The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-14 00:00:00

THE 81) N LONDON; THURSI,Ar vvE9,,,tNG AUGUST 14 1858

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READING RACES —WED/vEsDaY,
The Cavershatn Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs' each, 2 ft,
wiah 25 added. Straight run in, 5 fur. 15 subs.
Mr. Dennett's The Hartley Buck, by The Fallow
Deer, 4 yrs, 6st 1211) (Fordliam) 1
Mr. Wittier's Octavia, aged, 7st 71b (Crouch) 2
Mr. E. R. Clark's Mr. Sykes, 6 yrs; 9st...(Dockeray) 3
The foliavving also ran :—Little Gerard, Titornats,
Little Tem, Cantrin, Bacon, and Surplice.
Betting-4 ta 1 each eget The Hartley Duck and Little
Gerard, sta .1 ;test the Clementine geldirn 100 to 15
1 agst Octavia. Won by two lengths ; a head between
the second and third ; Bacon was a 'bad fourth, Cantrip
fiftt, and Titorchus sixth. Clenientina gelding was
last, a long way.
The Forbury Strikes of 3 soya each, with 30 added. One
mile. 6 subs.
Mr. Hewitt's Profile, 2 yrs, 4st 131 b (30/.)...(Rayner) 1
Mr. Evans's Nuiette, 3 yrs, Est 13113 (301.) (Prior) 2
Mr. Saxon's Coxwell, 2 yrs, sst 61b (501.). (Tuck) 3
Desdemona and Keppel alai ran.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Coxwell, 3to 1 agst Profile.
Won easily by three lengths; bad third ; the others
cattle in at wide intervals. The winner was sold tor 73
guineas.
The Whitley Stakes (Handicap), of 5 sovs each, with
5 ft, and only 2 if declared, &c., with 50 added ; the
second horse to save his stake. One mile.
pm Lord Cliftlen's Alembic, 5 yrs, Bst 3lb ........ .(A. Day) 1
Mr. Howard's 'itridboy, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (in. 7113 extra)
(Fordham) 2
Mr. Elwes's The Cropper, 4 yrit, 7st 41b (Plumb) 3 The following also ran :—Rip Van Winkle, Kathe•
rine Logie, Newmarket, and Worcester.
Betting-6 to 5 agst Sandboy, sto 1 agst Alembic.
10 to 1 agst Kati'ierine Logie. Alembic made all the
running, and won easily by a neck ; bad fourth ; New-
market filth.
The Reading Stakes of 15 ROW; each, 5 ft, with 50 added
for two-yr•olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Half
a mile.
_ Mr. T. Walker's Gemma di Vergy, by Sir Hercules,
Bst 7113 .......... .. (Kendall) 1
- Mr. M. Dennett's Zaidee, Bst 61b (including 31b ex.)
Fordhan4 2
Mr. E. R. Clark's South Western, .Bst 71b(Deekeray) 3
C by Slane, and Old Fashion also ran.
Bettine's to 5 agst Geinma di Vergy, G to 4 agst
Zaidee, Bto 1 offered agst any other. Ater one failure
the lot got well away. Old Fashion was first off, Gem•
'ma di Vergy and Zaidee lying second and third. ' At
the distance ow Fashion disappeared from the front,
and Zaidee, with Gemma di Vergy at her girths, went
-on with the lead. From this point the race was con-
fined to the first two. Gemma di Vergy struggled on
gamely to the end, got up in the last few strides, and
won by a "short head." Bad third ; Bay Rosalind colt
was fourth.
Tne Stand Plate (HAndicap) of 100 sovs. Half a mile.
Mr. Thellusson's Madame Clicquot, by Burgundy, 2
yrs, Est . ............................ (Cresswell) 1
Captain Litde's Olympus, 3 yrs, fist 13Ib (Ealing) 2
Mr, Payne's mare by Van Tromp, out of Queen Mab,
5 yrs, Est 101 b .................................... (Plumb) 3
The following also ran :—Flacrow, Mr. Verdant
Green, Alembic, Romeo, Poacher, Bessie, Little
Gerard, Titormns, Michaelmas Maid, Octavia, Prim-
rose, Eloquence, Grayling, Madame Rachel, Sea Lark.
Parole, Dexterity, Illdstrator, Equinox, Araby 'l3
Daughter.
Betting-5 to 1 agst Olympus, 10 to 1 agst Madame
Clicquot, 100 Co 8 each agat Michaelmas Maid, Octavia,
Little Gerard, Alembic, and Queen Mab mare. Won
by a head, and a head only between the second and
third ; Eloquence was fourth, about a length behind
Queen Mab mare; Titormus fifth, and Michaelmas Maid
sixth.
The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; half
a mile. Eight subs.
Mr. Taylor's Fashion, by Faugh-a-Ballagh, 3 yrs,
7st (20/.) ....................................... --(Ealing) 1
Mr, Saxon's Wild Strawberry, 2 yrs, sst (301.) (Cooper) 2
Mr. Hewett's Araby's Daughter, 2 yrs, 4st 81b (201.)
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Betting—Even on Fashion ; very little betting.adler Won 3 by a length; three lengths between the second and
third.

