The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1866.

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MARKETS.--.This day.

There was rather more firmness in the trade for wheat
in the country markets held on Saturday, but there was
not much activity apparent. In some instances prices rose
is per quarter. The barley trade ruled heavy, at droop-
ing currencies ; but oats, beans, and peas wore steady in
price. Flour steadily supported late rates.
On the Continent, the corn trade, ganorally, is steady,
at full prices. At New York prices continue to give way,
and there is rather more business doing for export.
The amount of English grain, &c., up to our market last
week were but moderate. The imports from abroad con-
sisted of 31,293 qrs of wheat, 20,459 barley, 63,283 oats,
1,465 beaus, 590 peas, 50 lins)ed, 380 rapeseed, 11,814
maze, 845 sundry seeds, 5,236 sacks and 6,607 barrels of
flour.

The supply of home-grown wheat on sale at our market
to-day was very moderate. The trade for all qualities
ruled firm, and prices wore is. per qr. higher than on Mon-
day last. The condition of the produce brought forward
was but middling.

In the foreign wheat the market was moderately sup-
plied. Russian qualities were in request, and improved in
value is per quarter. For other descriptions the trade was
firm, and prices had an upward tendency.
Floating cargoes of grain were in steady request, at rather
higher prices.

English barley was in fair supply, and there was a
good show of fresh produce on the stands. The barley
trade ruled quiet, at about late rates.

The malt trade was dull at last Monday's currency.
Owing to the large import of foreign oats last week, and
the arrival of further considerable supplies to-day, the
trade for oats was very quiet at the rates of Monday last.
Beans were in good supply, and the demand ruled heavy
at a further decline in the quotations of ls. to 2s. per qr.
Peas—the supply of which was good—sold heavily, at
is. to 2s. per quarter less money than on Monday last.
The flour trade was firm, at full quotations.
Linseed and rapeseed mot a slow sale at late rates.
The cake trade was firm, at the recent advance in prices.
This market will be closed on Monday next.
CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASCILE

Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 61e to 645
Do., old s7s 67s
Do., white, old - s9s 71s
Do., new
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old s3s 67s
Do., new
Talavera
Bye—
Barley—Grinding
Malting 4os 56s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk
Brown
Kingstown and War*

Chevalier 783
Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 24s
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black 2ls
Cork, white 22.
Scotch, Feeding 24s
Bans—Tick
Pigeons
Peas—Grey,
Maple
White
Boilers
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 423
Stockton and Norfolk
American, per barrel 303
French, per sack 4ss
METROPOLITAN CATTLE
Per 81b to sink the offal.

d s d s da d
Crse & inf. beasts... 3 8 3 10 Pmecrs-wool sheep 5 2 5 10
Second quality do ..4 0 4 8 Prime b' thdown uo 6 0 6 4
Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 2 Large Coarse calyes 4 8 5 4
Prime Scots, ac.... 5 4 5 6 Prime small do 5 6 5 10
Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 JO 4 2 Large bogs ..3 6 4 0
Second quality do ..4 45 0 Small porkers ..4 24 6
Lamb....os Od to 03 Od.

Suckling Calves, 208 to 238 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 27a
to 308 each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply.
. ... 7,340 Beasts
Foreign supply.
Beasts 2 l5O
Cows. — Cows.
Sheep and lambs 10,320 Sheep and 1 ,mbs 3 6lO
Calves 2O) Catves .. lO.l
Pigs: .. 3lO Plzs 9O
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week
amounted to 5,568 head. In the corresponding week in
1865, we received 18,637 ; in 1864, 16,361 ; in 1863,
6,793 ; in 1862, 3,767 ; in 1861, 3,641 ; and in 1860,
3,456.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Aarhuus
Antwerp 72 ... 3773 109
Boulogne
Bremen
Calais
Cadiz
Deauville
Copenhagen •••
Gottenburg
Hamburg 291 ...
Harlingen 470 ...
Harburg
Llonfleur •••
Ostend •••
Rotterdinu
Tonuing ••• ••• •••
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1865
1864 1825 ••• 6,594 ••• 451 ...1491
1863
COMPARISON OP THE " GREAT DAYS."
L statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Dec. 18, 1865, and this day
Monday, Dec.l7, 1866.
Per Blbs. to sink the offal.
Dec. 18,
1865.
d sd
Coarse and inferior beasts... 3 4to 3 8
Second quality do. .... ....... 310 4 6
Primo largo oxen ............... 4 8 5 0
Prime Scots, ........ 5 2 5 4
Coarse and inferior sheep 4 0 4 8
Second quality do. ............ 410 6 6
Prime coarse-woolled do. 5 8 6 2
Prime Southdown do ......... 6 4 6
Lambs
Large coarse ca1ve5............ 4 0 4 6
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep
Calves 12
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Dec. 17,
1866.
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7,310
19,720

NEWGATE AND LEADENBALL.

