The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENLs,G, MAY 30, 1862.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-THTJRSDAY.

"The Corner" this afternoon presented all the features
of an "off day." The room and lawn were but thinly at.
tended, and the attention of those present was principally
directed to comparing on the Derby and Oaks, which it is
needless to say, from the unusual size of some of the
volumes, consumed the greater portion of the afternoon.
The partial settling also upon the recent Bath meetings
was entered into as the occasion presented, but the final
settlement will take place on Saturday. Speculation in
consequence of these drawbacks was scarcely entertained,
and the repeated attempts made by some of the most indus-
trious were met with silence or a refusal. The Marquis ap-
peared to hold his own, his friends appealing to be particu-
larly fond, but still stood out for half a point more than the
layers were inclined to concede. Buckstone, by many con-
sidered a "false favourite," was, as usual, surrounded with
uncertainty ; and those who appeared to possess the
soundest information appeared affected with the doubt that
attends the money-market. sto 1 was his opening price,
but shortly after half a point more was offered to obtain a
customer, and at the close 6 to 1 was betted several times,
but still offered at the close. Zetland was asked after, but
did not appear in such good odour as at Bath, 100 to 8
being readily offered against him. The Stockwell colt was
backed somewhat freely at 13 to 1, and Ensign and Caterer
at a point more. Neptunus was in demand at 100 to 7,
booked to some money. 25 to 1 was freely taken about
Argonaut, who appears to be the " Simon Pure" of Sir
Joseph, and 40 to 1 about the Clarissa colt.
THE OAKS—This interesting ladies' race was introduced,
but little was done in the way of business. Hurricane, the
One Thousand winner, was freely supported at 4 to 1, but
the backers tired out the layers, and at the close 3 to 1 was
her highest price. Bto 1 each was taken to small amounts
about Sappho, Olive Branch, and Q.E.D., 10 to 1 against
Moula, and 12 to 1 was betted against My Puilner, and 100
to 6 Miss Vivian.

THE DERBY.
3to 1 agst The Marquis (offered)
6to 1 agst Buckstone (take 7to 1)
100 to 8 agst Zetland (offered)
13 to 1 agst The Stockwell colt (taken)
14 to 1 agst Ensign (taken)
14 to 1 agst Caterer (taken)
100 to 7 agst Neptunus (taken)
25 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken)
40 to 1 agst Clarissa colt (taken)

THE OAKS.
100 to 30 agst Hurricane (taken)
Bto 1 apt Sappho (taken and offered)
Bto 1 agst Olive Branch (taken and offered)
Bto 1 agst Q.E.D. (take 10 to 1)
10 to 1 agst Moula (taken)
12 to 1 agst My Partner (tak en)
100 to 6 agst Miss Vivian (taken)

THE NAVY.

The company who undertook to supply sample
plates or slabs of iron of the imp-oved quality re-
quired for the armour coating of the Caledonia,
under construction at Woolwich, having failed to
do so, the contract has been hended over to Messrs.
Hill and Smith, Brierly-hill Iron Works, Stafford-
shire. Mr. Smith, one of the firm, yesterday visited
the Caledonia at Woolwich, and finding that the
works were in a very advanced state, he informed
the authorities that the firet despatch of plates would
arrive without delay. Each weighs eight tons, is
3ft 3in wide, 15ft long, and 43in thick.
The Worcester, old 46. gun sailing frigate, hav-
ing been completed fitting for a training ship, and
jury-rigged, left the Medway yesterday for the
Thames, where she will be stationed. the Admi-
ralty having lent her to the Marine Society, to be
used as a training vessel. The Worcester was con-
structed at Deptford several years ago, and has
never been to sea, having been attached to the
Chatham sailing reserve for a considerable period.
On Wednesday a numerous body of shipwrights
at Chatham dockyard commenced the removal of the
coffer-dam at the er-trnece to No. 7 slip, on which
the iron-plated frigate Royal Oak, is building, in
order to lay down the " ways" for the launch of
that vessel. As soon as the necessary works con-
nected with this portion of the undertaking have
been completed, the dam will be refixed, until its
final removal for the launch. The energies of the
hands connected with the several_ deiartments are
now devoted to fixing th,l armour-plates to the
frigate's sides, but this operation necessarily pro-
ceeds (slowly, owing to the want of the requisite
machinery for preparing the slabs of iron, the fac-
tory, adjoining the slip, in which the machinery
will be fixed not being likely to be ready for some
weeks to come. It is intended to place two lines of
armour-plates on the Royal Oak's sides before she
is launched, but according to present appearance it
is probable that by the period named for launching
her one tier of armour-plates will scarcely be fixed.
A number of workmen have commenced
.the re-
moval of the sill and granite sides of No. 3 dock at
Chatham, to allow of the Royal Oak being ad-
mitted into it as soon as launched. The Royal Oak
is 5S feet 9 inches in breadth, without her exterior
planking and armour places, which will only give
a small space between her sides and the dock. ,The
Racoon, 21, which is at present in the third dock,
will be undocked to-day, to have her masts fixed on
board. _

Admiralty instructions having been received at
Woolwich increasing the number of second-class
lads from 14 to 15 years of age to be taken on at
the Fisgard's office to 20 per week, that number
was yesterday examined and passed by the medical
department, and will be continued weekly until
further orders. Several youths wearing the uniform
of the industrial schools at Lambeth were also me-
dically tested and engaged as band boys for her
Majesty's ship Impregnable at Devonport.
The iron paddlewheel steam vessel Caradoc and
the troopship Dee, under repairs at Woolwich, are
ordered to be put forward for commission, and the
despatch boat Banshee, recently
her
hrecmeanetlyinery arrived from the
in a disabled
condition, is ordered to be paid off on Saturday, and
put out of commission for repairs.
The Royal Marine Society's training-ship Venus,
off Woolwich Dockyard, having undergone a gene-
ral survey, has been pronounced unfit for further
service, her timbers and prrncipal supporting beams
being radically infected with dry rot.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—J. K. Weatherley, in the
Snap, confirmed as second-class assist.-engineer; C.
Lawrence, in the Asia, confirmed as second7class
assist.-engineer ; and John Heath, assist-paymas-
ter. additional. to the Nile.

The following appointments have been made in

the Royal Naval Reserve :—To be Lieuts.—Henry
Baskerville Benson and William Watt. To be
Hon. Lieuts.—James Brown and Thomas William
Sawyer. To be Sub•Lieuts.—Thomas Brown
Smith, William James Osborne Symons, and Philip
Le Geyt Benest.

selected to take possession of the new rifle range will
leave Chatham garrison forthwith. During the
time they are under rifle instruction the troops will
occupy the new barracks at Gravesend, just com-
pleted. They are erected in a highly salubrious part
of the town, and are constructed to accommodate
500 officers and men, but only half that number
will be quartered in them in the first instance. In
addition to the usual barrack buildings there is a
hospital, lecture and reading rooms, school room,
stores, &c. The sanitary arrangements of the new
barracks have been made under the direction of the
Army Sanitary Commissioners.