The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-05 00:00:00

WRECK ON THE LONG SAND.

The French brig Etoile de la Mer was wrecked on
Thursday on this ill-fated sand. The following is the
statement of the captain (Jouanna), as communicated at
his request, by Mr. 0. J. Williams, the French consular
agent at Harwich :—" The 30th October, between 5 and
6 A.M., we struck on the Long Sand, the wind blowing
a gale from the N.N.W., the weather being very thick,
which prevented our seeing the lights. As soon as the
vessel struck the rudder was unshipped and the stern-
post displaced; she filled immediately. For oar own
safety we cut down the mainmast, which fell into our
longboat and broke it to pieces. We were in this sad
position and covered by the sea, when we perceived two
smacks making towards us, but to our astonishment they
came within two miles of us and then bore away. We
then considered ourselves as lost, for the sea became
higher, and at times completely covering us. At this
moment we perceived a third smack; the crew were
launching their boat and five men, of whom one was
the master, with unequalled courage embarked in
it, and came, in spite of the heavy sea, under
our bowsprit, when six of my crew with much diffi-
culty got into it. The boat being very much laden
made for the smack, which they regained with the
greatest fatigue in an hour. As soon as the men were
on board the same five men returned to rescue the four
of us left behind, and at 8.30 A.M. we were all ten
on board the smack. Wo cannot sufficiently thank them
for the affable manner in which they received us, these
brave men offering us their clothes and giving us food.
The smack is called the Aurora's Increase, of Harwich,
Lewis, master, without whose assistance we should
inevitably have perished ; and not only did these men
risk their lives, but the crew of the Tryal joined them
in their endeavour to save us. At 8.30 Pat., the smack
arrived at Harwich, and placed us under the cargeivoifngMur.a
Oliver John Williams, consular agent for France, who
provided us with board, lodging, clothes,
the following afternoon a free pass to London from
the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Marin_
01111219, with aers:
oSyotscgi eetyf r to
in
order to see the Consul-General, who will forward u's our respective homes. The brig was
on
Archangel bound to St. Valerv-sur-b
cargo of hemp consigned to order.T
ME11•=11•1111M.....-

:HE RECENT SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBERY
BY A SERVAVT AT MANCIIESTER.—We noticed the pro-
ceedings in this case at some length in our
publication of
Monday last. We have since been informed, on authority,
that John Atkinson, of Glasgow, one of the parties alluded
to in the course of the proceedings, was apprehended in
Manchester some days ago, and taken to Glasgow, where he
has been committed to take his trial on a charge of forgery.
On Saturday last Mr. M'Kie, the Glasgow superintendent
of police, arrived in Manchester with a warrant to apprehend
James Atkinson, the person who preferred the
charge in
felony against his servant Stone. Mr.
succeededMqiieSunday even-
apprehending James Atkinson at Burnley,
inon
d his custody to
ing, and he was on Monday conveyetknson
was
obtain-
.lasgow. The claarge against Jaamneds A l
under false pretences.
ing goods in that city by
yard Bennett, who was con-
that have taken place, Mr. E
It is stated on good authority
and who defended the servant, has
cerned for the creditors, un
toW a very considerable amount
fraud and
from the proceedings
been enabled to trace goodsand other places, and from ;the
shipped to Philadelphia
rheecocvreediretdorfsorenter-
- relation to
pro
their
benefit. energetic measures etahseuyr esw taken
iwill
be t
e understand it -
tainnnpto and
dubt but that
length, the
TEE TEUELOW POISONINGtdate CASES.—In
considerableS, EI vS
is
-• wi proceed against the person who sold the arsenic,
intended to we
yesterday rereported
says:—‘
Act of Parliament; and in truth it ought to
under the late
these n
z 2. pwr
ehs is c
ofh
be considered that every transgression of the statute ap-
proaches very closely to what, under the old law, was Galled
pa sprit 0 te1913Y."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
EPSOM RACES.
The annual autumn meeting came off yesterday, and
more favourably than the wintry and inclement state of
the weather in the early part of the day led us to antici-
pate; still, however clear the sky may be, a piercing
north-easterly wind, and the temperature at the freezing
point, are unpleasant accompaniments of a race-meeting
in any ideality, and they are dcubly so on so exposed a
spot as Epsom Downs. It is not surprising, therefore.
that the gathering was wanting in everything essential
to pecuniary success. There were not a dozen gentle-
men present, and only a section of the " ring;" the grand
stand was more thinly attended than we recollect on any
former occasion, and its neighbours, right and left, were
almost empty; in short, the meeting was a failure,
and Mr. Dorling, whose programme showed a liberal,
amount of public money, must have closed bis autumn
account with a losing balance. Many doubt the
policy of having races so late in the year, and it cer-
tainly is worth consideration, whether it will not be bet-
ter to abandon them, or if le,ld at all to fix them at
no earlier period. There might, probably, bo fewer
horses, but assuredly they would draw a larger and a
Letter class of company teen we saw yesterday. In pro-
nouncing the meeting, a failure, we refer only to the at-
tendar.e,. As far es success eepanded on the sport, it
could not have been more compiete; there was enough
of it to keep the company on the Downs from one o'clock
until nearly dusk. The fields for the principal events
wzre large, and speculation moderately brisk; it com-

