The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-17 00:00:00

SPORTING- INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT. MANCHESTER.-FEIDA.T.

Since the result of the Cesarewitch Stakes was known,
the different quotations of the betting upon the Cam-
bridgeshire Stakes that have been sent from Newmarket
speak favourably of it being a much better betting race
than the Cesarewitch. Stakes was; and, on the other hand,
the reports received from thence give rise to suspicions
that the settling upon the great event decided this week
will be bad in the extreme. However, we are not in pos-
session of any positive information to lead us to expect
that any great shockwill be felt in the Manchester mar-
ket. That the ring is " hit" most heavily there is not the
least doubt. Muscovite, the winner of the Cesarewitch
Stakes, has upon many occasions been a great favourite,
and has always been supported by the public, but never
has he been backed for so much money as upon the pre-
sent occasion; and we understand that a very large stake
has been won by the stable. Latest prices :

eANBRIDGESIIIRE STAKES.
7 to 1 agst- Mr. Dennett's Rattle—taken.
10 to 1 „ Mr. Stanley's Orinoco—taken.
16 to 1 „ Mr. Copperthwaite's Early Bird—taken,
16 to 1 „ Mr. T. Johnson's Monie Moses—taken.
20 to 1 „ Mr. J. Osborne's Helena—taken.
33 to 1 „ Mr. I. Day's lanthe—taken.
50 to 1 „ Mr. Saxon's Barrel—taken.
60 to 1 „ Mons. Aumont's Heroine—taken.

D. 0. has gone into Drewe's stables, at Ilsley.
The filly by Malcolm out of Crazy Peggy is called Poor
Maria.

Mr. Gully has sold Hermit to Lord William Powlett;
for 1,200 guineas.
Lord Clifdeu's Alembic is not dead, as stated in the
papers of last week.
After the race for the Cesarewitch Stakes, Mr. Thellus-
son refused an offer of £3,000 for Rataplan.
The colt by John o'Gaurit out of Nina, winner of the
Rutland Stakes, at Newmarket, has received the name of
Harry of Hereford.
The Hopeful Stakes, for two year olds, to be ran for at
the next Doncaster Spring Meeting, closed with 62 subs.

Lord Anglesey has named his yearling filly by Chatham
out of Anspach, Alma; and his filly by Red Hart, Elvina.
_ . .

The first portion of the Marquis ofExeter's was put up
by Messrs. Tattersall, at Newmarket, last week, but only
two lots were sold, viz., Stockdove, for 23 soya., and Mar-
garetta, for 21 sovs.
I IBalrownie, purchased by Mr. Howard for 2,000 guineas,
at the Manchester May Meeting, broke down in the race
for the Cesarewitch Stakes, being his first appearance in
his new owner's colours.

Lord Exeter has sold his Derby colt Strood, by Chatham,
out of Pocahontas (the dam of King Tom, Stockwell, and
Rataplan), to the Marquis of Anglesey, for a large sum;
he will join Wm. Day's horses, at Woodyeates.
Mr. Meiklam, the well-known sportsman, and proprietor
of a large racing stud, died on Friday morning last. In
him the turf will have lost a staunch and honourable sup-
porter. A great many nominations are consequently void.
The Croateth Welter Cup, the Sefton Autumn Handi-
cap, the Tyro Handicap, the Selling Steeple Chase Stakes,
the Aintree Plate, and the Liverpool Autumn Handicap
Plate, to be run for at the Liverpool Autumn Meeting,
all close this day. _ _ _ _ _ _

