The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-17 00:00:00

MARCII 17.

Royal Artillery—Captain and Brevet Major Henry Hey-
man, on the Supernumerary List., to be Lieutenant-
Colonel ; Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
Dixon Edward Hoste, C. 8., to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
vice George Shaw, removed to the Supernumerary List;
Second Captain Ernest Courtenay Vaughan to be Cap-
tain, vice'Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Hoste, C.B. ; Lieut.
Edward Vicars Boyle to bo Second Captain, vice Vaug-
han.

Royal Engineers—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel
Charles Fanshawe to be Colonel, vice Ross, deceased;
Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Butler
Peter Nugent Hodges Nugent to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
vice Brevet-Colonel Fanshawe; Second Captain Win.
Adolphus Frankland to be Captain, vice Brevet Lieut.-
Colonel Nugent ; Lieutenant George Herbert Bolland to
be Second Captain, vice Frankland.

A 211AGISTRA7 E'S RESIDENCE ATTACKED
BY FENIA.NS.

CORK, March 17.
Early yesterday morning an armed body of
insurgents attacked the gate house of Old Court,
within five miles of this city, the residence
of Alexander Glasgow, Esq., a magistrate.
They attempted to force the lodge door, demanding
the surrender of arms ; but the keeper stood inside,
ready to fire on the first intruder. Before effecting
an entrance they were alarmed, and fled. There is
great dread of outrages on St. Patrick's night, but
up to this hour none are report;d.

CO URSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening.

Amsterdam Short ... 11 18 ... 11 18i
Ditto
Rotterdam...
Antwerp — ... '25 321 ... 25 37f
Brussels
liamburgh .........
... 13 91 ... 13 10
Paris Short ... 25 12 ... 25 20

Ditto A
q A
3 s. ... 2, 274 ... 25 35
Marseilles...•
Frankfort-on-the-Main ••• ... 25 3J ... 25 35
Vienna ••• ... 1201 ... 12611
Trieste —.... 11 821 ... 11 90
... 11 824 ... 11 90
Petersburg
Berlin — ... 32 ... 421
Madrid ****** ••, ... 6 261 ... 6 271
Cadiz
Leghorn _. ... 431 ... 48f
Milan...
... 28 85 ... 28 95
Genoa _.... 28 85 ... 28 95
Naples
... 28 85 ... 28 95
Palermo — 28 85 ... 28 95
Messina
...
Lisbon
... 511 .... 514
Oporto
... 514 ... 514

HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE (THIS DAY).—His Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales held the second Levee of
the season, on behalf of her Majesty the Queen, at St.
James's Palace to-day. As so short a time has elapsed since
the last Levee, there were not so many presentations as
before, hut still the number was very considerable, including
many of the recently-elected high sheriffs of the various
counties of England and Wales. As this was a Collar day
the knights wore the Collars of the various orders.
ST. PATRICK'S-DAY.—To-day being the Festival
of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, special
services were held in all the Boman Catholic
churches of the metropolis, and in most of them
orations wore delivered in honour of the saint. At the
schools of St. Patrick, Stamford-street, the children were
regaled in the presence of a considerable number of the
Catholic nobility and gentry. This evening the Prince of
Wales will preside at the great annual festival.
We understand from good authority that the ser-
vices of Lord Chelmsford having boon thought deserving
of some public recognition, he was offered the Grand
Cross of the Bath, which he declined, upon the ground
that it was a distinction wholly unsuited to an ex Chan-
cellor.

BRITISII SI'IRITS.—A parliamentary paper has
just been published which shows that the total quantity
of British spirits exported from Ireland to England dur-
ing the year ending 31st December, 1867, amounted to
1,115,766 gallons. Of this quantity the duty had been
paid on 907,393 gallons, amounting to £453,696 10s. ; and
there were in bond 208,373, the duty leviable thereon being
£104,186 10s. The quantity exported from England to
Ireland during the same period was 34,661 gallons, on
3,375 of which duty, amounting to £1,687 10s., had been
actually paid, leaving in bond 31,286 gallons, the duty
leviable on which was £15,643.
MUSICAL trEms.--A union for the promotion of
the use of Plain Song has recently been formed in the
north. It is stated that Mr. IL Neilson, a fine violoncello
player, :from Denmark, is about to visit London. The
general rehearsal of Ambroiso Thomas's opera of
" Hamlet" took place in Paris on Saturday last ; it is said
that a sum of £4,000 has been paid for the musical copy-
right of the work.—Musical Standard.

the courne of exchange at New York on London for bills
at 80 days' sight is about 109; per cent. At this rate there
i 3 no profit on the importation of gold from the United
Staten,

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SPORTING. INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
WARWICK RACES—THIS DAY.
HANDICAP PLATE.
A Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap); winners after March 12
(at ten a.m.) 51b extra; three quarters of a mile.
Sugarstick
Diamond
2
Dunoon
3
Seven ran.
TRIAL STAKES.
Tho Trial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added by the
town of Warwick; three yr olds ist, four Bst 91b, five
fist 21b, six and aged 9st 41b; the winner of the Derby,
Oaks, or St. Leger 101 b extra ; maiden three yr olds at
the time of starting allowed Sib, four 51b, fivo and up-
wards 101 b. The mile course. 5 subs.

Uncas baat Lozenge.
RACING STAKES.

The Racing Stakes of 5 sore each, with 23 added ; two Sr
olds 7st Slb, three 9st ; the winner to be sold for 100
sovs ; if entered for 70 sovs allowed 71b, if for 50 sovs
1-Ilb ; maidens allowed 41b, and fillies and geldings 31b.
Six furlongs.
St. Valentine
Ottoman
Dr. Wilson 3
Five ran.
STAND PLATE.
•

The Stand Handicap of 5 sows each, 2 ft, with 50 added,
winners after March 12 (at ten a.m.) 51b extra ; one
mile. 19 subs
Rampart
Carlos
Tyrone
Four ran.
WILLOUGHBY HANDICAP.

The Willoughby Handicap of 13 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3
only if declared, with 50 added ; winners of any handi-
cap after Jan. 17 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra; gentlemen
riders, jockeys 61b extra; one mile ; 27 subs, 11 of whom
pay 3 sovs each.
Silenus.....
Indigestion 2
Langham 3
Master Willie