The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-08 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Market.—This Day.

The Market opens with a better tone, and Friday's
rates are partially recovered. Sales probably
12,000 or 15,000 bales.

SPORTING NOTES,

Although the Newmarket Meeting commences to-day,
the most import event to be decided is the Cesarewitch,
for which every large owner or trainer of horses has,
or is supposed to have, a good thing, apart from which
an additional eclat is given to it by the attraction of the
Middle Park Plate, to which the noble gift of 1,000 sovs.
is added by Mr. W. Blenkiron, the well-known breeder,
and whose liberality is disinterested, and an example
worthy of all praise to sundry noblemen and gentlemen,
who, in their smaller contributions as stewards to different
meetings, generally contrive to win back with their own
horses in stakes considerably more than they subscribe.
The march of intellect in racing has been equally rapid
with every other pursuit, but things have sadly altered
since the commencement of my interest in turf pursuits
twenty years ago. In those days, when Lords George
Bentinck, Eglinton, and the Marquis of Waterford, now
unfortunately living in our memories only, were the lead-
ing turf celebrities, in conjunction with the Earls of Glas-
gow, and Zetland, still living of the old school, no such ac-
tion as scratching horses from the excuse of being fore-
stalled was ever a part of their creed. Very different are
the tactics used nowadays, when it would be difficult
to award a premium to the most successful of the
sporting aristocracy, who have taken the greatest ad-
vantage of public credulity, and who appear to think it
a praiseworthy feature in their raging career to do so.
However, my present business is to endeavour to en-
lighten your readers on forthcoming everiti at this meeting,
and declining to interfere with to-day's running,'l shall
at once turn my attention to Tuesday's engagements.
In the Clearwell Stakes, if ACHIEVEMENT is started,
it is out of the question looking elsewhere for the
winner, indeed it is only a nice exercise gallop for her pre-
paratory to her engagement in the Middle Park Plate next
day. WESTWICK certainly ought to win the Royal Stakes
(across the fiat), after which the Cesarewitch presents
itself for /notice. It would be wearisome, and is not
worth while to go into elaborate detais about it,
and I shall content myself by selecting the fourteen
horses, from whom the winner is likely to be produced,
viz, Regalia, Rama, War, Peon, Lecturer, Comus,
Lothario, Potomac, Dubiety, La Favorite, Acton, Jollity,
Chepstow, and Proserpine. Regalia and Chepstow
have been entrusted with considerable investments,
but tte first-named has not displayed sufficient form
lately to win with 9st on her back, and although
her stable companion is, I believe, a good horse
—report says that he is better than the mare at a difference
of two stone—he has been too much knocked about in the
market to obtain my recommendation. There are excep-
tions, of course, but, as a rule, favourites driven back to
such long odds as he has been very seldom win. Rama
and Potomac represent a truly formidable stable, as the run
ning of Lord Westmorland's horse stamps him as A 1.
over a distance of graund ; according to latest market ope-
rations, however, Potomac possesses the confidence of the
stable, and will probably obtain some notice from the
judge. War is a good stayer, but he is not particularly
well in. Peon is said to be ono of Mr. Ten Broeck's good
things, and more unlikely events have occurred than the
chance of that gentleman winning the two great autumn
events, as he has Paris, 5 yrs, engaged in the Cambridge-
shire at the ridiculous impost of Gst 121 b. Lecturer has
been backed for hatfuls of money the last few days, and
it is said, has distinguished himself with Pearl Diver and
the Danebury lot. Comus has been extensively supported
by the northern division, who are fond of his chance.
Lothario will represent Baron Rothschild's interests, as
Breeze is a doubtful starter ; but he has too much weight
for my fancy. Dubiety is a slashing fine four-yr-old mare
with a three-yr-olds weight on, and the reputation of
having been specially reserved for this engagement. La
Favorite has been backed for very large sums in the last
few days ; and as the right division have been at work
she must be very dangerous. Act= is a good-looking
filly, and a fine goer, but I question if the distance will
suit her. Jollity is another first-class three-yr-old, and as
Godding considers her form equal to that of Artless, who
won after a dead heat with Gaspard in 1859, she is en-
titled to every respect. Proserpine (the daughter of
Jupiter, out of Ceres, who was stolen by Pluto
the God of Hell, and carried to his subterranean dominions)
belongs to Mr. F. Swindells, whose extraordinary luck
in the successful management of winners is proverbial, and
who, I believe, is equally sanguine of - the result on this
occasion. I know she has had a most satisfactory trial, and is
'sulirtcilta'y every yard of -the-NVay. It must not be over—
looked also that she finished in front for the Oaks with
Bst 10Ib on her, besides winning three or four races last
year in good company. Thera will, doubtless, be a much
larger field than I have enumerated above, amongst them
Verdant, Bradamante, Philosopher, Ethelred, Gibraltar,
Helen or Fan, Surney, Farce or Lively, Lochiel, &c.
However none of them have any attraction for me,
and I know nothing satisfactory about any of the others.
It will be perceived from the foregoing remarks that I have
a strong opinion in favour of
CHEPSTOW or PROSERPINE,

