The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-22 00:00:00

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Talbot, 2G, Captain Sir T.
Thompson, Bart., arrived this morning from the Pacific sta-
tion. She left Valparaiso on the 2,1 of December, at which
time the Collingwood, 80, Captain Smart, flag of Rear-Admi-
ral Sir t,wur, Cominalider-in- Chifer; the Constance,
50, Giptlin Sir Baldwin Walker; the Carsfort, 26, Captain
Seymour; and the Nereus, coal avAl store-ship, Master-Cum-
man, ler Bateman, were at anchor there.

She arrived at Rio on the 11th of January, and left on the
16th for Envhavi. leaving the Seagul packet and Crescent
receiving ship at Rio.
No v.,sei laid recently arrived from the Parata, but the
Racer, 16, Commander Reed, was daily expected when the
Talbot left, and on her arrival the Curagua, 24, Captairt
Broughton, was to sail for England.
The Talbot has experienced very severe weather on her
passage home; she has been beating about since the Ist inst.
The first land she made was St. Alban's Head. She has
brought home about 100,0001. in dollars, ban, and gold dust,
on merchants' accounts, which will be landed to-morrow
morning and transmitted to the Bank of Engl.:nd by Me.srs.
E. and E. Emanuel, of Portsea and Portsmouth, freight
agents and silversmiths to the Queen. Lieuteialias Bathurst
;rat Cartwright, of the Colliagwood, and Mr. Piumbly, pay-
master and purser of the Juno, have came home invalided
in the Talbot; also Lieutenant Bill, iditle: of the Spy, pro-
moted. She will come into harbour t,-morrow nr mini(,
after being inspected by the Commander-in-(timitf•
C-mptain the lion. John G-irden. late of the America, having
at time court-martial held upon him, stared he had taken
step to have Captain Onslow, of the Daphne, put in posses-
sion of th rt portion of the freig•lit moues- accruing to him
talon out of tm,e Diruhrie,
(Captain Gordon) from the m
.aid transhipped to the America, and the Daphne having t,o
it is alleged) "robbed Peter to pay Paul" by briegific
home a freight belonging to the Talbot, we are ;nfartned
Captain Sir Thomas Thompson, Bart., means to apply to have
Captain Gordon's bounty paid to him.
A Court of Inquiry, of which Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker,
C. 8., is president, commenced sitting yesterday On board time
Salamander steam-sloop, to investigate the transaction
alluied to briefly in The Sun of Thursday. It is expected
to be a very protracted investigation, the matters far consi-
deration being of a very conflicting and vi luminous char-
acter. Captain Hamond was summoned to attend on yester-
day morning at nine o'clock. A court-martial is expected
to-be the result, when, perhaps we may be enabled to fur-
nish the particulars.
The Salamander, Acting-Commander Ricketts, came into
harbour yesterday. She was commissioned on the 24th of
June, 1842, since which time she has steamed 35,938 miles,
and sailed 14,454. During the above time she was two years
and one month at the Georgian and Society Islands, nearly
the whole time at anchor. She has gone at times under sail
alone, with a good breeze, ten knots ; steaming with favour-
able weather and wind, she made 814, 9.6, and 10 knots,
which she frequently accomplished in her passage from An-
tigua to Spithead.

His highness the Conde de Montemolin is expected here,
to visit the various objects of interest abounding in this im-
portant arsenal.

