The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-26 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

'The Dee, paddlewheel steam store-ship, arrived at
Portsmouth yesterday with boilers, machinery, &c.,
from Woolwich. The Doris, 32, screw steam frigate,
Captain E. Heathcote, yesterday hoisted out her
screw in its frame under the sheers in Portsmouth
Harbour. She was immediately towed out to Spit.-
head again by the Echo steam tug (having powder
and shell on board), to wait the. necessary altera-
tions being made to . her screw, which will not be
completed before to-morrow, when she will be
brought into the harbour again to reship it for
further trials. The Melpomme, 51, screw steam
frigate, in the steam basin at Portsmouth, has com-
pleted taking on board the whole of her guns. Her
coaling is not quite complete, owing to some altera-
otions being made in her bunkers. An
,order has
been received from the Admiralty to select the
Marines for service in this frigate. The liannibal's
additional complement of Marines are also ordered
to prepare for embarkation.
The Pincher and Bulfinch, screw steam gunboats
at Portsmouth, have been placed in No. 7 dock, to
complete repairs to' hull, &c.
Mr. John J. Ball, master. of the steam reserve in
Portsmouth Ordinary, has been appointed to the
Asia, 80, the future steam reserve guardship at that
port.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at, the Admiralty
Masters-John I
H. Allard, to the Exmouth'; William
Byford, to the Cressy ; John P. P. Warren; to the Hanni-
bal; John. C. Hutching, to the Minotaur; John Tucker
(b), to the Wellington ; John J. Ball, to the Asia.
Second Master—Erasmus C. Roberts, to the Exmouth.

Paymasters—Alexander Robinson, to the Exmouth'
George G. Nelson, to the Cressy ; William ldorgan, to
the Hannibal ; Charles Giles, to the Minotaur ; Henry
Calloway (additional), to ditto; William G. Parmeter,
to the Wellington ; Robert W. Warwick (additional), to
ditto; William B. Pearce, William J Stevens (additional),
'and Henry J. R. Miall, to the Asia.
Assistant-Paymasters—Thomas M. Jenkirie, to. the
Cressy; Charles P. Fielon, to the Hannibal; Healy
F.. West,: to the Minotaur; Edward-IL . Stanton, and
Frederick 0. L.
..Patch, to the Wellington; William
Noble, to the Asia.
' Surgeons—Henry. Trevan, to the Exmouth; Thomas H.
lieovin, to the Cressy; Charles S: Leicester (additional) to
ditto ; Samuel W. Webb to- the Hannibal; Howard R.
Banks to the Minotaur; Edward Davis to the Add;
William Robertson to the Dem.

Assistant-Surgeons Jas. Wise and , Aleiander Minnoch
(acting), to the Exmouth ; Francis H. Moore, to the
Cressy ; Richard P: Hifferman, to the Hannibal ; Robert
Walker (acting), to ditto; Constantine Keenan, to the
Minotaur; Antony H. Woodfield, to the Wellington; R.
Creighton, to the Asia.

Clerks—Alfred P. Cox, to the Exmouth; George V.
Gregelier, to ditto; Nicholas J. Aaron, to the Cressy;
William J. Haverfield, to the Hannibal.

Assistant Clerks—A. T. D. Nettleton, to the Exmouth;
E. li. Nettleton, to the Cressy ; Edward W. Jago, to the
Hannibal.

riLE ARM F.

Yesterday the 35th (Capt. Ltuart's) company of
Royal Engineers, to the number of. 70 .men of all
ranks, left Chatham garrison for the camp atAlder-
shot, to relieve the 28th company, ordered to
embark for Corfu. The officers who accompanied
the 35th company from Chatham were Lieut. Carroll
and Lieut. Anderson. The 36th (Capt. Harvey's)
company also left Brompton barracks yesterday
morning for Portsmouth, to relieve the 29th com-
pany, ordered to embark for Malta. The officers
who left Chatham with the 36th company were
Lieut. Woodward and Lieut. Armstrong, The 36th
company numbers 80 men of all ranks. The 28th
company, under the command of
,Capt. Stuart, will
leave Aldershot for Chatham to-morrow ; and the
28th company, in charge of Capt. Bridge, will leave
Portsmouth for headquarters the same day.
Major-General Sir W. F. Williams, Commandant
of the Garrison, yesterday delivered long service
and good conduct medals to 40 non-commissioned
officers and men of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich.
The ceremony was accompanied by a suitable,
address, in which the General impressed on the
recipients the importance of the distinction,
especially conferred by her Majesty for their long
and honourable conduct in the service of their
country, &c.

