The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-09 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S--YE.srxRDAr.
The settling of the Epsom accounts was resumed yester-
day, and notwithstanding the large sums that were hedged
between Running Rein and Orlando, proved one of the most
unsatisfactory ever known. Several parties did net appear
either in person or by proxy, nor, except from one, who, a
heavy loser, attributes his inability to meet his engagements
to a mercantile failure, was any communication whatever re-
ceived from them. The absence of two or jhree of those
persons is good-naturedly attributed to ignorancd of the.
time fixed for settling, although made public in all the
daily papers on Friday last, and copied into most of the
weekly and provincial journals; this plea, therefore, cannot
be allowed, and for their neglect to make any provision
for the settlement, no excuse whatever can be made—it is in
the highest degree reprehensible. Of two other cases no
hopes whatever are entertained ; it was well known long
ago that they would be "wanted " if Orlando won, and no one
is in the least surprised at their absence. Their deficiencies,
and the state of abeyance in which the late Mr. Crockford's
book remains, had a most disheartening influence on the
settlement (all the accounts having been more or less dis-
arranged, and several parties—good winners on the race—
obliged, in consequence, to leave the room considerably out
of pocket. The only way to prevent this very usual conse-
quence of extravagant and indiscriminate "book-making"
is, without regard to rank or station, to adopt the " black
board," and post, not only actual defaulters, but all who fail
to attend or make arrangements for paying and receiving, on
the regular settling days.
The betting commenced late in the afternoon, and, limited
as it was in extent, led to two or three important changes.
JULY STAKES (THIS DAY).
Old England the favourite, but no price fixed.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
6 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Aristotle—taken
GOODWOOD STAKES.
7 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Franchise—taken
10 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Croton Oil
12 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Deer—taken
14 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Canton—talon
15 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Parthian
18 to 1 agst Mr. Shelley's Lucy Banks
18 to 1. agst :Lord Exeter's Elegance filly
20.t0 1 agst Sir. S. Spry's Subduer
25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Poussin—taken
GOODWOOD CUP.
6 to 4 agst Mr. Salvin's Alice Hawthorn
8 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's The Squire
12 to 1 agst Mr. Herbert's:Antler
ST. LEGER.
3 to 1 agst Mr. Williamson's The Cure—taken
8 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Ithuriel—taken
15 to 1 agst Mr. Irvine's Foig-a-ballagh—taken
DERBY, .1845.
30 to 1 agst Mr. S. Stanley's Virago colt—taken
40 to 1 stgst Mr. S. Stanley's Minikin colt—taken
'4O to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus—taken
Bastion, who was quoted by us last week, is, and has for
considerable period been, the property of Mr:Hook, not of
Mr. Gregory, in whose name he appeared by mistake.

THE Loss OF THE MANCHESTER.—By the ar-
rival of the Duchess of Lonsdale, General Steam Navigation
Company's steamer, with the Hamburgh mail of Wednesday,
it is ascertained that the wreck of the ill-fated Manchester
steamer, which was discovered lying at the extreme end of
the Reissea Sands, to the northward of the Elbe, in about
twelve feet • of water, has gradually disappeared by the
breakers making over it and destroying it by piecemeal.
Two bodies, one a female and the other a male, have been
cast on the beach, and are supposed to have been part of the
unfortunate creatures who perished with the vessel. Mrs.
St. George Smith, of Drogheda, her daughter, and the stew-
ardess, being the only females that were on board the Man-
chester at the time, it is, presumed that the body is one of
them. It was only attired in a night-dress and chemise,
from which circumstance it is inferred that she was at rest
when the loss of the vessel took place. The other body is
that of a man, and is judged to have been one of the crew.
