The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-29 00:00:00

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,sdinary exigencies of the oment. General Chisel,
the Minister of War, di ays very great activity.
The correspondence from France for Germany was
forwarded on the 25th through Belgium. Consider-
able apprehensions were entertained as to the effects
of the Paris revolution upon Belgium.—Courrier
Beige.
HANOVER.—A decree was issued by the King of
Hanover on the 12th of February, stating that specu-
lators in Belgium and Holland have lately imposed
upon credulous persons to a large extent, by repre-
sentations of valuable inheritances in those countries,
to which they might become entitled by the payment
of small sums. His Majesty, therefore, warns his
subjects not to have anything to do with these unlaw-
ful lotteries, which are sure to end in their disap-
pointment and ruin.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
8 to 1 agst Capt. Little's The Chandler—take 9 to 1
12 to 1 agst Lord Strathmore's Navvorth —take 14 to 1
15 to 1 agst Mr. Brettle's The Curate—taken
15 to 1 agst Mr. Barry's Sir Arthur—nominal
15 to 1 agst Mr. 0. Higgins's Pioneer
20 to 1 agst Mr. Storey na Standard Guard—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Moseley's Jerry
20 to 1 agst Mr. Courteney's Mathew
25 to 1 agst Mr. R. H. Jones's Wolverhampton—tka
25 to 1 agst Mr. F. Wilson's Khondooa
30 to 1 agst Mr. G. Brettle's Aristides
30 to 1 agst Mr. Mason's The Sailor—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Elmore's British Yeoman—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Everard na The Shaver
40 to 1 agst Mr. T. Harrison na Pioneer (h b)—tkn
The price quoted agst Sir Arthur is nominal; no one
would have taken less than 20 to 1. This unexpected
and rapid decline is ascribable to an accident that betel
him on disembarking at Liverpool on Sunday afternoon;
it appear, that he fell into the river, and that about
twenty minutes elapsed before (he was extricated. In
consequence of this occurrence, The Chandler, Naworthi
Pioneer, and Standard Guard were in considerable de-

mend; the betting, however, was on a very limited scale:
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
The only bet laid on this event was 20 to 1 agst Gannet.
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle, 4 yrs, list
alb—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. F. Cyrke's Cracow, 3 yrs, 44.74.4
40 to,l agst Mr. Dionefe-Keleshea, 4^ Est M-tt_
40 to 1 agst Mr. Meatball's lightning, mord,:
21b—taken
• DaRBY. r't
7 to 1 agst Job Day's lot -
7 to 1 agst tot r
lit to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower—taism sad ofd ;
15 to,, I agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack-etaun .
25 tosi agatlir. Mostyn's Ltone—tkit.'anct'offrd
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30 to,l apt Mr. 3. Scott's The Stinger—talted to 504 -,
33 to 1 agst Afr.Xedley's Besborough - .
33 to 1 agst Mr.. Payne's Cams
35 to 1 agst Major Pitt's Fern-1,000 to 2$ tats
50 to 1 agst Mr. Wigrant'slierixin4—takeato 1001.
50 to 1 apt Mr. Wesford's Whitaione-otaken " 4
50 to 1 agst Mr. pullfikaidie Oa'. -Makes
Scarcely any JansinessAoink;
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Springy,Jack-ad
each improved pix; ,
taken to nearly, 1001,
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to adtt' that businaita
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LIVR4PI3OI4, (GRAM
4:.laPdioC4P
ArriT4lo-7*..Leger,
thew, Father Mahe:
berry La s s Cheroot,
The Irish Bard, Pik
British Yeoman, Young
Doctor, Blue Bell,
LtVERIOOL !RING
King Fisher, Ballinafad, Sir Martin, Brown
Dipthong, Liston.
Earl of Sefton's Plate of 501. , "
Luoy Ashton, Administrator, Ballinafad, Liston. -

