The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-16 00:00:00

ITALY,

1 ORDNANCE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. - Surgeon
Davis has obtained one month's leave of absence.
Assistant Surgeon Donnell, M.D., expects to be re-
moved to Hong-Kong.
The LATE ENSIGN CROOKE.—We understand that
the case of the late Ensign Crooke, of the 38th Re-
giment, has at last been fully brought under the at-
tention of the highest military authorities, so that it
will now undergo a full and satisfactory investigation.
THE LATE AFFAIR AT WOOLWICH ACADEMY.—A
board of officers has been assembled at Carshalton, of
which we believe Major-General Fanshawe, C. 8.,
Royal Engineers, wa3 President, and C'ilonel Jones,
Royal Artillery, and Brevet Major Walpole, Royal
Engineers, members, to investigate and report upon
the case of three Gentlemen Cadets who were recently
sent home to their respective families from the Royal
Military Academy at Woolwich. The friends of the
young gentlemen were invited to be present. We
understand that a mass of evidence was received, but
the result of the inquiry will not transpire until the
proceeding.; have been submitted to the consideration
of the Master-General.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
STRANGE DOINGS AT MIDDLEHAM.—A Middleham
correspondent informs us that the moor has been infested
by a legion of touts, and that a diabolical attempt to
" nobble" The Flying Dutchman failed only through an
accident. It appears that the training ground is rented
by Mr. Fobert, by whom it is stocked with
sheep, and that the shepherd, in looking over his
flock on Monday last, had occasion to cross that part
cf the ground on which The Flying Dutchman takes his
long gallops, the other horses seldom going on it except
for the purpose of sweating; in one particular spot
where the grass was much higher than in any other
part of the gallop, he found eight wooden " stobs," a
foot in length, placed about two feet apart, driven firmly
into the ground, and sharpened at the point. It was
plain that some horse had placed his foot between them,
but this particular spot had been altogether missed by
The Dutchman, and thus, by the shepherd's timely dis-
covery, this most atrocious scheme failed. Mr. Fobert,
we have no doubt, will endeavour to trace the matter to
the fountain head, and should he succeed, will give us an
opportunity of holding the authors up to public exe-
cration.

MOVEMENTS AT NEWMARKET. ARRIVALS. At
R. ger's: Ftdlissima, 3 yrs (h b). At Goodwin's: Filly
by Auckland out of Diploma; colt by St. Francis out of
Thorough-good Sam's dam, both yearlings. At H.
Boyc,e's: St. Ann, 5 yrs. Lord John Scott's horses have
come to winter quarters.
The stewards of the Jockey Club have shown their
sense of the disgraceful proceedings at the late Curragh
Meeting, by handicapping Metier for the Cambridge-
shire at 10 stone!

CHANGES.—Mr. 03baldes!on has sold Minimum to
Mr. E. Parr, and Snowdrift has been added to Mr. T.
Parr's gtring.

Mr. H. Wattera, of Newcastle, has bough', for a large
price, the colt by Irish Birdcatcher.out of Alice
II s-
thorn. We also understand Mr. Wafters is in trey y
with Mr. Plummer for the dam. The mare has recent)),
returned from her visit to Touchstone.

RACES T
SEPTE.

0 COME.
,FIBER.

Walsall
Doncaster .
Tenby .......
Westbury
Breconshire..
Richmond ...:
Basingstoke
Uttoxeter
Kelso

thndbach , 24
Leintwaredine... 24
Bedford
Whitby ... 25
Manchester Autumn... 26
Cirencester .. 27
Scarborough
Felton 3O
Pain's-lane
,BER.

23
23

Newmkt. First October "Tl°
Chesterfield 2
Monmouth
Upton-on-Severn
Chester Autumn 8
Royal Caledonian, &c 9
Epsom ,

I Chalk Firm .
I Newmkt. Second Oct l4
Wrexham
15
Worcester Autumn
Hereford ....... .
Newmarket Houghton 2B
MBER.

NOVE

I Lkverpool
;S TO COME.
Lucan Autumn
Dawn Royal Corp 23
Tramore...

hiallow
Johnstown
Cashel
Curragh

IRISH RAC]
Sept. 17
23
25
Oct. 15

SUN-FISH TAKEN NEAR HARWICH lIARBOUS.-A
specimen of this singular fish (oth,loriscus oblongus), weigh-
ing about twenty pounds, was caught with a boat-hook on
the 4th instant, and taken on board a smack, which brought
it into this town, and several shillings were soon obtained by
exhibiting it. This fish is remarkable for the peculiarity of
its form, and the great length of its dorsal and anal fins,
which project directly opposite each other, and are united
with the caudal, and thus surround the hinder part of the
fish, Which almost appears as if it had been truncated. Its
mouth is small in proportion to the size of the fish, with
teeth so united as to resemble a solid mass of ivory. It is
said that the sun-fish when swimming, from the silvery I
whitness of their sides and their luminous properties, have
also been called moon-fish. This, however, could not be
inferred from the specimen which is here noticed, the upper
half being of a rough dirty brown, and the under part a few
shades lighter. The fish is rarely taken ou the English
coast. —lpswich .Express.

