The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-05 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

Handicap Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; the
second to receive 10 sovs out of the stakes. Seven
furlongs. (9 subs.)
Mr. E. Buckley's Fairfield, by Annandale, 3yrs, Est 12Ib
(Thorpe) 1
Mr. J. Osborne's Cherry Brandy, 3 yrs, Est 61b
(Bearpark) 2
Lord Chesterfield's Ida, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Fordham) 3
Hothorpe, Wild Deer, and Johnny Taft also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Hothorpe, 3to 1 agst Ida, sto
1 each agst Cherry Brandy and Fairfield. Won by a
length ; same distance between second and third ; bad
fourth.

The Eaton Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, with 30 added ;
3-yr-olds, 7st 31b ; four, Bst 121 b ; fillies and geldings
allowed 4lb • and maidens at the time of naming, 31b.
Extra weight for certain winners. Grosvenor Course.
(7 subs.)
Duke of Bedford's Alcyone, by Robert de Gorham,
3 yrs, 6st 131 b (J. Steggles) 1
Mr. !Ihornton's Roving Betsy, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (T. Cliff) 3
Mr. E. R. Clark's Beau Morris, 3 yrs, 7st ...(Wells) 3
Bd!tting—Even on Alcyone, 7 to 4 agst Roving Betsy,
3to 71 agst Beau Morris. Won very easily by a length.
Six Lengths between the second and third.

The Cheshire Stakes of 15 sous each, 10 ft, and only 5
if declared, with 60 added. Extra weight for certain
winners. The second to save his stake. Castle Pole,

on ,ce round and in (1 mile 3 furlongs). (25 subs., 7of

whom pay 5 sous each.)
Lord Chesterfield's Typee, by Touchstone, 5 yrF, Bst
3110 (including 51b extra) (Flatman) 1
Mr. E. Parr's Venison, 3 yrs, sst 41b (Fordham) 2
Lord: Anglesey's The Nabob, 6 yrs, Bst 81b...(A. Day) 3
Orinoco and Bright Phoebus also ran.
B to 4 agst Typee, 5 to 2 agst Nabob, 5 to
lag st Venison. A fine close race in with four ended in
favour of Typee by a head ; half a length between the
seco,o d and third • and a head only between third and
fourtih. Bright Phoebus was a long way astern.

The Wirral Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 30 added ;
2•y r-olds, colts, Est 121 b ; fillies, Est 81b ; 3-yr-olds,
colts, 9st 21b ; fillies, Bst 121 b. Certain winners extra.

Half a mile. (10 subs.)
Mr. 13. Parr's Stork, by Sir Isaac or Gabbler, 2 yrs,
7s t 31b (including Mb extra) (Quinton) 1
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Sugarcane, 2 yrs, 6st 81b (Fordham) 2
Mr. 3. Osborne's Alfred, 2 yrs, 7st lib (including 31b
ex Vra) (Ashmall) 3
estcraft and The Lune also ran.

Betting-5 to 4on Sugarcane, sto 2 agst Stork.
Won by a neck. Three lengths between second and
third..

The Grani Stand Cup of 200 sovs, added to a Handicap
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. Second to receive 50
so vs out of the stakes. Certain penalties. Once
round and a distance. (37 subs.)
Lori Wilton's Punrcestone, by Cotherstone, 4 yrs,
75 t 71b (including 71b extra) (Ash mall) 1
Mr. AI Hill's Ireland's Eye, 5 yrs, let 101 b ...(Well,) 2
Mr. J. B. Morris's Gamekeeper, 4 yrs, Est 8!b
(J. Steggles) 3
Mr. ;f. Osborne's Lord Alfred, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Bearpark) 4
C 4itastrophe, Fanny Fern, and Master Slender also
ran.

B tting-7 to 4 agst Gamekeeper, sto 2 agst Pum ice-
ston g), 5 to 1 apt Lord Alfred, 7 to 1 agst Ireland's Eye,
10 I ,i) 1 agst Catastrophe. A very fine race in with the
first two ended in favour of Pumicestone by a neck.
Twi lengths between the second and third, and a length
bet v een the third and fourth.

