The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-26 00:00:00

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, G' • ad ray Gray's-inn ,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus, King's-cross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN'
Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, HG .
President—His 0 raoe the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. K.G.
This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab-
t
lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, with-
d ou
the delay and difficulty of Governors' orlerb, wholly e
pendent for support on voluntary contributions and
It affords relief to a large number of in-pattents, and, in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
Destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between
3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the
oenecolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of
containing several hundred m ore becia had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown,
Janson, and Co., Abchurch-lane; also by Messrs. Contts and
Co.; Drummond and Co. • Glyn and Co. ; Berries and Co. ;
Ransom and Co.; .Presccitt, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne,
and Co.: Barclay and Co. ;
anMras, Deacon, and Co. ; Nisbet
and Co., Berners-street, ; at the Hospital. from 10 till 5.
STAND:MD BMITZ, secretary,

TURF NEWS.

BETTING 1N LONDON-SATURDAY.

Considering the lateness of the season, a large number
of members assembled at the clubs to-day, and speculation
was comparatively brisk. The Croydon Steeplechase
which is gradually expanding into the dimensions of a
" Grand Annual," was made the principal medium of
wagering, and for this event several horses were backed to
win a good stake. Globule had slightly the call in the
quotations at 100 to 12, with Astrolabe closely treading on
his heels at 9to 1 ; while backing the two coupled ap-
peared to bo a favourite mode of investment. About £2OO
was laid out by one commissioner on Meanwood, the odds
of 10 to 1 being accepted kindly, and several minor outlays
were effected on the same terms. Daisy came in for a con-
siderable amount of support, all the 100's to 5 being taken
freely, and backers would have gone on at the price, but
towards the close it was not obtainable. Hornet was not so
healthy as he had boon a day or two previously, and re-
ceded several points. Reporter found friends at 100 to 5,
and Little Frank was supported at 100 to 3. Several other
horses were mentioned, but the actual business was con-
fined to those we have enumerated. An attempt at specu
lation on the Chester Cup proved a failure, and the only
Derby candidates invested upon were The Rake, Plaudit
and Dragon, the two former being in great request. A
the close the quotations were as follows :

CROYDON METROPOLITAN STEEPLECHASE.
100 to 12 agst Globule (taken)
9to 1 apt Astrolabe (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Meanwood (taken freely)
100 to 6 agst Balder (offered)
100 to 5 agst Daisy (taken and wanted)
100 to 5 agst Hornet (taken)
100 to 5 agst Reporter (taken)
100 to 4 agst Arlescott (taken)
100 to 4 agst Ben Nevis (offered)
100 to 4 agst Patience (offered)
100 to 3 agst Little Frank (offered)
100 to 3 agst Garus (offered)
100 to 3 agst Milford (offered)
100 to 3 agst Portland (offered)
DERBY.
Bto 1 agst The Rake (taken)
10 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken)
100 to 6 agst Dragon (taken)

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR
ENGAGEMENTS.
Nov.
17, 9 a.m., Reporter, out of all engagements at
Warwick.
Nov. 17 at 2.35:pm., all Count Batthyany's horses, out
of Warwick engagements.
Nov. 17, after 6 p.m., Special, out of Warwick engage-
ments.
Nov. 17, after 6 pm., Easby, out of Selling Nursery at
Warwick.
Nov. 19., at 9 a.m., Brown Tommy, out of Nursery Han-
dicap (first day) at Warwick.
Nov. 19, at 9 a.m., Wild Briar, out of Midland Counties
handicap at Warwick.
Nov. 19, at 9 a.m., Little Wideawake, out of :South
Western handicap at Chertsey.
Nov. 19, at 9 a.m, Marie Louise and Ace of Trumps, out
of Warwickshire engagements.
Nov. 19, at 9 a.m., Ben Battle, out of all engagements in
Lord Coventry's name.
Nov. 19, at 10.35 a.m., Colt, by Knight of Avenel, ont
Damsel, out of Warwick engagements.
Nov. 20, at 9 a.m., Orne, out of Selling Nursery at
Warwick.
Nov. 21, at 9 a.m., Manchester, out of Warwick engage-
ments,
Nov. 22, at 9 a.m., Rook the Gardener, out of Croydon
cup. _ .

Nov. 22, at 5.10 p.m., Miltown, out of Stewards' plate,
at Croydon.

