The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1863,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING, JULY 15.

The Knowsley Dinner Stakes of 100 Bove each, h ft, for
3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 61b.

Winners extra. Mile and a half. 4 subs.
Lord Etamford's Le Marechal, Bst 101 b (A. Edwards) w.o.
A Handicap of 6 says each, with 50 sous added. Winners

extra. Ralf a mile. 7 subs.
Lord Stamford's Reaper, 5 yrs, 9st (A. Edwards) 1
Lord Westmoreland's Confidence, 6 yrs, Bst 9ib
(J. Goater) 2
Mr. Barber's Coronet, 6 yrs, 7st 31b
Mr. Noble's Teddy, 5 yrs, 9st (Speight) 4
Betting-7 to 4on Hesper, 4to 1 agst Confidence.
J. Grimshaw weighed for Antipodes, but he broke away
before he got to the post, and on his returning he broke his
bridle, and Grimshaw slipped off cleverly, leaving the ani-
mal loose, who came on to the stables turn before he could
be stopped, and in consequence did not start, all bets being
void. Reaper cut out the work and won in a canter by
four lengths, a bad third.

The Stanley Stakes of 15 soya each, sft, with 50 soya
added, for 2 and 3-yr-olds ; 2-yr-olds, 7st 41b; 3-yr-olds,
9st ; :fillies and geldings allowed 21b. Winners extra•

T.Y.C. Six subs.
Lord Stamford's Livingstone, 3 yra, 9st (in. 81b extra)
(A. Edwards) 1
Mr. W. G. Craven's Practitioner, 2 yrs, Tat 121 b (in.
81b extra) (T. French) 2
Mr. Jacques's Appenine, 2 yrs, 7st 41b (G.Noble) 3
Betting-4 to lon Livingstone, who made all the run-
ning, and won in a trot by two lengths, double that dis-
tance separating the second and third.
A Selling Race of 5 sovs each, with 30 soya added, for all
ages; weight for age. Winners extra, with maiden and

selling allowances. Three furlongs and 100 yards; 5 subs.
Mr. Barber's Coronet, 6 yrs (£3O), Bst 121 b .. (G. Noble) 1
Mr. Bowles's Fernando, 3 yrs (L3O), 7st 61b (Doorla) 2
Lord Sefton's Antipodes, 3 yrs (X3O), Bst 71b (Challoner) 3
Mr. Melville's Kill or Cure, 4 yra (130), Bst (Withington) 4
Betting-2 to lon Antipodes, and 4to 1 agst Coronet.
Kill or Cure made the running, with Antipodes at his
girths to the centre of the stand, where Coronet came with
a rush on the extreme right, and won by a length; a head
between the second and third. Fernando was beaten off.
The winner was bought in for 70 guineas.

The Molyneux Cup (Handicap) of 400 sovs, consisting of a
piece of plate, value 200 sovs, and 200 sew; in specie, by
subscription of 10 soya each for all ages. Winners extra.
Mile and a quarter. 24 subs.
Mr. Gordon's Johnny Armstrong, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b One 81b
extra) (J. Doyle) 1
Mr. W. S. Cartwright's Fairwater, 5 yrs, 9st 21b
(Challoner) 2
Mr. C. Peck, jun.'s Cistercian, 3 yrs, sst 71b
(J. Marson) 3
Col. Towneley's Doefoot, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (W. Buck) 4
Lord Uxbridge's Muffler, 3 yrs, sst 71b .. (J. Grimshaw) 5

Betting—Even on Fairwater, 3 to 1 agst Cistercian, 11
to 2 agst Johnny Armstrong, and 100 to 15 apt Doefoot.
Fairwater made play, followed by Doefoot and Muffler.
John Armstrong with Cistercian lying up for a quarter of
a mile, when she was headed by Doefoot, who came on with
a clear lead, waited upon by Muffler, Mr. Peck's colt, and
Fairwater to the canal bridge turn, when Muffler shot to
the front and came into the straight with a clear lead,which
he retained to the distance, where he died away, leaving
Doefoot again in advance, but who was immediately headed
by Cistercian, who swerved in front of Fairwater at the
moment Challoner made his effort to get through, and he
was compelled to stop his mare and come round on the in-
side. Johnny Armstrong at the same time came through
his horses and took a clear lead and won easily by half a
length ; a length between the second and third, two lengths
separating the third and fourth.

