The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-28 00:00:00

GAME OF CHESS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sir,—Now that the political turmoil of the session has nearly
ceased, and more leisure moments are at hand, will you per-
mit me to inquire what has been the issue of the game of chess
which, on the 9th of June last, you announced as pending be-
tween the Nottingham and some provincial club?
I know not if your other avocations will allow you sufficient
time to collect the information I ask ; but if you cannot, per-
haps some of your chess playing readers would, to gratify an
enthusiastic admirer of that noble and ancient game, announce
in some corner of your Journal what has been the result. How
misapplied has been that line of Sir W. Scott, which tells us
the chase is—

" Mimicry of noble war."
To chess, and chess only, it is applicable; for what can equal
the delight of conquering in such a game.! And when you
are pressed by numbers, and you have only poor old Chah (as
the Orientals call the king) to withstand the enemy, Oh the
delight with which you announce to your opponent—Stale
mate ! Then your opponent gets such a headache, and such an
inclination to scratch behind his ear, that really, Mr. Editor,
if you have never enjoyed such a treat, I sincerely hope you
will not long continue so.—Yours very respectfully,
GIOA C HINO GR/ECO, a constant Reader.
London, August 26, 1834.

[As we have no means of knowing the issue of the game,
perhaps some one more learned in these matters will satisfy
our " enthusiast ;" or cannot he fathom the mystery him-
self?—En. SUN.]

A correspondent states that even late as the season
is, fellows may be seen distributing cards in St. James's-
street, announcing the houses and the hours at which rouge et
noir are played. The cards are not indiscriminately given,
but only to likely dupes.

On Monday morning, between 10 and 11 o'clock,
a little girl between three and four years of age, whose parents
reside in Trimming-place, Pancras-road, was' standing on a
chair, looking out of the first-floor window, when in leaning
too forward over the window-sill, she overbalanced herself and
fell on the spikes of the area railing, two of which entered her
body to the depth of between 3 and 4 inches. One penetrated
just underneath the blade bone of the right shoulder, and the
other tore away the flesh of the left hip to the extent of be-
tween 2 and 3 inches. Ihe infant presented a most dreadful
spectacle, being actually impaled on the spikes. She was re-
moved with considerable difficulty ; her death was momentarily
expected.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Captain Mitchell, of
the schooner Express, of Dundee, recently arrived from Peters-
burg, with a cargo of flax and hemp, reports the loss of David
Meek, one of his seamen, off the Scaw, on the homeward
voyage. Ho had been aloft on the topsail-yard-arm during a
strong breeze, and having lost his footing, fell from a height
of about 60 feet into the sea. The vessel was immediately put
about, and every exertion made to save the 'unfortunate youth,
but in vain. He was only partially seen once, and immediately
afterwards disappeared, his cap floating on the surface of the
troubled ocean, pointing out the fatal spot. Meek was a fine
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MURDER IN MARYBOROUGI-1.--
In our last we
noticed the cowardly and murderous attack which was made
upon a man named Deegan, in this town, on Sunday night
week, while asleep in his bed. The unfortunate man died on
Saturday last from the effects of his wounds. On Monday an
inquest was held in the Court-house of Maryborough, before
H. P. Delany, Esq., Coroner, assisted by H. B. Wray and
W. W. Despard, Esqrs., when, after an examination of Dr.
Jacob and other witnesses, the jury brought in a verdict of
" Murder" against H. Delany, shoemaker, aided and assisted
by some person or persons unknown.—Leinster Express.