The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-03 00:00:00

RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY;

We believe We are correct in stating that it is
the intention of her Majesty's Government to re-
duce the standard for recruiting from five feet six
inches for the Cavalry to five feet five inches, and
from five feet live inches for the Infantry to five
feet four inches.

The age for rccruits, which at present stands at
from eighteen to twenty-five, is to be extended to
thirty years of age. Rem-lilting is proceeding
most satisfactorily, the Government having obt tined
for the last six weeks one thousand men a week.
Under the new regulations it is hoped that this may
be doubled.
A further force of 10,000 Militia is to be at once
called out. This will raise the force of embodied
Militia to 25,000 men.

.i&OSSUTH AT PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT.—The
Governor of Hungary has been lecturing to crowded
assemblies at Plymouth and Devonport during the last
few days. Hie lecture at Devimport, on Monday, was
"Nationalities—a -Providential Dispensation," and on
Tuesday, at Plymouth, the subject being "The political
state of Continental iurope." In each town the mayor
presided, and considerably enthusiasm was manifested.
Fifa IN FAIIIIINGDON-STRE&T.—La9t night 7. firs
broke out in a tufty pile of buildings in Farringdon-aireet,
formerly the composing rooms for Lloyd's London Naffs-
paper, but at present occupied by sundry persons,
amongst whoul are the Messrs. Dobbs, the printers, of
Fleet—treet, 'and Messrs, Routledge, the well-known
bookselters. of F.wriogdon-street. The tire commenced
to the top fl nor, amongst a large number of reams of
parer, aad f. r some time threatened very serious conse-
pewee. The fire could not be subeined uttil the greater
portion of the stuck in the upper floor was destroyed,
and seriousAatnage done to the qt.& below by water.
The buildings bolorg to the Messrs. Ilarrild, the
printers' roller makers, and are supposed to be insured
in the Sun Fire-office,

SPORTING NOTES.

BLINK BONNY AND IMPERIEUSE.

In another column will be found a statement from
Mr. l'Anson, the owner of Blink Bonny, which will be
read with interest. He describes the condition of Blink
Bonny on the Leger day, and expresses his opinion
that the best mare won. So far as condition
went Imperiense was decidedly superior to Blink
Bonny at Doncaster. Several insinuations have,
it appears from Mr. I'Anson's letter, been made
to the effect that an understanding or an arrange
ment existed between •' Spring Cottage" am:,
4, Whitewall House." Suspicions of this nature, how
ever, were never uttered in my hearing, and Ido not think ,
they would be entertained for an instant by any persons ,
whose good opinion and respect either Mr. Scott or Mr
I'Anson would wish to obtain. The charges whicb
angry and disappointed people have made against them
should be 'treated with contempt, and not be raised int,
undue importance by an elaborate contradiction. Still it
must be con!essed that some measures should be adopted to
prevent a recurrence of the ruffianly display which
has now been twice witnessed at Doncaster. Few
gentlemen will be inclined to keep horses at the risk
of experiencing such indignities as were most cowardly
and unjustly heaped upon Charlton and Mr. I'Ansor,
and a repetition of a row similar to that witnessed at
the recent meeting, will perhaps deprive Doncaster of
its chief turf patrons. Already has one Yorkshire
nobleman become disgusted ; Lord Londesborough has
sold off all his horses in training, with, it is
said, the exception of Ellermire and Rosa Banhour, who
are to be reserved for stud purposes.
The Cesarewitch betting has not been stirred into ex-
traordinary briskness, and the few scraps of information
to be obtained relative to the competitors are scarcely
worth collecting. M. Dobler seems as steady in the
market as Leamington was for the Chester Cup. If the
horse be as good as he is reported to be, Mr. Drinkald has
certai:,ly managed very cleverly to get him so leniently
handicapped. Aster attracted a good deal of attention at
Newmarket, but although all persons were unanimous
in expressing favourable opinions about him, his position
in the betting was scarcely improved. Warlock is
likely to be John Scott's horse after all, the ardour ~f
the Apathy and Victoria party having materially
diminished.

