The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-20 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

PROGRAMME OF NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING

MEETING.
MONDAY, April 22.

A Plate of 100 soya; three year olds 7st 51b, four Sat 121 b,
five, six, and aged Oat 21b; mares and geldings allowed
Sib; tho winner of the Derby or St. Leger 141 b, of the
Oaks, Two thousand Guineas, or a Sweepstakes value
1,000 soya 51b extra; maiden three year olds allowed
51b, four and upwards 121 b; R.M.

A Maiden Plate of 50 sovs, for two year olds; colts 8s

101 b, fillies Bst ilb ; the last half of R.M.
A Plato of 50 sovs ; three year olds 7st 71b, four Bst 121 b,
five and upwards 9st 31b ; mares and geldings allowed

31b ; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs if demanded.
&c. ; if entered for 150 sovs allowed 71b, 100 121 b ; D.M.
A Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft; last half mile of
11 .C.; 3 subs.

Age at lb
Problem ... 3 8 11 F by Parmesan—
Delium 3 7 10 Archeress ... 3 7 1
The Spring Stakes of 25 soya each, 15 ft; two year olds
Est 101 b, three Bst 121 b ; fillies allowed 31b ; a winner
of 200 says 71b, of 500 121 b extra; maiden three year
olds at the time of naming which-have run in public al-
lowed 71b; T.Y.C. ; 9 subs.
Beauclerk 3 yrs (71b), Viridis 3 yrs, Red Riband 3 yrs,
Bismarck 3 yrs (71b), The Parson 2 yrs, Black Diamond 2
ysa, False Alarm 2 yrs, Chignon 3 yrs, Bounceaway 3 yrs.
The Princess of Wales's Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for
four year old fillies, Bst 101 b each ; winners of a 1,000
sovs sweepstakes 71b extra ; maidens allowed 71b ; the
second to save her stake ; A.E.C. ; 9 subs.
Ischia, Potomac, Proserpine, Flora, Mrs. Day, Mineral,
Fleurette, Miss Harriette, Acta 3.
A Sweepstakes of 500 sovs each, h ft, for two year olds;
colts Bst 91b, fillies Bst 61b ; last half mile of B.C. ; 4
subs.
Sister to Ascham, Angus, Athena, -Grimston, brother to
Verulam.
A Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, for two years; colts Bst 71b,
fillies and geldings Bst 41b ; winners 51b extra. First
half of Ab. M. 9 subs.

Age st lb

C by Birdhill out of Doglia, f by Knowsley out of Miss
Whip, Equerry, Lady Barbara (51b extra), Belphegor, Eau
de Vie (51b extra), The Sphynx, Sister to Lincoln Green,
Pyrenees (51b extra).
A Sweepstakes of 25 soya each, h ft ; three year olds 7st
121 b, four 9st 51b, five and upwards 9st 101 b ; mares and
gelding allowed 31b, and maidens at starting 71b; the
winner to be sold for 500 sovs ; if entered for 200 sous

allowed 71b. R.M. 4 subs.
Sweet Anne, 4 yrs (200 sovs), Bretoline, 3 yrs (200),
c by Koh-i-noor out of Topsail, 3 yrs (200), and Lady Bugle
Eye, 3 yrs (200).
The Prince of Wales Stakes (a free handicap) of 25 sovs
each, 10 ft, with 300 added, for three year olds and up-
wards; winners after April 13, at 10 a.m., 31b, of a han
dicap 71b extra. R.M.
Age st lb
Cecrops ...4 9 10
Os treger 5 9 5
Wild Agnes 5 9 4
Strathcouan ... 4 9 3
Dalby 6 9 1
Broomielaw 5 9 0
Breadalbane ... 5 8 13
Beadle ... ... 6 8 12
Out and Outer ... 5 812
Sultan ~. 5 8 8
Archimedes ... 5 8 8
Tormentor 4 8 7
Kangaroo 5 8 7
Auguste ...4 8 6
Duke of York ... 4 8 6
Redan 4 8 4
Vespasian 4 8 1
Xi ... 4 8 1
Gardevisure 5 8 0
Cranmore 4 8 0
Plutus „.. 4 8 0
Knight of Garter... 3 8 0
Wroughton ... 3 8 0
Primate 4 7 13
Redmire 5 7 13
Westwick ... 4 7 12
Acttea 4 7 12
Monarch of the Glen 4 r 12
Christmas Carol ... 5 7 10
Endsleigh 5 7 10
War 4 7 10
Puebla ... 4 7 10
Longdown... 5 7 7
Batthyany 5 7 6
La Dauphine ... 4 7 6
Chapel Royal 4 7 6
Czar, by West Aus-

