The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-13 00:00:00

PORT STAKES.

Virago
Acrobat

. Three ran.
100 SOPS. PLATE.

1
2

Testy
Diminutive ,

Three ran.
SWEEPSTAKE.3.

.Walked over.

Joshua .
SWEEPSTAKES.
Claret beat Antoinette,
SELLING SWEEPSTAKES.

Ceres
F by lago

Four ran.

LATEST BETTING.
THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
7to 4 apt St. Hubert

4to 1 apt Lord of the Ides
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
3to 1 apt Vandal

Bto 1 agst Crown Pigeon (offered)
14 to 1 agst St. Clair
25 to 1 agst Lady Palmerston

CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Andover
20 to 1 agst Rotherham

DERBY.
7to 1 agst St. Hubert.
Bto 1 agbt De Clare
15 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.
SUBSCRIPTION-ROOM, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
LATEST BETTING.
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
3to 1 agst Vandal.
12 to 1 agst Crown Pigeon.
THE TWO THOUSAND.
7to 4 agst St. Hubert.
4to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken).
100 to 7 agst Bonnie Morn.
DERBY.
6to 1 agst St. Hubert.
9 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken).
20 to 1 agst Grmeulus Esuriens (taken).
THURSDAY.

Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr- ; colts,
Bst 71b, fillies, Bst 31b. Certain winners ex tra. Crite-

rion Course (5 furlongs 182 yards). 5 subs.
Lord Orford's Icarus, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 1
Duke of Bedford's Pugnator, Bst 101 b (S. Rogers); fell
Betting-6 to 4on Pugnator.
Pugnator, overreaching himself in the act of startiog,
came down on his head and threw his jockey. Focto-
nately, no serious injury was sustained. Icarus went .'U
alone.

Handicap Plate of 501. for 3-yr olds and upwards. T.Y.C.
(5 furlongs 140 yards).
Mr. G. Drewe's Vulcan, 3 yrs, 7st Gib......(T. Cliff) 1
Mr. Turner's Census, 2 yrs, Bst 91b (S. Steggles) 0
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Schamyl, 3 yrs, 7st ...(Ashmall) 0
Mr. C. Stinton's Economy, aged, Bst 4ib ...(11. Cliff) 4
The following also ran :—Yeutick, Nicholas, and Top
Sawyer.

Betting—Even on Schamyl, 6 to 1 agst Vulcan, 6 to
1 agst Nicholas, 8 to 1 agst Economy.
Won by a length, dead heat between second and third,
who beat Economy by a head. On returning to scale the
rick/. of Economy was found to be 21b. short of weight.
Sweepstakes of 100 cove each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts
Bst 716, fillies Bst 41h. The produce of certain mares
716 extra ; those by stallions or out of mares that neveK
had bred a winner allowed 31b. D.M. (7 furlongs 201
yards). 9 subs.
Mr. Mare's Hazel, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 0 1
Mr. Nevill's c by Paragone, Bst 4lb (Bartholomew) 0 2
Mr. Greville's Joshua, Bst 41b (Flatman) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Sneer colt.
A very fine race in ended in a dead heat with Hazel
and Sneer colt, who heat Joshua by a neck.
Deciding Beat—Betting-6 to 5 on Hazel, who took
the lead, kept it, and won by half a length.
Sweepstakes of 50 soil; each, h ft., for 3-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b ; which had never won before
the time of closing this stake. Certain allowances.
D.M. (7 furlongs 201 yards). 4 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Alcyone, by Robert de Gorham,
74 1216 (Pettit) 1
Lord Derby's Professor, Bst llb (Templeman)
Betting— 3tol on Alcyone. A close race up to the
colds. Int he last two or three strides Professor showed
a currish disposition, and was bea'en by a neck.
Handicap Plate of 1001., the winner of any handicap of
100 sovs value 31b extra. Ab. M. (7 furlongs 212
yards).

Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco, byOrlando, 5 yrg, Bst4lb
(Bartholomew) 1
Mr. T. Sare's Gossip, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b (carried 6st 121 b)

(Ashmall) 2
Captain Lane's Flageolet, 5 yrn, 71b....(Furdham) 3
The following also ran :—Georgy, Folly u' the Day,
and Diminutive,

Betting-7 to 4 agst Orinoco, 7to 4 asst Flageolet,
5 to 1 aget Folly o' the Day.
A good race with the three placed ended in favour of
Orinoco by a head, the second beating the third half a
length. Folly o' the Day a bad fourth ; Diminutive
fifth.

