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      tbe vessel , and Ascertain that she was the Wi » - d&etfter , from -Boston , the captain of which entreated Capt » i » Filek to * t » y hy bis ship aod save passengers attik « rem . The latter were in a most difficult posittat T . q l&wop the boa&s and venture out upon the Mr » Yes , treBxendously lashed by the gale , was a moat perOoTjs undertaking . Besides , the Washington was filled * rith ? passeager * and hearily laden . On the oiber stde ^ laundveds of human Uvea were at Stake . Thua hajaaae captain of the Washington , however , qgaickly ; djeci&erL . He communiea . ted to lifis passengers his resolution not to proceed until all was done wi $ ! &a human power in saving the people on board

      thfcwreefc- There w-as , of course , but one feeling of a . j » p » obati ) EKi among the passengers of the- steamer , ¦ vsfca had soon an opportunity to obsetre tfae eircurasjection , Qourage , aad nobility displayed by the brave jwamen of the Washington . "No sooner had Captain SSfccfc made known his noble resolution , when Me King , first officer of the Washington , at once stepped : forth and called upon the crew ibr volunteers tq board the wreck . From among toe brave sailors , who , without exception , offered their services , fie chose four excellent seamen . A lifeboat was lowered . Although their own lives were in imminent penl , sjneft it appeared nearly impossible that a boat

      should lire upon such a sea , yet Mr . King , with his men , ventured out upon an enterprise the obvious clangers of which could not but excite tke highest stfeniration for their heroism , as well as the truest regard far their self-forgetful teve of their feHbwmen . A 31 eyes were fixed upon the boat , in which "these henaes , after superhuman exertions , ; at length , succeeded in getting alongside the Winchester . However ; it was found impracticable to board the wxsck , as tiie sea was : continually making a complete beeaeh or « r it and the boat . The captain of tile Winchester threw a . bottle into the boat .-which coatained a letter requesting their rescueaad stating

      , the number of passengers , ami crew as being 445 . Mr . King again reached the steamer in safety ^ and immedia ? tety left once more , with the answer of Captain Fitch sealed n& in a bottfe . This ^ fetfr , however , the noble seamen nearly fell a sacrifice to their humane intention *; Coming near -titie wreck , their teattr&rpken in the forward ' air efiamber , cotatfiett 8 « d sinkrng ' . Ropes werfe t&tbwn : froni tnef Winchester , hy means of whld * , firstr tfee ftrar saflortr , ared ! lastly Mr . 2 Erng > , vrere stta ^ c&ed . from a watery grave ; &a board the wreck a spectacle was presented to Mr . King of the most heartrendin ; g description . TBe passengers , of every aw and : flex .

      in s state of unspeakable aitxiety ; excitement , and eahawBfcion , were , partly lying * on deck ; aiidjaliflatrtrglk securet ^ fey rapes , owing * to the treittendo'as rolling © f the sh ^ Wfflpe cbntbraafly knocked about in a manner that tfce < a * m % finger * , and fegs o £ iftanjrweie brokeny and all suffering from painful contusions . ¦ Tne remainder of the passengers and crew * wfere engaged at the pmnps , which they cotdd not lea-ve fbr fear * of being thrown overboard by tfce roiling of ihe vessel . TEFpon seeing Mr . King , tfcose on deck crept wp to him on their knees , crytog piteously , and entreating hiniy with folded hands , to take them off the v . esseL All , however , appeared to be resigned ,

      and meor bearing was remarkable for proofs of rer ligjfbtcs' truth . MCr . Xing , wet throughout and nearly faihtikigv yet tried to console the 1 passengers , assured them they should be taken care o ^ and recosn * - mended them cheerfully to work the pumps . Also , Mr . ACoore , captain of the Winchester , who had the kindness to relate to me these proceedings on board the wreck , was answered that Captain Fitch had Te-Bolvedito stop until all were saved , and to leave Mr . King on board the vessel as a . guarantee of has intentions . Mr . King being provided with dry clothes by Captain Moore , and feeling somewhat better , went among' tfhe passengers , consoling and reassuring them

      of Captain Pitch ' s determination . During , the night regular signals were exchanged with the Washington . There Captain Ifitch , nevei leaving th-e deck ,, guided with admirable skill the movements otf the steamer , which , despite ttie heavy gale , he always kept neaT the drifting Winchester , at the same time BUjerintending the preparations for embarking and saving tha passengers and crew of the wreck . Early on the rnorniug of May the 3 rd four lifeboats -were lowered , and Captain Fitch directed their movements ¦ with so much circumspection , and , assisted by his chief engineer , Mr . Mathewa , watched A \ 'ith so much prudence , care , and kindness the getting on board of the wrecked passengers , that the w ]\ ole operation