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LITERATURE.

The St. James's Medley John Mitchell, 33,
Old Bond-street.
The August number of this instructive and en-
tertaining Quarterly is quite equal to the best of its
predecessors; the contributions being judiciously
selected, the subjects brought before the reader
treated with considerable spirit and ability, and
a due sprinkling of lighter literature, lending a
charm to the whole even greater than the title of
the serial would lead the reader to expect. In
"The St. James's Medley " in point of fact, the
fashionable and commercial world have a magazine
which may be dipped into with satisfaction and
advantage, however brief may be the leisure
the sultriness of the weather and the exi-
gencies of their various pursuits allow them.
Eschewing verbosity the editor presents brief and
readable papers, all of them interesting, and seve-
ral characterised by a good deal of noint and
vigour. The opening article is a review of the
" Contemporary Greece " of Edmund About, and
introduces to the reader the principal results of the
distinguished author's tour of observation. Sem&
of these are of a remarkable nature. The article
altogether merits a careful perusal, throwing as it
does both new and more vivid light on the present
condition and prospects of Greece and the Greeks.
A pretty storiette of the " 17ndine " class follows, and as one of a seriesof "Scraps from Old Friends,"
the classic scholar is presented with an exact ren-
dering of some choice lilies in the CEDIPUS
COLONJEUS of Sophocles. "The Ruski's Farewell
on the Departure of the British Army," a humor-
ous parody, is succeeded by some pertinent re-
marks on " The Passport Nuisance." " Dreams
w thin Dream" might be taken for a maiden
effort by the author of " Vathek." From
dreams we are carried to etern realities, in-
ves'ed hitherto, unfortunately, with much of the
unreality of ficuon. In " Crime and Criminals,"
besides a merciless utilitarian dissection of Chester-
ton's " Prison Life," and a favourable notice of
Mr. Frere's recent work, we have the general sub-
ject of penal discipline, more especially for youth-
ful offenders, nervously treated—the writer insist-
ing on the prison and the reformatory being com-
bined. "In Memoriam" expresses, in a few grace-
ful lines, a trite but none the less consolatory
thought. The lovers of travel, and such as are
concerned about the present state of Algeria, will
follow with interest the steps of a "Blind Travel-
ler," as recorded in leaves from his diary. "
Peep at the Russians," and a clever if not altoge-
ther satisfactory, "Review of the Session," make
up the list of articles and conclude the number.

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SIT OP HER MAJESTY TO PLYMOUTH

