The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-03 00:00:00

THE ROYAL NAVAL BES.ERVE.

The following correspondence has been forwarded
to us for publication :

" Admiralty, Dee. 2, 1861.

" Sir,—Having laid before my Lords Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty your communication of
this day's date, enclosing letters from seamen be-
longing to the Royal Naval Reserve at the ports of
London, Liverpool, Sunderland, and North Shields,
expressing their readiness to join the Navy for im-
mediate service, I am commanded by my Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty to signify their
direction to you to forward to each of these ports
the expression of their lordships' high satisfaction
at the loyal and patriotic feeling so readily and
cheerfully manifested by the able seamen of the
Royal Naval Reserve. My Lords rely with the
most entire confidence that the hearty services of
the Royal Naval Reserve will be forthcoming
should her gracious Majesty see fit, by Royal pro-
clamation, to call for them.—l am, sir, your most
obedient humble servant,

" W. G. ROMAINE,
U Commodore Controller-General
of Coast Guard."

" , To TIIE SHIPPING MASTER, LIMEHOUSE.

" ' We, the Volunteers of the Royal Naval Reserve in
the port of London, having heard that our flag has been
grossly insulfi3d by an American ship of war, and people
who claimed its protection forcibly taken from it and made
prisoners, we write this to let you know that we aro ready
to fulfil our engagement and protect the honour of our flag,
our good Queen, and country whenever called upon to do
80.

" ' We respectfully request you will make this our deter-
mination known in the proper quarter.
" ' Signed on behalf of the Volunteer Reserve Force
at present in London.' "
(Here follow the signatures.)

"PTO CAPTAIN LtiCKRAFT, R,N.
" ' Her Majesty's ship Hastings, Liverpool,
Nov. 30, 1861.

" Hearing that our flag has been insulted, we, the Royal
Naval Reserve men of Liverpool, would esteem it a favour
if you will kindly represent to the proper quarter our entire
willingness to serve and protect our gracious Queen and
country and the integrity of the flag under which our
fathers gloriously fought and conquered.
J. B. BECK, for the Liverpool Volunteers
of the Royal Naval Reserve. "

“, To CAPTAIN PALMER, R.N. HER MAJESTY'S Sum

CASTOR.

"< Her Majesty's Ship Castor, North Shields,
Nov. 30, 1861.

4" Sir,—Having heard that our country's flag has been
grossly insulted by an American ship of war, and people
who claimed its protection forcibly taken from it and made
prisoners, we write this to let you know that we are ready
and willing, and that at the shortest possible notice, to
protect the honour of our flag, our Queen, and country,
wherever and whenever called on, or any provocation given
for us to do so ; and wo will do it with a right good will, a
proof of which was given when this circumstance was
spoken of on the Castor's maindeck this morning, by tho
whole of us joining with three hearty cheers, and three
times three for our Queen and country.
" ' Signed by the Volunteers for the Royal Naval Re•
serve on board.' "
[Hero follow the signatures.]
To CAPTAIN HEARD.

it filer Majesty's ship Trincomalee, Sunderland,
Nov, 30, ISGI.
cc 6 Sir, At a general meeting held on board her Ma-
jesty's training-ship Trincomalee, now lying in the South
Dock.

Sir, seeing by the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette
the insult offered to the British flag by the Americans, we,
the undersigned Naval Reserve men, do freely and spon-
taneously come forward and offer our service to resent the
insult, and will shed the last drop of our blood against any
nation who dares to insult our gracious Queen or national
flag.
" Signed on behalf of the meeting, over 100 present:,
" JOHN ROBERTSON, Chairman.''

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
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1' ATTERSALLS' —YEsTERDAr.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS•
sto 1 agst Old Calabar (taken)
6to 1 agst The Marquis (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Caterer (taken)
12 to 1 agst Alvcdiston (taken)
15 to 1 agst Cellarius (taken)
THE D511131i.
9to 1 agst Buckstonc (taken)
100 to S agst Old Calabar (take.;)
20 to 1 agst Caterer (offered)
25 to 1 agst Ace of Clubs (taken)
33 to 1 agst Typee colt (taken)
40 to 1 agst Hubert (taken)
40 to 1 agst Gemse (taken)
50 to 1 agst Malek (taken)
2000 to 35 agst Vanguard (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Lady Alice Hawthorn (taken)

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT ALDERSTIOT.—As
Sergeant Kennedy is not yet out of danger, Nicholas, of
the 3d Battalion Military Train, was yesterday again re-
manded.