The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-02 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SmrniTrELD.--Meadow hay, £4 6s to £5 7s 6d; clover,
£5 8s to £6 7s 6d ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per load.
Trade dull.

CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 8s to £5 lOs ; clover,
£5 8s to £6 8s ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load.
A slow demand.

WnrrEcHA3'EL.2—MeheloW hay, £4 Gs to £5 7s 6d ; clover,
£5 lOs to £6 10s Od ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per load.
A moderate supply.

COAL M.
Price per ton at the

ARKE T.
close of the market.

s. d.
Davison's W. Hartley 15 0
Walls End Hetton l9 0
Holywell Main l6 0
Lambert's W. Hartley 14 9
Carway and_Duffryn
Malting 22 0
Braddyll'alletton l7 9
Tanfield Moor Butes 14 0
South Hetton
Walls End Haswell l9 0
Ships at marker

s. d.
Eden Main
Hough Hall lB 0
South Kelloe
Kelloo
Cassop
Wylam l5 9
Walls End Riddell
Walls End Harton
Keiper Grange l7 6
East Hartlepool
109 ; sold, 59.

PEDESTRIANISM.

BROMPTON.

Two MILES WALKING HANDICAP.—This event, which
was for a couple of silver cups, given to be contended for
by mine host of the Duke's Head, Drury-lane, took place
yesterday on Mr. J. Roberts's Ground, the meeting being
well attended. The competitors had to make eight laps of
the ground to complete the distance, and when the custo-
mary arrangements had been made the pedestrians came to
the mark. There were in all the large number of 13
starters, who took up their respective positions according
to the terms on which they had been handicapped. With-
out, however, going into particulars of the walking, we
shall merely state that when one mile and a half had been
fairly walked Barnard, who went from scratch, Bennett,
who had been handicapped with a start of 20 yards, and
Bishop, who had been " let in" with a start of 350 yards,
were found to be the three leading men in whom the in-
terest of the match for the remainder of the distance was
centred. Between the trio a fine struggle ensued to the
termination of the match, finishing in Barnard going in a
winner by 10 yards, Bennett being second, and Bishop by
no means a bad third.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, March 2.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with
ight rain.
FALMOUTH, March I.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Ada,
from Mazagan.
MILFORD, March I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Atawah,
from Liverpool for Havannah. Put back—Superior, for
Havannah.

CARDIFF, Feb. 28.—Wind S.—Arrived—Grand Pa-
cific, from Martinique; Ocean Child, from Gibraltar. Sailed
—Speedwell, for Havannah.
PILL, March I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mississippi,
from Odessa.

OFF SCILLY, March I.—Wind B.W.—Arrived—Bi3atrico,
from Sydney.

SWANSEA, March I.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Florence,
'or Cuba.

SHIELDS, March I.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Electro, for
New York.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived, March 2—Clotilda, steamer, from Genoa; Baron
osy, steamer, from Antwerp.
DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Anchored.—William and Mary, from London for Mar-
seilles.

Passed—James and Ellen, brig, for Calais.

THE DRAMATIC, MUSICAL, AND SICK FUND AS-
SOCIATION.—The ninth anniversary festival of this
association was held last evening at 'Willis's Rooms, Mr.
Maguire, M.P., in the chair. A company of about 70
ladies and 150 gentlemen sat down to dinner shortly after
7 o'clock, and among those present were Messrs. J. A.
Blake, M.P., B. Webster, Paul Bedford, Toole, Billington,
Tom Taylor, Leycester Buckingham, Bell, Swanborough,
Howard Paul, H. Neville, 13. Webster, jun., W. Webster,
West, Digges, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Howard Paul, Mrs.
Swanborough, Mrs. A. Swanborough, Mrs. Billington, Miss
H. Sims, Miss Milly Palmer, &c. The Chairman, in pro-
posing the prosperity of the association, adverted to the
claims which the institution had upon the sympathy of
all well-wishers to the theatrical profession, inasmuch
as its benefits were not confined to those who had
enrolled themselves as members, but were extended to
all actors and actresses who were shown to be fitting
objects of its charity. It did not limit its efforts to the
relief of poverty and want, but provided situations
for those out of employment, and supplied others
with funds to enable them to reach places where
situations could be found. A weekly subscription of 3d.
secured to the contributor in case of sickness, a weekly
allowance of 10s. for three months, with half that amount
for a similar period in case of the continuance of the ill-
ness. A wekly contribution of 9d. increased the amount to
£1 per week. During the past year the association had
defrayed the funeral expenses of six members, and had
assisted in giving a decent burial to ten non members. The
association had also relieved 537'days of sickness, granted
60 loans for the purpose of enabling persons to accept situa-
tions offered them, and relieved in all 31 cases of distress.
Mrs. Stirling, in returning thanks for the toast of " The
ladies," advocated the claims of the institution in a speech
which was enthusiastically received, and Mr. Tom Taylor,
Mr. Leycester Buckingham, Mr. Webster, the president of
the association, and other gentlemen also dwelt upon the
benefits which it conferred upon the profession. In the
course of the evening selections were given by Mrs. Howard
Paul, Misses Poole, Rebecca Isaacs, Ransford, E. Mascall,
Estelle Bodenham, Kate Searle, Lucy Leffler ; Messrs. W,
Harrison, W. H. Eburne, Paul Bedford, 11. Beckett, W. C.
Levey, Howard Paul, and Theodore Distin. A handsome
subscription list was filled up is the room. At the conclu-
sion of the dinner a drawing-room quadrille party was
held.

THE LONDON " BOARDMEN" AND THEIR GRIEV-
ANCES.—The Earl of Shaftesbury presided last night at a
meeting of the London advertisement boardmen, held at
the Working Men's Institution, Parker-street, Drury-lane.
Several of the men having stated their grievances and the
hardships which they have had to endure since the suspen-
sion of the usual means of earning their livelihood, the
chairman'expressed his sympathy with them, and promised
to give them all the assistance in his power. He was not
aware that any Act of Parliament was in existence which
rendered their carrying advertisement boards illegal, and he
would certainly oppose the passing of such an act should it
be introduced into Parliament ; but he thought the police
must be acting under some regulation which empowered
them to interfere.
A WEALTHY BANKRUPT.—A lady was recently
committed to Bristol Gaol, arrested for a debt of £5O,
when the governor informed her that in a month he would
have to return her as a defaulter, when she would be ad-
judged a bankrupt, and her property, if any, divided
amongst the creditors. She intimated she had no property
and therefore must abide the result. On being afterwards
searched, according to the rules of the prison, .£BOO was
found secreted in her dress.
The biddings for 30,00,0000 rs. (£300,000) in bill
on India took place yesterday at the Bank of Eng-
land, and the following are the official particulars :
—The proportions allotted were—To Calcutta,
17,26,000 rs. ; to Bombay, 12,00,000 rs. ; and to
Madras, 74,000 rB. The minimum price was as
before—ls. 111 d. on Calcutta and. Medras and
ls. 114 d. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and
Madras at is. 1111 will receive about 17 per cent.,
and on Bombay at Is. Hid. about 41 per cent.
above these prices in full.