The Sun.
London, England, 1823-11-15 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
•:VIEETTNGS OF HOUN'ES IN THE ENSUING WEEK.
Sir Jacob Astley's Hounds, on Monday, at Barney; Wed.
nesday. at Mileham ; and on Friday,. at Testerton.
Mr. Dewing 's Hounds, on Monday, at iVendling; and on
Friday, at Binharn. • •
The Earl of Scarborough's Fox Hounds, on Monday, at
Micklebring Town; Wednesday, at Rossington Town ; and
on Friday, at Clayworth Town. -
Sir George Sitwell's Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Pleasley
Park and on:Fridair, at. Barlow Wood.
Sir! Sutton's • Fox. Hounds on Monday. at Stapleford
Moor; 'Tuesday, at Spittal;' Wednesday, at Brattlesby Vila. lage ; Th n
W nisday, at Legsby Village; and on Saturday,' at
Branstuood. - •

PEDES TR I A NISI
A Mr. Torretis undertodk yesterday, over a half-Mile piece
of ground, on the Lewisham road, to walk seven miles within
an hour, for a bet of 20 sovereigns. lie did the first half mil 2
in 4 minutes 15 seconds; second, in 4 minutes 10 seconds;
third, 4 minutes 14 seconds; fourth, 4 minutes 17 seconds;
fifth, 4 minutes 19 seconds; sixth 4 minutes 15 seconds; Re.
venth, 4 minutes 17 seconds; eight, 4 minutes 18 seconds ninth, 4 minutes 17 seconds ; tenth, 4 minutes 10 seconds;
eleventh,
4 minutes 15 Seconds ; twelfth, 4 minutes 18 seconds;
thirteenth, 4 minutes 19 seconds; fourteenth, 5 minutes 24 se-
conds.
.The race was lost by one minute. The six miles was
performed in 51 minutes 17 seconds. Afterwards the Pedestrian
lost his speed gradually'to the end of the match.
DEFOE Asn MAR'rtit. —These heroes of the first ar,
matched to fight in Jammu, and 201. aside has been deposited

GRAMMATICAL ILLUSTRATIONS.-- At a late
Meeting of authors connected with the Theatre Feydeau,
at
Paris, one of them rentiered himself very remarkable by the vi.
vacity with which :he insisted on the maintenance of their
rights, and op the necessity of, resisting the slightest inva.'
pion of them. His argurrients were supported by Another'
literary man, with equal veheinence,—A novice, who did not
know these two gentlemen, asked his neighbour who they
were? " Ile ivlto spoke first," was the reply, " is
who, about twelve or flfieen years ago, produced a comic opera
iii one aet, which was not so fortunate as to be heard to the end;
'the second is a young author of fifty, who has promised one
day or other to furnish something tor. the Theatre Feydeau.
Tints these two gentlemen' may be ,said to represent two of
the tenses in Graminar—the past and the future "--This
dote reminds one of Rivarol, the son of an innkeeper, who, in
1789, said to a nobleman of high rank, " Well ! our,peasautx
will destroy our. rights-they will burn our castles.' my
friend," said the Duke of " that plural of your's seems
to me very Singular."

AncTic CtintosiTlEs.—A gentleman of Maid..
.tone, who has a valuable collection of natural curiosities, has
within these few days much enriched his museum by the intro-
duction of a variety of birds, some dresses of the Esquitnaux,
and several other highly corioas things brought honie by the
explorers of the Arctic Regions. We have been favoured
with a sight of these, and were highly
.gratified. There are
two dresses of this singular people, curiously made of skins,
partly with the hair-side-outwards and partly not. These con-
sist of two coats; one apparently made from the skin of the
wolf, tire other from the skin of the bear : the former has the
fur inside, and the latter outside. They have a hood, which goes
over the head and comes closely round the chin. In front they
fit the body closely roundilie waist, like a vest, but descend
over the hips behind in a tail. Theseams which are sewed par-
ticularly neat, considering the rude implements employed, are
down the sides under the arms, and it is evident that, to get
into these garbs, the wearer must push his head and body up
into them. The breeches are made apparently to wear loose
and descend below the knee; the rough side of this part of the
dress is outward; those worn 'ay the females we learn have the
fur inside. There are two pair, of men's boots—one a winter
pair, with the hair on, the other a summer pair, with the hair off.
—The boots worn by the females are particularly droll and
curious; they come up much higher th..a any fisherman's, and
in circumference nearly as large as a person's body. These
are considered the most essential part of the Esquimaux' dress;
they are their pockets, their tool bores, as also their provision
cupboards. A. pair of mittens, which much resemble our
hedgers' gloves, complete the habiliments of this extraordi-
nary race. Among the other curiosities are two small figures,
made by the natives, to represent the male and female Es.
quimaux with their costume ; three small models
of canoes
ingeniously made by a native, and only about fourteen inches
long. These do much credit to their skill; they are* nuScla
of whalebone, covered with skin. A knife and spoon made
of bone; also a comb formed of the same material, having
the teeth very cleverly cut. A
bow and several arrows :
the latter are
ispointed with different substances ; one is of
'bone, another of slate, another is of wood, and one of iron ;
these are smoothed into a lance-shaped head, which appears
to have been dono by friction with stone. The string of
the bow is formed of the gut of fish, having undergone the
process of mastication ; the thread used by the natives is of the
same material. The spear and instrument employed for taking
large fish are highly curious and ingenious, as is also a pair of
spectacles, used by the natives to protect their eyes from the
drifting snow. The birds, of which there are several species,
are in excellent preservation, anti the plumage of some of them
very beautiful.—(lWaidatone Journal.)

The recent storm on the Norfolk coast was
most severe, and almost unprecedented in the
number of suffering wrecks. The whole line of
the shore was one continued scene of disaster
and distrust. It is no more than justice to say,
that every possible aid was given to help and to
serve the unfortunate sufferers, stimulated by
the presence of Lord SUFFIELD, whose active
exertions were indefatigable ; wherever danger
or difficulty was most apparent he was most
prompt and strenuous ; and not only to his kind
and generous liberality, but to his constant and
unremitting endeavours to afford aid and relief,
much was done to serve► the sufferers and to relieve
the distress of the most heart-rending calamity
from storm and shipwreck.

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ALTO.N' MINT, NOVEMBER MEETING,
Titunsp.tv, Nov. 13.
These races, the last of the hunt races this season', were well
attended in Coshant Park.
Gold Cup for Hunters, by a subscription from Ladies. Weights
12 stone.
Capt. Tresfield's Porcupine - -
Mr. Meredith's
.Nan - - 1 1
.- 2 3
-- G 2
Sir T. Hallon's ch. g. . . Mr. Louth's Marigold - 4 4
- - dr . -
Mr. Bouverie's Boniface - - ti Mr. Jennett's Brush . - . - 3
A fine race, and after the heat two to one on the winner. dr
The flack Stakes was won by Mr. Rogers's Noyeau beating
four others.
The Farmers' Stakes was won by Mr. Wilson's Logis at
three Wats. Six started.