.eLYMOUTIT, Aug. 13.--The officials at this port were
yesterday astounded by the appearance of a signal from
the Implacable, 72, Captain Arthur 'Lowe, lying in the
Sound, announcing the appearance of the royal squadron
off the port, and steering westward. It was not long
before the royal yacht, followed by the other ships of the
squadron, were seen. On entering the port the Livia-
cable, and Gorgon, 6, paddle, Coriimander Towsey,
dressed ships, manned yards, and fired a royal salute.
The gun-boats anchored within the Breakwater also
"dressed ship." The royal standard was hoisted at the
Citadel, and the customary salute fired, the royal yacht
proceeding at a steady pace, followed by Fairy, Vivid,
Black Eagle, and Trinity yacht, round the island to
Barnpool. By this time the news had spread of her Ma-
jesty's arrival, and a large number of persons had assem-
bled under the Hoe and the Heights, who welcomed the
royal visitors with loud cheering. When abreast of
Mount Edgcumbe, in Barnpool, she lay to for a short
time, and an exchange of signals took place with the
fort at Mount Wise. The Victoria and Albert then pro-
ceeded into the harbour, followed by the vessels above
referred to. As the royal yacht approached the bar-
bout, the Impregnable, 104, Captain Wise, flag of Ad-,
miral Sir Wm. Parker, Commander-in• Chief, dressed,
manned yards, and gave three cheers as the Victoria
and Albert passed, and all the other ships in commission
fired a royal salute. Subsequently a like salute was
fired from Mount Wise. The yacht anchored off the dockyard, and as she WP,I at anchor Admiral Sir
Wm. Parker, accompanied by Mr. Secretary Richards,
and his Flag Lieutenant E. H. Howard, proceeded on
board to pay his respects to her Majesty, as did also
Rear-Admiral Sir S. H. Plumridge, and Major-General
Eden, accompanied by their respective staffs. The cau-
tains of the several ships in commission also paid their
respects to the royal visitors. Prince Albert and the
Prieca of Wales subsequently visited Afotunt Edgcumbe,
where they remained about an hour, when they returned
to the yacht to luncheon. Abut half past three p.m.
hie Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Prince of
Wales, accompanied by Captains Du Plat and Cri.pin,
lcft the yacht for KeyhaM.
On the arrival of their royal highnesses at the prin-
cipal landing place they were received by Admirals Sir
Wm. Parker and Sir J. H. Plumridge, and their staffs,
&c. The artisrns discontinued work on the arrival of '
the Princes, and with the police lined the quays and
loudly cheered the party as it passed. Prince Albert
first visited the boiler-house, thid all the new machinery
recently erected ; from this he proceeded to the new
buildings erected for foundery and smitheries. From this
his royal highness proceeded to the dock in which the
Himalaya is now undergoing repair. He next visited the
tunnel, returning to the yard, and passed over the dock-
heads to the landing place. The heads of the several
branches were present to give information, and his royal
highness appeared to take great interest in the establish-
ment and the progress of the works generally. About
half-past 5 their royal highnesses re-embarked to return
to the yacht. At this time a tremendous shower fell,
but, aware of the treacherous character of the weather
in the west country, a store of umbrellas had been pro.
vided, under which the party left the pier. At 6 o'clock
Prince Alhert, again accompanied by the Prince of
Wales, landed at the Queen's steps, Mount Wise, where
a guard of honour from the 54th Regiment received his
royal highness, who proceeded to visit Major General
Eden, at Government House ; from thence his royal
highness proceeded to inspect the new (Brunswick)
barracks. Here he was accompanied
.by General
Eden and the military authorities. At the close of
this inspection his royal higlapess again embarked at the
Queme's steps, and returned to the yacht,
It was first understood 'that her Majesty would not
land, as she still felt the effects of sea sickness, from
which she suffered severely in the passage from Dart-
mouth to this port, there being a head wind and a heavy
chopping sea, in which the yacht rolled heavily. At 5
o'clock, however, her Majesty, accompanied by one of
the princesses, and Boma of the ladies in attendance, left
the yacht in the royal barge, steered by Captain the Hon.
J. Denman, and proceeded to Mount Edgcumbe, where
she was received by the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe,
and remained for up veards of two beers. On her Majesty's
re-embarking to return to the yacht, a royal salute was
fired from the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe's private battery.
Among the guests at the royal dinner table last even-
ing mere Admiral Sir W. Parker and Major-Gen. Eden.
In the absence of her Majesty's private band, the hand
of the Royal Marines, under the direction of Mr. Wia•
terbottom, was ordered on board the yacht in the even

1 BETTING ON THE COURSE.
EBO/C HANDICAP. 100 to 30 agst Warlock (taken)
sto 1 agst Coroner (taken)
10 to 1 agst Lady Tatton (taken)
12 to 1 aget Yellow Jack
In the course of the afternoon 100 to 7 and 100 to 6
were laid agst Yellow Jack ; 1000 to 500 and 1500 to
500 were also betted on Coroner agst him.
DERBY.
40 to 1 agst Oakball (taken)
The business of the meeting was conducted in a
highly creditable manner. The Messrs. Hibburd not
only exerted themselves to insure the present pros?erity
of the gathering, but also to obtain a " material guaran•
tee" for future success. Fine sunny weather caused the
course to be numerously attended. The race for the
Reading Stakes, between Gemma di Vergy and Zaidee,
was perhaps the most interesting and exciting of the
season.

WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Foal Stakes of 10 soya each, with 20 added fcr
3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 61b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Once round.
Four subs.
Mr. Stevens's The Unexpected, by Pompey, Bst 61b
Mr. Morris's Dolly Varden, Bst 31b (Yates) 1
(Barham) 2
Won by four lengths.
The Wrottesley Stakes of 10 sous each, hlt, with 50
added, for two and three•yrolds ; winners extra.
ialkPaes
ne.rE-iteamtsuibnsg.
Mr. t
ton, by Faugh-a-Ballagh, 3
yrs, 84 121 b
.(801T)) 1 Mr. J. Dawson's Harrie, 2 yrs, 7st 21b......(Midg1py 2
Mr. Eastwood's filly by Chatham, out of Prize
Flower's dam, 2 yrs, at 1216 (Bate,) 3
Typhon also ran.
Won by a head ; same distance between second and
third. Typhon jumped round at the post, and los'. start.
The Innkeepers' Plate of 25 soya, added to a Sweepstakes
of 5 soya each, for three-yr-olds and upwards . op-%
tional selling weights, &c. One mile and a 'half. i
Four subs.
Mr. Cliff's Indian Queen, by Annandale, 3 yrs Est
916 (201.) . .
....
(Pritchard)' 1
Mr. W. Carr's Betsey B, 4yrs, Bst 41b (301 ) (111idgley) 2
Mr. F. Butler's Miss Hatch, 7st 11113 (280 (E. Jones) 3
Won by three quarters of a length.
The Holyoake Handicap of 15 soya each, 10 ft, and 5
only if declared, &c., with 50 added ; winners extra ;
the second to save his stake. . One mile and three
qharters. Twenty-three subs, 11 of whom declared.
Lord Chesterfield's Types, by Touchstone, 6 yrs, Bst
121 b
(Flatman) I
Mr. T. Parr's Goldhili, 3 yrs, 6st 12lb (including 71b
extra)
(Bates) 2
Mr. Copeland's His Piper, 4 yrs, 64 51b (Frost) 3
Mr. Jackson's Panmure, 3 yr; sst 51h (Bullock) 4 Won by a head ; a length and a half between the second
and third:
Stewards' Plate Handicap) of 25 SOVP, added to a Sweep-
stakes of 3 toys each ; the winner to -be sold for 30
sous, &O. ; winners extra. Half a mile. Nine subs.
Mr. T. Stevens's The Unexpected, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b
Mr. Jones's Heads and-Tails (Bates) 1
2 yrs, 4st 121 b
(Pritchard) 2

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Won by a neck.
The Theatre Stakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added.
Three quarters of a mile. Seven subs.
Mr. Gill's Plausible, by Springy Jack, 4 yrs. 3st 71b

Idcroft 1.
Mr. Morris's Dolly Varden, 3 yre, (A.
131 b (Bates)) 2
Mr. Joseph's Salmon, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Frost) 3
Mr. Smith's Wild Cherry, 3 yrs, 64 9lb .. (Bullock) 4
Mr. Newcome's Obscurity, 3 yrs, Est 131 b (Sopp) 5
Won by a neck; same distance between the second
and third.

Racing rixtares for 1856.
AUGUST.
Yarmouth 18 Derby qg
York
Radcliffe 25 Stockton

Should the weather prove fine today (of which there
is not now, 10 a.m., much prospect), it is said to be her
Majesty's intention t. proceed up the Tamar and visit
Endsleigh, the seat of the Duke of Bedford. •
The royal squadron left Dartmouth at 9 o'clock yes-
terday morning, her Majesty having remained at that
port from noon the preceding day. During the sojourn
Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales proceeded up the
Dart as far as Totnes, in the new river steamer ate,-
mouth. Her Majesty also made an excursion up the
river in the royal barge, and in the evening landed at
Dartmouth to proceed for a carriage ride round tle
neighbourhood.
The previous night the royal squadron anchored cff
Portland, having left Cowes the same evening.

SEPTE.
Warwick Sept • 2
Lichfield
Lincoln 10
Doncaster lv
Lekra.ter 94
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Cardiff 04
Walsall 24
Manchester Autumn 26
Newmarket F 0 30

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Chester Autumn .....
Bedford 9
Wrexham Autumn
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Newmarket S 0 l3
Warwick Autumn .. _2l
NewmarkQt H 27

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Worcester Autumn 4
Tarporley Hutt

PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Her Majesty the Queen, Prinde Albert, the Royal Fa-
. mily, and attendants, went up the river Tamar to-day,
so far as Cotbele, in the Fairy, and from thence to the
Weir Head, in the Gipsy, Saltash river steamer. ' The
royal party left the royal yacht Victoria and Albert about
ten in the forenoon and returned on board again about
Eix in the evening. The band of the 54th Regiment are on
board the royal yacht. Should the sea he calmer in the
morning it is probable the royal yacht will have this pert.

Liverpool Autumn l2
Shrewsbury Autumn —lB

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INTENDED DINNER TO TIE ERMAD!,

OP GUARDS.

