The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-13 00:00:00

MILL fARY RACES.

BRIGHTON, MAI' Fite race-down to-dAy
was rendered in no ordinary degree attractive by
the officers of the 13th Hussars. These Gentle-
men, some weeks since, had matched their horses
so as to afford one day's excellent diversion, the
1 Itit of May being the period otiginally fixed
upon. The weather this morning being desirably
bright and inviting to field-sports, every species
of open carriage was presently in requisition, and
before mid-day the assemblage of all ranks and
descriptions of people on the hill, in carriages, On
horseback, and on foot, presented a picture equal-
ly animated, sociable, and diversified. The band
of the 18th was stationed near the stand, and a
party of unarmed hussars were appointed to keep
the course clear. The sports commenced soots
after one o'clock, with—

A Handicap Sweepstakes of sgs, .(2gs forfeit), with Srtgs
added from the Mess Fund, to be run for by horses, the
property of Officers of the 13th Light Dragoons. A one
mile heat.
Cornet Potts's ch. g. Toplass, aged, Ilst. 10Ib. rode by
Cornet Tomlinson 1
Lieutenant Maclean's hr. g. Reefer, aged, 125t..t31b. rode
by Mr. Mint:bin
.Lieutenant Nlaclean's ch. c. Frolic, 4 yrs old, llst. 31b.
rode by Lieutenant Maclean
Lieutenant. Major's cit. nt. Fanny Fancy, Ii yrs old, rode
by Lieutenant Atherton 4
Captain Doherty's 'ch. g. Brilliant, aged, I lst. 71b. rode
by Lieutenant, Irviog 5
Lieutenant. Stopford's b. m. Julia, 6 yrs old, lOst. 71b
rode by Lieutenant Stopford 6
A capital heat, won by about a neck. A table-cloth would
have covered the six horses fur the first half mile. At the
winning post, the last horse was within three lengths of the
first in.—The winner was the favourite.
A Sweepstakes of Isgs, with logs added from the Mess Fund.
Half a mile.
Capt. Doherty's gr. m. Flirt, aged, rode by Lieut. Maclean 1
Cornet Potts's b. in. Lady D'Atcy, agetf,• rode by Lieut.
Irving
Cornet Cochburne's b. in. Vixen, aged, rode by Cornet
Cockburne
Won easily by Flirt. Many bets dtrpended upon the second
horse in, and a severe struggle consequently took place -be-
tween Lady Id'Arcy and Vixen, Which ended in a secondary
kind of dead heat. The interest excited was considerahie,
A Match of One Mile for 50gs. (p.
Lieut. Macican's hr. g. Reefer, aged, rode by Lt. Maclean ..1
Capt. Doherty's ch. g. Brilliant, aged, rode by Lt.lrving ..2
A most determined heat, neck and neck all the was. Won
by little better than a bead. •
A match, made oh the Downs, a.mile heat, for 50gs, again
excited interest by close running.
Another match of a mile, in which Firebrand beat Reefer,
after a well contested struggle, closed the diversions of the
day.
The company began generally to retire about
half-past tour o'clock. .

The Officers displayed considerable skill as
Junkies, and no accident interfered with the plea-
sures of the day.

A very severe contest is now carrying ors at
Oxford for the Office of Keeper of the Archives
of that University. The candidates are Mr. Pro-
fessor Cooxe, of Coo pus College ; 111 r. 1-lEYEs,
Fellow of Exeter College, and one of the White-
hall Preachers ; and Mr. RLiss, Fellow of St.
John's College, well known in the literary world
as the Editor of Wood's Athenx Oroniensis.

The fashionable villages adjacent to Leeds, It
seems, are about to have a regular daily stage, at
stated hours, quite on the London plan. It is
said also to be in contemplation to estal)lish a
stand of hackney coaches in that town. Such a
pl:in would he a general convenience to that town
and its neighbourhod ; and we are glad to find
that the place and its vicinity is in so tioitrishing
a state as w render it necessary.
A Floating Chapel for merchant seamen was
opened (or rather moored) in Bristol harbour 6n.
Sunday last. A large flag, inscribed with the
word " Ark" was displayed, to denwe the pur-
pose to which the vessel was henceforth to be de-
voted ; and Divine service was performed on board
in ihe course of the day before a 110Iller005 asseak•
blage of people.

The Committee of the Norfolk and Norwich
Society for the Education of the Poor in the prin.
elides of the Established Church have just made
their Sixth Report, from which it appears that
there are now, in connection with the Society,
94 schools, in which upwards of 4,600 children
receive instruction,

The Sussex fishermen have as yet fallen in vl iiii
but few n►ackarel one of the ilastings hums a
few days ago brought in 120, which were sold,
for the London markets, at thirteen pounds the
hundred.

A dreadful circmnstance took place at AVeare,
near Cross, on Wednesday evening. A farmer
having for sonic time ptid his additses to a wo-
man who kept a public-house, and the latter not
encouraging his snit, he called on the above
evening, and meeting with the unfortunate wo-
man, discharged a pistol at her, a ball from which
entered her head near the left eye, and she in-
stantly expired. a'he villain is' in custody
tot Mirror.)

A fine Osprey was shot by Mr. PELHAM last
week at Ilrorklesby. It had previously been
.seen to (live into a fish-pond and bring up a large
carp, with which it rose leisurely into the att, but
again approaching the pone, was killed. It me,-
sored five feet from the tips of the wings whet.]
extended.