Sweepstakes of 10 says each, for 3-yr•olds and upwards.
Optional selling weights, &c. D.M. (7 furlongs 201
yards.) 6 subs.
Mr. Mundy's Inez, by Conyngbam (401.), 3 yrs, sst
111 b (Fordham) 1
Captain Lane's Guy Mannering (701.), aged, 7st 121 b

(J. Mann) 2
Mr. Lowther's Rackapelt (401.), 5 yrs, 7st 71b
(E. Sharp) 3
The following also ran :—Jujube, Cortes, and Sir
James Graham.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Guy Mannering, 7to 2 agst
Raekapelt, 7 to 1 agst Inez.
Won by a length, a length and a-half between the
second and third. The winner was claimed.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts
Bst 7lb ; fillies and geldings Bst 41b ; untried stAllions
or mares allowed 31b ; one allowance. D.M. (7 fur-
longs 201 yards). 6 subs.
Lord Derby's The Professor, by Surplice, Bst 71b
(Templeman) 1
Mr. Mare's Tynemouth, by lago, Bst 41b (S. Rogers)
broke down.

The betting closed at 7 to 4 on The Professor.
After running about half the distance Tynemouth
broke down, and his rider pulled up and dismounted be-
fore he arrived at the chair.

Subscription Plate of 50/. ; 3.yr-olds, 6st 121 b ; 4-yr-olds
Bst 71b ; 5-yr-olds, ost ; 6-yr-olds and aged, 9st 31b.
The winner to be sold f 1. 300 sore, if demanded, &c.
D.M. (7 furlongs 201 yards).
Mr. Fenning's Humboldt, by Ishmaelite, 4 yrs,
Bst 7lb (Wells) 0 w.n.
Lord W. Powlett's b c by Irish Birdcatcher,
out of Reciprocity, 3 yr,, Est 121 b (J. Steggies) 0
Mr. Bevill's Georgium Sidus, 3 yrs, Est 121 b

(Palmer) 3
The following also ran :—Harry of Hereford, Black
Swan, Laura Selina, Syvagee, Catspaw, Guitar.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Harry of Hereford, sto 1 agst
Humboldt, 7 to 1 agst Reciprocity colt, 8 to 1 agst
Georgium Sidus.

A fine race in ended in a dead heat with Humboldt
and Reciprocity colt, who beat Georgiutn Sidus by a
short head. Black Swan was fourth, Syvagee fifth,
Guitar sixth. Humboldt afterwards walked over, and
Lord William Powlett and Mr. Fenning divided the
plate.

The Claret Stakes, a subscription of 200 sovs each, h ft,
for 4-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillieF, Bst 21b. D.I.
(2 miles 119 yards). 3 subs.
Mr. R. Pigot's Charlemout, Bst 71b (Flatman) 1
Lord Exeter's Phaeton, Bst 71b (Norman) 2
Betting-6 to 4on Phaeton, who turned round when
the flag was dropped, and had no chance of making up
lost ground ; she was fully 200 yards behind when Char-
lemont passed the chair.

LATEST BETTING.
On re-assembling at the rooms after the races not a bet
was laid. The business transacted in the morning and
on the heath was as under :

GREAT NORTHERN.
sto 2 agst Vandal (3 to 1 taken)
9to 1 apt Fandango (taken).
20 to 1 agst St. Clara (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst 111:irsyas (taken)
30 to 1 agst Exile of Erin (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
11 to 1 agst Scythian (taken)
20 to 1 agst Amy (taken)
20 to 1 apt Andover (taken)
OAKS.
4to 1 ag4 Ilabena (taken)
Fine sunny weather had a peeceptible effect on the
attendance, which was larger than that on any preced-
ing day of the meeting.
The supply of sport was ample, and the racing close
and interesting.