S carcely had Master Slender passed the chair when
Clihr s stirrup-strap broke, and he fell, very narrowly
esem ,ing serious Injury. The poor fellow had scarcely
recc n .eyed from the effect of his severe fall on Tuesday.
The, Ladies' Purse, value 501., for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
It )tionod selling weights, &c. Once round and a d

t: voce.
Lor it Chesterfield's Jenny Wren, by Robert de Gor-
h cm, 4 yrs (50/.), 7st 131 b (Flatman) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Challow Boy, 3 yrs (1001.), 7st llb
(Clement) 2
Mr. Samwell's Usurer, 3 yrs (501.), 6st 101 b (Quinton) 3
Mr. Wood's Falcon, 4 yrs (501.), 7st 131 b ...(Kendall) 4
P;( tting-7 to 4 agst Jenny Wren, 5 to 2 agst Falcon,
6to 1 agst any other. The winner was afterwards Bold
by :a. uction for 80 guineas.
Tri, 51 inial Produce Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, with 30

ar3 .ded ; colts, Bst Slb ; fillies, Bst 51b. Certain allow
e a aces. Castle Pole, once round and in. (7 subs.)
Mr . J. Osborne's Lady Tatton, by Sir Tatton Sykes,
13Ib (Wells) walked over.
3:21 1854 Lord Alfred walked over.

C he weather was bright and sunny, but still very cold,
and, occasionally slight scatterings of snow indicated
thEit winter still "lingered in the lap of spring."

'T he sport, though limited to Compa;atiliely small
fie Id .s, was for the most part interesting, and the meet-
ing was brought to the ending post with an amount of
su cc:ess which augurs well for the future.

ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM-
MITTEE.

'The committee re•assembled yesterday morning at the
u octal hour.

Sir Thomas Hastings was again recalled, and, in ex-
ai aination by Lord Seymour, _ produced a number of

of ficial docuinents referred to in his evidence of yester-
d: ►y. Amongst other matters, he stated that the first
re quisition sent to him for winter clothing was in July,
1E '154 ; and was for 150,000 woollen socks, 90,000
fla n nel drawers, and 50,000 woollen drawers. A supply
of Quartermaster-Generals stores were applied for in
MI such. If any deficiency existed in the latter it was
the fault of the Quartermaster-General for not ordering
ap r oper quantity. He denied that any of the bedsteads
sen t out were incomplete or deficient of legs, &c. He
did t lot believe that the boots and shoes were too small,
becal use they were made on long-established specifica-
' tons , and he did not think the size of them could have
vnrie d. The boots and shoes hitherto, had been found
to ar :sorer for size in all climates and under all circum-
str int 3es.

B• f the Chairman—Considerable difficulty was found
of staining steamers to convey out the stores, and they
or, 3 accordingly delayed for some time.
1 he Chairman—According to your account, then, no
re .on was to blame ?
S it T. Hastings replied that he bad fairly given his
di lion that the delay arose from the great difficulty of
o viding steamers.
I 4ord Seymour said the committee had been informed
T Captain Tallon, who embarked a quantity of tools in
,s vessel at Constantinople, that he was told to con-
ey them to Yarns, but that neither the Quartermaster-
k nor the Commissariat would take them ; and
aquired whether that went to show that there was a
luarterrnaster as well as a Quartermaster-General there?
Sir T. Hastings replied that that was the case. A quan-
ity of Canada boots and socks were sent out. The
ommittee, by comparing some of the boots at present
it the Tower, would find that the boots sent out were
idapted for all sizes of feet.
By General Peel—Their clothing bad been supplied
eadependent of the Ordnance by purchases made under
the direction of the Secretary for War and the Secretary
►t War, the result of which was that they were bidding
sgainst themselves in the same market. With respect
xi fur caps, they were in treaty with a person to pur-
chase them at fis. 10d. each, and, in the interim, the Sec-
retary for War madesan arrangement to purchase them
at 6s. Bd. The parties in question heard that the Go-
vernment hai raised the price in the market, and they
were unable to make the purchases at the original
price agreed upon. When witness was required
to provide a supply of winter clothing, he was
not informed that the army would winter in the Crimea.
He was not able to say on what department the duty
of providing such articles, if they were required, would
fall.

