The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-25 00:00:00

INTERESTING MATCH.

A strong muster of excellent shots met on the Pigeon-ground,
Bagsbot Heath, on Saturday, to witness a match at 11 birds
each, made in the preceding week on Ascot Course, between
three couple of crack Gentlemen shots, for a sweepstakes of
90 soy. each, making 1201. ; 21 yards from the trap. The op-
nents were: Messrs. Marsh and Gee, Messrs. Rogers and
Wrant, and Messrs. Meadows and Oliver :
Killed. Killed.
10 I Rogers . 0 Meadows - 10
- 9 Want Oliver - 7

Marsh -
Gee -

The second best 'shots being entitled to 10 soy., the tie be
tween the two losers was shot offal follows :
Killed.
Oliver
tl Meadows

Want - -
Itogeri

PEDESTRIANISM•

Killed
. . . 8

. . 0

Mr. Lamberton completed his task of going on foot to Swal-
lowfteld and back, before one o'clock on Saturday morning,
eighty miles in twenty-four hours, for 200 sovereigns.

TWENTY-SIX MILES MATCH FOR 60 Soy.

Mr. G. West started from Hyde Park, at six o'clock yes-
terday morning, to go 26 miles on the Maidenhead-road, in
two, hours and three quartets, for 50/. Ile reached the nine.
trench mile stone-in two hours, and did the other seven miles
faster than any other part of the ground in 42 minutes, winning
the match by three minutes.

MATCH AT CHESS.—We are informed that the two games
at present depending between the London and Edinburgh Clubs
are likely to be both drawn. The odds against Edinburgh, at
one period, were 3 to 1.--(Edinburgh Courant.)

Sig LIGGLING. HARRIS, the man who was
wounded near Southsea Castle, on Wednesday
night, in the manner stated in our last, died on
Thursday, and on Frid►►y an Inquest was held
by Mr. LONGCROFT, when the Jury, after
hearing the evidence, returned the following
verdict

" That John Harris died in consequence of a gun-shot wound,
which he received in the head on the morning' of the 20th in.
stant, he being at the time in conapany with divers other per-
sons to us unknown, engaged in removing contraband goods on
Southsea Beach ; but by whom, or under what other circum-
stances the said wound was inflicted, no evidence thereof cloth
appear to us Jurors."

Foßrucwr.—The overthrow of some person's
fortunes, and the sudden rise of those of whers, are worthy
subjects of reflection ; consequently, says the French observer,
I never give alms toe beggar without saying to him—"'Friend,
think of me if ever you happen to become a Minister, a Di-
rector, or a Deputy.,'
M EMOILY.—Mr. Von Nieublin, the celebrated
German scholar, was once a clerk in the bank of Copenhagen :
in that capacity he gave proof of the miraculous power of his
memory, by restoring, from recollection alone, the whole con-
tents of n leaf in the bank ledger, which had been lost by fraud
or accident.
Died, on the 16th instant, at Alalahitle, aged ninety-eight
years, John Haig, Esq. M.D. late Physician to the Forces at
Cork. This truly skilful and zealous Officer began his career
under Admiral Saunders, in the Mediterranean, where (al-
though then a very young man) he had sufficient nerve to in-
oculate the My of' Algiers ; an operation previously unknown
to these semi-barbarians; a race, whose conduct, in case of
failure, no man could calculate on ; in fact, he operated with a
drawn scymeter over his head ! The Emperor of Morocco was
also his patient. Dr. Haig served his country in the reigns of
George 11. M. and IV. and has left two most amiable children
(females) behind him.—( Freeman's Journal.)
Lord BYRON'S Conversations with. Captain
M EnwiN are published this day. The fate which
seemed to decree the suppression of every record
of Lord BvaoN, apart from his literary cha-
racter, which doomed the burning of his Me-
moirs, the interdiction of the Correspondence,
' and the loss at sea of the MSS. entrusted to
Count GAMDA, has happily spared this volume,
which seems to possess scarcely inferior claims to
attention. The peges teem with all the great
names of the age, sparing-neither friend nor foe.
DREADFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE Film—About
half-past one o'clock this morning a fire was dis-
covered to have taken place in the extensive
premises of Messrs. TATE and GREEN, Russia
matting warehousemen, Fenchurch-street. The
flames even communicated to the adjoining houses
Oil each side, which were very much injured, and
thence into George-court, where several houses,
occupied by poor families, were soon a prey, to
the destructive element. We regret to say that
several persons received very considerable in-
jury. One poor man, named Scott, belonging to
the Phoenix Fire Office, had both his thighs
broken, and was conveyed to the Hospital. The
flames were not completely got under till near
, eight o'clock this morning.,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH—(Turs DAY.)
SITTINGS IN BANCO.

There being nu sittings at Nisi Prins in Lon-
don before Term, the Lotto CHIEF JUSTICE, with
Mr. Justice BAYLEY, HOLUOYD, and LITTLE-
DALE, took their seats on the Bench at West-
minster, for the purpose of disposing of the re-
maining causes that stood over for argument
during the last Sittings. It being the first
day, the attendance of Counsel was very-thin.
The Court commenced its proceedings on tho
Special Paper, when several motions for new
trials were disposed or, hut the cases were totally
uninteresting, except to the parties immediately
connected."