usenced with
The Paddock Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added,
three yrs old, 7st 91b; four, Bst 71b; five end upwards,
Bst 101 b; winners extra; mares and geldings allowed
3ih. One mile and a quarter.
Mr. Carew's Prestige, 3 yrs, sst 10Ib (Bailey) 1
f'lr. Meginis's Deceitful, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Wells) 2
Mr. Lurgess's Handsome Doe, 4 yrs, 6st Slb (Gilbert) 3
Mr. Ilornby'sj Jee o' Sot, aged, 7st (Hiett) 4
Mr. Lant's Defaulter, 6 yrs, ist (H. May) 5
Mr. Robinson's Bloomer, 7st (car. 7st 61b) (Brareble) 6
Betting—Even on Deceitful, 3 to 1 agst Joe o' Sot,
and sto 1 agst Prestige. Deceitful took the lead at
starting, and with Prestige laid up, made running to Tat-
tenham Corner; hero ho changed places with Prestige,
who went on commanding the lead, and won by siZ
Tlenhgetre.ddißn
guntoninS2tamk (handicap) I(7scnedsic p) of 10 soya. each,
ft, with 100 adden for two yrs old; the second to save
his stake; winners extra; the winner to pay 10 SOYS.
towards expenses. One mile.
Mr. Magenis's fby Epirus—Joanna, Est 101 b (Wells) 1
Mr. Massingberd's Kate, Est 1016 ......... (J. Osborne) 2
Mr. Winch's The Brahmin, ist 21b ....(Arnold) 3
Mr. Herbert's Odessa colt, 7st 131 b (Sly) 0
Mr. Brookes's Merry Bird, 7st lolb ...... (W. Abdale)
Mr. Carew's c out of Fugleman's dam, 7st 21b (Mann) 0
Mr. IL King's Cytherea filly, 7st (T. Sherwood) 0
Mr. Mare's Delia colt, Est 121 b
Capt. Powell's cby Cotherstone, out of Layla (Mott) 0
Mr. S. Scott's Joy, 6st 41b (Hammond) 0
Mr. T. Taylor's fby Ithuriel, Est 41b (Freeborn) 0
Betting-4 to 1 each agst colt out of Fugleman's dam
and Kate, 6 to 1 each agst Delia colt and Ithuriel filly,
and 7 to 1 each agst Odessa colt, the Cytherea and
Joanna fillies. Merry-bird went off with the lead; but,
after going about a quarter of a mile, dropped into the
fourth place, the running being taken up by Kate, fol-
lowed by Brahmin and the colt out of Fugleman's dam.
This lot remained in front to the road, where they were
joineddistance,
and
de Joannaran filly,home
an v%e•lia
easy winner
o qu tted
bthem,two madeleng
lengths,
the
a head between the second and third; Merry-bird a bad
fourth, Fugleman's dam colt fifth. Run in 1 min. 50 sees.
a
The
H6Endpsicoamp Asuwtuemepnstlalkanesdiocfaploofso2voBo. soevas.,
eh,aed t
hddft, e>
and
only 2 if declared; winners extra; toe second to save
ax-
pheisnsos. zevv
stake;
,TandDtheerbwy Course.innert
otowardspay 30 sous. towards
Mr. Douglas's Don Pedro, sst 121 b ...(T. Sherwood) 1
Mr. J. Osborne's Achyranthes, 7st 31b (J. Osborne) 2
Mr. Lake's Clarissa, 5 yrs, Est 101 b (Charlton) 3
Mr. Drinkalk's Sauter-la-Coupe, 8st:11b (A. Day) 0
Mr. J. Shepherd's Alp, 5 yrs, 7st 111b...(W.Abdale) 0