The NOMENCLATURE
following names have been given.
B 1 fby Lifeboat,........Mr. Astle's yearlings. Hercules.
out of Jovialist Lady
Br fby Lea .utington, out of Lady Wel-
Laundress.
lesley
Foals.
B 1 fby Lifeboat, out of Jovialist
Br f by Lifeboat, out of Lady Wellesley
Lampoon.
B or br f by Gunboat, out of Misfortune,
by Fallow Buck
Mr. James TOrry'S.
Yearling c by Nutbourno, dam by
Hermitage.
Tur-
nus, out of Nan Dayrell
Colt-foal by Nutbourne, out of Hermit-
Lumley.
age's dam ....................................
Sir L. Nowman's
Yearling cby Tournament, out of Ga-
zalle, by lon ................................. Pocket Hercules.
Mr. Crowther Harrison's
Ch yearling fby U'rumpeter—Zelle Bugle Note.
Mr. John Foy's
yearling f by Weatberbit, out of Little
Agnes ....................................... Rose de Mansfield

Colours of Riders—Mr. Wodehouse : black, red braid.
Thu following assumed names have been registered :
Mr. Schawitz and Mr. Gerard.
Mr. Brewer has renamed the Naiad, 3 yrs, DECEINTR.
Mr. B. E. Dunbar has purchased Harefield, and renamed
him FAINT HEART.
Mr. Wodehouse purchased Greyfoot, 3 yrs, at Warwick,
for a "century."___

Mr. F. Glanville purchased The Vet on Thursday for
200 sovs, and ho won a match in his colours on Friday.
John Rickaby, the steeple chase rider, is open to an
engagement; lowest riding weight 9st 41b.

Birag,ue, by Newminster, 4 yrs, after winning two sel-
ling races at Chertsey, on Friday last, was sold to Mr.
Weston for 74gs.

Thalassius, 4 yrs, has been added to the list of geldings.
Malton Steeple Chases will take place on March 13.
CHELMSFORD SUMMER MEETING is fixed for Tuesday and
Wednesday, June 25 and 26. The stewards are Admiral
Rows, Major Bringhurst, H. Chaplin, and G. Payne, Esqs.
The Duke of Hamilton purchased Diamond, aged, Were

the Warwick Handicap Steeple Chase on Wednesday, and
Acolyte, 5 yrs, on the following day.
The Grand Military Steeplechases, 1867, will be run over
the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase Course.
The statement is contradict that a deposit has been paid
for the purchase of the Alvediston estate, and it is likely
that legal proceedings will ensue over the matter.
On dit, that Mr. W. Graham's horses are in future to
bo trained by H. Woolcot, at Houghton Downs.
THE DISQUALIFICATION OP FAIRPLAY AT BARNET.—Tho
following decision has been given by Admiral Rous :
" The horse which receives the stakes wins the bets, and
the bets made on Mr. Gilke's horse lost because they were
pp. against a horse which did not run.—Signed, 11.
Rots."

CROYDON STEEPLE CTIASES. —Tito committee of this
meeting have decided to charge any horseman 10s.
upon entering the ground, in consequence of the liability
to accidents and damage done to it by persons riding
about. Not wishing to prevent gentlemen from riding
their horses up to the course, the committee have made
arrangements for accommodating any numbor of horses
at the farm during the steeple chases.
_

SALE OF STEEPLE CIII:SE• HORSES, &C.—The whole
of the steeplechase horses belonging io Mr. W. R. H.
Powell, togo her with the brood mares, yearlings, and a
few hunters, will be sold by auction on Friday next.
NITTINGRAM RACE COCRSE.-110110Wing Up the improve-
ments effected of late years, it has been decided to add two
wings to the Stand, and extend the ring forty feet over
its present width, as well as carrying it further down to
the straight. Tho alterations will be completed in time;
for the Spring Meeting.

Changeable, entered for 20 sovs, was claimed by Mr.
Trimmer after running in a selling raco at Warwick on
Wednesday, and goes into T. Steven's stable ; the colt by
Kohinoor out of Topsail, in the same event, being claimed
by Captain Machell.

NEW STAND AT STOCKBRIDGE.—A new stand is to be
erected on the Stockbridge Race Course for the exclusive
use of the Bibury Club, from the plans of Mr. J. F. Clark,
of Newmarket.

After their defeat at Warwick, on Wednesday, the two
year old colt by Mentmorb out of Twitter, was sold by
auction to MI. Woodward for 16gs, and the two year ola
colt by Muscovite out of Melody, for 14}gs.
EALING STEEPLE CHASES.--The promoters of these
steeple chases, in order to give the Christmas holiday fclks
" a treat," have come to the determination of holding this
meeting on December 26 and 27. The following stakes
close on December 4:—The Grand Opan Steeple Chase of
15 sovs each, with 100 added; the Great Hamilton Plate,
with 200 sovs. added ; and the Ealing Cup, value 600 ;
the latter will be a weight for age race. The races will be,
run over the usual steeple chase course, which has bean
wonderfully improved throughout, and even now is in
capital going order, the ground having been thoroughly
drained.

SALE Or WINNERS AT WARWICK.—The winners of
selling races changing hands at this meeting are as fol-
lows :—Soiled Dove, for 160 gs, to Mr. Nightingall ;
Bravura, for 125 gs, to Mr. Fleming, and goes into John
Niglitingall's stable ; Mimulus, for 35gs, to Mr. Frank ;
Lute, for 115 gs, to Captain Mashell ; and Jacob, for 120 gs,
to Mr. Carew.

The Open Handicap at the Donnington Hunt Meeting
closes on Tuesday next.