The Knowsley Stakes of 10 soya each, ft, with 100 soya
added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings,
Bst 61b. Winners extra. Second to receive 30 soya out
the stakes. T.Y,C. 25 subs.
Mr. W. G. Craven's Young Rapid, Bst 10Ib (J. Goater) 1
Mr. Hodgman's Corinthian Tom, Bst bib.. (T. French) 2
LOrd Stamford's Acolyte, Bat 101 b .. (A. Edwards) 3

Betting-7 to 4 (at first 5t02) on Young Rapid, and
9 to 4 agst Corinthian Tom.
_ _ _

The favourite made al the running, and won in a canter
by a length and a half, a like distance between the second
and third.

The Liverpool St. Leger of 10 save each, with 100 sous
added, for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 51b, winners
extra, the second to receive 30 sous out of the stakes,
One mile and three-qaarters. 16 subs.
Mr. T. I'Anson na Borealis, Bst 101 b (51b extra)
(Challoner) 1
Mr. J. Oaborne's Fanfaron, Bst 101 b (J. Osborne) 2
Mx. T. I'Anson na Bonny Bell, Bst 51b (car Bst 71b)
(Withington) 3

Mr. I'Aneon declared to win with Borealis.
Betting-6 to lon Borealis.

Fanfaron made the running, followed by Borealis and her
stable companion to the half distance, when the favourite
went up and won in a canter by a length, a bad third.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; 3-yr-olds Bst 31b, 4-

yr-old; 9st 71b,.5-yr-olds 9st 121 b, 6-yr-olds and aged 9sl

131 b. Two miles.
Mr. I'Anson's Caller Ou, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b (Withington) w.o.
A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, for all ages ; weight
for age ; winners extra, with maiden allowances. Three
quarters of a mile. 3 subs. (Void.)
LATEST BETTING.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
Bto 1 agst Anfield (taken)
GOODWOOD CUP.
11 to 2 agst Fairwater (offered)

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

Mr. Buckstone's annual benefit, always an event
of interest in the dramatic world, passed off with
its customary eclat last evening, when the manager's
second season of no less than five years' duration
was brought to a close. The performances consisted
of a Spanish ballet, the comedy of " Charles X 11.,"
and the farces of "The Bengal Tiger" and "Deaf as a
Post." In the course of the evening Mr. Buckstone
came forward in front of the curtain, and was re-
ceived with enthusiastic acclamations. He delivered
the following address, which repeatedly elicited the
cheers of the audience;—
"Ladies and Gentlemen,--As this is the last night of a
season of five years, comprising one thousand four hundred
and seventy-three nights, being the second of the same
duration under my management, when this theatre has
never been closed on any one occasion, except by order of
the Lord Chamberlain, I feel it a duty I owe to you to say
a few words relative to the past and concerning the future,
before I make my bow until next September.
"I have now, ladies and gentleman, been the sole lessee
and manager of this theatre for more than ten years ; I say
sole lessee and manager, because it has sometimes been re-
ported that others were connected with me ; but such is not
the case, for during the whole term of my lesseeship I have
stood alone, and 'whatever may have been the faults or
merits of the direction, they belong entirely to myself, as
also all the losses, risks, and, I am happy to say, the profits ;
while never at any time have I known what it is to have,
as it is termed, a backer,' that is to say, some one behind
me; my only backer has been the public, before me, and
well has the public performed that friendly office.
"A little while ago, ladies end gentlemen, I began to