Mr. H. Hill's Hothorpe, 3 yrs, 7st 61b ...(Holloway) 0
Mr. Johnson na Rowena, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Lowe) 0
Captain Hay's Little George, 4 yrs, 7st 11b (Wynne) 0
Mr. Fallas's Fallow Deer, 6 yrs, 7st 0
Mr. W. Wright's Miss Flyaway, Est 91b...(G. Mann) 0
Mr. Palmer's Stafford, 3 yrs, Est 31b (Wells) 0
Mr. Stevens's Britannia, 3 yrs, Est 31b.. (Kendall) 0
Mr. R. E. Oliver's Ischia, 3 yrs, Est 21b...(Freeborn) 0
Mr. Magenis's Ingratitude, 3 yrs, sst 31b ..(Carroll) 0
Mr. Powney's Lamartine, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ...(Cowley) 0
Betting—s to 1 agst Stafford, sto 1 agst Ischia, 6to
1 :gat Don Pedro, 10 to 1 each agst Alp and
Achyranthes, 12 to 1 each agst Little George, Clarissa,
and Ingratitude, and 100 to 6 agst Miss Flyaway. Little
George, at starting, took a lead of nearly a length, at-
tended by Achyranthes, and Fallow Deer, Stafford,
Britannia, and Don Pedro being close up with them.
This lot remained together for about half a mild, the
running being then taken up by Achyranthes, Don
Pedro waiting on her, in company with Stafford and
Little George, Britannia and Clarissa also lying forward.
At the turn Don Pedro went up to Achyrathes, and,
taking the lead after crossing the road, ran home a
clever winner by a length, Achyranthes beating Clarissa
by as far; Stafford was a good fourth, Little George
fifth, and Britannia sixth. Run in 2 min 23 secs.
The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 50 added;
three yrs old, 7st lib; four, Bst 71b; five and upwards,
Bst 81b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; winners
extra. The winner to be sold for 150 toys, if de-
manded, &e., and ,Ellowances if to be sold for less.
Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. Magenis's Deceitful, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (Wells) 1
Mr. W. Fry's na Madame Wharton, ist 61b (Lowe) 2
Mr. Peacock's Repletion, 5 yrs, Bst slb (W. Abdale) 0
Mr. J. H. Smith's Quadroon, 3 yrs, sst 9lb (G. Mann) 0
Mr. Hornsby's Joc o'Sot, aged, ist 81b (Hiett) 0
Sir. Winch's Flytrap, 4 yrs, 7st 41b ...(J. Osborne) 0
Count Bathyany's Woe Mickey, 7st 51b (J. Bradley) 0
Mr. Formby's Teeswater, 7st 101 b ...(R. Sherwood) 0
Baronfßothschild's Charles ill. c, Est lib (Kendall) 0
Mr. Verity's Laundrymaid, aged, 7st 51b (Charlton) 0
Mr. Shrimpton's Arlette, 4 yrs, 7st 71b...(Gilbert) 0
Mr. T. Lee's Snuffers, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (T. Sherwood) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Repletion, 4to 1 agst Deceitful,
4to 1 eget Teeswater, and 5 to 1 agst Arlette; won by
a length, the same between Madame Wharton and
Charles XII. colt, Flytrap fourth. The winner was sold
for 148 soya.

