The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-05 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Dec. 4.—The market has shown rather
more firmness, but without any material improve-
ment in prices, Threes, for the Account, being now
at 67fr. 5c., Alobilier has improved to 1,0371 r. 50.
Railway market quiet, but firm. Th© market
closed as follows:

41 per Cents. 94 60
Do. end
3 per Cents
Do. end month 67 10
Credit Mobilier 1026 25
Do. end month 1036 25
Bank Shares 3355
Credit ander 1235
Roman

Italian Loan 7l 65
Do. end month 7l 6)
New ditto
Do. end month....
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes —
Home Debt
Deferred

BAILWAYB.
Cash. Account.
965 .. 965
957 50 .. 962 50

Orleans
Northern
New ditto
Lyons anti Mediterranean
New ditto
Geneva ................
Southern ..............
Western ..............
Eastern •• • • ....... • •
Sardinian ..............
Austrian ..............
Lombard ..............
North of Spain;' ........
Saragossa ............
Ditto to Barcelona ....

- .•
922 50 .. 927 50
885 - - -

675 - 680 -
511 25 .. 510 -
480 - 475 -
400 - 400 -
397 50 .. 397 60
512 60 617 50
617 50 .. 620 -
602 60 .. 608 75
301 25 .. 302 50

T.HE GREAT £2,000 MATCH,

HEENAN AND KING.
The arrangements are now completed for :bringing off
this exciting event in the course of the ensuing week; but
-as to the day, time, and place of starting, &c., all that can
be said is, that every one must be in London on Tuesday,
Dec. 8, at the very latest who wishes to be present. The
entire conduct of the affair has been left in the hands of a
great conveyancing firm, who have stipulated that to them
must be entrusted the selection of a day, a time, an hour,
and distance from the metropolis; and this being agreed to
they assure us that they have every confidence that
they will bring off the battle without let or hind-
' ranee. The difficulty as to the "roughs,'' too,
seems from the admirable arrangements that have
been made to be entirely obviated. A sufficient force
has been secured, exclusive of the ring constables, to ensure
protection to gentlemen ticket holders at the point of depar-
ture ; and as the tariff is arranged by the company at £3e 3s.
(the inner ring will be 10s. additional), and not a single per-
son, not excepting even the men and their backers and
seconds, will be conveyed free, there is every hope that the
company will be very select.
As to the belligerents both aro well up to the mark.
Heenan will be a trifle bigger than when ho fought Sayers,
and to all appearance is a far stronger man than on that
occasion. King, too, is somewhat bigger than heretofore,
but it is doubtful whether he will much exceed 13 stone,
while the Benicia Boy will be near 14 stone. Heenan is
still the favourite, but anything over 5 to 4 is freely taken
by the Kingites. Neither man will come to town till the
last minute.

THE BLACK BALL SNIPS.--Advice in advance
of the Australian mail has been received, per tele-
gram, frotu Melbourne, dated Oct, 26, of the arrivals atsMel•-
bourne of the Queen Bee from London—the Fanny and the
Jessie Munn, from Liverpool—and at Sydney of the Ne-
therby, from London. Also, of the sailings of the Southern
Queen, from Melbourne, for Otago—and of the Hannah
Moore, from Brisbane, for Callao.
MISS BRADDON'S " AURORA FLOYD " has been
translated into French by M. Charles Bernard Derosneibs,
A young girl, only 11 years old, a Madll .
Kr
of Dresden, has produced a furore in that
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s WORLDity
asa pianist.
hay
THE LARGEST LOCOMOTIVE IN
just been built for the Philadelphia and Reading Railway.
It has 12 driving wheele, and weighs more thou 100,000 lb.

I The Gale.--Noble Lifeboat Services.

SOUTHPORT; Friday Night.
At daylight this morning (writes Capt. Barlow, R.N.),
during a strong westerly wind, a large vessel was seen
aground on the Mad Wharf Sandbank, near Formby. The
coxswain and crew of the lifeboat of the National Lifeboat
Institution at this place at once proceeded to Ainsdale,
where the boat had been left on the pi evious evening. The
lifeboat was then transported three miles further along the
coast, and launched to the assistance of the distressed sailors.
On arriving alongside the vessel it was found that the cap-
tain had cut away the foremast, and was in the act of cut-
ting the mainmast away. Eight of the vessel's crew im-
mediately jumped into the lifeboat, but the remainder
were prevented from doing so by their captain. As there was
great danger of the mainmast being cut away and falling
on the liteboat, she was compelled to cast off and make for
the shore, where she safely landed the eight men. The
Formby lifeboat was afterwards seen making for the wreck,
which had again hoisted signals of distress. She succeeded
in taking off the remainder of the shipwrecked crew. The
vessel proved to be the American ship David White Clinton,
of New York, bound to Liverpool. The coxswain of the
lifeboat stated that the captain of the ship was very drunk
on the occasion.