The Vindictive, 50, Captain Seymour, flag of Vice-Admi-
ral Sir Francis Austen, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief on the
West India and North American station, was ou his way
from Antigua to Port Royal. Jamaica, to hold a court-mar-
tial on the 23d ult. The Imaum, 72, Commodore Lambert,
the Electra, 14, Commander Maitland, and the Vesuvius,
steam-sloop, Commander Austen, were at Port Royal on the
23d ult. The Hermes, steam sloop, Commander Car, was, at
the sama date, cruising in the Gulf of Mexico.
Captain Courtenay had taken the command of the Endy-
mion, 44, vice Lambert, who had accepted the post of second
in command, vice Pring, deceased.
WOOLWICH, Mancit 20.—The Blenheim, 72 guns, fitted
at Black wall for a block ship, with a screw propeller, was
towed down the river to-day to be docked at \\ oolwich ; but
at the time of writing this communication she was partly
aground on the Essex side of the river, in a place a short
distance from Blackwall, known under the designation of
Bugsby's Hole. The cause of the Blenheim grounding was
in endeavouring to avoid a brig which ran across her bows
and became entangled with her, the tide running up strong
at the time. The brig continues across the bows of the
Blenheim, but, as the tide will rise for another hour, the
vessel may be got off with ease, as the Monkey, Government
steamer, and a hired steamer, are assisting to disentangle
the brig, and tow the Blenheim into the middle of the river.
The Mastiff, surveying vessel, Commander Beecher, and
the Woodlark, tender to the Mastiff, are both in the basin at
Woolwich Dockyard, refitting, preparatory to their proceed-
ing during the ensuing season to resume their duties in sur-
veying the coasts of the Orkney Islands.
Brevet-Major Stransham, Lieutenant Fitzgerald, Lieu-
tenant Taylor, three sergeants, four corporals, one drummer,
and sixty privates of the Woolwich division of Royal Ma-
rines, have been placed under orders to embark for service
in the Warspite, 50 guns, commissioned at Chatham. An
equal number of the Chatham division of Marines will come
to Woolwich to do duty in place of those draughted for the
Warspite.
Lieutenant-Colonel Coryton, Royal Marines, left Wool-
wich this morning for Spike Island, near Cork, to take the
command of the Royal Marines serving in Ireland.
The Amphion, steam-frigate, in charge of Lieutenant Sib-
bald, is to have a massive piece of brasswork fitted to the
stern, at the part where the axle of the screw-propeller re-
volves, the great velocity and friction causing that part to
get very hot when the engines are at work ; a similar case
of brass was cast at the foundry at Woolwich for the Bien-
hein, and weighed very nearly 6 tons.
Vessels in the Harbour—William and Mary, yacht, Am-
*on, steam-frigate, North Star, hospital-ship, Black Eagle,
Bloodhound, Rifleman, Sharpshooter, Teazer, and Minx,
steam-vessels, Hebe, receiving-ship, Wye, hospital-ship, and
Benbow, Royal marine depot.
In the Basin—Terrible, steam-frigate, Mastiff, Plover and
Woodlark. surveying-vessels, Cyclops, Niger and Torch,
steam vessels.
In Dock—The Vixen, steam vessel.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
INORTIIAMPON RACES—MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
The following is a list of the arrivals up to three o'clock :
Susannah, Congress, Nectar, Halo, Doleful, Queen Mary,
King of Murven, Cbippeway, Fernhill, Protection, Infringe,
Princess Royal, Icicle, Trojan, Ranthos, Wee Boy, Maid of
Athens, Fort William, Roderick, Glendower, Woli-dog, Mir-
Indio, Euclid colt, Wit's-end, Brother to Stitch, Publican,
The Hind of the Forest, Fugitive, Rotheretborpe, Mother
Carey's Chicken, Moonlight, Old Brompton, Master Downes
The Sheriff, Beet Bower, The Magnet, Hydrometer, Comma
it faut, Salopian, Spectator, Lucy Ashton, Woodcraft,
Beverlac, Good Boy, Faithless, besides several others, whose
names we have not been able to ascertain. Upon no pre-
vious occasion have the arrivals been so numerous or the
prospects so brilliant. It is calculated that sixteen or seven-
teen %will start for the Handicap, and twelve or fourteen for
the Althorp Stakes.
Entries for the Queen's Plate.—Mr. Fowles's b c Ranthos,
3 yrs—Sir C. Cockrill's ch c The Duke of Richmond, 4 vrs—
Mr. Pettifer's ch c by Epirus, 3 yrs—Mr. Wreford's b g Wits-
end, 4 yrs—Mr. Moore's b h Wolf-dog, 5 yrs—Mr Whiles's
br f Infringe, 3 yrs —Lord Waterford's b c Watch-dog, 3 yrs.
The races commence each day at half-past one o'clock.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKLS.-6 to 1 agst Halo (taken).
6 to 1 agst Euclid c (taken), 15 to 2 agst Doleful, 200 to 12
agst Magnet (taken), 18 to 1 agst Daughter of the Star
(taken), 16 to 1 agst Watchdog, 25 to 1 agst Princess Alice
(taken), 100 to 5 agst Queen Mary.
2,000 GUINEAS STAKES.-7 to 1 agst Liberator.
DERBY.-6 to 1 agst Van Tromp, 10 to 1 agst Planet, 12
to 1 agst Epirote, 20 to 1 agst Glentilt, 20 to 1 Liberator
(taken 25 to 1), 25 to 1 agst Conyngham (taken), 1,000 to
20 agst Will-o'-the- Wisp (taken), 1,000 to 25 agst Pavilion
(taken), 1,000 to 20 agst Oxonian (taken).
METEOPOLITAN HANDICAP.-12 to 1 agst Vanish, 18 to
1 agst Pink Bonnet.
AMESBURY COURSING MEETING—FRIDAY.

