The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-26 00:00:00

THE GLORIOUS UNCERTAINTY OF THE

TURF.

The race for the CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES resulted in
another surprise : the favourites were defeated, and the
most seemingly accurate calculations were upset. The
winner, Little David, was almost as lightly thought of,
ald certainly as equally underrated, as his sometime
stable companion, Haco. By the sporting press he was
scarcely mentioned ; in the columns of The Sun only was
his chance recommended to notice, and his pretensions
spoken of with due favour. In my "Notes" of the 15th
inst. I referred to him as being amongst the most note-
worthy names in the list of acceptances, when 100 to 1
might have been with little difficulty obtained about
him ; and no later than Monday last—the very eve of
the race—l observed "that strange hints are dropped
respecting Little David, who, it is said, could at one
time, when they were trained together, run over Haco."
On the strength of this information I selected him for
my cockboat. To furnish the actual winner I selected
Haco and Nabob. My cockboat, however, was safely
steered into the haven of success, and Nabob was second.
I may therefore congratulate myself on naming absolutely
the first and second horses out of a field of thirty-nine
competitors ! Haco was outpaced, but Orestes, of
whom I also spoke favourably, was fourth.
A most characteristic and accurate description of the
race was given me by Little David's tiny jockey, Ford-
ham, who said, " After the first twenty yards I went
away, and they couldn't cotch, me." Indeed, from start
to finish, tho success of Little David was never once
jeopardised, for the competitors had scarcely settled into
their places when he rushed to the front, and maintained
a clear and increasing lead to the end ; indeed, the fur-
ther he went the further he could have won. As an
outsider he was within► the last fourorfivedays backed some-
what spiritedly by persons who placed faith in the con-
fident assertions of Drewett, his trainer, that "he
always could beat Haco, and would again." Still, to
book-makers generally the result of the race was fa-
vourable ; but to " gentlemen turfites" it was a heavy
blow and sore discouragement. The latter class of specu-
lators were "on " Orestes, Nabob, Seahorse, Rataplan,
and certain others, somewhat heavily. The pecuniary tight-
ness of the market is not therefore likely to be relaxed.
The settlement of " provincial" and minor accounts
will commence to-morrow (Wednesday), when doubts as
to its satisfactory progress will be either resolved or
dispelled.
The events appointed for decision on Thursday admit
of brief comment only ; at present they excite little in-
tAreot The GLASGOW STAKES will perhaps occasion an
exciting encounter between Boer and Champagne ; the
latter may be capable of achieving the victory. The 50
sovs. Sweepstakes will, I anticipate, be placed to the
credit side of Lord Exeter.

Of the sixty-eight horses handicapped for the NURSERY
STAKES, eighteen only have accepted. The race will not,
therefore, be divided into classes. The acceptances
were not declared until half-past ten o'clock to-night,
and at the time I write speculation had scarcely com-
menced on them. As I pen my notes in the room, I am
surrounded by eager bookmakers, who are offering 6 to 1
on the field, but in fact the only bets booked have been
8 to 1 against Punch Box, and 8 to 1 against Brides-
maid. The horses which appear to me to be leniently han-
dicapped are Boddicot, Duchess of Lorraine colt, Brides-
maid, Grimalkin, Punch Box, and Lady Napier.
A FRESH MAN.
Newmarket, Tuesday night, 12 o'clock.
P.S.—I have just heard that a New Nursery Stakes
is likely to be got up for Saturday.

The winner to be sold for 200 sovs., if demanded, &c.
(8 subs.)

Mr. Payne's Strutaway, Bst 41b (Flatman) 1
Mr. Merry's Mysterious Lady, Bst 41b (Marlow) 2
Mr. Bridgman's Little Gerard, Bst 71b (Charlton) 3
The following also ran :—C by John o' Gaunt, Lady
Audrey, sis to Aphrodite, Wave, Rally.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, and
only 5 if declared, &c., with 100 from the Town Race
Fund. Certain penalties. The owner of the second
horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes. Cam-
bridgeshire Course, 1 mile 240 yards. (200 subs, 89
of whom pay 5 sovs. each.)

SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.

