The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-26 00:00:00

CRICKET.

TILE GENTLEMEN OF KENT AND TIIE GENTLEMEN OF
ENGLAND.-This interesting rivalry, which occupied the
attention of the cricketing world, at Lord's, on Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday, was brought to a close on the last-
named day. Space forbids further detail than that on the
first day England had scored 181 against 183 of Kent. On
Tuesday the match was resumed before an increased assem-
blage, England going in for a second hands, and when
time' was called had scored 201, with two wickets to go
down. Wednesday opened with England adding 24 to its
score, as will be seen by the subjoined state of the numbers
at the " close of the poll." England—First innings, 181 ;
second, 225. Kent—First innings, 180; second, 67. England,
therefore, won by 156 runs.
BLACKHEATH (DARTMOUTH) v. CLAPHAM.—This annual
contest came off yesterday at Blackheath, when the result
was the defeat of the former upon the first innings by 77 runs.
B. oth sides were short of their number. Dartmouth—First
innings, 92 ; second, 98. Clapham-169. There were seve-
ral catches not taken on either side.
BUTCHERS' CHARITABLE CLUB v. THE WESTERN.—A
friendly match between these clubs was brought to a deci-
sion yesterday, at the beautiful ground of the institution,
Walham-green. The butchers opened the ball by sending
Messrs. Smithers and Stent to the wickets, who were seve-
rally bowled for 0 and 1; Mr. Busher took the bat, and ran
up the score by 22, when he was caught by Mr. Welborne
from a ball of Mr. Hands. The last wicket fell for 39, of
which there was one side ball. The scores in the two innings
were as follow :—Smithers, 0 and 2 ; Stent, 1 and 0 ; Busher,
22 and 8 ; Gutteridge, 0 and 2 ; Moon, 5 and 4 ; Collins, 0
and 31; Humphries, 0 and 1; Townsend, 1 and 4 ; Gillatt, 0 11
and 3 ; Stonnell, 22 and 2 ; Herman, 7 and 1; byes, 12 ;
wide, 3; total, 112. The Western Club made 84; 60 in the
first innings, and 24 in the second; thus losing by 28 runs.
A social evening closed the day's sport.

EGYPTIAN HALL.TIIE BOSJESMANS.—The boys
of the Royal Caledonian Asylum, in full costume, accom-
panied by their band, visited the exhibition of the
Bosjesmans, or Bush People, yesterday. Nothing could
exceed the surprise and delight expressed by the Afri-
cans when the drums and fifes struck up the national airs
of Scotland. The Bush people stood immovable, in
really graceful and picturesque attitudes. The Bosjes-
mans communicated to Mr. Tyler, the gentleman under
whose care they are, their anxiety to examine the in-
struments and see where the sounds came from ; an.
cordingly the fifers and drummers were marched to the
platform inside the barrier. The sudden crash of the
drums made the Bush people retire backwards, appre-
hensive of some danger ; in a few minutes they advanced
and listened with apparent ecstacy to the soft and melo-
dious notes of the fife. The younger Bushmen, who at
all times evince a vein of considerable humour, wished to
take one of the fifes into his own keeping, no doubt to
soothe the irritable temper of his better half. Altoge-
ther the exhibition was highly entertaining and amusing.
The rooms were crowded.
ALARMING FIRE IN THE NEW NORTII*ROAD.
Yesterday morning, at about a quarter to three o'clock,
a fire, which at first threatened the entire destruction of
North-road, broke
e2,inStgeivveinn'is
several large buildings in the New North-
no Davis,m
out on the premises of Mr. Edward '
place, first perceived by
thepoliincet-ncaotnslotalliet)o..n d'allitye, fire was
the necessary alarm, and Acting-lipector Saunders, of
the 11 division of police, with a
sr
con-
stables, was quickly on the spot, androng muster of
exer-
tions it is more than probable that but for their
human life would have been the result.
been procured, the individuals Ladders having
before were fast locked in sleep,who only a few seconds
up-stairs window in a state ofnudity, but provided with
were taken from the
a covering in the constables
men were successful in confining great coats. The brigade
of the premises in the flames to the base-
ment which they broke out, but it is
stated that propertydestroyed. The amounting to upwards of 3001. is
premises are insured. Th
fill* is not known, cause of the
fi

