The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-09 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

LATEST LONDON BETTING.—TUESDAY.
To-day, the great fight formed the principal topic of con-
versation, the batting on which still remains in favour of
Heenan, at 6 to 4 (offered), but at 7 to 4 the Kingites back
their man to any amount offered. The Two Thousand
Guineas betting was very languid, Fille de l'Air only being
supported at 11 to 2. For the Derby, Scottish Chief, Paris,
and Blair Athol were inquired after. Closing prices :

TWO THOUSAND.
sto 1 agst Fille de I'Air (offered-11 to 2 taken)

THE DERBY,
9 to 1 aget Scottish Chief (offered—take 10 to 1)
14 to 1 agst Paris (taken and offered)
14 to 1 aget Blair Athol (offered—take IGO to 6)
25 to 1 agst Appenine (off-,red—take 100 to 3)
25 to 1 agst Hisorian (offered—take 100 to 3)

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864.

FEBRUARY.

Lincoln Spring ..

MARCH.

Nottingham Spring 1
Derby Spring
Liverpool
Shrewsbury

Chelmsford Spring l5
York Spring
Durham 2B
Northampton 29
'RIL.

Croaton-park 1
Epson Spring
M.

Newmarket Craven .... 11
Newmarket First Spring 25

Cheater
Salisbury..
Bath

Manchester
Harpenden
Epsom 24
rNE

Ascot
Chelmsford 2B
JULY.

No wca clic-on-Tyne .... 29
Woroestwr (Summer) .. 30

Newmarket July

Nottingham

Am
Reading
Egham
York

Oxford .. 25
Derby
Lichfield
;MBER.

SEPT]
Warwick 6 ••• 6
Leicester 8
Doncaster
Brecon .. 19

Richmond
Monmouth 22
Newmarket First October 27

OCTOBER.

Newmarket Second Oct. 10 I Newmarket Houghton.. 24
18
Gloucester

NOVEMBER.
Worcester Autumn

STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864.

JANUARY.

Manchester

FEBRUARY.

Lincoln
MARCH.

Liverpool

WRIGIIVS RACING RECORD.. The winter edition of
this useful guide to the turf has just made its appearance.
Besides giving a complete list of all the flat raoes and
steeplechases during the present year both in England and
France, it contains the most extensive information for
1861 ever yet published in any racing calendar, viz. :
Racing Fixtures—Derby Lots—Two Thousand Guineas
Lots—Alphabetical List of Trainers in England and Scot.
land—Alphabetical List of Trainers in Ireland—Alphabe-
tical List of Trainers in Franco—Alphabetical Liat of Eng-
lish Jockeys, with their Lowest Riding Weight, Masters,
gm—Alphabetical List of Irish Jockeys—Alphabetical
List of Jockeys in France—Alphabetical List of Places of
Sport—Calendar of Races and Steeplechases in Great Bri-
tain, Ireland, and France, in 1863—Index to Ditto—Nomi-
nations, 1864-s—lndex to Ditto—Rules concerning Horse-
racing in general—New Laws of Betting—Grand National
Steeplechase Rules—Length of Courses—List of Members
of the Jockey Club—Alphabetical List of the Sale of Blood
Stock in 1363—List of Winning Jockeys, 1863—Winn;n.8
of Great Races, with the Second horse for the Derby,
Oaks, and St. Leger—Winners of Queen's Plate in Eng-
land, Scotland, and Ireland. The present edition is printed
with beautiful new type, and far surpasses ,4 Roil" as a
guide to the turf. Sporting gentlemen will find it in-
valuable as a book of reference. It contains between 500
and 600 closely printed pages, and the price is only half-a-
crown.

LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening,

INDIA-OFFICE, DEC. 5.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon.
Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence, Bart., G.C.8., ,
to
be her Majesty's Viceroy and Governor-G-eneral 01 India.
- -

WAR-OFFICE. PALL-MALL, DEC. 8.
COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.—Acting Deputy-Assist-
ant Commissary •Genural Edward Thomas Price to be
Deputy-Assistant Commissary-General.
ADMIRALTY, DEC. 8.

The following promotions, dated the 30th ult., have been
made in consequence of th 3 death of Admiral of the Blue
Sir James Hallway Plumridge, K.C.8., on the 29th ult.:—
Vice-Admiral of the Red the Hon, Sir Montagu Stopford,
K.C.B. to be Admiral of the Blue.
Vice-Admiral of the White the Hon. Sir Frederick We),
Grey, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley
Bart., to be Vice-Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admirals—john Ballour Maxwell. and John
Rivett Carnac, on the Reserved List, to bo Vice-Admirals
on the same list.
Rear-Admiral of the Red the Right Thomas, Earl
of Lauderdale, C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Thomas Henderson to be
Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue Henry Kellett, C. 8., to be
Rear-Admiral of the White.
Captain John Russell to bo Rear -Admiral on the Re-
served List.
Captain the Honourable Thomas Baillie to be Rear-
Admiral of the Blue. .
Retired Vice-Admirals—James Montagu, Sir Alexander
Dundas Young Arbuthnott, Knt., and William Hotharn,
K.H., to have the rank and title of Retired Admirals, in
pursuance of the Otdcr in Council of 7th May, 1858.