The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-31 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL,

A writer in the Sporting Life has the following oberva-
tions on the Liverpool Steeplechase .—" Those who
got early on The Doctor and Q.C. for Liverpool have
no reason to be dissatisfied, the first-mentidned having
become first favourite with no more than 14 to 1 offered. As
anticipated, Pearl Diver heads the list with 12st. 71b. so that
under any circumstances he will not be able to beat the
Lamb (11st. 71b.) on their running a couple of seasons
ao, when the pair met at 51b. ; now there is precisely
141 b., so that Lord Poulett's animal is meeting Mr. Bray-
ley's old horse on 91b. better terms than when The Lamb
won by a couple of lengths. It is impossible to get
away, then, from the extremely favourable terms on
which the Lamb is handicapped, and, despite the
unfavourable market movements, he will run a great horse
again under such an impost. Mr. Brayley bat 3d, soonafter
he saw the weights, £5OO The Lamb beats Brick (11st 21b),
and offered to make it £s,ooo,which, however, was declined.
In my opinion, however, Brick cannot stay beyond
three miles, and even if much more favourably weighted,
would not be enabled to traverse the Liverpool country
successfully. Holman's lot, The Doctor (11st. 71b),
Globule (10st. 71b.), Thalassius (10st. 41b.), as well as
Brick, are all fairly in. Just on the eve of the publication
of the weights there was a rush on to The Doctor, and ho
advanced to 1,000 to 60, the result, it was thought,
of his owner endeavouring to get back some money which
he had laid. Up to this time he has not, I believe, been suc-
cessful in recouping a shilling for himself. The Doctor
is wonderfully well in, and if the party stand him in prefer-
ence to the remainder of their team, he will be extremely dan-
gerous, notwithstanding an impression abroad that he cannot
stay more than tnree miles. Tathwell (10st. 121 b.) Nu e
(lost. 101 b.), Honolulu (10st.), Costa (lost.
e6a113:1) f Qtag:
(lost. 101 b.), Sir Robert Peel (10st. 51b.), and Thalassi
lot, and4lb.)
from
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aopinion, t thequartette
faclls
on
Costa,
The Doctor, The Lamb, and Honolulu."

TIM OYSTER TRADE.---Those who indulge in the
luxury of oysters will be glad to learn that a competition
in the trade is likely to be opened, two importations of
American oys tors having lately taken place at Southampton.

For more than two years there has been established
at Leeds " a public house without the drink, where men
may sit, talk, read, and think, then safely home return.'
This succeeded so well that a second was opened last spring
in Hunslet, and now a third has been opened.
LABOUR WANTED IN AUSTRALIA.--The latest
accounts from Melbourne state (says the Pall Mall Gazette),
that the demAnd for all kinds of labour still continues in
excess of the supply. Owing to the haymaking season
wages had risen considerably since last quotations, and the
price was likely to keep up for three months. In female
lahour the market could hardly bo said to be sup-
plied at all. It was almost impossible to engage female ser-
vants until after the Christmas holidays. For artisans
the rates continued steady, work being ElentifuL The
following were the current wages :---Ei.'onemasons, car-
penters, and builders 10s. per day ; blacksmiths, Os.
to ils. ditto; briclimakeis, 18s. to 20s. per 1,000, with
rations; builders' labourers, Bs. per day ; ordinary labourers,
ss. to is. dittc ; Lush carpenters, 255. to 30s. per week;
wheelwrights, 355. to 40e. ditto ; shepherds (first class), £35
to Xt.-, per annum, with rations; hut-keepers, -r25 to £3O
per annum ; lads for the country, 10s. to 128. per week ; gene-
ral farm labourers and station Lands, 15s. to 20s. ditto;
gardeners for the country, 20s. to 30s. ditto, according to
qualification; ditto for town, 255. to 305.; grooms for
country, 20s. to 255. per week; ditto for livery
stables, 355. to 455. per week ; men cooks for hotels, £1
to £4 per week; female cooks for hotels, £4O to £BO per
annum; married couples, for country (first class), without
encumbrance, from £65 to £B5 per annum, with rations;
married couples, for country (second class), without encum-
brance, £4O to £35 per annum with rations; female house
servants, for country (first class), £35 to £45 per annum
female house servants, for country (second class), £3O to
£35 per annum : laundresses, £35 to £45 per annum; nurse
girls, for town, £25 to £3O per annum,

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 30.

The Queen went out yesterday afternoon.
Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High-
nesses Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Prin-
cess Beatrice, and Prince Christian, attended
Divine service at Osborne this morning.

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