The Sun. — London, England, 1866-03-12 00:00:00

~_. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday. The North German Lloyd's steamer Atlantic, from New York on the 22d ult., arrived off Cowes to-day, en route for Bremen. She brings 15 pas sengers, but no specie. RECEPTION OF THE VETO MESSAGE IN THE SENATE. WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, FEB. 20.—The intense excite- I went produced yesterday by the President's veto was only partially lulled by the lapse of the hours of rest. All over the city, up to hours that bordered upon the dawn, knots and companies of gentlemen were excitedly discussing the matter. Since the famous war of General Jackson upon the bank, nothing like the present excitement over a veto has been known. The vetoed bill originated in the Senate ; consequently it was returned to that body. Thither the excited multi tude bent their course. Before noon every part of the Senate chamber accessible to the public was densely crowded: the lobbies, alleys, and corners were filled, and nearly half the audience were ladies. It was easy to see, as the Senators came in, that their minds were full of the important business to come before them. There was nothing of the nonchalance that-usually prevails ; every face wore some shade of anxiety, and some of them did not disguise the expression of antagonism, of preparation for war to the knife. The Veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill was received from the President. The first Senator to get to the floor was Garrett Davis, of Kentucky. Then came Mr. Trumbull, of Illinois, who devoted nearly two hours to an elaborate explanation of the points and merits of the bill. As the discussion progressed, the interest inside and out side increased. The galleries, lobbies, and alleys became densely packed. Nearly every member of the Diplomatic Corps was on the floor, and scarcely a notable politician in Washington was absent. Members of the House were dodging in and out and the fever rose above summer heat. _ _ Mr. Alexander H. Stephens, late Vice-President of the Southern Confederacy also made a speech on the 22nd. It was delivered in Milledgeville, before the Georgia Legis lature. The telegraphic report of it contains five columns in the New York Times. Mr. Stephens told his hearers that " bad humour, ill temper, exhibited either in restless ness or grumbling, would not hasten restoration." He added--" The first step toward local or general harmony is the banishment from our breasts of every feeling and senti ment calculated to stir the discords of the past." The question whether Georgia was out of the Union by the se cession ordinance of 1861 Mr. Stephens holds to be of no practical use to-day. What his fellow-citizens have to re cognise, he urges, is, that " The whole United States is now our country, to be cherished and defended as such by al! our hearts and all our arms." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. About a week ago there was organised in this city a party of capitalists who had it in their hearts to make money by forcing up the prico of gold by large speculative purchases. As gold was rather scarce in the market they were in a fair way to succeed had not Mr. M'Cul logh, Secretary of the Treasury, discerned their game, which he has most unmercifully spoilt by selling during the last few days over $5,000,000 of his gold received from Custom duties, which is a larger amount than our speculators bargained for. The consequence is the premium is gradually declining, and cash gold is again very plenti ful. As the Secretary has constantly on hand from forty to fifty millions of the precious metal, all of which he has power to sell at his discretion, it is not probable that the speculators will soon repeat theirherculean efforts to advance the premium. A further decline, in the ab sence of a foreign demand, is likely to take place. MONEY MARKET. As all the gold sold this week by the Government has had to be paid for in greenbacks, and as many of the compound interest notes formally used as currency are now hoalded for the interest due on them, thus making the amount of active circulation so much less, money has been decidedly in more demand, and the rates are now full 7 per cent. for the best names. Good commercial paper is not negotiated for less than at the rate of 8 and 9 per cent. Secretary M'Cullagh's proposal to borrow money in foreign countries meets with strong opposition in and out of Congress. His bill will probably be defeated. Some fears are entertained that the split between the Pre sident and his Congress, will injuriously affect the country by unsettling public confidence; but people generally en dorse the President, and have no fears for the financial affairs of the Government. DRY GOODS. The trade in dry goods is dull, and very inactive. The importations continue heavy, and buyers are holding back for lower prices. NEW YORK BANK RETURNS. The following are the last returns of the New York Banks: Discounts. Specie. Circulation. Deposits. 8 Feb. 10, 1866 242, 608,872 10,129,806 22,240,469 188,701,463 Feb. 17, 1866 243,068,252 10,308,758 22,983,274 189,777,290 AMERICAN RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR JANUARY. 1866. 1865. Chicago&Alton 210,171 261,903 Milwaukee and Prairie du Increase. Decrease. ... G 1,732 Chien Milwaukee and St. Paul Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Toledo and Wabash _ 226,059 ... 144,084 ... 81,975 ... "WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE NEW YORK MARKETS. COTTON. —The market is greatly excited by the foreign intelligence, prices 2c. to 3c. higher, with a large specula tive demand. The theory connected with the rise in American cotton at the Liverpool market, and the decline of short staple cottons like Surats is, that goods from Surat cottons are rejected, while there is a peremptory demand for goods made from American cotton. The sales to-day were 5,000 bales at 45c. to 47c. for middlings, clos ing at 46c. for middling Uplands. BREADSTUFFS.—The market was irregular and gene rally easier, under the foreign advices. The common and medium grades of State and Western flours were sc. to 25c. lower, and very irregular and dull. Sales, 6,600 bals. at $6 65 to $7 15 for supers ; $7 25 to $7 70 for extra State ; $7 75 to $8 10 for choici3 State ; $8 20 to $8 56 for shipping round hoop Ohio ; $7 50 to $lO 15 for extra Western ; $lO 25 to $l4 50 for double extra Western and St. Louis. Corn was in good demand and firm. Sales 55,000 bush., including unsound mixed at 72c. to 76c. ; sound western mixed, at 76c. to 78c., in store and afloat ; Jersey yellow, at 78c. to 80c., the latter being scarce. Oats were in better demand, part for export. Sales 60,000 bush., including Canadian, at 55c. ; western sound, at 39c. to 44c., in store and delivered ; State, at 56ic. to 58c. ; Jersey and southern, at 50c. to 52c. Rye was rather firmer. Sales 10,000 bush. Butter was firm but quiet, at the late advance, at 25c. to 33c. for Western and Ohio, and 46c. to 47c. for State. Cheese, with better supply, was scarcely so firm, at 17c. to 20c. for State, and 21c. to 22c. for factory-made—latter an extreme price. AsHEs—We notice of sales 60 casks pots, part to arrive, at 7/c. to 7-Ic. Pearls nominal. BUILDING MATERIALS—The market is dull, with prices, and no sales sufficient to establish quotations. COFFEE—The market was quiet and unchanged. We quote : prime Rio, 21c. to 21fc. ; good Rio, 20c. to 20ic. ; fair Rio, 18c. to 181 c.; ordinary Rio, 171 c. to 171 c. ; fair to good cargoes Rio, 18c. to 20c. ; mats and bags Java, 28c. to 281 c. ; Maracaibo, 21c. to 231 c. ; Laguayra, 21c. to 230.; St. Domingo, 171-c. to inc.—gold, net cash, duty paid. 10c. ; 200 bags in bond, sold on private terms; also, 75 tcs. Carolina at 12ic to 131 c. SUGARS.—Raw sugars have receded fully -lc from the late advance, and we quote fair to good refining, 114 c. to 111 c. ; fair and good grocery grades, nic. to 121 c. Sales to-day 325 hhds. at 111 c. to 121 c. for Cuba, and 121 c. for Porto Rico ; also, a few has. at 11c. for common. Refined sugars are quiet at 17kc. to 17-ic. for ground and crushed, and 16c. to 1610. for soft white. TOBACCO.