Mr. Smith's Little David, 3 yrs, sst Nib (Fordham) 1
Mr. Drinkald's The Nabob, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (A. Dav) 2
Sir C. Monck's Hunca Munca, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Aldcroft) 3
The following also ran :
Mr. Osbaldistone's Mountain Deer, 5 yrs, 9st (Hiett) 0
Lord Wilton's Lady Evelyn, aged, Bst 41b...(Marlow) 0
Lord John Scott's The Reiver, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (Kendall) 0
Mr. Powney's Cineas, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Maton) 0
Mr. Morris's Indian Warrior, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Basham) 0
Mr. Howard's Rataplan, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Wells) 0
Mr. I'Anson's Balrownie, 3 yrs, 7st Slb (G. Oates) 0
Mr. Aumont's Hervine, 5 yrs, 7st 61b (Spreoty) 0
Lord Glasgow's Barbatus, 3 yrs, ist 51b (c 7st 61b)
(Flatman) 0
Mr. J. D. Shafto's Garfortb, 6 yre, 7st 41b (S. Steggles) 0
Captain Scott's The Deformed, 3 yrs, Ist 31b (Esling) 0
Baron Rothschild's Orestes, 3 yrs, 7st 21b...(Charlton) 0
Mr. Walter's Maid of Team Valley, aged, 7st 21b

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Mr. Night's lanthe, 5 yrs, 7st 21b (Crouch) 0
Mr. Knowles's Talfourd, 3 yrs, 7st (Chilman) 0
Lord Exeter's Ilex, 4 yrs, 7st (J. Mann) 0
Mr. Howard's King Pepin, 4 yrs, 66t 131 b (J. Goater) 0
Lord Chesterfield's f by Touchstone, out of Boarding-
school Miss, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Ashmall) 0
Mr. Bridgman's Sextus, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Toovey) 0
Mr. Robinson's The Black Swan, 3 yrs, Est 121 b
(J. Steggles) 0
Mr. Greville's Invasion, 3 yrs, Est 101 b ....(Rickards) 0
Mr. Shrimpton's Michaelmas Maid, 3 yrs, Est 81b
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r. Leache's Master Slender, 4 yrs, Est 71b
(T Sherwood) 0
Lord Exeter's Dove, 3 yrs, Est 61b (J. Thorpe) 0
Count Hahn's Seahorse, 3yrs, Est 51b (Harding) 0
Mr. Win. Barrett's Haco, 3 yrs, Est 51b (Palmer) 0
Mr. Saxon's Richard Primmer, 4 yrs, Est 41b (carried
Est 71b) (Clement) 0
Major Martyn's Diamond, 4 yrs, Est 41b (Garvey) 0
Mr. G. Munro's Corybantes, 3 yrs, Est llb (T. Cliffe) 0
Mr. Batson's Cock Pheasant, 3 yrs, Est (Rook) 0
Mr. Pedley's Mistletoe, 3 yrs, sst 121b...(Oliver, jun.) 0
Mr. J. Osborne's Miss Agnes, 3yrs, sst 121 b (Bearpark) 0
Mr. E. R. Clark's Winter, 3yrs, sst 101b(F. Marson, Jun.) 0
Mr. Meiklam's The Hatchet, 3yrs, sst 101b..(Tatcham) 0
Mr. Johnstone's The General, 3 yrs, sst 71b (carried
sst 101 b (Bates) 0
Lord Clifden's Constantine, 3 yrs, 4st 121b...(Bumby) 0
Betting at starting-6 to 1 agst Orestes, Bto 1 agst
Nabob, 9 to 1 agst The General, 10 to 1 asst Seahorse,
11 to 1 agst Haco, 14 to 1 each agst Invasion and Bal-
rownie, 16 to 1 agst Rataplan, 20 to 1 agst Cineas, 30 to
1 each agst Mistletoe and Little David, 35 to 1 agst Tal-
fourd, 40 to 1 agst any other. After a brief delay occa-
sioned by Haco, Winter, and Little David breaking
away, they got well together, and a good start was
effected. Indian Warrior jumped off first, but was im-
mediately passed by Little David, Boarding School Miss
filly, Seahorse, Orestes, Haco, Ilex, Rataplan, and four
or five others composiag the first ruck, next to whom lay
Invasion, Barbatus, Nabob, and Lady Evelyn. Passing
the Duke's stand Little David increased his lead, and
Seahorse, Haco, Boarding School Miss filly, Rataplan,
and Ilex died away. Here Orestes and Hunca Munca
improved their positions, but when near the cords
they were passed by Nabob, who went resolutely
to work to catch Little David, but in vain ' • from end
to end Little David achieved the victory, and was first
past the chair by six easy lengths ; the second beating
the third three quarters of a length. Orestes was fourth,
Boarding School Miss filly fifth, the Reiver sixth ; the
others were widely scattered.
FIFTY POUNDS. For 2-yr olds 4st 71b, three 7st 71b,
four Bst 91b, five 9st 21b, six and aged 9st 41b. Last
three miles of B.C. The winner, with his engage-

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BRITISH RAILWAYS.

