The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-17 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day.

The market opens with a steady demand : and
with a slightly better feeling in prices, but the quo-
tations are still a penny below Friday. Sales pro-
bably 12,000 bales.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day.

LONDON, April 17.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but a little
cloudy.

FALMOUTH, April 16. —Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sebas-
tian, from Matanzas.
LIVERPOOL, April 16.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Princess
Dagmar, from Bombay ; Cornelia, from the Cape of Good
Hope. '
NEWPORT, April 15.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Perseverant,
for Bombay.
PLYMOUTH, April 16 —Wind N.W.—Arrived—Galatea,
from Teignmouth for Quebec ; Duke de Brabant, from
Bombay.
DARTMOUTH, April 15.—Sailed—Star of tho Ocean, for
Ichabol.

Munn, April 16.—Wind S.W—Arrived— Besgio
Stanton, from Mauritius.
PILL, April 15.—Wind S.S.E.—Sailed—Klasina, for
Baltimore.

LEY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, April 16. Stella (steamer), from Bordeaux
Zingra, (steamer), from Alexandria.
Arrived, April 17.—Pauliva, from Rostock.
Tuesday Morning.
DEAL,
Passed—Tyne Queen, screw steam
ror, from London, for
for the
Cardiff; Mary Lister, of Mitford, fm the west,

north.

The report of the directors to the bond and stock..
holders of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of
Canada states that the increase of the gross receipts'
for the half-year ending Dec. 31, as compared with
the corresponding half of 1864, has been at the rate
of 14 per cent., and the increase of the ordinary
working expenses 5 per cent. The gross receipts of
the whole system had been £714,780, the ordinary
workbag expenses £395,674, and the whole expen-
diture for renewals and works £89,689, which leaves
a balance of £229,417. The amount due from the
company to the postal and military bondholders is
adjusted and a dividend paid to August last, and a
further dividend at the rate of £1 9s.
February last declared. per £lOO to

'5.,...~

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

NEWMARKET SPRING MEETING.—MONDAY.
Newmarket-heathis generally,in one of the two extreme
of mud or dust. To-day it was the latter that gave us a
taste of its quality in the early part of
_the day, succeeded
by rain in the afternoon. The great race of:the meeting—
the Two Thousand—hardly excites the usual interest
Booked as a certainty for Lord Lyon since the disappear-
ance of Student from the rank of favourites, speculation
on it has been paralyzed, and the belief that the field
would be small as it was moderate in quality has made it
almost a dead letter in the market.
In the Prince of Wales's Stakes, a handicap over the
Rowley !tine, Mr. Chaplin's Brownielaw,_who was the fa-
v6urite, despite evincing signs of temper
and boring on
hts horses at the finish, Managed to win.
There was a close finish between the three placed in
tlio Maiden Plate, the favourite natty, a Buccaneer filly,
and Primrose finishing a bend anti neck from the Marquis
of ilases Prodigal,whicb, coming on the victory of the
Dukeitninthe Handicap Plate; proves the Danebury stable,
to be in form.

The rain held up, and the afternoon turned out fine,

The Princess of Wales's Stakes of 10G sovs each, h ft, for

4-yr-old fillies, Bst 101 b each; penalties and allowances.
One mile, 7 furlongs, N yards. 6 subs.
Mr. S. Thelluson's Salliet, Bst 10Ib (Parry) 1
Mr. Merry's Moastissima filly, Bst 101 b (H. Covey) 2
The betting opened at 7 to 4on the Mirstissitna, filly
but closed at 5 to 4 on Salliet.

