The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-18 00:00:00

PIGEON SHOOTING.

The Great Handicapped Match.—Tuesday was a fine field day in
pigeon shooting at the Red House inclosure. The match had begun
by thirty-two members for a very superb silver cup, the distances
being handicapped. Four had then killed six birds each of their
seven, and in shooting that tie off Mr. George Taylor and Mr. Fox
each again killed six. Some thousands depended upon the issue of
the contest. On the one hand was Mr. Taylor, a gentleman who
has carried off some very beautiful prizes, and who has competed
with Groom and 13loodsworth, and in single matches has clone won-
derful execution. On theother hand was one who had never had
a shy in public. He had just come nkkt% and had not the benefit of
confidence : 7 to 4 was giyeki iiirturne instances on Taylor, but 6 to
4 was the general tblug, A
ir.Taylor did not like the idea of going
to wet* at once,and was very captious, but they ultimately arranged
it, and those who had been waiting fur nearly a couple of hours were
at last gratified. All were on the qui vive, Mr. Fox went off first,
and tired under his bird, but he killed the others beautifully, making
six out of his seven, Mr, Taylor missed three of his birds, thus
leaving the stranger the winner by two birds.

BRIGHTON AND LONDnv, " L t •
val Companies mop::•
,;tc,A/LWAY.—,—C
re their respective strength and ri-
submit
theh: 7",:spective merits before the Committee of the House of
Commons, with whom the decision rests, The town of
Brighton stands much in need of a rail-road to London, but
its inhabitants have not the means of constructing one ; and
should therefore be very cautious how they lend the expressionbwal
of their opinion to agents and jobbers, who,' while they
about the ,c public good," are intent only on promoting their
own individual intorosts.—Bri9hton Guardian.

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Pledged to remain
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Thus, even if a Tory should be so prep° ............... to hazard
contest, Mr. Ball must be returned by e°
clear majority of / JO
votes, so that we may now, by anticipation, congratulate Mr.
Ball on his return, and the electors of Clonmel on their choice
of a representative.—Dublin Freeman.
The conspirators in the Reynolds' 'case have their triumph
complete. A man has been punished for keeping the peace, and another, who broke it, sheltered from all penal
quenees ! I—Register. COUSH.,
THE Loui LIEUTENANT.—Party spirit k giving way fa
the better influence; of Lord Mulgrave's wise and popular ad-
ministration of affairs.
His Excellency's last levee was attended by more than a
thousand !persons, comprising most of the principal people of
the country, without containing that preponderance on the side
of the Liberals which has been hitherto observed.
Their Excellencies giro dinners twice a-week '(Tuesdays
and Fridays), and the balls in the evening are uncommonly
ivell attended._
The late muting at Tipperary will have a beneficial effect
upon thou) waverers who have not yet attended the levees, as
they will have the good sense t' follow the example of Colonel.
Bagwell, who appears to
,respect Lord Mulgrave, not merely
as the representative of Royalty, but from observing the bene-
fits produced upon his native land by a paternal Government„ anxious to do equal justice to all parties.