think that I had been too long your servant, and felt that
an occasional retirement would be a little relief for both
of us ; but the expression of this thought gave rise to
many rumours—one, that I was about to take my farewell
of the stage altogether; another, that I had transferred my
interest in the theatre to other hands—a proceeding I never
dreamt of. The truth is, I but fancied I might find some
one who would relieve me of a portion of the anxieties of
is,anagement, and occasionally act for me, so that I might
now and then enjoy a holiday; but I could not find that
some one. While as to retiring altogether, my doctor
would not permit it; he said that I should miss an active
life ; that I should not know what to do with myself; that
I shculd go to sleep after dinner, and be always under his
hands—a very disinterested medical man you will say.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, as my lease was about expir-
ing, I listened to my doctor, and the result has been, that
my excellent landlady has renewed that lease for a long
term of years, so that it is likely I shall still be coming to
work here every evening until I shall be made to feel that
you have had quite enough of me.
" You will be happy to hear that, with some fluctuations,
which belong to every enterprise, My ten years' manage-
ment has been most successful, the last half of that term
particularly so, while the great Exhibition year brought me
an unparalleled tide of presperity,although it is but right to
allow that much of that prosperity was due to my Lord
Dundreary (Mr. Sothern), whose extraordinary performance
was the talk of all London for more than twelve months,
and filled this theatre nightly during that time, by the re-
presentation of that one character, lam happy to inform
you, ladies and gentlemen, that Mr. Sothern is meeting
with the same great success in the provinces, is in excellent
health and spirits, and that he will re-appear here on the
26th December next, and shortly after hopes to have the
pleasure of introducing you to Brother Timm.' Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred "Wigan will commence my next season in Sep-
tember, when the performance of Lady Gifford's successful
comedy of Finesse' will for a short time be resumed. You
will be pleased to know that Mr. Charles Mathews, after a
long absence, will return to the London stage ; I have a new
comedy to introduce both himself and Mrs. Matthews, and
which, I have every reason to here, willrun till Christmas.
And now, ladies and genttemen, I must tell you what
lam about to do to make you 3omfortable. My patrons
in the stalls have long complained of being uneasy in
their seats, and of having a sensation that every moment
they should slide off them on the floor ; while persons of
only ordinary rotundity have felt pinched and confined for
want of space. I intend to make those seats wider,
and so constructed that you will be as snug as
on the seats of a first-class railway carriage, but
without the oscillation of those conveyances. An additional
row of stalls will be made, and there will be an entrance-
door on each side, so that the crinolines of the ladies will not
be so disturbed as hitherto they have been. In the dress
circle, the knife-boards will be abolished, the box partitions
removed, and 250 roomy velvet chairs placed for the conve-
nience of the visitors to that part of the house. In the am-
phitheatre, the benches will be covered, backs will be added
to them, so that when the pit is overflowing, no one will
object to pass up aloft, where they will meet with every
comfort, and obtain one of the best points of sight in the
house. Of course, we shall clean up, and present a bright
appearance,and to which I hope full houses will give an ad-
ditional lustre.
" We shall still, ladies and gentlemen, adhere to those
performances which have been the speciality of this house
from the time of Foote—English comedy and farce, with
an occasional burlesque or pantomime at Christmas. Our
vocation here is to make you laugh ; we do not pretend to
terrify, or to astonish, or to make you weep. Laughter,
holding both his sides,' is our motto, and a very good one,
too. I read the other day, in a little periodical called glee
Key, that no exercise is equal to laughing. Ten hearty
laughs—real shouts—will do more to advance the general
health and vitality than an hour spent in the best attitudes,
if done in a sober and solemn spirit.' Now, ladies and gen-
tlemen, if you wish for health and long life, come to the
Haymarket as often as you can. If but ten hearty laughs
will do so much good, what will thirty or forty do? And
these I can safely promise you here, in the course of any
evening.
" And now, ladies and gentlemen, for myself and com-
pany I return you many thanks for your kindness and
patronage on all occasions, and, until next September, re-
spectfully bid you farewell."

At the conclusion of this address Mr. Buckstone
had, as usual, to undergo a series of botanical
assaults in the shape of successive showers of nose-
gays, which came pouring upon him in radiant pro-
fusion from all parts of the house. He endured the
visitation with Christian equanimity, and for a time
" stood like Hobe scattering smiles around." At
length he picked up his brilliant trophies, and, with
his fragrant honours thick upon him, retired amid
the enthusiastic plaudits of an exceedingly numerous
audience.