      was finished without the least accident . Captain Moore and Mr . King weTe the last on board the wreck , which began rapidly to go down , taking off the American flag , as neither of them liked that emblem of liberty to become a prey of the wave . The wreck , twenty minutes after being totally abandoned , was enguLfed by tho sea . Four persons ] ind been swept overboard by the falling of the masts several days before , and in all twenty lives were lost . There -was one incident" ( says the New York Tribune ) " of the most thrilling nature . As Mr . King , of the Washington , and Captain Moore , of the Winchester , were about to take their final leave of the wrecked ship , which was just befoce she wont down , carry ing her dead to Uieir wictery guav « , he

      thought it best to take . one m-or » glance at the corpses . < I really believe that woman teeathesT was the exclanaaticka « f one of thesa , as a thrill of bojxor mingled w 4 th hope ranttwrngh Ma bosom They approached the body of a woman . and placed their ears to her month , when fc >! they discovered that foe , whom thej bad snppoted dead -sras still breathing 1 Tiey Bemoyed her on board tbe Washington , and she % » now at the huupitai on States Idaad , in a eajpid state * of cottTate « seaeei . u

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      EPSOM RACES . The inauguration of the Epsom Summer Meeting waa far from propitious . Heavy raia had fallen through the night , and though it < kd not much affect the absorbent chalky soil of tbe , JPowju , it completely saturated the lower grounds . - Th « gloomy aspect of tfce mojcnuig- vaa , moreover , moat discouraging , and the strong : showers which fell at short intervals , doubtless prevented numbers of persons from venturing far abroad . . About noon , however , a favourable change took place ^ and throughout the afternoon fha sun . shone forth with gcea £ warmth , and brllKaiicy . The racing , on the first < 3 ay was

      , excellent ; and the capital condition of the turf promised a splendid Derby . , A beautiful mornuag ushered la the great day of the Epsom meeting . The gloom and rain that , in the early part ; of the weefc , damped the avdonx of maoy " Gi-ty and ; Suburban" sportsmen , had given , place to most deligtabfiil weather , andr wilbi the ruse in the ; mercury a £ the Itasomefaec xaae / - tiie spirit& oC thousands of Lond < Hiers ^ wha Uxfe fimward to tke Derbj ? aa « festi-rai to ber ebserved and honourjedi byV the whola spotting world From an early hoar , the :, trains brought ia > detachments of visitors firomi the Metropolis , Brighton

      , Fort&aaowlb ,. and ) the towm andrvdllages ojx > the south coast . QreaJt numbers , too , sECiyedr by vehicles of varioua grades—from ; the styliah : baiRwehe . toe the coatermanger ' s bumble cartveftcrrynig , six inaidie and two on ther shafts ;¦ hut the rosd has ? lost itspopalarity , aadi iijon and . steam * now d ^ the wm : * tfiat was formerly performeiby hocseflesli and whifciOrdL The contributions to the livUig tide that flowed upon , the Downs : through the various roads , from the town were rather scanty until the monster trains began ; to arrive ; after , L 2 a'docks then ; came a cant&iuoua , flood until the bell had mag : for aaddlinsr finr tbe altimpotitan * , race , whezt the ftt 4 & 2 danee vas- at its greatest ; bub at nt > tamei during the day did it quite reach ) the average of cecent yeauwt . The ioclosuxe : in

      front , of the Grand ! Stand wa » thronged But usual with noble and distinguished patrons « £ "the tur ^ and » taste body of professionals ! . The Stewards ' and < the private Stands , as wreH as th © € trand Stood and reserved places , were crowded with fashionable company , amongst whom were a number of ladies , whose gay summer costumes gave remarkable brilliancy to the ensemble . Viewe-5 from toe hilL opposite , the Grand Stand had a peculiarly fine effect . The elevated roo ^ piled up witii kumm forms—the gay balconies , and the dark mass of spectators in the inclosure beneath—formed at * object on the broad Downs at once s-trikiugly picturesque and highly interesting . For t 1 » e G « and race ,, the " Blue ribbon of the Turf , " twenty-seven , hocaes contended .