PEDESTRIANISM.
AT HYDE-PARK, SHEFFIELD.—Walking match of six
miles for two Silver Watches and a Silver Guard—John
Johnson and Joseph Harrison, of Sheffield; James
Thompson, of Heeley; John Harrison, of thicken thorpe ;
Henry Stead, of Ecclesfield; George Rhodes, of Eccle-
sall, to start from the scratch; William Robinson, James
Plant, and Reuben Dalton, of Sheffield, allowed 100
yards; Thomas Knight, Hoskin, and Marriott, of Shef-
field, 150 yards; John Drabble, of Atteicliffe; Samuel
Wing, Charles Pashley, and John Knight, of Sheffield,
200 yards start. Eight started, and the match wits
won in good style by Pashley, Marriott taking the second
prize.
THE NOVEL RACE IN CLOGS.—Luke Furniss agreed
to run in regular Lancashire clogs one mile, while his or
ponent, William Gibbons, did the same distance in racing
shoes. They went off at the first signal, Cloggy taking a
short lead, but " Luke the Labourer," who is a penknife
cutter by trade, pushed on with his wooden " unde
standings ' till he reached the hotel the second time
round, when he passed his opponent like a dart, and on
ascending the bill, the third time, be passed his anta-
gonist, wo dropped the contest, leaving Luke to win as
he pleased. FORTY
WESTHALL'S SEVEN-MILE MATCH
SOVEREIGNS, AGAINST TIME.—On Tuesday, R
Charles
Westhall, of London, performed a remarkable feat, at
llYde-park, Sheffield. He walked twenty-four tillies
roundthe
the sevenground,b miles,
besides 128 yards on the gr
completing ound, thus
two
did n
twenty five times; if that was the case, he did more than
the distance stipulated. •
secondsotgon within
d
round
he
RUNNING MATCH FOR 1001.—A match has been made
at the house of Mr. Thomas Cullingworth, Westbar,
Sheffield, for 50/. a side, between Jackson, better known
t t hge
rhoou ri
un
It is a question whether he
as the American Deer, and Sherdon, of Sheffield, to
run two miles, in five weeks from Tuesday lest
shouldO
art of the agreement stipulated that the " Deer"
give Sherdon 31. to run near London, and that each
should have a due share of the money received.
a match which will excite more than usual interesth,
Sherdon being a splendid two mile runner, and t
r3e
" Deer" more accustomed to longer distances, pessessig
lasting qualities rarely equalled.

DUELLING E XTRAORDINARY
AT BRIGHTON.
(From the Brighton Guardian.)
An amusing exemplification of the progress of " The
Snobs of England" in the vices and follies of the upPer
classes has been lately afforded in Brighton by an oe-
currence, the Quixotic extravagance of which has rarely
been exceeded. The particulars of this rencontre, as
well as we have been able to gather them from authentic
sources, are as follows :—One evening shortly
(le
to Friday, the 11th instant, a young
fine specimen of that obnoxious class so Tigc).
rously denounced by Albert Smith) named
was reclining in luxurious abandon on one
the seats of the Esplanade, inhaling i
s-rnultaneou, ya
breezes from the sea and the tranquillising fumes °I.
whose veind
cigar—n hen a rival " gent," one N--• in
circulateth the blood of a " gallant Captain," aPPrc'acu,lieso
him in an imperious manner and remarked that, it a
not very gentlemanly to be smoking cigars in such ~
place. To this rude accostment the other replied that 11,
vrior
was quite as gentlemanly as to wear such ility shocking
was
bad hat " as the impugner of his gent
What answer this retort uncourteous provoked, and
what charges blood
and counter charges followed, are unf°r-
tunately lost to posterity; but certain it is that the
of the Captain " riled " high, and that the indignan6
fumigat)r wa
were bandied, the plebian alternative of fists
s equally put upon bis mettle. Thireviatitss

