The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-12 00:00:00

The Smithfield Club Cat

Yesterday, the last day of the show, was the
attended of any shilling day. The numbers vLO
paid for admittance on Thursday were 39,383, and
the numbers who paid yesterday were 19,872.
Although vast numbers have
notentered the
personbuilding
during the week there has een one
taken up charged with theft ; nor has there been
any accident, save that a boy was tossed by the first-
class winner in class 3, but he was more frightened

least

than hurt.
The calk up to last night had been as follows *—
In class 7, Hereford steers, not exceeding three
years old, No. 55, first prize, had been sold to Mr.
I. Grant, of 41, Caledonian-road. In class 11,
short-horned heifers, not exceeding four years old,
No. 102, the winner of the £4O silver cup as the

sold to go abroad.
best heifer or cow in any of the classes, and also
the winner of the firstln prize ,n the class, had been
the winner of the second prize, No. 119,
Fears, the
to Mr.
oclassiem eln3t,
sS uosfs e
Croydon;
steelsroy don u; nadne
and
elb34, the winner of the ' '•
In class ' Scotch honed
three
ders or oxen above three prize in class 14 Sussex
years had been sold to
eoxgeennotfleamnyann.ge,
No. 163, 20,the winner of the
second prize, had been sold to
Messrs,
Hay-
ward and Son, Ashford, Kent. Incl George Hay-
s thetee
reason:.
30, cross
or mixed breed heifers, not exceedingass
four years
old, No. 204, the winner of the second prize,
had
been sold to Mr. James Hooke, of 2,
Frederick-
street, Hampstead-road. -
Among the sheep the sales had been as follows :
In class 34, fat wethers under 23 months, No. 260,
pen winning the third prize, had been sold to Mr.
Nash, of Three Colt-street, Limehouse; in class 35,
Romney-marsh fat wether, No. 264, the pen winning
the second prize, had been sold to Mr. Newbury,
Hall-street, Walworth ; is class 46,
cross-bredat
wethers, No. 387, the winner of the third rizeßa had
been sold to Mr. J. Handford, of Bridge-ro pad, t-

