The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-28 00:00:00

MARKETS.--This Day.

MARK LANE.

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home-
grown wheat were moderate. Dry samples moved off freely
at fully late rates. For inferior produce the trade was
quiet at about stationary prices.

With foreign wheat the market was moderately sup-
plied. For most descriptions there was a fair demand, and
the quotations ruled firm.

Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request at
late rates.

The market was very moderately supplied with barley.
Malting descriptions were ver) firm, and prices were is per
qr. higher than at the close of last week. Grinding and
distilling barley changed hands at fully late rates.
Malt was firm at the extreme prices of Monday.
The market was well supplied with oats; on the whole,
the trade was steady at Monday's quotations.
Both beans and peas met a slow sale at late rates.
The flour trade was quiet at previous quotations.
SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat.Barloy. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 1070 530 1610 150 420
Irish
Foreign B5BO 2750 21,540 410 sks.
1680 bls.

COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN.
For the week ending Feb. For the corresponding week
24, 186 G. last year.
Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver.
Wheat 59,576-45s 5d Wheat 79,804-38s 2d
Barley ..... ....58,819-34s 8d Barley 54,547-29 s Od
Oats 10,238-23s 10d, Oats

BOROUGH HOP.
The hop market is rather quiet; nevertheless, prices
rule firm.

WiIITECHAPEL.

The supply of meat on sale is good, and the trade rules
tolerably active, as follows:

Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d;; mutton, 4s Od-to 5s 4d ; veal,
4s 4d to 5s 4d ; and pork, 3s 10d to 5s 2d per Blbs by the

carcase.

Liverpool Cotton Market. —Tl,is Day.

The tone of the market,continnes strong. Sales
12,000 bales or more.

RACING IN FRANCE.

LA MARCHE STEEPLE CHASES.

The first of the spring reunions of France was inaugu-
rated by the commencement of the steeplechase season on
Sunday last, under the most favourable auspices, at the
head-quarters of French cross-country encounters, La
Marche. The weather, happily for the occasion, was
bright but cold, and the ground in capital condition, being
more fit for flat racing than jumping. Three events were
decided, the first being no exception to the general rule in
steeplechasing, an objection being laid by the owner of
Infante (Barun do Herissem), whose horse came in third,
a long way behind, on the ground that the first and second
did not carry sufficient weight—the winner (R. M. D.)
having won at Croydon last year, and the second(Katinka)
for having won the Prix de Cloture, at La Marche, in
November last. The owner% of R. M. D., however, de-
claring that he was not liable to a penalty, a telegraphic
message was sent to England to obtain the required in-
formation. The reply received having shown that the
objection against R. M. D. was unfounded that horse was
declared the winner. The second money was, however,
withhold for a week, and the decision will be given some
time this week, in order that bets may be settled on Saturday
night next, at the Salon des Courses, Grand Hotel. The
new stands were well patronised, and the arranging of the
weighing and hoisting of the numbers in the betting en-
closure, on the same principal as at Longchamps, gave
great satisfaction. The company for the opening day be-
ing very numerous speculation was carried on most
briskly, although all the events came off dead against the
fielders. The sport commenced at half-past two, and
finished at a quarter-past four, thus enabling all to reach
Paris in good time. M. Dennetier, as clerk of the scales
and " everythingarian," got through his labours like a
Hercules. There was some betting on the Liverpool
Grand National, which will be found recorded below :
The Prix D'Ouverture of 100 sovs, for horses which have

never won 320 sovs; two miles and a half. 8 subs•

Count de la Bigne's R. M. D., 6 yrs, 11st (Quinton) 1
M. Macevoy's Katinka, aged, list 4lb (Lamplugh) 2
Baron do llerissems's Infante, 6 yrs, 9st 10Ib., (Bryant) 3

Mario and Bonsoir also ran.

Betting-7 to 4 agst R. M. D., sto 2 agst Katiuka, and 5
;0 1 agst Bonsoir.

For three-fourths of the distance the race lay between
R. M. D. and Katinka, the former leading by a couple of
lengths. On reaching the ice wells the second time round,
Infante drew up, and turned the last corner with R. M. D.,
but the former falling at the last hedge, R. M. D. won in a
canter, with Katiuka second. Infante was remounted, and
finished third. Mario full, and Bonsoir, being beaten, was
pulled up in the course of the race. An objection against
the winner for not carrying sufficient weight was over-
ruled, Tho second money is withheld in consequence of
a similar objection.

The Prix des Tribunes (handicap) of 60 sovs for all horses;

1 mile 7 fur. 9 subs.

