The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-26 00:00:00

WI ; *4-1 SAT L; RD AY EVENING•V APItliA

From the 'Loudon Gazette of Last, Night,

LORD CIIAMBERL AN'S OFFICE, APRIL 1.
NOtiC9. is hereby given that her Majeity:will hold a
Levee ai St. James's Palace, on Wednesday, 7th May next,
at two o'clock. "

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 14.
Notice is hereby given that her Majesty will hold Draw-
ing-Rooms at St. James's Palace, on the following days, at
two o'clock:—
Tuesday; 29th April next.
Thursday, 29th May next, tto celebrate her: M•4jesty's
N.B. The Knights of the several Orders are to appear
Birth-day
in their Collars at the Drawing-Room oh the 29th May
next.

WAR DEPARTMENT, APRIL 25.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for
the appointment of the following officer of the army of his
Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French, to be an ho-
norary member of
.the Military Division of the Third Class,
of Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath,
viz.: —M. George Eugene Blanchard, General.of Division.
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WHITEHALL, APRIL 23.
The Qucen has been pleased to present the B►ev. James
McFaden to the church at Strontian, in the presbytery of
Mull and shire of Argyll, vacant by the transportation of
the Rev. John Tolmie, late minister thereof, to the church
of Braudele. .
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COMMISSION SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
County Palatine of Lancaster William Bradshaw
Swainson, E,q., to be Deputy Lieutenant; John Turner,
Hopwood:_Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant.
2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
Ensign Henry 'Harrington Molyneux Steel to bo Lieute,
nant, vice Macnamara, resigned.
Worcester Regiment of Militia—Lieut. Oldham to be
Captain, vice Galton, resigned ; Henry Kerne Diprose
Birchill, Gent., to be Lienttnant, vice Castile, appointed
to the Brl Regiment of the British Italian togion.
King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia— George
Hamby, Esq., to be Captain, vice Dennis, resigned.
Prince of Wales's Rffal Re intent of Renfrew Militia—
Lietzteiiaat'o46% ReYlibTaii;"
resigned; LieutenautJames Anderson to be Captain, vice
Cameron, who resigns, but, in consideration of his long
service in the Renfrew Militia, is perinitted to retain his
rank and wear his uniform;. Ensign Frederick. W. E.
Cameron to be Lieutenant, vice Simons, promoted ; En-
sign Abr sham Thompson to be Lieutenant, vice Ander-
son, promoted.
The Galloway Rifles—Austin Houston, Gent., to be
Ensign.
Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Regiment
of Militia—Lieutenant Godfrey Wentworth Davidson to
be Captain, vice Fraser, promoted.
[The following appointment is substituted for that which
appeared iu the Gazette of Tuesday the Bth of April inst.] ,
Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Regiment
of Militia—Henry Diprose Herne Birchill to be Ensign.

NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,

Admiralty, Somerset-house, April 21.
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein,
what preparations are now making for the intended
distribution of proceeas arising from the cargoes of Russian
sloops, captured on the 9th, 14th, and ilst July, and
18th and 3lst August, 1855, by her Majesty's ship Driver.
Agents or other persons having any just and legal de-
mand unliquidated against the said proceeds are required
to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re-
gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the
same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that officer,
and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said court.
Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share
belonging to any captor, are requested, with as lithe delay
as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual
documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the
" Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset
House."
Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in
the Landon Gazette, of the date proposed for the com-
mencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, the
amount of an individual's share in the respective classes
will be announced.

Sporting Intelligence.

M ALTON RACES. . .
BETTDM AT MALTON—TijunsnAt NragT.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
5 to 2 agst Yellow Jack (taken)
sto 2 agst Porto Rico (taken)
3to 1 asst Fazzoletto (taken)
8 to 1 agst tirel-in-Hand (taken)

. CArSTER CIIP.
9to 1 agst One Act (taken) `•
9 to 1 apt Imogene (taken) . •
12 to 1 agst Yorkshire GrSy (taken)
20 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken)
An offer was made to back Imogene for 1,000 even,
against anything.

