The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-26 00:00:00

Sportin .1- Intelligence.

NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCH.LEY HUNT
RACES.
WEDNESDAY.

The Trial Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for
2 yr-olds and upwards. One mile, 8 subs.
Mr. Y. King's Flacrow, 5 yrs, Bst 111 b ...(S. Rogers) 1
Mr. Mellish's Huntington, 3 yrs, 6st 61b...(FordhAn,) 2
Mr. T. Parr's OM Trick, 3 yrs, 6.4 6 b.. (ilearndon) 3
Wentworth and Lord Nelson also ran.
Betting-r-6 to 4 apt Lord Nelson, 3tol as O]cl
Trick, 4 to 1 each agst Huntington and Finer° w.
Won by a length; same distance between second and

On turning into the straight Lord Nelson, in endea-
vouring to take the inside place, fell, and Wentworth
sturabl:d over him. Alfred Day kept his seat. Dalea
W a. 3 thrown, but fortunately escaped without injury.
Lord Nelson was severely cut over the eye.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. Two miles.

Mr. T. Parr's Fishermen, 4 yrs, 9st 21b, (Wells) 1
Mr. Williams's Malacca, 4 yrs, 9st 21b...(J. Osborne) 2
Lord It bblesdale's Grayling, 3 yrs, 64101 b (Hibberd) 3
Mr. H. Wyndham's.Kilbride, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Faulkner) 4
Betting-7 to lon Fisherman. •
Fisherman waited to the turn into the straight, where
he began to draw forward, came away at the half die-
twice, and won easily by a length, three lengths between
second and third. Kilbride was beaten off.
Tee Great Northamptonshire Stakes of 1100 sovs.,
added to a Handicap SWeepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15
ft. The second to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes.
The winner of any handicap after the publication of
the weights 51b., or any two handicaps, 711) extra. Two
miles. 99 subs, 60 of whom declared.
Lord Ribblesdale's St. Giles, 3 yrs, 64 41b (Hibberd) 1
Lord ZAland's Skirmisher, 3 yrs, Get 81b (Cualloner) 2
Mr. Henderson's Assayer, 6 yrs, Bst 611) (J. o,borne) 3
The following also ran : Epirus colt, Bracken, Porto
Rico, Tame Deer, Lawn, Adamas, The Borderer, South
Western, Amati, Somerset, Sir Colin, Codrington, and
Silkmoro.
Betting —lO to 3 agst St. Giles, 9 to 2 eget Skirmisher,
6 to 1 agst Codrington, 7. to 1 agst Sir Colin, 9 to 1 agst
Adamas, 12 to 1 agst Porte Rico, 100 to 6 agst Bracken,
25 to 1 agst Borderer, 80 to 1 each agst Assayer, South
Western and Somerset.
About a quarter of an hour after the appointed time,
2.45, the horses were drawn up at the starting post. At
the second attempt they got away. Sir Colin rushed to
the front, followed by Skirmisher second, Codrington
third, Adamas fourth, Tame Deer fifth, and Somerset
sixth, Bracken and St. Giles heading the next lot. On
passing the Grand Stand Codringtou drew into the second
place, and on rounding the top turn took the lead, Sir
Colin going on second, Skirmisher third, Adamas fourth,
Aselyer fifth, Tame Deer sixth, Amati seventh, Somerset
eighth, St. Giles nintb, Bracken, Borderer, and Porto
Rico next. On entering the far side of the course &dames
went up to Skirmisher and ran with him side by side,
Tame Deer and Assayer being fourth and fifth, Sir Colin
gradually dropping hack into the ruck. On ascending
the hill at the far turn St. Giles began to draw for-
ward, and showed in the fifth place ; and on makirg for
the straight Codrington, Skirmisher, and Adamas were
close together, Tame Deer being about two lengths be-
hind them, fourth. These positions were held until they
entered the straight, when Codringtou dropped back and
left Skirmisher with the lead. In a few strides further
Adamas also gave way, and the race was reduced to a
match between hlt. Giles and Skirmisher, who ran nearly
head and head to hall-way up the distance, where S.
Giles obtained the lead and won very cleverly by a neck;
eight lengths between the second and third'; the Elcot's
darn colt was about a doe .n lengths behind Assayer,
Adamas was fifth, Tame Deer sixth, Codrington seventh,
Amati eighth, and Borderer ninth. The others were
pulled up, the last lot comprising South Western, Sir
Colin, Bracken, and Somerset.
\Vhittlebury Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added
by Lord Southampton for 2 and 3-yr-obis. Certain
penalties for winners. 3-yr-olds which have started
three times without winning allowed Sib, &c. About

three-quarters of a mile. 31 subs.
Ir. T. Walker's Gemma di Vergy, 3 yrs, Bst ISlb
(including 51b extra) (Kendall) 1
Mr. Verrall's Volatore, 2 yrs, 6at 816 (Fordbarn) 2
Mr. E. It. Clarke's Shepherdess, 2 yrs, 6st 51b(Ducker) 3
Centurion, Betehint, Sis. to Viscount, and Western
Power a 14,0 run.