The stewards'of the late Chester Meeting, Lord Clifden
and Mr. Greville, having declined to disturb the decision
of the referee appointed by Mr. Topham to investigate the
complaint made against Defiance for the Welter Cup, the
stakes and bets, of course, go to Defiance.
Mr. Morris's Kingston, by Venison, 5 yrs, finished his
turf career in the race for the Whip, on Thursday last, at
Newmarket. He won this race last year, defeating Ted-
dington and Weathergage, his present victor (Stockwell),
although one of the challengers, declining the contest.
It is stated that the house and stables (part of the Royal
Palace, at Newmarket), late in the occupation of Mr. Wm.
Edwards, have been transferred to Mr. Greville's use, and
that in future his and Mr. Payne's horses will be trained
at Newmarket by Dockeray. It is also rumoured that
" The Queensbury House" and stables will be in a short
time put in thorough repair for the use of Lord Henry
Seymour, who, after a long retirement from racing in
France, intends to resume his favourite amusement in

this country.
NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. -- This
meeting took place last week. On Monday, Humboldt
beat Domino in a Match for 200 sovs. ; a Sweepstakes of
50 sovs. each, was won by Lord Exeter's Delia, beating
Apostate ; Diomedia beat Exact, in a Match for 100 sovs. ;
Pugnator beat Parchment, in a Match for 100 Boys. ; The
Trapper beat Filbert, in a Match for 200 sovs. • Invasion
beat Barbatus, in a Match for 500 sm. On Tuesday, the
Clearwell Stakes were won by Mr. Payne's c by Cother-
stone, out of Polydora, beating Almond, The Hind, Oul-
ston, and two others ; the Cesarewitch Stakes were won
by four lengths by Mr. Greville's Muscovite, beating Rat-
tle, D. 0., and nineteen others ; the ROyal Stakes were
won by Mr. Howard's Scythian, beating Quince and Ro-
domeli ; the Challenge for the Whip, was won by twenty
lengths by Lord Exeter's Stockwell, beating Kingston.
On Wednesday, the Bedford Stakes was won by the Duke
of Bedford's Para, beating Besika and three others. On
Thursday, Invasion beat Fact, in a Match for 200 soya. ;
the Bretby Stakes were won by the Duke of Bedford's
Habeas, beating Antoinette and three others ; a Handicap
Plate of 100 sovs., was won by Baron Rothschild's Hun-
gerford, beating Scarecrow and eight others. On Friday,
the Prendergast Stakes were won by Mr. Osbaldeston's
Claret, beating Kingstown, Almond, and Besika. There
were numerous plates run for during the meeting, but
the results are of little public interest.

TILE PEW STSTEM.—The Wakefield Journal contains
a report of an assault case, heard before the Barnsley ma-
gistrates, arising out of a dispute about a pew in Silkstone
Church. One party got inside the pew and held the door
fast ; the other claimant forced his way in, but was seized
by the collar and ejected by the other, and his hat thrown
after him. All this was done during the communion
service. _ _

CHINESE MARRIAGE IN CALIFORNIA.—In this town.
on Saturday last, Mr. Assim, a gentleman recently from
the Flowery Kingdom, was united in the holy bonds of
matrimony to his fair countrywoman Miss Ah-How An-
Kow, by Justice Husband. The lovely bride accompanied
her maternal ancestor home, and the latter afterwards
refused to deliver her blushing daughter to her expectant
husband until he paid her debts. The matter was finally
compromised, however, and Mr. Assim is now one of the
happiest of the happy.—Jackson Sentinel.
THE MEETING OE AMERICAN AMBASSADORS.—The
Cologne Gazette says :—The conference of the most influ-
ential American diplomatists at present in Europe, which
was to have been held at Basle,is to take place now at Ostend.
It is at the desire of the Washington Cabinet itself that