THR DERZY.
12 to 1 agst Ellington (offered)
16 to 1 agit Porto Rico (taken),
16 to 1 agst Faznletto (taken)

ADDITION &L PARTICULA.RS.

The Birdsall Handicap of 10 soya each, 5 ft, with 40
added ; the second to save his stake ; certain winners
extra. One mile. 7 subs. •
Lord Derby's Bracken, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 1
Mr. T. V. Turner's Pernbedw, 3 yrs,- 7st 31b (Chilman) 2
Mr. Williams's Atherstone, 4 yrs, Set 31b (G. Oates) 3
Mr. Dunn's Squire Watt, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Charlten) 4
Betting—Even on Bracken, 7 to 2 agst Pembedw, 4
to 1 agst Atherstone. Lady of the Lodge was weighed
for, but did not get to the post in time to start. Won
very easily by a length ; half a length between the
second and third ; very bad fourth.,
The Norcliffe Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 20 added, for
two and three-yr-olds. Oitiohal selling allowances,
&c.. Half a mile. Four,ubs.
(G,Perilas-PritruesrPagenie, 2 yrs, sst-Irlb (30t.)
(Withington) 1
Mr. J. H. Peart's f by Muley Mulocb, 2 yrs, sst 111 b
(301,) (Cresswell) 2
Mr. Wentivorth's Gildert, 3 yrs, Bst 7lb (501.)
• (Bartholomew) 3

Betting-5 to. 4 on Gildert, 7 to 4 agst Princess
Eugenie: Won easily by two lengths. Bad third. The
winner was bought in for 44 guineas.
The Union Runt Cup, value 25 Boys, added to a Sweep-
etakes of 5 sovs each, for horses not thorough-bred,
Sco. 4-yr-olds 103 t 121 b, five 11. t 91b, sir and aged
123 t. Gentlemen riders. Two miles. 16 'subs. .
Mr. D. Wray's Sir Richard,. 5 yrs, list 9lb
(Mr. rrice, jun.) 1
Mr. T. H. Green's Venture, 4 yrs, 10st 121 b
• (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 2
Mr. H. Willoughby's The Hero, 6 yrs, 12st
(Major Ball) 3
Mr. C. Bedwell's Black water, aged, 12st
(Mr. C. Ledger) 4
Tlefollowing also ran :—Mischief, by Prince Royal,
Tiny Tim, Mischief, and Sleight of-Hand.
Betting-6 to 4on Sir Richard, 4to 1 agst Venture,
sto 1 agst The Hero. Won in a canter by six lengths.
Same between second and third. The others were
beaten off. Only five passed the post. Before the race
Sir Richard and Venture were objected to on the ground
that they had been iu a regular training stable within
six months previous to the time of entry. The stakes
are withheld.

The Malton Handicap of 10 sot's each, 5 ft, and only 3
if declared, &0., with 100 added ; a winner of any
handicap value 50 soya after the weights were declared
51b extra, of two or of a handicap value 200 sows, 81b
extra ; the second to save his stake. One mile and a
half. 30 subs, 9of whom declared.
Mr. J. Colpitt's Maid of Der went, by Flatcatcher, 3
yrs, sst 81b (including 51b extra), carried sst 61b •
(Fordham) 1
•
Mr. J. G. Henderson's The Assayer, 5 yrs, 7st 81b
(including Blb extra)
Lord Derby's Bracken, 5 yrs, 7st (including 101 b
extra) (Cresswell) 3
Sir C. Monck's Vindex, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 4
The following also ran :—Ellermire, Braxey, Mar-
chioness, Alston, The Courtier, and Gathercole.
Blackburn weighed for Midhope, but on being mounted
the horse broke away, threw his jockey, and -was not
brought back in time to start.
Betting-5 to 2 against Ellermire, 7to 2 agst Maid
of Derwent,- 4 to 1 agst The Assayer, II to 1 agst
Gathercole, 10 to-1 each against Vindex and Bracken.
A fine race in with the first three was won by-a head ;
half a length between the second and third ; bad fourth.
Pace good throughout..
Selling Plate 0f.25 soya, added to a sweepstake of 5 sovs
each, for three-yr-olds and upwards ; the second to save
his stake ; optional selling weights. One mile and a
quarter. Five subs.
Mr. C. Reynard's The Heiress, 3 yrs, sst 11.1 b (301)
• (Fordham) 1
Mr. Percy's Exmouth, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (301.) (Harrison) 2
Mr. Wentworth's Gilbert, 3 yrs, bat 71b (401.)
(Cresswell) 3
_ .

