The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-20 00:00:00

THE SCN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENTNG, NOVEVIBER 20, 1863.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SHREWSBURY RACES.—TRuusDAY.

One of the most lovely mornings ever seen at this season
of the year dawned on the Steeplechase day, and brought
in consequence a large attendance to the course. The Cope-
land Nursery and the two Steeplechases were the three
principal events out of the nine set down for decisiun.
Some interest was attached to the Copeland from the ap-
pearance of Blarney, an Irish horse, out of Union Jack's
stable, a very fine, powerful-looking colt, who defeated his
opponents, including Crytheia and Cutaway, with the
greatest ease. The Autumn Steeplechase brought out five
horses, Thomastown being made the favourite, and a splen-
did finish between him and Arbury, resulted in the latter's
victory by a short head. For the Longner Hall Steeple-
chase Inkerman was elected to the premiership, and made
all the running up to the last fence but one, where Brian
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The Herbert Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 30 added.
Winners extra. About 1i mile. 8 subs.
Mr Ten Broeck's Tornado. 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Murfet) 1
Mr Joice's Captain Crow, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b ....(Custance) 2
Mr Herbert's Whitehall, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Loates) 3
Mr Murray's Laertes, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Deacon) 4
Mr Hodgman's Soothsayer, aged, 7st 41b (Morris) 5
Lord Stamford's Sea Nymph, 3 yrs, 7st (J Grimshaw) 6
Mr Kempson's Peru, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (E. Taylor) 7
Betting-5 to 2on Tornado, sto 1 agst Sea Nymph, and
100 to 6 any other.
Sea Nymph, closely attended by Laertes, Whitehall, and
Captain Crow, the others headed by the favourite lying
close in their wake to the lower turn, where Captain Crow
ran into the second place, followed in a few strides after by
Tornado. The three ran nearly abreast into the straight,
where Sea Nymph gave evidence of defeat, and shortly
after dropped away, leaving the favourite in possession of
the lead, which he retained to the end, and won in a canter
by half a length, a bad third, the others beaten off.
The Groby Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50 soya; 2-yr-olds,
7st ; 3-yr-olds, Bst blb ; 4-yr-olds and upwards, Bst 101 b ;
m. and g. allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for £3OO.
Half a mile. 7 subs.
Lord Stamford's Hesper, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Mann) 1
Mr Naylor's Fravola, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Challoner) 2
Mr Hodgman na Lady Louisa, 5 yrs, Bst 71b --(Doyle) 3
Mr Goodlass's Pretty Girl f, 2 yrs, 6st 71b (J. Grirnshaw) 4

Betting-5 to 2on Hesper, 9to 2 agst Fravola, 6to 1
agst Lady Louisa, and 100 to 6 agst the Pretty Girl filly.
On settling into their places the favourite, with Fravola
at his girths, jumped away with the running for the first
100 yards, when Hesper drew away, and won in a canter
by a length and a half ; Lady Louisa, who got badly off,
finishing a bad third. The winner was bought in for 640
guineas.

The Attingham Park Stakes of 3 soya each, with 20 added,
for all ages. The winner to be sold for DO. Winners
extra. Three fulongs and a quarter, straight run in•

8 subs. - - -
Captain Coates's Neilgherry, 3 yrs, Bst 131 b (Doyle) 1
Mr Goater's Antipodes, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (Lynch) 2
Mr Greville's Persiflege, 2 yrs, 7st 111 b (H. Grinishaw) 3
Mr Barber's Cutler, 4 yrs, 9st 81b (E. Taylor) 4
Mr Smith's Jessie colt, 2 yrs, Bst (Frior) 5

Betting-11 to 8 agst Neilgherry, 7 to 4 agst Persiflage,
and 6 to 1 agat any other.