These markets are somewhat heavily supplied with each
kind of moat to-day. Generally speaking the trade is in-
active, nevertheless prices are well supported. Last week's
imports were 8 packages from Hamburg, 67 baskets 547
packages from Rotterdam, 2 packages from Ostend, 2 bags
from Bremen, and 19 baskets from Harlingen. In addition
to the above, large quantities of meat, about 4,000 tons,
were received from the continent via Harwich.

SPORTING NOTES.

THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.

The Two Thousand Guineas next year has ninety-four
entries, some thirty-five of which have not yet made their
appearance in public, as will be seen by the following
list t-
Flambant, by Fitz-Gladiator, out of Bathilde.
The Wild Wind, by Wild Dayrell-Go-ahead.
Thornapple, by Thormanby-Citron.
Pedagogue, by Stockwell-Governess.
Scavenger, by Voltigeur-The Broom.
Lord Hastings, by Little Hastings-Corrival.
Master Butterfly, by Kettledrum- Butterfly.
Van Amburgh, by Van Galen-Cavriana.
Ferragus, by Fitz-Gladiator-Finlande.
C by Toxophilite-Flutter.
Lord Brownlow, by Longbow, dam by Nutworth-
Tophana.
"Incas, by Stockwell -Prairie Bird.
Master of Arts, by Oxford - Egyptian.
Imperator, by Monarque-Amine.
Longehamps, by Monarque-Etoile du Nord.
Cerf Volant, by Monarque -Sunrise.
Euchanteur, by Monarque -Thea.
Geant des Battailes, by Buckthorn-Guwa.
Tempest, by Thunderbolt-Miss Eva.
The Priest, by Romulus-Atherstone's dam.
Weatherguide, by Weatherbit-Virstrate.
Summertime, by Stockwell-Summersido.
C by Thormanby-Cordelia.
La Puce, by Voltigeur-Lady Melbourne.
Londesborough, by Thormanby-Julia.
Cyclone, by Stockwell-Merry Sunshine.
Beanstalk, by Kettledrum-Haricot.
Stockmar, by Stockwell-Hybla.
Wild Moor, by Wild Dayrell-Golden Moor.
Fairfield, by Newminster, dam by Birdcatcher-Mid-
dleton Maid.

Sir Oliver, by Stockwell--Maria.
Stradbroke, by Thormanby—Virago.

Distin, by Trumpeter—Miss Bowyer.
C by Vedette—Basquine.
C by Promised Land—Breastgirth.
Pedagogue is well bred enough for anything, but is not
yet in training. Master Butterfly will probably be re-
served for the Derby, but Lord Hastings may run to
get a lino for his stable companion, who is highly
spoken of for that event. The only one in the above
category to which the attention of the judge is likely
to le called on the 23d of April next is Strad-
broke, the property of Mr. J. Stephenson, a well-known
bookmaker, who has already taken £lO,OOO to £l5O about
him for the Derby, as, although he was backed coupled
with his- stable companion, Scipio, the latter is not in
the race, as far as winning is concerned. Straclbroke is
a chestnut colt about sixteen hands high, of remark-
able quality, and perhaps the best looking and finest,
goer on Newmarket Heath. Should his astute owner de-
cide upon starting him for this event ho is sure to distin-
guish himself, and prove the:most trustworthy of the above-
named division.

Public form, which is almost an infallible criterion for
the great weight for age races of the year, has placed so
many of the animals engaged hors de combat that I shall
content myself with discussing the merits of the fourteen
enumerated below, as all the others have displayed too
much mediocrity to be successful in their engagement for
this rich:stake.
Ilan. Won.
Vauban, by Muscovite ... ... 15 7 John Day.
Dwain Glyndwr, by Y. Melbourne ... 3 0 W. Goater.
The Hermit, by Newminster 6 4 Bloss.
Knight of the Garter, by P. Minister. 14 3 Bloss.

