The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-05 00:00:00

SPORTING INFELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
Until near six o'clock, the attention of a very crowded roc!
was wholly occupied in settling en the Goodwood races,
which, owing to the number of events, and the unprecede
briskness of speculation, the accounts were exceedingly h0.'20
It is a gratifying proof of the healthy state of the ring 0,
money was plentiful, and that this important finde to a Ow;
brilliant meeting passed off satisfactorily. The !,t. Leger 40
touched upon la'e in the evening, and a few scores and .
invested in the following prices
ST. LEGER.
3 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit
7 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England
10 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Merry Monarch
14 to 1 agst Mr. Johnstone's Annandale—taken
16 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron—taken freely
25 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger
25 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Ould Ireland
30 to I agst Major Yarburgh's Red Robin—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Painter's The Pacha—taken
40 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Wood Pigeon—Cakes
1000 to 20 agst Lord Stradbroke's Ides—taken rd's
1000 even between Old England and The Merry BD"
DERBY.
10 to I agst Mr. Gill's Sting—taken
25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's At kwright—taken ,_„(11
We understand that his Majesty the King of the Netherin,
was so delighted with his visit to Goodwood, that belies:to
pressed his intention to the Duke of Richmond to *e'
" Orange Cup " run for next year. 0
Mr. Hibburd, we believe, will in future officiate as starter
Goodwood races.
A serious accident befel Mr. Fagg, a subscriber 011,
Tattersall's, en his return from Goodwood last Friday ty
was first thrown from his gig, and laid for some time 00ei
road with a broken leg, was taken up by one of the extra co7r
from the races, and this being immediately afterwards °
turned, the same leg was again fractured.

POPLAR AND BLACKWALL REGATTA' rill
This regatta took place yesterday, in order to corm:per,
the day on which the first meeting was held at Blackwim
establish the Watermen's and Lightermen's Almabougto
Penge Common. The race was in five heats, with six scuff
for a very handsome and serviceable skiff, and other Poo
(the boat, of course, being for the first man), liberallJ
scribed by the residents of All Saints, Poplar, and Blaa,.10)
First neat—J. Gudge (yellow), I; J. Tyler (light '''
2; and C. Presman (red), 3.
It was a very good heat. The men went away well togeit:ll,
at the same moment, and then Tyler drew away
but before they had proceeded half a mile the winner 0120
and passed him, and won by two lengths.
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Second Heat—J. Corey (dark blue), I; J. Wheldon. (
2; G. Linch (green), 3. with th:4ol
Corey took the lead, held it, and won easily. sDd
Third Heat—Tyler, 1 ; Wheldon, 2 ; Pressman, 3;
Linch, 4.
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A well-contested heat, in which they were nearly all togibel,
Fourth Heat—Corey, I ; Tyler, 2 ; Gudge, 3 ; and v
don, 4.
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All four scull and scull for some distance, and then
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took the lead, and kept it, winning easily. It was app
race for second place.
Grand Heat—Corey, 1 ; Tyler 2. ft°lll
The distance in this, as in the preceding heats, was er
Blackwall-stairs, and go twice round in each heat, the rare or
tending from the Folly House to the East India Dock buqviitli
posits the Brunswick Wharf. The winner drove away
the lead, and kept it, winning easily.

FOOT RACING AT WALWORTH. ger
Yesterday some interesting foot races came off at *he the
hive grounds at Walworth, and from the great celebrity of t,
contending parties, the affair attracted upwards of 3,0°,(4,44
sons. The first prize was for a silver tankard, ,whieuyoril,
walked for over a ten miles distance, and the follewinf, „lief
known pedestrians contended :—East of Westminster, 11.4,f,
of Hammersmith, Oliver of Pimlico, Powell of Hampton, Jijo.
risen of Hounslow, Penfold of Tooting, and Blackwell, the eel
known Bee, and Howe of London. At the signal they
off at a smart pace. When six miles had been covered, sett
of the men had relinquished the contest, and finally the ottf
was won by East, who accomplished the ten miles in oneoll
and thirty.:five minutes, fair toe and heel walking, and reors
came in second. 'I he next contest was for a handsome 'a te
cup, to be run for over a quarter of a mile of ground, ello
tt
leap teu hurdles. The following men formed the fee
starting:—Smith, the London champion, Jenkinson, the ti
don Stag, Warwick of Epsom, E. Smith and Patterson of f
don, and Handley of Nottingham. The competitors botiwe
off at locomotive speed, and cleared the hurdles with great
lerity, and after a very admirably contested race Smith., 10
in the winner, and won the cup; Jenkinson was seeenutg to
Warwick third. Subsequently the day's sport was brouPsted
a conclusion by the race for a silver snuff-box, ever 449,1ep
of ground and fifteen hurdles placed equidistant. 1-130),
Makpiece, Bung, Read, and Williams (country professnyi.to
and E. Smith and Fibbins, of London, were the calich;,,ed
At the start Smith went away with the lead, closely f°,fi' is
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by his adversaries, when, after a spirited race, Smith •
the winner.

