The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-29 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865,
JANUARY.

Manchester
FEBRUARY.
Lincoln Kpring. 211 Nottingham Spring .... 28
MARCH.
Derby Spring 2
Liverpool Spring .. 7
Shrewsbury Spring .... 9

.. 2

Doncaster Spring l4
Warwick Spring .. 21
Chelmsford Spring .... 28

Northampton 4
Croxton Park
Durham l7
Newmarket Cruven 17

Catterick Bridge
Thirsk
21
Epsom Spring

Newmarket Ist Spring.. 1
Chester
York Spring

I Salisbury ls
Bath•
2 3
Epsom Summer 3i!
NE.

Epsom Summer (con.)., 1
Manchester
Ascot
Alexandra Park

Hampton . 121
Newton
Newcastle
Worcester Summer
'LY.

Newmarket July
Carlisle
Pontefract

Nottingham Summer .. 18.
Chesterfield • ... 21
Good wood

AUG

Huntingdon
Reading
Egham
Oxford
York August 22

Plymouth .. 21
Lichfield .............. 28
Devon and Exeter 29
Derby Summer ....
Weymouth

MEER.
Richmond ....
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn .. 22
Newmarket let October,. 2G,
'OBER

SEPTE
"Weymouth (continued) 1
Leicester
Doncaster
Brecon....

O CT,

.Northallerton
Nvwxnarket Second Oct 9
NOVEMBER.
Worcester Autumn (continued) 1

Newmarket Houghton.. 23
Worcester Autumn .. tA 31

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AQUATICS.

SCULLERS' RACE FOR £lOO.

The long•expect; soullers' race between George Drewitt,
of Chelsea, and John M. M'Kinney, of Richmond, came off
yesterday, end resulted, contrary to expectation, in the
very easy defeat of the latter, Drewitt, as a landsm-..n, is
well known to the sporting public, having rowed a multi-
plicity of races since 1857 against good men, and :generally
brought them to a catisfaclory issue; while AI-Kinney, a
waterman, has not trained much as a skuller, but has rowed
with some of the finest oarsmen of past days. The stake
was £5O a side, and the distance Putney to Mortlake, and
both had trained carefully for the event. The Childs
Harold and Citizen L accompanied the race with a large
number of spectators on board, and betting was 2 to 1 on
Drewitt, although thrce years ago M‘liinney had beaten
him, but as Drawitt was only 29 years of age, while his
opponent was 37, the odds were necessarily in favour of
the former. Mr Herbert Play:ord, a well-known member
of the London Rowing Club, was referee ; George Hammer-
ton standing umpire for M'Kinney and Mr Willcox for
Drewitt. M'Kinney having won the tcse, chose the Middle•
sex side, and they started at a few minutes after two in
smooth water, with very little tide under them. The start
was evenly taken by both, but immediately afterwards
Drewitt came away at a great pace, led by half a length at
the Star and Garter, and had taken his man's water, row-
ing well, at the London Boat-house. A fine race then
ensued, both rowing their test right along the Willows,
but Drewitt continued to increase his advantage, and led by
three lengths at the Point. M'Kinney spurted very
gamely, and frequently revived the hopes of his backers by
the plucky manner in which he contested the race, but
Drewitt, preserving the even tenor of his way, led by six
lengths at Hammersmith, and finally won easily. Time,
26m 10fiee.

The Frightful Murder on Saffron-Hill,

RE-EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER.

Yesterday, at the Clerkenwell Police-court, before Mr
Knox, Sarafine Polioni, an Italian, aged 33, French
polisher, was placed at the bar, on remand, charged with
the wilful murder of Michael Harlington, aged 3S, a caster-
monger, by stabbing him with a knife. The prisoner was
also charged with feloniously cutting and wounding Alfred
Rebbeck and Cheres Bannister, at the Golden Anchor
Rl, Saffron-hill, on 2.lenday evening last.
Mr Knox (to Inspector Potter)—How is that poor mans
Rebbeck, in the Royal Free Hospital, going on ?
Mr Inspector Potter—l saw him last night along with
Dr Hill. There is a great improvement for the better.
Mr Knox—lf I understand rightly, Mr Wakeling, you
wish for a remand ?

