The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-01 00:00:00

Naval and Military luteWsgace,
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tp Hawke, 60, Captain
Imanney, arrive ,pithead yesterday afternoon
from Falmouth, where officers and men have left a most
favourable impression, in conjunction with the Militia
station there, as expressed in the following presentment
of the grand jury of the Borough Sessions, held on the
22d ult. : " We beg to congratulate the town and
neighbourhood on the usual orderly and good conduct
manifested by the Militia and seamen during the time
the Militia have been embodied and her Mtajesty's ship
IlawLe ha.:; been stationed at this port."
Her Majesty's ship, Royal George, 101, screw three-
decker, Captain H. J. Codrington, C. 8., arrived at Spit-
head yesterday afternoon from the eastward, to rejoin
the Baltic fleet.

The steam transport Hope, No. 64, Captain Bowen,
arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from the East.
She left Malta, January 16, and Gibraltar January 24.
On the 26th, off Cape Vincent, she sio►nalied a ship
showing second pendant No. 9,617. The Hope is in
ballast ; no invalids or passengers.
Her Majesty's ship Niger, Commander Hire, having
been in commission five years and a half, was yesterday
morning paid off in Woolwich Dockyard. The most
friendly feeling has existed between officers and men, in-
cluding the detachment of Marines, and on separating
hearty rounds of cheering passed from corps to corps.
The Niger has been actively employed (luring the whole
of the past campaign. She will be refitted at Wool-
wich, with new boilers and engirea. An engineer and
some stokers of the Niger remain at Kerte'', where they
have completed the erection of a condenser for the sup-
ply of fresh water for the troops, which answers the
purpose well.

The experimental mortar-raft, having undergone the
series of trials considered necessary with the heavy
mortar, has again returned to Woolwich. .ft was yes-
terday morning equipped with one of Colonel Cbalmer's
10-inch guns, for carrying on further experiments,
for which purpose the raft is about to be re-
conveyed to Shoeburyness, in order to test
more fully its capability and efficiency. The
magazines in the body of the pontoons, having been
strengthened, now form perfectly dry receptacles,
and are sufficiently spacious for all the purposes of stow-
age, &c., for the service of the raft. This gun will be
find with an 8411). shell, which in experimental use is
incroa?ed in weight by being► Ortially filled with sand.
The paddle-wheel transport Cumberland, No. 152, ar-
rived at Woolwich yesterday morning from the docks,
and is to commence shipping a general cargo from the
Arsenal stores for the use of the army in the East.

Sporting Intelligence.
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TATTERSALL'S—TnunsDAv.

The attendance was very moderate ; and although the
acceptances for the Metropolitan Stakes, the City and
Suburban, and the Newmarket Handicap respectively,
were published in the course of the previous day, not
ono of these events was speculated upon.
For the Liverpool Steeplechase Harry Lorrequer was
backed at 12 to 1, and the fame odds were taken in the
early part of the afternoon about Sir Peter Laurie ; to-
wards the close, however, he receded to 100 to 7 (offered).
6 to 1 was token to a pony about the t
Yellow Jack was backed somewhat freely for the Ten)
Thousand at 7 to 2 ; 4 to 1 was offered against Fly-by-
Night-9 to 2 would have been taken.
For the Chester Cup Yellow Jack ha,l also an upward
tendency. The other investments on this event require
no comment.
Only Fly-by-Night was backed for the Derby ; 11 to
1 was taken to nearly 3001.
The quotations at the close were as follow :
LIVERPOOL STREMEOTTAsTE.
12 to 1 agst Harry Lorrequ.er (taken)
14 to 1 aget Sir Peter Laurie (offered)
oq)
6aer and Sir Peter
20 to 1 agst Minerva (taken)
40 toto
agetagst BIT; rrtroy Lrr
n (taken)
Laurie coupled (taken)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
7to 2 aget Yellow Jack (taken freely)
4to 1 aget Fly-by-Night (offered)
CHESTER CDT,
1000 to 60 agst Yellow Jack (offered)
25 to 1 aget Yorkshire Gray (taken.)
33 to 1 agst Fatalist (taken)
33 to 1 agst Mishap (taken)
40 to 1 agst Sugar Plum (taken)
DERBY
11 to 1 agst Fly-by-NightEßßY (taken)
13 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (offered)