The Direct6rs of the Hanseatic Steam Navigation Company,
to whom the Manchester belonged, are still instituting a
strict inquiry concerning the deplorable catastrophe, but as
yet have not been able to trace out the exact bearing
where the unfortunate property was sacrificed. That she
was lost on the end of. the Reissen Sands, where her wreck
was seen, there are considerable doubts, from the fact of her
anchors arid chain, cable, which, from their massive descrip-
tion, would not drift, being not found on the spot, and the
singular circumstance of her lying in twelve feet of water,
the extent Of her draught whet], laden. It is, however, very
evident to most mariners, that the primary cause of the loss
was by !ler going too far to the northward of the harbour, a
conclusion which the most experienced pilots on the Elbe
have arrived at. It has also been Esaid that her being
formed what is termed "wall built," thereby being
doubly
_difficult to bring round in stormy weather, prin-
cipally occasioned her speedy wreck; in answer to which,
her builder in firmly of opinion that her loss did not occur
through any fault in her, construction. She was only
launched in 1841, and the .repeated excellent passages she
made in.bad weather, between Hull and Hamburgh, clearly
proved her to be a sound and expeditious sea-boat.
THE BOY JONES AGAIN.—The following is an ex-
tract from a letter received in this town from an officer of •her
Majesty's ship Warspite, dated off Gibraltar, 16th June. The
writer was formerly resident in Lads, and there is no doubt
of the authenticity of 'the letter :—" One little incident oc-
curred between Tunis and Algiers, the relation of which may
perhaps 'proVe interesting.:.: I.think- I-have never informed
you that the boy Jones (the interesting chimney-sweep, who
so ingeniously contrived to secrete himself in the private
apartments of her Majesty, at Buckingham Palace), is, and
has been for two or three years, on board the Warspite, in the
capacity of a first-class boy. After, contrary winds, during
nearly the whole of ourpassage between the two places above
named; we were one night becalmed (at all events the ship
was only making a knot and a half an hour). Now, on fine
nights, I very frequently remain on the upper deck during the
greater part of the first watch, listening to the various songs
with which the men generally beguile away the monotony of
the time in calm weather, and on this night I was thus en-
joying myself, when about seven bells (half-past eleven
o'clock), we were startled by the soul-stirring cry of 'A man
overboard !' which was immediately followed by the usual
hoarse bawls of the boatswain's mate of the watch, AWay,
first and Second cutters.' A general rush aft took' place, some
seizing the bight of, a rope, others springing on •the ham- '
mock netting, and straining their eye-balls to catch a sight of
the unfortunate individual., A marine is usually-stationed on,
the.poop at the life-buoy, but the after.part of the watch had
been called to alter the trim of the spanker, and as is usual, he
was assisting.' Fortunately, however, our Captain's clerk, Mr.
Hall, was 'enjoying the coolness of the night air on. the Popp,
and he promptly let go the life-buoy, which blazed away with
a steady. beautiful light, • and dropped considerably astern
immediately. The cutters were lowered after a little con-
fusion, sand pulled for the buoy, where they found no less a
person than. Master Jones, who was holding on with one
hand, and dashing the sparks (arising from the port-fire)
from his face with the other. As they approached, he sung
out—' Here lam ; look lively.' They quickly succeeded .in
getting him into one-of.the boats, the other taking the buoy
in tow. When brought on board, he was.questioned by the
lieutenant of the watch, and stated that he had fallen out of
the mizen rigging accidentally ; but the ship's crew are of
opinion that, if it had been a rough night, young Jones would
not have gone overboard at all—they all think that hejumped
overboard.'and that for no other purpose than to see the life-
buoy light burning, and this is in some measure confirmed by
the fact of his bawling out when falling ' A man overboard,'
and again, when immersed, ' Let go the life-buoy.' How-
ever, he is a singular character, and the thing is not at all
unlikely."—Leeds Mercury. '
SPACE ANNIHILATED.—THE MAGNETIC TELE-
GRAPH.—Th 6 magnetic telegraph is now in full opera-
tion between the cities of Washington and Baltimore.
