The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-16 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The Emerald, 51, screw, Capt. Arthur Cuuiming
arrived at Spithead yesterday morning, under fore
and aft sail and steam, from Devonport. She will
convey Rear-Admiral Richard Laird Warren and
suite to his command of the Forte frigate, as Corn-
mander•in-Chief on the South American station.

The Pigeon steam gunboat, 60 horse-power, left
Chatham for Sheerness yesterday for the trial of her
machinery at the measured mile. She was in charge
of Capt. Schomberg, Mr. Price, Inspector of Machi-
nery Afloat at Sheerness, and Mr. Baker, Chief
Engineer of Chatham dockyard. The engines, which
are built by Messrs. Maudslav, Son, and Field,
worked admirab:y, and the vessel attained a mean
speed of 81 knots per hour, though a very strong
and contrary wind was blowing at the time.
The Fly steam gunboat, 60 horse power (tender
to the Cornwallis, at Hull), Lieut.-Commander J.
S. Keats, and tha Sandfly, steam gunboat, 60 horse
power (also tender to the Cornwallis, at Hull),
Lieut.- Commander Harrington C. Onslow, were
taken into the Sheerness dockyard yesterday to
make good defects.
The paddlewheel steam sloop Vixen, 6, Comman-
der F. W. Richards, from the the Pacific, passed
up Channel outside Plymouth Sound on Sunday
afternoon.

Admiral Robert K. H. Smart, in command of the
fleet, went yesterday (Monday) in the gunboat Por-
poise (tender to the Princess Royal) from Hamoaze
into the Sound, and exercised the crews of that
portion of the Channel squadron at anchor there in
making, shortening, and furling sails, &c.
The corvette Cossack, 21, Captain Moorman, in
Plymouth Sound, is bound to the Cape of Good
Hope, and will leave in a few days.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Dr. Francis B. Hurley,
Robert Nelson, and Dr. Edward Dann, acting
assist..surgeons, to the Victory for Haslar Hos-
pital ; William J. Thomason, William Graham,
and Edward Mulesby, acting assist.-surgeons, to
the Impregnable for Plymouth Hospital; J. Man- •

ley anci jle-nry Rigby, acting third-class assistant-
engineers, to the Asia, as supernumeraries.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN RACES.--MONDAY.

The Craven Plate of 50 sovs, for three-yr-olds, Est 61b ;
four, Bst 41b ; five and upwards, Bst 121 b. The winner
to be sold for £5OO, if demanded, or to carry 71b extra. A.F.
Mile and a quarter.
Mr. Sargent's Crater, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b (inc. 71b extra)
(F. Adams) 1
Lord Stamford's Malta, 3 yrs, Est (inc. 71b extra)
(A. Edwards) 2
Baron de Niviere's Palaiseau. 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Daley) 3
The following also ran :—Hagur, Grand Secret, Subur-
ban, Solferino, Stanton, Lancaster, Paul Clifford, Rosedale,
and Lisbon.

Betting-6 to 5 agst Crater, 6to 1 agst Malta, and 10 to

1 a gst any other.
Lisbon being first on his legs, made play, having the
favourite, Palaisean, and Malts, laid close up, the others
lying off some lengths. On reaching the T.Y.C. post Lis-
bon gave way to Crater, who, followed by Malta, singled
themselves out, and ran a close race home, Crater running
the longest. Won cleverly at last by three-quarters of a
length. Palaiseau finished a bad third, Rosedale fourth,
and Stanton next ; the others beaten off.

Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ;
fillies and geldings, Bst 41b; maidens allowed 71b. Last
half of the Abingdon mile. 7 subs.
Lord Stamford's Little Lady, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (A. Edwards) 1
Sir H. De Vanix's Snapshot, 3 yrs, Bst (Custance) 2
Sir C. Rushout's Conqueror, 3 yrs, Bst 75 (Payne) 3
Mr. Mellen's Sporting Life, 3 yrs Bst 41b • .(Fordham) 4

Betting-6 to 4on Little Lady, sto 2 agst Conqueror, 4
to 1 agst any other.
Conqueror and Sporting Life made the running to half-
way in the distance, when the favourite, who was lying on
the whip hand, came out, and in a few strides obtained a
decided lead, which she held to the end and won, "hands
down," by two lengths, Snapshot obtaining the second place
through Payne easing Conqueror in the last stride or two.;
Sporting Life was beaten off.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds

and upwards. The Ditch Mile. 8 subs.

