The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-10 00:00:00

SEPTIMBER.

Baden
Warwick September ... 1 Monmouth ..... l7
Abingdou 3 Manchester
I Leicester
Doncaster September 8 Walsall
I Brecon
Richmond
11.4tiiptou Autumn l3 Royal Caledonian limit
Kelso le awl IVesterit M
OCTUBLU.

Bedford 1 I Sudbury and Ealing ... 13
Bromley Autumn
NewmarkA 2d October 5 Harrow .. 27
I
Lanark 8 Worcester Autumn...... 27
Uheltusford Autumn
Claelteuham l3 I

NOVEMBER.
Liverpool 3 I Leamington l7
Shrewsbury 9

For.:ng.n as,il Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Eouthampton Aug. 15.
Ditto, via Marseilles ............. 10.
Ditto, via Panama ........ g. 43
Bueuos Ayres, and Monte Video Sept. 3

Ditto, by frenoh packet . A. 12.
Gape VordB, by Brazil paottot . „ Sept. 3.
Gape of Good dope. Abeenaion. anti at. ilotena Aug. 1
(Waft, L'eaang, sad Siagap,Jre, via Sauthatapcoo Aug. 13

Aug 8
Gibraltar, via iouttiscaptou . .

ludia,via Southampton ........• kug.

Lafto, via Itaroalle. . Au . 7.
M.a:ta, is:gypt, &a. ......... Aug. 8.
Ditto, LArseilles 1.u.;. 7
IL:111111os, Cape of Good nape, and tiatAl. via

zouthamptou
Litt.. Alaraellies
Newfouudla n d ...... ..... Aug. 11

Portugal Sept. 3,
iluited States, t Rand•t, CaMorals, &0., by British_

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14acket - . -
Ditto, by Canadian p I.Jket ...... A ilk 7

NEW FOREIGN llops.—A bale of the new Baca-
rhtn crop arrived, per Florence, from RAt:rdam on Fri-
day list, consigned to Henry Turnbull aul Co., and sold
by them to Messrs. Blizard Brothers and Colman, brewers,
Tewksbury, at £6 Gs. per cwt., the quality, colour, and
management being very sup3riur.
PRAYER FOR RAIN.—The Bishop of Oxford has
addressed the following letter to the archdeacons of his
diocese :—" Aug. 3. My dear Archdeacon,—May I ask
you to take such steps as you can most easily adopt, to
request on my behalf the general use through the diocese
of the 'Prayer for Rain.' I am, most truly yours, S.
OXON." _ _ _

THE CHANCERY CHIEF CLERKS.-0a Saturday
the Chancery clerks concluded their labours until the one
of Octo'oer, with the exception of lir.Marshall at the Rolls.
gentlemen will attend as Chief Clerk twice in each
week during a portion of the vacation, and take the "va-
cation business" as it is called.

Tian LONG VACSTION.—To-day the " long
vacation" at co:n-n)a law commences, .and will end on the
2,lth of October. Oao of the learned Judjes will attend
on stated days at Chambers.

THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR OF• THE NavY.—Th©
United Service G3.3,3tte understands th this officer, now
re-secured to tho navy, is to receivo the dignity of C. 8.,
and that the pipers havo already baea snit into the Trea-
sury fur a tolerably liberal sun to be granted to Mr. Keel
as a reward for his numerous important inventions and
eminent services.

A NEW RECIPROCITY TREATY WITH CANADA.
Secretary Seward has notified the Committee of Ways and
Means that ha will regard their recent recommendation to
Cangress to ascertain the views of Great Britain in rela-
tion to a new Canadian treaty as sufficient authority for
him to open negotiations on the subject.
M'. W. G. Grace's feat of scoring over 100 twice
in the sane match is, as far as I know, without precedent
since 1817, at the beginning of July in which year, in a
match at Lords, between Susses and Epsom, bath sides
being strengthened by Oren 11130, William Lambert
scored 107 and 157 against the bowling of Howard and
I Mr. Bull, two of the best in b':iglaud.—L-mi awi Water.
W. KING.—We are sorry to record the death of
this celebrated trainer, which took place at Alfriston,
Sussex, oa Tueslay, last. Mr. King was in his forty-
seventh year, and suffered fro:u disease of the kidneys.
lle was bought up ii John Scott's stable, awl was head
lad at Whitewall Soule for some time. Shortly after-
wards, on marrying a Miss Tarlton, of Aintree, he became
landlord of the Salutation Inn at Doncaster, where his
agreeable manners made him a host of friends. His ability
as a trainer, for the resumption of which. occupation ha
shortly seceded from hotelkeeping, needs very little. com-
ment, as ho twice trained Dalby, the winner of the Chaster
Cup, for his owner. The wonderful success which ho
hail with Challenge, The Skipper, th.,,.belenging to Mr.
Richard Porter, for whom ho was training at tiy time of
his decease, must be quite fresh in the recollection'of our
readers, tuati We can only say, " ReittiCecat_in pace:'