The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-31 00:00:00

ICH.

UST.

RACING FIXT

FEBR

Lincoln Spring ...... l9
Harrow Spring ... 2l
Nottingham 26

MA.
Liverpool Spring
Chelmsford Spring l2
Margate...
Warwick Spring l9

Cardiff
Northampton
Windsor Spring 4
Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6
Newmarket Craven 8
Abergavenny
Al

Ascot Spring .. 7
York Spring - 7
Doncaster Spring .., 9
Salisbury
Bath

Ascot Summer 4
Windsor Summer
Manchester Summer
Hampton l3
Odiham l7
Bibury Club lB

Carlisle 2
Newmarket July 2
Pontefract
Reading
Liverpool July Meeting 10
Hungerford
Nottingham l6

AUG
Ripon
Brighton .. 6
Brighton Cluo 8
Lewes
Egham ..... l3
Wolverhampton l3
Stockton
Oxford ..... 15
Hastings
York August

NOV]
Liverpool Autumn 5
Shrewsbury Autumn ll
SEPT.

Margate
Warwick Spring 3
Abingdon 5
Leicester

Bromley
Epsom Spring 26
Lewes Spring 2B
Creston Park
EtIL.
Thirsk
Newmarket Ist Spring 22
Durham
Catterick
Chester 3O

Harpenden ........ l7
Epsom
Croydon
Newton 29

WE.
Beverley
Stockbridge l9
ICholmsford Summer
Newcastle .. 25

Ilps mica 27
Worcester Summer 27
I, Y.
Down Royal Corporate l7
Stamford
Huntingdon 23
Winchester 23
Southampton
I Goodwood

Dover ,.. 22
West Drayton 22
Plymouth... . 23
Canterbury
Derby . .... 2B
Lichfield
Weymouth
Tunbridge
Baden Baden

NIBER.
I Leamington Hunt

:MBER.

Rtchmond l7
Hendon
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn 2O
Newmarket Ist October 24

Doncaster
Brecon
OCTI
Northampton Autumn 1
Edinburgh
Newmarket 2d October 7

BER.
Bedford
Cheltenham l5
Newmarket Houghton

BILLIARD MATCH FOR £2OO.

The grand tournament at billiards, which occupied three
evenings of last week, at the Post-office Hotel, Manchester,
has led to a further trial of the skill of the winner of the
handicap. It will be recollected that in the first day's play
-Mr. John Roberts, sen., of London (the champion), who
owed 100, was conquered by Mr. Julius Johnson, of Man-
chester, who received 70 points; on the second day Mr.
Johnson succumbed to Mr. Green, of Liverpool, who only
received 22 points; and on the third day Mr. Green was
handsomely beaten, in two games out of three, by Mr. W.
Moss, of Manchester, who received 60 points. Now Mr.
Moss accepts the one against Mr. John Horst, of Liverpool,
who appears to be recognised as the second player in
the world, Mr. John Roberts, sen., being his only acknow-
ledged superior. Mr. Moss received 300, towards 1,000
up. The match was played in the Assembly-room, in
the Free-trade Hall, and commenced last evening at six
o'clock. There was a considerable attendance of admirers
of the game. The table was perfectly now. After a few
preliminary strokes to try the cushion, Mr. Moss opened
the game, the players alternating several times, when the
score stood—Moss, 303, Horst 3. Moss, however,
added a neat break of 21. Horst failed to score,
when he again took the cue, and made the figures in
his next break 71 to his opponent's 2. Horst
made this to 10, when he got a miss ; aud, after
several unimportant breaks, Horst scored 20. Herst
followed for 2in as many breaks. Moss resumed, and car-
ried his score to 425 against 25. Horst was most unfortu-
nato at this stage of the game, in the breaking of the balls.
Tho betting was now 6t04 on Moss—the gentleman quot-
ing himself at 30 to 10—and the betting soon after assumed
the figures of 3to lin favour of Moss. The game was
called 467 to 55, when Moss made a fine break of 43. Herst
then made a break of 18, being his best hitherto. He now
got fair fair possession of the board, and, on taking his cue,
offered 20 to 4 respecting himself. After a little all-round
play, he got the spot stroke 11 times, making a total of 56.
He soon again had the cue, and, by making the spot stroke
14 times consecutively, brought the game to 477, Moss,
was now
d
even, but after another splendid break by Horst, changed
to 7in his favour ; the game standing Moss, 482 ; and
Horst, 274. Moss then played for 15, coming out by miss-
ing a twist shot for the right top pocket. After five more
breaks the game was 522 Moss, and 290 Herst ; Moss being
the striker, and playing a remarkable neat break all round
the board of 32. After this Horst made his score 302, and
Moss, resuming, made five spot strokes, following them
with several long-shot cannons successfully played, soon
bringing his account up to 592, against Herst's
305. The former immediately resumed, adding 22
more including several spot strokes. There were
turee changes of the strikers, leaving the figures,
Mess, 616 ; Horst, 314. Horst now showed better
play, arid gaining position for the spot secured it no fewer
than 23 times, and netted in the break 101 points. He
changed from side to side of the table, having apparently
complete control of both the corner pockets. Moss thou
added 7 points, and Horst followed with some good mis-
cellaneous play, exhibiting marvellous precision. The
numbers now stood, Moss 623, Herat 465. A skilful break
by Moss, in which ho was repeatedly applauded, and which
yielded him nine points, was followed by one carefully
played by Horst for 17, which loft the game 633 Moss, 501