By Lord Seymour—He had made an application to
provide rifles in November, but it was not carried into
effect until February.
Lord Seymour reminded the witness that the Duke
of Newcastle had stated that be would have ordered a
large quantity of rifles to be obtained from Liege, but
that it was contrary to the opinion of the Board of
Ordnance.
Sir T. Hastings denied that it was against the opi9iont
of the Board of Ordnance, but that it was sim PjYdatraltnsit
his own opinion. He objected on the grounthe
gun
would tend materially to affect ilnot destr_ocys
of
31r.
trade of this country, and that the gimfrinumak r
the trade.
mingham would withdraw their capital
had '
' teresting character, and reference
was of a very unin
The evidence principally, throughout the morning
the
Ordnance department.
to technical details of routine management under
In further allusion to the purchase of guns from this
country in preference to the continent,
Sir Thomas Hastings went on to say that in case of an
invasion taking place being shut up in London without
The Duke
a supply front Birmingham they could not arm the
standion this subject,
popu-
lation. If there should ever be an invasion, as Birming
ham was located in the centre of the kingdom, , it would
of arms would
furnish arms in any quantity.
jounrehitshreemeeamrkminegretehantf2oß, OirOrno
i
listened most attentively to all he said 15 Newcastle
had shouldov.
exceedingly that it should appnegairatnbLat he had
number of muskets, but he
regret arl and
d ui
rp)
oa
tf it that
was
his
impression that such a
po.sehdedthtee oexbtpalaininintgh
op would quite destroy the a gun trade of Birmingham.
step
They had not received
By teaching the manufacturerssingle musket from Belgium.
_ there how to make a new
speciesnht
beef
turnedarm s
gerardstt
thaey.could be sold to other countries and
muskets were ordered
hadß ybeen
General
delivered.Peel—He Birmingham, of which 83,991
ourselves at any time. 162.000
made by the cont e had not heard of any complaints
taining patterns forractors as to delay occasioned in ob-
the arms required.
In reply
to Mr. Layard1 he went onto

an offer was made from Cologne to supply-iirm‘
it was not accepted. A good deal of buss,
connection with the Ordnance, was transacted by the
order of Mr. Monsell, the Clerk of the Ordnance. The
board was not mace acquainted with the change which
was effected in that department, except through the
medium of the public journals. Ile was of opinion that
the system in which business had previously been done
should be continued. The business of the War Depart-
ment latterly had been condlcted in a very indefinite
way, but he could not say whether verbally or in
writing.
The witness proceeded afterwards to state that the
authority of the board had been used without that au-
thority being expressly delegated ; and mentioned one
instance in particular, which occurred in connection
with the new laboratory at Woolwich, into the details
of which he entered at some length.
In examination by Mr. Layard, a qnestian arose as
to the names of two officers whom the witness stated
had misconducted themselves at Woolwich a short time
ago, and which he observed had militated against the
efficient discharge of the public service. He said the
officers stood in the relation of principal and assistant,
and he had wished the Lieutenant-General to inquire
into the matter, but that he observed a strong inclina-
tion to put the thing aside. He, however, entertained a
strong feeling upon the point ; for, with such anta-
gonism between the two officers, it was impossible
things could go right ; whilst, if it were passed over
without inquiry officially, it might, when it became
known, bring discredit and disgrace upon the public
service. He accordingly urged inquiry, but was after-
wards informed that the Minister for War had taken
the matter into his own hands. The witness, when
w Witness—lno sn the
n re-admission
s w
asked, declined to mention the names of these officers,
whereupon the room was cleared.
Mr. Layard inquired of Sir Thomas Hastings, in
have alluded to ?
poofin thetm
Lenitesutoefnatnhte-Goeffinceernal yon
the Master-General.
Mr. Layard—Has the Master-General
dismiss officers who misconduct full power to
themselves ?
icnosntanneccetio.7nn
Wwhitilachthtehbeoalardi,.
have Witness—EntirelyI‘r
y. ou ever
nisvvteritnfoerssnsir
eivnetrerufenrteidl
tihnespurcehsecansteis:
stance. I never
kiew the Minister for War interfere in any Way with
the administration of the Ordnance board.
eteheethhenadopsf the public,
Mr. Layard—lf any detriment to the public service
should ensue from the misconduct of any officers, the
board, I presume, would be responsible I
Witness—Yes.

Mr. Layard—Not the Minister for War ?
Witness—By no means.
The committee adjourned shortly before 4 o'clock
until Monday.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.

The Lord Chancellor sat in the Old Hall, Lincoln's-
inn, to-day. His lordship was occupied the whole morn
ing with the petition in re Hyams and Martin's Patent,
the question in which related to a patent for the manu-
facture of goloshes from gutta percha.
(Before the Lord Justices of Appeal.)

The part-heard appeal of Sturge v. the Eastern -Union
Railway Company occupied the Court the whole day.

ROLLS COURT.
FORSHAW V. HIGGINSON-JUDGMENT.

