The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-11 00:00:00

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON, Dec. 11.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with
rain.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GrRAYEsEN4,
Arrived, Dec. 10—Zephyr , from Galrid
e ; Augustsng fr om
Taganrog; Pander, from New York ; Elizabeth Wright,
from Dantsic ; Admiral Nelson, from Guernsey; Anniver-
sary and Palladium, from Danteie ; Aima, from Gravelines,
Sailed, Dec. 10—Cologne, steamer, for Rotterdam; Dol-
phin, steamer, for Antwerp; Triton, steamer, for Bou-
logne; Cid, steamer, for Bilbao.

A short time ago the drivers engaged in search-
tng the pool where the Royal Charter broke up four
years ago, came upon a very rich store of gold. They
found in the same spot, in the course of a few days, about
£1,200 in sovereigns and a bar of pure gold, weighing 9Alb.,
which was br, ught up to London this week. The treasure
was far from being exhausted when the storm came on and
put a stop to the diving operations for the season. Messrs.
Giggs, Bright, and Co. the owners of the vessel, sold, about
a year ago, to some persons in Anglesey all claim to the
treasure found en the spot, and it is said that the specu-
lation has already paid 300 or 400 per cent, profit, although
the cost of working it is very considerable.
CAPTURE OF A LIVERPOOL THIEF.—On the 13th
of August, 1862, a robbery was committed in the
middle of the day at the office of Mr. S. Hughes, Duke-
street, Liverpool. A clerk, named Lewis, said a man came
into the office and struck him a violent blow on the head
with a blunt instrument, rendering him insensible. On
sent to
an examination of the premises, a bag containing £219
was missed. The surgeon who attended Lewis found that
his skull had been nearly fractured by the blow. The
wasalso
0
en
police, however, were afterwards led to doubt Lewis's state-
ment,
e and
nntheinlocustody, and subsequently
imprisonment.
It
ascertained that a man named Thomas Thomas, who
sentenced
t h
o e
n wasine taken
was living at a fashionable hotel in Covent-garden, was
mixed up in the matter. A London detective was
this hotel, and found Thomas, who was very indignant at
such a charge, but offered to treat the officer to a Pint of
half-and-half. While the officer wasb drinking Thomas
escaped, and was not heard of twt a. about a fortnight ago,
when it was discovered that ho as in e habit of calling
in Fleet-str
for letters at the Post-office
his .
eet) London. lie
was arrested, and in spite
. of
_e indignation. he was this
time safely lodged in prison.. II was then taken before the
and sent to Liverpool magistrates Where he arrived on
Wednesday night.
LIFE
IN A COUNTRY HO
USE,Prom the eve of
the 12th o
everywheren f August i the North, and of the Ist of
September else, hundreds of country houses
MSC :
mble frequent parties, man.,
of Which are scarcely with-
er ut visitors
The custom till the beginning of the following London sea-
n. is mainly confided to the British Isles;
foans, r, though it is highly appreciated by the French, Bel-
, the law relative to the division of pro-
perty will always so dwarf the majority of fortunes as to
prevent it from eve r figuring conspicuously as part of their
social system ; and the amount of wealth and prosperity
which it indicates amongst us must be enormous, looking
at the style in which things are done. No house where
entertainment is the order of the autumn and winter
months can be kept going with a less income than £lO,OOO
a-year. The different degrees to which things aro well or
ill done depends chiefly upon whether the host or hostess
(whichever happens to reign) is " understanding" and
zealous, or the reverse. The scale aimed at varies but little
anywhere. Smaller fortunes of say £4,000 or £5,000 a
year, simply entertain fewer paople, and less often ; but
everybody gives the same number of dishes for dinner,
and champagne each day; everywhere there are carriages
drive people out, keepers in readiness, .fc.-3. There are, it
is true, exceptional cases, but they are rare. At Wes"
a bachelor, on going to dress for dinner, beholds hini
self reflected on every side in vast sheets of looking-
glass, by the light of no fewer than 18 wax candles,
which
K-- each married couple has a private sitting rono.
is brilliantly illuminated both at the fall of day, a again
the principal
when the party breaks up at night ; editionsotuset
and even
newspapers are provided for their especialw,at can. astonish
postage envelopes are not forgotten ; but
h
at a placs where 13 days' first-rate cover-shooting can be
° 1"
?
had without going over an inch of ground twice —Conthill
Magazine.
THE -GREAT FIRE ON
additional
YoRKSTIIRE WOLDS.
fa particulars respecting the
incendiary fire which occurred
—The following are n
cn Tues,day night, and
greater part o -a- r -
, ednesd ay , upon
continued burning the gr g IN.
0,. ~00kr.a,e,
1 1 in the Yorkshire
the farm of Mr. T. Gtraeceko; I -t 1,
ard contained nine large copings
\Vold district. The sed
stacks, common on the Welds. Of
—rectangularly-elltaP
1 barley, and one of
,ono oats are entirety
those, two of whea
ining five being saved b ,
d_the ren'a . 3r the efforts of
consume , who continued to work up to noon. The
the Melton fireinen
loss of corn
and straw is roughl •
y put down at £1.200 to
£1,600, the property destroyed being insured. Suspicion
two men who had been at Mr. Green's to beg a
tell on
t time before the fire, and Police-constable Farrah traced
ehor
them to the Weld village, Weaverthorpe, where he appro..
handed them in a lodging house, The prisoners are young
men who have served as farm servants, but have not been
engaged since Martinmas. They gave the names of
William and John Marshall, of St. John-street, Burling-
ton, and are brothers. They state they were travelling the
Welds in search of employment, and admit having been at
Rookdale. The prisoners are expected to be examined at
Melton to-morrow.
SAVE Us PROM OUR FRIENDS.—" sayers, the
champion Pugilist, is about the worst second that ever
crossed the ropes, lifting his man by the hair, or ear, or nose,
or wherever he first catches hold of hire."—
lilllCS' leper[
of the Great Fiyht.
A NEW PARK OF SIXTY Acnas is proposed at
Rotherhithe•