The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-04 00:00:00

CAITHNESS MEETING.

The Caithness Meeting took place at Thurso on the 12th and
13th ult., and was, as on former occasions, numerously at-
tended by the Ladies and Gentlemen of the County, notwith-
standing the unfavourable state of the weather. During the
eeting, the following premiums were run for by greyhounds
belonging to Members, viz.:—

SILVER CIIp—TOR AGED DOGS.
IST CLASS.
Ist Course—Mr. Brodie's br. d. Oscar, beat Major Mac Kay's
w. h. Fly--hare killed.
2d flenderson's bl. Oscar, beat Mr. Sinclair's
bl. d. Ossian—hare killed.
:Id Ditto—Mr. T. A. Sinclair's br. d. Spring, beat Ld Caith-
ness' y. b. Fly—hare killed.

h.) CLASS.
Ist Course--Mr. J. Henderson's Oscar, beat Mr. Brodie's
Oscar—hare killed.
2d Ditto—Mr. T. A. Sinclair's Spring run a bye—bare killed.
3D CLASS OR TIE.
_ . _

Mr. T. A. Sinclair's Spring beat Mr. J. lienderson's Oscar,
and won the Cup—hare killed.

SILVER CUP-FOR PUPPIES UNDER 18 MONTHS.
IST CLASS.

Ist Course—Captain Sinclair's bl. d. Conrod, beat Mr. Innes'
y. d. Brace—hare lost.
2d Ditto—Major Clunes' bl. d. Catch, beat Major Alackay's
br. b. Fly—hare killed.
2n CLASS, OR WINNERS.
Major Clones' Catch, beat Captain Sinclair% Conrod, and
won the Cup—hare killed.

THE GREAT FOOT RACE-
The great race for 500 sovereigns, two miles, wits run on
Bttrston Flat, near Northampton, on Monday. between Capt.
Pewsey and Blewett, the celebrated runner trout the Stafford-
shire Potteries. The Captain, who is considered one of the
fleetest men on his legs in the kingdom, received of his compe-
titor 200 yards at the end, and Blewett was backed at six to
tour eagerly ; but the event came off' very differently from that
at Doncaster last week, when it answered the London deep
ones to take a lucrative journey of 160 miles, and the Londoners
Ist Half mile . 2 26
were the principal backers of the Pottery man in this instance.
The pedestrians ran over half a mile of ground, as follows t-
-1 sciaitiitTl.f.rmix Ives E Y.. 31i2n. S2ellc. it LE wET T. Min. Sec.
2d Ditto . - 228 2d ditto . . 22b
3d Ditto - . 232 3d ditto - . 230
4th Ditto - - 242 4th ditto . . 3 34

10 II 1 9 63
It was one of the finest races ever seen. At the finish of the
first mile, which was run at extraordinary speed, the Captain
WAS about 55 yards behind, and in the third half mile he lost
about ten yards more. At the middle of the last mile he was
much distressed, and his adversary made desperate play, and
when the flag dropped at the runner coming in, the Captain
was 85 yards behind, winning the match by 35 yards. It was
the most interesting match of the year.

GAME LAWS.—An important decision on the
Game Laws occurred at the Antrim Sessions on Wednesday
last. It was in the case of the King against J. Redmond,
Gent., and was an appeal from the conviction of W. Clerks,
Esq., of Steeple, in the fine of 51., for keeping and using a grey-
hound dog, defendant not being qualified according to law.
' Several objections against the appeal, and in support of the con-
viction, were urged by Mr. Davison, attorney ; but these were
met by Mr. API/on:lel!, Counsel for the defendant, and were
finally over-ruled by the Court. Mr. 111‘Donnell then called
utipononutnhdearCedtil r
t to
Act iin
chap. 25, section 0 qualifies
which
dndant s .
recites the 10th William 111., section 2 and 10, which' forbids
e 27Pat 1 nOc l
eo a Jury to try of
e.
any person having or keeping any setting dog or bitch, with-
out having a freehold estate of 1001. a-year, or a per-
sonal estate of 1,0001., or having a licence from the Justices as
a trainer of setting dogs, under a penalty of Al. The Jury were
then sworn, and the following issue was agreed upon
" Whether J. Redmond be possessed of personal property to
the amount of 10001. sterling—or be the son of an esquire--or
be seized of a freehold estate, of the annual value of 1001. ster-
ling," After proof being entered into of the property and rank
in life of defenclant's father, the Jury returned the following
verdicts. —" We find J. Redmond qualified, being the son of
an Esquire." The conviction was accordingly quashed. Mr.
111‘Donnell applied for costs, on the ground that defendant had
been before fined, and on an appeal the conviction was reversed,
and that this prosecution was more in the nature of a persecu-
tion than a
_fatr application of penal statutes on a most unpopular
subject.—Costs were refused.

FOR THE SUN.

WHEAT.

Ma. EIIIITOR—FrOM the great attention pia
invariably give to the weekly prices of Grain, at
the several markets throughout the kingdom, I an:
induced to inform you, that at our market, to-day,
Millers' Wheat has sold at the rate of twenty-
pounds per load, with every probability of a fur-
ther rise. The prices of Barley and Oats arts
stationary.

Godalming, Nov. 3, 1824.

A SURREY FARMER.

THE ARMY.

The 98th Regiment of Foot will, in pursuance of previous
orders, proceed, in the beginning of the ensuing year, to the
Cape of Good Hope, to replace the 6th Regiment of Infantry,
which is ordered to Bombay to relieve the 47th Regiment of
Foot, ordered home.
The 99th Regiment of Foot will embark in January, 1826►,
for the Mauritius, for the purpose of relieving the Nth Regi-
ment of Infantry, which is ordered home.
The 2d Regiment of Foot will embark, in the beginning of
the ensuing year, for Bombay, to relieve the 67th Regiment of
Infantry, which is ordered home.

The Nth Regiment of Foot is ordered, on being relieved at
Madras by the 411th Regiment of Infantry, from New South
Wales, to return to England.
Bnlowrosr, Nov. 2.—The 12th Lancers were reviewed
by Lord Edward Somerset, on the Downs, to the west of the
cavalry barracks, yesterday. The weather was humid and un-
favourable, and but few spectators, in consequence, were on
the field. Lord Edward and his 'brother yet remain at the
Royal York Hotel.
AIILITARY FRACA9.—We are informed that a serious mis-
understanding took place in the course of last week between
the commanding officer of the Scots Greys, now in the bar-
racks here, and the officer who is second in command. How the
quarrel originated, we are not very exactly informed ; but we
believe it was in the mess-room, after dinner; and that the
junior applied to the senior officer terms which induced the
' latter to order him into arrest ; and we are told that he con.
tinues in a sort of constructive confinement. At least one of
the parties, it is said, has written to the War-office, to demand
an investigation ; anti probably the matter will end in a court-
martial.—(Munehester Gnardiall.)
Captain St. Leger, of the 14th Light Dragoons, was on
Friday last complained of to the Magistrates at Exeter by the
toll-gatherers of the Hahlon and Alphington gates, for passing
the said gates in his gig on the fib of October, without paying
the toll. The gallant officer stated that he considered himself
as exempt, being in full uniform, anti on the line of march, and
he was further borne out by the authority of Lord Edward
Somerset, who hail intimated it as his opinion, on his late visit
to Exeter, that no toll could be demanded. The Magistrates
felt bound to convict on the same pounds as had been adduced
a few weeks since in the case of Major Mills; the smallest
penalty will be inflicted, just to cover the costs, viz. Ss. in each
case, but it was in the power of the defendant to try the Issue Its
a higher Court.—( _Exeter Alfred.)