The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-17 00:00:00

Nine ran.

SCURRY HANDICAP.
The Scurry Handicap of 3 sous each, with 30 added, for
all ages; the winner to be sold for 50 sous; winners
after the declaration of the weights 71b extra. T.Y.O.
Merry Monarch 1
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Nannie 2
Flying Jib 3

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.

DERBY.
6to 4 agst Vauban (taken)
sto 1 agst Van Amburgh (taken)

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE•

LONDON, May 17. Wind this day at noon—North-
Easterly ; moderato breeze, and fine weather, but rather

cloudy.
CLYDE, May 16.—Wind N.W—Sailed—Alliance, fur
the Nest Coast of Africa ; Messina, screw steamer, for
Gibraltar.
LIVERPOOL, May 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Hans
Gosen, from San Francisco; Isabella Harriet, from Per.
nambuca. Sailed—Nithsdale, for Monte Video; Bolivar,
screw steamer, for Vera Cruz; Sir Henry Havelock, for

TORBAY, May 15.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Marion, for
Rio Grande.

NEWPORT, May 16.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—William
Jones, for Mauritius; liarmoine, for Aspinwall; Sunshine,
for New York.

FALMOUTH, May 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Louis,
from Monte Video; Napoleon 111., from Alexandria;
Alessandra, from Odessa; Seieb, from lbrail.
Sailed—
Vigilia, for Skanghae.
QUEENSTOWN, May lb.—Arrived—Kangaroo, screw
steamer, for New York.
MILFORD, May 16. Wind N.B.—Arrived—lmpulse,
from Moulmeiu.

GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Arrived, May 16. —Emma, from Stettin; International,
from Teneriffe; Celia, from Terceira; Astracan, from Kur-
rachee ; Triton, from Wismar; Centipede, from Caravan-
sera ; Gladiator, from Colombo ; Nora, steamer, from Har-
lingen.

A Danish gentleman, who has for years bought
a property and built a house near Olevano, where
he habitually resides, visited Rome a few days ago. He
describes his position as critical, the brigands having cap-
tured his next neighbour, and cut off his ears on account
of his inability to pay the ransom they demanded. Mr.
M—, the Dane, however, is a determined man, and well
provided with firearms to defend himself in his castle
wherein, moreover, he has deposited 2501 b of gunpowder,
as he is resolved to blow up the house in case the brigands
should force their way in, rather than allow himself to be
taken.
Sin WILLIAM LAWRENCE.—By the latest accounts
Sir William Lawrence is reported somewhat better. He is
still, however, unable to speak or to write. His first act
on recovering consciousness, which had been almost sus-
pended for three or four days, was to resign his post at the
College of Surgeons ; and this ho effected, we hear, by
Four men
spelling out words by means of letters placed before him
—Lancet.
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THE PERILS OF THE MINE.—A. terrible accident
happened at ono of the Old Park Iron Company's pits at
o duhodyesn suddenly Stricbley, in Shropshire, at about three miles froth the
Min the
Shiffnal Station of the Great Western Railway.
and four boys were descending to -work 170
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foonrmWsocipanictstloaf yards beneath
into ten pieces. At this time the men zt
chinery, and weighing about 171 cwt.,
130 yards down the shaft. The engineer
gine and applied the break. such,
hol stopped his en -
mo-
mentum which the descending body vever, was the had
break was no more than sufficient acquired that the
rotation of the machinery. The to slightly check the
chain ran out and then snapped'
falling whole length of the it
upon all the men and one boy.
dead, all with their skulls smashed 'Three men were taken out
still holding by, the chains which and their left hands
the draw chain. One
ho
died ch connected the cage with
and yesterday no hopes Yw
after his removal home,
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men are married, have nwill recover. Three of the
children, and the widow •of one
will soon again
chain
are
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a Qi excellent crudity.