Mr. H. A. Allenby's Bright, 3 yrs, Est (30/.) (Portensj 0
Batting-5 to 2on the Heiress, who wo111; a length;
same diStaikee betweon the seconrLand . Bright
was baaten off and-ad 'not pug the putt. - =oath was
pulled double; his trainer end jockey n ere summoned
before the stewards ; the former was reprimanded, and'
the latter suspended. The horse was not allowed to sun
again during the meeting.
The Two-yr-Old Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 20
added ; colts, Bst 71b ; Hies, Bst 31b. Straight half-
mile. Nine subs.

Mr. BennetL's Peto, by Poynton (Pearl) 1
Mr. T. Cunningham's Marmion (Chilman) 2
Mr. Allison's Evelyn (Charlton) 3
Mr. G. B. Cornish's Capiain Poulett(R. I'Anson, jun.) 4
Mr. T. Cunningham's Huntington (Dallow) 5
Mr. Cunningham declared to win with Marmion.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Peto, 2to 1 agst Marmion, sto
2 agst Evelyn. Won cleverly by a length ; a head be-
tween the second and third ; bad fourth.
The Amateur Stakes of 5 soya each, with 20 added, for
three-yr-olds and upwards ; optional selling weights ;
gentlemen riders ; professionals, 51b extra. One mile.
Three subs.
Mr. H. A. Allenby's Bright, by Annandale, 3 yrs,
9.st 81b (301.) (inc. 51b. extra) (Charlton) 1
Mr. Baker's Miss Allen, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b (301.)
(Mr. J. H. Peart) 2
Mr. Higginbotham's f. by lago, out of Chluris, 3 yrs,
9st (30/.) (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 3
Betting-6 to 4 agst Bright, 7to 4 agst Miss Allen,
3to 1 agst Chloris filly. Won by half a length ; about
four lengths between second and third. The winner was
sold for 67 guineas.

FRIDAY.
Scurry Handicap. Half a mile.

Notre Dame
Pembedw 2
The Medway
Grculus Esuriens, D. 0., Berezina, Lady of the
Lodge, Cigarette, Empress, and Arab Maid, also ran,
Won by half a length.
Speculation Plate. One mile and a half.
The Heiress
L0uvat................ .
Mi 55..............................
Won by two lengths.

1

Tally-ho I Handicap. One mile and a quarter.
A.therstone
Dresser .................. . ... ,
Mary .........
The Empress, Johnny Russell, Venture, and Leonora
also ran. Won by half a length.

1

Convivial Handicap. One mile.
Maid of Dement
Mosquito
The Medway
Hanover
Won by half-a-length Bad third.
The Farewell Stakes. Half a mile.

Evelyn...
Perplexity 2
Moloch 3
Won by half a length.
The Welham Cup. Two miles.
Golden Pippin ...........................' 1.
Mate by Redshank—Old Sir Henrys dam 2
Hampton gelding
Nine ran. Won by a length.

The Langton Stakes. Half a mile.

Marmi0n..................... ..... »............................1
Brompton ....................................................... 2
Huntingd0n....................... ............................. 3
Won easily.
UNION HUNT COP.—The objection to Sir Richard has
been withdrawn.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY.