spoken of, and—.
"As their courage boiling rose ~
From words at length they came to -----
Nict,hnolotatdoedblopwissto, tutontotahechßaellaecnhge from C---- to meet
w
Friday evening. At the appointed hour the antagoni
met ; and the preliminaries having been completed, Ibe
seconds proceeded to mark out the ground close to ;
second breakwater, near Hove. Eight paces will tt is
distance, the combatants took each his place, the thatat
were loaded, and everything prepared, when at ed
1 at eight o'clock
.set,
critical juncture one of the valiant youths
through his chattering teeth, " Wha-a-t ! are Yeel°t
a-going to-o mur-murder me ?" It is not unlikely. that
some such feeling of dread was passing in theme Ind r°-
his antagonist at the same moment ; for it apps ce.e
tain from the best authorities that no inconsiderabl.
number of paces were added to those already marked out.
Indeed, it has been whispered that the parties
stoodhoi°
retired to the extreme ends of the breakwater, ;
prepared to dart behind it on the word " fire" heti:a
given. " Time " being called, each gallant heart wers.'ere
up its courage " to the sticking point," the arms
mutter 0
"oua
raised and discharged, a loud report was heard, 9 cl
cot -
of of smoke arose, and, as that cleared away, the wevel.,
batants were seen to stand unhurt. They had, hoot
still another brace of pistols in the case, and the las" ,t,
honour required that they be discharged, The
-crert
were satisfied, and N— fell—in a fainting fit 1 -t,
recovered, he firmly declined the honour of another shot,
agreeing that if any stain remained upon the ehergc„:ll
of his " friend " it should be washed out by as re",,,,
champagne as he might choose to drink at his exPenfly
This challenge was instantly accepted, and the party
adjourned to a favourite " house of call," where they
drowned all animosity in a flowing bowl. The 03, (),,e
amusing part of the adventure remains to be told. Since
the meeting, N— has been frequently heard to deelar
that he palpably felt one of the balls sweep pest his ear,
and that another brushed his hat ; both which circulo;
stances are rendered extremely improbable from the 114 c
that the pistols were, unknown to the combatant°,
charged with powder only !