Herst. Moss lost his cue by a comparatively easy spot
stroke, and Horst improved the occasion by scoring 28
points. Moss soon made the game 655 against 531. Horst
now played admirably, cannoning and pocketing at plea-
sure, making hia break 85, and leasing the game li[e§g 655,

Herd. 606. The play was now more remarkable for care
fulness on both sides than for long scores, each player being
cheered in turn aS the numerous fine strokes were made.
Moss was the first to change this by a series of clover coups,
which secured him 23 points, when the marker called the
game 704 Moss, 525 Horst. A break for sby Horst was
followed by another successful one for 21 by Moss, who
. had now established himself as first favourite. By most
consummate skill, exhibited in the next two opportunities,
Herst altered the game materially by making a series of 14
spot strokes and a break of 54, leaving the balls co that they
could not be played by his rival, and then following in
another good break. This was, however, succeeded by a
break of 42 by Moss. Shortly after this, Moss was leading
by over 100 points, and continuing his efforts with calm-
ness, landed the most difficult hazards. Ho made another
great break for 37, while Horst followed him with only 17,
leavi.. g the game 872 for Moss and Heist only 747. The
Liverpool gentleman further retrieved his chances by an
additional 26 break, after which the players twice alter-
nated without any change in the figures, Moss missing an
easy winning hazard over the right corner pocket. Game
called, 875 Moss, 825 Horst, the latter tho player and in
position for a series of spot strokes, of which, however, ho
failed to secure more than three. £35 to £2O was now
offered on Moss, who encouraged his supporters by realis-
ing 36 more points. llerst quickly set a break of 29 against
this. After scoring 25, Moss got his favourite position for
making the spot shot, but failed in retaining it, and struck
his opponent's ball off the table. Horst had consequently
nothing left, and gave a miss. This was repeated. Moss
scored next, making 10, bringing the game for himself to
957, and for his opponent 901. When Horst next retired
he was 927. A break of 37 by Moss now left hina.only four
from winning the game. Much excitement prevailed dur-
ing the remainder of the play, and there was considerable
finessing. Moss added three towards the 4ho required by
ono of the finest strokes during the match, inching the left
hand bottom pocket off the rod, which was in balk, cushion..
ing round the table for it. Horst again resumed his cue,
and brought up his score to 956, when Moss resumed and
won the game by 41 points, amidst great applause. Three
cheers were also given for Mr. Iferst.—Nancheeter Guarditut

Uncovering Eehon's Lions—(This Day).

It was generally believed that the uncovering of
the colossal lions that within the last few days
have been "placed at the base of Nelson's column,
in Trafalgar-zquare, would take place to-morrow,
and that some little ceremony would be observed
on the occasion, but such vi as not the arrangement.
This afternoon, Lord John Manners, - Sir E.
Landseer and the Baron Marochetti being pre-
sent, a number of workmen commenced cutting
the cords that bound the canvass covering
of the lions, and shortly before dusk the lions,
which have caused such anxiety to the artist and
such numerous inquiries at the House of Com-
mons, were exposed to public view. Whilst the
workmen were engaged in removing the canvass, a
number of people of course collected, and it was ex-
pected that some one of the gentlemen present
might make a few observations, but after the work-
men had accomplished their task, Lord John Man-
ners, Sir Edward, and the Baron had • a general
view of the Nelson monument with its latest
additions, and then quietly took their de-
parture. The unanimous opinion of the few
that had an opportunity of getting a view of the
lions before the evening set in was that they were
quite up to the work to be expected from such an artist
as Sir E. Laudseer, and that although they had been a
long time in preparation they were quite worth the
waiting for. If our recollection serves us rightly,
it was during the time that Mr. Disraeli was
Chancellor of the Exchequer that the money
for the lions was voted by Parliament; and
it is rather a curious coincidence that the right hon.
gentleman, after the lapse of so many years, holds
now the same high office.