The Southport lifeboat was also launched yesterday to
the assistance of the schooner Virago, of Glasgow, which
had grounded on the Trunk Hill Sandbank, some miles
from this place. It was blowing a perfect hurricane at the
time. The lifeboat was conveyed along the shore abreast
of the vessel, and launched through a tremendous surf.
When within a hundred yards of the distressed vessel seve-
ral of the oars were broken like so many matches, and the
lifeboat was therefore compelled to return to the shore with-
out accomplishing her humane mission. The vessel after-
wards drove over the sandbank and.grounded on the main
laud, and the crew were fortunately enabled to reach the
shore.

The Formby lifeboat had also attempted to put off yes-
terday to the assistance of a barque, lout had failed to reach
her. The vessel's crew, however, landed at low water in
safety.

SWANSEA, Friday Night.
The gale continued here with unabated force, and the
lifeboat of the National Institution has been of good service
in rescuing the crew of eight men of the barque Duke of
Northumberland, laden with copper ore, which was on
shore at the entrance of our harbour, and which the life-
boat had remained alongside of for some time,with the view
of saving the crew, if required.
The crew of a Coastguard boat also exerted themselves
gallantly in rescuing the crew of an oyster boat, which had
been overtaken by the sudden squall.

SKEERIES, Dec, 3.
The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution on this
station has this day rendered an important service in saving
several pool: fellows and their craft from destruction. In

the fury of the gale a lugger'S crew were observed to have
signals of distress flying. The' lifeboat was instantly
launched, and notwithstanding the utmost efforts of the
chief officer of Coastguard and crew, it took them nearly
an hour, in face of the gale and high sea, to fetch the vessel.
She was the lugger Vigilant, of the Isle of Man, and was
rapidly becoming unmanageable. The lifeboat put four
hands on board to assist the crew, who were quite ex-
hausted. The lugger was after wards got under weigh and
subsequently brought safely into port. In the absence of
the lifeboat the poor men must have perished.
CARNARVON, Friday Night.
The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution at
Llandwyn, near this place, rescued yesterday during a hurri-
cane, four men from the schooner Maria, of Amlwch, from
London to that port. The wreck bad got on a sandbank in
Carnarvon Bay. This morning the gale continued, and the
schooner Henry Russell, from Glasgow to Marseilles, was
seen in Carnarvon Bay with a signal of distress flying.
The same valuable lifeboat was at once launched to her
assistance. Some of the lifeboat's crew and a pilot boarded
the vessel, her own crew being nearly exhausted. They
afterwards succeeded in bringing the vessel into Carnarvon.
BAnmounr, Friday Night.

Last night, about eleven o'clock, a signal of distress was
seen off this place. It was blowing at the time a strong gale
from the N. W,, with a heavy sea on, The lifeboat of the
National Institution at this place was imix.ediately manned
by 12 brave fellows, who rowed without faltering in the
direction of the signal light of distress, which had by this
time been extinguished by the violence of the surf. On
nearing the sandbank a vessel was observed thereon. She
proved to be the schooner Margaret and Jane of Dublin, in
ballast. The crew of five men were immediately taken on
board the lifeboat, and afterwards safely landed. The boat
behaved admirably on the occasion.

PORTMADOC, Friday Night.
The lifeboat of the National Institution at this place
went out this day during a heavy gale of wind, and put five
bands on board a vessel in distress called the Economy o
Portmadoc. She had lost all her saile, The vessel was
afterwards brought safely to anchor off Cirencester.
PENARTII, Friday Night.

During a heavy gale of wind yesterday, the ship Jupiter
and barque Eliings came in collision in Penarth roads, with
signals of distress flying. The lifeboat of the National Life-
boat Institution put off immediately, and remained along-
side until the ve&els cleared. The crew of the Jupiter a;
once jumped into the liteboat on her going alongside, but
they were afterwards persuaded to rejoin their vessel. The
presence of the lifeboat gave them confidence. The boat
remained by the vessel about two hours.

PALLING, NORFOLK, Friday Night.

It has been blowing here a latavy gale from N.W. The
lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was made
ready for service, her crew having assembled with the view
of putting off to a bark, stranded on the Hasbro' sand-
bank, but seeing the Bacton lifeboat of the Institution
pulling oft to the wreck, the Palling lifeboat was not
launched.

WALMER, Friday Night.

