The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-06 00:00:00

RICHMOND.

Strathconan followed Pedant over two miles this morn-
ing, and pulled up as sound as a bell. Podargus is gal-
loping only a mile and a quarter. It is said now that
Plaudit won't run next week.

ILSLEY.

Lord Lyon did a mile and throe-quarters to-day over tho
Horse-shoe Gallop, and Achievement went a mile. Both
are as fit as judgment and hands can make them.

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :-
1866. 1865.
Great Western 81,935 78,175
North Western 130,305 125,671
South Western 28,211 32,019
Brighton
Midland
South Eastern 30,852 33,657
Great Northern
Lancaster and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter
North Eastern 77,954 74,219
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 19,959 19,729
Great Eastern
London and Chatham and DoTer 13,916 14,563
These returns, when compared with those of the
satisfactoryis
a n
increasecharacter.
of thei3o
Great, corresponding period of last year, are generally of
,7re, on West-
ernthe
athere
North-Western of £4,634, on the Brighton of £567,
on the Midland of £2,426, on the Great Northern
of £BBO, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £3,827,
on the Bristol and Exeter of £125, on the North-
Eastern of £3,735, and on the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln of £230. The South-Virestern shows a
decrease of £3,808, the South- Eastern of £2,805,
the Great Eastern of £1,424, and the London,
Chatham, and Dover of £647.
The Ariel and the Taeping, with the new season's
teas, have arrived in the Downs at 8 o'clock this
morning, both having left Foo-chow-foo on the
30th May, passing Angier Straits, off Sunda, on
the 20th June. The former will discharge in the
East India and the latter in the London Docks.
At the Bank of England yesterday gold to the
amount of £71,000 was received there from abroad.
The biddings for bills on India took place yes-
terday at the Bank of England. The proportions
allotted were :—To Calcutta, £251,430
; to Madras,
£3,000; and to Bombay, £l,OOO. in •
The minimum
Price was fixed at ls. 1011
4 on Calcutta and
Madras, and ls. 10d. on Bombay, at which rates
tenders will receive in full.

A report has been issued by the Committee of
Investigation of the West London Wharves and
Warehouses Company, in which they recommend
tbweorecciouuerss
teeldtotobreespillg
pursued
aendd;
afinrsetw,
bthoaatrdthaepdpoirieleltetodrs,
who shall bewholly free from any connection with the
International Contract Company, and shall make
the most of the assets in winding up the company,
or carrying on such part of the undertaking as may
appear practicable and profitable ; secondly, to re-
pudiate their liability as shareholders, and proceed
against the directors for the return of the money-
paid.
Corporation to be sent in on the
Tenders have been invited by the2ootrhieinntsatlanßtafnokr
July £850,000 5 per cent. Debenture Bonds.ssoed a
oft
thethe New
South Wales Government, to be price
of £9O, with interest from the Ist last and to
het tlhBe67e,xstoe nats ot
of
£lOO,OOO, commenci
be reduced by
pay off the entire loan by the Ist June, 1875. Ten
annual
idor drawings
on the Ist October, 25 per cent. on the Ist per, cent. is to be paid on application, 25 per cent.
and 30 percent. on the Ist December,