A Japanese Town Destroyed by Fire.

-AP. -

Particulars have arrived of the disastrous fire at
Yokohama, Japan, on the 26th Nov. last, by which
more than a hundred lives were sacrificed, two-thirds
of the native town destroyed, and damage done to
the amount of £1,000,000 in the English settlement
alone. An eye-witness on board H.M.S. Princess
Royal, at 9 a.m., writes :
" I went on to the poop, and soon saw how serious
the threatened conflagration might be. There was
a typhoon outside the bay, and consequently a very
strong wind ; half a gale was blowing off the land,
bearing towards us a dense mass of smoke rising
from the Japanese town and the American consu-
late. The plan of Yokohama is this :—Looking
from the sea, we perceive along the bund a
series of handsome European houses. gunning
nearly parallel with the band are two long
streets and a number of smaller streets, branching
off in different directions, the whole forming the
European settlement. On the hill to the left are the
English and French hospitals, above them the mili-
tary camp. Immediately behind the settlement,
and surrounded by a moat spanned by two or three
small bridges, lies what is called the Yooshi Warra,
or Gankiro, generally occupied by foreigners. It
is a portion of the Japanese town licensed by the
Government for prostitutes. At the end- of this
place stands a temple ; to the right of this and the
settlement is the Japanese town. At a cook-shop
in the Gankiro at the side opposite to the temple
above mentioned the fire broke out, and spread with
awful rapidity through the closely-packed wooden
houses inhabited by hundreds of unfortunate
women. The scene is said to have been fearful in
the extreme, and the screams from the poor, terri-
fied, fire-pursued girls and children most heart-
rending. The crowd passed over the narrow
bridges, bewildered by the thick smoke, blinding
dust, and scorching sparks driven after them by the
heavy breeze which swept across the plain at the
other side. Many fell into the water and black
mud which surrounds the place. Several boats were
l e
near, but the Japanese made no organised attempt
to put them to use. One or
- and o rtwo
formedEn bridgesisgEnglishmen
managed to get ropes across
of boats, so as to construct a ferry, across which
many were passed in safety, thus escaping what
must have been a most terrible death. Also many

of the poor creatures were pulled out of the water
. _

and saved. Nothing could stay the fury of the
devouring monster. Before 11 a.m. nearly the
whole of the Japanese town was clean licked up.
As much water as possible was poured on by parties
of sailors and soldiers, but, on account of the power-
ful wind, with no perceptible effect; house after
house caught, and the fire was fast approaching the
handsome club which was opened only four months
ago. To save this it was deemed necessary to
blow up some of the buildings in the neigh-
bourhood. Gunpowder was obtained fron
the fleet and camp, and explosion followed
explosion until nothing but a heap of ruins
was lying around the club and the French hospital.
The wind had changed, and was now blowing
straight over the remaining part of the European
quarter, and towards the camp. It was between 4
and 5 o'clock that, looking down from the hill near
the hospital, it seemed as though the entire place
was doomed to annihilation. By good Providence,
however, the wind began to lull, and gradually
veered round again to its original quarter. To this
is owing the safety of the portion of the town which
the fire had not reached by 5 p.m. During the day
a long stream of empty tea-boxes, silk chests, pal-
ings, and other rubbish floated past the ship. The
hulk of a junk, blazing fiercely, drifted by, nar-
rowly escaping the Nassau, a store-hulk for gun-
powder. Large white patches of cotton wool were
scattered over the sea. All that night the fire con-
tinued to devour the prey upon which it had already
seized, but, as the weather remained calm, it did not

increase. The three following days it continued to
smoulder ou, gradually expending itself, and on the
evening of Thursday, Nov. 29, only a few heaps
here and there were smoking and blazing slightly.
This calamity has brought considerable distress upon

the Japanese. Before it happened provisions, es-
pecially rice, were very dear ou account of the late
war between Chin-Bien and the Shogoon ; nor has
the rice crop of the present year been by any means
au abundant one; therefore the blow upon small
shopkeepers was very great."

DIOCESS OF LINCOLN.--The Bishop of Limola
has collated the Rev. Edward Garftt, M.A., of St. John's
College, Cambridge, Vicar of Saxelby with Ingleby, to the
Rectory of Harlaxton, rendered vacant by the death of the
Rev. Thomas Henry Mirchouse, M.A. The vicarage o
Saxelby with Ingleby, vacant by the preferment of Mr
Garth, is worth .£2.50 a year, and is in the gift of the Bislo
of Lincoln.