The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-04 00:00:00

TENNIS PLAYING.

Some most interesting matches were played in the
Tennis Court, at Goodwood, on Friday last, between
Barre, the well-known French player, and Tom-
kins, of Brighton celebrity, the result of which was
as follows :

FIRST MATCH.—Tomkins receiving half thirty, the
best of five sets, won the match.

SECOND MATCH.—Barre gave half thirty for
bisque, the best of three sets, which match was also
won by our Shaksperian friend Peter.
Tuinn MATCH.—Barre gave fifteen and a bisque,
which match he won. Any odds on Barre at those
terms. .."

The play was most excellent throughout, and
elicited repeated expressions of applause from the
assembled spectators, among whom were the Duke
and Duchess -of Richmond, Ladies Caroline Augusta
and Cecilia Gordon Lennox, the Earl and Countess
of March, Honourable Mrs. Berkeley, Lord Rokeby,
Lord Henry and Alexander Gordon Lennox, Lord
Arthur Lennox, Sir Archibald Macdonald, Captain
Stevenson, the Hon. IV. Scarlett, and several other
officers of the Scots Fusilier Guards, General Bon..
chier, Mr. W. Richardo, Mr. Cole, Mr. Hooper,
Colonel Knox, Mr. Morier, Mr. C. Craven, Mr. W.
Ford, Mr. Manning.
M. Barre, Mr. Tompkins, and C. G. Taylor, Esq.,
have engaged in several more contests at Brighton,
and the play has been most interesting. We un-
derstand that M. Barre will remain a few days longer
in Brighton, for the purpose of giving the lovers of
the game another opportunity of witnessing his skill.
Among the spectators of the recent contests, have
been Lord Alexander Lennox, Sir A. Macdonald,
General Upton, Mr. Mayne, Baron Rothschild, Mr.
Hildyard, Mr. Bosanquet, Mr. Le Bas, Mr. Ander-
son, Lieutenant Colonel Pringle, Mr. Cole, Captain
Bastard, Mr. Hubbard, &c.
Prince Richard Metternich visited Mr. Tomkins's
Tennis Court on Saturday last, to witness a match
between M. Barre and Mr. Tomkins.—Brighten
Paper.

A WOMAN KILLED BT HER RUSSIA ztp.-Ont
he
Tuesday morning a man, named David Wiseinaant:
.wein.
to the police station at the Town-hal!' 'saidd
qhuaidr eadn
ifornp a
rAlt
ara- t Saw ley , taon d
whheosnient her and the
and was
at present (with his wife and children)
residence in ji: diwn i T.'
taking care of his niaster's e
his late
ite and children r .-c--
then stated that he was coachman to
at Blierliln, t .
Rna
went to
green ; that on Monday
matter to communicate. -.Lne man
tea ; that he
his wife was tipsy,
found that
• Between five and •
past seven o'clo k found
six o'clock he
children home ag
himself, and see'
also went home
and he struck her
she was intoxi-
Dr. Bell's house in Mosley-street to take
cated, they quarrelled,
to _ 1 ruck her once or twice.
He then returned .
alfm. Mosley-street, ey-street, but, on going
till worse for liquor ; they che ----
her s had some more
words, and .130 took his boot off, and
it. e then took the children struck her with
about h
bed, leafing his wife in the kitchen.uPstairs, and went to
home again,
fire in the morning (Tuesday), He awoke about
wife was not in bed, he and finding that his
children's bed; •
not seeing he
got up to see if she was in the
her there, ho wont down into
the kitchen, and afterwards into an out-house, in the
yard, where he head. found her, bleeding very much about the
He took her
but
sh up e sdtiaidrs, and put her to bed; then
fetched Dr. 13e11,
He
(Wiseman) was also intoxicated. soon afterrrh l his
man, arrival.
after
mak-
ing this statement, was about to go away, saying that
lie
would be found at Dr. Bell's, if wanted. Ile was, of
course, detained in custody; and on searching the house
his shirt was found, the sleeves of which were saturates
1 with blood; the deceased's bonnet was broken to pieces,
and her gown stained; and also various articles of linen,
which had been hanginc, to dry, had spirts of blood upon
them. It was also found that his boot was not the only
weapon which appeared to have been employed, as s
piece of flat wood was found, which was smeared all
over with blood, except the part where it had been hold
by the hand; to the edge of it there was also some hair
adhering. The deceased Catherine Wiseman was only
thirty-six years of age.—lllanchestcr Courier.
MELANCUOLY OCCURRENCE AT ASETOTC-UNDIR•
LINE.—Mr. George Walker, a local preacher in the
Methodist connexion, and employed as a book-keeper
by Messrs. Redfern, cotton manufacturers, was engaged
on Saturday at his desk in the warehouse of the mill,
taking stock, when a fellow-servant named James Tool,
went into the room, and taking up a loaded gun which
had been left. reared up against the window, began to ex-
amine it, not knowing it was loaded, pulled back the
trigger, when it accidentally went off, killing Walker on
the spot.—Manchcster Courier.
ROYAL ENGINLERS.—hIajor Robinson and Lieut.-
Colonel Sine are appointed to the garrison of Ports-
mouth. Lieut. Portlock, the second commandant of the
Portsmouth corps, is remOirttl to Cork, and Lieutenant
• Liddle to New Zealand.