The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-30 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIG.ENCE.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
TWO THOUSAND.
2to 1 apt Buccaneer

DERBY.
9to 1 agst Umpire (taken to £100)

21118 DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

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We were again very scantily supplied with English
wheat to-day, coastwise and by land carriage. The de-
mand for all kinds was steady, at fully Monday's currency,
at which, however, very few sellers came forward; hence
the business done was trifling.
Fine foreign wheats were held at fully is per quarter
above Monday's quotations, and the value of all other kinds
was freely supported. Floating cargoes were in improved
request, at extreme rates.
We had an active sale for barley, and prices were well
su ported. There was a great scarcity of fine samples.
The malt trade showed signs of improvement, at late

rates.
The few first oats sold readily, at very full prices.
Both beans and poas were quite as dear as on Monday,
and flour was held for more money.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats.
English ...... 1,630) 1,140 2,060 ' 60
Irish
Foreign ...... 430 , ' 290 I 240

Flour.
1,340

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
About average time-of-year supplies of meat ar,t on offer
here to-day. Generally speaking, the trade is inactive, as
follows :

Per Blbs. by the carcase.
s. d. a. d. s. d. s. d.
I
Inferior Beef 2 6to 2 10 lnfr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6
Mid, d 0..... 30to 3 4 Mid. do 3Bto 4 2
Pm.larre do. 36t0 4 0 f Prime do. 42to 4 4
Do. small do. 4 oto 4 2 ; Veal - 4 oto 4 10
Large pork.. 3 6to 4 2? Small pork 4 6to 5 0
Lambs, ssj 4d to 6s 4d.

BOROUGH HOP.
Most good and fine hops are in steady, but by no means
active request, at full quotations. Low and middling quali-
ties are very dull, at about nominal currencies.
Mid and East Kent pockets.. 84s to 147 s per ewt.
Weald of Kent do. .......... 65s to 84s „ Sussex do. .................64s to 80s ~

COLONIAL.
TA.--The market has been exceedingly quiet, and at
public sale prices declined about id. per lb. on all descrip-
tions.
SUGAR.—There has been only a moderate demand, and
in some qualities prices are a shade lower. In the refined
market prices have remained without nominal alteration.
COPPBB.—A strong inquiry has been experienced for the
better qualities of Plantation Ceylon, and an advance of
6d. per cwt. has been established. Other qualities brought
fully late quotations.
RICE. —The demand has continued brisk, and an exten-
sive business has been done at full values.
SALTPETRE.—Rather less animation has been apparent,
but no mate) ial change can be recorded in values.
TALLOW.—The market has continued very quiet, prices
having shown a downward movement. P.Y.C., on the
spot, is quoted 575. 6d. , April to June delivery, 555. 6d. ;
and last three months, 525. 6d, per cwt.

THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.—As the time for
this event approaches the interest it excites increases, and
the training trials of each crew are watched with an eager
eye. Both parties were out yesterday at Putney. The
Oxford men started from Barker's Rails and rowed to the
Duke's Head, Putney they are admirably correct in time,
and certainly row in better form than their opponents. The
latter started from the Ship, and after rowing some dis-
tance down made a number of rapid spurts. The Oxford
crow were rowing at coming in yesterday 42 strokes per
minute—the Cambridge average 39, but they are certainly
longer than their opponents. So great has been the demand
for steamers to accompany this race that Messrs. Searle and
others, who have provided for the convenience of the public,
have been unable to procure boats, which seem to have been
let to private parties. As persons must be 'on board very
early it behoves the steamboat companies to see that the
various piers between London-bridge and Chelsea are open
by seven in the morning, and piermen in attendance to pre-
vent confusion or accident. Oxford are taken for choice in
many instances, but betting on the whole may be considered
even. The public may distinguish the crews by the colour
of their oar blades, Oxford being dark blue, Cambridge light
blue.