The Druid Stakes ;were won by Mr. Parkinson's Sedlitz,
Mr. Gordon's Camlet ran up; the Deptford Stakes were won
by Mr. R. Bagge's Twilight, Mr. Miller's Mischief ran up;
the Stonehenge Stakes were won by Mr. Parkinson's
Smuggler Bill; and the Everleigh Stakes by Mr. W.
Etwall's Wyandotte, Captain Squire's Helen ran up for tilt
latter, and Mr. Buckworth's Baksheesh for the former.

SATURDAY.—The Great Wiltshire Picture—The four
winners above-mentioned ran for the picture, when Twilight
beat Smuggler Bill, and Wyandotte beat Seidlitz—deciding
course, Twilight beat Wyandotte, and won the picture; the
Beacon-hill Stakes were won by Mr. Rakes Royal Consort ;
Mr. Vipan's Varna ran up ; the Amesbury Stakes were won
by Mr. Etw•all's Wanton ; Mr. Randall's Lucy Bertram
ran up.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Lord Elcho's hds., Tues., Pallinsburn ; Fri., Ilderton ;
Sat., Preston, by Dimse--10.
Sir C. Constible's stghds., Fri., Ridgemount-10%.
Lord Parker's hds., Tues., Nuneham ; Fri., Can End.
Vale of White hds., Tues., Lydian.' Plain ; Thurs., Stant& ;
Sat., Minety Pound.
Mr. Drake's lids., Tues., Chesterton Village ; Thurs., Lug-
gershall Village; Sat., Warden Kennel—Wl/2.
York and Ainsty hds., Tues., Acomb ; Fri., Linton ; Sat.,
Crockey
Earl of Harewood's hds., Tues., Boot and Shoe Inn ; Fri.
Deightonpar-10i.
Suiniugton hds., Tues., Wrelton-9 ; Fri., Riceall Bridge
—lO%.
Cleveland hds., Thurs., Guisbro' Park-101A.
Bedale hds., Thurs., Skiptou Bridge ; Sat., Sowber Hills
—ll.

Ilurw•orth hds., Tues., Enterconamon ; Sat., Cotcliffe Wood
—lO
Durham County hds, Thurs., Alden Grange; Fri., Haw-
thorn-101.
Raby lids., Thurs., Gartherley Moor Inn; Sat., Windle-
stons--11.
Col. Wyndham's hds. Tues., Arundel Park ; Thurs., Aris-
ford Hill ; Sat., Tertington Lodge-111.
Earl Fitzhardinge's hds., Tues., Dumbleton ; Sat., Broad-

way.
Mr. Brand's has., Fri., Silsoe-10i.
Baron Rothschild's stghds., Thurs., Broughton-11.

The prospect of a full supply of bread-stuffs con-
tinues to increase. In addition to the last accounts from the
United States, which, as we have always anticipated, repre-
sent their resources to be almost inexhaustible, it is ascer-
tained from Russia that about 250,000 tons of rye flour are
now on their way from the interior of St. Petersburgh to
meet the demand from the south of Europe. It is also
estimated that 1,000,000 quarters of grain are lying
especially from
in the various ports of the Black Sea, purchased for
eraorpoisrtisoonmeof.
the most part by English and French houses during the past
few months for spring shipment. At the same time it is to
be admitted that want of tonnage wid continue to presef,t an
3tw.hoiet‘lveis o7uh'tlo'hseeel rmnai available portslab influx,l ethl ea last i INP,
vessels
beilateearlciscl esi:st ocwolaerprdeasraeattni
what remarkable, the number at Mobile being -1" against 71
in 1846, and at New Orleans 131 against 200. Bul But it must be
remembered, that large arrivals would take l
dispatched again without the unnecess
yp ace daily, to be
ar loss of
and also that an immense accession au hour.
n would take place from
the quantity of new ships now building
no less than 100 having been or just
completed;
November last, at the various dockyardscontracted for since the Ist of
Bos-
ton alone, the average burden from Maine to
taken at from 400 to 600 to us.
of which may probably be
driving down from our us.
Vessels of all kinds were like-
wisethe ports of the Union, audolin.North American provinces to
it is said that from New York.
even coasting schooners had been chartered for Ireland, in
the
eagerness to take up ever 11 ' that could float. Coup-
ling 3. ling
these facts,
therefore, with the large number of ships
know to n have sailed hence in ballast, or with emigrants,
&c., there will appear good ground for the presumption that
from this time forward the sup
ply will more than keep pace
with the demand.
The wheat markets of the French departments are
still active, with au advance in quotations from lf. to sf. per
hectolitre, and, notwithstanding the hopes entertained in
most quarters that supplies from the north of Europe will
before long be available,
purchases had not in the least de-
creased. The great alarm prevailing caused
command the means to secure a supply. all who could
'1 he latest advises from the Amsterdam Bourse
speak rather more favourably of business, which bad in-
creased to such an extent as to produce in prices a general
tendency upwards.