The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-26 00:00:00

Nbition

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING,

Six o'cLocx.

CHESTER Cup.
7 to 1 agst Rhesus—taken
8 to 1 agst The Italian—taken
9 to 1 agst Hesse-Homburgh
9 to 1 agst Rustborough
12 to 1 agst Black Doctor
17 to 1 agst Backbiter
30 to 1 agst Khorassan's dam

DERRY.

No betting.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
CHESTER.-FRIDAY NIGHT.

The only arrivals at present are—Nancy and Lizzy;
the following will be here from Middleham :
Osborne's Lot—Caurire, Lady Eden, Iresine, Emily
Bell, Merry Bird.
T. Dawson's Lot—Langton, Reversion, Tightwaist,
Snowstorm, Mark Tapley, The Italian, Colsterdale,
Aristos, Aria, Old Claret.
Fobert's—The Knight of Avenel, Hippolytus, and
either Lucia or Shagram.
J. Da,wson's—Jack Leeming and Truelove.
T. Walter's—Maid of Team Valley.
There will also be Merry Peal, Balsamo, Strap, Young
Hawthorn, Knook Knoll, Don Carlos, Backbiter, Light-
foot, Harpsichord, Russborough, Seaman, Woolwich,
The Black Doctor, Vampyre, Rhesus, Sauter-la-coupe,
Clarissa, Duc-an-Dhurras, Spot, Haricot, Sprite filly,
three or four from Goodwood, &c.
BRIGHTON RACES.—We understand that the new
stand will be commenced in a few days, and will be com-
pleted about the end of July. It will be a commodious
building, with a large extent of frontage, and will com-
mand a fine view of the whole of the running ground. A
large space will be enclosed in its front for a betting
ring; in addition to which there will be an enclosure for
saddling. Much to our regret, however, the old course
over which the Brighton Stakes and Cup are run has
Neu for about a quarter of a mile of its middle entirely
cut to pieces by the troops of the Bth Hussars having
been drilled directly upon it, and which the race com-
mittee have no means of preventing. A good deal of
money will have to be expended by them upon this por-
tion of the running ground prior to the races.

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

The following staff appointments have been made
by the Lieutenant• General in the command of the
troops _ .

Ist Division—First Lieutenant Jesse, Royal En.
gineers, to be Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster.
General.

2d Division—First Lieutenant Stokes, Royal En.
gineers, to be Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster.
General.

Extra Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant-General—
Lieutenant Hoskins, R.N., of her Majesty's ship
Castor.

Aide-de-Camp to Major-General Somerset, C.B.
—Lieutenant Bell, Cape Corps.
Interpreter to Major-General Somerset's Division
—Mr. Abel Iloole.

Deputy Provost Marshal, King William's Town
—Sergeant Fitzgerald, 73d Regiment.
Fort Adjutant, Fort Hare—Lieutenant Griffin,
45th Regiment.

