The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-04 00:00:00

`V Li IRD E DITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK.

NOTICE.

'rho Fourth E 'Rion of " The Sue of last Evening, con-
taining the Latest Bottiug ani Races at Abingdon, was
published in time for delivery in town at 7.30 p.m.

SPURTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

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ABINGDON RACES—Tais DAY.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SILVER TANKARD.
A Silver Tankard, value 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes
of 2 sovs each, for hunters that have been regularly
hunted with the 0. B. 11., Craven, or South Oxfordshire
Hounds; list 71b each; h'tlf breds allowed '7lb; win-
ners of 30 sovs 71b, 50 1-11 b extra; maidens allowed 4lb ;
gentlemen riders only ; two miler.

No race.
STAND PLATE.
The Stand Plate of 50 sous (Handicap); winners of any
handicap after the weights are dezlared 71b extra ;
straight run is (about half a mile).

Zisca
Miss Francis ...
Lady Clinton
Fifteen ran.
ABINGDON STAKES.
The Abingdon Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added,
for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; untrieds
allowed 31b; winners of a stake of 200 sous value 31b, of
two or more such stakes 51b extra ; the socond to receive
25 soya out of the stakes; T.Y.0.; (three quarters of a
mile) ; 20 subs.
Young Fenton . • l.
Arlington
Athelstane
Four ran.

HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.
A Handicap of 3 BOYS each, with 30 added, for all ages ;
the winner to be sold for 40 sous; winners of any han-
dicap after the declaration of the weights 71b extra.
About three-quarters of a mile.
Harrogate
Turnover
Queen of Darkness
Nine ran.
NURSERY PLATE.
The Nursery Plate of 50 sous (Handicap); the winner of
the Maiden Two Year Old Stakes 71b extra, an I the
winner of any race after Aug. 26, (at noon) 51b extra.
About three-quarters of a mile.
Avoncroft
Esher ...............
Mathilde
8
Six ran.
SCURRY STAKES.
Tho Scurry Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added ; two yr
olds ast 71b, three Bst, four Bst 101 b, live and upwards
Bst 121 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner
to be sold for 50 soya ; maiden two year olds allowed
51b, three and upwards 10th. Straight run (about half
a mile).
Slander
Festival
Queen of Darkness

3
Six ran.
CULIIAM STAKES. •
The Culltam Stakes (handicap) of 10 soya each, h ft, and
only 2 if declared, with 5) added (if three start); the
second to save his stake ; wiuiers of any handicap of
100 soya value after August 19 (at ten a.m.) 71b, any
other winner 31b extra. One mile. 17 subs, 7of whom
declared.
Moonbeam 1
Muezzin 2
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
ST. LEGER.
4to 1 agst Formosa (taken)
sto 1 agst The Earl (offered)
5 to 1 agst Viscount (taken)
7to 1 agst King Alfred (taken)
15 to 1 agst See Saw (tiken)
20 to 1 agst Mercury (taken)
20 to 1 agst Typhosus (taken)
6 to 4 agst The Earl starting (offered)

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY.
GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.
4to 1 agst Tabouret (offered)
to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken)
10 to 1 agst Cap-a-Pie (taken and r, anted)
100 to 7 agst Paul Jones (offered)
100 to 6 agst Thalia (taken)
ST LEGER.

100 to 30 agst Formosa (offered-7 to 2 taken and
wanted)
9to 2 agst Viscount (offered —take sto 1)
6to 1 agst King Alfred (taken freely)
7to 1 agst The Earl (taken and offered)
100 to 8 agbt Typhoeus (off-100 to 7 taken)
100 to 6 agst See Saw (taken)
100 to 5 agst Mercury (take 100 to 4)
1060 to 25 agst St. Ronan (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Birdseekor (taken)
CESAREWITCII.
1000 to 60 agst Eastley (take 20 to 1)
20 to 1 agst Suffolk (taken)
25 to 1 agst Ruric (taken)
25 to 1 agst Blueskin (taken)
28 to 1 agst Friponnier (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Our Mary Ann (take 40 to 1)
1000 to 30 agst King Victor (offered)
40 to 1 agst Paul Jones (offered)
1000 to 20 agst Ilium (taken)
500 to 10 agst Moleskin (taken)
500 to 10 agst Warrington (taken)
500 to 10 agst Sec Saw (taken)
500 to 10 agst Stradbroke (offered)
1000 to 15 agst Restitution (off.-1000 to 10 taken)
1000 to 8 agst Achievement (offered)
1000 to 8 agst Taraban (taken)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
1000 to 40 agst Eastley (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Lady Elizabeth (taken)
1000 to 8 agst Achievement (taken)

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868.
SEPTEMBER.

Doncaster September... 8 I Manchester
Brecon
Richmond
Hampton Autumn l5 I Edinburgh
Kelso 1,5 West Drayton 29
Hendon .. 17 Royal Caledonian Hunt
Monmouth .....
.17 and Western M
OOTOBER.

Bedford 1 Sudbury and Ealing ... 15
I Bromley Autumn
Newmarket 'ld October 5 Harrow .. 27
Lanark .., B, Worcester Autumn 2t
Chelmsford Autumn ... 13 Lincoln Autumn 2l
I
Cheltenham l3

NOVE3IBER.
Livorpool 3 Leamington l7
I
Shrewsbury 9

STEEPLE CII ASES.
OCTOBER.

Bromley 1 1 Ealing

DECEMBER.
St. Albans
Kingsbury 8 I

LuNDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, SEPT. 2.
Notice is hereby given that the State apartments of
Windsor Castle will be closed on and after Saturday next,
the sth September, until further orders.
WHITEIIALL, SErx. 2.
Tho Queen has been pleased to appoint John R. Quain,
Esq., one of her Majesty's Counsel, to be Her Majesty's
Attorney-General of the county palatine of Durham, va-
cant by the death of Stephen Temple, Esq.
The Queen has also been pleased to nominate and ap-
point the Reverend William Henry Thompson to the
perpetual curacy of the church of Exmoor, in the counties
of Somerset and Devon, void by the cession of the Rev.
Morton Drummond.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening.

Amsterdam Short ... 11 19 11 191
Do
12 1
... 12 1

Rotterdam
Autwerp — ... 23 4O ... 25 45
Brussels
Hamburgh — ... 13 101 ... 13 11
Paris
Ditto
Mraseilles
Frankfort-on-the-Main ... 120! ... 120!
Vienna — ... 11 6i ... 11 721
Trieste — ... 11 65 ... 11 72i
Petersburg

Copenhagen
Berliu
Madrid..

9 19 ... 9 21
6 271 6 271
471 ...

Cadiz
Logliorn
Milan

... 48,
▪ 27 65 27 75
• 27 65 27 7i.-

Genoa —

... 27 65 ..: '27 7.i

i.;;tlenno 27 63 27 75

Foreign Mali i'aciiet

MAILS DUE.

Australis. and New Zealand, via Southampton Sept. 12.
Ditto, via Muse!lloa Sept. 7.
Ditto, via Panama ........ ........ ...Sept. 22.
Bruit, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Sept. 3
Ditto, by French packet
Cape Verde, by Brazil paotet Sept. 3.
Ospe or (}cod Nopu, Ascension. and St. fictions ....S ept. 13