The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-21 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864.

FEBRUARY.

Lincoln Spring 23
MARCH.

Nottingham Spring .... 1
Derby 5pring.......... 3
Liverpool .... ........ 8
Shrewsbury .......... 10
AP.

Chelmsford Spring .... 15
York Spring .......... 19
Durham .......... 28
Northampton ......... 29
RIL.

Croaton-park .......... 1
Epsom Spring ........ 7

Newmarket Craven .... 11
Newmarket First Spring 25
.Y.

Chester .............. 3 I
Salisbury ............. . 12
Bath ................ 17
Ju:
Ascot ................ 7 I
Che1m5f0rd............ 28

FManchester
Harpenden
Epsom .... 24
'NE
Negcastle-on-Tyne .... 29
I Worcest.r (Summer) .. 30
'IX.

Newmarket July ...... 5
. _.

Nottingham . l9

Reading ..........
Eglaam
York
SEPT:

LUST.

Oxford .. 25
`Derby
I Lichfield
11BER. _

.... 6
Warwick
Leicester 8
Doncaster ..
19
Brecon
OCTOBER.

Richmond ............ 20
Monmouth .... 22
NewmarketFirst October 27

Newmarket Second Oct. 10 Newmarket Houghton.. 24
Gloucester. lB I
NOVEMBER.
Worcester Autumn 1
STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864.

JANITART.

Manchester

FEI34IIARY.

24
Lincoln

MARCH.

Liverpool

"The Catholic mission in China," says the Mont-
teur, " has sufferad a severe loss by the death at Hankeou,
on the 3d Oct., of Father Delamarre. This venerable pries
had resided in China for 23 years, and had acquired great
influence with the viceroy of the province. He was a learned
Chinese scholar, and aided in the drawing up of the Treaty
of Tien-Tsin."

A NEW PLAY BY M. JULES SANDEAU, "La
Maison de Penarvon," was the other evening promoted to
the honours of a first appearance at the Imperial Private
Theatre in the Palace of Compiegne.
THE RIDDELL PAPERS.—The late Mr. Riddell,
advocate and antiquarian, directed that his papers,
consisting of many rare ancient MSS., should be sold to the
Faculty of Advocates for " a moderate sum," if they wished
them. Lord Lindsay has offered to give £5OO for them, and
to bequeath them to theAdvocates'Library by will ; so that
the Faculty of Advocates, who at the meeting on Friday ac-
cepted his lordship's offer with thanks, will ultimately re-
ceive these valuable documents for nothing.—Scotsman.
THE ACCIDENT ON THE lIUNSTANTON RAILWAY.
—An action was to have been tried in the metro-
polis on Thursday, in which the father of Miss H. Billing,
of Lynn, sued the Great Eastern Railway Company for
damages tor injury occasioned to her health through the
alarming accident on the Lynn and Hunstantcn Railway
(which is worked by the Great Eastern) in August last. A
compromise was, however, effected, £7OO being aocepted by
the friends of the plaintiff. This lamentable accident has
involved the Great Eastern in compensation expenses to the
extent of £lO,OOO.
FEARFUL AND FATAL PIT ACCIDENT NEAR
BlTTON.—Yesterday morning an appalling acci-
tent occurred at the Golden Valley Colliery, near Bitten.
It seems that the usual relays of men were about to take
place—the day men descending and the night men ascend-
ing the pit for that purpose. Amongst the night men who
Fudge.
These about to ascend were two named Bash and
Theae men signalled to be drawn up, and the engine Witac-
cordingly put in motion. It appears that the engineer, who,
we hear, is a very steady man, depends for warning onbecaine
a piece
th
fth the
of machinery similar to a clock. This by
offemo
hism guard,e
ans
disarranged, and the engineer, being
two poor fellows were drawn to the mou o e pit with-
out any warning. Gradually they
ing above the yawning which saw themselves ascend-
abyss from they emerged,
and when they had nearly reached what is known as the
sheave wheel, Fudge made a desperate leap life,
and
succeeded in reaching the side of the pit, but with a fearful
rebound ho fell int.) the depths beneath, a distance of 150
f°
fathoms, being dashed to pieces. Buh, as he gradually
neared the wheel, grasped for a holdfast, and succeeded
a moment in doing so, but he too fell, and was dashed to
pieces at the bottom. In his descent the deceased man
struck some scaffolding. at the bottom of the pit 'and shivered
Western Daily Press.
it like naatchwood.—

The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 166 to 1661 per cent., and the premium on
gold is:about 51i per cent. At these rates there is scarcely
any profit on the importation of gold from the IJAlied
states.