The start was delayed as usual, through the pranks of
Antipodes. At last he appeared in the humour, and the
flag was lowered, when the favourite slipped her horses
and made all the running, and won in a canter by a
length, Persiflege, who got badly off, finishing as far in the
rear of Antipodes ; a bad fourth, The winner was bought
in for 90 guineas.

Handicap Plate of £4O, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Win-

ners extra. One mile.

Lord Bateman's Despair, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Fordham) 1
Mr T. Hughes's Juliet, aged, Bst (Hughes) 2
Mr John Osborne's Faucenberg, 2 yrs, sst 131 b (Carroll) 3
The following also ran:—Redskin, Onesander, Chiquot
the Jester, Faretra, and Sapper.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Onesander, sto 2 agst Juliet, sto 1
agst Despair, 6 to 1 agst Redskin.

Redskin with a lead of a couple of lengths made play,
having Juliet, Onesander, and Despair as his immediate fol-
lowers, Fauconberg lying up. They ran in thee e positions
to the enclosure, where the former gave way, leaving Juliet
in possession of the lead, which she retained to within a
few strides of the chair, when Despair came with a rush,
and won in the last stride by a head, a length dividing the
second and third, Redskin was a bad fourth, Onesander
fitth, and Faretra sixth. The two last were Sapper and
Chicquot the Jester.

A Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, with 20 added, for 2-yr-
olds, Sat 10Ib each ; the winner to bc sold for £2OO ; if
entered to be sold for £lOO, allowed 71b. Half a mile.
-10 subs.
Mr Hodgman's Virginia (£100), Bat 31b
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Mr Fletton's Prescription (£100), Sat 3lb
Mr Payne's Tomfoolery (£100), Bst
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The following also ran :—Bianca colt, Deerstalker, Vic
toria Cross, Orphene, Fearnought, and Cuckoo.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Prescription, 4to 1 agst Tomfoolery,
5 to 1 agst Cuckoo, and 6 to 1 agst Virginia.
Prescription made play, with Virginia, Tomfoolery, and
Victoria Cross lying up to the centre of the stand, when
they closed and finished a fine race home, Virginia winning
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in the last stride by a head, Prescription and Tomfoolery
finishing with a dead heat for second ; Victoria Cross was
fourth, a couple of lengths in their rear, Orphene was fifth,
and Cuckoo sixth.

A Handicap Plate of 25 soya, for 2.yr-olds and upwards ;

winners extra. Five furlongs.
Mr H. Joice's Dolphin, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (T. French) 1
Mr Egerton's Gazelle, 4 yrs, bat 121 b ( \Louis) 2
Lord Bateman's Mies Livingstone, 4 yrs, Tat
Grimshaw) 3
The following also ran :—Redpole, Leontes, Paddy
O'Rourke, Poland, and Tailor.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Poland, 7to 2 agst Redpolo, 9to 2
agst Miss Livingstone, 5 to 1 agst Dolphin, and 6 to 1 agst
Gazelle.

ReLedpo:ete,s having the best of a protracted start, came on
with a slight lead, closely waited upon by Miss Livingstone,
Gazelle, and Dolphin to the entrance into the
straight, when they closed up, and ran in company to within
the distance, where Leontes shot his bolt and retired ; Dol•
phin at the same time came up on the extreme right and
assumed the command, followed half way up by Gazelle,
who made her effort at the stand, but failed to fairly reach
the leader, who won rather cleverly by a neck. Miss
Livingstone finished third, three lengths in their rear, Red-
pole was fourth, Paddy O'Rourke fifth, Leontes sixth, and
the favourite, who burst a blood vessel, last.
The Copeland Nursery Handicap of 5 soya each, with 50
soya added, for 3-yr-olds ; the second to save his stake ;
winners extra. About five furlongs.
Mr Loagfield's Blarney, 7st 51b (T. French) 1
Mr Hodgman's Confederate, Est 21b (Morris) 2
Count Batthyany's Nucleus, 6st 31b (J, Smith) 3
Crytheia, Rose, Orphene, Coverdale, Cutaway, Alice
Lee, Hedworth, Dermot Asthore, and Iphigenia also ran.
Betting-6 to 4on Blarney, 3to 1 agst Cutaway, and 10
to 1 agst any other.
Shortly after assembling at the post Mr Marshall was so
fortunate as to get them on equitable terms, and at once de-
spatched them from the post, The first to show in advance
was Confederate, but after running a few strides he was
headed by Cutaway, the favourite going on third to half
way across the bottom, where he became second, and waited
upon Mr Barker's filly to the distance, where French let
him out, and won in a trot by three lengths; three quarters
of a length between the second and third ; Orphene was
fourth, Cutaway fifth, and Confederate next, Iphigenia was
last.

