The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-03 00:00:00

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NEWMARKET—Tun ISSDAY.
Handicap Plate of 50 eel's, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. A.F.
Mr. Mellon's -Industrious, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Fordham) 1
Mr. Jackson'e'Jackall, 3 yrs, Est 41b ...... (Roper) 2
Mr. Mellish's Gaylad, 1 yrs, 6st 121 b (Challoner)
The follov;ing also 'ran:—Royal Sovereign, Rising Sun,
Boran, Tomyris, Lancaster, and Sir Edward.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Jackal!, sto 1 agst Gaylad, 6to 1
agst Rising Sun, and Bto 1 agst Industrious. The lot got
away at the first attempt—Sir Edward, Boran, Royal
Sovereign,-and Tomy.ris running in the front rank, with
Industrious, Gaylad, and Jackall next. On approaching
the Bushes, IliSing Sun, Tomyris, and Sir Edward dropped
back, and Royal Sovereign, on the whip hand, took a clear
lead, attencted byGetylea, Industrious, Jackal!, and Boran,
who ran nearly abreast is to the cords, where Royal Sove-
reign fell bii-Ck, and Indultrious obtained the lead, winning
a good racoly a length ; a head only dividing the second
and third; .a similar distance separating the third and
fourth. Hieing Sun was ifth, clear of the four placed, and
Boran sixth. Tomyris an! Sir Edward were the last two,
Lord Canterbury's coltireng beaten a long way.
Handicap Sweepstakes asf 10 sous each, for three-yr-olds
- and upwards. Lai, half of Ab. M. 12 subs.
Lord Stainfordws Ellerton,3 yrs, Bst „ (A. Edwards) 1
Mr. Fhittaffiristrdy Derby 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Daley) 2
Sir H. Deis yeaux's Snapetiot, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Custance) 3
The foflogring also rill :—Amy, lona colt, Doubloon,
Icarus, Whits filly, and Reveille.
Betting.---5 to 2 agst Icarus, sto 1 agst Lady Derby, 6
to 1 agat Ellerton, 7_tcs_l each agst lona colt, Doubloon,
and Selinaffily. After sone little delay, caused principally
by the imiladince of Doulloon and Reveille, the flag was
dropped, hat i.ussoostex was the signal given' than he jumped
on one sidtancl ran vide cn the far left. Ellerton, Snap-
shot, Istelftefrby, Arty. and the lona colt, ran in front-to
'the ebrdss irsisteii.the lona colt was beaten. Half way up
the first ti:VOhad the finish io thetifieTeeet, -Elfertait 'Win-
ning by a length ; two lengths off, Snapshot was third,
beating Amy by a bead only; Icarus and lona filly were
next, Reveille beaten off.
Sweepstakes of 10 eovs each, for three-yr-olds and upwards,
weight for ago; :Hires and geldings allowed 31b. 'Winner
to be sold for 101 sow. First half of Ab. M. 6 subs.
Capt. Lane's Ponona, 4 yrs, Set 51b ........ (Fordham) 1
Mr. Onslow's Seathport, 3 yrs, 7st 10Ib (Challoner) 2
Mr. Bryan's Stanton, 3 yrs, 7st 71b ..... (A. Edwards) 3
Libellous, Bah Pigeon, and Sweetbread also ran.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Libellous, 3to 1 each agst Pomona
and Sweetbreai, and sto 1 agst Southport. Stanton came
away with a sitht lead, followed by Sweetbread, Southport,
and Pomona; Libellous and Barb Pigeon coming on next.
On entering. the cords, Pomona took a clear lead, and a fine
race in with the first four ended in favour of Pomona by a
head, the second beating the third by a head. Sweet-
bread was btu th, close up. The winner was claimed.
Renewal of the Sweep& takes:of 100 so vs each, h ft, for three-
yr-old cults, Sst 71b. The winner of the Two Thousand
Guineas to carry 51bs extra. 4 subs.
Duke of Tedfold's Asteroid, Bst 71b (Rogers) 1
