The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1854.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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MALTA, JAN. 2

The screw steam-frigate Agamemnon and the line-of-
battle ships Queen and London have reached the
ancho'rage of the English fleet at Beycos.
The A rethusa frigate is shortly expected here on her
way to England.
On Saturday last the court-martial, of which Lieut.-
Colonel Adams was president, was dissolved. Captain
Eyre, 47th Regiment, who was tried before it on charges
of fraudulently appropriating several sums, has been
under arrest ever since (nearly five mouths), without
'Laming; his sentence, which has but recently been sent
out. He is sentenced to seven years' transportation, and
has been removed to the Corradino Gaol, prior to being
sent to England.
Lord Hamilton Chichester, who had been a great suf-
ferer for many years,. expired at 8 o'clock yesterday
morning, at his residence at the Pieta. His Lordship
leaves a widow, but no children.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.

The Simoom, 18, iron troop-ship, Captain Kingcome,
from the Cape of Good Hope, will come into harbour to-
morrow morning to land the lit battalion of the Rifle
Brigade, Lieutenant Calvert Buller, who will proceed
hence by the South Coast Railway to quarters at Dover.
The detachment of Royal Artillery will also land here
and proceed to Woolwich. The Simoom is not in a very
sea-worthy state.

SHEERNESS, JAS. 7.
The Medea, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com-
mander Augustus Phillimore, from Portsmouth, made
her number at the Nore yesterday at 1 p.m., and was
signalled from the Waterloo flag-ship when she made for
this harbour. She came to an anchor off the yard on
the west shore at 1.45 p.m., where she will await orders
for being taken into the fitting basin and afterwards
docked in No. 3 dock for survey of damage, defects, &c.
A court-martial is ordered to take place on board the
Waterloo flag-ship, 121 gone, Captain Lord Frederick
Kerr, on Monday next, on certain officers of this sloop,
in consequence of her having been on shore off Lowes-
toft.

The steam-transport Rhadamanthus, Master Comman-
der John Belam, arrived here from Chatham at 7 p.m.
this day. She leaves here to-morrow, at 9.30 a.m., di-
rect from Pembroke-yard, laden - with timber, &c., for
the new Royal yacht, Windsor Castle, to be built at that
yard.

- The meeting of the School Committee is to take place
on Wednesday next, at the Captain-Superintendent's
levee-room, for the purpose of recommending to the
Admiralty a number of boys (after examination) to be
entered as apprentices in the yard here. The Captain-
Superintendent Charles Hope sits as presidept of the
committee ; Mr. Richard Crockford,*schoolmaster of the
dockyard school for apprentices, officiates in his capacity
under the directions of the committee. The mode of
entry at present adopted by the Admiralty is as follows :
The committee recommend as many boys as their lord-
ships direct to be examined. The first half from the
top, of the list are ordered by the Admiralty to be en-
tered ; the remainder are selected by the Admiralty,
preference being given to the sons of the most deserving
officers, artificers, and labourers belonging to the yard,
such recommendations emanating from the respective
officers of the yard.

The barque Don, of Newcastle, William Tillock master,
from London for Newcastle, has put in here with loss
of an anchor and part of chain cablel(parted from at the
Nore), and with her best bower anchor stock broken,
She has been supplied with a new stock from her Ma-
jesty's dockyard here, on an application made to the
Ca,ptairt-Superintendent Charles Hope, R.N.

JAN. 8

The Wildfire paddle-wheel steam-tender to Waterloo,
Second. Master (additional) George Brockman in com-
mand, arrived here this day, at noon, from Dover.
The Rhadalnanthus left here at 9.30 a.m, this day for
Pembroke.

WOOLWICH, J.N. 9.

APPOINTMENTS.

Commander E. D'O. D'A. Aplin (1853), recently pro-
moted, after having served as flag-lieutenant to Rear-Ad-
miral Henry Prescott, C. 8., of the Neptune, 120, guard-
ship of ordinary at Portsmouth, and subsequently as
flag-lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas J. Cochrane,
K.C.8., of the Victory, flag-ship, at Portsmouth, is ap-
pointed to study steam at the factory at Woolwich
Dockyard.

