The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-09 00:00:00

EVENING,

OCTOBER 9.

bead in company with the Bittern, An opportunity
of trying their relative sailing qualities will thus be
afforded.

FRIDAY, EIGHT A M.—Her Majesty's brig Daring,
12, Commander Gerard Napier, saluted the flag of
Vice-Admiral the Hon. Josceline Percy, C. 8., Com-
mander-in-Chief, yesterday, at nine A.M., with
seventeen guns, which was acknowledged by the
'Waterloo, 120. The Daring was inspected the same
forenoon by Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford,
and left the Little Nore at one P.m. en route to
Spithead.

Her Majesty's brig Bittern, 12, Commander Van-
sittart, was also inspected by the Port Admiral's Flag
Captain, and at noon saluted the flag of the Coin-
mander-in-Chief, which compliment was returned by
the Waterloo. At one, r ar., the Bittern sailed for
Portsmouth in company with the Daring.
Her Majesty's screw line-of-battle ship Agamem-
non, 90, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, is reported to
be under the shipwrights' hands. When under full
sail she will spread 10,859 yards of canvass; her en-
tire sail comprising 24,681 yards, and not 37,200
yards, as erroneously stared yesterday. The follow-
ing are the dimensions of her spars, rigging, &c.:—
MAINMAST.

ft. in
Largth of housing from the heel to the deck... 23 6
Lecgth from deck to lower side of trussel trees 67 0
Length of bead ... ... ... 20 0
Greatest diameter
MAINTOPNAST.

Whole length, head included ... ,.,, .. 73 6
Length of head ... ... ... ..• ... 10 0
Diameter ... ... ... ... ... 110
MAINTOPGALLANTMAST.

Length from the luw side of fid-hole to hounds 33 0
Length of pole ... 22 0
Diameter ... ... ... ... 1 1

MAINYARD.
Whole length, yardarm included ... ... 111 0
Length of yardarms, each ... ... ... 4 7
Diameter
Weight, 7 tons 3 cwt. 1 qr.

1852.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING,
1552.
' In the followirg prgramme of tho coming meeting an
asterisk is prefixed too the horaPs now at Newmarket:—
,

MONDAY.
Fifty Sovs.; three yrs olds, 7st 71b; four, Bst 71b; five,
six, and aged, Bst 121 b. Entrance, 3 sew. A.F.
Fifty Sovs. for two yrs olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 51b.
Should sixteen horses or more be entered for this plate,
they will be divided into two classes, and a plate of 50
sovs. will be given for each class. T.Y.C.
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 Boys. each, and only 5 if
declared the evening before running, to go to the se-
cond, for three yrs old and upwards. T.Y.C.
A Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each; two yrs old, 6st 71b;
three, Bst 41b; four, Bst 121 b; five and upwards, 9st
21b. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs. T.Y.C.
Renewal of the Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, 30 ft, for
three yrs old fillies, Sat Tat; those got by stallions or
out of mares that never produced a winner allowed
31b, if both, 51b. D.M. (9 Subs.)
*Bay Rosalind (31b), *Queen Guinever (s'b), Rosary,
Maria (51n), Waterlily (31b), Caine, Raillery (31b),
by Arundel, out of Mangostteu (Sib), Chaffinch (51b)
(dead) pd.
Post Match, 200, h ft, one to the post; no weights men-

tioned;
*Phrygia, •Kernel, and *Margaret of Anjou, apt
*lliotnedia.*Berengaria, and Ovis (pd)
Match, 200, h ft; T.T.C.—•Duke of Bedrord's Pen-
sioner, Sst 71;,, agst *Lord Chesterfield's f, by Don
John, out of Jemima, BJt 21b.
Match, 200, h ft, B,t 7lb each; T.Y C.—*Duke of
Bedford's Maidstone agst •Lord Ribblerdale's L•pidlist,
011 by consent.

Match, 100. h ft; D. M.—*Duke of a dford's Exeter,
Bst 71b, agst •Mr. J.quos's Vivandiere. Bat.
Match, 200, Bst 7113 each; T.Y.C.--*Duke of Bedford's
Flirt egst °Mr. Payne's Glanluce.
Match, 200, h ft; T.Y.C.--*Lord Ribblesdale's Her-
bert, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b, agst *Lord Clitden's Pelion, 2 yrs,
6st 71b.

Match, 200, h ft, Bst 71b each; A.F.—'Mr. Payne's
Wingenund receives ft from Lord Glasgow's b c by
Itburiel, out of Gipley.
Match, 200, h fr, Bst 71b each; D.M.—'Lord Clifden's
Sackbut receives ft from Lord Glasgow's c by Ithuriel,
out of Gipsey, both 3 yrs old.
Match-300, h ft; Bst 71b each; D.Ml.—•Mr. Gre-
ville'a Frantic agst Lord Glasgow's c (dead), by Shine
out of Alarm's dam.