The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-08 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

- - -
is indeed too true that the rumoured loss of
this fine steam-ship has now been confirmed. I have
this moment (ten o'clock, Thursday) received from my
brother, who was to have come home by the Tweed, and
for whose safety since the intelligence was received great
fears were apprehended, a letter written yesterday, of
which the following is an extract:—
" Royal Mail Steamer Avon, off Plymouth,
2 P.M, 7th April, 1847."
"I left Barbadoes on the 13th ult., on board the man-
of-war Persian, and joined the steamer at Antigua, on
the 16th ult., since which I have been on passage. After
a most pleasant run through the West India islands, and
stopping one day at St. Thomas', and two at Bermuda, we
are now approaching the destination of the ship, and
shall, some time to-night, be on shore at Southampton.
We are ignorant whether the melancholy loss of the
Royal Mail steamer Tweed, the ship which should have
brought us from Bermuda, is yet known in England or
not. She was wrecked on the Alacarnes reef, in the
Gulf of Mexico, on the 12th February. Seventy-four
lives were lost, thirty of whom were passengers. The
survivors, seventy-six in number, are on board of us."
This information may be relied on as authentic, and I
transmit it for early publication to relieve, in some mea-
sure, the great anxiety existing as to the fate of this
unfortunate vessel, and, as first rumoured, the loss of all
on board, the latter portion of which will now be seen
not to be correct.—l am your obedient servant,
J. C. WHITEFIELD.
. 23, Upper North-place, Gray's Inn,
Thursday, Bth April, 1847.

PANAMA, FEBRUART 21.—The Pacific Steam
Navigation Company's steam-ship New Grenada, from
Callao, arrived here February 21st, bringing, in addition
to her usual passengers and cargo, the mails in continua-
tion with the Company 's steamer Chili, which left Val-
paraiso 28th January, from the undermentioned ports in
Chili, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and New Grenada, of the
respective dates as undernoted:—Valparaiso, Jan. 28;
Coquimbo, Jan. 29; Iluasco, Jan. 30; Copiapo, Jan. 30;
Bobija, Feb. 1; Iquique, Feb. 2; Arica, Feb. 3; Islay,
Feb. 4; Pisco, Feb. 6; Callao, Feb. 7; Payta, Feb, 14;
Guayaquil, Feb. 16; Buenaventura, Eeb. 19.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.
TUESDAY NIGHT.
The conrusion that arose from the departure of the
crowd immediately after the race for the Newmarket
Handicap, prevented our obtaining particulars of the
running in time to forward them vdth the result. We
now subjoin them:—
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.—It is almost superfluous
to say that the horses were got together without, and
precisely at the time fixed were started at the first
signal. The first running was made by Devil-
me- Care, followed by Lynceus, Vampyre, Free
Lance, Best Bower, and a few others, the heavy
weight laying well up with them, in a cluster; all, in
fact, were in good positions except Clermont (the Eu-
clid colt), who blundered just after starting, and lost a
little ground, fortunately for him, the pace was not
great, and he reached his horses beror they had run a
quarter of a mile. At the bushes, Lynceus, who had
been, and still was, pulling double, took the lead from
Devil•me-care, and with Vampyre, Devil•me-care.
Palma, and Queen of Tyne, at his heels, carried
on the runt ing to the turn of the lands, Cler-
mont here took the second place, and getang
clear of his horses, followed about two lengths in the
wake of Lynceus, who was still pulling hard. Vanish
next showed with the leading horses, then Sting, and
Vampyre dropping back, the race, about half way be-
tween the turn and the Duke's Stand, was left to lour.
Clermont now ran up to Lynceus, had no difficulty in
depriving him of his lead, kept in front to the chair, and
won cleverly by a length. Vanish and Sting passed Lyn-
ceus about 50 yards from home, and made a sporting race,
for the second money,which the horse won for his owner
by a head. Lynceus a good fourth, VEz npyre fifth, and
Palma sixth; run in'3 min. 9 sec. Mr. Gregory is said
to have netted 4,0001., in addition to the stake, which,
free from deductions, amounted to 1,1251. Some of his
friends also came off good winners. As is ever the case
when favourites win, the round betters are losers.
BETTING UP TO TWELVE O'CLOCK.
COLUMN STAKES.
6 to 5 agst Red Hart (taken and afterwards offered),
SO3IERSETSHIRE STAKES.
6 to 4 agst Clermont.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
7 to 4 apt Planet 4 to 1 agst The Liberator
METROPOLITAN STAKES.
3 to 1 agst Clermont 12 to 1 agst Wolfdog—t.
12 to 1 agst Rufus

