The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-21 00:00:00

WOLF HUNTING IN FRANCE.

We are now able to placE before our readers an authentic
account of the bold and spurn-manlike undertaking of the
Duke of Beaufort, who has ventured to attempt the new
sport of wolf hunti g with his famous pack of English fox.
hounds. The duke, with his son the Mbrquis of Worcester,
has been continual;y feted by the French gentlemen, and
the "field." have been attended by as many as 300 horse-
men.

It had been doubted whether foxhounds would face a
wolf, and therefore the triumph of the English pack, to be
followed, we trust, by many more, is a fact of no small con-
sequence to the sporting world. The hounds of the duke,
which are undoubtedly the finest in the world for breeding
and pluck. have shown themselves abroad worthy of the
great reputation which they had achieved at home. The
following is an account of their last doings
"On Friday, the 10th, the duke's hounds killed a wolf
On arriving at the meet in the Bois des Cartes they heard
of three wolves which had just been seen. The French
hounds were laid on, and the duke's went to the cry much
better than they had hitherto done, for at first they very
naturally did not take much notice of the wolf. The field of
between 300 and 400 gentlemen on horseback (all the
sporting world of France bang there), in their over-zeal to
be up with the hounds, got rather before them and on the
line, so that there was some difficulty in forcing the wolf
into the open plains, as the duke wished, and they only ran
from small wood to small wood, about 10 miles from point
to point, for two hours and 10 minutes. The wolf, much
exhausted by the intense heat, lay down for a time, and
there was a long check, when suddenly they found him
again. Contest and Paradox (two of his grace's hounds)
went at him, and, rolling him over, the rest of the noble
pack joined in, and killed him. He was not an old wolf,
which is what the duke particularly wishes to kill, but he
took a " great deal of killing," as they are very tough in
the skin. The duke expects to have better sport now, as
the hounds have entered and understand what is expected
of them. This will prove that his grace is right in saying
his hounds would kill anything.
" The duke enjoys himself very much, and goes about to
dejeuners and dinners got up for him. All are most
amiable and civil to him."

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Aunralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. May 19.
via Marseilles .. May 14.
Lirazil and Cape Verds, by British packet May 4.
Cape of Good Ilope, Ascension, and Sr. Helena May 3.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton May 2.
via Marseilles Apr. 27.
Falkland Islands May 4.
iiibraltar, via Southampton
;ndia (Calcutta), and Ceylon, vik South: mpton May 2
-- via Marseilles Apr. 27.
India (Bombay), via Southampton Apr. 25.
via Marseilles Apr. 20.
Portugal....
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Apr. 25.
via Marseilles May, 5.
Newfoundland
()porto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. Antorica, ty Brit. packet.... Apr. 23
by U.S. packet....
by Canadian packet. Apr -....
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritle .. May 10.
baharnas, via New York ....May 7
Mexico..
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, }Apr. 28
California, and British Columbia..

On the occasion of bur visit to the S3uth Ken-
sington Museum on the trst di=play of the wedding
gifts presented to the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
absence of a first-class specimen of mechanism, in the
shape of a watch, was most remarkable. .No person
seemed to have thought that princes like commoners need
the u.e of a watch and the result was that whilst bracelets
and bouquets-holders were presented in profusion the
really useful and splendid mechanical triumph of English
patience was enti-ely overlooked. Had Mr. Bennett, the
eminent watch and clook maker of Cheapside, also of Corn-
hill, been consulted the mistake would never have arisen,
for cot tainly we cannot think a more appropriate present
could have been selected than one of that gentleman's
inimitable timekeepers. There is still one pleasant reflec-
tion, viz.—that it is not even now too late to remedy this
palpable oversight.

AMERICAN STEAMERS DUE THIS WEEK.—The
following steamers are due at Liverpool this week
from the United States--City of Washington, from New
York, with dates to the 11th inst. ; the Anglo-Saxon, from
Portland, with dates to the filth; the City of Cork, with
dates from New York to the 12th; and the Canada, from
Boston and Halifax, with dates to the 15th and 16th inst.
The three first vessels are due on Wednesday, and the last
ship on Sunday next.

MUSIC• HALL LICENSES.—At the Middlesex
Sessions, on Saturday, an application was made for
a renewal of the license to Frampton's Music Hall, St. Pan-
cras, After a lengthened argument, the mavistrates, by
a majority of 14 to 10, held that the license could not bd
granted to Mr. Frampton, as he was not residing on the
premises, and as no business had been carried on since
December last.

A FRENCH BREAKFAST.—HaIf a dozen (oysters)
were offered to each person, and Hope bolted his
nearly as fast as the Marquis. He had determined to fol-
low the lead of so able a guide, as least so far as he was
able. A plateful of eggs followed the oysters. The Mar-
quis took two ; Hope contented himself with one. This was
washed down with a little claret, largely diluted with water,
and then a dish of citolettes was handed round. The same
proportions were c‘ ntinued by the two Englishmen; that
is to say, they helped themselves to one cotolette, the
Frenchman to two. In the next wish were the two sand
eels, tried according to the rules so clearly laid down by the
Marquis, and of these Hope ate quite as many as his
leader; indeed, so amply, that when two roast chickens
were put on the table, he could only venture on a very mo-
derate portion, as he kept a small corner of his appetite
for the crabs and prawns These foil .wed the chickens ;
then came a dish of fried potatoes, and after them two pots
of preserves. Of all these the Marquis ate, helping himself
to several speonstul of the preserve, which he swallowed
without bread. Some excellent bottled cider was produced
and drank after the sweets; then the fruit and white wine
a sort of vine de Grave; and the breakfast at la-t concluded
with coffee and the usual glass of brandy.—Life in Nor-
mandy.
'1 HE EXPENSE OF GOVERNMENT SKIPS.—A Par-
liamentary return, drawn up by. Mr. R. M. Bromley,
the Accountant-General of the Navy, has just been pub-
lished. It is the first of a series of similar returns proposed
to be made for the purpose of ensuring a more accurate
statement of the accounts connected with the dockyards. It
appears Plat the total expenditure on account of the works
executed in the dockyards, exclusive of the cost of manufac-
tu lug and rep iring articles of store in the several work-
shops and factories in the dockyards, is £3,434,861 Is. 6d.
This amount is divided under 12 different heads —such as
the cost of building ships in dockyards, as distinguished
from those built by contract, or purchased. And these items
are subdivided into items on account of labour, material, use
of stores, and incidental expenses charged pro rata. In
addition to this there are tables showing the cost of each of
the vessels, producing the totals in the summary. Mr.
Bromley promises another return shortly, showing the
value of the stock in hand in each dockyard on the 31st of
March, 1863.
FEARFUL MAGNITUDE OF "THE SOCIAL EVIL."
—lt is calculated that, in the metropolis alone,
there are fifty thousand women who live by open immo-
rality; that in the three kingdoms there are four hundred
thousand; and that upwards of forty thousand perish an-
nually, by disease, by destitution, or by suicide.