The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-27 00:00:00

THE OARS.

300 tollo agst Lord dlientinck's Crucifix—taken 3 times
12 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Teleta—taken
Offers to take 8 to 1 about Black Bess.

CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES.—TxsbAv.

The Champagne Stakes of 20 sous. each, with 15 added; for
two-years-old colts, Sat 31b ; and fillies, Bst. Three quarters
of a mile. (5 Subs. )
Mr. Wormald'sb c Millepede, bro. to Centipede (Heseltine) 1
Duke of Cleveland's b e by. Muley Moloch
Mr. Wilkin's br c Septimius
Mr. T. 0. Povrlett's b f Kedge
Mr. Fairlic's b f Crockery. ....................................... 5
6 and 7;04 on the Muley Aloloch colt. \Von easy.
The Gold Cup, or specie, by Subs. of 10 soya. each. Two
miles. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Orde's b m Bee's Wing, aged, Bst 1 Ilb (Cartwright) 1
Sir J. Boswell's ch h The Hydra, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b
Mr. Wright's b f Interlude, 3 yrs, 6st 31b
Duke of Cleveland's b f by Voltaire, 3 yrs, Est 31b " 4
Mr. Attwr.od's ch c Little Phillip, 3 vrs, fist 31b.
7t04 on Bee's Wing, and 3to 1 a.rst Hydra. Won easy.
The Broligh Handicap of 15 soy, each, 10. ft. One mile and a
half. (6 Subs., 2of whom declared, &e.)
Mr. Stephenson's br c Neptune, 3 yrs, Est 91b
.. (Francis) 1
Lord Eglintoun's b c Doctor Cains, 3 yrs, 75t.........
Mr. Wrather's, gr h Hackfall, 5 yrs, Bst 91b 3
Mr. Wormald's b g Tiny, 4 yrs, 7st '-)1b
5t04 on Hackfall. Won easy.
The Hurdle Race, heats, once round over four' leaps, was won
in two heats by Mr. Cundell's b h Expectation (h b) (Mr.
Carter), beating seven others.

CI7IIIIAGH APRIL. MEETING.. Tmunsnay.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs, for horses, &c.—too yrs al,
sst 71b ; three yrs old, Bst 61b ; four yrs old, 9.• t 61b; five
yrs old, 9_,t 12.1 b ; six and aged, tOst. Four miles. 31b to
mares and geldings. _

Mr. Graydon's b f Alba, 4 yrs old (Keegan)
Lord Howth's b c Claret, 3 yrs old . ... 2
Both kept close together to the end of the rails, when the
mare headed, and won by two or three lengths.

FRIDAY.
Challenge of the Madrid Stakes of 25 sovs. each, and the
5 cove. fts. Hathbridge Post.
Mr. Knox's b c 51alboy, Sst 9lb
Mr. Maher's c by Skylark or Lapwing, Helen, 7st HO 2
Sweepstakes, 10 sovc. h ft, with 25 added ; second horse to save
his stake ; s'.arted at the Three Year-old Course, and ended
at the flue Post.

Mr. Whitle', b h Vernal, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Wynne) 1
Mr. O'Reilly's gr e Bastard, 2 yrs, ist 1 llb
Mr. Diekson's b f by Blackloek, 2 yi s, 6st 121 b

THE NAVY-ADMIRALS' SECRE.

TARIES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR—As the Commissionet s of Inquiry into Naval
and Military Promotion state, that the Secretaries to
Commanders-in-Chief are to have an increase of pay,
we are told that all Secretaries serving as such, shall
have 4001. per annum full-pay, by which those.
at Plymouth, Portsmouth, and the Mediterranean,
will have addition of sd. per anr.uni, fur they now
receive 399/. 19s. 7d.

As regards the half pay of Secretaries, the Com-
mission has fixed 12s. per diem to those who have
served twelve years as Secretary, so that if an in-
dividual (a civilian for instance) can get taken by
different Admirals, even at the home-posts, to com-
plete the twelve years, be becomes entitled to the
half-pay of 12s. per diem without having been at
sea, when a Purser whu may have belonged to the
Navy full forty years, and served more than thirty,
but, perhaps, has completed only ten years as Se-
cretary, is excluded from the half-pay of that class ;
and he may have been in very many actions during
the long war, and. gained considerable credit for
conduct which net the approbation of Admirals
and Captains under whom he fought.
I should therefore say, !et a portion of time
served as the Purser go to make up half the re-
quired period of time necessary to entitle the Secre-
tary to become eligible for half-pay, viz
yrs. months.
Two stations, six years as Secretary 6 0
Twelve years' servitude as Purser to
he equal to, and allowed as, Se-
crerarv's tune • • • 6 0

12 0

Or let the half.pay of Secretaries be upon a gra-
duated scale, as follows, viz.:—

...._ ,
c d.
Six years servitude as Secretary (per day) 6 0
Nine years do. do. do. 9 0
Twelve years do. do. do. 12 0
Otherwise you exclude those who may have served
as Secretaries at least eleven and a half years, con-
sequently much injustice would be done to them.
P. P.

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, with the
Lords and Ladies Lennox, come to town early in the present
week, from Goodwood, for the season. The Earl of March
has returned to town from Newmarket. The Dowager
Duchess of Richmond comes to town this week.
The Earl of Chesterfield arrived at Chesterfield
House, on Friday night, from Newmarket, and was expected
to leave on' Saturday or Monday, accompanied by the Countess
of Chesterfield, for Bretby, Derbyshire. The Noble Earl's
fine pack of hounds concluded the hunting season last week in
Northamptonshire.
THE COUNTESS OF BURLINGTON.--Welhave
much pleasure in givinc, a more favourable account of the state
of her Ladyship's diserder." The medical attendants reported
her better yesterday afternoon, and were not apprehensive of
danger.