The Moostissima filly made the play at a very slow pace
across the flat, and to half-way up the bill, where Salli.et
came away, and won in a canter by a length.
Handicap Plate of 50 sovs, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
One mile 17 yards..
Marquis of Hastings's Tho Duke, 4yrs, Oat Glb (Cannon) 1
Mr. E. Sutton's Elland, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Thomas) 2
Lord Glasgow's Sister to Ascham, 4 yrs, Bst (T. Chal-
loner)
The following also ran :—Attache, Rose, Eakring, Grape-,
shot, Arbutus, Chronometer, Tomahawk, Denmark-, 1f04,-,
vine, Boamais, and Nineveh.
Betting—Even agst The Duke, 5 to 1 agst Arbutus, 100
to 15 agst Hopvine, and 10 to 1 agst any other (offered).
The flag fell to a capital start, and Grapeshot at once
went to the front, Chronometer, Arbutus, Tomahawk, El-
land, and The Duke showing well up in the wake of the
leader. The horses ran in compact order to the Bushes,
where Grapeshot, Arbutus, and Chronometer gave way,
and Elland, closely waited on by The Duke, Sister to
Ascham, Tomahawk, and Eakring, took the command.
Half way up the cords The Duke made his effort, at once
took the lead, and eventually won cleverly by three-
quarters of a length ; three lengths between second and
third; Tomahawk was fourth, Eakring fifth, Arbutus.
sixth, and the last three were Denmark, Chronometer, anal
Le Bearnais.
The Prince of Wales's Stakes, of 200 sovs, added to a Ilan-
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Mr. Chaplin's Broomielaw, 4 yrs, 8
Lord Rendlesham's Effervesence 3 yrs, sst 71b (T. Sadler)e 2
Mr. Brayley's Endsleigh, 4 yrs, bst 121 b ........ (Murra 3
Duke of Beaufort's Mr. Pitt, 3 yrs, Bst ...,,,,,,(Cannon) 4
The following also ran :—Vandervelde, Pintail,Sister to
the Drake, Plutus, Tourmalin, Claverhouse, Loughre%
and Vulture.
5 to 1 agst Mr. Pitt, 100 to 15 each agst Pintail and Vanier_
Betting.-2 to 1 agst Broomielaw, 100 to 30 agst Loughres
veld; 10 to 1 agst Claverhouso, and 100 to 8 agst Eff arves
cence. - - -

Loughrea cut out the work, the remaining horses, headed
by Broomielaw, Endsleigh, Mr. Pitt, Effervescence, and
Pintail running well together to the bushes, where Lough-
rea was beaten, and immediately afterwards Pintail gave
way, as did also Plutus and Vandervelde, who had run in
good positions to approaching the cords. At this point
Endsleigh, who had taken up the running at the bushes,
was joined by Broomielaw, Effervescence, and Mr. Pitt,
but Broomielaw, although he hung very much, and seemed
disposed to give in at every stride, finally won a good race
by a neck ; a length and a half between second and third ;
head third and fourth. Pintail was fifth, and Plutus
headed the pulling up horses, the last pair being Clever-
house and Vandervelde.

Maiden Plate of 50 sous, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b;
fillies, Bst 71b. Last half of Rowley Mile.
Marquis of Hastings's Prodigal (Cannon) 1
Mr. Savile's Primrose (Doylo) 2
fLop',s)

Mr. Brewty's Batty (Loales,
The following also ran:—Lady Dundas filly, Bonno
Fortune, My Love, Helier Skelter, Knight Templar,
Molly filly, draba, Bus in Urbe, and Pyrrhic.
Betting-11 to 10 agst flatly, 5 to 2 agst Prodigal, and
8 to 1 bar two.

The lot ran nearly in a line to the Bushes-hill, where
Primrose, wide on the right, took a slight lead of Hattv,
My Love, Knight Templar, and Prodigal. Half-way uA
the cords Primrose was joined by Prodigal and Hatty, and
a slashing race home was decided in favour of Prodigal by
a neck ; head between second and third. My Love was
fourth, Knight Templar fifth, Araba sixth, Rus in Urbe
seventh, the last pair being the Molly filly and Pyrrhic.
Plate of 50 says for 3-yr-old; ist 41b; 4-yr-olds, Bst 121 b
5-yr-olds and upwards, 9st 31b; mares and geldings al-
lowed 31b. The winner to be sold for £2OO if demanded,
; if entered to be sold, for £l5O allowed 71b ; if for
£100,121b; if for £7O, 161 b. Ditch Mile.
Lord Westmoreland's Echo, 5 yrs, 7st 121b(£70) (Morris) 1
Mr. T. Archer's Lightning, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (£7O) (Parry) 2
Mr. John Dawson's Rappel de Minuit, 3 yrs, Est 21b (.£7O)
(Cameron) 3
Mr. Chaplin's Willie Sharpe, 3 yrs, Gst alb (£7O)
(Murray) 4
Gen. Angerstein's Sister to Willingham g, 3 yrs, Est 21b
(.£7O) (Gibbons)
Betting-5 to 4on Echo, 4to 1 agst Willie Sharpe, and
5 tolagst Rappel de Minuit.

