The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM-.

THE ALL ENGLAND FOUR-MILE HANDICAP AT
WALWORTH.—This race, on which so much reliance
was reasonably placed, as a test of the speed and endur-
ance of the men who in England and the New World
have exhibited their fleetness of foot, was brought to an
issue yesterday, on the Beehive ground. The conditions,
as our readers are already aware, were, that the men who
entered were to compete for a prize of 25 sous., exclusive
of the entrance money, which was to be returned to the
second in the race. At the risk of repetition, we may
state, that of the expected starters, Thomas Maxfield
did not show; and that Charles Morley (of Sheffield)
pleading his last week's defeat with blanks, was in the
like predicament; hence, Jackson (the American deer),
Sheppard (of Birmingham), and James Byrom, were
the three who showed at the scratch. From the start,
Byrom having 20 yards start, proved that he was not only
a strong runner, but one to whom an advantage could not
be given with impunity; for although Jackson ran up to,
and close with him, his steady speed was undeniable.
At the second turn Byrom still led, Sheppard, now his
close attendant, and Jackson far too near to be pleasant
At the third turn the like order was observed, save that
Jackson seemed tl be running, while Sheppard's chance
was out. At the fourth, Jackson was outpaced; and the
fifth distressed; the sixth, seventh, and eighth were run
without Sheppard (who had resigned the contest) ; and
the ninth and tenth, which closed the match, were run
by Byrom, with Jackson in waiting; the Lancashire
man an easy winner. We feel ourselves called on to
observe that Sheppard has declared his retirement from
the fleet-footed contest wherein he has so often proved a
victor, in consequence „of a personal disability, and that
hereafter he declines public competition. Byrom re-
ceived the well-earned fruits of his honest and gamely
run race at Temperance's last night.

THE Two HUNDRED YARDS HURDLE RACE.—A more
exciting, although less important contest, followed the
one we have detailed in the foregoing paragraph—namely,
a race of 200 yards, to leap four hurdles 3ft. bin. high,
for a purse of 10 soya. and the entrance-muney. For this
George Seward (of Transatlantic fame), Charles West-
hall (of London), and John Smith (of the White Hart)
exhibited. A miserable hour of waiting expectation
was spent by the hundreds of spectators because one of
the men had not proper running shoes: at length the
iffieult gentleman was fitted, and, after sundry false
starts, off they went. Smith seized the lead, and made
the running, Westhall second—Seward, however, who
ran well, passed him before the third hurdle ; and the
former's chance was out. John Smith kept the lead,
and won the first heat. In the second Westhall did
not show, but with the two remaining competitors,
Smith and Seward, the finest, the gamest, and the
swiftest specimen of flat-racing and hurdle-jumping ever
witnessed, ended by John Smith being declared the
victor. It was nearly dusk at the time of running the
last heat,- and in Seward's behalf we are bound, as im-
partial chroniclers, to state that he attributes his defeat
to a defect of vision, in jumping too far from the third
hurdle.

ACCIDENT TO A POLICE INSPECTOR.—About noon
yesterday, Mr. Champney, inspector of the S division,
was riding along Regent-street, when his horse suddenly
took fright, and ran away with him, till coming in colli•
sion with a cab, the rider was thrown with great violence.
Several ribs and one leg were fractured, besides other
serious injuries. Mr. Cha-npney was picked up quite
insensible, and removed to Charing-cross-hospital, where
it was said, last night, that amputation must be re-
sorted to.
WORKING MAN'S TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION.
—A working man's temperance demonstration was held
at Exeter-hall yesterday evening. The meeting was
very numrrously attended, every part of the hall being
densely crowded. Dr. Oxley was called to the chair,
and Mr. Randall was appointed secretary. The speakers
were twenty in number, and were composed exclusively
of the operative classes. They were as follow :—Messrs.
Webb, Pitckery, Richardson, Jackson, Battoo, Rowe,
Davy, J os. Palmer, Morris, Js. Reynolds, Walters,
Robinson, M'Bean, Applegate, Mathew, Currie, Booth,
Bailiss, Watson, Mann, and Wood. A memorial was
adopted to Lord John Russell, praying that steps might
be taken by her Majesty's Government to prevent the
distillation and brewing of intoxicating liquors from
grain during the present season of scarcity, on the
ground that such drinks were not only unnecessary, but
productive, to an incalculable extent, of crime, poverty,
and human misery. The meeting separated at ten o'clock.
DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.-011 Monday
the neighbourhood of York terrace, Westminster, was
thrown into a state of considerable alarm, in conse-
quence of a report of a young man, who is connected with
a respectable family in:Gloucestershire, and who had for
the last eighteen months taken up his residence at No. 1,
York-terrace, under the name of George Samuel Tanner,
had committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor.
On inquiry it appeared that the unfortunate gentleman,
whose age did not exceed 28, had been estranged from
the society of his friends, and had abandoned himself to
indolence and dissipation. An allowance to the extent
of 101. per month was allowed him, which he regularly
received through the hands of the legal advisers of the
family, a solicitor in Gray's Inn. Sometime ago he became
acquainted with a young girl, a dancer at the Opera, and
who was known by the name of Ellen. She continued
to live with him fur some time, joining with him in his
excesses on the receipt of his monthly allowance, which
was soon spent, and for the remainder of the month
they were often in a complete state of poverty. About
a fortnight since this girl received an authority to re-
ceive his allowance, which, it is stated, she did, and
absconded, leaving her paramour in the greatest distress.
He commenced selling what little furniture they had, the
proceeds of which he spent in drink, and on Saturday
repeatedly said he should not survive it. No notice was
taken at the time, but yesterday morning, his not ap-
pearing as usual, his neighbours became alarmed, and a
man named George, the landlord's agent, went to the
rear of the premises, and discovered the unfortunate
man lying weltering in blood, which was fast issuing
from his throat, in his bedroom. The doors were broken
open, and the wretched being, who was alive but per-
fectly insensible, was conveyed to the Westminster Hos-
pital, when it was found that he had inflicted so severe a
wound in his throat, that although the carotid artery
was not separated, but little hopes were entertained of
his recovery. So determined had his intention of self-
destruction been, that in addition to the razor, a penknife
lying open was found at his side.
RISE IN THE PRICE OF MALT LIQUOR.—At a meet-
ing of the common brewers of Sheffield, held on Monday
last, it was determined to raise the price of malt liquor
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average price of barley was 265. 9d. pz.r quarter, and it
has now reached 41s. Bd. ; last year, at this time, it was
335. For fine malting barley, the ordinary price at pre-
sent is 523. the quarter. The rise in the price of malt
liquor is, therefore, a commercial necessity, which will
exist until, either by importation or an abundant harvest
next year, barley is reduced to a moderate rate. It is
stated that the produce of the barley crop is turning out
even worse than was anticipated, both in quantity and
quality.—Sheffield Times.
IMPORT OF PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES.
—The Virginian, from New York, and the Louisa Bliss,
from Baltimore, which arrived at Liverpool on the 6th
instant, bringing 4,000 barrels flour, 21% casks34obuis3hort:
Indian corn, 50 barrels Indian corn meal,
1,050 hams, 1,000 shoulders bacon, 878 casks lard, 200
casks rice, 233 boxes cheese, 30 firkins butter.