The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-07 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.—(Nis Day )

A very limited supply of English wheat was on sale here
to-day. For most kinds we experienced a slow inquiry ;
nevertheless Monday's prices were supported.
American wheats were dull, but other descriptions of
foreign ruled steady, on former terms.
Floating cargoes of grain were held at full prices.
Fine malting barley was in request, at fully Monday's
improvement in value. Grinding and distilling sorts were
stea ly.
Malt sold to a fair extent, ou former terms.
We had a slow inquiry for oats, yet prices were sup-
potted.
I❑ the value of beans, peas, and floar no change took
place.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Barley. Malt.
480 2550
Foreign i 4,750 i 1,170 1

Wheat.
420

Oats. 1 F
790 1 2,010

English ..
Irish ••

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BOROUGH HOP.
There is a steady business doing in all kinds of hops, al
very full prices.

WHITECHAPEL.

Beef from 3s 44 to 4s 6d; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8i ;
veal, 34 104 to 4s 84 ; pork, 3s 8d to 5s 2,1 per Sibs., by the
carcase.

DISCOVERY OF A BED OF FOSSILS.—As some men
were getting out clay for bricks on the farm d Mr.
Greaves, of Tingewick, Bucks, a few days ago, they
found several strata of fossils, and having never seen
such queer things before they sent some to Mr. Stowe,
surgeon of Buckingham, to know what they could be.
fie examined a great number of them, and pronounced
then to be marine vegetables, fungi, and algmu,ari ornd fuel,
which hai f
either grown where they were found
been washed out of the Chiltern chalk range and
drifted
to that locality. This opinion was strengthened by their
being all striated with thin layers of chalk, and being
composed °Pinar), which is a mixture of clay and chalk.
The colour and the shape of many of them are so like
that of biscuits that they deceived persons at table, but
their variety
of shape is fantastic beyond description and
their number immense. Specimens have been submitted
to several competent examiners, who cannot at present
classify them accurately till their structure has been de-
cided by microscopic examination, being unlike any
known fossil, yet depicted or described in geological or
botanical works or any that have come under their ob,er-
vation before. Many years ago a large deposit was
found at the Isle of Sheppey on the Thames, but they
were tropical in their origin, and consisted of cocoa nuts,
fruits, spices, Am,
to the extent of 700 varieties, which
were catalogued by a Mr. Crow, and recorded in the
" Philosophical Transactions." We are authorised to
say that Mr. Stowe would send specimens to any institu-
tion or individual who takes an interest in such matters
on their paying the carriage by rail.—Oxford Journal.
FORTITUDE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.—Let him not ima-
gine, who aims at greatness, that all is lost by a single
adverse cast of fortune ; f,x if fortune has at one time
the better of courage, conra.re may afterwards recover
the advantage. He who is prepossessed with the.assu-
ranee of overcoming, at last overcomes the fear of failure;
whereas, he who is apprehensive of losing, loses, in
reality, all hopes of subduing. Boldness and power are
such inseparable companions that they appear to be
born together ; and when once divided, they both decay,
and die at the same time.—Corner Cupboard.

THINGS TALKED ABOUT.
Steeplechasing for En any seasons has furnished a lo
record of chicanery and mat-prac':.ices, but of all the'
daring dodges which weie ever concoc:ed by the jurnpitie 4 1
fraternity for duping the public those which have been Ie S
recently brought to light in connection with the Waltham
Abbey affair are, perhaps, the most disgraceful. Surely
the hemely saying about rogues quarrelling and honest
men hearing the truth never received a more strtkirg
illustration than with reference to the very pretty qu,ar-
rel which existed amongst the people connected with the
recent Waltham Steeplechase ; and it is hard to conceive
that any person should be so indifferent to the opinion of
ti.e public as the man who cArld deliberately publish
to the world his participation in schemes the most dis-
creditable and dishonest. , Mr. Reynolds, " the owner of
Janus," seems to have taken but a poor revenge ela.m
he exposed the "arrangement" which he was willing to
enter into ; and amidst the shout of indignation which
his precious epistle has raised, he may well exclaim,
with the lady in the play, "Oh, that focli,h leyaser— I
could cut my fingers off for having written it." Had
the stewards decided the matter in favour of Janus
would Mr. Reynolds have been so eager to make the
public acquainted with the facts ?
Racing men are, after all, easy dupes, an I experience
seemingly has for them no lessons. After their Harrow
ventures and previous "doings" at Waltham, it
might have been expected that they would not
have so readily fallen into the hole that 'was pro-
pared for them. They, however, allowed them-
selves to be " sportingly " garotted, and with as
much quietness and submission, as the ducks waggled
up to the old lady when she shouted, "Dilly, dilly, come
and be killed." Certain members of the jumping frater-
nity have, however, now made their last dying speech
and confessic n, and the public, for a time, will not, per-
haps, be again victimised. Mal-practices in the steeple-
chase world, however, are soon forgotten, and evil doer,
by a few months' quietness, obtain a ticket of leave to
prey again upon the unwary and uninitiated. The
jumpers of the Waltham Abbey fraternity must have a
care, or one day they might be indicted for a conspiracy
te, &c.

