The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-27 00:00:00

AMERICAN SHIPPING.

Arrived at New York—Cornelia, Western World,
Goliath and Hungarian, from Liverpool ; Alamode
and Arcadian, from Cardiff; Lockwood, from Cork ;
Lady Peel and Ellen Feriatal, from Limerick ; and
Gromohair, from Sligo.
Arrived at Boston—Wanderer, from Glasgow.
Arrived at Charleston—George A. Hopeley, from
Liverpool.
_ _ _

Arrived at Montreal—Ann Paterson, from Ardross.
Arrived at New Orleans—Joshua Moran, from
Liverpool.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Surgeon Charles Whitefield Priaulz of Southamp-
ton, died on the 20th August last, at Sierra Leone,
on his way home from the Cape of Good Hope, aged
43 years. He had previously passed many years on
the coast of Africa, and his remains were attended to
the grave with full military honours, by Captain
Temple and officers of her Majesty's ship Dolphin,
the officers and soldiers of the garrison, and the prin-
cipal surgeons and merchants at Sierra Leone.
The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, has been placed in ordi-
nary at Portsmouth for the winter months. Her
officers have been turned over to the Royal George,
and the principal part of her seamen have joined the
dockyard as riggers till their services may again be
required in the yacht in the t.pring. Previous to the
pendant being hauled on Friday last, the whole of her
officers, and also the officers of the Fairy and Elfin,
had a parting dinner on board the Victoria and
Albert, to commemorate their happy and comfortable
cruise of four months. Captain Crispin presided on
the occasion. Loyal toasts were drunk and the ut•

most harmony and good fellowship prevailed, and
conviviality was kept up till a. late hour. It is ex-
pected the usual annual promotions will shortly take
place. Captain Crispin proceeds this day on leave of
absence for three weeks. The Victoria and Albert
will undergo a thorough caulking, and be examined
by the officers of the yard.
Two vacancies hare occurred on the retired Bs. 6d.
per diem half-pay list of paymasters and pursers, by
the deeease of Messrs. Sturry and Dove.
Flying Fish, 12, Commander Patey, is the next
man-of-war from the coast of Africa. She has been
one of the most successful cruisers on the station.
Odin steam-frigate, at Portsmouth, has been taken
down to be made ready for embarking troops.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 26.—The Dido, 18, Captain
Moorhead, arrived yesterday from the Nore, and sailed
this morning for the South American station.

The Portsmouth Royal Naval Club are about giving
a complimentary entertainment, at the Portland Ho-
tel, to Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G., the
new Commander-in-Chief.

The Swedish corvette Eugenie, 40, Captain Nirgin,
arrived yesterday morning at Spithead, and the
Swedish corvette Lagerbjelke, Captain Englehart,
from Cariscrona, on a voyage to circumnavigate the
globe. Tbey saluted the Port-Admiral. M. L. A.
Vandenberg, the Swedish Consul, introduced the cap-
tain of the frigate to the local authorities yesterday.
The Rodney, 92, Captain Charles Graham, C. 8.,
was undocked yesterday, and hauled alongside her
hulk to complete the outfit.
The Waterloo, 120, Captain the Hon. M. Stopford,
at Sheerness, had her topgallantmasts fidded, and
will be complete in her rig in a few days. A large
party of the dockyard hands mre employed in caulk-
ing her. The copper taken off her bottom is found so
bad as to necessitate the application of new. Orders
were transmitted to the authorities on Wednesday to
expedite her equipment as much as possible, so that
she may be ready for sea by the end of December.
WooLwrcn, OCT. 25.—The Fury paddlewheel
steam-sloop, now ready, is ordered to Sheerness,
where she will be kept as an advanced war•steamer.
The Pluto steam-vessel is to remain at this port,
and is expected to be commissioned for service on the
coast of Africa.

The Polyphemus steam sloop is ready for commis-
sion at this port.

ROYAL MARINES.

Lieutenant-Colonel W. Jolliffe has two months'
leave of absence on promotion from the 18th instant,
when he will join the Woolwich division, vice Gil-
lespie, retired. • •
Captain W. Foote, of the Woolwich division, at pre-
sent on the recruiting service at Woburn, has been
ordered to remove his party to Lincoln.
Lieutenant and Quartermaster Henry C. P. Dyer
has rejoined head-quarters of the Woolwich division
from Admiralty leave.

PROMOTION.

Carpenter—Henry Turner, advanced to the first
class.

