The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-03 00:00:00

THE WRECK OF THE PENINSULAR AND
ORIENTAL MAIL STEAMER MADRID.

Yesterday the following report was received by the
secretary of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Packet
Company, respecting the wreck of the company's mail
steamer Madrid, from the commander :
VIGO, Feb. 21.—1 n proceeding into Vigo by the
North Channel, when rounding Port Humbre, at 2.15
p.m. yesterday, at two ship's lengths off, steering S.
E., to S. E., the ♦essel struck on a • sunken rock not
laid doss in the Admiralty chart in my possession, and
began to fill forward and settle down. I immediately
lowered the boats and got the passengers, mails, and
specie into them, and then beached the ship in a small
sandy bay between Points Hombre and Sobrido which
I deemed the most advisable course to pursue.
Lieutenant Tickell, Admiralty agent, at once pro-
ceeded with the mails and reported the occurrence
to her Britannic Majesty's consul at Vigo, while the
third officer took charge of the passengers and
specie, and landed them to the care of the coespany'e
agents at this port. The water gained fast upon
the engine-room and after boll. I ordered the fires to
be drawn and boilers blown off. Then proceeded to get
out luggage and cargo as much as possible ; only 11 few
packages of the latter could, however, be got up, bat
nearly all the passengers' baggage was saved, with some
I cabin furniture. At 7 p.m. the water had risen to the
quarter deck. I ordered the crew to take to the two
remaining ship's boats and some country boats that came
to our assistance. I then took the jolly-boat, and pro'
needed to Vigo for further assistance, leaving the first
and second officers in the cutter to keep watch over the
ship for the night, as nothing further could be done, the
bull being under water and lying quite steady, with 12
feet of water forward and 18 feet aft, the weather fins,
rise and fall of tide about 11 feet. I received every as'
eistance from her Britannic Majesty's consul and the
company's agents, who despatched a guard for the Pro'
tection of the property, and a competent person in charge
of the labourers. These I met on my way to the town•
The consul accompanied me this morning to the ship,
and we are removing the rigging and everything as far
as possible. The position of the ship is such as to render
it doubtful whether she can be got off, but everything
in our power will be done to effect it.

Sporting Intelligence.

TA.TTERSA.LL'S—MoNnAr.

Although many turfites had left London for Liverpool
the room was pretty well attended. Business, however,
was very slack. The quotations on the Grand National
Steeplechase were for the most part nominal, Hopelers
Star being the only animal really in demand. Vedei,lm
was the favourite "for money" for the Two Thousand.
A. small investment was made on Blink Bonny for the
Derby at 13 to 1. The only transaction on the Chester
Cup was 100 to 10 against Leamington.

CLOSING PRICES.
LIVERPOOL SPRING CRP.
5 to 2 agst Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Bashi Bazonk (take
3 to 1)
3to 1 agst Mr. Lloyd's Gitana (taken)
7 to 1 agst Mr. T. Hunt's Lima
GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.
sto 1 agst Mr. Buchanan's Escape
10 to 1 agst Mr. Mellish's Minos
12 to 1 agst Mr. E. Parr's Hopeless Star
100 to 8 agst Mr. W. Cowper's Omar Pacha
100 to 8 agst Mr. Hodgman 's Emigrant
15 to 1 agst Mr. Hylton's Teddesley
100 to 6 agst Mr. Capbl's Little Charley
20 to 1 agst Count de Cunchy's Jean du Quesn•
28 to 1 agst Mr, Wright nas Forest Queen
Even on five agst the field

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
10 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Sir Colin
20 to 1 aget Mr. Bradshaw's Commoner
Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
6to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Vedette (taken and a)
6to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Schiedam (offered)
6 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Loyola (offered)
Bto 1 agst Baron Rothschild's Sydney (taken)
DERBY.
13 to 1 agst Mr. W. I'Auson's Blink Bonny •
500 to 30 agst Mr. W. S. Crawford's Zuyder Zee (t.)
20 to 1 aget Lord Londesborough's Sent (t. 25 to 1)
25 to 1 aget Mr. Jackson's Saunterer (taken)
22 to 1 aget Mr. Bowes's Bird-in-thahand (taken)
25 to 1 agst Mr. Copperthwaite's Sprig of Shillelaga
(taken)
1000 to 30 apt Mr. Howard's Arsenal (taken)
50 to 1 agst Mr. H. Purston
1800 to 10 agst Mr. W. Aiibert's Victor (taken)
2000 to 20 agst Mr. Douglas's Blue Jacket (taken)
1000 to 20 aget Mr. Cooper's lot (taken)