Mr. Merry's Starlight, Bst 71b .............. (Custance) 2
Bettina-5 to 4on Asteroid, who made play throughout,
and won by two lengths.
The Ono Thousand Guineas Stakes, a subscription of 100
EOVB each, h ft, for three-yr-old fillies, Bst 71b each. The
owner of the second horse to save his stake. D.M. 41
subs.
Mr. Fleming's Nemises, Bst 71b ... , ...... (G. Fordham) 1
Mr. Cartwright's Fairwater, Sat 7lb ....... (J. Osborne) 2
Mr. Saxon's Brown Duchess, Bst 71b (L. Snowden) 3
The following also ran:—Redpole, Preceptress, Bas Bleu,
Sweet Hawthorn, lady Louisa, and Queen of the Vale.
Betting-9 to 4 asst Brown Duchess, 4to 1 agst Precep-
tress, 9 to 2 agst Fairwater, 8 to 1 each agst Lady Louisa
and Sweet Hawthorn, 10 to 1 each asst Bas Bleu and Ne-
mesis. The starter experienced neither difficulty nor delay
in forming the conpetitors in a line, and, to use a trite turf
simile, when the fig was dropped a moderate sized sheet
would have coverel the lot. Fairwater, on the whip hand,
with Preceptress at her girths, made the running, Nemesis
and Brown Duchess being next the first two, separated
from the ruck byabout a length. On reaching the win-
ning post of the lest half of the Ab. M., Nemesis joined
Fairwater, and in the dip took the lead, Preceptress at the
same time giving way, Brown Duchess and Fairwater fol-
lowing on in pursuit of Nemesis, who ran home a clever
winner by a length, Fairwater beating Brown Duchess by
a head for seconc. Preceptress was a bad fourth, Queen
of the Vale fifta, Sweet Hawthorn sixth,. Lady Louisa
seventh, Redpob eighth, and Bas Bleu last.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 10 ft, for three-yr-
olds end upwards. T.Y.C. 7 subs.
Mr. W. Crawford's Nicholas, 4 yrs, 7.st 12Ib (Custance) 1
Baron Rothschild's King Tom filly, 3 yrs, Est (J. Daley) 2
Sir J. Hawley's Gallus, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Wells) 3
Tiara, Ingestre, and Rockley also ran
Betting-2 to 1 agst Gallus, 4to 1 eget Tiara, sto 1 agst
Rockley, and 6to 1 agst Nicholas. Gallus was the first
off, but after going a short distance Nicholas deprived him
of his lead, and won cleverly by two lengths ; four lengths
between second and third.
The Newmarket Two-year Old Plate of 200 sovs ; colts,
Bst 71b ; fillies, Sst 51b ; winners extra. The last five
furlongs of R.M.81 entries.
Baron Rothschild'3 Wingrave, Bst 71b .... (J. Osborne) 1
Count Lagrange's Marignan, Set 121 b .. (H. Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Merry's Discretion, Bst 51b (Custance) 3
The following also ran :—Farfalla, Ballerina, Ballet Girl,
Lady Harriet filly, Lord Stanley, f by Orlando, Coulon,
Madge 'Wildfire, c by Tadmor, Fantasia, Breechloader,
Hopeful Duchess, Drosera, Vela, Strawberry, King of
Hearts, Sugarstick, Cutler, and Master Fenton.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Marignon, sto 1 eget Wingrave, 6
to 1 agst King of Hearts, 8 to 1 agst Fantasia, 10 to 1 each
agst Coulon and Discretion.
After several breaiings away a good start was effected.
Cutler, Discretion, King of Hearts, Marignan, Coulon, and
Bellarina composed the front rank to the cords, wher*Win•
grave merged from the centre of the ruck, and took third
place, Marignan and Discretion being first and second. Hal
way up, Wingrave male his effort, and, after a fine race,
won by a head, three lengths between the second and third
Coulon was fourth, and King of Hearts fifth. In the las,
lot, beaten some distance, were Hopeful Duchess, Fantasia
Strawberry Leaf, Sugaistick, and Vela.