Lieutenant—Edward Algernon 131ackett (1847),
late first lieutenant of the Fury, having concluded a
course of study of marine engines at the factory at
Woolwich Dockyard, was examined by Mr. Atherton,
chief engineer, yesterday and to-day, and, on passing
very satisfactorily, received his certificate.
Mates--Henry Maynard Bingham (the senior eli-
gible mate on the list), Robert Deane (April 9,
1849), John Hawley Glover (April 10, 1849),
Charles Anthony Johnson (April 10, 1849), L9veson
Eliot Henry Somerset (June 7, 1849), and William
Fitzherbert Ruxton (Oct. 3, 1849), most of them the
senior officers on the list, have been promoted to the
rank of lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS.

Surgeon—William Bateman (1846), to the Crane,
6, brig, at Devonport.
Chief-Engineer—Edward Crump, to the Plumper,
9, screw steam-sloop, on the south-east coast of America
station.

Acting-Assistant-Surgeon Timotheus Saran
(1850), to be assistant-surgeon, and confirmed to
the Harlequin, 12, sloop, on the west coast of Africa
station.

Second Master—George F. M‘Dougal (1846), to
the Fisguard flag-ship at Woolwich.
Master's-Assistant—R. N. Tarraway, to the Im-
pregnable flag-ship at Devonport.
Clerk—Charles William Harris (1849), recentlj
paid off from the Ranger, 8, sloop, on her return from
the west coast of Africa station, is again appointed
to that vessel at Devonport.
Acting-Boatswain—James INl'Laughlin, to the
Tyne, store and troop-ship at Woolwich.

ABERYSTWYTH.-011 Thursday last, a human ske-
leton was found on the sea-shore near Ffoeslas ; there was
but very little flesh on it. It could not be identified, and it
was buried on the following day at Llanychaiarn, near this
town....Carnarvon Herald.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CXLVIIL
THE HOUGHTON " HAY AND STRAW"

GATHERING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR Having already disposed of the great race of
Tuesday, with the exception of my final remarks, I shall
now in regular order review the bill of fare for the
week. There are sixty-one stakes and matches cn the
list, which gives an average of ten per diem; they will
not, however, be so evenly divided, Monday _begiteating
with nine only. The list for the day is of the skeleton
description; six sweepstakes over various courses, al-
though now nominated for the entries, have not reached
me, which in fact matters but little, as ere this ap-
pears in print above half will have been de-
cided. The Criterion Stakes cf 30 sous. each,
20 ft, for two years old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Sat 51b;
from the turn of the lands in, which, by the
bye, is all up hill, will afford a good criterion of the
merits of the animals engaged therein. The field will
the Knight of the Shire,
consist of Daniel O'Rourke,
Lord Exeter's Stock well, and perhaps Ambrose, Caracara,
, St. Alban, Fidbetty Firl, Glenluce, and pet-hers
Red Hind. In consequence of the penalty that will fall
to the lot of RED HIND, I think her starting very
dubious; were she to do so, I should most
certainly
award her the first or second place; in her absence
shall place Daniel O'Rourke first, Glenhice second, and
Stockwell third. The two Matches over the T.Y.C. will,
I fancy, be won by the two Sophistrys.
To-morrow's races commence with a Handicap Plate
of 100 sovs., which, together with six other stakes, have
yet to close and name.
The field for the great stake of the weck—the Cam-
bridgeshire —will in all probability ba very large, and
com.i,t of the following:—Bordeaux (d), Lady Evelyn
(d), Newrninster, The Nigger, Grecian, Prime Minis-
ter, Loadatone, Neasham (d), Knight of Gwynne, The
Italian, Ariosto, Mountain Deer, Ribaldry, Ephesus,
Dulcet, Officious, Confidence, Heroine, California,
Darkie, Eliza Middleton, Ellerslie, Garforth, The Ile-
riot, Hungertord, Haricot, Breba, Deceitful, Mokanna,
Paquette, Humphrey, Manifold, Candlewick, Boarding
School Miss filly, Follow-me-Lads, and Curl. In sum-
ming up, on Saturday, I gave it as my opinion that the
race would be between Prime Minister, Ariosto, Moun-
tain Deer, Eliza Middleton, Haricot, Ellerslie, Breba,
and Newminiter. My opinion remains unchanged; but,
as eight is rather a tremendous selection, I must cut them
down. The Prime Minister, Ariosto, and Mountain Deer,
I consider much on a par, and know not which to
choose from the three. Breba, notwithstanding the
lines that Sir Joseph holds in his hands, I cannot fancy
will turn out a winner, although I think it very likely
she may obtain a place. Newniinster, I think, will
finish in the third or fourth position ; Eliza Middleton
will be either first or imbedded in the ruck ; and, con-
sidering the size of the field, I shall take to myself two
forlorn hopes on this occasion, in Haricot and Elerslie;
but before all commend me to the three first-mentioned,
PRIME MINISTER, ARIOSTO, and MOUNTAIN
DEER.

