The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-06 00:00:00

A PRELUDE.

Within the last five days many significant changes
have been made in the betting in the Cesarewitch. Mus-
covite and Boer, on the strength of a reported unfavour-
able trial with Homily, have been driven completely
out of the market, but it is not improbable that one of
them will "come again." Mr. Sykes is in steady de-
mand, albeit the movements of his party are still re-
garded with suspicion. Imogene's running at Chester
has increased the upward tendency of Brother to Grey
Tommy, while the performance of May Boy at Bedford
has strengthened the hopes of Robgilt's partisans, de-
spite the "counteracting effect" of. Saucebox's defeat at
Kelso. Scythian will not, it is supposed, run, and Rob=
gill will therefore have the assistance of Wells. King
Tom and Neville remain "firm" in the market. Not-
withstaning the generally expressed opinion that Crown
Pigeon will be reserved for the Cambridgeshire,
he is not without supporters for the Cesare-
witch in well-informed quarters, and the Newmarket
folk declare that he is intended for the encounter of
Tuesday next. Of the outside division, Black Swan
Vindex, Lady Tatton, and Bolton are most talked
about, whilst the Victoria-street division entertain ear-
nest expectations of Fulbeck. To-morrow I shall be
located at Newmarket, whence I will despatch my
"notes" as usual, and amidst the waifs and strays of
information I may pick up at head-quarters, I may dis-
cover some trustworthy guide to the probable result of
the race.

The " Meetings of the week" require no comment.
I may, however, refer to the remarkable fulfilment of
my prediction relative to the result of the Chester Han-
dicap. On Monday last I wrote as under :

" Calculating upon a start, I shall select Imogene and
the Chicken to fill the foremost places, reserving John►
Osborne's intended' for a cockboat."

Twelve ran, Imogene was first, the Chicken second,
and Mr. John Osborne's Yorkshire Grey was third !
A FRESH MAN.

October 6.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The engines of the Conqueror, 120, at Devonport,
were completed on Thursday, and the ship is now ready
for commission.

The Hamoaze lighter arrived at Plymouth on Wed-
nesday with a party of caulkers, who have been em-
ployed in caulking the Repulse, 90, at Pembroke, which
is ordered to Portsmouth.

Her Majesty's steam-sloop Rosamond, 6, Commander
Crofton, returned to Spithead yesterday from Plymouth,
and is ordered to repair defects and prepare for sea again
without delay.
The steam-vessel Rosamond, having completed coal-
ing in Hamoaze, went into the Sound at Plymouth on
Thursday, and will accompany the Hibernia to Malta.

The Crew of the Havannah bent sails at Devonport
on Thursday.

THE TRANSPORT SERVICE.

Arrangements are being made between the Govern-
' ment and the Royal Mail Company to engage for the
Transport Service the paddle-wheel steam-ship Great
Western, now lying at Southampton. It is expected
that this vessel will be employed to convey, about 300
1-navvies, together with their working implements, to
Sebastopol.
Th• steam transport Queen of the South still lies at
Southampton, awaiting the arrival of her troops, &o.
The sailing transport William Jackson went into Ports-
mouth harbour yesterday afternoon, to disembark her
sick and wounded.