The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-31 00:00:00

the leader, who won easily by three parts of a length—a
length between the second and third, Umpire was fourth,
close up, Gemma fifth, Prince Plausible sixth, and Touch
and Go next.

Selling Plate of 5 sous each, with 25 added, for 2-yr-olds
and upwards. One Luile.

Did not fill.

DONCASTER GRAND STAND.—The Town Council of Don-
caster at a meeting on Tuesday last agreed to make certain
improvements and additions at the grand stand, the sub.,
scription stand and enclosure, in order to give better accom-
modation to those attending the September meeting. Steps
to accommodate from 400 to 500 persons will be erected near
the west end of the grand stand ; the subscription stand
will be increased ; greater facilities given for weighing of
jockeys, to reporters, and iron railing placed in the inner
bend of the St. Leger course (starting point). The contem-
I plated alterations will involve an outlay of £1,450,

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864.
APRIL.

Croston•park
Edinburgh Spring 2
Abergavenny b
Thirsk 5
Epsom Spring
Newmarket Craven
Llanboldy

Newcastle and Gatesheal 14
Knighton
Liverpool Hunt Club l5
Lewes Spring l9
Cardiff
Newmarket First Spring 25

Chester
York Spring
Salisbury l2
Blaydon
Radcliffe • • 16
Ju:

Redditch l6
Bath
Manchester (Summer
Harpenden
Epsom 24
NE,

Wye
Maidstone 3
Ascot
Hampton l5
Newton
Odiham
Bibury

Beverley 22
Stockbridge
Chelmsford 2B
New Forest Hunt 2B
Ne wcastle-on-Tyne
Worcester (Summer)
Ipswich ..

Newmarket
•
July
Carlisle ..
Pontefract
Abingdon
Cambridge .. l2
Liverpool July
Stamford

Nottingham
Winchester l9
Southampton .. • 2O
Chesterfield
King's Lynn
Goodwood

Bright on 2
Brighton Club
Lewes 5
Huntingdon 9
Wolverhampton
Reading
E gham
Oxford .. 18

SEPT:

Weymouth 1
Warwick September 6
Leicester ..., 8
Bridgwater
Doncaster ..
OCT,

Bedford 4
Northallerton .. 6
Newmarket Second Oct. 10

Lincoln
Gloucester
Newmarket Houghton 24

NOTE:

Worcester Autumn .... 1
Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 I
IRI
Are
Kildare Hunt
Curragh
County Louth 2O, 21

Leamington &War, Hunt 2

:SH.
RIL.
Fethard. .
I Athlone 26, 27

Cork
Tullamore
Tipperary 3O, 31

Springhill 2
Galway Hunt 3, 4
Nenagh lO, 11
JUNE.

C urragh

SEPTEMRER.

Curragh —

OCTOBER.

Curragh lB, 19, 20
STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864,

Arm',

Abergavenny
__ ~ 5

NOVEMI4ER.

Leamington and Warwickshire hunt 22

Naval and Military Intelligence

THE NAVY.

The Bulldog, 6 gun paddle-sloop, Capt. Waddilove,is ea
petted to sail from Spithead to-day on foreign service. She
made her final trial of machinery on Tuesday, at a draught
of water of 16ft. 4in. aft, and 14fr, Sin. forward, all stores
being on board, and the ship down to her deep sea-going

trim. Everything was satisfactory, but it was not conai•
dered necessary to put the engines through the ordeal a'
the measured mile. Their indicated power was E5O horse.

THE ARMY.

Yesterday the Duke of Cambridge, Field Marshal Com-
mauding-in• Chief of the army, held his first review of the
troops in the Chatham district for the season. Ms Royal
Highness, as previously announced in The Sun, arrived at
Chatham on Tuesday evening, and remained at Govern••

went-house, the official residence of Gen. Eyre commanding
the district, in readiness for proceeding with his inspection
the following morning. A garrison order directed the
troops to be under arms and prepared to take up their posi••
tions on the Great Line by 9 o'clock a.m., but at that hour
there was a heavy fall of rain, and the appearance of the
clouds indicated anything but a favourable day for carry-

