and she was once more consigned to
the care of those who were placed to wateli her.
Accident at length restored her to her liberty:
An inmate of her prison was about to set off
for Dublin. The stage-coich drove to the door,
and the guard sounded his horn. The hall-

door was opened, and at this moment extra-
ordinary strength and energy possessed the
fair captive ; she rushed from her keepers,
darted with the. rapidity of lightning down
the stairs, and sprung into the coach.—
She exclaimed in a tone of joy and triumph,
that she was free, and implored the protection
of a gentleman who was a passenger. A crowd
quickly gathered, and it soon became evident
that any effort to constrain the inclinations of
this injured lady would be dangerous. The
coach proceeded to Dublin, and that night saw
sister --restored to .her affectionate associates.
There the matter stands. Whether this outrage
will be punished by the law or not I cannot. say.
I have heard that the lady who has been so
cruelly used feels a reluctance, from motives
which, however ''amiable in the abstract, ought
not in such a case to be allowed to operate, to
prosecute the actors in this nefarious transaction.
It is said that having made a vow of seclusion,
no earthly inducement should tempt an inhabit-
ant of a convent into the world, much less, it is
argued, should she leave her abode of peace to
invoke the punishment of the law even upon an
enemy whose offences religion teaches her to
forgive.