During Mr. Buckstone's sojourn on the 'Jontinent
the Haymarket company will repair to the country,
and give, under the skilful management of Mr. W.
J. Wilde, a series of performances at the principal
provincial towns, commencing at Birmingham on
Monday next.

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RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, BBIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST.

The directors of this company have decided upon recom-
mending the payment of a dividend for the half-year end-
ing the 30th ult. of £2 10s. per cent, on the consolidated
stock of tha company.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

One hundred and fifty smiths and artificers em-
plo)ed for a considerable period on permanent work
at the Royal gun factories in Woolwich Arsenal,
having been served with notices of dismissal, were
yesterday discharged from the service. The manu-
facture of Armstrong guns having ceased at the
commencement of the present year, the only work
on hand, with the exception of repairs, is now some
300-pounder coast guns, a few specimens of experi-
mental muzzle-loading guns ou a principle proposed
by the War Department, and the adjustment of
Mr.Broadwell's system of breech-loading as adopted
by the Russian Government. Many forges and other
branches of the department are in consequence
totally closed, and it is believed they will remain so
until the new financial year. Mr. Anderson, the
Superintendent acting since the resignation of Sir
William Armstrong is still uninformed, it is stated,
as the probability of his succeeding to the post, or
whether he will be removed to head-quarters, as
rumoured. No official information has been given
to that effect, nor has the appointment been con-
firmed of Brigadier-Gen. St. George to the post of
Superintendent-General of Warlike Stores, notified
by the War Department as about to take place
some months ago.
Preparations were yesterday commenced in
Woolwich dockyard for laying down the ways and
erecting the cradle in preparation for the launch of
the 21-gun corvette Wolverence, ordered to take
place about the 20th of August. Two gangs
of hired joiners and shipwrights were yesterday
engaged and placed on board for the purpose of
preparing the launch for the time proposed.
The operation of scraping down the sides and
bottom of her Majesty's iron screw steam store
ship Industry, in dock at Woolwich, was com-
menced yesterday on her return voyage from the
Island of Ascension. The Industry has been coated
on the port side with a composition produced in the
dockyard, on the starboard side with Peacock's com-
position, and in the hold with Day's marine cement
for resisting the influence of moisture and the effects
of bilge water on the rivets. Day's cement has
been pronounced superior to anything yet tested for
the purpose. It adheres so well that its removal
could only be accomplished by means of a hammer
and chisel. Peacock's composition is also reported
to be highly effective.
The Royal paddle yacht Osborne, Master-Com-
mander Geo. K. Bower, made an official trial of her
machinery at Portsmouth yesterday, under the
superintence of Capt. H. Broadhead, commanding
her Majesty's ship Asia and the Steam Reserve, on
the completion of her general repairs and her fit-
ment with new wheels on the feathering float prin-
ciple by Messrs. Maudslay, Field, and Son, Mr.
Field, jun., representing the firm on the trial. The
yacht was complete in coal and stores of every de-
scription for sea service, and her draught of water
was—forward, 14ft. Gin., and aft. 14ft. 1,1,-in. The
new wheels are 28ft. in diameter, with a breadth of
float of 3ft. Gin., and a length of 10ft. 7in., the im-
mersion of the upper edge of the lower float being Sin.
The diameter of the new wheel is thus about 18in.
less than the old wheels. Six runs were made at the
measured mile with full boiler power, giving the fol-
lowing results in knots-12.413, 12.203, 12.766,
11.841, 13.186, and 11.501. Four runs at half-boiler
power gave 12.456, 12,045, 12.406, and 9.207. The
revolutions of the engines at full power ranged
from 211 to 221, and at half-power remained steady
at 181. The speed attained by the yacht with her
new wheels is nearly three-quarters of a knot in
excess of what she realised when a new vessel 20
years since, and the trial may therefore be consi-
dered in the highest degree satisfactory.
On Tuesday last, by the afternoon's tide, her Ma-
jesty's ship Majestic, Capt. E. A. Inglefield, left her
moorings in the Mersey, and proceeded to sea on
her summer cruise. She sailed for Holyhead, having
i❑ tow her tender, the gunboat Goshawk, Lieute-
nant Cheek. It is expected that the Majestic will
be absent from Liverpool for about two months.
The Pheasant screw gunboat, 60-horse power,
with condensing engines, on Tuesday made a trial
of her machinery on the completion of her outfit.
The vessel drew 6ft. 6in. forward, and Ott. Bin. aft.
Six runs were made at the mile, and a speed ob-
tained, as a mean of the six, of 7.544 knots. The
screw of the vessel is of the common pattern, with
a diameter of 6ft. and a pitch of Bft., a length of
llin., and an immersion of the upper edge of 2in.
The following appointments were made at the Admiralty
yesterday :

Richard T. Bridgford, assistant surgeon, to the Cam

bridge.

