The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.

The Belioir hounds meet to-morrow et Newton Toll-bar; Wed-
nesday, at Easton Park ; Friday, at Gonerby—half-past 10.
Lord Suffield's hounds to-morrow at Shearsby Inn ; Thursday,
at Twyford ; Friday, at Bunny Park ; Saturday, at Beaurnanor—
half-past 10.
Mr. Farrington's hounds on Friday at the Welch Whittle Stocks
—quarter to 10.
The Lancaster Union harriers on Wednesday at Poulton ; Friday,
at Cinder 11111-10.
Mr. Foster's hounds on Wednesday at the Punch Bowl Inn-10.
spit W. M. Ridley's hounds on Wednesday at Oakwood Gate ;
Friday, at Netherwitton ; Saturday, at Blagdon—half-past 10.
Mr. Watson's hounds on Friday at the Tunnel-10.
Lord Moreton's hounds on Thursday at Shrivenham ; Saturday,
at Lydvard Plain—half-past 10.
Lord Yarborough's hounds on Wednesday at Rye Hill ; Friday,
at Blyboreugh 11111-11.
Lord Portman's hounds on Friday at Turnwoed.
Lord Chesterfield's hounds on Thursday at Buttock's Booth ;
Friday, at Dunchurch ; Saturday, at Swinford-11.
Duke of Grafton's hounds on Wednesday at Foster's Booth ;
Friday, at Little llorwood-11.
The Cambridgeshire hounds on Friday at Potion Wood—lif-p. 10.
Mr. Muster's hounds on Wednesday at Oxt.in Bridge; Friday,
at Saxondale-11.

Mr. Leche's hounds on Thursday -at Carden ; Friday, at Penley
Hall—half-past 10.
Mr. Candler's houndson ThursdAy at Woodeote Green—hf-p.lO.
The South Wold Hunt on Thursday at Hemingley Village; Sa-
turday, at Welton 3f ill-11.

31rlCockburn's hounds on Friday at Roncombe Gate—V.-T.lO.
Mr. Drake% hounds on Thursday at Edgeott Village; Saturday,
at nycote Kennel—half-past 10.
The Essex and Suffolk hounds en Friday at Folgard Toll-bar—
half-past 10.
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Sandifoid's hounds on Wednesday at Foulsham-11.
The Hove harriers on Saturday at Erringham, near Shoreham—
half-past 10.
The B. V. 11. on Friday at Burton Common.
The F. B. H. OR Friday at Carnanton Lodge-10.
The East Kent harriers on Thursday at Sutton Down—hf-p.lO.
Mr. Phillips's hounds on Thursday at Dowl's Down-10.
Mr. Dyson's harriers •n Friday at Hellaby Gate-10.
Bulteel's hounds on Friday at Bideford Bridge—half-past 10.
The Knapton harriers on Friday at Happisburgh-11.
The Norfolk hounds on Thursday at Hindolveston Village; Sa-
turday, at Lougham—half-past 10.
Sir J. Flower's hounds on Wednesday at Hill Harting; Friday,
at Tersfield-11.

Colonel G. Wyndham's hounds on Wednesday at Selhurst Park ;
Friday, at Avisford Hill—half-past 10.
The Holderness hounds on Thursday at Rise Mill; Saturday, at
Kiplingeotes Race-course-11.
The Cleveland hounds on Thursday at West Coatham-10.
The Athcrstone hounds on Wednesday at Maxtoke Castle ;
Thursday, at No Man's Heath ; Saturday, at High Cross—qr. to 11.
Mr. Villebois's staghounds on Thursday at I)ereham Hall—t 1.
The Oakley hounds on Wednesday at Houghton Toll-bar ;
Thursday, at Swinhead ; Saturday, at Marston Thrift.
The Hsvthrop hounds on Thursday at Ditehley ; Friday, at Ble-
dington 10.
The Bedale hounds on Wednesday at Tunstal Village ; Friday, at
Kiplin ' • Saturday, at Thornborough Bar—half-past 10.
The Tynemouth beagles on Friday at Earsdon-10.
The Eamont harriers on Wednesday at Mehnerly Moor ; Satur-
day, at Barton Church—half-past 10.
The Wigton harriers en Wednesday at Sandwath ; Friday, at
the Wellington Inn-8.
The Inglewood hounds on Wednesday at Blinderake ; Friday, at
Bridekirk—half-past 10.
The Galewood hounds on Wednesday at Middleton Hall, near
Wooler ; Friday, at Barlecs Turnpike Gate, near Cornhill—hf-p. 10.
The Alms ick hounds on Thursday at Thrunton Crag—hf-p. 10.