For the first time in the history of this great and
hitherto most unfortunate undertaking, the directors
havoteen able to keep faith with the public in the
matter of punctuality of sailing. The Great Eastern
was announced to start on.the Ist.
May,of
fpele n
and
t
recollecting previous disappointments people
unnaturally imagined that by this was meant the
Ist of May for June. No one certainly expected
her to go at the date named, so the public will be
rather agreeably surprised to hear that the direc-
tors have fulfilled their pledge, and that exactly on
the day and hour appointed the great' ship stood
out of Milford Haven, and by nine o'clock on
Wednesday evening was steaming grandly down
the Channel. It is barely ten months since the
people of the United States were looking with
almost feverish expectation to her arrival at New
York. This time, however, her advent will excite
but little interest, unless she happens also to Fe the
bearer of the latest news from Europe. All idea
of taking her to New York for mere exhibition
purposes is at an end; she has gone, for the present
at least, regularly into the American trade—unless,
indeed, the Government of Mr. Lincoln should
divert her from her peaceful calling and take her
up as a
.transport of war. Such an engagement
is, we believe, far from improbable; and would
be almost certain if there were more ports along
the Southern coast which she could either enter
or approach with safety ; but unfortunately there
are very few places of importance among the
Southern cities which are easily accessible to
her enormous bulk. She might go within a short
distance of Richmond, and as Virginia 113.0 race-tied,
on her arrival out it is by no means unlikely that
this will be her next destination. In case of an
attack on Washington the value of such a magni-
ficent transport, capable of putting 10,000 men with
all their stores and ammunition on the shores .of
Norfolk harbour, in rear of the enemy, would be
incalculable to the Northerners. A few sunken
ships at the mouth of Norfolk Har-
bour would be a very frail barrier against the ap-
proach of the Great Eastern under steam. Since
her last visit to America the great ship has, of
course, had her usual share of ill fortune and em-
barrassment, whieh culminated the other day when
she was seized in execution by Mr. Davis, high
sheriff of Pembrokeshire, in satisfaction of the
debt due by the Company to Mr. Scott Russell. At
first, this seizure threatened to put a final stop upon
the intended voyage to America, and, in fact, ac-
cording to the strict letter of the law, Mr. Russell
might have put her up to auction and knocked her
down to himself the day after the sheriff had made
his monster capture. Matters, fortunately, were
not pushed to thin extreme, though it was some
time before the claims were finally adjusted, and
the sheriff's officers were actually in possession till
the ship was almost on the point of sailing.
The rate of speed attained during the last voyage,
except during one or two days, was, on the whole,
considered low for a vessel from which so much was
anticipated in this respect. The deficiency was
attributed on all hands to the very foul state of
the vessel's bottom. Accordingly when the Great
Eastern %returned, and she became at once plunged
in her usual chaos of difficulties—her screw bear,
ings out of order, her decks deficient, and
everything wanting more or less of readjustment
and repair, it was decided to lay her up for the
winter on a gridiron at Milford Haven, and put
her into thorough order. The gridiron was easily
made, and the Great Eastern as easily laid upon it,
and it was then found beyond a doubt that from
whatever cause the lack of speed proceeded, it did
not arise from a weedy bottom. There was a cer-
tain amount of green slime all over below her water-
line, but on the whole the bottom was considered
unusually clean and free. Whatever little slime
there was, however, was soon removed, and the
whole bottom coated thoroughly with white paint.
The gridiron on which she lay was short of her
enormous length by very many feet, and thus a
short space at the stern, and a considerable portion
of the bows, projected over without support at
either end. During some of the high flood tides of
winter, when it was feared she might float, it was
found necessary to pump water into her forward
compartments. This precaution, of course, brought
an undue strain upon the part f the how left un-
supported, and the iron compartment showed signs
of bulging and leakage. For this evil there was
unfortunately no remedy till the ship was afloat,
when the defects were.at once made good. In the
meantime while on the gridiron some important
improvements were effected. The old and unsightly
deck was coated with pitch and a new two-inch
deck of the best seasoned pine laid over it. All
the lower decks were caulked. This change is to
the eye the greatest that has been effected, and
nothing can equal the beauty of the wide, smooth,
snowy expanse of deck as it now appears. Feed-
pumps were also fitted to the paddle engines, the
screw-shaft lifted, turned down and fitted with
massive brass bearings turning upon iignum
The difficulty of effecting this improvement was
exceedingly great, and at one time it was thought
almost certain that the entire screw shaft would
have to be lifted out. Fortunately the skill and
ingenuity of Mr, D. Gooch saved the shareholders
this vast expense, and the work has been effectually
performed at the smallest possible cost. Other
minor improvements in the way of new passages of
communication between the main and lower deck
saloons were also made at the same time, and all
changes which it had been felt could be made for
the better thoroughly carried (at. Among others
was that of removing the immense square yards
from the fore and mainmasts. Square sails for such
a vessel as the Great Eastern are practically absur-
dities ; nothing short of a gale astern affects them,
and their enormous size gives all hands some hours'
work to set them, while taking them in in heavy
weather is all but impossible, as was shown during
the brief summer gale on the first voyage. The
resistance they offer when steaming head to wind
is sufficient to diminish speed almost a knot an
hour. These alterations, of course, makeatigi:eat
i
change in her external appearance, and
re-
moval of all the sails gives her a lighter and
more sea-going look abaft. The funnels have
been painted of a bright red, and the abominable
white line round her, which gives her the look of
being " hogged," or breaking in the back, has
been renewed in all its old deformity. So com-
plete is the optical delusion caused by this line, that
even experienced sailors and engineers cannot at
first sight being themselves to believe that the ap•
parent sinking is not real, and that the vessel has
not sustained injury by being laid on the gridiron.
It is almost unnecessary to say that no such alarm-
ing symptoms have appeared, and that the vessel
is as strong and perfect in her hull as on the day
she first left the Thames.

