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

BIRMINGHAM-THURSDAY.

During the present week the few sales of wheat reported
are at an improvement of is per qr. Barley and peas only
find buyers in the most limited quantities. Rather more
inquiry for beans and oats. There was a limited supply of
wheat, for which higher prices were demanded, and buyers
reluctantly complied with an advance of is per quarter.
English wheat was sold at 41s to 45s for white, and 505
to 43s per 36 stone for red, Barley, new malting, 30s to
40s per qr ; grinding, 26s to 30s Oats, old, 24a to 285
per 30 stone ' • Irish, 18s to 245. Beans, 408 to 44s per qr.
Peas, 36s to 44s per 36 atone.

EDINBURGH GRAIN—Du, 31.
A fair supply of farmers' wheat to-day, which met a
ready sale at about the prices of last week. Barley was
at full prices, and a brisk demand
Wheat on the top Os 6d up ..average Os 11d up.
Barley on the top is 6d down.. average is 2d up.
Oats on the top 3d up
Beans on the top is 6d down ..average 2s ld down.
Total Supply and Sales.
Wheat ... 8,18,.qrs Sold 573 qrs
Barley... 1479 qrs Sold 1336 qrs
Oats
Beans l5l qr 5........ Sold 121 qrs
Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 40s Od ; extras, 38s Od
superfine, 36s Od ; fine, 34s Od.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE,

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Jan. 18.
via Marseilles Jan. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Jan. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Jan. 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Jan. 2.
via Marseilles Jan.

Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton ..... . Jan. 2.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. Jan. 2.
via Marseilles.... Jan.—.
India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Jan. 11.
via Marseilles Jan. 5.
Portugal....
Malta, Egypt, and Men, via Southampton Jan. 2.
via Marseilles Jan.

Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo
•••
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Jan. 6,
by U.S. packet
by Canadian packet.. Jan 1.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Jan. 10.
Bahamas, via New York Jan. 14.
Mexico..
California. and British Columbia.. 1 Jan.
.... Jan.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru,

INFLUENCE OF THE WEATHER ON PAUPERISM.-'
There being a decrease in the number of inmates of the
Holburn Union Workhouse at the present time, compared
with the same period last year, of 29, the master was asked
to what cause he attributed the decrease ; and he said, the
fine weather we have had of late has caused fish and vege-
tables to be plentiful and cheap, and the poor people have
been able to get a living. If the severe weather foretold
comes on at the beginning of the year, it will make a diffe-
renee of from 50 to 70 in the house.—Qty Press.

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VURNITURE, CARPETS, 13F,DDING, and
JU FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in
le kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First class
goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to
Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select
from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre Of ground.
Every article warranted.
CLEuGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR-
SR arc respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and
Co. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un-
•equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by 410
admirable engravings of every description of Furniture and
Bedsteads, with prices attached. A copy sent palls and
post-free on application. This costly work also contains
complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised
scale;—

A Six-roomed Parsonage
An Eight-roomed ditto
A Ten-roomed ditto
A Twelve-roomed d:tto 191 11 0
Together with a Price List of purified nedding, tut(' a mass
of valnable information to all requiring househ)ld furniture,
carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy-
men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton,
Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth,
Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsboroucrh, Margate. Kidder-
minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, staines, Dorking,
St Albans, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's,
Wrexham, and above 5'30 other places M all pails of Great
Br.tain.
COB BETT and CO" General House Furnishers, Deptford-
bridge, London, S.E,

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSOCIATION.

Established 1549.
TRUSTEES.

Thomas Paling Esq., M:P. Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq.
'Thomson Hawkey, itsq.,3 I I.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P
This Association now numbers more than 7,0)0 members 01
every Class of society.
'The Annual Income exceeds £56,000'
The Invested Fund exceeds 220,000
Bonuses have been added to the participating
policies to the extent of lOO,OOO
It comprises all the best features of purely Mutual Assur.
Vice

Economy of Management.
Publicity of Accounts.
Promptness and Liberality in Payment of Claims,

Especial attention is directed to the system of Paid-up
Policies, by which all loss is avoided on discontinuing an
assurance.

Board are prepared to appoint aotive and influentia'
Agents in places Where the Association is unrepresented.
Chief Offices, 15, 3loorgate-streot, E.C.
WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary.

January 1,1864.

MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO.
execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the
year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and
Westminster Bank. Post-uffice Orders payable at Camber-
well-park.
N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup.
Address—BoTT and JACKSON, " Man of the World" Wine
Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London.

THE VINTAGE WINE COMPANY
Supply the Publio. at a small advance on wholesale
prices, with every description of Wines and Spirits. Terms,
Cash.
THE VINTAGE COMID A SHERRY .. at 18s. per doz.
THE VINTAGE CH A MPAGNE ...... „ 278. „
THE VINTAGE CLARET , 1 s.
THE VINTAGE PORT from 20s. „
Medical and ClericAl Testimonials, tozether with the Illus-
trated Vintage Almanac, containing full detailed Price List,
post free on application.
Four Dozen Wine sent Carriage Free.
14, Bloomsbury-street, 4 doors south of
New Oxford-street

ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-Street, Hay-
market.
NOTICE. —M. JULT.IEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS
will be continued at the above elegant rooms.

Admission Is.
Conductor—M. JULLIEN.
Solo PerformPre—Messrs. Mosca, Tyler, liOrtOn, Snelling,
Progratski, M'Kenney,

Doors Open at 8, commence at half-past.

Manager, M. GRENET.