—The market continues very dull ; no change in prices. Sales 52 hhds Kentucky at 81e. to 28c., and 78 bols. Havanna on private terms. WHISKY —Was quiet at $2 15 to $2 20. FREIGHTI3--Were less active, except in the shipment of cotton. To Liverpool, 400 bales cotton, at 5-16 d., and per steamer 800 bales cotton ai 7-16 d. ; 250 boxes bacon at 255. To Bremen,. per steamer, 7,600 bushels rye at 7d. An issue has been advertised of $780,000 in 7 per cent. bonds, for the first division of the St. Paul and Pacific Railway through the State of Minnesota, at a price equal to 140 for 200 in bonds. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. The official Custom-house returns of the foreign trade at the port of New York for the month of December, 1865, have just been rendered. These complete the Foreign Commerce at New York for the calendar year 1865 which we proceed to recapitulate in comparison with the calendar year 1864. The comparative value of foreign goods entered at the port of New York, and of foreign goods actually marketed for the calendar years 1865-4 are as follows : 1865. 1864. Jan. Ito Dec. 31. Jan.l to Dee. 31. Total entries $222,619,138 $215,890,538 Total marketed Customs paid Average duty In addition to the above there was entered during the year 1865 foreign gold and silver of the value of $2,123,281 as against $2,265,622 in 1864. The exports of all descriptions for the calendar year are : 1865. 1864. Jan. Ito Dec. 31. Jan. Ito Dec. 31. Domestic produce 5174,247,154 $201,855,98 9 Foreign re-exports Specie ell ern ) I 30 003 683 • 50,825,621 Total Average price of gold ...1491 per cent. ' 205 per cent FOREIGN GOODS MARKETED AT NEW YORK. 1865. 1864. Peace. War. July ... 519,674,662 $10,684,485 August 26,401,412 15,507,970 September October November 22,064,390 10,104,219 December . Total 6 months $134,626,484 $69,201,651 Customs in gold .. 65,077,327 24,473,900 Average duties 481 per cent. 351 per cent. The following are the exports of some of the leading articles of domestic produce :- Past Since Same week. Jan. 1. time '65. Cotton, bales 10,038 76,530 6,801 Flour, bbls 22,842 157,093 206,832 Corn Meal, bbls Wheat bush Corn, bush. Rye, bush Beef, tcs and bbls 1,636 9,161 17,483 Pork, bbls Bacon, &c., 1001bs 13,601 36,929 70,635 Lard, 1001bs Cheese, 1001bs Butter, 1001 b 693 1,345 35,200 Ashes, Pots, csks 2O 672 b7B Ashes, Pearls, csks ... 10 119 Beeswax, lbs. Hops, bales 2 112 4,234 Rosin, bbls 10,212 28,403 1,118 Crude, Turp., bbls lO 110 Spirits,Turp.,bbls 2 ••• 769 352 Tar, bbls Tallow, 1001bs Tobacco, pkss - 3,286 16,948 38,930 Tobacco, lbs Oil, Sperm, galls ... ... 21,933 31,549 Oil, Whale, galls ... 320 1,613 4,605 Oil, Petroleum, galls 624,271 3,809,091 1,372,479 Oil, Lard, galls 829 3,380 4,673 Seed, Clover, bags 9,601 25,825 6,419 Staves, M Oil Cake, 1001bs Whalebone, lbs ... 95,718 3,834 FEB. 24 (Evening).-Gold, 1361. Exchange on Lon don, 1481. Erie, 801; Illinois Central, 115. WALL STREET. MINING INTELLIGENCE. NEVADA. THE SILVER REDUCTION PROCESSES OF NEVADA.—An important memoir under this title was read at the present session of the National Academy of Sciences, at Washing ton, by Professor Silliman. This paper embraced a de tailed statement of the so-called Pan process of Nevada— a kind of quickened Patio process, the pan being only a highly-improved and perfected form of the old Mexican Arrastra. The paper was illustrated by extended and minute tabular statements of the results of this metallur gical process as drawn from the records and statistics of the best silver mills in Nevada. The statistics of seventy mills were also tabulated in a systematic manner. Ana lysis of the ores of the Comstock Ledge, the results of the patio and barrel reduction processes of the Ophir Works, in the Washoe:Valley, and other similar details, illustrated the paper gleaned by Professor Silliman during his re searches in 1864 among the silver mines of :Nevada. This paper was accompanied by interesting oral remarks illustrative of the mineralogy and mining pro cesses of the Comstock Lodge, which, since its discovery in 1859, has returned to America, in spite of the very ex travagant waste of ores at the outset, about $50,000,000 up to the close of 1865. The nature of this communica tion, full of interest for the miner, metallurgist, and states man, is such that no justice can be done to it in a newspa per abstract. NATIVE IRON IN NEVADA.—T ho Virginia Enter prise says :—" Near Dog Valley Hill, on the ilenness Pass Route, is a large vein of a mixture of quartz or country rock, which has puzzled our miners over since 1860. in 1861 a company took up a claim, but could not make out what it contained by any of the tests in common use among miners, and the returns from rock sent to Cali fornia and other places for assay were very contradic tory and unsatisfactory. The ore contained a malle able metal which some supposed to be plating, and for a time there was a good deal of excitement among owners about the lead. However, there was no work done, and finally the mine was about forgotten. The rich dis coveries in Excelsior attracting the attention of miners in that direction, the lead was again located and slightly prospected. The new owners were determined to find out exactly what their ore contained, so they sent a quantity of it to Richard and Wiegaud, assayers, at Gold Hill, for chemical analysis. The result shows the rock to contain a small per cent. of gold and silver, and a very consider able quantity of native iron, something rarely seen. This was the malleable metal which had so long puzzled the prospectors. The Virginia Enterprise has the following mining intel ligence :—The yield of the Gould and Corry mine for the year ending November 27, 1865, was 12,948 tons, valued at $38.14 per ton, and amounting to $493,816.72. The yield of the Chollar-Potosi mine for the same period was 12,509 i tons of ore, valued at $30,75 3-5 per ton, amounting to $884,742.10. The Savage yielded 8,036 tons, valued at $36 per ton, and amounting to $343,404. The Ophir yielded 3,000 tons, valued at $18.331-3 per ton, and amounting to $55,000. The • Mexican yielded 1,791 tons, valued at $17,92 2-5 per ton, amounting to $32,119.81. Total num ber of tons extracted, 32,2851 amounting to $279,101.68 from those five mines. COLORADO. In late papers from Colorado are statements concerning the workings of old-fashioned mills, such as the follow ing: Davos, DYES, &c.—The market has been quiet; sales include 1 case opium at $5.80; 100 bales cutch, 13c., now held at 131 c. ; 800 lb. poor western ginseng, 70 ; 20 casks Dutch madder, 8 gold ; 10 do. cream tartar, 31 gold ; 90 tons soda ash, 8 to 101 ; 25 do. Sal Soda, to arrive, 21 to 2 1 gold ; 35 do. ; he re , 31 t o 4 ; 10 d o . caustic soda, 10i to 11; 200 kegs bi-carb. soda, 111; 250 do. to arrive, 7 gold, cash. tti;B—The market is firm, with a good trade. $1 to %Al. Foreign fruits are plenty, and dull. Raisins, 5 for b unc h and layer, halves and quarters in proporti on . figs, 15c. to Clir ra . lits, 141 c. to 15c. Turkish prunes, 151 c. ; 28c. to 29e. 20cie; ee ß razil nuts, 81c. Sardines, quarter boxes, 110 to $l2 per bb l. fruits are plenty. West India oranges, per box. Domestic Icilydrie lemons and oranges, $2 to $3.50 p 12c. to 14c. per lb. '5 l . ruits are quiet. Dried apples, NAVAL STORES.—Spirits of turpentine is firm at 85c to 90c for whole and retail lots ; butt hear of no m ovemen t of importance. Rosins continue i: g demand,mmon with p r ices rather hardening. Sales include 300 0 bbls. Co T s ar a i r:i r ved at $4.371 to $4.50 ; 250 bbls straimed at 8 4 75 150 bbls. No. 2at $5.621. Crude turp ent i, u ; I t : `1.87-1, freely, but remains nominally at $6.75 to $7. ir at $2.62} to $2.75 for Washington, and $3.50 for Wi ln • in un g_ ton. Pitch is dull at $5 to $5 50. Ons.=Linseed is selling slowly to the trade a t 81.38 1 to $1.40. Lard oil is firm at $1.85 to $1.90. There is some inquiry for both sperm and whale oil ; holders are firm, but prices are unsettled. The transactions for the week jincludo sales of 410 bbls. Sperm-200 bbls for expott and the balance to the trade, and 170 bbls hump back, for manufacturing—all on private terms. OIL OAR.E.—We only hear of sales of 131 tons city bag part at $49 cash. PAINTIL—The sales are 50 tons French snow white oxide zinc, to arrive, at 141 c. ; 10 do. American dry white lead, 142 c. ; 10 do. English do., to arrive, loi gold; 2,000 casks English, and 300 brls. American whiting, 31; 150 Venetian red, to arrive, 31 ; and 5 casks orange mineral, to arrive, 17}, cash. do l i 'rnorzum.