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THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE
fully explained in J. GROSS3IITH'S
" GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES."
The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex
perienced In 1860. The Crisis is at band. Anxiety in bus
ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive,
intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all
is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully
examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin-
ciples."

A Plate 100 sovi. Weight for age. It M.
Duke of Bedford's Asteroid, 3 yrs, Gst 111 b.. (Challoner) 1
Count Lagrange's MUG Chantilly, aged (H. Grinishaw) 2
Lord vi'. Powlett's Prunised Land, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b

Rogers) 3
Betting-6 to son Asteroid, 2to 1 agst Promised Land.
Mdlle. Chantilly made play, followed by Promised Land
and Asteroid to the Bushes, when the duke's colt came out,
and won very easily by twenty lengths. Rogers easing
Promised Land half way in the flat, was passed by the
French mare, and finished a bad third.
Match, 200 soya, h ft.
Mr. Locke's Robinson Cntsoe, Bst 81b, receives.
Lord Chesterfield's Cage, ist 51b pays.

LATEST BETTING.

CHESTER CUP.
13 to 2 agst Chere Arnie (taken)
13 to 2 agst Man at Arms (taken)
13 to 2 agst Wallace (taken)
100 to 7 agst Flirtation (taken)
22 to 1 agst The Brewer (taken)
25 to 1 agst Ben Webster (taken)

THE DERBY.
400 to 100 agst Dundee (taken)
3900 to 600 agst Diophantus (taken)
10 to 1 agst Rouge Dragon (offered)
14 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken)
15 to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken)
15 to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken)
2000 to 100 agst Imaus (taken)
1000 f. 45 agst Dictator (taken)
2000 to 60 agst Neighbour (taken)
BETTING AT MANCIIESTER,THuIIsDAY.

