The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-17 00:00:00

BETTING AT isIANCLIESTER—YEtTEItDAT.

On Wednesday St. Hubert, who had been very quiet
in the betting for some days, was fairly installed first fa-
vourite for the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes. For the
Great Northern Handicap Vandal was a better favourite
than on Tuesday, 100 to 8 being the highest offer against
him. Yesterday sto 2 was the best price obtainable
against either St. Hubert or Lord of the Isles for the Two
Thousand Guineas. Metropolitan—Pharsalus seemed to
be retrograding, there being no takers of 4 to 1. Steelyard
was backed to a " pony" at 25 to 1. 500 to 30 was laid once
against Miss Mowbray for the Liverpool Steeple Chase.
400 to 50 was taken about St. Hubert for the Derby, and
35 to 1, to 251., about Wild Dayr ell. To-day the Trout,
for the Liverpool Steeple Chase, was backed at 11 to 2.
Miss Mowbray was supported at 100 to 6, and even 5001.
was laid between Dalkeith and Need wood. For the
Metropolitan, Pharsalus receded to 9 to 2, offered.
Great Northern—Vandal had friends at 12 to 1, while
there were no takers of 15 to 1 about Lord Palmerston.
100 to 6 was taken several times about The Yore.
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, 55 to 20 would have
been taken freely about St. Hubert ; 3 to 1 was currently
offered against Lord of the Isles ; 4 to 1 was taken to a few
pounds about Scott's lot, and after wards offered. The Ches-
ter Cup is nearly a dead letter at present ; 8 to 1 would
have been taken freely about St. Hubert for the Derby ;
Rifleman has sprung in the market since Tuesday, 100
to 9 being the highest offer against him to-day. Latest
quotations :

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
11 to 2 agst The Trout (taken)
10 to 1 agst Bastion (offered)
100 to 6 agst Miss Mowbray (taken)
100 to 6 agst Dalkeith (nominal)
100 to 6 agst Needwood (nominal)

GREAT METROPOLITAN.

9to 2 apt Pharealne (offered)

GREAT NORTEERN.
12 to 1 agsb Vandal (taken)
15 to 1 agst Lady Palmerston (offered)
100 to 6 agst the Yore (taken freely)

THE TWO THOUSAND.
sto 2 agst St. Hubert (take 55 to 20)
3to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (offered)
4to 1 agst Scott's lot (taken and offered)

MISTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Andover (wanted)
20 to 1 agbt Rotherham (offered)
100 to 3 agst Arthur Wellesley (taken)
45 to 1 agst Honeysuckle (taken)
00 to 1 agst Pharsalus (taken)
100 to 1 aggt Star of Surrey (taken)

DERBY.
15 to 2 agst St. Hubert (take:B to 1 f.)
10 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken)
100 to 9 agst Rifleman (take, 100 to 8 f.)

DDRBY RACES. —ln consequence of the continued
severity of the weather, these races, which ware ap-
pointed to take place on Thursday next, the 22d inst.,
are postponed until further notice.
WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLECHASES.—These chases are
again postponed. Weather permitting, they will take
place on Monday, the 26th inst.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(Prom the Mining Journal of this day.)

A few sellers of the heavy priced shares this week
have caused this description of stock to be rather more
depressed, but there has been a large amount of busi-
ness doing in Other shares, and the market is well
supported. Boilers and Bassets are offered without
finding buyers, thus making gocd our remarks a few
weeksago, as to thedesirability of sub-dividing them into
1,024 shares. United from 1801. to 220. ; Trelawny, 32/.
to 341 ; West Basset, 23/. to 30/. ; North Basset,
171. 10s. to 18/.; North 'rrelawny sought after, at a
to 61.; in Sortridge Consols, a large amount of busi-
ness has been done, but the market not quite so firm as
last week, at 21. 17s. 6d. to 31.

The Gold Mining Share Market continues neglected,
not a single transaction haring taken place yesterday,
In Iron Coal Companies, during the week, there has
been but little alteration.
The Miscellaneous Share Market at the commence-
ment of the week exhibited considerable firmness. Yes-
terday prices were weaker.

CIVIL SERVICE.—EarI Granville (Lord President of
the Council) has re-appointed Mr. Charles Boothby, of
the Council office, to be his lordship's private secretary.
—Mr. T. B. Lang has been appointed controller of the
Inland office, Post-office, Edinburgh, vice Moule, super-
annuated at 4071, per annum,—Civil &Tyke acv;ette,