ENGINEER ESTABLISHMENT AT CHATHAM.
Lieutenant-Colonel Harry D. Jones, who is to suc-
ceed Sir Frederic Smith as director of the Royal En-
gineer Establishment at Chatham, is at present sta-
tioned at Edinburgh, but will assume his new duties
immediately. He is brother to Mr. Jones, the Ord-
nance Storekeeper at Chatham Garrison. Lieutenant-
Colonel Jones served in the expedition to Walcheren,
in 1809. Also the campaigns of 1810, 11, 12,, 13,
and 14, including the actions and sieges of Cadiz,
Tarragona (1811), Badajoz (1812), Vittoria, St.
Sebastian, passage of the Bidassoa, Nivelle, Nive,
Bayonne. Wounded leading the forlorn hope at the
first assault of St. Sebastian. Appointed Command-
ing Engineer in charge of the fortifications on Mont-
metre, after the entrance of the British troops into
Paris, in 1815. He has received the silver war medal
with five clasps.
A banquet will be given to his Grace the Duke of
Richmond on the 21st of June, on which occasion the
testimonial of the Peninsular heroes to his efforts in
procuring the grant of the medal will be presented.
We believe that the festival will take place at Willis's
Rooms, but this point has not been definitely ar-
ranged. The testimonial is of silver, and consists of
an allegorical group on a quadrangular pedestal, very
tastefully designed.
DRAFTS FOR CANADA.—A detachment, consisting
of 1 officer and 42 men of the 66th Regiment, arrived
at Cork on the 23d instant, and a detachment of 1
officer and 41 men of the 71st Highland Light In-
fantry arrived at Cork on the 22d, the whole to em-
bark in the ship New Liverpool for their respective
head-quarters in Canada.
THE COMMANDER. IN-CHIEF AT THE NORE.—
Vice-Admirals Sir Charles Malcolm, Sir Hugh
Pigot, Dacres, and others, have been named for this
command ; but we believe that Vice-Admiral the
Hon. Josceline Percy, C. 8., formerly Commander-
in-Chief at the Cape, and cousin to the Duke of
Northumberland, will be the successor to Vice-
Admiral the Hon. G. Elliot, C. 8., as Commander-
in-Chief at the Nore.

THE LIFE- BOLT COMMITTEE.—The Committee,
composed of the Surveyor of the Navy, Captain Sir
Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., his Assistant, Mr. I.
Watts, the Master Shipwright of Portsmouth Dock-
yard, Mr. Fincham, Captain Washington, R.N., and
Captain Jerningham, RN., have had another meet-
ing at Somerset house during the week, to inspect
the models of life-boats sent in by the cadidates for
the Duke of Northumberland's one hundred guinea
prize. We hear that there are not less than three
hundred competitors.
ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD CODRINGTOII.—This vene-
rable officer still lingers in a hopeless state, and his
friends expect that every hour will be his last. It is
impossible for him to recover.

TUE IST OF MAY.—In consequence of the turn of
affairs at Portugal, Commodore Martin's squadron
will not be at Spithead as anticipated by the Ist of
May. It is ordered, however, that her Majesty's ship
Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord E. Russell, shall go out
of harbour to remain at Spithead on the Ist of May,
and the Bellerophon, 78, Captain Lord C. Paulet, is
ordered to proceed to Plymouth Sound on the Ist
proximo.
We were the first to announce that the Admiralty
had ordered her Majesty's steam-frigate Retribution,
Captain Warden, to rejoin Commodore Martin's
squadron at Lisbon, and that she would leave Devon-
port on the 26th instant. We may now state that
she will not remain with the squadron, but will re-
turn with invalids and dispatches to Spithead im-
mediately.
Captain the Hon. H. Keppel is expected home in
the Meander, 44, in July next. On her arrival she
is to proceed to Chatham to be paid off.
Captain Kellett, C. 8., in the Herald, is daily ex-
pected from the Cape, Hong. Kong, and the Pacific.
She is to be paid off at Chatham.

Rear-Adniiral Hornby, C. 8., may be expected from
the Pacific about the middle of next month. On the
arrival of his flag-ship, the Asia, 84, she is to proceed
to Sheerness to be paid off. The Asia was fitted out
at Sheerness. .

Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., is expected
from the West Indies at the end of next month. On
the arrival of his flag-ship, the Wellesley, 72, she is
ordered to be paid off at Chatham. She was fitted
out at Devonport.
Our readers will be gratified to hear that the Senior
Admiral on the list, Sir George Cockburn, G.C.8.,
is in the enjoyment of comparatively good health.
This gallant and distinguished officer and his lady
and daughter have removed from High-beach to
spend a short time at Leamington.

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offered him. In the night of Monday, some noise was heard
in the Abbes room; and on looking out of the window, the
servant saw the Abbe letting himself down by a sheet. An
alarm was given, and he was captured. It turned out that
he is really a priest, but is under interdiction for scandalous
immorality. lie was sent to the Prefecture of Police, and is
to be brought to trial for swindling.— Galifpiani. 1
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