Charles L. Cunningham, assistant surgeon, to the Wyo.
P. Hutchinson, of the Himalaya, W. 11. Banbury, of the
Dart, J. Rice, of the Asia (supernumerary), H. Benbow,
of the Cornwallis, W. Inglis (a), of the Osprey,:J. Jessop,
of the Black Prince, promoted to the rank of engineers.
Wm. Ross, of the Foxhound, promoted to acting engi-
neer.

Naval Cadet Nominated—Edward B. Tinling.

THE ARMY.

The 20th Regiment will embark at Portsmouth
for foreign service on the 22d and 25th inst.

The Gith Regiment will arrive in Portsmouth
garrison for permanent duty from Aldershott on the
Ist proximo.
Orders have been received at the head-quarters
of the Royal Engineer establishment from the
Horse Guards, directing a number of the most ex-
perienced telegraphists, who have completed their
course of instruction at the School of Telegraphy,
Brompton Barracks, to be selected from the compa-
nies at headquarters, to be despatched to Turkey to
assist in laying down a telegraph line through
that country and Persia to India. The non-cora-
commissioned officers and men selected for this
duty wilt be absent from England for several
years, and in consequence of the arduous nature
of the undertaking on which they will be engaged,
they will receive a high rate of pay. It is ex-
pected that the expedition to be despatched from
Chatham will be occupied for about five years in the
undertaking.

PEAR-TREES.—On the subject of fruit trees,
botanists are divided into two parties ; one, which
maybe called the Linnroan party, admits the variability of
species ; the other denies it. Hence, while the former con-
tents itself with few species, each comprising numerous
varieties, the other counts a large number of species, which
it declares to have existed ab initio, and not to have de-
scended by slow degrees from any of the other species. M.
Decaisne, in a paper communicated last week to the Aca-
demy of Sciences, endeavours to supply the positive proof of
the variability of species, the want of which has always been
triumphantly pointed out by the latter party. In the case
e
of the pear-tree for instance, if this proof be wanting,st _
number of species will amount to upwards of Os°,
all of which according to M. Jordan, of LYI
must be assumed to date from the antediluviantinents
to
period. The following are M. Decaisne's
show the fallacy of these views. In 1
the Bose
different varieties, viz., the old Englishdpoeef a
cinnamon
pear, which is shaped like a calabash and
and streaked
colour ; the Belle Alliance, which is roundish
pear, which is
yellow and red ; and, lastly,
the
tt T, four trees grown
853eLPres;re we d f 0 u r
almost a wild species. Of the . different
another,
a third still
pear, much
Ivi-aormietyt,hevizs.e;eds
one
of
favaen
obvoailnsehafpdruo:altasq,
natani'l:pgperaleecoh;n a;
green and red, and nearly
and quite yellow. The Belle
larger than the others,
different varieties, none resembling
flatter, and a fourth having
Alliance yielded nine
these one is twice as large as the
the original one;gastrhoeuusual shape of a
one of which was so like
three differenttypes,
produced
latter, and another is bergamot shaped. The Bose variety
of those obtained
one - I
mistaken for
varieties, ono of which bore a marked resemblance to the
but also in the leaf, the general appearance
of th
esnatint..acrinain kind. The difference was not perceptible in
the fruit
of ripening.
Every one of the
trees
thetree,andthevariousbelieveothersn sapo, enumerates a
, h
pear, nor does he admit that
the pips of a good pear will d pro uce the wild plant, as is
generally supposed. From all this M. Decaisne concludes
that the theory of invariable species ie unfounded,