The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-09 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON NOVEMBER
MEETING.-SECOND DAY.

The Weights for the Free Har.dicap (hurdle race) of
5 sovs. each. Acceptances to be declared on or before
Wednesday next. the 13th inst.
Fugitive, aged, list 71b—Half-anrl•Half, aged, list
2!b—Fanny Eisler, llst 21b—Vesta, llst—Tallyho, Nat
lib—Miss Collingwood, 103 t 101b—Sir John, aged,
lOst 51b—Passiou Flower, 5 yrs, 10$ 41b—Capsicum,
10$ 4 ib—Fazdey, aged, lOst 31b.—Prospect, aged, lOst
21b—Rilston, 10$ 21b—Volatile, lOst 21b—Thurgarton,
lOst—The General, lOst—St. Helier, 5 yrs, 9$ 121 b
Bedford, 4 yrs, 9st 121b—Premier, 4 yrs, 9st 121b—Bus-
cot, 9$ 101b—Coronet, 9st 101b—Venice, 9st 91b—Little
Queen, 9st 71b—Lysimachus, 9st 71b—Grimaldi, 9st 21b
—Risk, 3 yrs. 9st 21b—Sampler, 3 yrs, Bst 1216—The
Briar, 4 yrs, 8$ 121 b.
The Grand Open Steeplechase Free Handicap of 20
sovs. each, 10 ft. Acceptances to be declared on the

13th.
Sir Peter Laurie, list 81b—Vainhope, list 51b—Fu-
gitive, list—Fanny Elsler, 11st Springbok, list
Farnhom, lOst 131b—British Yeoman, lOst 121b—Tal-
lyho, lOst 81b—RA-trap, lOst 71b—St. lOst 71b—
Lucy Neale, lOst 61b—Subduer, lOst 61b—Revolt, 10sr
61b—Shinrone, lOst 51b—The Victim, lOst 51b—b gby
Barkston, lOst 51b—Abrl-el-Kader, lOst 41b—Miss Col-
liogwood, 10st 41b—Thurgarton, 10it 21b—Maria Day,
lOst 21b—Verax, 10st 21b—The General, 103t—St.
Helier, lOst—Vengeance, 103t—Venom, 103t—Cham-
vague, 9st 121b—Trust•me-not, 9st 121b—Ventdre, 9st
121b—Volatile, 9st 10lb —Souvenir, 93t 101 b— ayenne,
9st 91b—Gipsy Bess, 9.t 91b—The Celt, 9st 71b—The
Skipper, 9st 7 lb—Falcon, 9st 51b—Catherine, 9st 51b—
Gulnare, 9st 41b—Counterfeit, 93t 41b—Strike-a-light,
9st 21b—Grimaldi, 9.t. Those that do not accept will
be struck out.

FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION AT HAYDOCK COLLIERY.
—A. gloom of sorrow and mourning was cast cast over Hay-
dockand Ashton early yesterday morning by a report, which
spread like wildfire, that many valuable lives had just been
sacrificed at Haydock colliery. On inquiry, it proved, alas,
too true. The sad catastrophe occurred at a pit known as
No. 13, about eight o'clock. Immediately afterwards nine
bodies were brought to the bank, and several persons, severely
burnt and otherwiss injured, were taken out of the pit.
There were about twenty men and boys at work in the mine at
the time, and four ponies. The ponies were all found dead.
No. 13 pit is the property of Turner and Evans; it is 208
yards deep, and situate at the road side opposite Maydock
School. On the sth of November, 1845, 13 lives were lost in
the same pit and by the same agent—fire damp.—Liverpool
Mercury.
CHINESE PRODUCE.—The importations of fancy ar-
ticles from China are much more various and extensive than
used formerly to be the case. A vessel which has just arrived
from Canton has brought no less than 376 packages of china
and lackered ware as a portion of a large general cargo from
the Chinese empire.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--Yesterday (Friday)
a fatal railway accident occurred near Leeds, Thomas Gib-
bons, a guard in the employ of the York and North Mid-
land Railway Company, was killed at the Woodlesford Rail-
way station, about six miles from Leeds. He was in charge
of the train which left Leeds at ten o'clock in the morning,
and whilst it was stopping at the Woodlesford station, and
he was in the act of crossing the line, a Great Northern train
came up on its way to Leeds. The unfortunate man was
caught by the buffers of the engine, at.d thrown with such
force as to break his legs, and inflict such other injuries as to
cause his death soon after. The deceased, who resided at
York, has left a wife and eight children unprovided for, and
his wife is also far advanced in pregnancy.

