The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-25 00:00:00

PIGEON SNOOTING.

The inclosure yesterday was again well attended. It was
the day appointed for-the' shooting fOr the annual gift of
the Club, a beautiful. gun, given to be shOt for by as many
of the gentlemen as like to enter for it. The terms were
at 30 birds each, 15 double shots, 18 yards from the trap,
five- of which on this occasion were toed. It was won by
Captain Grant, killing 24 ; Captain Ross was second, kill-
ing 20.
The decision of this match has lost great sums of
money. ' Capt.' Grant, a Gentleman who does not show
at the enclosure so often, and has less practice than many,
has thus carried off the gun, although opposed to so many
skilful double shots., Betting at going into the ground was
5 to 4. on Captain 'Ross, and Mr. Osbaldestone the next
for choice. It will, thus be seen that too much practice
does not always render any individual the most perfect.

SPARRING AT THE ROYAL TENNIS COURT,
WINDMILL-STREET, .IuNE 24.
Phil Sampson announced his benefit for to-day, hut he
drew a very thin house. The setting-te was pretty good,
and comprised the following matches :—Lathan and Foote,
Donovan and Narry Jones, Sprig of Shamrock and Cray-
ford, Burke and Marshall, Carter and. Aby Belasco, the
Cheshire Hero and Brown (who bothered Young Dutch
Sam)—the latter, although two atone lighter, had the
best ; and the former challenged any twelve-stone man, if
he could get any one to back him.
Dick Curtis and Barney Aaron then made- a fine display,
Barney coaxed Dick into a rally or two, and had the best
of them, hut Dick alWays had him at out-fighting.
Young, the Sun-yard swell, and Ned Stockman, equal
till the last; When. Ned tried for the throw, and though he
got the swing, he also got an anti-phrenological bump on
the wrong side of his cranisum.
Sampson then mounted with Tom Oliver, and pathe-
tically regretted that no other pugilist would set to with him.
He also complained of the general backwardness, of the hit-
tites to spar for others. Ned Neal jumped up and excused
himse:f, as he had been severely ill since his fight with
Baldwin. He had heard, however, that Sampson wished
to fight him : he would get himself ready • for that, if
agreeable to Sampson, for any sum. Sampson re-
plied that he had been . muse well licked by Neal,
he was now well satisfied, „and would not be licked again,
as he would not fight again.—(Laughter.)—He then
tapped with Oliver, but did not have so much the best as
he expected.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.—Yesterday an Inquest
was held in the Poor House of St. James, Poland-street,
on the body of a young man named Duxcostnr, son to a
solicitor of Lyon's Inn. • It was proved that he had been
in the habit niassoaating. with depraved women in the
Strand, and on Sunday night was overheard in Coventry-
street, exclaiming, " 01.4, I have been a bad young man,
I, am now dying by poison." The Jury returned a verdict
of " Temporary Insanity."--Another Inquest was held on
Saturday on the remains of Master M. Hoi.Lowar, aged
16, pupil at the Charter-house school, who fell into a bath.
Verdict—" The deceased was accidentally drowned by
falling into a bath while in kfit of epilepsy."

'The Sale of Mr. NEILL'S property, which
has been so long announced fOr public competition, took
place at the Auction Mart on Thursday. It had caused a
considerable sensation, and the consequence was, not only
a very crowded, hut exceedingly heated room. The great
magnet of attraction was Beigrave Chapel, of which the
following is a brief outline of GEORGE BortNs's descrip-
tion :—lt was erected about fifteen years since, and pre-
sentse,looun,ivemiai:i
istttitehoecentat;ni
profound
holtauas sstn;ichae
ealatneet
.eximit
ueisr, itooraf;
uniformlypitiasrnt.piel rgeisyn:reuti i c
on a Chjert
hapel
highe:
presided,
ch
laK
would partake of the work of supererogation. The re-
venue derivable from this most eligible property has
necessarily ;1. It .s,
var.or. however, the purport of the
present explanation to shew its capability, at well as its
actual produce ; and to arrive at a just conclusion upon
the variance in the two, it will be important to remark,
that the reduction in the pew rent was the necessary con-
sequence of a new church erected in ,the vicinity, having
adopted a lower rate, and thereby rendered it expedient for
the moment to follow the same course, but it is confidently
anticipated, when the vast improvements which are now
busily progressing, shall have arrived at maturity, that
every pew xvill then be anxiously sought after, and the
chapel, following in the laudable course of its superior the
church; will return to the rent which, en its first coin-
pletion, was acknowledged by all to be only a fair remit-
rnaetcaotinoale,foiit suiscliapstgeeLeionrdedacc,owmimilodaattionno.
render this purchase especially desirable to a Member of the
Protestant Church, inasmuch as the principal outgoing
arises mainly from the liberal provision.whic,h the late re-
spected owner of the Chapel invariably contributed to the
Clergy. ,It excited ,a spirited competition, and was
ultimately sold to Mr. lIARKISOF, the eminent Architect,
for
diTsthaentehpuerreil7l
6,100 gs.
The Ground. Rents. Ciotti 'Mr. 'BRAMAN'S M,,_
The elegant Villa and Grounds at Turnharn-•
'nufactory
Rouse in Bridge-street
Two Acres of Nursery Ground 609 gs.
(The latter was purchased for the Duke of MVO ;MILE.)
Two Shares in the Hammersmith aridge.., 260 go.