—The mar k e t was ra th er fi rme r, with more g at 28c. to 29c. for crude ; 45c. to 47c. for refined, in bond, and 63 c. to 65c. for refi ne d, f ree . MONTANA. RicE._ lliere is a fai r d eman d f or R angoon a t p'c. to I MONTANA MLNES.—Captain Nick. Welland, an old citizenW "Mr. Fitzpatrick shipped one hundred and fifty-two ounces of gold yesterday morning, the result of a week's run from thirty-five stamps, upon which Mr. F. assures us there was a thousand dollars absolutely clear profits. Mr. F. took charge of the Gunnel Company's works about the Ist of August, since which time ho has shipped East 2,252 ounces of gold—at the generally prevailing rates of premium during that period, worth $51,796." The Smith and Parmelee Company shipped during the same period sixty-one thousand nine hundred and fifty nine dollars, with even a greater proportion of net profits. Most of the gold produced in Colorado is sent through by private hands or special messengers, and yet Ben. Hal lemy's express is carrying at the present time over $lOO,OOO per week of gold. The returns of the Philadelphia mint showthat Colorado isat present second only to California in amount of gold coined there, Colorado having furnished for coinage nearly four times as much gold as any other one of the new States and territories. this will prove ounted to $30,000,000. It is thought that The receipts of gold from Colorado up to last year am a m most productive gold-bearing State. All the country needs to develope and secure the rich mineral products of Colorado is the building of the Pacific Railroad. PROFITS ON COLORADO MINING.—Many encouraging thare ports from the gold mines of Colorado Territory have come to hand recently, but perhaps none deserve more attention athPal: business-like letter, just published by the "ears Dock Gold Company." From the figures given it ap- Poorest qualities of Colorado gold ores can a mill that canyiepluatotnhlryouthgrheef o h u u r a c d o r t e • cords now be worked to great advantage. On the basis stated dollars (orfo r t t o y ore, that will theton tons) r o d ! of ten tons, must net one thousand dollars per day clear profit. Air. Bowles, who accompanied Speaker Colfax on his recent Western tour, estimates that Colorado gold ores will average $lOO dollars per ton, or about three times $3OO per cord. A despatch from Denver, Colorado, on the Bth, says that 150 pounds of bullion from Colorado ores were obtained from the first runs of a new smelti ng process on exhibition there. The process exceeds the most sanguine expec tations. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 186 a of St. Louis, has just returned from Montana Territory, having left Virginia City Janua'ry 6th. He confirms the previous statements of the richness of both of the plain and quartz mines of that territory, and expresses the opinion that Montana will prove more productive in the precious metals than California, even in her palmiest days. The population of the territory now numbers 20,000, and large accessions aro expected next season. He says the best approaches to Montana are by the Missouri River, and predicts that if properly organised the commerce of the territory will be conveyed by that channel. There is a lump of gold in Washington, dug from the Montana mines, worth $17,000. CALIFORNIA. We quote the following from the Stockton Independent : —"During the year 1865, the Union Copper Mine at Cop peropolis, Calaveras county, yields as follows :—From March Ist to April 30th, 1,786,615 pounds ; May, 4,034,370 pounds ; June, 7,287,820 pounds ; July, 6,974,485 pounds ; Aug., 7,165,355 pounds ; Sept., 6,752,885 ; Oct., 6,477,420 ; November, 3,355,370 pounds; December, 3,250,245 pounds; total amount of ore, 47,084,756 pounds. Amount of matte sent away from the mine during the year, 763,995 pounds ; pig copper, 71,048 pounds, making a grand total of 49,918,767 pounds, or 23,959 tons 767 'pounds. Tho amount of money paid by C. T. Meader and Co. for freight on the above from the mine to the wharves in this city, at the rate of $8 per ton, is $191,673. The amounts of pre as given above were published in the Copperopolis Courier of the 6th instant, and correspond with the statement of the superintendent of the mine, made to C. T. Meade and Co., of this city, and which was shown to us by Mr. Littlehale, the clerk of tho firm, yesterday." . . . The San Fran cisco papers announce the receipt of a shipment of extra ordinary rich copper from the Colorado mines. The Examiner says the schooner Isabel, which arrived on the 7th inst., from Colorado River brought 1,076 sacks of copper ore from the Planet mine, Williams Fork Districts. It is perhaps the richest copper ore ever shipped to this port, yielding 61 8-4 per cent. copper, under a working assay made by the purchaser. We understand it was purchased for shipment to New York. Since the blockade of Chili ports copper ore has materially advanced in price, and 60 per cont. is now selling at $3 57 per unit. IDAHO. A San Francisco paper says that an honest miner from California shouldered his knapsack one day and struck out for Idaho. He arrived there last spring and took up a quartz claim. A few days ago" ho sold his claim for $BOO,OOO in gold coin of the realm. Governor Lyon, of Idaho, states that tho.territory of Idaho produced $17,000,000 in gold and silver coin in 1865. Valtiable veins of tin ore, yielding about 75 per cent. pure metal, have been opened near the north end of Gold Mountain, in Idaho. GENERAL MINING INTELLIGENCE. The Fort Scott, Kansas, coal is selling at Leavenworth at $2O per ton. An iron manufacturing company has been incorporated at Portland, Oregon, with a capital of $lOO,OOO. The total tax paid on petroleum, crude and refined, in Venango county, in a single month last year, was $243,894.08. A company of French capitalists have bought the lands of the St. Mary's mineral land company, on Lake Superior, for three millions of dollars in gold. The New York ilerald says a ton of anthracite coal is worth twenty-five cents in the mine, $1 86c. when pre pared for use, $8 in Philadelphia, and $l3 in New York, thus indicating that its value increases at a remarkable rate of progression when once it reaches daylight. There is now within the American possessions, west of the Rocky Mountains, three States and five territories, embracing an area of more than one million square miles, the whole of which may be considered a mining country. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHERT SE Y STEEPLECHASES-SATURDAY. There was perhaps a larger attendance of professional betters on the second day of the meeting, and, as the fa vourites were only successful in one instance, the backers had a long way the worst of the operations. The after noon was fine, and matters would have been satisfactory but for the " squabble" over the Chertsey Open Handicap, for which Doubloon was allowed to start, despite the fact that two objections were laid against him, one on the ground that the owner had not refunded the stakes re ceived for the Croydon Steeplechase through Old Oswestry, who has recently been disqualified by the Grand National Committee. Doubloon was just beaten by Portland and Fairplay, the latter winning after a splendid race ; but his jockey could not draw the proper weight till the bridle was brought in, or rather the " Portland" party would not let him ; and, in the meantime, the covering of the weighing-room was torn down, and a noisy and not too respectable mob hung round the scales and impeded the proceedings. Fortunately the bridle turned the balance in favour of Fairplay, and the verdict of " all right' was re ceived with loud shouting by the bookmakers, few of whom had laid against the winner. Subjoined are details of the running:— A Maiden Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for four-yr-olds and upwards; selling allowances. Two and a-half miles. Mr. Daily's Calverleigh, agod (£5O), 11st 71b (Mr. Barry) 1 Mr. Watkins's John Gully, 5 yrs (£100), list 71b (T. Clay) 2 Mr. J. Dillon's Irish Boy, 6 yrs (.C0),5 llst 71b (M'lnarnay) 3 The following also ran :—Mrs. Naggleton (late Moley), Bay Horse, The Prior, and Benanoar. Betting-5 to 2 each agst Calverleigh and Benanoar, 4to 1 agst John Gully, 6 to 1 agst Bay Horse. The Tiadesmen's Handicap Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs. Two