The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-13 00:00:00

TIM 'SMITHFIELD'. CLUB--
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1:*-.•CA)Triat BHO VV:' -
teati3l.:3nY immense Multitndes cfpeople, continued
, from daybrealLuntir 9 o'CleiCleste night' to visit the Smith-
field elairCittle Shbw. 'During' the MOrning -*S-large
number Pfllie aristocracy iiiitetrtte Bnituir,.. and
am on gst -thern were his Grace the Nike of Manchester,
the. Duke of .Norfolk.-the. Earl?of .Avundel and Surrey,
:Baron..Deeetto, the'Sardinian Minister,. and his family;
the Count. de f St..Autaire: and several meinbers! of • the
Prench :Einbassy:.; -Lord Breadalbane,„ Major-(leneral
Wemyss, Earl Spencer, lijaGracethe Duke, of Richmond
and the Ladies, Lennox; the Honi:..Captain Spencerland
party;
,LidnienitatlGeneral Hopkins.,Lord. C. Fitarov,
Mr.-Hemae;"M.V., Mr. Tufnell, Mr. 1'u5ey.,:14.15.,
&e. These distinguished • visitors,;:"When recOgnised,
were
-shown through the exhibition, eitherby Mt'. Gibbs,
the secretary of the cluIN or Mr. Bulnois,-- the - preprietor,
of the bazaar, and who eiplained the various points of
perfection in those animals which had obtained prises
over those which.had not been so successful. Between
4 and 5 o'clock the crowds,whieh -continually kept ar-
riving began to . augment casiderably the numbers al-
ready, distributed throughout the bazaar ; and from that
time up to 8 o'zieek there could not have, ,been at any
period lesi than:from 3,000 to 4,000 pellcipl!, assembled
at. one time- within the place. Never on any previous •
occasion had anything been - seen 'like the 'numbers,
which progressively kept- 'making their: into
the bnilding ; and, although the- intale sex" were .-not
equal in numbers to the mile portion of tlur community,
still ir was remarked that .never were- so many ladies
seen at the cattle-show before. Prince Albert's ox and
prize pigs were:again, as on the Previous day, the centre
of attraction ; and whilst the latter, • from their extreme
fatness, .lay almost motionless in the pen in which they
were confined,- apparently, in the very last stage of apo-.
plexy, the former„ was literally suffocated by the crowd
of person; 'which constantly surrounded it. The same
may be said of the other animals distinguished by. the
awards of the: judges ; and, during, the evening, what..
.withthi continued pressure Of' the and the heat
of, the gas, Many. orthe poor creatures appeared sadly
overcome, and would 'no deUbt fain have been in more
secluded 'quarteri:' The iiiiangementi wore excellent,
and afforded the public an'oppartunity of visiting both,
the Battle-dhow and implethent•gallery in rmillar succes-
sion, and the police were stationed:so-as to prevent them
from :going in an adverse
,direction'; thus a continued
stream was kept up, and anything • like, confusion 'pre-
vented. The competition for possession of the most-va-
luable animals was s,till contested throughout the day,
and the pea of- South-down, sheep, which, in class
15, obtained the 'prize of 20/., held' i)y, his Grace
the Duke of Norfolk, was purchased st .a very high
price . by Mr. Newland, -"of Aii-street, .PiCea-
, dilly. .In class 14, the pen of Sonth-clOwns, held
by the Duke, of. Manchester, .at Kimbolton Castle, was
sold to Messrs. Comfort and Son,'of Farringdon-street.
In elass,ls, the pen - of South-downs, bred by G.-Bar-
nard, M.P., of.Gppsall Hal), Essex, and ,which obtained
the prize 0f.201. -and 'silver medal, -was secured by .Mr.
George Kent, pl King-'street. linssell-square., In class
14," the South-doWns, Which ":obtained the prize of 101.
and gold:medal., bred by Mr. Henry RePton. of Ching, j
was purchased by-Mr: JeffrVs, of 'Knightsbridge, It is
singular that nog purchaser Ices been announced for -the
Hereford ox, which, in the secondeless;` has obtained the
prise of 301., the highest amount offered by the 016 ;
but the 10/. prise in the same class, a Durham ox, fed by
Sir Henry, Palmer, at Rockingham, has been purchased
by Mr. Page, of
.Lambeth-i‘alk. Nothing definite has
yet transpired as to whetherhis Royal Highness Prince
Albert will pay a visit to the bazaar this day (Friday) or
tomorrow, but it is genera* anticipated that it will be
diferred 'until the-litter day, In consequence of -'the
'great increase in the number. of periops visiting the
show, it was. deemed advisable to have a stronger body
of the police force of the D division than on the, previou-.
