The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-28 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day,

NEWMARKET RACES—THIs DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
OPTIONAL SELLING PLATE.

The Pony
Fontenoy

Three ran.
GLASGOW STAKES.

Miss Sarah colt
Caryophyllus

Fcur ran.
PRIVATE HANDICAP FOR TWO-YR-OLDS.
Attraction
Sourinise

Seven ran.
£5O PLATE.

CSernoaogrihta cPaotlitick ' 1
Lady Abbess
' 3

Four ran.
MATCH.

Umpire... .......
Knowsley ......
2
PRIVATE HANDICAP.

Juliet ..... .-:
Paddy O'Rourke .

1
Eight ran.
This race objected to on account of start.
LATEST BETTING.
THE DEREy.
11 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken)

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.—Lord Westmoreland has entered a
Cateh-
protest
'em- agaAlive suspended inst the Stewards decision. Payment upon..

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocr,-.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

NEWMARKET RACES.—Tms DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM.
£5O SUBSCRIPTION PLATE.
Countersign
Regina

Twelve ran.
FIBST PRIVATE HANDICAP—AII the Jockeys to meet at
six o'clock this evening. Said to be a flying start.

LONDON GAZE TTE —Yesterday.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 27.
It is hereby notified that Earl Russell, her Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has re-
ceived from her Majesty's Vice Consul at Vera Cruz, a
notification addressed to him by the Commander-in-Chief
of the French Naval Forces in the Gulf of Mexico, and
dated the sth of September, 1863, of the Blockade, by the
French naval forces, on and from the 6th September, 1863,
of the Coast of the Gulf of Mexico, with the exception of
Tampico, Vera Ctuz, Alvarado Goatzacoalcos, Tobacco,
and Carmen. The following is 'the official communication
received by Earl Russell :
NOTIFICATION OF BLOCKADE.
We, the undersigned Rear-Admiral Commanding-in-
Chief the naval forces of his Majesty the Emperor of the
French in the Gulf of Mexico,
In view of the state of war existing between France and
the Government of Juarez, acting by virtue of the powers
which belong to us,
Declare,
That from the 6th of September instant the ports and
their outlets, the rivers, harbours, roadsteads. creeks, &c.,
of the coasts of Mexico which are not in the occupation f
our troops, and which still acknowledge the power of Juarez,
from the lagoon, 10 leagues to the south of Matamoros, up
to and including Campeche :
Between 25 22 N., 99 54 W.
and 19 52 N., 92 50 W.
(Meridian of Paris)
shall be held in a state of effective blockade by the naval
forces under our command, and that friendly or neutral
vessels shall have a delay of 25 days to complete their
cargoes, and to quit the places blockaded.

The 'points excepted from the blockade are Tampico,
Vera Cruz, Alvarado, Goatzacoalcos, TaLasco, and Car-
men.

Proceedings in conformity with international law and
the treaties in force with neutral Powers will be taken
against all vessels which shall attempt to violate the said
blockade.
On board of the frigate Bellona, of his Majesty the
Emperor of the French. anchored in roadstead of
Sacrificios, the sth of September, 1863.
(Ssgned) A. Bosses.
WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 27.
The Secretary of State for War has received a Despatch
from Lieutenant-General Cameron, C. 8., Commanuing
the Troops in New Zealand, of which the following is a
copy :
Head-quarters, Queen's Redoubt, August 4.
My Lord,—With reference to the reports I have for.
warded to your lordship, relative to the operations in which
the troops in this province have been engaged during the
past month, I beg to state that their success has been owing
in great measure to the valuable assistance rendered by
Captain Sullivan, Senior Naval Officer at this station, and
by the officers and men under his command.
A large :party of seamen and marines of Jeer Majesty's
ship Harrier have been encamped ou the bank of the Man-
gatwhiri river since the 11th ultimo, and their services
have been of the greatest advantage to the force under
my command, all the boats employed in conveying troops
and supplies across to the Koheroa having been entirely
manned by them.
At my request Captain Sullivan has superintended the
construction of six large fat bottomed boats, especially
adapted for the transport of troops up the Waikato. Two
of these have been brought overland from Auckland, a dis-
tance of 35 miles, to the Mangatawhiri, .where they have
been extremely useful.
Without the aid of such boats operations up the Wai-
kato could not be carried on, as there is no road on either
bank of the river.
For these services I am much indebted to Captain Sulli-
van, as well as for his cordial co-operation on all other
occasions since the commencement of hostilities.
Lordship that tkaatikthatee
smallfr
colonial hiaalvsete also
steamer
the Manukau by Commander Mayne, of her Majesty's ship
onat°Avaocqu'l vasal .ntbryonugrhLt
Eclipse, and is now at anchor off the Bluff Stockade,
Havelock.at In reporting to Captain Sullivan the perform-
ance of this important and hazardous duty, Commander
Mayne speaks highly of the assistance he received from
Captain Greaves, Acting Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-
General, by whom ho lower par. of the river was surveyed
last summer.
In justice to Captain Greaves, who is a most zealous and
talented officer, I beg to forward Captain Sullivan's letter
regarding his services on this occasion.
The Avon is the first steamer that has ever been brought
into the Waikato, as it was supposed, previous to the sure
vew
y Io made
er part e
by Captain
itsu
Co Greaves,rse renderedtha
t thethe
numerouspassageof a
shoals
in
the steamer
Avonie' con carry 200 men; her bulwarks have been
miwaTPg
dhee sbullet-proof, and she is armed with a 12-pounder
Armstrong gun.