miles. Mr. J. Dillon's Sporting Irishnian, aged, llst 71b (B. Land) 1 Mr. Riley's White Stockings, aged, 12st 41b (Ellison) 2 Mr. Dram's Redwing, aged, 12st 121 b (inc. 51b ex.) (Owner) 3 Ascot also ran. Daniels weighed for Freestone, aged, list 101 b, but did not reach the post in time to start. Betting-5 to 4 agst Sporting Irishman, 7to 2 agst Ascot, and 9 to 2 agst Redwing. The last-named made play for nearly a mile, whoa Ascot went to the fore, but again gave way to Redwing. White Stockings followed Ascot, and the favourite appeared to be in trouble a quarter of a mile from home, but being per severed with, and the others pumping themselves out, Sporting Irishman went to the front and won by five lengths ; White Sockings six lengths in front of Redwing. Ascot was a bad fourth. The winner was bought by Mr. Church for 41 guineas. Tho Chertsey Open Handicap of 10 sous oath, 3 ft, with 100 sovs added ; winners extra. About three miles and a half. Capt. Forrest's Fairplay, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b (M'lnarnay) 1 Mr. Daily's Portland, aged, 12st 21b (Mr. Barry) 2 Mr. Alford's Doubloon, aged, 12st 71b (B. Land) 3 Bristles, The Rogue, and Oscar also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Doubloon, sto 2 agst Portland, 5 to 1 each agst Bristles and Fairplay, 8 to 1 agst The Rogue, 10 to 1 agst Oscar. The race resulted in favour of Fairplay by a neck, a head separating Portland from Doubloon : The Rogue walked in fourth. The bridle had to be brought in before the rider of Fairplay could draw his weight. The Royal Stag Stakes of 5 sous each, 1 ft, with 30 added; winners extra. Two miles and a half. Mr. Green's Lot 84, aged, list 71b (Griffiths) 1 Mr. Calcraft, nd Antelope, aged, list 71b (Owner) 2 Tambour Major, Ladybird, and Benanoar also ran. Betting—Even on Benanoar, 3 to 1 agst Antelope, 4 to 1 agst Lot 84, 5 to 1 agst Tambour Major. A Farmers' Steeplechase of 1 sov each, with a Cup added, was won by Mr. Fowler's Sailor, beating Crucifix (upon whom 3 to 1 was laid), Birthday, and Henry Dunbar. BETTING ON THE COURSE. CHESTER CUP. 40 to 1 agst Sandal (taken to £5O). THE LATE CROYDON STEEPLECHASE. We have authority to state tat the Grand National Steeplechase Stewards will not entertain any proposition to reopen this case ; nor will Mr. Sherward be allowed to run any horse at any meeting hereafter until he has re funded the stakes won by Old Oswestry, to the owner of Cortolvin, to whom they have been awarded by the tribu nal in question. TURF NEWS.- CROXTON PARR CLUB.—There will be a ballot for new members at Melton Mowbray on Monday next. The Derby Spring Meeting has been abandoned, and it is Mr. Bradfield's intention to have three days in the summer. ..... -- Captain Christie has named his bay filly by Dundee out of Sacrifice, 2 yrs, Jeannie Deans. The new edition of Admiral Rous's work on the "Laws and Practice of Horse Racing" will be published next week. We are requested to state that the Grand Military Ban quet will take place, as formerly, at the Regent Hotel, on Friday next. Monarch of the Glen, Hawthorn, colt by Marsyas out of Augusta, and colt by Newminster out of Barege, all 3-year olds, left Hooton for Wadlow's stables on Monday last. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.—The Great Northern and Midland Railway Companies advertise return tickets for this meeting, on their usual liberal scale. Several important alterations have been carried out in the Chester Stand, and the enlargement of the weighing room, and providing increased accommodation for the press. Deauville races will take place on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, the 4th, sth, and 6th of August. There will be seven races of the value of £1,500, with a cup of £4OO, open to horses of all countries. MANCIIEST'ER SUMMER MEETING.—We beg to remind owners and trainers that the Chesterfield, Wilton, and Nursery Handicaps and Trafford Park Stakes close and name, on Tuesday next, the 13th inst. Mr. Andre, of Berlin, was in treaty for Creole and Sala mander at Liverpool, on Thursday last ; but Mr. Welfitt declined to put a price on the former, whilst Mr. Studd asked £5,000 for the Grand National winner. STOCKBRIDGE SPRING MBETLNG.—A special train will leave Waterloo at 9 20 a.m., returning from Stockbridge at 30 p.m. The course is within a mile and a half from the station. On Saturday last, 13aron, IL Ue Mesnil's horses, including Barberouse, Monitor, Novateur, a 3-yr-old by West Aus tralian, and two 2-yr-olds, left Chantilly, under the care of Spreoty, for England, where they will be trained in the neighbourhood of Winchester. The report that a ball was about to be given in the French Jockey Club is contradicted in Le Sport, it being according to our contemporary, a recognised principle among the members that the interior of the Jockey Club should resemble that of La Chartreuse in being "lady proof." Count Batthyany requests us to contradict the announce ment in a contemporary that he has engaged John Daley as first jockey at a salary of £3OO a year. Daley is engaged to the Marquis of Anglesea as first master, and to Baron Rothschild as second, whilst Count Batthyany has only a third call of his services. GREAT MATCII.—HaII Court and Merrimac were matched for £5OO a side, £2OO forfeit, at Liverpool, on Thursday last, to run three miles over the Warwick 'Steeplechase course (owners to ride, and Hall Court to give 71b) on Saturday next, the last day of the Grand Military meeting. throwing it 86 feet 9 inches, and for a long time Mr. James kept the lead, till Mr. T. R. Thornton, of the same college, Cambridge, threw it 87 feet 7 inches, which was the longest throw made. Mr. Morgan's colleague was evidently unequal to his task, and did nothing worth recording. Thus Cam bridge won with both her men. It may be worthy of mention, however, that all three of the gentlemen whom we have named have while in practice been able to throw the hammer, which weighs 161 b., a distance of one hundred feet. But not one of them could accomplish this distance on Saturday, just as it sometimes happens that in practising the University crews can generally row their course over the river in a shorter time than they do in con testing the actual match. The flat race of one mile which followed throwing the hammer was won with comparative ease by Mr. J. W. Laing, of Christ Church, Oxford, Mr. P. W. Bowman, of Univer sity College, Oxford, being a good second. From the first moment of starting in this race the result was never doubtful, Mr. Laing with the utmost ease running away from his competitors. The race was run in 4 minutes and 5 seconds, and the result elicited tremendous cheers from the Oxonians, who had not calculated apparently upon winning it with such facility. The main champion of Cambridge, Mr. C. B. Laws, of Trinity, from whom everything was expected, made but a poor show in the race, and at last resigned the contest. It was stated that he was indisposed and had been overworked in train ing and in preliminary contests. The contest for the high jump was won easily by Cambridge, Mr. J. Roupell, of Trinity, and Mr T. G. Little, of St. Peter's, leaping respectively 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 5 inches. Mr. F. Parsons, of Magdalen, Oxford, jumped to 5 feet 4 inches, but could get no further, and Mr. W. C. Stuart, Mer -1 ton, Oxford, failed at sft 2in. The jumping of Mr Roupell was excellent, as, indeed, the height he easily cleared sufficiently shows, but it was very de ficient in style, and any of the competitors might derive a good lesson in the grace of jumping from seeing what takes place on Good Fri day at the Agricultural-hall, Islington. The 100 yards' fiat race brought forth four competitors ; Mr. R. W. Vidal, St. John's Oxford, and Mr. T. M. Colmore, Brasenose, ran a dead heat, and beat both the Cambridge men. It was, however, a des perate race, as may be guessed when we say it was run in 10 seconds, and the beaten Cantabs were only a yard behind. Like the previous race, this was regarded as one of the great honours of the contest, and both the " dark blues" getting in first elicited tremendous cheers from their college companions. In throwing the weight (161 b.) both the Cambridge men won —Mr. G. W. Elliott (Trinity) throwing it 32ft 10kin, and Mr. Waltham (St. Peter's) 32ft VII, both the Oxford competitors—Mr. D. Morgan and