The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-06 00:00:00

MELTON MOWBRAY, JAN. 5.

(FROM OUR REPORTER.)
This little sporting metropolis is all life and
gaiety, the nobility and gentry, who had departed to
,peed their Christmas in London, are now fast pour-
ng in to return to the sports of the field ; and the
ane and boarding-houses have the pleasing prospect
)f reaping. a beneficial harvest. To-day Lord Al-
matey arrived in . his travelling carriage and four,
ieeonipanied by the Prince Schwartsenburg,
kmongst the persons of distinction in the town and
ricinity are Lord Chichester, Lord Darlington, Lord
larborough, Lord .Wm. Poulett, Lord Alranley,
Lord Grantham, Lord 13rudenell, Lord Forrester,
7.,'ount Sandon, Prince Schwartaenberg, the Earl of
aouthampton, the Right Hon. Earl Howe, Sir
ienry Goodrich, Sir Francis M'Kenzie, Sir James
ioswell, Sir James Musgrave, Colonel Russell,
Vfajor Forrester, Captain Grant, Captain Montague,
-2,aptain Ross, Captain Barton, Captain Garth,
captain Jenner, .Wm. Drummond, Esq., Valentine
•Itther, Esq., John White, Esq., John Hewit,
Esq., William Gilmore, Esq., and William Whar-
on, Esq. The Earl of Plymouth, whose ser-
rants and horses are remaining here, is ex-
)ected daily. The German Count Sandon, who
s residing at the Georz, departed yesterday
:o experience the hospitality of lielvoir Castle, the
eat of his Grace the Duke of Rutland, whose birth
is celebrated to-day.
The whole of the Noble Duke's tenants and de-
pendants, besides the visitors of distinction, are re-
galed, according to usual custom, with a most sump-
tuous banquet. The festivities are kept up for a
Fortnight, and the Nottinghamshire and Leicester-
thire militia are ordered to be in attendance for
that period. This is the fifty-second anniver-
Hwy of his Grace's birth at Belvoir Castle ;
hie. Grace the Dake of Wellington is expected
to contribute by his -presence to the universal
rejoicings of the county of. Rutland. Lord and Lady
Manners, and the Marquis of Granby have been
several days at the castle. This evening, a most
splendid apartment in the castle will be opened for
the first time, in which a grand ball is to take place.
The sporting circles here are in expectation
of havieg a grand pugilistic treat, as a fight be-
tween two aspiring Nottinghamshire heroes. of
the fist is fixed for to-morrow. Randall and
Wilcockson are the combatants, for 1(101. a side;
the former is to be seconded by Young Gas, and the
latter by Massa Morgan, known as Josh Hudson's
Black. The men, who have been training at Lang-
ley Mill, Notts, arrived at Ward's, the Fox Inn, ac-
companied by their seconds, this afternoon. Wil-
cockson is the favourite, and three to one is readily
bandied about, but no takers. The parties
fought about .two years ago for nearly a couple
of hours, when, in consequence of Wilcockson
meeting.with an accident, by breaking hie fingers
against the stakes, the battle was drawn. As they
are both determined men, a good battle is expected.
Tuesday being a dies non with the gentlemen of the
chase, a considerable number will no doubt be pre-
sent. It is said that Wilcockson is largely backed
by a gentleman of great sporting celebrity now at
Melton.

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