The Autumn Steeplechase of 100 sovs, added to a handicap
sweepstakes of 10 soya each ; 5 ft. Winners extra ;
second to save his stake. About 3 miles and a quarter.

13 subs.
Mr Astley's Arbury, aged, list 41b (Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr Naghten's Thomastown, aged, list 51b.. (Broderick) 2
Mr F. Rowland's Medora, aged, list 71b...... (Owner) 3
The following also ran :—Shropshire and Romeo.
Betting-6 to .5 agst Thomastown, 9to 4 agst Medora,
and 7 to 1 agst Arbary.
Romeo opened the ball by getting away in advance,
Thomastown lying second, followed by Medora, Arbury,
and Shropshire, in which order they passed the stand and
entered the enclosures, but on reappearing in sight in front
of the Farm-house the favourite was observed in advance
of Romeo, close up with whom came Arbury, Medora, and
Shropshire to the bushed hurdles in front of the stand,
which Romeo cleared with a slight lead, but he was again
headed at the water jump by the favourite, who went on
with the running along the meadows, Arbury going on
second, with Medora and Romeo close up, Shropshire bring-
ing up the rear. On reappearing in sight, Arbury was in
front, followed in Indian file by Thomastown, Medora,
Romeo, and Shropshire to the fence into the racing ground,
at which Shropshire blundered and nearly fell, and was
shortly after pulled up and returned to the stand. Round-
ing the bottom turn Medora joined the leaders, and on reach-
ing the bushed fence she cleared it in advance, closely fol-
lowed by Arbury and the favourite, Romeo following some
distance in their rear, and who was pulled up on rounding
the top turn. Little or no alteration took place in the posi •
tions we have assigned those remaining in the race until
they reached the flight of hurdles at the distance, which
Arbury cleared slightly in advance of the Irish horse, who
caught him at the stand, the pair finishing a splendid race
home. Thomastown, changing his leg in the last stride or
two, being beaten by a short head ; a bad third.
The Longner hall Steeplechase—Handicap Plate of 50

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(Owner) 1
'/Nlirr Fw...l‘,7),,bs.'s.Nereus, aged, 9st 101 b.... (Waddington) 2
0 Williams's Inkerman, aged, lOst 2lb (in 71b ex)
Beta° (Mr Edwards) 3
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Nereus.
Inkerman, 4 to 1 agst Bowman,
The favourite rnadueB;ll
tenmlein at a strong pace, followed
of hurdles, which Inkertaa
uhicleared slightly in advance of
and Mytton to the last flight
the next few strides, and
the Irishman, who headed
came on alone and won by
the favourite at the stand, finished
aths ; Nereus, who passed
was:cond, four lengths in
advance of Inkerman. Mytton zlbe ad fourth ; Prince
Royal, Over the Sea, and Bowman cto grief early in
the race, and were not persevered with,

THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY.

