The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-27 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER, AUTUMN MEETING--FEIDAY.
The Chesterfield Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added,
for 2-yr-olds ; winners extra ; second to save his stake.
Three-quarters of a mile. 13 subs.
Mr. G. S. Thompson's Jet colt, 8A 121 b .. (H. Hesslop)
Mr. Smith's The Cobbler, 7st 71b (Entwistle) 2
Mr. Osborne's Comet, Bst 41b (Whiteley) 3
Mr. T. Wadlow's Herdsman, 74 (T. French) 4

Betting-6 to 4 agst Herdsmen, sto '2 each agst Comet
and Cobbler, and 5 to 1 agst the Jet colt.

The Jet colt made all the running, attended by Cornet to
the distance, where Cobbler took second place; the Jet colt,
however, went on and won by a length ; the same between
the second and third ; Herdsman was last throughout.
The Salford Handicap Plate of 60 sovs, for all ages; win-
ners extra. Three-quarters of a mile.
Arr. Osborne's Goldseeker, 4 yrs, ist 51b.... (Whiteley) 1
Mr. E. Mills's Vulture, 6 yrs, 9st (H. Grimshaw) 2
Mr, C. Peck
inn? ,S Bernice, 4 yrs, Tat 91b (E. Harrison) 3
Mr. Drummond's Egyptian, 3 yrs, 7st 31b .. (T. French) 4
The following also ran :—Leontes, Joe Maley, Drummer
Boy, and Lord Dundreary.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Egyptian, sto 1 each agst Drummer
Boy and Vulture, 6 to 1 agst Leontes, 10 to 1 each agst
Goldseeker and Bernice, and 20 t. 1 agst Joe Maley.
After several attempts a very moderate start was effected,
Leontes being left at the post. The foremost lost consisted
of Vulture, Egyptian, and Goldseeker, the first-named
taking the lead to the distance, where he gave iray to Gold-
seeker, Egyptian at the same time compounding. Bernice
immediately after took third place. No change occurred
after this, Goldseeker winning very cleverly by a length ;
Bernice finished third, a length behind Vulture; Egyptian
was fourth; the others were beaten some distance.

The Wilton Handicap of 100 sovs added to a sweepstakes
of 5 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; winners ex.
tra ; the second to receive 10 sovs out of
ythrse.
Est es
21. One
mile and a half. 17 subs.
stakes.
Mr. G. H. Moore's Master George, 3
(T. French)
Mr, Moore ns Eidolon, .5 yrs, Bst 51b Calvert) 2
Mr. G. S. Thompson's Fairy King, 3 yrs, sst 7Vb
(J. Mason) 3
Mr. Osborne's Flytrap, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Carroll) 4
Mr. T. Wright's Nosegay, 6 yrs, 7st Slb (Midgley) 5
Mr. E. Buckley's Wynnstay, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (H. Grim shaw) fi
Betting-2 to 1 agst Master George, sto I each agst
Wynnstay and Fairy King, 6 to 1 agst Flytrap, 8 to 1
each Eidolon and Nosegay.
Eidolon cut out the work, closely attended by Flytrap and
Fairy King, the favoarite lying last. They proceeded in
this order until entiring the straight, when Master (feorge
began to make up his ground ; and by the time they had
reached the distance, the favourite had the race in hand.
A few strides after he went to the front, and won very
easily by a length ; four lengths separated the second and
third ; Flytrap wrs a bad fourth,
The All-aged Selling Handk:ap of 3 says each, with 30
added ; the winner to be sold for £3O; a winner of any
race value £5O after Sept. 20 at noon, 71b ex. T.Y.C.
Mr. G. Whittaker's Gasconade, 2 yrs, sst 71b.„(Carrell) 1
Mr. Ambery's Palermo, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Whiteley) 2
Mr. Lincoln's Acorn, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (Williamson) 3
Mr. T. Hunt's Jacob, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (Marlow) 4
Betting—Even on, Palermo, 5 to 2 agst Gasconade, 4 to 1.
agst Acorn.

A fine race. Won by a head; four lengths between se-
cond and third, a head between tbird and fourth. The
winner was sold for 70 guineas.
The Trafford Handicap, of 5 !ova each, with 50 added, by
Sir H. De Trafford, Bart., for all ages ; winners extra ;
the second to receive 10 soya out of the strikes. One
mile. 8 subs.
Mr. Drummond's Egyptian, 3 yrs, 7st ........ (French) 1
Mr, Hudson's Princess Louisa, 2 yrs, 65t.... (Whit6ley) 2
Mr. Chadwick's Charles Fox, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Harvey) 3
Mr. W. Phillips's Harriet, 4 yrs, Bst ....... (Midgley)
Betting-6 to 4 agst Princess Louisa, sto 2
agst Egyp-
tian, 3 to 1 agst Harriet.
An excellent race. Won by three-quarters of a length ;
a head between second and third.

LATEST BETTING.
CESAREWITCH.
100 to 15 agst Silkstone (taken)
25 to 1 agst Dulcibella (taken)
25 to 1 agst Balder (taken)
30 to 1 agst Moorhen (taken)
30 to 1 agst Chere Amie (taken)
100 to 3 agst Henham Lass (takes)
40 to 1 agst Drumstick (taken)
50 to 1 agst King of Diamonds (taken)

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST ETENING.

FOREIGN-FFICE, JULY 19.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Ronald Ferguson
Thomson, now First Paid Attache to her Majesty's Lega-
tion at the Court of Persia, to be Oriental Secretary at her
Majesty's Legation at that Court.

SEPTEMBER 25.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Anthony
Worms, as Consul-Oeueral In the United Kingdom for
his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Auo. 11.
The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the
[tight Hon. Lord Foley, to appoint Major James Thomas
Craster, on half-pay Unattached, one of her Majesty's
Honourable Colo of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Major
Thomas Jenkins, deceased.
CROWN-OFFICE, SEPT. 25.
lIEMP:ER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMEN T.
Borough of Stoke-upon-Trent—Henry Riversdale Gren.
fell., in the room of John Lewis Ricardo, Esq., deceased.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, SEPT. 26.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade have received from the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her
Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Caracas, enclosing a COPY
of a Venezuelan Decree, of Which the following is a trans-
lation, imposing additional customs' duties on articles
imported into Venezuela :
Decree.—Art. 1. The custom houses shall collect an
additional duty of 25 per cent. on the ordinary customs
dues, besides the 50 per cent. which are collected in virtue
of existing dispositions.
Art. 2. The collection of the said 25 per cent. shall begin
after 30 days for importations from the United States, and
after 90 days for importations from Europe. These terms
are to be reckoned from the day of publication in each
custom house respectively.