The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-18 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Market—(This Day.)

The market opens with a quiet demand, and
prices of American and Surat below Friday.
Sales probably 6,000 bales.

Mr. RUSSELL GURNEY has been_appointed a Privy
Councillor.

LIFEBOAT SERVICE.—REDCAR, YORKSHIRE, Sun-
day Night.—The Crossley lifeboat of the National
Lifeboat Institution stationed at this place (states John
Coulson, Esq 7 agent for Lloyd's) was instrumental this
morning in saving the lives of the crew, consisting of two
persons, of the yacht Dagmar, Capt. C. T. Claxton, of
Middlesboro'. The yacht, after landing the owner, IL M.
Jacques, E.;q:, at Redcar, last night, brought up under the
rocks just opposite the lifeboat-house, and the wind sud-
denly changing to the north about half-past one this morn-
ing, and blowing strong, caused a heavy sea to come in, so
much so that it broke on board the yacht, and the
crew
could not effect a landing. They,
howthee lifeboat was
however, hoisted a
:signal of distress about six o'clock,
immediately launched, and soon la when
landed the
admirably w
yacht in safety. The boat behavodon the ef the
yacht toce
-
c as i o n.

IRON V. WOOD.—The Moniteur de la Flotte states
that the iron-coated fleet commanded by Rear-Ad-
miral La Ronciere le Noun y has sailed from Cherbourg for
a trial, commanded by the Minister of Marine, for the pur-
pose of B.3certaining the
and
lq
theurtlities fotorfoisronankoeeels
whichand
wooden copperod keels, especially
they experience in their passage though the water. In
order to obtain an accurate knowledge of the subject it
was necessary to.send two vessels to sea alike
the nature of the materials used ia their construction.
The frigates Heroine and Flandre were se:tie:net:lo
reason. They are built on the same model, they draw the
same depth of water, and their machinery
power; but the Heroine is of iron, and theF ef
wood.sa 1
The trial is being made off
Admiral Le
under the direction
uepNerolour, :oyfili:ertshoefpre-
sident,the
navy and which is composed of s
It is presumed from the cha-
nraaovyteraonfd
tnhaevaolffiecon
grisnceoerms.posing the commission, and the
favourable circumstaunce,s. under which the trial is made,
has so long causedg
that the important question of naval west' action, which
yaremetticoodn.troversy among seamen,
will now be eatiefeac:terwil ,falthfoco except
t thati
l I

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Da'

VICTORIA. CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY.

LIVERPOOL CUP.
sto 2 agst Terror (taken)
3to 1 agst Vespasian (taken)
6to 1 agst Pintail (taken)

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
4to 1 agst Primate (taken)
6to 1 agst Caithness (taken)
Bto 1 agst Windham (taken)
10 to 1 agst Red Earl (taken)
10 to 1 agst Honesty (taken)
11 to 1 agst Miss Haworth (taken)
12 to 1 agst M;ssile (taken)
GOODWOOD STAKES.
Sto 1 agst Special (taken)

RACING FIXTI
JU:
Chelmsford l9
Liverpool Summer
Ipswich
JU

RES FOR 1866.
:B.

Irungerford ........... 28
Newcastle ou-Tyne .......... 26
Worcester ............ 28

Carlisle
Newmarket July
Pontefract
Abingdon
Mansfield
Readt.:g
Hundleby
ISlottingharn
Stamford l9
AUG
1I

K nu tsford
Radcliffe
Winchester 2l
Spilsby
24
Cambridge
Southampton 2
25 Chesterfield
26 Huntingdon
Goodwood « 31
UST.
York August 2l
Dover
•);_z Plymouth
West Drayton
Lichfield
Tunbridge ................. , 28
YQ,,rznou th ............... 28
Derby' Summer ......... 29
Weymouth
MBER.

Jersey
Brighton 7
Brighton Club
Lewes lO
Egharn l4
Wolverhampton l4
Stockton l5
Oxford l6
Hastings 2l 1
SEPTE

Warwick September 4 I Hendon (Welsh Harp)... 20
Leicester 6 Monmouth ... .
DoncasterAutumn.............. 20
11 Manchester 2l
:Brecon l7 1 Wordsley
Canterbury lB Newmarket Ist October 25
Richmond lB Walsall
OCTOBER.
Northampton 2 Newmarket2d October... 8
Bedford
Lothians' Racing Club... 3 Newmarket Houghton
.. 22
Bromley --4 Wor-Ooster
, NO VEMBE R.
Lincoln
Shrewsbury
Liverpool
IRISH RACING FIXTURES.
JULY.
4, 5 I Downßoyal Corporation 18
SEPTEMBER.

