The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-29 00:00:00

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY.

CESAREWITCH.
7to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken and offered)
100 to 8 agst Blueskin (offered)
100 to 8 agst Warrington (taken and offered)
300 to 8 agst Beeswing (offered)
1000 to 60 agst Paul Jones (offered)
20 to 1 agst Suffolk (offered)
25 to 1 agst Cecil (offered 30 to I—taken)
25 to 1 agst Pietro (offered)
25 to 1 agst Spy (offered—take 1000 to 30)
25 to 1 agst Mercury (offered—take 1000 to 30)
1000 to 20 agst Planet (taken three times-5,000 to
75 taken previously)

1000 to 20 agst Don;ldbain (offored-1000 to 15
taken)

1000 to 10 agst Redcap (offered)
1000 to 10 agst Tyndale (offered)
1000 to 10 agst See Saw (offered)

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
10 to 1 agst Eastley (offered)
1000 to 80 agst Greensleeve (offered, take 1000 to 60)
33 to 1 agst Satyr (taken and wanted)

A Q UA TICS.

SHEPHERD AND EAGERS.

The scullers race for £2O a-side, between George Shep -
herd and Edward Eagers, both of Chelsea, the latter
manager to Mr. R. Bain, the boat-builder of Lambeth, was
rowed from Putney to Mortlake. Both are well-known in
aquatic circles, and obtained a fair amount of support from
their respective partisans, the odds at and before the start
being 6 to 4 on Shepherd.
John Phelps, of Fulham, was referee; Mr. Rhodes
umpire for Shepherd; and IV. Spencer, of Chelsea, for
Eagers. The latter lost the toss, and had the outside
berth. Shepherd at once drew in advance, and was half
a length a-head at the Star and Garter; he increased it to
the Point, where Eagers came up, and here Shepherd
caused a foul. A fine race ensued again for 200 yards,
when Shepherd again fouled, and so continued the rest
of the way, ultimately coming in half a length ahead. The
referee decided in Eagers's favour on the first foul. The
performance was but medium on both sides.

THE IRISH CHURCH ES7 ABLISHMENI.