Age st lb
Centaur 4 6 13
Chepstow ... ... 4 6 12
Avron 3 612
Gipsy King 3 6 12
Dulcimer 5 6 11
Drum 4 6 11
King Victor ... 3 6 10
Montagnard ... 3 6 10
Renfrew ... 5 6 10
Python 3 6 9
Qoojerat ... 4 6 8
The Celt 4 6 8
Land Tax 3 6 7
Little Rover ... 3 6 7
Arundel 3 6 7
Seringapatam ... 3 6 6
Pirate Chief 3 6 4
Blin khoolio 3 6 4
' Earl of Derby 4 6 4
Diadem 4 6 4
Jasper . 3 6 3
John Halifax 4 6 2
Magpie 3 6 2
Cheltenham 3 6 0
Marmite ... 3 6 0
Gretna 4 6 0
Honeymoon 4 6 0
Romping Girl 3 6 0
Ailesbury 3 6 0
Pyrrhic 3 5 12
Numa. Pompilius 3 512
Maid Marian 3 5 10
Lady Eston 3 5 10
Diamond . 3 510
F by King Tom—
Mayonaise 4 5 9
Airel ... 3 5 8
Tumbler 3 5 7
lAdam Bode ... 3 5 7
Distaff ... 3 5 7
Man of Ross ... 3 5 7
B f by Dundee—

tralian ... 4 7 5
Bradamante 6 7 5
Mt. Palatine 4 7 4
Lcybourne 4 7 4
Eippia 3 7 4
Sweet Anne 4 7 2
Huntsman 3 7 2
Jollity 4 7 2
Trocadero 3 7 0
Oracle .„ 4 7 0
Conundrum ... 4 7 0
Knight Errant 3 6 13
Hawthorn 4 6 13
Match, 100, It ft; T. Y.C.—Marquis of Hastings's Panta-
loon, 5 yrs, Est 101 b, agst Duke of Newcastle's Pericles,
3 yrs, Tat 101 b.
Match, 50, 20 ft ; llst 10113 each ; owners to ride (with
permission of the stewards); D.M.— Marquis of Hastings's
Fern agst Lord Grey de Wilton's Landlord.

Blanche of Mid-
dlebio ... ... 3 5 7
B f by Lord of filo

bijs Ann 3 5 7
Stephen Langton 3 5 7
Ploughboy 3 5 7
Corsair ... 4 paid

T UESDAY .

A Plate of 100 sovs (handicap), for three year olds and

upwards. Criterion Stakos.

A Plate of 100 sovs ; three year olds ist 21b, four Bst 101 b,
five 9st llb ; six and aged 9st 21b; the winner to be sold
for 300 sovs; if entered for 100 soya allowed 71b; if not
for sale 71b extra. R.M.
A Handicap of 20 sovs each, "5 ft, if declared by 10 o'clock
on Monday night.. T.Y.C.

The Coffee Room Stakes of 50 sovs each, for three yr olds;
colts Bst 10lb, fillies Bst 71b. A.F. 4 subs.