The provincial council of Ivrea in Piedmont has
almost unanimously voted an address to th King,
praying for the confiscation of Church property, and
the abolition of convents.

We learn by a letter from Florence that the death
of Sir George Hamilton, the British Minister to the
Court of Tuscany, took place at the Villa Normanby,
the residence of Sir George Hamilton, during the
night of the 31 inst. The immediate cause of death
was the rupture of a blood-vessel in the chest, and the
violence of the attack rendered the prompt assistance
of his physician, Dr. Harding, and Professor Zanetti,
who was called in, totally unavailing. Sir G. Hamilton
had long suffered from a pulmonary conlplaint, but no
immediate apprehensions were entertained of so sud-
den a termination of his life, as during the last year
his health had materially improved, and within a few
hours of his death he transacted his official duties as
usual. He expired in the presence of his brother,
Mr. Charles Hamilton, Lady Caroline Hamilton, his
niece the Conitesse de Roubion, and her husband,
Count de Roubion, and the Hon. Mr. Campbell
Scarlett, her Majesty's Secretary of Legation at
Florence. Sir George Hamilton's death is much
lamented at Florence, not only by his own family,
his servants, and those who were dependent upon
him, but by all classes of society who knew him.
The Costituzionale of Florence of the 6th quotes
letters from Naples stating that seven generals of the
army of the Two Sicilies have been dismissed from
the service, and that many employes of the customs
have also lost their places.
The Giornale di Roma of the 4th announces offi-
cially that his Holiness has named a commission fur
the purpose of establishing the rules to be followed by
the manufacturers of Rome deiirous of sending arti-
cles of their own to the London exhibition. The corn-
mission is also to examine the articles intended for
the exhibition, and to decide whether they are worth
sending to London. The commission is composed of
nine members—Prince Caetani is their president.

THE ARMY AND NAY Y.
(From the United Service Gazette) .
MILITARY EDUCATION.—The Rev. Robert Gleig,
Chaplain-General to the Forces, has returned to his
official duties at the Horse Guards, having completed
his tour of inspection of the garrison and regimental
schools and libraries in Szotland and Ireland.
STAFF.—General Sir Willoughby Gordon, Bart,
G.C.B. and G.C.11., Quartermaster-General to the
Farces, is on leave of absence at his seat in the Isle of
Wight.
MEDICAL STAFF.—Staff Assistant-Surgeon S wet-
tenhana, who was under orders for Jamaica, having
been examined before a medical board, has been with-
drawn from the embarkation list for the present.
Doctor Swettenham served for many years in Ceylon,
both in the Ceylon Rifle Corps and subsequently on
the staff.
KILKENNY DISTRICT.—The riding-school at Clon-
mel is ordered to be converted into barrack-rooms
for the better accommodation of. the soldiers. A
chapel and school-room is also ordered to be con-
structed for the use of the troops at that station.
DUBLIN GARRISON.—The 40th Regiment marched
from their barracks in Great Ship-street to the
Phcenix Park, on Wednesday last, and practised
pitching tents.
25yu, OR KING'S OWN BORDERERS.--\'e under-
stand that Lieutenant-Colonel Young is about to re-
tire from the service by the sale of his commission,
in consequence of ill health.
BAD BREAD FOR TUE TROOPS.—Repeated com-
plaints having been made of the bad quality of the
bread issued to the troops in Portsmouth Garrison,
Major-General Lord Frederick Fitzelarance has di-
rected that the captain of the day and a medical
officer, as well as the subaltern and quarter-master,
attend every morning the issue of the bread to the
men, in order that it may be supplied in strict accord-
ance with the terms of the contract, and perfect jsu-
tice done to the soldier.
DESERTIONS IN CANADA.—We regret to learn that
desertion to a great extent has taken place amongst
the troops stationed in Canada, and that some of the
regiments are in consequence considerably reduced
below the establishment of their effective strength.
Recruiting is being actively carried on to fill up the
deficiency in the numbers.
VVINCUESTER BARRACKS.—Workmen have been
for some time employed scraping the stone-work of
these barracks. Tne Ordnance are not often caught
in expending money in decoration, but in this case
upwards of 7001. is to be uselessly laid out on
questionable decoration, for it is doubtful whether
their appearance will be improved. Had half this
sum been applied to the alteration of the antiquated
windows, by the substitution of sashes for the pre-
sent swings, which admit little air to the small room,
but prove most convenient resting- places for thick
crusts of dust, permanent benefit would have been
conferred on the soldier, by enabling him to enjoy
light and air, from both of which he is now nearly
debarred.