The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-05 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
The betting was so dull, that with the single remark
that Orlando, Wolfdog, and Jericho were the only
horses in any favour, we may proceed at once to a quo-
tation of the final prices.
THE EMPEROR'S VASE.
7 to 2 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm
8 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolfdog—taken
8 to I agst Col. Peel's Orlando—taken
9 to 1 agst Lord Lonsdale's Jericho—taken
12 to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Miss Sarah
12 to 1 apt Mr. Merry's Peri colt
15 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeat
20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Wood Pigeon
20 to 1 agr,t Sir G. Heathcote's Khondooz
30 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Corranna.
Nut False Report, Bourra Tomacha, and all Mr
Irwin'a horses, are scratched for their Ascot engagements
ST. LEGER.
7 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Broosrdo—taken.
DERBY.
40 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's Miles's Boy—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Lunedale—taken
50 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Marpessa colt—taken
50 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Von Tromp—taken
1,000 to 15 agst each of the Duke of Richmond's four—tak.
MANCHESTER RACES—WEDNESDAY.
Plate of 501. for three-yrs-olds, 6st 101 b, and four yrs,
Bst 21b ; fillies, &c., allowed 31bs ; winners once, 3110 s;
twice, 51bs; thrice, 7lbs extra. Heats, one mile and
a-quarter.
Mr. Raworth's Engineer, 3 yrs (Bradley) 2 1 1
Mr. Osborne's Hopeful, 3 yrs 1 2 2
Mr. Phillips'sf by Physician, out of Theans 4 yrs 2 3 dr
Mr. Walker's Sister to Skipton, 3 yrs (Duncan) 3 dr
First heat, won by two lengths ; second heat, won by
a length and a half, and the third by a length, easily.
littudicap Hurdle Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, and 50
added. Heats, twice round, over five hurdles.
(9 Subs.)
Mr. Arnold's Alice, 5 yrs, lOst ...(Copse) 0 2 1 1
Mr. Heap's Chintz Print, 6 yrs, lOst 51b 3 1 2 2
Mr. Duckworth's Clear the Kitchen, aged
I Ist
10 0 3
Mr. Gower% Yellow Dwarf, 6 yrs, lOst 31b 0 0 0 dr
Mr. Wrigiit's Erebus, 5 yrs, lOst 2 3 dr
Mr. Fos Duce Ace, 5 yrs, lOst 21b
Mr. J. Mathewman's Doe, aged, 9st 31b 0 dr
Roderick Dhu and Violet fell.—Won easily.
The Trotting Race was won easily in two heats by
'Mr. Bowring's Penrith, beating b f Steamer, Mrs.
Caudle, Oldham, Black Bess, and Tom Tit.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
MANCH RACES.—TunRSDAY.
The Victoria StakesE of 15R sovs. each, with 40 added; for two
Yrs old colts, Bst 51b, and fillies, Bst 21b. Three-quarters
of a mile.
Mr. Hancock's Premier (Holmes) 1
Meiklam's Susannah 2
__The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Worthington's b fby Pantaloon, out of Banter; Mr. Cook-
Lion's Miss Birch ; and Mr. Buckley's Saddleworth.
The Kersal Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added; for three
yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 31b. Mile and three-
quarters.
Sir J. Gerard's Camelia (E. Edwards) 1
Mr. Dawson's Lord Harry
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. Three miles and a dis.
Mr. Critchley's Coeur de Leon, 4 yrs ........ .(Whitehouse) 1
Mr. Bell's Fiddlestring, 3 yrs
Mr. Bennett's Hope, 4 yrs
The following started, bat were not placed :—Mr. Bowes's
As-you-like-It, 4 vrs ; Mr. Dawson's Lord Harry, 3 yrs ;
d
Mr. Arnold's sister to Alice, 3 yrs.
Plate of 501., for three vrs old, &c. Heats, mile and a half.
Mn,Mr. Watkins's Barbara Young, 4 yrs (Noble) 10 1
Raworth's Kilgram, 5 yrs
Mr. Redhead's Factory Girl, 4
.yrs 2 0 3
Mr'. Osborne's The Red Vixen, 3 yrs 0 2 dr
Mr'. Davies's Talleyrand, 5 yrs 0 0 dr
Walrnsley's Heir-at-Law, 4 yrs
tuirt tfostyn's Miracle, 4 yrs 0 dr
• Skelrnerdale's Persian Lady, 5 yrs 0 dr

MArcx.— CRICKET.
