The Sun. — 1842-07-13 (London, England)

RACES. —This dangerous and disgraceful practice was resumed on Monday evening last. These races have, for a number of years past, been kept up annually ; but owing to an accident of a serious nature which befel one of the " jockeys," last year but one, they were put a stop to on the following anniversary. The reason of their again being resumed, we are at a loss t) conjecture. By this practice being allowed, a vast concourse of men, women, and children are collected together ; and while the horses arc capering and prancing,' many serious accidents might occur. We think it would be highly praiseworthy were the authorities to put a stop to such practices."—Bolton Free Press. [ls our Liberal Contemporary really serious when he proposes to put down races because men, women, and children meet together in their best dresses, with joyful countenances— because horses " caper and prance," and serious accidents may occur ? He would of course put down all fairs, for a wild bull might break loose among the. men, women, and children—he would put down all balls, all religious and convivial meetings, because the floor might give way, or the roof, nay, perhaps, the sky fall, and cause "many serious accidents ;" there would be an end to fox-hunting, to boat-racing, to cricket, to swimming, which sometimes ends in drowning, and even to walking, which risks the safety of the tibia and fibula. Horses were made for running, men for active and daring exercise, and those who are afraid to do what nature teaches, should hide themselves in sequestered holes and corners, and sleep with sthereiomuosl,easnad must have putndbats.Our C forth thisontempor solemnar yho wevers cannot be warning to show the hypocrites a perfect specimen of the:reductio ad absurdum.]  mornings tmheail,Raor.lydalitAssent, on PulaAc FuniAL.--The intelligence that the annoyancesregarded fcitshi decisive 0 lfor Corporation,e ve r o f the thePre t jeonxs lot ndwsiiifftilhurtestoeciugdttiaotani streets o f t h e AFTruidnaicyi,paalrrAivmodenbdymei%nitosn' Monday yct zthd rs. There an led hal, among all dozen of classes of the citizens can better be imagin t e . described. During the earlier part of the day groupst_peaira s doe with satisfaction, and victory lighted ipa__h; • ~, countenances. them ; and bonfires were lit in all directio- , wAassenvoetniangstsreetetinintathr obaorlrdelsanbdlazneedwuptoillivnll P. aeral prolceedsstihoen is. But all was literallyold Corporation, which was accomPaw .ed through the city by at nothing, when compared to the least thirty thousand persons ! W.' . have never witnessed so large a concourse in the streets ',..f Limerick at one funeral.— Limerick Reporter. in the course of' on, , month three suicides have been committed (says th .e Commerce), by soldiers in the brigades stationed outside - Paris, and employed on the fortifications. ' On the sth tilt., Re , usseau, a fusilier of the 65th, blew out his brains at Mop* . rou..e. On the Ist ult., Devaux, in the same regiment, did the same, in the barracks at Alford ; and mn the 4th, A agouin, a corporal of the 18th of the line, committed the li'Ke act at Charenton. A mef.,ting of the Metropolitan Total Abstinence Association was held in the London Mechanics' Institution, yesterday evening., over which .1. S. Buckingham, Esq., presided ; the follow ing resolution was unanimously adopted with her:ty cheers :- _,. That this meeting has heard with regret and indignatir,n of the recent attempt on the life of our beloved Sovere'ign. It rejoices, however, that such attempts have proved abor.tive, and trusts that the Almighty, who has hitherto protected ' her, will still be her shield and defence, and bestow upon hei every personal and domestic blessing, and grant her lonc So reign over a free, loyal, sober, and happy people." full EAT TAKE or SALAION:•The salmon fishery in thi 3 neighbourhood has been more successful this seapon than for tna.ny years past. On Monday last no fewer than 1,000 fish were taken out of the Dee, while the daily average take has been, about 500. The fishing- has beep sueciessful almost all over Scotland.,., -Aberdeen Herald.'  LATE EDITIONS of " THE SUN" in the