The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-19 00:00:00

FEpt 18.

The Queen has been ple:44tO approve of Don Thomas
Were Fox as Consul at Plymouth fear the Republic of
Peru.

CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 16.

MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA-

MENT.
Borough of Colchester—Edward Kent Kerslake, of Lin-
coln's-inn, in the county of Middlesex, Barrister-at-law,
in the room of Taverner John Miller, Esq., who has ac-
cepted the office of Steward of her dajesty's Manor of
Northstead, in the county of York.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 19.
Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant F. Burrell
Massingberd to be Captain, by purchase, vice ltobert
Alfred Loraine Grows, who retires; Cornet William
Henry Thompson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Massingberd; Robert James Burrowes, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Thompson.
3d Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Charles Rainier Jones,
from the Ist Dragoon Guards, to bo Lieutenant, vice
Edwin Brett, who retires upon temporary half-pay.
bth Lancers— John Haller Hutchinsdn, Gent., to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Groome 011iver, who retires.
17th Lancers—James Fane Alexatider, Gent., to be Cornet,
by purchase, vice Edward Burn Callender, who retires.
Royal Artillery.—Second Captain and Adjutant Walter
William Woodward to be Captain, vice Charles Edward
Henry Cotes, retired upon full pay; Lieut. George
Henry Candy to be Second Captain, vice Woodward ;
Lieutenant George Frederick Blackwood to be Second
Captain, vice Charles Walsham Maynard, retired upon
half-pay; Lieutenant Ernest Wentworth Buller has
been permitted to resign his commission ; Second Cap-
tain Francis Wm. Ward to be Adjutant, vice A. J.
Wake, who resigns the Adjutantcyjonly.
Corps of Royal Engineers.—Second Captain Gustavus
Nicolls Kelsall to be Captain, vice A. S. Creyke, placed
upon temporary half-pay; Lieutenant Edward Micklem
to be Second Captain, vice Kelsa.ll; and Lieut. Barzillai
Lonsley, from half-pay, to be Lieutenant, vice F. W. R.
Clements, promoted.
9th Foot.—Gentleman Cadet Edward Essex, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice William Frederic Fairlie, transferred to the 71th

Foot.
10th Foot—Lieutenant Robot Munro Dickinson to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Joseph P. H.
Crowe, promoted; Ensign G. F. Trevor Parker, to be
Lieutenant by purchase, vice Dickinson ; Gentleman
Cadet Henry Robert Roberts, from the Royal Military
College, to be Eusign, by purchase vice Parker.
25th Foot—Ensign Henry H. Preston Powell to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice James Murray Grant, who
retires; Gentleman Cadet Charles Ludwoll Melliar
Dampier, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign,

by purchase, vice Powell.
42d Foot—Ensign Goorge B3ntink M'Leod Cumberland to
be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Arthur James
Cody, deceased ; En&;11 Richard Hugh Lambert Brick-
endeu to b 3 Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Cuet-
berland, whose promotion, without purchase, on the
11th January, 1867, has been cancelled.
49th Foot- -Ensign Vincent George Lawrence Eyre, from
the 44th Foot, to be Ensign, vice George Charles Todd

Naylor, deceased.
60th Foot—Ensign Henry Blackwood IdacCall to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchas', vice Ashley Henry Woodgate, who
retires ;.Gentleman Cadet James Skinner, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchas?, v:ce
Mac Call ; Staff-Surgeon William Wilson Mills to be
Surgeon, vice ltichard Cooper Todd, appointed to the

Staff.
Gist Foot—Frederick James Mylius, Esq., late Captain sth
Foot, to b Paymaster, vivo Paymaster, with the honor-
ary rank of Major, Henry Leigh, transferred to the 98th

73d Foot—Ensign George F. Da Bude Davidson to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Vincent Upton Lang-
worthy, retired. Gentleman Cadet James Compson
Harrison, from thcOtoyal Military College, to be En
sign, by purchase, vice Edgecumbe, promoted. Gen-
tleman Cadet Gerald John Roberts, frum the Royal
Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Davidson.
90th Foot—Lieutenant Henry James Edgell to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Charles Dawson Harwell, who retires,
Ensign Arthur William Bowman to be Lieutenant,

withiiut purchase, vice E Ig,ell.
101st Foot—William Stewart Thornburn, Gent., to bo
Paymaster, vice Thomas Bird, deceased.
108th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Edward B. Anderson, from

the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice.Johu
Liptrott, transferred to the 10Ith Foot.
Rifle Brigade—Lieut. Ernest Henry Buller to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Fitzhardingo Kingscote, who retires;
Ensign Algernon Heueage Drummond to be Lieutenant,
by purchaso, vied Bullor ; Arthur Montgomery Haring-
ton, Gant., to bo Ensign, by purchase, vice Drummond.
2d West India R.-tgiinent —Colour-Sergeant John Pellusy,
from the 531 Foot, to 1)3 Ensign, without purchase, vice
Juhu Barclay Jackson, promoted.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Surgeon Richard Cooper Todd,
from the 60th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon, vice William
Wilson Mills, appointed to the 60th Foot ; Staff Assist.-
Surgeon Henry Addison Hobbs has heen permitted to

reign his Coriuission.
HALF- I'AT. Captain and Brevet-Major Robert Cecil Dud-
geon, from the 61st Foot, to bo Major, without purchase.
STAFF.—Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel George
llyng Harman, from half-pay Unattached, to be Deputy
Adjutaut-General Windward and Leeward Islands, v.co
Brevet-.Jolonel Augustus William Murray, C. 8., whose
period of service on the Staff expires.
BREVET.