The following information regarding the price of
provisions in Charleston, South Carolina, has been
furnished through a private letter written from that
city to a friend in England :--

-
Present Average Price
Price. before the War.
dol. c. c. c.
Butter
Coffee
Tea
” • • 50 or GO
Lard .. 2 0 ” • • Bor 10
Beef
1) • • 8 or 10
Brown sugar 2 0 ~ .. 7to 10
Ham
Eggs
A cord or load of wood dol. dol.
for fuel
One reel of sewing c. c.
cotton
Coloured calicoes for
dresses
Long cloth
)) • • 6 to 16
Black Alpaca

Wild speculations, unfortunately prevailing to a
dangerous extent, as well as the difficulties attend-
ing the transportation of goods and provisions, keep
up these almost fabulous prices ; but in spite of
them, and in spite of Greek fire, we learn that the
" free market" in Charleston receives its usual con-
tributions of home produce, supplied by wealthy
planters in the neighbourhood. The " Wayside"
and the Ladies' Hospital also continue to be sup-
ported by liberal donations in money and provisions,
and those that remain of non-combatant citizens
maintain their wonted courage, and confidenco of
ultimate success.

i
As a proof, some advertisements in the Charleston
Courier may be quoted, announcing " a meeting of
the directors of the High School to appoint a secre-
tary and a treasurer for the winter term ;" an
a"utcetaicohne'rissalerequired
of p
forna tinthges; ensuing and a large number of
session ;" which
inform us without any doubt that the Charlesto-
nians look upon the city as their own for some time
to come in spite of the ruined Fort Sumter.

* It is, perhaps unnecessary to remind the reader that the
cent, or hundredth part of the dollar, is about equal to our
halfpenny.

RAILWAY AND OTHER COMPANIES.

CALCUTTA AND SOUTH-EASTERN.

The half-yearly meeting of this company teas held
at the offices, Gresham-house, Old Broad-street, Mr.
J. Borradaile in the chair.

