The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-19 00:00:00

WAIFS ABOUT WARWICK.

My dip into the future must be limited to the sport at
Warwick. I shall, therefore, confine my notes to a
brief calculation of the probabilities. By the time they
are placed before the reader, the result of the Monday's
racing will doubtless be known.

Tuesday's list contains eight items, the leading event
being the Great Warwickshire Handicap. I experience
no little perplexity in endeavouring to arrive at a satis-
factory conclusion as to the probable result of the race.
I shall, however, make a bold venture and select lanthe,
Catspaw, and Poodle against the field. For the Handi-
cap Plate my fancies are Humboldt, Cimicina, and Twi-
light.
March 17.

A FRESH MAN.

THE BRATTY GALT?, OF WIND ON
THURSDAY NIGHT.

The notice posted at Lloyd's on Friday too fully cor-
roborated the violence of the gale of wind on Thursday
eight. It ranged from the eastward to the westward,
and occasioned a serious sacrifice of life and property:
Off Tynemouth, the mouth of the Tyne, several vessels
were wrecked by being driven on the rocks. One of the
unfortunate ships was the Thomas and Mary, of Whitby.
In endeavouring to make harbour, as is supposed, for
nothing was seen of her until daybreak, she went upon
the outer rock immediately below Tynemouth Castle, aid
was, no doubt, quickly broken up, the crew perish.
ing with her. About ten o'clock the same night
the schooner Hugh Bourne, belonging to Whitby, was
carried on the ridge of rocks near the Spanish Valley.
The coast guard promptly communicated with the life-
boat crew, who quickly manned the boat, and put off ;
but in consequence of the heavy sea which was breaking
over the rocks they were unable to reach the vessel,
and the poor fellows were left on the wreck in a very
critical position. Early on the following morning an-
other unfortunate vessel, the brig Heather, Captain Carr,
from London, drove upon the same rocks, near the
schooner. Those on board, after some difficulty, ma-
naged to get to the brig, and eventually both crews
were saved. There are other accounts of disasters
front the port. Higher up the lino of coast the
Louisa, Captain Blackland, bound to Leith from
Wales, with iron, was thrown on the rocks at New-
ton. Off the Spurn the gale is reported to have been
very heavy from the E.S.E., accompanied by falls of
snow and sleet. A large fishing lugger, called the So-
vereign, Bailey master, in beating up the coast off Wi-
thernsea, about midway between Flamborough Hind
and the Spurn Point, was carried upon some rocks, and,
with the exception of a boy, all belonging to her perished.
The Elizabeth, schooner, from Lyme Regis, bound north-
ward, was caught in the gale and driven ashore in Robin
Hood Bay.
Sever al serious casualties are reported to have occurred
in the Channel. The Sarnarang, Captain M'Donald,
which left Southampton with emigrants for Melbourne
in the early part of the week, experienced severe wea-
ther in making her way out of the Channel, and was
obliged to bear up leaky and damaged. In endea your-
ing to make for Dartmouth she is reported to have struck
upon a rock off the harbour, but the emigrants and crew
aro announced to he safe. Near Rhoecolyre, in Carnar-
von Bay, a fine ship called the Southern Cross, bound to
Liverpool from Teignmoutb, went on shore during the
gale of Thursday night, and became a total wreck. With
the exception of one man the crew were preserved.

THE mAns.—SOUTILIIIPTON, SUNDAY.—The Royal
Mail Company's steamship Atrato, Captain F. Willey,
left yesterday with the usual West India mails. See
takes out 49 passengers, a large and valuable cargo of
English and French merchandise, and specie amounting
to 7,2631., jewellery 4,0001.
THE CHAMPION OF THE SEAS.—Amongst the arrivals
of vessels, from Liverpool, at Melbourne (per Argo), we
notice that of the Black Ball clipper Champion of the
Seas, Captain Newlands, which left the Mersey on the
evening of the 11th of October, and anchored in Hob-
son's Pay at 11 a,m, on the 24th of December, 73 days
from anchorage to anchorage. Several letters received
from the passengers—of which she carried out 736—
speak in the highest possible terms of the ship, and of
the arrangements as regards the provisions served out
on board, Tile sanitary state of the ship on arrival was
such as called forth the highest commendations from the
authorities of Melbourne. Out of the entire number of
souls on board (nearly 1,000) only four deaths occurred
on the voyage, three of whom are said to have been
"more dead than alive" on embarking. It may be re-
marked that the passage of the Champion of the Seas
has been eminently successful, having in 24 hours logged
456 miles, and having beaten every ship that sailed for
weeks before her, and although 14 days in port prior to
the Argo's sailing, only ono vessel which sailed after her
bad arrived. She was to have left Melbourne for Liver-
pool, with a cargo of wool, on the 24th of January.
THE FIRST RAILWAY IN AUSTRALIA.—Perhaps the
greatest woi le yet accomplished in Victoria is the Mel-
bourne and Hobson's Bay Railway, opened on thel2ttht
of September. This, the first line in the colonies, is
about f air miles long. The entire distance is nearly level, I
and where gradients have occurred (these very slight)
has been surmounted by the construction of the road-
way, which is raised about four feet; the elxbankment
is composed principally of sea-sand, with a double
al
sleepers,
narrow
-gauge. enrisb,eing used. It is then
us nai
line of rails laid in the usual manner on longitudinal
&c., consist of (com-
mencing at Sandridge) a jetty of 1000 feet into the bay,
u ;i
a large locomotive department, and the usual station
buildings, all finished. There is no particular engineering.
work until close to the Melbourne station, where the
line crosses the River Tara on a viaduct about 500 feet
long, built of timber on the American lattice principle.
The hne here takes rather a sharp curve to the station
in Flinders-street (close to the Prince's Bridge), a rather
handsome wooden structure. Here very extensive
goods sheds, &c., are in course of erection. At present
the company have but one locomotive and four carriages,
all of colonial manufacture ; but both engines and car-
rages are daily expected from England. The line was
opened by the governor, Sir C. Hotham, on the 12th of
September, since when trains have been running regu-
larly every half-hour. As yet the company charge but
one fare—viz., is. 6d. each way. They have only first-
i Class carriages.—The Builder.