The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-05 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

OARS' MATCH AT NORTHFLEET.—The fifth annual contest
for the prizes given by the ladies and gentlemen of Northflcet
was decided on Tuesday. It was with six pairs. Three
heats. In the grand heat they came in thus :
I. Thomas Wheatley and John Bealman

2. Richard Francis and Robert Seal Pink
3. Robert Baxter and Thomas Brown
Pink cut them oft in rounding, but Red rowed by again.

PIGEON SHOOTING.
There was a very numerous assemblage of persons yesterday
at Chalk Farm to witness the shooting for Bowden's silver
cup, which was handicapped by distance. It had been made
open to all England, and as many as twenty-two members en-
tered to shoot at nine birds each ; charge limited. Mr.
Ryan killed eight, 111. r. June eight, Mr. Williams eight, Mr.
Manvei s seven, Mr. Toombes seven, Mr. Hyde seven, Mr.
Spring seven, Mr. Brown six, Mr. Jingle six, Mr. Wilkinson
six, Mr. Tapman six, Mr. Parker five, Mr. Thistle five, Mr.
Mayne four, Mr. Lamb four, Mr. Groom four. The others did
not shoot at the whole of their birds. Groom had two very
bad birds, and two more that just pitched outside the fence. The
tics will be shut off on Thursday.

HADDINGTON.—TYNESIDE GAMES.
This annual gathering took place en Wednesday week, in
Lord Elcho's beautiful park of Amisfield. The weather was
particularly favourable, and a great concourse of spectators
from all parts of the surrounding country were early assembled
to witness the manly and exhilirating sports. Several car.
riages were on the ground, and the stand was graced by a
bright display of Scotia's fairest daughters, who delivered the
prizes to the successful competitors, and seemed to take much
interest in the day's proceedings. The following is a list of
the games, with the names of the Successful competitors :
QUOITING.—This was beautifully contested, and won with
much difficulty by Mr. William Young, Pencaitland Newtown.
Prize, a handsome silver medal.
RIFLE SHOOTING.—The distance from which the ball was
fired was 180 yards. The prize, a handsome rifle of the value
of 121. was awarded to Mr. Dudgeon, Edinburgh.
HAMMER THROWING.—The prize, a handsome silver medal,
was won with great ease by Mr. Robert Nivens, Heaton
Mill, who threw a hammer, weighing 161 lbs., with one hand,
to a distance of 89 feet, outstripping any of his competitors by
7 feet.:
PUTTING BALL.—This prize was also easily carried off by
Nivens, who projected a ball of 20f lbs. to a distance of 30
feet 3 inches.
STANDING HOP, STEP, AND LEAP. —The prize for this ex-
ercise, a handsome silver medal, was awarded to Mr. William
Leyden, from Denholm, near Hawick, who cleared in beauti-
ful style 29 feet 2 inches.
RUNNING HOP, STEP, AND LEAP.—Mr. Leyden was also
the winner of this prize. The distance he accomplished was
41 feet.
STANDING HIGH LF.Ar.—This game was well contested
by Mr. Leyden and Mr. Robert Nivens, the former of whom
gained by an inch.
RUNNING HIGH LEAP.—Mr. Leyden also carried off the
prize for this..
SHORT RACE.—WeII contested, and won by Mr. George
Walker, Haddington.
LONG RACE.—Won by Mr. Scott, Pathhead.
CHAMPION RACE.—Won in fine style by Mr. John Gallic,
of Coldstream.
WRESTLING.—The prize, a handsome belt and buckle, was
awarded to Mr. William Leyden, who floored a sturdy band
of opponents.
ARCHERY.—The prize for archery, distance 150 yards, was
gained by Francis Thompson, Esq., Duddingston, Lieutenant
of the Albyn Archery Club ; that for youths under 17 years of
age, distance 100 yards, by Mr. Robert Aitchison, Edinburgh ;
that by boys under 15 years of age, distance 80 yards, by Lord
Gifford ; and that for boys of 12 years and under, by Master
David Brown, Haddington. The prizes were handsome sil-
ver cross arrows.
STEEPLE RACE. —Won by Mr. George Martin,
Biel, East
Lothian.
At the conclusion of the games, a party of 50 gentlemen
sat down to dinner in the George Inn, Haddington—Lord
Ramsay in the chair—and the evening was spent in the most
agreeable and happy manner.—Kelso Chronicle.

Lady Ingilby, wife of Sir W. In,,mlhy, Bart., died
on the 22d ult., at Frankfort, whither she had gone for the
benefit of her health. Her illness had been protracted and
severe, but she bore it with patience and resignation...
The Whitehaven Herald, which is continually call-
ing attention to the state of the harbour: there, again this th e
s week
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records several disasters, not certainty so appalling a
which signalized the fatal g,ale of Jan. 23, but still sufficient to
inflict serious loss. on individuals, and to fill all concerned with
the navigation of the port with consternation.
CIIATEA ÜBRIAN D'S NEW WORK.--The transla-
tion of the new work of this celebrated author, entitled " Sketches
of English Literature, &c., 'is just published. The following
arc a few of the attractive subjects of which he has treated :
Literature at the time of the Anglo- Saxons, the Danes,
and during the Middle Ages—Anglo-Norman and Norman-
French Epochs, from William the Conqueror to Henry VIII.—
Literature under the Tudors—Luther—Knox—Buchanan—
The Reign of Elizabeth—Shakspeare—Dante—The English
Stage in the Sixteenth Century—Contemporaries of Shak-
speare—Literature under the first two Stuarts, and during the
Commonwealth—Political Writings under Charles I. and
Cromwell—Milton—The Restoration—Literature under the
last two Stuarts—Comparison between the Men and Events
of the English and French Revolutions—Clubs—Danton—
Tillotson, Temple, Burnet, Clarendon, Algernon Sidney,
Dryden, Prior, Waller, Buckingham, Roscommon, Rochester,
Shaftesbury, &c.—The Classic School—Periodical Litera-
ture ; Addison, Pope, Swift, Steele, Young, Gray, Thomson—
Historians—Philosophers—The Stage ; Mrs. Siddons—Poli-
tical Eloquence ; Fox, Burke, Pitt—Novels ; Sir W. Scott,
&c.+-The Lake School—Lord Byron..---The Two New Lite-
rary Schools, Etc.