The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-01 00:00:00

THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.

The prospect is not cheering. A piercingly cold wind
and a freezing atmosphere are not exactly suited to out.
door pastimes. Still the groat attraction which centres
in the "Grand National" will render genuine sportsmen at
least indifferent to the nipping frost and the eager air, and
cause them to congregate at Aintree in large numbers. Nor,
despite the inclement weather, will the attendance of
general company be small, for the jumpers have a strange
fascination for all classes of people. Nothing which can
no commanded by energy and untiring activity for the pro.
motion of sport will be neglected by Mr. Topham, and
whether the meeting be celebrated under wind or snow the
ardour with which turfites will enter into the pursuit of
sport will be scarcely cooled. The " telegram" announces
that the ground is in tolerably good order, and this state.
went will remove any uneasiness which a probable post-
ponement of the sport excited. Until within the
last three weeks the betting on the Steeplechase
had been conducted with little briskness, bookmakers sad
backers, like the ghost of murdered Banque, having no
speculation in their eyes. Lately operations, however.
have been resumed in earnest, and, if their range has not
been very extensive, they have at least been effective, and
to a certain extent profitable. The unvarying support
which has been conceded to Little Toni is a plain indics•
don that he has satisfied his party of his ability to g°
across country. He commenced his jumping education is
the hunting field; his style of topping his fences was a th!gl•
of general admiration amongst the followers of Sir, ‘7l
"
;„i„,
..
berVe hounds. His many achievements on the Ile'
placed his racing ability beyond a question, and if he gets
safely.landed on the brook it will be a case of catch me
who can. Although Little Tom has been for some time
under the tuition of Ben. Land, at Ascot, he must still be
considered as belonging to the Epsom lot, and he is car•
tainly the pet of the division. Still the Epsou,ites have
not lust all faith in naglies's h rses, and they expect
one of them will prove the most dangerous of Little
Tom's opponents. The Brewer has of late encountered
such determined hostility that the partiality which I once
entertained for him must now be bestowed upon his stable
companion, Treachery, Rho ran third for this event last
year. She is a slapping, fine mare, and her jumping nat.
'ides will enable her to take care of herself. Thu K°4--
of the Shire will find his impost a. stopper, for he will be
unable io concede weight to these animals handicapped
under 10A. Morgan Rattler will not greatly disappoint
his party, or betray the trust reposed in him. His
.sinning at Reading showed that he can " jump a bit," and
only his tunable—which was almost inevitable, owing to
the pace he was going over such a break-neck course—pre.
vented his beating the animals opposed to him. Lough
l3awn has been knocked out and Escape knocked in. Of
the black 'un I have no expectations, but had Lough
Baron maintained his position in the market I should
have unhesitatingly selected him as one c,f
champions. Hurry Lorrequer, who is trained
.st
Aintree, may run well, but I do not think .1191_02.
good enough to win. The French division ni.,vni
faith in Jean du Quesne, but I do not expect to see ',llO
obtain a more forward position than he did last yee•
Huntsman will be' unable to renew the triumphs °f old
willlreland t i
n overan thiscourse.appearance,
oSfosmucahny slender horses,
ahowever,nces,
a ntd11;;
well are their " antecedents" known, that I shall not refer
to the part they are likely to play in the " Grand NA'
tional." Should no accident occur, I shall expect to see
the first places filled by

LITTLE TOII AND TREACHERY.
Should they be placed hors de combat, I must " fall back
upon" MORGAN RATTLER and KNIGHT Or THE SHIRE.
To depend upon animals which we have seen out an
figure respectably is always advisable at this period „„f the
pier. I shall, therefore, select Gammon and Martha f? 1.
the Spring Cup. Either Joyeuse or Tomboy ought to wl:
the Tyro Stakes, and Loukothea or Woodrnite the Alai"
Plate. For the Handicap Plate of 301. Old Tom is the ruc.l.7
noteworthy, and he way not only win that event, but tll.
"Plate" on the following day. According to his Tllll
at Lincoln and Nottingham, the only ditlicultY
mulin oi:ht to expolience in the Sefton
FRESH MN.
F be the difficulty of losing. A Handicap s
Ahouro.

