The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON 9 FRIDAY EVENING, NOVIMBER 21, 1862.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS

Closing;
Share Eallways Pazd. Puke. Business done
100 Atlantic &St Lawrencf all 63 65
Born.,Baroda (.t.Cent En
stk —" t 0 104 105 1044
Gu. 5 per cent.. G
20 Do. New ............2
204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 41 5' 4; 5
10 { Do. Preference • . all 74 8
101Butialo,BrantAGodriCli 76 00
6 p. et. bds. Amf. 1,
0010 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 74 78
100 DO. do. June 1, 1879 100 72 76
et Cleutta.&.S.Eastn. ( 100 104 106
st Cape Town & Dock Seri] 100 1064 1074
stock Eastn. Bengal gut. sp. c 100 105 116 j 103 54
stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 1074 1(84; 1074 84
20 7,,D0. do. G 14-1xt..... 5 4 14p 1
20 Do. do. H do. .. 2 4 Sp 24
stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 21 214 214 4
100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 66 (8 67
100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. all 56 68
100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 32 34
ylOO Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 43 45
100 Do. do. 1867.. all 32 34
100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 32 34
stock Gt.lndiaPenin.g-ua.sp.c. 100 106 167 1064
20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 4 llp
20 Do. January, 1862 .. 2 1 1p
stock Gt. Sonth.of India(Lim
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 104 105
204 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer. all 124 124
201 Do. New
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 97 99
100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 89 91
100 Do. 1878
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 4 4 die
stock Madras guar~ sp. c.
stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 48 100
stock Dc. 44 do lOO 24 96
stock llclb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnd,, 100
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 54
100 Do. 7p. c. Norte'. Bds. alt
20 Newßrunswick t Cand,
Class A. Capital Shull, all 3 5
20 Do. do. B Capital do.
N.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist bds 100 83 05
stock Scinde .......... (100 1074 1064
Do. Delhi
et 100 1034 1041
Do. do E 2 4 I
20 Do. Punjaub c. 15 p
at Do. Do. .., 100 lot 105 1044
stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. J 100 100 102
ItA. l 1, W Alto
;Antwerp & Rotterdam. all 74 71
20 Bah.&S.Fran..Litn.7 p.c. 18 11 21, 104
5 [Belgian East. Junction all 14 14
100 ; Copiapo ......... ..... .. all
10 1 Ditto Extension .... all 7 5
20 ; Dutch Rhenish
20 Do .... all
20 !Eastern of France •• all '404 214
20 Grand Rue Guar. 6p. c. al
20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she... all 14 144 14
20 Italian Junction ...... all
20 • Namur It Liege .... all 8; 94
20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 20 21
16 Northern of France.... all 40 41
16 Do. New Shares ..... 15
10 N.Rail. of BuenosA-ires
Gus. 7 p c., Lim all - -
10 Do. do
10 Norw.glan Trunk Frei ali 86 94
20 Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) 19 9 8 d
20 Parls,Lyons, & Mediter. all 45 46 I
2200 PaaeortilseJr & s Or.lFearnans.. (Fern.) all 41 43
gm& 7p. ct. all 174 181 184
20 Riga & Dunaburg all
20 Royal all 15 17
S Royal Swedish ......., all
4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref._ all
20 Sambre & Meuse -
10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref all 91 104
20 San Paulo, tim, g. 7 p.c 8 11 14pm
20 S.Aust,3&Lomb Venetia all 234 234 231
26 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 10
20 Southern of France.— all 334 341
20 Turin and Savona
84 West Flanders
10 Do. 54 pe. Preference all 104 104
20 W. & N.W. of France l all 204 211