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The splendid stud of the Marquis of Waterford has arrived
at Melton Mowbray, and the Noble Marquis is hourly expected.

THE QUEEN'S STAG HOUNDS.
NARROW ESCAPE NEAR THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
—On Friday ,horning her-Majosty's staghounds met, as ap.
pointed, at the Magpies, near the 14th milestone on Houns-
low. heath, and by twelve o'clock a goodly company of well-
mounted equestrians, '° eager for the chase," having assembled,
they proceeded, accompanied by hundreds on foot, to the farm
of Mr. Tattersall, at Dawley_wall, where the stag was un-
carted. The start was an extremely good one, and the noble
animal led off in fine style through the village of Hayes, cross.
ing the Uxbridge road, and, proceeding through Ickenham,
in the direction of Pinner, atibrded some splendid sport. Near
the village of Pinner the stag was headed, when he retraced
his steps, passing through Waxlow and the parish of Green-
ford, towards Southall, through which village he eventually
passed, followed by the pack and the whole field in full cry, to
the amusement of the inhabitants, who crowded the doors and
windows of the houses to witness the animating scene. On
reaching Southall Park the noble animal turned suddenly to
the right across the demesne, in the direction of Hounslow,
followed by the hounds and those gentlemen whose courage
and spirited steeds enabled them to overcome the difficulties
which opposed their progress. They had not proceeded far,
however, before they found themselves close to the line of the
Great Western Railway, where most of them turned to the
right and went over the bridge ; but those of higher blood,
among whom were Mr. William Duncombe (brother of the
Member for Finsbury), Mr. Armstrong, jun., Major Lloyd,
&c., leaped the fences, and most of them passed over. Major
Lloyd and a few others were, however, thrown by their horses,
but fortunately fell outside of the line, at which moment the
" North Star" engine, with a train of three carriages, which
had left Maidenhead at two o'clock, emerged from under the
bridge, close to the spot, the noise of which alarmed the
horses that were running loose on the line, particularly that be-
longing to the Major, which ran down the south line until
nearly opposite to the engine, when it suddenly turned round
and crossed over to the north line, close to the " North Star,"
which was proceeding at a rate of upwards of thirty miles an
hour, and which, before it could get out of the way, threw it
down, and passing over it with the whole train, killed it on
the spot, the engines and carriages being, by the force of the
concussion, thrown completely off the line, and eventually
stopped by being buried up to the boilers in a field belonging
to Sir William Ellis, M. D., the present occupier of Southall
Park. On the persons who witnessed the occurrence running
to die spot, the poor animal was discovered in a most dreadful
state, the head being found some feet from the body, the legs
broken, and one of the hoofs torn off, and the body so muti-
lated that the heart, quivering with the last throes of life, was
fully exposed to view. The passengers, between 50 and 60
in number, among whom were several females, were thrown
into a state of great alarm by the occurrence, the carriages
having been plentifully sprinkled with the blood of the horse,
and it was for some minutes supposed that the rider had also
perished. The engineer and guards soon succeeded in quiet-
ing them ; and on the arrival of the short train from West
Drayton, they were conveyed to the terminus at Paddington,
after a delay of about an hour and twenty minutes. Had the
horse ran towards town the accident must Imo occurred about
a hundred yards nearer flanwell, where the embankment is of
such a height that the probability is, the lives of the whole of
the passengers must have been sacrificed. The stag was even-
tually taken at Twickenham, after a gallant run of upwards of
wo hours, only four horsemen being in at the death.