Mr. C. Cotes —being beaten by more than 2ft. The flat race of a quarter of a mile was another victory for Cambridge, but was the only one of the races they gained. The starters for Cambridge were the Hon. F. G. Pelham (Trinity) and Mr. F. Cheetham (Trinity Hall); for Oxford, Mr. E. Nolan (St. John's) and Mr. M. G. Q. Knight (Magdalen). For a good space round the course it seemed as if Mr. Nolan would certainly win. Mr. Pelham joined him two or three times, and for a short distance all four were altogether, running desperately, and sti mulated to their utmost efforts by the cries of their companions. Coming nearer home, however, Pelham put on a tremendous spurt and at last passed Nolan and won by nearly three yards. Mr. Nolan was a good second. Some idea may be formed of the speed when wesay that from start to close the quarter of a mile was run in 53 secs. The first honours for the . long jump were won by Mr. T. G. Little (St. Peter's, Cambridge), who made a magnificent spring of no less than 201 t. 4in. Mr. W. F. Maitland (Christ Church, Oxford), took the second prize, clearing 19 ft 11in. Mr. A. C. Tosswill (Oriel) jumped almost as well as his colleague. The second Cambridge competitor, Mr. T. Law (Jesus), having hurt his leg, could not jump at all, and was absolutely out of the reckoning. The hurdle race was a most spirited contest. It was only for a distance of 120 yards, but even this short length was made difficult by 10 rows of stout hurdlest 4ft high, placed at intervals of 12 yards, so that the runners had scarcely cleared one when they were upon the others. The contest re sulted in a clear victory to Oxford, both hermen get ting in first. The winners were Mr. D. Morgan (Magdalen Hall) and Mr. R. Vidal (St. John's). Mr. T. Milvain (Trinity Hall) and Mr. L. Tiffany (Emmanuel) represented Cambridge. All the men got well off, and cleared their hurdles flying, Mr. Tiffany leading. At the third or fourth hurdle, how ever, he jumped out of distance, struck and got a heavy fall, which gave his opponents the lead. In an in stant, however, he was up again, and came clearing the hurdles in such a fashion, and so rapidly overhaul ing his opponent, that it was clear, had the race been for 150 yards, he would have won. As it was, both the Oxford men, as we have said, got in first, but not without a sharp struggle. This was the most beautiful race of the day, and it was wonderful to see the speed at which the men came, and the ease and lightness with which they seemed to fly over the close row of hurdles. The race was run in 18 sec s. Perhaps, with regard to this race, we may venture to suggest that the hurdles might be made lighter and less dangerous without in the slightest degree detracting from its interest. As they were constructed on Saturday they were really formidable obstacles, not sO much, of course, from their height as from their roughness and great solidity. The last race was the great event of the day—the two mile race, for which six competitors entered, three of each University, Messrs. J. W. Laing, Christ Church ; A. H. Johnson, Exeter ; W. P. Bowman, Univer sity, appeared for Oxford. Messrs. W. Long, Trinity ; R. C. Garnett, do. ; T. G. Little, who had won the long jump, and who ran in place of Mr. Lawes, who was indisposed, represented Cambridge. The starters having got off in rather a straggling line, Mr. Garnett took the lead, Johnson second, Little third, Laing, on whom the hopes of Oxford depended, being last. When nearly half a mile had been run Mr. Johnson took the lead from Gar nett. Thus, the men kept alternating, as each was virtually allowed by the other to take the lead and force the pace. Before a mile had been run, however, it was evident that the chief honour lay between Mr. Long and Mr. Laing, each in turn becoming the favourite as he showed in front. After a mile and a half had been done the excitement grew intense, and the contest as sumed a really painful interest as the men dashed past gasping, and each in reply to renewed calls made the most desperate efforts to win, though they seemed scarcely -able to stagger along. At the last round the feeling of excitement grew beyond all bounds. The course was broken into by thousands of students, who just left the men room enough to run, and who followed Long and Laing, who were now abreast, shrieking, calling to them, and acting, in short, like so many madmen in their efforts to keep up the energies of their separate representatives. As they came near the winning post the excitement was almost indescribable, for the men, though still abreast of each other, were evidently exhausting their last efforts to get ahead. For the last 100 yards the pace was frightful, and each competitor seemed more likely to fall than run another yard. Both, however, dashed on to the very close, and, in spite of every effort that either could make, both breasted the winning rope at the same instant, amid such a tumult of cheers and rejoicings from Oxford and Cambridge as has probably been seldom heard be fore, except at the great contest between the boats of the Universities. Both men seemed very much distressed, and it was a long time before the rival cheers for Laing and Long were ceased by the an nouncement of the stewards that it had been a dead heat, and neither had won. Mr. Little, who had never run a foot race before, and who was only sud denly called upon to take the place of a comrade who was unwell, made a very good third, though his previous exertions had apparently been sufficient to leave him no chance in such a contest. The time in which this two mile race was run was only ten minutes. The result of the whole contest shows that the two Universities have as nearly as possible divided the honours. In throwing the hammer, both the -Cam bridge men were first ; in the flat race of one mile both the Oxford men were first. In the high jump both the Cambridge men won ; in the flat race of 100 yards both the Oxford men won. In throwing the weight both the Cambridge men won ; in the flat race of a quarter of a mile Cambridge was first and Oxford second. In the long jump the Cambridge man was first, but both the Oxford men were near him, and the other representative of Cambridge was nowhere. In the hurdle race both the Oxford men won ; and in the great two mile race the cham pions of the two Universities ran to a dead heat. On the whole the most important of the events were won by Oxford. STUD NEWS. Dollar's !subscription is full. Victorious will stand at Rawcliffe this season; but be fore leaving Epsom Juliet will be put to him. Prince Nicholas Esterhazy has purchased Appenine to go to Austria, for steeplechasing. _ _ _ On the 3d inst., at Bushy paddock; Hampton Court, her Majesty's Lady Palmerston, a bay colt by Ne \minder and on the 9th inst., Ossifrago a chesnut colt, by Orlando. Eveline's filly foal was returned last week by The Cure instead of Lord of the Isles ; and the mare's name is Eve line, not Evelina. She is at Sheffield-lane paddocks, on a visit to Adventurer. Mr. R. 11. Jones has sent Sapunda to Lord of tho Isles. Adelaide, by Melbourne (her dam), is dead, a fine colt foal by Carnival was taken from her. At the Neatherd's House, Doncaster, Mr. Webster's Slut, by West Australian, a bay colt by The Marquis. Mr. W. Sadler's Ferina (dam of St. Hubert) has picked a filly foal by Brother to Bird on the Wing. Some time ago, Mr. Saxon's Ada de Clare was announced to have cast her foal to Musjid ; it ought to have been Lady Superior had foaled a colt by that horse. Ada de Clare is in foal to Costa or Lord Albemarle. Mr. Blonkiron has had the misfortune to lose Magic, one of his few Melbourne mares, and the dam of Magician. The last of her produce is a remarkably fine yearling by Dundee, which will be sold at Middle Park in June next. On the 3d inst., at Hooton stud farm, Mr. Cookson's Mis- Julia a colt by Buccaneer, which died on the sth ; on the 7th inst., Mr. I'Anson'sßonny Breast Knot, a colt by Rata plan. Arrived to Macaroni :—Colonel Hall's Banquet, Mr. Cookson's Penalty, Queen of the Gipsies, also his bay mare. Count Alvensleben, of Erxleben, has bought Sir Roger for a stallion, to replace Paragone, by which horse he has six brood mares, whose blood mixed so well with Saun terer that the Count carried everything before him at Berlin, Hamburgh, and Frankfort, with his two year olds last season. Hunting