F by Dundee out of Sunbeam, Coldstream, Friponnier,
f by Wild Dayrell out of Rupee.
A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for two year olds; colts
Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; the winner to be sold for 100
sovs ; if entered for 50 sows allowed 51b. Last half of
Ab. M.
The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, a subscription of 100
sovs each, h ft, for three year olds ; colts, Bst 101 b.
fillies Bst 51b ; the second to save his stake. R.M. 93
subs.
Flambant, Beauclerk, Vauban, Caucasus, The Wild
Wind, Fitzroy (dead), Owain Glyndwr, Lochaber, Thor-
napple, Pedagogue, Blinkhoolie, Hermit, Buthveu, Milan,
The Rescue, Alexander, Thu Leading Suit, Scavenger,
Ettrick, Honolulu, Defiance, Lord Hastings, Master But-
terfly, Barrington, Chatsworth, Plaudit, Star of India,
Argentel, Van Ambnrgh, Forragus, Br c by Toxophilite
out of Miss Sarah, br c by Young Melbourne, dam by
Teddingten, Diadem° (paid), br c by Toxophilite The
Drake's dam, b c by Toxophilito out of Flutter, bc by
Barbatus, 'dam by West Australian, Master Willie, Lord
Brownlow, Uncas, King Charles, Prodigal, Master of Arts,
The Padishah, The Palmer, Huntsman, Freemason, Charles
H., Rouge Sanglier, Imperator, Longchamps, Cerf Volant,
Enchanteur, Trocadero, Charlemagne, Geant des Battailles,
Tempest, Knight of the Garter, The Priest, The Dean,
Weatherguide, Mandrake, Summertime, Birdforth, c by
Thormanby out of Cordelia, Marksman, La Puce, Julius,
Pericles, Londesborough, Cyclone, Beanstalk, Stockmar,
Wild Moor, Archimage, Ailesbury, Jasper, Janus, Cannon
Ball, Ravioli, Fairfield. Sir Oliver, Arundel, Kidderminster,
Feodor, Stradbroke, The General, Distin, Foresight, c by
Vedette out of Basquine, c by Promised Land out of
Breastgirth, Assineboine, Golden Bloom, Monolith.
A Sweepstakes of 200 sovs each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds, colts
Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b; winners 51b extra. Last half of
R.M. 6 subs.
Young Melbourne c, The Morning Star, Arran, Little.
Prince, Grimston (51b ex), Queen of Beauty.
A Sweepstakes of 300 soya each, 100 ft, for 4-yr-olds; colts

Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 51b. B.C.

The Rescued c, Westwick, The Carthusian, The Assas-

WEDNESDAY.

A Plate of 100 sous, for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst

71b; winners 41b extra. R.M.

A Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap), for 3-yr-olds and upwards
Bretby Stakes Course.

A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; two-yr-olds ist, three 9st;
fillies allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 300 sors if

demanded, &c. ; if entered for 200 sous allowed 51b.

T.Y.C.
The Newmarket Two-yr-old Plato of 200 sovs ; colts Bst
10lb, fillies Bst 81b; winners of a plate or sweepstakes
Mb extra. The last five furlongs of R.M.

Lady Seaham, Caterer, Nutpecker, Noyeau, Khadidjah c,
Deglia c, Europa, Humdrum, The Mariner, Hush, Piquante,
Schnapps. Inspiration, Cape Clear, Grandee, Schiedam, St.
Ronan, Moll, Carlowrie, Lady Glencora, Albion. Mel-
bourne, Queen of the West, Bagpipe, Savoir Vivre, Bianca
c, Marquise c, Acorn, Creator, Spruce, Agnes de Mansfeldt,
ongeur, Anthee, Di Vernon, Red Cornyn, Rosedew,
Donato, The Drake's dam c, darn by Voltigeur f, Cuckoo,
Lady Barbara (51b ex), Traviata, Lady Elizabeth (51b ex),
Little Prince, Equerry, The Piper, Pompier, Le Sapeur,
Jenny, L'Epte, La Belle Joanne, Bassoon, Failure, Ram-
part Cawdor, Prince Regent, Tom Vernon, Witchcraft,
Wild Blood, Citron, Dulcet, The Sphynx, False Alarm,
King Alfred, North Marston, Suffolk (:alb ex), Princess c,
Sister to Maid Marion, Brother to Claverhouse, Bucken-
ham's dam f, Lady Blanche f, Jim Crow, Gabion, Pyrenees
(olb ex), Eros, War Queen, Helvellyn, Privilege, Harebell,
Choral, Lictor (51b ex), Limner, Forecastle, Haze, Signal c,
Madrid, Earnley, Iferennian us, Blanche of Lancaster f.
A Sweepstakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for three year olds;
colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst Glb; 31b allowed; D.M. 3
subs.