No. 3 Battery 10th 13rigade Royal Artillery
yesterday left Woolwich for Portsmouth.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.—MoirnAr.

Craven Plate.

Sedbury
Roman Candle • • •

Six ran
Sweepstakes. Y.C.

• Acteon
King-at-Arran
Four ran.
£5O Handicap Plate. '

Lord Nelson ' 1
Frederick
...... 2
Fourteen ran:' • •
MATCH—Beacon beat Pavilion.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 Sovs.

Afentmore.
.ndifference ...
• • ..•• ...... 2
MATCH—Gallus beat Leontee.
Sweepstakes of 50 Sovs.

Actreon
• • •• •• • • ***** 1
Harefoot
33emiington Stakes.

Precursor ..
Bastion 1
2

DURHAM RACE S-r.11QND,4.1".
Trial. Stakes.

Greystoek ... ...... .
_
....
Donati
• 6 2
Ten ran.
Hopeful Stakes. ''

Buttercup, ......... . , .
Revival

Nine ran.
Durham Handicap.

Little Agnes ... 1
Medallion . .
Prince of Denmark .
Se-ven ran.
Tally-Ho Handicap.

Dilkopsh . . . O 1
Valiant
Seven ran.

LATEST BETTING.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Beacon (offered)
.CHESTER CUP.
, oto 1 agst Leamitigton (taken)
25 to. 1 agst Rosabel (taken)
25 to 1 agst 11faster Bagot (offered)
1000 to 15 agst Bankrupt (taken)
1000 to 10 east Argosy (taken) •

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS•
4to 1 agst Promised Land (taken)

DERBY.
Bto 1. agst Musjjcl (token) •
Bto 1 agst Promised Land (offered)
16 to 1 agst Merryman (taken)
16 to 1 agst Marionette (offered)
16 to 1 agst Gamester (offered)
20 to 1 agst Rainbow (25 to 1 taken to nioney)
1000 to 10 agst Red Eagle . .
1000 to 10 agst Summersides . .

TILE PUBLIC OFFICES.—The increase in the num-
ber of persons employed in public offices last y.ear was 793,
and the decrease 43. The total pecuniaryinerease amounted
to £157,213. and the total concurrent' diminution to
£80,640.
Baron de Seebach, Saxon Minister at the Court
of the Tuileries, who has been lately spending !some time atKerlin, has returned to Paris. M. James Fazy, 'Vice-Pre-
sident of the Council of State of Geneva, has also arrived.

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• so- PAIR-OARED .OUTRIGGEP RAtwE. it
A pair-oared outrigged race eatee off yesterday,
and though the weather was,far.,from agreeable a
large number of.'the friends of 't)ze'taities assem-
bled, at the start and the finisli,--.lkut :were sadly
disappointed in their expectanes.or=seeing a good
race. The competitors were -Willtam }-huiey and
George Putnam, and Alfred Sling find William
Gable, all landsmen of Westminster, and betting
was 5 and 6 to 4 ah the latter pain who had been
training at Mrs. Pell's, the Old Swifts:Chelsea ; the
others not going to any house; but taking care of
themselves. The race £lO, and the dis-
ta-nce from Barnes to-Puttreyi--theFivtparties hav-
ing settled the affhir so huidly,thitt'the, rowed upon
perfectly still water. qspuild I,n two capital out-
riggers, built by James Messengers,thi; ox-champion
of the Thames,,Mr.WilsOti, of the Wilite-ffart, Barnes,
having 'been eliOsorefeS, the Tien got to their
Stations, thixley and Trutnani•vitinning the choice
of station, and taking the shore. They
started level and 'kept so fifty .yardsi when Slinger
and Gable drew slightly advente, Slinger then
caught his -backNi*Or;lund the' Faits were again
level. In this manner they, rowed' for half a mile,
when Huxley and Putnam graditagy drew away,—
the others kept pretty-close Tor't/i4 next half mile,
when Huxley and Putnam 'ol4urther ahead, and
finally won by 100 yards..