His Honour gave judgment this morning in this Case,
which came before the Court upon a bill filed by a trustee
seeking to be discharged from his trust. Upon the
hearing his Honour intimated his opinion that the plain-
tiff, under the circumstances, should be relieved from his
trust, but reserved the question of costs. Upon that
print the Court now gave judgment, ordering the trustee
to be relieved from his trust, and directing the costs to
be cast in the cause.

m fa:ET W.S-f TITIS DAY.)

COVENT• GARDEN.

Potatoes have become clearer, with an improved demand.
Other vs inege a sluggishtablesar state.eseling at late rates. The sale for
fruit
FUt
oRosI rp
er doz. ,
ozn; apples,hot-h
o nse English,
grapes, es to
lOs
01
d2stpoer lb
20s
Od;
apricots,
ppreirc ol
bt 8 ;
Os
foroign ditto, 10d to is 8d ; melons, Os 01 to Os each
peaches, Os Od to Os; nectarines, Os Od to Os per dozen;
apples, 43 6d to 12s Od per bushel ' • pears, Os Od to
Os Od per half sieve ; Orleans plums and green gages Os to
Os Od per punnet ' • ditto, Os to Os Od, and common plums,
3s 0 t to Os Od per half sieve ; cherries, Od to Os per pound ;
lemons, Od to is Gd per doz.; oranges, 5s to 10s per 100; fil-
berts, 95s per 100 lbs ; cobnuts, 180 s to Os ; almonds,
Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, Od to Ocl per 100 ; figs, is Od
to 2s Gd per lb. ; strawberries, is to 2s per OZ.
VEGETABLES.—Savoy cabbages, 9d to is 3d per dozen;
red ditto, 2s to 3s Od per dozen ; French beans, is
to 2s Od per 100 ; brocoli, 10d to 2s 3d per bundle ;
potatoes, 90s to 155 s per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od each •
peas, Os Odto Os Od per bush.; broad beans, 9dto is per half
sieve ; turnips, 3d to Gd per bunch • carrots, 6cl to 8d per
''
bunch • cucumbers, is Od to 2s od each • garlic, 6d to
Os Sd per pound ; spinach, 2s Od to 3s Od per sieve ;
onions, 6s Od to lOs Od per bush. ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s
per doz. • leeks, 2tl to 4d per bunch ; shallots, 4d to ;
horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; parsley, 3d
to 4d per bunch ; celery, Os 10d to is 9d per
bunch ; endive, is 3d to is 9d per score ; beet, is 3d to 2s
per doz. ; parsnips, Os 6d to is Od per dozen ' • small
salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is Od to is 3d per
pottle ; artichokes, 4s to 6s per doz. ; cabbage /ettiaces, 2s
Od to Os per half sieve ; sorrel, Gd to is per half sieve;
indiehee 9d to is per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s Od to 4s
Oct per half sieve ; chillies, is to Is 6d per 100; Brussels
sprouts, is Od to 2s Od per half sieve; capsicums, is to 2s
per 100.; rhubarb, 4d to is 6d per undle ; sea trail, Os
9d to Is 6d per punnet ; asparagus, 40 to lOs per 100;
radishes, Gd to 10d per dozen hands.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

Turkeys, 4s -0(1 to 7s Od; Goslings 6sTkrio7. 6d each;
Ducklings, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; tame Rabbits, Os Od to Os Od;
wild Po., is to is 6d. each ; Pigeons, 6s to 8s per don ;
large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; middling, 2s Od to
3s Od ; Chickens, is 9d to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3s 6d
to 4s 6d ; Hares 2s Oct to 3s 6d ; Grouse, Os Od to Os Od each ;
Partridges, Os Od to Os Od ; Pheasants, Os Oct to Os Od;
Leveretr., 2s Od to 2s 6d ; Roasting Pigs, 4s Oct to 7s Od ;
Guinea Fowls, 2s 9d to 3s Gd each. Ostend fresh butter, 11s
6d to 12s 6d, and English Ils Gd to 15s Od per dozen lbs.
English Eggs, 8s Od to Os Od ; French ditto, 5s 6d to 7s Od
per 120.

NEWPORT.
Beef from 3s 2d to 4s 9d; mutton, 3s 6d to als 4d ;
lamb, 5s 8d to 63 4d ; veal, 4s Od to Is 10d ; pork, 3s 4d
to 4s 4d per 81bs.