The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-25 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TURF APPOINTMENTS FOR 1837.
MARCH. I JULY.
Pytchley Hunt
Bibury Spring
Catterick Bridge
29liverpooi
Bedford
301 Lancaster
APRIL. Knutsford 26
Croton Park AUGUST.
Ala hon. 651 Goodwood

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-...
Newmarket
Durham
Bath Spring
Newmarket
Eglinton Park

Plymouth, Jac.
Newcastle
Chester
Bristol and Clifton
Royston
41Wolverhampton
Newmarket
Liverpool
10 SEPTEMBER.
Manchester
St. Alban's ... ... 17Leicester
Epsom
Reigate
York :.
31 Walsall
JUNE. Heaton Park... 27
Ascot
Newton
Bath
Bibury
Stockbridge
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MAY.

JULY.

Cheltenham

Nemarket
Edinburgh

GRAND WRESTLING MATCH-17 XSTERD.I r.

The annual match for the valuable prizes given by the gen-
!emen belonging to the 'Westmorland and Cumberland Wrest-

ling Society, came off yesterday, and was more numerously
attended than ever. On a moderate calculation there must
have been 10,000 persons present, amongst whom were a great
number of the fair sex. The numerous attendance in fact
spoiled the day's sport, as, at the time the unlimited weights
were being introduced, the ring was broken in and the stewards
were obliged to retire. This circumstance created consider-
able annoyance, and threw a damp over the hilarity of the day.
Thirty-three of the light weights contended (those under i Ist. )
In the second contest there was some very pretty play between
Hall and Astley, both of whom are celebrated men. They
were a long time getting the hold, but after about three mi-
nutes' play Hall touched his adversary on the shin, and threw
him. There was nothing else in the contest deserving of any
particular notice. The heavy weights commenced at about
half-past five, and continued until a long time after dark, the
stewards, in the very limited compass which the spectators
allowed them, holding candles. It was impossible to discern
aught of the play, but it was asserted by the friends of Joseph
Wills that he had not been thrown in the final struggle. The
stewards consulted, and three of them were of opinion that he
had, and fairly.
The following are the names of the victors and the prizes :-
1. Thomas Metcalfe, a silver cup; 2. Joe Wills, a silver snuff-
box ; 3. J. Armstrong, ditto • 4. Thomas Abrahams, ditto ;
5. William Earl, ditto ;6. John Wren, ditto.
Prizes under eleven stone :—1 . Edward Dawson, a silver
tankard ;2. Robert James, a silver snuff-box ;3. James Pear-
son, ditto ; 4. John Butterworth, ditto.
Metcalfe belonged to the Blues and Wills to the Life
Guards. The stewards did all they could to preserve order.

PEDESTRIANISM:
EXTRAORDINARY FATS.—The people of Pesth, iu Hungary,
have been much gratified by the arrival in that city of the ce-
lebrated runner, Mensen Ernst, of Norway, whose reputation
has been diffused throughout Europe. This man has performed
the most extraordinary and most incredible journeys in short
spaces of time. He walked from Paris to Moscow in fourteen
days, and is now on his return from Greece, which he succeeded
in reaching in only twenty-four days from Munich. Very
lately he travelled from Constantinople to Calcutta in the East
Indies, and back (1,124 German miles, or 6,200 English) in
fifty-nine days. This latter performance would be incredible,
but that it is attested by unquestionable certificates. The pe-
destrian has had to struggle with many privations, very often
hunger and thirst ; now wading through immense districts of
marsh, then struggling through vast plains of sands. In the
latter he always found his Norwegian pattens, three feet long,
of the greatest service to him. From Constantinople be went
by Scutari and Asia Minor to Persia, Babylon, and the Per-
sian Gulf, to Calcutta. After stopping there for two days and
a half, in order to procure the necessary attestations, he re-
turned by Tartary, Teheran, and Persia, crossed the Taurus,
and arrived at Constantinople, where he delivered into the
h ands of the Count Attesta, envoy of Sweden, a letter from
from Teheran, written only eight days before. At Pcra he
publicly exhibited as a runner, and his performance was wit-
nessed by many of the diplomatists. Ernst is a seafaring man,
and served on board the Bucharest in the British fleet at the
battle of Navarino. Feeling some curiosity from that circum-
stance for seeing the field of the last warfare between Turkey
and Russia, he crossed the Balkan, visited Shumla,Varna, and
Silistria, performed quarantine at Orzova, whence he has at
last come to Pesti], where he has met with a complimentary
reception. Although only a common sailor he speaks, besides
the Scandinavian, English, French, German, and a little
Greek and Turkish. He proposes this year to start from
England to Morocco and to traverse Africa.