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they are to meet and discuss what line of policy it is desi-
rable for the United States to follow with regard to
Europe. The result of the discussion is then to be taken
to the cabinet in question by one of its members, who hap-
pens to be at this moment staying in Paris.
CANADIAN COMMERCE. —lt appears from the trade and
navigation returns of Canada for 1853, recently submitted
to the Canadian parliament, that the exports for the last
year amounted to 23,801,303 dirs., and the imports to
31,981,436 dirs. The exports to Great Britain were
11,465,408 dirs., and the imports therefrom 18,489,121
dlrs. ; exports to the United States, 10,725,455 dlrs. ; im-
ports from ditto, 11,782,147 dirs. ; exports to North Ame-
rican colonies, 1,380,465 dirs. ; imports, 632,660 dirs. ; to
British West Indies, 20,184 dirs. ; from ditto, 3,479 dlrs. ;
to other countries, 209,791 dirs. ; from ditto, 1,074,029
dirs. The increase of the aggregate imports and exports
since the preceding year was 57 per cent.
THE AFFAIR OF THE DAUNTLESS.—The investigation
at Portsmouth into the circumstances attending the death
of a female who had been on board the Dauntless has ter-
minated in the magistrates refusing to commit Lieuts.
Knight and Seymour on a charge of manslaughter. A
court-martial was held on board the Victory, at Ports-
mouth, on Tuesday, when Lieut. Knight was sentenced to
be placed at the bottom of the list of first lieutenants of
Royal Marines. By this sentence he loses eleven years'
service. Lieut. Jervis was acquitted on a charge of allow-
ing the women to come on board on the night in question.
MURDER NEAR NOTTINEVIAM.—A man named Charles-
worth has been arrested on suspicion of having murdered
Emmley Pearson, whose body was found on Thursday
week in the river Teen, about three miles from Nottingham,
with his throat cut. Charlesworth's wife had run away
from him, and on Sunday he met her walking with Pear-
son, a fight ensued, and from that time nothing more was
seen of either of them until Pearson was found in the
river about 150 yards from the scene of the fracas. An
inquest has been held on the body of Pearson, and the
jury having returned a verdict of " wilful murder " against
Charlesworth, he was committed for trial.
SINGULAR CAFE.—The other day, about half-past
seven o'clock in the morning, Mr. Crompton, a baker,
residing in Travis-street, went to the police-station, Man-
chester, and stated that a Mr. Bell, of Boardman-street,
called at his shop in the morning for change of a £2O-note,
which he left. Mr. Crompton having only £lO in change at
the time, said he would send Mr. Bell the other £lO dur-
ing the day. Shortly afterwards, a man named Hugh
Gill came to Mr. Crompton's shop for bread, and it being
customary for Mr. Bell to send for bread for his dog, and
thinking that Gill was one of his workmen, he gave him
the £lO-note, and told him to take it to Mr. Bell, adding
that that would make him and Mr. Bell straight in re-
spect to the £2O-note. Mr. Bell subsequently came to
Mr. Crompton's shop, and asked him for the £lO, as Gill
had not taken the note to him. The superintendent im-
mediately sent a constable to Gill's house, for the purpose
of apprehending him. On being interrogated about the
matter, Gill said that he fully believed that the note was a
" flash" one ; that he gave the note to his sister's little
girl to play with, and that she with other children in the
house placed it upon a comb, and commenced playing a
tune. An inquiry being instituted, the statement of Gill
was found to be correct. Mr. Crompton took the pieces
of the note to the district bank, Spring-gardens, where he
was told to appeal to the Bank of England, in London.
A MODERN Jecic SHEFPARD.—The notorious burglar
Ralph has escaped a second time from Lincoln Castle,
where he was lying under sentence of transportation for
twenty years for-breaking into the Grimsby Bank. It
appears that there are two keys to the cell in which he
was confined, one kept by the turnkey, and the other by
the chaplain. The chaplain, when visiting the prisoner,
frequently placed the key on the bench. Ralph observed
this, and took by sight a drawing of it. A small gaslight
burnt in the cell, which was also furnished with a pewter
mug, out of which he drank. From some of his bread
the prisoner made a model of the key, and melted the
pewter mug into it by means of the gaslight. This formed
the key. The door of the cell had no keyhole inside, but
had a wicket about the centre, within reach of the lock
outside, closing with a spring. The night before Ralph
intercepted the spring, so that it was left ready for him to
introduce the key lie had made into the lock on the outer
side. This he did successfully, proceeded to the kitchen,
stole some clothing belonging to the cook, and passed
some iron gates, drew the bolts, and shot the lock of the
principal entrance, and reached the Castle yard. This is
enclosed by a mound and high wall; but, although he was
ironed, he managed to get into a small building, and ob-
tained a ladder, by which he got over the Castle wall.
Since his former escape the magistrates had remarked on
the strict surveillance under which he was kept, and Mr.
L. P. Fytch reminded the prisoner only a day or two since
that " they had him safe," to which Ralph rejoined "that
he didn't know that." The police were immediately sent
to all parts of the country in pursuit, and finally captured
him once more at Nottingham. He has now been removed
to Leeds borough gaol.