EB OR If ANDICAP. --Youatt Wm. Gray's advice is,
pepper the Coroner for the Ebor ; never mind the bet-
ting, as the " Playmen" are at work again. Warlock
also will miss fire, and my choice will win from end to
end. This is quite as good a thing DM Ellington for the
Derby. Subscribers are requested to do as advised, as
this is my turn to cry "Victorious." Terms—York
Meeting, se. ; to the St. Leger, 10s. Address, 15,
Charing-cross. Addressed envelopes required;

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—AII Londoners highly approve of the dinner to
their own brave garrison. But as the metropolis con.
tains a vast number of Oderlonians, why not give, also,
a dinner to the Highland Brigade, now stationed at
Shornecliffe ? A few Highlander= already spoken to
have spontaneously agreed to contribute. above 100/. for
this !P.udable object; and to render this mark of honour
mu acceptable to the brave, let numbers swell this
trioue by their contributions. Three hours will carry
from London-bridge all who may .wieh to bo present.
All that is required to give effect to this measure is that
some active patriot make a movu and call a general
meeting, when, no doubt, the basis of aeemppii3iiing it,
will be effectually formed. The regiments there, undrr
the command of Sir Colin Campbell, are the 42d, 79th,
and 93d Highlanders, all of whom have been present
from the lauding at Eupatoria, in 1854, until the eva-
cuP.tiou of the Crimea. An theertion of this will much
oblige • A SCOTCH MAN.

SEDIODS ACCIDENTS TO A. " BAND OF HOPE."—SOUTH-
ADIPTON, Tuesday.—As a, number of children connected
with the Temperance Society, nanacd. the "Band of
Hope," comprising about 200, was returning from an
excursion, and quietly walk:n on the side of the road
near the Crescent, a gig, in which were two young men,
came up at a most fearful pace, and dashed amongst the
children, scattering them in all dircctione. The parties
in the gig were Mr. Henry Lyford (sun of an eminent
medical practitioner at Winchester), and Mr. Edward
Day, a trainer at Codford, and stated to be the son of
the well-known trainer of that name. The nature of the
injuries received by several children has not yet been
ascertained, but more than one is in a dangerous state.
An inquiry into the circumstances took place before the
magistrates, and the defendants were remanded.

THE AMERICAN MAIM—SOUTELAMPTON Aug. 13.
The United States mail steam ship Hermann, Captain
Higgins, sailed this afternoon for New York with the
German, French, and English mails, 280 passengers, and
a full cargo of French and English merchandise.

I': A.D .17 Ul.; ic3l (11P TV It: E CKS .

