The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-27 00:00:00

Qd Monday the Duchess of Kent returned to town, whea
the same ceremony was observed as en her arrival, I-
mak. ing Royal sake° No. 7; an hour afterwards her Me.te,ty
aod the Court returned the same way, when another ge-
neral salute makes the eight time within about eie.rt and
forty hours the Royal person of these realms hrbs been
salutetl. Now, 21 guns from etch ship (and there were
about eight ships fired the salute), and the platform
battery each time, or nearly so, makes an expen-
diture of gunpowder which would serve to maintain q
well-contested action. We do not hear of her Majesty
being fired over when she arrives at Backinghath Palace
from Windsor, and why it should be indispensable on
arriving at Gosport from London we are at a loss to
conceive. The powder, at a!! events, might be restricted
to a complimentary explosion from the Admiral's ship.
Other attendant ceremonies might also be dispensed
with, or reduced to a sireilur amount of simplicity, as.,
for instance, the nonsensical presentation of a massive
pair of keys, supposed to represent the means of ingress
into the Lieutenant-Governor's dominions, but which, wo
believe, fit no lock of either of the gates of the garrison
of Portsmouth.
The Scindian, hired freight ship, sailed from Cowes
this morning with troops far St. Helena.
Sprightly steamer, Master-Commander Allen, which
tailed for Plymouth on Saturday last, with men paid off
from the .Asia, returned to Portsmouth again this
morning.
The Turkish frigate wzs masted this morning, and has
hauled off alongside her hull:. She will be rigged fotth-
with, and will probably sail, with her consort, about the
latter end of the week, touching at Plymouth, should
wind and weather prove favourable.
Argos steam
o-day, c,
reeowd ia -shiPnow took on board her paddle-
box ready for the pendant.
ts,
DEVONPORT, MAY 25.—The Vesuvius
chargeste, in
e
of Mr. Bidiulph, Master of the St. George,
and
party, returned from Pembroke yesterday,,
The Rochester litorghtChather, Sud
amwicks master, sailed yes.
terday with stores .
The Sprightly arrived to-day at noon with seamen
paid off from the Asia.
In the Sound—Bellerophon and Nautilus.
In Harbour Impregnable, St. George, sylph,
Sprightly, Coufiance, and Camel lighter.

APPOINTMENTS.
WOOLWICH, MAY 26.—Lieutenants Stapleton J. Gre-
ville (1847), to the Ajax, 58, screw steam-ship, at Cork;
Henry Kelham (1850), additional, to the Cumberland,
70, flag-ship on the West Indies station.
Master James G. H. Thain (1845), to the Imatim, 72,
receiving-ship, at Jamaica.
Mate Thomas C. Smith, to the Devastation steam•
sloop, at Portsmouth.
Gunner William Parker, to the Devastation.
Boativvain Thomas Van Studer, to the Devastation.
Carpenter Benjamin Bennett, to the Devastation.
PROMOTIONS
Nicholas Broad, to be acting b.
boatswain.
Charles Kemp, to be acting
carpenter.
Orthrs have been sent from the Admiralty to have her
majesty's packet Vivid, Captain Swithett, ready at
Dover on Tuesday evening. the 27th inst., to convey
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Royal
of Prussia, with their numerous suite, from that port to
Ostend. Their Royal Highnesses left Osborne-hone©
this morning for London, and are expected to be present
at a review on Woolwich-common to-morrow, previous
to their leaving this country.
The Birkenhead steam-frigate, Master-Commander
Robert Salmond, according to the Halifax Morning
Chronicle, arrived at that port in Nova Scotia after a
fine run of fourteen days from Plymouth. She had on
hoard four companies of Royal Artillery for service in
British North America, viz., two for Canada, one for New
Brunswick, and one for Nova Scotia. The company to
be stationed in the garrison at Halifax disembarked in
the dockyard, and headed by the splendid band of the
Connaught Rangers, marched into the Artillery-park.
This is the second time that troops have been conveyed
from England to North America in a steam-ship, and
contrasts most favourably with the first experiment, on
which oscasion, about raven years ago, her Majesty's
steam-sloop Dee embarked a company of Royal Sap-
pers and Miners, and another of Artillery, for Halifax,
After the Dee had groped her way across the Atlantic,
touching in at every port she could make, sho landed her
freight at this port. On comparing notes it was found
that the troops had been cribbed up in the steamer for a
period of six weeks. The performance of the Birkenhead
has, on the other hand, been so highly satisfactory that
we would fain hope the British Government will for all
time to come adopt this the cheapest and most comfort-
able method for conveying troops to their stations in
America.
The Feizi Baari Turkish war-steamer was brought
under the shears last week, and had her intermediate
shaft and crank put on board, by Messrs. Maudslay,
Son, and Field, the constructors of her engines. She
commenced taking on board coals on Saturday, and will
leave Woolwich on Thursday next for Constantinople.
The officers have been most civil to visitors, and no re-
striction has been made to the number applying for per-
mission to go on board on week-days or on Sunday. On
Sunday last as many as fifty persons were on board at
one time, and each party had one of the crew to go round
with, and even the officers cabins were free to the
visitors, who did not scruple to avail themselves of the
opportunity of seeing the officers sitting cross-legged on
carpets smoking their long pipes in the oriental fashion.
The men were also in groups, smoking while they sat
cross-legged betwixt decks. Tl,e Feizi Baari has one
68-pounder iron gun fore and another aft, and ten 32-
pounder brass guns for her broadsides. The Governolo
Sardinian war-steamer is expected to arrive at Wool-
wich in the course of the present week.