SURREY TEMPERANCE. nowititt-CLUB.
An exciting race .came. off yesterday among five
four-oared crews of
.the above over the old
course from Westminster to Putney, for various
prizes. The following were the crews:—
Green
Messrs. Lloyd • Messrs 'lrwin
" Prim I '" Wright.
Yellow
Coonibes, coxswaiaL
2
Messrs. Bush j Messrs. Johnson
" Dodds j " cooper.
Chequer, enz.switip.,,,
Blue
.... 3
Mesta*. Thud 1 Aiessra, braciiedge
ct • .rloyd fe Woodirt.
coxswain.. :
White
..
Messrs. W.' Pearse Missrs. Harrison
" J. Pe:wee - IBirry.
Miller, coxswain.

Red
Messrs. Crane - f Messrs. Ail n
" Kilsby I " Thompson.
Parker, cois*ain.
They were across the rNer abreast for 300 or 400
yards, the winners.then gradually drew away, and
came in first by ten or eleven lengtht: 'The second
and third boats had a very exciting race for two or
three miles, when Yellow got away and came in
ahead of Blue by five or six lengths. The race
between the two last boats was very desperate,
Red were at length considerably ahead, at Chelsea
New Bridge, from there White gradually came up,
passed them at Battersea Church, and came in
fourth by three lengths.

CHARGE OF FORGERY 4GAINST AN
UNDERWRITER AT LLOYD'S.

_ .
Richard Bedford Allen', 62, described as an under-
writer at Lloyd's, with no fixed residence, was
brought up at the Mansion=house,, yesterday, on a
warrant, by. Detective Sergeant Spittle, charged
with having, on the Bth September last, forged a
transfer of a certain share and- interest on certain
stock—viz., the sum' of £875, with' ititent to de-
fraud the Liovernor and Company of the Bank of
England. • ,
Mr. Freshfield appeared for the prosecution, and
Mr. Wontner for the defencel

. .
Mr. Freshfield said thelacti-emineeted with the
charge, were- tety 'brief. In 'septeMber last the
prisoner went"to Mr. Ashton, a-: stockbroker, about
the transfer of a sum of.£B7,setock standing at the
Bank of England in ..111:4'esvrn ;i:ittnfe and the name
of Miss Frames Bedford, .requestin g-. Mr. Ashton
to meet him at, the 'Bank. on' the JBth September,
when he said Miss Frances Bedford Would be with
him to execute The . transfer. -
~ Mr. Ashton accord-
ingly 'attended at the Bank, where the prisoner met
him accompanied by a lady, whom-he-represented
to be MiSs Frances Bedfcird,,W-ho j ' With himself,
signOd the transfer, :SaliosegitOialy, 'however, it
appeared that the lady who signed the transfer was
not the Miss Frances-Bedford in whose name the
stock stood, and that the prisoner had taken advan-
tage .of the fact that Mr:Ashton did- not know
Miss Bedford to introduce some otini female in her
.place. Under these circumstances a ' warrant was
applied for, granted bytheJaord Mayor, and placed
in the hands of Spittle,-_ an active itt intelligent
detective, who had speceeded- in' appiehending the
prisoner at Altona on a charge Of forgery.
The following witnesses were examined:—
Mr. James Ballard—l am principal clerk in the
Three per Cent. Consols office at the. Bank of Eng-
land. T .1-5—.1.,...f. Hi,. I.,Aan.. f.,.- (Le rnree per Cent.
Uonsals, and under date'=Bth' September, 1858, I
find that £875 stood in the names of Frances Bed-
ford and Richard Bedford Allen on the morning of
that -date. I also' produce the transfer books for
those annuities, from which it appears that on the
same day the amount of £875 was transferred,
and the book signed ."-F. Bedford and R. B.
Allen."

