The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-17 00:00:00

SPORTIIiG IXTZLLIGSNOE—Thia D

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—TaIs DAY.
CAMBRIDGESUIRE.
3to 1 agst Cecil (taken)
9to 1 agst Wolsey (taken freely)
10 to 1 agst Restitution (offered, take 12 to 1)
14 to 1 agEt Lady Coventry (taken)
20 to 1 agst Morteiuer (taken)
'2O to 1 agst Snowdrop (taken)
22 to 1 agst Warrington (taken)
22 to 1 agst Blue Gown (offered)
25 to 1 agst Kingsland (offered)
30 to 1 agst Lady Raglan (taken)
100 to 3 agst Monarch of the Glen (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Achea (offered)
1000 to 30 agst See Saw (offered)
40 to 1 agst Buanerges (taken--after 50 to 1 laid)
.50 to 1 agst ICettleholder (offered)
50 to 1 agst Michael de Basco(offered)
50 to 1 egst Vauban (offere,i)
1000 to 7 agst Fidelia (offend)
DERBY.
750 to 100 agst Pero Gomez (taken)

LINCOLN AUTUMN MEETING.
THURSDAY, Oct. 29.
The Lincoln Autumn Han dcap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and
only 5 if declared by noon on Oet. 13, with 100 sovs
added; winners after Oct. 6,51 b; of two of that value,
or 100 soya, 81b, or 200 sovs 121 b extra ; the second in
any handicap of 500 sovs 51b extra ; • the second to save
his stake. 1 mile. 36 subs.
Age st lb
Kt. of the Garter ... 4 9 0
Van A mburgh 4 8 5
Three ler Cent. ... 5 7 11
Orion ... 3 7 9
Fair Wind 4 7 9
Lady Coventry 3 7 4
Christmas Carol ... 6 7 2
The Spy ... 3 6 13
Nine Elms... .. 4 6 13

Age st lb
IWild Briar... ..5 6
Citron ... 3 6 3
Russian Bear ... 3 6 0
Miss Gratwicke 3 5 10
Choral ... 3 5 10
c by Eing Tom—

Princess
Ottoman
Adamant ,

...3 510
...3 5 7
-.3 5 7

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1869.
FEBRUARY.

Nottingham Spring 23 1 Derby Spring

MARCH.

Liverpool Spring 2 I Northampton
Shrewsbury Spring-

APRIL.

Newmarket Craven l2 I Newmarket First Spring 26

MAY.

Chester
Bath

Epsom Summer ,... 25

Ascot • • 8
Liverpool Summer
Windsor l5

Hampton
Bibury Club
Stockbridge
'LY.

Newmarket July 6
Nottingham
Huntingdon ' 2O
AUG

Southampton 22
Goodwood 27

Brighton
3
Brighton Club
Egnam

UST.
IWindsor August
Derby Summer 3l

SEPTEMBER.
Doncaster
OCTOBER.
5 Newmarket Second Oct. 11.
7 I Newmarket Houghton... 25

Bedford
Leicester

LONDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING•

ADMIRALTY, Oar. 13.

George Alexander Maxim land, Esq., has been this day
promoted to the rank of staff Commander in her Ilajekty's
Fleet.

WEIITEITALL, OCT. 14.
The Queen has been pleasel to grant the place of one
of the Lords of Session iu Scotland to Qeorge Dundas,
Esq., Advocate, in the room. of John Marshall, Esq., re-
signed.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 15.
William Bruce Poi ter Thompson Esq., has been pro-
moted to the rank of Navigating Lieutenant in her Ma-
jesty's Fleet.

Thomas Somerville, Esq., has been promoted to the rank
of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets on
the retired list.

Dr. James Lilburno has been promoted to the rank of
Staff Surgeon in her Majesty's Flea.

Foreign Mail Packet Lis;.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton..... Nov . 7.
Ditto, via .1' arseilles
Ditto, via ri.:•-9•1114 ......... • • • • • • • • ........ 25.
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Nov. 4.
Ditto, by French paoket
Cape Verde. by Brazil pieta , . Nov. 4.
Cape of Goo./ ave. A.saension. and St. lielena....oat.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.. Oct. 9.
Liibraltar, Via Southampton
italta.via Southampton ...... Oat. 17
unto, via Marseti.ee
Italia, Egypt, St a. ..

Ditto, Marseilles..
Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal. via
Scnthansaton
Ditto. Marseilles t) .t. 13
Newfoundland...... ........... Oct 21
Portugal
United States, c. anads, C ►ittorni t, &c., by British
packet . Oct 17
Ditto, by Canadian packet . ........ oat. if
Ditto, by L nited States packet
Ditto ditty (Baltimore)
Weft Indies and Paoitio (except Mexico and Baha-
mas) Oct 13.
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffa. 0(3%17.

Falkland Iglanda Nor 4

(Juba and Alexia()
Bthaaaas, via New York
Bermuda, via llalifaac ...

