The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-10 00:00:00

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SELECTIONS FROU THE WEEKLY PAPERS.
CARNIVAL NURSERY HANDICAP. -" B ill's Life :" Knight
Errant, Foresight, Gentle Gale, or Bismarck. "Sunday
Opop•ivax, Moonbeam, liaidee, Gentle Gala, or
Knight Errant. " Era :" Sister to Vedette, or Ailesbury.
"Sporting Gazette :" Sister to Vedette, Knight Errant, or
Moonbeam. " Sportsman:" Pythonor Knight Errant.
CLEVELAND PLATE.—" Bell's Life :" Historian, Kil-
kenny, or Custard Castle. " Sunday Times :" Confede-
rate, Custard Castle, or Historian. "Era:" Her Ladyship
or Historian. "Sporting Gazette :" Confederate or Wild
Agnes. "Sportsman :" Salliet or Lady Valentine.
STEWARDS' CUP.—" Bell's Life :" Violent, Thalia, or
Lady Sophie. "Sunday Times :" Stockinger, Thalia, or
Kingsley. " Era :" Kingsley or Hopvine. " Sportsman :"
Thalia, Kingsley, or Wild Poppy.

SHREWSBURY Cur.—" Bell's Life :" Cranford, Marco
Spada, or Westwick. " Sunday Times :" Westwick, Cran-
ford, or Ostregor. "Sporting Gazette :" Moulsoy, Jezabel,
or Pearl Diver. "Sportsman :" Pearl Driver or Jezabel.
BATTLEFIELD HANDICAP.—" Bell's Life :" Volunteer or
Kilkenny. " Sunday Times :" Kilkenny or her Ladyship.
"Era :" Volunteer or Confederate. " Sporting Gazette :"
Volunteer. " Sportsman :" Confederate, Lady Valentine,
or Her Ladyship.

SALOPIAN STAKES.—" Bell's Life" : Knight of, the Gar-
ter. " Sunday Times" : Capt. Machell's selected. " Era" :
Knight of the Garter or Plunder. " Sporting Gazette" :
Knight of the Garter.
COLUMN HANDICAP.—" Ben Life" : Moulsey, Cranford,
or Marco Spada. "Sunday Times": Nu, Moulsey, or
Cran ford.

MONKMOOR HANDICAP.—" Bell's Life": Mr. Pryor's or
Lord Westmorland's best, Jeannie Deans or Hatty.
WYNNSTAY WELTER Cur.—" Bell's Life": The Beadle.
"Sunday Times": Arkansas.

HURDLE RACE.—" Bell's Life": The Clown, Benazet, or
"Sunday Times": Benazet.
NEWPORT GOLD Cur.—" Bell's Life :" Viridis, Fripon•
nier, or Lecturer. " Sunday Times :" Lecturer, Viridis, or
Ostregor.
COPELAND NURSERY HANDICAP.-" Bell's Life " and
" Sunday Times :" Challenge.
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HAWKSTONE WELTER CUP.—" Sunday Timos :" Stock-
inger.
CALDECOT NURSERY HANDICAP.—" Bell's Life" and
" Sunday Times :" Narino.
LONGNER HURDLE RACE PLATE.—"Bell's Life :" The
Clown, Pirate, Brick, or Fortunatus. " Sunday Times :'
Fortunatus or The Clown.

PROSECUTION OF GOVERNOR Eyn.--.Governor
Eyre, it is announced, is to be arraigned at the sittings of
the Central Criminal Court which commence on Monday,
the 19th inst. An application will of course be made to re-
move the case by certiorari to the Court of Queen's Bench
and the application is not likely to be refused, so that some
months must, under any circumstances, elapse before the

trial can take place.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO LORD BROUGHAM'S
NIECE.—On Monday evening an accident occurred to Miss
Brougham, niece of Lord Brougham. Miss Brougham and
her sister, attended by a man servant, left Brougham Hall,
Cumberland, for Penrith, on horseback, on Monday after-
noon. On their return homo the horse on which Miss

Brougham was riding took fright, reared and fell back-
wards, crushing the young lady in the fall. On recovering
itself the animal galloped off. The injured lady was taken
to a toll-keeper's house close by, when medical assistance
was soon in attendance. A messenger was at once sent off
to Brougham Hall, whence a carriage was despatched, and
the sufferer conveyed home.
SAD GUN ACCIDENT TO A GENTLEMAN.—A sad
accident occurred in the woods near Hovingharn,
nine miles north of Mallon, on Monday. Mr. T. Ewbank,
son of Mr. Ewbank, of Darcy ilall, "after seeing his father
off by train at Hovingham, returned with a groom to shoot
rabbits in the woods. After two or three shots Mr. Ewbank
handed the loaded gun to the groom, and in so doing the
piece was accidentally discharged, the contents entering
Mr. Ewbank's chest. Being in the woods some time
elapsed before he could be conveyed home. The injuries
are stated to be of sa serious a nature that a fatal termina-
tion is anticipated.