NOON-DAY TRUISaIs.
i No one cares for turtle-soup
after the lust 20 in,r;i-tes. Thu happiest moment of
your life is when you don't know it. A woman's life is
made up of "five minutes," for she never
otautkes wore ta
put on her bonnet, change her dre's, go shopping,
order the dinner, or do anything alga.--Punch. ,
PUBLIC EntioATiorl IN GnicAT IturrArx.—Yesteruay
a parliamentary paper was isued, containing an esti•
inate of the sum required ta be voted for the year end-
ing the 31st Marcia, 1856, for public education in Great
Brithin. Tile estimate to be moved on the re-asHeinb-
building,
ling of the flouse of Commons for the current year is '
of which 70,000/. is requir4e,dooofiz
331,9211.;
l teachers and
ttc. elementary and n.rona schools ;
in elementary schools ; 145,000 i. forsnuliTi
ig are
for books
for gratuities to their instructors.
salaries of the
for training schools. lii London the required
blishinent amount to 9,4311.;. the secretary has I,OEOBO/3-
The cost of inspection •
and an advising counsel 30/
no less than 31,9401. in the ~
tors, from 2001. to 600/, a year, There are 41 . is
year. 'lave,.

‘•
T FAIR' iycED-St2t7ADRON OF 293 E
BALTIC FLEET.

On Saturday morning the 31st ult. the advanced
squadron of the Baltic fleet hail entered the Kattegat
and sighted the island of Anholt ; a separation was then
ordered, the senior officer, Captain Watson, taking the
route through the Great Belt to Kiel with the Euryalus
and Conflict. and the remainder, under Captain Yelver-
ton, proceeding on direct through the Sound to Elsinore;
the Imperieuse, Euryalus, and Conflict, to Kiel ; the
Arrogant, Amphion, Tartar, Cossack, Esk, Desperate,
and Archer, to Elsinore. At the same time the Despe-
rate was detached to Wingo Sound to ascertain the state
of that anchorage, and send on the colliers (if any
there) to Elsinore. On Sunday morning the ships
under Captain Yelverton anchored off Elsinore, having
encountered much opposition from the floes of loose
ice in passing up the Sound. The harbour of Elsinore
was completely blocked up, and no opening could he
soen in the direction of Copenhagen. The ice continu-
ing to move down in increasing quantities, the steam
was ordered to be kept up ; the pressure on the ships
soon became too heavy for either anchors ( r cables, and
of the four ships, three--viz., the Arrogant, Esk, and
Tartar—parted from their anchors ; the Arrogant's was
lost in the attempt to weigh it ; but the others were
fairly dragged away, and carried down some miles in the
ice-field before they could clear themselves. The ships
then anchored a few miles to the northward, behind
K.ullen-point ; but during the night considerable quan-
tities of ice continued to pass them, without, however,
occasioning further damage, and this morning (April 2)
soon after daylight they again weighed, and proceeded
under steam, with as much speed as the circumstances
would permit, through the Sound to Landscrona, asmall
but secure harbour on the coast of Sweden, about 12
miles distant from and within sight of Elsinore. Here
they arrived on.the afternoon of the 2d inst., and with
the assistance of the harbour-master and pilots all
were (notwithstanding that the ice in the harbour
was still unbroken) got inside and safely moored
head and stern ; the harbour itself, enclosed between
an island and the mainland, is very small, but in no part
less than five fathoms of water ; once inside, the ships of
the largest size can lay in safety, let the wind blow from
whatever quarter it may ; but the approach is intricate,
and the difficulty of getting in much increased when ob-
structed by ice. The Desperate rejoined the squadron
from Wingo Sound on the morning of the 2d, having
been unable to get inside on account of the ice. Two or
three vessels, supposed to be colliers, had contrived to
get in, but with considerable damage, and one had been
totally lost. The Desperate has been again sent away
with despatches for the senior officer.
The Sound is at present pretty free from ice as far as
can be seen from this (Landscrona), but the pilots and
the people here say that for theinext 10 days it will be
constantly passing in immense floes, which no amount of
steampower would enable us to resist. The Belts are
also, they say, full of ice, and Kiel harbour completely
blocked up. In fact, great surprise is expressed at our
having come out so soon, as for some weeks nothing can
be done in the Baltic, and our remaining here must be
attended with more or less risk.