WHEAT AND FLOUR IN PARIS, COMPARED
WITH LONDON.
WHEAT.—The highest price of the best Wheat in Paris is
24f. per hectolitre, which is equal to 369. 9d. per Eng-
lish quarter. The highest price of the best Essex and Kent
Wheat in London being 655. per quarter, the difference is
28s. 3d. per quarter dearer in London than in Paris, or 77 per
cent. (within a very minute fraction); and showing that the
same money which in London buys but eight bushels of
Wheat, is in Paris the value of upwards of fourteen bushels of
the finest quality.
FLova.,--The highest price of flour of the "first mark" in
Paris is 49 francs per 159 kilogrammes, corresponding with
30s. 3d. per English sack of 2801bs. The highest price of the
best " town made" flour in London is 555. per sack, showing
fine Flour to be 245. 9d. per sack dearer in London than in
Paris, or 814 per cent. ; and that the 559. which in London
can procure but 2801b5., will in Paris purchase 510 lbs. of the
finest Flour.

MEMOIRS OF A PEERESS; ORS THE DAYS OF
Fox,._ We are requested to state that the New Work under
this title, Edited by Lady Charlotte Bury, in 3 Vols. post Bvo.,
was published this day, by Mr. Colburn, 13, Great Marl-
borough-street, and may be obtained of every Bookseller in the
Kingdom. Agents for Scotland, Bell and Bradfute, Edin-
burgh ; for Ireland, John Cumming, Dublin.
THE MAILS.—The delivery of the letters and
papers from the Post-office yesterday morning was delayed a
considerable time beyond the usual hour, in consequence of the
great depths of snow in the country, which have impeded the
progress of the coaches on their way to London. The Fal-
WWI) and other western mails have not yet arrived;

AN EPISTLE -
FROM A "FADED GENTLEMAN" TO A
WESTMINSTER ELECTOR.

" Non sum qualis erat."
Brighton, lath March.
Dear P—y,—l find that those Westminster Rads,
Not content with the answer I gave them before,
Are resolved, like a set of impertinent lads,
To continue their faithful old servant to bore.
It's really too bad, while enjoying my ease,
Arid free from state cares and the pangs of the gout,
That one must be pestered by fellows like these,
Who put all one's feelings of pleasure to rout.
There once was a time,—but it's now an old story,—
When foremost I battled in liberty's cause ;
The friend of the freeman, the foe of the Tory,—
As " Westminster's glory" I won your applause.
Theii of popular wrongs I clamour'd so loudly,
And said such strange things of the fellows in power,
That to make me keep quiet they marched me off proudly,
And gave me free lodging some time in the Tower.
Oh then how I railed against Kings and their minions,
Against Lords and their Ladies I railed quite as strong,
And concealed not my wish that King William's dominions
Might be rid of Kings, Bishops, and Lords, before long.
I hated the Church then, and wondered how any,
With brains in their head, could be foolish enough
To support such a thing at the cost of a penny,
And deemed Priests, like their sermons, mere rubbishy stuff.
About Manchester slaughters I wrote in style furious—
How queer is the present when placed with the past ?
Almost to myself my ratting seems curious,
When what I was, and now am, I attempt to contrast.
But age has its whims, and to curb them is idle ;
I am not as of yore the popular man ;
How can I contrive my just anger to bridle,
When your " Glory" is placed in the shade by Great Dan?
Unopposed by a rival I never felt rancour,
Nor would I e'en now from my old party wheel ;
Could you bring back the shouts of the Old Crown and Anchor,
I would soon cut my stick from Stanley and Peel.
But this cannot be, so, like Mr. M'Donnell,
I must turn apostate and work for the Times ;
Snarl at the Whigs, and abuse Dan O'Connell,
As the father of lies, and the author of crimes.
But reflection will come when a glance retrospective,
Reminds us of follies that must cause regret ;
And when even a Court with its lures so attractive,
Will not silence the conscience of yours,
F. BURDETT.