LOSS• OF THE UNITED STATES MAIL

STEAMER ARCTIC,

ON Thursday last great excitement was created in
LiVerpool by the receipt of intelligence that the splendid
steamer Arctic, Captain Luce, had been lost near New-
foundland. Intimation of the sad catastrophe was brought
by the screw-steamer Cleopatra, which arrived here from
Montreal on the morning above-named. The Arctic was
one of the "Collins' line," and left the Mersey, on her
voyage to New York, on Wednesday, the 20th of Septem-
ber, with passengers and a crew, numbering in all about
368 individuals. So far as is known, all went prosper-
ously with the noble ship up to the 26th ult., when she
became enveloped in a dense fog, within about 65 miles of
Cape Race, on the Newfoundland coast. Here she was
run into by the French merchant iron screw-steamer
Vesta, bound from St. Peter's to Granville in France
The collision was instantaneous, both vessels going at
great speed, in opposite directions, and from the density
of the fog they were, it is stated, unable to see each other
for more than about a minute prior to the fatal collision.
The Arctic, it is believed, was steaming at the rate of
twelve knots and the Vesta at eight knots an hour. The
blow must have been a tremendous one, as it made three
large holes in the ship, two below the water, one of which
was about 51 feet in length, and I or It foot in depth,
the whole cutwater and stem of the iron steamer having
been forced through the Arctic's starboard side, near her
bow. In the confusion which prevailed it was thought
that the screw-steamer had sustained most damage, and
was on the point of sinking. Captain Luce immediately
gave orders for lowering the boats, with a view of saving
her crew and passengers. On board the Vesta great
alarm had been excited, and two of the boats were lowered.
The first sank ; the second was boarded by two of the
crew and some of the passengers, but in making towards
the Arctic they were run down by that vessel, and, with
one exception, all on board perished. The Vesta had in
all 147 passengers and 60 of a crew, 13 of whom have
been lost.

The serious injuries which had been received by the
Arctic were soon too fully revealed. All efforts to get to
the leaks by lightening the vessel forward were unavail-
ing; and, although the passengers did their utmost to

assist the crew at the pumps, the water gained upon them
very fast. In about thirty minutes all the lower fires in
the engine room were extinguished ; the water was six
feet deep in the hold, and all hope of saving the ship was
abandoned.

Amongst the passengers were Mr. E. K. Collins, his
wife, and family, and also the brother and family of Wm.
Brown, Esq., M. P. for South Lancashire. The pas-
sengers, in their alarm, took possession of the
boats as they hung in their places on the sides of
the vessels. With difficulty some of the boats were
launched. Men and women jumped overboard to reach
them, until the sea was covered with human beings,
to whom no assistance could be given. Mrs. E. K. Col-
lins and several other ladies were put on board a boat as
it was being lowered into the sea. One of the tackles
gave way, and all in the boat, except one lady, who clung
to a sailor, were precipitated into the water, and lost. The
second officer took command of two boats, the one con-
taining 26 and the other 19 persons, and after rowing for
46 hours they landed on the coast of Newfoundland. It
is supposed that the Arctic foundered almost immediately
after they left her. The steamer is valued at £120,000,
and is partly insured here and partly in America.
It is to be feared that the captain is amongst the lost.
He told the second officer that his fate should be that of
the ship, and he subsequently desired, it is said, that his
son should share the fate of his father.
The accounts received are chiefly taken from the New
foundland journals, from which the following facts have
been gleaned :

"Oik Wednesday, at noon (says Mr. Baahlam, second
officer of the Arctic), Cape Race bearing S.W. by W., 65
miles distant, while running in a very thick fog, were
struck on the starboard bow, about 60 feet abaft the cut-
water, by an iron steamer, which made three large holes
in the ship, two below the water, one of which was about
5i feet in length, lor 1 in depth, leaving the whole cut-
water and stem of the iron steamer clean through the
Arctic's side. So dense was the fog that the vessel could
not be seen a minute before the collision.

