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and . just before making Coalhouse-point, the Glance
slipped past her into the second place. Although they
wore beam and beam again at the Oven-buoy, the Glance,
as the wind fell, once more took the second place. At
Mucking, Volante had a load of 150 yards, Christabel and
Glance were together again. Vindex was still iu the back-
ground, but entering Sea Reach she came up a little by
judicious sailing, and aided by the tide, which had turned,
the Volante and Christabel had the full strength of the tide
to encounter on the Essex shore. The Christabel tried to get
to windward, and the Volante made her haul off to leeward
at every attempt. While this was going on close in shore the
other three boats almost imperceptibly drew up. The Glance
shot to the front, leading for the first time, followed by
Audax, and the Vindex, which was on a lino with her,
went to leeward. The race between the Audax, Glance,
and Vindex was well maintained, and all were at one time
on a line; the Volante and Christabel lost a great distance
before reaching Old Haven, where the latter was for the
first time last, and the Vindex led slightly. The Chapman
was reached by the Vindex first, and as she then came
smartly away the Audax and Glance separated at Leigh,
the former going on second. There was not wind enough
to fetch the Nore, and the steamer brought up off South-
end-pier, Volante having passed Audax at Santlett Creek.
They rounded the steamer to the following time :

Hrs. min. sec. Hrs. min. sec
I
Glance
Vindex - 31340 I Christabel
Volante

The Glance rounded close to the steamer, the Vindex
wider, and the consequence was that the latter was to wind-
ward of her opponent. The wind had veered to west by
south, and coming down upon the boats they had to Beat
up. The Vindex and Glance stood over to the north
shore, the Volante and Christabel to the south. Im-
mediately after the rounding the Audax was in mid-chan-
nel. The Vindex and Glance made a long board, and
when the Christabel and Volante came about, the Audax
got the third place ; but soon afterwards she lost it. They
shifted topsails for smaller ones, and the race all the way
up was contested with great skill, the only important change
being that before their arrival at St. Clement's the Christabel
had passed the Glance and come upon the leading boat, the
Vindex, and she continued with her board and board home.
The race terminated as under:—
Hrs. min. sec. Hrs. min. sec.
Vindex 7 21 15 Glance 7 23 48
Christabel 7 21 25 Volante
In consequence of the time allowance of half a minute por
ton the Glance ;was the winner, the Vindex taking the
second pride. Lord Alfred Paget presented the prizes to
Mr. E. Johnson, of the Glance, and Mr. A Duncan, of the
Vindex. All the arrangements of the day gave great satis-
faction.
Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Channel fleet, which sailed on Tuesday last
under the command of Sir S. C. Dacres, K.C.8.,
for the westward, returned to Portland roads on
Friday afternoon, having experienced strong winds
and dirty weather in the Channel. The Salamis,
paddle despatch vessel, Commander Suttie,- arrived
in the roads to join the Channel fleet late on Thurs-
day.

