The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-07 00:00:00

THE ADVANTAGE OF RIDING.

It has been positively affirmed that Ben Smith, who rode
Jerry, tie winner of the St. Leger this year, received the ibl.
lowing presents from
X.
Mr. Gascoigne . - 100
Lord Kelburn . . 300
Mr. Milnea - . 100
Mr. Wyvill - - 101)
AIL Croft • - 100
- £7OO

HUNTING.
On Wednesday, the Farnborough hounds, after a sharp burst
with a hare, roused an out-lying deer, which offered one of
the best runs over a strong country this crack-pack ever had.
—The buck, after going ofF in a most pilLint style, took a
circuit of three miles, when finding himself hard pressed, he
made for the Park, at Hound-street, where,. from the foil of
the other deer, the hounds were for a time at fault; but by
the skill of the huntsman, Mr. Richard Bridges, they were
soon again laid on the right scent; and after a run of three
hours with scarcely a check, he was run in admirable style into
the parish of Chetwood. During the chase most of the sports-
men were thrown out, and the honour of the day was left to
the huntsman and four couple and a-half of his hounds. Mr.
Bridges took a tremendous leap, during the run, over a park
wall, and neither whiper.in or horseman dared to follow. In
addition to Mr. Horlock's fox-hounds, it is understood that this
pack will hunt, within the same distance of Bath, the whiter
season.

ROWING MATCH.
The contest between Messrs. IVarren and Anson to row
against Messrs. Ford and Carrington, took place yesterday
from Milbank to a lock off Twickenham and return to Putney.
It was for 20 sovereigns aside. The former rowed in yellow
and the other in red.. The unfavourable state of the weather
prevented the match from being very attractive, but it was a
well contested race, the boats kept together to Kew-bridge,
when the red led, but were passed again at Twickenham, when
thee t t
interesting, and it was won by the yellow
g
became
firsvery
through the bridge by about fifty yards.—The
rowers
g were completely soaked.
i n tug

PEDESTRIANISM.
Jenkins, a pedestrian of note, started yesterday morning to
go on foot to the forty-two mile stone between Read and Ba-
singstoke, and to pursue his course of road, so as to reach the
stone, and return to Hyde Park, in twenty-four hours.

The following is the literal direction of a letter
which passed through the Post-office of Cambridge, on Wed-
nesday last :
To my best of friends, my chum, 3ly-all,
(But should any one, where he lives enquire ?
With his father, A. My-all, Esquire :)
So I pray you, Mr. What d'ye call,
Go tell him that still in health I am,
And deliver this safe at Hedingham,
Essex.
A better than the above was sent some time back to a nymph
at Edmonton. It ran thus—
Fly, Postman, with this letter ; run
To Carter, Baker, Edmonton.
To Nancy Carter, there convey it :
This is the charge ; with speed obey it.
Remember, my blade,
The postage is paid.

The electors and representatives of some of our
boroughs are making very active preparations for
a general election, which it is expected will take
place in the course of the ensuing year. Mr.
GRENVELL has published a spirited address to
the electors of Penryn, in which he tells them

that he will never be a party to any illegal prac-
tices to accomplish his object; and that, as they
have a right to decide on the grounds upon
which they will support a candidate, he has an
equal right to decide upon the principles on
which alone he will accept their support. It is
understood that many of the worthy and inde-
pendent electors are looking for a more profitable
customer ; bat it is to be hoped that there will
be still found sufficient independence, even in
Penryn, to ensure the return of a representative
whose faithful and zealous discharge of his Par-
liamentary duties has been attended with so much
advantage to the country.—(West Briton.)
We have great reason to fear that many of the
valuable animals stolen from this and other coun-
ties, have been taken to the water's edge, and
sold to go on board vessels on the point of sailing
for foreign parts; which may account for the
gi a hope of their re-
lant search made by
frequently sudden loss of the clue which the
e in-
stantoveryb.erfiorlee gaveresul
result of
the v
flatteringi
the Rev. Mr. Searle, of Kelvedon Hatch, for two
animals rendered favourites by their long and
useful services, gives strength to this suggestion.
After tracing them to the water's edge, upon the
Essex coast, opposite to Woolwich, Mr. Searle
discovered that they had been sold to go on
board a Merchantman, bound for Jamaica, which
sailed from that place two days before.—(Bury
Gazelle.)
Last Thursday a man named Thomas Per-
kins, of Freiston, engaged for a wager to eat a
pound of mutton chops and a penny loaf, and
drink a pint of ale, in five minutes. lle was 15
seconds more than the given time, and conse-
quently lost his wager.