The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENINk FEB 111,7) ARV 2S, 1866.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tms DAY.
LIVERPOOL smErLEciusE.
9to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken)
10 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken)
12 to 1 agst Laura (taken)
13 to 1 agst Creole (taken)
13 to 1 agst L'Africain (taken)
15 to 1 agst Mistake (taken)
25 to 1 agst Garotter (offered)
30 to 1 agst Merrimac (offered)
33 to 1 agst King of Hearts (offered)
33 to 1 agst Turnus gelding (taken)
40 to 1 agst Thomastown (offered)
40 to 1 agst Philosopher (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst Innellan (offered)
50 to 1 apt lieurleys (taken)
50 to 1 agst Reporter (taken and offered)
100 to 10 agst Ace of Hearts

CITY AND SUBURBAN.
25 to 1 agst Mephistopheles (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Gong (taken)

NOTTINGHAM RACES.
Races postponed until to-morrow (Thursday) on account
of the frost.
Derby races will follow on Friday.

Forest Plate. Six furlongs. Run I.3o.—Queen of
Trumps, The Clown, Pantaloon, Catalogue, La Mechante,
Vixen, Echo, Bishopton, Cutaway, Risk, Sweet Anne,
Novice, Maid, Havannah, and King Maker, are here.
Little John Stakes. Half a mile. Run 3.--Problem,
Sacrifice filly, Romney, Atalanta, Marquis, Worcester,
Catherine Hayes filly, Kinghorn, Bouaceaway, Gold-
finder's dam filly, Lady Rosehill, and Greenhorn, are here.

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SELLING STAKES.—Cotillion to be sold for £4O ; Queen
Bee, £4O ; Transformed, .£4O ; Nunnery filly, £4O ; Thor,
£4O ;Rambling Late, £lO ; El Ole, £4O. All are here.
HURDLE RACE.—West End, Attraction, Clairvoyante,
Sanford, The Beau, The Cutler, Dermot Asthore, Cutaway,
and Shakspere are here.
HUNT Cur.—The horses fn this race are here.

PROGRAMME OF STOCKBRIDGE SPRING
MEETING.

Stewards Marquis of Hastings, Earl Poulett, and J.
Anderson, Esq. Judge and handicapper, Mr. J. F.
Verrall. Clerk of the course, Mr. Thomas Brown.
SATURDAY, March 3.
The Trial Stakes of 5 soya each, with 20 added; three-yr-
olds, 7st 71b ; four, 9st 31b ; five, 9st 121 b; six and aged,
lOst 21b ; mares and geldings allowed 41b ; a winner of
100 soya, 71b ; twice, or of 300, 101 b extra ; the winner
to be sold for £5OO ; if for £4OO, allowed 51b ; £3OO, 101 b
£2OO, 141 b ; £lOO, 211 b. One mile.
The Stockbridge Spring Handicap of 10 soya each, 3 ft,
with 50 added ; winners of any handicap value 50 soya
after Feb. 17, at 10 a.m., 71b; any other winner, 31b extra.
About 1 mile. 17 subs.
Age st lb Ago st lb
Twilight ... a 8 12 Alberta ... 3 6 10
Fisherman's Daugh- William Pitt ... 3 6 8
ter ... 5 7 12 Sweet Anne ... 3 6 7
Pelios 5 7 10 Her Ladyship 3 6 4
Dr Swishtail 4 7 9 Kingsley 3 6 2
Olivia ... ... 5 7 4 Glendale 3 6 2
Defy ... 4 7 4 Wild Dove 3 6 2
Voightlander ... 5 7 4 Slender 3 6 2
Flying Horse 4 7 2 Ropley ... 3 5 12
A Selling Plate, value 30 soya; two-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; three,
9st 101 b ; four, lOst 31b ; five and upwards; lOst 91b ;
maiden three-yr-olds allowed 31b ; four and upwards,
71b ; the winner to be sold for £lOO ; if for £BO, allowed
51b ; £5O, 101 b ; £3O, 161 b ; £2O, 201 b ; mares and geld-
ings allowed 41b. Straight half mile.
The Hunters' Plate of 25 SOTS, added to a sweepstakes of
5 sovs each ; four-yr-olds, 10st ; five, 11st 31b ; six and
aged, list 71b; winners of 100 sovs, 71b; twice, or 200
soya, 141 b extra. About two miles.
The Danebury Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added ; for
two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 61b ;
winners once, 51b ; twice, or of the value of;200 sovs, 71b
entra. Straight half-mile. 17 subs.
Miller's Maid Hiss Bateman
F by Dundee—Sacrifice Novice
Rebecca Autocratrix
Misa Fanny Nursery Girl

Curiosity.

