His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Clarence, patron, and Lady King, patronefs, of the Royal Surrey Bowmen, prefided at the dinner, at which near the hundred ladies and gentlemen of the two focieties were elegantly and conveniently accommodated in a temporary room conftructed on the occafion. At ten o'clock the company adjourned to the ball-room, from! which they did not retire till paft fix the next morning. The whole was conducted in a manner that gave univerfal fatisfaction. The conftant and polite attention with which His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence is pleafed to honour the fociety, muft ever imprefs them with the higheft fenfe of his affability and condefcenfion. i feeing the carriage behind him, immediately ran furioufly off, by which accident Capt. Broughton, being thrown out, had the mif. fortune to break one of his legs, and was otherwife much bruifed, the carriage torn to pieces, and the fervant and a valuable horfe much hurt. On Tuesday evening, Auguft given at Sir John Lade's, at 12th, an elegant fire-work was Cants-hill, in honour of the birth-day of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The ele. added much to the fplendour of vated fituation of the ground, the exhibition. A band of mufic from Byrnham, attended, and a great number of people from the neighbouring villages, who were fupplied with great plenty of The night being remarkably fine, strong beer, after the fire-works. The Cannock Rangers alfo held their third annual meeting on the Chace, when the ladies' medal was fhot for on the Wed-about thirty couple danced upon nefday, at 60 yards, and won by Mifs Kinnerfley. On Friday the filver bow, given by the lady patronefs, Mifs Curzon, was hot for at 100 yards, and won by the Rev. Thomas Horton; and on Saturday, the gold cup, given by the Right Hon, the Earl of Uxbridge, was fhot for at all the four lengths, viz. 4, 8, 12, and 16 roods, and won by Jos. Thackeray, Efq. the lawn before the house until two in the morning, when the whole band, with the company in full chorus, concluded the entertainment with "God fave the King." Wednesday, Auguft 20th, at A boxing match was fought on Wimbledon, between two perfons, not unaptly filed Ruffians. One of them has long been known to the amateurs of the polite and humane Science of pugilifm by the name of the Ruffian; the other, emulating his virtuous puffuits, has affumed the appellation of the Young Rufian The conteft was very fevere, and lafted an hour and forty minutes, when the fate favour of the latter hero. of the important day decided in A foot race took place on Auguft the 27th, at Epfom, between a cele His Grace of Bedford has lately made two very unsuccessful canDied, lately, in his 62d year, ters over Newmarket. The fable- Mr. J. Weatherby, an eminent legged corps calculate their glean-attorney at law; and keeper of ings on this occafion, at little the match-book, Newmarket. fhort of 50,000 guinears. A lady of fashion, who, not more than two months ago, made a gentleman happy, by giving him her hand at the alter of Hymen, has, within thefe few days, made him an additional prefent of a fine boy. On Saturday, after the first heat for the town plate, at Lewes, Abraham Woffell, known by the name of the rnnning pieman,' ftarted against time, viz. to run nine miles within the hour, on the race course, for a wager of 10 guineas, which he performed in 54 minutes, notwithstanding he was delayed for a minute and a half, after he had run five miles. Confiderable bets were made on this race. A collection was after. Vol. IV. No. XXIII. COCKING INTELLIGENCE. MIDDLESEX. On Monday, July 14, and the following day, a grand match of cricket was played in Lord's Ground, between the Earl of Winchel-, fea and Eleven of England, against twenty-two of the county of Middlefex, for 1000 guineas. On Friday, July 25, a grand match of cricket was played on Kennington Common, between the Wednesda'ys Club of Kennington Common, and the Thurfday's Club of Mary-le-bone, for 500 gui neas. MARY. 187 Byes ΤΟ $10 6 49 The odds at the The above was the best match played this year. commencement of the game were 7 to 5 in favour of the Mary-lebone Club, but foon changed in favour of their opponents: then even betting, and at laft ro to 1 in favour of the winners On Tuesday and Wednefday, July 29 and 30, a grand match of caicket was played in Lord's Ground, Mary-le-bone, between the Mary-le-bone Club and Old Field Club, for 1000 guineas. This match was made between the Earl of Winchelsea and E. Morant, Efq. |