Carlow ~

Curragli

OCTOBER,

................... 4,5, 6

Curragh
16, 17 18
FRENCH RACING FIXTURES,
JULY.
Toulouse
I
St. Omer
Rouen
Metz
8, 9 Saintes ............. . . 28, 29
Amiens
15 Caen 29, 30, 31
AUGUST.
Deauville... 4, 5, 61 Le Mans
Rochefort
5 Laon l9, 22
Bourges• •
10, 12 Tarbes l9, 2
Valenciennes
12, 13 Blois 26, 28
Moulinsl 13, 14 Baden-Baden 3l
Cherbourg l9 I

SEPT

Baden-Baden 3, 5, 7
Chantilly
OCT

Paris
Chantilly l4, 18 I

:MBER.
Paris (Autuniu)

BER.
Vincennes

TURF AGENCY OFFICE,
100, Jermyn-street, St. James's, LONDON.
MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter-
sall's) executes COMMISSIONS (by letter only)
on all the principal races throughout the season, from 4:1
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 Spsr.:sman 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 Lire, Aug. 20, 1864.—" Wo are satisfied that
all intending backers of horses, who may have been for-
merly in doubt whom to trust, will, without fear or hesita-
tion, send their commissions, NI any amount, to 100,
Jermyn-street."

r E It A. C E S.—For dust, heat, or rain,
JI NICOLL'S WATERPROOF OVERCOATS, One
Guinea each.---11. J. and D. Nicola., 114,116, 118, Ito, Regent-
street. W.; 22, Cornhill. E.O. ; 10, Mosley-street, Man-
ohezter ; and 5,1, Bold-street, Liverpool.

AUSTRALIAN, CALCUTTA, AND CHINA

MaILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, June 16.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Nyanza has arrived here with the heavy por-
tion of the above mails, 109 passengers, £122,617
in specie, and a large cargo, including 4,060 boxes
of tea and 740 bales of silk, the latter of the value
of £70,000.

She spoke the British brig Adeline on the 10th
inst., on the 11th the barque Champion, and on the
12th the ship Cycla and the brig European.
GIBRALTAR, June 11.
The French Minister, Baron d'Aquin, and suite,
have arrived at Fez, after a journey of nine days.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—Ths Day.

LET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.I
;". GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, June 18.—Caroline, Joseph, Asteria, and James,
from Riga; Contest, from Gefie ; Stella, from Harlingen;
George Selby, from Jersey; Alfieri, from Buenos Ayres.
DEAL, Monday Morning.
Anchored— Tavistock, from London, for Hongkong;
Alexandria, from Shields, for Rio Janeiro.

Passed—Lapwing, from Hull, for Malaga; Sylph, of
Wells, from the north, for the west.

Railway and Other Companies.

BRAMPTON AND LONGTOWN.

A public meeting was held at Brampton, Cumberland,
on Wednesday, to consider the advantages of this proposed
line; Mr. Dacre in the chair.

Mr. Nomus expressed that it would afford a short and
convenient route for 250,00 tons of traffic from Scotland
the north-eastern counties of England, and to the midland
counties.

Resolutions were passed in favour of the proposed line.
It was stated that the proposed capital was £120,000, of
which £24,000 had been already subscribed.

TAMAR, KIT KILL, AND CALLINGTON.
A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held at the
offices, Fenchurch-street, on Saturday ; Mr. H. Wright in
the chair.

The Solicitor read the heads of a bill to authorise the
mixed, or the broad guage only, on the company's railway ;
and also working and traffic arrangements between this
company and the Saltash and Cillington, and otheerailway
companies .

- - .
A formal resolution approving th© bill was carried, and
she meeting separated• --
CENTRAL CORNWALL

A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held on
Saturday, at the offices, Princes-street, Westminster; Mr.
F. Rod.d in the chair.
The Solicitor read the heads of a bill for authorising the
company to run over divers railways and make arrange _
meonntstwheitmh
motion
nwaoyf
theco cmprA AN, companies. a
formal resolution ap-
.
proving the bill was unanimously adopted.