The Day,'Of Humiliation having bcen appointed fc r
Wednesday next, the Chester Autumn Meeting. wfl
take place on Monday and Tuesday. To judge from
•the programme a most successful meeting will Le
celebrated, and really Mr. Topham deserves support, not
only on account of his liberality, but also, on account ot
his untiring energy in providing good and attractive
racing. I will jot down a few rough notes anent the
probable result of the sport, as the first day's racing will
be nearly run off before I again address the reader.
For the Short's Handicap, Lord Nelson, Leo, and
Babylon appear to be as well in as anything. The re-
presentative of John Osborne's stable—perhaps
Times—shall do battle for me for the Mostyn Stakes.
For the Innkeeper's Plate, Kestrel and Raven are likely
to be in the first flight. Deceiver, despite his 7 lbs.
extra, ought to be good enough to win the Alma &alter,
and Tame Deer, if sent, will win the Welter Cup.
The items in Tuesday's list I will discuss on Monday,
A FRESH MAN.

It is believed that the specie shipped by the Penin-
sular and Oriental steamer Colombo will not be much
below 500,0001. Fully 35,0001. is gold for India on
private account, a demand having arisen from the na-
tives buying up sovereigns at a large premium in Cal
cutta, as more convenient to hoard than silver.

A court-martial was held on board the St. Vincent.
102, guard-ship, yesterday morning, to try a third-chez
assistant engineer belonging to the Vulcan, 6, screw
troop frigate, for absenting himself from hie duties.
After the several witnesses had been Ex mined, the
court sentenced him tlO be ineligible for promotion for
the next 18 months.

ACCIDENT FllO3l MACHINERY.—An accident of a.Ferious
nature Jim occurred at the works of Huabard's Patent
Fire-Lighter Company Railway-arches, Vauxhall-walk,
Lambeth, to one of the men employed. The extensive
wood cutting machinery there is driven by steam power,
and the man whose duty it was to attend to a portion of
this machinery allowed his arm to be caught in one o
the leather straps or driving bands, moving at a high
velocity, which broke it in two places, and nearly tore it
from the socket. Surgical assistance was promptly
obtained, and the man is now doing well. The man had
been repeatedly cautioned, but without effect. •
LIONNOES FOB Music, AND MIMIC AND DANCING.—
The Court of Quarter &lotions will sit at Clerkenwell on
Thursday next, to hear applications for the renewal of
old, and the granting of new licences, under the act 25
Geo. 11., c. 36, for music, and music and dancing. The
Dumber of licenses renewed or granted last year, for
music only, was 282 ; for music and dancing, 53. The
number of applications entered this year for new licenses
for music only, is 96 ; and for music and dancing, 11 ;
!flaking a total of 442 cases to be disposed of, or nearly
eight times as many as there were several years ago. It
e expeeted that the Court will fix the hearing of the new
applications for Friday. Petitions for renewals must be
lodged at the Clerk of the Peace's Office, on or before
Tuesday, the 6th.

MINES.—The market opened quietly this week, but
impiaved after the settling, which was somewhat heavy.
Money has been rather' tight, and some of the heavy
mining shares have slightly receded. Since our last was
written, the standard for copper ores has receded a littl-,
but is still at a good price. A large business has been
doing in several of the small shares, such as Sortridge
Console, which advanced to 2/, 21, leaving off at 24 to
2, ; East Russell, 365. to 378. 6d ; Kelly Bray, which
were flat at 32e, to 345., suddenly rose to 365, ; leaving
off at 365. to li. Alfred Consols during the
greater part of the week had a downward tendency,
and receded to 111, 124, but improved on Friday,
and left off at 13 to 13 ; Great Alfred shares con-
tinue very flat, at 6to6i ; HerodBfoot, ti 8, ex
div.„ and not much doing ; Wheal Mary Ann, 47 to
48,
ex div. ; Trelawny, 23i to 24i ; a good improve-
ment has taken place in the Thine, causing a demand
for the shares. Craddock Moor, 41 to 42, and rather
flat, notwithstanding the dividend.—Mining Journal of
this clay.

