The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-04 00:00:00

A SHIP ON FIRE.

The following is an extract from a letter received by
a correspondent from Bramston, March 3, 1847:
" Yesterday evening, about half-past seven o'clock, I
saw a blaze of fire before me. After having fixed it
well in my mind as to where such a large fire could be,
I became positively convinced that it was in the bay,
and that some unfortunate vessel was on fire. I opened
the window and looked through the telescope, and saw
an exceedingly large three-masted ship on fire, between
Hartland Point and Lundy Island, I should say about
two thirds from the island and one-third from Hartland,
genhdbeodwsfrom the
could then clearly
bowsprit turn
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uish the blaze running along the ropes and rig-
ging, iri sownsiyards,gtgi
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andgi: three masts all burring, also the bowsprit with
the ropes. I must also mention that the deck was
blazing all the time, particularly in the stern ; the ropes
aeon disappeared, then the masts and bowsprit, and the
only thing then visible was the burning hull, -and that
lessened and lessened until it was gone. The whole of
this occurred in less than an hour. The carrier is already
come, and lam obliged to stop. The bowsprit was to-
wards Lundy Island.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE, 5m....,
1 y EDNEBDAL
501. given by Lord Sefton, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 BM.
each ; 5 ft. One mile.
Mr. Allen's _Nottingham, 3 yrs, 6st 7119. ......... (G. Oates) 1
Mr. Meeson's Jovial, 3 yrs, 6st 71b.., .......................... 2
The following also started :—Sir John Gerard's The Snob,
.5 yrs ; Mr. W. Giles's Infringe, 3 yrs ; Mr. Haworth's Robin
Burns, 5 yrs; Lord Chesterfield's Lady Lurewell, 3 yrs; Mr.
Maughan's Highwayman, 5 yrs; Mr. Bowes's Ukraine, 4
yrs ; Mr. Igoe's Woodranger, 5 yrs ; and Mr. Robertson's Tom
Tough, ag, d. Won easy by nearly two lengths.
THE STEEPLE CHASE.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, 10 ft., and 5 only if
declared, with 100 added ; the second to save his stake.
60 subs., 20 of whom declared.
aged, 10st Glb... ......... (Wynne)
Mr. Courtney's Mathew, 1
Mr. Watts's St. Leger, aged, 1 2st 31b (Oliver) 2
Mr. Moseley's Jerry, list 61b (Bradley) 3
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Preston's Brunette, 12st 61b (A. Bl'Donogh)—Mr. P. Power's
Saucepan, 12. st 21b
(W. M'Donogh)—Mr. Ouseley's Hig-
gins's Pioneer, Ilst 121 b Captain NV. Peel)—Mr. Robert-
son's___ Ballybar, list 121 b Turner)—Mr. D'Arcy's Culver-
thorpe, list 61b (Powell Mr. Hall's The False Heir,
list 41b (Wilson)—Mr. Hall's The Pluralist, I Ist 41b (Den. ,
by)—Mr. Preston's Frederick, list 21b (Abbott)—Mr.
Bevill's Latitat, list (Owner)—Captain Barnett's Marengo,
list (Barker)—Air. Walters' Cavendish, lOst 101 b (Scott)
--Captain Gambier's Avoca, lOst 10Ib (Captain Broadley)—
Mr. R. J. Moore's St. Ruth, lOst 10Ib (Canavan)—Mr. A.
Browne's Midnight, lOst lolb (Mr. Gardner)—Mr. Neale's
Red Lancer, lOst 81b (Lord Strathmore)—Mr. Lockwood's
Barmaid, lOst 81b (Owner) Mr. Anderson's Gre-
nade, lOst Blb (Radcliff) Mr. Kirkpatrick's Clinker,
lOst 71b ( Maloney) Mr. Elmore's Young Lottery,
lOst 71b (Butler)—Lord Strathmore named Roarer, lOst 71b
(J. Mason)—Mr. Wesley's Gayhurat, lOst 71b (Owner)—
Mr. W. Hall's Tramp, lOst 61b (Archer)—Colonel Taylor
named Quicksilver, lOst 41b (Rawson)—Mr. Smith named
Cumberland Lassie, lOst 41b (Maddox)—Mr. Oakey's Va-
leria, lOst 31b (Daley). t
Betting-5 to 1 agst Roarer, 10 to 1 agst Culverthorpe,
11 to 1 agst Matthew, 12 to 1 each agst Jerry and Saucepan,
13 to 1 agst Pioneer, 14 to 1 agst Leger, 20 to 1 agst Bru-
nette, and 20 to 1 agst Red Lancer.
Won by rather more than a length, after a very fast well
contested race throughout.
The Free Handicap Hurdle Stakes of' 10 soya. each, 5 ft, with
50 added. Two miles. 12 Subs.
Mr. Oakey's Valeria, 5 yrs, lOst Blb .................. 011iver 1
Captain Campbell's Crcesus, aged, 1 Ist 51b 2
Mr. Arnold's Alice, 6 yrs, 9st 121 b ...... ...--
Won cleverly. Several others started.

FOOD FOR MEN AND BIRDS.—The proposal has
been made to cut off the oats which are usually given to
horses, and make bread for men; but there is another con-
suming class which is allowed with impunity to take the
food out of the poor man's mouth. We allude to the hares
and rabbits. Every rabbit consumes a bushel of wheat—so
says the calculation before us ; robbing the farmer of his
Toney and not benefitting the landlord. We think, there-
!ere, when there is not a mouthful of too much food to spare,
it would be as well to get rid of some of these epicurean
rabbits and hares, and so increase the stock of provisions.
It would be a delightful item to read among the subscrip-
tions to the Irish and Scotch Destitute Fund :—" The Abo-
lition of the Game Laws-2,000,000 bushels of wheat." It
would be only a small addition (the bushel of wheat being
six shillings) of 600,0001. ! By the by, what has become of
the Game Law Committee? The members require starting
a bit, for they do nothing apparently but sit upon their forms.
—Punch.
STAFF APPOINTMENTS.—Captain George Mein, of
the 13th Foot, who was one of the captives at Caubul, has
been, appointed a major of brigade at Birmingham; Captain
C.i C. Young, of the Royal Artillery, has been appointed
de-de-camp to Sir 11. Pottinger, Governor and Commander-
in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope (the gallant officer served
under Sir Henry in China); Captain of the Ist Royals,
has received the appointment of quartermaster-general on
the staff at Barbadoes ; Colonel Campbell, of the 9th Lancers,
has received the command of the Meerut division of the
Indian army, and Colonel Scott, C. 8., of the same regiment,
that of Cawnpore.