The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-11 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.
The attendance yesterday was thin, and the betting
dull ; the only changes were in Cetus and Custard, who
are in better favour ; so also is Mouse, 20 to 1 being
taken. As trials generally take place about this time,
some alterations may be looked for ere long. We subjoin
the present odds :

DERBY.
74J- to I agst Sir Mark Wood's The Mummer
11 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Brunswicker
12 to 1 agst Mr. Dilly's Cetus (taken)
15 to 1 agst Mr. Chilney's Cressida colt
17 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Mahmoud (taken)
18 to 1 agst Lord Selton's Sall colt
18 to 1 agst Air. Thornhill's Wat Tyler
20 to 1 agst Lord Cavendish's Mouse colt (taken)
20 to 1 agst Lord Tavistock's Custard colt
22 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Mouche
25 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's The Major
25 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Captain Arthur

OAKS.
to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Mouche
8 to 1 agst Lord Queensberry's Sister to Emma
9 to 1 agst Mr. Stonehewer's Leeway filly

Sir HARCOURT LEES, and his second son,
while walking on Sunday afternoon, on the Bray road, ac-
companied by a favourite water dog, of the old Irish breed,
were attacked by a cow, following her calf, tied on a car.
The cow, from some unknown cause, suddenly turned on
the child. Sir HARCOURT, with great quickness, threw
himself between the enraged animal and the boy, and with
his walking cane struck her a violent blow on the forehead;
which had the effect of making her retreat some paces.—
However, it was only for the purpose, as it appeared to an
eye-witness, who furnished us with the account, of
making a second and more wicked assault on the worthy
Baronet himself, who, cool and undismayed, protecting
his child with his left hand, averted the charge by a still
more powerful blow on a tender part of the nose, which
had the effect of bringing the cow on her knees ; at this
critical moment the dog that had been in advance of the
party, turned round, and perceiving the danger to which
his kind master was exposed, rushed forward and seized
the animal by the forehead, and thus diverted her from her
contemplated attack, which was taken advantage of by Sir
HARCOURT. He called loudly to the man, who was look-
ing on, paralyzed with fear, to drive forward, which had
the desired effect, for the cow immediately followed the
car, and gave up all further attack.—Dublin Morning
Register.

A Meeting of the Friends of Mr. R. B.
WATTS, whose case of meditated suicide has appeared in
the newspapers, was held on Wednesday, at the Equestrian
Coffee-house, near the Surrey Theatre. Mr. ELLISTON,
who took the Chair, strongly urged the Meeting to spare
no exertion to assist Mr. WATTS, who was deserving of
their sympathy, and who, as the founder of the Philan-
thropic Societies, had caused relief to be afforded to many
thousands. Mr. ELLISTON accompanied his recommenda-
tion by subscribing five pounds, and said he would allow
Mr. WATTS to have a benefit one night at his house; and
after his friends had done the utmost they could for him, he
would give him an engagement of 11. a week at the Theatre.
This speech of Mr. ELLISTON'S drew ferth loud applause.
Several other gentlemen followed Mr. EwsroN's example,
and the Meeting then separated.

TRADE IN LElTH.—Business in general has
been for sore time past as dull in Leith as it is in any of
the inland towns, exclusively dependent on manufactures.
There are no new houses going forward, and there is no
appearance of activity in the carpenters' yards. In pros-
perous times above two hundred hands were employed at
the glass-works; but the demand has so decreased that not
one-half the number are at present employed. The sail-
cloth manufactured in Leith is allowed by mariners to be
superior to that made in other quarters; it consequently
sells higher, and though eventually cheaper, there is so
little business doing among the shipping, that the owners,
obliged to economise, now rig their vessels with the
cheapest canvas that can be obtained. Hence there has
been a still greater reduction in the number of men em-
ployed bot'i in the rope-spinning and sail-cloth manufac-
ture, than there has been among the glass-blowers.
Dealers who have been in business for a quarter of a cen-
tury, declare that they never saw such dull sales, and such
a scarcity rf money.—Scotsman.

UNIVERSITY INTEi .I:NCR.

CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 1 I.—At a Congregation on
Wednesday last the following agrees were con-
ferred :

BACHELORS 1N mviNirr.
Rev. Richard Lowe, Sr. John's College•, (Comp.)
Rev. John Evans, S'. John's College, (Comp.)
MASTERS 01' ARTS.

John Price, St. J„hn's College.
Edward Sneyd, Christ College.
LICENTIATIC IN VIKYSIC.

Gurdon Peene, Trinity College, (Comp.)
lIACIIELORS IN CIVIL I.A.W.
Herbert Charles Jenner, Trinity Hall.
John Bury Dacent, Trinity Hall.
At the same Congregation a grace to the follow-
ing effect passed the Senate :—Toappoint the Vice-
Chancellor and the other Trustees of the Botanic
Garden, Professor Henslow, Mr. Peacock of Trinity,
Mr. Ilildyard of Trinity Hall, and Mr. Garnon, of
Sidney College, a Syndicate, to consider of the best
means of removing the Botanic Garden ; and to re-
port to the Senate before the Division of the next
Term.