The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-13 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL RACES.—(TMs Day).

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
HANDICAP HURDLE RACE.
Friar of Apshall
• •
Romeo
2
Yorkshire Grey

Five ran.

SPORTING NOTES.

The Liverpool Cup, which is the last race of any impor-
tance this year, will be decided on Friday. Only a very
few horses have been supported for this event. Lady
Ripon has hold the premiership in the betting almost since
the appearance of the weights ; her getting so close to
Brown Duchess, in the Oaks, was a fluke, as both Silver-
hair and Fairwater could have beat her. Her performances
since have been very moderate. At Kelso she won four
small races, but her opponents were only platers. The only
reason, therefore, for her being first favourite is the opera-
tions of certain of the metalic gentry, who never miss lay-
ing when they catch a "greenhorn" that can fork up the
needful. The movements with regard to Russley and Sir
William reflect no credit on the agent of Mr. Merry, the
latter gentleman being one of the most upright supporters
of the turf, and who would not allow any of his horses to
remain in the market for the purpose of gambling and
getting a little out of the public. If both Russley and Sir
William reach the post the latter is sure to beat his stable
companion, notwithstandingthe favourshownto the former.
Prince of Denmark goes up and down in the market like
a shuttlecock, and will soon take his place in the outside
division. With his lenient weight he could win,if wanted.
Confidante won the Roxburgh Handicap in a canter, and
ought to have a great chance here, even with her 81b
penalty. Gabrielle d'Estrees could have won the Cam-
bridgeshire, and will beat Lady Ripon, if she represent the
French party. The old horses, including M. Phillippe,
Timandra, Remunerator, Petra, Soothsayer, Killigrew,
and Romeo, should produce the winner amongst them,
as the heavy state of the ground will just suit them.
Wildman will take a deal of beating, and Sir William,
according to his running in the City and Suburban, ought
to finish before Sawcutter, the latter of whom has super-
seded his stable companion Millionaire, who has gone
fishy within the last twenty-four hours. My advice
at the present time is to watch the movements of the
"confederacy" to-morrow and Friday, as the tone of the
market will be the best guide to those who wish to
speculate. My present impression is that either WILD-
MAN or GABRIELLE D'ESTREES will finish the winner;
but, with a start, Sir WILLIAM will be my sole repre-
sentative. The other events are so dependent on previous
running, that they do not require any comment from

A FRESH MAN.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY.

For the Liverpool Cup the favourite and Russley were
firm, and Avalanche was in fair request. M. Philippe was
again in demand, but as all sorts of prices have been laid
against him, a very small outlay is sufficient to bring him
forward. Remunerator was backed at the same time as
low as 100 to 6. Sit William receded to 25 to 1 (offered),
and Millionaire was friendless at a similar price. Closing
prices :

THE LIVERPOOL CUP.
9to 2 agst Lady Ripon (taken)
10 to 1 agst Russley (taken)
12 to 1 agst Avalanche (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Gabrielle d'Estrees (offered)
16 to 1 agst Remunerator (taken)
16 to 1 agst M. Philippe (taken)
25 to 1 agst Sir William (offered)
25 to 1 agst Millionaire offered)
30 to 1 agst Bernice (taken)
30 to 1 apt Joey Jones (taken)

NAY ORS ELECTED.