Wednesday's list, like all the others, is headed
with nine skeleton Stakes, the only fixture worth men-
tioning being a 50 Boys. Sweepstakes, for which
Odd Fellow, Fonthill, and Red Hind, the last
named of course the winner, and Fonthill second.
Colonel Peel's Post Match with the Duke of
Bedford, in which two cripples are backed against
two animals not worth 501., will, I should fancy, fall
to the ground, although, if run, I look upon Colonel
Peel's chance as the best. The Match for 500 over the
T.Y.C., between Lord Caledon's Sister to Pyrrhus the
First, and Lord Clifden's Sister to Surplice, I must
award to the former. In another Match for 500 over
the same course, Lord Caledon's Brother to Shyloek
will have the felicity of beating Lord Clifden's Hes-
perus. The Duko of Bedford's Martinet will probably
triumph over Sir J. Hawley's Caloric, and Faux Pas
will likely enough repeat the foregoing for Cornelius.
Thursday sports seven Sweepstakes of the skin-and-
bone description, a couple of other Stakes, and three
Matches, a very fair day's work. Tho Glasgow Stakes
for 100 soya. each, h ft, T.Y.C. course, last three-quar-
ters of the Rowley mile, will be contested by one of
Lord Clifden's, probably Hesperus, Hex, Wingenund,
and, I presume, Houlakin. Should the last-named run,
I have no hesitation in giving him the ♦ictory; in his
absence Wingenund is a certainty. The 50 son. Stakes
over the Ab. M. ought to be carried off by Mr. Payne's
Glenluce. Tho Post Match between Lord Exeter and
the DUKE, of Bedford will be an uncommonly close affair,
the Duke perhaps just getting the best of it. Another
Post Match between the same parties will also turn out
in favour of the Duke with his Sophistry; the Duke
will likewise have another victory in a Match for 3001.
over the Ab. M., in which his Bordeaux will dispose of
Mr.pregory's Rhesus easily enough.
Friday's list consists of ono Match and ten Stakes as
yet to close and name, including the Nursery Stakes,
which I have been successful enough to name tho winner
of several years running, beginning with the memorable
victress of the Cesarewitch, Mrs. Taft, in 111347. My
remarks on this stake will appear on Wednesday or
Thursday. The Match between Lord Exeter's Clelia
and Mr. Greville's Frantic, the former giving two atone
for the year, will I fancy be won by Frantic.
Saturday has a complement of five Stakes, and tw•o
Matches, by way of winding-up the last great meeting at
head-quarters for the memorable year 1851. The stakes
have all to close and name. The Match for 100 between
Guy Mannering and Knight of the Garter, at 131 b dif-
ference, will be decided in favour of Lord Glasgow. The
Match between Scarecrow and Caracara will of course
-,erminate in favour of the Scarecrow. This terminates
,he Houghton hay and straw" gathering.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

Oct. 27, 1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—SATURDAY.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
S to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Breba—taken and after-
wards offered
6 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster—take 7 to 1
14 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mountain Deer
15 to 1 agst Mr. Halford's Prime Minister
20 to 1 agst Mr. Copeland's Candlewick
20 to 1 agst Mr. Delamere's Curl
22 to 1 agst Mr. Brown's Haricot
25 to 1 agst Mr. Carew's The Heriot—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Waring's Manifold—taken and
afterwards offered
28 to 1 agat Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger
40 to 1 agat Lord Enfield's Hernandez
3,000 to 30 agst Mr. Howard's Grecian—taken
500 to 5 agat Mr. Etwall's Bushranger—taken
500 to 5 aget Lord Clifsien's Loadatone—taken
5 to 1 was laid to nearly 1,000/. agat Breba, and 10 to
1 to 100/. that she will not remain first favourite up to
the start and win. 7 to 1 would have been taken about
Newminster, and any advance on the quoted prices about
the Mountain Deer, Curl, 'and Candlewick. Haricot,
Ariosto, and the Goodwood horses were almost
friendless.

THE CRITERION STALES.
5 to 2 apt Daniel O'Rourke—taken.
DERBY.

