The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-21 00:00:00

Downßoyal Corporation 18
IMBER.

IBEIt. 4, 5, 6

Curragh ................................... ;.................. 16, 17 18
FRENCH RACING FIXTURES.
J ULY.
StToulouse ..................... 1 Abbeville .................. 6
. Omer .................. .. 1 Le Pin ....... ..........
MRouen ... 9 Chalon-stir-Saone ... 22, 23
Aetz B, 9 Saintes .............. .. . 28, 29
miens
AUGUST.
Deauvi11e.....,......... 4,5, 6 Le
.. 19, 2
Mans ................. .. . Rochefort 5 Laon ............. ... •
1.9, 20
10, 12 Tarbe5„............2
Bourges
12, 13 Blois. .. . .......... 26, 28
Valenciennes
13, 14 Baden-8aden,,,,........... 31
Moulins
19 Cherbourg
SEPT

Baden-Baden 3, 5, 7
Chantilly
OCT

aIBER.
Paris (Autumn) 23, 30

Paris 7
Chantilly l4, 18

,BER.
Vincennes

TURF AGENCY OFFICE,
100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, LONDON.
MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter-
on all the psrincipalu races throughoutO the season,y from .£ly1) upwards, on receipt of cash or Post-office Order (payable
at Piccadilly office). COMMISSIONS as usual at starting
prices on the day of a race at all the principal meetings.
For further particulars and prices, see the advertisement in
The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY and SATUR-
DAY. Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded
on receipt of stamped directed envelope
N.B.—lt is particularly requested that. ALL LETTERS
containing CASH be registered.
The Sporting Life, Aug. 20, 1864.—" We are satisfied that
all intending backors of horses, who may have been for-
merly in doubt whom to trust, will, without fear or hesita-
tion, send their commissions, to any amount, to 100,
Jermyn-street."
THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES.

MASSOWAR, May 28.
No news from Mr.- Rassam or the other Eu-

ropeans.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening.

Amsterdam Short. 11 14 11 15
Ditto 3 Months. 11 19+ 11 19
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 50 25 55
Brussels
Hamburg
Paris Short 25 10 25 20
Ditto 3 Months. 25 421 25 50
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine 118 118+
Vienna — 14 20 i 5 0
Trieste — 14 20 15 0
Petersburgn - 24 25
Berlin
Madrid ..... ...... 45 45
Cadiz
461 46
Mil Leghorn
Genoaan
30 50 32 0
Naples
30 50 31 50
..---__.---__

THE Poucr or RUSSIA.— The St. Petersburg
correspondent of Le Nord, in the number of that journal
bearing Tuesday's date, thus describes the policy of Rus-
sia in the present crisis. "The sole object which Russia has
at this moment in view is the accomplishment of internal
reforms commeaced in the present reign; and the preserva-
tion of the general peace being indispensable to that end,
Russia devotes to it all the efforts of her internal policy.
Without seeking any alliance, she endeavours to maintain
relations of reciprocal goodwill with all the European
Powers. As far as it is possible to do so without compro-
mising the national interests, she stands aloof from all
complications in which those interests are not concerned,
or by which they are not menaced. It is not, however, to
be understood that Russia desires peace at any price, be-
cause, however painful it might bo to interrupt the course
of our great internal work, we should not hesitate to sus-
pend its progress if such a course should become necessary
in order to meet the external dangers of a European ar-
rangement which would disturb to our detriment the gene-
ral balance of power." The Nord, in its resume, adds, "In
the meantime, Russia has done its best to preserve peace,
and if Prince Gortschakoff has sought to modify the pre-
liminary bases of the Congress which has now proved
abortive in order to render them acceptable to Austria, it
has been because it was not this latter Power which denies
the force of treaties nor which sought to bring about ter-
ritorial re-wangements. From that point to an alliance
the distance is great, and that distance will obviously never
be passed over by Russia unless her own interests should
imperiously demand such a course."

The depot companies of the 35th and 94th Regi-
ments, which left Chatham Garrison on Saturday
for Colchester, have been detained at Gravesend for
the purpose of going through a course of instruc-
tion in ball practice at the Government Rifle Range,
Milton. Both depots will leave to-morrow and pro-
ceed by railway to Colchester. The depots of the
Ist and 2d battalions of the 4th King's Own Royals
h\%arvaelpobleee,n inspected
K.c.B.,at
Chatham, previously
Major-Gen.previo Si R
us lytor
ieaovbienrgt

that garrison, to proceed to Parkhurst to join the
sth depot battalion at that station. The regimental
depots which will succeed the 4th King's Own at
Chatham have not yet been announced.

is ordered to embark at
—ii;ign Stockley, 2d battalion of the 18th Royal
the service companies of his regiment in New 'Lea-
land. elnridshin EtheegilmVeinntterthur for Auckland, to join
land. An order has also been received at Chatham
to received
join the
directing Ensign Griffon, 4th West India Regiment,
2911ssttinIsIti g.
111foar:eallIthaas,
to join the depot companies at Chatham garrison.'
orders to embark on board the Alnwick Castle at
Gravesend Ensign Gurney,
°n t h
service companies of his regiment.

Port-Admiral Sir Charles H. Fremantle, K.C.8.,
returned to Devonport from leave of absence on
Saturday, and re-hoisted his flag ou board the
Royal
raAndsfeelarirded to the
Adelaide,
Rearidlls.
Admiral Drummond's flag
The armour-plateshipd Prince Consort, 31, Capt.
George 0. Willer, C. 8., will be taken out of No.
o
2 dock at Devonport - y
t da 11.
The screw steam frigate Liverpool, 35, Captain
Frederick Seccombe, left Plymouth on Friday for
Queenstown.
The iron paddlewheel steam tender Harpy, 1,
Lieut. William Howorth, left Plymouth on Satur-
day to resume the survey of the coast of Scotland.
The screw steam frigate, Phoebe, 35, Capt. Win.
E. Rolland, lately from the Mediterranean, having
discharged her powder while in Plymouth Sound,
left on Saturday for Hamoaze, where she was placed
alongside the jetty, preparatory to being dismantled
and paid off.
Admiral the Hon. James W. Drummond, C. 8.,
Superintendent of Devonport, inspected the turret
ship Wyvern, 4, Capt. Hugh T. Burgoyne, on
Saturday. It is understood that she will be sent
to the North American station.