MEMOIRS OF CHARLES MATTHEWS.—This
book is what, upon a slight reflection, it might have been
expected to be—a book of jest and anecdote : there is a
quick transition, for the most part, from character to
character, and from incident to incident ; and the eccentri.
cities of Old Johnny Winter, the wardrobe keeper and
tailor at York ; the dragging, drawling, oddities of Tate
Wilkinson ; the natty neatnesses of George Colman's
epistolary style ; the practical jesting of Theodore Hook ;
the highly seasoned egotism and gullability of Charles In.
cledon—these, and the passing glances at Curran, John
Kemblc, the Prince Regent, Doctor Kitchiner, and Queen
Charlotte, are given as connected with some amusing
anecdote or lively recollection. To those who remember
the inimitable truth with which the subject of these Memoirs
married the pleasantries he gleaned in society to the voice
and peculiarity of manner of the parties connected with
them, the Memoirs will be invaluable, as far as amusement
is concerned ; and to such readers as knew him not in
private
life, the •
and the sanction of his name. The volumes, we ought to
say, before concluding, are handsomely got up ; they will
be a rare treasure for the newspapers at this unparliamentary
time of the year, for the work is a flower-garden of anoe-
dote.—Athenceitni.

BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY.-The new year's Num-
ber of this justly popular periodical, leaves all its monthly
competitors far behind. In addition to the attraction of
the continuation of " Oliver Twist," we have now a ro-
mance, commenced by that. very spirited writer, the author
of " Rookwood." The title of Mr. Ainsworth's tale, the
first four chapters of which are now given, is " Jack Shep-
pard." Every one has heard of Jack's daring character—
his robberies—and his various marvellous escapes, which
were the wonder of London, and caused the dismay of a
goodly number of its inhabitants in the eighteenth century.
He was one of the most picturesque and mysterious thieves
of ancient or modern times. In the presentromaunt, an-
other " minion of the moon," the scarcely less celebrated
Jonathan Wild, by Fielding surnamed " The Great," is
introduced to divide the honours with Jack. The sketch
of this great man, in his own line, is truly racy and vivid.
wo grieve that we cannot give that fine scene in the
horrid neighbourhood of the Old Mint, Southwark, where
we first have the honour of being introduced to Jonathan.
Every word of the romance, as fares it goes at present,zhould
be read to appreciate and enjoy it. The ctlrious, there-
fore, must satizfy themselves without the aid of our co-
lumns, by purchasing the Magazine ; and, heaven knows, it
is a cheap half-crown's worth !—Dickens and Ainsworth
rivalling each other 3 besides Dr. Magian, Lover, Wade,
and a host of other names of eminence ; and three etch-
ings from the immortal George Cruikshank. Two of these
are illustrations of seenes of our friend Jack Sheppard's
career, and the third represents that respectable character,
Bill Sykes, in the laudable act of endeavouring to destroy
the only true friend he ever had—his faithful dog. There
is one charming paper in the " Miscellany" before us, to
which we invite the especial attention of the fairer portion
of our readers, an?
La. ventln to affirm -will please
them mightily.
tn"._ one entitled " Asleep with the
131".1911 by 'd - tku ustino Wade, the author of the Two
—l.;ses of Grenada," " Meet me by Moonlight," tke. It
will make them forget this cold and inclement. season ; and,
reclining on their elegant and much-fttvotired fauteuils, they
shall feel themselves, with thn sweet little choristers who
sing with them, transported into the bosom of Spring.
Where all are exquisite, it is difficult to make a judicious
selection,Cambridic lidevetiactle Pr CU