The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-15 00:00:00

APRIL

Northampton 5, G I Lewes .. 26, 27
\Vest Dray tun 7, d I Croydon 23, 2J
NOWM:trket GraYell 125 to 21 I
MAY.

Newmarket Ist, S 9 to 5 1
Chester lO to 13
Winchester 10, 11 I
Salisbury l2, 13
York 17, 16 I
Doncaster I.•#, 20

Ilarpoaden 90, 21
Bata 24, 25
Stamford 2U, 27
Gro.ydo,i 26, 27
Ep,o.n. . 3l to Juue

JUNE

Croydon.. 8, 9 Nowton 22, 23
Mauchoster s, 9, 10 I Hampton... 23,2-1
At,eut
Windsor 21, 22 I St ,clibridga...3;), and July L

JULY.
Newmarket 'to 3 West Drayton .........14, 15
Nottingham l2, 13 I Huntingdon lll, 20
Chellubtord ..- l2, 13 ICingstm.y 21, 22
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Reading 12, 13 Goodwood 20 to 29

AUGUST.

Brighton 2l
3 I
Brighton Club 4
Lewes
Al l::' 6 I
E um l9
'indsor 11, 12
Bromley 16, 17 1

Stockton 17 to 19
Oxford Is, 19
York 2 23 to 25
Plymouth 25, 2)
Dorby
Weymouth 30, 31

UPTEXIBEII.
Warwick .... a, 7 I liiclnnond 2O, 21
Abingdon 8, 9 1 Western Met. (Ayr) 21, 23
Doncaster 13 to 16 I liendon 22, 23
Hampton 20, 21 i Newmarket Ist uc:..27 to 30

OCTOBER.
Bedford 4, 5 1 Newmarket 2a 0et..10 to 14

Leicester 6, 7 j Cholteulutu

Bromley , .
43 7 I Newmarket to 21
.N 0 %TEM 14 Ell.

Liverpool 8 to 11 I Shrowsbury 14 to 18

STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES-1870.
FEBRUARY.

Birmingham 8, 9 I Harrow
Derby 10, 1] Newton 25, 26

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MARCH.
Liverpool 8,9, 10 13c0in1ey......31 and April 1.
West Sumers
Warwick 22 to 24 I
APRIL.;

Aldershot 7,.8 i Kingsbury

AUSTRIA.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

VIENNA, Dec. 14.

In to-day's sitting of the Lower House of tho
Reichsrath, Herr Haiserfeld was elected President,
and Herr Hoffen and Franz Grosz were elected
Vice. Presidents.

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Breste, laid be-
fore the Chamber the financial statement for 1870,
which shows an increase in the expenditure of
16,000,000 florins and an increase in the revenue
of 7,000,000 florins. The Minister stated that not-
withstanding this deficit the expenditure for 1870
would be covered without having recourse to any
loan. He further promised to lay before the House
the completed accounts for 1868, which will be of a
favourable character.

LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening.

BY THE QUEEN.-A PROCLAMATION.

VICTORIA, R.—Whereas our Parliament stands pro-
rogued to Monday, the 10th day of January next, We, by
and with the advice of Our Privy Council, hereby issue
Our Royal Proclamation, and publish and declare, that the
said Parliament be further proroguod, to Tuesday, the Bth
day of February next ; and We do hereby further, with the
advice aforesaid, declare Our Royal will and pleasure that
the said Parliament shall, on the said Tuesday, the Bth
day of February next, assemble and be holden for the
despatch of divers urgent and important affairs; and the
Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens,
and Burgesses, and the Commissioners for Shires and
Burghs of the House of Commons, are hereby required and
commanded to give their attendance acco.tdingly, at
Westminster, on the said Tuesday, the Bth day of Feb-
ruary next.

Given at our Court at Windsor, this 11th day of Decem-
ber, in the year of our Lord, 1869, and in the 33d year of
our reign.
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GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 11.

The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour
of Knighthood on Joseph Causton, Esq., Alderman and
Sheriff of the City of London, and Sheriff of the County
of Middlesex.

The Queen was also pleased to confer the honour Of
Knighthood on James Vallentin, Esq., Sheriff of the City
of London and County of Middlesex.
FOREIGN OFFICE, DEC. 10.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. George
H. Butler as Consul-General at Calcutta for the United.
States of America.

The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Otto
Borchardt as Consul at Liverpool for the North German
Confederation.

The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. John
Gibb as Consul at Dublin for his Imperial Majesty the
Sultan.

The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr
Rudolph Kumrnerer as Consul at Sydney for his Majesty
the King of Wurtemberg.
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WHITEHALL, DEC. 11.
The Queen has been pleased to grant to tho Rev. Charles
Merivale, D.0.L., the Deanery of the Cathedral Church
of Ely, void by the promotion of Doctor Harvey
Goodwin, late Dean thereof, to the Bishoprick of
Carlisle.
WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 14.
BREVET.

Paymaster and honorary Captain Henry A. Be:ry, 26th
Foot, to have the honorary rank of Major.
Paymaster and Honorary Captain Thomas C. Brown,
13th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Major.
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Lieutenant B. Lovett, Royal (late Bengal) E'ngineere, to
have the honorary rank of Captain while employed in
Persia.