PAL MILITAft? INTEW-gielfo4,

Her Majesty's ship Himalaya, Commander Priest,
was at Karatch on the 27th of March ; a letter of which
date says :
" It has been blowing hard occasionally from the south-
ward since last mail, but as this anchorage is a very snug
one no damage and but little delay occurs. The Himalaya
is 'very busy discharging her 330 horses, which are in most
superb condition and fit for any work. She has lost four
altogether since they were first embarked at Portsmouth
(March 2). Three of these were shot, having glanders,
farcy, and infections diseases, the fourth died of conges-
tion
of the lungs.. This noble ship made her passage from
Cork to this place in 14 days, including stoppages of 14
day at Gibraltar, 7 days at Malta, and 30 hours at Scutari
—or lass than 12 days under steam. Report sends her
hence to Alexandria to pick up the 10th Hussars. Tliv
Vesuvius goes to Balaklava with the stores brought out hi
the Himalaya to-morrow.
" There are many transports both in English and French
creeks."

The squadron at Spitbead, consisting of the Neptune,
120, Capt. Hutton; the Orion, 91, Captain Erskine- the
Riwerful, 84, Capt. Massie ; the Calcutta, 84 Captain
Stafford ; the Pvlades, 21, Capt. D'Eyncourt ;,the Cen-
taur, 6, Capt Clifford, were signalled at six o'clock on
Nrednesday night to weigh and proceed to Stafelen's, at-
daylight yesterday morning, to get out of the way of the
court-martial on the officers and crew of the late Tiger,
as the ships will be wanted to go into the Downs to form
a guard of honour to receive and salute the Emperor and

of the French—On their forthcoming visit to Eng-
land. The Duke of Wellington and the St. George remain
at Spithead. Vice-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, K.C.8.,
Commander-in-Chief of Portsmouth, hoisted his flag on
board the Neptune yesterday afternoon, and was to take
the squadron to Dover Roads, starting last night—signal
was male at one to Prepare for sailing, and the order in-
cluded the Falcon Commander Pullen ; the Cruizer, 16,
Commander the Hon. G. Douglas; and the Ariel, 9, Com-
mander Luce ; the squadron, therefore, consists of nine
sail, and the two exercising brigs, the Sealark and Rolla,
were added at St. Helen's. The appearance of this
squadron was very picturesque yesterday riding off
Portsmouth ; Sir Thomas Cochrane took his bani with
him and made the best preparations for doing justice to
the gratifying expedition on which he was going. Should
the court-martial on the officers and crew of the Tiger
be over to-day, doubtless the St. George, 120, will follow
him, and every exertion is made also to get the Duke of
Wellington ready for renewed service.
The General Screw Company's steam-ship Argo, Capt.
Hyde, left Southampton yesterday afternoon with artil-
lery and horses for the Crimea, as stated in The Sun of
yesterday. Previous to the vessel's departure 40 of the
troops were sent on shore, it being found that owing to
the crowded state of the ship there was not sufficient
accommodation on board for them. They left during
the day for Woolwich.

The -Volcano floating factory has left Woolwich for
Greenhithe, to have her compasses adjusted, and will
then proceed to the Baltic.

Orders have been received at Woolwich to fit out, with
all despatch, twelve 9-pounder field batteries and two
12-pounder field batteries, for immediate service.
We learn from Gravesend that yesterday there disem-
barked from the Bride of the Seas, from Calcutta, head-
quarters of the 96th Regiment, 5 officers, 260 men, 9
women, and 27 children, who proceeded to Chatham ;
died at sea 3. Also, from the Owen Glendower, from
Bombay, disembarked 3 officers, 95 men, 4 women, and
7 children, invalided ; died at sea 6. They proceeded
to Chatham.

