The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-21 00:00:00

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SALE OF VAN AMBURGH'S STUD, lace ]p
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auction, of a rather novel description, too- street, via
arena of the Roman Amphitheatre, Cooper'ooo
chester, on Monday, when the whole of the
e,ve Oro.
stud of Van Amburgh, an elephant, g , by Diesstas
lions, harness, vans, &c., were disposed 01.
seer, to e)
Lucas, of Liverpool. The attendance (tallnlscal Ply
theatre being obtained by the purchase of the 09
was very numerous. The sale commenced pithiweieb„,bl
posal of the harness, the greater part brOle
beautifully mounted with silver, and wiltle vaSsldee
'
pretty fair prices • and we understand-that dispos-ed
sold tolerably well. There seemed to be
blacko4o4
to bid high for the trained animals—a fine Ke-
African lion, said to be unequalled in EnglishZoa;b;
sold for 3501. Mr. Cobbold, of the Edinburgaout 7,00
cal Gas dens, purchased a male lion cub'
of the :ego
months old, for 121. 10s. ; and a female en": si% .70e;
age was sold for 35/. Another lion, abet"' for 7i, pi
old, went for 310/. The elephant Bolivar wens east
and a very fine giraffe for 400/. The berse wee fcidesl
sold at fair prices. The greatest competition
Brest .
grey gelding, named Doctor, which,
of bidding, was knocked down for 601.--'1"
Guardian.evhc6g
THE CONVICT JENNINGS.—This Criminal'
5, bell ter
trial and conviction at the Berkshire Assize elided'? a
Reading on the 3d inst., for poisoning n`sa tbe•
at Thatchatn, near Newbury, we record Sato
satoe
after a 4,vocioree
it took place, still continues to manifest t!„.meclistsoe
difference to his fate that he exhibited lowtoced
to
after the sentence of death was Prtehe evidebie
him. Notwithstanding the clearness or " intainsrae•
of the murderer's guilt, he steadfastl4oooasorrlfoo,
innocence of the crime for which he will ► and ''dea
turday) suffer the extreme penalty of the .be his eneegbe
earnestly entreated to make his peace wit angrY titre"
God, he either pretends to be, or is, very -I,as Pele'e
supposition, implied by such advice, that be. lire oar,
trated the crime for which he is to forfeit ht_s,, bee he
scaffold, and of which no reasonable doubt ck6reg st the
new
tained. Preparations for the event are niessure °ter
new gaol, and barriers to prevent the press the eiso
crowd are in the course of erection 1" have 0
bury. A number of special constableswilists, he
been sworn by the Ma or Mr. J. ~I;*fle clen.bod of
an immense concourse of spectators al" A peri welt
present to witness the melancholy .execscene atin pep,
place eleven years has elapsed since the last
two 0
place in Berkehire. We understand the__ this tobo
tions have been presented to her Majesty,
sentence, .(1
e, „
praying for a commutation of Jennings svoeot, a
the Secretary of State for the Home PePahri, tried Gill
also the Learned Judge (Baron Platt) Iva-thelaw
prisoner, decline to interfere—consequently
the
take its course. mreenCeshe
SURREY THEATRE.— Mrs. Davidge the
season on Easter-Monday with two new n ri'ea of n.
first, Magar6tt Catchpole', is a drarna.tibeedirebr'
work of the same title, recently publis advent:of.
being the biography of a Suffolk girl, whose arse
were were of the most romantic and ieterestingoatored! is
The other new drama, entitled The Spir,iit
011„,,e0retler,
a grand spectacle, founded on a tale winch er'ie Yee g
Blackwood's Magazine. Mies lltarn, the final tnis
n Toole, see. the
also makes her first appearance. as Dr. rand
the holiday folks may anticipate a grand t
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HOLIDAYS AT THE LAW OFFICES. .11 Cj and
the Common Law and Chancery offices wive/0101 00,
this day (Good Friday), to morrow, and holidag,:e,
Tuesday in next week, those days being.,,iiisolv...9,
appointed to be kept by the 3d and 4th
all the juegince
42 ; and by a rule of court, signed by tatiOn °f the
those days are not to be reckoned in comp wit wiS- of
for pleading in any action or rules and noP__ of writsli,
exception of notices of trial and the exectitiou_rfed goof
inquiry. In all cases where parties have selfstubs lastthe
copies of writs to appear in eight day, either °for°
those eight days should happen to fall Prnrinity 0-.1- 0
above-mentioned days, then, by the Urn",)„„riuesdaree
cess Act, next Wednesday, being the ,he lack
Easter week, is to be taken and considered a
such eight days for entering an appearance.
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TROTTING AIATCH FOR FIFTY POL(NDSn efe.. Dee _
day morning (Thursday) the match betwee,:Tio'rse, tint,
celebrated horse, Highflyer, and Mr. Collett
•clistanceroer
trot two miles in harness, came off over thah'as been for
road, on Wimbledon-common. The match ter of ego
some time pending, and attracted a good ,Irleesneesed
ore
local sporting fraternity. The horses,er
light carts, were brought to the starting pia_rp, eoo,e%ia
quickly at the contest. They continued ilea,/ sod
Highflyer br_onee' ia Ott;
three quarters of a mile, when h wards in oh
opponent went ahead, and turned
minutes and sixteen seconds, being fbrty..y
of the g
Vance ; and when within a quarter of a I„nn..end wire'
the horses were trotting at great speed, "' 0
equal positions as to winning ; and after a v,ree.leespi)l,esiircil
race, Highflyer trotted in the winner by 11."'„flogesafe
accomplishing the two miles of road in seve...nu'''a for t:s.
three seconds, and apparently little the "sews owners
race. The horses were driven by their respee on iter,
TRAGICAL OCCURRENCE AT CH"SE:''CIOCk,'MV
nesday evening, about half-past seven . el-
_A
Anne Murray, a servant in the establi.sl= entered
Bloncoe, No. 14, Whitehead's-grove, cne;' eeed,
the shop of Mr. Saunders, of No. 5, King_sl:, of tall',
Chelsea, and desired to be shown some artiT.ed 1.0 taa,.„
dashery. Shortly afterwards she was r
°l?seabout her
roll of ribbon from a box, and secrete It Lon the PfZe
son, and as she was preparing to leave the su_nrd 'le
prietor desired her to walk to the other :„,,e fera.arj`g
premises, whilst he sent for a policeman. P
ire, thr°Wolli
did so, but on a sudden rushed down sten ,
the roll of ribbon away in her progresse'peat•rt,eae-tlth;soiirli:
seizing a table-knife from the dresser, cut..nng
the most dreadful manner, literally dividi et;
pipe. Dr. Warner, of Putney, who
time, and Mr. Neale, surgeon, of Sloane-
diately attended her, but life was extinct. , u_s"seroble:
cumstance becoming known a large crownisigielenlie
and in the pressure an elderly female 6
wsthe Wylie
thrown down, and dislocated her thigh,
a_A that
being of a compound nature. We underst we for vr:
unfortunate young woman (gurray) has berod b.s_:
wards of three years in Mr. Blencoe's eerve ,„,e0
.1" lel
hitherto borne an irreproachable character. the ne
cumstance has created some excitement in
bourhvgd.