T H E
0 X F OR D,
R, OXFORD STREET, W.
THIS EVENING, will be performed Selections from the
lollowing Operas, viz., TEIE SLAVE, by Sir H. bishop;
also, from LA FORZA DEL DES llNO—Verdi ; by the fol-
lowing talented artistes.—Misses Russell, Townley, Fitz-
Henry, ‘l, almsley, Tyrrell, and Ellison; Messrs. Green,
Huish, Kimborley, Stuart, dm.
Solos on the Violin by VIOTTI COLLINS, the cele-
brated English Violinist.

Flute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant.
And the marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL
PIANO, by Herr St:HAL IiEN BA CH, the Inventor.
Comedy, by UNSWORTH ("or any oilier man "), Eugene,
W. Randall,W. T. Critchfield, T. Maclagan, George Hutchen-
son, and the marvellous Gymnasts, Messrs. Berri, Leach,
and Foster.

THIS EVENING, will be produced, supported by the
entire compally, a new and original Cantati, entitled "King
Christmas." written by Litchfield Moseley, Esq., and com-
posed by W. Meyer Lutz, expressly for the establishment.
Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans.

"THE GHOST CLUB" at the
CANTERBURY HALL.—New and Interesting
Spectral Tableaux.—Mr. C. MORTON is enabled to announce
that, throulli ihe medium of Professor Pepper's World of
Shadows,, a "GHOST CLUB" is nightly held at the CAN-
TERBURY HALL. The object of the Club is not the re-
peopling of the Haunted Houses of London ; but, through
the agency of Phantoms, to present vivid (if transient)
pictures of the drama of real life, both in its serious
and mirthful aspects ; and, by means of spectral tableaux,
'to recall, and still further impress on the mind, some
of the teachings or pleasantries of the best wr•ters. At pre-
sent, the two orders of Slavery—the Slavery of the South,
and. the "White" Slavery of a more boastful civilisation,
receye emphatic illustration ; and these lite pictures will be
rapidly replace Iby others. The pages of Shakapere and the
cl,:er Dramatists, of Scott, Hood, Ingoldsby, Dickens, &a, &c.,
vi.l, in turns, furnish subjects for illustration.
All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual,
including- Operatic Selections, km ; Comedy by Uneworth
(the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E.
Marshall, and George Hutcherson.

10 YA L ALHAM BR A.—FRANCONI'S
CIRQUE INIPERIAL at Two, and half.past Seven
o'clock.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA. The Great Bare,
back Rider, JULES PEREZ, EVERY EVENING.

20, GEORGE-STREET, UANOVER-SQUARE.
THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM.
Open daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7
o'clock. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and
15.7ife ; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the
Siamese Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Pre-
parations, &c. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years
old. Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only).

BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabseter Powder,
and the Magnetic Rock Dew Water from Sahara. Cir-
cassian Bloom. Arabian Soaps, and Alabaster Liquid. These
costly and inimitable toilet preparations render the hair,
teeth, and complexion beautiful beyond comparison.—Can be
lad only at Madame RACIIKVS, 47A, New Bond-street,
where she can be consulted daily. All communications are
strictly confidential.

VT THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any
one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indlzestion, or
Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS.
Tour world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit.
Of all medicine vendors at is. lid. .nd 2s. 9d. ; or free by
post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist

JOHN WHITE: Manufacturer, 2213, Piccadilly,

PRIZE MEDAL -INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION, 1862.
FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &C., &C.,
To the Queen and the Pi ince of Wales.
(Established 1710.)
The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862.
testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers'
umlaut acture.
A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis
Tucker and Co.. on the subject of
'WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS,
says :
" I have found them fully equal to the recommendation
which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my tutu, recom-
mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar."
Finest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb.
Ordinary quality 2.0 d. per lb.
VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax.
Best quality .. Is. sd. per lb.
:Second quality is. 3d. per lb.
Third quality .. ls. Id. per lb.
Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value.
FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.,
S, SouthiMolton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory—
Kensington (Established 1730).
The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture
of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar.

TEETH.--Mr. ESE.R.LL'S INVENTION in
the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the
following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work-
manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the
most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without
pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes
of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without
Wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the
gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option
of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad-
just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the
aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always
useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea-
tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps.
Inspection of specimens and consultations iree.-B,Grosvenor-
street, Bond-street, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir-
Mingham.

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and
most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARELLA.
Messrs. JOHN GOSN ELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard-
street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer
to thc Public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually
restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at
w 119.1 age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of
dyes; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and
when the hair is once restored one application per month
will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or
in halt bottles, los. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the
highest order, and from individuals t unaoubted respecta-
bility, may be seen on application.-.; Messrs. John Gosnell
and ro. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High-
ness the Princess of Wales.

IMPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.
IVIT lIITE'S MOC-MALN LEVER TRUSS
T
ExiiIIIITI:I;ECTED AND Ex 1118 D nv T GB
EAT
Hundred OF 1851 AND 1862), isrr :flowed by upwards of
invention i Medical Gentlemen to ue the most effective
The use of in
the curative treatment of HERN I A.
is here avoid steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects,
body, while th —a sott bandage being worn round the
A andc-Main padearnesouisite resisting power is supplied by the
Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease
closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn
during sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, and the
truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir-
cumf
sent
terence of the bodo
the manufacturer,
y, two inches below the hips, being
Mr. WRITE, 228, Piccadilly.
A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, Is.
fk Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and" 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd.
An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. ed. Postage, ls. 10d.
Post-office Orders to be made
°ince, Piccadilly. Payable to John White, Post-

NEW PATENT
ELASTIC STOCKINGS,
and a
KNEE-CAPS, tize., for Varicose Veins ll oes of
Weakness and Swelling of he Legs, Sprains, &c. They are
norous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on
!lire an ordinary stocking-. Price 4a. 6d., 7e. C.d., lOs., to 16s.
each. Postage fid.