The celebrated atch in honour of Mr. Fex
terminated on Wednesday evening, in favour of Pilch's eleveli
n,
Who won, after a hard contest, by 34 runs, they scoring 209
runs while their opponents scored 175. The play was ex-
cellent, and through the whole period Lord's grounds were
crowded with nobility and gentry.
pTUE OZONIANS v. ETONIANS.—This match was com-
enced on Tuesday last, in the Playing Fields at Eton Col-
eg'.l, and was stopped, in consequence of the Ozonises being
obliged to return to the university, when the Etonians had
red 107, having then four wickets to go down. The Ox-
°lll4llP., had previously scored 141.

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB—Last evening the
Monthly meeting of the above club was held at the Piazza
Motel ; the Commodore, Lord A. Paget, presiding. The
• Minutes of the previous meeting having been read and
r'e.„ofirmed the offer of the Greenwich Pier Company to
.__witovr the Star steamer to lie alongside this day, for the
match of the friends of the club to witness the
"""teh fer the Challenge Cup this day, was unanimously
eilliceaentteti,
_and the secretary desired to write a letter of
arino7n.,. Letters were read from Kingstown and Ostend,
attenda'l-4_g their respective regattas, and inviting the
Corutaoic'e of members and yachts of this club. The
the bur :e read a very interesting letter from his Grace
for the hof Beaufort, thanking his Lordship and the club
°nour of being elected a member. The arrange-
Monts for the match of this day having been completed, the
arrange-
gentle
and • en proposed at the last meeting were ballotted for
etected, and others proposed for ballot at the ensuing
trilheee The Commodore stated that although this was
in„ night of entry fur the Strangers' Cup match of the
`. instant, yet, as from the circular issued by the club,
nating that the yachts were not to be " less than 25 tons,"
Or ;exceeding 50 tons, when the latter, " not exceeding 50
trlls," being intended, some smallyachts, as time was allowed
for tonnage, might have been deterred from entering; and
he (Lord Paget) therefore wished it to go forth through the
Press, that the time for entry would be extended till Thurs-
day next, the llth instant. The remaining routine business
Laving been disposed of, the elub adjourned till Thursday,
July 2.
CURIOUS CONTRIVANCE.—Yesterday morning the
lives of several of the letter-carriers employed in the General
1:ost-office in St. Martin's-le-Grand were placed in great
Jeopardy by the sudden disarrangement of part of the new
laachinery recently erected in the establishment, used for the
Purpose of hoisting up the newspapers and men, and lowering
chant from the newly-finished rooms over the inland and
letter•carriers' offices. The machine—which is worked by
means of a powerful engine placed in the centre of the base-
" M—is fitted at each end of the letter-carriers' office, north
_and
. south. It consists of a series of flaps, about six feet
!Pert, chiefly of wood, on &framework of iron, which are so
rnstructed as to pass with facility underneath and over the
17nPn_of the framework, thus rendering any reverse motion
ano:ef-ssary. As the flaps reach the level of the ground-
?askets full of newspapers and men vith trays filled
41‘1
whine are placed upon the flaps, which, while the
it strapping is in gear, is constantly moving round at
hhTderate pace. Great care is required by the men in
47!..1,,,0f,;• on the baskets, and in stepping on and off the several
‘'.:.'l4,,rras even when the machine is regularly worked, but
tilien any accident occurs by which the smallest particle of
minute wheels in connexion with the motive power be-
',;," re disarranged, the shelves are whirled round with fearful
•tZttZeIY, and the men placed in imminent peril from the fact
gine' they do not jump off, or are dragged out, or the en-
nreomentarily stopped, nothing can save them from being
;:_d to death. Just before the dispatch of the letter.
ge ``lB Yesterday (Thursday) morning, at half-past eight
ro° clock, when several of the men were travelling from the upper
theTe (Where fourteen divisions of them assort and prepare
1 letters for delivery) to the floor, by the machine, a
Sudden disarrangement of the apparatus took place, and the
Shelves were lowered with frightful force. Some of the men
reac
atieceeded
the in floc ping off; others as were dragged outthey
hed by their brcother officers ; one letter-carrier
fell with considerable violen
them, named William Pretty, had thehuapd" is head, and one of
flyretest difficulty in
escaping from being crushed by the
Pity, none of the men are injured exce3pt above • hip. Hap-
terror at the machine, however, caused therangtnoticf; dread that
Part of the official duty. In consideration for the safety atf
the officers thus employed, a notice was on Thursday after°.
11°?n Posted in the office, prohibiting any one of them from
doing up or down the machine, except when the baskets or
.gs of a heavy kind are conveyed by it during the greatest
Pressure of the duty.
