... BRISTOL H7ARlBOUR REGATTA. This popular amusement went off this year with more than usual spirit. By the praiseworthy exertions of an active corn- mitte, a considerable sumn (we believe above £100) was raised, which enabled the committee to offer considerabic prizes to the winning boats, and the consequence was there was no lack of sport. Besides the manly and healthful nature of tho pastime, ...

... SPORTING INTELLIGtENCE. on Monday last a an rting military gentleman backed Mr. Coates, the celebrated .odoS pedestrian, to leap over b0o hur- dles, each -ft. Gins, high, pleced 12 yards apart, wvithin 2 hours; thus Coates must, to accomplish this extraordinary gymnastic feat, lea p at the rate of' 0 leaps and 72 yards per nunute in suc- cession from tie commencement. The matcd will come ofl ...

... FILL AND SHIREHAMPTON REGATTA. FIX ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 4- BOA - -wu , r AnecArAna _o . . I. - -d- s VE iIbAXL LAL . These aquatic sports cams m ffon Tuesday last, on the river at pill, hut shared- the ate of many another festival this season, being denuded of Its fair share of patronage by the unuwontedly foul weather that has so long prevailed. Ex- cepting the inhabitants of Pill, who are not to be ...

... VOLUNTEER COMPETTHION, The Clevedon Artillery Volunteers (1t Gloucester, No. 9 Battery) having been challenged by the 1et Egomereet Engineers to a friendly competition, the match took place on Saturday afternoon, on the range of the Engineers at Tiokenham, There were 16 men on eaoh side, the Engineers being from the Nailsea and Clevedon detachments, Both corps ueed their regulation rifles, ...

... $PDRTINQ I?TELLI?E?CE. LINCOI?T RAOES-YIismnnAx. .0 Pelerine ORAPETN STAKES, Vibration ?? 2 Banshee ., ?? 3 ? to 1 ? Pelerine, ? ? ? Bawbee, 10 to Vibration. Won by a short boa it HUSTEBS' SELLING HUBflLE MACIl PLATE. a * ?? 1 in Maid of ?? a Stumps, Silketone, Seagull, and Bird in the Air also f ran, Betting-13 to B agstSt?uaps, 3 to 1 agat PoddIn?r, ni 8 to 1 aget ?ii aid of Avenel, 8 to 1 ...

... I LiME PARK ?? Ltur, 1 Persuasion, 2. TRADESMAN's PLATE.-Bohernianl, 1; Brilliant, 2. MANOR STAEE8.-Mountain Buck, 1; Devotee, 2. . .6 HELEN'S ?? .,&nn, 1 1'addy OlRourke, 2. GAZETTE NEaW.-Earl Grey is nominated a Knight of the Garter. 1 Postage on letters to Ept Is to be reduced on July lst. . Maulbtitan's New ork letter of May 29, says the news from Vicksburg of a bad oharacter was coming ...

... GRAND CRICKET MATCH* AT BATH EIGHITEEI14 OF LANSDOWN V. ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN. On Thursday a grand criaket match, between Eighteen of Laupdown and District and the Eleven of All England, was eommenced on the ground of the Lanedown Club, at Bath, and attracted a large number of spectators, owing to the Eleven including some mem bers of the English team recently returned from Australia. The umpires ...

... banks have been established 14;. tnaatsa savings banks is the United Kingdom have been closed, held above £3,000,000 deposits, nearlv £2,000.000 of tIM amount is known to have been transferred to Post-otfice saviasi 1 The position of the foot-hawkur appears to have been dtaposed of At length by equitable una promise. The Cbancdlar of the Exchequer will relieve the hawker from the impost; but ...

... HIUNTING APPOINTMENT THE DUHE O 1B A1ORT8 B10UNDS.-AT 1130. hlond(ay .M..Dlarch 18,.. .TbnlRidesi Ciroaegter-wobda. Tuesday ?? March 19 . . .The Chequors, near Corihamn. Thursday .March 21,.. .Wy.lyeStation.(by invitation), at 12, Saturday .Varch 23 Tres nam. LORD FITZEAlTDINGO'S HOVS.-A10.UI Tuesday, . ..March ?? Nspapblield. Thursday MZlarch ?? saturday ---arch ?? Stinccombe. ...

... HUINTING APPOINTMINTS. THE DU3E OF BEAVFORT'S HOUNDS.-AT It Nlonday ?? 11,Volunteer, Broad Somerfoi Tuesday . ebruary;'12 ?? .ower Woods, - .Wlednesday.. February 13 ?? Swan, Derry-hiL ?? 14 .Crudwell. Saturday .Fbruary ?? Sodbury-common, LORD FITZHARDINGE'S HOUNDS.-AT 19.& MbItM7y ?? February 11 ?? The Black Horse. Tuesday ?? .February ?? Friday ?? February ?? Almondsbury. Saturda3y ...

... I I This match was continued yesterday at Leeds, and at the drawing of the stumps the scores stood as follows:- AUSTRALIANS. C. Bannerman, c Hall, b Blackburn . 52 A Bannerman, I b w, b Hill . 3 T. H1oram, b Motley . .. fD. W. Gregory, c and b HAll . 31 T. W. Garrett c Jarman, b Bates.. 27 F. R. Spoffortn, b Blackburn .1. . . 4 W. L. Murdook, c Hill, b Blackburn a.. G. H. Bailey, c Motley, b ...

... SPORTING INTELLIGENOR, SANDOWN.PARIK RACES-YESTERDAY, ALLcACEi) STAKES, One mile. Mr, Patmora's Temnplar, a, 8st 41b . (o !Endent) 1 Mr. Briggs's Brown Bess, 4 yrs, 8St 41h (A rtcinild) 2 Lord Ellesmere's Fusberta, 3 yre, 7,t'91b . (0. Wood) 3 West W'iNd and Patience also ran, Betting-7 to 4 agst West Wind; 2 to I agst Faaberta, 5 to I d.'9t Patience, 100 to 15 ogst Brown Bass, and 10 to I ...