Of the 1,518 benefices in Ireland having incum-
bents 146 are in Royal patronage, and 53 in Royal,
ecclesiastical, and lay patronage in turns ; 988 arc
in ecclesiastical patronage, and 20 in lay and eccle-
siastical patronage in turns ; and 309 are in en-
tirely lay patronage, including Trinity College.
The Archbishop of Armagh has in his diocese of
Armagh a church population of 85,583, and there
are 105 benefices having incumbents ; and in his
diocese of Clogher a church population of 65,195,
with 65 benefices. The Archbishop of Dublin has
in his Dublin diocese a church population of
100,267, with 119 benefices; and in his diocese of
Kildare a church population of 12,499, with 35
benefices. The Bishop of Meath has in his diocese
of Meath a church population of 16,289, with 105
benefices. The Bishop of Tuam has in his diocese of
Tuam a church population of 9,041, with 50 bene-
fices ; in his diocese of Killala a church population
of 4,724, with 15 benefices ; and in his diocese of
Archonry a church population of 3,392, with 12
benefices. The Bishop of Down has in his diocese
of Down a church population of 28,868, with 48
benefices ; iu his diocese of Connor a church popu-
lation of 80,125, with 74 incumbents ; and in his
diocese of Dromore a church population of 44,474,
with 31 benefices. The Bishop of Derry has in
his diocese of Derry a church population of 43,738,
with 73 benefices; and in the diocese of Raphoe
a church population of 22,213, with 39 benefices.
The Bishop of Kilmore bas in his diocese of Kil-
more a church population of 31,616, with 51
benefices ; in his diocese of Elphin a church
population of 10,506, with 37 benefices, and in
his diocese of Ardagh a church population of
11,044, with 30 benefices. The Bishop of Ossory
has in his diocese of Ossory a church population of
8,258, with no less than 55 benefices; in his diocese
of Ferns a church population of 14,383, with 59
benefices ; and in his diocese of Leighlin a church
population of 13,022, with 57 benefices. The
Bishop of Cashel has in his diocese of Cashel a
church population of 4,721, with as many as 33
benefices ; in his diocese of Etnly a church popula-
tion of 1,414, with no less than 20 benefices ; in
his diocese of Waterford a church population of
2,913, with 9 benefices ; and in his diocese of
Lismore a church population of 4,775, with 42
benefices. The Bishop of Limerick has in
his diocese of Limerick a church population
of 8,679, with 53 benefices ; and in Ardfert
and Aghadoe a church population of 6,424, with
42 benefices. The Bishop of Killaloe has in
his diocese of Killaloe a church population
of 12,700, with 67 benefices ; in Kilfenora a church
population of only 251, but with 5 benefices; in
Clonfert a church population of 2,521, with 13
benefices ; and in Kilinacduagh a church popula-
tion of 434, but with 4 benefices. The Bishop of
Cork has in his diocese of Cork a church popula..
tion of 26,736, with 68 benefices ; in Cloyue a
church population of 11,746, with as many as 78
benefices; and in Ross a church population of 4,736,
with 24 benefices. The " church population" here
means the number returned on the census of
1861, as belonging to the Established Church ;
the number of attendants at church is probably
much less; 92 benefices having incumbents are
returned as having a " church population" under
20 in number ; 48 have 20, but not so many as
30 ; 59 have 30, but not 40 ; 287 have 40, but
under 100.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Major-Gen. Freeman Murray, commanding the
division at Chatham, was yesterday engaged in
making his official half-yearly inspection of the Ist
Division of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery,
under the command of Lieut.-Col. W. S. Mann, at
head-quarters, Sheerness. Major-Gen. Murray,
who was accompanied by Brigade-Major W. W.
Lynch, was received by Lieut.-Col. J. W. Lovell,
C. 8., commanding Royal Engineers, Capt. F. E. B.
Beaumont, and the other officers of the staff, and
proceeded, on his arrival, to the military hospital
and other establishments, in the inspection of which
ho was occupied for some time. After completing
his inspection of the hospital buildings, Major-Gen.
Murray proceeded to the parade-ground within the
fortifications, where the officers and men attached
to the five batteries forming the Depot Brigade
were drawn up in marching order, awaiting his ar-
rival. In the course of the inspection the battalion
was exercised at field-gun drill. The afternoon was
devoted to target practice, with the heavy guns
mounted on the batteries seaward.

A general regimental order, signed by Col. G.
Gambier, C. 8., Deputy-Adjutant-General, Royal
Artillery, has been issued from the Horse Guards,
announcing that in consequence of another accident
having occurred from the premature explosion of a
12-pounder breech-loading cartridge while at exer-
cise, resulting in the loss of the arm of one of the
gunners, his Royal Highness the Field-Marshal
Commanding-in-Chief directs that, for the future,
each gun be sponged out after firing, previous to re-
loading, both with practice and exercising ammuni-
tion. His Royal Highness holds officers command-
ing brigades and batteries responsible that this order
be strictly adhered to. Attention is further directed
to the making up of the exercising ammunition,
which is invariably to be performed, if by Royal
Artillery, under the superintendence of an officer,
and, when practicable; by men who have been in-
structed in the Royal Laboratory of the Royal Ar-
senal, while the greatest care is to be taken that the
cartridge is of the latest authorised pattern and size,
in accordance with the War-office authority. Should
any exercising cartridges of the previous pattern for
9-pounder or 12-pounder breech-loading rifled guns
be still in possession, their use is to be discontinued.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, Sept. 28.—Atlantic, from Quebee ; Star of
South, from Calcutta; Alpha, from Girgenti.
Arrived, Sept. 29.—Giraffe, steamer, from Calais ; Carl
Fifteenth, steamer from Gottenbburg ; Lyon, steamer,
from Bordeaux; Cologne, steamer, from Boulogne; Forth,
steamer, from hamburg.
Sailed.—New Star, steamer, for Christiania; Duke of
Sutherland, for Adelaide.
DEAL, Tuesday Morning.

Wind, S.W. by S., strong.
Passed, Sept. 28. —Kate Kearney, bark, from Honduras,
for Loan.