The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-18 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM.

WESTHALL AND SPOONER'S SEVEN-MILE MATCH FOR
501. ASIDE.—The seven-mile walking match, in which
Charles Westhall, " the Champion," and Win. Spooner,
to whom the former gave one minute and a half start,
was brought to an issue on Tuesday, at Walton-on-
Thames, about a quarter of a mile from the Walton
station on the South-Western Railway. The men
walked on a measured half-mile, thus turning 13 times to
complete the 7 miles. At starting the betting was 6to
4 on Westhall, which decreased to 5 to 4 and evens,
when nearly at the end of three miles he bad scarcely
gained a score of yards; soon after, at 3} to 4, however,
be began rapidly to lesien the distance between himself and
Spooner. At 4 miles, he bad gained 90 yards on the
distance covered in the flop given. At 41 miles he had
made another 30 or 40 yards; at 51 Spooner seemed
fagged a little, and Westhall spurted away till at nearly
6i he got close to him, and going up, after turning for
the last time, got by his man, and the game was up,
Westhall winning in 58 min. 15 sec. by 30 yards.
" OLD" SMITH'S EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE.—
On Monday, Smith (of Ipswich) walked twenty miles
and a quarter against time, at Bayswater, for 501., three
hours being the time allowed, which he beat by two
minutes, covering the distance in 2 hours 58 minutes.

SCENIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN THEATRES.
—The Lyceum Theatre, in an elegant version of Garrick's
Cyman and Iphigenza, made into capital fun by Mr. Planche,
had a good opportunity to exhibit that high ideal of pastoral
dress and scene entertained there, and have taken full ad-
vantage of.it. The taste shown in the costumes would
justify any Commendation, and in the two principal scenes,
Urganda's Palace in the Garden," and the closing " Bower
of Roses," with a most ethereal distance, Mr. Beverley well
maintains the reputation which Mr. Planche has enabled him
to achieve, and we have spread.—The Haymarket capital
edition of Ivanhoe, by the Broughs, is made to depend more
on the pen than the pencil, though some of the illustrations
are far from indifferent. The early scenes are Norman, with
evidence of attention to details. One of the persons, .Robin
nrciehimteecnt,—arfeoerai"dtthnouhgarheabeltrtohbeinin!,
thei
Woods and Forests." But, says one,
not Hood,
a Wsaryens
he
:" yet is no "
Don't call them bricks, they'll think you mean to scoff 'em,
And give no duty, since the duty 'a off 'em."
—ln the new piece at the Adelphi, called Playing First
alla
Fiddle, an amusing vaudeville spectacle. is a cleverly-arranged
scene of the gardens of Choisy le Roi, with clipped hedges,
beds with flowers, garden pavilion, statues, and gravelled
paths.—Builder.

A. BIBULOUS JURYMAN.—An amusing scene oc-
curred in our session court on Tuesday, during the trial of
Anlrew Peterkin, charged with uttering counterfeit coin.
Two witnesses had been examined, when it was discovered
that a juryman, who had kept up a series of sotto voce com-
mentaries upon the evidence, and which was received by his
colleagues as satisfactory proofs of his legal acumen, was
most indubitably drunk. The fact was notified to the Learned
Recorder, who said another juryman must be sworn, ar d de-
sired the indiscreet bacchanalian to leave the box. With an
air of forensic gravity that was uncommonly ludicrous, he
replied, " My Lord, I am a sworn juryman, and by the Bth
George the Second you can't get rid of me —you can't turn
me out." The Court was nearly convulsed with laughter,
but submitted the point to the bar, who decided that it was
allowed by law to withdraw a juror in cases of felony, so it
was also permissible in cases of misdemeanour. The Re-
corder repeated his request that Mr. M. would give place to
a sober juryman. " What for?" defiantly exclaimed Mr. M.
The Recorder explained. Mr. M. persisted in remaining, and
the exertions of a police-constable were called into requisition
to remove him. The Recorder intimated that he would be
fined 51. for his misconduct; but we understand that he in-
tends trying the effect of a humble apology, with a view of
procuring a mitigation or a remission of the penalty.—,Bristol
Mercury.

I\i 'e
AAA. •

~ v C:O.