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of the Inedical department, one of the survivors, may
remember. The captain, it appeared, had obstinately
persevered hr the course the ship was steering, but
went down to his cabin to assure himself 'by looking
over (lie chart. And it i 3 related of hhn, that, tracing
Lbw?, courae of the vessel, he exclaimed, with his finger
in the position in which they were indicated, " It
thee are the Skirks,we are now upon them," when at the
very moment the ship actually struck the knell of
her dissolution, and with it that of the number of
lives above mentioned, and the gallant captain him-
who refused to be saved.

From the date of the loss of the Alhenienne, however,
to that of the two line-of-battle ships before quoted,
there were many awful wrecks of men-of-war. Of
the number we may mention that of the Blanche
frigate, on the French coast, March 9 ; of the Boreal,
upon the Ilanois Rock, in the Channel, Nov. 28;
and of the Anson frigate, near the Land's End, when
125 persons were drowned, Dec. 29, 1807 ; of the
Agatha, near Memel, when Lord Royster and othes,
were drowned, April 7 ; the Astrea frigate, 011 the
Anaguada coast, May 23, 1808 ; of the Magicienne
frigate, at Mauritius, in August; of the Satellite,
16, sloop, when all on board perished, December 14 ;
and of the Minotaur, 74, wrecked on the Ilaak Bank,
when, of 600 persons on board, 480 were drowned,
December 22, 1810 ; the Barham, 74, foundered on
the coast of Corsica, July 29; of the Pomone frigate,
on the Needle Rocks, crew saved, October 14; and
of the Saldanha frigate, on the Irish coast, December
4, 1811, when 300 perished.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
The publication of the Handicap for the Chester Cup
has had the effect of making Blaze first favourite; 25 to
1 was the highest offer yesterday, and this only in one
quarter; 1,000 to 80 was offered, bar one; 40 to 1
would have been taken, and Keleshe, we believe, would
have been selected. A slight improvement in Surplice
was the only change in the Derby. Latest prices:—
LEA3IINGTON STEEPLECHASE.
6 to 1 agst M. L. Little's The Chandler—taken
7 to 1 agst Mr. J. Elmore's Gazeley—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. J. C. Maddock's Proceed—t to 50/.
12 to 1 agst Mr. E. Nunn na Evergreen—t to 751.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
Even on the field agst fifteen
16 to 1 agst Mr. Sandford's Kimblesworth
CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Blaze—take 30 to 1
33 to 1 agst Mr. Disney's Keleshe—take 40 to 1
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle taken
and offered
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Clifton's Giselle—taken
1,000 to 20 eget Capt. Pettat's Newcourt—t and offered
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack—t and offered
1,000 to 15 agat Mr. F. Clarke's Joe o' Sot
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. J. B. Day's The Tartar—taken
DERBY.
9to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Surplice—takelo to 1
20 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. J. B. Day's Nil Desperandum—
taken to 160/.
33 to 1 apt Mr. Payne's Cervus—taken and offered
1,000 to 30 agat Mr. Pedley's Besborough--taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Heraun—taken to 701.
1,000 to 25 agst Mr. Gully's Edie Ochiltree—taken and
offered
INTELLIG ENCE EXTRA.
THE ROYAL LEAMINGTON AND SOUTIIAI
STEEPLECHASES.
Acceptances for the Grand Open Steeplechase Handicap
of 20 sovs. each, &c.
Chandler, list 91b—Proceed, llst 81b—Jerry, list 41b
—The Nigger, llst 31b—Discount, lOstl2lb—Profligate,
lOst 81b— ramworth, lOst 61b—Chronometer, lOst 61b—
Culverthorpe, lOst 51b—Boxkeeper, lOst 41b—Gazeley,
lOst 41b—Matchless, lost 31b—St. Ruth, lOst 21b—Eagle,
9st 101b—Gayhurst, 9st 81b—Evergreen, 9st 71b—Miss
Fop, 9st 51b.
Nominations for the Aristocratic Chase.
Belshazzar, Repealer, Thurgarton, Red Lancer, The
Dove, Kitty, Pullaway, The Ticket, The Cart Horse,
Forester, Carlow, Bally bar.
EPSOM FIRST SPRING MEETING.
Handicap for the Great Metropolitan Stakes of 25 sovs.
each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared on or before Feb. 1.
at lb st. lb.
Pyrrhus the First, 5 !Executor, 4 yrs
yrs
Jericho, 6 yrs 9 0 Gannet, 6 yrs 7 1
War Eagle, 4 yrs ... 8 13,T0m Whiffler, 4 yrs 7 1
Lightning, aged 8 131 Sagacity, 4 yrs
Inheritress, aged
Jonathan Wild, 5 yrs 8 7*arietta, 5 yrs
Lady Wildair, 6 yrs 8 7,Sister to ..Egis, 4 yrs 7 0
Rattrap, 5 yrs 8 IMountain Dew, 4 yrs 7 0
Blackbird, 5 yrs 8 2 Tit-bit, 5 yrs 6 13
Morpeth, aged 8 21Queen Mary, 4 yrs... 6 13
Reminiscence, 4 yrs 8 2lAntagonist, 4 yrs ... 6 13
Mogador, 4 yrs
Vesta. 4 yrs 8 OlMuscow, 5 yrs
Antler, aged
Ranelagh, 5 yrs
Rowena. 6 yrs
Bourton, 5 yrs
8 Maid of Lyme, 5 yrs 610
Miss Ella, 6 yrs
Sweetsauce, 4 yrs ... 12' Milliner, 5 yrs
Shawn Beidhe, 4 yrs 7 12 Auricula, 5 yrs
Atlantic, 4 yrs
Sutlej, 6 yrs.
Cleiment, 4 yrs
Peep-o'-dayßoy, 4 yrs 7 10' Passionate, 4 yrs ... 6 4
Britannia, 6 yrs
Mirmillo, 4 yrs
Sir Arthur, 6 yrs 7 101Widis d, 5 yrs 6 4
Clumsy, 6 yrs 7 10'Snuff Box, 3 yrs ... 5 7
Joe Lovell, aged... 7 10, Prince Charley, 3 yrs 5 7
The Tartar, 4 yrs
Crozier, 4 yrs 7 9 Sampson, 3 yrs
Montpensier, 4 yrs... 7 8 Eagle's Plume, 3 yrs 5 7
Best of Three, aged 7 81Latitat, 3 yrs 5 6
Questionable, 4 yrs... 7 B,Cracow, 3 yrs 5 6
Walmgate-bar With- I Bletchington, 3 yrs
out, 4 yrs 7 &Black Ball, 3 yrs ... 5 4
Tufthunter, 4 yrs 7 6 Glen Saddel, 3 yrs... 5 3
Fergus, 4 yrs
Projectile, 4 yrs 7 6 Good Boy, 3 yrs ... 5 3
Spectator, aged
Cretnorne,:;4 yrs 7 4 Self-Defence, 3 yrs . 4 13
Stults, 4 yrs
Premier, 5 yrs
Rufus, 5 yrs
Aiboni, 4 yrs ....
NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT
RACES, 1848.
The Great Northamptonshire Handicap of 25 Boys, each,
15 ft, and only 5 if declared by the Ist of February.
