The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-01 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

On Saturday the Chancellor of the Fichequer had a nume-
rous dinner'party. •
The Duke of SKssex entertained the Marquis of Lansdown
and, a distinguished party at dinner yesterday at Kensington
Palace.
The Duke of Wellington entertained his Excellency Baron
Pagel. and a large party, at dinner yesterday, at Apsley House,
Piccaailv.
The lid arquil of Lansdown had a dinner party on 'Saturday
et Lansdown House, Berkeley-square. •

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER MEETING, 1824.

s
Mr. Wyvil'lll)7. YcD.A.NlarngEuFis°,ReEst..VlLE.a''gtsEtl:STiriJN.°B.-yng's Tra-
gedy,
.ost.-; sov. each, h. ft. St. Ledger course. -
Mt. Rus'sel's br. h. Leporello; 5. yrs old, Ilst. egst Mr. Dui]_
combe's h. ht. .Ledger, yrs' old, 10st. 71b. 400 soy. h. ft.—
',Three quarters of a mile... Gentlemen .riders.
TI.;ESDAIi IN THE MEETING.
Mr. Petre's br. c. laenoff, by Smolensk°, otit of Miss Watt,
Bst. 71b, ..gst Mr. G. Lane Fox's -bl. c. by Comus, out of Lady
Erne, xst. alb. ; Ctt) sov..h.
,ft. Last mile.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. •
IILEETINQSI OF.HOUNDS IN THE PF.EIENT
His 3lajebty's Stag Hounds, on Friday, at the Magpies,
Hounslow Heath.
The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds, on Tuesday, at Ad-
dington.' •
H. Jon*. Esq.'s Fox Hounds, •on "Wednsd.ay, at .Nutfield
Cross ; and .on Saturday, at Kennel.
The Surrey Tox,Hounds,. on Thursday, at Lirnstield ; and
on Saturday, at Crown Ash Hill. • •
The Surrey Harriers, on Monday, Wednesday, .and Satur-
dar, at Kennel.
The 3larquia of Tavistock's (Oakley) Hounds, on Tuesday,
at Blestee; -Thursday, at Wooton ; and on Saturday, at Haw-
bury.

PIGEON MATCH
There was a grand day's pl
Midghani's Downs, Berks, bet.
and eight from.Oxfordshire,
from the trap
HANTS. Killed
Mr. HarroWhy - 7
Captain Allen - -
Mr. Frost - - - 6
Meadows - - 4
Bouverie - - 5
Mellish - - - 4
Hav;,kins - - 4
Harvey - - 4

R 200 SOVEREIGNS.

lay at Pigeons on Saturday, on
:ween eight Gentlemen of Hants
t seven birds each, at 21 yards

°X". Killed
Mr. Owen - - 7•
Joel - -
Beaumont - - G
Row croft - -i;
Beareioft - - • 5
Meadows - - 5
Shield - - ,4
COmins - - 3

After the tie there was much
off at three birds each, Hants w

even betting, and in shooting it
on the match by two birds.

PIGEON SHOOTING.—" Othello's occupation's gone!"--
Paxton's beat again ! -Another meeting of the crack-pigeonites
of this pigeon-shooting town and neighbourhood, took place at
Hewitt's, near Burledon-bridge, on Wednesday last, to decide
a ten-guinea match of ten birds each, between Farmer 0.
Whitcher and Paxton the gamekeeper (two to be given to
Whitcher as. dead birds, in consequence of Paxton's supe-
riority), and a great concourse of persons assembled to
wit-
ness the sport. The gamekeeper was the . favourite—two
to one before starting ; however, at the close of the match,
the faces of. the .Paxtonites were considerably lengthen-
ed ; for Whitcher farmed his stock, while Paxton lost
the game, having.grassed only four birds out of the ten ! A
sweepstakes followed ; when the first prize was awarded to. Mr.
Burnett, the second to Mr. Payne, and the third to Mr. Jar-
dine, all of Southampton. We must say that, taking the day's
shooting throughout, we have not seen a better during the sea-
son: Several grassed 13 birds out of 16. An excellent dinner,
provided by Hewitt, with the necessary appendages—a copious
supply of liouids, and no want of ehaf—closed the sport of the
day, when the party retired to " home, sweet home," highly
delighted.7-(Suuthamptan Herald.)