The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-01 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—Ths Day.

GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Arrived, Jan. H.—Hannah, from Guernsey; Nelly, from
Shanghai.

Arrived, Feb. I.—Rhine, steamer, from Boulogne; Lord
J. Russell, steamer, from Dunkirk ; . Florence, steamer,
from Rotterdam ; Belgium, steamer, from Ostend; Nor-
mandie. steamer, from Dunkirk.

DEAL, Sunday Morning.
Passed, Jan. 31st.—Pride of Canada, from Calcutta, for
London ; Adria, screw steamer, for Genoa; United Service,
screw steamer, for Cape Town ; Jamaica Packet, screw
steamer, for Glasgow—all from London.

Anchored, Feb.l. —America, from London, for Bombay;
Verena, from Sunderland, for Cape of Good Hope (has been
supplied with an anchor and 103 fathoms of chain, in lieu
of others lost); Brothers, from London, for St. Thomas.
Passed.—Eastern Empire, from Calcutta, for London.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(This Day.)

The market opens quiet. Sales probably 6,000
or 3,000 bales.

UNITED STATES POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Mails for the United States are made up in London every
Saturday evening, Wednesday morning, and Wednesday
evening. Letters for the Saturday and Wednesday evening
mails must reach the General Post-office by 6 o'clock
p.m., and those of the Wednesday morning mails by 6
o'clock a.m. that day. Newspapers must always be posted
half an hour earlier. The Wednesday and Saturday's
mails are taken up at Queenstown, on the following day,
by the Liverpool steamers. The Wednesday morning
mails are taken by the Southampton steamers.
Mails from the United States are due in London on
Mondays and Thursdays of each week.
Periodical works not of daily publication, issued in the
shape of pamphlets, may be sent to the United States,
California, and Oregon, by packet, at the following rates :
—Not exceeding 2 oz., ld. ; above 2 oz., but not exceeding
8 oz., 6d.; above 3 oz., but not exceeding 4 oz., Bd. ; with an
addition of 2d. for every additional ounce up to 16
ounces, above which the privilege does not extend. At
the same rate of postage, any pamphlet not weighing more
than 8 oz (even though it be not a periodical publication)
may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon.
This postage is only the British portion, a further sum
being charged on delivery. The periodical works
or pamphlets must always be sent in a cover open at the
ends (not more than one being sent in a single cover), and
the postage must be prepaid. Other .printed papers or
books _(except those specified above), addressed to the
places above named, are liable td 'letter' rate of postage.-
There must be no writing, or other marks upon such
periodical works, pamphlets, &c., or upon the covers, ex-
cept the names and addresses of the persons to whom they
are sent ; nor upon the covers must there be any printing,
except the names and addresses of the persons to whom
they are sent and the names and addresses of the senders
Any other writing, &c., will render the packetsliable to
letter rates of postage.