Clerks.—George J. D. Andrews (1849), recently serv-
ing in the Fisgard, flag-ship, at Woolwich, under Com-
modore Henry Eden, to the Euryalus, 50, screw steam-
frigate, at Chatham ; Henry C. Pool, to the, Fisgard ;
W. Horniman, to the Hogue, 60, screw steam-guard-
ship, at Devonport; J. N. M'Avoy (1853), to the Pique,
40, at Devonport.
The Banshee steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Reynolds, left Woolwich this morning fit Greenhithe,
where she will have her compasses adjusted and then
proceed round to Portsmouth to embark Captain Brock,
R.N., and several officers of the Royal Engineers, for a
passage to Constantinople.
The Black Eagle, Master-Commander Petley, was
taken into the west dock to-day to have her bOttom ex-
amined, having been on the sand near the Nore for a
short time, on her return from Grimsby, where she had
been in attendance on Sir James Graham during his
inspection of that part of the coast, to ascertain its capa-
bilities as a station for a North Sea fleet.
A number of remarkably healthy and apparently suit-
able young men from various parts of the country have
daily offered to enter the naval service at this port, but,
unfortunately, only a few could be entered, as the far
greater number were under the stipulated height, 5 feet
7 inches. There surely must have been some error in
these figures, as the Royal Artillery or Royal Marine
corps would not reject young growing lads of less height ;
and when it becomes known that plenty of healthy
young, well-built men are ready to serve her Majesty
afloat if they are accepted when nearly the required
height, the Lords of the Admiralty will reduce the
height for sailors t 0.5 feet 5 or 6-inches, or give a dis-
cretion to the officers whose duty it may be to enter
men to secure the service of all who appear in other
respects eligible, until the required number is obtained.

made acquainted with the terms and conditions of the
contract.

The contractor is bound that he will not at any time
or t:imes"during the continuance of his contract transfer
or assign the same or any part, share, or interest therein,
without the authority and approbation of the Commis-
sioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral
of the United Kingdom for the time being, and be under
strict stipulations laid down by their Lordships in the
terms of the contract ; and, for the security of the terms
being strictly complied with, the contractor and his two
sureties shall be bound in the sum of 1,5001.

These regulations, as regards the supply of meat, both
at sea and in harbour, are spoken of by officers and men
in very high terms, as they will have the effect of insur-
ing to every officer and every mess a full allowance of
meat, the quality of which will be secured to them by
the stringent terms of the contract and Admiralty in-
structions, being fairly carried out by the surveying offi-
cers so appointed to execute that duty.

SPURTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.-MONDAY.

Several members who bad been absent during the last
three or four weeks were induced by the departure of
the frost, and the publication of the entries for the
Spring Handicaps, to' renew their attendance at " The
Corner." There was consequently a more business-like
air about the place than it had presented for some time
past ; the transactions aotually were, however, com-
paratively few.
CHESTER CUP. 1,000 to 30 was taken about
Virago, and other investments would have been made
afterwards, had the same odds been obtainable ; 3,000
to 60 was taken about Aldford (late Friday) ; 6,000 to
90 about Catspaw ; 3,000 to 45 Duchess of Lorraine
colt • 1,000 to 15 and 1,000 to 20 Typee ; and 1,000 tc)
10 Rattle.

THE DERBY.-8 to 2 offered agst Scott's lot; sto 1
and 1,200 to 200 taken about Autocrat ; 450 to 50 King
Tom ; 3,000 to 100 Acrobat ; 1,000 to 30 Andover :
500 to 10 Old Noll ; 2,000 to 25 and 1,000 to 10 about
Dr. O'Toole ; 1,000 to 10, twice, The Early Bird ; and
1 000 to 10 Marble Hill.

OAKS.-200 to 50 agst Meteora, and 400 to 50 agst
Omoo.

Closing prices :
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.

100 to 7 agst Mr. Bignell's Half-and-Half
(taken).
25 to 1 agst Mr. Briscoe's The Colonel (taken).
CHESTER CIIP.

