The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-10 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

THE BRITISH ALMANAC AND COM-
PAMON, 1842. Knight and Co., London.
We have always much pleasure in noticing an-
nually these twin publications. The Almanac
originally planned by Mr. Knight, and followed,
as regards many of the arrangements, by nume-
rous others, has created a complete revolution in
the mode of constructing these useful works;
and it is gratifying, to find that, unlike most re-
volutions, the gradual progress is still towards
further improvements. In the publication for
the ensuing year there are several tables,
monthly notices, and astronomical phenomena
which are new; Or tanned on a different plan
from that adQpted. on former occasions; the in-
formation is copious and interesting; and consi-
dering the quantity of matter, the small price,
and the lucid and , simple arrangement of the
details, it may be pronounced the cheapest pub-
lication of the day. Nothing, in fact, but an
enormous sale, could enable the publishers to
give, at the trifling cost of one shilling, a work
of ninety-six closely-printed pages, containing
such a variety of intelligence, obtained at great
expense. The " Companion" still maintains its
high character for able treatises on different sub-
jects connected with natural history, public
health, and public improvements; for numerous
statistical tables, Parliamentary intelligence, and
a condensed chronicle of remarkable occurrences.
The papers which we recommend to especial
notice, are " The Effect of the Penny Postage,"
" Railways of Great Britain," and " The Corn
Trade, from 1828. to 1841-."

SECOND MATCH OF A. HORSE AGAINST

A 11IAN.

•On Tuesday, Cootes, the well-known pedestrian, en-
tered upon a•seeond match with a horse to go six'miles,
and leap 100 hurdles, the first in to win. The match was
bona fide, and for 201. Cootes also had a bye-bet, that
whether beating the horse, or beaten, he would perform
the distance in' 40 minutes. The contest came otr in the
cricket field upon the Handford-road, at one o'clock, at
which time a great number of persons were upon the
ground. Owing to the ease with which Cootes had beaten
the horse Towit upon a previous occasion, the betting
was 6t02 in faiour of the former. The horse matched
against Cootes on the present occasion was a powerful
grey, aged, regularly hunted, and evidently possessing
great powers. There were four leaps in each round, and
25 rounds made up in the distance of six miles. After
the umpire and referees were appointed, Cootes and his
brute companion started upon their undertaking. Horse
and man, Ist round even; 2d round, man 2 leaps behind;
3d, 3 leaps behind; 4tH, 3 leaps; stb, 4 leaps; 6th, 41eaps;
7th, 4 leaps—horse pilled up for a minute; Bth round,
man 3 leaps behind; 9th, 3 leaps ; 10th, 3 leaps ; llth,
4 leaps; 12th, 5 leaps; 13th, 4 leaps—horse. pulld up;
14th, 6 leaps; 15th, 6 leaps; 16th, 6 leaps; 17th, 7 leaps;
18th, 8 leaps—horse pulled up ; 19th, 7 leaps; 20th, 7
leaps; 21st, 8 leaps; 22d, 7 leaps; 23d, 8 leaps; 24th, 8
leaps; 25th, man 9 leaps behind. The horse, therefore,
was declared the victor. The animal won easy, and took
2 rounds and 8 leaps after he had cleared his last hurdle,
at a gallop, to prove his thorough bottom. The creature
was not at all distressed, though of course he caught a
wet jacket. The horse was admirably ridden, and brought
to each leap with great discretion. The animal is in the
possession of Mr. Brooke Fenn, of Henley, though ori-
ginally the property of a gentleman in the neighbour-
hood of Trimley.—Suffolk Chronicle.