The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-25 00:00:00

RACING FIXT

Ascot Spring
York Spring... 7
Doncaster Spring
Salisbury 9
Bath
Jll.
Ascot Summer 4
Windsor Summer
Manchester Sumner
Hampton l3
Odiliam l7
Bibury Club lB

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

Ripon
Brighton ..
Brighton Cluu 8
Lewes . 9
E_gham ...
Wolverhampton l3
Stockton
Oxford .... 15
Hastings
York August

SEPTE
Murgate
\Vnrwick Spring 3
Abingdon 5
Leicoster
Dunmster
Brecon
OCT(
NorthaMpton Autumn 1 I
Ediuburgh
Bedford 3 I

NOVE.

Liverpool Autumn 5
Shrewsbury Autumn ll

COURSING.

COURSING MEETINGS TO COME.

SEPTEMBER.
Name. Judge. Days of Running
Brampton. Cumberland Mr. Warwick

OCTOBER.
Ancaster and Willoughby,
Lincolnshire Mr. Spofford

AMERICA.

(By Atlantic Telegraph)
NEW YORK, April 23, 6 P.M.

CLOSING PRICES.

Gold, 138. Sterling exchange on London, 1091.
Five-twenty United States Bonds, 1101 ; Illinois,
1131-; Erie, 571. Cotton—Middling upland, 25.
Petroleum, refined, 26.
The Inman steamer Edinburgh has arrived out.

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, April 24.

The King of the Belgians and the Count of Flan-
ders arrived here yesterday evening, and were re-
ceived at the railway station by the King, the
Royal Princes, and the Princes of the Hohenzollern
family.

TO ME EDITOR OF " THE SUN."

-+-

Yesterday a large number of Volunteers (nearly
200), besides about twice as many civilians, started
to return from Dover by the Albert Victor saloon
steamer. The weather was delightful, and every-
thing seemed to promise a pleasant trip round
to London-bridge, but in going into Ramsgate
harbour, at whisk place the steamer was adver-
tised to call, through some negligence on the part of
the engineers the vessel was run on to a mud bank in
the harbour. A tug immediately came to her assist-
ance and succeeded in pulling Tier off, but it was
then discovered that some accident had occurred
to the machinery, by which she would not be
able to resume the journey for many hours,
upon which an officer of the Loudon Rifle Brigade,
who was on board, called the Volunteers together,
and took them to the railway station of the Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover, where, upon re-
presenting the case to Mr. Veale, the sta-
tion-master, a telegram was immediately sent
to the manager for instructions. Au answer as
quickly returned to bring all the Volunteers to
London, without charge, by the next train ;
showing a liberality which is well worthy of record
in the annals of this unfortunate company, The
utmost credit, and the thanks of the Volunteers
generally, are due to Mr. Veale, the station-master,
for his promptitude and urbanity.—l am, &c.,
EDWARD H. RUNT,
Queen's (Westminster) R.V.
368, Strand, W.C.

The unarinourel screw gun vessel Myrmidon,
4,200 horse power, preparing for launching at
Chatham dockyard, has been fitted with the whole
of her engines and machinery by the contractors,
Messrs. Humphreys and Co., as she lies on the
building slip, and, in accordance with orders to that
effect received from the Admiralty, she is to be
ready for launching by the ensuing month of June.
She will then be enabled to get up steam as soon
as she is afloat, the Myrmidon being the first vessel '
ever launched from a building slip at Chatham en-
tirely complete in her engines and machinery.
During her construction it has been found necessary
to depart from her original designs, in consequence
of the increase made in the size and weight of her
armament, additional strength having been im-
parted to her by the introduction of. angle and plate
iron wherever found practicable, to enable her to
carry the 6i-ton guns she- is intended to mount at
her broadside: . - -

MARKETS.--This day.

MARK.

LANE.

V.7O3IPARATITE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAM
For the week ending April For the corresponding week
20, 1867.
last year.
Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver.
Wheat 54,064-51s 4d Wheat ....... 72,215-443 9d
Be rley 11,608-39 s 8d Barley ....... 14817-373 2d
Oats.. 4,318-25s 5d Oats .......... ,
.. 3,455-21 s 8d

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
Although the supply of boasts on sale here to-day NVaR
only moderate, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy at
Monday's decline in the quotations. The top iiguro was 5s
per 811. s. The sale. for sheep was very inactive at pre-
vious quotations. The best Downs and litilf=breds in the
wool, sold at 5s 81 to 5s 10 I; out of the wool, 4s 8d to 4s,
lfid per bibs. There was a steady iLquiry for calves
full prices. Pigs and indult cows were (lull at late rates,

Per bib to sink the offal.

8 41 8 d 1 a.led
Crse a inf. I,easts...3 4 3 6 i Pmeers-wool sheep 5 2 ~ 6
Second quality do —3 n 4 a ! b 5 10
Prim, lurk.: t/XB4l ..4 4 4 8I Lx coarse ealvet..l I,
6,;jts, . v I l'ralte dat..ll ti d 0
Crse. 8t4ee11.3 43 3 1 L..ar,;e It "
Secood quality (1.) ..4 pvrloers. 3 b 4 2
1.auib....7a Od to ti 04.

Suicling calves, 21s to 23s ; auo quarter-old store pigs,
to 2tis

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. I Foreign supply.
Beasts B:4 i Beasts ...
Cows.
Sheep ..ud lambs 7,50) Sheep aad 1 .mbs 1 260
Calves i2.) t.:a yea . so
eiga 3w► PIS 2U

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Bailway and other Companies.

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.

Yesterday a Wharncliffe meeting of this company
was held at Manchester ; Mr. George Wilson pre-
sided. The three bills of the company now before
Parliament were submitted to the meeting. The
first was a bill to authorise the completion of the
loop, line between Blackburn and Burnley ; the
second was a bill to vest the Fleetwood line in the
bands of this company, jointly with the London
and North-Western Company; and the third a bill
to enable the Halifax and Ovenden Company to
vary the route of their line, increase their capital,
and for other purposes. The first and second bills
were agreed to unanimously, but Mr. Andas and
Mr. Blacklock opposed the third. Mr. Andus said
the line would never pay 2 per cent. On the
understanding, however, that the directors, who had
power to spend £30,000 on behalf of the company
in this undertaking, would take no steps without
consulting a meeting of shareholders, the opposition
was withdrawn, and the resolution approving the
bill was agreed to without further dissent.