The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-15 00:00:00

S rOitTIN G TELLIGE.NOE.

The following appeared in oar Third Edition of yeater-

day:—

YORE SPRING MEETING.

Icceptanccs for the Great Northern Handicap of 200 sove
in specie, added to Sweepstakes of 20 sous each. Two
miles.

Tal ouret

Argyle

PlU:gliboy
lllacklock
AdolplAis
Taral su ...
Paul Jones ...
Acaster

C dlilenCo
Cap h-pio
Toisoa d'Or

Age st lb ago at lb
.O 8 121 Young Fenton 47 3
. 4 8 4 Soerntus ... 5 7 2
. 6 8 2 ltdalitd 6 7 2
• 5 8 Wild Flower ... 4 7 1
. 4 7 13 Pitmanlo ... 4 6 7
. 6 7 13 Torreador ... 3 6 7

5 7 12
4 7 11
5 7 6
5 7 5
4 7 5

' Bobby ... 3 6 3
N'earnought ...3 6 3
Swansea ... 3 5 13
Lord Harewood 3 5 11.

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGEMENTS.
April 11, at 9 a.m., Camel out of 2000 Guineas Stakes.
April 11, at 5.15 p.m., Knight of Athol, out of all engage-

ments.

April 12, at 9 a.m., Albania (dead) out of all engagements.
April 12, at 9 a.m. Warlike, out of the Croydon Steeple-
chase Plate.
April 12, at 11.30 a.m., Winifred, out of all engagments.
April 14, at 9 a.m., Vansittart, out of all engagements.
April 14, at 9 a.m., Duchess of Athole, out of Durham
engagements.
April 14, at 10.40 a.m., Swansea, out of the Monmouth-
shire Handicap, Abergavenny.

The following names have been given :—Mr Schwartz's
bl c (late Burgundy) by Claret, out of Just in Time, 3 yrs—
Shilling a Dozen. Mr G. A. Wheeler's b f by King John,
out of Christina (late Queen Anne), 2 yrs - Ophelia. Mr W.
Bevill's b c by Thormauby—Blue Bell, 3 yrs— Barford ; b f
by Cambuscan, out of Tabitba Bramble, 2 yrs—Dewberry ;
yearlings: ch c by Newcastle, Sister to Stafford —Tyne-
mouth ; b f by Prime Minster, out of Nimble—Activity; b
f by Cambuscan, Tabitha Bramble—Wait-a-bit.

FORFEIT LlST—Bright Weather's forfeit has been paid.

►STEEPLECIIASE FORFEIT LlST—Domino's forfeit, 1868, has
been paid.

MODERN ELECTION EXPENSES.

A Mr. John Francis Meaher communicates to the
editor of the Waterford Mail, vouching for its " authen-
ticity the following extraordinary election bill
Jim F--r, Mob Conductor and Botheen Boy, &c., to
Mr. Herring's Election Agent, for the following
work and Murder done on the day of the polling
Feb. 26, '7O :
Item To three shouts for Herrings, at 2d. per
shout £0 0 9
„ To three hurray for same, at 3d. each 0 1 0
„ To four screeches, at 4d. each
„ To three bounces in the air at 4d. each 0 1 0
„ To making a noise for two hours 0 1 0
„ To hitting a voter for Kickham, a rap of
a dead cat, which I spent five hours
killing the night before
„ To making a prod at, and giving two
strokes of a wattle to one of Mr. Kick-
ham's supporters, for which I got a
most awful battering from the Kick-
hamites
„ To gripping one of Kickham's party by
the windpipe, or throttle ; for which I
got a slap of a rock over the left ear,
leaving me since in care of a doctor 0 6 7
„ To striking a voter over the sconce with a
mud-bag, for which I received cruel
treatment from the women
„ On the declaration of the poll when Mr
Herring was declared elected by 4 ma-
jority, I took a fit of hurooing, screech-
ing, roarin, leapin, bouncin, smashing
windows, dashing into whiskey-shops,
swallowing half-gallons of porter • 6
skelping glasses of whiskey, rowling
peelers, smegging sogers, until I found
myself nearly dead in the lock-up the
following mornin, and had to pay one
shillin fine

0 2 0

0 1 6

0 12 0

£1 10 7

P. S.—lf this bill is not pa'd before Patrick's Day be
Herrings, there'll be bad work about it ; so look out for
squally.—Yours to command,

Jim F•

RATES OF FREIGHT AND CHARTER.

(Front the Slapping and Mercantile Gazette.)

The Tonnage loading on the berth for India, China,
and the Cape of Good Hops amounts to 56,183 tons, and
for Australia and New Zealand to 35,762 tons.

No improvement can be reported in Berth Freights for
sailing vessels. Steamers, however, are commanding
somewhat better rates.

Coal rates eastward have changed but little during the
week that has elapsed. C tale remains at £26, and Singa-
pore at £2l per keel from the Tyne. A couple of steamers
may be placed at a good rate from the North to the
Red Sea.

There is considerable difficulty in securing remunerative
homeward employment from the East; quotations from
the Rice Ports are dull at 555.
Coal rates to the cast coast of South America chew an
upward tendency. Rio Janeiro is quoted at £24 from the
North, and 255. for small ships, and 225. for large ships,
from Wales. Bahia remains at 20s. For Marnham22s., as
customary, is obtainable. Glasgow to Rosario, 40s. is paid
for of sleepers.
There is a scarcity of freights to the West Indies.
Havana is firm at the rise reported last week ; 20s. might
now be obtained. Some inquiry is made for vessels
London to St. Kitts and back at 555. on the round. A
small ship might be placed at 50s. to 625. 6d. Wales to
Port-au-Prince and back.

During the week there has been more activity in coal
chartering to the Black Sea ; the rate for Danube front
the Tyne having improved to £lB IQs. ; £l6 can be done
for Odessa. For Taganrog, 15s. is paid from Cardiff. Very
little is doing for Alexandria, a large quantityof coal being
now afloat for that port; 15s. 6d. is paid from the Clyde,
-,-td 13s. from Liveipool. Corfu and Smyrna are quoted
£l6 from the Tyne.