The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-19 00:00:00

SPORTING.

STAG i I UNT.—lllonday the favourite stag Sailor, late the
property of Lord Glamis, who hunted him very successfully last
season, was again turned clown before eight couple of hounds,
at Mr. farm, in Chignell, who entertained his
hunting friends with an excellent and sporting-like breakfast;
after which, precisely at eleven o'clock, the chase commenced,
and at the end of a severe run of 58 minutes, during which time
the stag completely recovered the laurels he lost on the Monday
preceding, lie was . taken in the river at Ransford Bridge, near
Writtle Lodge ' • and we are well informed that the condition of
the stag, from the attention of Mr. Crooks's trainer, is fast im-
proving, and promises great diversion during the remainder of
the season, to the very numerous sporting-like men in the
neighbourhood.
On Saturday last Mr. Tufnell's harriers found a very game
hare at Boyton Hall Spring, which went away to Roxwell, and
then headed to the left to Writtle • from thence to Chignell
Smealey, and ultimately to Great Waltham ; when, after run.
ing through five parishes, she died before the hounds, in conse-
quence of the severity of the chace ; and out of a numerous
field of sportsmen, hut three horses were up at the death.—The
distance is supposed to be between ten and eleven miles, and
was run within the hour.

PEDESTa lAN issr.—Brown, the Wiltshire Pedestrian, start-
ed at five minutes after four o'clock on Wednesday morning
last, to go sixty-two miles in twelve successive hours, the
ground being accurately measured into half miles, on the
Whiteparish road. He did the first twenty miles in three hours,
then stopt at the White Hart half an hour, and breakfasted ;
and completed the undertaking, after stopping one hour and an
half, with fifteen minutes to spare.

CATHOLIC CEHEMONIES.—The celebrated
ceremony of opening the Sacred Gate at Rome, was performed
with great pomp and solemnity, at the 20th hour, on Christmas-
eve. His Holiness, with a numerous and splendid retinue, and
accompanied by the Swiss Guard, proceeded from the Vatican
Palace, and arrived in the vestibule of the Basilica, where he
alighted from the seat on which he had been borne, under a
splendid canopy, supported by the Apostolic Referendaries. and
ascended the throne ; Cardinals Caenoprotti and Vidone officiat-
ing as deacons : 18 other Cardinals were present. All the at-
tendants having taken their places, his -Holiness received the
silver hammer from Cardinal Carliglioni, and three times struck
the wall of the sacred gate, where the holy cross is delineated,
his Holiness singing three verses, to which the pontifical chanters
responded. His Holiness having given back the hammer, re-
turned to the throne, and giving the signal, the whole of the
sacred gate fell. The Holy Father, after some prayers, placed
himself before it, received from the ardinals (acting as deacons)
the cross and the taper, and began the Te Deans landa.'
mu: ; and immediately, besides the sound of the bells of
all the churches in Rome, which had been ringing for two
hours, the signal being given by the trumpets in the portico
of the church, the Swiss Guard, and the Artillery of the
Castle of St. Angelo, fired a grand salute. The supreme Pon-
tiff then entered first, and alone, the Sacred Temple, followed by
all the Cardinals, two by two; the Patriarchs, Archbishops,
Bishops, Prelates, and Penitentiaries, all bearing lighted
tapers, and by the Princes and persons of distinction who were
present, who kissed the Sacred Gate as they entered it. His
Holiness having seated himself by the altar of the Chapel of
Piety, the Knights of St Peter and St. Paul were introduced,
whom he charged to guard the gates of the four Basilicas,
and afterwards permitted them to kiss his foot The sa-
cred ceremony concluded with the triple benediction which
the supreme Pontiff bestowed on the immense multitude
who crowded that vast church. A vast number of persons of
distinction and of every nation attended with great devotion the
holy ceremony. Among them were the Dowager Queen of
Sardinia, and:the two Princesses, her daughters; the Duke of
Lucca, with his consort and his sister • the diplomatic body, and
ninny princesses and ladies, both Romans and foreigners ; so
that, from the solemn and dignified manner in which the Pope
opened the sacred gate, and the devout behaviour of all present,
the ceremony was truly pious and august. •

MURDER AT WIMBLEDON.-Last week an at-
tack was made by a pauper of the above workhouse, named
Milliss, upon two others, named Fuller and Appleton, and
which has ultimately proved fatal to the former. It appears
that the three paupers slept in the same bed on the night
of the 11th instant. When Milliss and Appleton were in bed,
and Fuller was preparing for rest, Milliss started up and said
" That's all I wanted," and attacked Fuller, who cried out,
and got away. Milliss then turned round, and cut Appleton
across the head : Appleton attempted to wrest the weapon from
Milliss's hand, and in so doing his hands were much cut;
several persons, who were alarmed by the cries, came to his
assistance, and secured Milliss. In the mean time Mr. Sand-
ford, the surgeon, was called to attend the wounded man.
Fuller had received a violent thrust in the groin from a knife,
and to such an extent as to cause a protrusion of his entrails ;
there was also another cross wound but that was very little
more than skin-deep, the larger wound was closed, but the
Unfortunate man lingered until Thursday morning, and
then died. The surgeon who examined the body, found
the intestines lacerated in two or three places. Appleton's
wounds, which he received on the head and on his
hands, were not dangerous, and he is speedily recovering.—
Appleton and .T,lteral other paupers were examined by the
Magistrates respecting this horrid affair. Appleton said, that
a few days before it took place Milliss threatened that if
he had a knife he would stab him. This threat he had
once before made use of. Ile is a man much subject to fits.—
On Friday an Inquest was held on the body of Fuller before
Mr. Jr MME 's T, the Coroner. The testimony of Appleton,
and the other paupers who came to his assistance, were given,
and a verdict returned—" That the deceased, Wm. Fuller,
came to his death through wounds inflicted with a knife by R.
Milliss."—The Magistrate has committed him for trial on the
two charges, viz. for the wilful murder of Fuller, and for cut-
ting and maiming Appleton, with intent to do him some bodily
harm. The prisoner has been conveyed to Ilorsemonger-lane
Gaol for trial at the next Assizes.

DISTRESSING AND FATAL ACCIDENT.--OD Mon-
day last, as Mr. Nathan Horn, sen. was driving his daughter,
Mrs. Kennicott, and her little girl, a child five years old,
towards their house at Motlkwearmouth, in a pony gig, the
pony became suddenly restive and set off at full speed.—
the gig was overturned, and the parties were thrown upon the
pavement with great violence. Mr. Horn pitched upon his head,
fractured his skull, and after lingering till Wednesday night.
expired. Mrs. Kennicott was very severely bruised, and the
child had its collar bone broken. It is rather an extraordi-
nary circumstance, that some years ago Mr. Horn had his skull
fractured, and then suffered the distressing operation of tre-
pan ; his recovery at that time was considered extremely pre-
carious. He was a Gentleman of quiet and unassuming
demeanour, by long habits of successful industry had acquired
a considerable fortune. This melancholy event has thrown a
gloom upon the town of Sunderland, where Mr. Horn was wel
known and respected for half a century.—Durham, Jan. 17.