Mr Wakeling—Yes, sir, we do.
Mr Potter—l beg to inform your worship that yesterday
I stated that the deceased had left a wife and fire children.
I made a slight mistake; it should have been he left six
children and a wife totally unprovided for.
The wife of the unfortunate deceased was preant, and
Mr Knox said to her, I deeply sympathise with you in your
terrible misfortune. lAm informed that'you are a person
of sober and industrious habits, and by the untimely death
of your supporter you are lei-t in want. I have directed.
the sum of £5 to be placed in the hands of Mr Potter for
your benefit. If there is anything to be done for you I
shall be moat happy to assist you. lam only sitting here
by accident for my friend Mr Barker; but I am sure, if
you need assistance, you have only to speak to Mr Aleaan•
der, the chief clerk at this court, to obtain it.
The poor woman thanked the magistrate and withdrew.
Tho prisoner was then remanded.
Five shillings had been received from Mr Moss Mose 4
for the family of the deceased.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australis and Mauritius, via Southampton. .. Jan, Is,
via Marseilles'... Jan. 12,
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British pacKet. Jan. 5,
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Dec. 29.
Ohms, Penang, and Singapore, via Southaruptondan. 2.
via Marseilles Dec. 27.
Falkland Islands . .......
Gibraltar, via Southamptt n Dec. 27.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylou, via Southampton Jan. 2.
via Marseilles Dec, 27.
India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Dec. 27,
via Marseilles ........ Dec. —,
Portugal....
.... Jan. 5.
slalta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton...... Dec. 27.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Dec 29,
bbyyeljan.S. Canadian packet.. 30.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Tan 10.
West Indies and Pacific ......... Dec. 29,
Uahamas (via New York) , Jan. 12.
Bermuda (ditto)
..Jan 18.
Cabs and Mexico
Dec. 29.

King Louis 11, of Bavaria has conferred on Gen.
de Heke the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of
St. Michel, as a reward for the firmness and cir.
cumspection which he showed while in command of
the Federal troops in Holstein.
The representation of the " Huguenots, at the
theatre of Ghent three nights ago, was interrupted
by what was at first feared to be a serious accident. The
soldiers belonging to the garrison, who take part in the
closing scene of the massacre, are particularly re-
quested to point their muskets high. Unfortunately, on,
the night in queson that order wes not attended to, and
the wadding from one of the guns struck M. Picot, who per
formed the part of Raoul, in the face. On seeing that artiste
going off the stage holding his head, the audience thought
he must have been seriously injured. The curtain was the
next moment lowered, and a few minutes after M. Guiliot,
ihjautr tleclot,
the stage manager, came forward and announced that DID
Picot was wounded in the eye, and asked if there hap..
paned to be a medical man among
eyngte had notaudience.hebeen n T
being the case, messengers were sent in search of one, who
trenwtuoundebxeimnginoantiotnh' that th e
bone above, and not of much gra-
vity.

The Belgian journals announce that no New
Year's receptions well take place at the Court of Brussels
on the evening of the Ist of January.
A Verona letter, in the People's Gazette of Inn-
ppruck, states that the greatest vigilance is now exercised
on the Lake of Guarda and its banks. Every night small
armed vessels with customs' officers and soldiers on bosrd
are continually in movement ; a gunboat cruises nightly
between Rica and San Vigilio, and another between the
latter town and Peschiera. At Rica and Peschiera steam-
boats are always ready to start at a moment's notice. Any
descent of armed bands would be therefore hardly prac.
ticable.

Sir Edward C. Kerrison, M.P. for Eyre. who
nosy rents the deer forest on the Novar estate, lately pos-
sessed by the Earl of Selkirk, has generously ordered (says
the Bury and IV-orwich Post) a number of stags to be killed
and distributed among the most destitute in the parish of
Alness, The hon, baronet's instructions are already being
carried out, to the great Comfort and delight of the ree,
pients of the b9unty,