The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-27 00:00:00

DERBY RACES.—TnuasoAr.

CHATSWORTH Steams of 10 son. each, h ft, and 3 only
if declared, with6o lova. added, the second to save his stake.
One mile and a half. (26 subs, Bof whom declared.)
Mr. T. Pares Weathergage. i yre. 7st (iaidaltDi 410 extra) I
Mr. R. E. Oliver zed Beee4te, yre,Set 7.0) 3

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CLIESTEEPIELD STALES of 10 son, each and 60 added ;
for 2.yr-old colts, Bst ne ; fillies and geldings, Set 31b ; win-
ners extra, &e. About half a mile. (8 subs.)
Lord lolls Scott's Pug °nook
Mr. 11alford's b f by Noma eat of Pewter Lao ll
Whalebone and 'said of Oolborne also started but were
not plated. Won by a head.
INNKEEPERS' PLATE of 60 mo.; 3-yr-olds, Tat 81b;
four, hat 91b; five, list 41b; six and aged 9st 91b; winners
of 601., 31b; twice, 61b; thrice or more, 91b extra; mares
and geldings allowed 31b. Two miles.
Mr. T. Pares Wattbergsge, 3 yrs „.
Mr. bbelAberd's Ashyranthes. 3 yrs
Mr. O. Batton's Beaty/WM 3 pa
Mr. Oliva's Ischia, 4 ps
Won Is a easter.

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SELLING STAKES of 6 110111. each and 30 added, one mile,
were won in three heats by Doe John gelding, 3 yrs, beat-
ing Carinetta and several ethers.
CANTERBURY RACES.—TIMRSDAT.

SWEIPSTAKZB of 2 110111. each, wit► 20 added; 3-yr-olds,
7st 61b ; four, 84 71b ; eve, Bst 111 b; sic and aged, 9st ; the
winner to be sold for 801. if &mended, an, and allowances if
to be sold for less; maiden 4.yr.olds allowed 31b; five and up-
wards, slb over and above other allowances ; winners extra.
One mile and a distance.

Set lab (ens.)
Mr. renal'. Dr Tuber. 'Pas Tlb (Collinl I
cos. SOL Inehbossees Illannatneed, Ilk 21b (e 01.) Meier. 3
Betting: 6to 4 ant Jait w' ; who waited until the
halt distaste., and won by ball a neck, a length between
second awl @bird.
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CANTISSORY HANDICAP of 6 110‘1. each, 2 ft, with 50
added ; winners after the publication of the weiets once to
carry 61b, twice 71b extra ; the second to receive 10 NM.
out of the stakes, and to subscribe to the stakes next year.
One mile and a half. _ _ _

G yes. sit 713
Mr. Ifiwss's stet:4*as Wi.eb.sena. Tst 7U..„ SA. Amber II
Mr. W. lhWs Merry Peal, 4 yrs, AA (W. Abdsle
Mr. Ongisy's Bird of Paradise* aged. 744 7th
Mr. Illeke's Aftsktves, 3 yrs. fist
Betting : 6 to 4 apt Merry Peal, 2 to 1 apt Shropshire
Witch, and sto 1 agst the Marchioness. Won after a fine
ram up the distance, between the first, by a neck, about
three lengths between second and third.
SwErrsvages of 3 says. each, 1 ft, with 25 added ; 3-yr-
olds, Sat ; four, 9st 21b ; five, 9st 21b ; six and aged, 9st 101 b ;
winners extra. The winner to be sold for 100 son. if de-
manded, and allowances if to be sold for less. Heats, one
mile and a half.

-11r.itibtreriltipatItodo, 4 yrs, let lllb (SOO
(J. [lowlife) 4 I a 1
Mr. Isaites Molmobary, mod, Sot 311
C. (401.
(mby' 1 4 3
Mr. Pcomby's My Mary. aged, Sal MHab pa
(11Wo 3 I 3
Moo. a. R. Leubloctoo's Coke Jack, 3 yrs, 7.0 Ilk
(40/.) (Strife) 3 2 dr
First eat:b 6 to 4 aget Mahnesbury. Won by ahead;
the lame between second and third. Ingratitude did not
go for the heat—Second heat: Ingratitude mad* all the
running and won in •eanter by three lengths.—Third heat:
5 to 4 on Ingratitude. Won by a head.—Fourth heat:
Even on Ingratitude. Won by three lengths.

NAVAL

ADMIGAITTt AUGUST 26. -

Surgeon P. See;in, to Daring. Naval Instroetor Rev. 6.
E. Meredith, to Meander. Mate A. J. Grey, to Excellent.
Second Muter W. J. Piddell, to Trident. Assistant Sur-
geons It. Ratline, to Daring; and W. R. Reynolds, to
Niger. Gannet J. Ckddie, to Niger.

MEDITERRANEAN BOUADRON.—The following is
an extract of • letter written by a seaman on board the
Encounter to his brother in Devonport, dated August 10:
" We had a very good trial of sailing and steaming on the
30th of July. At five o'clock in the morning the admiral
made signal for the steam squadron to get MU: steam up,
which was soon done, and at seven o'clock the start was
made. The Trafalger bad been previously sent fifteen
miles to leeward. The admiral's ship (Britannia) was hove
to. We had to go round the Trafalgar and back again to
the admiral. We were the last ship to start, bat headed all
except the Fury, Higbfiver, and Terrible, on going towards
the Trafalgar. The Highflyer was the first to round
her, the Fury second, and we were the third. There
was about • ship's length between the Terrible and the
Trafalgar, and we went between the two, and eat the
Terrible out ; but we wan mush afraid that she would have
run into us, for when we were ping under the Trafalgar's
quarter there wee not more than twenty yards on either aide
of us. We put our helm a-port, and the 'Terrible put her's
to starboard, so we managed to clear each other pretty well.
By this time the Highfiyer was some distance a head, with
all her sails set, but we had furled ours, with the exception
of the trysails and jib. At a quarter before nine we came
up to her, and when they saw that we were likely to head
her, she hove about on the starboard tack so as to cross our
bows; as soon lush. was about we hove about on the same
tack, under fore.and-aft canvas. The Highfiyer closed on
us very fast, but we were determined that she should not
cross our bows, so we kept claw 'aired, and at about ten
minutes to nine she came in collision with us; we were
going ten knots at the time, bat she must have been going
considerably more, for elle had u much sail on her at the
time as she could carry. Her starboard bow came in con-
tact with our port bow, and it gave us a good shaking,
but no damage wee done until the got her main channel
under our anchor ; when we got clear of that,
her bulwarks got over our foremast gear, which began
to rip up ; we smashed one of her quarter-boats, said
ripped her from her main chains to the tafrail above
the upper deck ; it was all cleared ; the hammocks
out of her after netting' went overboard ; we lowered
our boats to pick them up, but the Highfiyer got
clear and went on ; we did not pick any of them up, so we
hoisted our boats up again, put on full power, and m-
ceeded in the chew. This accident caused a delay of about
ten minutes. During this time the Terrible and Dauntless
had got ahead of us; the Terrible was about two miles and
the Dauntless one. On we went, and soon headed the
Dauntless, then the Highfiyer, and came close to the Ter-
rible. The Fury was the first to get heck to the starting
pond, the Terrible second, the Encounter third, the Daunt-
less fourth, the Arrogant fifth, and the Higbfiyer sixth.
Of the sailing vessels in this chase the Phaeton was first.
We had another trial on the sth of August, and beat the
Ilighflyer spin, although she had a mile and • halt start
of us."