Encouraged by the success obtained at Arcachon
and Boulogne, the Dutch Society for the Encouragement
of Industry is going to hold an exhibition of implements
for and produce of fishery at the Hague. The objects to
be exhibited must be forwarded before May 15.
A MATRIMONIAL SPECULATION. —A charge brought
by a railway inspector named Garroux against a matrimo-
nial agent named Angot, for detaining a security of the
value of 300 francs, was heard on Tuesday at the Paris
Tribunal of Correctional Police. The plaintiff had applied
to the defendant for professional assistance, and the latter
had in consequence introduced him to a young lady possess-
ing a fortune of 35,000 to 40,000 francs, besides expecta-
tions from a rich uncle disposed to apoplexy. Garroux had
lodged with Angot a railway bond of 300 f. as an earnest
of the fee to be paid him for his services, but the match
having fallen through in consequence of some indiscreet
questions put by Garroux respecting the past history of his
intended, he applied to Angot to return the property; this
the latter declined to do, alleging that the marriage had
only failed in consequence of the unusual susceptibility of
the suitor. The Tribunal, considering the charge not
sufficiently established, acquitted the accused, and con-
demned the plaintiff to pay costs.
CONFESSION OF INCENDIARISM. —At the Manches-
ter City Police-court, on Wednesday, a man named Michael
M‘Gee was charged, on his own confession, with having
broken into, and set fire to, the premises of his employer,
Mr. J. Snowden, cut-nail maker, Konyon-street, Rochdale-
road, on Tuesday morning. The premises in Kenyon-
street, which is not a thoroughfare, consists of a range of
shed buildings, two or three storeys in height, and form
three sides of a square. They are in the occupation of five
tenant; four of whom are workers in metal. The entrance
to Mr. Snowden's premises is on the ground floor. Mr. G.
Snowden had locked up his premises a few minutes before
6 o'clock on the preceding evening, at which time there
was no fire, and there had been no fires lighted in the pre-
mises during the day. The prisoner, who is in Mr. Snow-
den's employ, went to the Swan-street station, which is
about 200 yards from the prosecutor's premises, about five
minutes to 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning, and reported
to Hudson, the inspector on duty, that there was a fire in
a hay-cutting shop in Kenyon-street. Hudson sent two
men to the place, but they returned to the station and
said there was no fire.. The prisoner, who had remained
at the station, was asked by Hudson why ho had brought
the message which he had delivered, and he replied,
" They told me it was en fire," and then loft the office.
He had scarcely gone when a policeman arrived with the
information that Mr. Snowden's shop was on fire. •A tele-
gram was therefore sent to the chief fire-station, and
the engines were despatched thence. The prosecutor'spre-
mises are shut off from the street by a pair of large gates,
in which there is a small wicket. The firemen, on arriving,
found that wicket open; and, on going further, they found
forced
open. the entrance to the workshops had also boon
open. It took )ziore than two hours to put out the fire; and
the premises were considerably dam.aged. After tho fire
h'hhf d
remises, w e found
Mr. Geo. Snowden went to the pro
the
previous night he
had been partly burned down.. 0
had left beneath a wooden staircase a quantity of canvas
bags, and paper, the whole of which was consumed. There
was no suggestion of any threat. by the prisoner, or any
ill-fooling on his part towards his employer. Shortly be-
' fore the fire was discov3red, he had been seen within 100
yards of the premises ; he came in a direction from them,
and went towards Swan-street. About five o'clock on
Tuesday evening the prisoner went to Albert-street police
station. He handed to Rhodes, the constable on duty, a
paper which said, " I wish to give myself into custody for
breaking into Mr. Snowden's cut-nail works, in Kenyon-
street, Rochdale-road, and setting firo to a bundle of paper
with the intention of destroying the place." Having read
that statement, Rhodes took the prisoner to Mr. Superin-
tendent Gee, who asked the prisoner whetherhe was aware
of the serious charge which he was making against him-
self. The prisoner replied that he was. The superintendent
asked for his name, and the prisoner immediately stated it.
He was then asked if the statement on the paper which
he had given to Rhodes was true, and whether it was in
his own writing, to both of which questions the prisoner
replied in the affirmative. At the superintendent's sug-
gestion, the prisoner consented to go and point out the
place which ho set on fire. Mr. Gee and Mr. Tozer (the
superintendent of the fire brigade) went with the prisoner,
who took them to the prosecutor's works, and pointed to a
door which he said he had broken open. He also took them
to a place where he said he had set fire to some paper. The
prisoner, who was perfectly sober, was then taken back to
Albert-street station, where he was locked up, and the
charge entered against him. While the prisoner was in
the dock, it was discovered that he was wearing an old
overcoat which was the property of Mr. Snowden, and
which had been stolen from the works, where it had been
left ou Monday night. The prisoner, who did not question
any of the witnesses, was committed to take his trial at

SPORTING INTEL LIGENOE.—This Day.

VICTORIA CLUB—Tars Dar.

LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
100 to 8 on the field (offered)
15 to 1 agst Mount Palatine (taken)
100 to 5 agst Bisniark (taken)

9IIESTER Cur.
20 to lon the field (offered)
25 to 1 agst Lecturer (offered—hike 1,000 to 30)
1000 to 20 agst Quick March (taken)

DERBY.
Bto 1 agst • The Rake (taken)
2to 1 agst The Rake 1,2, 3 (offered)
40 to 1 agst Julius (taken)

BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASE MEETING.
, FEB. 12.
Grand Annual Steeplechase
ided. About three miles and

TUESDAY

Weights for the 'Birmingham
of 15 sows each, with 100 a(
a half.

