The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-28 00:00:00

Chester
York Spring
Salisbury l2
Bath

Ju:
Ascot
Hampton
Newton
21
Bibury
Stockbridge

Newmarket July
Carlisle
Abingdon
Liverpool July
Stamford ' l4
Pontefract

Au,
Bright on ..
Brighton Club
Lewes
Reading
Egham
Oxford .. 18
Yarmouth .. 23

Weymouth 1
Warwick September 6
Leicester 8
Doncaster ..
Brecon .. 19
OCT,
Northallerton .. 6
Newmarket Second Oct. 10

Richmond
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn
NewmarketFirst October 27

Gloucester
Newmarket Houghton 24

NOVEMBER.

Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 I Worcester Autumn .... 30
Leamingtou& War. Hunt 22

STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864.

FEBRUARY.

Carraarthen
liaTrow
Cambridge

MARCH.
Grand Military (Rugby Hunt) .. l4
APRIL.

Abergavenny

NOVEMBER.

Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22

• NOTICE.—Mr. W, Ransley, of Westminster-road (three
doors from Astley's Amphitheatre), and Mr. W. Spinks, of
King's-place, Commercial-road East, beg respectfully to
inform their friends and the racing public that they have
dispensed with the services of J. Cathro, as clerk, since the
6th of December, 1863. Messrs, Ransley and Spinks com-
mence en Wednesday, the 22d of February, to lay the
market odds, and they will continue to do so on all races
throughout the year.

Foreign Mail. Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

&ustralia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. Feb..lB.

via Marseille; Feb. 12.
drazil and Cape Verda, by British packet. Feb. 3. :
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Jan. 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southatupton.Feb. 1.
via Marseilles Jan. 28

Falkland Islands

Gibraltar, via Southampton ..
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Feb. 1
via Marseilles Jan, 28.
India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Jan. 26.
via Marseilles Feb. 5.
Portuga1....
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via 'Southampton
via Marseilles Jan, 28
Newfoundland ..Feb. 3.
Oporto and Vigo .. ..
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Feb. 3,

. .
'by U.S. packet •-'.7,-;
by Canadian packet Jan. 28
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritre Feb. 10.
Bahamas, via New York Feb. 11,
Mexico..
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, J Jan. 28,
California. and British Columbia.

IVORY.—Few persons are aware of the immense
demand there is for ivory in our days. At the close
of the last century England did not work more than
192,6001 b„ of ivory per annum ; in 1827 the demand
had risen to 364,7841 b., which supposes the death of
3,040 male elephants per annum, yielding 6,080
tusks, averaging 601 b. each, At present England
consumes a million of pounds per annum, or up•
wards of three times the consumption of 1827 ;
and therefore the number of elephants killed for
England alone must be 8,333, or therabouts. About
4,000 men lose their lives annually in the pursuit
after ivory, that is, to provide the world with combs,
knife handles, billiard balls, &a. A tusk weighing
701 b. is considered by the trade a first-rate one.
Cavier made a list of the largest tusks found up to
this time,and the most considerable one registered by
him weighed 3501 b. At a late sale of tusks in London,
the largest, brought over from Bombay and Z an-
guebar, weighed from 1201 b. to 1221 b. Moss from
Angola averaged 691 b. ; those from the Cape and
Natal, 1061 b. ; from Lagos and Egypt, 1141 b.; and
from Gaboon, 911 h. Bat these are byno means the
largest sizes to be found at present ; for elephant
hunters now penetrate further inward into Africa,
and, therefore, meet with older animals. A short'
time ago an American house cut up a tuck which
was not less than nine feet in length and eight
inches in diameter, and weighed 8001 b. In 1851 the
same house sent over to the London Exhibition the
largest piece of sawn ivory ever seen ; it was lift.
in length and lft. broad. The dearest ivory is that
which is used for billiard-balls. There are several
kinds of ivory ; that which is brought over from the
western coast of Africa, except Gaboon, is much less
elastic than other sorts, and not so easily brought to
perfect whiteness by working; it is only need for
knife handles, Since the conquest of Algeria by
France the ivory trade has considerably increased in
the North of Africa, which receives its supply from
the caravans crossing the Desert. The hippopotamus
also yields ivory, which is much harder and less
elastic than that of the elephant, besides being of
much smaller dimensions.

The Figaro Programme publishes the follow-
ing details of a mysterious affair—" A strange
affair has been the subject of conversation. On
Saturday, M. M--, of Bordeaux, who is well
known on the Paris Bourse, was returning home
at a late hour, having dined out, and afterwards
amused himself by looking at the masks entering
the opera. He was going along the Rae Ros-
sini, when, on reaching the corner leading into
the Rue Grange-Bateliere, he remarked two men
who appeared to follow him. He stopped in
order to ascertain whether his suspicions were
correct, when one of them suddenly gave him a
violent blow on the forehead with a loaded cane,
while the other threw a quantity of snuff in his
face and eyes. By a second blow M. M-- was
IrnJelred down, and then received a stab from a
poignard in the side, another in the arm, and a
third in the loins. Although he had a valuable ring
on his finger, a gold watch and chain, and a well-
filled purse in his pocket, no attempt at robbery was
made. The two men then went away, and in about
10 m;:tutes after M. M--- was found by some
policemen and conveyed to his residence. As no
robbery took place pho act must Kaye been one of
vengean.ee."
According to official reb.:rns 18,015 Rmigrants
left Bremen during the year 1863, against 15,01 S in 1862.
Of the former number 17,528 veer, fort merica,. 40rs 1 for
r
Canada, and SG for the Rio Grande. both yo
number of ships, 85, was the same.
The Algiers journals announce the arrival in that
city of General de Martimprey, returning from Paris.
The Earl of Sefton has joined the circle visiting
the Earl and Countess of Yarboronab 13rod,,lesby Park,
Lineoln4hire.