News. Hunting men in Northamptonshire will regret to learn that Mr. Anstruther Thomson gives up the Pytchley at the end of the present season. Earl Grosvenor will be succeeded in the Mastership of the Cheshire Hounds by Mr. Corbett, of Adderley, who in tends to hunt five days a week next season instead of four. We hear. on reliable authority, that the Cotswold diffi culty has been arranged, and that Mr. Cregoe Colmoro will continue the management of the pack. This ii principally owing to the increased pecuniary- support which the Broad way Committee are enabled to promise, through fresh sub scriptions, amongst ythich a guarantee of £lOO a year for two years from 11.RII. the Duke d'Aumale having been received by them. We feel much satisfaction in announc ing, therefore, that this really brilliant pack of hounds will remain in the Cotswold country, by the sporting inhabi tants of which Mf Colmore's intention of continuing at the head of affairs has been welcomed with the greatest pleasure. The Prince of Wale; Prince Alfred, and the Prince of Hohenloe honoured Mr. E. J. Coleman, of Stoke Park, near Slough, wither visit on Thursday last, and enjoyed some capital sport with his harriers. We are glad to hear that Hr. Deacon, the popular Master of the H H, who was recently entertained at a compli mentary dinner by the subscribers, has no intention to give up the management of that pack, as reported, The Lanarkshire and lionfrewshire country will next season be divided. Lord Eglinton has consented to Lunt the lower (or Renfrewshire) division in addition to his own country ; and Colonel Buchanan, who has shown such capital sport, and is so very popular, will go on with the Lanarkshire portion until somebody else comes forward to relieve him of the Mastership.—Sporting Gazette. AQUATICS. OXFORD UNIVERSITY BOAT CLUB. There is little to record respecting the doings of the University eight. They are practising prineipally between Iffley and Oxford, and their improvement is as steady as could be wished. Considering the vast and rapid improve ment that always takes place after their arrival at Putney, we believe that the Oxford boat of this year will be the best that has appeared for a long time. The average of weight, strength and science has scarcely ever been so high or so well combined. Mr. Woodgate and several other old oars are assiduously looking after their welfare. The individual style has greatly improved, especially in the new members of the crow. We should like, however, to see 7 a little stronger, and stroke's head and body rather stiffer. On Thursday they were steered by Mr. Hamilton, of Pem broke, in the absence of Mr. Tottenham. LONDON ROWING CLUB, The opening of the season takes place on Saturday next, the 17th inst., when members are expected to assemble at Putney by 2 25 or 3 15 trains. g club meeting will be held at the Star and Garter in the evening, when ballot will be taken for the following candidates :—Messrs.E.H. Cousens, R. C. Holmes, C. Baker, H. Baker, W. Larking, and A. S. Gulston. The trial eight-oared race has been fixed for Saturday, April 21; entries close March 17. TWICKENHAM ROWING CLUB. The annual meeting of this club was hold on Wednesday last at the club-rooms, Twickenham, when the president, vice-president, and treasurer were duly re-elected. The late captain (Mr. Cox) resigned his office, and Mr. A. J. Ebsworth, who has for some time taken an active part in club matters, was elected to the post. Mr. V. Griffiths, the late honourary secretary, who has filled that office from tho commencement of the club, having now resigned, Mr. Bohn was elected to his post. The committee was then voted for, and 22 candidates admiitted to the club, and, after a little business, the meeting, which was admirably presided over by Mr. Smith, was adjourned. The Oxford and Cambridge Athletic Sports. On Saturday this great annual competition between what we may call for this occasion the rival Univer sities was brought to a moat brilliant close in the meadows of the Christ Church Cricket Club, beyond the bridge at Magdalen. The general feeling was n st o r t o w ngitlhyo iuntsome favo urshow of th of reason. A the success t Cambridge, Cambridge.and these athletic sports have been practised f or some time, and it is only within the last three years or so that she has challenged Oxford to compete with her. For the last few years Oxford has generally lost in these games, but has as regularly reversed the ver dict by winning the great event of the year—the boat race, the honour gained by which is indisput ably greater than a victory in all the other athletic sports put together. Within the last two years, how ever, the Oxford men have paid more attention - to jumping, running, throwing hammer, &c., and the result has been a very close approach to the excel lence of Cambridge. Thu on Saturday, though the odd event was in favour of their antagonists, the honours of the contest were on the whole equally divided, for though Oxford did not win so many, what she did win were the most important of the games. The general feeling as to the merits of the competitors was also most curiously reversed by the actual tests. Cambridge, for instance, felt certain of winning most, if not all the races, and the Oxford men were as confident of victory in throwing the hammer or putting the weight. But as it turned out Oxford won most of the running contests, and was just as signally defeated in the latter trials. The competition, as we have said, was carried on in the cricket ground meadows, which on Saturday were about the dampest and bleakest fields in which a large company ever shivered without shelter. The dav, too, was bitterly keen, and the piercing north easterly blasts were only varied by short driving showers of rain and sleet. Yet in spite of all this, such was the interest felt that from 8,000 to 10,000 visitors w ere present, and remained from the very com mencement of the sports till they were brought to a most exciting conclusion at half-past 5 in the even ing by one of the most keenly contested tie races ever run. The first event of the day was throwing the hammer, one of the few things which were looked upon as a certainty for Oxford. Yet Ox fold lost, both the Cambridge men beating her champions. The most conspicuous of these latter was Mr. D. Morgan, of Magdalen Hall. Mr. Mor gan, it is stated, can easily throw the hammer 100 feet ; but just before the trials he had been very un well, and on this important occasion could only send it whirling to a distance of 86 feet 6 inches. Mr. R. T. James, of Jesus, Cambridge, beat this by BILLIARDS. MESSRS. DUFTON AND HITCHIN, FOR £5OO. On Friday evening, in the presence of at least a couple of hundred gentlemen well known in con nection with turf pursuits, the match between our metropolitan celebrities, Messrs. W. Dufton and W. C. Hitchin, was played at the Philharmonic Rooms, Islington. The interest attaching to a game between these men would at any time be consider able, but the fact that in February last Dufton beat Hitchin by just 15 points out of 1,000, led to not only a good deal of excitement, but unusual specu lation in billiard circles on the result. Such a ter mination as that just alluded to caused dissatisfac tion to Hitchin and his supporters, and Dufton's challenge to play, and back himself at £6OO to £4OO, or £3OO to £2OO, was pretty quickly accepted on condition that a Burroughes and Watt's table, and 2-16th balls be used, but Dufton was to be allowed to name balls of such a weight as he chose two days before the day of playing. In order the better to accommodate a large company, Mr. Edgar Davis, who had taken the room for last evening, caused rows of extremely comfortable reserved seats to be placed around, whilst the floor was covered with matting, and altogether a snug appearance pervaded the place. At 5 minutes past seven Dufton entered, and his coming was the signal of a hearty hand's clapping, Hitchin's appearance shortly after being greeted in a like fashion. The balls to be played with were an unusually heavy set, Dufton having named 13oz. idwt. troy, and after the process of testing had been gone through, the game commenced at 18 minutes after seven precisely. Offers of £l5O to £lOO, or £3OO to £lOO met with no takers, thongh £2OO to £lOO would have been accepted. Dufton won the string with the plain ball, and