THE LADDER OF FAME.—At the top sits Fame
kicking her heels, carrying her trumpet mincingly, making
sometimes a feint to put it to her lips and sound it, more
frequently looking down superciliously with eyes half
closed, and pretending to be unaware of the panting wretch
toiling up the weary rungs beneath. Some swarm up this
ladder as boys up a pole, hand over hand, a good grip with
the knees, a confident, saucy, upward look. Others stop in
medio, look round, sigh, or are satisfied, and gravely descend
to refresh themselves with bread and cheese for life. Some
stagger up, wildly, and tumbling off, are borne, mutilated, to
the hospital accident-ward to die. Others there are who in-
deed obtain the ladder's summit, but who are doomed to crawl
perpetually up and down the degrees. These are the unfor-
tunates who carry hods to those master bricklayers who
have bounded up the ladder with airy strides, or better still,
have been born at the top of the ladder. Poor hodmen I
they make dictionaries, draw acts of parliament, cram the
boy-senator for his maiden speech, form Phidias' rough
clay-sketch into a shapely, polished marble bust, shade with
Indian ink Archimedes' rough draught for the now pump
or the tubular bridge, and fill in Sir Joshua's back-grounds.
Some there are who go to sleep at the ladder's foot, and
some, the few, the felicitous, who reach the summit, breath-
less but triumphant, boldly bidding Fame blow her loudest
blast.—Cornhill Magazine for April.
REFUSAL OF LICENSES.—The licensing magis-
trates have refused to renew the licenses of Benjamin Client,
of the Coach and Horses' St. Martin's-lane, and Nat
Langham, of the Cambrian Stores, Castle-street, Leicester-
square, Both partiep have appealed.

1 TATTERSALL'S.-THURSDA Y.
A few members dropped in in the course off' the afternoon,
and one or two bets were made. 500 to 30 was booked
about Odo for the City and Suburban. The owner of Sa-
tellite took 30 to 1 each about his horse and Odo for the
Chester Cup. For the Two Thousand, 250 to 100 was taken
about Buccaneer, and an offer was made to take 600 to 400
that Wizard beats him. An offer was also made to take
200 to 100 about Bro. to Rainbow. The transactions on the
Derby comprised 100 to 20 against Restes, 40 to 1 agst
Horror, 1,000 to 24 agst Ring of Diamonds, and 1,000 to 10
agst Sabreur—all taken.

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GRAND MILTTATtY AND NORTHAMPTON
OPEN STEEPLECHASES.
TIURSDAY.
MPtch for 100 soya a side, P.P.
Mr. M. Alleyne's The Rector, aged 125 t.... (Mr. Wood) 1
Sir R. Dafi3urghe's Spencer, list (Owner) 2
The Grand Military Gold Cup, value nOO, added to a
sweepstakes of 10 sous each ; 12st each ; the second to save
his stake and receive £2O. Three miles. 37 subs.
Capt. Anderson's (King's Dragoon Guards) The Hermit
(late General Havelock), 12st slb (Owner) 1
Capt. Lindsay's (4th Light Dragoons) Marniion, 12st
Mr. H. Blundell's (Rifle Brigade)(Ct. Cornwallis) 2 Horniblow, 13st

,
(Owner) The following also ran :—Grey Peter, Ganymede, Cin-
-3
derella, and the Count. .

' ' Betting-7 to 4 agst Ganymede, 4to 1 agst Horniblow,
6 to 1 agst Hermit, 7 to 1 agst Grey Peter, 8 to 1 agst
Rattler.
Ganymede showed the way, and Hermit and Peg Top
were in his wake. The Hermit came in the winner by ten
lengths.
A Sweepstakes of 2 sovs each, with £9O added. The second
received £lO out of the stakes. About three miles.
Mr. Ayer's Chance, aged, 13st 71b (Mr Johnson 1
Mr, Dickens's Oakball, aged, 13st 71b (Mr. Dickens, jr.)) 2
Mr. "West's Midnight, aged, 13st 71b (Mr. Rolph) 3
The following also ran :—lmperial, Doubtful, Gaylad,
Seventy-one, and The Duke.
A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added ;
list each.
Sir R. De Burghe's (Limerick Militia) The Premier,
list 71b
(Owner) 1
Mr. Hervey Talbot's (18th Regiment) Luck's All, list
. )
Mr. H. Blundell's (Rifle Brigade) Busy(Mr B Bee, 1 Istarcla 71yb 2
Owner) 3
Captain Coates' (10th Hussars) The Dodger, (
llst 71b
(Mr. Thacker) 4
The following also ren :—Winifred, Clear-the-Way, and
Ivanhoe.