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, FEB. 28.—1 n a Convocation holden this
afternoon, Mr. Pillinger, assistant to Drs. Daubeny and
Bucklsnd, was elected Junior Beadle of Divinity, in the
room of Mr. Jona Holiday, deceased.
BALLtor, COLLEGE.—An election of an Exhibitioner
at Bs!liol College will take place on the 24th March, on
the foundation of the Rev. R. Greaves, M.A., open to
candidates who have been educated at any school in the
counties of Salop and Radnor.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.—An election to Pour Scholar.
ships at University College will be holden on Monday,
the 20th of March. One, on Mr. Browne's foundation,
is open without restriction AS to place of birth. Two,
on Sir Simon Bennet's foundation, are open to persons
born in the province of Canterbury. One, on Mr.
Freston's foundation, is open to satires anly of the
master on Wednesday, March 15.

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DEPARTURE OF THE FOREIGN MAILS FOR MARCH
—The following notice, giving the dates on which the
foreign mails will be made up in London during the
ensuing month, and the dates when the return packets
will be due at Southampton, Liverpool, and Falmouth,
was issued yesterday at the General Post-office, St.
Martin's-le- Grand :—" British West Indies, &c.—The
mails for the British and foreign colonies in the West
Indies (except Bermuda, Nassau, New Orleans, Mexico,
Honduras, and Havannah) and Venezuela will be made
up on the mornings of the 2d and 17th of March; Ber-
muda, Nassau, New Orleans, Mexico, Honduras, and
Havannah on the morning of the 2(1 only; Madeira, the-
me', Sam Juan de Nicaragua, New Grenada, Chili, and
Peru on the morning ot the 17th only. The mails of the
2d will be conveyed by the Avon steamer from Southamp-
ton. Next packets due, the Dee and Forth steamers, on
the 9th and 24th. India, &c.—The mails for Gibraltar,
Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, Aden, Cey-
lon, India, Hong Kong, and China, will be made up on
the mornings of the 3d and 20th, via Southampton.
The mails of the 3d will be conveyed by the Erin
steamer. By the fortnightly overland closed mails to
the Mediterranean, India, &c., via Marseilles, on the
evenings of the 7th and 24th. Madeira, &c.—The mails
for Madeira, Brazil, and Buenos Ayres will be made up
on the evening of the 4th, to be conveyed by her
Majesty's brig Crane, from Falmouth—next packet due,
her Majesty's brig Seagull, April 8, Vigo, Oporto,
Lisbon, Madeira, via Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibral-
tar, on the mornings of the 7th, 17th, and 27th,
via Southampton ; due on the sth 16th, and 26th.
British North America, &c.—The mails for British
North America and the United States will be made up
on the evenings of the 10th and 24th. The mails of the
10th will be conveyed by the Caledonia steamer, via
Liverpool, Halifax, and Boston ; and on the 24th, via
Liverpool, Halifax, and New York—Hibernia steamer
due on the 12th, and the Britannia steamer on the 25th.
Sydney, New South Wales, Port Philip, South Aus-
tralia, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand, on the
31st, via Gravesend. France, &c., daily, via Dover,
Calais, and Boulogne (except Sundays)—due daily.
Belgium, &c., daily via Dover and Ostend (except Sun-
days)—due daily. Hamburgh, &c, Tuesday and Friday
evenings—due Tuesdays and Saturdays. Holland, &c.,
Wednesday and Saturday mornings—due Mondays and
Thursdays, per steam packets, via the Thames. Mails
for Madeira, &e.—Mails will be made up this evening,
the 29 th inst., for Madeira, St. Nicholas (Cape de Verde),
Sierra Leone, and the Island of Ascension, to be con-
veyed by her Majesty's ship Sealark, appointed to sail
from Devonport to-morrow morning, the Ist of March.
Letters for Madeira will be charged a postage of Is. 10d.
per half-ounce, and so on; newspapers, 2d. each. As no
regular rates of postage exist for St. Nicholas, letters
and newspapers will be forwarded free of postage.