      Betting at Starting—5 to 2 agsfc Dervish , 7 to 2 agst Andover , 10 to 1 agst King Tom , 12 to 1 each agst Wild Huntsmao-, Hospedar , « nd Nevilw , 20 to 1 « ach agst the Hermit and Early Bird , 25 to 1 agst Marsyas , 4 . 0 to 1 each agst New Warrior , Knight of St . « Seorge , and Canute , 50 to 1 each agst Alembic and . Bracken ,, 1000 to 15 agst Middlesex , and 1000 ' to 10 each agst WeHham , Grey Plover , Papageno , Woodcote , and Champagne . The Deh . by Stakes of 60 bovs < acli , h ft ; for three-yearolds—colts , 8 st 71 k , and fillies , 8 st 21 b ; the owner of the second horse to receive 1 : 00 sovjs oat of the stnkes . Oaa

      mile and a half , oa the New Coarse . 217 subs . Mr . Gully ' s Andover , by Bay Middleton .... ( A Day ^ 1 Baron Rothschild ' s King Tom ( Charlton ) 2 Mr . Gully's Hfertnit OVellsS 3 Mr . Copporthwaithe ' H the Early Bird (\ Aldcroft ) 4 The following also ran : —Lordi Derby ' s Dervish ( Templornan ) , Mr . R . E . Cooper ' s Autocrat QQ . Maruiing ) , Mr . B . E . Coopev ' ts Woodcote ( G . WlutehoTiseJL Lord Zetland ' s Ho-spodar ( G . OatesY Lord Lotisdale ' a Welharn £ S . Rogers ) , Mr . Cookson ' e The First Lord ( Sly \ Mr . Povrney ' a Marc Antony CMaion ^ l . Raron Rotlischild's Middlesex fSinnr > sonY Mr . C .

      Spence ' s Canute ( Pearl ) , Mr . S . Walker ' s VVinkrield ( W . Abdule ) , Mr . E . R . Clarke'B Puuchbox ( l' \ Marson ) , Sir T . Burko ' a Grey Plover ( J . Oabor 3 i «) , Mr . Clurkaan ' tt Neville ( ^ Bariholomcw ) , Mr . Newland ' s liradcen ( J . Hohnos )^ Mr . bliepherdson ' B Now Warrior ( Aslimall ) , Mr . Gregory ' a Papngeno ( Yates ) , Mr . Morria ' s Kniglxt of St . George ( RashnmY Lord Clifton ' s Alembic ( J . Marson ) , LorJ Clifden ' a ltoio Meli (< i . Mann ) , Sir R . PigotVCoup d'EUit ( Petlit ) , Mr . Merry * s Wild Huntsman ( MJ » rlow ) , Mr . Oabiildcston ' fl Chnmnagno ( Dockeray ) , Mr . Knowlea ' a Mursyns ( Bumby ) .

      The race ia thus described : —• ' After the ubuhI preparatory canter they returned to tho puddook , und were soon afterwards called to the post by th « Bturter . Tl » o coup-d ' ceil at at tliia moment vriia extremely p icturesque—the thousand * of speotators surging up against tlio raUa—^ ll »« vast muasen on the lullaido—tlio multitudo crowuing tie inclohures and the Grand Stand—had their eyes immediately rivettf d , a .-3 > t were , tm one point , ttie start Lug place . Slowly , and in n oainpaot form , tlie horeos j » riK « edod towards it from the

      iSffijS ^ - ^» Po ^ immeai atdy ^ KtoSSS g ^ esieaS P ^ ss ^ gl toexcittoeir t . Hermit now took the lead , Mowedia dlaS order nv Annmrar TTinrr Tiim t ^_ : _« . ¦**¦/* . * w ^ S ite

      ^ Mfwrira ?^ ys ^ a ^ isa to the half-diataiitse , wlien lie went ahead , foUowed by taxst VoTti , vho ^ madea very resolute effort , but was beatefe easO * fty a length . Half-length between , the second and ' £££ 31 and a neck between third and fotnrfh . Dennsa , Slarsyas ! New Warrior , and "Wiia Huntsman were tbe next fwipx . Aatocrafr-was last off by several lengths . He went to &e pest merely for the purpose of saving bets abouthis startuq&-The winner ran in Mr . Gblly ' s naine r and was ridden in bw colours , but hb is the jointr property of Mr . Pad wick an 3 S 6 r Gaily—the former , better known on tne turf byhis neffiTwl course " Mr . Howard , " was his noaninator on this occaaftn . Value of the stakes , 5 & 5 & ? . The Oaks was won by Mincemeafc .