COLONIAL GOVERNMENT S1:W.11-511'1Es.
Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July
1877-S1
Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 105 107
j Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 105 107
Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 08 90 981 2
Do. 5 Inscribed stock, 100 97 89
Cape G.Hope, 6 p c.1.873i 100 111 112
Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 111 113
Do. 18901 100 112 114
Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115
Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100
N.8.G0v.0 p.o.Ja.&July 100 1064 1071
Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100
N. S. W. U ov. 5 p c.,1868, 100 101 102
Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876' 100 101 102 •
Do. d0.,1888 drupwds 100 1004 10141 1005 2
New Zealand 6p. centi 100 111 113
s
Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.;
te r n, l
Gov. 6 p.;c. 100 LO9 1115v1 100
107 108
'Queensland
'S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 109 111
- Vlo.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.JuTuly 100
Do. to s p.c. An.&Oot. 100 1075 108 I 1075
BRITISH MINES.
2 Cambrian Consol. Gold ; 1 ip
Clifford Amalgamated.. 20 22
Devon G. Con, (Taoist.; 1 190 500
1 East Clogau G old Ltd. ss. 5 1p
East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 5l 63
East Caradon ..... .• ••
• ?...14.e 33 38 345
East Cant Brea... 3.0.0 121 i 3 125
E. WI Russel (Tavistk; 7.16 6 21 3
Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwcn.)l 57/ 14 16
Great South Tolgus...• 17s 61 7
G. Wheal Vor(Helston• 40 65 65
Grenville ......... • • i 0.15. 0 55 55
iterod's- Foot
tlingston Downs 4. 7.0 2 25
Lady Bertha
Margaret (tiny Lelant 94 40 42
3 4 0 9I• 10
Marke Valley.. . • • • • •
4 Myndy Iron Oro (Li2n.) 25 4ds pr •
North D0wn5......... . 21 2 85
North Frances (Illogalq 12.3
Basset (Illo.fan )..17.1 3 84
North Wheal Crotty 2.4.9 41 54
Par Consols (St. Blarey' 15 55 61
10 Providence (tiny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 41 43
Bortridge Cons. Min. Co. 1 1
South Caradon(St.Cleer 11 395 405
S. Cant Brea (Illogan) .5.15.0 24 3
S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1 .9 95 100
Stray Park
5 ,Tairnar Silv.S6 Lead Min. 11 5 1
10 Tin Croft 0 13 131
West Basset (Illoaan) l5 13 14
W Cart:don (Liskeard, 5 31 83
West Seton 471 280 290
Wheal Basset (Mogan' 5 821 875
Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 50 52
Wht Al Edward (Cals.• 71 1 15
Wheal Kitty (D.Lelant) 2.0.6 8 9
WhealLud ott
Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 15 16
Wheal Trelawney (Lis ) 7 17 18

FOREIGN MINES.

A ustralian
BonAccord Copper, L m.
Brazil Land &
Capula Silver
Cobre Copper
Coplapo ...
DunMoun.Cop.Minz.Co
East Del Rey (Limited)
Fortun a. ~
General
Gt N. Cop. Jf S. Austr
Kapunda (Limited)
Linares
Lueitanian
Mariquita
Mont. A. Braz G oldM in
N. Rh i n eCopof S. Au s. L
Pontgibaud Silver,Lead
Mining and Smelt... ,
Port Philip
Santaßarbara GldMine
Scottish Austrin. (L.)
St. John del Rey (L.)
United Mexican ......• •
Worthing (Limited)
YudanamutanaS.A.Ld