ing out the contemplated manoeuvres. A subsequent order
was accordingly issued countermanding that previously
given, and directing the forces to bo formed on the Lines
by 1045. The force drawn up on the review ground
yesterday was an imposing one, the line being formed
by the mounted C field battery, 9th Brigade, Royal
Artillery, under the command of Capt. A. J. M'Dougall,
numbering 6 officers, 94 non-commissioned officers and men,
82 horses, 6 12 pounder Armstrong field guns, ammunition
waggons, &e., which occupied the right flank; the corps of
Royal Engineers, consisting of the 2d and 10th companies
and the five depot companies, the whole numbering 40 offi-
cers and 450 men under the command of Lieut.-Col. J. F.
Browne, C.B. ; the three depot battalions of infantry, occu-
pying the garrison, consisting of the depot companies of
the Ist and 24 Battalions 4th King's Own Regiment, Ist
and 2d Battalions 12th Regiment, lst and 2d Battalions
19th Regiment, Ist and 24 Battalion 20th Regiment, 31st
Regiment, 15th Regiment, 43d Light Infantry, 51st King's
Own Light Infantry, 52d Light Infantry, 75th Regiment,
77th Regiment, 81st Regiment, 834 Regiment, 91st High-
landers, 94th Regiment, 101st Royal Bengal Fusiliers, and
1024 Royal Madras Fusiliers, the whole constituting a
force of 1,200 men of all ranks and 80 officers, the several
battalions being commanded by Col. H. Jervis, Col. E.
Newdigate, and Col. the Hon. J. J. Bourke. The infantry
forces formed the centre of the line, having the Royal Marine
Light Infantry on their left flank, formed on this occasion
into two battalions, under the command of Col. S, Lowther,
aide de camp to the Queen, and Col. W. F. Foote. The
united strength of the two battalions was 650 officers and
men. The whole force formed a miniature army of artil •
lery and infantry, necessarily destitute of cavalry. The
troops having been formed at quarter-distance columus, the
Duke of Cambridge, attended by Major-Gen. W. F. For-
ster, Col. Sir A. H. Horsford, Deputy Adjt.- Gen., Col. C.
Tyrwhitt, aide do camp, Col. F. E. Chapman, Deputy
Adjt.-Gen., Royal Engineers, and other distinguished
officers, arrived on the ground shortly after 11 o'clock, and
was received by Major-General 11. Eyre, attended by his
staff, in front of the line, the troops giving a general salute,
with colours lowered and bands playing' The Duke of Cam-
bridge then commenced an inspection of each battalion,
riding along the columns from left to right, after which he
took up his position in the centre of the Lines, at the salut-
ing post, for the preliminary ceremony of marching past.
Although the field days of the troops have been but very
recently commenced, and the battalions have consequently
had but few opportunities this season of being brigaded
together, the marching past yesterday was fully up to the
average of that witnessed on these occasions. The troops
first marched past by grand divisions, at the termination of
which they changed front and marched past, in quick time,
in open columns of companies. Better marching was per-
haps never before witnessed on Chatham Lines, the soft,
spongy state of the ground, and the consequent difficulty
the men had in keeping foothold, being taken into conside-
ration. This portion of the inspection terminated. prepara-
tions were made for carrying out the manoeuvres of the
day, which were generally simples
consisting of the attack
and repulse of an enemy " supposed" to be making his way
from the flats of the river to the garrison by way of the
Lines. In order to feel the strength of the party about to be
attacked, a strong body of skirmishers were thrown out
from the main body, but after a short time these were driven
into their supports, the main body having in the meantime
taken an ichelen movement. A. general advance was then
sounded, and the enemy having by this time been supposed
to be met in force, a brisk fire was opened from the entire
line, while the Royal Artillery on the right and left flanks
brought their Armetrongs into action. After some time it
appeared evident that the attacking party had received a
check in the attempt to break the centre, and it now gave
indications of an attempt to operate on the right flank,
which resulted in the order being given for a flank move-
ment. As the whole of the operations on the attacking side
were taken for granted, the hazardous movement was unat-
tended with the risk which would be imminent to a force in
the field. The force then changed front and again advanced,
and afterwards formed divisions to resist cavalry with the
artillery in the centre. This movement was effected
in good style, and was undoubtedly the most imposing
feature of the day's proceedings. A few other manoeuvres
followed, and the original lino having been reformed with
the Artillery on either flank, the entire force advanced and
gave a general salute, which brought the review to a close.
Commanding officers wero then ordered to the front, when
they were briefly addressed by his Royal Highness, who
was understood to express himself in generally eulogistic
terms of the manner in which the troops under their com-
mand had acquitted themselves, as well as his satisfaction
with the manner in which the day's evolutions had been
performed. He quitted the ground shortly after 1 o'clock,
and, attended by a numerous retinue of officers, rode to the
military gyearmaiuna juet erected, This building is the