Plaudit, by Thormanby ... ... ... 2 2 Watson.
Grand Cross—Biother to Knight of

the Crescent 2 1 J. Scott.
Star of India, by Kt. of St. Patrick.... 4 1 W. Boyce.
The Palmer, by Beadsman... 4 1 Porter.

Freemason, by Hobble Nobble ... ... 8 4 W. Day.

Troc,adero, by Monexque ... 5 2 Jennings.
Marksman, by Dundee... ... 13 5 Waugh.

Pericles, by Newminster ... ... ... 10 2 W. Dawson
Jasper, by King Toni ... ... ... ... 5 0 Hayhoe.
Golden Bloom, by Midas .. ... ... 4 1 Woolcot.

The Duke of Beaufort's horse, Vauban, own brother to
Todleben, has been out no less than 15 times, of which
seven have been winning performances, but a careful ana-
lysis shows the unusual amount of "in and out" running
which pervades the Calendar, not only relative to him, but
also most of the principal 2-yr-olds of the present season.
Nevertheless, should his Grace decide upon sending him
for this race (for it must be recollected he has been backed
very heavily for the "blue riband)," and he is brought out
in John Day's usual style, my impression is that this good-
looking son of Muscovite will be very near, if not abso-
lutely, the winner.

Dwain Glendwyr is in the hands of a clever trainer, but
although I expect to see him improve considerably on his
2-yr-old form, he is not "first class."

The Hermit and Knight of the Garter belong to a con-
federacy who have had an extraordinary amount of suc-
cess during the past season, and who certainly ppssose in
the aforesaid animals two of the most noteworthy candi-
dates in the race. At the same time it will be well for all
intending backers of this stable to go carefully over the
paragraph herewith, which is quoted from the Sporting
Gazette of Saturday :
" HERMIT AND THE Two THOUSAND.—As this horse is
becoming a prominent favourite for the Guineas,' Mr.
Chaplin authorises us to state that nothing whatever has
been decided as to his starting for that race, nor will it be
settled until near the time, as it is quite possible Hermit
may be reserved for the Derby, and Knight of the Garter
run for the Two Thousand instead. Mr. Chaplin has not
backed Hermit for the latter race; and, after this announce-
ment, the public will do so at their own risk."

Many of your subscribers will, doubtless, remember Mr.
Naylor making use of the same medium, to caution the
public against backing Carnival, who, at the time, was
being entrusted by the public with large sums at a short
price for the Derby, won the same year by that gentleman's
well-known horse Macaroni, who, by the way, I see is
doing the State some service, as he has 19 foals of 1866
placed to his credit. I have had occasion to cavil once or
twice at Mr. Chaplin's proceedings since his accession to
the turf, but this is an example of good taste and
straightforward conduct for which he deserves the thanks
of the sporting community, and which ought to be followed.
With a splendid income far surpassing the amount en-
joyed by many of our nobility, the Lord of Blankney has
no occasion to resort to the subterfuges and tricky pro-
ceedings which disgrace the turf at the present period,
and most assuredly if he continues the same honourable po-
licy (I am sure the gallant Admiral will be the first to
compliment him for taking the step in question) he will
attain an amount of ppularity which is not now dreamt
of in his philosophy. As a matter of course the best plan
is to leave the stable alone until a demonstration is made
in the market; although, to my thinking, Capt. Machell's
horse will be a formidable competitor under any circum-
stances. The few months time intervening before the
race will do wonders for him after his fourteen essays ;
many of them severe ones, during this year of grace,
and, apart from showing him a much improved ani-
mal, enable him to forget that roguish propensity which
was, 1 believe, the cause of his defeat on more than one
occasion.