Mr. F. H. Catty--I am clerk in the Three per
Cent. Cousols office at the Bank of England. I see
the transfer of the sum of £875 in the transfer
book, purporting to be signed by Frances Bedford
and It. 13. Allen. I was she attesting witness to
these signatures, but I cannot identify the prisoner
as the gentleman who signed.
Mr. A. Ashton, stockbroker, 75, Old Broad-
' street—l remember the Sill September last. On the
previous day I had seen the prisoner, who gave me
instructions to meet him in the Bank of England
next day. He also bespoke a transfer of 4;875 stock
in the name of Francis Bedford and. his own name.
At the same time he told-me that the lady was an
invalid and would not be able to come;te:my office.
He called at my office again on the morning of the
Bth and told me to be sure to be at the Bank at one
o'clock. I went to the Bank accordingly, and, after
waiting a few minutes, the prisoner came in with a
lady on his arm, whom he introduced. as .Miss Bed-
ford. I known the prisoner for years, and, relying
upon his introduction, I did not put any questions
to the lady, whom I had never seen before. The
lady signed the transfer in my presence and that
Of the prisoner, who also signed it. I then signed
my name to the book as a witness to the identity of
the parties. We left together, the-lady getting into
a cab at the door, and I paid to the prisoner the
two cheques produced, which have been subse-
quently paid by mybankers.
Miss Francis Bedford—l am single, and reside at
Brighton. In the month of September -last I was
possessed of a sum of £675 in the Three per Cent.
Consols. The stock was standing in my name and
that of Richard Bedford Allen.. He' haul no inte-
rest in the stock, but it stood in Ouroint names for
the purpose of receiving the dividends. I have
examined the transfer produced, the-signature to
which, " F. Bedford," is not in ray :-,handwriting,
nor did I authorise any one to sign it
_for me. The
prisoner is related to me, and kneWstnie well. I
do not know by whom the transfer ivas-signed. I
have had frequent transactions and_personal inter-
views with the prisoner.
John Spittle, detective sergeant----011 the 21st of
March a warrant was placed in my hands signed by
the Lord Mayor, for the appehension of the pri-
soner. In pursuance of that warrant I went to
Altona, where I found- the prisoner residing at an
;hotel. He was known there,ro;,Mn. Alton, but
when I addressed him as Mr, Allen, he
" YeS." I made arrangements "with We Police at
.Altona, and recovered froni.flit:niii,i lie:4010d which
he had lodged in the name of._~l+,,ton, whichrt
a)t.tonce said,
he said he had received at Calais.i,
is
~n came by the
'dated the 6th of March. also on
him let 'Altona. He
`the passport. She 'was with
packet by the police
was put on board the 40.0,.P- Pace
bogarithi iteatnet, when I
onnFriday night, at my
same packet. did not sh"r tne warrant
until last night, on
a the ar
.arrested He rP;A. W,--r34,,and I ex-
plainedtm, to which' h made no
the charge 9
replyr..
wontner abstained from cross-examination,
and the Prisoner was remanded fer,the formal com-
nletion of the depositions, with an in
iiniation that
he would then be comMitted -foi trial.
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SUPPLY OF. COAL.—M
.
uinplsBisx7feeantrohuingtewtooull2dse, ~. M. de Carnal; one of the
greatest owliers of coal MindS it PruSSin, in a statistical
work on' con]. digging, 'A.,
states that the , quantity:of coal dug
at 8,000 square miles,-
000v0,er00.40
gofeotgrainsp,
haimeaasl szuhairech
mile.piled
The lands from which the coal is. procured. tray be esti-
matedand the mean deptla of the beds
of coal at abont.3l feet. , The: mass of frual,, then, known to
exist, would form a cube of 10 miles. 11. we compare this
enormous bulk of soal-wlth the quantity annually consumed
we may confidentlycafgfruthat there is' enough to last for
36,000 years. The calcul,ation of 31 feet for the mean depth
of the boas is, perhaps, too- loir, for the coalfields of Liege
extend to 55 feet, those of Staffordshire to 151 feet, and those
of Ruhr to 134 feet. The coal dug in 1857 amounted in valuo
to £37,500,000 sterling, a sturrfar beyond that realized by the
digging of the precious metals. In England some calcu-
lations have been made with regard• to the'yfeld of coal in
', our own country, according to which the.-conlfields of Great
Britain yield 63,000,000 tons of coal per. year. A better
,ides
• of-the immense cornmerce of England could net be formed
than by stating the fact that at l‘lanclicsterAnctits environs
a Motive steam power equal to 4200,000 hotios IS:d ;AZ
maintained, to support' . which there •
and the tons of coal per day, or 9,500,000 a year.ar 7
i' manufac-
turerainiiathepeprerdayye,aor
Liverpool
of salt alone about 3,000 tons are eon
an9sodooWthel3'p'eoarrts.
ma-
nufacture of gas absorbs ak . ea,
_,..,..,„4 in ikA, ~ A,A
,t,,,,‘
from England r....,.,,,---.) ,"!7-..P. 1 'Y. ' i ti,,,UU
1 St • 10,04(1010°° tais
The export o coal That. Eieand--altme-ctiuld furnish
tons.. It is ostimat
coins'heumtreanlsocratuuulantitoexisstetbetamersyifroai; m
enough coal for the cons
—,Bullitin,
umption of the whole of Europe for
the space of .4000 Yvan.

