The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-17 00:00:00

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No. 22,670.

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1865.

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Chatham, preparatory to some important altera-
tions being carried out at the Royal Engineer esta-
blishment, and the reappropriation of the non-com-
missioned officers, mess and the Sappers' recreation
rooms, with a view, among other contemplated
improvements, to the establishment of a canteen
for the use of the non-commissioned officers and
men. The members of the Board were accompanied
during their tour of inspection by Major R. Harri-
son, who was deputed to visit and report upon the
canteen recently established at Gosport.
ft is announced at Chatham garrison that a change
will shortly be made in the Staff at the Royal Engi-
neer Department, Horse Guards. The post of
Deputy Adjutant-General, now held by Col. F. E.
Chapman, C. 8., will be filled, it is understood, by
Col. J. L. A. Simmons, C. 8., commanding Royal
Engineers at Aldershot, while Lieut.-Col. the Hon.
H. F. Keane, Assistant Adjutant-General, will pro-
bably be succeeded by Lieut.-Col. J. F. M. Browne,
C. 8., now doing duty at head-quarters, Chatham.
In accordance with new regulations adopted at
the War-office, an order has been received at Chat-
ham garrison prescribing the future rate of allow-
ance of officers of the army when travelling on duty,
without troops, at 20s. per day for general officers,
15s. a day for field officers, and 10s. per day for
captains and subalterns.

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In addition to the various infantry depots that
have arrived at Chatham, consequent on the break-
ing up of several of the depot battalions, the parti-
culars of which have been given in The Sun, the de-
pot companies of the 80th Regiment have also ar-
rived at the garrison from the 15th depot battalion
at Buttevant. The strength of the depot is 6 ser-
geants, 2 corporals, 4 drummers, and 54 privates,
together with , the following officers :—Capt. J. L.
W. Nunn, Lieut. W. P. Mortimer, Lieut. F. God-
dard, and Ensign A. H. Smith. In accordance with
orders received at Chatham from the Horse Guards,
the depot companies of the 81st Regiment are to
remove from that garrison to Gosport. The strength
of the 81st depot is 7 sergeants, 9 corporals, 3 drum-
mers, and 153 rank and file, together with the fol-
lowing officers :—Capt. W. E. Todd, Lieut. J. A.
Deans, Lieut. H. J. Faircloth, Lieut. W. H. 11.
Jackson, and Lieut. W. B. Knight.
Mr. Richardson's experiments with a view of in-
troducing petroleum into the service for steam fuel
have been suspended for some time in consequence
of the bursting of the small grate used in the preli-
minary trials. The grate was of cast iron 3-Bths of
an inch in thickness, and composed of several pieces
of iron, with a surface of 2ft. only. It was worked
under the boiler of an engine of 14-horse power, and
succeeded, with four gallons of oil, in getting steam
up in an hour and a half. The valve was then closed
at 101 b. pressure. Steam was kept up for another
hour, with the expenditure of an additional gallon
of oil, the steam blowing off about half the time.
The grate not being strong enough to resist the
pressure opened at the joints. Mr Richardson subse-
quently submitted to the Lords of the Admiralty,
by their desire, some working drawings of a design
for a wrought-iron grate, available for practically
testing the use of petroleum. The grate is now under
construction in the steam factory of Woolwich
dockyard. Its estimated cost is about £l5O. Mr.
Richardson's design, with- various ameliorations
added by Mr. Trickett, inspector of machinery, su-
perintending the factory, was yesterday laid on the
floor, and the work was then put in progress. If the
result anticipated is realised, the result will be most
important.

RACING FORECASTS.

(From the Owl,)

There seems to be but little chance of any very ex-
citing events coming off during the present season.
There are no new horses that arc likely to be brought
forward, and the few old platers which will be run
again this year, as they have been for many years
past, are not such as to create any great interest
amongst the general public. The Ring, no doubt,
will do its best to get up some excitement in various
small matches, for the sake of the advantage to be
gained by themselves in the great event which is to
be decided in the autumn of this year, in the shape
of the General Election Stakes, the date for which,
however, is not yet fixed. The entries for this event
are certain to be very large, and there will be plenty
of money forthcoming at the proper time. In the
meanwhile we may expect, during the summer, to
see many hobbies ridden for the sake of the practice
it will give those who intend to compete in the
autumn.

