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.)
UHAVE6ENO, Friday Morning

_
Arrived, Dec. 10—Zephyr, from Gefle ; August, from
Taganrog; Pandor, from New York; Elizabetu Wright,
from Dantsic ; Admiral Nelson, from Guernsey ; Anniver-
sary and ralladium, from Dantsic ; Aiwa, trona Gravelines;
Sailed, Dec. 10—Cologne, steamer, for Rotterdam; Dol-
phin, steamer, for Antwerp ; Triton, steamer, for Bou-
logne; Cid, steamer, for Bilbao.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ..Dec. 19.
via Marseilles .. Dec. 13.
Arazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Jan. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Dec. 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Dec. 19.
via Marseilles ...Dec. 13.

Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Dec. 12.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Dec. 19.
via Marseilles Dec. 13.
India (Bombay), via Southampton Dec. 12.
via Marseilles Dec. 6.
Portugal.... Jan. 4.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Dec. 12,
via Marseilles Dec. 6.
Newfoundland ..Dec. 9.
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Dec. 9,

.
' by U.S. packet
by Canadian packet Dec. 12,
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerille .. Dec 10.
Bahamas, via New York Dec. 17.
Mexico..
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 Dec. 14.
California. and British Columbia..

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864.
FEBRUARY.

Lincoln Spring 23

MARCH.
Nottingham Spring 1 Chelmsford Spring lb
Derby Spring 3 York Spring
Liverpool
Shrewsbury

APRIL.
Croaton-park
I Epsom Spring
MiY.
Chester
Salisbury . . 12 Harpenden ........ .... 20
Bath

Jurr.s.
Ascot
Chelmsford 2B j Worcestkr (Summer) .. 30

•1 JULY.
Newmarket July
AUGUST.
Reading .. ll Oxford ................ 25
Egham
. 30
York

SEPTEMBER.
Warwick
Leicester ..
8 Monma out
rketFirst October 27
h 22
Doncaster
Brecon .. 19

OCTOBBIU
Newmarket Second Oct. 10 i Newmarket Houghton.. 24
Gloucester
Nov.oo3En.
Worcester Autuum
1
' STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR
1864,
JANUARY.

Mall Cheater
FEBRUARY. 1

Lincoln
Mineu.

Liverpool 6

Toz BARTLOW HILLS.—At the recent meeting of
the Arebatalogical Institute Mr. Purnell, the secretary,
read the correspondence that had passed with the Great
jastern Railway Company in reference to the contemplated
destruction of these famous grave mounds, The engineer
in chief in one of hie letters deprecated the idea that it was
ever his intention to injure the hills ; but ae in the same
letter he confesses his design to bring the new line between
two of them, we fail to see his meaning. The institute,
awaiting the plans and sections that are to be laid before
them by the company, took no action in the matter. We
may, however, observe that the man who can bisect two
adjacent tumuli without injuring them is able to perform a
greater engineering feat than has ever yet been accom-
plished.

11, THIERS, it is said, will make three speeches on
the discussion of the address—one on Mexico, one on
finance, and another on official candidature. M. BERRYER
intends to speak on official candidatures, and also on foreign
policy.
A CURIOSITY HUNTER.—Some days ago, for
a Washington letter, a woman visited the Preaidenes raa,n-
sion, cut off a full halt-yard from tho curtains of one of
withuut
windows io the green room, and made her exit
discovery, Such things have been frcquentif done l'"13.•
—Cincinnati Enquirer.
THE CONT EAIPLATED 'REDUCTION OF 10,000 MEN
Scar will be effected,
IN THE ARMY ESTINIAT'ES for nest
we understand, by numerous discharges that will occur,
'
owing to the expiration of the tea years men's service, en-
listed in 1.853.
twits has been offered 60,000 ALEXANDRE I)
francs down, and /0,000 francs a year to write a c.jokery
book.