WRECK of the JOHN HENDRIC
DUTCH EAST INDIAMAN. 00
We are happy to state that the eleven men, left bY, jobs
R. W. Heckelbury, of the Dutch East Indiamo to , the
Hendrick, on the 30th May last, upon a rock near, frightful
as was reported in The Sun, were rescued from tbej„ CsPtaill
situation, after having been on the rock 15 days, hdiove a"
Snell, of the merchant ship Eliza, of Liverpoel, ev, the Car
rived in London. It will be recollected that, ug'' vessel, 011
tain, with seven of the crew, being taken off, tul days Vl'
board of which they were received, was for sclera' tolog
vented, by a violent storm and adverse winds, from,
of toile.
head towards the rock, and was carried some hundred ~at the
away from it, when, it being supposed by the captain wed
e
poor fellows would have been starved to death, as there aP
their fee.
to be no means of obtaining food, they were left to safer"
Fortunately, however, after enduring the most dread
viuentel
ings and privations, the Eliza hove
ofPthee Jobe
that calamity which was looked for by the captain
Hendrick.
n by P. L. ZeensseP
The following account has been give
left
the second mate of the John Hendrick, one who wasJ
the rock, of the dreadful visitation of his companions, one °f
in sight, and
whom was the surgeon of the vessel. It was expected tliP „
after the captain had left, every effort would be made
return and take them off ; but, when it was found that tr,/
wind was so long in. a direction that would carry the le!:
away from them, they took steps, under the direction of
surgeon, to provide for extremities. The rock was disco/
to be about half a mile in circumference, and upon Inakio,
survey of it there was found to be a plentiful supply of ;ill
but no fresh water was anywhere to be met with. The oja
meat they had was a little pork : with this they made bsit,,,ed
attached to nails, which were made in the form of ho?. the
by them caught fish, which abounded there. They ars timefowls, a sort of duck, during the night, and in the a" ton
gathered their eggs. There was a description of crabs cbioli
the rock, the legs of which were serviceable in gee! their
their thirst. For some days they were able to 000 k pas
food by burning pieces of the wreck of the vessel till that is
exhausted, and by pounding the charcoal and rniziag
rife
with the sea water they thought they should be able to dept
it of its saline properties; but in this they were 11°,3_1,11 ea
ful. During the day, between eleven and three o'ou'les•
account of the extreme heat, they waded into the soy
In this situation they continued for eight days, when
the whole of them were seized with a swelling of th,etbeo
and tongue and a vertigo, that for two days rendered
The
almost insensible. This arose from the want of water. O
surgeon for some days previous had been in that situation
sip,
the tenth day they were visited with occasional showers of
da
to collect which the sail they had was expanded, a hole 0,;6
in the centre, and a cask placed underneath in which the rrir,
water was collected. This, which was very sparingly distate
buted, assisted to restore the strength of all. In this °tie
they remained till the 15th of June, when the Eliza, Captain
Snell, belonging to Liverpool, and trading to Sydney, b°" see
sight. A flag was waved which was happily observed by god
of the Eliza's crew, upon which two boats were lowered, by
the whole were taken off. They were most kindly treatee4
the captain ; but for ten days they endured the greatest barer,
sufferings, several of them not being expected to reee' be
Shortly after being on board, as the captain expected ti..„°
short of water, upon the Lenters, Captain Gelmon, en
Bombay to Liverpool, appearing in sight five of the ror.
were put on board that vessel. The Lenters reached LLetl
pool last Friday, when the men brought by her prae,„„7%
to the residence of the Dutch Consul, who, upon '-the
made acquainted by theta that they belonged to k,
John Hendrick, and were the men abandoned upon the
with
gave them immediate assistance. He provided each no°,jd
a jacket, a pair of shoes, and a pair of stockings. He alsa_t pro,
i"
their passage up to London, and gave them a letter of
duction to the Dutch Consul in London. The men are Per
lodging at the Yorkshire Grey Tavern, in Lower TlOlll4
street, and appear not to be in the least degree affected in
their dreadful sufferings. The rock on which the men weltbe
supposed to be a volcanic eruption. The mate describe,,•
composition of the material of it to be iron, stone, and g-i,;5
There are three spires or pillars arising Gut of it, on the
of one of which (this being a flat surface, a few feet diameter
el
a flag was placed during the day, and a man was also &twos°
to watch for a vessel. It has been ascertained that the sweib•
and five men, who were in the Eliza, have been landed at to
Brazils, where they were taken under the protection often.
Dutch Consul, and treated with the utmost kindness and al the
tion. Nothing was heard of the mate,_ five seamen, an
passenger, who went off previous to Captain Heckelbury
„..,
departure, and it is supposed that they were lost in the Sriiy
already spoken of. The captain of the Eliza bad placed ifilthe
care two quadrants, two spy glasses, and the log books of
John Hendrick, which he retained possession of.