With the draughts of the household troops were the
following officers :-
1 Grenadier Guards.—Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. G.
Cadogan, Captain Digby (these officers are appointed to
serve in the Sardinian contingent), Captain the Hon. W.
Quin, Lieutenant the Earl of Carrick, Lieutenants Wy-
liar, Viscount Stormont, and H. Malet.
Coldstream Guards.—Lieut.-Colonel Gordon Drum-
mond, Colonel Daniell, Lieut.-Colonel Cocks, Captain
Thellusoa, Lieutenant Lane, and Lieutenant Adair.
Scots Fusilier Guards.—Lieutenant-Colonel Hepburn,
Captain J. D. Astley, Lieutenant Moncrieff, and Lien-
tenant the Hon. C. Hay.
The following are the latest appointments:—
Commander John Borlase has been promoted to the
rank of captain, and is to continue in command of the
Melampus.
Lieutenants Mark R. Pechell, to the Exmouth, for
service in the Lark tender. William F. Johnson, pro-
moted from mate of the St. Jean d'Acre to the Orion.
Masters.:—James Milton, recently promoted from
second-master of the Apollo storesbip to the Childers ;
John R. Fittock, to the Fisgard.
Paymaster.—James H. Jackson, to the Childers.
Assistant-Paymaster Graham W. Welsh, to the Wel-
lesley guard-ship.
Assistant-Surgeons. —Randall M'Donall, from the
Janus to the Lightning ; Alexander Fisher, M.D., from
the Bellerophon to the Neptune.
Acting Second Masters.—Edward Colbourne, to the
Hawke ; H. J. R. Pearch, to the Russell.
Second-Master George S. Alldricks to be master.
Brevet Major J. Turner, vice Munday, promoted.
Second C iptain J. E. Mitchell, vice Pav,et, promoted.
Lieut. C. E. Stirling, vice Byrne, promoted.
Lieut. H. M. G. Purvis, to be instructor at the Royal
Military Repository, vice Wilson, promoted.
In consequence of the above, the undermentionel offi-
cers are posted as follows :
Captain H. A. Smyth, to the 11th Battalion, vice
Turner.

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SUN-OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 28.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edwin Truman,
Esq., to be Dentist to her Majesty's Household, in the
room of Charles Bew, Esq., deceased.

OROWN:OFFICE, APRIL 11.
MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PABLIA-

MENT,

Kilmarnock District of Burghs.—Edward Pleydell Bou-
verie; Esq., Vice-President of the Committee of Council
for Trade.
Borougu of Lewes.—The Honourable Henry Bouverie
William Brand, of Glynde, in the county of Sussex, one of
the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury.

WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 13.
4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet George Price
to be Riding Master, April 13.
7th Light Dragoons—Captain James Boston, from the
4th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Cnbitt, appointed to a
Provisional Depot Battalion, April 13.
II
7th Regiment of Foot
—To be Lieutenants without pur-
chase—Ensigns Heatlicote Plummer, H. N. C. Thurston,
L. P. Traherne, April 13.
18th Foot —To be Lieutenants without purchase—En-
signs J. S. Theobald, M. J. Cunningham, IL J. Faircloth,
April 13.
21st Foot—Ensign S. G. L. Fox to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, April 13.
231 Foot—Ensign James Williamson to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, April 13.
28th Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—En-
signs E. F. Angelo, and T. E. Adams, April 13.
'42d Foot—Ensign W. Green to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, April 13.
43d Foot—Ensign H. J. Berners to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Hon. L. W. Miles, promoted ; Arthur R.
Close. Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Berners,
April 13.
45th Foot—John Charles Kingsley, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Blair, promoted, April 13.
48th. Foot—Ensign Henry James William Wilkinson,
from the West Suffolk Militia, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, April 13:
57th Foot—Ensign Thomas H. Traggett, from the 2d
Royal Surrey Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase,
April 13.
63th Foot—Lieutenant R. L. Edwards to ba Captain,
by purchase, vice Vaughan, whose promotion by purchase
on Feb. 20 has been cancelled, April 13.
77th Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—En-
sign W. S. Lefeuvre, Eusign J. G. Skene, March 9.
86th Foot—Robert Freke Gould, Gent., to be Ensi,n,
without purchase, vice Ord, promoted, Aprill3.
90th Foot—Henry Carver Trencher, Gent., to be Ensign;
by purchase, April 13.
97th Foot—Ensign R. T. F. Hamilton, from the 10th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, April 13.
• Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant T. Clark to be
Captain, without purchase, vice Stakes, deceased,
27. To be Lieutenants without purchase—Ensign H. :a.
Sykes, vice Clark, March 27; Ensign W. W. W. John-
ston, vice Sykes, whose promotion on the 30th March has
been cancelled, March 30.