Mimulus, by Knight :of Kars, 2 yrs, has arrived at
Jackson's stables, Brighton.-

Voightlander, 5 yrs, is now being schooled for steeple
chasing by G. Barry, the trainer.

AQUATICS.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.

The final race for the ColquhounSculls tookplaeo on Sa-
turday last, and proved a most exciting affair. The three
men who were left in started in the following order :
Wood, Emmanuel; Shaun, Ist Trinity;' and Griffiths, 3d
Trinity. They all got off well, and kept their respective
distances for some time. In the Plough Reach Griffiths
was first by five seconds, Wood second, and Shann last.
On rounding Ditton-corner Griffiths was still well within
his distance, and 2 to 1 was offered that he would win, but
found no takers. Wood at this time was a good second,
well ahead of Shann. In the Long Reach, however, Shann
put it on, and with a long steady stroke began to make up
the distance. In the meantime, just before the Willows,
Griffiths caught a slight crab, and appeared to be taking
matters too easily—Wood sculling very strong was close
upon both. Griffiths never quite made up for the loss
caused by his mishap, and Shaun came in first by a se-
cond. Wood was a very good third, and might have been
better had he not eased at the report of the first pistol.
This completes the triumphs of Ist Trinity. They have
now won the Eights, the Fours, and the Sculls in the
same year. The Colquhoun sculls were won in 1865 by
H. Watney, Lady Margaret, who rowed " seven" in this
year's crew at Putney ; in 1864 by G. D. Redpath, First
Trinity ; in 1863 by J. G. Chambers, who rowed for two
years in the University race ; and in 1862 by C. B. Lames,
stroke of the 'Varsity crew in 1865, and some time ama-
teur champion of the Thames,

The Emperor ha'S inventtrctte-new gun, a breech-
loading, rifled four-Annder. It is extremely light,
and is, I am informedto be supplied in large citi.an-
tides to the army. It is contemplated to transform
the heavy cavalry into horse artillery. Armed with
this new gun the French army would thus be pro-
vided with a weapon that would far exceed in its
destructive effects the Prussian zundnadelgewehr.
The guns are proved at Vincennes. Five shots are
fired from each ; they are then packed up and sent
to La Fere, where they are provided with their
limbers.
The Prince of Monaco has sA-an ambassador
to Rome with a view of placing the Principality at
the disposition of the Pope in the event of his wish-
ing to leave Rome. Monaco is a pleasant place to
spend the winter in, and its politicacinsignificance
would be a recommendation in its `favour. Its
drawback is that it is too close both Co Itaty and
France.

The Daily News observes that the announcement
of a new loan of six millions to Russia is unaccom-
panied by any statement as Co what purpose the
money is required. One would like to know whether
these six millions are wanted for some purpose of
peaceful, economical, and social development, or for
ironclad war steamers, and Krupp's steel guns,
which our seamen and soldiers, recruited with sat,
much difficulty, may one of these days have to meet
in sulphurous encounter. The News is aware that
to some persons there will appear something fantas-
tically superfluous in raising such a question. But
one would rather see British money lent to improve
the lot and multiply the productive power of some
industrious population capable of becoming our
customers than to be spent in guns, tumbrils, and
ammunition, to settle the Eastern question against
us. This
one, and there is, after t
higquestionofforeign isce becomingcertain
n
a
serious moral
responsibility attending the investment of money in
a foreign loan.
Fuca
most, says Artemus Ward, is one of the drollest
creatures
• Besides being a humourist of
h
and eccentric stamp, he is a
t e
original eart h
thorough actor in every movement and every sea-
tence.The introduction to his Mormon lecture
keeps the audience in an almost continuous roar--
sparkling as it is with point and delivered in the
most finished high-comedy manner. We scarcely
need recommend all the town to go and see him ; if
anybody comes away disappointed it will be at the
shortness of the entertainment. Brevity is too
much the soul of Mr. Ward's wit ; but perhaps his
health (which we are sorry to say seems delicate)
has a little to do with the only fault we have to find
with him. The natural and easy way in which
Artemus Ward glides from the lively to the severe,
and then dives into his native element of fun again,
is one of his most pleasant characteristics. Un-
interrupted humour of his wild kind would have
become almost perilous, especially to those happy
people who laugh considerably whencatchheiyhaetairo:
joke. A little serious talk affords one time to get
cool again after the heating process of nn
A MAN SIIOT BY A CAT.—On Friday morning a
market gardener, named Holloway, living at Kingston, was
preparing to go rabbit shooting, when he placed the loaded
gun on the table while he went to reach his hat. A cat
leaped from a shelf to the table, touched the trigger, and
the whole of the contents of the piece entered Holloway's
body. From the severe nature of the wounds his life is
despaired of.

ALTERATIONS IN BROMLEY HUCHYARD.—SeveraI
inhabitants of the parish having refused to pay the rate,
the committee found themselves unable to carry out their
intentions
intentions with regard to the alteration and improvements
in .
Bromley churchyard. The new wall of flint and brick,
has been built chiefly by the contributions of a lady and.
her friends, and most of the newly-planted trees and shrub;
have been presented by parishioners. •
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