The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-20 00:00:00

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The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com-
pany's chartered steamer City of London, Captain Jahn
Cargill, arrived at Southampton last night,
with dates
*
from Constantinople, Aug. 27, Smyrna, Sept. 2 ; Mal
Sept. 6 ; Gibraltar, Sept. 11. The City of London ex-
perienced fine weather in the Mediterranean, but after
leaving Gibraltar encountered strorg N.B. ales, with
heavy sea. She brings on freight 2,832 boxes raisins,
32,479 boxes and drums of figs, 35 cases opium, 72 bales
and cases silks, 963 bales goats' wool, 92 bales sheep's
wool, 624 boxes sultana figs, 234 skeleton cases fruit,
318 pieces copper, 19 bales skins, 570 barrels and 1,521
bags ditto, 6 bales carpets, 105 boxes almonds ; and
sundry merchandise.
The Levant news brought by this steamer has been
anticipated by intelligence via Malta and Marseilles.
She passed the combined fleets, which were lying in
Besika Bay, Unr-Bellerophon being moored abreast the
town of Tenedo, on account of fever being still on
hoard. From Gibraltar oar accounts are to the 11th
inst. The French steamer Honlleur, 20 days from Nantes,
and two from Lisbon, arrived on the 6th inst. Her
Majesty's steam-sloop Vesuvius, eight days from Spit-
head, arrived on the 6th inst. Her Majesty's screw
troop-ship Simoon, left Gibraltar on the NI inst. The
screw steam-ship Frankfort, five days from Liverpool
bound to Genoa and Palermo, arrived at Gibraltar on
the 7th instant. The Ameriimn steam-yacht North
Star, belonging to Commodore Vanderbilt, sailed on the
Bth inst. The Peninsularand Oriental Steam Naviga-
rtion Company's ship Indus, with the outward India,
China, and Australian mails, from Southampton,
reached Gibraltar on the 9th inst., in 4 days 18 hours
and proceeded same day for Malta and Alexandria. The
screw steamer Persian passed the Straits, from west to
east, at 8 a.m. on the 9th inst. The steamer Earl of
Lonsdale, seven days from St. Ives, arrived on the 10th
inst. The screw steamer Arabian, 11 days from Alex-
andria, and fciur-and-a-half days from Malta, bound to
Liverpool, and the Austrian steamer Benaco, six days
from London, bound to Trieste, arrived at Gibraltar
same day. Her Majesty's steam-ship Cruiser, sailed
from Gibraltar on the 7th inst. At Gibraltar exchanges
were quoted as follows :—At 90 days date on London,
511 ; Paris, sf. 34c. ; Marseilles, sf. 35c. ; Genoa sf.
38c. ;at 8 days sight on Madrid and Seville, discount ;
Cadiz, 1 discount ; Malaga, par ; Alicante, Valenola,
and Barcelona, s discount ; Spanish pillared dollars, 7
to 71 per cent. premium.

THE NEW MAIL STEAM-SHIP SOLEA'T.-lx•
TRAORDINARY SPEED.

This new mail (paddle) steam-ship, built for the Wee
India Company by the Messrs. White, of Cowes, of
1,800 tons, with oscillating engines of 400 horse-power
by Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill, and Salkeld, of Blackwall
and Newcastle, was tried in Stokes Bay, for the purpose
of sending to the Government surveyor the result of her
steaming powers.
There were on board Captain Liot, inter-colonial in-
spector and manager ; Captain Vincent, R.N., super.
intendent to the company ; Mr. G. Mills, engineer to
ditto ; Messrs. Waterman and Hughes, Government
inspectors ; Captain Austen, R.N., Admiralty super-
intendent of packets ; Messrs. Ravenhill and Salkeld,
constructors of engines belonging to the ship ; Lieu-
tenant Austin, R.N., naval examiner, &c.
Upon completing her four first runs, the result was
as follows :

Time. Knots.
4.31 ......... 13.284
4.10 ......... 14.400
4.38 ......... 12.950
3.59 ......... 15.063
Showing an average of 13.945, or little less than 14
knots per hour.

Revolution of Engine.
20
20
20
20

Thus giving the surprising average of nearly 14 knots
or 16.148 statute miles an hour. This is a most extra-
ordinary speed from the proportion of horse-power to
tonnage which the Solent possesses, and fully maintains
the increasing reputation which the eminent firm of
Miller, Ravenhill, and Salkeld has achieved in the On-
dine, Llewellyn, Prince Arthur, sea-going vessels, and
their matchless river boats, New Star, Jupiter, and
Mars. There can be no doubt that the Solent is by far
the fastest vessel belonging to the Royal Mail Company,
and of her tonnage the fastest ship of her class afloat.
SCREW STEAMING.—The Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's screw steam-ship Cadiz was also taken a trial in
Stokes Bay, having had the common screw replaced in
the stead of Griffith's patent. The result attained at
this trial was 11.597 knots, or one knot more than the
speed gained by the last trial of Griffith's screw-pro-
peller.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALTUS -MONDAY.

The remarks contained in our report of the partial
settlement which took place at Doncaster were fully
justified by the business which was transacted at the
Corner to-day—the pecuniary supply was for the most
part equal to the demand.

In a:few instances a little breathing time was asked
for, and it was granted with a ready compliance, which
showed the resources of the applicants were to be de,
pended upon, although not immediately available.
One of the city division, it is said, was " hit, and
gone," but eventually with him things may not be quite
so bad as rumour paints them.

Yery little betting came under notice until late in the
afternoon. For the Cesarewitch, King Pepin and Joe
Miller were backed in good quarters at improved prices,
and the outlay on Nancy and Garforth was something
considerable. 20 to 1 was taken freely about the former,
and 20 to 1 about the latter ; the last bets booked were
20 to 1 to 501. about each. Some small investments
were made on Nervous at 20 and 25 to 1, and on Cari-
boo at 25 and 30 to 1. Numerous offers to back Wea.
therrrage, but the odds wanted were not obtainable.
CAMBRIDGESIJIRE STAKES.-20 to 1 was taken freely
about Hatchet, 1,000 to 50 about Seahorse, 1,000 to 40
about The General, and 30 to 1 to 1001. about The De-
formed. Nothing done about the favourite.
THE DERBY.-13 to 2 and 7to 1 taken about Auto-
crat, 1,000 to 50 Hesse Cassel, 1,000 to 40 Marley Hill,
and 500 to 25 twice about King Tom—odds which were
afterwards offered.—Closing prices :

CESAREWITCH STAKES.

7 to 1 agst King Pepin (8 to 1 taken freely).
16 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken).
20 to 1 agst Nancy (taken).
20 to 1 agst Weathergage (taken).
20 to 1 agst Garforth (taken)
25 to 1 agst Songstress (taken).
25 to 1 agst Nervous (taken)
30 to 1 agst Cariboo (taken).
40 to 1 agst Radcliffe Hero (taken).
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
20 to 1 agst The Hatchet (taken).
20 to 1 agst Seahorse (taken).
25 to 1 agst The General (taken).
30 to 1 agst The Deformed (taken).
DERBY.
7to 1 agst Autocrat (taken).
20 to 1 agst Hesse Cassel (taken).
20 to 1 agst King Tom (taken and offered).
25 to 1 agst Marley Hill (taken.)
30 to 1 agst Acrobat (taken and offered).