Most of the passengers came down to Milford on
Wednesday by a special train, which left Padding-
ton at eight in the morning. There is very little doubt
but that in this voyage there would have been 300
or 400 first-c!nss passengers but for the great un-
certainty which prevailed that the differences be-
tween the company and Mr. Russell would be so
adjusted as to let the vessel start at all. Very
many, therefore, declined to take their passages on
the mere understanding that she would go on the
Ist " if no unforeseen difficulty prevented." About
100, however, were bold enough to venture (and
among them were several ladies), and these arrived
at Milford at four on Wednesday afternoon. The
Great Eastern lay some four miles out, in the
centre of the noble harbour, but one of the Water-
ford boats, the City of Paris, was hired for the use
of passengers. In this, after the luggage delay, the
party embarked, and proceeded down the harbour.
Just as they were close alongside the huge
an annoying delay was occasioned by theciVed
Paris getting hard aground. She was g vessel
and turned astern, and passengers ballasted aFortunately
one side to the other, but all in vainn2.
ight have had
nasveted from
the tide wasrising, or the passengerws
ere
sent aboard
a weary time of it ; as it was, som:ing,
when -at last,
in small boats and others woorerag
the Great ,
tne vreat Eastern
with the aid of a hawser
ofii;
greatersister.
Paris got once more
and a quick tide, the City
alongside her csceloassaal
afloat, and dropped
however, caused The contretemps had, Six ,clock was the
convenient.o
delay than was
big ship to sail, and that •
time
hour fixed for the
all the passenrye'rs
was passed before
the b--- were well on
board. So, todisappointment of many, none
Passengers were allowed
but Passe up her lofty sides,
when immediately the bells were rung, the gang-
ways hoisted up, and all made ready for a start.
There was great difficulty, however, in slipping the
moorings, and it was past 8 when they dropped
with a great rattle and splash into the water, and
once more left the hugo ship at freedom.ln a
minute more, and amid cheers from all the little
boats in the harbour, she slowly began her voyage
at half speed—the paddles going nine and the screw
26 revolutions. Her appearance, as she seemed to
slide out of the harbour in the dusk of the evening,
was a grand sight. Though with nearly 7,000
tone of coal in her, gin eeemed light in the NNW'

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There was very little done, except upon the current
events of the day. Any of Godding's three would have
been supported. 7 to 1 would have been taken about either
Chere Amie or Wallace, and any slight advance upon that
about Man at Arms. The only investments we noticed
were 20 to 1 taken against Flirtation, and 40 to 1 to a small
amount about BenWebster.—.On the Derby, Kildonan was
freely backed at 100 to 7, and nine ponies were taken
against Diophantus, Imaus and Big Ben were also
backed, but only to small sums.—Closing prices
CHESTER CUP.
7to 1 agst Chere Arnie (wanted)
7to 1 agst Wallace (wanted)
7to 1 agst Man-at-Arms (offered)
20 to 1 agEt Flirtation (taken)
25 to 1 agst Light (offered)
30 to 1 agst Ben Webster (taken)
THE DERBY.
4to 1 on the field (offered)
9to 1 agst Diophantus (taken)
14 to 2 agst Kildonan (taken)
25 to 1 agst Imaus (taken and offered)
40 to 1 eget Big Ben (taken)

DIOPHAisTTITS.—The owner of Dundee made a bet on the
course of 1,000 to 500, that he would beat Dlophantas for
places in the Derby.

ELLERDALE.—This brood mare, for which Mr. Blenkiron
only recently gave a high price, died whilst on a visit to
Orlando, at the Ro3 al Paddocks, Hampton Court. Mr.
Blenkiron is truly unfortunate, for only a few months back
he lost Kingston, one of the most popular stud horses of the
day.

WALLACE.—This horse is now the property of Mr. G.
Fitzwilliam, who purchased him for 3,000 guineas. It is
rumoured that the horse will not be delivered up by his
former uatil of* the ritce yr tke Oleg* cup,

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and moved with an easy pe
swell setting up the Chann
Ann's lights, she hove-to to
soon afterwards, with a parting gun, went ahead
at fall speed to sea. For a time the little City of
Paris steamed on to keep alongside, but the 'great
ship went ahead at every stroke of the paddles, and
soon through the gathering darkness grew dim and
obscure, like the shadow of a ship. After a while
even this misty outline disappeared, and only her
lights twinkling now and4hen faintly showed where
she was careering over the waters at such a pace.
It is quite a mistake to suppose that Capt. Car-
negie has gone in command of the ship, or has any-
thing to do with her management. Capt. W. B.
Thompson is her sole commander. Mr. Wright
has gone as chief officer and Mr. Robertson as
chief engineer. It is hoped and expected that she
will make the passage out within the nine -days.
We trust she may, and that her second visit to the
late United States may be both more prosperous'
and popular than the first.

