The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-29 00:00:00

LITTLETON.

Proserpina has returned home, but merely walked and
trotted to-day. Abergeldie, however, galloped a mile and
three-quarters fast, and Salpi nct es cantered a mile. Now
that Henry Goator is at home to look after them, they will
got into strong work for the Cesarewitch and Cambridge-
shire. The stable is healthy, and all the horses in fair
form.

TURF AGENCY OFFICE,
100, JERMIN-STREET, ST. JAMES'S, LONDON.
MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter-
sail's) bogs to inform the racing public he will
execute COMMISSIONS
(by letter only) on all the prin-
cipal races throughout the year. For further particulars
and prices see. advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper
every TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY.
Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt
of stamped directed envelope.
Post-office Orders to be made payable at the Piccadilly
or St. James's street offices, and cheques to be crossed the
'London and Westminster Bank."

SLIIPPING INTELLIGENCE-7-This Day.

LONDON, Sept. 29.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderato broeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.

PonTsmounr, Sept. 28.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Harvest
Queen, foi the Cape of Good Hope.
FALMOUTH, Sept. 28.—Wind N.Y.—Sailed—Pluto, for
Paramaribo.

GLOUCESTER, Sept. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Solo,
from Nov York.

CARDIFF, Sept. 27.—Wind
for Panama; Kingstown, for Buenos Ayres.

' The official returns relating to trade and naviga-
! tion for the eight months ended August 31 have
' been published. From these it appears that the
total declared value of the•exports from the United
Kingdom for that period has been £125,265,820,
against £102,400,696 on the corresponding period
of 1865, showing an increase of £228,651,124.
The increase has been most perceptible in
coals and culm, cotton yarn, cotton manufactures,
earthenware, haberdashery, and millinery, hard-
ware and cutlery, linen manufactures, and woollen
and worsted manufactures, but there is a falling off
in beer, ale, machinery, thrown silk, and British
spirits, and sheeps' and lambs' wool. The importa-
tionsof the principal articles have been larger as
regards live animals, raw cotton, hemp, provisions,
rice, tallow, sheeps' and lambs' wool, coffee, wheat,
flour, brandy, unrefined sugar, tea, and wine. There
has been, however, a diminution in palm oil, barley,
rum, currants, and tobacco. The shipping accounts
exhibit an increase in the amount of tonnage em-
ployed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom
for the eight months of 1,261,580 for the entries
inwards, and of 1,069,324 for the clearances out-
wards. In the coasting trade for the same period
there is also a slight increase in the tonnage of
vessels employed for both the entries inwards and
the clearances outwards.
PEDESTRIAN MEETING.—The entries for the meet-
ing of professional pedestrians at the Crystal Palace,
which is to take place on Oct. 8, include the best men in
England and Scotland. Gavin Tait, so well known at the
Braemar and Deeside gatherings, will be at the post to re-
present his country in the short races, while 1111nstray, of
Glasgow, who has long
been champion beyond the Gram-
pilnQ" will run for Scotland In the longer distances. Tho
number‘ who will contend will not be far short of 50
and, from the magnitude of the prizes, from £3O to £lO,
and the much-coveted title of the championship attached,
there will be a very fine contest. The running will take
place on the 'upper terrace. Spectators will have a good
view the grass bank outside the building. There
willb
of m
reserved seats for ladies in the balcony overlook-
ing the course. Should the d.y be fine the meeting will
be the largest that has ever been held in the kinecictux,