The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-05 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

METROPOLITAN (KINGSBURY) STEEPLECHASE
MEETING.—TUESDAY, Dec. 10.
Weights for the Metropolitan Handicap of 10 sovs each,
with 100 added ; winners after December 2, at 6 p.m.,
of 50 sovs 51b, of two or 100 sovs 10Ib extra. Three
miles.

Age st lb
Comberton a 12 10
Benazet ... a 12 8
Daisy ... a 12 8
Fan 5 11 6
Sir Bobby ... a 11 6
Musketeer... ... 5 11 4
King Alfred ... 6 11. 4
Patience ... a 11 2
Bishopton ... 5 11 2
Foxholes ... ... 5 11 0
Spatchcock a 11 0
Badminton 5 11 0
Arlescott a 10 12
lielice .. ... 510 12
Pensioner ... 6 10 10
Cabin 80y... ... a 10 8
Wings of the Wind 5 10 6
Mother of Pearl ... 4 10 6
Northern Light ... a 10 6
Vindicator... 5 10 6

Age st lb
Monitress ... 4 10 6
Corkscrew... ... 5 10 6
L.S.D. a 10 6
Portland ... a 10 5
The Lamb... 5 10 4
Clansman ... ... 5 10 4
Greenland ... 6 10 2
Hippolyte ... 6 10 2
Harcourt ... 6 10 2
Fairy Mount ... 5 10 2
Captain Crosstree... a 10 0
Jassy ... a 10 0
Faustus ... 610 0
Polestar ... 5 10 0
Topthorne... ... a 10 0
Sylph 5 10 0
Nabocklish ... a 10 0
Lawrence ... a 10 0
Love in a Mist a 10 0
Bandoline a 10 0

CARLISLE MEETING, 1868.—This meeting will take place
on the first Tuesday and Wednesday in July next.
CROYDON SCRATCHINGs.—Pixie out of the Grand Metro-
politan Steeplechase, at 12.40 p.m., and Standard Bearer,
at 1.27 on Wednesday, the day of the race ; Tom Coke out
of the Hurdle Race Handicap, at 11.30; Batthyany at 1.30 ;
and Lord Raglan, at 2.0 on the same day.
STUD NEWS.—Asteroid has been gazetted to Danebury,
and Nutbourne is going to try his fortune in the North, at
as is going to Raweliffe at a reduced price, which ought to
induce Yorkshire breeders to give him a chance. At the
same place Claret and Camerino, who are more nearly
related to Waxy and PotBos than any other horse at the
stud, stand also, and at the same low figure of 13 guineas.
Now, as the former has had only a very few mares, and
stock have won at least £3,000 in stakes this year, and
Miss Camerine has shown what the latter can do when
mated with suitable mares, it follows they have claims to
support from those breeders who are shut out from Stock-
well, Trumpe'er, Newminster, and the 100-guinea divi-
sion. Crater, whom we saw the other day at 3famhead, 's
quite tho lord of the harem, and is filling out to a real'y
grand horse. From the promise dieplayed by his colts, we
understand ho will be almost entirely reserved for the
Matnheati mares. Sir Lydston Newman's other yearlings
are all by the cracks of the day, viz., Stockwell, King
Tom, Newminster, and Blair Athol ; and the fruits of his
policy will no doubt be apparent in the return list from
Tattersall's in June. There are few better bred horses in 1
England than Crater, and his speed was as notorious as his
staying powers. The best of the young things by him are
Mont Blanc out of Lady Blanche, Naples out of Olympias,
Sorrento out of Fair Agnes, and Mdlle. Cliquot out of
Madame Cliquot. The King Toms are on a large scale,
and with all the bone of their sire ; and if we had any pre-
feronc, it was fot Miss Rothschild out of Prioress. The
Blair Athol filly out of Equity, and which is well named
Chancery, is so good-looking and racing-like that numbers
are sure to get over their dislike to the name, even if they
get into Chancery by so doing. High Church, by Now-
mineter out of Start Point, will make many a true Protes-
tant "start" when they come to him, for ho is the best of
the flock, and we are happy to find that his doctrines have
not yet been embraced by his owner ; nor did we discover
during our stay at Mamhead any tendency towards them.
Royal Exchange, by Stockwell out cf Kiug of Kent's
dam, need not have been advertised, no like is he to the old
horse in every particular. There is also a very good-
looking Brockot bolt out of Rita, which, after what See-
saw fetched the other day at Dauebury, is worth remem-
bering, as the latter's damn is by Brokot likewise. The
whole stud, we may say, exhibited a clean bill of health,
and are in the best of condition.—" Our Van," in Bailey's
Magazine for Dec ember.

The Bank Returns,

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The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir-
culation of the public and joint-stock banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending the 9th November.
These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch
and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir-
culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended
the 6th November (the nearest date furnished by their
returns), will give the following results of the circulation
.of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the
previous month :

Oct, 12, Nov. 2,
1867. ( 1867.

Increase. 1 Decrease

Bank of England 25,129,813! 24,755,19,
Private Banks 2,812,4611 2,968.039
Joint-stock Banks I 2 3(51 107 2,418,85

Total In England 2i,,,91,216 ;0,141,170
Scotland 4,581,2 6 4,711,•69
Ireland 5,505,..21 6,51:,2 01

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United Kingdom. 59,73.,683 !I 1,4'26,30 ► I 1,f81,6 16

And as compared with the month ending the 10th of
November, 1866, the above returns show an increase of
£1,052,789 in the circulation of notes in England, and an
increase of £1,161,006 in the circulation of the United

Kingdom.
On comparing the above with the fixed issues of tho
several banks the following is the state of the circulation:—
The English private, banks are below their
fixed issue ... £1,036,527
The English joint-stock banks are below their
fixed issue

819,752

Total below fixed issue in England ... £1,386,279
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 4992,598
The Irish banks are above their fixed issue ... 189,776
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending the 6th
November was £22,769,653, being a decrease of £1,617,707
as compared with the previous month, and an increase of
£6,238,172 when compared with the same period last year
The following aro the amounts of specie held by the
Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 9th
November :

Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks ... .£2,730,071
Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,402,389

£5,152,460
Being an increase of £135,961 as compared with the pre-
vious return, and an increase of £76,978 when compared
wit the corresponding period last year.

THE PATRIOTIC FUND.-1 meeting of the COM-
roissionerd of the Patriotic Fund was bold yesterday at
the Palace of Westminster. There wore present—the Earl
of Hardwicke, in the chair; Lord St. Leopards, Lord
Lyveden, Gen. the Hon. J. Lindsay, Sir John Pakingtcn,
Right Hon. li. T. Lowry Cony, Sir John Burgoyne, Sir
Hew Ross, Capt. E. G. Fishbourne, R.N., and Brigadier-
General Lefroy, R.A., the hon. secretaries, attended.
THE HERMIT CRAB.—No sooner is an empty shell
dropped into the water close to the crab than ho darts at
it,.and seizes it with his claws, with every appearance of
delight ; ho then proceeds to turn the shell about and exa-
mine it thoroughly; diving his legs and claws into it as if
desirous of ascertaining its depth and breadth. If this exa-
mination should prove unsatisfactory, the crab pushes the
shell on one side with an air of disgust; but if, on the
contrary, he is satisfied with his investigation, ho sud-
denly draws himself out of his house, and pops his tail into
the now shell with marvellous rapidity ; reminding cno of
the way in which wo jump into bed on a cold winter's
night,—Onco a Wcek, . .