TURNPIKES.—Roads without turnpikes are found
to answer so well in Ireland that the Thish plan must
before long be extended to the rest of the British isles. At
the recent Gloucester Quarter Sessions, both Lord Ellen-
borough and Lord Ducie agreed that the matter ought to
bo pressed upon the consideration of Government, while
Sir G. Jenkinson stated that the waste in that one county
owing to the turnpike system was fu11.£20,000 a year. In-
stead of costing less than £30,000 the Gloucestershire
roads cost £50,000 a year. The Scottish Chamber of Agri-
culture, too, is going to have a grand discussion on this
point in a few days. Their strong point is the report of
the Parliamentary Commissioners six years ago, which
show that certain Scottish toll free counties are entirely
free from debt, while those in which there are toll gates
are in debt to the vast amount of £2,500,000. Toll gates
have now been entirely abolished in Ireland for more than
eight years. The roads there are paid for out of the county
cess, every county having an engineering surveyor ap-
pointed by the Lord Lieutenant, and every barony an
assistant surveyor appointed by the grand jury. All works
and contracts are determined on by the associated rate-
payers, a selection made by the grand jury out of those
who pay the largest amount of rates in each barony, but
before any new works are executed the contract must be
laid before the grand jury, and if they reject there is no
appeal. In this way jobbery is made almost impossible,
and as every part of a county is represented in the grand
jury no district is likely to be neglected. The consequence
1 is that the Irish roads are proverbially excellent, except,
indeed, within the boundaries of Dublin city, where the
corporation will neither act themselvesnor let any one else
act for them. But for railways the turnpike system must
have been abolished in England long ago. Posting, and
similar forms of travelling, have grown so unfrequent by
most of us that we fail to realise what a nuisance the pre-
sent plan is. Country gentlemen know more about it, andcl-
farmers are vexed by it every day of their lives. In ad-
dition dition to the cases we have mentioned we see the Itex_hean-
Farmers' Club have taken up the question strongoly. L
k black
doners, remembering the 'pikes which recently
mail almost within the shadow of St. Paul's,
wish them success. • of old Eng-
OLD ENGLISH PLATE.-A collection
t gof several thou-
ish silver and silver-gilt plate, consisting
11. and Queen
thou-
sand ounces, chieflyof the periodessdrayt,
in London. Among
Anne, was disposed of on Wrtehden
following :—A tea urn, of
et:nnot but
other costly specimens were
beaded edges, shaped
ibtehlt which raised festoons,
°Moderated band, weighing 161 oz.
h perforated border and
handlesthe peri,o
adnodf
pineappleQ u e Queen Anne,
dolphin tap, and squars:ipver,
pot and stand, with fluted
beaded edges, andn'd
basket handle, the whole weighing
and bead edges
and
chocolate pot and stand, very
740 z., 52 guinelitus ;
140 guineas; a 1510.
festoons of flowers, and gadroon edges,
I finely closet.
weight 520 z., 36 guineas; a pair of fine old
ivory handle,
andchasedand weighing 520 z
fluted
tankards,chocolate pot
30 guineas; a set of four Corinthian pattern candlesticks,
finely chased, weighing 360 z., 20 guineas; a superb double-
handle cup and cover, with cased and raised ornaments.
and another, smaller, of the time of Queen Anne, finely
chased and gilt inside, the one weighing 720 z.,
and the other 670 z. 105 guineas ; a pair of ice
pails, parcel gilt, with Medusa handles and es-
cutcheons, weighing 2150 z. 85 guineas : a pair of fine
old tankards and covers, the belts richly ornamented
in figures en repousse, weighing 50oz. 80 guineas ; a set of
four, two-liight candelabra, with beaded edges and camoe
medallion figures in relief, weighing 170 oz: 155 guinees ;
an epergne, suppooted by Eastern figures, the base per-
cerorated and ornamented with reclining figuresof females

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

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LONDON, Nov. 10.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly ; light breeze, and cloudy weather, with dense
fog.

YARMOUTH, Nov. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Orinoco,
from Shields for Dieppe, with windlass broken down and
other damage.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 9.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—ilarrowby,
Hobart Town.

LEITH, Nov. 7.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Edward Al-
bert, from Monte Video. '

(BY TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Arrived, Nov. 10—Belgium, steamer, from Ostend.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Anchored—Dunelin, from London, for Wellington ;
Campage, from London, for Bahia ; Helen, from London,
or St. Kitts.

The head porter of Trinity College, Cambridge,
who recently died, had amassed between £15,000 and
£20,000 during the period in which ho had hold office.
Tho authorities of the college propose to pay the new
porter a fixed salary of £250 per annum. There are up..
wards of 0 candidates for the vacant post.