The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-04 00:00:00

SHOOTING.

The tie match, and the last of the season, took place on the
last day of August, between the Midgham and the -Ashton.
Pigeon Clubs, for 500 guineas aside, at seven birds each, be-
tween eleven Gentlemen from each Club, which terminated as
follows, in the Midgham Meadows:—
Midgham. Killed.
Mr. Angerstein - - 7
Capt. Jones -
Robson
--- Forth -
-- North -
- Forrester
Cormack

Ashton.
Mr. Dobson - - - 7
Hanig - - 7
- Cleaver, - 6
- Hamlet - - 6
- Goodwin - - 6
- Gyblett - - 5
- Harding - - 5
-Kemp - •- 5
- Squires - . - 5
Jenner - - 4
- Weaver - - 3

- -

-

Norris -
- Mason
Crowder
Warren

The Ashton Club lost six
yards from the trap.

lirds, which fell more than 100

PARTRIDGE SHOOTING.

A match for 100 guineas- aside took place on Monday, be-
tween a.Mr. JENKINS and Mr. HARRISON, of llalliford, who
should bag the most head of game by two o'clock p.m. The
shots parted at the Furze Coppice, a short distance from Rip-
ley, taking contrary directions, with single barrelled guns, and
accompanied by an umpire each. The game 'was abundant,
strong upon the wing, and the late rains made the scent good.
Each shot to a. single brace of pointers, and killed as follows :
Mr. .TENxiws bagged eleven brace of partridges, six hares,
and four leverets, thirty-two head in forty-one shots. Mr.
HARRISON killed nine brace of partridges, seven hares, and
three leverets, making twenty-eight in thirty-seven shots Both,
men and dogs were completely knocked up.

MONSIEUR ALEXANDRE♦--We understand that
this surprising performer exerted his talents last
week before the Duchess of KENT, and a large
party, at her Royal Highness's residence at
Ramsgate. The Duchess was so much gratified
with his performance that she afterwards conde-
scended to testify her sense of his extraordinary
powers, in a book which contains similar attesta-
tions from the most distinguished persons of
France, and in this country.
A wit having lost the election to a fellowship
at College, which was gained by a candi-
date of very inferior desert,—" Well," said. he,
" POPE is right—' Worth makes the man; the
want of it the Fellow.' "

Various speculations are afloat, as to the pro-
bable successor of the Marquis of LONDONDERRY.
It was last week reported, that Mr. PEEL would
take the Foreign Department, and be succeeded
by Lord COLCHESTER in the Home Office;
but it is not probable that any thing will be
deeided upon till his MAJESTY'S return to London.
It is most likely, that, whoever may be the Fo-
reign Secretary of State, the management of the
public business in the House of Commons will
devolve upon Mr. PEEL. Faction has been busy
in making efforts to depreciate this gentleman's
abilities ; but any impartial observer of his con-
duct in the last session of Parliament must be
convinced, that he unites great talents with a real
English feeling and strict integrity. His speeches
have been eminently distinguished for a straight
forward honesty—a manliness and candour,
the more engaging as they are rare—together
with the most intimate acquaintance with the
subject in debate. It may be
,difficult to find
a man, so peculiarly gifted for the difficult task
of leader in the House of Commons, as the late
Marquis of LONDONDERRY ; but we are of opi-
nion that Mr. PEEL will reflect no disgrace upon
his predecessor, should that office be allotted to
4 him.—(Leeds Intelligences.) .