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      MISGSLIANEOlia The Court returned to town on Tuesday from Osborne . Qa Wediaesday afternoon tbe ChevaKei ; Bunsen had arr audienee of the Queen to preseat tuis Letters of recat asEavoy from ; the King , ofJgruaaiai Her Majesty cesr ^ meel her visits to the ' tHeatees -Ti ^ attending th © Royal . Italian Opera on Tuesday ey ^ oi ^ ing . Prince Albert ias paid two visit a this ; weefc : he , diited wibh the Ajnchbiahog of CaTXtevbmeyi aod a large conopaity ,, at luambeth Falace , on ? Tiue ^ day , ut ionour of theMeentenary festival of tli& Sorni of tbef Clergy ; and' he loofced in at Aa eveningvparfey ^ giiijenj by Earl de ^ rrcy , o » Wedaesfeyi . The i ? % at chiW ^ jen ; have resumed tjheir -visits to tihe Zbol ^ gital ^ Sfljr ^ ii ^ Regent's-park , whene they are pretty < tQB « ftint : riafrtendants . ;

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      We . remark that the Duchess of Kent visited fhe , Oyst ^ l Palace on Xhutasday , aai that she . was a ^ ccpmpaoieii -jb ^ . lSo political refn ^ ees , the I > iike and Duchess de NemourSi V ' . The new Bishop of Ssdisbury was . duly inducted into oMce on W . ^ dne ^ 4 » y morning , r - Tbfil usu $ rgathenng *) f the clarity chfldren of'tfe . e ^ . inetro-S > ll 3 , -atSt : Paul ' s ,. Wok pliacfe . on ; Thxirs&y , ^ Jr . { fcip 4 islloji of Manchester >_ preached the sermon . ^ e ' riiiittttb ^ r ofthe children present 3 s estimated' at £ 000 . ' : ; ' V ; , The n , ew African explorer .. Dr . Togel , seatoattdj ttiee ^ jSrl Barth ,. has safely crossed the great desert aridr ' ari'lTex » J ¦

      Lake Tchad . ' ,, Sir Peregrine Maitlaad , a soldier of some ma ^ mid day one of the veterans of the last war , died on Tuesday / M ^ jffii age of 77 . He served constantly from Walcheren to Tjfkterr loo , and had been governor of more than one , iWt ^ H de pendency ; . . % ;'; ' ¦ .. Lord Aactland , Bishop of Sodor and l / fatf , has iMfo translated to the vacant see-of Bath , and Wells ,, according it is said , to an ancient jpromise of Lord John RuBseB . ~ ' Colonel Monti , who fought on the side of the fiisuTgeirts of Italy and Hungary in 1848 and 180 , has just died at Turin , in the prim * of bis life . Sjgnor Agostini , a Roman exile , has died tit the early age ofsforty-one , it is feared of a broken heart . E ^ ile is hard to men of heart . Mr . James Wiseman , the brother of Cardinal "Wiseman , died recently at Liverpool .

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      The Esses Bines , tbe first Militia regiment entrusted with garriaoa duty , have , a # we have already mentioned , t « kaa ; Up their quarters in tha Tower of London under the cqn > nnan 5 of Lord Jocelyn . The Hampshire Militia , under , th * ft ^ q . ui ) of Winchester , will strengthen t 3 ic large and important Jj »? p rison of Portsmouth . Tjie Devenshire Militia will- march to Plymouth . The StaflFordshire Militia will garrjaqn . Doyw The Royal Berkshire will occupy Weedon barrackajjor ^ viona to their removal to the Royal B-uTgb . of Windsor , fnfr Lancashire and Yorkshire regirnents , and some of those in the metropolitan counties , were in the highest , state of training and efficiency , and wiil be among the first called eufc , The order for the increase of the infantry of the line has beep iBsued from the Horse Guards . Eaoh regiment will oenoar forth consist of 1 , 400 effective men—1 , 000 for active servicfl abroad , and 400 to compose the reserve companies at borne . A brevet for the army will bo immediately issued , which will enable several of the older officers to retire upon a higherrank .

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      Arrangements hare been concluded foe holding a demonstration at Sheffield en Whit-Monday , in favour of Hungarian , nationulifcy . The ex-Governor of Hungary ha * promiwd to be prceeat , and it ia expected tlat Sir Josh . ua Walroslety will accompany him . Ticre are to be two meetings , oiie an one . n air meeting , about noon . A new burial-ground for Lambeth , thirty acres in extent , and sttunte between the Tooting and Wandswortli roads , was , on Tuesday , consecrated by tho Bishop of Winchester . Ten ucr « s have been Bet apart for Dissenters . The laet mail from tho Cape of Good Hope infocms us that the Oruugo River 8 uvcreignty laa been fully conetituUtl into an independent Hlale , to bo csiUed tlio " ( 5 raag « RW « Free State . " Mr . Hoffaiun ia the first president . Tlio basis of tlie constitution ia an doctivo iissembly and a president for live years . ( ienerul Jackson succeods General Cathcart in command of the troopa in the Capo colony . General Jackaon ifl said to bo fully acquainted with frontier affalTS .

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      Smoking is an infrtitution in Germany far more tbqn it H in EngUnd ; but there as hero smoking on railwaja ifl for-

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    • Leader (1850-1860), June 3, 1854, page 515, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2041/page/11/