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OPENING of the NEW CORN EXChANO

Yesterday afternoon the Directors and a numerous"'
of the subscribers to the erection of the New Corn
1;
change, in Mark-lane, proceeded to the buildingt,?
opened it for the transaction of public buoiness. The
Corn Exchange is a vet), handsome edifice, of the Gr 6,
Doric order, and is exceedingly light. The roof is

ported by many pillars, surmounted by wheat sheaves.
In the evening, the Directors and a numerous Pv;
dined together at the City of London Tavern, to celelP
the opening of the New Corn Exchange.
DEANE PARKER, Esq., in the Chair, supported uy ,
E. Knatchbull, Sir John Bridges, Aldermen Waitht9
Thompson, Smith, &c.
The cloth having been removed, after an excellent di -
had been disposed of, the usual loyal toasts were dranlc'y
The CHAIRMAN then rose—They had met that dat,
said, to celebrate an event which must be considercli
great public importance, viz., the openink of the New 00
Exchange. When it was recollected that a free traded
corn watt the object contemplated, in the formation of
Company, and when it was remembered also that thee,
of corn in London regulated the value of the produce of
to'
land, as well as of manufactures throughout the eettt,,;
he could not but think that the establishment of the Pio
Exchange was an important event, tending as it would
render the averages more accurate than they had hithe:ii
been struck. The parties forming this establishment
no private interests in view. They requested Geverrmt'
to undertake the project, but having refused, the
pany proceeded with it tinder the full convit.
that further accommodation for the sale of Oa
was absolutely necessary. How the Dirertcrs
fulfilled the task imposed on them, the SubsceilY;
would be able to judge for themselves. The eost of
building had been within one•third of the capital 'lli
scribed. He concluded with drinking a Success to
New Corn Exchange."—(Loud applause.)

, .
Air—" Coming thro' the Rye."
The CHAIRMAN proposed the health, of the Merrit",,,
in Parliament, who had supported the Bill fer the erect'
of the
ENeD7vACßonrnKENxAcrheatnigßeu.L--..LDhaiatingkiviean•ithhisa,pipiplaponsert.t?!
Bill for the erection of the new Corn' Exchange) bein,4
convinced that the public would be benefitted by a 171
free trade in Corn, than existed in an adjoining building
Mark-lane. Hy proposed the health of the-Chair/11i
who from the commencement of the nndertakingi,
shown unwearied zeal and attention to the interests of ''.ll
Shareholders. The toast having been drunk with the
honours,
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. •
111
The healths of the City Members present were severs;
drank, after which those of Messrs. Dimsdale, li. Exie:'
and Co., the projectors.
Mr. DIMSDALti entered into a short history of the ef'
gin and progress of the old Corn Market, which was
blished in 1740. Since that period the population b
so much increased, that further accommodation was skit'
lutely necessary for the sale of 'grain. Under 'this feel'
he bad originally proposed the formation of anotheC
Exchange, where the trade might be carried on more WI
than the present system. They were at present 01,
riance with the old Corn Exchange Cotripany, but
trusted time would remove all their differences. If
Several other toasts were drank in the course of t'
evening. The company did not separate till a late hour.