day in attendance,. and, Jundcir the order's of In°-;ectors
Tedman and Week, they'rendered most
both- in- prose n ling confusion, &Mr!. seriice,
;;n checking the pieli-
pPolikeeetatenrasantyth 'Of'whou',7.t,twithstanding the presence` of
8.1.40 , entrance, managed to introduce
them-
the,huilding. -*. '

THE FROST. H ,
The stmOsphere.ysksterday,was again pervaded with
gloomy haze, though of a less dismal character than the
preeeding pay, The ther,mometer at' die:Royal Humane
Society's receivinghfouse in liydelark..indicated. 30
degrees at seven o'clock h .the Morning, ar which
,time
there was a light breeise frOin E:N.E. ; but b'efieen ten
and one o'clock, the wind having veered to the sOnth-
t.becirne .somewhat 'Milder, arid the mercury
ascended to 32 .tiegreeir.' 'Shortly after abrisk breeze -
again: sprung up 'from, and the mercury sud-
denly receded to 30 degrees, where it remained till eight.
o'clocic last 'night, the wind being •at N-N.E., rather
violent end cutting. .; ' ' • ;
The attendance of skaters and sliders, as well as spec
tators in ,all the metropolitan royal parks,was more nu-
merous thud on any preceding day this season. • •
In Kensington-gardens; on the Long Water, there
were about 4;000, and on the Itound,Pynd 2,000 skaters
and sliders, with a vast number of ladies and gentlemen .
spectators on'the ice and the banks. , The ice was vary ,
strong, and 'in excellent several members
of the. skating :Club were present., • Better .skating
has not been witnessed for • years, and' zt was
diversified by „the • presence of three Dutch ' gen-
tlemen; wearing their long snipe-bill. shaped Dutch
skates, who traversed
.the' ice with such extraordinary
rapidity as to excite universal attention and admiration ;
they, however; appeared unable to compete in those in-
tricite,-.,sCientific, and mazy evolutions displayed by
some of pur 'countryinen. go accident of immersion oc-
curred, but gentleman, name unknown, had a. severe
fall near the bridge, which. evidently produced slight
concussion Of the brain, for,he was taken up 'in a state
of. stupor, and in partially recovering the use of his
spiel& In:brayed -wandering of the mind.
Thd Serpentine was attended during the day by about
~5,000 skaters and sliders, as Well as numerous spectators
on shore. The ice,,though very strong, excepting' at the
si..)eNlie,easi, and bridgeend, was npt, in very good
skatip&tondifion,,in consequence of the
•t
eddies of dust
thereon from the carriage-drive on the north bank.
Ada one o'clock a lad named Philip Bury, aged 14, of
6, Christopher-place, St. Martin's-le-Grind, 'on leaving
thdliee, broke through neat the south shore, by the
bridge, and became immersed in five feet water. He
fell head downwards, and,,. in rising again, . his feet
came upwards, 'which; were Seized by his friend.
another lad of the same age, named Bobert Mason,
of . 76, - London-wall, who thus. courageously. extri-
cated the former, who was instantly conveyed to the re-
ceiving• house; shivering and, suffermg both from 'cold
,and
alarm. "'He received- from. Dr. Woolley stimulants and
the usual kind -attentitin,-with.Vrarm bath, bed,.&C.;- and
after remaining till four o'clock, his clothes haiing been
dried in the interim, he departed homewards, quite re-
covered, first heartily thanking Dr. Woolley and the
officers,of the institution for the car( and attention he
' had received. • - '

The,. lake in 'St. James's Park 'numbered during the
day about 7,000 skaters and gliders. 'The ice was Strong,
,about two inches thiiit in the centre, but weak 'and 'dan-
gerous at the sides., In dreggiag,.the water in the course
wof the morning, a alhing,-stisickwitb a bent handle v, as
found, and also a hat with a crape-hand, and a black kid
glove.
• In the-Regent's Park the niftilUer of skaters and sliders
was about 10.,000,. in• addition4ls innumerable ladies and
gentlemen who were promenading ion the :ice as well -as
shores.. The ice is about 4threednohe& thick, but in;bad
skating condition,.having been much cut up, and is con-
sequently much flawed, which ,render it very dan-
gerous in the event of a thaw. The, only. accident oc-
CiirredtoMr. William Clark, of 6,1,4 w-square, Lincoln's
Inn; who fell while skating, and in so doing cut one of
the small veins'cd his leg, item which the blOdd flowed
profusely,
.'and' after i'eceiring :attention at the marquee,
.he was. conveyed. to Mr.' Norton's,- surgeon, of tipper
liaker-street;Nvbelice he:yvai senthotne in a eab.

