The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-31 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, DEc. 30.
The Victory, 104, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland,
C. 8., was paid off this day, and will be recommissioned
to-morrow by Sir Thomas.
The Victoria and Albert Royal yacht, Captain the
Hon. Joseph Denman, was paid off to-day, and will be
recommissioned by the same officer to-morrow.
James Steele, Thomas Millar, Her.ry Hooper, George
Hunt, John Harris, Charles Inches, George ills, and
William Johnson, all apprentices in the steam-factory in
this dockyard, under Mr. Andrew Murray, the superin-
tendent engineer of the establishment, having qualified,
on the term of their apprenticeship, which expired to-
day, for entry into the navy as engineer officers, were
this day appointed assistant-engineers ; Mr. Harris, to
the Horatio, at Sheerness, and all the others to the Blen-
heim stearn-guardship at this port.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 30.
APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenant—George John Malcolm (1849), to study
steam at the factory at Woolwich dockyard.
Surgeons—Richard D. Pritchard (1853), recently pro-
moted while serving as assistant-surgeon in the Impreg
naval flagship at 'Davenport, to the Racehorse, 14,
sloop, at Devonport ; Robert F. C. Scott (1841), re
cently serving in the Hastings, 72, when flagship on the
East Indies station, to the Eiryalus, 50, screw steam-
frigate, at Chatham ; Charles A. Anderson, M.D.
(1849). to the Pique, 40, at Devonport ; Edward Heath
(1845), to the Dauntless, 24, screw steam-frigate, at
Portsmouth.

Commodore Henry Eden, who has officiated for the
last five years as superintendent of Woolwich dockyard,
and carried his broad pendant on broad the Fisgard flag-
ship at this port, paid off that vessel to-day, and at the
same time resigned the duty of commodore-superintend-
ent of this dockyard.
First-Lieutenant Casey and the party of Royal Marines
serving in the Fisgard under Commodore Henry Eden
disembarked, and joined the head-quarters of the Wool-
wich division to-day, and First-Lieutenant Paddicombe
and a new party of Royal Marines of the same division
embarked in the Fisgard, for service under Commodore
J. Shepherd.
Captain Alexander Ramsay, and Second-Lieutenant
Mitchell, with 46 privates of the Woolwich division,
have been placed under orders to proceed to Chatham,
f service in the Euryalus, 50, screw steam-frigate,
commissioned by Captain George Ramsay at that port,
and will leave head-quarters here to-morrow for that
purpose. -

AUSTRALIAN MAIL OUTWARDS.—The London mail of
the 4th February next will be dispatched toAustralia by
the Bbsphorus, screw steam•vessel, the General Screw
Steam Shipping Company having obtaiited the contract
for its conveyance.

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DERBY STEEPLECHASES.

Weights for the Midland Steeplechase.

Forfeits to be

Fore January 10.

delared on or be)
st Ibi
Oscar
Vainhope
Needwood lO 13
Carrig lO 12
Maurice Daly lO 10
Star of England lO 6
Daphne
Spring lO 1
Victress lO 0
Diana 9 13
Weights for the Selling Ste 4
declared on or be
st lb
Victress
Chatham
Slashing Painter
Cigar
Cervus
Hurdle Race
st lb
Melon ll 5
New Port lO 10
Alp lO 8 '
Bullfincher - lO 6
Drayton c lO 6
Star of England lO 3
Victress lO 0
Beresford
Weights for the Selling Hurdle Race. Forfeits to be
declared on or before January 10.

Sir Philip
Cervus .
b g by Priam, jun
Little Charley
Master Croft
Trout
br g by Algar
Newman Noggs
Burnt Sienna

epleehase. Forfeits to be
;fore January 10.

at lb
Jesuit
Toni Bowling lO 12
Blue Stockings lO 10
Lord Byron lO 8
br gby Algar "10 7
) Handicap.

Galileo
Luck's-all
Teddesley
Wee Mickey
John Bright
br g by Algar
Maria Monk

it lb
9 10
9 6
9 5
9 4
9 2
9 2
9 0

Alp l2 10
Victress l2 3
Chatham ll 12
Friendless Boy
Cervus
STRETFORD ST:
Acceptances for the Ma
Yrs at lb
The Tulip 5 11 0
Labyrinth
Theodine
Madeline
Acceptances for the Si
st. lb. at. lb.
Tulip
Royal Blue ..
Madeline
OUNDLE STEEPLECHASE.
Entries for the Grand Race.
Mr. C. Higgins's Old Rake Mr. Bevill's Garforth
Mr. C. Higgins's Sir Philip Mr. Whitehead nd Simple
Mr. Litler nd Tomboy Peter
Mr. C. Boyce's Victress Mr. Charlesworth nd Nelly
Mr. Land's Needwood Brown
Mr. Land's Melon Mr. Francis nd The Screw
Mr. Welfitt's Robin Hood Mr. W. Barnett's Diana
Mr. T. Mason's Oscar Mr. Briscoe's The Colonel
Mr. Golby's Ploughboy Mr. W. Harris's Rein Deer
Mr. Fry's Barsell Mr. Sait's Sam Hood
Hon.R.Lawley'sßlackwood ,Mr. A. L. Goodman nd Ed-
Mr. Derby's Topsy ward of York
Mr. Baxter's A. Y. Mr. H. R. Phillips nd The
Mr. Baker's Quasimodo General
The above list is made up to post time Thursday
night.

Barmaid • 11 0
Sars Roselly lO 12
Wee Mickey lO 10
John Bright lO 7
Maria Monk lO 4
'EEPLECBASES.
anchester Steeplechase.
Yrs st lb
Trout
Miss Purdon 4 9 4
Comeaway 5 9 4
Nelly Brown
;tretford Steeplechase.