FEARFUL DEATH WHILE WRESTLING.—On Mopday
afternoon, a pitman, named John Davison was brought
to the Tynemouth House of Correction, by the Northum-
berland poliee, charged with killing a man whose name
is not known, at Seaton Delaval, on Saturday night.
Friday was pay-day at Seaton Delaval Colleries ; and
on Saturday night a considerable number of pitmenweie
drinking at the Hastings Arms public-house. At such
meetings in the pit villages the ordinary topics generally
discussed are bowling matches, dog fights, and pugi-
listic encounters. The prisoner and the deceased,
the latter a stranger in the neighbourhood, were
Cumberland men, and being the worse for drink, they
had a wrangle as to who was the beet wrest-
ler ; and, having been egged on by their com-
panions, they had bet a wager of drink with a view
to decide the point. They had turned out on the
large kitchen floor, which was flagged, and hav-
ing closed and gripped each other, the prisoner, an ex-
tremely powerful young man, threw tbedeceased over his
shoulders. The unfortunate man, too drunk to protect
himself from the fall, pitched with the top of his bead on
the hard figs, and was killed upon the spot. He never
stirred after his fall, his neck having been dislocated.
The prisoner is in great distress of mind, and sobs most
bitterly. No malice is imputed to him, however. The
police are making inquiries with regard to the deceased.
THE MONEY MARKET —The fact tbat notwithstand-
ing several recent large arrivals of gold from Australia
the supply to meet the Continental demand bas been in-
sufficient to prevent some withdrawals from the Bank
seems to hold out a discouraging prospect With regard
to the immedia'e course of the money market. Since the
reduction of the rate of discount to 61 per cent. in the
middle of July the amount held by the Bank has ex)e-
rienced a diminution of about 600,0001., and this decline
would have been still greater if the requirements for
India and China by the last two packets had not sud
denly slackened. There is, however, an exceptional
circumstance to account for this position and to warrant
an assumption that although there are no signs of an
early turn towards a state of ease, the probability is we
shall escape the necessity of a resort to measures of in-
creased stringency. The intensity of the panic at New
York has for three or four weeks past induced an almost
total suspension of specie remittances from that side.
In this way, perhaps, from 500,000/. to 800,0001. that
would otherwise have reached us has been temporarily
withheld. For some time previously shipments had been
coming forward at the rate of at least 150,000/. or
200,0001. per week, and nothing had occurred to pro-
duce any material change in the relations of trade which
rendered these payments duel to us ; but, with the rate
of .discount at 30 per cent. for the choicest bills, of
course every American merchant availed himself as
far as possible of his credit here to delay remitting
for claims which would otherwise have been provided
for in due course. With the return of confidence, there-
fore, not only will the usual shipments be resumed; but
many arrears will have to bo met, and as the fortnightly
consignments from California continue to reach New
York the ability to meet these calls may be expected
rapidly to revive. It may be hoped, therefore, that dur-
ing the next two or three months our receipts from this
quartJr will again at least suffice, with the quantities
from Australia, to keop the stock in the Bauk of Et,g
land from further reductinn. At this moment we have
the 373,0001. brought_by the last Australian mail nearly
-due at Southampton, but there are are no other very
heavy amounts to be anticipated. Whether the East cru
demand will continue on the comparatively moderat,
scale assumed during the past fortnight depends on a
variety of contingsncies. Meanwhile, Austria has yet
to make her final arrangements for resuming cash pay-
ments on the Ist of Jantiary, and at CJnstantinople
there is anxious speculation as to the possibility of at.
trading .new funds to keep the machinery of State from
actually breaking down. From both these
on directions
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our own market may possibly to influenced.
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time without anything to enliven or to aggravate our
present dull condition.—Times City Article.