The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-05 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIG ONCE.

The famous race horse Gustavus. the winner of the Derby
Race, and the first favourite for tht; Doncaster St. Leger, ar-
rived in the neighbourhood of Doncaster on Thursday well. It
is understood that he will take one svccat only before the Races,
which will take place on the 19th inst.
GREAT. PIGEON \IATcu.--The Rene Wed Sweepstakes
Pigeon Match between the eleven winners of the stakes of
150 gs. on Mdnday, was renc•.ved yesterday, on the same ground.
There were four prizes; the first £5O, second £4O, third „4:35,
and the fourth £25 those who killed the least in the former
match to receive dead birds. The prizes were won as follows :
Killed. • Killed.
Mr. Coffin 10 . . 1*
Mr. 110 We 10 . .
Mr. Marshall 9 . . 1
Mr. Hall 9 . . 0
Mr. Hart 8 . . 2
* Dead birds allowed. •

Mr. Jones 14 .
Mr. Mellish 13 .
Air. Smith 13 .
Mr. Jenkins 11 .
Mr. Hall 10 .
Mr. Man - 10 .

. 0.
. 1
. 0
. 0
. 0
. 2

Mr. Howe killed his whole 15 1
shooting off the tie for the secol
killing four birds successively.

oirds on the preceding day. .0n
id prize 111 r. Mellish won it by

ADVENTURE WTTII A BEAR.—On the 26t1T ult.
a son of Mr. Adam Miller, of Troy township, about 17 years
of age, had occasion to pass through a piece of wood, which ex-
tended about four miles. Having proceeded about a mile, he
discovered at a short distance a bear and three cubs. Being en.
tirely destitute of weapons of defence, he tried to frighten them
off by liallooing,&c. but the old bear immediately made towards
him, and he,sprung for a sapling about ten inches in diameter,
and free of limbs to the height of forty feet. This he ascended,
and the bear followed ; at the height often or twelve feet, she
was so near Lim he gave her a kick, and she slipped to the bot-
tom. She immediately rcascended, while he exerted himself to
climb beyond her reach; but she agai% overtook him, and as he
kicked at her, she tore his right foot badly, took off his shoe,
and again fell to the .grouniti. She then followed him up the
third time, and fell without doing him any injury. He had now
ascended the saplin about 20 feet; but the old bear was soon
at his heels the fourth time, caught his left foot, and both fell
together. On reaching the ground, the bear started from him
about a rod, when he recovered, and ran. She followed thirty
or forty rods, and gave up the chase, and the young man
reakhed home in safety. The above particulars were commu-
nicated by Mr. Miller himself, who is a respectable citizen of
Troy, in this county.—(New York Evening Post.)

A very remarkable instance of a propensity to
self-destruction has lately been exhibited in the Lincoln Luna-
tic- Asylum. A female, about. twenty-five . years of age, the
mother of three children, some months ago became impressed,
from no assignable cause, with a conviction of her own un-
worthiness to live ; and after -several attempts to commit
suicide, was placed by her friends in the Lincoln Asylum.
Watched and restrained as she there was, she would rush from
the nurses, and beat her head against the walls or floor—
has been known to push a thimble_ clown her throat'—to
throw herself into a water cistern ; and when put into a
warm bath would resolutely immerse her head until it was
forcibly withdrawn. Finding her purpose constantly pre-
vented by the care and vigilance of the institution, she had.re-
course not only to the obstinat? refusal of food, but to retaining
her breath, and insisting every call of nature, so long as her
exhausted powers would maintain the struggle. She at length
effected her purpose, by contriving fo get herself at liberty dur,.
ing an absence of the nurse, not exceeding ten minutes,. and
succeeding in strangling herself with one of the strips used for
keeping her confined —( Lincoln Paper.)
DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE.--At Donnybrook.
Fair, on Sunday night week, between 9. and 10 o'clock, a num-
ber of daring ruffians entered one of the tents, and called for
some drink, which was immediately brought to them. After they
had finished the drink, with one impulse they all started up
froth their seats, and drawing from under their coats staves,
bludgeons, and other formidable weapons, commenced extin-
guishing the lights, which they soon accomplished. They then at-
tacked the Company in the most brutal manner, several of whom
'were dreadfully wounded. The fellows made their way to the
bar, and knocked down the proprietor's wife and his assistants,
who shared a similar fate; they afterwards destroyed the glass,
delph, &c. took the cocks out of the casks, and let the entire
liquor flow aboUt,'and rol;toed the till, of upwards of ten pounds
in money. The police haying arrived at the time, the fellows
mixed among the erowd and threw a number of stones into the
tint.