Captain Charles Edward Henry Cotes, on the Retired
Full-pay List of Royal Aartillery, to be Major, the rank
being honorary only.
The promotion as Major of Captain Eustace Cay, 70th
Foot to be antidated from the 6th February, 1866, to the
21st March,lB6s, such antedate not to carry hack pay.
Hospital Steward Joseph A. Cooper iu medical charge
of her Majesty's Punjaub Flotilla, to be Assistant-Sur-
geon, the rank being local, and temporary only.
A 130 11111,ALT Y, FEB. 15.
Sub-lieutenant John Henry O'Brien to bo Lieutenant
in her Majesty's neat, with seniority from 21st January,
1867.

FEB. 18.
Lieutenant Alfred Markham to be Commander in her
Majesty's Fleet.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This Evening.

Amsterdam Short. 11 16 11 17
Ditto 3 Months. 11 181 11 19
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 85 25 40
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris Short '25 10 '25 20
Ditto 3 Months. 25 321 25 37
Marseilles
Fraukfor: ._,u tho Maio° 119} 120}
Violin:, — 12. 9. 13 5
Trieste — 12 90 13 5
I'otersburgti - Alf 311
Berlin
Madrid —47 f
Cadiz
26 95 27 481

Leghorn
Milan - 26 90 27 --
Genoa - 26 90 27 --
Naples - 26 90 27 --
Palermo - 26 90 27
Messina - 26 90 27 --
Lisbon .. ......... -- oli 52i
-51 i 52i

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POLICE IN TELLIGESCE.-- his Day.

MSRIABOROUGII-STIMET.

PREFERRING A PRISON TO WORKING IN A WORKIIOUSE.
—Mary Ann Martin and Elizabeth Davb, two young
women, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with refusing
to work while casual inmates of St. George's Workhouse,
Mount-street, (3rosveuor-square.

Thomas Whetstone, superintendent of labour at St.
George's Workhouse, said that the prisoners wore last
night admitted to the ward of the workhouse, and that
morning he took them a pound of oakum each to. pick. On
subsequently going to see how they were getting on with
their work he found that they had not touched it., and on
their refusing to pick it, and laughing at him, he took
them to tho master, who ordered them to be brought to
that Court, the practice now becoming rather frequent.
Mr. Tyrwhitt told the prisoners that they were bound to
do the work, and that they would be committed for 14 days
each unless they chose to go back and do the work.
The prisoners said they would prefer having 14 days to
doing the work.
They were committed for 14 days each.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday. Present—Lord Romilly, Sir R. Kindersley,
and Sir J. Colyile.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day

LINCOLN RACES.—(Tms DAY.)
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

LINCOLN, Tuesday Morning.
We never remember so groat a run upon accommoda-
tion at Lincoln, during race weeks there, than upon the
recurrence of this spring meeting. On Monday nigh
not a bed was to be had for love or money, and
most extortionate prices were demanded from late corners.
The arrivals, both of bipeds and quadrupeds, commenced
even as early as Sunday ; and by Monday afternoon Air.
Chaplin had a numerous and influential party surrounding
him at his Blankuey mansion. The weather is dull, fogs
reigning nig!it and ntorning, but yesterday, and again to-
day (Tuesday), the atmosphere cleared towards noon.

The ground being heavy the exercises this morning
were not of long duration nor fast.

Vandervelde, the stable companion of Mount Palatine,
won the Lincoln Handicap easily though sc►rcely backed
for a shilling. Tim knowing prophets and tipsters have
bmn "li'►ored to a man" on the first great event of the
season. Your sporting cerrespoudont„ The Freshman,
iu his selection of yesterday has agaia nearly named the
first, second, and third, as out of the four ho selected two
of them run second and third.

TRIAL S ritus.
The Trial Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added; three
year olds 7st 31b, four Bst 101 b, five 9st 51b, six and aged
9st 101 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; maiden three
year old*. 41b, four acd upwards 71b ; winners of 100 soya
in any one year 51b, twice or 200 101 b extra ; the second
to save his stake; one mile ; 17 subs.
Saccharometer
Honesty

Primrose
Soven ran. Won by a length.
BROCKLESBY HANDICAP.