Age st lb
Knave of Trumps—. a 10 8
Sir William ... a 10 7
Glasgow ... ... 6 10 7
Xfanchester ... a 10 7
l'he Rogue ... a 10 7
Arlescott ... ... a 10 ' 7
Little Peter ... a 16 6
Phantom. ... ... a 10 6
Stiff ... .. 6 10 6
Ace of Trumps ... a 10 6
Fisherman... ... a 10 6
Robin Adair (late
Truant, late Tom
Payne)
Bedale ... ... a 10 6
Crusade ... ... a 10 5
Greenland ... ... 6 10 5
Grace Darling ... 5 10 4
Suiney ... ... 510 4
Rossington ... a 10 4
Sinking Fund (late
Hairy) ..
Le,
Vibltroigwhn" .. ..... 56
110 33
Sea King •... ... a 10 3
Bird of Passage ... 6 10 3
Sylph ... ... 5 10 3
Carnbroo .. ... 5 10 3
• llot Girt—. ... 6 10 2
Jack's Altve ... a 10 2
Dick Turpin ... a 10 0
King Arthur ... 5 10 0
Havel ock(late Clax-
ton) ... ... 6 10 0
Suarleyow... ... a 10 0
Despatch (h b) ... a 10 0

Age st lb
Cortolvin a 12 7
Alcibiade n 12 4
Hall Court a 11 13
Banker a 11 11,
Benazet a 11 t
Light floari ... all 1,
Daisy ... ... all 8
Globule ... a 11 8
Ibex ... ... all 7
Plover ... all 7
Little Frank ... all 5
Meanwo)d ... a 11 5
Shakspeare ... 6 11 5
Marble Hill ... a 11 4
Slytox a 11 3
Harold ... 511 2
Merrimac ... a 11 2
Cabin Boy (h b) ... a 11 2
Tiger ... a 11 0
Meerschaum a 11 0
Comberton ... a 10 13
Bliekrock ... a 10 12
Roadster ... ....a 10 12
Brahma ... ... 510 11
Doctor ... ... 610 11
Pearl Diver ... a 10 11
Sprite ... a 10 10
Whitehall... a 10 10
Balder ... ... a 10-1 a
Agnes ... alO 9
Gurus ... a 10 9
Patience ... .. a 10 9
Dermot Asthore ... 6 10 9
King of Hearts ... a 10 9
Wheldrake 6 10 8
Charming Woman a 10 8
Lady Newark ... alO 8

RACING FIXT

FEBR

Lincoln Spring
Harrow Spring
Nottingham

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

Cardiff
Northampton
Windsor Spring 4
Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6
Newmarket Craven 8
Abergavenny
M.
Ascot Spring
York Spring

Doncastor Spring
Salisbury
Bath

Ascot Summer 4
Windsor Summer
Manchester Summer
Hampton l3
Odiham l7
Bibury Club lB
JL
Carlisle 2
Newmarket July 2
Pontefract
Reading
.• .• 9
Liverpool July Meeting 10
Hungerford
Nottingham l6

AUG

'RES FOR 1867.
TARY.

Ripon
Brighton •
Brighton Cluu
Lewes
Egham
Wolverhampton
Stockton
Oxford
--
Hastings
York August

West Drayton ... 26
Derby

SEPT

Bromley
Epsom Spring 26
Lewes Spring 2B
Croxton Park 2%
IL.

Margate
Warwick Spring 3
Abingdon 5
Leicester
Doncaster
Brecon l6
OCT
Northampton Autumn 1
Edinburgh
Newmarket 2d October 7

Thirsk ll
Newmarket Ist Spring 22
Durham .. 22
Catterick
Chester 3O

Harpenden
Epsom
Croydon . 29
Newton .. 29

Beverley .... l9
Stockbridge l9
Chelmsford Sunum2r
Newcastle
Ipswich •
Worcest:..r 8 ummim 27
4.Y".

Down Royal Cota2omtn. 17
Stamford
Huntingdon ....
Winchester
Southampton . 25
Goodwood

Dover
West Drayton 22
Plymouth
Canterbury
Derby .
Lichfield
Weymouth
Tunbridge
Baden Baden

NOV.
Liverpool Autumn ...... 5
Shrewsbury Autumn... 11