The following examples will show the manner in which
this instrument annihilates both time and space :—" Ori
Saturday morning the batteries were charged, and
the regular transmission of intelligence between Wash-
ington and Baltimore commenced, as we learn from
the .13altifitere Patriot. A large number of gentlemen
were presentito see the.operations of this truly astonish-
ing contrivance. Many admitted to the room had their
names sent down, and in less than a second the appa-
ratus in Baltimore was put in operation by the attendant
in Washington,' and before the lapse of a half-
minute the same names weresioturned plainly written. At
half-:past eleven o'clock, A.M. the question being asked
What the news was at Washington ?" the answer
was almost instantaneously returned—' Van Buren
stock is rising'--meaning, of course, that his chances
were strengthening to receive the nomination on Mon-
day next. The time of day was also inquired for, when
the response was given from the capitol, forty-nine
minute's past eleven.' At this period it was also asked
how many persons were spectators to the telegraphic
experiments in Washington ? The answer was six-
teen ; after which a variety of names were sent
up from Washington,- some with their compliments
to their friends in Baltimore, whose names had just been
transmitted to them. Several items of private intelligence
were also transmitted backwards and forwards, one of
which was an order to an, agent in Baltimore not to pay a
certain bill. The electric fluid proved too slow, for it had
been paid a few minutes before. At half-past twelve; the
following was sent to Washington :—" Ask a reporter
in Congress to send a dispatch to the Baltimore Patriot,
at two P.M.' In about a minute the answer came back
thus—' It will be attended to.' Two o'clock, P.M.—The
dispatch has arrived, and is as follows One o'clock ;
there has just been a motion in the House to go into
committee of the whole on the Oregon territory. Re-
jected ; Ayes, 79 ; noes; 86.'.--Half-ast one : The
house is now engaged on private Bills."—" Quarter to
two : 11/x. Atherton is, now speaking in the Senate.
Mr, S. will not be in Baltimore to-night.' So that
timore papers are thits enabled to give their readers in-,
formation from Washington, up to the very hour of
going to press. This is indeed the annihilation of
space."—New York _Daily Sun.—[The distance between
Baltimore and Washington is 34 miles.]
DISCRAdEFUL. SCENE IN ST. JOHN'S CHURCHYARD,
WATERLOO-ROAD—Yesterday afternoon, between three
:and four o'clock, a dreadful occurrence took place during
the/usual hors for interment in the ground of the above
church, ainj, while the Rev. Mr. Irvine was performing the
burial service, and a number of persons were waiting for
the performance of the service over their deceased relatives'
and friends, the funeral procession of a child belonging to
a poor Irish labourer entered the ground, accompanied by a
vast nUmber of Irish Roman Catholics, as is their usual
custom, and proceeded to the grave which had been allotted
for its interment. On arriving at the spot, the Rev. Mr.
Johnson commenced, the usual 'service, a practice which
is not in these grounds permitted to be passed over ; the
Reverend Gentleman had no sooneruttered the first sentence
than a number of Irishmen rushed forward, and using
terrible eatlis and disgusting language, seized a number of
shovels, and declared in violent language that no service
should be read over the corpse, and that they would split
. the head of any one who attempted. it. The Rev. Mr. John-
son, from their excited manner, being apprehensive of vio-
knee, left the grave, the boards were torn up, and one man
thrown upon the coffin, and a violent struggle commenced
between the authorities of the ground and their assailants,
during which the grave was nearly filled up, and it was not
until the police had interfered and removed the most active
and violent of the party that anything like order could be
obtained, and the Reverend Gentlemen enabled t 6 proceed with
their sacred duties, when the parents of the deceased and
their followers permitted the Rev. Mr. Irvine to perform the
service, and the parties quietly retired, finding further resist-
-1 ance useless.

BOAT I.TrszT.—FivE LIVES LOST.—On the even-
ing of Monday, the 24th ulr., one of the boats engaged
in the cediind ling fishing at Ness, Island of Lewis, was
upet, and five of the crew perished, only one being
saved. Three of them. have left wives and families to
lament their loss.—lnverness Courier.

NOT TO BE GRAIIAMED—is the inscription on a
dozen different varieties of fancy wafers, attached to the
letters we lave received from our correspotclOcits iii Of
parts to-da7,—llarnpshire Independent.