SPORTING NOTES.

No. LVIII.

SPORT AT IiAii.PENDEN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sra,—The metropolitan division of the sporting world
will have a capital day's amusement at Harpenden to.
morrow. The scene of action can easily be got at vi&
the Great Northern rail, from which it is distant only
four miles. Plenty of vehicles will be in readiness to
convey the public from the station to the course. The
card sports no less than five races, viz.:—Tl e Harppriden,
Handicap, Two years old Stakes, Ladies' Purse, liurdle
Race, and Scurry Stakes. The first named will have ss
,n or more runners, including Clothworker, 5 yrs,
Sat 11lb; Vasa, 5 yrs, 7st 61b; Landseer, 5 yrs, 7st Sib;
Marlbrook, 5 yrs, 7st 41b; and the Decoy colt, 4 yrs, 7st
41b. Ballet Girl, 4 yrs, 7st, as she is engaged at a very
favourable weight in the Ascot Stakes, I look upon as a
very dubious starter. The race, according to my cal-
culations, will lay between Clothworker, Visa, and
Landseer, with the Decoy colt, Dove, and Simplicity
well up; I should place them thus:—
CLOTH WORKER
LA.NDSEER
2
VASA 3
The Two years old Stakes appear destined to go into
the pocket of Mr. Gulliver, whose LADY BLANCXE will
no doubt show her tail to the field.—Atbelstane and
Grasshopper will be first and second for the Ladies
s as
Purse.—The latest betting this morning
Harpenden Handicap-2 to 1 agst Clothworker:
ost Ballet Girl;
fol I o4wtso: —1
agst Vasa; 5
to 1 agst Landseer; 6 tat) _
age_
8 to 1 agst any other.
5 to 1 sgst Nut-
t Russboroug
Voltigeur; 2 to 1 ogo
lon the Field. Ascot Three
shall. Ascot Stakes-7 to,
Emperor'h.Pl t 6to 4 apt
st Miserrima, taken freely;
years old Triennial-3 t
1859-20 to 1 agst Elcot
agst Constellation. p >
Trumps; 50 to 1
agst lung of git Da.
taken; 25 to
4 to 1 agst Hesse 110boruhrieg7 to 1 agst Midas; 7 to. 1
niel O'Rourke, taken.
My remarks (the second time) on the Derby of 1852
will appear in the course
_of next week.
I am, Sr, yofirs,&c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF,
w
i k.

