The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-02 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR.

Sin—Allow me to disclaim, through the medium of your
newspaper, the superfluous honour of constructing Dramas for
Miss CLARA FISHER. She is, lam told, a very clever child:;
but I have neither written, nor intend to writel any thing for
this precocious little lady. I ate, Sir,
Your obedient, humble servant,
Nov. 30, 1822. • G. COLIKAN,

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-'Phis day the general
Sessions of the Peace commenced at Hicks' Hall, Clerkenwell,
before FRANCIS CONST, Esq., Chairman, and a full Bench
of Magistrates. On the Grand Jury being sworn, the usual
forms of Court were,gone into. The Chairman, in addressing
the Grand Jury, pointed out the usual presentments for their
consideration, and among them he noticed the death of the
Keeper of the House of Correction, and the appointment of a
person requisite : he remarked on the great decrease of crime,
and concluded by observing, that the calendar was not very
light, as it contained many very aggravated offences. The
Grand Jury then retired.—The Petit Jury was occupied during
the day in trying traversed cases of assault, of no public im-
portance.
The question of Parliamentary Reform will
be brought before Parliament at the ensuing
Session, with an acquisition of strength never
before acquired. Yorkshire and other counties
are already making some movements. The city
of London will not be behind-hand. There is a
standing Reform Committee of the Corporation,
and it is intended to prepare petitions early in
the next Session. In several of the larger wards
it is intended to move instructions to the Common
Council at the ensuing elections on St. Thomas's
day.—(The Times.)

POETRY.

SONNET.
To the Memory of the late, HENRY KIEKE WHITE,
BY HAUNCEY HARE TOWNSHEND, ESQ•

Though as the dew of morning short thy date,
Though sorrow looked on thee, and said, Be mine !"
Yet with a holy ardour, bard divine,
I burn,—l burn to share thy glorious fate,
Above whate'er of honours or estate
This transient world can give. I would resign
With rapture Fortune's choicest gifts for thine,
More truly noble; mere sublimely great.
For thou bast gained the prize of well tried worth;
That prize which from thee never can be riven :
Thine, Henry, is a deathless name on earth,
Thine, aramanthine wreaths new plucked in Heaven !
By what aspiring child of mortal birth
Could more be asked ? To whom might more be given ?

SPORTING 3

PEDESTRIANISM.

Wright, who undertook to walk from Gray'i Inn-lane to
Baldock and back, a distance of 75 miles, for three successive
days, completed his arduous task on Saturday, in the following
manner :—He started on Friday, hlslast day, as wehave before
noticed, at 35 minutes past twelve o'clock, and arrived at Ste-
venage a quarter before ten at night ; when, aftbr taking refresh-
ment, he went to bed and slept until a quarter before one; he
then proceeded to Baldock, where he arrived at half-past two
o'clock on Saturday morning; he immediately returned back,
and got to Stevenage at four, and to Batriet at nine, where he
rested twenty minutes, during which time he took his breakfast;
and arrived In town, in seeming good liealth and spirits, pre-
cisely at twelve minutes before twelve o'clock;-thus winning his
match, amidst the acclamations of the populace, who greet-
ed him with three cheers. This poor fellow, it seems, is a man
of industrious habits and a tailor by trade; but having in the
early part of his• life been a soldier, and in Egypt, where he
caught a complaint, not unusual in that country, in his eyes,
he is rendered totally unqualified to procure a livelihood by
the business he was originally brought up to ; and it appears,
from the advantage of good health, industry, and perseve-
rance, he endeavours to support himself and a family of six
children by his efforts in pedestrianism. 'After Wright's re-
turn on Saturday last, a young man of pedestrian notoriety
presented himself at the Crown and Barley Mow, in Gray's
Inn-lane, where there was a picked assemblage of Wright's
friends, enjoying themselves over a sparkling bowl in conse-
quence of their victory, and challenged to walk Wright any
distance; for whatever sum .he thought proper to name.—
This proposition came rather unexpectedly, and it came too
from a well known good one on the road. However, after
some chaffing on both sides a match was made, and they finally
agreed to walk against each other the distance of 48 miles a day,
for four successive days. Wednesday morning next they will
startirom Gray's Inn-lane, and walk twice to the twelfth mile
stone on the Barnet road and back. They are to stake and draw
101. on each day's journey, and the first comer in at night to be
entitled to it.

TROTTING MATCH.—On Saturday morning a trotting
match was decided on the Hackney-road, between a poney, the
property of Mr. Kenison, orßethnal-green, and one belonging
to Mr. Perry. The distance was fourteen miles; and, although
Mr. Kenison gave his opponent two miles at starting, his poney
won the race by half a mile, completing the distance within the
hour.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. •
MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN TIIE PRESENT WEEK.