Princess T hyra (31b) paid), Treacle (dead), Ardbeg (31b.)
A Sweepstakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for three year olds ;
colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b ; those got by stallions or

out of -mares that never bred a winner allowed 31b, only
one allowance ; D.M. 5 subs.
Coldstream (31b), Photographe (31b), F by Wild Dayrell
out of Rupee (31b), Miss Elizabeth (31b), Rose (31b).
The Prince of Wales Stakes of 150 sovs each ; h ft, and
25 if declared (to go to the second), for four year olds ;
colts Bst 91b, fillies Bst 41b ; the winner of the Derby or
St. Leger 71b, of the Oaks, Two Thousand Guineas,
Port, or Claret Stakes 31b, of any two of the above
stakes 91b extra ; maidens which have never received
100 sovs for running second allowed 71b; Cesarewitch
Course. 12 subs.
Centaur, Musketeer, Beaconsfield, Lady Violet, Student,
Staghound, Montrose, Rustic, Freedom, The Peer, Prince
of Wales, Black Prince.
A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft; three year olds, 7st
91b, four Bst 111 b, five and upwards 9st llb ; T.Y.O
7 subs.
B f by Toxophilite out of gaid of Masham, 3 yrs, Virdis,

3 yrs, Ihe Duke, 5 yrs, Volunteer, aged, Pericles, 3 yrs,
Friponnier, 3 yrs, Pirate Chief, 3 yrs.
A Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, h ft; two year olds Est
71b, three Bst 101 b, four 9st 101 b, five, six, and aged
9st 121 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b, maiden four
year olds and upwards 141 b ; winners of 500 sovs in
1866 or 1867 7lb extra ; T.Y.C. 4 subs.

Moulsey, 6 yrs, Mrs. Stratton, 4 yrs, Peter, 2 yrs,
Ostreger, 5 yrs.

Match 200, h ft ; both two year olds ; T.Y.C.—Princa D.
Soltykoff's Demonstration, Bst 121 b, agst Mr. E. Ten
Broeck's Chantilly, Bst 51b.

THURSDAY.

A Maiden Plate of 50 soya, for two year olds ; colts Bst
101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; the winner to be sold for 300 sove
if demanded ; if entered for 100 sovs allowed 51b ; last
half of R.M.

A Plate of 100 sous; three year olds 7st, four Bst 101 b, five
six, and aged 9st ; maiden four year olds allowed 71b,
five and upwards 141 b ; R.M.

A Plate of 50 soya (Handicap), for three year olds and up

wards ; A.P. _
A Handicap of 10 sous each, for three year olds and up.

wards ; T.Y.C.
A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; three year olds 7st 121 b,
four Bst 101 b, five and upwards Bst 131 b; mares and

geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs
if demanded, &c. ; T.Y.C.
The One Thousand Guineas Stakes, a subscription of 100
soya each, h ft, for three year old fillies ; Bst 101 b each ;
the second to save stake ; Dal.; 80 subs.
Lady Fyfield, Midwife, Henrietta Temple, Ch f by New-
minster out of Irish Queen, New Star, Delilah, Visionary,
Charming May, Lady Hester, Riuderpest, Gardenia (dead),
Ringtail Screamer, Stolen Kisses, Boadicea, Problem, F by
Horror out of Butterfly, La Maudite, Lady Lambton, Pre-
face, Hawthorn Bloom, Sunnylocks, Dovetail, Nancy,
Skysail, Sister to First Flight, B f by Tom Bowline, dam
by Melbourne, Ch f by Tom Bowline out of Coalition,
Sister to Strafford, the Duchess, The Empress, Red Riband,
Ines, Sister to Merry Wife, Narino, Cauthleen, Sweet
Home, Faux Pas, Sister to Vedette, Plantago, Mdlle de
Charolais, La Fregate, La Marechale, La Dauphine, Etoilo
Polaire, Floranthe, Catherine, Lina, lona, Second Hand,
Monmouthshire Lass, F by Thormanby out of Sunflower,
F by Thormanby out of Mcestissima, F by Dundee out of
Blanch of Middlebie, Leiovienne; Miss Bateman, La Puce,
Perdition, Fair Weather (dead), Sceur de Charite, Orna-
ment, Manuella, Vietress, Lady Rose, Achievement, Janua,
Camilla, B f by North Lincoln out of Lady Lotty, Ravioli,
Moleskin, Nell Gwynne, Seville, Princess Mary, Cellina,
F by Wild Dayrell out of Rupee, Rust, Laverna, Rose,
Miss Partridge, F by Promised Land out of Tribute, F by
Promised Land—Queen of the May.
A Free Handicap of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, with 300 sovs
added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; winners after April
13, at 10 a.m., 31b, of a handicap 7th extra (penalties
accumulative). Last two miles of the Cesarewitch
Course. 65 entries.

