The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-20 00:00:00

Trials of New Lifeboats,

Yesterday some harbour trials of three new lifeboats, to
be stationed on the Lincolnshire coast, took place in the
Regent Canal Dock, Limehouse. A large number of per.
sons had assembled to witness them. The boats are all of
the same size, being respectively 30ft long, 7ft 3in wide,
and rowing eight oars double banked. Their self-righting
qualities were fully and satisfactorily tested on the occasion.
The water each boat shipped was self-ejected through patent
valves in 25 seconds, The boats were built by Messrs
Forrest anal Son of Limehouse. The transporting carriages
of the boats, which were built by Mr Robinson of Kentish-
town, were also tried on the occasion, and were found to
answer admirably. Much interest was excited by a sailor
making some experiments in the water with one of the cork
jackets supplied to each man forming the crews of the In-
stitution's lifeboats. The sailor seemed to do what he liked
with the belt in the water, for its buoyancy aaa so great
that he could not possibly sink, even if he could not swim.
It is a remarkable fact that although the lifeboats of the
Society were manned last year by about 6,1,00 persons, not a
single life was lost from them during the fearful weather they
were often exposed to. The cost of the lifeboat (amounting
to about £800) has been presented to the National Lifeboat
Institution by different benevolent persons. The Skigness
lifeboat is named Herbert Ingram, after the late respected
representative in Parliament of Boston, who, with his son,
lost his life from a collision or shipwreck on an American
lake. The cost of this lifeboat was raised by Mr Ingram's
friends. The lifeboat will be publicly exhibited at Boston
on Monday next, on her way to Skigness. The Donna
Nook lifeboat is called the North Briton, after a ship en
board which the donor had made a long and prosperous
voyage. The Skeddlethorpe lifeboat is called the Dorinda
and Barbara, the gift of her attached friend. Commodious
and substantial boathouses have been erected for the life-
boats. The Great Northern Railway Company have
readily promised the lifeboats a free conveyance over their
line. The Rev R. W. Cracroft, of Harlington, has been
most zealous, in conjunction with other friends in Lincoln-
shire, in rendering to the National Lifeboat Institution
every assistance in the renovation of the Lincolnshire life-
boat establishments, which were last winter transferred to
the institution. The fourth lifeboat, to be stationed at
Sutton, will he on her station in December next. The
National Lifeboat Institution has now 137 lifeboats under
its management.

OPENING OF A VOLUNTEER BARRACKS.—The
new barracks of the Ist East York Rifle Volunteers was
opened with all the usual ceremonies on Monday last in
Hull. The corps marched through the town, headed by
their band, and on arriving at their new quarters the colours
were trooped, after which a feu de joie was fired, amid the
cheers of the spectators. In the evening a dinner, presided
over by Lord Londesborough, was given in the barrack-
room. The Mayor, Mr J. Clay, M.P., Mr J. Somes,
Admiral Buncombe, Lieut.-Colonel Pease, General
Martin, Captain Strange of her Majesty's ship Dauntless,
and a large number of other distinguished personages
were present,

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF
RUSSIA.

LYONS, OCT. 20,

The Emperor and Empress of Russia arrived
here at 8 o'clock last night, and proceed on their
journey to Nice at 11 a.m. to.day.

Their Majesties preserve the strictest incognito.

CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN

MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, OCTOBER 20.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Delhi, Captain Kellock, with the heavy portion of
the above mails, has arrived here. She brings
£15,000 in specie, 75 passengers, 1,126 bales of
silk, and 127 packages of sundries,
H.M. ships Revenge, Resistance, Procris, Red.
pole, and Meeanee, were at Gibraltar, and the
Orlando, Psyche, Racer Firefly, and Chanticleer at
Malta.

The Marlborough was to sail on the 13th inst.,
and the Enchantress, with the Lords of the Admi-
ralty on board, on the 16th.
Gibraltar Exchange on London 60, on Paris
5.29 c., on Marseilles 5 30c.

MAILS FOR INDIA AND CHINA.
MARSEILLES, OCTOBER 19

The Messageries Impedeles steamer Peluse left
this day, with 112 passengers, 688 packages of mer-
chandise, and £162,200 in specie for India and
China, 99 passengers, and 1:2,000 in specie for
Alexandria.

SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 20,

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam
ship Delhi, with the heavy portion of the Calcutta,
China, and Australian mails, passed the Needles at
9 a.m. this morning.

FRANCE.
PARIS, OCT. 20,

The Constitutionnel of to-day says :
" We are authorised to deny the rumours current
on the Bourse yesterday of a new loan and of a
decrease in the bullion in the Bank of France.
There is, on the contrary, a slight improvement in
the state of the Treasury."
The Constitutionnel adds that the Government
will sell the bonds of the last loan, the instalments
on which are overdue.

BOURSE, OJt. 19.—The market has been very
heavy, and Stock having been offered quotations
have declined. Threes, for the Account, are now
at 64f. 95c. Mobilier have slightly improved, being
last quoted at 882 f. 50e. The Railway Market has
been also heavy, and some of the lines• are at pre.
sent rather lower. The market increased in heavi.
nese towards the close, prices kept declining, and
left off as follows :

41 per Canto .. 91 80
Do. end month....
3 per Cents
Do. end;month 64 65
Credit Mobilier 865

Italian L0an...... 65 40
Do. end month.... 65 65
Ditto Threes ..
New Mexican 49 75
Russian ..
Austrian .. 79
Spanish Threes.... 47
Home Debt ......
Deferred

Do. end month 862 60
Bank ShareB 3390
Credit F oncier lO9O
Roman
RAIL'

'ATS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans.. c.... 3. - ... 822 50 .. 820
N orthern
Lyons and Mediterranean 877 50 .. 876 25
Southern
W ostern
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa 455 .. 456 25
Ditto to Barcelona - .. 18)

MARKS TS---This Day.
MARK-LANE.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 38s Id ,
barley, 29s Ild ; oats, 20s Id ; rye, 33s 9d ; beans, 39s 3d ;
and peas, 35s 4d.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 408 4d ;
barley, 3isld ; oats, 20s 9d ; rye, 34s Id ; beans, 40s 4d,
peas, 36s sd.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 99,577;
barley, 68,101; oats, 7,588; rye, 104; beans, 4,109; peas,
1,489 qrs,