TWO THOUSAND.
6 to 2 agst Yellow Jack (take 3 to 1)
3 to 1 agst Fazz3letto (taken)
3to 1 agst Porto Rico (taken)
12 to 1 agst Bird-in-Hand (taken)

CIIE3TER CUP.
9 to 1 agst Imogene (taken)
10 to 1 agst Yorkshire Grey (taken)
10 to 1 agst One Act (taken)
100 to 6 BO Fatalist (taken)
20 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken)
25 to 1 agst Aldford (taken)
50 to 1 agst Van Danok (taken)
50 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken)
THE DERBY.
2 to 1 agst Wentworth (take sto 2)
Bto 1 agst Cannobie (taken)
12 to 1 agst Ellington (taken)
12 to 1 agst Artillery (taken)
100 to 6 agst Rogerthorpe
20 to 1 agst Fazzoletto (taken)
25 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (taken)
50 to 1 agst Leamington (taken)
50 to 1 agst The Prince (taken)
10 to 1 agst Fazzoletto and Fly-by:Night (t.)
No betting on the 1000 Guineas StakeF.

Fh1.1R17.17L SUR'_PERINGS OP SHIP'S CREW.

Vy ihe arri val of the shiplfercury at Torbay we hare
received the..folloline report of loss, and sub,equent
pailful sufferings of the- crew, of the bark - Blake of
Lirerpoof : - '
14Thers. British bark Blake, daptain Edward Ea lolf,
sailed. from Ship Island harbour, Mississippi, with a
cargo of pitch and pine deal., bound to Cork for orders.
Sh sailed on 3th of February, with a fine,: fair wind and
go
I
d weather, and was in good trice and, fine ordee, and
wi h every hope of making A good and prosperoue pas-
ea e. ' The weather continued fine, and she made nice pro-
grlss.on herwey, sightine Bermuda on the 13th after
leaving, port, the ship.tight and in fine order. 0 i the 4th
d# of March the weather began to change`; commenced
with rainy, squally,
,weather. sth.—lt hauled to S.'W.,
blowing a strong gale and a heavy sea running.- Finding
the ship 'making a little water, the pumps were attended
to' every watch. 6th and 7th.—The gale, increasing,
and sea -running very high and crossed ; wind blowing
from N.W. to W.N.W., causing the ship to labour
heavily, and kept one purse constantly going, the ship
running lender double-reefed main and close-reefed
foretopsails and foresail: --
Bth and 9th.Galestill con-
tinuing, and veering more to northward, with very
heavy squails and a tremendous cross sea, causing her
to ;labour, and straining her awfully. Beth pumps were
kept constantly at work, ship running under close-reefed
maintopsail and reefed foresail. Tried to forereach her
under the two close-reefed topsails, but, not succeeding,
were ultimately obliged to run her ; found the ship mak-
iug water fast and it gaining upon us, there being 3 feet
water in the hold. 10th an 1 11th.—Gale still continu-
ing, and squalls more violent, attended with hail and
-snew, and very cold ; the water gaining rapidly on the
pumps, there beingnine feet of water in the hold. 12th.—
Blowing a terrific gale from W.N.W., with a very heavy
so running, 13 feet of water in the hold; and men worn
out, having been at the pumps constantly for 3 days and
nights, without sleeplegorseet of eny sort. Thema'...er was
-rising fast; the ship getting-Theavy and difficult to ereer.
At 6 p.m. the broached to and shipped a heavy sea,
which carried away the man at the wheel, the binnacle,
skOghtselife and jolly boats, and all the bulwarks.
Took the foresail in and rounded her to under a close-
reefed maintopsail, when ,the sheet parted, and the sail
blew away. She lay very broad to the sea, which made
a Clean breach over her, carrying away the spars on
deck, waterCaeks, galley, long boat, topgallant fore-
caitle; and breaking in the poop, which washed away the
cabin, and everything off deck. Got the main trysail
set, and tried to get forward to cut away the foremast,
but found it impossible for a soul to get there. The
ship was now lying water-logged, it blowing a terrific
gate, with very violent squalls, and the sea making a
clean breach over her) all hatids clinging to'the weather
rigging and in the maintop, everything being washed
away from the maindeck. 13th. —Blowing a terrific
hurricane, with heavy squalls of bail, sleet, and snow,
fromN.Nr., and fearfully cold. At 11 a.m. were struck
with a terrific squall and& tremendous sea at the same
tithe, which capsized the ship, washing away seven men,
poop deck, and bursting up the main deck, washed off
all the hatches, and carrying off every morsel of provi-
si ns there was on board the ship. The ship lay in this
at to about two hours, while the hurricane blew, the re-
m ender of the crew nearly perishing with the piercing
co d, when she carried away all the three lower masts
at the heads and bowsprit at the stem, and slowly
righted. Having a list, it formed a little shelter from
the cold under the weather-poop bulwarks aft, where we
were obliged to hold on and make ourselves fast, to
prievent being washed away by the sea that was con-
stantly breaking over us. In this sad and miserable
posit* we were obliged to remain until the 18th, the
gale still continuing and the sea breaking over us (lat.
about 43 15 N., long. 38 30 W.), and unable t) move
rom our- position for fear of being washed away, be.
fug five days without a morsel of food or a drink of
water, without rest, and constantly drenched by the sea.
19th.—Gale and sea more moderate; at the risk of our
lives we attempted to get forward for water, and suc-
ceeded, but spoiled this cask of water in the attempt.
This day one of the seamen died from cold, hunger, and
fatigue ;we put him overboard. In the afternoon the
gale began to moderate •, got some pieces of canvass
to: lie upon, and all huddled together in a heap to
keep ourselves warm. 20th.—This being the seventh
day without anything to eat, I caught a half-
drowned rat, which I immediately cut up and shared
out to each one; it was a delicious morsel. The weather