FRESH ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS.—We
read in the Penegolo of the 9th October : —According to
the present appearance of Mount Vesuvius there is every
prospect that this year, like the last, we shall have the im-
posing sight of a new eruption. Within a few days the
detonations from the mountain have continued with in-
creasing frequency, accompanied by violent discharges of
lava and burning stones. Last night, after a slight undu-
lation of the soil, the cone formed by the late eruption
opened from the summit to the base and ejected a large
quantity of lava in the direction of north and west, closely
following the path traced for the convenience of visitors
to the mountain. The current of lava reached last night
the place called Altio del Cavallo, and continues its on-
ward movement, accompanied by a fall of minute black
sand or ashes. There are symptoms of increasing
activity in the instruments used at the Observatory, where
the celebrated Professor Palmieri, with his indefatigable
zeal for science, has established himself permanently in
order to complete the series of observations elaborated
during the long period of the last eruption.
The Naples Observer, Oct. 10, says :—On Mon-
day evening last we first noticed a change in the aspect
of Vesuvius; from the mountain of Oastellammare we
distinguished an occasional red glare over the mouth of
the crater. On Tuesday at daybreak all signs of ac-
tivity appeared to have ceased, a very faint column of
thin white smoke being all that was noticeable. On Tues-
day evening, however, the labouring of the mountain was
plainly perceptible, each outburst giving forth a jet of
flame, and on Wednesday a column of smoke somewhat
more dense inclined us to believe that an eruption was
not an impossibility. In the evening our conjectures
were verified, for at dusk a magnificent stream of
lava was seen flowing down in the direction of the
Atrio del cavallo, whilst from the crater jets of fire
might be seen issuing at very short intervals, and the
detonations could be distinctly heard in Naples. The
same paper says the cultivation of rice is being introduced
into the province of Capitanata, and we understand a.
large property in the neighbourhood of Foggia has lately
beenTpurchased for that purpose by a company formed
in North Italy.
FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION OF NITRO-GLYCERINE.--
URBANA, Onio, Sept. 30.—Yesterday morning our citizens
were startled by a sharp report, as of an explosion of can-
non, which appeared to be right in our midst, shaking
and swaying the buildings and breaking the window
glass. In an instant every one was astir to see, if pos-
sible, the cause of the tremendous report. They
ran to the railroad yards, supposing it to be an engine.
Finding nothing in this city, they came to the conclusion
it must have been the explosion of the Atlantic and Great
Western train, No. 6, which bad only been gone some fif-
teen minutes. Hundreds took the track, and went some
seven miles east, when the flames of burning cars met their
eyes. It was ascertained that the car next to the engine
had explodes with a terrific report, completely demolishing
the engine and four cars, setting fire to the train, and soon con-
, sinned nearly the whole of it. Ten cars were burned to
ashes loaded with flour and pork. The next car to the
engine which exploded was loaded with pork, and the
supposition is that nitro-glycerine was in some way
smuggled into it, which caused the explosion, and the
serious injury of the engineer, Harry Whipple. The
report was tremendous ; had the whole train been loaded
with powder, it could not have been so loud. An iron rail
was thrown 300 yards from the track, and bent doubleby the
force. A house a quarter of a mile from the wreck was
almost demolished, and the vibration csine with such
force that timbers flew in every direction, and telegraph
wires were thrown down for about 600 yards. A gentle-
man from Marysville says the shock received there seemed
as if within a few feet of them. It was also heard five
miles beyond Marysville, thirty miles from the wreck.
No one but the engineer was seriously hurt. The fire-
man was slightly hurt, and was blown over into a field.
The old silver coinage of the Bourbons and the
Orleans, of Napoleon 1., and of the Bepubli c' werectoeben?,
longer a legal tender in France after the Ist of
but will continue to be received in payment at the public
offices for some time longer.
that it is the intention to revise, thieanext,
Cconinfegdeal-ation and
A telegram from °Berlin, dated
existing
14,
_tsntit.ste2-
rangements between the North.Gern
English
Post-
Great Britain. A representative ofthe
stsle.ydninegoomeeiabteigoinnsn. beginning of next month to
o enterffi e e
intoi is
the expectednecessary
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In the Boston International Cricket Match the
"All-England Eleven" won after sharp play all round,
scoring iu their first innings, and 71 in their second.
The linerican Twenty-two scored 39 in their first
innings, ned 37 in their second.
The Barre iloud, Massachusetts, occasioned severe
10,8. The damage to the town in b. id Jes an,l highways
being calculate at $25,000. Among the mills carried away
were those of Henry Wilkina, Dexter Denni=, Luke L.
Knight, E. L. Pine., and Nelson Loring, and in most
cases no vestige was left to show where the building had
stood. None of the property was insured against this
class of accidents, and some of the sufferers aro completely
ruined. No lives were lost.

An American has taken out a patent in France
for a btyle of priuting which may be read in absolute dark-
ness. We suppose he intends it for the blind.