The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-27 00:00:00

SPORTING-THIS D.Y.

WARWICK RACES.
The races are postponed until Friday (to•morrow) and
Saturday.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863.

FEBRUARY.

Lincoln 25
MARCH.
Nottingham Spring 3 1 Doncaster Spring l7
Derby Spring
Liverpool Spring lO Croxton Park
APRIL.

Newmarket Craven. 6
Thirsk

Newmarket F. S. ...... 20

Bath l2
Harpenden l5

Epsom ..19
Manchester Z7

Ju:
Ascot 2
Newton 10
Bibury Club .. 17

Stockbridge 18
Newcastle 23

Newmarket July
Woreeater

I Nottingham 21
Goodwood 2B
3iDElt.

SEPTE
Derby Summer
Lichfield
Doncaster
Brecon 2l

Monmouth 24
Manchester Autumn 05
Newmarket F. 0. 29

Newmarket S. 0 012 CTO
I

ISER

Newmarket Houghton ..26

SHIPPING-THIS DAY.

LONDON, Nov. 27.—Wind this day at noon—West ;
moderate breeze, and fine weather.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 26.—Arrived—Bertha, from Per-
nambuco.

BELFAST, Nov, M.—Wind W.—Sailed—Glengarry, for
Grenada.

HULL, Nov. 26.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Harriet Eliza-
beth, from Quebec.

GRIMSBY, Nov. 26.—Wind E.—Sailed—Constance, for
Hayti.

OFF PENZANCE, Nov. N.—Arrived—Alliance, from
Norway for Hayti.
CARDIFF, Nov. 25.—Wind N.W.—Sailsa Eliza Caro-
line, for Rio Janeiro; Octavia, for Bahia; Mazeppa, for

(EY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, 'Thursday Morning.
Arrived—Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp ; Earl of
Auckland, steamer, from Rotterdam; Sir R. Peel, from
Dunkirk; Falke, steamer, from Bremen.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed—Agnes, for Marseilles ; Fama, for Cardiff; Ron-
della, for Malta; Cide, for Swansea; Cruize Ellachie, for
St. Vincent; Constance, for Barbadoes ; Hedvig, for Ran-
goon; Erica, for Cardiff; Revenge, for St. Michael's—all
from London.

FOREIGN 'MAIL PACKET LIST.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Dec. 19.
via Marseilles ... Dec. 13.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Dec. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena—Dec. 2.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Dec. 2_

_,
via Marseilles ...Nov. 27.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Dec. 2._
. _ _

via Marseilles Nov. 27.
India (Bombay), via Southampton Dec. 11,
via Marseilles Dec. 5.

Lisbon
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Dec. 2.
via Marseilles Nov. 27
Newfoundland ..Dec. 10.

Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Dec. 4.
by U.S. packet....
by Canadian packet,Nov. 28

AFRICAN EXLORATION JOURNEY OF M. JULES
GERlRD.—Yesterday a numerously attended meeting took
place in the Cotton-sales-room, Exchange, Liverpool, for
the purpose of hearing from M. Jules Gerard, the celebrated
African traveller and lion killer, an account of his projected
exploration of Central Africa. The chair on the occasion
was occupied by Mr. Charles Turner, M.P., and the audi-
ence included a large number of the merchants and ship-
owners of Liverpool. M. Gerard, who spoke in French,
described his experience in African travels and his adven-
tures on that continent ; and explained that during his
many years' sojourn in Africa he had acquired an intimate
knowledge of the languages and habits of various tribes of
people, which, he urged, would be valuable in his present
contemplated journey. He had received the permission of
the French Government to prosecute a journey into Central
Africa, and in detailing the plan of this scheme he stated
that his objects in undertaking the journey would be—
first, to ascend one of the principal rivers which have their
mouths on the coast of Guinea ; secondly, to search for the
sources of the Niger, now unknown, and to acquire a
knowledge of the resources of the country and of the peoples
who reside in those mountainous regions, as also what
possibility there would be of creating settlements for fix-
tending the producing powers of that part of Africa and
its barter trade with Europe ; thirdly, to continue these
observations and these studies on the countries among
the people who inhabit the chores of the Niger as far
as Timbuctoo ; fourthly, from Timbuctoo he intends to
return to Europe by the Great Desert and to Liverpool to
organize the foundation of a first settlement on the spot
which shall appear the most favourable. M. Gerard fur-
ther explained that his undertaking had received the sup-
port of several scientific and geographical societies, and ex-
pressed a hope that he would likewise receive the sympathies
and support of the merchants of Liverpool. Mr. Turner
urged that the project should be supported by them as men,
on ground that M. Gerard's efforts would tend to abolish the
horrible massacre of human beings of which we now read
as occurring on the African continent, and also that it
should be promoted by them as merchants, ~.the object
was to develope the resources of a fertile but hitherto un-
productive region. Mr. John Laird, M.P., likewise com-
mended the undertaking, and pointed out the peculiar fit-
ness from past experience of M. Gerard to prosecute the
journey. It was announced that Mr. Charles Stoess had
consented to become local treasurer of the fund, and that
subscriptions would bo received at the various public insti •
utions of the town.

