The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY.
CHESTER CUP.

33 to 1 agst Ratan—t
40 to 1 agst Portobello—t
40 to 1 agst The Bashaw—t
40 to 1 agst Rowena—t
50 to 1 agst Barricade—t
DE
11 to

50 to 1 agst Velerian—t
50 to 1 agst Pug—t
50 to 1 agst Clumsy—t
8 to 1 agst Hesseltine's lot.

1 agst Alarm—t
6 to 1 agst Idas
8 to 1 agst Kedger
8 to 1 agst Pam—t
Very little done, except 01

Iti3Y.
30 to 1 agst Annandale (Re
beeca colt)
3b to 1 agst Pantasa—t

the Chester Cup.

FLANDERS MAIL.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
ST. PETERSBURGII, DEc. B.—Under the inspection of
the Exchange Commission, consisting of twenty-four
members, persons are now em. ployed in removing the
funds deposited in the vaults of the Bank as security for
the notes of the empire (Retchs credit billete), to convey
them, by the Emperor's order, to the new building
erected in the fortress for that purpose. They amount
in the whole to no less a sum than 70,70U,000 silver
rubles (about 11,000,000/. sterling), partly in bars,
partly in gold and silver coins. 6,000 poods (240,000 lb.)
are removed every day, and this operation will take
twelve or thirteen days. The Emperor orders that this
removal shall be effected under the superintendence of a
number of merchants, that they may be convinced of the
actual existence of these funds, and contribute still
further to confirm the already well-established credit of
the empire.
The shares of the Steam Navigation Company have
risen to-day to 600, because the Company is said to be
on the point of selling all its sea vessels, which cause a
great loss every year, and thus to relieve itself from a
great burden.—Allgemetne Zeitung, Dec. 30.
N.B. No papers ware published at Brussels on Thurs-
day, the printing-offices being closed on the preceding
(New Year's) day.
BELGIAN FUND3.—Bausaste, Dsc. 31.
Actua Debt, 9% per Cent',
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent......, 9S%
Three per
Thirty-seven Millions, ditto
(1541) 193%
lE Loan of City, 'SO.., F2ur Per Cent. 112%
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent —
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 57%
Issue of 1841-- .....

—••• •••. APZI••••• 00000
ac,•••••••••••••••••••••••••••
—Brun Jets PoPer • 1.
AUSTRIAN FUNDII.--Visexa, Dec 27.
Five per Cents. Metalhques. ......
.......
Four per Cents, ......... *NOM ..................N lel
Three per cents...• 00000000 " 00000000000000000000 "" 0000000 " 79%
Bank Shares ".. 00000 NN •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ONO. 160
Loan, 1934. OOOOOO ••••• o ...................... 159
Ditto 11339 .... "•...". .........
000000000000 130
Edinburg ........................................ 57%
RA ILWA,ys.
The Northern, or Ferdinand„ .....
Gloggnitz .............. ....................
Milan. ............. .............
.411geuteine Zeitung, DEC. 28.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO STRATHPIELDSAYE.—We
have it in our power to announce that the precise day is
now positively fixed for the visit of her Majesty and the
Prince Consort to the Duke of Wellington at Strathfield-
saye, Hants. The Queen has been pleased to appoint
Monday, the 20th inst. We understand her Majesty is
likely to remain the guest of the illustrious Duke three
days. The Duke has approved all the arrangements
made at Strathfieldsaye for the reception of his Sove-
reign. His Grace is there with the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Douro and Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley.
SUSPECTED INCENDIARISM.---This morning (Satur-
day), shortly before three o'clock, a fire was discovered
in the stack-yard belonging to Mr. Holland, butcher, of
Lower-road, Islington, bursting from the midst of a rick
of hay, containing about fifty loads, situate in the Globe-
fields, Stoke Newington. Flames were first perceived
issuing from the body of the stack by police-constable
275 N, who, after having given the necessary alarm, re-
ceived assistance from the residents of the neighbour-
hood. The engines from Whitecross-street, Farrjngdon-
street, and the West of England station in the Watorloo-
road were in attendance. After an ineffectual attempt
on the part of the parish engines to extinguish the
flames, the firemen from town succeeded in drawing one'
of the large engines close by the margin of the New
River, but it requited several hours of continued labour
to subdue the conflagration. Fortunately the stack was
detached from any other property, so that the fire was
confined to that alone. It is understood that the pro-
prietor is insured in the Atlas Office. It is feared that
the fire originated through the act of an incendiary.
TRADE or LEEDS.—The circumstance of wool
having maintained its price during the (lull trade of the
last ix weeks, and the prevailing opinion being that it
cannot be lower,
dency upwards, has had the effect of causing more stir
but in all probability will have a ten-
in our cloth halls this week than for some time past.
There has also been pretty extensive orders given out for
thin goods for the India and China markets, which will
employ a portion of the manufacturers for some time to
conic, and prevent their bringing an overstock to the
market. On the whole the prospect is much brighter
than might have been expected a few weeks ago. The
merchants generally being engaged in takin stock and
this bring the season when few buyers visit the
market,.
,
there has consequently been little doing in sales of'
finished goods during the week.—Leeds Mercury.