The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-09 00:00:00

DERBY SMITHFIELD-JAN. 6.

A moderate supply of fat beasts to-day. There was a
large attendance of buyers, and higher prices were asked.
The demand for best kinds WIZ good. Sheep were scarce,
and sold well. Pigs in better supply. Fat calves were ra-
ther scarce.

Beet 6d to bid 1 Veal . 7d to 7d
Mutton ..
Lamb —d to —d Rough fat, 4s Od per atone.
Hides, 3d to 4td; calf skins, 5d to 6d.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Aus'aalia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Jan. 18.
via Marseilles ... Jan. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Feb. 3.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena. Feb. 1.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Jan. 18.
via Marseilles ...Jan. 12.
Falkland Islands..
Gibraltar, via Southampton Jan. 10.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan. 18.

_ .
via Marseilles.... Jan. 12.
India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Jan. 10.
via Marseilles Jan. 20.
Portugal....
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 10.
via Marseilles Jan. 12.
Newfoundland .. Jan. 21.
Oporto and Vigo ..
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Jan. 15.

by U.S.:packet....

-
by Canadian packet. Jan. 16.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Jan. 10.
Bahamas, via New York
Mexico .... Jan. 28.
AU parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1
i Jan. 13.
California, and British Columbia..

A 11IINDRED AND SEVEN YEARS OLD.—A lady
residing at Cheltenham has received a second donation of
£5 from her Majesty the. Queen, for an old man of 107 years
old, named Wm. Purser, a native of Redmarley, but now
living in Cheltenham.—Worcestershire Chronicle.
THE TUSCARORA AT MADEIRA.—The Tuscarora
has been entertaining the English residents at
Funchal. The Ruby, a British steamer, suspected of hav-
ing Southern consignments on board, had put in with
damaged boilers, and on Thursday, the 18th ult., her com-
mander invited a few of the residents to take a short sea
trip in her, in order to test her abilities with one boiler only.
The Tuscarora, which had been keeping a sharp look-out
upon her, thought she was going to make a run for it, and
and when the Ruby weighed anchor and started on her trip
the Tuscarora followed her as closely as she was able. The
Englishman, however, beat the Yankee hollow, steamed
pleasantly round the island, and anchored in the bay again.
The next day the Ruby slipped her cable and got away to
sea at a splendid speed, this time unmolested by the Fede-
ral commander, who was probably quite satisfied with his
defeat of the day before. Two more English steamers were
in the bay, and to these the Tuscarora now directed her at-
tentions. She kept within hailing distance of them the
whole of the afternoon, and had got everything ready to
slip away at a moment's notice. It was known on shore that
the Englishmen intended making a start that night if every-
thing were favourable. The night was intensely dark, but
tolerably fine, and at about 11 o'clock the three vessels
were seen nestling closely to each other with their lights up,
but as still and as quiet as it was possible to be on board
ship. At half-past 11 o'clock a slight commotion was ob-
served on one of the English steamers, and in another mo-
ment the cables were slipped and all three were off. Tho
Englishmen went away in contrary directions, the 'Tusca-
rora following one of them ; and in this manner they
steamed out of the bay, the flash of the Yankee's gun com-
manding the fugitive to heave to, being the last that were
seen of them. The Tuscarora has not yet returned to Fun-
chal, but it is supposed that both the English steamers have
got clear away.