CHEST.
20 to 1 agst Dulcet (t)

7 to 2 agst Kent's lot (t)
9 to 1 agst Scott's lot (t)
14 to 1 agst Forth's lot (t)
15 to 2 agst Van Tromp (t)
Si to 1 agst Planet
17 to 1 agst Epirote
22 to 1 agst Liberator (t)
20 to 1 agst Glentilt (t)
25 to 1 agst Red Hart—
taken freely

:n CUP.
40 to 1 agst Sting (t)
LEY.
33 to 1 agst Mr. Martin
40 to 1 agt.t War Eagle (t)
40 to 1 agst Mathematician
40 to 1 agst Bingham
1,000 to 15 agst Good Coin
t
1,000 ( to) 10 agst Notting..
ham (t)
1,000 to 10 agst Halo (t)

wEDNESDAY.
Again a shy list, but containing a race of great in-
teres i t n the Column, for which two nags that have made
some figure in the Derby betting, and have been laid
against to an amount that must have wofully
shaken the confidence of their friends, made their
appearance. On Tuesday night it was not at all
clear that Epirote would show, and in consequence
Red Hart was backed at fraction less than
evens ; 25 to 1 was also taken freely about him for the
Derby, for which event Epirote receded to 17 to 1 ; he
suffered a further decline this morning, notwithstanding
the arrival of Mr. Boxes removed all doubt about his
starting, as much as 25 to 1, in hundreds, having been
taken against him !
From the description of the race it will be gathered
that Red Hart cut up badly, and that Epirote achieved
an easy victory, a moderate animal of Col. Peel's ob-
taining the second place. 1,000 to 10 was offered against
Red Hart after race, and 1,000 even laid between The
Liberator and Epirote.
A dead heat prolonged a day's sport that, apart from
the Column, excited little interest. The weather was
favourable and the attendance select.
Subscription Plate 501.; for 3 yrs old, 7st; 4 yrs, Bst 71b;
5 yrs, 9st; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 21b; T.Y.C.
Lord Exeter's wood Pigeon, 5 yrs (Mann) 0 1
Mr. Mostyn's Wilderness, 4 yrs
Mr. Robert's Mogulistan, 3 yrs
Mr. Ford's Shahzadee, 3 yrs

Lord Orford's Tarella, 3 yrs
Betting 3tol on Wilderness. Shahzadee made the
running followed by Wood Pigeon, Tarella, and Wilder-
neis lying off. They went without change to the cords,
where Wilderness joined company, and the lot ran in
a cluster for a few strides; Wilderness and Wood
Pigeon then quitted their horses, ran home head and
head, and finished with a dead heat. Run in 1 min. 15
secs. Deciding Heat-2 to lon Wilderness. The horse
made all the running, and won by a length. Time 1 min.

12 secs.
Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, for 3 yrs old; colts, Rst 71b,
and fillies, Bst 21b. D.M. (8 Subs.)
Duke of Richmond's Halo (Nat) 1

Colonel Anson's Lazarillo
Lord Lonsdale's Ibrahim Pacha 3
Betting-2 to lon Halo, who made all the running,
and won in a canter by two lengths. Time 1 minute
44 seconds.
The Column Stakes, of 50 soya. each, h ft, for 3 yrs-old
R.M. (31 Subs,)
Mr. Bowes's Epirote, 3st 81b.. (F. Butler) 1
Colonel Peel's Palma, Bst llb 2
Duke of Richmond's Red Hart, Bst 71b
Lord Exeter's Veronetz, Bst 21b
Betting-2 to lon Epirote. Red Hart made running
at a bad pace for a quarter of a mile, and was then dis-
placed by Palma, who carried it on to the bu.hes, where
Epirote took it.up at an improved pace, was never after-
wards caught, and won cleverly by a length, Palma
beatiag Red Hart as far. Veronetz nowhere. Time 1
man. 49 secs.