The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-24 00:00:00

Match-200, h ft. D.M., 7 furlongs 210 yards.

Duke of Bedford's Eda, by Birdcatcher, 3 yrs, Bst 71b
(Rogers) 1
Lord Glasgow's fby Teddington—Miss Sarah, 3 yrs, Bst
41b (Aldcroft) 2

Betting-5 to 4on Eda, who made all the running, and
won by half a length.
A Plate of 50 says ; for three-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; four, Bst
121 b ; five and upwards, fist 31b ; mares and geldings al-
lowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs if demanded,
&c. ; if entered to be sold for 150 soya, allowed 71b ; if for
100 sovs, 121 b ; if for 70 sovs, 161 b ; if for 40 sovs, 211 b.
D.M., 7 furlongs 210 yards.
Mr. T. Stephenson's c by Fallon, out of Maritana, 3 yrs
(140), 6st
Mr. R. Ten Brock's Dove, 4 yrs (£4O), 7st,2lb
(A, Edwards) 2
Mr. S. Williams's Merry May, 4 yrs (X4O), 7st 21b
(Hibberd) 3
Mr. Alexander's Tyburn, 3 yrs (40), Est , (H. Clark) 4
Betting-2 to 1 agst the Maritana colt, sto 2 each agst
Merry May and Dove.
The Maritana colt quitted his opponents before going
half-way, and ran home the winner by 15 lengths. Tyburn
was last throughout, and was beaten by upwards of 100
yards. The winner was not claimed.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, 5 ft, if declared,
&c., for three-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C., 5 furlongs,
140 yards. 11 subs, 4of whom pay 5 sovs forfeit.
Mr. Payne's ch c (bra to Fyfield) by Teddington, dam
by Voltaire, 3 yrs, sst 51b
Lord Stamford's Bentinck, 3 yrs, 7st llb .. (A Edwards) 2
Baron Rothschild's:North Lincoln, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Wells) 3
The following also ran :—Ardour, Raspberry, Busy Bee,
and Ochiltree.
Betting-2 to lat first, 6to 4 agst Bentinck, 3to 1 ngst
North Lincoln, 4 to 1 agst Brother to Fyfiold.
Brother to Fyfield came through and won by two lengths,
same between second and third.
Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three-
yr-olds. A winner of a 500 sovs handicap to carry 101 b
extra, and of all minor handicaps once 51b, twice 101 b
extra, which is to be the extreme penalty. T.Y.C., 5
furlongs, 140 yards. 4 subs.
Mr. R. H. Neville's f by Pyrrhus the First, out of Sneer,
Bst 71b
Mr. H. Savile's Parmesan, Bst 41b (in 51b ex) .. (Wells) 2
Betting-4 to lon Parmesan.
Won by three quarters of a length.
Match, 100 h ft. A.F., 1 mile 2 furlongs 73 yards.

Mr. R. Te.t Broeck's Cock-a-hoop, by Confessor, 4 yrs,
Bst 71b (Fordham) 1
Lord Coventry's Wanderer, 5 yrs, Bst 11b (Snowden) 2
Betting-7 to 4on Cock-a-hoop.
Won by two lengths.
Sweepstakes of 50 sous each, for three-y-r
-olds ; colts, Bst
71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; those by stallions that never got a
winner allowed 31b. A.F., 1 mile 2 furlongs 73 yards.

6 subs.
Mr, Pillory's Trovatore, by Birdeateher, Br 4 71b (Custance)
walked ever

NAVAL COURT-MARTIAL.

A naval court-martial assembled yesterday on
board her Majesty's ship Victory, in Portsmouth
harbour, for the trial of John Clarke, a private in
the Royal Marines, belonging to her Majesty's ship
Edgar, on the charges "of having, when the port
watch was ordered to fall in on the starboard gang-
way, endeavoured to delay and discourage the ser-
vice by falling in with that watch, when he be-
longed to the starboard, and by afterwards denying
that he knew to which watch he belonged ;" and,
secondly, " for misconducting himself and disobey-
ing orders while being conveyed in the Edgar's
cutter to her Majesty's ship Victory." The Court
comprised—Rear-Admiral Sir H. Keppel, K.C.8.,
President; Rear-Admiral J. E. Erskine; Captains
Gordon, O'Callaghan, Hewlett, C. 8., Harris,
Hellyar, Wilson, Caldwell, C. 8., Strange, Vansit-
tart, Tumour, and Mackenzie.
After the reading of the customary formal papers
and correspondence, witnesses for the prosecution
were called.