litly 27, 1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.
The settling for the Derby and Oaks commenced yes-
terday, and, as far as it prcceeded, was satisfactory. It
will be resumed this afternoon, and notwithstanding the
enormous bums won by the Teddington party—said to
be little under 200,0004—is expected to be a good oae.
The nominal offering prices of the Ascot Stakes horses
were 7 to 1 each agst Varapyre and Ballet Girl, Bto I
each agst Rissaway (most inquired after), the Empress
colt, and Vatican; and 10 to 1 agst ?Afford; 1,000 to 60
offered agst Eleot for the Derby, and 20 to 1 laid apt
the King of Tribps.

;RICKET.—ELEvEN OF ENGLAND
TWo OF THIRSK AND DISTRICT.—This match Ives brought
t
o a close on Saturda the Eleven winning by nine runs.
thus The final score stood :—The Eleven, .first innings;96l
second ditto, 103; total, 199; Thirsk, first innings, LOO ;
second ditto, 90 ; total, 190. V. TWZNTY-

VAUXHALL GAHDENs.—Lest night the )royal pro.
perty was thronged;with visitors to do honour:to the re-
appearance
of Madame Lejars and Mdlle. Pauline Cozen
Thesetvhaeu twoVauxhall,
al
reid,mi
as
ei eminent en t female
b seer: te
neradienitundiiiisl
whailvlinbge remembfiffegererrclatiebiyu
il s the
ino frequenters
three
or four years ago, when their accomplished •
horsemanship excited unbounded ,admiration. They
, displayed
somewarm mlyoalveclarmineildlglasautdnilignhudit,
tahboeunnt ender-
taking 2 of the art ,of
equitation.
shareholdersyichmo
are
dr the
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at
, 11-- a Übe and
taking to the Bavarian Government,
present qupotseedoait Main
Canal
having reported favourably on the m • and, a commission
I forthwith sanctioned by the Chainl; an, it is expected to be
are to give 400 guilders in Three-and-she
proportion now held here is ers. T Government
BC.
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vrentßo announcelrEsin -110 f per Cent.
for every share of 600 guilder lueffzarntovrnioaurtevirB:::BcPiaieebteoruStbuwrehoret;
partlysubscribed in London, but the
33000/., and it waA BS. The original capital was
nopEE.f.wileohra
8-E'r ....,LERK OF Sr. ItIAETLE-
Flood, the vestry clerk
which took place small,
death of Mr. Christopher
of the parish of St. Marylebone,
Mr. Flood held then Sunday morning, about eleven o'clock.
office of deputy vestry clerk and. vestry
clerk upwards of thirty years, and had the good fortune,
amidst all the feuds
i
which have taken place in that parish,
to enjoy the -
by .the esteem of all parties. ')'tie parish of Marylebone,
1,, . the thmise of Mr. Flood, have lost the services of an offi-
c.ar, who in that capacity was looked upon by all who knew
li,m as second to none in the metropolip.
DEATH OF GENE-U.IT. ED FN.—This venerable officer
died on the 26th instant. at the advauced age of i 3. He en-
trred thi, tervioa in 1783, and wa.4 advanced to the rank of
General in 'M. The deceased served as Aseistaat-Quarter-
Master Geusral tiu Flanders during the campaign in ,1794
and in Holland in 1795. He also tcok part in the capture
of Java in 1811. • For the latter service he received a medal.
:DEATH OF TUE BISTIOP OF Lotipcm's CHAPLAIN.-- •
toe Rev. John Pere, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College,•Cam-
bridge, and Chaplain to the Bishop of London, died a few
days since at Cottenhatn, near Cambridge. The rectory of
Cottenham, thus rendered vacant, is in the gift of the
Bishop of Ely, and is worth 8001. per anaum.
The subscriptiona for the free br
pu io r Ibrarg at
A14114004' AtaOlult to 8,8711, 6e, sd,