Her Majesty's screw steamship Himalaya, Capt.
Lacy, arrived at Spithead on Saturday morning
from Quebec, with the Ist battalion 17th Infantry
and other troops on board, and shortly after her
arrival steamed into Portsmouth harbour, and
berthed alongside the transport jetty of the dock-
yard for their disembarcation. She sailed from
Quebec at 3 a.m. on the 21st ult., and from the fol-
lowing day until the 26th, inclusive, experienced
dense fog, with icebergs on the 22d, which necessi-
tated her going at very slow speed. On May 28,
in lat. 26 42, long. 38 43, the French brig Arcenus
was spoken ; on the 31st, in lat. 49 34, long. 18 30,
the English steamer Thames and the brig Mould ;
on Friday last, 50 miles west of Scilly, was signalled
the bark Salima, showing second distinguishing pen-
nant No. 3,049, an English ship showing 3d distin-
guishing pennant No. 596, and another English
ship showing 3d distinguishing pennant No. 3,780--
all steering eastward for the Channel. The Hima-
laya arrived off the entrance to the Needles passage,
Isle of Wight, at 4 a.m. on Saturday, but was met
there by a very thick fog, which compelled her mast
ter to give up the western for the eastern passage
between the island and the mainland, and delayed
the ship's arrival at Spithead by nearly six hours.
The Himalaya's troop list comprises the Ist batta-
lion 17th Foot—Lieut.-Col. W. Gordon, in com-
mand ; Capts. W. A. King, J. D. Travers, A. H.
Utterson, J. J. B. Mayne, and P. Bradburne ;
Lieut. W. B. Jackson (Adjt.), D. M. Irvine, C. W.
Aylmer, J. Mush, J. H. Thorold, J. Emmett, G. A.
Cox, A. Strother, W. S. M. Ravenhit, J. Millard,
and R. R. Watson ; Ensigns S. L. Richards, J. H.
Gamble, S. R. Hobson, W. Brady, W. Marryatt,
M. W. Brock, L. J. Hussey, and R. W. Whitting-
ton ; Paymaster H. H. Howell, Quartermaster S.
Slater, Surg. J. W. Tasson, Assist.-Surg. A. Allen,
four officers' wives, 540 non-commissioned officers
and men, 54 soldiers' wives, and 98 children ; Rifle
Brigade—Lieut. Hon. F. Somerville, Lieut. G. E.
Boyle ; 88 time-expired soldiers from various corps,
with 21 women and 48 children, in charge of Capt.
J. A. Morrah, 4th battalion 60th Rifles ; 63 inva-
lided soldiers, with 13 women and 24 children, for
the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley ; 6 soldiers'
widows and 6 children for regimental depots ; 30
military convicts for Millbank, and three men, dis-
charged with ignominy, for Petworth prison. The
troops disembarked this morning, the 17th Regiment
proceeding by special train from Portsmouth to
Aldershot, with the exception of the soldiers' wives
and children, who will be sent into quarters in Chi-
chester barracks, in charge of one married officer
and 22 married non-commissioned officers and men.
The invalids will also be transferred to Netley, and
the time-expired men to their regimental depots.
The prisoners will alsobe forwardedto Millbank and
Petworth. One soldier died from heart disease on
the voyage to Spithead from Quebec, and one of the
crew of the Himalaya was killed by falling from
aloft. Since the Ist March last the Himalaya has
transferred the 59th Regiment from Portsmouth to
Greenock, the 92d Highlanders from the latter port
to Portsmouth, for Aldershot, the 24th Regiment
from Dover to Dublin, the 84th Regiment and de-
tachments from Dublin to Malta and Gibraltar, the
7th Regiment from Malta to Quebec, and finishing
by returning to Spithead from Quebec with the
troops given in detail above, carrying during the
time 184 officers, 4,664 non-commissioned officers
and men, 96 ladies and children, 29 servants, and
36 horses, thus again proving her unrivalled effici-
ency as the fastest and most reliable troopship in,
her Majesty's service.

Her Majesty's screw corvette Miranda, 15, 250-
horse power, Capt. R. Jenkins, C. 8., was paid off
into the third division of the Chatham Steam Re-
serve in the basin at Sheerness on Saturday, under
the superintendence of Captaia K. Hall, C.B. The
following non-commissioned officers were awarded
gratuities and medals by the Lords of the Admiralty
on the vessel being paid off for long service and
exemplary conduct—viz., Sergeant John Tearle,
Royal Marines, silver medal and £l5; and Corporal
Henry Still, Royal Marine Artillery, silver medal
and a gratuity of £lO. During the time the Miranda
has been in commission she has been engaged chiefly
in surveying duties in the Antarctic and South
Pacific Oceans for a period of between four and five
years, during which time she has sailed and cruised
over between 100,000 and 200,000 miles. The crew
have been generally healthy, and there have been
but few deaths on board. On being paid off the
crew were granted a six weeks' run on shore.
The Furious, 16, paddle steamer, 1,287 tons and
400-horse power of engines, the last of the now
useless paddle steamships of war in the Portsmouth
steam reserve, recently surveyed in No. 2 dock of
Portsmouth yard, and ordered to be broken up, is
now, by a supplementary order, to be fitted as a
moored floating coal depot ship in Portsmouth har-
bour. The Ariel, 9 gun screw sloop, of 486 tons
and 60-horse power of engines, is ordered to be fitted
as a transporting coal depot vessel between Ports
mouth harbour and her Majesty's ships at Spithead.
Thus and by other means, as sales to private specu-
lators, are the Admiralty quietly clearing their official
Navy List of useless wooden craft to make room for
our iron fleet.

The Racoon, 20, screw corvette, Captain Count
Gleichen, steamed into Portsmouth harbour on