30 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Virago (taken 33
to 1 freely).
50 to 1 agst Mr. Parker's Aldford (late Friday)
(taken).
50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Typee (taken).
66 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Catspaw (taken).
66 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Duchess of Lorraine
colt (taken).
100 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Rattle (taken).
DERBY.
9to 2 agst Scott's lot.
6to 1 agst Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat
(taken).
9to 1 agst Baron Rothschild's King Tom
(taken).
30 to 1 agst Lord Derby's Acrobat (taken).
30 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Andover (taken).
50 to 1 agst Mr. W. Smith's Old Noll (taken).
1000 to 10 agst Mr. H. Hill's Dr. O'Toole (taken).
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Copperthwaite's The Early
Bird (taken).
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Knowles's Marble Hill (taken).
900 to 100 agst Dervish and Ruby (taken).
900 to 100 agst Dervish and Acrobat (taken).
OAKS.
4to 1 agrqt Lord Derby's Meteora (taken).
8 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Omoo (taken).
THE TRAITER.—In addition to the bet of 2,000 to 20
laid against this horse for the Derby on Thursday last,
3,000 to 30 was laid. The bet was altogether 5,000 to
50. It is a moot point whether he is in training.

TEIE RACING OALENDAR.—The following announce.
ment appears in No. 11. of the Sheet Calendar, pub
lished yesterday.

" Addenda and Errata in No. 1. :

" To the nominations for the Newmarket Handicap
add Mr. B. Way's Brocket, 4 yrs, and Mr B. Way's
President, 3 yrs.
" Ersom.—To the Metropolitan and Suburban Stakes
add Mr. W. Ashton's ch g England's Glory, 6 yrs.
" Nonr HAMPTON. —ln the nominations for the Great
Northamptonshire Handicap Mr. V. Kingston na b m
May-day, 6 yrs,' not Dear Polly ;' and Lord Hope-
town na Chief Justice, aged,' should have been omitted.
For Mr. Elwes na Eugenia,' read na Erycina.' In
the Altho'rp Park Stakes, for Charlton Boy,' read
Cballon Boy.'"

LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING, MARCH 1.
- The following is a complete list of the entries for the
Ga.k.ND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. Weights to be pub-
lished in due time. Forfeits to be declared on or before
the ith of February :--
Age
Lord Sefton's bl g, by
Faugh:a-Ballagh b) 6
Mr: T, Mason's Miss Mow-
bray
Mr. T. Mason's Oscar a
Captain Little na Peter
Simple
Mr. Bignell's Half-and-
Half
Mr. J. Doyle's Lobster (h b) a
Mr. Balfe s :Daphne 6
Mr. J. Williams s Kilcinskle 6
Mr. J. Willi ams's La Gazza a

Ao•
Mr. Jacobs's Frederick 0
Mr. Percival's Mountain
Maid
Mr. Choyce's Spring
Mr. Atkinson's Clansman. 5
Mr. Osborne's Abd-el-.
Kader a
Mr. Moseley's Vainhope a
Mr. Moseley's Bourton
Mr. Moseley's Trout a
Mr. H. Lane's Napoleon II 5
Mr. Thompson's Chester a
Mr. Slater's Burnt Sienna a
Mr. Jones's b g by Algar,
dam by Wanderer
Mr. C. Boyce's Victress
Mr. Briscoe's The Colonel a
Mr. C. Higgins's Maria Day a
Mr. C. Higgins's Old Rake a
Mr. C. Higgins's Simplo
Peter
Mr. C. Higgins's Forest Lad a
Mr. Lawson's Poney
Mr. Delamane's Lady Ar-
thur
Lord Waterford's Lord

