The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-10 00:00:00

SPORTING.

PIGEON MATclr..--A Grand Match GSA place
on Monday, on Eastwood Down, Oxfordshire, between six
shots from the Counties of Oxon and Bucks, with five other
picked men, against II of All England. It was for 209 gs
a side, at 15 birds from the trap, at 21 yards from the gun.
It was decided as follows :

ETJG AN i). Killed
Mr. Jones . . 14
Mr. Thorpe .. . 14
31r. Burtinshaw . 13
Capt. Smith . . 11
Mr. Wells . . 11
31r. llerbert . . 11)
Mr. T. Jones . 10
Mr. Kent . . 9
Mr. Harbor . . 8
Mr. Morris . . 8
Mr. Cave . . 7

Cot-NT TES. Killed
Mr. Herring . 14 .
Mr. Knapp . . 13
Mr. Elfie . . 'l3
Ntr. Meredith . 11
Orrison . 10
Mr. Disco& . 10
Mr. Deacon . 10
Mr. Ilarrison . 8
Mr. Selkirk . . 8
Mr. Gilbert .
Mr. Arnold . . 6

The three reputed best shots
them DJ; and one 8 birds, wine]

110
n the Counties, killed—two of
lost them the Match.

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EXTRAORDINARY PEDZSTRIAN FEAT.—At an early hour
this morning a Gentleman of the name of 1111LEs, who is
stated to be an Ottcer- on half-pay of an Infantry Regiment,
started to perform the distance of ten miles within fifty-five
minutes, for a wager of 150 guineas, on the Brighton road, near
a small village called Tutfield, a short distance from Croydon.
The bat was made a few days since at a well-known sporting
house in the neighbourhood of St. James's, and time was
backed at odds of six and seven to four.' Mr. Miles com-
menced precisely at seven o'clock, and performed the clitance
as follows, stopping twice to take refreshment :
Minutes. Seconds.
10 :11
10 Li!
11 6
11 10
11 14

Ist, 2 miles,
2d, 2
:Id, 2
4th, 2
sth, 2

It will thus be seer: that Mr. Miles accomplished the distance
within seven seconds of the given time, he having performed
the ten miles in fifty-four minutes and fifty-three seconds, which
is, we believe, the shortest time in the annals of pedestrianism
in which the ten miles has been run.

STEEPLE CHACE.—A dangerous exploit of this kind took
place on Monday, between Mr. EAuxstiAw, of the Farley
Hunt, and a Gentleman of the name of 11A It It ING T os. The
match between the parties and their friends was for three hun-
dred guineas aside, over a piece of ground about 21 miles; as a
bird would fly, situated from Mr. EARN SHAW'S cottage at Swal-
lowfield 3loor, Berks, to Bracknell lnclosures, on Windsor
Forest. Each took the same direction until they came within
sight of Sculthorpe Wood, which they skirted at opposite angles,
after a severe gallop of eight miles, over the rough moor, with
many hazardous leaps. They were at, equakdistances two miles
from home, and made an interoding race up the hill to the
finishing spot. Mr. EA II N3H AM, won it by superior strength
at last in one hour and thirty-five minutes.

The celebrated Zodiac of Dendera, or Ten-
tyra, which, when first discovered by the French,
during their expedition in Egypt, ocoasioked
much discussion respecting the antiquity of the
earth, has been lately brought to Marseilles, and
is to be conveyed to Paris. The Courier Fran-
caise states, that the English Consul in Egypt
opposed its removal, on the ground that it was
within the district in which he 'bad purchased
the right of digging for curiosities, and wished to
claim it for his Government. The dispute was
referred to the Pacha, who determined in favour
of the French explorers, M. SAur.Nirrt, and an-
other. An account of their journey is to be
printed.
The herring-fishing, on the coast of Caithness,
and on the south shore of the Moray Frith, is
now over for the present season. The quality of
the fish has been found excellent; but it is as-
certained. from the most correct information,
that the quantity caught has fallen short of last
year in at least 100,000 barrels.—(Edinburgh
Courant.) •

A tanner near Portsmouth has discovered a most important
process, - which has baffled all the attempts of chemists durmg
so many centuries, whereby crop hides are tanned in FOUR
MONTHS, 'and made to ovEnwEic it the raw halves (which
is the present common standard) from live to ten pounds upon
each hide. The leather thus tanned has turned out a very
bright colour, and fetches the best prices in the market.
Tuesday night the crown, which was erected
on the top of one of the Gas Company .chimneys
on the occasion of the Coronation, was illuminated
with gas. - Hitherto every attempt to show this
ornament partially failed, principally • owing
to the high winds which prevailed ; but the calm-
ness of the atmosphere, aided. by the darkness of
the night, allowed it to shine in all its splendour.
We 'are sure few who saw this ever witnessed
any thing so brilliant, every part of the crown
being completely lighted.---(Caledonian. Mer-
cury.)

A MELANCHOLY CATAnnornE.----Late in the
afternoon of Saturday se'nnight the wife of a la-
bouring man, named Benge, while picking hops
in. a plantation within view of her residence,
nigh to Mill-corner, in the parish of Northiam,
was greatly alarmed on observing a column of
smoke issuing from her• house, wherein she had
left an aged mother and her infant child. Half
frustrated from apprehension, she hastened home,
and on her arrival found the premises on tire.
She, nevertheless, entered them, and unmindful
of danger, rushed into the room where her mother
and infant child were in bed together, and
protected by Providence, rescued- the latter, and
placed it in safe'Zy ; but ere she could return
to render any assistance to her helpless mother,
which she was most anxious to do, the roof
fell in, and enveloped her i❑ !lames, and thus, un-
laappily, perished the poor old woman, in the
00th year of her age. On being taken from the
ruins she presented a shocking spectacle, the fire
having nearly consumed both arms, a portion of the
head,• and other parts of the body. Verdict—
Accidental death. No account can be given how
the fire happened.—(Sussex Advertiser.)