The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-21 00:00:00

THIRD EDITI

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

NAVAL IA TFILIGENCE.

The following appointments wero nude at the Admiralty
this evening :

Assistant-Surgeon Martin Magill to the Russell.
Assistant-Engineers—W. Birks (first cia:is) to the Asia
for the Earnest ; G. F. William (ditto) to the Asia for the
Cracker.

Naval Cadets nominated—Alexander William Ogilvy,
Alexander Baring, William Nott Atkinson, Edward Henry
Arden, Ward Braham, William Macbean Campbell, Alex-
ander Milne Gardiner, Richard Fraser Hoskyn, Edward
Plantagenet Hume, and John Phillips.

LONDON GAZETTE.—(This Evenzno).

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN 20.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Horace
N. Congar as Cunsul at Hong Kong for the United States
of America.

DOWNING•STREET, JAN. 20.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Iles
Woodcock, Esq., to be Chief Justice of the Island of To-
bago ; Frederick Simon Berning, Esq., to be Registrar of
Deeds and Distributor of Stamps for the Colony of Natal ;
Frederick John Scott, Esq., to be a Member of the Legis-
lative Council of the Island of Trinidad • and Chas. Henry
Okey, Esq., to be a Member of the Legislative Council of
the Island of Antigua.

ADMIRALTY, JAN. 21.
The following promotions, dated the 15th inst., conse-
quent on the death, on the 14th inst., of Admiral of tho
Red Sir Edward Durford K.C.H., have this day
taken place :

Admiral of the White Sir Thomas John Cechrane, G.C.8.,
to be Admiral of the Red.
Admiral of the Blue J4enry Hope, K.C.8., to be Admiral
of the White.
Vice-Admiral Hayes O'Grady, on the Reserved Half-pay
List, to be Admiral on the same List.
Vice-Admiral of the Red the Right Hon. Maurice Frede-
rick Fitzhardinge, Lord Fitzhardinge, G.C,8., to be
Admiral of the Blue.
Vice-Admiral of the White Sir James Hanway Plum-
ridge, K,C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Henry John Leeke, K.C.8.,
LH., to be Vice-Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admirals
Follett Walrond Pennell,
Wm. Alexander Baillie Hamilton,
Edward Purcell,
Sir Charles Elliot, R..C.8.,
on the Reserved Half-pax List,

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to be Vice-Admirals on the same list.
Rear-Admiral of the Red Thomas Bennett, to be Vice-

Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Joseph Nias, C. 8., to be Rear-

Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue the Right Hon. Lord Clarence
Edward Paget, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White.
Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman to be Rear-Admiral of
the Blue.
Retired Vice-Admirals
Robert Gambier,
Hercules Robinson,
Thomas Dick,

have also bacome entitled to the rank and title of Retired
Admiral, and
Retired Rear Admiral Theobald Jones to that of Retired
Vice-Admiral, in pursuance of her Majesty's Order in
Council of the 7th May, 1858.

ADMIRALTY, JAY. 15.
Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant and Adjutant
James Conway Travers to be Captain, vice Barnard;
Second Lieutenant John Ignatius Morris to be First Lieu-
tenant, vice Travers, promoted ; First Lieutenant Frederick
Lewis David to be Captain, vice Draffen, to half-pay ;
Second Lieutenant Gerald Altham Heseltino to be First
Lieutenant, vice David, promoted ; First Lieutenant Chas.
Bullen Hugh Mitchell to be Adjutant, vice Travers.

BANKRUPTS.
The portion of the Gazette containing the Bankrupts
had not arrived when we went to press.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tura DAY.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 17 11 17f
Antwerp • • 25 40 25 45
Brussels — 25 40 25 45
Hamburgh — 13 61 13 7f
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine — 118 118}
Vienna
Trieste .. 14 30 14 35
Petersburgh —32 f
Berlin —
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn —
Milan —
Genoa —
Naples
Palermo —
Messina —
Lisbon —
Oporto —
Foreign Gold in Bars (standard) ....
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard)
South American Doubloons

481
48f
25 60
25 60
25 60
39/
1191
119}
51/
52

119;
119
52i
521
£3 17
0 0 (
0 0 (
0 0 I

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALLS'-YESTERDAY.

The weights for the Chester Cup which appeared last
week in these columns, and a disposition to commence the
business of the turf season of 1862 immediately, gave great
promise that the attendance at the Corner this afternoon
would exhibit a corresponding improvement, but such was
not the case. Scarcely 20 appeared, which in a measure
may be accounted for by the extreme severity of the weather,
as also by the great difficulty of selecting the "best" in Mr.
Topham's handicap, which, upon all hands, appears to be
admitted a good one; the business, however, was conducted
with extreme caution. Agag, from Godding's stable, im-
mediately after the issue of the weights became a warm
favourite, 60 to 1 having been repeatedly taken about him ;
but this afternoon 40 to 1 was the highest offer that could
be obtained. Similar odds were laid against Schism, Um-
pire, and Satanella, and 50 to 1 against Bevis, each of
whom gave promise of seeing a better day.

THE Two THOUSAND.
For this important spring engagement Old Calabar re-
tains his place, many of his supporters appearing exceed-
ingly willing to accept half a point over his quoted price,
but the layers were shy, and confined themselves within
bounds. The only other animals touched upon were the
Marquis and Alvediston, the former finding a supporter at
6 to 1, and the latter at 11 to 1, to small amounts.

THE DERBY.
Upon this event little or nothing was done, and those
backed will be found returned in our subjoined list :

CHESTER CUP.
40 to 1 agst Agag (taken)
40 to 1 agst Schism (taken)
40 to 1 agst Umpire (taken)
40 to 1 agst Satanella (taken)
50 to 1 agst Bevis (taken)

TWO TUOUSAKD GUINEAS.
4to 1 agst Old Calabar (offered, take 9to 2)
6to 1 agst Marquis (taken)
11 to 1 agst Alvediston (taken)

THE DERBY.
25 to 1 agst Typee colt (taken)
30 to 1 agst Athlete (taken)
40 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken)
50 to 1 agst Laughing Stock (taken)

THE WEATHER.

PROBSBLE BEFORE THURSDAY.
North Britain S.E. to N.E., fresh; with snow
Ireland Similar
Central ... Similar
East Coast .... S.S.E. to N.N.E., fresh to strong; snow
South England. Similar