Ladra
Mr. Mundy's Everton
Mr. Tilbury's Tomboy a
Mr. G. Morris's Tom of
Tuam
Mr. Magill's The Prince a
Mr. Hen& er son's Labyrinth 6
Mr. Lansb.a vr naComeaway 6
Mr. Cotg re aye's Crabbs a
Mr. Berm %,r d's Beware (h b) 6
Mr. Ellis'a Jumpaway (late
Quickstep 6
Capt, Nevrtnan's Columbine 6
Mr. Linen's Peter a
Mr. W. Bar nett's Sir Peter
Laurie
Mr. Wilfitt's Robin Hood a
Mr. J. Brown's Calmar
Mr. Littled ale's Squire of
Malton
Mr. Barry'*3 Geraldus a
Mr. James's Bullfincher a
Mr. Jameeli Maurice Daley a
Mr. Olivef's Pride of the
North .
Mr. Blood's Luck-all
Mr. Blood'e Star of Eng-
land
NomirtArloNs for the LIVER
to be pubhshei
• Age
Kilquade (late Third of Cabin 80y......
May . A The Cripple
Ulster
Lurley
The Medal, by Pantaloon 3 Charity
Andromache 3 Dove
Cleveland
Antonia
Lancashire Lass
The Speaker, by Gabbier 3 Colsterdale
Escape
The Event 5 St. Clair 3
NEWTON SPRING MEETING, FEB. 1.
NOMINATIONS for the NEWTON SPRING STEEPLECHASE.

George
Lord Waterford`g Sir John a
Lord Waterford The Mar-

quis 6
Lord Waterford's Cockcrow 6
Mr. Symonds's Nugget
Mr. Bevill's Garforth
Mr. Southwood's Dodger
(h b)
Mr. Barling's Bedford (11 b) a
Mr. Henry's Little Charley a
Mr. A. Sait's Timothy a
Mr. Henderson's Maley
Captain Rhys's Royalty

LPOOL SPRING Cur. Weights
d in due time.

Age

About three miles.
Age.
6 Oscar__
6 Miss Purdon
a Labyrinth 6
6 Tomboy
6 Napoleon II
a Sarah
Chester
Burnt Sienna a
Peter a
The Old Rake a
The Farmer (h 1)) a
The Linnet (h b)...
The Duchess
Lady Longsight 6
A. Y
The Facetious Cove (h b) 4
6

Daphne._
Madeline .
Crabbs......
Comeway .
Columbirre
Royal Bitie
Luke the Labourer
Mina
Calmar
Maid of the West
The D warlZ.
Tulip
Friendlegs
Abri-el-Ka der a
British Ye oman a
BI g by Faugh-a-Ballagh
(h

a

a

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1854.
The Jockey Club having determined to commence
their season on Easter Monday (April 17), the princi-
pal meetings—supposing the usual arrangements are ob-
served— will stand as under. Should the stewards, in
any instance, determine to vary the fixture, it will be
advisable, as a guide to others, to give us immediate
notice :

FEBRUARY.
Newton Spring
I
Derby Spring 8 Nottingham Spring 21
MARCH.
Liverpool. Spring 1 Warwick Spring 21
Doncaster Spring 7 Catterick 27
Salisbury
Coventry Spring l4 Abergavenny 30
APRIL.
Croxton Park 4 Catterick Bridge 19
Epsotn Spring 6 Abergavenny 2O
Cheltenham Spring 12 York spring 25
Newmarket Craven 17 Malton 27
MAY.
Newmarket F S
Chester Sp ring 9 1 Lewes l9
Lothians & Edinburgh...ll Bath 23
Newmarket S S l6 I Liverpool Hunt Spring ..24
Shrewsbury lB Epsom 30
JUNE.
Manchester
Ascot Heath 13 Stockbridge 29
Newcastle-on-Tyne 2O Ludlow 30
Hampton 2l Winchester 3O
Carlisle 26
-- JULY. •

NewmarktA
4
Worcester . 4
Lancaster 6
Mansfield _...
Liverpool •
Ipswich ...

12
13
AU(
Brighton
Brighton C lub.
Wolverhani pton
Yarmouth 8
Reading
Odiham
North Staff; )rdshire 9
Wolverhami •ton l4

SEPT:

Warrick
Lichfield
Western Me eting 7
Rochester an d Chatham 7
Doncaster l2
Pontefract lB
OCT(

Chester Autt tmn 3
YorkshireUni ionllunt 5
Wrexham .
Newmarket .5. 3 0 9

Stourbridge l7
Stamford 18
Nottingham 20
Goodwood 25
Ripon 31

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