The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-10 00:00:00

STEEPLE CHASE.

A grand match took place on Saturday between two cele;
brateo hunters, Messrs. Paxton and Coward, of one af,tb4.
Oxfordshire hunts, to ride their horses from Nettlebed
to Chiney-court, the box of Mr. Coward, for 200 guineas',
The distance is about '2.5 miles, as a bird would fiy, and Nial.
Paxton did -it one hour and S 5 minutes, having been °",,
down with his horse in elearin!,, a morass. It was a
race over the meadows two miles from the Lodge, but 11
won easy the last half mile by speed. The horsemen part,,,
company at starting, and did not meet until they reached t"
meadows. •

AItt,IVALDRoN.—We are sorry to announce dig
death of this Gentleman, who was an old and cc"
spectable member of the theatrical profession'
Ile had long been suffering under a decliniog
state of health, and died at.an advanced age a fet
days'ago. Feiv men were so well acquainted with
the drafnatic literature of this country,, or posses:
,sed so many anecdotes respecting the theatrics'
history of his own, dines. He possessed 'al°
poetical talents,. which it he had not bee°
occnpieel in the necessary duties of life, miL44:
have enabled him to rise into distinction,' 14.0
bad taste and judgment, which he displayed I
several original compositions, as well as iu
.id
dicions alterations of some old Plays. • Ile ha,
prepared for the Sage an alteration of Alassi
GER'sFatal Dowry, which had received the sanct
of the learned'Editor of that Author,.Mr.GlFFool
and which was to have been brought fOrWard.l
Itowa took his Fair Penitent from" this plays 13,d,
it is much below the private life, Pit
WALDRON was one of the kindest men that e°o
existed. Nothing could gratify him more than,'
opportunity to render services of any deseripti"l':,
but particularly of a literary nature, and he
indefatigable in his researches for (hat pqrrlei;
In the humble range of characters assigned 10 hik.
on the stage, he always manifested a fidl
ledge of his author, and sustained the part ivit,
J truth, and nature ; and; on. the.wll°let
was a very amiable, worthy, and intelligent matt'

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HE PAGODA TN Sr. JAMES'S PARK.--.... 1111
the early part of Saturday, the wind increaseill;
strength so much, that:the sentinels on the Pagc"
ls
Bridge, were obliged to leave their stations, and set'c
shelter in the body of the building. In a moinen
after a sudden gust of wind blew from the S.W. ""1L
such tremendous fury that it carried away (110
sentry-boxes to the other side, where they wero
dashed against the battlement and broken 1.4,
pieces. • Nearly all the bells that were hung akin;
016 sidept t he ornament were also blown away w'ttl
the iron fastening, and carried some distance in e
air. One atilt! wooden pillars on the IVestininstl.
side, which stands about 80 feet high, was bloWl:
down, and striking its ponderous weight apills
an oak, was shivered to pieces, leaving the upiiee
part stuck in the tree. No other damage was dolt
to the bridge.

SHOCKINd ACCIDENT.—A young Lady, i7years
of age, of the name of Neighbour, niece to Ml':
Humphey, of New-row, Lord's Ground ,was burn'
so dreadfully on Saturday evening, that no hopes
are entertained of her recovery. She had been
a parry in Paddington-street, with her 'mint awls
others, and on her going into her bed-room, "
house shortly - after echoed with her Odell
she was found in a blaze. The precaution
wrapping the bed-side carpet round her was takert
by the servant, but her garments, which were
,(f
very light texture, were reduced to tinder. Skic
has remained senseleSs since the catastrophe.

BIRTHS
On the 6th instant, at Sidmouth, the Lady of Hugh I))
Adam], Esq. of a son.
Same day, at Hohne Chase, Deron, the Lady of Charl'9
Ca!wady, Esq. of a daughter.

MARRIED,

On Wednesday last, by special licence, at 111adres5eldi sir
Charles Egleton Kent, Bart. of Little Fronton House, in t~f
county of Lincoln, to the Lady Sophia Lygon, deught°
the late, and sister of the present Earl, of Beauchamp.

DIED.
On the 6th inst. at Tunbridge Wells, John Viscount Ire!'
bill sac, eldest son of the Earl of Glasgow, aged 48.
On the 7th inst. Sanutel Coles, Esq. of Paradise-r°°'
Chelsea, in his 85th year. •
On Sunday last, aged 45, Mr. Henderson, surgeon, Of
Margaret-street, Cavendish-square.
On Saturday last, at Kentish-town, aged 78, AV,
Wilmot, Esq.
On the Ist inst. Mrs. Mercy Drinkwatcr, of New Bret-A.ollh
aged 73.
,re
On Saturday last, in the 45th year of her age, Marg-,44,t0
the wife of E. A. Butcher, Esq. of Upper Montague-stt`—
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Montague-square.
lOn the 7th inst. at Bethel-place, Camberwell, Dr. And,
High, late Deputy Inspector of Hospitals in the !slag
Ceylon.

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