The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-28 00:00:00

LINCOLN RACES.-THURADAY.

The Brownlow Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of
sor,,. each, p p., for all ages. Mile hews. (4 Subs.)
Mr. f3,,wee's Ep;rus, 6 )rs, Sit 10lb walked over
'f ue Syston Sakes of 5 S.OV3. each, p.p., with 25 added
from the fund, for all ages. Mile heats.
Mr. Ileseltiiie's b f The Shadow, 4 yr 3, 9st (Heseltinc) 1
:41r. Bruoke's eh f Moonbeam, 2 yrs, Est 10ib. •

PARIS RACES (AUTUMN MEETING).
SEPT. 24.

The course was well attended, although the recent
rains had caused the ground to be damp, and the course
deep and heavy. Their 16yal Highnesses the Dukes of
Orleans and Nemours honoured the races with their pre-
sence, attended by their respective suites. The sport of
the day produced little or no interest, the betting was fiat,
the horses started at half-past one, and the running came
oT as follows:

T.c Principal Prize of 4,500 f., twice round (heats), for
horses four yrs old and upwards.
H.R H. the Duke of Orleans's b h Roquencourt,
4 r s (first heat in 4m. 535. 2-sths ; second heat
in Im. (C. Edwards) 1 1
The Royal Stud Produce ch c Momus, by Dangerous 2 2
M vcc's b e Turquoise, 3 yrs, by Cadland dis
C .rnte de Blagny's ch c Whiteface, by Pickpocket dis
-I tie Royal Prize of 6,000 f., twice round (heats), for
all ages.

IL R. H. the Duke of Orleans's b h Nautilus, 5 yrs,
(first heat in 4m. st3s 3-sths) ...( Edgar Pawls) 1 1
M. de Scran's h h Quine, 4 yrs, by Lottery 2 2
The Produce of the Government Stud, Djinn, 4 yrs 3 3
A wsll contested race between Nautilus and Quine.

The Royal Prizes will be run for on Sunday. The
bores will start at one o': lock.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
POItTSIIVUTIi, Sept. 2-G.—The Queen, 110, will be
commissioned on the Ist of October by Captain Mon-
tagu, as the flag-ship in this harbour ; and the Bri-
!annia, I'2o, will be commissioned the same day by
Captain Drake, as the flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Sir
J. A. Ommanney, for service in the Mediterranean.
The North Star,.•?S, is not considered worth repair ;
most probably the Belvidera will be commissioned in-
stead of her.

The Donegal's crew were paid wages on 'Monday, and
had fourteen days' leave, previous to joining the Bri-
tannia. The North Star's crew will have similar pay-
ment and leave, as will also the few men of the Fair
Rosamond ; and on their return they will be considered
as liable to general service.

The Medea will convey from Chatham to Gibraltar
three officers and 102 men of the 33d Regiment, with
women and children. On her arrival here she will
embark Marine Artillery in lieu of the Marines now
us board.
The Carron steam-vessel will tow the Vengeance,
84, to this port from Plymouth.
The Than steamer, with 136 marines from Chatham,
for enibatkation in the Queen, 110, arrived yesterday.
They have been quartered in barraks, there to remain
till the tat inst. The Alban proceeded this afternoon
to Plymouth with supernumeraries for the Calcutta and
Southampton, and from thence she goes to Pembroke,
from which place she conveys the 45th Regiment to

