The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-07 00:00:00

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The public sales of colonial wool were brought to a close
on Tuesday last. They opened with cons&derable anima-
tion, at an advance of Id to lid per lb on Australian, and
of id to Id per lb on Cape prdduce. Atter a few auctions
had been held, the activity greatly increased, and superior
Australian and New Zealand flocks realised 2d per lb more
money than at the previous series. Subsequently the de-
mand fell off, and the rates then current were the Asine as
at the commencement, but the sales closed with firmness,
at those quotations. The quantity of Cape wool offered
amonnted to 28,150 bales. Greasy parcels were taken freely,
at 9id to 111 per lb for export to America, but with the excep-
tion of a few superior clips from Algoa Bay, the quality of
the produce from this colony was somewhat unsatisfactory.
There was a large arrival from New Zealpnd, comprisiog
15,729 bales. The quantity of New South Wales a4d_
Queensland produce offered was 13,699, of Victorian 10,A,
of Tasmanian 2,529, and of South Australian 1,207 bales
The following prices were realised during the series :
Sydney—Flocks, is 6d to 2s iyd ; ,scoured (lamb) and fleece,

STATEMENT OP TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG
FOR THE SEASON.
1863. 1867.
Tallow despatched from Cronstadt Casks. Casks.
to Nov. 11, 0. S. (estimated at 25
poods to the cask) ' 73,300
In ships loading and lighters...... 2,808

Total loaded off from St. Petersburg',
Nov. P, O.S
Do. after this date

1861.
Casks

Total at the close of the navigation
London
Liverpool
Bristol
Other English ports
Ireland 192 200 560
Scotland
Germany 13,610 14,340 11,910
France

63,879 53,835
54,100 38,989 58,576

Total

THE GALE-LIFEBOAT SERVICES,

HOLYHEAD, Dec. 6.
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Captain Priest, R.N., reports :—" It is very sad to con-
template the loss of life that has occurred here during the
recent hurricane. But, happily the lifeboat of the National
Institution has been the means, under God, of rescuing 48
poor creatures from inevitable death. She was compelled
to halt for a short time during the height of the fearful
storm. There was no sort of holding back on the part of
the noble fellows who manned her, but they saw the im-
possibility of mniaging, the boat in .that terrible wiad and
sea, and returned eith hearts sore at their first failure, I
believe that, had the lifeboat entered the cauldron of
moving water at that time, not a soul of her crew
would have returned. At two o'clock in the
afternoon the lifeboat went off and brought ashore
the crew of four men of the schooner Elizabeth,
of Carnarvon. Again at two o'clock in the morning she
went in the darkness and rescued 23 men from the barque
Confiance of Liverpool, then again put off and brought
ashore 19 men from the barque Elizabeth Morion of
Glasgow, and next proceeded to the schooner L'Esperance
of Nantes, and saved two men. She afterward visited other
wrecks of which there aro 16, involving a loss of 18 lives.
I never remember such a fearful storm in this locality. The
captain of one of the wrecked vessels saw the lifeboat run
ning down towards him in the early part of the day, and
in the midst of his own deep distress, was magnanimous
enough to utter a hope that she would not come to them,
because, to use his own words, "she would have been
tumbled over and over like a cork," I believe that would
have been the fate of any floating thing but the lifeboat of
the National Lifeboat Institution.

BUDE HAVEN, Saturday Night.
It has been a fearful day here. No heavier surf rolls
upon the chores of Great Britain than on this part of the
Cornish coast. Yesterday a large dismastwd ship was ob-
served at the north of Shark's Nose, supposed to be about
ten miles distant. The terrible force of the sea on the coast
rendered it abs ilutely impossible for any lifeboat to contend
with it, In vain did the noble lifeboat of the National Life-
botft Institution attempt to surmount the fearful breakers,
and after an arduous and perilous pull they were compelled
to return to the shore. lam happy to say, adds Mr. Vim.
Rowe, Lloyd's agent, that it is reported that all the crew of
the vessel are saved, _

FISHQARD, Saturday Night.
It has been raging a fearful gale on this coast since
Thursday. On the afternoon of that day the ship Dublin,
of Dublin, was seen coming into the bay, and while endea-
vouring to reach the roadstead, where -several vessels were
lying at anchor, her foretopsail was carried away. Having
no other topsail the vessel became quite unmanageable and
rapidly drifted on the rocks, Immediately the vessel was
seen to strike the lifeboat of the institution was despatched
to the rescue of the crew, but fortunately they had succeeded
in scrambling up the rocks, and afterwards reached the
shore in safety. Only 35 minutes elapsed from the time the
lifeboat left the boathouse until her crew landed on the
beach, a distance of three miles.
ST. Ives, Saturday Night.
Yesterday, a schooner was observed on shore on Lelant
Sand, west of lloyle,Bar, about three miles from this eta
tion. There was a heavy sea on at the time. The lifeboat
of the National Institution was at once manned and
launched. On arriving alongside the vessel, over which
the sea was breaking heavily, no one was found on board.
She proved to be the French schooner Clementine, from
Swansea to Rochelle. It was this afternoon discovered
that the crew had abandoned the vessel in theirspecial
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neighbourhood could venture out to her owing to the heavy
sea running. Immediately we received this intelligence the
lifeboat of the National Institution was despatched to the
assistance of the vessel. She is out now and will probably
remain out all night, the wind being dead
against her,
10 P.M.—The night is pitch dark, and it is feared the life-
boat will not be able to fetch the vessel in time to be of any
service, but up to this time nothing has been seen of her.

NEW PASS ACROSS THE ANDES.—In respect to
the pass across the Andes alleged to have been recently dis-
covered, we are informed by Sir 'Woodbine Parish that it is
no new discovery at all, but has been years before described
by himself and others as requiring only a small expenditure
to make it practicable for wheeled vehicles. We are glad
to state, however, that the existence of such a pass is be-
yond doubt.— Bt azil and River _Nate Mail,
GRESHAM COLLEGE.—Ttw first lecture of the
new occupant of the Choir of Music is generally pronounced
aansculete;t: pr.
Wylde selected " Form in. Music" for his
subject, and his discourse was able, intelligent, interesting,
purpose. His allusions, in the preamble, to the
late Professor Edward Taylor, his immediate predecessor,
wtre in excellent taste, though somewhat over-flattering.
The fact of there being new in the chair of music a musician
by profe,sion is to be rejuiced in. Dr. Wylde is not only
well educated in his art, but a man of good information.
His Krtistic tendencies, moreover, as he has already shown,
are in the proper direction, and that he will do hon,,,ur and
credit to his new position there can be little doubt.
A NATAL COLLEGE.—It is confidently expected
that a Royal Naval College will very shortly be reared on
some salubrious portion of the coast of England, The sub-
ject has huen so frequently and so thoroughly well ventilated
that Parliament will not be taken by surprise in the forth-
coming session if the Navy Estimates contain a provision
for the construction of a suitable building wherein our
future Nelsons are to be prepared for their profession,—
.ArinY and Navy Gazette.