Betting--6 to 4 On Gemma di Yergy, 5 to 2 ag4 Vela-
tore, 8 to 1 apt any other (offered). Won easily by half
a length ; bad third. -
Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 'boys. The winner of any

The Prussian frigate Thetis, 40, Captain Sunde-
wall, left Spithead yesterday for Dantzic. She sa-
luted the naval and military authorities, which
compliment was duly acknowledged by the flagship
and the garrison battery.
Thd expedition to China is to have attached to it
the floating steam factory Volcano, which has been
commissioned at Portsmouth by Master Comman-
der John M. Hockley.
The Nimrod, C, steam despatch gun-vessel, Com-
mander Dew, was taken out of dock yesterday at
Portsmouth after repairing a few defects, and is
nearly ready for proceeding to China.
Tho Furiou., 16, paddle steamfrigate, Captain
Osborne, is nearly complete in her rigging at Porte-
mouth, and will leave the steam basifi in a fewdays.
The Albion, 3, Lieutenant de Blaquiere, left
Portsmouth yesterday afternoon, with supernume-
raries for Plymouth and men paid off from the
Bulldog steam sloop.
The Arrogant, 47, screw frigate, has been taken
into the steam basin at Portsmouth to repair de-
fects.

An order has just been received from the Ad-
miralty at tl:e various dockyards to stop all fresh
entries and re-entries of men and boys from the
shoe.
An order Las been received by the Southampton
Duck Company to prepare the large graving dock
for the reception of her Majesty's steam troop-ship
Himalaya, which vessel has been ordered to pro-
ceed from Plymouth to Southampton, on the 26th
inst., in order to be docked, prior to proceeding to
China with troop:. She is expected at South-
ampton early on the morning of the 27th inst.
The freight ship Violet, from the London Docks,
was yesterday moored at Woolwich Arsenal for the
purpose of shipping a cargo of war- stores for
A portion of the freight will consist of
three complete three-pounder batteries, which are
in course of bailie titted out in the Royal Carriage
department of the arsenal, for use in China. These
small batteries are intended for mountain service,
and to be.removed as may be necessary by the na-•
tive ponies. The ammunition waggons,' which are
covered with tarpaulin, are about the size of an
ordinary handbarrow.
A number of medals awarded to the officers and
privates of the Royal Marine Corps who were in
active service during the late Baltic campaign have
been receivPd at Woolwich, 190 of which were dis-
tributed on Tuesday by Lieutenant and Adjutant
Fraser, and yesterday morning the remaining 100 ,
were disposed of. This completes the list of the
recipients in the Woolwich divisions entitled to the
Baltic medal.
Major Barstow's company of Royal Artillery
were yesterday morning marche 1 down to the
Long Range, in the Plumstead Marsh, Woolwich,
where they underwent a course of rifle practice,
preparatory to their departure for China. Captain
Knox's company assembled on Woolwich Common,
and went through a series of mortar practice, firing
several rounds of cohorn mortars, loaded with.
shell, and directed towards a flag-staf erected at a
distance of 200 yards from the battery. Captain
Middleton and Captain Longdoe's companies were
engaged during the morning firing, 8, 10, and
13-inch shells, in the mortar battery near the Royal
Repository, over a range varying from 600 to 800
yards. These exercises are ordered to be continued
daily until the embarkation of the companies. They
were conducted by Lieut.-Col. John Henry Franck-
lyn, R. A., field-officer of the week.
The following changes are to take place from the
Curragh :-51st Regiment, 860 men and 20 officers
to Dublin ; 94th Regiment, 200 men and 4 officers
to Waterford ; 94th Regiment, 160 men and 4
officera to Goold's-cross, county of Tipperary ; 94th
Regiment, 400 men and 10 officers to Clonmel.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :

Lieut. John Patton to the Surprise ; Lieutcnan
Edward Kelly, to the Cormorant ; Edward M
Morgan, Acting-Assistant Surgeon, to the Mel
villa ; W. H. Hyde, Clerk to the Nimrod.

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The pollini for counties in England and Wales
is limited to, one day (formerly two days were al-
ldwed for the purpose), .the poll to be kept open.
from Bam. to 5 p.m. At the universities, Ogord
and Cambridge, the polling is fixed, by sJc. 4 of
the act, to continue five days only.
By the 15 and 'l6 Vic., c. 23 (passed 17th June,
1852), it was enacted that, of er a disioltition, Par-
liament may meet within 35 days after the da'e of
the royal proclamation.
It will bl seen, from the above succinct outline
of the new act, that a great many electioneering
nuisances and abases which formerly exited are
abolished ;- and that a more honourable couhe of
conduct, at any rate, is provided- for. It is only
to be hoped that the salutary and beneficial provi-
sions of this important act of. Parliament will ba
ob-
served and strictly adhered to in the forthcoming
election ; and that every man who is appointed to
any offic, no mater how trivial, will strive to the
utmost to do his duly. However great momen-
tarily may be the advantage to a poor voter, of
getting a quid pro quo in s me shape of his vote and
interest, it is unnecessary, at this time, to say one
word on the demoralising tendency of such prac-
tices, nor the fatal blow theystrike at all real liberty
in the voter, and all feeling of purity, honour, and
patriotism in the so-elected " representative."--
Boston Advertiser.