Captain James Edward Raton, commanding her
Majesty's ship Edgar, being examined, deposed—
On the sth of April the day after the ship's arrival
at Spithead from Lisbon, leave was granted to 50
of the ship's company-35 seamen and 15 marines.
Their leave extended until 7.30 on the 7th. Again,
on the 7th, the same leave was granted to the same
number of seamen and marines. On the 9th leave
was extended to 12 per cent. of the ship's company.
This was extended to the seamen, but, as 12 uer
cent. of the marines were already on shore, leave
was not granted to them. On the afternoon of the
same day the marines, through their officers, re-
quested to see me. I was engaged at the moment,
and said I would see them shortly. Immediately
afterwards Lieutenant Storey, Royal Marines, re-
ported to me that the marines refused to dismiss.
I replied, " Never mind, let them remain, and I
will see them when at leisure." About a quarter of
an hour afterwards I went on the quarter deck and
ordered the marines to fall in there, and inquired
of them what they wanted. They said they wished
to know if their long leave was stopped; that they
knew some of the Donegal's crew were on shore at
Portsmouth, at that time, and that it was hard they
could not have the same indulgence. I told them
that, to the best of my knowledge, their leave was
not stopped. I could not speak for certain, but
thought when orders came from the Admiralty, re-
lative to fitting the ship they would probably get
their leave, and advised them to go to their work
quietly, for what they were doing was the wrong
way to get their leave. They then went away.
On the following day I was on board, between 1
and 3 p.m., when Commander Waddilove reported
to me that the marines had been behaving in
ats insubordinate manner, and that John Clarke,
the prisoner, had been behaving insubordin'Aely,
by stating that he did not know what watch he
belonged to, and that he, the Commander, had in
consequence placed him in irons.
Captain Charles Louis, commander of the Royal
Marines on board the Edgar—On the 10th inst. I
was sent for on the quarter deck by Commander
Waddilove, and, in consequence of what then passed
between us, I sent Lieut. Cairncross on the lower
deck to muster the port watch of marines on the
upper deck. They came up, but with them the
greater part of the watch below and some of the
guard, and all fell in on the starboard gangway. I
then, by Commander Waddilove's directions, ordered
the port watch to fall in on the port gangway. The
whole of the men passed over, and I then ordered
Lieut. Cairncross to muster the starboard watch over
on the starboard gangway. This was done, and
reported to me. The starboard watch were then
dismissed, and Commander Waddilove went to the
port watch, on the port. gangway, and ordered the
4th subdivision to man the yard whip. The whole
of the men of the watch, with some of the starboard
watch, moved aft to the whip. The Commander then
asked each man, or nearly so, what subdivision of
the watch he belonged to, ordering those that be-
lecged to the 4th subdivision to stand fast, and
the others to forward. The prisoner stated that
he did not knao where he belonged, that he did
duties in both watches, and did not know what
part he belonged to, or words to that effect. The
Commander then asked me whether the prisoner
knew what part of the watch he belonged to.
I said he must know it. I was then ordered by
Commander Waddilove to have the prisoner placed
in irons in the fore cockpit. Two non-commis-
sioned officers were sent to carry out that order. I
produce my watch-bill and find that the prisoner
belongs to the 4th section of the starboard watch,
and there has been no alteration in the watch•bill,
except for a period of about a week in December
last, when the prisoner, I believe, did duty in the
port watch.
By the Court—The prisoner's manner expressed
dissatisfaction. In replying to Commander Wad-
dilove his words were respectful, but his manner
was sullen. When ordered by the Commander to
be placed in irons he went without remonstrance,
and said he would go quietly, or words to that
effect.

Lieutenant Swinburne, R.N., belonging to her
Majesty's ship Edgar, and John Bells, the coxswain
of the cutter which conveyed the prisoners from the
Edgar to her Majesty's ship Victory, were shortly
examined for the defence, after which the Court
closed to consider its finding, which was read by
the Deputy Judge-Advocate, and found that a
spirit of insubordination had been shown by a por-
tion of the crew of her Majesty's ship Edgar, at
Spithead, on the 10th inst., and also found the
prisoner guilty on the charges brought against
him, and sentenced him to two years' imprison-
ment, with hard labour, in her Majesty's gaol at
Winchester, and at the conclusion of that period to
be dismissed her Majesty's Royal Marine forces
with disgrace.
The Court was then re-sworn, and immediately
proceeded to try James Haining, gunner, Royal
Marine Artillery, and John Menzies, Royal Marine,
on charges of having prevented Sergeant Lash-
bourn and Corporal Stack from putting John
Clarke, the prisoner in the last case, in irons, in
the fore-cockpit, and for having rescued him from
their custody. '
The Court found the charges not proved against
the prisoners.
The Court will re-assemble this morning and
proceed with the trial of the remaining cases, there
being yet 33 prisoners on board the Victory for
trial, belonging to her Majesty's ship Edgar.