WOODS AND FORESTS.—A special vestry meeting
was held yesterday in St. James's, Westminster, to consider
the propriety of petitioning the Legislature for an enactment
compelling the Woods and Forests to deposit plans and give
notice of any alterations contemplated by them on property
belonging to the Crown or the public. Mr. Churchwarden
Geesin was caliad to the chair, and a resolution in accordance
with the object of the meeting was adopted.
THE ELECTRIC INDICATOR.—This useful and in-
genious invention has already been noticed in these
columns, and we are happy to find that it is coming into
general use. It may, perhaps, be remembered as a self-
acting electrical apparatus, which gives immediate notice of
the presence of thieves or fire. Three concealed wires are
made to traverse every room of an establishment where the
apparatus is fixed, and it is next to impossible for a burglar
to make his entry without [unconsciously completing contact
with a small voltaic battery (always ready for action) which
instantly releases a powerful alarum and thus arouses the
inmates. The sudden heat of a fire operates by expansion
in producing a similar result. There can be little doubt that
had this apparatus been previously known and adopted, the
Frimley tragedy would never have occurred - nor would any
of those burglars, whose crimes have recently occupied so
large a share of public attention, have been permitted even to
cross the threshold of the premises they attacked. We be-
lieve the instrument is to be seen in daily operation on the
premises of Messrs. Home, Thornthwaite, and Wood, where
we, ourselves, have had the pleasure of witnessing its action.
NOVEL CAPTURE OF A LARGE FISH.—A week or
two since, some boys at Polperro observed a large fish mov-
ing about near the rocks, which skirt the harbour, and
having procured a long stick, they reached it out, either for
the purpose of scaring it off, or tormenting it, when they
found to their great surprise
.that it took a firm and deter-
mined hold of the end, and with great effort they succeeded
in drawing it to land. It .was found. to be a very large
specimen of' the Angler Lainus Ptseato,lrus; and presenting
the appearance of having practised the wily art" with good
success. It was opened, when no less than twenty-one fishes
(comprising plaice, soles, and dorees) were found to have
formed ifs " dainty meal." Our very
.skilful fish preserver,
Mr. Wm. Laughrin, has added the specimen to his valuable
collection of Cornish fishes.—Cornwall Gazette.
Cardinal Wiseman is still at Liege, and is likely to
remain there for some days. Dr. Doyle, the Catholic rector
of St. George's, will proceed to Liege to-morrow or the fol-
lowing day to meet the new cardinal, and accompany him
to London.

" THE TEMPLAn."--An entirely new play, entitled
The Templar, is to be produced this evening at the Prin-
cess's Theatre. We understand it is most gorgeously got up,
and extensive patronage is anticipated for it, the cast in-
cluding such eminent artistes as Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean, and
Meg ms. Ryder, Fisher, Belton, Addison, J. Inning, Cathcart,
and Everett.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT E 4.ST PECKLIAM.—OR
Thursday evening last, about six o'clock, on the return of a
young man at East Peckham from his work, he discovered
the body of his grandmother (Sarah Bates), a small shop-
keeper, weltering in her blood, with her throat cut nearly to
the extent of severing her head from her body. The deed,
apparently, had been inflicted with a large description of
butcher's knife, which was found near the body, covered
with blood. The deceased had several cuts on her hands,
and both her eyes were blackened. At present the affair re-
mains enveloped in the greatest mystery. An inquest is to
be held.

Da. PUSEY.—This notorious Traetarian was an-
nounced to preach at Bristol, on Wednesday last, but the
Bishop of the diocese interfered, prevented the disgrace, and
he was forbidden to preach.— Western Times.