The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-26 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM.

MARLATRATT AND IVESTHALL.—This trial of speed, distance 125
yards, came on yesterday, we wish we could say " came oft," at the
inclosed ground of the Old Hat, Ealing. The asseniblage comprised
a goodly number of the patrons of this branch of manly sports, for
the race excited considerable interest, from the provincial reputation
of Mallatratt, of Mansfield, and the metropolitan fame of Westliall.
Speculation was active, the odds varying curiously, some parties
laying out evens, others getting on at 5 to 4 on Westhail, while the
country party, sooner than not be doing, went in at 5 and 6 to 4 one
Mallatratt. At a few minutes past six the men bounded_PM3,,..tha
scratch. Mallatratt was first to settle on his legs,.llZr7tVlry,i7cis.
yard, this, by the time 100 yards were covered, was_
Westliall was going on admirable, s no best at all. If any-
gain lat every stride, till at the close there vra
of reaching the silken
thing. Mallet ratt's whole person, at the Instant
at and up to the handkerchief he
while on the other hand, Westhall,
band, was " a thought" In advance,
by bearing forward, first brushed" the handkerchief. The referee,
rather prematurely, declared Mallatratt to be the winner, but a few
seconds of inquiry proved that his dictum was uncalled for, as both
againappointedforfeit.for the by
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umpirespronounced it " a dead heat." The men must accordingly
run again, on a day to be agreed on,
or
heM usallmatrtatdtoaortuni to articles) declared he would not run
or
accommodated by their being doubled.
RICHARDS (the Shire's Novice) AND YOUNG TllHNEltl—These men
walked seven miles yesterday, at Southall, for 101. a-side. Richards
took the lead at starting, and at the end of the first mile was 30 yards
in advance. This distance he did not increase, as Turner walked
evenly and strongly. In the sth and 6th miles Turner sowewhat de-
creased the interval between himself and his man, but in the last
mile Richards shot out again, and walked in first by between 30 and
40 yards. The winner seemed considerably distressed. Time, one
hour and three minutes.

PROVINCIAL BANK OF IRELAND.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
sill,-1 am instructed by the directors to call your attention to an
error in the report of the yearly General Meeting of the Proprietors
of this Bank, which appeared in The Sun newspaper of Friday even-
ing, the 22d instant, in which the surplus fund is stated to be only
14,0001., whereas its amount, as was stated in the report of the
directors read to the meeting, was 114,9231. 10s. 4d. at the 28th of
March last, the period at which the accounts are annually made up.
The directors request the favour of your inserting a correction of it
as soon as convenient.—l am, &c.
THOMAS HEWAT, Secretary.
London Office, 42, Old Bread-street, City,
May 25, 1846.

THE LATE MURDER IN THE CITY.-011 Monday
evening, at eight o'clock, Mr. W. Payne, City coroner, held an in-
quest in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of John Oddy
aged thirty-two, a bootmaker, who died from the effects of a stab,
which he received from the hands of a man named Joseph Carter, at
present in Newgate on the charge of murder. Thomas Spenser,lof
Dove court, Monkweil-street, deposed that he was in the Crow
public-house, Moor-lane, on the night of Tuesday last. Whilst there,
the man Carter attempted to drink out of a pot of beer in the posses-
sion of the deceased. A quarrel ensued. Carter left, and returned
after the lapse of seven or ten minute., and pushed open the door
with his left arm, and in his right hand he held a knife under his
coat. After passing a few words with deceased, Carter drew the
knife from under his coat, and stabbed him in the stomach several
times. Carter then made an attempt to escape, but he was caught
hold of by witness, who tripped him up, and the knife then tell from
his hand. The jury having consulted, returned a verdict of wilful
murder against Joseph Carter.
SINGULAR AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN LIVERPOOL.
—Between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock on Saturday morning
last, an extensive robbery was committed at the house of Mr.
Francis Barnes, book-keeper, Roscommon-street, Everton, under
the following circumstances :—lt appears that immediately after
breakfast that morning Mr. Barnes and his family left home, leaving
no person to take care of the house except the servant-maid. Be-
tween the hours mentioned a knock was heard at the front door,
which was opened by the servant, and instantly two men rushed in,
seized hold of her, and fastened her in the water-teller. They then
proceeded to ransack the house, and succeeded in finding and carry-
ing off with them a pocket-book, containing nibonoetss,oanverde
igamvarianetd
four half- sovereigns, several ladies' dresses, Some gold rings,
brooches, and ear-rings, a coral set in gold, three sets of window
curtains, a black coat and vest, shirts, trousers,
of other articles. Bthitliseymes'erheavtheensinpeerirneatedch,
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the property or the
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