The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-16 00:00:00

SPORrING IN TEL LIGBNOE—This Day,

CHELTENHAM. RACES—(THIS DAY).
(HY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
lIURDLE RACE.
A Hurdle Race Handicap ct 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund),
with 30 added. Two miles, OV4C six hurdles.
Tottie

Coleus()
Colonel,.

Threo ran.
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EWLE"Ers PLATE.

Tha liewlelt's Plate of 40 sovs ; two y.+.►r oids 7st 71b,
three 9st 51b, four and upwards 10st. T.Y.C. (6 fur.)
Past

Inymarket
2
Arabia ...

PRESTBURY STAKES.
The PreE.,tbury Stakes (Ildndic.tp) of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to
the fund), with 50 added. T.Y.C.
Queen of Trumps 1
Elegance 9
Drum
COUNTY CUP.

The County Cup (Handicap) value 100 sovs by subscrip-
tion of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added. Two miles
Bandmaster
Steamboat
Wild Moor .. ,

. Four ran.
MARLE HILL PLATE.

The Marie Hill Plate of 40 sovs (Handicap); the winner

to be sold for 50 sous. Half a mile.

Lute....
Alberta

Laura

NURSERY PLATE.

The Nursery P 1 de of 40 sous, add©d to a Handicap of 5

sous each, 2ft (to the fund). T.Y.C
Pheemy filly
Lily
Manton

Seven mu.

VIC lORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAT.

Betting to-day took a somewhat extended range,
and several animals were heavily backed for the
Cambridgeshire. A strong disposition was again
manifested to lay against Honesty, who at one
period receded to as much as 12 to 1, though 10 to
1 was subsequently only attainable. Acta ain hun-
dreds was supported at 10 to 1, leaving off decidedly
first favourite; next in demand was Knight of the
Garter. IVroughtonat one time threatened to quit
the front rank, for as much as 20 to 1 was laid against
him, but 100 to 6 was afterwaras kindly taken, as
also about Fripounier and Julius, 1,200 to 100 being
also accepted about the latter, with a run. Neither
of the outside division were in much request. The
following prices, ho‘vever, will show the business
done :

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
10 to 1 agst Ado 3. (taken)
10 to 1 agst honesty (taken and offered)
11. to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (taken)
101 to 6 agst Julius (taken and wanted)
100 to 6 agst Friponnier (taken)
100 to G agst Wroughton (taken)
23 to 1 agst Lozenge (taken and offered),
33 to 1 agst Minkhoolid (taken and offered)
33 to 1 agst Gardevisure (taken)
33 to 1 agst Laneret (offered)
50 to 1 agst Wolsey (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst La Dauphine (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst Nu (offered)

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50 to 1 agst Valorous (offered)
50 to 1 agst Attack colt (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst Rid/monte (offered)
1000 to 15 agst Thalia (offered)
1000 to 15 agst Harry Brailsford (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Archimedes (taken)
100 to 1 agst llippia (taken and offered)
5000 to 50 Agit Grey Stocking (talon)
1000 to 5 agst Celliva (taken)

JOHN STIRK,
25, WELLINGTON-STREET, STRAND,
Executes Com nigiious ou all the rauas to any amount

Thu full market odds laid.
Prico list daily.

A. Farewell Dinner to Mr. Charles Dickens is
about to be given immediately at Freemason's
Tavern—the day fixed for it, we believe, being
Saturday, tha 2d of November. It has been pro-
jected, this public demonstration, simply with a view
to the bidding him Godspeed before his departure
for America on the 9th pros., and as affording the means
for evidencing, in some signal and public manner, the
affectionate admiration with his name, with which he him-
self, personally, his genius, his works, his career, his whole
character have long since come to be regarded by all classes
of his fellow-countrymen.
CURIOUS CONCEALMENT OF PROPERTY.—A re-
markable trial has just been decided in the Tribunal Civil
de la Seine, arising from the following facts: —A certain
Madame Tamisier died in the year 1863, of small pox, and
among her effects a small lot of things, including a b.lll of
thread, was knocked down for 3f. to M. Audebert, who, a
couple of years afterwards, gave this ball of threat to a
Madlle. Fricoteau. After some time Madlle. Fricoteau, on
trying the thread, found it bad, but unwound it and cut
open the cushion on which she found it rolled. Inside
were 20 bank notes of I,ooof. each. She did not know
their value, but a friend of hors obtained gold for one, and
she then told M. Audebert of her good fortune. The matter
came to the ears of M. Cochois, the representative of
Madame Tamisier, who sought to treat the affair as a rob-
bery. In this respect he failed, but 17,000 f. were lodged in
court, and he then proceeded by a civil action to recover
tho 3,0001., which they had spant. After a long trial, in
which the advocates for the finders of the money argued
ably for them, they were cast, and ordered to return the
3,000 f. and to pay the costs.