Plaudit landed the only two stakes for which he put in
an appearance, but his merit must be judged:of principally
from his last performance in the Clearwell Stakes, and
although many of the talent think the Rake's form in the
Middle Park Plate—in both cases the line is through
Achievement—decidedly best, I beg to differ with them,
feeling fully convinced Lord Lyon's sister was not only
amiss when she ran Major Elwon's horse to a head, but
decidedly more so the next day in her encounter with the
Rake, in which case surely it is not unfair to set altogether
on one side this wonderful filly's performances, and test
their qualifications by the next best horses in these
races. Pericles obtained third place to Plaudit, re-
ceiving 31b from the latter, who beat him, and Knight
of the Garter, who ran third at even weights, was
beaten no farther distance from The Rake in the Middle
Park Plate. On the Friday of the same week in the
Prendergast Stakes, Pericles, in the receipt of 31b from
Knight of the Garter, beat him cleverly by a length,
thus making the pretensions of the two favourites for
the great prize at Epsom very much alike. Meanwhile
his gallant owner having expressed an intention of start-
ing him for this event, has exercised a wise discretion,
many of the Two Thousand Guineas winners having
given convincing proof of their inability to get success-
fully over the Derby course, which I doubt this son of
Thormanby, out of Plaudit, being able to do.
Grand Cross will be the representative of John Scott's
stable, but I doubt his getting so near as the former's brother
—Knight of the Crescent—was when placed third to Lord
Lyon last year, because I think Lord Exeter's horse
only beat Friponnier for the Glasgow Stakes through a
fluke, and he ran very indifferently next day.
Star of India was lucky in winning a rich sweepstakes
at Doncaster, which is more to be attributed to T. French's
flue riding than her superiority over her twelve competi-
tors there; and I am persuaded Custance, who was beaten
about two heads from her on Knight of the Garter (with
51b extra), will reverse that decision, if they meet fol. this
journey, without any difficulty.
The Palmer's performance in the Maiden Plato at Ascot
Summer Meeting was an unmistakeably good one, as he
cantered away from 26 others, several of whom —Captain
Kidd, Chignon, and D'Estournel to wit -have displayed
racing abilities of no common order since. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that he has been backed by his owner, Sir
Joseph Hawley, for an immense amount of money for the
Derby-50,000 even with Mr. Chaplin on his winning
against The Hermit—his running since has been of the
most wretched description—indeed, as a wide-a-wake
friend of mine observes, 4' too bad to bo true." At any
rate, he is still supported for good money at 25 to 1, and
I entertain such a respect for Sir Joseph's judgment that I
shall not be at all surprised to see him at the finish turn
the tables on the owner of Hermit, who has all along had
first class hedging to his leviathan bet. In the face of such
heavy responsibility I shall not expect to hear of the horse's
undergoing a preparation, or see him in public, before the
22d of May.
Freemason has been entrusted with some money for the
Derby, but William Day must make a great improvement
on his form to give him a ohanoo.

Trocadero, the most li4,cay represoutatin 01 gtitult 147

grange, has performed badly when meeting good com
pany, and 1 cannot, therefore, speak favourably of him.
Marksman made his first appearance at Northampton
with an immense reputation, where 3 to 1 was freely taken
about him in a field of 16 youngsters, and although he has
been beaten over and over again, it appears to be an in-
citement to put more money on hith for the Derby. There
is no disputing the fact of his having been backed to win
thousands of pounds on each successive occasion of his de-
feat. We think the Rowley mile will suit him better, and
if Mr. Merry decides upon running him here, he is one of
the best candidates of the lot, to my notion, for a place.
Pericles showed good form in beating Knight Of the
Garter (alluded to previously in this article', still it looks
odds on the Knight beating him at oven weights.
Jasper, being by Kin Tom, wants time, and as a three-
yr-old will I expect show more improvement than any
other horse in the race. He was highly tried during
the season, but, like several others of the Baron's horses,
did not run up to the form lie then displayed.
Golden Bloom performed respectably by running second
in the Exeter Stakes at Newmarket July Meeting to Lady
Hester, and finished before Dragon. Several of the can-
didates, however, appear to hold him safe on the Pren-
dergast running. -

There will be plenty of opportunities to recur to this
momentous subject, concerning which your subscribers
may rest assured I shall keep them supplied with the
latest and most authentic information.

The obvious disadvantages of making a selection at
this early period are so manifold that it is not necessary
for me to ask your readers' kind consideration for any
error of judgment I may have formed. My firm convic-
tion is that the winner will turn up either in PLAUDIT or
HERMIT; and if the latter is withdrawn, as his owner has
not yet backed him, 1 will substitute in his place Knight
of the Garter. A FRESH MAN.