The Chester Cop has closed with 187 subscribers—
nine less than it obtained last year. The numerical
falling off is, however, more than countevbalanced by
the character of the animals entered, and if Mr.
Top'eain only executes his difficult task of haudicapping
with his wonted ability, the interest of the race will he
undiminished. Nearly every horse backed Soiree
among the nominations the exceptions are y 1 D.
(a ho it isereported has recently become the property of
Mr. Howard) and one or two ethers of less importance.
The entry for the Liverpool Steeplechase may also be
deemed numerically satisfactory, albeit the list shows
what a " plentiful scarcity" there is of real steeplechase
horses—animals capable of following the h sends with
any respectability over a stiffish country. The Metro-
politan, City and Suburban, Great North, rn Handicap,
and Northamptonshire Stakes closed yesier ley, and at
the time I write no list of the nominations has been
placed before the public.
Within a year four members of the Bell's Life staff
of reporters have been stricken down by the hand of
death. Mr John Ruff went first, then followed suc-
cessively Mr. Frank Clark, Mr. William Ruff, and now,
only four days after the death of the last-mentioned
gentleman, Mr. Massey has also died. The deaths of
these gentlemen bear ample testimony to the living
labours and exertions which the reporters to the sport-
ing press are compelled to undergo.
Since the above was penned I have received the
entries for the Warwick Spring Meeting, and I am glad
to state that Mr. Merry hae used his well-known tact
in preparing his programme and filling his stakes. There
are 44 nominations for the Steeplechase, and 47 for the
Hurdle Race. Of the legitimate events the Great
Warwick has obtained 30 subscribers, the Willoughby
23, and the Two-years-O'd Stakes 11. So far as lam
at present able to judge indeed the turf prospects for
1857 are most cheering.
Speculation on Le ;by and Chester Cup is at a dead
lock. On the former event no important demonstration
seems likely to be made until the weatLer b:raks, and
horses are enabled to resum-3 work, and on the Jail r
betting will not be briskly pursued t;wil after the pub-

liestion of the weights, which the official list announces
will be declared in due time.
Jan. 7.

A FRESH MAN.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUESDAY

Considerable time was taken up in making preliminary
arrangements for the future conducting of the Subscrip-
tion-room, and di,cussing the probable weights at which
several horses will be handicapped for the Chester Cup.
Fur the Derby, 2,500 to 250 was taken about Lord
Clitden's lot, which includes Loyola, Beeswax, and Blue
Devils colts ; 3,500 to 35 was taken about Pyrrhus the
Second, 550 to 25 about M.D., 450 to 15 about Gold-
finch, and 300 ti. 6 about Blue Jacket. We were
mformel that 50 to 1 was taken to upwards of
201. about C3rnenian. The odds against horses for
the Chester Cup continues much the carne as they were
before the entries appeared, nor is it likely that much
more betting will be done, or any great ebasige take
place until the weights are published f, .r that event.
To-day 1,000 to 20 was aken each about. St. Giles and
etnturion, that price and sum were offered eac!. against
Alice Wentworth and Miocvie, 1,000 to 15 would
have been taken about either of them. 100 to 7is
offered on the field for the Liverpool Steeplechase, and
100 to 6 bar Escape-200 to 10 eas taken about
Minerva.
The following are the closing prices :

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
100 to 7 agst Escape (offered)
100 to 6 agst bar one (ffered)
20 to 1 agst Minerva (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
40 to 1 on the field (offered)
50 to 1 agst St. Giles (taken)
50 to 1 apt Centurion (taker.)
50 to 1 agst Alice Wentworth (take 66 to 1)
50 to 1 agtt Mincepie (take 66 to 1)
50 to 1 agst Magnifier (taken)
DERBY.
22 to 1 agst M.D. (taken)
25 to 1 agst Zuyder Z'e (taken)
30 t 1 agst Gotofinch (taken)
50 to 1 agst Due Jacket (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst Pyrrhus the Second (taken)
10 to 1 apt Lord Cidden's let (taken and off.)

CHESTER CUP.—Ellington is not entered ; and Pet)
and Cardsharper have teen entered without the con-ent
of their owners, and will be struck out by the time pre-
scribed, unless specially ordered to remain in.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRUM LA NE.—
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R.
Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley.
Engagement of Mr. Leigh Murray.
Eleventh Night of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the
Meet magnificent ever produced on the English stage.
THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform