The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MAN CIT ESTER-TUESDAY.

A few of the members who did not attend Chester
mustered at the rooms this morning. Speculation,
however, was below par, and the most part confined to
the Chester Handicap, run for to-morrow. For the
Cesarewitch Muscovite, Rattle, Bracken, and Am-
monia were the only horses backed. For the Cam-
bridge, Early Bird. The Derby was untouched.

CLOSING PRICES.

CHESTER HANDICAP.
4 to 1 agst Little David (taken)
6 to 1 agst St Clare (taken)
7 to 1 agat Kidnapper (taken)
8 to 1 agst Medal (taken)
10 to 1 agst any other

CESAREWITCH.
6 to 1 agst Muscovite (taken)
16 to 1 agst Rattle (taken)
20 to 1 agst 1). 0. (taken)
25 to 1 agst Bracken (taken)
25 to 1 agst Indian Warrior (taken)
30 to 1 agst Ammonia (taken)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
13 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken to 501.)

'CHESTER AUTUMN MEETING.
TUESDAY.

The SHORTS 'HANDICAP of 10 BOYS each, h ft, with 50
• •

added, for all ages. Extra weight for certain winners.

Seven furlongs. 30 subs.
Mr. Clarkson's'Amy, 2 yrs, sst 61b (Fordham) 1
Mr. Inman's Horatio, 3 yrs, 7st (Ashman) 2
Mr. Morris's Comfort, 3 yrs, fist 81b (Wells) 3
The fallowing also ran :--Dear Me, Eva, Roebuck,
The Cripple, and Cheshire Marquis.
Betting-5 to. 2 each agst Amy and Comfort, 3to 1 agst
Eva, Bto 1 offered agst any other. Amy made all the
running, and won by half a length ; a neck betwevn the
second and third ; Eva a bad fourth ; Dear Me fifth ;
Roebuck sixth. Cheshire Marquis and The Cripple
were in the rear throughout.
The MOSTYN STAKES of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 40
added. Two-yr-olds, coke 7st 51b, and fillies 7st 21b ;
three-yr-olds, colts Bst 121 b, and fillies Bst 10ib. Cer-
tain penalties and allowances. Three-quarters of a
mile. 7 subs.
Lord Walton's Orson, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Ashmall) 1
Mr. Reynard's Mrs. Rigby, 2 yrs, fist 101 b ..(Wells) 2
Mr. W. Smith's Old Null, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Collins) 3
Mr. W. H. Scott's sis. to the Vet, 2 yrs, 7st 21b
(Palmer) 4
Betting-5 to 2on Mrs. Rigby, sto 1 agst Orson. A
fine race with the first two was won by a head ; bad
third. Sister to the Vet beaten off.
The TRADESMEN'S WELTER CUT of 50 soya. in specie,
added to a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Cer-
tain winners extra. Gentlemen riders. Professionals
71b extra. One mile and three quarters. 19 subs.
Captain Christie's Defiance, 4 yrs, 125t...(W. White),l
Mr. G. Hawkes's Milkboy, 6 yrs, list (Whitehouse) 2
Mr. Morris's Caliph, 3 yrs, lOst (Basham) 3
Mr. Worthington's Professor Buck, 3 yrs, 9st 111 h
(Wells) 4
The following also ran : Titterstone, Minerva,
Friendless, and Miss Salton.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Caliph, 4to 1 agst Milkboy, sto
1 each agst Defiance and Titterstone. On approaching
the distance, Caliph, with Milkboy in close attendance,
held the lead, Defiance lying third. About the same
time, however, White's stirrup-leathers came out of the
bars, and Defiance became unmanageable ; before
reaching the winning-post, White was twice thrown on
to the horse's neck ; but, despite this mishap, De-
fiance passed the post first by two lengths, Milk-
boy, who was second, being about a length in advance
'of Caliph, who was third ; Professor Buck was
fourth, Titterstone fifth. After passing the post,
White fell to the ground, but was fortunatelyuninjured.
Defiance got loose, and knocked down a man before
he was caught. On returning to scale, the rider
of Caliph lodged an objection against the riders of
Milkboy and Defiance for driving him nearly upon the
rails. Whitehouse, the rider of Milkboy, also preferred
a complaint against Defiance en the same ground. In
the absence of the stewards the case was referred to Mr.
John Trevor, who, after hearing evidence, decided that
Defiance was entitled to the stakes. Mr. Morris, the
owner of Caliph, however, entered a protest against the
decision, on the ground that the referee had no authority
to act in the matter.
The CHESTRR NURSERY SUKES (Handicap) of 5 sovs
each, with 100 added, for two-yr-olds. The winner
of any handicap after the weights were published 71b
extra. The owner of the second horse to receive 30
sovs out of the stakes. Seven furlongs. 28 subs.
Mr. J. H. Jones's Maid of Cadiz, 6st 71b...(Palmer) 1
Mr. Saxon's Evangeline, 7st (Charlton) 2
Mr. Stephenson's b f by Launcelot Billinghana's
dam, 7st 21b
The following also ran—Mystie, Usurer, Lady Alicia,
Rose, The Slave, Shoreham, Minette.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Maid of Cadiz, sto 1 agst
Launcelot filly, 6 to 1 agst Lady Alicia, 10 to 1 agst
Evangeline. The favourite started with a good lead,
was never caught, and won in a canter by three lengths;
bad third ; Shoreham and The Slave, close together,
were the next two.
INNKEEPERS' PLATE.

