The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-10 00:00:00

MATCH AGAINST TIME.

EXTRAORDINARY PERFORAIANCE.-Mr. Foster, of Pontefract,
lately backed his celebrated mare, Jubilee, to run over Pontefract
Course, two miles, in five minutes. The mare won, having thir-
teen seconds to spare.

THE ROYAL HUNT.—We understand that it is the intention
of the Noble Master of the Buck Hounds to hunt in the vale
of Aylesbury next month. The days appointed for the meet-
ings are the 16th, 17th, and 18th of November. From the
known excellence of the country selected, and the present high
condition of the stud and pack, the best sport is expected.

AQUATICS.
BRITISH YACHT CLUB.—There is another treat in perspec-
tive between the two beautiful boats of this Club, the Gent and
Brilliant. It will be remembered that these two were engaged
ill the mathes of Tuesday and Wednesday last, as detailed in
our paper, and on each occasion the Brilliant was the leading
boat, although she could not, on Tuesday, weather the boat,
in consequence of being becalmed. The owners of the Gem,
relying upon the power of their boat in a stiff breeze, have
accepted a challenge of the Captain of the Brilliant, 251. to
201., and the articles arc made to sail within a fortnight. The
distance is from Greenwich to Gravesend and back.

PATIENTS IN 1-10SPITALS.—The number of pa-
tients at St. Bartholomews's Hospital last year was 5,275 in-
patients, 7,458 out-patients, and 15,137 casualty patients, many
of whom were supplied with money, clothes, and other neces-
saries, to enable them to return home. At St. Thomas's, the
number was 3,165 in-patients, and 20,627 out-patients, in-
cluding casualties ; making a total of 53,500 persons relieved
in one year.

On Thursday information of the following atrocious
case was received at the various station-houses of the police.
On Tuesday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, two
female servants of Mr. Chissold, Flora-cottage, Park-village,
East Regent's-park, who, together with his family, have been
for some little time absent from town, were, while lying in
bed, alarmed on hearing a noise below, and before either of
them had time to open the door of their room, two fellows
forced their way in, and seizing one of the women, threatened
her with their vengeance if she made the least noise or resist-
ance. They then commenced the work of plunder, and stole
from various drawers and shelves a quantity of plate, consist-
ing of a silver tea-pot, milk-jug, table-spoons, gravy ditto, a
sugar-basin, and other articles, together with an opera-glass
and a sovereign, with which they got clear off. No violence
was committed on the females by the thieves, who it is ima-
gined had in the former part of the day gained admittance and
concealed themselves under one of the beds. _

GIN VERSUS I'HYSIC.—It is not unworthy of
remark that the gin palace proprietor endeavours to provide an
antidote to the bane of gin drinking—for the drunkard who
has been knocked about in midnight revelries, there is the
Dantzic spruce bottle ; for the spasms or cholic, there is one
cordial called " Doctor," and another under the title of
" lovage ;" and for the infant upon whom neglect and squalid
poverty has induced disease, there is " aniseed." These cor-
dials, as they are called, are made up of low wines sweetened,
and the refuse of the distillery.
WORCESTER.—There was a good supply of new
hops in our market on Saturday, being about 2,500 pockets,
nearly the whole of which were sold at a small advance upon
our last week's quotation. Only 1,519 pocketspassed through
the scales, owing to the bad state of the weather. Present
prices—New, choice, 1265. ; yearlings, 85s.
to 103 s.
; grllv°th ss. to
of 1831-2t,075. 8
;s. to 84s. Duty, 17,0001. We
have nothing to add to our last week's reports from various
parts of the country. Hop picking is nearly finished, and the
crop must be very short of anticipation.
It too frequently happens that young men who
board with their parents fall behind with their board wages,
and compound with their mothers, to the no small injury of
their parents. As an illustration of this, the following dia-
logue took place in a house in town, between a young man
and his mother. " Noo, Willie, thou kens brawly, that since
the last time that thee an' me counted, thows awin me feefteen
shillings, an' am needent the noo, to mak' up the price o' the
cow." Willie, who knew his mother's weak side—and what
young mon does not ?--replied, " Indeed, mither, ye're gaun
to wrang yoursel', for I'm awin you aughteen ;" on saying
which he rose and left the house. There were several per-
sons present, to whom the mother thus appealed—" Is na he
really an honest callan, that, although he never pays, he counts
fair ?" Glasgow Courier.
TIIE LION'S SFIARE.—A gentleman, after re-
galing a party of friends, on Monday, off a fine back loin of
beef, proposed to take the remainder, and a noble piece too, to
the King of the forest, in Wombwell's menagerie. The
choice fragment was presented to his Majesty, who most gra-
ciously received it ; but the lady of the royal household sprang
upon it, and snatched it from his royal jaws. The noble brute
submitted to the deprivation with conjugal patience.—Notting-
ham Review.