AN INTERNATIONAL PRESENT.—The National
Lifeboat Institution has decided to present the fine life-
boat, 33 feet long, its transporting carriage and full equip-
ment of stores (which have been exhibited since May last
at the International Industrial Exhibition at Pairs), to the
French Shipwreck and Lifeboat Society. It is probable
the lifeboat will be stationed at Calais, a city which,
besides being visited by many French and English vessels,
is also one of the great ports of intercommunication be-
tween the two countries. It may be added that the Em-
press Eugenie is the patron of the French Lifeboat Society,
and it is but a few days since that the British public wero
startled by the intelligence that the Empressand the Prince
Imperial had unfortunately nearly lost their lives by drown-
ing on the coast of France. The pilot in charge of the
yacht's boat unhappily perished in his noble and successful
attempt to save the life of the Empress and the Prince on
the occasion.

A GOLD-DIGGER'S FORTUNES.—One day at
Ballarat a man rushed up to the police magistrate, his
face livid, and speechless with excitement, so that tho
magistrate began to think he had just committed or
witnessed a murder. At last he found words to ex-
press himself. He had comp upon a nugget so big
he could scarcely carry it, and dared not bring it in alone.
Two or three of the p)lico went back with him to help
him, and ho brought it in in triumph, followed by a
procession of diggers. And indeed it was a nugget. it
was about as big as a log of mutton, and much the same
shape, white lumps of quartz sticking to it like so much
fat. It weighed 135 pounds, and he was offered
£5,000 for it on the spot. Re refused to sell it, and took
it home to England, to exhibit it. But it proved to bo
nugget oi.expensive habits, and at last was sold to pay for
its keep and lodging, and the finder ended, as so many
finders of great nuggets ended, in poverty and wretched-
ness, and even madness.

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AN AUDIBLE FORESIIADOWING.—There is a
strange and weird-like story told of a séance which
took place at Paris, in the house of a celebrated spiri-
tualist, shortly before the first outbreak of the French
Revolution. Various wonders had been exhibited on
the stage, in front of which sat an audience com-
posed of all that was most gay and most fashion-
able in the capital, when some one asked that
they might bo shown what was about to take place is
their own city. After some reluctance the seer consented.
The lights burnt low, and the company- sat silently await-
ing the promised revelation. And after a time it came,
but in a strange manner. For the curtain before them (lid
not rise, but behind it they heard strange sound 3 ; the
clank of many weapons, the rattle of drums, the roll of
cannon, the tramp of countless feet, and, above till, the
dull roar which all iustiucively felt was the ominous voice
of a people rising in its wrath.

DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN. —The death is an-
nounced of Mr. Henry Perigal, of the Admiralty, in his
100th year. He belonged to a celebrated firm ot watch-
makers in Bond-street, the firm, however, no longer exist-
ing.

THE LATE LORD HERBERT.—The total cost o
the public memorial raised to Lord Herbert has been rather
over £B,ooo—namely, £5,838 17s. ld. for the Convalescent
Seaside Home, just opmed at Bournemouth ; £2,021 18s 10d
fur the statue of "Sidney Herbert," by Baron Marochetti,
erected in the Market-place at Salisbury, and the remainder
for printing and incidental expenses. The subscriptions
falling short of the expenditure, the deficiency (nearly
£2,000) has liberally been made up by the chairman of the
Memorial Committee, the Bight non. T. Sotheron-Est-
court.