... I I By TOUCHSTONE. The Turf Official Gazette for Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Six having at length been published by the authorities of Burlington- street, whose sacrifice of public anxiety to the baneful system of Routine has been justly censured, we are enabled to congratulate our readers on the success of our auguries respecting the season whicls looms in the future. Seldom has it dawned ...

... INTELLICENCE EXTRA. LIVERPOOL SPRING XEETING.-Feb. 26. TUESDAY.-Entries for the LrvHRPOorL SeacRnZCare (handicap); one mile and a half. (30 eubs.) Little Davie, aged St. Clare, 5 yea Mary, 4 yrs Prince of Orange, 3 yees Von Brake], 3 yes Shelab, 3 yrs Pollux, S yes ICOeSey, 4 yrs Hoddam, d yne Staffordshire Nan, 3yra Eulogiet, 6 yes IBaroness, 3 yre lady Florence, 3 yre Gamekeeper, 5 yes IBold ...

... INTELLICENCE EXTRA. I !TEWMILUXET CRiAVEN MNEETING-April 1.4. THUIRSDAY.-Weights for the NEWMtARKET ?? of 25 soya each, 10 It, and only 5 if declared on or before the last Tuesday in January, with 200 Save added (50 from the Towni Race. fund and 150 by the Jockey club); for three year olds and upwards; the owner of the second horsee to receive 100 Sove out of the stakes; the winner of the ...

... I I TATTERSALL'S MONDAY.-A fresh impetus has been given to specu lation by the Publication of the principal Spring Handicaps. The attend- ance at the corner to-day was very numerous; but the chief interest was centred in commentary upon the Rucgeley poisoning case. Captain Hatton, the director of the Staffordshire Constabulary Police Force, entered the room in the course of the afternoon, ...

... Despite the curbing influences of a protracted war upon the cele- brations of our national pastime, and the illegitimate transactions of many calbitues of the Turf during the present twelve months, it is not a little surprising to notice that the character of the sport is of a more healthy and interesting condition than we augured might be perceived upon the publication of the Spring ...

... . H1UNTING APPOINTMENTS. STAG HOUNlDS. Her Majesty's-Tuesday, Stag and Hounds, Binfield; Friday, Hayes- at eleven. Petre's, the Xon. F.-Tuesday, Waples IMill; Friday, Moreton; at half. past eleven. Atherstone-Monmlay, Barton-in-the-Beans; Wednesday, Scorgloa Friday, Newnham; Saturday, Caldecote iHall; at cleven. Blackmoor Vale-Monday, Waldegrove Arms, Chewton; Saturdat, Yarnfield Gate; at half ...

... STEEPLE CHASINC. * STEEPLE CHASES TO COME ,JAN. 30.~-Cheltenbam Amateur (two)-A Steeple Chase, with added, and a Steeple Chase, with a Purse added cloea 01 FEn, 5.-Bristol (three)-The Bristol Grand Open Stee~iledCat Filten Handicap Steeple Chaee closed, and th G0n Ohm5 c mfilitary end Hunt Steeple Chase to lose the Grandn b6, the race. r 5.-Bath (two)-The Bath and Somerset, and[Hunters' Freinf ...

... LIST OF JOCOKEYS IN FRANCE. Names. Abdalo J. * Abray G. Ashmnan If. Bailey J. Bains J. Barnes S. Barthelemuy Bartholomew J. Bloomfield H. Boldriok J. Boldrick W. Bray C. * Bunn W. Cailletiz Z. 1' Cassidy J. Chifney Comery3 Cunnington G. Cutler H. jan. Dean J. Desmaisons Mathurin * Edwards C. Edwards D. Ellam D. Elsdon G. Elsley G. Flatmnan E. * Hardy E. Hardy W. Hurst H. * Jackson H. Johnson W ...

... MANCHESTER STEEPLE CHASES. Tuesday, January 1, 1856. Stewards: P. S. Canmbell, Esq., and J. Oliver, Esq. Judge: Mir. John Swindells, jun. Starter: Mr. Laibert. SteepleChesee are certainly on the wane here if the absence of the betting men be any criterion of their declension. Although New Year's Day, which is a very general holiday in the cotton metropolis, the masses did not patronise the ...

... I TAi TEodSALgSe MODA.Y.-The members of the room, having had time to digest the Chester (Cup imposts commenced an extension of btioness on that eventae may be gathered from our accompanying quo. 20 to 1 could ha d Position remained unalterable, and not an iota above 20to bacold hmave been .obtained. Courtenay found a host of eager friends, who backed him outright for some good money; h ...

... C H E $ S. To Correspondents. p T.-We are in daily expectation of seeing the opening number of the FreC -you will get all the requisite information and instruction for Jsj-r~n~iL in Chess, lucidly given ui Kenny's Chess Manual. beiners are positione, where the Rook wins against the Kt; for les of which, see Rng and Horwit's' Chess Studies. At the request of numerous correspondents, we ...

... STEEPLE CHASES TO COME. JAN. 15.-Cherteey (two)-The Chertsey Handicap Steeple Chase elosed; the Hack Steeple Chase Plate to close the evening before canning. 22 and 23.-oundle (eight)-The Grand Handicap Steeple Chase clesed- the Farmers' and Tradesmen's, the Selling the Fox-hnnters', the Club, and Welter Steeple Chases closed, and two Free Handicap Steeple Chases to close on the even- ior of ...