1,000 to 40 and 1,000 to 35 taken about Daniel
O'Rourke to betwaen 2001, and 300/.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
LATEST ARRIVALS.—Longinus, The Heriot, Haricot,
Ribaldry, Sister to Pyrrhus the First, Post Tempore,
Officiou:, Red Hind, Confidence, Miss Bundy, Scar,
Serus, Dulcet, M. Robin, Flareup, Knight of Gwynne,
Mary Ann, Brother to S!eimere, Eliza Middleton,
Prime Minister, Daniel O'Rourke, Deceitful, Brother to
Shylock, Follow-me-Lads, The Nigger, Grecian, Car-
dinal Wiseman, Tonic, Manifold, Teeswater, Thornhill,
M. Houdin, Fonthill, Ephesua,Louis Napoleon, Prestige,
Newminster Lady Bibina, Prince Caradoc colt, c by
Charles XII., dam by Touchstone, Mokanna, No Chance,
Arlette, Ellerslie, Cytherea filly, f by Young Lochinvar,
out of Madcap's dam, Happy Joe, Loybourne.
Sir J. Hawley's and E. Parr's horses have not yet
arrived.
The following are the present scratching for the Cam-
bridgeshire : Woodlark, Clarissa, Royal Hart, Clelia,
Hook'em Snivey, the Flying Gout, and Cane.
NEWMARKET, SUNDAY NIGHT.
ENTRIES FOR MONDAY.
Sweepstakes; winner to be sold for 2501, Lc.
Knight of Gwynne, 4 yrs—Paquetta, 3 yrs—Van-
guard, 5 yrs.
Sweepstakes; winner to be sold for $Ol,, &c. D.M.
Palmyra f, 3 yrs—Sagacity, aged—Lady Bibina,
5 yrs.
Sweepstakes; winner to be sold for 3501., &c. Criterion

Mej.)r Clo WI
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[ADVERTISEMENT.]
TO THE _EDITOR OF THE SIIN.
I see, Sir. that some impudent pretender
Hag ta'en my name; I'm sure 'twill be in vain,
For I appeal to you as my defender--
I with the Eating Tinges shall still remain.
This day my varies on a noble race,
Tbct4h carping critic:; may perchance decry 'ens,
You'll find, Sir, in the old familiar place;
I pray you say sn, aua oblige
Yours,

Nownatsrket, Oct. 26.

PRIAM.

REMARKABLE ESCAPE.

An almost miraculous escape from destruction by
a railway train occurred a few evenings since upon
the South Yorkshire line, near Doncaster. Mr.
Carhnell, a clerk in the employ of the company, w.as
engsged near the Little Moor outgang crossing in
a assisting the driver of coal engine to " shunt his
locomotive into one of the sidings. The night being
quite dark he was beckoning the driver forward in
tee usual manner with his hand-lamp, and for this
purpose was standing upon the main line, when the
Barnsley train came upon him unawares, and before
he could escape he was struck by the buffer of the
tender, and his right arm caught the draw bar hook,
which fastened i:self between the shoulder and the
elbow. At first he was so stunned as to be momen-
tarily unconscious of his dangerous position, but on
recovering he found himself suspended in the
coupling chain, with the train going at the
rate of from fifteen to sixteen miles an hour.
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remains. Their surprise and delight on learning the
providential escape of their friend may be easily
imagined.

CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.
An inquiry, which occupied seven days, under the
33 and 4th Victoria, c. 86, entitled "An Act for
Better Enforcing Church Discipline," was brought to
a conclusion at Dewsbury on Friday last. The in-
quiry was into the grounds of certain scandals or
evil reports which had existed for nearly two years
concerning the Rev. Stephen Mathews, incumbent
of St. Paul's Church, Hanging Heaton, in the West
Riding of Yorkshire. The chief allegation against
the reverend defendant was, that he was the father of
an illegitimate child, to which a girl of the name of
Mary Halliwell, 16 years old, gave birth in the month
of May last. The girl, who up to a short time before
her confinement bad been a scholar, and afterwards a
teacher in a school established by the defendant,
swore positively to the truth of her allegation; but
her evidence, which in several particulars was sup-
ported by other witnesses, was not free from any dis•
crepancies. The defendant, who was represented by
Mr. Watts, of Dewsbury, solicitor, made no state-
ment himself, but witnesses were called on his behalf to
contradict some of the statements of the girl and
her witnesses, and to show ;hat whatever suspicions
there attached to Mr. Mathews, in his connexion with
the girl, they rested on false grounds, and arose from
his uniform kindness of disposition to her and the
children in his school. The case altogether was a
very complicated one, and the commissioners who
conducted the investigation—namely, the Van. Arch-
deacon Musgrave ; the Rev. John Bell, vicar
Bothwell; the Rev. W. Tait, incumbent of Trinity
Church, Wakefield Mr. E. R. Wheatley, of Mir-
field ; and Mr. T. Cooke, of Dewsbury, were in de-
liberation for five hours before they gave judgment,
which was pronounced by the Ven. Archdeacon as
follows :—" The proceedings under the commission
having now been brought to a close, it is my duty, in
conformity with the provisions of the Act of Parlia-
ment, to state openly and publicly the result of this
inquiry. After due consideration of the depositions
taken before us, I have to declare the opinion of the
commissioners present at this inquiry, that there is a
sufficient prima facie ground for instituting further
proceedings." We ought to observe that the Bishop
of Ripon, in whose diocese both Hanging Heaton
and Dewsbury are, had suspended Mr. Alathews from
clerical duties pending the inquiry. Mr. Mathews is
a married man, and about Gi years of age.