The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-27 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

SOMETHING SHORT,
Turfites have little to employ their time or attract their
attention. The meeting which was celebrated at Hoylake
last week was dreary, fiat, and unprofitable, and presented
few incidents worthy to be either recorded or remembered.
Ben Land was " among them" with Needwood and upset
a pretty " pot" on the " pheasant" Tipperary Boy, who
seems to have benefited little by his Newmarket prepara-
tion. By the way, it was noticed with some surprise that
Tasker rode Needwood instead of his old jockey Green.
Some people say that Green and Land can't always come
to a satisfactory understanding on the subject of remunera-
tion. The withdrawal of Nestor from the Selling Race
excited no little indignation, but the horse having been
called to the post by the starter, they who backed him were
compelled to pay, and were fain to be contented with the
part which they played in " Whose the Dupe?" So little
interest, however, attached to the proceedings that it is
unnecessary to extend my notes.

Metropolitan sportsmen will have a day out at Harrow
on Thursday. In the present lack of steeple chase horses
the fields will not be numerically strong, but the supply
of sport will doubtless be satisfactory. The handicaps
have been framed by Messrs. H. Littler and Green, the
steeplechase rider, and are really no bad specimens of im-
partiality. People, however, pretend to be dissatisfied
with the distribution of the weights for the steeplechase,
and the Miss Mowbray and British Yeoman party are
particularly indignant. Even the assurance, however,
which was given that if Miss Mowbray and British Yeo-
man were "put in light" they should not run, was not a
sufficient inducement to the promoters of the meeting to
risk " sporting" the handicap. I shall be down with the
jumpers on Thursday to watch the doings.
November 27. A FRESH MAN.

MONEY MARKET

AND
(.'CI.III MEL' CIA L INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TIN 0 o'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday
were estimated at 5,000 bales, including 1,000
taken for export. The market closed heavily,
without change in prices. The sales comprised
4,000 American, 150 Perham and Maranham, at
52d. to 6,'2d. ; 20 Bahia, at 61d. ; 50 Egyptian, at
6d. to 62d. ; and 600 Surat, at 34d. to 3-2 d. per lb.
Railway Shares were. firm.
Letters from Birmingham, respecting the Iron
trade, are not altogether favourable. Indeed
much more caution is stated to exist, and there
seems every probability of a reduction, variously

stated at from 205. to 40s. per ton, being declared
in prides at the close of the quarter. The demand
for manufactures has greatly diminished, and
underselling appears to be actively resorted to.
The unsatisfactory position of financial affairs in
New York has, of course, caused a material dimi-
nution in the shipments of manufactures thither.
Accounts from the Baltic state that during the
present year 5,000 ships less have passed the Sound
than in 1853, a proof of the severe effects of the
blockade. The falling off in English vessels was
from 4,633 to 2,000. The Danish Government
suffered materially in its revenue from this cause.
From Finland we learn that the principal gene-
rals who had been in command there during the
summer had received orders to proceed to the
Crimea, and the largo garrisons that had been
maintained at Riga and Revel were reduced
almost to the peace standard.
Our flying steam squadron in the Baltic is still

capturing stray ships, principally salt laden, and

the Russian war steamers had returned to Swea-
borg, and were not again expected to venture out,
the winter having already set in with some
severity.

The letters from India and Australia by the Over-

land Mail are expected to be delivered to-morrow
afternoon. The steamer Pacific left Plymouth on
Saturday with a large quantity of letters and papers.
Accounts fromNowYork report an upward move-
ment in the stock market with considerable activity.
The last weekly return of the City Banks was of a
more favourable character, as it showed a decrease
in discounts of 652,049 dollars, and an increase in
the specie of 467,852 dollars. The large receipts
of gold from California, and the limitation of busi-
ness which has for some time past prevailed, led to
the belief that the Now York money-market would,
before many weeks, become comparatively easy.
An active demand for breadstuffs had arisen for
exportation to Europe, and as it is assorted that
there is a large surplus of wheat and flour in the
United States, we may look for a fair supply from

that quarter.
The English Stock Market has been heavy again,
and the influential buyers who gave support to
prices are not continuing their operations. No
doubt they bought upon the supposition that Aus-
tria was about to adhere more strongly to the
Western Powers, but the revived rumours of the
intention of Russia to accept the four points im-
pair confidence again, since few can believe in the
possibility of re-establishing peace on such terms.
Consols have been 021 and since 911. to 92 for
transfer, the extreme rates for account being 921
and 91. The New 3 per Cents. have been quoted
90/ and 903, and the 3 per Cents. 908. and 90/.
Bank Stock is heavy at 209. East India Stock
has been 233. Exchequer Bills are 3s. to Gs., and
India Bonds Bs. to 103. premium.

In foreign stocks very little has been done, and
the quotations aro heavy. Sardinian 5 per Cents.
have realised 851, Turkish Scrip has been 61 to 7
discount, a renewed decline, Spanish Passive Stock
has been marked 4g-, and Dutch 21 per Cents. are
i'-eady at GOi.

I,The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 51 ; Mexi-
can, 21 to 2l ; Peruvian, 67 to 69 ; ditto,
3 per Cents., 47 to 49 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 94 to 90 ; ditto,
44 per Cents., 85 to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred,
18 to 1.8 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 371 to 38; ditto,
OertificatGs, 52 to 5.,;-; ditto, Passive, 4:11- to 42.
The railway meetings announced are the fol-
lowing : -

Date. Place.
Demerara
European and N. American Dec. 7, St. John's, N.B.
Waterford. and Kilkenny Nov. 30, London Tavern.
Railway Shares are, in most instances, per
cent, lower again, and with more offering, but
there has been a fair business done. The French
lines are dull.

Company.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
(From, the Ofileial List. )

13 II qness done
Bank Stock 209
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 94)1 i.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92i 1 11 2
New 3 per Cent. Annuities . 9N
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 .0
India Stock
India Bonds, £1000
Ditto, under £lOOO 8 10
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 2id.
.!1000
£5OO 3 6 p
Small 3 6 p
Exchequer Birnds 1858, 31 per Cent. —
Ditto 1859, ~
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Mexican 3 per Cent.
- 1
•,!

Ditto for the Account.. 2l,
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent.
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent 43

Russian Bonds, 4 per Cent B-
6 Bonds, 5 per Cent . B3i
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto Passive (Converted)
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5,4 p c'
Turkish Scrip 6 por cent -.
Ditto for the Account - 7 63- d
,1
. . _

Dividends on tho above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil ..... 601

THREE 0 CLOCK.
91d 2
92

Congolg
Ditto, A cocmnt

DEATH OF THE _tar. M.R. WHEBLE.

TO THE EDITOR OP THII MORNING POST.

Sir,—ln the Morning Post of yesterday a letter ap-
peared from your correspondent at Sebastopol, in which
he speaks with high praise of the late Roman Catholic
clergyman to the British forces in the East, a mistake
has arisen (probably in the printing) with regard to the
name, for I grieve to say it is my brother of whom such
honourable mention has been made, and who, like so
many of our mutual friends after nobly performing his
duty, has found an early grave in the Crimea.—l am,
sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM FRANCIS WHEBLE.
Bulmershe Court, near Reading, Nov. 25.

PRINCE NAPOLEON,