The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-03 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Assistant-Surgeons.—Henry French (1846) and Tho-
mas Wilson (1852), to the Winchester, 50, flag-ship,
East Indies.
Master's Assistant.—C. M. Ross, to the Leander, 50,
Portsmouth.
Carpenter.--Edward W. Vincent, to the Arrogant,
46, screw-frigate, Portsmouth.
Fire Queen, steam-tender, Master Commander Paul,
arrived at Devonport, on Tuesday night, with marine
artillery for the Magicienne and Vulture, steam-frigates.
Avon, steam-tender, Master Commander Veitch, re-
turned from Portsmouth to Devonport on Wednesday
morning.
Magicienne, 14, steam-frigate, Captain Fisher, was
taken into No. 5 Dock on Wednesday morning, to have
her bottom cleaned. She was to come out again yester-

day.
Mr. Thomas Baldock, late store-keeper of the Devon-
port Dockyard, died on Sunday last, at his residence,
No. 5, St. Mary's-terrace, Paddington-green.
The Terrible, 21, steam-frigate, at Woolwich, will not
be completed before February next.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 2.
Her Majesty's steam-vessels Avon, Master Com-
mander A. Veitch, and the Fire Queen, Master Com-
mander Paul, arrived yesterday from Portsmouth.
The Spiteful, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Parker,
went up harbour on Tuesday for the purpose of being
dismantled, and to return stores. Her crew will pro-
bably be paid off on Friday.
The steam-frigate Magicienne, Captain Thos. Fisher,
was placed in dock yesterday to have her copper
examined and repaired,
The Dido, 18, Captain Morshead, was warped to her
sailing moorings on Wednesday.
The Madagascar, 44, was taken out of dock yesterday.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 2.

The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw tiiree-decker,
shipped one of the massive iron flooring joists for the
support of her ponderous machinery yesterday. The
other portions are expected daily from the Clyde.
The Leander, 50, Captain King, has been brought
alongside the jetty to-day to be docked.
The Pallas, Russian frigate, 50, has been supplied with
one of Grant's improved cooking and distilling galleys,
and will come out of dock to-morrow.
The Edward hired convict-ship, arrived on Tuesday at
Spithead, to embark convicts for transportaion ; 22
were shipped on board her from this depot to-day for
Bermuda.
The Egyptian steam-yacht Kassid Kheir, the property
of Said Pasha, has been at length converted from a
screw steamer into a sailing yacht, and was undocked
yesterday.
The Gladiator, 6, paddle-frigate, was docked yester-
day for repairs.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 1.

The Terrible, steam-frigate, has been taken out of dock,
and placed in the basin under the shears for the purpose
of having her boilers put on board. The work required
to be done on board the Terrible will require at least ten
weeks from this time to complete it, and she will not be
out of the hands of the engineer department before the
15th of February next.
The work on board the Cormorant steam-sloop, at
present in the east dock, is discontinued, and she is
ordered to be broken up.
The Cruiser steam-sloop will be ready for trial down
the river on the 11th of the present month, and it is
expected she will be commissioned immediately.
The Imperieuse, 50, recently launched at Deptford,
and to be fitted with a screw propeller and engines of
350-horse power by John Penn and Son, is in so ad-
vanced a state that she will be out of the engineers'
hands on the 23d inst.
The work on the Jackal iron paddle-wheel steam-
vessel, of 150-horse power, and on the Janus paddle-
wheel steam-vessel, of 220-horse power, is suspended for
the present.
The distilling galleys for the Cruiser being completed,
and the galleys for the Brisk steam-sloop nearly ready,
the workmen are under orders to proceed to Portsmouth
when the galleys for the latter are completed.
One of the Marine Artillery serving in the Rosamund
fell overboard from that vessel on the evening of Sunday
last, and was rescued from a watery grave by one of the
sailors jumping overboard and saving him. The Second
Master of the Rosamund is at present on board the
Waterloo flag-ship at Sheerness, where a court-martial
is being held upon him, for, it is said, neglect of duty
since the arrival of the vessel at this port. Several of
the officers here went to Sheerness yesterday to be pre-
sent at the court-martial.
The Garland, Dover mail steam-packet, having under-
gone a thorough repair, left Woolwich to-day, under
Lieutenant-Commander Wylde, to resume her duties as
a mail-packet on that station.

BILLINGSGATE MARKET.

(PROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
The front building of Billingsgate Market, next to
Thames-street, is now drawing towards completion. It
presents five archways towards the street, each archway
being sufficiently broad to admit a large-sized waggon.
On the top of these archways, one story of a warehouse,
intended for depositing dried fish, is now erected. The
walls of the building, like the front facing the river, are
substantially built with granite and brickwork. The
stands or forms for the wholesalesmen and factors have
not yet made their appearance ; when erected, however,
it is said they are to be regular fixtures, and composed
of marble slabs on top, or thick glass. This idea will
certainly be a decided improvement as regards appear-
ance, and will be much easier washed than boards, as
they are at present.
There still seems to be a great want of system as re-
gards the method of keeping the market properly clean,
which attention ought to be drawn to. Recently
whilst walking by Ihe market, I was attracted by a
noise from the water falling from the fountain into the
basin that stands in the middle of the market. Think-
ing to see a dozen or more men busily engaged scrubbing
and washing down the market in a regular ship-shape
way, I turned in to view their operations. The engine
below being industriously at work, the fountain
was playing most beautifully, emptying a large stream
of water into the basin, which was overflowing ; the
water running out in streams from the mouths of 12 dol-
phins' heads (fitted round the brim of the basin) had a
very pleasing effect. I was rather disappointed, how-
ever, at seeing such a poor display at what I will term
washing decks. Two men and a lad were all that I saw
going on with the operation of cleansing the market.
One was using a broom sweeping the loose straw and
garbage into a shovel held by another, whilst the lad
was running about, first to the fountain for a bucket of
water, and then carrying it to some part of the market,
heaving it down without apparent skill how a ship's
decks ought to be washed. Being an old sailor myself,
and knowing that there can be nothing done well on
shipboard unless proper discipline and system is the
order of the day, an idea readily occurred to me that
that was not the way Billingsgate Market ought to
be cleansed out, especially now there are such faci-
lities made for supplying an abundance of water.
All disciplined mariners are aware, when a regu-
lar system is adopted to wash a ship's decks, the
operation is simple and effective. When the boat-
swain of a ship turns up all hands to wash decks, his
first order is to "sweep down" the loose particles being
swept away. The next order given is to "wet the decks."
Water is now hove indiscriminately about the decks un-
til they are wet all over. The next order given is to
"scrub the decks." Each man now takes a scrubbing
brush hi hand and scrubs the part of deck allotted to
him. Scrubbing finished, the next order given is "wash
down the decks." All hands now stand in a line from
the place where water is to be had and hand the buckets
froM one to another, until they reach the party whose
duty it is to heave the water on the deck or on the bul-
wai4L, Or Where he sees fit. On board of small vessels
this duty is invariably performed by the mate. On
board of large vessels, either the junior or petty officers
are appointed to slash about the water. Whilst the water
is being lidve on deck to wash down, one or two brooms
follow to facilitate the operation. The decks being now
theretiioll Washed, the next order is to " arab down
the deca." The eperation of swabbing is to dry them
down. On board: of men-of-war and well regulated
ships, the whole operation of sweeping, wetting, scrub
bing, washing down, and swabbing the decks is all per-
formed in about an hour. By establishing a proper
system for washing a ship's decks or a market place, the
operation is done quicker and much more effectually than
if it is not gone regularly about. The same system that
is adopted to wash a ship's decks ought to be employed
for cleansing out Billingsgate. In fact, even swabbing
Nbvieili:lotalicwedaysis,
osvuteptthoerm:rket. ought not to be omitted ; particularly
the lower part of it where it is so level. Pools of water
much of the paint work
--crabbed up. Another suggestion worthy to
lodgea:l;ileapbaoin7htththoefreanunilis,Ls be very dry
the height of a ma'6 12°4' ought to be scrubbed with
warm water and •
scales—uot very agreTheabelteraiwfoirk about the market within
soap at -,-sons hands and clothes
light of the subterranean
well-dressed visite.-
touch, is about one-eighth .I,..astb..once a month. Jwuistthnfioswh
to be
that surround the sky-
leaning up against.
quires, not only scrubbin 91 ftshing, liutfish market all'eatr re-
nd froola painting, g and "*lcra'ping

,ST 0.1'? TING INTELLIGENCE.

No. CCCLVI.