Closing Prices
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ments, to be sold for 300 guineas, if demanded, &c:
Mr. Gully's Bracken, 2 yrs, 4st 71b (Salter) 1
Mr.Newland's El Dorado, 2 yrs, 4st 71b (C.Wallman) 2
Capt. Lane's Selina, 2 yrs, 4st 71b (Comery) 3
The following also ran :—br f by Robert de Gorham
out of Bourra Tomacha, Pebble, Brother to Snarry,
Dabchick, Prologue, Missive, Laycock, Joan of Arc,
Deception, Sackbut, Ethel wolf, Magic, Jujube.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Bracken, sto 1 agst Sackbut
and Joan of Arc. Won by ten lengths. Two lengths
between the second and third. The others passed the
chair at long intervals, Jujube being fourth, Bourra
Tomacha filly fifth, Brother to Snarry sixth, Sackbut
seventh, Etheiwolf eighth, Laycock ninth.
The " Cambridgeshire day" presented no incident of
either novelty or importance. It was marked by its
familar and distinguishing characteristics of eager ex-
citement and business-like proceedings. The weather
was propitious, and the attendance of professional
turfites and pleasure folk was unusually numerous. In-
deed, just before the decision of the great event of the day,
the long line of horsemen that stretched from the top stand
to beyond the " turn of the lands," presented a scene
which no other country than England could parallel.
The extraordinary number of 39 competitors mustered
at the starting post. With admirable tact Mr. Hibburd
marshalled in a line this imposing array of horses behind
the post. Two failures only were made, owing to the
breaking away of Haco, Little David, and Winter. Get-
ting them under perfect command, the starter dropped
his flag, and they bounded off in compact order. The
race is described above—it was won easily by Little
David, who was for some time trained with Haco, the
Cesarewitch victor. He was backed by the friends of
his trainer only, and the investments on him were not
considerably heavy ; still his trainer, Mr. Drewitt, of
Leatherhead, had placed much confidence in his success
from the fact that when both Little David and Haco were
under his care, Little David invariably proved the better
animal of the two. The Cambridgeshire was what is
technically termed a bad betting race. Still the success
of an " outsider" has been again in favour of the book-
makers.

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The sport was brought to a close with the Feather
Plate, a race in which many lads yearly make their first
public appearance as jockeys. Among those that made
their debut was little Joe Rogers, a son of Sam Rogers,
the celebrated jockey ; and a perfect model feather he
looked. The boy evinced much promise, and is likely
to become as skilful a horseman as his father.

1071
10k

The race officials performed their arduous duties with
their customary efficiency. Notwithstanding the nume-
rical strength of the fields, so excellent were the arrange-
ments that Mr. Manning, the clerk of the scales, got
every jockey weighed without either confusion or delay,
and thus enabling punctuality to be kept with wonder-
ful strictness. Mr. Clarke, the judge, too, delivered his
decisions with his usual promptness and unimpeachable
accuracy. Nor must a word of commendation be want-
ing for Martin Starling, whose active exertions to keep
the course free from obstruction, were attended with the
most successful results.

No betting

NEWMARKET, TUESDAY NIGHT.

ORDER OF RUNNING—THIS DAY.
Ten races are fixed for this day.
First race at 1.0.
Last race at 4.30.

EPSOM AUTUMN STEEPLECHASE.—Peter Simple, Miss
Mowbray, and Tom Gurney, are scratched for the
Epsom Steeplechase.

