The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-13 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

On Monday the Cottesmere hounds met at Market Overt:,
There was a capital field of sportsmen, there being upwards of AS
horsemen present. The hounds threw off at Woodville Head, set
almost immediately unkenoelled a fox. "Die hounds ran in fre
style. Heynard made first towards Teigh, at a rapid pact; text
thence he made fur Wyniondham ; after leaving IVymondhae,
the fox made for li'hissendine, leaving it on the left ; from tbena
across the Melton Mowbray and Oakham-road, near Somerby,
Barrow Hills. In this distance it is impossible to convey any ides
of the state of the country ; it was with much difficulty the ham.
men could keep with the hounds. The fox (What over Burro.
Hill, skirted Thorpe Trussels, by Iv ford, over a severe country,
by South Croxton, skirted Satiety Holt, when the hounds earth
him at Darkly village, after a severe and capital burst of two hours
and twenty minutes, one of the best runs of the season, and vett
few of the sportsmen lived to see the end of the day's sport. It
was considered to be at least twenty miles from point to point,
and the extent of country ran over was not far abort of twenty.
eight miles.
Mr. King's fox-hounds met on 'nut-slay morning at Longwood,
near Lepton, and soon atarted a fox, which afforded much
Meta to the numerous sportsmen present ; it was ultimately %killed
after a severe run, but few of the sportsmen were in at the slahh.
FOOT Rm.:E.—We understand, that a foot race against time fur
50 guineas will bs run on Monday the 23th instant, on Heath
Common, wear Wakefield, by Joseph Bean, of Sheriff Hutton,
near this city. Ile will start ax twelve o'clock, and undertakes to
run ten miles in one hour.—fork Courant.
Co trait Goi.n Cur.dcllecistox or THE JoCEZT CLUB—It
is the opinion of the Stewards of the Jockey Club, that Lodestone
having been adjudged by them, in the case submitted to thew, to
be the winner of the Montrose Cup, ought unquestionably to
have carried !lbs. extra for the Cupar Cup, according to du
articles for the cup. And that not having the 31bs. extra an.
posed by the Cupar articles as the win'cr of a cup, he is not en.
titled to the cup or cups.
A Grand leaping match took place yesterday morning between
Daniel Gosling, Esq. of Cambridge, and Mr. J. Osborn, of Cape
Montague-street, Montsgue.square, in his Commission yard.
which was decided greatly in favour of the latter. Mr. J. th.
born was mounted on his chcanut clips horse Lapwing, and D.
Gosling, Esq. on his ftvourhe bay horse Tallyo. The chesnr:
horse, Lapwing, jumped six inches higher than '1 allyo. The match
was for 100 sovereigns.
The annualshooting match between eleven each of the Ashton,
Midgliam, and New Hats Clubs, for a subscription of tell vow.
reigns each, at eleven birds, 21 yards from the gull, brought to
gether most of the best shots in the kingdom, on the Langhare
enclosure. Bagshot-heath, on Tuesday. The stake shot for rat
330 sovereigns, and the pigeons were the best blue rocks. It mit
decided thus :—Ashton, killed 86 ; New Hats, 84; and Midg.
hate, tr 2. Ashton won by superior shooting. Midghant wa
backed at sto 4 against either Club ; 5 to 2 no one named the
winner, at much heavy betting.

Ships at Market.
62 Newcastle
19 Sunderland

Prioe.
. —s Od to —4 Od
33s Od to 134 6d

COAL. MARKET, JAN. 12.
Slaps Sold.

GLASGOW COTTON M•RIE Ja11:10.---ThCre has beet
a very animated demand for Colton this week, and prices
of all descriptions are Ad. to Id. a lb. higher than before
the announcement of the decrease of stock in the Liverpool
market, as compared sith that of 1893. The sales amours:
to 3,804 bales.

A melancholy accident occurred at Thorpe, neat Nor.
wich, last week: as Mrs. Postle, wife of Mr. William
Pustle, tithe-bailik' to the Rev. J. Maxwell, was walking on
the turnpike road, a led horse, belonging to an officer
the dragoons quartered in the barracks here, kicked her in
the stomach, and she died in consequence 18 hours after-
wards.

Awret.t.v SUDDEN Dsetti.—On Thursday morning
last, Sarah Dutton,aserventtoMiss Cooper, in the Minster-
yard, York, fell down in an apoplectic fit, as she was pro-
ceeding to unbolt the garden gate. She was removed into
the house and almost instantly expired. An inquest was
held on the body, and a verdict returned of "Died by the
visitation of God."

MARRIED.
On the Bth instant, Thomas Heenan, of Kilrush, courn
Clare, Ireland, to Margaret Kenny, daughter of Lawrence Kenny,
Esq. of NeWmarket and Fergus, county Clare, Irelvd.
On the 11th instant, Thomas Hamm Bowen, Lsq. of Portman•
street, to Charlotte, daughter of the late W. Chaloner, Esq. of
Guisbrough, Yorkshire.
On Monday, 3lr. James Minns, jun. Royal Hospital.rmr.
Chelsea, to Miss Ann Champion, of l;eorga acreer, Sloan...square.
On the 4th instant. at St. Gregory's, ate Rev. James
Lynch, Wesleyan 31in °nary fur Man^ to Miss Hannah
Heels' Guilin, yiungetst daughter of Mr. John Hoehn, of Cul.
cheater.