BIRTHS.
On the 2d inst., at Stafford House, the Duchess of Sahel',
land, of a son.
On the 28th ult., at Paris, Rue de la Madeleine, the °if°
of Gustave Masson, of a son.
On the 30th ult., at Holbrooke House, near Ipswich, the
lady of Frederick D. Fryer, Esq., of a daughter. Sf •
On the 14th ult., at Alexandria, in Egypt, the lady
Saunders, Esq., of a son. fry,
On the Ist inst., at Montague-place, Russell-square,
S. 1. Joseph, of adaughter. r son.
On the Ist inst., at Peckham-rye, Mrs. T. H. Frif,„°lford-
On the Ist inst., Mrs. Ainger, of John-street, -Da
row, of a son.
Hof
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On the Ist inst., at Lee, Kent, Mrs. T. B. Stow, of a of $
On the 2d inst., at Greenwich, Mrs. John Matthew',
daughter.

11-411.1ILED.
On the 30th ult., at Colerne, Wilts, Thomas A. L°l‘yelet)er;
Esq., to Mary Ann, youngest daughter a the late A
Dreweli, Esq., of Colerne.
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On the 31st ult., Captain Jenkinson, of the Bth (IC-' 11'1
Hussars, eldest son of the late Bishop of St. Davids's,
eldest daughter of A. Lyster, Esq., of Stillorgan• Par `Dram,
geor
On the 31st ult., at Matlock, James Richard
El., Coldstream Guards, eldest son of Vice-Chanc
Ark'
INvViiiggrhatn,ili,
stgo.,llolfarlgvaiirieetrslileeyl,enD,
eforub3r,tshhirdea.ughter of Peter

DIED.
On the 4th inst., at her residence, Stamford-hill, Flit
ctot
L23en)zanth•saitil_isetreacfft, ecagtioenda4t6.e and beloved wife of Mr- e
On the 31st tilt., at the Grove, Clapham,
eldest son of Thomas Howell, Ni k 1 ne
q., - a • t son of
On the 9
. -7th of July, at Hull, Frederick, infan
Captain Frederick Cleaveland, R A. tenang
On the 3d of June last, at Meerut, East Indies, Lieu ... •
Richard B. Gwllts, of her Majesty's loth Regiment of Foot,
Jeremi 7
On the 11th ult., Anne, relict of the late Rev.
Watson, of Arnwood, Hates, aged 63. of the
On the 26th ult., at Dawlish, Frances Isabella, wife •
Rev. Hyde W. Beadon.
On the 29th ult., at Hamstead, John Eaton, FS' Dins
On the 30th tilt Pembroke fensington,
~ at-square, v „ N
John Alliston,
Elizabeth ~‘;pence, relict of Captain H. 11. Spence,,,,"'„ijohn
On the 30th ult., at Ludlow, Elizabeth, wile
Hutchings, Esq., aged 68.
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