Lightning, with Echo at his girths, made the running to
half way up the cords, whore Echo, who appeared in diffi-
culties a quarter of a mile from home, came again, and won
a close race by a neck ; bad third. Mr. Archer claimed
Echo, and Lord Westmoreland claimed Lightning.
Sweepstakes- of 20 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ;
fillies and geldings, Bst 41b ; winners extra. First half
of Abingdon Mile. 5 subs.
Mr. Chaplin's Problem, Bst 121 b (including 51b extra)
(T. Challoner) 1
Baron Rothschild's Water Cure, Bst 71b (J. Daley) 2
Lord Falmouth's Lady Bugle Eye, Bst 71b .7(T. French) 3

Betting-7 to 2on Problem, who made all the running,
and won easily by three-quarters of a length.
The Spring Stakes of 40 soya each, h ft; '2-yr-olds, 6st
101 b ; 3-yr-olds, Bst 121 b ; fillies allowed 31b ; winners

of 300 sous to carry 71b extra. Five furlongs, 140 yards.

10 subs.
Marquis of Hastings's King Hal, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b
(Cannon) 1
Count F. de Lagrange's Atalante, 2 yrs, Est 71b
(Kenyon) 2
Lord Falthouth's Reigning Beauty, 2 yrs, 6st 71b
(Hustable) 3
Betting-5 to 4on Atalanta, and 6to 4 ngst King

Atalanto showed the way into the "dip," whero
King Hal closed with her, and a fino raco home was de-
cided in favour of the Marquis of Hastings's colt by
head ; bad third.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866.
APRIL!

Newmarket Ist Spring... 16 Chester
I
Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O Omagh 21
MAY.
Ascot Spring „,,„ 1 t psom Summer l5
I
Salisbury
Bath 8 Manchester
Harpenden lO Ascot Summer 29
York Spring

JU
Windsor Summer 5
Newton
Hampton 7
Odiham
J
&bury l3
Stockbridge
Chelmsford l9

Liverpool
Beverley 2O
Ipswich
Hungerford
Newcastle on-Tyne
Curnigh
Worcester .................. 29

Carlisle
Newmarket July
Pontefract
Abingdon
Reading
Nottingham
Down Royal Corp A 18 I
UG.

Stamford l9
Radcliffe 23
Winchester 24
Southampton 5
Huntingdon
Goodwood 3l

Vs T.
York August 2l
Plymouth 23
Lichfield . 27
Devon and. Exeter 24
Derby Summer .
Tunbridge 2i
29
I Weymouth 3O
1

Brighton ....................
9
Brighton Club
10
Lowes
14
14
..
Wol V 42 rballipt,On .......
Stockton l5
liastings 2l
•
SEPTE
Breconl7
WarwickGONewmarket
rDoncasterxLeicesterw frgdh
r.k .Be. e..
.1)2. t.
.1 1:61612
Canterbury
d
18
Northampton OCTC
.
Curragh October._ 8
16

AMER.
Richmond
Hendon
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn 2l
1 I Newmarket Ist October 25
Walsall
)BER.

Newmarket Houghton 22
Worcester

Lincoln NOV
1E
Liverpool

AMR.
I Shrewsbury
I Leamington Hunt l9

IRISH RACING FIXTURES.

APRIL.

Cork
MAY.
Curragh
Baldoyle Spring ring B, 9
JUNE.

Curragh ................................................ 26, 27, 28, 29
JULY.
Carlow
SEPTEMBER

Carragh ......................................................... 4,5, 6
OCTOI3En.
_ _

Curragh ...................................................... 16, 17 18

FRENCII RACI
MA

NCT FIXTURES.
t Y.

I
Bruxelles .................. 3, 6. Vissembourg 2l
Chantilly (Derby) 6, 10, 13 Paris (Summer) ...... 26, 27
La liarche 5inn......"".. 21