The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-29 00:00:00

CLOSING PRICES.

Gold closed at 1331 ; the highest quotation dur-
ing the day was 134 ; the lowest, 133 f.
Sterling Exchange on London lO9.
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 l2ll.
" 1885 ll9k.
If " 1865 ll6k.
10-40 44 1071.
Illinois
Erie 3ll.
Cotton—Maryland 2Bl.
Petroleum—Standard and White 321.
Flour, extra state, $5.70c. to $6.30c. Corn, old
mixed, sB.sc.

QUEENSTOWN, April 28.

The National Steamship Company's steamship
England, from New York, arrived here at 2.30 p.m.
to -day. She landed passengers, and proceeded for
Liverpool. All well.

AUSTRIA.

VI EN A, April 29.

The Official Gazette of this morning publishes a
decree, signed by all the Ministers, abolishing the
exceptional state of the law temporarily established
at Prague last autumn.

BOHEMIA.

PRAGUE, April 29.

The Commandant of the town has caused official
placards to be posted in the streets, announcing
the abolition of the exceptional state of the law
established last autumn.

The placards appeal to the good sense of the
people to avoid further disturbances.

THE CHANNEL SQUADRON.
PLYMOUTH, April 29.
The Channel Squadron, from Lisbon, passed up
the Channel off this port last night.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, April 28.—Three, o'clock—The market
closed as follows :

4i per Cent.
End of month -
3 per Cent
End of month._ 71 47;
Credit Mobilier
End of month 255
Credit Poncier 1547 50
End of month — -
RAILWAI

Bank Shares 2895
Ital4an Fives 56 90
End of month —
Mexican Loan 25 25
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes 30 50
Homo Debt —
Deferred —

Cash_
Orleans
Northern ...• 1075
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... Cl3i
Western
Eastern ••
Sardinian -1
Austrian 7lO
Lombard 4'2l
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman 5l

NEWMARKET RACES-THIS DAY.)

SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOUS. C.C.

Aintree
Athanor

LATEST BETTING.
CHESTER CUP.
11 to 4 agst Paul Jones (t:dren)
11 to 2 agst ./Egean (taken)
6to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (taken)
100 to 14 agst St. Mungo (taken)
to 1 agst Romping Girl (taken)
11 to 1 agst Fairwiud (taken)
100 to 6 agst Mandrake (taken)
100 to 6 agst Vansittart (taken)
20 to 1 agst Dalby (taken)
20 to 1 agst King's Cross (taken)
DERBY.
11 to 2 t.gst Belladrurn (tak n)
30 to 1 agst Rupert (taken freely)

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE
MENTS. _

April 12, at 7.30 p.m., Tasman, out of the Eleventh
Biennial, Newmarket Craven Meeting.
April 24, after 2 p.m., Henriette and llonfleur, out of
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, on Friday at Newmarket
First Spring Meeting.
April 25, at 7 p.m., Birdseeker, out of all engagements.
April 26, at 9 a.m., Glenalmond, Woodman, St:allinairn,
Quicksilver, and Skyscraper, out of the 2,000 gs Stakes.
April 26, at 9 a.m., Duchess of Athol and Pimpernal,
out of I,ooogs Stakes.
April 26, at 9 a.m.,lSuccess, out of the Great Newton Cup.
April 26, at 9 a.m., Ida and Ptarmigan, out of the New-
market Two Year Old Plato.

April 26, at 2 p.m., Wild Oats, out of the 2,000 Guinean
Stakes, Newmarket, and Epsom Derby.
April 26, at 2.30 p.m., Fairminster, out of all engage..
ments at Newmarket Spring Meeting.
April 26, at 5.20 p.m., all Mr. Brayley's horses out of the
Chester Cup.

April 26, at 55 p.m., Uncas, out of Chester, York, Don-
caster, Ascot, Manchester, and Newton engagements.
April 26, at 8 p m., Martinique, out of 100 Guineas
Stakes, Newmarket.

April 27, at 9.50 a.m., Michael de Basco, out of Salis-
bury engagements.

April 27, at 5.50 p.m., Orphan out of 1000 Guineas
Stakes, Newmarket.

April 27, at 5.50 p.m., the Provost and Sabreur, out of
the Derby.

April 27, Miranda out of Gland Prix, Paris, 1870.
April 29, at 11 a.m., Gog, out of Nil Desperandum
Stakes at Croydon.

RACING

IXTU RES.

......
Chester.. 4,5, 6, 7
Egliuton Hunt 6, 7
Winchester ll, 12
York 11, 12
Baldoyle 2nd Spring 11 12
Salisbury l3 1t
Doncaster 13, 14

ISt. Albans 17,18
! West Drayton l7, 18
1 Bath 18, 19
Manchester 19, 20, 21
Croydon 19, 21
Harpenden 2l
I L Epsom Summer .....25, &a
TNE.

Croydon 2,3, 4 1
Newton 2,3, 4
Ascot ....8, 9, 10, 11
Liverpool Summer...ls, 16
Windsor 15, 16
Hampton l7, 18
Curragh 22, 23, 24 I

Newcastle 22, 23, 24
Oldham 22
Bibury Club 23
Stockbridge 24, 25, 26
Chelmsford
Sutton Park .....29, 30