The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-06 00:00:00

WAYS

SPORTING-THIS DAY.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 300 SO-VS.

Six ran.
£5O lIANDICAP PLATE.

LATEST BETTING,
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 agst Alvediston (offered)
sto 1 agst Marquis (,ffered)
6to 1 agst Stockwell colt (offered)
6to 1 agst Nottingham (offered)
Bto 1 agst Caterer (offered)
10 to 1 agst Wingrave

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1862

MAY.

Newmarket F S
5
Chester Spring
York Spring

i Salisbiry
Bath
1 Harpenden
UNE.
Beverley
Newcastle
Hampton
Carlisle
MY.,
Abingdon
Pontefract
Hungerford
Nottingham
Southampton ,
Stamford
Marlborough
Goodwood ...
LUST.
York
Stockton
Egham
Lichfield
Bridgwater
Ludlow

_ .
Epsom Summer 3
Chelmsford . 11
Manchester ll
Ascot
.. 17

Odiham
1
Bibury Club
Newton
Stockbridge 3
Winchester
Newmarket
Worcester . 10
Liverpool
.. 15

Radcliffe
4
Brighton 5
Brighton Club
Lewes .. 8
Wolverhampton
Reading .... . l4
Wenlock l5

SEPTEMBER.
Devon and Exeter 2 Doncaster
Derby ....
Great Yarmouth
Plymouth
Oxford 4 Manchester
Warwick 9 Newmarket F 0 ..
Leicester

OCTOBER.
Bedford
Newmarket S 0 .. 13 Newmlrket H

NOVEMBER.
Worcester
Hereford
4 Liverpool ...
10 Shrewsbury ..

IRISH RACING FI

.TURES FOR 1862

MAY.
Cork .l I Galway Hunt
Nenagh
Howth and Baldoyle.... .

Westmeath JusE.j
Curragh June

SEPTEMBER.
Curragh
Carlow
Londonderry . .

OCTOBER.
Limerick...
Ourragh
NOVYMBER.

Armagh

WAYS AND .SANS.

Ah 1 how wonderful ways and means are I When I
think how this very line, this very word, which I am writ-
ing represents money, I am lost in a respectful astonishment.
A man takes his own case, as he says his own prayers, on
behalf of himself and his family. lam paid, ho will say,
for the sake of illustration, at the rate of sixpence per line.
With the words "Ah, how wonderful," to the words "per
line," I can buy a loaf, a piece of Cutter, a jug of milk, a
modicum of tea—actually enough to make breakfast for the
family; and the servants of the house ; and the charwoman,
their servant, can shake up the tea leaves with a fresh sup.
ply of water, sop the crusts, and get a meal, taut bier que
mai. Wife, children, guests, servants, charwomen, we are
all actually making a meal off Philip Firmin's bores as it
were. And my next•door n( ighbour, whom I see spinning
away to chambers umbrella in hand ? And next door but
one the city man ? And next door but two the doctor
know the baker has left loaves at every one of their doors
this morning, that all theirchimneys are smoking, and they
will all have breakfast, Ah, thank God for it 1 I hope,
friend, ;you and I are not too proud to ask for our daily
bread, and to bo grateful for getting it? Mr. Philip had
had to work for his, in care and trouble, like other children
of men—to work for it, and I hope to pray for it, too. It
a thought to me awful and beautiful, that of the daily
prayer, and of the myriads of fellowmen uttering it, in
care and in sickness, in doubt and in poverty, in health
and in wealth. Patton nostrum da nobis hodte.
Phil.p whispers it by the bedside where wife and child
lie sleeping, and goes to his early labour with
a stouter heart : as he creeps to his rest when the day's
labour is over, and the quotidian bread is earned, and
breathes his hushed thanks to the bountiful Giver of the
meal. All over this world what an endless chorus is singing
of love, and thanks, and prayer. Day tells to day the won-
drous story, and nigh recounts it into night.— How
do I come to think of a sunrise which I saw 20 years ago
on the Nile, when the river and sky flushed and glowed
with the dawning light, and as the luminary appeared, the
boatmen knelt on the rosy deck, and adored Allah ? So, as
thy sun rises, friend, over the humble housetops round
about your home, shall you wake many and many a day to
duty and labour. May the task have been honestly done
when the night comes; and the steward deal kindly with
the labourer.—Cornhill Illagaztne for May,

