The Sun.
London, England, 1830-03-25 00:00:00

ANSWESFROM THE FUND COMMITTEE.

" Cricket-bats, Italian literature, -and leather breeches AL-
LOWED--.DANCING opposed as unnecessary to a classical scholar,
but will betaken into consideration in next month's Committee."

The leading of the epistle and its eccentric answer ex-
cited much admiration and laughter ; and after the trans-
acting of some routine business the Committee adjourned,
with " leave to sit again."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

RACES T
East Sussex Hunt March 26
Anson Hunt 30
Cottesmore Hunt 30
Mallon April 1
Mostyn Hunt l'
Croxton Park
Newmarket Craven l2
Holderness Hunt 14
Catterick Bridge 14
The Hoo l7'
Bath Spring 21
Newmarket Ist Spring 26
Chester May 3
Newmarket 2d Spring lts
Liverpool Spring l2l
Clifton and Brio of l2!
York Spring l7
St. Albans lB
Stafford 24
Epsom 25
Manchester June 2
Ascot Ist Meeting 8
Beverley 9

'0 COME.

Newton June 9
Buxton l6
Stockbridge l6
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 21
Newcastle-under-Lyme 29
Liverpool July 6
Ludlow 7
Newmarket l2
'Stamford 21
Oxford Aug. 3
York lO
Worcester lO
Goodvood 10
Burton-upon-Trent 24
Warwick Sept. 1
Northampton 8
Lichfield
Doncaster 20
Walsall 22
Lincoln 211
Newmarket Ist October Oct 4
Newmarket 2d October lB
Newmarket Houghton...Nov. 1

HORSE RACING AT NAPLES.

Periodical races now regularly take place in Naples.—
On the Bth of February two were run at the Campo di
Marte ; the first between a Sicilian and Arabian horse—
the former, of the breed of Prince Batera, gained the day;
the second between two English horses, one of which be-
longed also to the Prince of Batera, who was again the
conqueror. The day was beautiful. His Royal High-
ness the Duke of Calabria and the other Princes of the
Blood were on the ground, as well as a great concourse of
the Noblesse and many foreigners of distinction.

The Commissioners of Trinity-House, Lon-
don, have caused a green buoy, marked with the word
" Wreck," to be laid 18 fathoms to the westward of a vessel
sunk in Sea-reach. The said buoy lies in three fathoms at
low-water neap-tides, with the following mark and compass
bearings, viz.—.
Shellhaven House and Trees on with Holyhaven
Point. bearing N. w. by w.
The Windmill which stands to the Westward of

Southend Terrace M. by u.
The Nore-Light Vessel s. a. E.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.—Among the other
literary novelties announced for immediate publication are
the following :—" The King's Own," a Tale of the Sea, by
the Author of the " Naval Officer"—" Walter Colyton,"
a Tale of the Reign of JAMES 11., by the Author of
" Brambletye House"—" The Separation," a Novel by
the Author of " Flirtation"—" Notes on Haiti," by
CHARLES MACKENZIE, Esq. made during his residence
in that Republic—The Poetical Works of the Reverend
GEORGE CROLY—" Tales of the Colonies," by W.
HowxsoN, Esq. Author of " Sketches in Canada"—The
third volume of " The Diary and Correspondence of Dr.
Donnaince—and " Personal Narrative of an Officer in
the English Army of Occupation in France."

On Monday se'nnight a man of the name of
HARTLEY, employed by Mr. HuTciiiiisow, on Sheffield_
moor, was suddenly deprived of the toes of one of his feet.
The poor fellow was attending a chaff-cutting machine,
which is worked by a horse, when, wishing to remove a
stick which impeded the cutter, he attempted to thrust it
backwards with his foot. At the same moment the horse
moved, and his toes were instantly severed.

The Bucks Gazette has the following curious
statement as to " epidemics amongst cattle :"—A farmer
in the neighbourhood of Buckingham had about 20 of his
sheep affected with sore throats and blindness. On allow-
ing the rest of his flock to occupy the ground on which
the diseased ewes had been, nearly the whole were attacked
with the same complaint, and the greater part are at this
time so blind as to require being led to their food and
water, thus proving that there are epidemical distempers
among animals as well as human beings. It is a curious
coincidence that scarlet fever has been very prevalent and
unusually fatal among children in the same village.

SILK TRADE.—The silk manufacture, we
understand, is at present in a very active state in this
town and neighbourhood ; and we are informed that in
the vicinity of Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, where a con-
siderable number of weavers have already relinquished
weaving cotton ginghams for that of silks (Persians), a
further body of 30 or 40 are now preparing looms for
the same purpose. The whole are employed by an emi-
nent London house.—Manchester Mercury.

While JUNOT was one day reconnoitering
near the lines at Torres Vedras, he was accidently wounded
by a sentry, when Lord WELLINGTON (not then the
Duke) knowing that the enemy were at that time deeti-
titute of every thing in the shape of comfort, sent to re-
quest his acceptance of any thing which Lisbon afforded,
that could be of service to him; but the French General
was too much of a politician to acknowledge the want of
a y thing.

At the Cavan Assizes, the Grand Jury have
found bills of indictment for an aggravated assault pre-
ferred against Mr. VERMiIt MOORE, a member of the
north-west bar, for shooting at a number of those men
named Irish teachers. The accused party io this case is
said to have been a Brunswieker ; the accused is connected
with the Bible Society. The trial of Mr. Mooaß has
been postponed to the next Assizes.—Dublin Morning
Register.

An interesting case is to be tried at the en-
suing York Assizes, rn which it is expected the Attorney-
General, Sir JAMES SCARLETT, will go down on a spe-
cial retainer. The question at issue involves the validity
of the will of the late JOHN MARSDEN, Esq., of Hornby
Castle, and the possession of that residence, with the sur-
rounding property. The claimant is Admiral TATHAM.
The details will be singularly curious and interesting.
Information has been given to the Police-
office, at Bow-street, of the loss of a child, under singular
circumstances, and which is supposed to have been car-
ried off by a party of vagabond jugglers. The child is
five years of age; her name is CHRISTINA MERRIL! s, and
her parents reside at No. 2, Green-street, Blackfriars-
road. On the 3d inst. she was returning from school,
and stopped to see. the tricks of a party of jugglers in the
street, whom she followed to Charlotte-street, and has not
been heard of since by her friends. The mother of the
child has been in a state of distraction ever since. In-
quiry has been made at tile different workhouses in the me-
tropolis, but no tidings have been obtained of the girl.--
Her description is fair complexion, blue eyes, teeth de-
cayed, and two out in front ; has a burnt scar on her right
elbow, and a small scar under one ear. She wore a white
straw bonnet, with black ribands, black tippet and sleeves,.
laced boots, and black stockings.