The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-09 00:00:00

AQUATICS.

MATCH BETWEEN W. FORREST AND E. GILLETT
FOR 201. ASIDE.—Oa Tuesday this match came off ac-
cording to arrangement, the distance being from the
Halfway House between Woolwich and Greenhithe, to
the Dreadnought, opposite Greenwich Hospital. Both
men rowed in outriggers, Messrs. Cownden and Went-
zell being the builders. Neither of the men had ap-
peared much in public, Gillett having two years since
rowed second for the coat and badge, whilst his oppo-
nent, who is a few years older, had appeared for the last
two or three years at the Thames Regatta, and in 1840
won the boat given by tl:e inhabitants of Greenwich.
The distance to be contested was about nine miles, and
the betting was 5 to 4 on Gillett. At three minutes
past one the start was effected in a most beautiful
manner, the men being scull and scull for Aome few
seconds, %hen Forrest gradually drew ahead. Gillett
shortly after starting unfortunately unshipped his left-
hand scull, giving his opponent a further advantage.
Having reshipped his scull, he again lay down to his
work, but had scarcely taken fifty strokes before the
same accident occurred, the boat in which he rowed
turning completely over, thus throwing away all chance,
though at the period of the accident he was evidently gain-
ing upon his opponent. He was instantly picked up.by
his galley. Gillett's cousin then got into the boat,
when, after having rowed about two miles, he also got a
ducking, and narrowly escaped with his life. The
winner took it easily, occasionally refreshing himself
with a " drap," doing the distance in about an hour.
CRICKET.
ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND V. EIGHTEEN OF MAN-
CHESTER —The match was renewed on Friday at Man-
chester. and during the day there were not fewer than
about 9,000 persons present. The weather was again
fine, and the play on the part of England of the highest
order. All England .won in one innings by 31 runs ;
the total score being—All England, 228 ; and Man-
chester, 125 and 72, or 197 in both innings.

DEATH CAUSED ET A BULL.—Yesterday, a young
man named William Ellis expired in St. George's
Hospital, in consequence of injuries received under the
following circumstances :—The deceased, it appears, was
a shepherd at Roehampton Gore Farm, Roehampton,
and on Monday, about twelve o'clock, he entered a field
for the purpose of separating a bull from driving a herd
of cows. He was so doing when the animal turned round,
and rushing at him, made several thrusts with its horns,
with which finally catching him by the lower extremi-
ties, it threw him into the air. Some of deceased's
fellow-servants who had witnessed the occurrence im-
mediately ran to his assistance, and conveyed him in an
insensible state to the farm-house, from whence he was
removed to the above institution. On examination, it
was found that he had sustained an extensive wound in
the thigh, and a laceration of the spine and neck,
together with other injurieg, under which he sank and
died at three o clock yesterday afternoon. The deceased
was thirty-five years of age, and ho left a wife and
three children.

SUDDEN DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN DURING THS
STORM OF SUNDAY.—Yesterday, an inquest was held.
before W. Carter, Esq , at the King John's head, Ber-
mondsey-square, on the body of Thomas Harbui, who
used to say he was in his hundredth year. Thomas
Harbut, the grandson of the deceased, of No. 3, Long-
wall Bermondsey, stated that the deceased was formerly
a tanner, but of late years an inmate of Bermondsey
workhouse. Ile always went to church on a Sunday,
and afterwards witness or his brother took him a waik,
previous to going home to dine with them. On last
Sunday he met him at his brother's, and - was in excel-
lent health and spirits. When they got home to his
lodgings, deceased had some beer and a pipe, and while
sitting at the door a very heavy storm of thunder came
on, and a gentleman said, "Look how that poor man
has been struck by the thunder, and is turning up his
eyes ?" Upon looking as his grandfather, he found it
was so, and removed him into the back, yard, where he
was very sick. lie got better, and lay down ; and when
witness returned in half an hour he thought he WRIF
asleep, but it was afterwards discovered he was quite dead.
The evidence was corroborated by the brother and an-
other witness. and the jury returned a verdict of " Na-
tural death."

Messrs. Bakers', Beaufort-street, Chelsea, have now
in their possession a China sow that has had the unpre-
cedented number of 60 pigs at three farrows, viz., 17.
19, and, lastly, 24, 21 of which and the sow are alive and
doing well.
Rossini is at present engaged in composing a grand
`hymn, the words by the poet Count Marchetti, in cora..
memoration of the recent amnesty granted by the rope
to_t he Dcloguese.