The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-16 00:00:00

BETTING,

Little has as yet been done, except on the Derby and Oaks,
and two or three matches; the St. Leger betting will be sta,
tinuary till the Derby and some other influential stakes are de-
rided.

llatch for 1,000 save. Mr. Holyoake's Dauutlesa apt Mr.
Cleveland.—Even betting, Cleveland for choice.
Match for 500 says. Mr. lluoseiro Abron ugst Mr. Puyne's He..
lenus.-8 to 5 on Abron.

In the nuitch between The Constable and Claudine, the finmer
is the favourite.

It is doubtful whether the thatch between Caccia Matti unto
Barytes, fur 500 sees. will be run, a dispute having arisen re,
spectiug the weights.

DERBY.
9 to 2 apt Panic 11 to 1 agst Denise
ft 0) 1 ugst The Aloslem 12 to agr4t artlotAe
7 to 1 ugst The General

OAKS.

0 to 4 agst Problem
8 to 1 agst Mignionetto
8 to 1 agst Parapluie

12 to 1 ugst Tears
12 to 1 apt ita,cltael

The following are entered for the Stand Plate on Wednes.
lay

Mr. T. 0. Powlett's br. g. by Ardrossan
Mr. Appleby's Warder
Mr. Petre's Sidadin
Mr. F. Lumley's b. g. by Ardroolan
Mr. Payne's b. er. by Anlrossan
Mr. Barker's br. b. by Ledstone

SHOOTING EXTRAORDINARY.
On Saturday evening a singular exhibition took place at chalk
Farm, before a number of scientific gentlemen, artiongst whom
we recognized Mr. Perkins, the inventor of the steam gun. A gen-
tleman, whose name we understand is Mr. John Lung, had en-
gaged to stand at a distance of thirty yards from a target, to load
a gun in the ordinary way, place it to his shoulder, and, at the
comniand of any person present, either to fire the ball through
the target, or to make it merely hit the wood and fall; in short,
to exhibit a complete command over the force of the bullet, with.'
out the slightest alteration in the loading. The experiment was
repeated many times most completely, with three degrees of int-
pulse, the firing through the target, the sticking a ball into the
target, and making a bullet so light us scarcely to indent it, ac..
cording to the command given after the gun was loaded, Al-
though every gentleman present was anxious to discover the means
by which such effect was produced, the whole remained in ex,.,
feet ignorance. Mr. Long was heard to say, in conversation,
that he could do the same with a piece of ordnance, and that .bet had fired a musket ball across a sheet of water two miles and a
half in width, and flattened it against the wall the quay on
the oppovite Hide. M all events, we can vouch for the experi-
ment of Saturday, and moreover, that the gun which was used
on that °cession belonged to a gentleman on the ground. The
charmet bullet in -Der Frieschatz sinks into insignificance cnrn,.
pared with tide.

HAY 11A1tKETS.—(Tnis Da.v.)
JAAllts'a.—Co(Aart hlooaadvyulf,o6wiltauises.trAleado HAY, thirgt
2/. ba. to Si. be. ; fine Upland Meadow and Rye Oros Hay,
al. 68. to 41. lbs, ; Clover Hay, 84 be. to 61, bs.. 04 Straw,
ply short, and tiragdhe. Wheat3brisk b Strew 11:
(.I,ites.ntj 10:81 t:sturlllre
priers.
SMlTlHritlah.—Collree hiILY7 Lova:Ma iteadOW Hay, fromei
21. Os. to Si. Os. ; Inc Upland Iteadow and Rye Grass Hay,
Si, Os. to 41. Os. ; Clover Hay, generally' St Os. to 41. 4s. ; extra.
ordinary fine, 41. lbs. ; Oat Straw, IL 14s. to 11. Wit ; Wimps!
Straw, 11. 18s. to 2!. 20. Straw front 4s. to 6s. per load
higher than on Saturday. In' prices of other things ne
lion. Supply liwitwl, sod twig, wth every thing but Straw,
dull.