The Ferret, 10, has been
Cooomrkmissioned at Devonport.
on board,
utli.iiedelritthbe,
The Rodney sailed from
with one-half of the 19th Regimenttr
command of Major Hudson.
The Cork papers mention that the
embarkation 18th Regiment
o
is removed from Dublin to Cork,
fur
call there
the
Mediterranean service, in the Adelaidelo for ;
that the
4')(1 Regiment will embark for the same quarter,
Howe, 120 ; and that the Britannia, 120,
wilt
for strong detachments of recruits for five of the thereregi-
ments serving in that quarter, comprehending parties
for the sth. 7th, 47th, 59th, and 60th.
The Medea, Salamander, Comet. and Vesuvius
teatners of war, hourly expected from Woolwich, arc to
be sent on without loss of time for the Mediterranean.
The London, 92, and a large man-of-war steamer
will he launched from Chatham Dockyard at two o'clock
on Monday next.
In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Donegal, Excellent,
Royal Georv, North Star, Fair Rosamond, Alban,
and Echo steamers.
0.,r- Sunday the Stag, revenue crui-er, fell in with a
flit
os:°:on1 stone-vessel, n W
nineteen miles S.S.
n . of Dun-
NVANigexiktal2 had in tow for twenty hours, wtien,
,o,3ft6firtil,;• gale she parted, and doubtless drove
<,,,,e
~. ~!... --.144,411,„ or "" 131,1• She was bottomless.
Air.f..:l general service '
i:!.!,- good men, with several
era
l
( ---.,
volunteers are accumulating here for 1
Cracker cutter brought thirty very
orneehanies, from Jersey, and is
ineraield
C. gone back for more ;
pantaloon has entered 54 in
Ireland ; and the E
to bring a party raised v tender. is sent to Weymouth
to-Ytteut. Stevens, of the packet
service. in addition
nefieial that landsmen ms it would be highly be-
lie service in the proportion he admitted to
carries,
of one to every gum
each ship in commission s, taking mcn of good

health, not less than five feet eight inches high, and if
they had never seen the sea that should be no draw-
back. Our meaning is that these men should be en•
tirelv as an addition to the present crews. Thousand,
of such' would gladly enter, and they should be sent
instantly by hundreds to the Mediterranean fleet. IV,
could also wish to see an immediate admission o: 3,00 C.
apprentices to the service, stout lads of fourteei years
of age ; three-fourths of them would never quit it, and
the Unions of England would gladly clothe them for
three years.
In addition to those workmen before employed in ex-
pediting the fitting of the Indus, the smiths are now
engaged from six to six, in obedience to an order re-
ceived from the Admiralty on Tuesday last, which was
carried into execution on Wednesday.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOlNTMENTS.—Ap-
pointmenta—Captain—Sir Watkin Owen Pell, to the
Howe. Lieutenants—George Bury, to be agent on
board contract steam-vessel ; Francis P. Egerton, to
the Calcutta ; James T. Caldwell, to the Britannia.
Masters—Richard Moorman, to the Calcutta ; Francis
B. Steeman, to the Impregnable. Second Master—
Joshua Whiting (acting), to the Calcutta ; J.E. Loney,
from the tEtna, to be second master and assistant sur-
veyor to the Albert, for the Niger expedition. Pur-
ger George Nichols to the Queen. Assistant
Surgeons—Andrew Lillie, to the Southampton ; Robert
Clarke, M.D., to the Winchester. Clerk-in-charge—
John Brickwood, to the Raven. Assistant Clerk—
Hume Johnson Beatson, to the Pearl. Boatswain—
John Cook, from San Josef, to the Britannia ; John
Riskwood, of the Excellent, to qualify for naval in-
structor.
COAST GUARD—Lieutenants—William Cress Sim-
mons and Richard Jefferies, to be Chief Officers.
ROYAL MARlNES—Captain James Fynmore, to the
Queen.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 23.—The Savage is come into har-
bour to have her defects made good. The Baretto
Juaior transport sailed on Friday, with troops, for New
Zealand. The Cygnet brig arrived on Saturday from
Woolwich ; the Aid lighter, with stores, from Dept-
ford. The Netley tender sailed on Sunday last for
Milford. The Fearless steamer sailed on Tuesday for
Cork, for men. Remaining in Hamoaze—lmpreg-
nable, San Josef, Calcutta, Belleisle, Savage, Sylph, Car-
ron, Nightingale, and Aid. In the Sound—South-
ampton and Cygnet.