The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-01 00:00:00

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An oak still stands in Bowthorp Park, 15 yards in
girth, in the enormous hollow of which parties of a
dozen at a time may dine.•

The length of the shelves in the new portion of the
British.ltluseum is eight miles, those in the library at
Munich fifteen miles, and those of the King's library
in Paris twenty miles.. The first contains 260,000
volumes, the second 500,000, and the third 650,000.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS I)AY.)
ABINGDON RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Foal Stakes of 50 isovs. each, h. ft. One mile.
(4 subs.)
Hon. S. Herbert's Nessus, Bst 71b walked over
The Marcham Park Stakes of 25 sovs. each, with 40
added, 15 ft., and 5 only if declared; the second saves
his stake. Two miles. (22 subs.) 11 declared.
Mr. Scott's Mosque, 4 yrs, Bst (Butler) 1
Mr. Forth's Vibration, 3 yrs, 7st 41b 2
Mr. Graydon's Helpmate, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b
Mr. Wroughton's Mobarek, 5 yrs, Bst
Mr. Collett's Isaac, aged, Bst 91b
Mr. Isaac Day's Tamburini, 6 yrs, Bst 1016
Won by a head.
The Pusey Ifern Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added ;
winner to be sold for 200/., &c. Two miles. (16 subs.)
Mr. Lucas's The Traitor, 3 yr.! (Evans) 1
Mr. Pryse's Australia, 4 yrs
Mr. Etwall's Pelerine, 4 yrs
Mr. Blandy's Wildfire, 3 yrs
Mr. I. Day's Viola, 4 yrs
A fine race.
The Berkshire Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 15
added, winner to be sold for 80 soya. Heats. (11 subs.)
Mr. I. Day's m, by Nimrod, out of Busk, 5 yrs,
9st Olb (Wakefield) 1 5
Mr. Herbert's Teetotaller, 3 yrs, 6st 71b

Mr. Blandv nd Romance, 3 yrs, sst 131 b. 6 3 3
Lord Ban:ington nd Maid of the Mill, 4 yrs 3 4 4
Mr. Pusey's President, 4 yrs, ist. 121 b
Mr. Legg's My Pet, 3 yrs, Est! 4 dr
The Old Berkshire Hunt Stakes of 10 sovs. each h ft.
Gentlemen riders. Heats, two miles. (5 subs.)
Mr. Legg's Stickler, aged walked over.
CHELMSFORD RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Cup • Stakes of 10 sovs. each. The winner to be
• sold for 3001., &c. Three miles. (6 subs.)
Mr. Nightingale's Ajax, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Sly) 1
Mr. Rogers's Prosody, 3 yrs, 7st llb
•W on easy.
The Town Plate of 501. Winner to be sold for 120/.
Mr. Smith's Appleton Lass, 6 yrs, 9st 21b...(51y) 1 1
Mr. Skingsley's Fame.. 4 yrs, Bst 111 b 2 2
Sir John Tyrrell's Miss Sally, 3 yrs, ist 3 dr
'Won in a canter.
The Hylands Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added.
Last half mile. (5 subs.)
Mr. Ongley's The Gipsey Queen, 2 yrs, Bst 31b (Sly) . 1
Mr. Coleman's Jamal, 2 yrs, Bst 51b
General Yates's Rook's Nest, 2 yrs, Bst .51b
Won easy.
Match, SO says., one mile.—Mr. Casidy's Miller's
Maid, 9st (Casidy, jun.), beat Mr. Smith's Economist,
Bst., in a canter.

ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY•

The accounts received this morning from Adding-
ton Park, state that the strength of the venerable
Primate has not decreased. Dr. Chambers and Dr.
Ferguson are in attendance upon his Grace.
N otw•ithstanding the unfavourable state of the
weather, the inquiries at the Palace this morning
were exceedingly numerous. A bulletin, of which
the following is a copy, was exhibited at Lambeth
Palace :

" llis Grace has passed another tranquil night, and
his strength has not decreased."
" Addington Park, Sept. 1, 1842."

GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.
Traffic returns for the week ending Aug. 27, 1842 :
Passengers
Merchandise 4 409 0 0

£1,569 7 6

Corresponding week last year ...£1,586 7 6
Darlington, Aug. 31. W. 'O'BRIEN, Secretary.

TILE PosT-orricE.—The London district carriers
have addressed a memorial to the Right Hon. the Lords
Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, begging their
Lordships' attention to a statement of grievances, and
the painful situation in which they are placed, in conse-
quence of the inadequate remuneration received by them,
when compared with their arduous and fatiguing duty.
There are, it appears, 674 twopenny post letter-carriers,
out of which 80 only, of the seniors, receive a salary of
255. a week, and the remaining 594 each 20s. per week
—an amount fixed 28 years ago, when the duty required
was not more than one-third of the duty incumbent on
each, and discharged by each, at the present time. The
London district letter-carriers have lately been charged
with the delivery of all ship letters, and all foreign and
inland letters, which arrive by coach and railroad at all
times in the day, after the General Post-office delivery
which, with the increased and increas-
ingpenny postage,
requires the services of these letter- earners 14 or 15
ha s
lcaobmo
ur ca ge
ullsed by the adoption of the
The petition has been signed by a
bankers, merchants, and tradersin
Llhaoorugnro number v r
ds
ne.y day.
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