The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-15 00:00:00

SPORTING.

HUNTING.
From the severity of the weather this healthful and pleasur.
able' recreation is entirely put a stop to, notwithstanding the
numerous appointments which are daily announced.

SPORTING MATCH.
The Sweepstakes 111 r.tch of twelve sovereigns each, ai
pigeons, between eight Gentlemen of Oxibrdshire, with Messrs.
Bellamy, Rogers, and Golding, belonging to the Midgham
Club, and eight shots from Buckinghamshire, having Messrs.
Drake, Moulton, and 1 lammond, from the Ashton Club, was
decided yesterday in Ashley Park, Bucks. The birds were
very wild, and the killing consequently hazardous. The
birds were let from the trap at tw,nty-one yards, and unlimited
charge was agreed upon. It was de.cided as follows, at seven
birds each :-...

OxoN.
Fordinghatn
Rogers
Golding -
Fenwick
Captain Smith
Orde -
Flagdon
Newby -
Porter .
Kidling
Jefferies

Killed.

DucKs.
Leach - -
Drake - - ti
Beard ~ 6
Houlton -
Kentish - - 5
Hammond - - 4
Sharpe - . 4
Ridgeway - - 3
Boulton - - 3
Kearsley - -
Thorpe - -

- - - 6

- - .5

5
• - 5

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It was agreed that the tie sho.
side who had killed most, and t
ing. It was at five birds each
Rogers - Killed .
. 4
Fordingham . 3
Golding . - 3 I

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)uld be shot by the three on each
the match became very interest-

Killed
Leach - . 4
Beard 3
Drake - - 2

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The match was consequ

fitly won by Oxfordshire.

SPA BRING.

The veteran Scrodizins had' a benefit at the
Fives Court yesterday, and the admirers of his bravery in the
ring► rallied round him in strong muster. The setting-to was
chiefly in trial matches, and there were but two which attracted
attention.

Neale, the Streatham youth, set to with Donavan, they made
a very excellent display of science, and ruffianed each oilier
galley. Neale had rather the best of it.
The West-Countryman, who had the turn-up with Joshua
Hudson, and who is full of action, set-to with Savage. He is
a carpenter, anti was introduced by the name of Gainer,-,but
that is his travelling name. The men stuck not at trifles ; and
it was a rare manly bout. "Savage was hit and thrown in the
first round,—both shelved much gameness throughout. The
set-to was awkward. In the third round, Savage gave his ad-
versary a chattering facer, which sent him reeling ; but he was
too good to be denied. It was altogether a ruining bout for
nearly a quarter of an hour, with equal advantages.
Scroggins made a funny set-to with Randal, and then ad-
dressed the company thus
Gentlemen,—And I call you all so, for you have treated
me like a gentleman ; and may none of you never twant a bit of
whitals, nor nobody that belongs to you Ebravop— But I got
soment else to say—poor Tom Hickman's wife and the little
ones, is to have a benefit here in three weeks time. I, shall
come, and, I hope, alt you other gentlemen will be here too.
God bless her said Scroggins, and Gott save the King."
BoxElts.-_Spring, it appears, is gone into his own country.
Herefordshire, in order to be in readiness for the contemplated
match between himself and Neate, for the Championship..._
Neate fancies himself hardly dealt with, and is determined, as
he says,_ not to appear in London again. The backers of Spring
must therefore consent to fight within 40 miles of Bristol. On
these conditions only Neate is willing to meet his opponent, for
any sum not exceeding 5001. aside. ,

SPANISH MAILS:--We understand that the
Spanish Government has acceded to the proposi-
tion for establishing a tnail.coach from Madrid to
Corunna, to be connected with a series of steam-
packets, to sail from that port for Falmouth, ac.
cording to the suggestions made by Sir Jonx
Do-me. By this means the letters from Madrid,
which are regularly, when the mails come through
France, 14 days on the road, will now arrive in
eight days, it being engaged by the parties who
contract for the conveyance of the letters, that
the voyage from Falmouth to Corunna shall not
occupy more than four days; the remaining time
being divided between the land, journey from
Madrid to Corunna, and that from Falmouth to
London.—This new arrangement has given the
greatest satisfaction to'the merchants correspond-
ing with Spain, who will now receive their re-
mittances, in all cases, six days earlier than usual,
and with much greater certainty than before,escap-
ing the double dangerof interruptions on the Spanish
frontier, and of inspections by the agents of the
French Post-office. The parties contracting with
the Spanish Government are said to be men of
long experience in the management of steam.
packets from Edinburgh to London, and there-
fore fully able to estimate how far the perform..
ance of the voyage by sea may be reduced to
certAinty.