The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-28 00:00:00

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.

The King's Sta, Hounds meet for the first time this season on
Monday next at Saalthill ; Wednesday, at Ascot Heath ; Friday, at
Iver Heath. _ _

The Brighton Harriers on Mondays at Patcham ; Wednesdays,
at the Race Course ; Fitdays, at the Dyke.
Tho Brookside Harriers on Mondays at Newmarket Hill ; Fri-
days, at Telscombe Tye—half-past 10.
*The Cheshire Hounds on Monday, Oct. 31, at Sandiway Head ;
Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Ox Hayes Farm; Thursday, at Duddon
Heath ; Friday, at Highway-side—at half-past 10.
Mr. Candler's Hounds on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Birlingham ; Fri-
day, at Bransford Bridge ; Monday, at Croome Perry Wood ; Wed-
nesday, at Shrawley Wood ; Friday, at Crowle—half-past 10.

" MANY A SLIP."--The late Doncaster Races,
however attended with advantage to winners of many
classes and callings, yet in their results to others were little
expected to come off with such untoward circumstances as
the following brief narrative will show :—lt appears that a
gentleman, residing between Doncaster and York, had lost
a considerable sum of money both in betting and playing,
the latter, however, in a manner by no means satisfactory
to him. Still as he lost, he must pay, and did so by two
checks, one for about 7001., and the other for somewhat
about 1,0001. upon a banking house at York. Two of the
play gentlemen immediately started in a post-chaise to
York, in order that the check might be presented as soon
as the doors of the banking-house were open on the fol-
lowing morning, but the drawer of the check was before-
hand with them, and, to their consternation, when they
presented it, the banker's clerk told them they had received
instructions not to honour it. This was an unexpected
surprise, and back the parties posted again to Doncaster,
where a consultation of their confederates was held. The
boasted success of the party in obtaining so respectable a
check was trumpeted about—the story was credited—and
the sum of 1,000/. was obtained on the larger check at a
respectable banking-house in Doncaster. Flushed with
success, some of the booty was distributed, but before the
principal agent could get clear away the trick was disco-
vered. One of the utterers at York was apprehended,
and is, we understand, fully committed for trial. For ob-
vious reasons we keep back the names at present.

CHURCH EXTENSION.—A meeting of those fa-
vourable to the scheme of the General Assembly for ex-
tending the Church of Scotland was held in Perth on
Monday. The Provost was appointed to take the chair.
Nearly the whole members of the Presbytery of Perth,
and various other Rev. Gentlemen, members of the Synod,
were present. After the several appeals to the Christian
philanthropy of the audience to support the Church of
Scotland, and contribute to its extension, it was resolved to
establish a local society in Perth.
A letter from Linz of the 10th instant, announces
that Charles X. had quitted the castle of Kirchberg, in
Lower Austria, and had reached Linz on the Bth instant,
with the Duke of Bordeaux and his sister. They were pro-
ceeding to Goritz, where the Duke and Duchess of Angon-
Lome were expecting them, and on their road intend stopping
at Salzbourg, to visit the Princess of Beira, and her ne-
phews, the Infants of Spain. Charles X. has completed his
79th year. M. de Blacas arrived at Linz with the ex-Royal
Family, and accompanies the ex-King in his journey.
The tops of the Highland mountains have been
covered with snow for some weeks, and it is doubtful whe-
ther there will be harvest at all in many places. To this
unfortunate state of the agriculture, and consequent want
of winter fodder, is to be added the general failure of the
herring fishery. In Zetland the boats were overtaken with
a gale on the Ist of September, which completely dis-
persed them, and obliged the me❑ to cut and run, by which
about 300 of their nets were lost. This state of things is
intimately connected with the severity of the season in the
higher latitudes—and that in severe seasons immense sho:ls
of small whales visit our coast. As far south as the Calf,
Island of Man, they have been seen this summer, and
along the Hebrides, Orkney, and Zetland Islands. In
Sand Sound Voc alone a shoal of these animals was driven
ashore by the fishermen, which yielded no less than three
email sloop loads of blubber. At Davis's Straits, as we
learn by the arrival of a clean ship at Peterhead, when
she left the ice, no fewer than 16 ships were frozen
Glasgow Evening Post.

The Dissenters of Corsham and its neighbourhood
have sent an address to Paul Methuen, M.P. for
North Wilts, expressive of their thanks for his attention to
the public interests, and of their sentiments, &c., regarding
church-rates. Mr. Methuen, in his answer to the address,
observes—" I am rejoiced to find that the Protestant Dis-
senters are among those who are well satisfied with my
conduct in Parliament. As I have hitherto attended to
their more immediate interests, they may be assured I
shall persevere in that course which has more than once
procured for me the expression of their entire approbation ;
and I have every hope that we will obtain redress for all
substantial grievances, if the present Government be not
foiled in its good intention by those who always have been,
and always will be, opposed to every measure in favour of
public liberty, either civil or religious."

On Wednesday last an explosion of fire-damp took
place in the same pit where eleven individuals were so lately
deprived of life, the particulars of which it was our melan-
choly duty to relate two or three weeks since. There were
several men in the pit at the time of the explosion, but only
two suffered any injury from it. One man named Riley,
was so much hurt that his life is despaired of. This poor
man narrowly escaped the fate of his companions at the
time of the first accident.—Falmouth Packet.

A short time ago Lieutenant-Colonel Elasser, an
officer of Transylvania, being believed to be dead of the
cholera, at Hermanstadt, in that province, was hastily
buried. On examining his effects a ring of great value was
missing, and his servant suspected of having stolen it. The
man insisted that his master never took it off his finger, and
consequently the coffin was taken up, in order to ascertain
the fact ; when, to the horror of those present, it was evi-
dent that the Colonel had been buried alive, as the body
was turned on its face, and the flesh of one of the arms had
been eaten off.
Mr. William Hirst, of Leeds, the celebrated fine
cloth manufacturer, and whose talent, benevolence, and in-
genuity have procured him the title of " the benefactor
of Yorkshire," came up to take the benefit of the Insolvent
Act on Saturday, at Bradford. He was opposed by Mr.
Leather and Mr. Naylor. His debts amounted to 11,0001.
Mr. Hirst has put forth a statement of his affairs, in which
he has reflected on the characters of his opposing creditors.
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of nine months' imprisonment from the date of filing hispe
tition ;• and the unfortunate gentleman was conveyed bacl:
to Rothwell gaol, the people testifying their respect for him
by uncovering their heads as he passed.—West Riding
Herald.
A boy was employed to attend with his donkey the
other day, upon a lady at Southport, who wished to ride
out. There being an appearance of rain, the lady declined
going, but paid the stipulated charge, observing, that it was
all the same whether she rode or not.—" No, Ma'am," an-
swered the boy, looking very sentimental, " its not all the
same, for I shall not have the pleasure of your company."