The Bentinck Plate of 100 sovs. (handicap) for all spa.
One mile.
_ _ _

Mr. Russell's lanthe, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Preece) 1
Mr. Beeton na Miss Flyaway, 3 yrs, 6st...(Wells) 2
Mr. J. S. Bowles's Iracundus, 3 yrs, sst 1 Olb (Kendall) 3
Mr. Le Terrier's Shropshire Witch, Bst ...(J. Sharp) 0
Mr. Waring's Manifold, (carried 7st 101 b) (Carlisle) 0
Mr. Bartley's Laundrymaid, aged, 7st (Arnold) 0
Mr. Dorrien's Nautch Girl, 5 yrs, Est 131 b (Collins) 0
Mr. Burgess's Narcissus, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (Gilbert) 0.
Mr. Lake's Clarissa, 5 yrs, 6st 71b (Charlton) 0
Mr. S. Lee's Petticoats, 4 yrs, sst lolb (T. Sherwood) I)
Mr. Kelly's Theorem, 3 yrs, sst 71b
Mr. Johnstone's Follow-me-Lads, sst 41b (Rickards) 0
Mr. de Hersey's Miss Woolgar, sst 41b (Ashraill) 0
Mr. Winch's Proudfoot, 2 yrs, 4st 91b (Carroll) 0
Major Buryhurst's Hampton, 4st 41b (Fordham) 0
Mr. H. Hill's Hothorpe, 3 yrs, 6st 7113- (Cowley) 0
Mr. J. Smith's Gipsy Boy, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Wynne) 0
Betting-5 to 2 agst lanthe, 5.t0 1 agst Hampton, 6to
1 agst Proudfoot, 6to I agst Manifold, and 7 to 1 aget
Theorem. After a couple of failures,caused by Gipsy Boy.,
a fair start was effected, Shropshire Witch leading off, and
followed by Miss Flyaway, lanthe, Proudfoot, and
Nautch Girl, cutting out the work until they were round
the turn; lanthe and Miss :Flyaway then singled them-
selves out and ran together to the distance, where lanthe
took a decided lead, kept it to the end, and won cleverly
by a length, Iracundus a bad third, Theorem fourth, and
Hampton fifth. Run in 1 min. 49 secs.
The Two years old Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25
added; colts,:Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; winners to carry
3lbs extra. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs., and
allowances if to be sold for less. Half a mile.
Mr. Armstrong's Sabra, Est 2lb (Charlton) 1
Mr. Winch's Herschel, Bst lolb (Treen) 2
Mr. Carew's Brawn, Bst 31b (J. Sharp) 3
Mr. Peacock's Dorothea, Bst (W. Adbale) 4
Betting-6 to 4 agst Herschel, 2to 1 agst Brawn, 5
to
en 2 agst Dorothea, and 3to 1 agst Sabra. Won by a
lgth.