The following account of the wreck of the Edina
is from the pen of Mr. W. Mears, the waster, to
his friends in
,Exeter
" ""Rio Grande, 7th of June, 1856.
, My dear Parcnts,—From the,receet terrible ac-
counts 'hat must aye reached England prior to this,
concerning the :rearfol loss of life and areps-ray to ship-
ping on this coast, of which, I am sorry to say,
we
have been victims, has, I fear, on my aceountr left y:u
in a state of the greatest anxiety.
"However, although in a very weak and ttretelled
condition, as you were assured by report that my life
was spared, it must have spared you in a measure the
anguish of those whose sons and husbands were unfor-
tunately killed or drowned in the ill-fated Edina.
"I will now proceed to give you a full account of a
fearful shipwreck and loss of life, with the sufferings
and wretched condition of the survivors.
"We sailed from Newcastle, as advised, on the 28th
of February, 1856, with a crew of eight persons (my-
self included), for Rio Grande. Nothing occurred to
impede the progress of our voyage in the northern
hemisphere, and with fair weather, by the 12th of
May, we had got as far south as 31.50, where we
were surprised with a gale of wind from S.S.E., which
occasioned us to bring to under a close-reefed main-
sail. The gale continued fo increase steactily, and -up to
Thursday the 15th bad attained the force of a hurricane,
with a terrific sea ; to which date at noon we had not
met with damage. Finding by the lead that we bad
drifted into 18 fathoms of water, it was deemed expedient
to set more sail, for the purpose of keeping to windward.
As no observations had been obtained for several days
the position of the ship was not certain. Accorn
the close-reefed topsail was being got ready whedin, aey
t 1 o'clock p.m., a heavy ground sea gathered to windward,
and struck the ship with terrific violence, laying her on
her beam-ends, and carrying away bawsprit, forecast,
cook-house, boat's companion, bulwarks, and stanchions.,
fore and aft, with everything on deck—making a clean
sweep. The mainsail was knocked to atoms, and five
men fall with the foremast, two of whom were killed,
whose bodies became entangled in the floating wreck,
and were seen no more ; the remainder recovered the
deck uninjured. The cook, poor old Andrew, was se-
verely jammed, his right leg, ribs, and head were broken.
He was taken to the forecastle, Where he remained in
his bed till he eras drowned. From the stanchions being all broken off in the covering boards the water was ad-
mitted
freely, and on account of the weight of wreck
hanging to the mainmast and giving the ship-a strong
liet it was advinahle to relieve her by cutting away
the mainmast, whic:a after being severed with an axe,
fell. The ship now righted, with about four feet of
water in the well, with which she was so deep that
the sea made a continual breach fore and afe The
covering-beards were secured as well as practicable,
and the stamen were lashed to the pumps. They
endeavoured to keep her afloat. She must now have
been 24 miles off the land, and dead on a lee
shore. At about 4 o'clock p.rn. the mate and second
mate, while pumping, were struck by a heavy ground
sea ; their ribs were broken, and the former, with a
severe bruise in the foot, was carried below in a state of
insensibility. The pumps were still plied by those who
were uninjured; and about 5 p.m. I received a severe
blow on the right leg by the chain cable, which gave me
excessive pain, by the wound being so washed by salt-
water that I was compelled to abandon the deck and seek
shelter with the others in the forecastle. 5.30. It became
dark, and a miserable night we had to encounter. 9.30
p.m It became evident, by the heavy surf, that the ship
was fast nearing the shore. 'We had tried to clear away
the bower cable; but as it was capsized in the locker,
We had not strength to do so. I had hoped to have been
enabled to ride her, but bad I done so she would either
have foundered or filled with water, as the mainmast, by
towing alongside with the lee rigging, which could not
be cut, had dragged out the chain bolts and beaten a hole
through the stern. The heavy ground sea began to pour
on board—the pumps were abandoned —and the poor
fellows, with death before their eves, sought shelter with
the disabled, in the forecastle, where they had not been
but a few minutes before she struck the ground. She be-
gan now to beat violently—was thrown broadside to the
beach, and heeled to seaward. Sea after sea commenced
its work of destruction, and the water rose so fast over
forecastle sheets that we had to retire, when 'Lord have
mercy upon us !' was solemnly and devoutly responded
to ley all ; and about 10.30 p.m. we left our only shelter
for that of almost certain destruction. Lashed to the
paul•bit were five human beings—struggling for their very
existence. The seas seemed to out-rival each other as
they fell bodily over ua washing us repeatedly off our
legs, and tearing our ship to pieces with awful violenBe.
I remained with the rest for about two hours, tin my
strength began to give way. .Cy this time the decks had
floated off amidships the masts, or stumps rather, had
floated out, and the ship was fast going to pieces. I re-
solved to try and swim ashore. Accordingly, I stripped
myself of everything, said 'good bye' to my poor fellows,
and plunged from the paul-bit into the boiling surf.
With a small piece of wood, which I found while swim-
ming, I endeavoured to keep my head above water, but
the first sea knocked me over and over, and my piece of
wood was lost. However, in the interval of another sea
I recovered a larger and better piece, which I held on,
and by the aid of which I happily succeeded in touching
the bottom. I attempted to walk, but the under tow
carried me again to seaward, and Iliad to swim away as
fast as I could. Another sea sent me further in shore
than before, and with the assistance of my piece of wood
as a walking-stick, stuck in the sand, I held on till the