EXPORT OF POTATOES TO IRELAND.--n is
ous circumstance that a large part of the new pots?
,!
brought to the Liverpool market during the last ten
have been bought up for Irish consumption, and
_cti.,
patched to Dublin. The Irish, with their delightiful.Y
mild climate, ought to be able to beat us hollow ix in°
growing of early potatoes.—Liverpool 7 Inas.
contains
A supplement to the Gazette of last night con
the official documents relating to the capture of Canton,
cael:
by the British troops, the principal of which has alreadY
appeared in The Sun.
DTHE SURREY' GARD--uNTS
•
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THELION of
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On Wednesday last the lion Adolphus, the sraal.lnestt,o;
the two in Mr. Tyler's collection of wild beasts
Surrey Gardens, died, after an illness of ouly two
disYr,
THE STEAM-
JUNE 25.—Intelligence of an unfortunate disaster to thl
SHIP SARAH SANDS.---LIVE"°°.;
fine screw steam-sip was received in town this morning.
The Sarah Sands, it will be remembered, sailed hence,
for New York on the 15th instant, and it appears
on Sunday, the 20th, an obstruction which had before
retarded the progress of the ship at length entirely Pre-
eluded the operation of her machinery, and the en%
mander determined to return to Cork to repair. Thue
ship was accordingly put about at nine o'clock on t,,,
morning of Sunday last, and on Tuesday at rnidnigi"
she arrived in the Cove of Cork, after a homeward run
of 500 miles, and having penetrated across the Atlantic
as far to the westward as 21 degrees longitude. Cap
taiu
Thompson, her commander, expects to sail again for
New York to morrow (Saturday).
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—We cannot
better describe the state of the crops in the hilly district
of the high peak, than by using a phrase almost univer'
sally made use of : " They never looked better or for'
warder." The late rains have made a wonderful
pcwP
rrihe:aecVapee
dteMleb-eneel itnl
eot
Chd
apel-en-le-Frith,
.niAtn,grst
iht examples,taho i It
scihnhagti
naaiepya,
geldW ihe
5000 ri"
highrn. now
John
aint 1 we
fIuV
bleak mayrea
Wright,hsrstate
toet
locality.fh
clover belonging to Mr. Slack, of Hayfield, has been Of'
and yields an abundant crop. Hay grass will be forwart
and a heavy crop. Potatoes are looking admirably,
no traces of disease have yet appeared. Another Clt.;
cumstance des( ryes especial attention. The large trtch
of celebrated hill pastures is abundantly stocked wt"r
ley cattle, both cows and horses, which augurs well '°,l
the future supply of roast beef of Old England, and
sturdy drudges to carry on the operations of trade and
agriculture, and proves that breeding has been carriedb°
extensively in this and the adjoining counties.---Ver g
Reporter, June 25. lad
HONESTY. REWARDED.—On Monday evening, -
in the employ of Messrs. Maxwell and Son, hivr b°°
for his employers into the City. On
sellers, Bell-yard, Fleet-street, was sent out on busin.es,_
at the end of Farringdon-street, he saw lying °ll r;
lette_.
ground, in the mud, a piece of paper folded as a
on looking at it he found it to be an unsealed letter,
addressed to Mr. Asher, British Museum, eont'ailial to
several bank-notes. The lad immediately returoe tter
his employers' house of business, and handed the le .ng
and notes to the head clerk in the counting-house,' sptsiets)c,
to him when and where he had found theta. Tnersed
on examining the contents, found enclosed two 40" -the
passing the obeutbise
five 101. Bank of England notes, amounting in
and
diately to 1301. He then directed the lad to go Itu
and would -.fr.
diately to the Museum, and make inquiries forcing ti
tahsceerertahien
fiefenMdr.MAr.shAershecrouhldedbleeft:een. °rl gnot
return till the next morning. It appears that fir.
Asher had received the notes at the Bank Aintbern
course of the afternoon, and for safety had Placc-ni
in an old envelope directed to him, and then r
?over his loss till going to rest at one o'clock ill
them in the breast pocket of his coat, and did not ro.
the 113%r.
ing. He hastened early in the morning to the nsnic(i„, in
rived before the hour of business, took the only roue /ad
the numbers, and stopped the notes.P
his power to save, if possible, his ropertY, ip
a low, desponding mood, to the Museum,
He then iv.estied
where the out
was waiting for him. On Mr. Asher being P°,in„te Mr.
Atosthheerleands,lhveereidn,qwuiirtehdgirfeehteerahaedtielno,s,t, ttyneYst,.hihn:,;° .0u
found anything?" To his great delight lad n*
sw ered he had found some bank-notes. Mr- Asashet,l,jsd
claimed, with evident emotion, " Thank God.'
directly gave up the notes to Mr. Asher on his nes- se
ing them; and, much to the honour of that gentleraan.
handed back a 104 note. The lad, with much net;te/Sr.
inquired "if he could make use of the note.' vas
Asher, recovering from his surprise, said, `` ICn's,folt
the
cannot; but you shall go with me in a cab to the v, to
and obtain the change." They proceeded accortfiligilod
the Bank, and obtained the change. Mr. Asher 110,n yip
the ten sovereigns to the lad, and, on leaving, took an, ed
his name and address in his pocket-book, and prainis,la
the lad to do everything that laid in his power to 11'0;
him; he would obtain for him a good situation, en, ,Prei-
mote, in every way he could, his future interest and "rd
fare, for the truly, honest, upright, straightforwais
manner in which ho had acted in this transaction• lad
may be added that at the time Messrs. Mexwel„„lish° M
found the money, another lad was with him, t°,:- I.e•
ho afterwards gave four sovereigns, and placed the
mainder of the money in St. Clement's Savingacbl4'-'