JaneirO

Fascination Robson
Romney Virdis
F by Nutbourne—Nourrice Distaff
Maesgwatha
The Andover Innkeepers' Plate (handicap) of 30 sovs
winners after Feb. 17, at 10 a.m. 71b extra. Straight
three-quarters of a mile.
Age st lb
Pantaloon 4 8 12
Queen Mary ... 4 7 10
Defy ... ...4 7 10

Age st lb
Wild Love 3 7 2
Lecturer ... 3 7 1
Nelly 3 7 0
Black Prince ... 3 7 0
Pearl ... 3 6 7
Grand March 2 5 7

Jasy ... 4 7 7
Chicken Hazard ... 3 7 5
Lovelace .. 4 7 4
Her Ladyship ... 3 7 4
The Trial Stakes, Selling Plate, and Hunters' Stakes
close at 7 o'clock on Friday night.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866.
MARCH.

Derby Spring 1
Liverpool Spring
Warwick Spring
Doncaster
Lewes Spring

Croxton Park IG
Northampton 2O
Windsor Spring
Newcastle Spring 2B

Newmarket Craven 2
Durham
Blackheath & Woolwich 2
Catterick Bridge
Abergavenny 5
Lichfield Spring
Chelmsford Spring

Thirsk lO
Epsom Spring
Newmarket Ist Spring l6
Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O
Chester
Curragh 24

Ascot Spring 1
Salisbury
Bath 8
Harpenden lO
York Spring

Epsom Summer l5
Uxbridge 2l
Manchester
Ascot Summer 29

Windsor Summer 5
Newton
Hampton 7
Odiham
Sibury l3
Stockbridge
Chelmsford• l9

Liverpool
19
Beverley 2O
Ipswich
Hungerford
Newcastle on-Tyne
Curragh 26
Worcester
,Y.
Stamford l9
Radcliffe 23
Winchester
Southampton
Huntingdon
Goodwood

JII.
Carlisle
Newmarket July
Pontefract
Abingdon
Reading
Nottingham
Down Royal Corp lB

AUG
Brighton 7
Brighton Club
Lewes lO
4gham 14
Wolverhampton 14
Stockton l5
Oxford l6
Hastings 2l

UST.
York August ............... 21
Plymouth .................. 23
Lichfield .................. 27
Devon and Exeter ....•... 28
Tunbridge .................. 28
Derby Summer ......... 29
Weymouth .................. 30

SEPT]
Warwick September 4
Curragh
Leicester 6
Doncaster
Brecon l7
Canterbury lB

:MBER.
Richmond lB
Hendon 2O
Monmouth 2O
1 Manchester Autumn 21
Newmarket Ist October 25
Walsall
IBER.
Newmarket Houghton 22
Worcester ...............

OCT(
Northampton 2
Newmarket 2d October 8
Curragh

NOVE
Lincoln
Liverpool

:MBER.
I Shrewsbury
19
Leamington Hunt

IRISH RACING FIXTURES FOR 1866.
APRIL.
Tralee

MAY.
Curragh
Baldoyle Spring B, 9 1

Monday afternoon, by the Messrs. Tattersall, and realised'
the prices annexed :
Barbarosa, 4 yrs, by The Great Unknown out of Lady (39. I

Hercules Mr. Dally
Chestnut Mare, by Harkaway, dam Miss Lucy Mr. Rice b 6
Astrologer, br h (sire of Bohemian and Necromancer),
by Sweetmeat out of Fair Star Mr. Garraw ,ty 20
Bay Gelding, by Joe Lovell out of Palmer... Mr. Balo.ock
Bay Colt, 2 yrs, by Thunderbolt out of Alarsellaise
Mr. nurray 17
The Flying Mist (own sister to Mysterious Lady),
3 yrs, by The Great Unknown out of Prestige
Mr. iayton 21

Agag, it is currently reported, injured hi* back whilst
at exercise.

South Essex Steeplechase are anuouncea for the sth of
April.

Upton-on-Severn Steeplechase; aunoumed for March
26, have been postponed to April 10.
Overton and Church Milita•at are struck out of their
Derby and Liverpool engagements.
Aibrighton Hunt Steeple,ehases will take place at Tong
Norton, near Shiffnal, on 'March 26.

Brandsburton Steeples chases are to be held as usual,
about the middle of

New Buckenhani, Norfolk, Steeplechases will take place
on Thursday, March 15.

Tralee (Ireland) flat races and steeplechases have been
fixed for April 4. and 5, and the handsome sum of £250
will be given to six events.

Colchester Garrison Steeplechases have been postponed
until Wednesday, April 4, in consequence of the original
fixture (March 21) clashing with the Norwich Steeple-
chases.

Mr. Foster will dispose of a quantity of blood-stock on
the second day of the forthcoming Doncaster Spring Meet-
ing, amongst which we notice Pas d'Extace and Ess
Bouquet.

County Dublin Drag Ilunt, about four miles, will come
off within 8 miles of Dublin, on Tuesday, March 13. The
entries close on the sth, to Mr. E. Sewell, hon. sec., Lowe
Mount-street, Dublin.

Valenciennes Races take place on July 8 and 9, and Deau-
ville on August 4,5, and 6. At the latter meeting there
will be an international race for horses of all countries, for
a cup value 400 sovs, with 800 added.