Mr. R. Arkwright has declined all pretensions to
the honour of representing North Devonshire, on the plea of
impaired health ; his son, Mr. G. Arkwright, will offer himself
as a candidate if he should be encouraged by assurances of
confidence and support from the electors.—Derby Reporter.
Yesterday afternoon as Mr. Warner, a gentleman
residing in Leigh-street, Red Lion-square, was walking with
a friend along the New-road, he was pushed against, near the
eni of Gower-street; by a tall, thin, well-dressed young man,
who then ran off, and in an instant was out of sight. Mr. W.
quickly found that his silver watch and appendages had disap-
peared, and that lie was also minus his pocket.book, which
fortunately contained nothing more than a few bills and
receipts.

Yesterday evening, about six o'clock, two drunken
fellows were proceeding along Farringdon-street in a cart, at
the rate of from 12 to 14 miles an hour, when the horses,
over 'which the driver had no control whatever, ran against
and knocked down a young lady named Bennett, residing in
Johnson-street, Somers-town, and who, by the fall, was so
dreadfully bruised and wounded, that her life is despaired of.
In a state of great suffering she was removed in a coach to her
own ewelling, and the author of the mischief, who gave his
name "Thomas Innes, Long-lane, Smithfield," was allowed to
go away.
At the late Assizes held for this county the pri-
soner was charged with cutting and maiming William Joplin,
with an intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. The
prosecutor appeared and produced the shovel with which he
had been injured. The ju..y, after consulting a quarter of an
hoar, returded with a verdict of " Manslaughter," although
the prosecutor was standing in front of them, with the shovel
in his hand. The Judge said the verdict amounted to an ac-
quittal, and dismissed the jury forthwith. The Court was
convulsed with laughter, in which the Judge heartily joined.
Sunderland Herald.

The Signor Scotti, an Italian civil engineer, who
was in the service of the Emperor of Austria, and had the care
of one of the principal roads over the Alps, is nosy in this
country, for the purpose of making himself acquainted with
our railroads. This intelligent engineer has laid down some
maps and sections of the Alps, noting the various strata of the
rocks at their several heights, the level at various points; and,
in fact, has collected data of a geological and scientific nature
of the utmost importance. His studies in road-making are
extremely curious, and prove that, the knowledge of this im-
portant subject is not confined to England, but that many facts
of great interest may be learned abroad, of which we have no
idea.—Arcititectural Magrzine.
Most of our readers will recollect the horrible scene
which took place on December 6th, in the mess-room of the
65th regiment at Vannes, when Lieutenant Severac, in an
excess of fury, drew his sabre, and wounded Lieutenant De-

iiyaux so seCrelyy that he died shortly afterwards. Seyerae
also cut and maimed several others of his brother officers, and
afterwards made an attempt to shoot himself with a pistol, but
failed. Severac was arrested and remained in confinement

till the 13th instant, when he was brought before the perms_
cent court-martial at R.mnes, to be tried for murder. The
proceedings were continued till the 17th instant, when, after a
minute investigation of all the circumstances, the prisoner was
fiend guilty, and sentenced to hard labour at the hulks for the
rest of his life.