was still .very rough and cold. 21st.--The eighth
day ; we were able to get forward and get a small cask
of water from the hold, arid rolled it aft, and lashed
it, to the stauncheon, this being the only thing we
had to depend upon. Ninth Day.—No sail could
yet be discerned upon the horizon, all eyes being daily
and nightly stretched to catch a glimpse of some
friendly sail. Hunger now began to tell heavily upon
us all, and its ravages were plainly discerned. TenttrDay.
—:What a joyous sound was heard this morning, as the
watch, at daylight, cried, Sail, ho !' and two vessels
were seen;-and.every heart leaped with joy, but only to
meet a heavier disappointment. The two vessels passed,
one to windward and the other to leeward without tak•
ing any notice of us. Oh, this disappointment was heart-
breaking ! with starvation staring us in the face, and the
cries and the moans of the men around me calling on

Oak God Acie-hOp_theenn wait: the:l.4 glaring eye's, and
..p...niated reran ,looktng.ao latifßLW—ta.vimreim..Aviris-al
could assist them. The EiCeuss awful and-horrible,
and cannot be described by my pen ; and in my situa-
tion I had to hold up against everything to sustain them,
that they might not give way to it. Many times I had
to set my heart as hard as iron, to bear up against their
cries and appeals to me, as to what they should do,
when I could have lain down and given way to grief and
sorrow far deeper than themselves. To see those men,
once so strong and robust, and now nothing better than
moving skeletons To hear them smacking their lips
and dreaming of being at some friendly table eating and
enjoying themselves, as they would fall off into some of
their dozing sleeps from fatigue, only to be awakened
by the wash of a sea to behold their deplorable fate ;
then their cries and moans would be heartwrending.
They by this time began to got flighty, from weakness,
~nd sores were breaking out all over us, from being con-
stantly wet with salt water. In this way we continued
until the 13th day, when we saw another vessel pass
and take no notice of us. The wailing and moaning
upon this day are too awful to be described. Thirteen
days without a morsel of food of any kind to put to our
lips ! Another seaman died this day of starvation.
We did not put him overboard, but reserved his corpse
for our own use, and in this state we lingered for four
days more, living off the body of our dead companion ;
but I must say very sparingly indeed, for the thoughts
of it were almost as bad as death itself. Through these
four awful days I do not see how we ever lived, not
having a dry place to lie, and the sea continually wash-
ing over us ; and as some of us would drop off in our
dozing state, dreaming of feasting, and be awakened in
a few minutes by the wash of a sea, then, coming to a
sense of their situation, and the dead body of their com-
rade swinging in the pale moonlight, the cries and moans
of the men were appalling. On Saturday, the 29th of
March, we bore the heaviest and greatest disappoint-
ment--a large ship passing us about two miles to
windward, and not seeing us, it being too early in the
morning. This was the 17th day since we capsized, and