the game was opened with the usual miss in baulk. Hitchin was the first to score, a cushion cannon commencing his opening break of 8. £3O to £2O offered and taken twice over. Hitchin, his opponent not scoring, ran up to 16 and then to 22, Dufton still continuing at 2, hav ing had another miss given. A little skilful menage, however, altered the state of affairs, for Dufton getting hold of the balls, walked away by a succes sion of easy strokes to 30. The first fluke, a " loser," then counted to Hitchin, but be failed to score after it, and alternate misses were given and strokes played till Hitchin " felt his way" towards the end of the first hundred by a sweetly-played 41, which included a lot of very neatly made cannons. A miss by Duf ton presently made the scores-Hitchin 80, Dufton 33, and the former again bowled merrily along till a cheer announced that he had reached 102. Even money offered, but when Dufton held the cue £lO to £9 on him was not accepted, and at Hitchin 120, Dufton 44, offers of £lO even the latter went beg ging, so great a favourite was he. From 158 Hit chin cleared at a break to 180, Dufton being 58 only, and still only even money was talked of. Hitchin had had so far both luck and breaks, and when he reached 203 his party offered £25 to £2O on his chance, a bet being presently booked at £ll to £B. Five minutes showed another 28 break to the ac count of the "old-'un," and Dufton got no further than 64, till a couple of cannons and a six stroke made his figures 75. At eight minutes past eight Hitchin, who had been playing remarkably fast and as well as quickly, reached his third hundred, amidst immense cheering, Dufton 79; £l4 to £8 on the former, whose cannons were the theme of general admiration, offered. At 80, against Hitchin's 326, Dalton got hold of the balls, and, after asking the odds against his " catching, passing, and winning," he scored on to 93, where failing make a cannon his opponent also made half a score. Offers to take £l5 to £5 about the game, which was presently called at Hitchin 341, Dufton 100. The former could not do wrong, the balls going in just like " shelling peas," and he put on score after score until the marking board stood, Hitchin 381, Dufton 127. Here the " long 'un," as one of his partisans expresses it, took a turn, and a 27 resulted, though his numbers looked hardly:morerespectable by so small an addition ; another 15 to Hitchin and a 17 to Dufton, in which were five spot strokes, and the fourth century was gained by the foremost man, who was being applauded at every other stroke, so splendidly, not to say fortunately, did he play. At Hitchin 427, and when he was still in " full cry," Dufton, whose figures were only 173, offered to " take four ponies to one yet," a facetious gentle man asking, as though in doubt, " How much, Wil liam ?" Still the little man pursued his course, and a 33 “all told " rewarded his endeavours, proving that not only was he " all there," but multum in parvo was the phrase applicable in his case. " Oh ! my," exclaimed one of his enthusiastic admirers ; " that was a thick 'un," cried another-a cannon round the cushions, and apparently next to an im possibility, having just " come off." The applause on Dufton's side, when a superb " jenny" brought the balls into play, was hardly less, but the white presently ran in, and at Hitchin 479, Dufton 224, the full game was recorded, though Hitchin completed his first 500 at three minutes to nine o'clock, £3O to £lO being offered on him. The break, however, did not stop there, and he went on scoring till a 43, in which came a " lucky white," made him 540, Duf ton 237, offers of " four ponies to one" on Hitchin passing untaken. A couple of strokes in a break when Dufton was nearly 300 are worthy of notice. Both were twist shots, the one played hard from baulk, and the other a really splendid " wriggler," which made its way into the bottom pocket from an extremely difficult angle. The hands of the lookers on went to work with a will at each shot, and the non-favourite must have no little felt rewarded; he looked as though he did, at all events. Hitchin followed with another tidy 24 break, and continued to " pave his way" with great determination, a 30, in which were four spot hazards and several red losers, quickly being put to his account. At Hit chin 689, Dufton 339, the latter again had a short revival, and his numbers rattled merrily along till 35 had been added, when he broke down at a rather difficult cannon, but again got to work after his opponent's stroke, and was presently 22 more to the good. At Hitchin 696, Dufton 400, the timekeeper pointed 9.40 and Dufton was going on with another " little lot"-as the auctioneers say-which made his game 434, the break having yielded a 38. The scores were called, Hitchin 706, Dufton 434, and here, at fourteen minutes to ten, an interval oc curred, the players re-commencing business at seven minutes after ten, Dufton the striker, and the balls in a bad position. He scored, however, and after offering to take £6O to £lO, he made a number of sweet shots till 36 were added, and the game pro gressed till he shortly offered during the break to take £2O to £5. When Hitchin was 734, Dufton 487, a bet of £lOO to £l5 was booked, Dufton standing halves with the taker. "Hitchin 757, Dufton 568," was called at 25 minutes past ten, and when the latter reached 525 offers to take £5 to £1 were numerous. Hitchin, at 781, made half a dozen " spots," then broke down, Duf ton, who had meanwhile scored a 27, being called at 567. A 23 and a splendid losing hazard break of 33, made Dufton's score look all the better. In the midst of the "losers" he had a difficult long jenny to play, but he nevertheless offered to " take two ponies he went off it and won the game." The bet was not accepted, but the score was made, and general " Bravo, Bill!" resounded through the room. Again Hitchin progressed, and again his adversary made " strong running," five spot hazards being included in the next break of 18 he made. Then Hitchin 857, Dufton 650, and general ap plause. From 665 to 687 Dufton again went at a " run," and passed into the seventh hundred at 10 minutes past eleven. Hitchin about this point did not score a break worthy of mention, and Dufton crept up to 753, whilst his opponent got to 900, a double baulk of Dufton's about this time gaining great applause. In Hitchin's last hundred the break of the evening, a piece of splendid nursing/ was made, the striker beginning at 902 and not con cluding till the marking board indicated his score as 979—a 77 well played. The remaining soon got, and at 24 mi nu t es t o t we l v e, Daft" being 777, llitchen w a s p roc l a i me d th e winner at 1,001. f e w were From the first Ilitchin was lucky and his play good. Dufton had no breaks in the early p a rt ?f the game, but his hand went down as steadily in the seventh hundred as though he was having th e best of it. A beautiful table of Spanish mahogany, made by Burroughes and Watts, of London, was used for the match, and John Gl en i s t er mar k e d carefully throughout. COUNTRY MARKETS. NORWICH SATURDAY. There was a fair supply of wheat at this market today, and prices were about the same as on this day so'nolgl“' all samples meeting a ready sale. Barley appears now to d be in only faw hands, and very high rates' were domand e in both malting and grinding qualities ; prices ruled 61:1 to is per quarter higher than last week. White wheat (weighing 641 b), 50s to 54s ; old red ditto (weighing 651 b), 48s to 50s ; new red ditto ) weigh t _l, 601 b to 631 b), 42s to 47s ; best malting barley (weighing 521 b to 531 b), 36s to 38s ; runs ditto (weighing 51.1 to 5 21 -" P 34s to 365; distilling ditto (weighing 501 b to 521 b), 30s to 32s ; oats, 24s to 26s ; beans, Ks to 39s ; peas (maple), 365 to 38s per qr. Flour, 32s per sack. NO T TINGHAM—SATuRDAY. There was a fair supply of wheat at our corn market ill' day, but tho condition of the samples was by no moa t ' bo first-rate. The demand ruled slow, at the prices of t' week previous. The quantity of barley shown was toler able, and there was a firm feeling in the trade at fully ag much money as last week. The demand for oats prove d healthy, and late prices were maintained. Old white wheat, 57s to 60s ; old red, 51s to 53s ; ne lr white, 54s to 58s ; new red, 46s to 50s per 36 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 358; new, 26s to 30s per 24 stone. Beans, 01(1 ' 50s to 52s ; new, 43s to 47s per 38 stone. YORK—SATURDAY. Our market was pretty well supplied with wheat for the season, the show consisting of white and red d es cription s • The tone of the trade was inactive, recent rates being g e nerally made. There was a middling supply of barley, for _ which a steady demand was experienced, and the qu ota . . tions of the week previous were for the most part sII P ported. For oats the demand was fair, and the show be ing limited, prices remained firm. The supply of beans Wl' small, and sales were effected at fully late currencies. 