EXPLOSION OF GIINPOWDER.--012 Saturday InOrrift
ing last, five colliers, named William Greenhulgh, aged 52,
James Lord, aged 50, Robert Turner, aged 24, it
Hilton, aged 22, and James Lord, aged 21, after they had
been working in one of the coal pits at Hopwood colliery,
Middleton, near Manchester, ascended the pit, and retired
into an empty cottage house near the colliery to get refresh-
ments. The cottage is twenty-four feet by fifteen feet, and
two stories in height, exclusive of the cellar. James Lord,
the younger, went into the cellar with a lighted candle, and,
bcoynstoamiaeinmg etaennsp, sparkpounds
anndsof fell from the candle into a barrel
ing was blown into the airp,
. William Greenhulgh was killed
Owaiadder.one Tpohretiwonhoolfe
tohfathadejobj
adjoining
house was also blown down-
on the spot; he has left a wife and ten children. The other
four men were buried amongst the ruins of
th
were shortly afterwards extricated. Theyare building,
but
all danger-
ously injured, but hopes are entertained of their recovery. In
the adjoining house, which was partlyb
blown down, was
James Porter, engineer, his wife and two children, all in
bed, and although the wall close to
the bed, and a portion of
e
MANURE COMPANY.---
METROPOLITAN SEWAGE.
company was held at the
' of this
injured.
METROPOLITAN were blown down, Porter and his wife were not
eel. mg
A.; i h' yesterday—Mr. J. Fuller in
offices, Adam-street,
consequence of the auditors not being
the chair; but, in.
financial report, the meeting was ad-
after some discussion, it
The half-yearly
prepared
until the 2d of next month.--An extraordinary
ad-
journed
then
e eh: l
d, et
which,
meeting was
directors in investigating the affairs with the .
was resolved to appoint a committee of shareholders to co-
operate company, with a view to the adoption of measures for the
extrication of the company from its present difficulties—
power being given to the committee to employ a professional
thknei
accountant to examine the accounts, if necessary. In the
course of the proceedings the chairman stated that the di-
rectors had nothing to conceal, and they had already taken
the necessary steps for reducing the expenses to such an
amount as would prevent anv further call being made upon
the proprietors. Messrs. W.'ll. Deane,: Wm. Holgate, John
Wood, Jos. lluggard, and John Propert were appointed the
committee, and the meeting adjourned until the 2d of next
month to receive their report. A vote of thanks to the
chairman concluded the proceedings.
THE TOBACCO TRADE.—Application having been
made to the Commissioners of Customs for permission to re-
tain, without payment of duty, samples of tobacco exportedto the Continent, and the Commissioners being
iohf
togainion
t
re-
quest upon the following conditions, viz.,h with
samples
that there will be no objection, have complieddt
to be retained be locked up in chests to be provided by the
parties, and the keys to be deposited with the proper officers,
and that within twelve months from the date of the exporta-
tion of the tobacco the samples to be out
r
home consumption on payment of duty,either taken fo_ or_ be packed into
legal sized packages and dilly exported under the usual re-
guliti9ol.

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EPSOM RACES.
(THIS DAY.-BY EXPRESS.)

(Continued from cur Afternoon Edition.)

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The &ramble Steeplechase.

The Epsom Autumn Stteplechase.

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Spring Buck ...

Won easy.

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FRENCH PRESIDENT'S
MESSAGE.

GENTLEMNN REPRZSENTATIVES,

I come this year as usual to present to you an ac-
count of the important events which have been accom-
plished sine) my lust Message.
I believe, however, I ought to pass with silence the
events which, in spite of myself, have produced certain
dissensions which will always be to be regretted.
With the exception of some partial agitation, the
public peace has not been troubled; and evsn at various
epochs at which political difficulties were of a kind to
weaken the sentiment of public security and to assist
apprehensions, the country. by its peaceful attitude, has
shown a confidence with the Government, the evidence
of which is most pleasing to me.

It appears, however, imprudent to flatter ourselves
with illusions on ibis appearance of tranquillity. A
vast demagogical conspiracy is now organizing in
Vrance and Europe. Secret societies are endeavouring
to extend their ramifications even into the smallest
communes. All the madness and violence of party is
brought fora', while these men are not even agreed
on persons or things: they are agreed to meet in
1852, not to construct but to overthrow. Your patriot-
i2,23l and your courage, with which I shall endeavour
to keep pace, will, I am sure, save France from the dan-
ger wherewith sheds threatened. But to conquer those
dangers we must look at them without fear and without
exaggeratinn, while we are convinced that, thanks to
the strength of the Administration, to the enlightened
zeal of the magistrates, to the devotion cf the army,
France will will yet be save 3. Let us, therefore, unite
our efforts to deprive the spirit cf evil even of the hope
of a momentary success.
The best means to attain this end has always ap-
peared to ttae application of that system which con-
sists in satisfying the legitimate interests on the one
'hand, and on the o'her to saffccate, at the moment of
'their uppararce, the slightest symptoms of an attack
'against religion, morality, and society.
' Thus to prccn labour by granting to companies our
'great lines of railway, and with the money which the
'State will pr,,eurg from throe projecas to give a strong
impulse to the other wo; 7.1.111 the other departments
—to encourage these institutions destined to develop
agricultural Laid c')inmerciAl credit—to come by means
of charit:.bl- ir,s'iTtriLna to the assiitaure of all poverty
—such 11,1:3 bPen and such still must be our first care;
and is by t,llo7ing th:s c:.ttr,se that it wid become
'easier to hltve recourse to means of repression when their
necessity alvall have beccme felt.