The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WORCESTER RACES.--YESTERDAY.
SEVERN SWEEPSTAKES.
South Durham
Prosper
Zerlina
Three ran.
DECIDING HEAT—South Durham beat Prosper, but was
objected to on the ground of a cannon.
HURDLE RACE.

Victress
Miss Banks
Jack ... .
Ten ran.
NURSERY HANDICAP.

Hesperia
Miss Lizzie
Turquoise
Eight ran.
WORCESTER HANDICAP.
Forget-me-Not
Albany
Not Out
Nine ran.
SELLING HURDLE.

Cobalt
Royal Princess 2
Bellone
Four ran.
CLAIMING PLATE.

La Verzee
Nymph f
Clara Webster f
Eight ran

CITY BETTING. ESTERDAY.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
900 to 100 agst Rosicrucian (taken) ,
10 to 1 agst Alarie (offered)
10 to 1 agst Blandford (offered-11 to 1 taken)
13;to 1 agst Cardinal York (offered— 1400 to 100
(taken)
1000 to 70 agst Syrian (taken)
1000 to 70 agst Exciseman (taken)
100 to 7 agst Cecil (taken)
100 to 6 agst Barford (taken and offered)
Temple reported scratched.

We have authority to give the a formal denial to the
telegram from Versailles, dated October 26, stating that
the Comte de Paris and the Comte de Chambord have
had an interview abroad. His Royal Highness the Comte
de Paris has not left his residence at Twickenham for more
than a month.

WORKMEN'S INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, AGRI.
CULTURAL HALL, ISLINGTON.—The number of visitors,
exclusive of season ticket holders, exhibitors, anC
others, on the Ist inst., was 4,933.

The Southampton papers state that Mr. Thomas
Gunner, a Liberal barrister of the Western Circuit, has
been appointed temporary Recorder of that borough.
We are glad to learn that Alexandre Dumas is re-
covering. He had fatigued himself too much during his
journey to Spain. Before he fell sick he was finishing a
lengthy work on the life and country of the Cid.
The county magistrates sitting at Bolton on Mon-
day, committed to prison for two months, with hard
labour, a boy, 12 years of age, for throwing a stone at a
railway train.

Pleuro pneumonia prevails to a very great extent
in the metropolitan dairies, although few cases are re-
ported, and to a greater or less extent in twenty-three
counties of England and Wales, and twelve in Scotland.

Mr. Alexander Murray, formerly M.P. for New-
castle-under-Lyne, diLd on the 27th ult., at Warrior-
square, St. Leonards, in his 74th year. He was a justice
of the peace for the county of Middlesex.
The foot and mouth disease continues to spread
around Dorchester. The constabulary returns for the
division, issued on Monday, showed that the number of
animals suffering from the malady was 561, including 120
sheep.
Iwo boys are now in custody at Gateshead on a
charge of causing the death of a woman, by wilfully
pushing her into the Tyne. The affair occurred about a
week ago, but the body of the woman was not found till
Sunday.

THE POPE AND THE PAPAL ZODAVES.—The
Freeman's Journal denounces the " sacrilegious acts of the
Florentine brigands," and publishes a letter from Cardinal
Cullen in honour of Captain Delahoyd, who has returned
to Ireland after ten years' service as a Pontifical Zouave.
The Cardinal hopes that every parish will "give vent to
its feelings of indignation at the violent, brutal, and
revolutionary proceedings of the Florentine Govern-
ment." The Cardinal hopes that " Rome restored to its
lawful rulers, Captain Delahoyd may be able to resume
his former profession, rallying again his brave companions
round the Pontifical throne." A testimonial to Captain
Delahoyd is being collected for.
FLIGHT OF AN IDONMASTED, WITH A LADY.—
It transpired on Monday that one of the proprietors of a
large ironworks, near Dudley, has made a precipitate
flight, leaving his wife and family behind. During the
last few days he is said to have collected a considerable
amount of money from various seurces, and thus, pro-
vided with plenty of cash, he quitted his home and the
town in the company of a lady. Whither the run-
away pair have gone has not transpired.—Birmingham
Gazette.

PARLIAMENTARY VA CA N CIES..—A rumour is
current that Mr. Robert Jardine, the member for the
Dumfries district, intends to resign his seat, and that Sir
James Anderson will offer himself for the vacancy. It is
also said that an arrangement has been come to by which
the Conservative member for the county, Major Walker,
will retire at the next general election, and that Mr.
Jardine will take his place without a contest. It is also
stated that Mr. Robert Kennard will be brought forward
by the Conservatives as a candidate for the vacancy
caused by the death of Mr. C. W. Martin, member for
Newport.

A bill is in preparation to give effect to the recom-
mendations of the Select Committee of the House of
Commons on prison chaplain, over which Mr. Maguire,
M.P., presided last session. By the law as at present
administered visiting justices may refuse to pay stipends
to clergymen visiting gaols save those of the Established
Church. The bill will make the payment of all chaplains
compulsory, the remuneration to be adjusted in propor-
tion to the number of prisoners for whom spiritual minis-
tration is provided.

RAPID PASSAGE FROM CHINA—The fine clipper
ship Belted Will, A. Locke, commander, owned by Messrs.
Bushby and Edwards, of Liverpool, has made a quick
passage of 99 days from China, being the quickest by seve-
ral days this season. She returns to Hong Kong immedi-
ately. She left Macao July 16, passed Anjer August 13,
the Cape of Good Hope September 9, crossed the equator
the 28, made the Start 23rd inst., got pilot 24th; had to
anchor in the river—blowing hard for eight hours. After
moderating, hauled into the London Docks on the follow-
ing morning.

OUI COTEMPOR.APIES—This Morning