Sierra Leone and Ascension, Is. per half-ounce; news-
papers free. Mails for Sydney, New South Wales, &c.
will also be made up this evening, to be forwarded by
the Eliza from Gravesend.
CORPORATION FOR THE RELIEF OF MERCHANT
SEAMEN.--The annual financial report of the above cor-
poration for providing relief to disabled merchant sea-
men, their wives and widows, has just been issued by
the secretary, W. Watson, Esq. The total receipts dur-
ing the year amounted to 25,5911. 16s„ including a
balance of 8571. 153. iod. on the previous year's account,
and 12,3821. 138. 7d. duty from London vessels. The
sale of 3,000 consolidated three per cents. at 88i per cent.
realized 2,6551., and the disposal of 1,0001. Old South Sea
Annuities at the same rate of per centage produced 8251.
The expenditure during the year appears to have been
14,7671. Os. 7d., of which 13,9661. 2s. 6d. was distributed
in " pensions to London pensioners" and 5,6741. 10s. 4d.
in temporary relief at London, while upwards of 1,000
was given as relief in the outports, leaving a balance on
the whole of 8241. 18s. ls. in favour of the corporation.
DEATH OF MR. T. COOKE.—We regret to an-
nounce that this eminent musician died on Saturday, at
his residence in Great Portland-street, in the 67th year
of his age, after several weeks of intense suffering.
It is stated that it is the intention of the Marquis
of Northampton to resign the Presidency of the BO) al
Society at the close of the present year.
SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.—The following
we have received from our Greenock correspondent:—
The brig Emma, of Copenhagen, Captain Hansen,
which sailed from Hammersfest about the middle of
overaft to leathviengeo liasatm oi
January last, with a cargo of stock fish for Trieste,
nhad v
saf
estcontinuationh y
which
sheof galeshweaaysydriven
after
Greenland. She was enabled, however, when the wea-
ther moderated a little, to make way; but on the 12th
inst., when she was between St. Kilda Land Rockall, a
violent gale came on, and she was struck by a tremend-
ous :sea, which carried away both masts, bulwarks,
stanchions, cockhouse, completely swept the decks, and,
in short, left her a complete wreck. Her hull was
comparatively uninjured. Two of her crew were car•
vied overboard and drowned. After she had knocked
about in this t?isabled condition for seven days, the crew
being obliged to subsist on bread and water, she reached
Lochbuoy. It is expected she will put into the Clyde.
—.North British Mail.
HORSE FAIRS IN THE NORTII.--At the various
horse lairs which have been held in the northerncounties
during the last few days, contrary to the opinion of a
number of large dealers, the prices of hdrses, especially
good ones, have been considerably higher than was anti-
cipated, and the demand greater. At Wigton, Cocker-
mouth, and other places, the show of horses was gene-
rally numerous and superior animals. Draught horses
were in great demand, which were sold at prices varying
from 301, 40/, and 501. for the best. Good saddle
horses, suitable for harness, were soon sold, the wrices
being 301., 351., 40/,, 50/., and up to 701. each. The
show ot three year-olds, and other young horse% was
only poor. The above fairs were numerously a4Auded
by dealers from the southern anci other counties,

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siness doing, but a disposition to back
Fern was obvious from the first, and
. the previous quotation. 50 to 1 was
10/. about Beraun, and to 201. each
roe and Whitstone. Surplice was in-
) price fixed. It is scarcely necessary
ess at " the Corner" suffers from the
itical affairs.
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY Mara.
ND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, &C.
F 20 sovs. each, and 100 added.
ger, Wolverhampton, Saucepan, Ma-
ew, The Switcher, The Shaver, Ash-
•oot, Sir Arthur, Khoudooz, Sophia,
ioneer, Picton, Av.], Fortune Teller,
-oung Lottery, Sailor, Gipsey Queen,
Iron Duke, Blue Pill, Naworth.
'ERPOOL SPRING CUP.