waters had receded, and I found myself high and dry
on a desolate beach, without a house or habitution to
shelter me. I had been in the water 20 minutes. I fell
on my knees and cfrered up a prayer to the Almighty
for my deliverance, and then retired to the hack of a
sand-hill for shelter, with which the coast abounds. I
commenced with my hands to dig a hole in the sand,
where I laid myself. I had not been there long before vio-
lent Olive's came over me, and I was obliged to look out
for a better place. I went down on the beach with the hope
of finding something to cover my nakedness, but did not
succeed. I felt dreadfully mid. However, I rolled up
two headless flour barrels, built up a heed to one with
sand, and crept into them, when the nails so tore my
flesh. that it was with great difficulty I could get out
again. I again went to the beach, and there found a
barrel much larger and 'free of nails, with a head to it,
and a cask of brandy most full, only two bottles basin..
been used, the spile of which I got out with my teeth,*
and bad a good swig. I tried another, but from the
spirit being above proof I could not swallow it, my
mouth and throat were so much swollen. However, it
stopped the shivering, and I rolled away my new cask,
got into it, and slept till daylight. I got out at break
of day and went to the beach, which was close by, in
hopes of finding clothes when a sorry scene presented
itself. The gale was still raging with fearful violence—
the beach, al far as the eye could reach, was strewed
with fragments of broken wreck—the ship was reduced
to a mere skeleton, and four pOor souls were lashed in
the same place, dragging out a miserable existence, the
sea was washing over them head and ears, no assistance
was near, and not the slightest hope of a rescue, I
turned myself from the scene, and with stiffened limbs
returned to my comfortless eandhill with satin. ss. On
my way thither I found two pillows had coma en
shore. I pulled off the covers, washed off tie sand,
and laid theta to dry. In the meantime I laid myself
down and fell asleep, under the influence of the sun. In
about an hour I awoke, with a severe smarting pain ail
over my body, and found thet it had so scorched me
that I was the same as if I bad been whipped with
stingingnettles. My pillow slips were now dry; T made
holes for my head and arms and I put them on, which
sheltered me 'against the weather. Being winter here,
it is considered very cold in the absence of the sun. I
had now been 25 hours without as much as' a covering
for my body. On the 16th, at 10 o'clock a.m,, lashed
to a piece of wreck, the mate, through hunger and
thirst, committed himself to the surf. After a revere
struggle be happily succeeded in gaining the shore, bet
in an exhausted condition. I ran down to him, but it
was some time before he recognised me ; on board‘they
all thbught I was droWned. They had seen me on the
beach in my nakedness, but concluded that I was a
native. On his way to say eandbill he fell in with the '
brandy cask, out.of which he drank a little and revived.
He soon found freds water, of which the coast abounds,
which, with a little brandy, gave us a grateful hever Having two shirts, a pair of drawers, sad a pair of
trousers on, he pulled off his inside shirt and gave me,
which, in addition to my pillowcases, made me a little
more comfortable than before. Night coming on, we,
as well as we could, prepared' our habitation, which
consitted of a headless water puncheon, a piece of
tarpauliue for a bead, and the cabin hair cushion cut
in t ; although wet it made a good bed. Huddled
together we passed a far more comfortable night than
before, and but for my sun-burnt pain I should have
done very well. At about daylight on the 17th the' boy,
in consequence of the wind and sea having abated,
succeeded in walking ashore, and after being on the
wreck for 33 hours, be reported that on the 16th, just
before dark, Charles Hancock, in attempting a laud•
ing, was drowned alongside, and that John Hales died
during that night in a state of delirium, from cold, wet,
hunger, and exposure, making a total of five lost out of
eight. Hungry and miserable we now left this scene of
desolation, and onward we crippled with the hope of
finding some one to save us from starvation • a bottle of
brandy and one of 'water, with four soaked' and sanded
biscuits, were all we Collected from the stores of the
ship, and on we walked following the shore till dark,
without seeing the vestige of an habitation. The mate,
with his toes jammed and ribs broken, suffered severely.
We halted at dark on the sand, partook of a little
brandy and water, and, huddled together, we again
spent a long, cold, and miserable night. Some rain fell,
which rendered our situation truly pitiful. We walked
that day about ten miles, and on the following day dis'
covered three men'advancing, who proved to be Portu-
guese. To them we made our wants kdown, and were
treated most kindly. The master took us to his fishing
hut, where we were supplied with coarse food, and we
finally recovered in eight days, so as to be removed on to
Rio Grande. In the mean time our benefacter took
horse, and with my report rode 83 miles to Rio Grande,
which he delivered to the consul. It was merely stat-
ing the wreck and lives saved, which he forwarded to
England. The journey occupied six days. On his ere-
turn he provided a waggon and 14 oxen, and We -ere
every
conveyed to Rio Grande, where, atter reeeiving
kindness on the road, we lately arrived. n
were off the bar, prior to the gate, tended!l lost..
sacrifice of human life was awful. The ship was a total
'wreck when wo left, beams, topsides, and covering
boards were aQsnre, and everything of service knocked
to pieces. She lies 100 miles north of this pia. e.
"The following is a list of the crew who sailed with
me :—James Morrish, mate, Starcross ; Robett Alford,
boy, Exeter, saved; Charles Hancock, 24, second mate,
Kenton, drowned; John Hales, 29, seallittn, Topsham,
died. from exposure ; Andrew Madge, 68, cook, Exeter ;