The municipal elections took place throughout England
on Saturday. The following is a list of the gentlemen
elected mayors, so far as the returns have reached us :
Bath Mr. Thomas Fuller
Banbury Mr. Henry Cooper
Bodmin Mr. Henry Mudge
Birmingham Mr. Alderman Henry Manson
Blackburn
Bolton
Bradford
Bristol .. Mr. John H are
Cambridge
Carlisle Mr. George G. Mounsey
Chesterfield .. Mr. W. Drabble
Colchester
Coventry
Dartmouth Mr. Cleland
Devonport Mr. J. W. Ryder
Durham Alderman J. H. Forster
Doncaster Mr. Councillor Chambers
Exeter Mr. W. Kendall
Falmouth Mr. Jacob Oliver
Great Yarmouth Mr. J. C. Palmer
Hanley Alderman Boothroyd
Hartlepool Mr. W. Gray
Honiton .. Mr. John J. Gerard
Halifax....
Huddersfield
Hull
Kidderminster Mr. Talbot
Lancaster Mr. Henry Gregson
Leeds .. Mr. James Kitson
Liverpool Mr. Robert Hutchison
Liskeard Mr. Hingston
Macclesfield Mr. Brocklehurst
Manchester Mr. Thomas Goadsby
Newcastle-under-
Lyne
Newc'tle-on-Tyne Mr. Joseph Armstrong
Norwich Mr. I. 0. Taylor
Nottingham Mr. Alderman Birkin
Oldham Mr. Alderman Platt
Oxford
Portsmouth Mr. W. Humby, sen.
Preston.... Mr. Robert Towneley Parker
Plymouth Mr. William Deny
Readiag
Rochdale
Rochester Mr. J. T. Pagan
Salford Mr. Alderman Worrell
Scarborough
Sheffield
Southampton
Stafford Mr. Wm. Buxton
Sudbury Mr. S. Higgs
bhrowsbury Mr. T. W. Trouncer
South Shields Mr. Robert 'Wallis
Stockton
St'tford-on-Avon Mr. Henry Lane
Sunderland Mr. Candlish
Totness
Ty nemouth Mr. J. F. Spence
Wakefield Mr. William Shaw
Walsall Mr. H. Brace
Warrington .. Mr. Alderman Burgess
Warwick Mr. Smith
Worcester
Wells
Wigan ..
Windsor
Wolverhampton
York

FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Nov, 18.
via Marseilles .... Nov. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Dec. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. llelena.. Dec. 2.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Nov. 18.
via Marseilles ...Nov. 12.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Nov. 18.
via Marseilles Nov. 12.
India (Bombay), via Southampton Nov. 25.
via Marseilles Nov. 20.
Lisbon Nov 11.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Nov. 10.
via Marseilles Nov. 12.
Newfoundland Nov. 13.
Oporto and Vigo . Nov. 11.
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Nov. 13.
by U.S. packet
by Canadian packet Nov. 6.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .. Nov. 10.
Bahamas, via New York Nov. 21.
Mexico
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, ) Nov. 13.
California,and British Columbia.

The following is the present rate of discount in
the principal banks in Europe :—Paris and Vienna, 6 per
cent. ; Berlin, Frankfort, and Brussels, 4 per cent.; London
and Amsterdam, 3 per cent. ; Turin, 61 per cent.; St.
Petersburg, 7 per cent.
COMPARISON BETWEEN SHELLEY AND BYRON.
—Shelley and Byron were of their time the two most pro-
minent poets of scepticism and of passion ; but their different
treatment of the same themes is remarkable. Byron's
scepticism and his passion are both undefined, chaotic, and
incontrollable. In Shelley's philosophy we find a deep per-
vading sense of the Cosmos, and his depth of passion flows
with an evenness of impetuous energy contrasting with the
boiling fitfulness of his contemporary. Shall we in any
passages of Byron find the ecstasy of love more finely de-
scribed than in the sixth canto of the " Revolt of Islam," or
a more fervent invocation and expression of worship than
the " Epipsychidion ?" This poem is not to be quoted;
indeed, few of his poems can bear dismemberment, because
there is a unity and connexion in each of his works which
is not the least of their excellences. But, in making a
comparison between Byron and Shelley, it must be borne
in mind that in the former all is of this earth—earthly
beauty, earthly passion, earthly lave ; while in the latter
all is mythical and mystical, not to the exclusion of the
earthly, which is monkish, but to the exaltation of it as a
type of that which is higher than itself. In the genius
of Byron is found the fitful storm of a mighty whirl-
wind : in that of Shelley is felt a power which moves with
the even onward rush of the hurricane.—Temple Bar.