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RATES OF EXCHANGE.—Tuesday Evening.--The quo-
tation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mille discount
(according to the last tariff), which, at the English Mint
price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold,
gives an exchange of 25.12 ; and the foreign exchange
at Paris on London at short being 25.00, it follows that
gold is about 0.48 per cent. dearer in Paris than in
London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold
is 4241 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an
exchange of 13.41 ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on
London at short being 13.2,i, it follows that gold is 1.01
per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The
course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 110 per cent., and, the par of exchange
between England and America being 109 23.40 per
cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.42 per
cent. in favour of England ; and, after making allow-
ance for charges of transport, the present rate leaves a
profit on the importation of gold from the United States.
RECOVERY OF 1,8001. BY LONDON DETECTIVES IN
AMERICA.—About four months ago Joseph Price ab-
sconded from the service of his employer, Mr. Jones, a
silk merchant, in Raven-row, Spitalfields, taking with
him a large sum in gold and notes. The thief contrived
to elude every attempt that was made to effect his cap-
ture ; but a suspicion being entertained that he had gone
to America, information was dispatched to the chief of
the New York police. The case was placed in the
hands of a young officer named Field, who had been em-
ployed some years before in the detective department at
Scotland-yard, and who, in company with another officer,
at last succeeded in tracing the fugitive to a place called
Geneva, in the state of Albany. By dint of considerable
address and some threats, he succeeded in extorting from
Price no less than 1,8001. in gold and notes, and a bank-
book on the Moorfields Bank for 1501. On his way
back to New York his comrade demanded possession of
all the money, which Field refused to give up without
a proper receipt. A quarrel ensued, which resulted in
his giving Field into custody, upon an affidavit, made
at the police court, that he (Field) was about leaving the
country with the money. Field, however' met with the
greatest courtesy from Judge Stewart, who at once ad-
mitted him to bail on his own recognisances ; and he has
since deposited the whole of the recovered money in the
hands of Mr. Edwards, the British Consul.
THE BREAK-DOWN OF THE DISPATCH MAIL BOAT.—
The Governor-General of Jersey has written to Captain
Babot, the commander of the mail steamer Dispatch
which was nearly lost last week off Jersey, stating that
it was reported that the shafts which broke was in an
unsafe state before sailing, and demanding an explana-
tion. Captain Babot has replied that the accident
which occurred was the breaking of the intermediate
shaft at two different places, one being under the strap
of the eccentric of the starboard engine and the other
close to the other eccentric, destroying at the same
time both eccentrics ; that after the accident a flaw was
discovered in the shaft which had been covered by the
eccentric, and could not have been perceptible before, or
it would have been discovered by the surveyors of the
Admiralty, those of the Board of Trade, and his own
engineer. Captain Bahot assures his Excellency that if
he were aware of any defect in his ship's machinery,
he would never put to sea and expose his own life and
. the lives of his passengers and crew to danger.

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BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE
SOCIETY.

A very numerous meeting of the friends and sup-
porters of this society was held in the Egyptian-hall, at
the Mansion-house, yesterday, to celebrate the jubilee
year of the institution, the society having been founded.
in March, 1804. The more especial object of the meet-
ing was to raise a fund to be appropriated to the fur-
therance of the following objects :-1. The adoption, as
far as practicable, of an extensive and efficient system of
colportage throughout Great Britain in the year of
jubilee ; the supply of emigrants, together with special
grants of Bibles and Testaments to prisons, schools,
missions, and other charitable and benevolent institu-
tions in this country. 2. Special grants to Ireland, in
such ways as may hereafter be determined upon. 3.
Special efforts in India, Australia, and other British co-
lonies, by agencies, grants, or otherwise. 4. Special
grants to China, and such other parts of the world as
may appear open to special operations. 5. The estab-
lishment of a special and separate fund, from the annual
produce of which pecuniary aid may be granted, at the
discretion of the committee, to persons in the employ of
the society, including the colporteurs abroad ; and to
their widows and children, when in circumstances to
require such aid.
The Right Hon. the Loan IVIATon presided. He
stated in the course of his address, that there were in
connexion with the parent society no less than 3,819
branch societies in Great Britain and the colonies ; in
Ireland, 503 ; and abroad, 4,000 ; making a total of
8,322. When the society was first established there
were about 50 translations of the Bible ; now, by means
of this society, the Bible had been translated into 150
languages. The circulation of the Bible by means of
this society, and of other societies in connexion with it,
was not less than 45,000,000, and it was not too much
to say that by the same agency the records of inspired
truth had been rendered accessible to about 600,000,000
of the human family. (Cheers.) He could not sit
down without alluding to China. Every one was rejoic-
ing that China was at last open to the world. But for
what did people rejoice? Because it would save them
6d. in the pound on their tea. But if men of this world,
because of the increase of their traffic, rejoiced at the
openine. of China, what, he would ask, ought the feel-
ings of Christian men to be when they contemplated the
great work to be achieved among so many millions of the
human race, amid whom the seeds of civilisation had been
sown for ages, and by whom the arts and sciences had
been cultured ages before the inhabitants of these islands
had emerged from barbarism ? These facts were calcu-
lated to encourage the society to persevere in their
efforts to intrauce Christianity, pure and undefiled,
into China ; and he therefore thought it a noble proposal
of the committee of the society that 1,000,000 copies of
the New Testament in the Chinese language should be
printed without delay. He held in his hand a copy of
the work, and which could be obtained for 4d. He thought
the city of London ought to provide these 1,000,000.
Testaments. It could not be said that they were not
wealthy enough. (Cheers.)
Mr. Brown, secretary, here presented the Lord Mayor
with a copy of a Bible, in commemoration of his lord-
ship having presided on so interesting an occasion in the
history of the society.
The meeting was then addressed by the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, the Hon. and Rev. Canon Villiers, the Rev. Dr.
Tidman, Mr. Samuel Gurney. and others, in support of
resolutions pledging the meeting to carry out the objects
of the society, and more especially those for which the
jubilee fund was intended to be raised. A vote of thanks
to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor terminated the pro-
ceedings of the meeting