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION.
The days and hours of polling are fixed as follows:—
Friday, April 29, 10 to 12 and 2 to 5.
Saturday, April 30, 7.30 to 8.30, 10 to 12, and 2 to 5.
Monday, May 1, 7.30 to 8.30, 10 to 12, and 2 to 5.
Tuesday, May 2, 10 to 12, and 2 to 5.
Wednesday, May 3, 7.30 to 8.30, and 10 to 12.
Arrangements are in progress for providing conveyances for
those Members of the Senate who wish to vote at the ensuing
election. Information will be furnished on application to the
Chairman of Mr. BERESFORD HOPE'S LONDON COM-
MITTEE, Trafalgar Hotel, Spring-gardens.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION.
The LONDON COMMITTEE for PROMOTING Mr.
BERESFORD HOPE'S ELECTION SITS DAILY at the
Trafalgar Hotel, Spring-gardens, S.W.
W. STIRLUiG, Esq., M.P., M.A., Trinity College, Chairman.
R. T. FRERE, M.A., F.R.C.P.,}
W. F. KEMP, M.A. Hon. Secretaries.
C. KNIGHT WATSON, M.A.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION.
The CAMBRIDGE COMMITTEE for PROMOTING
Mr. BRRESFORD HOPE'S ELECTION SITS DAILY, at
18, Trinity-street, Cambridge.
Bay. W. G. CLARK, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Trinity
College, Public Orator, Chairman.
Rev. W. M. CAMPION, M.A., Fellow and
Tutor of Queen's College.
N. M. FERRERS, Esq., M.A., Fellow and
Lecturer of Caine College.
Rev. W. C. MATHISON, 3.1. A., Senior Pel-
low and Tutor of Trinity College.
Rev. J. E. B. MAYOR, M.A., Fellow and
Assistant Tutor of St. John's College.
Rev. R H. PEROWNE, M.A., Fellow and
Tutor of Corpus Christi College.
Rev. W. F. WITTS, M.A., Fellow of King's
College.
Rev. A. WOLFE, M.A., Fellow and Tutor
of Clare College.

Honorary
Secretaries.

►rHE OPERA-COLONNADE HOTEL (late
Feuinade,s), Charles-street, Haymarket, IS NOW
OPEN.

aOY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean.
THIS EVENING will, bepresented Shakspeare's historical
play of KING HENRY V.
King Henry V., Mr. C. Kean ; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING will be performed the new and original
Comedy, entitled THE WORLD AND THE STAGE. The
characters by Messrs. Compton, Buckstone, Howe, W. Far-
ren, Rogers; Miss Amy Sedgwick, &c.
After which, a new Classical Extravaganza, entitled
ELECTRA IN A NEW ELECTR'IC LIGHT. Messrs.
Compton, Braid, Clark, Mrs. Wilkins, Misses Fanny Wright,
Eliza Weekes, and Louisa Leclercq.
And A DAUGHTER TO MARRY.