The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-30 00:00:00

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON, Dec. 30.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
HOLYHEAD, Dec. 29.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Hanni-
bal, and Admiral, from Liverpool for Bombay; Antonio
from Liverpool for Havannah.
PLyatounr, Dec. 29.—Wind N.—Arrived—True Briton,
from London for Melbourne—M. M. Jones, from London
for Newport.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Dido,
screw steamer, from Alexandria. Sailed—Sea Queen, for
for Calcutta.

FALMOUTH, Dec. 29.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Grace and
Jane, for St, Kitt's.

SWANSEA, Dec. 29.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Florence,
for Cuba.

CARDIFF, Dec. 28,—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Charsten,
from lidboti.

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 29.--Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her
Majesty's ship Dromedary, from Ascension.
(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.

Arrived, Dec. 30—Furet, from Graveliness—Asterdalen,
from Accra—Providence, from Gravelinee—Gabalod, from
Shanghai.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Anchored—Glencal, for Valparaiso—Columbine, for
Canaries—Thomas Powell, screw steamer, for Liverpool—
all fr.= London. -

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

RACING FIXTU
JANTJ

[RES FOR 1864.
h.RT.

Manchester
FEB'

1
L17113.Y.
Lincoln
Hungerford
ot.

Harrow
Chelmsford Spring

Nottingham Spring 1
Derby Spring 3
Liverpool
Shrewsbury
Doncaster Spring

Warwick Spring
Durham 2B
Northampton 29
Catterick 3O

Croxton-park
Edinburgh Spring .. 2
Abergavenny
Thirsk 5

IL.
Epsom Spring
Newmarket Craven
Newmarket First Spring 25

Chester
York Spring
Salisbury l2
Bath

'Manchester
rarpenden
24
Epsom

Ascot . • 7
. Ilanapton l5
Newton
Odiham
Bibury

rNS.
I Stockbridge
Chelmsford.. 2B
Newcastle-on-Tyne ..
Worcester (Summer)
Ipswich
ILL
Nottingham
stamford
Winchester l9
Southampton .. 2O
Goodwood
GUST.
Plymouth
Derby
30
Lichfield
Stooktcn 3O
Devon and Exeter
Lichfield

Newmarket July
Carlisle
Abingdon
Liverpool July
Pontefract
Au,

Bright on
2
Brighton Club
Lewes 6
Reading
Egham
Oxford .. 18
York August

SEP'

Weymouth 1
Warwick ,September .. •
Leicester 8
Doncaster
Brecon '9

'NITER.
Richmond
Monmouth .... 22
Manchester Autumn .. 23
Newmarket First October 27

licronEß.
Northallerton 6 Gloucester ............ 18
Newmarket Second Oct lo' Newmarket Houghton.. 24
NOVEMBER.
Shrewsbury Autumn

STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864,
FEBZUART.

Carmarthen
Harrow
Cambridge 122
NA:
Grand Military (Ru,

tdu.
;by Hunt) l4

CHESTER Cur.—The Tradesmen's Plate, which closes
on January 1, and is run for on Wednesday the 4th May,
has reached 103 subscribers. The nominations for this
event have been very languid for the past fortnight, and if
a degree of activity is not displayed during the ensuing two
days, it does not seem as if the itb,odee prize of 1864 will
be equal to that of Asteroid's year, when 172 horses were
entered.

Fox FAMINE IN AYRSHIRE.-0a Tuesday last
a meeting of county gentlemen, convened by Lord
Eglinton, was held in the King's Arms Hotel, Ayr, for the
purpose of taking into consideration the scarcity of foxes.
The Marquis of Ailsa presided. Lord Winton stated that
he had convened the meeting for the purpose of explain-
ing to them the scarcity of foxes within the county, and, If
possible, of devising a remedy. He knew of 29 litters of foxes
having been bred in those parts of the county which were
hunted, .and only 18 of these had Wen found some of them
never having been but once seen, and he was anxious
to consult his friends as to the best means of having more
foxes, and of ascertaining what became of so many of them.
Considerable discussion ensued as to the best means to be
adopted for attaining the end desired. Mr. Oswald, of
Auchincruive, said it rested entirely with the landed pro-
prietors and lessees of shooting, who could always guarantee
having foxes if they chose to let the keepers know that they
must have them. lie thought it would be nothing short of
a disgrace to Ayrshire if, atter Lord Eglinton's liberality in
the matter, he were not better supported by the proprietors.
It was afterwards resolved to give dinners at Ayr and Kil-
marnock, or balls, if preferable, to the occupiers of the
farms bunted over, and also to give similar entertainments
to the keepers in charge of the coverts drawn by the hounds.
A. committee was appointed to make the necessary arrange-
ments and to collect subscriptions, the noble chairman
heading the list with the sum of £2O. After a vote of thanks
to Lord Ailsa fur presiding, the meeting separated,_ girth
.81 lash Daily Hail.