" The wheel was put hard to starboard, the engine
stopped instantly, and backed at full speed, until clear of
the other steamer, which occupied a couple of minutes.
The French steamer seemed to be sinking, bow first. Capt.
Luce immediately gave orders to clear away the quarter
boats, which was done, and Mr. Gourley, chief-officer, left
the ship in charge of the starboard boat, and in lowering
the port boat the captain exclaimed, ' Hoist up that boat
again, Mr. Baahlam,' and beckoned me to go to him.
Upon doing so, be ordered me to go over the bow to ascer-
tain, if possible, what damage had been done. I then
found the holes above-mentioned. Upon informing him
of the facts, he ordered the ship's head to be kept for the
land, which bore N.W. by W. By this time we had lost
sight of the officers' boat, and the other steamer, which
we supposed had sunk. We had not been on our course
more than 4 or 5 minutes before we ran over a boat and
crew belonging to the other vessel, all of whom perished,
with the exception of one, who caught hold of a rope hang-

ing over the bow

Directly the boat was seen, orders were given to stop
the engine, which the chief engineer said could not be
done, as the ship was fast sinking. In about 30 minutes
all the lower fires were out, and at the least there were 6
feet of water in the ship fore-and-aft. By this time the
confusion amongst the passengers was very great, but they
used all efforts to assist the crew in keeping the pumps
going, and in lightening the ship forward, for the purpose
of endeavouring to get at the leak from inside, which was
found to be useless, and numbers of them got into the
boats, which were still hanging to the davits. In 45
minutes after the collision, I came up from the fore-hold,
and informed the captain that the water was on a level
with the lower deck beams, and that it was impossible to
get at the leak. I then asked him what he thought would
be likely to be the fate of the ship, when.he stated his
belief to me that there was no hope of saving her. He
then told me to see to my boats.

"On going to those on the port side, I found them com-
pletely filled with men and women, and no possibility of
getting near them. I immediately went to the starboard
side, and ordered two of the crew to lower the guard boat,
and asked the captain what his intentions were, who
replied that the ship's fate should be his. I then asked
him if he would not allow his son to go with me, as I
intended to take a boat, but he returned me the answer
that he should share his fate. I then jumped into the
boat, and was ordered by the captain to cut away the
tackle falls, and drop under the stern. I did so ;at which
time about 20 persons, as I suppose, jumped overboard, of
whom 17 or 18 were picked up. Fell in with another boat
which had been lowered from the other side, and lightened
her of part of her complement, leaving 19 in her and 28 in
my own boat. _

" The last sight we had of the ship her guards were level
with the water, and the surface of the sea strewed with
human beings who had jumped or fallen overboard, to
whom, however, it was impossible for us to lend any
assistance, and we soon lost sight of all, as the fog con-
tinued to be very dense. _ _

"We were then about 60 miles S.E. of Cape Race.
Deeming it my duty, for the safety of all, to take the nearest
course for the land, and after pulling 42 hours, with nothing
to guide us but the run of the sea, which I took to be
heaving from the southward, and in a thick fog, which
lasted all the time,".we reachedßroad Cove, some 12 miles
north of Cape Race.
"We then proceeded by land to Renews, which we
reached on Friday last. I there obtained and took charge
of a small schooner, which was hired by the purser and
myself, and proceeded immediately in search of the wreck,
or her boats. We cruised round until yesterday, in a
strong gale of wind from N.E., but could find no trace of
ship or boats; but as there were very many vessels in the
neighbourhood where the disaster occurred, it is not impro-
bable that many lives may have been saved. No doubt,
however, is left on my mind as to the loss of the steamer
Arctic."