The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-27 00:00:00

NG, JUNE 27, 1866.

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC

MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning,

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Shannon,
Capt. Woolley, arrived about 1 a.m., with the
above mails, 194 passengers, $815,294 in specie

(of which $432,164 is gold, and $383,130 silver),
jewellery (value $200), and a general cargo, in-
cluding 480 bags of cocoa, 31 casks and 20
tierces of coffee, 327 cases of cigars, and 27 bales
of cotton.

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fortnight in visiting public institutions, holding
military reviews and inspections, &c. The weather
generally had changed for the better, and the
public health was good.
The sugar crops at Barbadoes were finished and
satisfactory, the whole crop of the island being sup-
posed to reach 56,000 hhds.
At St. Lucia very little cotton was coming to mar-
ket, and prices had fallen 3d. to 4d. per lb. No de-
mand for rum. Some inquiries for molasses for
New York, and prices ruled 7c. to 10c. per gallon.
Heavy rains had put a stop to sugar-making at
Trinidad, and it was feared would prevent the reaping
the balance of the crops, 10,000 hhds. Tonnage scarce
No sales of produce reported. Cocoa continued in
demand. Molasses, 9c. to 10c. nominal. Nothing
doing in rice.

Seasonable weather had set in at Grenada. Crops
are short this year, and will not exceed 6,000 hhds.
sugar. Cotton has fallen off considerably, and no
preparations were making for a crop for next year.

IIIIMI) EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocE.

THE WAR IN GERMANY.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

BEiumr, June 27.
Last night the army of the Elbe had a successful
engagement near Turnau, taking seven Austrian,
officers and 500 men.

TBE AUSTRIAN AND ITALIAN ARMIE3
IN THE TYROL.
BERNE, June 27.
The Austrians have returned to the first st4tion
upon the Stelvio.
The Italians have taken up a position near the
Pont du Diable.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day

NEWCASTLE RACES—Tuts DA
'Y.
Mr. G. Cart'
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
GOSFORTH HANDICAP.
Mr. Johnstone's Stabber (Mords) 2
Mr. Mackenzie's Messmate
EEiLv
(Craddock) 1
(Cameron) 3
Lady Middleton, Deerhound, and Buceleuch also
ran.
Betting—Even agst Stabber, 7 to 2 agst ElYire.
Won by two lengths.

TYRO STAKES.
Mr. W. E. Hobson's Newland ......... (Sncr.vden) 1
Mr. John Potts' Paxton (Osborne) g
Mr. Herbert's Frost (Challoner) 3
Rhymer, Prelate, Tycoon, and Deceit also ran.
Betting-6 to 4on Newland. Won by a head ;
head between second and third.
THE NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
Mr. Johnstone's Rococo (Cameron) 1
Mr. Merry's The Primate (Covey) 2
Capt. Gray's Windham (Challoner) 3
Lady Durham (Laurence) (I
Red Earl (Carroll) o
Miss Haworth (Challoner)
Missile (H. Clark), 0
Betting-7 to 4 agst Primate, 3to '1 agst Miss
Ilaworth, 7 to 2 agst Rococo, 6 to 1 agst Red
Earl, 10 to 1 agst Windham, 14 to 1 agst Lady
Durham, 20 to 1 agst Missile.
CORPORATION PLATE.
Mr. Masterman's Lozenge (Dickson) 1
Mr. J. Johnstone's Holstein (Cameron) 2
Mr. W. Miller's Risk (Laurence) 3
Mr. Binnie ns Souverain (Craddock) 4
Betting-2 to lon Holstein, 4to 1 agst Lozenge.
Won by a head bad third.

HUNGERFORD MEETING.-THIS DAY.

STAND PLATE.

Jezabel (Carter) 1
Princess Dagmar (S0131)) 2
Blackbird (Cannon) 3
Colleen, Splitvote f, Professor Anderson, Vir-
tuous, Harriet, Exeter, Knight of Down, and
Autocratrix also ran.
Betting-3 to 1 agat Jezabel, 4to 1 each agst
Blackbird and Virtuous. Won by three-quarters
of a length ; length between second and third.