Grosvenor Course. One mile

ono furlong 216 yards.

Gruyere (Jennala filly) -
Eulogist
Won easily.
The Selling Stakes did not fill.

CESAREWITCH BETTING.
12 to 1 agst Rattle (taken).

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM HOUSE, OCT. 3.

ENTERED INWARDS.—The Servant, from Hamburg ;
Dora, Archangel ' • .Forwget, Konigsberg ; Mary, Dautzic;
Welbelmine, Arcbangei • Hoop, Worcum ; Vertroaen,
Archangel; Terza, HoOksiel ; Margaretha, Archangel ;
Hazard, ditto ; Alerdina, ditto.
ENTERED OUTWARDS.—The Jane, for Rouen ; Ceres,
Sierra Leone ; Mary, Ant werp ; James and Emma, Dun-
kirk ; Hermoder, Hamburg; Euphrates, New Zealand;
Spartan, Jamaica ; President Filmore, New York ;
Nautulus, Rio Janeiro; D'Buchante, Africa; Malcolm,
Geelong.
CLEARED WITH CARGO.—The Adelheid, for Hamburg
and Harburg ; Tudor, Melbourne; Caesar, Lisbon; Coa-
corcli, Copenhagen ; Amitas, Malaga ; George Frederick,
Mem& ; Schah Johan, Calcutta ; Harriet, Rio Janeiro ;
Malcolm, Geelong.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
The Franklin, King, of Thomaston, from St. John's,
N. 8., to Liverpool, Sept. 11, lat. 43 N., long. 66 W.
The Ocean Pearl, from Calcutta to Boston, July 1, lat.
7 S., long. 91 E.
The Robinson (brig), for Richibucto, Aug. 27, lat. 45 N.,
long. 50 W.
The Kershaw, standing W., Sept. 8, lat. 45 N., long.
31 W.
The Claudia, of St. John's, Newfoundland, bound W.,
Sept. 12, let. 49 N., long. 20 W.
The Pilgrim (barque), from Newcastle to New York,
Sept. 7, let. 44 N. long. 54 W.
The Liverpool (ship), from Now York, Sept. 10, 42 N.,
The Orient, from Liverpool to New York, Sept. 11, let.
42 N., long. 64 W.
The Adisto (or Ariosto) (barque), same day.
The Australia, of Salem, from New York, to Australia,
Sept. 5, let. 31 N., long. 55 W.
The India (ship), of New York, from Laguna to Mar-
seilles, Sept. 11, at 38 N., long. 61 W.
The Town of Liverpool, bound to Calcutta, lat. 49 S.,
long. 39 E.
The Rolina, lat. 11 S., long. 11 W.
The Maggie, from London to Canton, June 26, lat. 29
S. long. 27 E.
The Fleur de Sud, from Sydney, N. S. W., to Pon-
dicherry, July 18, in Torres Straits.
The Hamlet, of Shields, Sept. 9, let. 46 N., long. 51 W.
The Emanuel, from Quebec, 28 days out, lat. 46 N.,
long. 42 W.
The Jane Morrison (barque), Sept. 20, lat. 50 N., long.

