The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-06 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF MR. MOTLEY.

Mr. Motley has received his letters of recall, and takes
leave of the United States Legation to-day. His Excel-
lency will have an audience of the Queen at Windsor at
three o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Moran will act as
Charge d'Affaires, pending the appointment of Mr.
Motley's successor.

COLLISION ON THE HIGH SEAS.
SUPPOSED LOSS OF EIGHTEEN PERSONS.
(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAM.)
The Ransome, screw steamer, belonging to Ipswich,
bound from Newcastle to Ipswich, whilst off the Norfolk
coast, between Cromer and Winterton, on Sunday after-
noon, fell in with a ship's lifeboat, containing eight hands.
They said they belonged to the screw steamer Gladstone,
and that while voyaging from Middlesborough to London,
the Gladstone came in contact with another screw
steamer, whose name is unknown. This occurred
at five o'clock on the Sunday morning. The Gladstone
is supposed to havegone down and a crew of eighteen with
her. All the passengers, the captain, and the officers are
supposed to have perished. The hands picked up include
the chief engineer (who in attempting to hand forth a lady
passenger had his hand severely smashed), two stokers,
and five seamen. They have all been forwarded to their
homes.
Later information shows that the steamer Gladstone,
which came into collision with another screw steamer
while voyaging from Middlesborough to London,did not go
down as was supposed by those of her crew who were
picked up by the steamer Ransome, but steamed into
Lowestoft, and was sent on to London with the assistance
of a harbour tug. -

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TAITEILSALL7S-L AST EVENING.
WATERLOO CUP.

20 tg 1 agst VE:SpinWsnOMination (t).
20 to 1 agst Lord Lurgan's nomination (t and off).
20 to 1 agst Lord Haddington's nomination (off).
25 to 1 agst Mr. Clark's nomination (t).
25 to 1 agst Mr. Carrnther's nomination (t and off).
30 to 1 agst Mr. Brocklebank's nomination (t).
33 to 1 agst Mr. Heywood's nomination (t)-.
33 to 1 agst Mr. Lister's nomination (t).
33 to 1 agst Mr. Bland's nomination (t).
33 to 1 agst Mr. Deighton's nomination (t).
33 to 1 agst Mr. Green's nomination (t).
GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.
30 to 1 agst The Lamb (taken and offered)
33 to 1 agst Red White and Blue (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Doctor (taken)
33 to 11 agst David Copperfield(offerod-40 wanted)
TWO THOUSAND.
6to 1 on the field (offered)
10 to 1 agst Ringwood (taken to £25)
DERBY.
9to 1 agst King of the Forest (offered)
10 to 1 agst General (taken)
10 to 1 agst Albert Victor (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Bothwell (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Cricklade (taken)
• 25 to 1 agst Ringwood (taken and offered)
1000 to 30 agst Fisherman (wanted)

A. deputation of Irish peers and commoners,
headed by the Marquess of Clanricarde, is to wait on the
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland on Wednesday, to confer as
to the purchase of the Irish railways by the Government.
They last year presented a 'memorial praying the Govern-
ment to carry into effect the recommendations contained
in the report of the Irish Railway Commissioners ; and
the object of the committee in waiting on the Lord-Lieu-
tenant is to ascertain the intentions of the Government in
reference thereto.