Age st lb
Dalby 6 9 0
Ackworth 6 8 10
Archimedes 5 8 8
Klarinska 5 8 7
Ostreger ... 5 8 7
Auguste ... 4 8 7
Brown Bread 5 8 4
Tormontor ... 4 8 4
Dunsany ... 5 8 3
T ourmalin... 4 8 2
Bnckfoot ... 6 8 1
Duke of York ... 4 8 0
Sealskin 8 0
Miss Harriette ... AF 712
Actrea. 4 7 12
Selina 4 7 12
Westwick ... 4 7 11
Endsleigh 5 7 10
Dr. Syntax a 7 10
Podargus ... 4 7 9
Gement 5 7 8
War ... 4 7 8
Ischia ... 4 7 5
The Lizard ... 5 7 4
Pintail 6 7 2
Proserp in e 4 7 0
Musketeer... 5 6 12
Whalebone ... 4 6 11
Flatcatcher ... 4 6 11
Monitress ... 4 6 10
Rose Cheri... 4 6 10
Fal-lal 3 6 9
Othello 4 6 9
A Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, for three year olds
colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst 71b ; maidens a,
starting allowed 71b ; the winner to be sold for 150 sovs ;
D.M. 3 subs.
The Rhymer

Age st lb
Renfrew ... 5 6 9
Centaur 4 6 8
Fan_ 5 6 8
Claverhouse 4 6 7
The Celt 4 6 7
Augusta c ... 4 6 7
Chignon ... ... 3 6 7
Tacitus 4 6 7
Orne ... 3 6 7
Whirligig ... 3 6 5
Barege c ... 4 6 5
Pirate Chief 3 6 5
Montagnard ... 3 6 2
Ailesbury 3 6 1
Stokeley ... 3 5 13
Primrose 3 5 12
Seringapatam ... 3 512
Ailiarmite ... 3 5 12
New Guinea 3 5 10
3 5 9
Stephen Langton... 3 5 9
Assineboine 3 5 7
Beauclerk ... 3 5 7
Priority ... 3 5 7
Ploughboy ... 3 5 7
The Usurper 3 5 7
Tightfit c 3 5 7
Airel 3 5 7
Busy Body._ 3 5 7
Numa Pompilius 3 5 7
Sydmonton ... 5 paid
Corsair ... 4 paid

Rabelais Lady Bugle Eye
• FRIDAY.
A Plate of 100 sous (Handicap), for three year olds and
upwards ; Ancaster 31.

A Plate of 100 sous (Handicap), for three year olds and
upwards; T.Y.C.
A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each ; two year olds Cst 101 b,
three Bst 131 b; fillies and geldings allowed 31b; the
winner to be sold for 50 soya if demanded, &c. ; T.Y.C.
A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each; three year olds Bst 81b,
foul- 9st 41b, five and upwards 9st 71b; the winner to be

sold for 100 sovs if demanded, &c.; if entered for 50

soya allowed 7113; T.Y.C.
The Newmarket Stakes, a subscription of I.'o soya each,
h ft, for three year olds; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bat 51b;
the second to save his stake ; the winner of the Two
Thousand Guineas 71b extra; D. 11.; 19 subs.
Vauban, Caucasus, The Wild Wind, Owain Glyndwr.
The Hermit, Coldstream, King Charles, Tho Empress, Red
Shoes, Bombastes, Rabwlais, Marksman, Wild Moor, Ailes-
bury, Magpie, Pieman, Ravioli, Siiankos, and f by Wild
Dayrell out of Rupee.

A Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft ; four year olds Bst 41b,
five 8$ 111 b, six and aged list; mares and geldings
allowed 41b; the winner to be sold for 2,000 sovs, or
carry 7lb extra ; D.I. ; 4 subs.
Lecturer 4 yrs (not to be sold), The Duke 5 yrs (not to
be sold), John Davis 6 yrs, Corsair 4 yrs.

Match 200, h ft ; R.M.—Mr. S. :Thellusson's Ostreger, 5
yrs, 9st, agst Capt. Machelfs Knight of the Garter, 3

yrs, 9st.
Match 100, h ft ; Bst 101 b each ; both three year olds ;
R.M.—Lord Bateman's Delilah receives 25 sovs ft from
Capt. Alexander's Patron. (No day mentioned.)

DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.
MAY 9.

Acceptances for the Doncaster Spring Handicap of 15 sovs
each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared, with 100 added;
winners of any handicap of the value of 50 soya after
April 10 (at nine a.m.) 61b, of two or one of 200 101 b ex-
tra; the second to save his stake. St. Leger Course.
31 subs, 18 of whom pay 5 soya each. The highest
weight accepting being 7st 101 b, it has been raised to
Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion.

Age st lb
Archimedes ... 5 8 12
Buckfoot ... ... 6 8 11
Lion ... ... 5 8 9
Retrousse ... ... 4 8 9
Belmont ... ... 4 8 8
Selim ... ... 4 8 6
Dulcimer ... ... 5 8 1

Age st lb
Forester ... ... 5 7 12
Black Prince (paid) 4 7 12
Rawl:swell ... 4 7 10
Tho Rock 3 7 1
Leap Year 3 6 13
Rap 3 6 9

We draw attention to the following remarks in
the Round Table on the importance of choosing a good
and comfortable vessel :—" Great numbers of our country-
men, although perhaps not in such numbers as have been
anticipated, will for some months to come be crossing the
sea, and many will now cross it for the first time. It be-
comes a matter of great importance, both as respects pure
comfort and as bearing upon' first impressions, to select
desirable moans of transit. Many of the Atlantic steamships
are old, dirty, and by no means quite safe. The desire to
make hay while the sun shines will induce some of the
companies to overcrowd their vessels and to take the risk
of future unpopularity for the sake of present gain. Some
which have established reputations will be, as they have
been, indifferent to the comfort of their passengers, who,
they think, should be satisfied with any and everything
for the eclat of travelling by their famous lines. Sensible
people should, however, remember that it is not always
the company which is oldest or most celebrated which will
take most pains to please. On the contrary, those which
have reputations to make, will generally in this respect bo
most depended on. The new French line is highly spoken
of by, those who 'have travelled in its vessels, and the
Cimarders are losing, of late, a great deal of the prestige
which long years of safety and swiftness so worthily
gained. The National Company is a rising one and has
some very fine ships. The only American line is, we be-
lieve, that which has been established by the combination
of the New York Mail Steamship Company with that
known as the New York and Havre. Their fleet includes
some noble vessels, and the high reputation of Mr.
C. K. Garrison as a shipowner and capitalist is a
guarantee of efficient management and faithful per-
formance of whatever sails under his auspices. The two
German lines, the New York and Bremen and the North
German Lloyds, stand well in public esteem and will be
largely patronised by special classes. For good ships,
good fare, cleanly service, and punctuality we can con-
scientiously recommend the Inman line, having made most
comfortable and satisfactory passages by their steamships.
These enumerated lines constitute the best and safest ones
for selection, since the scratch ships put up for the occa-
sion will be, as a rule, wisely avoided. Passengers should
remember that an ocean steamer is not a hotel, and cannot
conveniently be changed on being found slow, dirty, or
otherwise uncomfortable. Once at sea they are fixed and
without remedy for the whole width of tho Atlantic; and
it is, therefore, judicious to make a cautious selection, and,
if possible, personally to examine proposed accommoda-
tions: before committing health, life, and property to their
keeping. Old travellers do not require such advice, but to
the thousands of young ones who go abroad for the first
time it will not be found superfluous or untimely. For
theinterest of such we shall recur to the subject again."
GOVERNMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES.
The Postmaster has issued an account which shows that
from the commencement of business on the 17th April,
1865, to the 31st December, 1866, the sums received on '
ac-
count of Government annuity and insurance contracts
amounted to £83,938 13s. 11d. Of this, £74,963 155. was
paid to the National Debt Commissioners for investment,
£3,607 2s. 3d. in respect of 312 annuities, and £3,813 14s. Bd.'
to the Commissioners on account of premiums received on
contracts for sums payable at death. The amount paid
for charges of management was £2,477 14s. 6d

TIIE LAW OFFICES.—On the doting of the law
offices yesterday business was suspended till Wednesday
morning. The Chancery offices will Le opened on Satur-
day, and will then be closed till Weda:sday.