The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-03 00:00:00

PEDEsTRIANIM.

The sporting foot race, between Captain Pollen and Mr. G.
West, for 800 move., took place yesterday morning, in Atherstone
Park, Oxfordshire. The race was .1.5, miles, over a mile and a
half of turf, and each measurement was perftnme)l ae &How*

In. S.
Capt. P. Mile and a half 9 0
Do. - 9 S
Do. 9 4
Do. 9 ti
Do. 9 7
Do. 9 S
Do. 9 10
Do. 9 11
• Do. 9 10
Do. 9 15

M. H.
Mt'. W. Mile and a half 9 .2
Do. 9 1
°Po. 9 3
Do. 9 8
Do. 9 9
Do. 9 7
Do. 9 12
Do. 9 11
Do. 9 20
1)o. 9 22

91 9 91 85
It was a matchless fine race, and Mr. West was the 'favourite.

FOOT RACE. IN Sr. JAISIESIS,SQUA kr.-.-011 Wednesday morn-
ing, about half-past six o'clock, a foot race was decided round St.
Jamesi's•.square, between a celebrated dealer in Good-red Port,
Claret, &c., in Piccadilly, and the waiter of an hotel, /any esta-
blished in Bond-street. Such a novel occurrence as a foot race
on the square, drew together a great number of persons. It ap-
peared that the parties had been sacrificing to Bacchus and Mo-
nths till " night's candles were burnt out," and as they were iu
their cups when the match was making, so they were nearly in
the mud while it was deciding, for the knight of the napkin
plainly showed, by his zig-sag movements, that he had not been
napping for some time. " Why don't you run straight''" said a
Great Irish wrestler (justly celebrated for twisting a cannon).
"•Straight," said Napkin, " How the devil can a RUM run
straight round, a square ?" As be found this impracticable, lie
lost the match, which was for twenty sovereigns, and which sum
the other drew with more alacrity than one of his own corks.

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE CALAMITOUS
OCCURRENCE AT WIIITEFIELD COLLIERY.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, JUNE 1..!--Nothing so
truly disastrous, as the frightful explosion at White-
field Colliery, has occurred in this neighbourhood for
years. About 40 men and boys.have lost their lives t
A Coroner's Inquest was held this day, and a verdict
of Accidental Death returned upon all. the poor suf-
ferers. On the day . previous ,to , the explosion the
colliery had not been at work, and whether the mis-
fortune can in any degree be attributed to this, does
not seem to be ascertained ; one thing, however, is
certain, that there must have been an immense body
of inf.h gas, collected to produce an irruption
so truly horrifying as the present, and fatal to so many
of our fellow-creatures. It is supposed that as soon
as the men .had descended to their work on the awful
morning, that on ,some of the lights being kindled,
the inflammable air had almost immediately ignited,
and thus in one moment caused a scene of death and
desolation most.painful to describe.

The sound of the explosion was heard to a great
distance ; and, indeed, so dreadful were its effects,
that the details seem scarcely credible. Carves full of
coals were propelled with indescribable velocity from
the bottom of the pit to a considerable height in the
air, and all the brattices in the colliery were sent forth
in the same destructive manner. Several horses were
thrown to the top of the shaft ; and some men, in the
act of descending at the time the explosion took place,
were, by the force of the concussion, cast from 'a con-
siderable depth up to the surface, and sustained much
injury, though none of their lives are despaired of.
The machinery, &c. within the range of the explo-
sion was all blown to atoms.

Great praise is (Inc to Messrs. Lamb, Poke send
Co., the owners of Walbottle Colliery, f(.4, promptly
ordering their men to repair to the stone of distress.,
to render every assistance in their power in discovor-
ing the bodies, dead or living. Of the hitter, alas
very few have been found. indeed, as far as can be
ascertained, most of the people employed in this ex-
tensive- coal-work have lost their lives by this very
deplorable calamity.

On referring to the Report of the Meeting of the
Society of Arts on Monday, we find that the Silver
Vulcan Medal, and ten guineas, were presented to
Mr. Roberts, for his discovery of a new artfety lamp,
an improvement on the invention of Sir Humpluey
Davy. The Duke of Sussex, on presenting the me-
dal to Mr. Roberts, complimented him in the highest
terms for his great ingenuity, as, by the use of his
lamp, the recurrence of accidents of the above descrip-
tion would be completely avoided. We expect, that
these lamps will be brought into general use in mines,
and human life be no longer placed in jeopurity, Mr
It. is also the inventor of the salky Ravel, of which so
inuch was said a short time ago.