whom I expect to see placed the winner of 1866 ;
and to follow the fashion I shall recommend LA
FAvORITE, and DUBIETY for places. Wednesday's pro-
gramme includes the Middle Park Plate, for which
all the best 'youngsters of the day are engaged, but
although there aro no less than 186 subscribers, I do
not think any of the dark candidates are likely to defeat the
public form of those which have already given us such sa-
tisfactory specimens of their quality this season. 1 allude to
Achievement, The Hermit; Marksman, Knight of the Gar-
ter, Ravioli, Wroughton, The Rake, The Palmer, &c. Over
this distance of ground (six furlongs), although I shall
award the victory to the invincible ACHIEVEMENT, I do not
expect to see her obtain a bloodless victory, as there is sure
to bo something to make the pace severe, and Bst 131 b is a
great weight to carry, and very likely to cause her 71b
penalty to tell a tale. Knight of the Garter, from the great
improvement he has made lately, must be a formidable
opponent to her, as I presume Tho Hermit is short of pre-
paration, and not likely to be brought out. The Rake and The
Palmer are sure to run well, and I believe Freemason, fn W.
Day's stable, will prove a good horse some day, and that an
investment on him for next year's Derby would not be
thrown away. The Beaufort Stakes ought to go to POTO-
MAC. I should think VAUBAN would be good enough to
win the Milton Stakes. The RAKE looks all over the win-
ner of the Bedford Stakes-; and I presume Lonn LYON
will be sent for the Select Stakes. For the Sweep-
stakes of 50 sous my choice is FRIPONNIER. The
Newmarket Oaks on Thursday reads well for THE
FILLY BY KING TOM OUT OF MAYONNAISE, who claims a
71b allowance, and who was one of the first favourites for
the Epsom Oaks. The Brotby Stakes will be decided in
favour of ROSE or RAVIOLI. The Sweepstakes of 300 soya
will be divided between THE HERMIT and MARKSMAN. The
Prendergast and the Newmarket Derby Stakes are the only
two in Friday's programme which are yet closed. There is
very little doubt that KNIGHT OF THE GARTER will add the
first named race to his other victories, unless Ailosbury should
have improved on his previous running, and surely SAVER-
NAKE will land The Newmarket Derby for his unlucky
owner. As regards Matches, it ought to be any odds on
PARIS against Ines. FAKIR is sure to beat Private Chief,
LADY BUGLE EYE, the filly by Tom. Bowline, THE PIE-
MAN, anothek filly by Tom Bowline. I prefer BRE/MAL--
BA:NE to TOUTMalin, JANITOR to Voipttsian, and Lord Ports-
mouth's ROBIN HOOD will receive forfeit, as the Baron's
has come to grief.

A FRESH MAN•

MINING MARKET.

MONDAY, Two o'Clock.
The Market for British Mining Shares is mode-
rately active. West Caradon, Chiverton Moor,
Chontales, and Granville have advanced, while
North Treskerbyy, Clifford, East Bassett, East
Russell and Buller arc flatter. .Annexed are the
latest prices :
North Treskerby 3 1,
94- 10}, West Caradon 111 121, 'Wheal Grenville 22s Gd
Princo of Wales 21s 235, Tincroft
255, Wheal Saton 150 160.
Chiverton Moor 51 1, C
Cam Camborne 25s 27s 6d,
hon-
tales 81 Clifford Si 9, East Basset,2o 21, East Caradon 6
6i, East Russell 31- Froutiuo and Bolivia 9s 11s,Freat
Whcal Vor 20/ 2117narkoValley 4 I,North Crofty 22s 6d
25s North Treskeby 231 3

The Secretary of State for India in Council has
given notice that the amount for which tenders for
bills of exchange will be received at the Bank on
Wednesday,-H the 17th inst., will he 32,50,000 Rs.,
of which not more than 15,00,000 Rs. will be drawn
on the Government of Bombay.
The general business of the port of London last
week exhibited considerable activity. At the
Custom-house 331 vessels were reported as having
arrived from foreign parts, and there were two
from Ireland. The entries outwards comprised 133
vessels, and those cleared were 159, of which 32
were despatched in ballast. The departures for the
Australian colonies have 'been 10 vessels—namely,
three to Sydney, of 2,733 tons; two to Moreton Bay,
of 897 tons; one to Launceston, of 471 tons; one
to Adelaide, of 1,047 tons ; one to Port Phillip, of
693 tons ; and one to New Zealand, of 1,092 tons_;
the total tonnage amounting to 6,93$ tons.