The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-13 00:00:00

FOURTH EDITION

SUN OFFICE, HALF PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE---This Day.

NEWMARKET RACES—This DAY.

BRETBY STAKES.

White Duck
' K larinski 2
Convent

Four ran.
SWEEPSTAKES 300 SOVS.

Bedminster
Biondina
LATEST BETTING,
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

100 to 15 agat Gratitude (taken)
100 to 8 agst Stockinger (taken)
100 to 7 agst Prince Plausible (taken)
100 to 7 agat Muczzia (taken)
100 to 7 agat Tattoo (taken)
103 to 6 aget Accident (taken)
100 to 6 Brick (taken)
20 to: 1 agst Sacchatometer (taken freely)
28 to 1 agat Mail Tarin (taken)
100 to 3 agst Bayard (taken)
100 to 3 agst Adventurer (taken)
103 to 3 aget Ackworth (taken)
40 to 1 aget Copenhagen taken)
50 to 1 agst King of Clubs (taken)

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

Market opens with a better feeling, and prices
more steady. Sales probably 4;000 or 5,000 bales,

SHIPPING -THIS DAY,

LONDON, Oct. 13.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
TROON, Oct. 13.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Ricardo, from
Londonderry.
CLYDE, Oct. 12.—Wind N.E.E.—Arrived—Howard,
from Quebec.

PLYMOUTH, Oct. 120—Wind N.B.—Arrived—Queen of
the Sea, from Pomaron.
SWANSEA, Oct. 12.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Anna Rears,
or Buenos Ayres.
PILL, Oct. 12.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Semiramis,
from River Plate.

PORTSMOTH, Oct. 12.—Wind N. W.—Arrived—Tier
(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPII,)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrive 3, Oct. 12—Scawfell, from Whampoa—Enig-
heden, from Tonsberg—Alexander, from Riga—Agnar,
from Belize—Wendelina Jacoba, from St Petersburg—Nar-
cissus, from Gale—Hercules, from Quebec.
Arrived, Oct. 13.—Eliza Forbes, and Agneta, from Ar-
changel—Twelfth of May, from Nykiobing—Cheviot, from
Madras—Transatlantic, from Sydney.
Sailed, Oct. 12—Westmoreland, for Jamaica.
Sailod, Oct. 13—Dorothy, for Madras--Rio Grande, for
Jamaica—Reaper, for Fayal—Helena, steamer, for Dieppe.
DEAL, Thursday Morning.

Passed—Teaser, for Buenos Ayr:es--lieru,ione, for San,
Francisco— Anne Catherine, for Cochin— all from London.
Min, from Foo-chow•Foo, for London—Lord Collingwood,
from Plymouth, for Newcastle—E. N. Stetson, from New
York, for London (in tow).

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as and er :-
IS6I. 1863.
Great Western
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South Eastern
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire... 37,300 34,074
Bristol and Exeter
North-Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 79,322 17,807
Great Eastern
These returns are generally of a very favourable
character. On the Great Western there is an in.
crease of 17,259 ; on the North Western of £9,955 ;
on the South Western of £2,695; on the Brighton
of £3,549; on the Midland of £6,147; on the
South Eastern of £4,649; on the Great Northern
of £4.529; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of
£3,226; on the Bristol and Exeter of £45; on the
North Eastern of £4,136; on the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln of .C 1,515 ; and on the
Great Eastern of £1,677.
THE NIGER EXPEDITION.—Her Majesty's abip
Rattlesnake, Commodore A. P. E. Wilmot, C. 8., left
Lagos, with the Investigator in tow, on the 26th, and arrived
off the mouth of the Niger on the evening of the 28th.
The final arrangements, such as coaling, provisioning, &c.
being completed, the expedition crossed the bar and pro-
ceeded up the river at 1 p.m, to-day. The object of the exi
pedition is to reach Rabba, to carry presents to King Masaba,
to bring back Dr Bakie, and to tako up Lieutenant Dour-
oilier, 1t.M.L.1., who takes Dr Bakie's place for the next
12 months. The expedition is commanded by Lieutenant
C. G. F. Knowles, R.N., and consists of Lieutenant H. S.
Sandys, Second Master J. P. M'Ecven, Surgeon E. Hales,
Assistant Surgeon It. Sweetman, and Assistant Paymaster.
Melvin Maxwell. The expedition is also accompanied by
Bishop Crowther and Mr itobins, an artist, who is trainl,
ii.g Lir pleasure.