The Brocklesby Trial Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50
added ; winners of any race after Jan. 29 (at eleven a.m.)
71b extra ; the second to save his stake. Brocklesby
Stakes Course ; 30 subs.
Thermometer.
Nike
Variation

1

3

Eighteen ran.
INNKEEPERS' SELLING STAKES.

The Innkeepers' Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30
added; three year olds Bst, four 9st 81b, five 10st 31b,
six and aged 10st 71b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b,
maidens having started three times allowed 51b; the win-
ner to be sold for 30 sovs ; six furlongs.
Musa

Manna ...
Tattler..,

2

LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
The Lincolnshire Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5
if declared, with 100 added; winners of any race after
Jan. 22 (at noon) 71b, twice, or a handicap amounting to
100 sovs 101 b extra; the second to receive 20 sovs out of
the stakes ; ono mile ; 81 subs, 38 of whom declared.
Vandervolde

Beadle

Bismarck

Nineteen ran. Won by half a length.

.BLANKNEY STAKES.
The Blankney Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft„ with 60 added ;
two year olds 7st, three 9A ; mares and geldings allowed
31b ; whiner of a sweepstakes amounting to 500 sovs
101 b, 200 51b, all other winners of plates or sweepstakes
to the amount of 100 sovs 31b extra ; weights not ac-
cumulative ; three year olds which have started three
times without winning allowed 51b; the second to save
his stake; Brocklesby Stakes Course ; 19 subs.
Niko

Traviata
Problem

Six ran. Won easy.
HANDICAP HURDLE RACE.

The Hurdle Rate Handicap of 5 soya each, 3 ft, with 50
added ; the second to save his stake ; winners of any
hurdle race or steeplechase after Jan. 29 (at eleven a.m.)
71b, of two or a stake amounting to 200 soya 121 b extra;
two miles, over six hurdles; 36 subs.
Dermot Asthore 1

Fan

Chimney Sweep 3

Eleven ran.
HUNTERS' STASES.

The Hunters' Plate of 50 sovs ; three year olds 9st2iii
four lOst 121 b, fivo list 101 b, six and aged 12st ; starters
in 1866 for any race value 200 sovs 71b, twice 121 b ex-
tra ; horses that have not started for any race value 50

POVS for five months before the day of naming allowed
71b ; riders who have ever rideu the winner of any raeo
value 100 sovs 101 b extra ; the recond to receive 5 soya
out of the plate ; the winner to be sold for 250 sovs ;
two miles oa the flit.

Royal Tartan
Madcap

Master Torn

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867.

FEBRUARY.

Lincoln Spring
Harrow Spring ... 2l•
Nottingham 26
MA.

West Drayton
Derby

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

.1011.
Bromley
Epsom Spring
Lewos Spring
Croxton Park
IL.
Abergavenny
T hirsk
Newmarket let Spring
Durham ..
Cattorick
Chester

Eastbourne Hunt
Northampton . 2
Cardiff
Windsor Spring 4
Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6
Lichfield Spring 8
Newmarket Craven 8
M.
Ascot Spring
York Spring 7
Doncaster Spring ..
Salisbury 9
Bath

Harpenden
Epsom
Croydon
Newton

Ascot Summer
141 I
Wiudsor Summer
Manchester Summer
Hampton
Odiham l7
Bibury Olub lB
JU
I
Oarlislo

Beverlel
Stockbr►dgo

Chelmsford Summer .
N3wcaStle

Ipswtca
Woreest:r Summer

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

Down Royal Corporate
Stamford
Radcliffe

Huutingdon
Winchester
Southampton
G Jod wood
UST.
Dover
West Drayton
Plymouth.....
Canterbury
Derby
Lichfield
Yarmouth
Weymouth
Tunbridge
Baden Baden
M.BER.
Richmond
[Tendon

_
AUG
Ripon
5
Brighton . .. 6
Brighton Cluo 8
Lewes
E,,, ham
~ ..... l3
W
olverhampton l3
Stockton
Oxford
Hastings
York August
EPTE;
S
Margate
i
Warwick Spring 3
Abingdon 5
Leicester
Doncaster
Brecon

Alownouth ,
Manchoster Autuinu,

Newmarket let October

OCT'
Northampton Autumn 1
Edinburgh
Bedford 3

IBER.
Newmarket 2d October
Cheltenham
Newmarket. Hougliton
111 BER.
Leamington Hunt

Novi!
Livorpool Autumn
Shrewsbury Autumn ll5

- 1
„ 2
~ 3

STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867.
FEBRUARY.
Harrow Spring

NARKE TS. --This day.

HA Y.

SUITHFIELD.—IIoadow hay, .£2 13s to SA 58; clover,
£4 O. to .t. 5 lOs ; and straw, £1 168 to £2 6s per load.
Inquiry limited.

UUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 8s; clover,
£4 Os to X 5 10s Od ; and straw, X 1 18s to £2 6s per load.
A moderato demand.
WILITECILATEL.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 5s ; clover,
El Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load.
Trade slow.