M. Porte's Sentence, 5 yrs, lOst 31b (Cassidy) 1
Count de la Bigne's Perle-Fine, aged, list (G Quinton) 2
Baron von Urootvou's G..bon, 4 yrs, 9st Glb.. (Pulaise) 3
• - - - -

Farintosh and Lignieres also ran.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Sentence, .3 to 1 agst Perle-Fine,
and 5 to 1 any other.
Farintosh and Sentence came abreast to the river and
jumped together, after which the former took the lead,
and the latter dropped back to the rear. Farintosh fell at
the road, and Lignieres was in difficulties at the Irish bank,
and was pulled up, Perle-Fine in the meantime making
the running. Within half a mile of home, Sentence again
wont to tho front, was not overtaken, and won easily ;
Perle-fine was next.

The Prix D'Essai of 60 sous, for four-yr-olds and upwards
which have never won a steeplechase or hurdle race;
2 miles 1 fur. 110 yards.' 16 subs.
M. Lunel's Milton 6 yrs, lOst 71b1 (Cassidy) 1
M. Porte's Niger, 5 yrs, 11st 2lb (Collins) 2
Count de la Bigne's Droit-de-Seigneur, 4 yrs, lOst 71b
(G. Quinton) 3
The following also ran :—Lansquenet, Glycine, Mister-
ton, Robert, Caprice, Duncan.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Niger, sto 1 each agst; Milton and
Misterton, 8 to 1 agst Caprice, and 10 to 1 agst Droit-de-
Seigneur. Niger and Duncan alternately led till near home,
when Duncan fell back, and Milton coming forward passed
Niger within a few lengths of home, and won by two
lengths.

CHELTENITAIL GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES.—The
sum of 300 sovs is to be added to the Grand Annual Steeple-
chase, and 150 to the Prince of Wales Stakes.
WINDSOR SPRING MEETING.—In consequence of tb e
floods, the above meeting has been postponed from the
22d and 23d of March until the sth and 6th of June.
In order to avoid clashing with Warwick and Groxton
Park, Lewes Spring Meeting has been postponed to the
22d and 23d of March. The principal stakes close on
March 6.

DUUHAM liAcEs.--:The North Durham -Handicap, with
50 sovs added ; the Raby Stakes (handicap), with 50 added;
and the Wynyard Plate, of 30 sovs ; cb)se and name on
the 6th March.

CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES.—The r.bedale Hunt Stakes,
with 50 sovs added, and the Nortii, Yorkshire Steeple-
chase Stakes, with 100 added, for tiais meeting, close and
name on Tuesday the 6th March.

Four stakes to be run for at Nemcastle-upon-Tyne, close
and name on the first Tuesd Ay in March, namely, the
Northumberland Plate, with, 300 sous added ; the New-
castle Handicap, with 100 added; the Stewards' Cup, with
100 added ; and the La'.nbton Stakes, for two and three
year olds, weight for r.ge, with 50 added. .
The Grand Natio-JAI Hunt and West Somerset Steeple-
chase of 10 sous each, h. ft., with 250 added, for regular
hunters that have. not been in a training, ptable,since Jan.
1, 1866, closes on Thursday ; as also the Grand Military
Cup, value 100 sovs ; the West Somerset Open HandiCap,
with 200 added; the Hunters' Stakes, with 70 added ; and
the Stewards' Gold Cup, value 100 soya.
A rather amusing incident took place a few weeks ago in
connection with Stabber. It appears that the clerk of a
solicitor in practice at Middleham was in the habit of fill-
ing hi s spare time by deriving all the information possible
from . the boys employed in the various stables. This in-
fore nation he was in the habit of forwarding to certain of
hi* i patrons at a considerable profit. Soaring, however, at
b igher game, he wrote to the principal sporting papers,
-stating that after the purchase of Elland and Split the Dif-
ference by Mr. Sutton to lead work for Lord Lyon, the two
horses were tried on Middleham Moor with Stabber. This
"trial" he professed to have witnessed himself before day-
light, and in the depth of winter too. The letter contain-
ing the anonymous scandal
..was sent to Mr. Dawson,
in the hope that he might detect the writer, which ho had
no difficulty whatever in doing. An investigation took
place, and certain of the boys were closely questioned,
'when it appeared that several, being out of employment,
and " on the loose" in Middleham, consequent on Lord
Glasgow's horses being sent away, bad raised the wind
by imposing upon the two eager scribe. in short,
the lads made a clean breast of it,. and stated
that a mock trial was got up, not on the moor, but in
a beershop. There were only three (boys) in it, one of
whom was delegated to convey the result of the trial to the
lawyer's clerk, and the others were held in reserve to
corroborate him, and, to use their own words, it " came on
stunning." The price paid for this wonderful piece of news
retailed all over the country for the benefit of backers and
bookmakers was three shillings. " Ho would not believe me
at first," said the lad who " did the cheeky," " but when 1
told him that I could bring the other two boys who rode in
the trial, ho said, ' Fetch 'em here,' and when we told him
all about it, he tipped us a bob apiece." It isneedless to say
that the solicitor has discharged the victim of this hoax,
who adopted the nom de plume of " Stabber's Ghost." And
it is extremely improbable that even his shadow will ever
be seen again on Middleboro Moon—Sporting Life.