The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-13 00:00:00

PIGEON SHOOTING.

The annual shooting-match between eleven each, of the
Ashton, Illitigham, and New Hats' Clubs, for a subscription
of ten sovereigns each, at 11 birds, 21 yards from the gun,
brought together most of the best shots in the kingdom, on the
Langham lnclosure, Bagshot-heath, on Tuesday. The stake
shot for was 330 sovereigns, and the pigeons were the best blue
rocks. It was decided thus :
ASIITON. K. I NEW HATS. K.

Capt. Goodchild 10
Mr. Howorth - 9
Mr. Metcalf - 9
Mr. Meredith - 9
Mr. Jessop - - 8
Mr. Keeling - 8
Mr. Howard -
Mr. Grove - - 7
Mr. Harding - 7
Mr. Gore -
Mr. Mason - - 5

Mr. Haynes - 19
Mr. lloneyman 9
Mr. Jones - - 8
Mr. Kent -
Mr. Gibbs - 8
Mr. Foreman -
Mr. Groves - 7
Mr. Gent - - 7
Mr. Mar - - 7
Mr. Owen - -
Mr. Flowers 6

MIDGIIAM. K.
Mr. thICS - - 9
Capt. Smith - 9
31r. Freeling - 9
Mr. Ironmonger 8
Mr. Johnson - 7
Mr. Ilobday - 7
Mr. W. Giles - 7
Mr. Holliday - 7
Mr. Jones -
Mr. H. Meredith 6
Mr. Coward - 6

Ashton won bysuj
5 to 4 against either
at much heavy bettin,

perior shooting.—M id;
Club.-5 to 2 no one

Igham was backed at
named the winner,

THE MAILS.—We understand that the Com-
mittee appointed for the purpose of the late extraordinary meet-
ing of the Convention of Burghs, are taking measures for laying
before Parliament a distinct state of what can be done in acce-
lerating the mail. This state refers chiefly, we believe, to the
chAge '.l the line of road through Yorkshire, and to the hours
of departure from Edinburgh and Aberdeen. The proposed alte-
ration will be attended with this advantage to Perth, that as the
mails for Edinburgh and Glasgow are now to be dispatched at
2 A.m., instead of half-past 7, a morning delivery at both these
places will be made of all letters from the north. No alteration
is to take place on the present line of road north of Edinburgh,
until the trustees on the ferries at Newhaven and Kinghorn can
insure to the Post Office the regular transmittal of the Mail at
that passage. When these ferries are so much improved that
this can he effected, we understand that no opposition will be
made to the Inverness Mail being carried direct by Perth,
Dunkeld, and Dalnacarcloch, by which means the most
material benefit will be conferred, not on Inverness alone
but to the commercial interest of the whole north of Scotland.
—But even although the present route of the Aberdeen mail
should not be altered, we do not see upon what grounds the
application for a mail on the Highland road can well be refused.
While such exertions are making in various parts of the coun-
try to effect a saving of a few miles, by the proposed plan 100
miles, the distance from Perth to Aberdeen, will at once be
cut off. The Inverness mail is always a heavier one than that
from Aberdeen : the Highland road is known to be inferior to
few even in the low country; and the experience of several
years -has shewn how little interruption from snow is to be
dreaded. The only alteration rendered necessary by the pro-
posed arrangement, if the Aberdeen mail is sent through Fife,
would be the establishment of a bye-post betwixt Perth and
Dundee, communicating at the latter place with the mail coach
to Aberdeen. By this means every acceleration in the mail
would, we believe, be effected in the north of Scotland, which
is either practicable or necessary.—(Perth Courier.)
Mademoiselle GARNERIN ascended in a bal-
loon on the 20th ult. at Rome, and came down
in a parachute. The spectacle excited a lively
interest in that city. The Duchess of LUCCA and
i her son, together with the Ambassadors at the
Papal Court, were among the spectators,