The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-07 00:00:00

WOOLWICH-TRURSDAT.

Firefly, Etearn-vessel, Captain Otter, is adjusting com-
passes at Greenhithe, and will immediately proceed to
the Baltic.

Nightingale, gun-boat, bas been completely fitted, and
will proceed from the basin to the Arsenal-wharf, to
take on board ammunition.

SHEERNESS—TEruRsnAY.

Horatio, screw-frigate, Captain. Hon. A. Cochrane,
hauled out of the basic this morning:. She has bent sails,
and is provisioned, manned, and could be made available
for sea sirvice in a hot tine.

Wnsp, 12, screw corvette (late Commander H. Lloyd,
from Crimea or Black Sex). hauled into the ha,Ria this
morning, we he:,r, t,.) have new boilers, and a
thorough overhaul.

Aniplaion, 36, Contain Henry COada, is moored up the
harbour, and will be pronounced ready for sea by Sa-
turday next, when, no doubt. siiort'y afterwards she will
be despatched to the Baltic, but nothing appears defini-
tively known on board.
E,k, 21, screw corvette, Captain Sir R. 111'Clure, has
her topgallantmasts on end, and i we hear, nearly
ready for sea again, with ae e xception of being very
short handed, her fua eo-nplement beir'g 2.50.
Retribution, 2S, paddle .:tearuor, Capt. Them Fisher,
and carrying the flag of Rear-Admiral R. L. Bapies,
of the Blue, is waiting orders,
The Tartar, screw corvette, arrived bore today at
three p.m., from- Harwich, at Wh,ch place she has under-
gone some slight rope rs in her hull,, as well as having
her engines put to riglr i. by contract.

APPOINTKENTS.
Captain C. 0. Hayes (1845); to the Ltypartl.
' Lieutenants.—J. A. F. Luttrell (1855), to the Bvi•
tisk ; Cuthbert Le Meeurier (1855), to the Urgent._

I,toutenantm to command Gun•B iat.4.-1111tvard liar-
dinge (1852). to •the Brave ;-117. S. Wilson (1854). 10
the Hardy ; Newell Salmoa (1858), to the Ant ;
llovrorth (1855), to the Angier.
Paymaster—C. A.. Thorns-(1847), to the Algiers.
Naval Cadets.—A. •J. Errington, F. A.. Fisher, and
FL. M. Doughty, to the. Agamemnon ; G. J. Bellamy,
IL St. V. Jenkmr.rs, C. J. Balfour, S. Galsiot, and E.
B. T. Kelso, to the London.. •

SOCIETY OF ARTS.

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A meeting of this society was held last night, at their
rooms, John-street, Adelphi ; his Royal Highness Prince
Albert presiding.
. Mr. C. W. HOSKYKS read a paper on " The Pro-
gress of English Agriculture during the last fifteen
years," giving a review of the subject for the last cen-
tury. • Coining to recent times, he remarked that four
distinct elements of new resource opened to view
about the ysar IS-10—viz., the introduction of the use
of guano, the • publication of the works of Liebig,
the establishment of the Royal Agricultural Society,
and the introduction of an improved sy-tern of drain-
age. He then proceeded to notice the objections urged
against the use of guano, and the great value of the
works of Liebig i.i removing those objections, and neat
adverted to the influence of the' 1193 al Agricultural So-
ciety in encouraging op-janitors.; mechanics ; and la-dly,
he referred to drainage., In relation to the last suiject,
he urged the necessity of increaA attention to that
branch, ilnitending that money laid out in drainage
of land would pay 10 and 20 par cent. upon the
outlay. After p iintinz out the necessity for a more
perfect system of agricultaral statistic,, he concluded by
obscrvir.g that had he needed a convincing attestston,
that in the threefold eharauter of fa,m•og, as an "art,"
a "manufacture," and a "nommtree," and he would
add, an "cdueltion," it would he found in the fact that
it, interest and progress were felt as among the highest
obj as of the highest minds.
Some disco sion then took place, in which Mr. Laws,
Mr. Heson, Mr. Inflame, and other gentlemen Lock
I art.
Prii.ce ALBERT, in moving a vote of thanks
to Mr. Hoskyns, said he felt he was elly carrying
out then Riche: of the meeting. " Mr. Ilost:yos had given
a very succinct history of the progress of agriculture in
that peculiarly agreeable style which was ta,piliar to
every one who had read his amusing and valuable work,
"The chronicle of the Clay Farm." He had not only
interested and amused them for the hour, but he had
given them much to think on ; ami if he had taught any
one lesson of greater iruporianvethan another, it was that
the future prN•rcss of a.grirulture would 1113:tely depend -
noon the close and intimate union, :yid the hearty co-
operation of scifox", art, nianufacture, and commerce,
7,ad that the primary condition of a FUCCil4Sitii pi ogress
fOr the future would be the obtaining. of rec::rate and
complete azeicultural statistic .• He hoped he was not
trespassing in a•king every one of those present in his
particular circle to contribute his mite in obtaining toeso
statistics which were so much Wanted. and which Go-
vernment was now tryiur to collect. He would merely
rvcat the thanks of the raetiug to dr. Hoeliyns for his
very intereating lecture.
Mr. 110SKYNS briefly acknowleiged the compliment,
and the pnceeihrgs terminated..

poring Intelligence.

TATTERSALL'S, TuunsuAr.

Very litt:e business was tramacted.

Fly'•byNight maintained his ground for the Two
Thousand, and Yellow Jack showed a slight tendency
In improvement. After 70 to .20 had been taken twice
about him, 901. was invested nt the rate of 10 to 3.
At the commencement 15 to 1 was taken to 501. about
lt,gerthorpe fur the I).!rby —in- t'm course of the after-
noon.. however, 500 to 25 was laid. His real position at
the close was at 100 to 6, 1,000 to 50 was taken about
Vander:nulin, and 4,000 to 70 about colt by Slane—
, Rirbarinn. The following were the closing prices

CLTY AND•SUBURBAIt HANDICAP.
9 to 1 offered on the fie:d.
THE TWO THOUSAND.
7 to 4 avt Fiy-by-Night (taken).
10 to 3 agst Yellow Jack (taken).
15 to 1 agt-t Fly-by-Night's winning this event and
The Derby (talcen to 5(/.)
• CHESTER CUP.
13 to 1 aot Yellow Jack (taken).
25 to 1 apt Coroner (taken).
40 to 1 agst Stork (taken).
THE DERBY.
7to 1 agst Ellington (offered).
100 to t 3 agst Regerthorpe.
20 to 1 agst Vandertnulin (taken).
20 to 70 agst Barbarina o)lt (taken).

YORK SPRING MEETING.--APRIL 22.
SECOND DAT.

The Flying Dutchman's Handicap of 100 Boys, added to
a Sweepstakes of 20 soy* each, 19 ft, and only 5 if de-
clared by the first Tuesday in March. The winner of
aoy handicap value 100 sous after the declaration of
the weights to carry 51b, of two or any handicap value
5001. 91b extra ; no horse to carry more than 91b
extra, ; the winner to pay 15 sous towards expenses.
One mile and a half.