The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-23 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

NOTES ABOUT NEWTON.
Neither pleasure nor profit is likely to attend the
Newton Meeting. Few representatives of the Ring
wilt " assist" at the celebration, and even the power-
ful attraction of the steeplechase will be scarcely suffi-
cient to induce the most ardent lover of excitement, and
the most inveterate sightseer to encounter
"the icy fang,
And churlish chiding of the winter's wind,"
in the pursuit of sport.
Little information is to, be gathered respecting the
events to be decided, although ruinours of "good things"
and private arrangements are rife. In the legitimate
turf market they have not been touched upon, and at
the list houses the transactions on them have been very
limited. For the Hurdle Race Theodine and Oxford have
been backed, and the latter, it is whispered, is " going
for the money." Not having yet seen the " selling-price
deductions," lam of course unable to deliver an opinion
on the chance of the probable competitors.
Some investments have been made on Solyman and
Bethgelert, for the Handicap Plate. Reports of " queer
understandings" have, however, discouraged the backers
of Bethelgert, whose light weight was ,perhaps his only
recommendation to favour. Effie Deans, the Helena
gelding, the filly out of Thalia, and Roger Thornton,
are the only other animals that have received support.
The most formidable horses in the race will perhaps be
Solyman, Effie Deans, and the Thalia filly.
The Colliers' Handicap is said to be " a certainty,"
for the three-years-old Maid of Monton filly.
The Steeplechase, I dismiss without comment.
November 23, A FRESH MAN.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.

LONDON, Nov. 23.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.W. ;
light airs' and calm, with thick fog.
DEAL, Nov. 22.—Arrived—Constance, from Singapore;
George, Charleston ; Jacob Grosse, New York ; Britannia,
eastward. E.N.E . AO;
Quebec ; Marchioness of Queensberry, do. Arrived from
the River, and sailed—Hyderabad, Adelaide, S.A.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 22.-4W.im.nd,s, Ns..sEp.yto,
rived—Germania, from Callao • Paragon, Quebec. Sailed
Sisters, from Labrador.
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DARTMOUTH, Nov. 22.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Emelie,
from Whampoa.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 22.—Wind, E. Arrived—Pax, from
Bahia, for Bremen ; Isabella Jamaica ,• Sir T. Gresham,
London, for Adelaide. Sailed—Marchioness of Douglas,
Valorous, do.; H.M.S. Desperate, do. OffPort—Desmond,
for Sierra Leone; H.M.S. Imperiense, westward ; H.M.S.
from Grimsby ; Pegasus, Amsterdam, for New York.
NEWPORT, Nov. 21.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Graf
von Schliefers, from London, for St. Thomas ; Worthy of
Devon, Gloucester, for New York.
ABERDOVER, Nov- 22.—Arrived—Ide, from Quebec.
ABERYSTWITH, Nov. 21.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Ann
Davies, from Quebec.
FALMOUTH, Nov. 22.—Wind, E.S.E., fresh breezes, and
fine. Arrived—Pilade, from Bahia ; Jane Clark, Ha-
vannah ; Wards, Galatz ; Maria, Patras ; Jane May, do.
WISBY, Nov. 10.—The Juno, of Hull, has been assisted
Slitohaum, with damage, having been on shore.—The
Choice, of Shields, from Cronstadt to London, got on a
reef off Fahludd, on the 11th Nov., and is a-wreck ; crew
landed ; part of the ship's stores, materials, and cargo, are
expected to be saved.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 21. Wind, Arrived—
Sarah Huntley, from New York, for Alexandria. Off
Port—Georgiana, from Callao ; Carsee, do., and both
sailed for London.

BELFAST, Nov. 21.—The Otterburn, of this port, from
Troon to Havannah, which sailed hence Nov. 11, after re-
pairing, left the Lough yesterday, but has boon turned
back here to-day, having got on the rocks off Ballywater,
and will probably have to discharge.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23.—The Gyffden (smack), of Port
Madoc, from Cardiff, was run down early this morning in
the Horse Channel, by the Brian Boroilline (s).
YARMOUTH, Nov. 22.—The Vanquelain, of Bordeaux,
from Newcastle to Bona, which was assisted into this har-
bour leaky, after being ashore at Bacton, will have to dis-
charge.
ODESSA, Nov. 11.—The Patriot, Hercus, in ballast, ran
on shore at the mouth of the Dneister, Nov. 7, and it is
doubtful whether she will be got off, as it has been blowing
a gale S.E. the whole of yesterday, and up to this morn-
ing. The Austrian brig Agatha was driven against the
Pratique Mole during a gale, and went to pieces. The
Austrian ship Circassiana, with fruit from Smyrna,
dragged her anchors, and ran on shore, during the same
gale.

(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
CUSTOMS RETURN.

GRAVESEND, WEDNESDAY, 10 A.M.
Wind calm, thick; tide, quarter obb.
Arrived—Nov. t 3 —London, from Guernsey ; Jane
Reward, Callao ; William, Guernsey; William's Adven-
ture, Guernsey ; Dublin Lass, Guernsey.
Sailed—William Jolliffo (s), for Ostend.

DEAL, WEDNESDAY, 9.15 A.M.
Wind N.W. light, and frosty.
Anchored—Olympus, from Penzance, for Bremen ;
Pauline Houghton, from London, for Bussorah ; Bato,
from London, for Hobart Town.

SECRET SOCIETIES IN FRANCE.—The Journal d' Indre-
et-Loire states that the confession made by one of the
persons recently arrested at Tours on a charge of belong.
ing to a secret society has led to the discovery at the
residence of one of them of some stone beer bottles in
which were 1,220 musket balls. The light cannon which-
were lately discovered in the Caves of Veretz are more
formidable than, was at first supposed. They are com-
posed of a tube of cast iron covered with wood, and then
encircled with iron hoops, .and appear so solid that they
could on occasion be used as caunon with considerable
effeot.