A meeting of the Shareholders in the Olg,
lish and Bristol Channel Ship Canal Company was bele
Monday, a which it was resolved to dissolve the cornpAn/
t
The Leinster Journal says—,, We leßrir'
that in consequence of the securities having been
sally admitted, during the 'late debate in the Radsei.i
Lords, to be the only difficulty in the way of Ceti
Emancipation, a deputation of the Irish Bishops is 6",0
to prosteA to Rome to consult the Pope and, ConchM
a subject scadeeply important to the interests and Wert
deuce of the Roman Catholic. Church of Ireland."
The Dublin Evening Post, of. Saturdal-6505)
—" On Tuesday next we shall lay before the,public 1,1110
important letter, addressed by the Right Rev,, Dr. P°10,"0
to his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON. If we sre.,..co
much mistaken, this letter will produce, a great seinn,
in England as well as in Ireland; and, what itt betietf3:!
will be productive of the most salutary results." .
It appears from evidence before the cOlilltn tit;
tee of the House of Commons on the Office of Werkss
the interior of St. James's Park, within the iron
not be opened to thz public this summer, in order that rya
trees may attain growth. When it shall be opehed.rtE
summer, we understand it Will be under the sable ~".."";,/
tions as now exist with respect to Kensington
namely, that officers in livery will keep the gates, alld
creditable persons and dogs will be excluded. •
Mr. GUY, the author of several of our 111°,5
popular school books, has lately added to his list an fjP-
SITOR, or book of words, accented and divided, watt e
planations ; to be used as a companion to his' ,rl""
book; it is called " Guy's IsTsw BRITISH Ezrosaofsl,
and contains an alphabetical collection of the rang •Irlduel
usual, and proper words in the English languary
and accented, and the meaning given in clear
,and-1117011
gible language; so plain, that the youngest scholar 0),
with ease comprehend it; the work contains, besides, sts,
accented differently, when used as different parts of 'Pe--r
usual Latin phrases explained, usual French phrase'e.
plained, abbreviations with their Latin and English nie,:d
ings, explanations of the names of months, wetlot vs
days ; terms of art and science explained, with e 15114,01,
of synonymous words properly explained; the whole 'Jr
lected and arrange.' with all Mr. Guy's admirable itidi
ment and perfect knowledge of the .wants'Of
families. We understand there has been used of his s'
r ,
book not much short of half a million copies ! and "I
free to say, that, if the Expositor meets with the so6ise'col
deserves, it will, ere long, reach as great a sale ; for s ''./:
of this kind should be put into the hands of all childeel°;" yt
the knowledge of words and their meaning, 04 lav
spelling of them, and their proper pronunciationil,d
well taught, ground the child in much of the essentof
his native language ; and be certainly cannot have 8 "'
book for these purposes than GUT'S Barrisx .Exroscr°
HOWARTH, TUE FROME BURGLAR.-'":r
case of Gxonna Bowan:To, the Frome burglar; wee.)fr
terday submitted to the twelve Judges. The.pnirit tr
served at the trial was whether HoWARTII, hilfjOgr#
discovered,t
bdr
trh ea treated
attempt of
unobserved
i‘e (1
intent from r oomx
ft,t
Eoh
oncommit out-housewhase where
f:lroenta y
premises
rgs..
glaryceased :vasas icto\ntitaesmapillaetgee::
t‘ovasarhreestnohtijmu,sti:tedr.
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' being armed with a warrant for that purpose. Mr., x..•
' appeared as Counsel for HOWARTH, and Mr. Jxitliffil
the prosecutor. After • a long argument. the Judge*
nimonsly decided that the prisoner was still in the (.13_,n
elation of the felony when the arrest took plaeei 110404
sequently that his resistance came within thescope go id'
ELLEN BonouG tes Act.i The conviction' being . this
finned, the law will be left, to take its course.

RTHS.
On the 24th inst. atBI Clapton, the wife of Robert IV
bury, Esq. of a son. _js
On the 22d inst. at Clapham-conunon, Mo. . 1.1107
Anderson, of a son. . . . -
ibilfil
On the 23d inst. at his brother's house in Ijllolo d
square, the lady of Capt. H. B. Henderson, oldie ,r"
Army, of a eon. O' to
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At Madeira, on the 22d of May, the
, lady of , ~
Gordon, Eq. of a son. . ' . IV
In George's-street, Devonport, on the 20th it!'"?,hif
lady of Captain Wilson, commanding his Majesti.
Tribune, of a son.

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