The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-13 00:00:00

Florence and Tinwald also ran.

Selling Stakes for 2-yr-olds. Winners extra. Six fur-
longs. (7 subs.)
Mr. J. Dawson's Thistledown (201.), Est 121 b
(French) 1
Mr. Burgess's Brown Bonnet (201.), Est 121 b
(H. Witbington) 2
Mr. J. Osborne's Harley (20/ ), let llb (Challoner) 3
Mr. La Mert's f. by Mentor, (201.), Est 121 b (Murphy) 4
The Great Autumn Cup, value 200 sovs, given by
the shipmasters, captains, and stevedore of Liverpool,
with 1001. in specie, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes
of 25 soya each, 10 ft. The second to receive 50 soya
out of the stakes. Certain winners extra. One mile
and three quarters. (74 subs., 41 of whom pay 3 soya
each.)
Mr. J. Merry's Special License, by Cossack, 3 yrs,
Set 71b (Pritchard) 1
Lord De Mauley's Cotswold, 4 yrs, Est 71b....(8ray) 2
Mr. Dixon's Dunboyne, 3 yrs, Est 21b (T. W.Fordbarn) 3
Lord Ribblesdale's St. Giles, 3 yrs, Est 10Ib
(.. Snowden) 4

The following also ran :—Fisherman, Tournament,
Victoria, Strathnaver, Underhand, Bashi Bazouk, El
Hakim, Wardermarake, Laverna, The Zouave, Hamlet,
Queen Bess, December, Gillive!? and Sir Humphrey.
December carried 21b over weight without the same
being declared. He was, however, merely started to
make running for his stable companion, St. Giles.
Betting at starting-4 to 1 agst Underhand, 4to 1
agst St. Giles, 7to 1 agst Wardermarake, 7 to 1 agst
Special License, 10 to 1 agst Cotswold, 12 to 1 agstTour-
nament, 100 to 7 agat Hamlet, 20 to 1 agst Fisherman,
25 to 1 agst El Hakim, 33 to 1 agat Gilliver, and 33 to
1 agst Victoria. After a alight delay, caused especially
by the breaking away of Dunboyne and Tournament,
the lot was despatched in compact order from the post.
Special License led, with December second, and Queen
Bess third, Underhand, Gilliver, and Tournament
lying next, El Hakim, Cotswold, Fisherman, and
Dunboyne bringing up the rear division. At the
canal-bridge turn, December dropped away, and Gil-
liver took second place, Queen Bess going on third,
the others well together. On entering the straight,
Queen Bess and Gilliver declined, and Tournament
fell into the rear. Below the distance, Cotswold took
second place, Dunboyne and St. Giles lying close up
with him. Half-way up, Special License, who was never
headed, quitted his opponents and galloped in an easy
winner by two lengths. a head between the third and
fourth, Fisherman was fifth, El Hakim sixth, Hamlet
seventh, and Victoria eighth; the Zeuave, Gilliver,
December, Wardermarake, Strathnaver, and Underhand
formed the next lot. The last three were Tournament,
Laverna, and Queen Bess. The pace was very good
throughout.
The Liverpool Nursery of 60 move, added to a Sweepstakes
of 3 soya each, for 2 yr-olds ; the second to receive
10 soya out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 14 subs.
Mr. Saxon's Figdale, by Touchstone, Sat 10Ib
(Challoner) 1
Mr. Goodwin's Lady Nelson, 7st (Cress well) 2
Mr. Gill's Adventurer, 7st 41b (Plumb) 3
Handicap of 2 soya each, with 30 added, for beaten
horses ; winners allowed to run on earring 101 b extra.

T.T.C. 8 subs.
Mr. T. Tamperley'a Sally, 2 yre, 6st 41b (Plumb) 1
Mr. T. Walker's Oltenitza, 4 yrs, Bst 81b ...(Aldcroft) 2
Mr. King's Knookburn, 2 yrs, Est (Bray) 3
The following also ran :—St. Dunstan, Red White
and Blue, Lady Nelson, Captain Wedderburn, and Con-
rad.

The Grand Stand Nursery of 30 soya, added to a handi-
cap sweepstakes of 3 soya each, 1 ft (to go to the
fund). Certain winners extra. The winner to be
sold for 80 sous ; if for 100, 71b extra. One mile.
7 subs.
Mr. R. Jones's Esperance, 6st 41b (Challoner) 1
Mr. Saxon's Hark Forward, 7st 41b (Dales) 2
Mr, Cocking's Sobieski, Bst 71b (Fordham) 3
Mr. J. Dixon's Donum, Bit 21b (Aldorott) 4
Mr. T. Dawson's British Flag, 7st 41b (Bullock)

NATAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as
General Commanding in Chief, held a levee at the
Horse Guards yesterday. The attendance of officers
was very numerous.
By the mail steamship Tamar, which sailed yes-
terday, 14 officers and 281 men of the 69th Regt.
have left for Alexandria, thence proceeding to India
by the overland route, via Suez. The following is
a list of the officers who have embarked in this
steamer :—Major Fenwick, Captains G. Begot, A.
B. Hankey, Bowen, and J.. Smyth ; Lieutenants
G. Bulyer, Hutchinson, E. Boyle, and R. B. Clark ;
Ensigns St. George, R. Daubeny, P. Beames, and
P. Shuttleworth ; and Assistant-Surgeon Whit-
taker. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamships Seltan and Euxine have been chartered
for the sane purpose ; the former vessel leaves this
on the 16th inst., and embarks troops at Plymouth
on the 17th, the latter leaves on the Ist proximo,
and embarks troops at Plymouth on the 2d.
The half-yearly inspection of the corps of Royal
Engineers took place yesterday afternoon at Bromp-
ton barracks, Chatham, the inspecting field-officer
being Col. W. H. Eden, Commandant of Chatham
garrison. The whole of the officers and men at pre-
sent at headquarters, to the number of neeirly
1,000,
including the East India Company's Sappers and
Miners, assembled on their parade ground at 2
o'clock in marching order, where they were put
through a variety of evolutions, which they per-
formed in an admirable manner.
At a late hour on Wednesday a despatch was re-
ceived at Chatham garrison from the War-office coun-
termanding the order previously given for the em-
barkation of the reinforcements for the 200, 231,
(Welsh Fuailiera), 35th, 53d, 61st, 84th, and 90th
(Light Infantry), on the following day, owing to
the Geo. Marshall, freight-ship, not being ready to
receive them. Previous to the embarkation of the
pstteornd aoyn for
board theptuhre-
preinforcements the vessel will be inspected by the
commandant at Chatham, in order that everything
may be done for the comfort and convenience of the
troops proceeding to India.
A detachment of troops belonging to the Cape
tltayme
Moose of embarkinguntedßiftesleft
a Chathamsou
mail steamer proceeding to the Cape.
Her Majesty's receiving ship Fisgard, bearing
the flag of Commodora Shepherd, stationed off
Woolwich Dockyard, is ordered to be paid off on
Dec. 31.

The Brilliant, 20, Capt. J. A. Paynter, from
North America and the West Indies, arrived at the
Nore yesterday at noon. She is under orders to
proceed to Chatham, there to be paid off.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :
Commanders—W. A. R. Pearce to the Alert, J. A
Cave to the Ardent, R. B. Oldfield to the Lynx.
Lieutenants—A. B. Hodgkieson to the Viper, H.
Berkeley t• the Lynx, C. Gibbons to the Sharpshooter.