der
Ries.:: rd Monre, 20, Topsham ; and J 'amen Dim
dee, drowsed.

" With reference to thos,N who met with such an tin-
timely end, I feel bound, in justice to thoir memory and
as a consolation to their bereaved frienfig, to remark,
that the whole of them, without au exception, conduct..
ed themnelves with a steadiness so as to gain my entire
neverapprob walked a shiation. A more qui
's decket or respectabh) set of young
men p
"Poor Charley and John Hales you knew, for they
were in your service. The lafter poor fellow was wrecked
alyiot two years ago at St. Ive,,, in the Swift, of Xxeter,
hen with diffioulty he saveu his life; he t;leil lost every.
thing. Ile has now 12E; a wife and one child totally nn.
provided far. If by your interference Yoh could in any
way get a small eum raised by subscription for her sup.
port, it would 1)3 a great act of charity, as the, poor
things are entirely destitute."

GENERAL SaREl3r STEAM SHIPPING
COMP_AN r.

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PROPOSED DISSOLUTION OF THE COMPANY.
The 16th half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this
undertaking was held yesterday afternoon, at the Lon-
don Tavern—Mr. R. Currie in the chair.
The report was r:ad by Mr. J. L. o'l3zrurnE, the
secretary. It stated that the contract with the Socidt‘
Generale des Clippers Francais for the purchase and sale
of eight of the company's largest ships was duly exe-
cuted on 2Gth March last, and 25,0001., the amount of
deposit, had been paid, but the purchasers having failed
to fulfil their engagement, the deposit was forfeited
.under the terms of the contract, and had become the
absolute property of this company. The report further

states :

" Since the avoidance of that contract, the Board have
had under their anxious consideration the question of the
employment or disposal of the Company's fleet; and under
all the circumstances they are of opinion that it is for the
interest of the shareholders that measures should now be
taken for dissolving the company, and realising their pro-
perty under the provisions of the deed of settlement ; and
if the proprietors now present concur in such a course they
propose to call two special meetings at an early day to give
effect to those views. To this important proposition the
directors invite the earnest and deliberate attention of the
proprietors. The accounts and balance-sheet show that the
transport service leaves a considerable balance to the credit
of the revenue account, after writing off all debts and lia-
bilities which stood on the books unclosed. The continental
trade does not show-a large balance to credit of earnings
apes the wcrking of the last half-year, but it has been as
productive as during the same season iu 1355. The insure
ante fund has been increased during the half-year by the
sum of 4,0001., and now stands at 49,775 :is. ld. The re-
serve fund, which has received the, addition of 20,144/. 73.
Bd., amounts to 159,7681. 10 L. 11d. To dissolve the com-
pany it will be necessary to hold two extraordinary
general meetings. The first of those meetings will be
called at once, and should the shareholders then agree to
the resolution to dissolve the company, the second meeting
to confirm that resolution will be held with the least pos-
sible delay. So soon as the proprietors thus place them.
selves le,gaily inliquidation, the directors will be enabled
to repay the capital ,of the company, as it shall from time
to time become liberated, and they will commence this re-
payment by returning 31. per share to the credit of capital
tmo
imedia •
tely after the shareholders have empowered them
do so."
The CHAIRMAN said the most convenient course for
him to pursue would be to abstain from making any 'ex•
planatory remarks until after the shareholders had dis-
cussed the extraordinary proposition submitted to them
by the directors to dissolve the company, and. he ac-
cordingly moved the reception and adoption of the re.
port.

The DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN (Mr. Margetson) seconded
the motion.

Mr. KNIGHT objected to the course prop 'sad, which
was acquiesced in by the meeting, and consequently
The CHAIRMAN entered at full length into the affairs of
the company. Referring to the contract with the French
company, he meld the directors were much surprised at
the non.oompletion of the contract, which occurred only
a short period before the time for holding this meeting.
He believed they possessed as flue a screw steam fleet
as any company in the world-I(hear, hear)—and! if the
directors recommended the dissolution of the company
rather than embark in another trade, it was not from
doubting the capabilities of the fleet, but from he im-
possibility of a joint-stock company such as this, and
managed by a board of directors, to contend with acute
men of business and the competition arising therefrom.
He took the chair of the board under the understanding
that he was to wind up the company, and not to con-
duct a trading company, and therefore be stood inde-
pendent of the board, and acted more as a shareholder
than a director. If they adopted the recommendation the
board was disposed to take a moderate of for the fleet,
which would bring them "all home," and he should ob-
ject to any distribution of the money, such as by the
payment of dividend, before they decided on winding
up the concern. If they determined on having a divi-
dend he should decline signing the warrants, and at the
same time they should remember that, if a dividend be
paid, a considerable sum must go to the Government in
the shape of income tar.

Mr. STEBBING considered the shareholders should be
paid a
.dividend out of the first year's earbings, lie
moved the reception ortfSF fefiert, 'and that a dividend
of 11. per share be paid to the shareholders. lie objected
to them waiting five or six weeks, and then the uncer-
tainty of their receiving 3/. per share in retarn of capital.
The CITAIRILIN said that by the terms of the deed the
company could wind up its affairs by the terms of the
deed without the interference of the Board of Trade.
The repayment of the money by the time proposed was
certain.

After some further diseugsion, and there being no
seconder for tbs amendment, Mr. Stebbing withdrew it.
In answer to a question,

The CHAIRMAN' said that the directors were unanimous
in their recommendation to wind up the concern.
The original motion for the reception and adoption of
the report was put to the meeting and carried unani-
mously.

The meeting shortly after terminated with a vote of
;hanks to the Chairman.

The first special general meeting will be held not later
:ban Monday week, but seven days' notice of it will be

given