The report stated that the line was officially opened from
Calcutta to Canning on the 15th of May last. The jetty;
which was of essential imp rtance for shipping and landing
cargoes, had arrived safely, and arrangements were in pro-
gress for the immediate erection of it. At the date to which
the report extended the traffic, which was expected to fur-
nish the chief returns on this line, by the transport of mer-
chandize to and from vessels visiting the port, had only
begun to be developed. But the receipts for the conveyance
of passengers from Calcutta to Chappahattee was highly
satisfactory. The inadequacy of the receipts to cover the
working expenses, which in this, as in all other cases,
was to be anticipated on the first opening of the line, was
rapidly diminishing, and during the six months under re-
view has been reduced to about £43. Only one cargo had
passed over the line, but the traffic in connexion with the
vesels recently arrived, and those which were expected,
would in all probability turn the deficiency into a surplus,
To make suitable provision for this traffic, however,
it was necessary that the line should be placed in
a state of complete efficiency, more especially in re-
ference to the accommodation of warehouses. Without these
conveniences the risk of a heavy responsibility would be in-
curred for injury to goods intrusted to the charge of the
company. The board had pressed this question on the Go-
vernment in India through their own officers. An estimate
had accordingly been sent home of the works required for
the completion of the works, and the expense of executing
them, which had been submitted to the Secretary of State
for India, who had authorised the raising of a further sum
of £lOO,OOO. It was a matter for deep regret, but one for
which the directors were in no way responsible, that the
steps taken by the local authorities for constructing roads to
the railway stations, and still more for draining and render-
ing habitable the town of Canning, at the terminus of the
line on the Mutlah, should have been so dilatory. The town
was laid out, and a considerable part of the best sites were
sold five years since in accordance with certain plans; but
up to this time little had been done by Government in dis-
charge of their duty to the lotholders, and thus the interest
of all concerned in the railway, whether shareholders or the
Government, had been seriously prejudiced. The Govern-
ment had now established municipal commissioners, and
made over to them all the land included in the site of the
town, as well as lands adjoining it, to the extent of 8,000
acres, with authority to sell or lease them ; and it was hoped
that sufficient funds might be derived from this property to
give the new town all those advantages of roads and tram-
ways, wharfs, tanks, and drainage, which should encou-
rage the resort of settlers. The combined London and Cal-
cutta accounts showed that £429,856 had been received to
June 30, including £26,183 advanced by the Government
treasury, and £126,863 expended, leaving a balance of
£2,993, The amount of guaranteed interest received from
the commencement to 30th June last amounted to £53,866.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said the line was officially opened throughout on the 15th of
May last. The jetty had arrived, and in the cold season
rapid progress would be made to complete it. With regard
to the traffic receipts ho thought they had now turned the
corner as to the receipts exceeding the expenditure. All
the Government had undertaken to do in making roads and
providing facilities to develop the traffic, had yet to be done.
since the opening the company had conveyed 85,000 pas-
sengers and 2,50,1 tons of goods, which only yielded £1,900
in consequence of the Government not having constructed
roads and approaches to the stations on the line. The com-
pany had offered to carry out those works for the Gover-
ment, but the offer of the company was declined. About
five years ago the lots in Canning Town were sold by the
Government, but nothing had since been done towards
forming the roads or drainage, which latter required a fall
of 15 feet. Those who purchased the town plots fully ex-
pected that everything would have been done before the
opening of the railway. The railway and works were ori-
ginally designed to provide accommodation for the overflow
of shipping in the Hooghly and the gradual silting up of the
sands, which frequently obstructed the navigation. He then
read the report of a Government officer, dated the Ist of
June last, with regard to the difficulty of the navigation of
the Hooghly, owing to the shifting sande, and the gradual
decrease in the depth of the channels in the river. It showed
the danger to the shipping in the Hooghly, and the neces-
sity for providing the facilities for the shipping and the
trade of Calcutta, which the company's undertaking was
intended to afford by making the superior advantages of the
river of Mutlah available to the merchants at Calcutta for
that purpose by means of the company's jetty and railway.
Mr. MARSHAM seconded the motion for the adoption of
the report, which, after some personal observation by Mr.
Adams, which he was called upon to retract, was carried
unanimously.
The meeting was then made special, and the resolution
passed at the meeting of the 13th ult., authorising the
directors to raise additional capital of £lOO,OOO on deben-
tures of the company at interest not exceeding 5 per cent.,
and for a teim not exceeding seven years, was unanimously
confirmed.

A vote of thanks to the chairnman and directors con.
eluded the proceedings.

NORTH AND SOUTH LONDON.
Notice has been gives of application to Parliament to in-
corporate a company to make railways on a high level from
Moorgate-street and Swan-alley to the South Eastern Rail-
way at Bermondsey, and from the city Branch of the North
London Railway at Nortonfolgate to No. 8, St. Helen's-
place, Bishopsgate, a branch from Bermondsey to the
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway; and for power
to enable these companies to subscribe and make traffic
arrangements.

mails, &c., £s7s—local freight and live stock, £9,169—
timber and lumber, £l,3o6—firewood, £274 foreign freight
and live stock, £l,37B—total, £ls,66l—and for the corres-
ponding week of last year to £19,770, showing a decrease of
£l,llO. The total traffic receipts from July Ito the above
date amounted to £300,135, and for the same period of 1862
to £264,794, showing an increase of £35,340, or about 12i
per cent.

INTERCOLONIAL ROYAL MAIL PACKET.

The report of the directors of this steampacket company

states that the receipts for the half-year ending June 30
amounted to £51,241, and the expenditure to X 36,282, leav-
ing a balance of £14,959. From this was deducted £5,400
for repairs, renowal, &c., leaving £9,559, out of which the
directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent.
per annum, which would absorb £3,250, and leave £6,309
towards the amount to be appropriated for depreciation, re-
serve fund, &c., at the end of the year. The subsidies gua-
ranteed to the company have been raised from £35,800 per
annum to £36,600 per annum, in consequence of an exten-
sion in one of the colonial services.