The Master of the Horse has made a special exception in
the case of the Queen's Plate, at the forthcoming Northamp-
ton Meeting, permitting it to be run for at an earlier date
by four days than fixed by the rules governing her Ma-
jesty's Plates.

A foot race, which excited considerable interest, has just
taken place at the Avenue do l'lmperatrice, Bois de Bou-
logne, between the groom of Mr. Watson, an American
gentleman, and the jockey of M. de Cerilly. The bet be-
tween those gentlemen was 20,000 fr, and more than £l,OOO
was sported by the backers. The distance was about two
miles. M. de Cerilly's jockey performed it in nine minutes
and five seconds. The groom took two seconds more.
DEATH OF MR. THOMAS WILSON.--Most sporting men
who aro acquainted with the Spotted Dog, in the Strand,
will regret to learn the deatlrof the respected Tom Wilson
who died on Friday evening last. Apart from sporting
and sporting men, as a life subscriber to the noble institu-
tion of the Licensed Victuallers' School and the Asylum,
he was always zealous and practical in the cause of
charity, but without ostentation. Mr. Wilson was in the
service of the late Duke of Cambridge, and subsequently a
valued and trustworthy servant of Baron Knesebeck. In
sporting matters there was many a forfeit saved by the.
timely aid of-Mr. Wilson, and not one of the worst traits
in the character of Jom Mace is that he has never forgotten
a kindness once rendered in an emergency, and always
makes the Spotted Dog his "house of call," an example
others would do well to follow for the benefit of those
who are now bereaved. He has left a child and sorrowing
widow who, it is hoped, will not be forgotten by hi
friends.

THAMES.—This river has baen much too thick for
anglers generally for some time, but Mr. Birchfield, the
indefatigable roach-fisher, who has during the season taken
870 pounds weight within the past fortnight, had some
very fair sport at Great Marlow. The Thames rises 376
feet above the level of the sea. The flood-mark near the
railway bridge at Staines is 40 feet above the high water-
mark at Teddington Lock. In 1821, the Thames rose 40
feet ; in 1823, 39 feet 9 inches ; in 1824, 38 feet 9 inches
in 1828, 38 feet 8 inches ; in 1834, 38 feet ; in 1841, 38 feet
7 inches; in 1852, 39 feet 2 inches; and in January, 1866,
37 feet 6 inches.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day•

LONDON, Feb. 28.—Wind
.this day at noon—North-
Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
CLYDE, Feb. 27.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Wm. Gillies
for Cochin.

BniszoL, Feb. 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Willie, from
New York.

PLYMOUTH, Feb. 27.—Wind W.—Arrived—Wigton
shire, from Rio Grande ; Utopia, from Callao.
CARDIFF, Feb.. 27.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Lizzie, for
Gibraltar.

LEITH, Feb. 26.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived--Cyclone,
from Callao.

RAMSGATE, Feb. 27.—Wind .—Arrived—The Maria,
from Sunderland for for Nantes.

SWANSEA, Feb. 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Madeline,
From Caldera.

PORTSMOUTH, Fob. 27.—Wind SW.—Arrivod—Vivid,
;rom Antwerp for Greenock.

LBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.I
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, Feb. 27.—Martha Jane, from Christiana; Naid,
from Riga.
Arrived, Feb. 28.—Fortuna, from Groningen.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed, Feb. 28.—Douglass, screw steamer, from the
north for the west.
Sailed, Feb. 27. The whole of the outward bound.

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE—Ths Day.

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BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
TIVERTON-OxE O'CLOCK.

Ll= .)

Denman
Hay ••• ... • ... 172
SUNDERLAND—ELEVEN O'CLOCK.
Candlish ••• 040 ••• ()
Fenwick ••• ••• •• • 0•0 817

National Rifle Association.

This afternoon the annual general meeting of the
members of the National Rifle Association was held
at Willis's Rooms, under the Presidency of the
Duke of Cambridge. His Royal Highness, in
opening the proceedings, said that this year there
would be a Belgian prize, out of compliment to the
Belgians who had so well received our
English Voluntems. He announced that Cap-
tain Martin, who had given another prize in
addition to £4OO which he had previously contri-
buted. The report which has already been issued
was adopted. A long discussion took place on
matters of detail, and a successful meeting at
Wimbledon in July next was anticipated. Lord Bury
and other gentlemen simply condemned the con-
duct of the Birmingham Small Arms Company, who
had inflicted a penalty of £6OO upon the Association
for a mere clerical error. A resolution on the sub-
ject was moved, but it was withdrawn. A very
stormy discussion arose on the election of members
of council. Ultimately the members of the old
council were re-elected, with the addition of Colonel
Lloyd Lindsay.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.
THE ALLEGED MURDER OF A POLICEMAN.
(Continued front our First Edition.)

The jury found all the prisoners guilty of manslaughter.
The learned Judge sentenced Daly to five years' penal
servitude, and the other two to be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour for twelve months.