36 New white wheat, 48s to 54s ; new red, 45s to 48s pe r stone. Barley, for malting, 38s to 40s. per qr. ; grind -113 32s to 34s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 24s to 24s per 2 4 st eno ' Beaus, new, 42s to 44s per 38 stone. LEWES TER S AT URDAY. The show of wheat at to-day's market Wag not ovor large, and there was a quiet demand at no material chavgs in prices. For the finest sorts of barley a good derva n . , took place, and extreme prices were obtained ; for ordinal kinds the demand was dull. New white wheat,sos to 52s ; new red, 46s to 49s ' • ° white, 54s to 56s ; old red, 49s to 52s per 36 stone. fla„,,r ley, for malting, 36s to 40s per qr. ; g ri n ding, 28s to 04 per 30 stone. Oats, old, 36s to 40s ; new, 24s to 30s per stone. Beans, old, 50s to 52s ; new, 42s to 44s per 38 st 011". DUBLIN, FRIDAY. this Market unaltered. Home grain sold at prices of 7 0 day week, except barley, which was 6d dearer. Fo reib wheat steady demand, at fully previous rates. Indian consumption increased, and sellers make 6d more nion l e . B 7 f Flour without alteration. French sells at prices bt u , home-manufactured ; buyers only make for itunnew' wants. Oatmeal steady. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Miles Opened. Eeoel P". Railways. ~.--......----....----s 1866. 1865. ,e.. 1866 186 • .£ 3 Belfast and N. Counties 991 99/ 1, 765 I 's7 70 1 Belfast and Comity Down 441 4;1 562 „ 09 3 Blyth and Tyne 36 36 1,923 4,02 Brecon and Merthyr ........ 61 61 1,139 5. 619 Bristol and Exeter 1216 1216 5,824 470 Caledonian, Scottish Central 4151 408 2618 6 24 . 04 6 Cambrian Cockermouth K & Penrlth .. 311 - 363 qo Cockermouth and Workin .. 9 9 415 '34 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 356 131 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 64 66 134 401 Cork and Youghal 2 1. 638 Cornwall 656 654 1,6 5, " 08 Deeside , 17 17 2 0 63 Do Extension Dublin & Belfast Junction .... 63 63 1,307 . 43 1 Dahill , and Drogheda 75 75 1,529 .243° I 2. 7 " Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd lO6 91 4 2,745 276 Forth and Clyde Junction Furness, Ste 5O 5 ) 4,t61 " , f ,O Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union Great Northern 404 4 01 33,438 6 p 09 1 Great North of Scotland 5B 53 1,418 ' 7 09 - Do Branches 42 4/ 1,110 62 4 Qt. Northn. & Westn. (lrel.) B3 211 63i ,iv r 'it.Southn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 3871 38 7 4 8,0/2 ,•139 Great Western 1292 1270 61,668 63 . 7 ,5 Hull & Hornsea Highland Irish North-Western 145 145 1,546 „t' ‘ ,2l Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 403 41,07 0 w• - 2 3 Limerick and Ennis.. 241 241 72 146 Limerick and Foynes 261 261 63 37! Llanelly 461 461 679 4 ° Llynvi Valley London & North-Western London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast London, Chatham, & Dover; (1341 121 3 8,031 70/ 116 1, 9 -. all Metropolitan Extension 1 12 .- j ). .. 600 Do. Kent Coast Lon., Tilbury, & Southend Han.,Sheffield, & Lincoinsh Ranch. S.J un.& Altrincham 95 91 1,40 9 I "34/ . llaryport and Carlisle 4 0 Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6774 6631 48,43 3 4 4 ' 7 4 3 Midland Gt. Westn. of Irlnd..; 2601 2604 5.0; 0 : 2. '72v ,, llonmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 4l 44 2, 11 uv N and h and Dundee ' Edin., Perth 618# 6564 22,140 206 , Q 61 7 N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 12071 11601 66.4 7 / 6 " 4 3. 1 North London ll g - 4,46 5 7. 5 0 North Staffordshire 258 258 7,793 .41 Pembroke and Tenby ll6 116 96 1,05, 5 R.hymney l9l 191 1,25 1 5; ~ Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138 5,45 5 74 Somerset and Dorset 66 66 1,124 ~, , 73 South Devon South-Eastern 315 308 19,1 48 'kW Tall Yale 6l 61 6,099 6 . 403 Ulster 1054 1054 2,51 7 .141 _ . Vale of Clwyd - to . 13 3 ' ;3 1 Waterford - and Kilkenny 3l 31 398 i 266 Waterford and Limerick 77 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt lO 77 1.406 10 1U 753 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 8 9 ° Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern Junction 261 Bombay, Baroda, dz Cen. India 306 Detroit and Milwaukic lB9 Dutch Rhenish loB} Eastern 01 France l5 il Eastern Bengal ... . llO East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 Great Central of Belgium 285 Great Indian Peninsula 6241 Great Luxembourg 134 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 32,719 "" 0, i t 59 4 793 0 3.0 3.331 4,548 9,438 'O3/ 4,548 4,01 d 3,947 tA 55 64,248 55 1 . - 5 20,68 1 - '6 Ol c. 93 4),z-2 3 ' 4 . 37 4 5,53 3 'o n o 2;222 4.7 1 9 12,5 62 5100 8,342 3 . 65 5 26 205 't t 5 '431 a 41 0 6 50,027 7 " - '72 5 3i 52 , t o 3) 136,450 ', A O' 72,289 "'"37 3 1,007 2 175 2,141 '23 5 2,093 1 2 it 3 60,3 14 491 264 13,422 • 2IY 69 q 7 77 9 47,446 ici a lri a i 3. . -- -- _____ 611 dladrid, Saragossa &Alicant 778 Northern of Canada Northern of France . 724 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman . . 4Bl Paris, Lyons. & Mediterrn 2006 Paris and Orleans lB2l Recife and San Francisco, &c 77i Sande.... lO5 Do. Punjab, &c 253 South Austrian, .5Lc ..... Southern of France 863 Victoria Welland 25 West & N-Wn. of France 181 1970 1618 774 los 1648 823 251 1016 (ADVERTISEMENT. —Holloway's Ointment and ar ia Effectual Aid.— In the s a d ti me o f s i c kness it is c ue ' pro' be to know that a rem e dy d oes ex i s t an d that it can 1;1 are cured at a little cost. Holloway's ointment and P"tioest always useful in relievin g pain, i n r educing inflaruu lt ' 1 ,6 and regulating disordered actions. They never eeca so misapplied nor can they under any circumstan ces 0 0 4 mischief. They are a blessing to the rich when tom D oe by indigestion, gout, skin diseases, &c., and a preciou s w e to the poor when struck do w n by illness. TD B° iior s 9 medicines should be in the possession of all soldiers, s a p al'` and emigrants, who will then be in a position to el L f x , cOr and cure disease when medical assistance cann ot tained. Births. N •BnlsTowE— On the 10th inst., at Herne-hill, the N y e Bristowe, Esq., of a daughter. sout h CLARK—On the 10th lust., at 31, Addison-gar den Kensington, the wife of Alfred Clark, of a son, t oil HOLMES—On tho 10th inst., at Harwood Corbe Essex, the wife of Henry Holmes, Esq., of a son. s y., TARLETON—On the 10th inst , at 75, Belgralre - r ° ltter• the wife of Capt. Tarleton; C. 8.7 R . N. , of a (10 -o. M th alz h ia . ges. 31 „ 4 , ga „ie.,, v d i t BALAAM- DAVIES James .. Balaam, only sone of t i h n e st ia , th at M S t i ... B a a ry ioni,.o. o tt e er lingborou h, Northamptonshire, to Ann, eldest 0 '705' of R. Davies, g Esq., of Knightrider-street, 9°e' commons. _ in clell) HORN-ToLLER-On the Bth inst. ,_ at the In d e li -- to S. t n er ml; of Chapel, Kettering, Samuel Horn, E son of the ''' b- Wm. Toiler, Esq., of Kettering. Esq., of Tutbury, to Faany 13scirelvin, eldest &tug Deaths. ' BAwToTrEZOSNu-no,eyn,talageeBdthmi.ns. at Thqswitter, C h arlotte. lict of the late H. T. Battorson, Esq, ~ formerly of V 0 J o lla CONOLLY-On the sth inst., at The Lawn, Ilanwell,.. 0 to Conolly, M.D., D.C.L , Oxon, Consulting Physic° the Hanwell Asylum. • zr civi lle DENNIS-On the 9th inst., at his residence, 9,. 1, °° d 80. Villas, Navarino-road, Dalston, Mr. W. Dennis, scv.o6t., GAILDIOL-On the Bth inst. at Talbot House, trlllersa. bourne-terrace, Madame L o uise de Gardiol, agedeilt° 0 a KENTON-On the Bth inst., the Hon. Mrs. B. l ' Macefen, Cheshire, aged 51 . , ,-flpstetl' KEEP-On the Bth inst., at 7 , College-terrace, 1-I°.- Wm. Keep, aged 45. , ,- bill: LucAs-On the Bth inst., at Louvaine-road, St. Jou ll - p r in" Wandsworth, Frances, the wife of C. 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