Who, of the present generation, knows anything
of Count Rumford ? At the mention of his name every-
body thinks of stoves. In most people's minds there is a
sort of wonder whether he could be a real count if his busi-
ness in life was—stoves. Some of us elders of our day had
fathers who knew Count Rumford, and who remembered
and talked of him, not in connection with stoves, but as a
nobleman of great knowledge, of an active inquiring spirit,
of great administrative faculty, and the most indefatigable,
resolute, vigilant, and enterprising benevolence. When-
ever society needs the largest amount of comfort at the smal-
lest cost, the name and memory of Count Rumford come
up again. In times of ordinary prosperity, when our work-
people are well employed and paid, and our gentry gather
new luxuries about them, and entertain their minds with
study and speculation, the man is forgotten, or spoken of
only for this or that intervention. When we have a parti-
cularly bad harvest, or any commercial adversity which
throws millions of destitute people on our hands to be fed
and cheered, Count Rumford's name is heard where old
people are talking together of the black years of their lives.
There may be less and less of this as the old folks pass away ;
but it will be a good while yet before there is nobody lett
to quote the sayings and doings of the large-hearted and
practical-minded man who fed the hungry in four countries
of Christendom, and showed how the greatest number could
be nourished and cheered at the smallest cost.—Once a
Week. _

SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday.—The North Ger
man Lloyd screw stermer Hansa, Captain H. J. Yon
Santen, sailed hence to-day at two p.m. for New York,
with German and English mails and a full cargo of general
merchandise. She takes out 249 passengers, among whom
is his Excellency R. Schleiden, Minister Resident for the
Free Hanseatic Towns at Washington.
DEATH OF THE REV. NORMAN MACLEOD, OF St.
COLUMBA.'S, GLAS GoW.—We regret to
treecr of theordthe death of
the Rev. Norman Macleod, D.D., win
P. 16 parish of
St. Columba, Glasgow, which took -looe
yesterday
r morn-
ing.orman
Deceased was the father
of the Rev.r some years' D.one
Macleod, of the Barony Parish, and was for
A He was 75 years of age,
and the Deans of the Chapel RoYa."
of 55 years. He
and his ministry extended. over
periodalVlcderator of the General
was ordained in 1808, an" r
Scotland in 1836.—Scotsman.
Assembly of the Church offb
the French mail, a sample
as been brought for the
of cotton from
Corrientes
sion and it is stated that
From Buenos Agree,
Cotton SuPPIY Association,
Republic the question of
the.
Argentine
attracting general attention. It
its cultivation is
w
as from some of the districts of the Rio Salado in
throughout.
that country that the first cotton seed conveyed to
the United States is said to have been obtained.
In consequence of the frequent complaints of the
loss of medical comforts and Government stores
placed on board vessels conveying troops to and
from India and China, a general order has been is-
sued from the Horse Guards, signed by Major-Gen.
Sir R. Airey,K.C.B.,
Quartermaster-General, in
which Field Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge directs officers commanding on board
such ships to pay particular attention to the issue
and safe custody of those articles. Medical com-
forts are placed on board all transports, in charge
of the master, for use during the voyage, the issues
being made upon the requisition of the medical offi-
cer and the officer commanding the troops. Any
that remain in possession of the troops at the con-
clusion of the voyage, together with hammocks,
blankets, &c., are to be returned to the master of
the vessel, and a receipt taken for them. Deficien-
cies not accounted for to the satisfaction of a board
of officers will be charged to the troops, and the
officer commanding on board will be held respon-
sible for the payment of such charge:a.