The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-07 00:00:00

KING'S LYNN RACES.-THIS DAY.

PRINCE OF WALES' HANDICAP.
The PRINCE OF WALES'S HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, h ft
and 3 only if declared, with 70 added; winners after
Aug. 23 (at ten a.m.) once 51b, twice or of 100 sovs at
one time 81b extra; the second to save his stake; one
mile and a half ; 6 subs, 1 of whom declared ft. The
highest weight accepting being Bst 81b it has been
raised to Bst 101 b, and the others in proportion.

Hasketon Maid w.o.
NURSERY HANDICAP.

The KING'S LYNN N URSERY PLATE of 40 sovs, added to
a Handicap of 5 sovs each (2 ft, to the fund); winners
after Aug. 30 (at ten a.m.) once 51b, twice or of 100 sovs
at one time 71b extra ; the second to save his stake;
T. Y. C. (about 5 fur) ; 9 subs. •

P urchaso . _
Tring
Ida
Four ran. Won by three lengths.

1

VICTORIA CLUB.—Turs DAT.
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
7to 1 agst Salpinctes (taken)
Bto 1 agst Nu (taken)
Bto 1 agst War (taken)
15 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken)
15 to 1 agst Cranford (taken)
ST. LEGER.
100 to Bon Lord Lyon (laid freely)
6to 1 agst Savernake (offered)
Bto 1 agst Rustic (taken and offered)
100 to 8 agst Strathconan (taken)
20 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (offered)
20 to 1 agst Westwick (offered)

TURF AGENCY OFFICE,
100, JERMTN-STREET, ST. JAMES'S, LONDON.

MR. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter-
sail's) begs 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 an d Westminster Bank."

LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening.

WAR OFFICE, SEPT. 7.

Tho Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders
for the appointment of Major James Augustus Grant, of
the Bengal Army, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil
Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most
Honourable Order of the Bath.
DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 6.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Victor
Esnouf, Esq., to be Master of the Supreme Court of tho
Island of Mauritius.

TREASURY CHAMBERS, SErT. 4.
The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury
have been pleased to appoint Alexander James Beres-
ford Beresford Hope, Esq., MP., and Sir Coutts Lind-
say, Bart., to bo Trustees of the National Portrait Gal-
lery.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening.

Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 18
Ditto 3 Months. 11 19i
Rotterdam
25 55

Antwerp — 25 50
Brussels
Hamburg — 13 9 13 9f
iraris Short 25 50 25 324
P Ditto 3 Mouths. 25 421 25 47f
Marseilles
Frankfort on the Maine —120 k
13 20 13 311
Vienne,
Trieste — 13 20 13 30
Petersburg"
Berlin
Madrid....._ 451 45i
Cadiz
,

Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina
Lisbon
. •
Oporto

26 75 26 85
26 75 26 85
26 75 26 85
26 75 26 90
26 75 26 85
26 75 26 85
511 511
511 511

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

LONDON, Sept. 7.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 6.
St. John's, N.B. —Arrived-11. L. Richardson, from
W.nd S. —Arrived—Ale xandria,
CLYDE Sept. s.—Wi
from Matanzas.
FALMOUTII, Sept. 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mio Cog..
nato, from Taganrog.
PLYMOUTII, Sept. 6.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Holmea-
dale, from Auckland, N.Z.
Sept. 7.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Sea Spray, for
Messina.
MARGATE, Sept. 6.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Royal
Twos,
laide, from Salcombe for London, with foreyard Ade-
laide, carried