MONEY iv' A 4, 4-r T
A.ll

AITD
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

The advices received this morning from the
manufacturirg di4triet4 state than very little im-
provement can be reported in th 3 general state of
trade. At Birmingham the iron trade is very dull,
and many of the old established firms, whose goods
generally command a sale, are now only moderately
employed, and merchants and factors give very un-
favourable reports of the home demand. In the vari_
ous fancy trades of the town there is scarcely any busi-
ness doing, end the easier state of the Money Market
appears to have had but little influence. At Man-
chester the inquiry for the home trade, however,
hats slightly improved ; and, although the trans-
actions have not been large, rather better prices
have been realised. There has been some inquiry
for skirtings suitable for the India ma, kets, and
sortie few sales h•-ve taken place of good.; for Ger-
many and the Mediterranean. Business at Leeds
"'aeon exceedingly dull, and but little improve-
Meta can be reported in prices. There was a
fair attendance of purchasers in the va'ious
cloth halls, and the tone of the market was firm,
owing to the rather higher rates realised at the
London wool sales, but the amount of busine.4s
done was unimportant, and chiefly in light fabrics
for the home market. The carpet trade at Hali-
fax has exhibited a slight improvement, most of
the machinery and hands being fully employed,
and the worsted trade has also shown rather more
activity in some particular branches. Business at
Bradford had been very dull. In piece goods suit-
able for the home market, there had been a little
more animation, but the activity has not extended
to the manutactures. There is very little
alteration to report in the hosiery trade
at Leicester, and buyers purchase with
extreme caution, and only for actual requirements.
At Nottingham the lace trade is rather brisker,
and some large orders for exportation have given
employment to a good many hands. The demand
for home use has alto slightly improved, and in
the hosiery trade a decided amelioration has taken
Place, and prices continue very firm.
The Liverpool Cotton Market, on Saturday,
closed steadi=y, and prices of all descriptions were
fully maintained. The sales amounted to 10,000
e 9, 2,000 of which were taken by the speculators.
11 the Railway Share Market there was only a
4111ited business transacted., at about previous
quotations.

There is rather more inquiry for discount ac-
e°, rilittodation, owing to a slight improvement in
'1.41e, but no alteration has been yet produced upon
t.le terms asked for the negociation of commercial
1118. The current rates are 2k to 2i per cent.,
that the applications at the Bank are
!till very limited. In the course of a few weeks,
lt°wever, it is thought that there will be such an
e Itetision of mercantile operations as will induce
thee bill-brokers to raise their charge to within a
fraction of the minimum. At pre:43ut the
1413p1y is abundant, and very littla employ-
kent for it can be obtained, but when once
the recovery in trade is commenced, the
trogress will, no doubt, be continuous.
"wringthe next two days the demand will no
v'rubt become brisker, owing to the preparations
t the bills falling due on Thursday, the 4th of the
t4°lltb, which it is understoA will Fe very heavy.
1.111 other securities held by the Bank have already
:ett Materially reduced, bet after these p ,yments,
further important declension will probably be
41)Pkrent.

The atnount of specie brought by the Arabia is
4417 120,000/.
°II Saturday a small quantity of gold was taken
44 the Bank for tranamision to the Continent.
lea is rather a heavy marker. for English Seou-
1, to-day, and Ihe few tra,.sacions record, d
417° been at a alight decline in values. The cause
t. this continued weakness is the uncertainty felt
kiiarding political affairs, and the usu,l derange-
tisellt which prevails during a Ministerial
tl3ge, such as that just experienced. Although the
fri,eolators refrain from large operations for the
I's there is still however a disinclination to make
~'llases, and whenever a small supply of any
04 is brought forward the market droops.
°llBols for money and the 4th ins'ant have been
tO 97i, and since thou 96i They are 96i 1,
1144 for the April account 97 to 97k. The
i'heW Three per Cents. have receded to 97l I, and
Reduced to 97i . Exchequer Bills are 383. to
Premium, and India Bonds 265. to 295. pre-
-1114. Bank Stock is 226 i, and India Di'to 222.
1)„11' the Foreign Mt rket a moderate amount of
Cciekts has been done, but the qu ,tations appear
C°Y. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1011 1021 ; and
,t1'97.•
Cents., 104 g. Sardinian have been dealt in
bet t) Spanish 3 per Cents, at 44, and the New
tskserl'eci at 26k. Russian 5 per Cents,are 99i,
i4l.vidend ; and the Peruvian 4i per Cents., 84.
m 4 the Railway Share Market this morning a very
d,.ted business has been transacted, and a slight
etOle may be noticed in most of the leading lines.
4 %tern Countie., Great Western, North Western,
rth British, North-Eastern (Berwick), Oxford,
I°rcester, and Wolverhampton, declined 58 ;
neaßliire and Yorkshire Midland, 10s. ; South
rte6tera, 158.; South Eastern, 11. The Foreign and
rionial lines are inactive. Northern of France
ttbPtoved 10s. ; Great Western of Canada, declined
ha* ; Geelong and Melbourne, and East Indian,
t 0 ht about former rates.
itu Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous are at about
i:/°i°llB quotations. Bank of Egypt improved
14°, t 55., and Union of Australia advanced 10s.
th the iscellaousMarket Australian Agricul
‘(1.41 Shares have declined ss.