19 W.
The Windsor Castle, from Mobile to Rochefort, Aug.
27, off Fortugas.
The Sarah Charlotte, from Trinidad to Bristol, Sept. 5,
lat. 37 N., long. 60 W.
The George Hallett, from Boston to Madras, lat. 16 S.,
long. 34 W.
The J. Kendall, from Quebec to Oporto, Aug. 20, lat.
44 N., long. 33 W.
The Gem, from Arbroath to Melbourne, out 77 days,
lat. 37 S., long. 6 W.
The Pa.ullowna from London to Melbourne, July 1, lat.
40 S., long. 66 W.
The Westpoint, from New York to Liverpool, Sept. 13.
The Hebron, of Boston, bound W., Sept. 9, lat. 44 N.,
long. 56 W.
The Asperio, from Newcastle to New York, Sept. 10,
lat. 42 N., long. 58 W.
The Sea Bird, from London to Melbourne, lat. 21 S.,
long. 23 W.
The China, from London to Sydney, New South Wales,
lat. 19 N., long. 20 W.
The Thetis, from London to Now Zealand, out 67 days,
lat. 33 S., long. 17 E.
The Ellen, of London, for Hobart Town, out 45 days,
long. 29 W.
The Lancastrian (s.), May 29, lat. 37 S., long. 47 E.

LOSS OF FOUR BRITISH SHIPS.
On Monday the following communication was received
by Captain Halsted, R.N., secretary of Lloyd's, from their
agent at Batavia, dated Aug. 4,1854 :
It is with regret that I have to report the loss of ao less
than four British vessels, namely
The ship Fatima, Captain Hardie, from Melbourne,
wrecked in Torres Straits.
The Thomasine, Captain Holmes, from Sydney, lost in
the same Straits.
The barque Elizabeth, Captain Churchill, from Mel-
bout no, also wrecked in Torres Straits, and
The ship Artemisia, Captain Banes, from New Zealand,
lost in Kangeany.
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of thanks, seeing that he has been the means, under Pro-
video .e, of saving the lives of about fifty British seamen.
The ship Fatima, Captain Hardie, was on her p u
Batavia, and her loss occurred on the 26th of June, in a
deep bight of the great detached reef (in Torres Straits) in
let. 11. 47. S., long. 144. 1. E. ; Rain Island beacon bear-
ing N. by W., ten miles distant, wind at the tittle blowing
stron., from the S.E., and current setting in at the rate of
three knots to the N.W. The crew were exposed to great
suffering in their boats for nine days, before they were
picked up by Captain Brocksmit.
The Thomasine, Captain Holmes, was bound to Bata-
via ; her loss took place on the 19th of June, on an un-
discovered reef in the Straits, on the north east coast of
Australia, in htt. 16. 19. S., long. 148. 5. E. It is about
ten or twelve miles in length, as Captain Holmes judges,
with a deep bay in the centre, lying E.N.E. to W.N. W.
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Holmes, his lady, and three children, escaped in the boats,
in which they remained, drifting about for 15 days and
nights, before the Bato came to their help.
The barque Elizabeth, Captain Churchill, belonged to
Bristol. She was bound from Melbourne to Moulmein, and
struck on a small reef, outside of the barrier Reef, on the
28th of the same mouth (June). The reef is situate in.
let. 12. 10. S. She was got off again, but making much
water, and at daylight the crew abandoned her, fast sink-
ing close in to the Barrier Reef, in which direction she
drifted. The crew, after being in the boats five days, con-
trived to reach Booby Island, where they remained four
days, when they wero taken off by the Dutch ship Bato.
The ship Artemisia was bound to Singapore, and was
abandoned off the eastern side of Kangeany Bay. Her
crew, 22 in number, took to the boats, and succeeded in
gaining Sourabaya.
The officers and crew of the wrecked ships speak in the
highest terms of the conduct of Captain Brocksmit, and
the hospitable manner in which they were treated on board
his ship.

(Signed) LLOYD'S AGRZiT.
Batavia, August 4, 1854.

COUNTRY M A RKATS.

LIVERPOOL—OcT. 3.

At this day's market there was a fair attendance of the
town and country trade, and an active demand was expe-
rienced for good wheats and flour at the extreme prices of
this day woek. Oats in good request, at ld per 451bs ad-
vance. Oatmeal brought late prices. Barley •and beans
must be quoted 2tl to 3d per 601bs, and 2s to 3s per quarter
dearer, nut peas remained without any change in value.
Indian corn was not so much wanted; holders, however,
were firm, and an advance of is per qr. was established
over the prices current on Tuesday last.