THE NAVE

on Monday, and
one Wing offetlireosllso,t.
mll,barkiner
The Diadem, 32, serew7CaldCockburn, lying at
Spithead, is ordere to go into Portsmouth harbour
embark alongside the dockyard
nheytnce to the Channel Islands.
Aldershott, Regiment, now stationed at
arrivals at the Channel
lh'huenDasiaadnedmdiaysei
remaining
return
hiocthh, embark a wing
of the 30th Regiment, Nvgith
to Portsmouth, and, embarking the
of the 55th, convey them to the chaninnaelnlinisgrwill,g
returning with the remainder of the 30th, which
regiment proceeds to Aldershott. Her Majesty's
paddle steamer Dasher will be in attendance
ou
the Diadem at the Channel Islands, and will assist
in embarking and disembarking the troops.
The Adventure, screw troopship, Commander
E. Lacy, with the head-quarters of the Royal
Marine Battalion on board from China, under the
command of Lieut.-Colonel Gascoigne, steamed into
Portsmouth harbour yesterday to land her freight,
and berthed alongside- the dockyard. Shortly
after going into the harbour, the Adven-
ture was officially inspected by Captain J. B.
Dickson, of her Majesty's ship Trafalgar. Her crew
afterwards unbent sails preparatory to dismantling
and--beikg put out 9f commiasion,,the ship and het,
machinery requiring a thorough sOverhaul And re- .
pair, more especially the latter, which has been in
an unsafe condition the past three years. Captain
Lacy commissioned the Adventure on the 20th of
April, 1857.
The Mersey, 40, screw, Capt. 11. Caldwell, C. 8.,
at Portsmouth, is ordered to fill up stores and pro-
visions immediately for foreign service.
The Icarus, 11, screw, Commander N. Salmon,
V.C:, steamed out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday
to Spithead, where she will take in powder and
shell before leaving for foreign service.
The Pigmy paddle, Master-Commander Johr-
stone, left Portsmouth yesterday for Portland, with
provisions, &c., for her Majesty's ship Colossus.
The Sampson, 6, paddle, Capt. G. S. Hand, C. 8.,
had her masts taken out alongside the shear jetty
of Portsmouth Dockyard yesterday. Her crew will
be paid off from her to-morrow.
The Jasper, 1, screw gunboat, Lieut. Commander
Pym, will pay off her crew and be put out of com- •
mission at Portsmouth to-day.
Yesterday the Mariner, 12 gun sailincrslooprwas
brought up from the ordinary at Chatham and
placed under the floating shears to receive the
boilers, cylinder, and the heavy portion of the
machinery for the line-of-battle screw steamer Bom-
bay, 81, until the latter vessel has been undocked
and is in a condition to receive them on board. In
consequence of the height of the Mariner out of
water about 50 tons of iron ballast were sent on
board from the dockyard to bring her down. During
the afternoon the large cylinder, weighing 22 tons,
was lifted by the powerful shears and placed on
board the Mariner. The condenser for the Bom-
bay,
weighing 10 tons, was landed at the dockyard
from one of the lighters yesterday afternoon.
The Defiance, 91, recently brought from Pem-
broke, was placed yesterday alongside Devonport
Dockyard, for the purpose of returning her jury
gear and navigating stores.
The paddlewheel steam frigate Magicienne, 16,
was removed yesterday from Devonport Dockyard
to the hulk Lively, in Hamoaze.
The paddlewheel steam surveying-vessel Bann
will not be removed from the Dockyard at Devon-
port until to-day.
The paddlewheel steam tender Avon, W. Long,
second master, in charge, embarked seamen belong-
ing to the Channel fhet at Plymouth on Wednes-
day, and in the evening left for Portland.
The screw steam gunvessel Surprise, 5, was re-
moved yesterday from the dock in Keyham steam-
yard, and went outside Plymouth Breakwater to
try her machinery.
The training ship Thodalus, 19, at Devonport,
has received her masts and bowsprit, and will be
taken to the dockyard to be rigged fbr service at
Bristol.

The following appointments were made 'yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Edwin Boulton, chief engi-
neer, to the Indus, for the Princess Royal ; Thomas
Rose and James Sawyer, third-class assist.-engi-
neers, additional to the Neptune, for disposal on
the 14editerraneas station ; Henry S. Pemberton,
Samuel J. Bird, and James H. Ferguson, acting
third-class assist.-engineers, additional to the Nep-
tune, for disposal on the Mediterranean station ;
John Hancock, acting third-class assist.-engineer,
to the Majestic ; and George H. Johnson, clerk, to
the Illustrious.