The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-12 00:00:00

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON, Jan. 12.—Wind this day at noon—East ;
moderate breeze, and cloudy weather.
QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 10.—Arrived—King Bird, from
St. John's, N.B.

SHEERNESS, Jan. 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Bear, of
Sunderland, with loas.of anchor and chains, and damage to
port bow.
SWANSEA, Jan. 10.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Mary Anz
Johnson, for Caldera.

PLYMOUTH, Jan. 11.—W:nd S.E.—Arrived—Wellesley,
from London for Melbourne.

NEWPORT, Jan. 10.—Wind
for Matanzas.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning,
Arrived, Jan. 11—Laura Ann, from Charante.
Arrived, Jan. 12-11 Trovatote, from Guernsey.
DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Passed—Western Star, for Havannah ; Jem of the Sea,
for Terceira • Amine, for Berbice ; Wologg-a, for Rangoon ;
Jehu, for dardiff; Maid of the Mist, for Brishaw—all
from London; Neptune, from Grimsby for Alexandria (is
on the main near Eingsdown; further particulars at pre-
sent unknown).
Anchored—James Holmes, for Barbados from London.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—An experiment took place
yesterday at the Crystal Palace in the Exhibition
Department of a new propelling machine, for which patents
have been taken for Russia and Poland. The inventor is
M. Casimir Noel, of Meaux, of France. The object of the
apparatus is to facilitate the transport of passengers and
goods. It is worked by a combination of double-acting
levers, which are set in motion by the displacement of the
load weight. A barrow loaded with a weight of 6001 b. is
easily moved by a child of 10 years of age, which under
other circumstances a powerful man could not move. Fur-
ther experiments will take place to prove the practicability
of the invention, One Shilling Day, Monday, Jan. 11.—
Admission on payment, 1,969; ditto, by season tickets, 980;
total, 2,949,

TIMES AND TYPES.—The immediate effect of
severe cold upon the public health has been very
clearly indicated in the figures collected by the Registrar-
General : it is seen in the great increase of respiratory
affections, and an enhanced mortality amongst persons of
advanced age. The cold weather that has just declared
itself is, however, pronounced by some of those who profeso
to be capable of forming opinions on this difficult and un-
certain subject, as likely to be continuous as well as in -
tense. We are threatened, in fact, with a recurrence of a
winter such as that of 1813-14—a season of severe and en-
during frost. If this prognostication should be verified, it will
afford occasion for a medical study of much interest and impor-
tance. It has been stated by competentobservers,,that the
effect of such a season has been to bring about a change in the
type of disease. Lately, London has suffered under a pre-
valence of epidemic disease of low type ; and even ordinary
diseases have for some years shown asthenic characters,
which are said to differ very widely from the characters ob-
served by our fathers. Periods of cold have been considered
to destroy this asthenic type of disease ; and in this way it is
said that changes of doctrines in therapeutics, such as the
adoption or rejection of the practice of venesection, may bo
satisfactorily explained. It remains to be seen whether the
present season will afford occasion for carrying out this
important inquiry. If we should have a long and very cold
winter, the attention of practitioners will be profitably di-
rected towards the study of the type of disease as presented
during the period of frost and subsequent to its cessation.
Vic Lancet.
MADRID, Dec. 9.—The Budget for 1864, pre-
sented to the Chamber yesterday, shows an indcirtcuars:
of 167,01)0,000 reals in the receipts, thee:fp
eFinance
remaining the same. The Minister
subscribed by
expressed his hope of improvingds
the situation of
the Treasury. by realising the bon
the purchasers of the national property. Among
other new taxes is one on ple,:engers by railway.