1 have not doubt she will be of great service in our ope-
rations up the Waikato.-1 have, 'rim,
D. A. CAMERON, Lieutenant-General.
The Right. Hon. the Secretary of State for War.
Banks of Mangatawhiri, July 27.
Sir,--I have the honour to inform you that the Colonial
steam vessel Avon has this day arrived at Havelock, and is
now ready for any service in which she can assist you.
Commander Mayne, to whom I had confided the task of
bringing the Avon from the Manukau into the Waikato, a
liver hitherto considered navigable only for canoes, in his
report to me, thus speaks of the valuable assistance rendered
by Capt. Greaves, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-Gene-
ral :—" Capt. Greaves, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-
General, accompanied the vessel, and it is owing to his
knowledge of the river and unflagging energy that the ser-
vice was accomplished so successfully; he preceded the
vessel the whole way, sounding and showing the channel:
and it is with pleasure I seize this opportunity of tender-1116
him, through you, my hearty thanks for his valuable a 3.
&c.,
J. W. SULLIVAN, Commander.
and Senior Naval Officer in New Zeal,!
Lieut.-Gen, D. A. Cameron, C.B. &c., commanding the
Forces in New Zealand, Queen's Redoubt.

F OREIGN -OFFICE, OCT. 24. Edulnxid
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. rodede.
Pictet as Vice-Consul at Liverpool for the Swio° '
ration.
DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 26.
of
Bvatt,
Ulon Queen has been pleased to appoint 1,,r2f of SierrSierraEsq., to be Colonial Surveyor for the c "'
Leone.
CITY OF OXFORD.
rant for issuing a
The Gazette contains the Speaker's
wtoarerve in rarlia-
wer 0 f
new writ for the electing of a ra James Houghton
ment for the city of Oxford, in theertob
Langston, Esq., deceased. oT.
THE 27,
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MEMBER RETURNED TO SERA
r Alettr Division)—The Hon.
County of Worcester ("geld Court, in the county of
Frederick Lygon, of Allrilairy Lygon (commonly called
Worcester, in the room ° poor of the United Kingdom.
Viscount Elraley), now a
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) ~.- 5 11 19t
Rotterdam .. 11 191 11 19/
Antwerp • • ...... 25 55 25 60
Brussels
25 55 25 60
Hamburgh
l'apriistt.o.
0,, Smhourntals, 221355
5282211 221535 258775:
,v.l,Frankfortii.ei Marseillesensnt .
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Leghorn — 25 65 2.5 70
Milan — 25 65 25 70
Genoa ,— 215 65 25 70
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Naples - ,i? 70
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Palermo ,... 25 675 ': 0.7
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Messina .. --25 675 -`762,
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Lisbon — S 2/ 52/i
Oporto — 62/
.. £3 17 9
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz ........
0 0 0
Mexican Dollars -, ............ _
.. 5
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Silver in Bars (Standard) .................... 3 15 tj
South American Doublons .......