The Earl of Scarborough Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at
Tickhill Spital ; and on Friday, at Helaby Hall.
The Badsworth Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Bolton Mill ;
Thursday, at South Hindley ; and on Saturday, at Marr Vil-
lage.
The Earl of Harewood's Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at
Thorp Arch ;, and on Friday, a Swillington.
The Aston Confederate Harriefs, on Tuesday, at Gobowen.
The Hampshire Hounds, on Ttlesday, at Materly Gate ; on
Thursday, at Nutley Church ; and on Saturday, at Medsted
Green.

The Hambledon Hounds, on Wednesday, at Basing Park ;
and on Friday, at Wintershill Common.
Mr. Shard's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Livery Farm ; Fri-
day, at Clatford Oakets. -
The Earl of Darlington's Fox-Hounds, on Wednesday, at
Colbron ; Friday, at Morton Bridge ; and on Saturday, at
Aldburgh Hall.
The Lambton FOx-hounds, on Tuesday, at Great Stainton ;
Thursday, at the Hare and Hounds ; and on Friday,. at
Grindon.

SHOCKING MURDEIt AT MITCIIAM.—JAMES
MANNING, a poor Bricklayer, returning from his
work late on Saturday night, was found murdered
in Greyhound-lane on Sunday morning, laying in
a ditch with his brains knocked out.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS.—A meeting composed of
a number of highly respectable merchants, tradesmen, and
others, was held on Wednesday last at Cooper's (late Walker's)
Hotel, in Bridge-street, Blackfriars, to take into consideration
the propriety of forming a society for the prosecution of frau-
dulent insolvent debtors, when JAME s BunnytrnoE,•of Fleet-
street, was called to the Chair. Mr. BOUSFIELD, Solicitor, of
Chatham-place, shortly addressed the meeting, and stated the
object for which it had been convened. The meeting, he ob-
served, had originated with himself ; and what he had now to
propose was, the establishment of a Society for the Prosecution
of Fraudulent Debtors applying for relief under the Insol-
vent Act. After some judicious observations the worthy
Gentleman moved a string of resolutions expressive of the
necessity of establishing such a Society as that • now pro-
posed. These resolutions were agreed to.—A resolution for the
anointment of a Committee, to draw up rules and regulations
for_the Society was also adopted, and a Committee appointed
accordingly. Mr. BOUSFIELD was appointed Secretary and
Solicitor to the Society, and Messrs. PRAED and Co. Bankers
and Treasurers. A subscription in aid of the objects of the So-
ciety was immediately entered into. Thanks were voted to the
Chairman, and the meeting adjourned for the present.
The Hon. and Rev. L. HELP 1-EuTcuiNsoN,
youngest brother- of the Right Hon. the Earl of
DONOUGHMORE. died on Thursday last in Dublin.
Miss LACY and Miss KELLY are both to ap-
pear
in Mr. SHIELDS forthcoming 'Tragedy of The
Convict, now in rehearsal, at Covent-Garden
Theatre.

A hound bitch, belonging to Mr. lIATC.HETT,
dropped seven pups on Saturday last, and ap-
peared as well as such animals usually do after-
wards. On Sunday, the same bitch dropped
two more, and 'on Monday Another, making the
number ten. The intervals.noticed in completing
'the brood, are circumstances, we believe, un-
paralleled .--( Brighton Herald.)
On Saturday the neighbours residing in the
vicinity of the Small-pox Hospital) St. Plncras, were thrown
into alarm at a report that a young woman, twenty-five years
of age, who lived .housekeeper to her own father, her mo-
ther being dead, and by whom, it is said, she was pregnant,
had been privately delivered, no person being present at the
birth btit the father, and that the child had been murdered,
and buried privately at night, in a small box made by the
father. In consequence of this report, John Limbrick, one
of the Hatton-garden po)ice officers and others, repaired to
the burial-ground, and had the body taken up. It was in-
closed in a small box, and appeared to be quite fresh. Sur-
geons Davis and Dillon opened and examined the body,
which appeared to be that of a . full-grown child. The
naval string was cut and untied ; there was no blood in the
heart,. and there was an appearance of compression on the
left side of the skull. On putting the lungs to the usual
test, they sunk in water, and it was their opinion that it.
might have died, or be strangled in the birth for want of
proper assistance. The reputed father was brought before the
Sitting Magistrate, at the Hatton-garden Office, but, no person
appearing there to make the charge, he was liberated on his own
recognizance.
A battle was fought a few days ago, in a mea-.
dow at Garford, in Berkshire, between THOMAS
DAWSON, aged 91, and another labourer, aged
85, in consequence of a quarrel. The battle was
fought with much spirit, but at length victory
declared in favour of DAWSON, who was much
pleased with having beaten his young antagonist;
but the old man did not long'survive his triumph.