4143411111 FPNDB THIS DIY AT ON& •.' t.d.+ P • .1,,
(From the OliteuLt List.)
o, Business done,
a t,,,,„ . 226
1 ''' ~,ht. .•witiceli ,•••1111-'1 ° •
—. C 97 i 6: i
LW' ' Per Cent. Annuities 974 $ i i
1.4 :gtOck
2274
r, ‘).--t, ikurth, 41; i ~-!,
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411. ' katßo.
ltsok ~,..,r • 99 p
Zt:* t.t -1:e...;-tt, , .... ....... , •
q• 000 „_
clt t,
Q 'Ol OF FOREIGN FirNDS AT ONII O'CLOCK.
-leil,
D. -4 •' yres Bonds, 6 per Cent. —
Aar Igo •
Deferred, 3 per Ceut. .
4.,,1eu Bonds, 41 per Cent —
lin Ikto AGCOI1111.
-13.4guese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Ca;. 1641
klik4to 18:)3 .1 per Cent 46 5i
-gab houns, ps22, St., :i per Cent 109.1
4't
th,,ll.tf), 44 per Cent.
kb illial, &atlas, 5 per Cent.
b 21.1) !1.-,,,i.. 1,.., .1.1.
I‘tc kil New Deferred, 3 per , 'en .
lhitt lt,tsive
14,01, Ilomtnittee Cert. of Coup. Wit flab. 4$
likil }SoUuts. 6 pur cent • . lO2
Guaranteed, i per Cont.
40, vidends on the above payable London.
•07)11 Di In London.
2i per ConL., 12 Guilders
' 4 t-er Cent. Certificates • looi ,
1'••170'01,0,6.
0
I,?nsole, money ....
4-ntte, Aosount Console for Acc0unt................ 9G1
if
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A b ,OI(3IITTERS OF THI HOMO OF COMMO
_Ng.--
Cet"rhtneutary return latf-ly mbved for by Lord Bo ,t.
,5111 ?f the names of the members of thehouse,ndsu.riongo
eltZt 'Parliament, who were never appointed
,ishitk,
tihtose
Nit, committees on private bills, dis!aogu g
,Ntio ^ere excused from election committees
.in - nside-
Lllkt 4Of their age, bas just been issued. Ittea.°pn,ex
lig ,„tiel'ing the last Parkiareent 300 of the most fi
'43%."aabers of the house were nbt ca . upoldnL to-sit
4lecii Private bills, 57 of whom werc! exempte from
k T t:' e rnmittees on account of their age.
iN Ida,,- alve SECRETARIES.—Toe Loi d Chancellor
'4l' -113°Inted TAI Wm. Caruialt Scott, of the. Chancery
blqpi,tc)oils,,Q, lais principal secretary. Col. Pa!rick Talbot
ttri,3,....Led one of the private secretaries to the Earl of
is acting for his
ii2rci4hi Colonel Edward Wilbraham.
etetkit ill Downing-street until the second danpdrivi‘aitre.
t, Pqrs,..,' la appointed. Mr. John Eiji well
rti vi On
4 .kts 4 Wolff, of the Foreign-cffica, are apapnoi.nwted.
A
e hoeerttariea to the Earl of Malmesbury, 6
`-tefis -,4!)3NV00d, also of the Foreign-office, feq.eta:riter,
, Mr. Ernest Percival is privateappointed__.W.
is appointed
14' .13iR7 to Mr. Walpole, at the Houle-office. Mr_ i
44), ht ties 18 appointed private secretary to Lord Stab
brio Oh e elonial-office. Lord Csilchest-r has appointed
Zst,ktlern Francis Scott, of th. Post-, ffice, to be hie
piitii_,!erttutry. Mr. George Tnotneon, advocate, it
ki.qtott`,U RecreLaxv to John Inqlie, E-q., the Lord
olltasce: M.r. John Clarke Bro.die, writer t the
witl.rci7 aPPouited Registrar of Sasines, Edinburg
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