On Tuesday evening last, ...
The Times, 1824-08-27T00:00:00

On Y Tuesday eveninig last, between six and seven o'clock after the Court liad broken up, Air. Baron Graham axd Air. Justice Burrough, the Judges on the Hwne Circuit, were observed to walk through Guildford, in the directioni of the rivcrs Atnon and Way, in the vicinity rdf which are steep chalk-hills, nuaed " The Hills ot Ambition," which commanid a beautiful prospect. On arriving at the foot of onc of thic hills, Mr. Justice Burrough commnenced his ascent, followed by his learned brother, who, being a more nimble inan, soon got the start of lim, and gained thlesummit. Pir. Justice Burrough, by great exertion and labour. at lengtih got into a steel) and slippery patth, calle'l d thic Lady's Patil," close to wlhichi is a precipice; in hlis attenmpts to clamber up this path, the learned Judge slippetd down on his b,eccj, both his shoes having come off, an d rolled down to the base. ivo persons, whio werc spectators of the predicament in which the .Judgc was placed, ran to his assistance, when Alt. Baron G*ralhanm ralled out from the top no thle hill, Hxi, hah ! Brother Burrougl ; you had( b tter desist; I think you have already paitd dearly for your ambition." With th7e assistance of the persons above-mcentioned. the learned Juidge succeeded in arriving at the top of the hill, where hle was congratulated byv Ar. Baron Graliami on the courage andl perseverance lie manifested, bh gaining the sunimit of " Amnhitien." The two learned Judges did not feel disposed to descend the lill, Init returned to Gutildford by the New Portsmouth-road. CURnOsIS W^AGR.-A geritleman of tbe tiane of Taylor. vho is v person well known in the sporting circles, was boasting on W1'ednesday evenimig at a tavern ill the neighbou7ihomdl of Covent. garden, that lie so well knew the sitwation of every watch-box frorn Charingcross to the Al'assion-house on bothi si(les of tijc road, that for a wager, he would walk blimidlolded, and pairit out every one witlin an hour alnd a quarter. A sportinig charactcr. vio happeneJ to he preaent, of}ertd to bet himn 50 sovereigns that he did not. The wager was immediately taken, and part of trhe stakes depositel. A variety of beta were laid upon the occasion-some that he wouild miss one, others tr o; and one person betted ten sovereigns to seven, that lie wouldt onsit four of oir gviardians' dounitorics betwecn Temple. bar aitri Bucklcrsbury. At the hour of onc yesterday morning (Within two hourg ot thie wager being Iid), Di r. Taylor started on his expedition, accompanied bv two gentlemen ; onie closen by each party. On startling, he proceeded duly anti correctly till he arrived at Tetnple-btr: andl that watch-box, which cvery body must have seen, in passing through, on thp Fleet-street sidc, ttirck tinmiediatelv against the gate, lie unfortuniately never recognizcd, althoughi (as hc has since ronfessed) on old acquilinlance, having liasl his pocket picked twice close to the spot. The two umpires sauffercd hin to proceed withouit reminding hiltu of the ornission, till lie came to Peele's Coffee-housc, when lie confessed that he la(l lost the wager, and was about returning to his friends, whonm lie hiad left at the tavern; hut was urged to proceed in hiis undertaking, that the other bets whicb hlid been laid might be deci(ded. Alr. Taylor then again set forth, atid arrived at the Nansion-house without another single onsission, within an hour antl five minutes from the tite of starting; thus loring the wager inore frotn carelessness, tban froni a deficiency in this inoportant branch of knowledge. AVedinesday se'nnight between six anlI seven o'clock, as two flats belonging to thc Earl of Britigewater, the Raig,- and 1ltc'el, were Iaslinig down the river frora Runcorn, they ran fouil of each other opposite Garston, when the Thtemnel sunk. Of four men on board two met with a wateiy grave; thle other two werc aaved. OnC of dire men who thus perisbed was a fishermati from Runcorn the other belonged to the flat. Ott the 11th instant, a wolnan residing at Btmrhiami, founid a nest containing thur youtig gray linnets. She put the little cap. lives in a tral.ca~eJ antd left thetis in thec wood wh ere sIte had fotunti themn. Two days afterwards sIte wvenit to the cage when, to lies great SnrpliSe, she totindl a stiake, nearly live feet in fength, entrap- ped in 'Ite cage. lVe need Sot add tiat thie birds ha(d disappear. cr1.-Moids!o,tc Goauctt. Ilhe robbery of horses tduring the last three mnonths has exceeded aU former precedent; front one parish alone, in Berkshire, there have beets no less than 54 horses carried off, wlhich there is little doubt have long since yielded their necks to the sacrificial knife at some of those metropolitan charnel-houses which have latterly caused so much discussion.