The Steeplechases at Crewe on Wednesday attracted a
larger number of the principal members of the ring than
has been seen at any of the steeplechase gatherings this
season. The fields, in two instances out of three, were
good, but the day did not pass off without one or two
unpleasantries. Frank, the favourite for the Eddleston
Stakes, and, to all appearance, the winner at the time of
his mishap, had his chance disposed of by a fall early in
the race. The Emperor, in the principal steeplechase,
met with so severe an accident that it was found neces-
sary to destroy him on the spot. Abd-el-Kader, an
immense " pot" for the same race, after being kept up
to fever heat in the betting by certain parties, was not
allowed to' run, and, consequently, the public were put
in the hole most extensively. It was said by some that
he was to be kept for the Liverpool Grand National ;
while others asserted he was lame, or, at least, not in
proper trim for running. This rumour, however, I have
good reasons for believing not to be authentic. Frank
by his fall, it was afterwards perceived, was lamed pro
tem. Ten came to the post for the Eddleston Stakes, Fal-
con going off with the lead, all the rest well up, and making
the running for some distance, Frank being, as before
stated, put hors de combat early by a fall, his rider,
Treen, receiving a severe bruise on the shoulder. When

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half the distance had been compassed, Yorkshireman
took the lead, and, with a batch of four in single file
following him, carried it on to the third fence past the
Nantwich road, where he refused. Jenny Jones imme-
diately supplanted him, and, with Falcon, Gulnare, and
Crabbs in attendance, went on to the finish, Jenny
winning by a g3od couple of lengths from :Falcon, Gul-
nare a bad third, Crabbs fourth, everything else beaten
off. It is perhaps worthy of remark, the.ti; the winner
was the outsider in the betting, and, exeq)t by her im-
mediate friends, was not backed, I believe, for anything.
Nine came to the post for the Grand Annual Steeple-
chase ; and as soon as Abd-el-Kader was. :known to be
out of the fray, the Emperor was invested with the pre-
miership in the odds, and backed to win a. considerable
stake. His mishap, however, not only settled his
backers' hopes, but his own existence. I believe the
winner was not backed for a farthing in tows 1, and only
twice upon the course. Clatterbox and th e Emperor
were the first two off—the former having a lead of a
couple of lengths—the rest all tolerably well together.
They were soon separated, Clatterbox and sus ieral others
having fallen, which gave Widow Machree the lead,
which she maintained for two-thirds of tli e distance,
Benedict sticking close to her. Soon after passing the
Nantwich road, where the accident befel he Emperor,
the Screw pulled up, and Janus went down.. Little re-
mains to be told. Widow Machree, having 1 iearly fallen,
gave Benedict the lead, which he kept to the end,
winning with great ease by several lengths ; Clatterbox
scrambling into the second place, Johnnie . Barrie being
some half-a-dozen lengths in his rear. The rest were all
scattered here, there, and everywhere.

The Hatherton Stakes.was a very uninterc ling race in
heats; which said heats ought to be abolisled, if any-
thing more in steeplechasing than in flat r 113ing. This
race calls for no remark. There is a strong disposition
in town to back Nancy and Muscovite for .the Chester
Cup, 50 to 1 being the extreme laying figure about each.
Victim (City).—Victress, I believe, was I,3ft in to the
last; but for positive information, apply t o Mr. Frail,
clerk of the course, Shrewsbury.
SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

The Exning All-aged Stakes.
Hill's Hollyoaks beat Mr. Morant's Magic.
Dobede's Delight beat Mr. Morant's Madame.
King's Redwing beat Lord Stradbroke's Mozart.
Reid's Glauca beat Mr. Blenkiron's Sportsman.

THURSDAY.
Second Ties for the Puppy Stakes

Trafalgar beat Malice.

Thyme beat Maud.

The All-aged Stakes.--Second Ties.

Bona Dea beat Rushlight. I Tendresse beat British Tar.
The Newmarket Puppy Stakes.—Deciding Course.
Mr. R. Bagge's Tube Rose beat Mr. Dobede's Dove,

and won. the stakes.
The Chippenham All-aged Stakes.—Deciding Course.
Mr. Elvey's Steam-enfgine beat Mr. Dobede's Damson,
anec won the stakes.
The Rutland Puppy Stakes.—First Ties.

Mangonel beat Deception. I Tomahawk beat Dulcet.
The Faning All-aged Dog Stakes.

Delight beat Redwing. I Glaucabeat Holyoake.
The. Allmgton-hill Puppy Stakes.
Mr. Dobede's Damietta beat Mr. Fryson's Fairy.
Mr. Minton'a Madcap beat Mr. Hill's Harkaway.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
STAG HOUNDS.

Her Majesty's Hon. F. Petre's—Monday, High
Easter ; Thursday, Fleshy Mount, half-past eleven ;
Bath ; Tuesday, Clutton ; Friday, Corsham, half-past
eleven.