st lb st lb
War Eagle, 4 yrs
Inheritress, aged 8 8
Lightning, aged 8 5
Lady Wildair, 6 yrs 8 5
The Cur, 6 yrs
Saddle, 4 yrs
Morpeth, aged
Rat-trap, 5 yrs
Reminiscence, 4 yrs 8 2
Prussic Acid, 5 yrs 7 15
Grimston, 5 yrs
Rowena, 6 yrs 7 10
Clermont, 4 yrs 7 10j
Tuft-hunter, 4 yrs 7 10'
The Windsor Painter,
6 yrs
Bourton, 5 yrs
Miss Elis, 6 yrs 7 10
Fergus, 4 yrs 7 9
Peep-o'-dayßoy, 4 yrs 7 9
Antler, aged
Mirmillo, 4 yrs 7 5
Ennui, 5 yrs
Joe Lovell, aged 7 7
Vesta, 4 yra
Free Lance, 5 yrs 7 7
Best of Three, aged . 7 7
Joe o' Sot, 4 yrs
Sheraton, 5 yrs
Watch-dog, 4 yrs
Hydrangea, 5 yrs
Tarella, 4 yrs 7 5
Intrepid, aged
Spectator, aged
Marietta, 5 yrs
Rufus, 5 yrs
Pantomime, 4 vrs
Vampyre, 4 yrs 7 3
Scandal, 4 yrs 7 3
Sagacity, 4 yrs
Clumsy, 6 yrs 7 2
Bingham, 4 yrs ... 7 0
Stultz, 4 yrs
Cosachia, 4 yrs
Queen Mary, 4 yrs
Pottinger, 4 yrs 7 0
Bokhara, aged
Chance, aged 7 0
Tit-bit, 5 yrs 7 0
Ballinafad, 4 yrs
Avenger, 5 yrs
Little Mary, 6 yrs 7 0
Teresa, aged
Pantomime and Miss M
without the consent of their
out, unless ordered to remaii

' Walmgate- bar With-
out, 4 yrs 7 0
The Premier, 5 yrs 7 0
:Marquis of Conyng-
ham, 5 yrs
Fitzwilliam, 5 yrs
(Lethargy, 4 yrs 6 13
Congress, 4 yrs
Britannia, 6 yrs 6 12
Counterfeit, aged
ISultana, 4 yrs
Shylock, 4 yrs
Circassian Alaid,4yrs 6 11
Chemisette, 5 yrs
Antagonist, 4 yrs
:Palma, 4 yrs
Enchanter, 4 yrs ... 6 10
Louisa Newell, 4 yrs 6 10
Sir Peter Laurie,4 yrs 6 9
Prospect, 5 yrs
St. Oswald, 4 yrs
Wee Bit, 4 yrs
Blue Light, 5 yrs
Lyme, 4 yrs
The Hatter, 5 yrs
Mountain Dew, 4 yrs 6 7
Columbus, 6 yrs
Lush, 4 yrs
Sister to iEgis, 4 yrs 6 7
Milliner, 5 yrs
Widred, 5 yrs 6 5
Marlow, 4 yrs
Passionate, 4 yrs 6 0
Sylvan, 3 yrs
Cracow, 3 yrs 5 7
Stourbridge, 3 yrs 5 7
Good Boy, 3 yrs 5 5
Reflection, 3 yrs 5 2
Hornpipe, 3 yrs 5 0
Fernhill, 3 yrs
Telegraph, 3 yrs
Self Defence, 3 yrs 5 0
Latitat, 3 yrs 5 0
Matadore, 3 yra 5 0
Embrace, 3 yrs
Miss Margrave, 3 yrs 4 12
Black Ball, 3 yrs
Convict, 3 yrs 4 12
Duplicity, 3 yrs 4 10
F,gremont, 3 yrs 4 7
B f by Thistlewhip-
: per, dam by Cain,
3 yrs
:argrave have been entered
owners, and will be struck
n.

GAME PaEsEnvians.—From information we have
gleaned, it is a " great fact" that most of the game pre-
servers are prodigiously sore when they have a few fees
to pay in the way of magistrates clerks fees—yes, even
a few fees to justices' clerks when a poacher is com-
mitted to prison. Conveying to gaol maintenance
therein. &c., are all placed upon the public rate-payers,
and yet most of the game mania nobility and gentry
begrudge a few fees (probably not more in a case than
half a sovereign, including constable, &c.), having to pay
justices' clerks. There are those, too, when a poacher
pays penalty and costs, who expect the witnesses (who
are their own men) to be slowed for their time in laying
information and in attending magistrates when the case
is heard. Verily, what fine feelings and nice consciences
have some of our " fine English gentlemen I"—From a
Correspondent.
THE LOSS OF HER MAJESTY'S SLOOP SNAKE..--
The Zuid Afrikaan reports the following :—" Arrived
in Simon's Bay, Nov. 10, Honourable Company's mail
steamer Progresso, Lieutenant Romeiro, from Mozam-
bique, October 13, to Simon's Bay, with stores saved
from the wreck of her Majesty's sloop Snake, stranded
within ^ few miles of Mozambique. Passengers : Dr.
Maranda, Portuguese army ; 'Lent. Webber, and 42
officers and men of her Majesty's sloop Snake. Tho re-
mainder of the crew have been conveyed to the Mauritius
in a French ship."