The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-29 00:00:00

(LEFT BITTING.)

A 017:
REAT DESTRIAN MATCH
match has been made at the White Hart, Drury-laser cYsd
Molloy (the well-known pedestrian), and his son are
si-k for
against Powell and his son (also celebrated men). to O°P
twelve hours continuously, the distance covered by father 14 ofer
on the one side to be calculated against the ground travel'
by the competitors on the other side; and whichever accontP"
the greater distance to be the winners.
far
OLD 11UNDRETH.—The IllUSit: ill harmony iswf St°, parts of this venerable church tune was composed 1". Chi 'Pe'
Goudimel, about the year 1544. The composer, who was chop
So&
master at Lyons, France, died in 1572, a victim to relig.'"
nion. The harmony of this hymn has since been altered, A:oilea
be seen by comparing the same, as arranged in the Pre"%t Oar
tines of church inasic, with the original. It is a popular
c Zral."'"
historical error, that Luther was the composer of this '"
Musical World.

the war"
ARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday f got-
rriage of the Lady Mary Agar, only daughter of the EarlLegel
manton, with the Earl Nelson, was solemnised at S 4 '-
Church, Hanover-square.
' THE ROYAL CONTINENTAL EXCURSION."—BLraj
rate letters from Celogne received yesterday, we learn led t°
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert are exr- tOO
arrive at Stolzenfels on the 15th of the ensuing month, Si! "0
St
the Bth, as at first anticipated,Her Majesty remains -/e Ashy
royal residence, and then proceeds by Wurzburg and Rae'
burg to Coburg, where, as we have before stated, the Fa-i.ce '-
not .
nau has been prepared for her Majesty's reception. It InaiL;Wis
uninteresting to state that in that royal abode Prince Aw"-t
born.

SOcitV
LIFE BOATS.—The Norfolk and Suffolk As
Lions were established by subscriptions in the respective c°44. life
for the support of life boats built for those association,- 0 ooti
boat coots about 300/. to complete her outfit, and her W` being
tear is considerable. These boats vary in construction, Die
adapted to the nature of the sea, or their particular localitlio 030
crews average fifteen men each ; and though gallant heel" this 3
the boats are never wanting, subscriptions frequently are; 104
is hoped, however, arises only from want of their neee'si 10113
known. At Yarmouth regatta, on the 29th inst., a serle, the
will be made, to test their various qualities, and
brave men that man them.—Norfolk Chronicle.
he nnu'l,
ROYAL CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB.--The
general meeting of this club was held in the Royal zoo• ?
Coffee-house yesterday. There was a large attendance
hers of the representative committee. Mr. Campbell, li we• re
senior Vice-President in the chair. About ten new clubs la
admitted to the Royal Club; and the secretary rePorieur bee&
prosperous state of the funds. The Royal Club now c°1"): loge
144 local clubs, consisting in all of 7,000 members.
„A toge'ber
number of members of the Royal Club afterwards din.-
of VW
in the Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Mr. Durham Weir'Ref.
head, in the chair, supported by Captain 0. Dall3lei'hlr ottr „0
encourage
f
Ramsay, of Gladsumir, Mr. Brown, of Redhall Dr•iv.—ariaLoo7
Arlary, Mr. flogarth, banker, Cupar, &c.; Mr' -;„ with sal banker, Kingston, croupier. The party passed the eveli.-jobrifs-
th, usual good tel of a meeting of keen curlers.--P
Evening Post of Saturday.
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BAIT FOR A CROCODILE.--It is not long sod Wil!,
said the katsheff, that a man from Berber settled here',. to 'l.
well known to all of us. One morning he laid his "I:70-00d in"
Nile to water, and fastened the rope by which he held lt 010
arm, and while the animal was quenching his thirst he :foe upon
to prayer. At the moment when he was lying with bi into
the ground a crocodile attacked the unhappy man, •wePt 13/0
ifled b°°l
the water with his tail, and swallowed him. The te„vial tit"
exerted all its strength to run away, and as the rope, wh, the cr°c°,:;
tached to the arm of his dead master, in the stomach of the it, the
doe, ,lid not and he could not disengage himself Or_
river, u"..
affrighted animal not only pulled the crocodile out of the,., it was
dragged it over the sand to the door of its own stable, winverward°
soon killed by the family, who hurried to the spot,
andf'rhe glow
found the dead body of the victim entire in the hell/ °
ster.—Egypt under Mehemet Ali. Of St.
Last week, William M. Macdonald, E'q".r of the
Martin's and Garth estates, Perthshire, and recent purclatt, craeigv;
beautiful and extensive property of Rossie, in the parishtoed bis
in the neighbourhood of Montrose, paid his first vist`:__, in t"..
dmnaill. On the occasion numerous flags were disP.!rospect
village of Ferrlden, and the parishioners rejoice in the I" tbs'
seeing, ere long, the splendid castle tenanted once Ino.Te rweiria."
sA
by a gentleman Lying chaps igh character. —PeriMft r
SIX
UPSETTING OF A SAILING BOAT WITH
oung r
SONS oN BUARD.—On Sunday morning, a party
r consistingfor ao f
dsix
arn printers,use. proceeded
alrno sailing boat flea :Ya, d,
d: yin
t e.
marshes, the wind blew violently from the soutto-wes't
of 1,001
any of the party properly understood the manage,'" a knot, 354
boat, the rope, which should have been slack, got int° sly
ablelt°tlfieeasixk knife
they could swim, and there being two fishing boats 1.051,0d' severe
young
guml
nb owprocured to
immersedcut it,
in the
ee
water.boa t waseF_
f-rrbt
y,,,
_At the,
succeeded in getting them on board, having only istota'
ducking,
hridge'B
visit 10 Mr. Sloane Stanley, at Paultons, near Row_7(te, nw,
His Royal Highness the Duke of C_B-62., Iwo .fa.f..
the purpose of taking the usual oaths and other fortnathe roan 01
appointment as Lord Warden of the New rarest,
in
the late Right Hon. Sturges Bourne.

f.

lock preciselp

d passed :
['rade Bill, the

through Cosn-
to•morrow it

and) Bill was
to Bill was or-

sertion of tWo
a division, the
ow at twelve.

this Bill, when
?nth clause, oe
be put in per'
y being en-
the number
sat deal of good
lvided that the
ild be possessed

the clause re.
be name of tbl
of her Majestl•
e satisfied.

the EXCifF"
id a third tittle
Bill and the

ELL.

of this Bill,
cement in the
d be effected•

d.
•ade of British
and Allows:l9f
ing Presently!'
discussion.

L.
of this Bill,
o a British per'
sh port, would,
im foreign yet
f certain worm

t.
rought forward
lould distinctly

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