The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STEEPLE CHACE AT MELTON MOWBRAY.
This interesting event came off on Thursday afternoon,
for a Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, and 50 added. The
start was from Bosley Wood, and the coming in Bilsdon
Coplow, a distance of four miles, over a heavy country,
with very high fences, and two tremendous brooks. It
was done in 12 minutes as follows :
Mr. Wormald's b..g.Magic (Mr. Nicholson)...... 1

Mr. Patrick's m. Lady Bet (Owner) 2
Mr. Manse's g. h. King of the Valley 3
Mr. Berkeley's b. g. The Bantam
Captain Ross's b. in. Polecat (Owner)
--- b. g. Haycock (Mr. Haycock)
Sir F. Mackenzie's b. g. Sparticus
The above alone started, and only three placed. The
race was' very severe and every one of the riders bad a fall,
fortunately without injury. The interest was very great,
and the assemblage immense.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
APPOINTMENTS FOR. VII ENSUING WEEK.

His Majesty's Stag-hounds, on Monday, at Salthill ; and
Friday, at %Vexham Heath—at half-:past ten.
Mr. O'Kelly's Buck Hounds, on Monday, Wednesday,
Friday, and Saturday, at Chetter Wood.
The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, at Patcham ; Wed-
nesday, near the Race Course; and Friday, at the Dyke—
at half-past ten.
The Brookside Harriers will continue to meet every
Monday, at Newmarket ; Wednesday, at the Lewes Race
Course ; and Friday, at Tellescombe Tye—at half-past ten.
The Cheshire Hounds, on Monday, at Barr-bridge ;
Wednesday, at Shavington ; Thursday, at Chohnondeley ;
and Saturday, at Wrenbury Village—at half-past ten.
The Gransden Hounds, on Monday, at Coome Grove;
and Friday, at Borley and Balsbam—at ten.
The Puckeridge Hounds, on Monday, at Albury Hand-
post; Wednesday, at Blakes Ware; and Saturday, at
Wadesmlll—at half-past ten.
The Badawoi th Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Went-
bridge ; Thursday, at Stair Foot; and Saturday, at Fry-
ston—at half-past ten.
Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Perrey ;
and Thursday, at Stanwick Pasture--at ten.
Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at Aylesby ;
on Wednesday, at Immingham ; Iriday, at Swinhope-
house •i and Saturday, at Riby Bratlands—at eleven.
Lord Harewood's Fox-bounds, on Monday, at Birkby
Hill ; Wednesday, at Stutton ; and Friday, at Hook Moor
—at ten.

The expression of " going snacks" is said to
have originated in a celebrated body-snatcher of that name,
who, finding his business increase so fast, that be could not
compass it, offered a share to any one who would join him
in his hazardous enterprise.

There is, in the library of the College of Phy-
sicians, a very ancient book, without date, intitled Ma-
china Antiquorum, in which are engravings of an Iron
Bridge, a Suspension Bridge, and of several other
works of art, to the invention of which the moderns ge-
nerally lay claim, though, it is clear without any just
pretensions.

DYSENTERY.—This distemper, which was
last year so very prevalent, and visited mostly every town
and village in Scotland, in many instances with fatal effect,
has again, we regret to state, made its appearance in this
city. We have been informed of two deaths that took
place last week ; the number of cases, however, we under-
stand, is very limited. The measles have also made their
appearance in some families of the working population, but
the cases, we understand, are also few.—Dublin Free-
man's Journal.

THE ROYAL CLARENCE BRIDGE.--Wed-
nesday a General Public Meeting of the Committee and
Shareholders, and inhabitants of Lambeth and Westmin-
ster, interested in the measure, was held at the King's
Arms Hotel, Palace-yard ; C. N. Palliner, Esq., in the
Chair. The meeting was called to consider the Report of
what had been done in Parliament, where a Bill is in
progress to carry the building of a new Bridge into effect
across the river Thames from Lambeth Palace to the
Horseferry-road at Westminster. A series of Resolutions
being agreed to, recommendatory of passing the Bill through
the Legislature, the meeting, after some discussion of an
unimportant nature, adjourned.