The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-21 00:00:00

SF3RTING.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK.
The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds, on Tuesday, at Purley
Downs ; Friday, at Epsom Downs.
IL Jolliffe, Esq.'s Fox-bounds, on Wednesday, at Windmill
Walton ; Saturday, at Platt's Green.
The Surrey Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Westerham ;
Saturday, at Pratt's Bottom.
The Surrey Harriers, on Monday, Wednesday, and Satur-
day, atSanderstead,_ _

The Hambledon Hounds. on Wednesday, at Bold Forres-
ter, Soberton ; Friday, at Upham.
The H. 11. on Tuesday, at Hinton House; Thursday, at
Nutly Church ; Saturday, at Bently Green.
The Earl of Darlington's Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at
Thorp ; Friday, at Goskin's.

Lambn;ri Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Whithill ; Thurs
day, at Ravensworth ; Saturday, at Herrington.
The Northumberland Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Lin.
den; Friday, at Netherwitton.
_ .

31r. Delving's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Thernelthorpe:
Friday, at Dereham.
The Westacre Stag Hounds, on Friday, at Houghton-on.
the Hill.

Mr. Muster's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Stowe Wood
Thursday, at Preston Wood ; Friday, at Weekley Hall Wood
The Duke of Grafton's Hounds, ox Wednesday, at Asl
Leys ; Saturday, at Stoke Hammond.

The Oakley 'Hounds, on Tuesday, at Tyringhani ; Thurs
day, atSnelson ; Saturday, at Swineshead.

The Quorndon Hounds, on Tuesday, at Oadby Toll-bar ;
Wednesday, at Beeby ; Friday, at Owthorpe, Notts.
Sir Richard Pule ton's Hounds, on Wednesday, at ilfarford
Hill; Saturday, at Gallantry Bank.

1 ROYAL HlT:en—His Majesty's Stag Hounds had a very
excellent run on Friday, lasting one hour and ten minutes.—
They met at Farnham Common, and at eleven o'clock uncarted
a very fine Deer before a most respectable field, which went off
with the greatest speed in a very circuitous manner; the hounds
were shortly afterwards led on, and after a very severe run,
caught between Chalfont, St. Peter's, and Chalfont, St. Giles's.
We noticed Lord Maryborough, and other distinguished per-
sonages.
STAG Iltrwr.—(Prighton.)—Robin Hood, for the second
time, was turned out to a numerous field on Friday, and afford-
ed capital diversion. Cock-a-roost was the selected point for
the sport to commence, anti thence Robin made brisk way for
the Rostle, descended it, skirted Totterden wood, and crossed
the Adur soon after he had left New-hall. It required sonic
efforts, however, to compel him to quit the water, but which
done, he pursued a westerly course for Staplefield, where he
took refuge in a barn, after a chase of an hour and three quar-
ters, in which many interesting views had been exhibited,
where he was secured, and, without injury, reserved for future
d i version.

PIGEON SHOOTING.
The great Pigeon Match, nine of Oxford and Berks against
nine of Surrey and Herts, took place on Saturday, on the Mai-
denhead Thicket Inclosure, at nine birds each, when some ex.
cellent shooting took place, as follows, 21 yards from the trap :
OXI,ORD AND BErla. wintry AND HERTS.
Mr. Coningham Billed 9 Mr. Jones - - Killed 8
Mr. Metcalf - - 8 Mr. Painter
Mr. Irvine - 8 Mr. Owen -
Mr. Gee - - - 7 Mr. Mellish
Mr. Glover - 7 Mr. R. Jones
Mr. Flowers - - 7 Mr. Rogers

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- - 7

Mr. Marten

r. Green

- - 7
- - 6

Mr. Gout -
Mr. Gibbs -

lllr. Powers
Mr. Gee

- - 6

- - - 6

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The match was fo;

ninety sovereigns.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.

SHROPSHIRE ASSIZES, SHREWSBURY, 31Ancil 13.

BREACII OF PII.OMISE OF MARRIAGE.

CAPPER V. ORTON, ESQ.
Air. C. PHILLIPS opened the pleadings.
Mr. TAUNTON stated that the plaintiff, Miss Margaret Eli-
zabeth Capper, the daughter of a respectable farmer, had
brought this action for the breach of an honourable engage-
ment of the defendant to make her his wife. It appeared from
the evidence that all arrangements had been made for the mar-
riage, but that the defendant, a man of fortune, had suddenly
withdrawn from the family, and written an apology for declin-
ing the match, doing all possible justice to the character of the
plaintiff, but alleging that he was " loaded with blue devils
and troubled with wicked thoughts." The damages were laid
at 5,000/., the Jury gave 1,0001.

CII ESS.----Some remarks, certainly a little pre-
mature, on the present state of the match between the English
and Edinburgh Clubs, having been industriously circulated
through the columns of all the London Journals, players would
do well to suspend their judgment on that game until its pub-
lication in a very few days. How far " the. ultimate result
may be guessed at" by the facts alluded to in that paragraph,
will appear at least doubtful to those competent
to appreciate
the comparative skill hitherto displayed, which, if it proves any i
thing, certainly proves that the Scotch defence was at least n-
efficacious, however this conclusion may appear at variance
with the result of the game. No communication to the public
journals on the subject has ever been made or authorized by
the members of the London Committee, and the notification of
their defeat, by whomsoever given, was temperate ; but as the
i
tone of exultation adopted in the paragraph above alluded to s
not in the best possible taste, so the attempt to identify the
opinion of the Club with that of any particular member of it is
not liberal, especially with the knowledge that there are posi-
tions taken in the work referred to directly at variance with the
known conviction of the best players of the London Club:
whilst the impression it is calculated to make on the public
mind must be considerably affected by the fact, that the mem-
ber alluded to left England many months since, and can in
consequence no longer possess any influence over the play of
the London Club ; that gendeman would, however, not have
shrunk from a match singly with any player of the Scotch
Club. His absence is nevertheless not considered essential—
I wot I have within my realm,
111 any as good as he ;
and if this be questioned by these gentlemen, let them name a
member who '
play a match singly. and '.ondit is pre-
sumed, not be backward in finding' him an' adver'sary.

We are told in a French Paper of Friday, that
his Majesty Charles X. sent to compliment the Duke of Dal-
matia (Souit) and his lady on the marriage of their son, the
Marquis of Dalmatia, with Mademoiselle de Saligny. This is
the same young gentleman who was considered as engaged to a
matrimonial alliance with the daughter of M. Latitte, the well-
known liberal banker. The gossip of the Paris saloons assign-
ed the interference of the Royal Family as the rea:..ln for break-
ing off this intended match, which (as Mademoiselle Latitte is
an only daughter) would have united a great republican fortune
to the wealth and family honours of an opposition peer. This
report is countenanced by the recent conversion of the old Mar-
shal to loyalty, and by the prompt interchange of compliments
between him and the Tuileries.