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SIERRA LEONE. —A letter dated Sierra Leone, Sept.
22, received by the Calcutta, says:—" The Governor
has ' paid his footing ; he was attacked with country
fever on the 23d of August, and got over it on the 4th
of September, having had it severely. He has, how-
ever, had a rapid and complete recovery. The Queen's
Advocate is dead. A paid magistrate is dismissed. The
Colonial-office is likely.to be moved.ree " Sierra Leone is
quite healthy ; the rains are a,

orphans.

THE LOSS OF THE DALHOUSIE.

It has n9w bccn ascertained that more persons were
on board than was at first stated. In addition to the
ship's crew, there were four others, of whom one was a
young gentleman, from Calcutta, respectably connected,
who had accompanied Captain Butterworth to England
on his last voyage from India for the purpose of going
through one of the Universities and preparing for the
church as a missionary. The next was Mr. T. R.
Thomas, a Young man under 30 years of age. who only
received the appointment of surgeon to the Dalhousie a
few days before her sailing. The third was a youth
named Ward, a midshipman and the fourth an assistant
sailmaker, whose parents reside in the vicinity of Ro-
therhithe.

Joseph Reed, the only survivor, was so far recovered
yesterday as to be enabled to furnish some important
details of the catastrophe, in addition to those which
were embodied in the protest of the ship's loss. He
says, it was the chief mate's watch when he took the
wheel at 2 o'clock on the morning she foundered ; but
Captain Butterworth was up on the deck the whole
night, now and then going into the cabin for short in-
tervals. At 4 o'clock all hands were on deck, and so
continued. He did not see any of' the passengers
until the vessel lurched over on her beam ends. He
remained at the wheel till the water came up to his
knees. A few minutes before she went over be remarked
to Burley, a fellow seaman, who was by him, that if she
had a few more of such lurches she would go over alto-
gether. At 4 o'clock a.m. he began to suspect that
there was a considerable quantity of water in her hold.
The last time he heard the captain give orders was when
he was among the men directing them to throw the
deck load overboard ; this was about 5 o'clock. After
the ship went over on her starboard beam ends he saw
Captain Butterworth abreast of the maintopmast back-
stay, and he thought he raust have come up the poop
ladder. The larboard quarter boat remained, and, with
Burley, he endeavoured to get her clear. He had
arranged the tackling, and called some Lascars to keep
her head up while he got the stern round. In doing so,
however, the Lascars got frightened, and let go, when
she swamped, and went down between the main and
mizen masts. When she was on her beam ends, Capt.
Butterworth, seeing that the ship was lost, told them to
do the best they could to save their lives, not forgetting
the passengers. He pointed to the schooner, apparently
bearing down to the wreck, which might save them. The
passengers who were dragged through the galley win-
dow were Mr. and Mrs. Underwood and two children,
and the young lady who was taken out of the water and
had come out of one of the poop cabins was Mr. Under-
wood's eldest daughter, ayounglady about 19 years of age.
Just before a fearful sea had swept off Mr. and Mrs. Under-
wood and the two children he observed them embrace
each other in earnest prayer, evidently quite conscious
and resigned to their fate. Captain Butterworth was
holding on near him, when Miss Underwood, in her
night dress, was washed out of the poop, and he ex-
claimed, pointing to the unfortunate girl, " For God's
sake, look hero !" She was floating away when be
(Reed) caught her up under the arms, and with the aid
of Burley he got her out. He should never forget the
look she gave him. He had cut a piece of rope to
secure himself to a spar (the spare mainyard), but,
seeing there was no chance for the girl, he said, " You
had better let me lash you to this ; it is your only