Mr. J. Day's Monastery, 3 yrs, Gat 1••21b (Roper) 1
Mr. W. S. Crawford's Nicholas, 4 yrs, Bst 21b(Fordham) 2
Duke of Bedford's Shingle, 3 yrs, sst 111 b (Argent) 3
Gouvieux, Molly filly, and Conundrum also ran.
Betting-5 to 2 each agst Nicholas and Shingle, and sto
1 agst any other.

Shingle, in company with Gouvieux and Monastery,
made the running, followed by Nicholas, lying in the centre,
the King Tom filly and Conundrum on the lower side, in
which way they ran into the cords, where Nicholas took
the second place, but was unable to reach John Day's colt,
who won easily by two lengths ; a bad third ; Gouvieux
was fourth, and King Tom filly fifth. Conundrum last.
Match, Bst 71b each. Rowley Mile. 200 h ft.

Lord Glasgow's Brother to Schiedam, 4 yrs, Bst 71b
(Aldcroft) 1
Duke of Bedford's Montenegro, 4 yrs, Bst 71b.. (Rogers) 2
• Betting opened at 5 to 4 on Montenegro, but closed at 5
to 4 on Brother to Schiedam.

Montenegro jumped off with the running, waited upon by
Lord Glasgow's colt to the Bushes, when he went up, and
won very easily by three lengths. ,

Handicap Plate of 50 sous for three-yr-olds and upwards,

T.Y. C.
Baron de Niviere's Cosmopolite, 6 yrs, Est 21b
(H. Grimshaw) 1
Lord Strathmore's The Sage, 3 yrs, Gst ..... (Phillips) 2
Lord Uxbridge's General Hesse, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Charlton) 3
The following also ran :—Fractious, Queen of May,
Wing, Amy Robsart, Letty West, Nabob's Daughter, and
Neophyte.
Betting-4 to 1 agst Sage, sto 1 agst Fractious, 6to
agst Wing, 8 to 1 each agst General Hesse, Neophyte, and
Cosmopolite, and 100 to 15 agst Letty West.
At the third time of asking the horses left the post in
compact order, Neophyte having a slight lead with the
Sage; Fractious, Amy Robsart, Nabob's Daughter, and
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Lord Wilton's c by West Australian, ..8.4 4113(Fordhan3)
Duke of Beaufort's East, Sheen, Bst 21b .(A Day) 4
Mr. Savile's Reveille, Bst 41b (Custance) 5
Betting-2 to 1 agst Carbineer, 3to 1 agst Janus, 4to 1
agst East Sheen, 6 to 1 agst Reveille,
Janus made play with the West Australian colt, and
East Sheen closely laid up across the fiat, Carbineer going
on fourth, but ere the cords were reached the latter ob-
tained second place, but without reaching Janus, who won
by a neck, a head between second and third, East Sheen a
bad fourth, Reveille last.
A. Sweepstakes of 50 sous each; h ft, for three-year-olds,
M. 4 subs.
colts Bst 7113; fillies Bst 21b. R •
Lord Stamford's Imaus, Bst 71b....... (A. Edwards) w. o.
The Forty-seventh Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 soya each;
h ft; colts Bst 71b ; • fillies Bst 41b. Ab.M. 4 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Paste, Bst 41b, (Carter) w. on.

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THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, Antnll6, 1861.
THERMOMETER, IN THR SHADE.
52—highest since noon yesterday.
42—lowest this morning and during the night.
67—this day at noon.
BAnomwrun-30.43.
WIND—E.-S.-Easterly—fresh; with fine weather.