THE SALTMARSHE COLLECTION OF PICTURES.—The
1,-"Ct dars sale of this admirable collection of pictures took
rh-ixe on Thursday, at Messrs. Christie and Manson's Rooms,
3'i:flog-street St. James's. The pictures sold, though some
th;ueM of the'highest character, were not the great gems of
efor,,!tOotion, which will be sold to-day and to-morrow, and
nklch a very strong competition is expected. The room was
..""anr„-"dedduring the sale, which contained 80 lots. Mr. Man-
sold, and obtained the following prices for the best lots :
.11.,a • A Flemish Estaminet (Brauwer), 120 guineas. Lot 11.
lg. 1 atio ( Omeganck), 195, bought by Mr. Nieurenhuys. Lot
Lot -„,e Itetour des Champs, by the same artist, 185 guineas.
ath; Sheep and Goats in a Stable, by Adrian Cuyp, 88
tri Us- Lot 28. A Landscape, by Gainsborough, 29 gui-
(c7; bought by Mr. Ferrer. Lot 29. A Morning Scene
samineganek), 96 guineas. Lot 31. A Landscape, by t
32--e artist, 130 guineas. Lot 37. Stirling Castle (Nasmyth),
i2O guineas. Lot 38. "Le Milieu du Jour" (Omeganck),
a guineas • bought by Mr. Smith. All the pictures of this
Broom,"eated an animated competition. Lot 43. " Buy a
er by the late Madame Soyer was bought by M. Soyer,
crainabninsod, for 21 guineas. Lot' 54. A Landscape, by
r'3oBll. 30 guineas ; bought by Mr. Smith. Lot
J 55. A Town o
guineas. Lot 56T; a River, with Ferry-boat (Asselyn), 50
75 guineas. Lot 4 Moonlight (very good), by Vanderneer,
guineas, Lot 62. Au T."' Le Garde Manger ' (Snyders), 35
geTteier, by Van Staveren ; bought by
blr. Clark, for 33
(Sasso Ferrato), 77 guineas. Lote 69. A Virgin and Child
beausfeti72. A Landscape (Claude),
48 guineas. Lot 77. A
artisicture by Constable, one
of the best specimens of the
erly in the Bour-
liault Collection, was knocked down f iVIn
A Country Alehouse, by Morland,
s• ; purchased by
Mr. Grattan. Lot 79. A portait of Ms
, by Ward,
99/. ttneguitikineeas. Lot 78.
-POST-The follow-
ILA-, 30 guineas.
MAILS.—POST
of the
THE FOREIGN
lag notice relating to the departure and arrival
foreign mails was yesterday posted at the chief offi
Martin's-le-Grand :—Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Spain,
tar, Mediterranean, Egypt, India, and China. The next
flails for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the
.lonian Islands,
f'gYpt, India, China, via Southampton, wti I be dispatched
frog he hence on the morning of the 20th ins ant.
_The Tagus
sailed with the above mails of 3d instant.—Peninsular,
&c.:—The Madrid for the Peninsular mails of
next mails
morning
ing
Bth inst.—lndia, &c., via Marseilles. The ncto.t_ramrsael.l__efs,
Marseilles, willthe
Mediterranean, Egypt, India, and China, I%
dispatched from hence on the evening via
the. Bth instant.
ate,s
April
of Mails from India, &c., via Marseilles, which ar-
-I,;i'ved on the 3d instant, are as follows :—Calcutta,
m`2; Madras, April 23 ; Bombay, May 1; Alexandria,
22 ; Corfu, May 24; Malta, gay 27.—Malta Station.—
Arrival and departure of packets : The contract steamer
Duke of Cornwall, with mails from England, of May 3, ar-
rived from Gibraltar, May 14, and sailed for Alexandria on
the 17th of May. Her Majesty's steamer Flamer, with mails
fresl England of the 7th of May, arrived from Marseilles on
the 17th. The contract steamer Iberia arrived from Alex•
,andria on the 27th, and the Royal Tar appointed to sail for
Malta
on the 29th. The steam vessel Spitfire sailed from
istalta for the lonian Islands and Greece on the 17th of May,
and returned on the 27th.—West Indies, &c.: The next
mails will be dispatched from here on the morning of the
17th instant. The Severn sailed June 2. The Teviot due
on the 7th instant.—Sydney, New South Wales : The Tra-
falgar sailed on the 3d instant, with the mails of the 2d
iastant.

PRESENTS TO HER MAJESTY.—Ifer Majesty has been
graciously pleased to present a portion of the foreign animals
Which arrived on Wednesday last by the Oriental steamer to
Lilt Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens. Y4:411 fine antelopes
'Pod lit the gardwo yesterday.