Lord Ashburton, as President of the Geographi-
cal Society, has issued cards for an assembly on the 14th
inst., at Bath House,
The committee of the Dieppe Regatta Society,
at a recent sitting, decided that the races of the present
year shall take place on Sunday, the 3d of August.
The _ltalie of Turin states that a Major Cozenza,
an active agent of Francis IL has been arrested at Naples
with important documents in his posseacion.
Great alarm was caused in the Church of St.
Francois, at Havre, the other evening, by the artificial
flowers decorating an altar to the Virgin suddenly catching
fire from a wax taper burning near them. Fortunately,
there were not many people in the church at the time, or
the rush caused by the panic might have proved fatal.
All present escaped unhurt, and the fire was quickly ex-
tinguished, the damage being limited to the ornaments of
the altar.
THE WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOClETY.—Yes-
terday at Exeter Hall the annual May meeting of this
society was held for the purpose of receiving the report of
the proceedings of the society for the past year. Dr. Hoole
read the financial statement and general summary, from
whir,}' ;t npr—nr,sa that th, ,out,riouttons to the society for
the year ending 31st Dec., 1861, amounted to £137,280 Os,
7d. 'Stew donations or annuities, amounting to £3,125
have also been received, but not reported as income until
they become available. The payments and general expen-
diture, including the cost of the China mission for the year,
£136,067 16s. 4d.; special contributions for the extension
of the mission in China, £2,500; the balance of 1860,
£242 7s,—made together £138,811 4s. id., leaving a balance
of £1,531 3s. 6d. due to the general treasurer.
LAVE OF ABSENCE TO SEE THE EXHIBITION.—
An order has been issued by the General commanding the
Forces in Ireland to the different general officers command-
ing divisions, to allow one• third of the officers of the
several regiments under their command leave of absence,
for the purpose of visiting the International Exhibition—
the leave not to exceed one month.— United Service
Gazette.

LONDON RIFLE BRlGADE.—Lieutenant-Colonel
Wardo, the newly-appointed commander, has issued a
brigade order, with reference to the field-day at Brighton,
stating that the general of division had expressed his warm
approval of the manner in which' the brigade executed all
the rnanceuvres on that occasion. The colonel also records
his extreme satisfaction with the conduct of all ranks
throughout the day, and concludes by declaring that ho is
proud to command the regiment.
THE CORNISH FISHERIES.—The boats employed
,
in the mackerel fishery at St. Ives have been very success-
sq day 80
75,000 were 000 were
ful, particularly those from the eastward, and the price has
been high. One daylast Week upwards of 100,000 fish were
caught,landed,
andprice
sold 21s
at per22s
perl .001;00o n anothersubeuently
caught, and three boats took 5,000 each, price 20s per 100.
So many mackerel landed in one week have scarcely ever
inhabitant.
CAPTURE recollected by the oldest
CAPTURE OF A STURGEON IN THE MEDWAY.--
On Saturday last a fisherman, named Jenkins, while fishing
in the river Medway, a short distance above Rochester-
bridge, succeeded in capturing a remarkably fine sturgeon,
which on being brought to land was found to measure six
length,
hhs of the city, all sturgeons and certain
29 inches ;n girth, and to weigh 721bs. By
tfbeeetainn ngclieent
carter
other fish caught in the Medway are the property of the
mayor and corporation of Rochester. The fish was accord-
ingly presented to the mayor, who immediately forwarded
it by the principal water-bailiff as a present to her Majesty,
the sturgeon being, what is termed, a royal fish.

NEWMARKET RACES, THIS DAY.

Matadore
Nautilus
2
FREE HANDICAP.

Shillelagh •
SJuthport

Shillelagh 1
Blacklock
2

Eleven ran.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS.
Tadmore colt
Abbess'
2
Four ran.

Jury.
Bellewstown
AUGUST.
Heath
Wicklow ..