chance, and you may be picked up ; if you perish,
there is some hope of your body being found." She
looked up imploringly at him and said, " Yes, do."
He immediately lashed her to the spar, and when it
was sent adrift from him she ejaculated to Reed, " May
God bless you, and spare you to get ashore 1" (Reed
was moved to tears while reciting this scene.) He ob-
served the spar going to windward full 10 minutes after
the ship had foundered. There were also clinging to it
Captain Butterworth, Mr. Finch, second mate ; James
Burley, the young assistant sailmaker ; a youth named
Simpson (son of Mrs. Simpson, cabin passenger), and
three or four Lascars. From the heavy sea which was
sweeping over the spar he thought it very improbable
that any of them could live many hours. He was
unable to form any correct conclusion as to the cause of
the ship going over. He did not think that the ship had
shifted, and if she bad touched a wreck he fancied they
must have felt the shock. If a bolt was rusty, a suddEn
strain might start it ; but lie would not say that was the
case in this instance. He saw nothing in the ship up to
that morning to give the least uneasiness as to her
safety ; in fact, he was quite proud of being on board
such a vessel, so well had she rode out the gale in the
Downs. He believed the Lascars sometimes quarrelled
amongst themselves and would get sulky, but he ob-
served nothing in their conduct to indicate that they in-
tended mischief. The chock just enabled him to kneel
upon it, and with a piece of deal planking he held up a
sort of sail. He adhered to the former statement re-
garding the conduct of the schooner which bore away
from the drowning people. The weather would prevent
her lowering a boat, but he added she could easily have
come up to windward, and as for only seeing three men
in the water, as she had reported to the Cowes pilot,
more than thrice that number might have been ob-
served.

Reed's escape altogether is most marvellous ; besides
his ordinary clothing he had on a heavy oilskin coat,
with a thick Guernsey underneath. Fortunately he is a
very expert swimmer, to which circumstance he mainly
owes his life. He, however, has expressed himself in
most thankful terms to the captain and crew of the
Mitchel Grove, Captain Ranson, who picked him up,
and for the great kindness he received on board.

A subscription has been opened in the city with the
view of alleviating the sufferings of the widows and

HASTINGS.—The body of Mrs. Butterworth, wife of
the late commander of the Dalhousie, which, as our
readers are aware, was wrecked off Beachy Head la.Qt
week, was picked up on Monday, by some
discoveredfishermen
belonging to Hastings. The body was
floating face dwnwards, about two miles from the
shore, and when taken on board the fishing smack,
presented a fresh life-like appearance, the cheeks being
quite ruddy, like those of a person in the bloom of
health. Deceased had on a chemise, marked with the
initials " E. 8.," a night-dress, flannel petticoat, stock-
ings, and lace boots. She had two gold ear-drops fas-
tened in her ears, and two plain gold finger rings were
found in the smack after her removal from it, which
were supposed to have fallen or been taken from her
fingers. An inquest was held on the body yesterday, in
the Town Hall, before John Phillips, Esq., deputy
coroner, when the foregoing facts were elicited. Mr.
Joseph Pain, silk-weaver, residing at No. 2, Park-
terrace, Old Ford-road, London, recognised the deceased
as his sister, who, he stated, was the wife of the late
Captain Butterworth. He also identified the ear-drops
and finger-rings. The jury returned a verdict of " Found
drowned." Deceased was 34 years of age, and was a
remarkably handsome woman. Several articles belong-
ing to the unfortunate vessel have been cast upon the
beach here, including a trunk, much damaged, a case of
spy-glasses, a quantity of clothing, a mahogany writing
desk, having a brass lid plate with the name " John
Kay," engraved on it, and a parchment label for a
trunk, inscribed, " J. R. Thomas, surgeon, ship Dal-
housie."