" Reform," which perhaps is the favourite horse
at the present moment, has done a fair amount of
work during the winter. The poor old animal has
been brought out, however, so frequently, whether
he was fit or not to run, that there is no question
that he has suffered a good deal from the injudi-
cious way in which he has been treated. Belonging,
as he does, to a large Confederacy, there Would
seem to be too many masters, and these do not
appear always to agree among themselves. Some
excitement was caused a few days ago by a gallop
they gave him over the ground at Leeds, under the
management of the trainer Baines. On this occa-
sion he was mounted by a new lad, the son of the
veteran jockey of Richmond Park, and it was more
for the purpose of trying the lad than the capabili-
ties of the old horse. The boy rode him very wildly,
and floundered about a good deal in his saddle, but
it is possible that, with a little more experience and
strength, he may become a useful lad in handicaps
when he is not overmatched. In this case the horse
was too strong for him, and fairly ran away.
" Reform," however, is a very good animal, and, if
carefully trained and ridden, will well repay those
interested in him. There is some idea of his passing
into the hands of Gladstone, the well-known trainer
of '6 Financial Reform," '6 French Treaty," " In-
come Tax," and other most useful nags.
F. Kelly has a horse which has not been much
tried, but which is likely to come with a great rush
early in the year. It is a colt by " Farmer," out of
the old mare " Protection," g.d. " Conservative,"
by " Agitation." It is called " Malt," and is much
thought of by its stable. It had a gallop on
Wednesday last, but from what we hear the result
was not satisfactory. There were symptoms of
weakness about his pace, and rumours that he
cannot stay. His pace is supposed to be good for
a mile, but anything beyond that will be out of
his power. An attempt was made by a mob of
his admirers to get the horse taken up by Gladstone;
but though the charge of it was not absolutely de-
clined, yet we have reason to know that that gen-
tleman has one or two others in his string which will
completely destroy its chance of success. There is,
however, a large commission out to lay upon the
horse, and he will very likely go to a short price
before the day of his public appearance.

" Permissive Bill" is a leggy, weedy-looking ani-
mal, which, in our opinion, will never do much.
He has no substance, and will give in the moment
he is collared. He will, however, start, and may be
at a rather better price before the great Stakes come
off. He is at present training at Lawson's.
There is a starter which at present is rather a
dark one, but we have reason to know that before
long he is very likely to rise to the position of second,
or even first, favourite. " Recognition" is a fine
horse, and shows promise of great power and en-
durance. He has been tried very highly, and though
we fear that latterly, owing to reports of something
being amiss, he has gone rather back in the market,
yet he is, we believe, in much better condition than
is generally supposed, and we caution our readers
against laying heavily against him. He is supported
by a strong party, and, if not a winner, will cer-
tainly run very forward. His first appearance will
depend mainly on the operations of a certain party
over the water, but his trainers here are very care-
ful, and will spare no effort to bring him out fit.
Mr. Berkeley's "Vote by Ballot" will run, we
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suppose, as usual, to save the owner's stake : but
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had before, and may fairly be considered a regular
duffer.

" Foreign Relations" this year will attract but
little attention. It is very likely there will be a few
private matches made with him, but we think the
horse did too much last year to come out very fresh
this season. In our judgment he is stale, and goes
very short.

" Irish Church" and " Irish Distress" are the lot
from the Sister Isle. We doubt if much will be
made out of them. The first-named will most likely
be steered by B. Osborne with his accustomed
ability, and some day may be worth money. The
latttr is much talked of in certain circles, but besides
being a very moderate performer, is in very bad
hands.

Of Gladstone's horses " Income Tax" and " Fire
Insurance" are spoken of as very promising, and
most probably will carry the money of his stable.
But everything in that establishment is at present
kept very quiet. _

C. Villiers has a colt by " Poor-Law" out of
" Metropolitan Distress," which is looked for with
much interest, and Charles Wood will run " Indian
Budget," a very respectable performer, but not in
such good condition this year as the last.
Colonel Sykes"' China" will, as usual, give the
public some amusement by the extraordinary riding
of its gallant owner ; and Lord Westbury 'is likely
to have some fun with " Bankruptcy," which horse,
we understand, has broken down badly during the
winter.

Our readers will see from this resume that there
is not promise of great sport this year, and that
betting at St. Stephen's is likely to be flat. Our
own opinion is, as we have said, that. " Reform"
and " Recognition" (the latter an uncertain animal)
are likely to be worth attention, backing " Income
Tax" and " Fire Insurance" for a place.