... WEDNESDAY. TnE ST. LEGuno STAxES of 25 soys. each, for 3-year-old colts, 83t. 101b.; fillies, 8et. oib. The owner of the second horse to receive 100 save, out of the stakes, St. Leger course, 238 subs. Mr. R. Sutton's b c Lord Lyon, by Stockwell (Castaece) 1 Lord Ailosbury's eh c Savernako, by Stockwell (Chal- loner) ?? ?? ..2 Lord Eseter's b c Knight of the Crescent (Norman) .. S Mr. Watt's ...

... These races commenced on Thursday, and the weather. although threatening in the morning, turned out to be alt that could be desired. The ground wias in capital trim, and the sport was excellent. There was a large attendance of the gentry, but the number of general visitors was not so large as on former occasions. Among those present were the Right Hon. Lord Tredegar; Sir G. Walker and party; ...

... SHIEP-SHEARING MATCH AT PORT ISH:EAD. The Annual sheep-shearing match in eonuexion with the parishes of Abbot's Leigh, 8r. George's, Portbury, f'ortishead, NVeston-inl-fordano, Waiton-ln-Gordano, Ctevedon, leten. ham, Claptou, and Wruxall walk held at rortiahead for the first time yesterday. The arrangements of the ecomuitee were carried out in a very satistactory iumner, nnd the day proving ...

... Stewards: Capt. 1B. C. Strode, Major Paget, M.P., and Lieut,-Colonel Napier, Judge: Mr. Solway, Clerk of the Ceurso: Mr. B. West, Clerk of the Scales: Mr. W. Turner, v Starter: Mr. G. A. Whitmuore,. Secretary: Mr. G. Gilby. au The Cranmora (East Somerset) rates came off on Tuesday, and although it was the first time that a meeting on such an ter extensive scale has been attempted in the ...

... INTERESTING CRICKET MATCHES AT KN OLE-PARK. KNOLU v, 'WEST GLOUCEBTJ4RSHIRB. There has been quite a week of cricket matches at Knool- park. ending in the rnnual match between the above elubs on Thursday and Friday last, and the weather being beautifully fine, large and fashibonabile assemblaoCS have visited the oharmiuggrounds of Col Master. On Wednwerday, the Inole- park played the Bedminster ...

... GREAT SHEEP SHEARING MATCH AT AXBRIDGF. Afridge has not known suob a f ed' day for any yea 5S thr t v hich tooh place there on Tnesday, on the occasion of tbe.necsnd annual meeting of the Wrington Vale and West Mendip Sheep Shearing Association. Flags floated from the tower of the parish church, the streets of the town were ined with huge trees, which seemed to have been rooted up e, *-m for ...

... An interesting and remarkably close match came Oft at Avonmouth last evening, between ten of No. 4 Company and ten other members of the corps. A feeling having arisen that It would be desirable to get up some friendly matches in con- nexlon with the corps, the present mateh was made, it belng distlnctly understood that it WaS not a onet on the part or No. 4 Company agaiust the regiment, as ...

... (CoUMUNICA'rED.) DR. HIUNTER'S LETTMES. - ?? TIhe almost hopeless apacley of the medical Profession, arid the despair of the public mined, on the successful treatment of ?? must have aroused the attention of the meet casual oboerver. This fearfuL ecotirge, ?? Insidious toe to tbe human race, speedo cnuls fatal course, slayingitsi teed of thousands annually', notwithetandlog the elaborate ...

... Stewards: The Hon. Colonel Berkeley, Colonel Kingscotie, m Captain Adey, Captain Probyn, Captain Sumner, Captain ed Baring, Mr. P. R. Baker; secretllry, Mr. Levi Cornock; dstarter, Mr. T. Riobards; clerk of the scales, Ur. W. Richards; judge, Mr. W. Gaisford., to On W~ednesday the steeple chases in comiexion wvith tbe Berkeley Halnt, which prove one of the main local sporting a7 attractions of ...

... flIJNTING Ar1NP TX ENTS. _gM - API'OI..,7N]S.-A ' M'Zk jUj1-OF ALE & -OS' ;t,7NDS.-AT 10,80, THU DUKE OF BNiAUVORT'S aOV Satuday . . . December 29 . IFoBS Lodg0te ua.ord. MOWda ?? .&ermald, Cbr k,'ti91malU d Tae5 ..anue5ry ?? maize HUIl, COSOaLk, Reath. ed.esda.. Jsanuary ?? iLoIL Thuroday.. ..JAnuary' 3Tolldownl. Friday .. Jaesttalry ?? Saturday ?? ?? .HallavIngtOnt. LORD FITZR&RDINGWS ...

... l On Wednesday night the Rev. Father Hunt, of N orthmoor- green, was present at a Benedictine banquet, given by the prior (Brother Cyprian), at the St, Augastine's-home, Montpelier, in connexion with the Cbristmas festival, Daring the afternoon and evening the inmates, numbering some 10 or 12 rosy-faced, healthy-looking orphan children, from the streets of London and our own city, entered ...

... LMARK RtAES. Through the liberality of , S. Fraser, Esq., who has recently 1ome into ?? vaet estatee ln the neighbour- hood HigS hbbidg, a 0,pellent day's sport wais provided yetrda for the ycoten, of fjvic and the surrounding die. tr ?? about a mile from'rildrk, on the roadt Wle tbere to a very extenelve fiel d belonr;gltig to Mr. Fraser's estate, bitt in the occupation of Mr. Williamn CO, ...