Vutz.---About, three &chick:yesterday morning a
fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Carr, carpenter, of
Shogldhain7street, JaryanstonAsquare, which entirely de •
stroyed the workshops ; but, by the prompt arrival...of
the engines of the London establishment, and the:assist-
ance afforded by the West of England Cqunty
Com-
panies, the dwelling-house was saved. The warehouses
of Mr. Wellstead, a cabinet-Maier, netirMi.- Carr's, and
which contained upwards of 15,000/: '-worth of property,
had a•narrow eseipe from the flames. •
Diawrui• OF- Iht.-JAmres lioidr.—i-We regret to an-
nounce the death of Dr. Home, late Professor of the
Practice of Physic in:the University of Edinlairgh,-and
one of the Physicians in Ordinary ,to. the, Queen for
ficetlanc4.whi-fh took.place at his Alpnse here -cal Thurs-
d
ay,last;iii:ol4l)34th yeer of his age. , In the year 1799
hi succeeded his father as Professor of -Materia 'Medics,
of Which fOr many years he was a distingqished and
popular teacher. - After the demise of Dr. Gregory, Dr.
Home was appointed to the 'Practical Chair in our Uni-
versity ; and; if .he did -not 'obtain' an equal degree of
popularity in this as in his former situation, it is to be
attributed to the late period ,of :life at which he entered
on its duties, and to .the uncommon talents of his pre-
decessor. the Clinical .Department be was. a decided
and judicious practitioner, In „priyate life Dr. Home
was esteemed,
hy,ell who Icnew him for genuine,kindness
and singleness 9f heart, and ,ugh integrity of character.
J •
—Edinburg): .Pciper. . .
THE .1314ruriaLp EttootaiouNDe.-7:The sale of the
celebrated pick of hounds, the property of the HOn. W;
Begot, M. 1., entrusted to Mr. B. Payne, took place on
Wednesday last, at
.the Midlind Hotel, Derby. The
following are the-purchasers and prices :—Bowmsn, 16
guineas, Harvey. Coombe, Esq. Countess, 1-1 gs.,
Prince Albert.. Comely, 6 gs., Mr. Whitnall. Duchess,
17 gs., Mr. Pell. Forester (1), 9 gs., Mr. Etches. Fo-
rester (s), 15 gs.,„Vrince Albert. Fugleman, 6 gs.,
Duke of Leeds. • Gamester, not sold. Gambler, 7 gs„
Duke of ..Leeds. 'Governor, not .sold?' Gaylass, . 9,g5.,
Harvey Cdombe, Esq. Norman, 4/. 12s. N„ Mr. Pell.
Needwood,ir gs.,' Prince Albert. Rockwood, 6 gs., Mr.
Sanders. Rummager, 231. 2e., Prince Albert. Rarity,
6 gs., -- Walker, Esq. Ruby, 5 gs., Mr. Statham.
Ranves, not sold. •Racket, -3 gs., = Vengeance, 9 gs.,
Prince. Albert, ~ Vaulter, 6 gs.,•Mr.Sanders.
TROTTING AGAINST TIME, FOR 101. A SlDll.—Yes.
._terday, the match made‘by Mr., Guy, 'to trot his grey
mare fifteen miles within an hour, came offon two miles
of road in, ttb.lAireen4ane, Tottenham, in the presence
of a good,,eprjniciing.9f, spectators. The :match made
was to contest the distance in harness, subjeet.to,trotting
rules. Umpires were apßointed,ond the mare,, harnessed
otiiise=caft, waibrOtight to the starting mark,
and the driver, seating himself, the mare, started off at a
alnshitig pacev arid poising the first mile in-three minutes
-and thirty-fhur seconds, :she coirtnitted et 'her • task, 'and
-completed "the fifth 'Mile in 'eighteen inihnteT and 'five
seconds. When the eight miles wore turned she was
Jolled,up and- refreshed, and in two minutes resumed her
urney, performing ten miles in thirty.tiYe minutes and
,fprty ppppfil.ii2Skle ultimately accomplished the .fifteen
mikes in"s9 minutes. 'She lyasokllly 4rhop;'atu),:utthe
conclusion of the match, appeared competent to retrace
tin distance.