tersea.
Among the pigs, No. 421, the pen winning the
second prize in class 48, bred by e Countess of
Chesterfield, had been sold to Mr. James Hooke, of
Frederick-street, Hampstead-road, and N 0.131, the
first prize winning pen in class 50, and to which
the gold medal had been awarded as the best pen
of pigs in any of the classes, had been sold to Mr.
William Nickels, of Camden-town. The pigs in this
pen were exhibited by Major-General the lion. A.
N. Hood, and bred at the late Prince Consort's
farm at Windsor.
Among the prize stock not notified as sold at the
last thing last night were the following:—No. 21,
the winner of the first prize b class 3 ; No. 26, the
first prize winner in class 4 ; No. 37 and No. 36,
the second prize winner in class 5 ; No. 40, the
second prize winner in class 6 ; No. 57, the second-
class winner in class 7 ; No. 62 and No. 60, first and
and third class winners in class 8; No. 76 and
No. 79 (the latter bred by Sir A. de RothOhild),
the first and third prize winners in class 9; No. 96
and No. 95, the first and third prize winners in class
10 ; Nos. 100 and 103, the second and third prize
winners in class 11; Nos. 109 and 111, second end
third class winners in class 12; Nos. 164 and 153,
first and second prize winners in class 17; N 0.155,
the second prize winner in class 18 ; and No. 158,
the second prize winner in class 19.
. Among the sheep the following prizes were un-
sold :—No. 265, the first prize winner in class 35 ;
No. 323, the second prize winner in class 40; end
No. 364, a silver medal winner in the extra stock
of short wools (bred by Lord Walaingham).
Among the pigs only one lot, No. 422, third prize
winner in class 48, remained unsold.
During yesterday a well-dressed man was dibe
covered sticking the pigs with a sword cane, but he
managed to escape. These animals had been sub-
ject to so much annoyance during the crowded
days by persons teasing them that the directors,
who were on duty by rota in all parts of the build-
ing, ordered that no persons should touch the obese
creatures.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.
Mr. James Stansfeld, M.P., the Junior Lord of the
Admiralty, who has been actively employed all the
week at Devonport dockyard examining the public
accounts, paid an official visit on Thursday to the
Royal William Victualling-yard at Stonehouse.
The screw steam frigate Aurora, 35, went yester-
day from Hamosze into Plymouth Sound, and will
shortly ship her powder so as to be ready to join
the Channel Fleet.
About 170 joiners, smiths, and labourers have
been ordered to be entered in the dockyard at
Devonport to complete work in hand.
After remaining several hours on Thursday out-
side Plymouth Sound, and communicating with Mr
Fox, the Consul, the United States screw steam
sloop Kearsage, 7, Commander Windslow, proceeded
on her cruise.
The paddlewheel steam storeship Dee was placed
yesterday alongside the jetty at Devonport dock-
yardsl screw
wfor
commission.
to receive stores for the dockyard at Pembroke.
The sailing of the eastern division of the Channel
Fleet from Spithead for Plymouth Sound was de-
ferred from yesterday until this morning.
The Tamar, screw troopship, Capt. Sterling, is
ordered to proceed from Spithead to Devonport, for
the purpose of being placed in dock, the Warrior
dock at Portsmouth, the only one that would receive
her, being occupied by her sister vessel, the Orontes,
troopship, Capt. W. H. Hire.
de 100-bores
(2ntlilluat-Ir.
The Wasp, 17-gun screw corvette,
power, Capt. W. Bowden, yesterday made her
_hay:
weather. drew
prior to sailing on foreign service.
_.n ship
ft. A
trial of speed at the measured mile The .15
14ft, Tin. of water forward, and 15ft-LI • 5
volutions of the engines ranregaetdedAfrolc-moenrtsai
maje 8 t y from thweasßo
despatch
intendedy a l
ve Clarencessetl:
ha s
The new Royal paddles aoht b
mean speed of 6•701 knots was attai6no
to
has-T2all.learrgee
her ready
basin of Portsmouth dockyard, making
her. in the steam
number of hands employ u
to convey Her
Victualling-yard to Osborne
inst. The
cht, and constructed specially
yacht, as a royal Ys
for the Queen's use, has c
' ds of all who have visited her
prise in the min oPn°llthe 16th '
The
'wit,. saloons,
z.e. and but a very confined
She is
space in-
deed between loon and
the after ea. bulwarks is set
for promenading in fine
the water than she
thorough repair, in readiness
when laid down, and is anything b .be
hda
deeper
etaperhet
rw
iany 0
but a credit to
upper deck tarst entirely covered • t., '
her Admiralty designers.
parrowhawk,
The S
been taken into dock at Portsmouth, to undergo a
Her Majesty's screw steam line-of-battle ship
Conqueror, 78 (late Waterloo), 2,845 tons, 500
commissioned horse power, recently
G. Luard at Sheerness,by Captain
W.
for employment on the
China station, and to take out marines and super-
numeraries t
1 s eamed this day from her moorings in
the harbour to the measured mile off Moplin Sands,
for a final trial . preparatory to le
esv-
of her engines,
ing for Plymouth. The vessel was in charg of
Captain W. K. the Sheerness
Hall, commanding _ .
of the ship
steam reserve, and the chief engineer
chinery. There
superintended the working of the ma . .
land, chief engineer
were also present Mr. G. 131 ax
j%'coil. 11 _ rquhart and
of Sheerness dockyard, nod
attached to the steam
Greathead, chief engin
t the measured mile
reserve. Six runs were undo a
wing were the results :
at full speed. The
f:1319°5 knots ; the revolutions of
• An average speed
f
m 62, mean 60.5 per minute; pees •
engines, maxim' l'" _ • .
alb vacuum, 251 b. ; draught of
sure of steam, )
trial, forward 23tt. 3in., aft 26ft.
water during the
are b • by Messrs. Ravenhill,
4in. The ePg
Co., ineB
uilt
and are filted with Griffiths'
Salkeld, and
diameter 16ft., pitch Nit., immersion 51t.
screw.
oio. There was a strong breeze blowing from
north-west, the force of wind being from 6 to 7, and