Captain Cannon, KN., reports :—" Yesterday afternoon,
during a heavy gale of wind, signals of distress were heard
from the Gull Stream Light vessel, indicating a vessel in
distress. At the same time a vessel was observed dragging
her anchors and driving towards the Goodwin Sands. The
coxswain of the lifeboat of the National Institution at this
place immediately mustered his crew and launched the boat.
When near the Vessel, the crew were observed in their long
boat, making for a,Kingslown lugger, which was near the
vessel, but unable to go alongside. The coxswain of the
lifeboat thought he heard cries proceeding from the vessel,
and managed to hook on to her, but found no one on board
but a poor dog, from which the cries had proceeded. Thu
lifeboat then made sail, and after having been afloat eleven
hours, arrived here. The crew were quite exhausted and
almost perished with cold. The vessel proved to be the
galiot Cornelia, of Hanover. Her crew of four men were
sately landed at Kin gsdow'n by the lugger Dauntless of that
place.

LYTHAM, LANCASHIRE, Friday Night.

A message arrived here soon after daylight this morning
from Southshore, a distance of 6 miles along the coast, with
intelligence that a vessel was sunk off that place, and that
the gale was so violent, and the sea so heavy, that none of
their boats, being only ordinary open boats, could with
safety approach to her, and requested that the Lytham
lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution might be sent.
The request was promptly attended to, and the lifeboat pro-
ceeded at once to the scene of the wreck. On arriving,
however, at the sunken vessel, none of her crow could be
found, and they had doubtless all been washed overboard,
and had perished during the frightful storm of the previous
night. The vessel is supposed to be the John, of i
Liver-
pool, as a small board with that inscription upon t has cowf
ashore in the vicinity of the wreck.

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We have reason to believe that Sir George Clerk
will be appointed to the seat in the Indian Council vacßte‘'
by the appointment of Sir John Lawrence to the Vice-
royalty of India. Sir George Clerk, it, will be remembered,
n y a v
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g
has been twice Governor of I.sonibay, and one of the, most
distinguished civil servants in the Indian service.
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CURRENCY REFORM.-011 u rsda.
The e e tiinirgr esynacsyheheld
question,in the
Exchange,also t
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Nottingham,
John Bell, Esq. After the address, a resolution that an
alteration of the Bank Charter Act of 184,1 was urgently
required, was agreed to unanimously.
TILE ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL EDU •
CATION is now being establishein England, France, d., Colleges will be formed
German •3'
stud( tr:s will, ay originally i ',`.pain, and Italy ; and the
' y i.,' alined, pass from one to the
other to complete the-a
Reciew, education,— ?ha Nodal Science

BACTON ABBEY, NORFOLK, Friday Night.
Yesterday (reports Mr. W. Cubitt, the Hon. Secretary
of the National Lifeboat Institution) we were visited with
a terrific gale of wind from the N.W., accompanied by a
very heavy surf on shore. A vessel was observed passing
the coast with loss of canvass and unmanageable, and about
1 p.m. she went on shore about a mile to the southward of
Haisboro' Lower Lighthouse. The Bacton lifeboat of the
National Lifeboat Institution was launched to theassistance
of the shipwrecked crew, and bore away to the wreck,
which was five miles distant. On nearing the vessel they
found that the Palling and Haisboro' Coast-guardsmen
were firing rockets over her to effect a communication,
but, owing to the fury of the storm, they could not
succeed in their endeavours. In the meantime the lire-
boat rapidly approached tha spot, and anchored within 50
fathoms of her. She then dropped down under the vessel's
stern, and after much difficulty, got alongside to
leeward, and succeeded in rescuing the master, the pilot,
and 12
,of the crew. The mato, who was under the in-
fluence of liquor, seemed bent upon his own destruction,
and could not be induced to leave the ship, although we
kept the boat alongside until the mainmast threatened to
fall on us. The wretched man was repeatedly urged to
come into the boat, but withotft avail. We were then forced
to slip the cable ol the lifeboat, and afterwards reached the
shore all safe, but thoroughly drenched. The vessel
proved to be the barque Ina, of North Shields, bound to
Carthagena, with coals and coke. This is the first heavy
gale that , the lifeboat has been out under canvass, amidst
the surf, and she behaved so well that the crew are de-
lighted with her. At nine p.m., there was still a fearful sea
on, and not a vestige of the vessel was to be seen, as she
had gone to pieces. Had the lifeboat been one hour later
on reaching the wreck, the probability is that every soul
on board must have perished.

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NER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE.

Dec. 4.

Viscount Sydney arrived at the Castle yesterday.

The dinner party included their Royal High-
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia and Prin-
cess Helena, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon
and Lady Constance Villiers, Viscount Sydney,
Major-Gcn. and Lady Emily Seymour, Lady Caro-
line Barrington, Dr. Ho;zmann, Mr. Fitiher, and
the ladies and gentlemen in waiting.
Tne Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
Princess Louise, walked and drove in the grounds
this morning.

Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and
Princess of Prussia went to London this motling,
attended by Countess Hohenthal, Count Farstea-
stein, and Major von Sehweinitz.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon and Lady'
Constance Villiers left the Castle to-day.