The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-21 00:00:00

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

,an
This Day,
between 8 dB. E. M. D. F. C. LS.
9 a.m.
............______
Nairn -
' —• • • •••• 29'67 33 32 E.S.E. 4 2 b. 2
t 15(4etrhd ee a. :.
.•
.• I 29'72 36 35 S.E. 6 9 0. 4
'-""••.• • ;29 65 38 35 S.E. 2 70. 1
Ilerwlek, ••• • ' 29'65 35 3.3 S.S.E. 5 9 a. 3
4 rdroarifra• •• • 29'61 33 32 E.S.E. 3 6 0. 3
Slnelde. ...... .... 29'64 35 31 E.S.E. 5 8 s. 7
0 0 w
te. -ay ... .. , 29,16 36 35 E. 4 90. 2
!arboroug,h..! 29'65 33 32 S.S.E. 3 9 o. 4
werpooi ~... 29
, *6l 32 31 S.E. I 2 9 m. 2
Valeofla ... • • .129' 8 40 38 S.E: 1 3 5 c. 5
Quee•nstown..., 29'42 44 43 S.E. I 5 7 0. 4
Yarinoutb..• . I 29•62 31 S 5 8 0. 6
E 1 London ,29•53 31 s.E, I
Dover 2948 32 31 E. I 5 9f. 5
. Portsmouth 29'51 31 E. 1 3 6s. 3
Portland '!<9•sl 31 N.E. 5 9 .
Plymouth
Penzance
EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
, .....

EXPLANATION, B. Barometer, corrected and educed
to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise
%lusing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10
uog above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true--
not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
Cl to 9). I. Initials:—b,, blue sky; c., clouds (detached);
c., fog ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., over-
cast (dull) ; r., rain -s., snow ; thunder. S. Sea dis-
turbance (1 to 9).

ROYAL ACADMIY OF MUSIC.—The first Compe-
tition for the "Westmorland Scholarship" took place at
the institution on Saturday last. The following professors
compo ed the board of examiners :—Mr. Charles Lucas
(chairman), Mr. J. G ass, Mr. G. A. Macfarren, Signor M.
Garcia, Mr. H. Eh:Lg.:cove, Mr. F. R. Cox, and Mr. Walter
Alacfarren. Six you ng ladies (vocalists) were xamined.
The candidate electe d was Miss E. Robertine Henderson.
The following candid ate was specially commended for the
talent evinced by h er at her examination—Miss Cecilia
Westbrook.

A CHILD BUltl4 T ALIVE IN AN Asu PIT.—As a
boy was raking in an ash Tit in Menai-street, Liverpool, on
Thursday, for som ,e old rags and bones, he drew out the
dead body of a yoi ing child. On Saturday the borough
coroner held an i aquest, and a surgeon who bad made a
Post utortem exam ination having stated that it was his
opinion that the ch ild was put into the pit alive, the jury
returned a verdict o f "Wilful murder against some persm
or persons unknow 13.
EFFECTS OF FROST.—A remarkable instance
of the effect of -severe frost on iron occurred at the
Ordnance-whnrf. Chatham, on Saturday. During the day
a Party of convic ts were employed in removing a number of
the large 10-in. 71 guns from one part of the establish.
went to another in readiness for embarkation. In order
to facilitate the of )oration the large steam crane was brought
i.nto requisition o lift the guns, but scarcely had one of the
!IT-inch guns, w( ighing 95 cwt„ been attached to the gear
an the niassiv o chain which held it suddenly snapped
Just as the cam lon was only a few feet from the ground.
Vhat makes t tie accident appear the more remarkable is
the fact that aot the slightest flaw could be detected in the
ideas of whi( di the chain is composed, the chain itself being
tLoade to sus( a in double the weight, and only a few days
Znio the
bavir, been used in lifting weights of seven tons.
evicts 1)13 mono, ant of the gun falling, although several of the
avicts wor a at work within a couple of feet of it, not one
W4l-4 injured

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
raid. Leasing Closing Business
Railways. Co. s Price. Done.
..—..
Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W
Birkenhead~
Buckingh mg-al re.
Chester & H Ilyheall lOO Do. 531 541
Do. 56 per cent 100 Do.
Do. 5 „ 100 Do.
Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103
Colchester, Stour 'Val. all E.1.J.&E.0 63 65
E. Lincolnsh. gapr c. 100 Gr. North. 135 138
E.Union,HarwichShsl all E,Counts. 4 46
Do. Woodbridge.... 1100 • . • • • •
Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct. 100 Caledon .. ..
Do. new
Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. ..
Hull and tielby all Yk.N. Mid 111 113
Do. halves
Do. quarters
Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& N. W 20,) 205
London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64
Do. P.referen .
Lon.,Tilb.& S. - thend 100 Peto &Co B2 84
Lowestoft g-ua. I p c.. 100 ,Norfolk
Doe pier cent lOO ,Do.
31nc.,Bxtn., & Matlock all 'LNW& 31 31 44
Mid. Bradford Prefer-
ence stock
Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5.6. E Counts. par i p
gua. 5 per eent...
Northn.&Eap•tn. sp. c. all Do.
Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do.
Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do.
N. Eastn—llartlepool P 0 N. E. Ber .. ..
North Western
Preston and Wyre. i all L. /
&L. yk. W i 44 46
Do. 1 shares A all I Do. ••• • .. .. ..
Roystn.Hitch.& Shep lOO 'Gt.North. 134 137
Shrewaby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 120 122
Do. Do.
South Staffordshire
Wilts and Somerset lOO 'Gt. West] 91 93
Wimbledn t Croydon, all I L.&Brg,tn 81 96