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JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
I• 0 Agra&UnitedService B 50 87 89
100 Alliance B.Ln.&L'pool l2 81p 201
40 Australasia all 78 1 73
25 Bank of Egypt all 24 25
100 Ba.ak of London 5O 94 96 911
50 Britisb North American ail 60 52
20 Ch. Bk. of B. Columbia 10 1 4 d
20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 211 225 22
25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all - -
100 iCity
100 Colonial.. 25 41 43
20•11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - -
20 Eng.. Scot., t Aus. Ch all 20 204 20/ 19;
20 (Gen. Bk .3t Switzerland all - -
100 Hin'stan,China&J'apan 5 15 Id
100 (Imperial Bank Limited 10 1 lip 11 101
100 Lon.& Brazilian (Lim.) 15 2% 21p
100 Lon., B.Ayres&R.Plate 4 15 01
20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austrai all 271 eB5 264
50 London and County
50 London Joint. Stock
100 London & Middlesex 2 pr ,i p 2%
20 'London and S.Alrican ld 23k 24 p 231
100 ILonden & Westminster 20 79 80
100 IMetrop. & Provinl. Bnk., 10
_35 31p
100 !Nat. Prov. of Englana . 1.22 _
_...
20 IDo. new
all 46
20 INew South Wales ...• • •
$8 47
2506 DNoat.iednoit.i.B. ........ ... .. .. .. .. .. .
.320
_- - 181
all 531 47
25 Orient. B. Corporation .
all 30 31 301 1
60 Ottoman Bank .• • ..... • 2 5% 64 p7l
20 Do. new ............
10 ,Do. new . ... • ...... • „ _ _
25 'South Australia ..,.... all
49
100 'Provincial of Ireland ..
22151 88 90
25 'Union of Australia ~.. all 48
100 Union of Ireland, Lhn. 7. 1% 134 d 6
=5O Unio•i of London .. •.. .1 12
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MISCELLANEO_
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US.
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L' Anglo-31e Kican 1 ----. arnt.. 1 9
11 18
10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1 d)' all 2•
4
25 Australian Agricultural 19 211 ':56
10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 -
10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 64 7
5 Bombay Gas Limited. 1 4 dl5 1p
50 British American Land 40 -
st il.&l.lVlag*. Tel. A. (Lim.) 100 54 57
20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all - -
324 Canada Land
10 China & Japan Coast & all 97 100
River Steam Naviga. 5 - -
St- Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. all - -
25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent.
St. Crystal Palace
st• Electric Telegraph
st Do. Preferene.
100 154 168
E. Ind. Cotton Agency 21 Pr i P
100 110 113
at,
10 I)0. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb. 100 110 113 1121
10
14
E.lndla Irrign. & Canal 2 4 d iPm
E.lndia & Lon. Ship A. all -
20 Do. B .
laolol
1005 1038
25 Do. New •• • • all - -
5 English &A
16 Gen. Stea us. Copper. all 24 11
I Great • m Navigatt m 14 27 28
. _ Slap 1 Amited) all i 1
2 radian „1 pct Preference all 1 i
20 Italian Carrying (Lim.) 1 --.
Lou. Distrgatthn Canal
2 i 4 P
4 L.G. Omnibusct TeL (Lim.) 4/ 4 3ii
10 Lon. & S.lrel.lii. (Lim.) all 11 11
20 Madras hr. t•TeI.L. 2 - -
10 Sled. Extenand Canal 1 21 21
10 Do. 8e . Tel. (Lim ) all 3 4
25 National) Ir:rica7t, prey all - -
20 Nerbu•Coal&lrCo (Lim) 21 21 p 71
5 Netherlands enn ,LI -.-
pr 2 p
100 N. Ilr.&NovaScoati' .813.0. all i t
1 N.B.Australasi aLand 81 10 12
1 Oriental Gas (Limited),("n.) all 111 1
1 Do. New
.. all it 1 i
10 Orintl. In. Stea.m.. ili..i ....
* * iP
5 Ottoman Gas, Limitienci, all 71 81
st. Peelß.Lnd.&slin.(Li ) 1 id i P
50 l'en. & Oriental Steam 100
. 52 54p
50 Do. New ..... .. - ail 73 75
10 Quebrada Lana,finn,i; 30 14 16
Mining (Lim.),
„. 1, i
60 Rhymney Iron
m Do. New l9 21
all 5 A
26 Rio Janeiro City Impts. all 6
25 Do. do.
100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 51 ; 2%
;
st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim.) 100 133 137 56
*
25 South Australian Land all 32
1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all
34
I Do. do.. Registered
10 Do. do . . all 4 ft
2 Telegraph to India (L.) 1 t 'id
10 Trust and Agency of
Austrlasia(lim)lst is. 1 4cl 1i 1
Cr.& Ln•Co. at Upr.Can. 5
2 t _
6 U. K'doin Tel. Co. aim. 3 5 W
e too . iralii.DieMen'O L .nd... 281 112 la 0

7HE DOCKYARDS.

has just been of AC
oPma mr ioanms,enotfairurneetu3rno
a,updurrualyntnto
loarsdt7ers of the House
issued, showing the number and area of the dockyard ba-
sins, the depth of water, the width of lock or entrance-gates,
, and also the number of docks (including those in
course of being Constructed or enlarged) capable of admit-
ting at spring tides and neap tides respectively, and at cer••
min specified draughts, the several classes of iron-cased
ships, built or building, exclusive of the floating batteries
built for the Russian war.

As regards area of basins, in all there are eight dockyards,
Deptford, Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness, Portsmouth,
Devonport, Keyham, and Pembroke, of which Chatham and
Pembroke have no basins, but the remainder have 11 basins
in all, with a total water area of 36 acres 1 rood 10 perches;
and 13,511 lineal feet of quay space. 'fhe basin with the
widest entrance is the boat basin at Sheerness, which is
100 ft. wide, but the depth of water in it is inconsiderable,
26 feet at high water spring tides, and 21 feet 6 inches at
ordinary high-water neap tide, and the water area is little
more than one acre. Ihe deepest and largest basins are
the Keyham South Pasin, with an entrance lock of 252 feet
8 inches between caissons ;•a water area of 7 acres 32 poles;
2,150 feet of quay space; an entrance 80 feet wide; and a
depth of water at the outer entrance, at the high-water
spring tides, of 36 feet; at the inner entrance of 34 feet;
and at the ordinary high-water neap tides—outer entrance,
31 feet 6 inches; inner entrance, 39 feet 6 inches. The
Keyham North Basin—water area, 5 acres; 1,350 feet of
quay space; width of entrance, -80 feet; depth at high-
water spring tides, 27 feet; at neap tides, 22 feet 6 inches.
The Portsmouth steam basin—water area, 7 acres ; 2,190
feet of quay space ; two docks capable when unoccupied of
being used as a lock, 644 feet long, with 27 feet at high-
water spring-tides, an entrance 80 feet wide; depth of water
at high-water spring-tides, 25 feet, at neap tides 21 feet.
Portsmouth South Basin—water area, 2 acres 1 rod 30
poles ; quay space, 950 feet ; width of entrance, 67 feet ;
depth of water at high-water springtides, 24 feet 6 inches ;
at neap tides 20 feet 6 inches; and Devonport basin, with
a water are of 1 acres, a quay space of 800 feet, an en-
trance of 74 feet wide, and a depth of 30 feet 6 inches at
high-water spring tides, and 26 feet at ordinary neap tides.
As to the docks and iron-clad ships, there are in all three
docks capable of admitting ships of the Northumberland and
Warrior class at load draught, at high. water spring tides,
one at Portsmouth, one at Devonport, and one at Keyham;
and a fourth dock at Portsmouth capable of admitting. such
ships when lightened one foot. At Devonport and Keyham
these docks will also admit the vessels at ordinary high-
water neap tides, this being accomplished at Keyham by
the water being raised in the basin by pumping, and one
of the docks at Portsmouth will admit the vessels when
lightened 3 feet.
_ _