An Algerine Captain had been taken during a pi-
ratical incursion by a French vessel, Whose commander bad
treated him with marked humanity and kindness during his
captivity, and had at last restored him to liberty. The Alge-
rine recognised this officer in the person of one of the victims
they were in the act of tying to the cannon's mouth. He in-
stantly flew to the Dey, implored the Frenchman's pardon, and
stated the motives which made him sue for his life. The fe-
rocious Dey refused to listen to him, and ordered the cannon
to be fired. The Algerine unhesitatingly threw I imself upon
the Frenchman, embraced him, and closely pressing .him
to his arms, turned to the gunner, and calmly said, " Fire !
since I cannot save my benefactor, I shall die with him." All
the spectators were affected at this sight; the gunner with-
drew, and the people rescued the Frenchman in spite of the
Dey, who, though unmoved at the scene, was unable to oppose
any resistance._—Canpbell s Is ters from the South.
The first record of silk in Britain is of a present
sent by Charlemagne to Offa, King of Mercia, in 780, con-
sisting of a belt and two silken vests. Silk is mentioned in a
chronicle of the date of 1286, in which we are told that some
ladies wore silk mantles at a festival at Kenilworth, about that
period ; and, by other records, we find that silk was worn by
the English clergy in 1534. Henry VIII. had the first pair
of silk stockings that were ever seen in England sent to him
from Spain ; and Edward VI. had a pair of long silk hose,
from the same country, presented to him by Sir Thomas
Gresham (who built the Royal Exchange), a present which
was thought much of.—Arboretum Britannicum.
The Courrier de la Dronze gives the following as
an unpublished letter written by Napoleon to Talma, after
the siege of Toulon :—" I have fought like a lion for the
Repeblie, but, my good friend Talma, as my reward I am
left to die with hunger. lam at the bottom of all my r;:-
sources. That miserable fellow Aubry (then Minister of
War) leaves me in the mire, when he might do something
for me. I feel that I have the power of doing more than Ge-
nerals Santerre and Rossignol, and yet they cannot find a
corner for me in La Vend6e or elsewhere to give me employ-
ment ! You are happy—your reputation depends upon your-
self alone. Two hours passed on the boards bring you before
the public, whence all glory emanates ; but for us soldiers we
are forced to pay dearly for fame upon an extensive
._ stage,
and, after all, we are not allowed to attain it. Therefore,
do not regret the path you have chosen : remain upon your
theatre. Who knows if ever I shall make my appearance
again upon mine ? I have seen Monvel (a distinguished co-
median and dramatic writer) ;heis a true friend. Barras

( President of the Directory) makes me fine promises ; but
will he keep them ? I doubt it. In the meantime I am re-
dueed to my last sous. Have 'you a few crowns to spare me ?
I will not refuse them, and promise to pay you out of the first
kingdom I win by my sword. How happy were the heroes of
Ariosto ! they had not to depend upon a Minister of War.
" Adieu ! yours, " BONAPARTE."
WATERLOO.-The Duke ordered a Belgian ca-
valry regiment in the rear to charge. The Colonel showed
the white feather, upon which the Duke called up the Major,
and ordered him to lead the regiment to charge, which he
did in the finest style, and on his return was received by the
British troops with the loudest buzzes. A German heavy
cavalry regiment in the rear of the Rifles charged. It is im-
possible to describe the effect they produced by their personal
strength and bravery ; " they were (says our informant) ter-
rible men, real mowers." The Duke ordered them once to
make a feint of charging, which brought the French cavalry
(who thought they had retreated through fear) into the line—
fatally for themselves, for the fire of
,the squares brought al--
most every one of them down ; yet the survivors, while re-
treating, cried out " Vive l'Empereur !" Our informant
heard a General Officer tell the Duke that his division were
so cut up that he could not maintain his position, to which the
Duke answered, " We must never quit the Meld, troo?s or no
troops; England expects every man to do his duty r The
neatest thing he saw done was by an artillery drivor, who;
seeing the enemy's cavalry in full career, and being too late
to get into the square, took shelter under the gun and pre-
tended to be dead ; but, when the French cavalry were re-
tiring, rose up, discharged the gun, and made dreadful havoc.
General Clinton, when Wellington gave an order that he did
not think expedient, used to say in an under-tone, " Damn
the fellow, damn Wellington I" but always obeyed it. The
Duke was so particular that, when he ordered a re 'invent or
brigade to advance 500 or 600 paces, if they exceeled or fell
short of that distance, he used to severely reprimand the
officer commanding. Clinton was so well aware of this that
he used to send a sergeant-major to measure the distance.
The British army liked old Blucher much better than .the
Duke ; lie was such a determined, wicked old fellow, and
allowed his troops much license ; while the British troops
were kept under the strictest discipline, so this: any Bri-
tish soldier who committed anv outrage on the inhabitants
was either flogged or shot.—Letter in the Montreal Herald.
Abstract.