had nothing to eat but the dead body of our comrade,
none of us hardly able to move from weakness and
fatigue, and all our hopes gone. I laid myself down
when the ship passed us, shut my eyes, and gave up all
hopes of ever seeing land again, and was about resigning
myself to my fate, when about two hours after I heard
cries of joy from all of Sail, ho! sail, ho!' repeated in
such a strain as will never be erased from my memory
while on this earth. She proved to be the schooner
Pigeon, Captain W. S. Knight, of St. John's, New-
foundland. It blowing a strong gale from W.S.W. at
the time, and a good sea on, they bad some difficulty in
removing us from the wreck, owing to our weak, miser-
able state. Our clothes, on being taken off, were com-
pletely rotten, being so long wet. We could pick them
all off by pieces.
"The follo wing is a list of the crew:—
"Survivors.—Wynne Dugan, mate, of S mansea ;

James Cosgrove, second mate, of Liverpool ; John Geo.
Rudolf, third mate, of Halifax ; John Petersen, seaman,
of Trieste ; Joseph Barber, seaman, of Genoa ; John
Kieren, seaman, of Germany; and William Thomas,
cook, of Halifax.
" Washed Overboard.—John Phillips, carpenter, of
Dundee ; Thomas Leach, seaman, of Dublin ; Henry
Eccleston, seaman, of New York ; Joseph Thompson,
seaman, of New York ; John Crimmons, seaman, of
New l '
York • William Brown, seaman, of New York ;
Charles Beck, seaman, of Baltimore; Jonathan Roberts,
steward, of Liverpool.
"Jose Ariva, of Callao, and Richard Foss, of Bide-
ford, Wales, died from fatigue and starvation.
" EDWARD RUDOLF, Master."

" Ship Mercury, off Start Point, 8 a.m.,
Friday, Apiil 18.
" Monday, April 7.—Llt. 41 59 N. ; long. 41 50 W.,
spoke the schooner Pigeon, Knight, from Lisbon for St.
John's, Newfoundland, short of water, &e., supplied
her ; and from Rudolf obtained the report accompanying
this, which he desired to be forwarded to England."

PROPOSED WIDENING OF STREETS.—The Board of
Works for the Holborn district have agreed to memo-
rialise the Metropolitan Board of Works in favour of the
removal of Middle-row, Holborn, and the widening of
Gray's Inn-lane, the north end of Chancery-lane, and
south end of Leather-lane, leading into Holborn.
LAUNCH OF THE GUN-BATTERY TERROR.—SHI ELD S,
Thur-day Night.—The monster floating battery, built
by Messrs. Palmer Brother, of Jarrow, was launched on
the Tyne this evening, in the presence of a large. con-
course of spectators from Newcastle, Gateshead, Shields,
and the neighbouring towns. She is exactly of the same
proportions ai her companion ships, launched by Messrs.
R. Napier and Sons, of Glasgow, and Messrs. Samuda
Brothers, of London. She is 2,000 tons burthen, and
though, as her name implies, she is an ugly-looking mon-
ster, as strong as wood and iron can make her. The
loose plates used in her construction have been made ii.
the Parkgate Works, Yorkshire, and though only com-
menced with in the early part of January last, she has
been launched a week before the time contracted for her
delivery, the Ist of May. About 900 workmen hay(
been employed in her construction, and she will be ready
sto be despatched to Sheernessin a day or two,