The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-30 00:00:00

TURF NEWS.

It is with great regret we announce the death of Mr.
W. E. Hobson, the well-known breeder, who resided
near Brigg, in Lincolnshire. Amongst other good horses
he bred the racing stallion. o.est, now located at
Bennington Park. Mr. Hobson 'died very audlenly, and
his loss will be greatly felt in the &strict where he re-
sided.

Lord Stamford gave Brontia, 2 yrs, to Potter of E2som
on Wednesday last. .

Mr. Graham handsomely presonta I Fordham with a
check for £5OO after he hal won the Oaks on Formosa.

Count F. de Lagrange's Rib:.ean, 3 yrs, broke his 1 g in
a trig! at Newmarket on Saturday, the 23rd inst., and was
d_ stroyed.

Mr. J. Graham has purchased Douro, 5 yrs, and he has
gone into Barry's stable at SLxrivenham.

The stallion, The Giaut, by King Torn, is dead.
The forfeits of Chifney and Veto have been paid.

H. Covey has been suspended for a fortnight, and Vinell
to the Ist of July, for disobedience at the post in the Town
Plate at Epsom.
TYRONE AND IiACIMER.—We have the authority of Mr.
J. F. Verrall for stating that Tyrone and Hackler were
scratched for all their Croydon engagements at eight a.m.
on Wednesday, May 20.
CHANGE OF FIXTURE.—Oxford Races have been altered
to Thursday and Friday, Aug. 27 and 28, in order to avoid
coming in contact with York August Meeting.
Glenmore, by Blair Athol, 2 yrs, and a colt by Caven-
dish out of Testy, have left Joseph Dawson's stable and
joined Potter's string at Epsom.

- Mr. Drewitt's colours are all straw, and Mr. R. Drewitt's
sky blue and black cap.
REJOICINGS AT liINGSCLERE.—When the news of the
Derby reached Kingsclere flags were hoisted in honour
of Blue Gown's vicwry, and in the evening a band of
music played until a late hour in front of Sir Joseph
Hawley's training establishment.

DEATH OF ARTHUR EDWARDS.—We regret to announce
the death of this well-known jockey, which took place at
his residence, Mill Hill, Newmarket, after a prolonged
illness. In the height.of his career he commanded plenty
of riding, showing to most advantage in the colours of
Lord Stamford and Mr. Merry, for the former of whom he
won the Two Thousand on Diopaantns in 1861, whilst his
be,t race in the yellow jacket was the victory he gained
on Buckstone in the Ascot Cup, after a dead hut with
Tim Whiffler. He also rode for the French stable in
1864, winning the Oaks upon Fille de I'Air, and had
latterly been identified with the Duke of Hamilton's
interest.

NA.VAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Captain J. Bolton, 12th Regiment, Deputy-
Assistant Quartermaster-General, attached to the
Staff of the Royal Engineer establishment, Chat-
ham, who has been employed for some time past, in
conjunction with Commander P. Colomb, Royal
Navy, in organizing and arranging a new system
6f day and night signalling for military and naval
purposes, has made a complete revision of the
code of signalling hitherto in use, preparatory
to its being adopted throughout the two services.
The party of non-commissioned officers and sap-
pers of the Royal Engineers who were trained at
Chatham in signalling duties, according to the new
code, were attached to the Abyssinian expedition,
the letters since received at head-quarters all speak-
ing of the great utility attending the new system of
signalling, and the important services rendered to
the expedition by the signalling party. Arrange-
ments are now being carried out for establishing a
school of signalling, to be attached to the Royal
Engineer department at Chatham, it being intended
that detachments from every corps in the service
shall undergo a periodical course of instruction in
military signalling.

A detachment of No. 17 troop of the Military
Train, under the command of Lieut. Murphy, is
under orders to proceed from Colchester toChatham,
and will be relieved at Colchester by a detachment
of No. 21 troop from Aldershmt. 'l'tie dismounted
men of the sth Dragoon Guards, under the com-
mand of Lieut. Gist, have now left Colchester.
The Fawn, 17, screw corvette, 751 tons, 100-
horse power, Commanier Charles A. Heysham,
arrived at Spithead yesterday evening from the
North America and West India station.