The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-23 00:00:00

COVENTRY RACES.-TUESDAY.

The Coventry Handicap of 50 sous, added to a sweepstakes
of 10 soya each, 2 ft, to go to the fund ; winners extra.

One mile and a half. 23 subs.
Mr. T. Brown's Joskin, byWest Australian, 3 yrs, sst 41b
(Mitchell) 1
Mr. T. Stevens's Yellow Rose, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b.. (Roberts) 2
Mr, Sadler's The Gem, 3 yrs, Gst (Sadler) 3
Eltham Beauty, Contention, and Tame Deer also ran.

The betting opened at 7 to 4 agstYellow Rose, but closed
at 2to 1 agst Contention, 3 to 1 agst Joskin, 3 to 1 agst
Eltham Beauty, and 5 to 1 agst Yellow Rose. Won by
three quarters of a length, half a length between the second
and third, bad fourth, the others pretty well up.
Handicap Plate of 30 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya
each ; winners extra. One mile.
Mr. Mellish's Minster, by Newminster, 3 yrs, sst 91b
(Mitchell) 1
Mr. La Mert's Queen of the South, 6 yrs, Bst 71b
(Clements) 2
Mr. Brown's Oddfellow, 3 yrs, sst 61b (J. Page) 3

Betting-2 to 1 agst Minster,l7 to 2 agst Greenwich Fair,
5 to 1 agst Cynthia, 6to 1 agst English Rose. Won by
two lengths, same distance between the second and third,
Cynthia was fourth, Puritan fifth, Ferndale sixth, English
Rose seventh, and Greenwich Fair eighth. Whimsical
slipped and fell about half a mile from home.
The Craven Steeplechase of7o sous, added to a sweepstakes
of 10 soya each, 2 ft, to go to the fund. Winners extra.
Four miles. 27 subs.
Mr. Worthington's Telegrzir, by Rodney, 6 yrs, 9st 131 b
(including 71b extra) (C. Green) 1
Mr. Parson's Omar Pacha, aged, 9st filb....(G. Stevens) 2
Mr. J. L. Manby's Kibworth Lass, aged, lOst....(Enock) 3

Betting-3 to 1 each agst Telegram and Jean du Quesne,
8 to 1 agst Kibworth Lass, 9 to 1 agst Omar Pacha, 10 to
1 agst Tamworth. A magnificent race up the distance with
Telegram and Omar Pacha, each having alternately the
best of it, resulted in favour of Telegram by a short head ;
Kibworth Lass was a very bad third, Tease was fourth, and
Jean du Quesne fifth. Broadway Swell and Sting fell early

in the race. Flatcatcher and Tamworth refused in the first
round, and Chelmerton, whilst leading, fell about three
quarters of a mile from home.
The Military Steeplechase of 5 sous each, with a cup given
by Captain Hunt, and 25 soya added by the officers of the
3d Light Dragoons. 12st 71b each. Three miles.
Captain Ellis's Inniskilling, 6 yrs (Owner) 1
Captain Ellis names Protectionist .(Capt. Martin) 2
Mr. W. Sergison's Minnie, aged
Mr. W. H. Davis's Kilbride, 6 yrs.. (Owner) 4

Betting-6 to 4 agst Inniskilling, 3to 1 agst Minnie.
Won by three quarters of a length ; bad third. The whole
lot refused after starting ; and Radiator and Runaway, re-
fusing again afterwards, were pulled up.
Handicap Hurdle Race of 30 sons, added to a sweepstakes
of 5 sove each. Winners extra. Two miles. 23 subs.
Mr. IL E. Johnstone's Kilsby, by Catesby, 4 yrs, Bst 71b
(Headland) 1
Mr. Mellish's Tame Deer, 6 yrs, lOst 101 b.... (J. Land) 2
Mr. T. Brown's Pactolus, 4 yrs, 9st 121 b (inc. 71b extra)
(Palmer) 3

Queen of the South, Johnny, and Balzarine also ran.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Kilsby, 3to 1 each agst Tame Deer
and Balzarine, Won by four lengths ; bad third.

POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH IRELAND.—A
copy of the contracts entered into by the Government for
improving the postal and passenger communication between
England and Ireland, via Holyhead, was yesterday printed,
on the motion of Mr. Ormsby Gore, M.P. The Post-office
will pay £20,000 a-year for the land, and £85,000 a-year
for the sea service. The contract is for 14 years.
We believe that Mr. Robert Malcolm Kerr,
L.L.8., of the Northern Circuit, is a candidate for the
office of judge of the Sheriffs Court, which within the last
few days has become vacant in consequence of the death of
Mr. M. Prendergast, Q.C. Mr. Kerr is the author of
several law works of recognised merit—of an edition of
" Blackstone's Commentaries," which is now used as a text
book at the Inns of Court and at the University of Cam-
bridge.
GIBRALTAR.-13y the arrival at Southampton
yesterday morning of the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's steamship Euxine, in charge of Captain Hicks, we
have received advices from Gibraltar to the 16th inst.,
being two days later than those brought by the Ceylon.
The Euxine, which has been engaged on the Marseilles
and Alexandria line, has come home for repairs ; she con-
sequently brought neither passengers nor cargo. She en-
countered fresh north-easterly winds along the Spanish
coast and in the Bay, and strong northerly winds in the
Channel. On the 17th inst., 20 miles north of Cape St.
Vincent, the Euxine spoke her Majesty's ship Orion, all
well, nine days from Bantry-bay, which vessel parted com-
pany with her Majesty's ship Victor Emmanuel two days
after leaving that place.
PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.15
per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng-
lish Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold,
it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in
Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg ton
I price of gold is 4241 per mark, and the short exchange on
London is 13,11 per sterling. Standard gold at the
English Mint price is therefore about 1-10th per cent.
dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills ae 60 days' sight
is about 109 k per cent., which, when compared with the
Mint par between the two countries, shows that the ex-
change is slighly in favour of England ; and, after making
allowance for chrages of transport and difference of inte-
rest, the present rate leaves a trifling profit on the impor-
tation of gold from the United States.