The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-12 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL' S.

The little business transacted yesterday afternoon was confined to
the Doncaster St. Leger, its most curious feature being the decline
of Bran, whose running at York does not appear to have been so
satisfactory as the bare returns would indicate. (Inheritor was
lame, and Cotillon beaten before she started.) The odds were taken
freely about Plenipo, Warlaby Baylock, and Shillelagh, no others
being in any request. The closing prices were :-
2 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Plenipotentiary (taken)
7 to 1 agst Mr. Hcseltine's Warlaby Baylock (taken)
8 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Shillelagh (taken).
13 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Bran
15 to 1 agst Mr. Watson's Bubastes (taken)
16 to 1 agt Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse
16 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Touchstone
20 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Marcellina (taken 25 to 1)
25 to 1 agst Mr. Marson's Lowden
Plenipotentiary is now at Caistor, in Lincolnshire.

ACCEPTANCES FOR THE OXFORDSHIRE STAKES.
Mr. Etwall's Revenge, 4 vrs., Bst. 111 b.
Mr. J. Day's Liston, aged, Bst. 111 b.
Mr. J. Day's Burgomaster, 5 yrs., Bst. 21b.
Mr. Weyland names Kate, 5 yrs., Bst. 21b.
Mr. Sadler's Delight, 6 yrs., 7st. 121 b.
Mr. Saddler's Cinderella, 4 yrs., 7st. 11b.
Lord Macclesfield names Pawnbroker, aged, 7st. 61b.

ENTRY FOR THE cur.
Mr. Pavton's Don Juan
Mr. J. bay's Diana, 6 yrs., 9st. Mb.
Mr. J. Day's Burgomaster
Mr. J. Day's Liston
Mr. Saddler's Delight
Mr. Shard's Zittella
Mr. 'l'. Thornhill's Cornelia, 3 yrs., sst. bib.
Mr. Harvey's b. f. by Defence—Effie.

ELEPHANTINE APPETITE.—A few days since,
during a heavy fall of rain, a gentleman sheltered under his
umbrella was standing near the elephant's apartment in the
Zoological Gardens, when he suddenly found his umbrella
seized from behind, and in spite of a few tugs on his part
drawn away by the sagacious animal, who proceeded to tear off
and devour the silk before the keeper could prevent it.

NON-MILITARY ARDOUR.—A Writer to the
Signet, while employed in taking infeffment on a property in
Leith a few days ago, requested a workman on the spot to
give his assistance and witness the deed in going through the
forms of law. At the conclusion of the ceremony, a shilling
was given to the man for his trouble, which he accepted of
with expressions of gratitude. Some women, however, who
were attracted to the spot, and saw the poor man receive the
money, assured him that the individual who had given it was
a recruiting sergeant in disguise, and that he was enlisted " as
sure as a gun 1" The man became exceedingly alarmed at this
intimation, and with hair on end, like Bauldie's, he ran after
the man of the law in breathless baste, threw the shilling at
his feet, and exclaimed " Na, na, Birkie ; I'm no to be ta'en
in that way ! There's yer siller, an' I'm nae mair a sodger
than e'er I was !"—Edinburgh Paper.
CROCKFORD'S CLUB-lIOUSE._AWFUL SUDDEN
DEATH.—On Friday evening last, the waiters of this esta-
blishment assembled together, were amusing themselves in a
variety of sports, when from play they became serious, and
Joseph Oxley, the porter of the house, entered into a per-
sonal dispute with one of his fellow-servants, when in the
struggle he became violently excited, and in this state was
thrown against the wall, where, striking his head with violence,
he fell back in a fit of apoplexy and expired. The deceased
w as considered a quiet ineffensive man.