The Resistance class of vessels an admitted into 11 docks
in all, viz., at high-water spring tides, and at load draught,
into six docks—four at Portsmouth, one at Devonport, and
one at Keyham ; and into the remaining five docks as fol-
lows, viz., when lightened 1 foot into one dock at Pembroke,
when lightened two feet into one dock at Chatham, and when
lightened 3 feet into one dock at Portsmouth, and two at
Keyham. The docks available at ordinary high-water neap-
tides are, at load draught, one at Devonport and one at
Keyham, and when the vessels are lightened 3 feet, one at
Portsmouth and two at Keyham.

The Valiant class are also admitted into the same number
of docks as the Resistance class, with the addition that
there is another dock at Portsmouth available at high-water
neap-tides,

The Prince Albert class are admitted into 22 docks in all,
viz.—at high water spring tides and at load draught into 20
docks-3 at Woolwich, 2at Chatham, 3at Sheerness, 6at
Portsmouth, 2:at Devonport, 3at Keyham, and 1 at Pem-
broke, and into the remaining two, when lightened two feet,
one of these being at Chatham and the other at Devonport.
At ordinary high-water neap-tides, 18 of these are available
as foll )ws, viz.-10 at load draught, of which there are 1 at
Chatham, 4 at Portsmouth, 2 at Devonport, and 3 at Key-
ham ; 7 when lightened 2 feet, of which there are 1 at Wool-
wich, 1 at Chatham, 3 at Sheerness, 1 at Portsmouth, and
1 at Pembroke; and 1 when lightened 3 feet, at Portsmouth•
The Caledonia class are admitted into 9 docks at high-
water spring tides, viz.-4 at load draught, of which there
are 1 at Portsmouth, 2 at Devenpart, and 1 at Keyham;
3, when lightened 1 foot, at Portsmouth, and 2 when
lightened three feet, of which there is one at Chatham and 1
at Pembroke. At ordinary high-water neap tides two of
these are available, 1 at Davenport and 1 at Keyham, both
at load draught.

The Zealous class are admitted into 12 docks at high-
water spring tides—viz., 6 at load draught, of whom 3 are
at Portsmouth, 2 at Devonport, and 1 at Keyham; 1, when
lightened 1 foot, at Portsmouth ; 1, when lightened 2 feet
at Pembroke ; and 4, when lightened 3 feet, of 'which 1 is
at Chatham, 1 at Portsmouth, and 2 at Keyham. Of these
6 are available at high-water neap tides—viz., 2 at load
draught, of which 1 is at Devonport and lat Keyham;
and 4 whets lightened 3 feet-1 at Portsmouth, lat Devon-
port, and 2 at Keyham.

The Royal Sovereign class are admitted into 15 docks at
high-water spring tides—viz., 8 at load draught, of which
there are 4 at Chatham, 2 at Devonport, 1 at Keyham, and
1 at Pembroke ; 3 when lightened 1 loot, of which there are
1 at Portsmouth, and 2 at Keyham; 1 when lightened
2 feet, at Portsmouth, and 3 when lightened 3 feet, of which
2 are at Woo wich and 1 at Devonport. At high-water
neap tides 8 of these docks are available, viz., 2 at load
draught, of which 1 is at Devonport and 1 at Keyham ; 4
when lightened 1 foot, of which 1 is at Portsmouth, 1 at
Devonport, and 2 at Keyham, and 2 when lightened 2 feet
at Portsmouth.

The Favourite class have 24 docks available at high-water
spring tides, viz.:-17 at biped draught, 2 when lightened 1
foot, 3 when lightened 2 feet, and 2 when lightened 3 feet.
Of these, 12 are available at high-water neap tides—viz.,
8 at load draught, 3 when lightened 2 feet, and 1 when
lightened 3 feet.

Tho Enterprise class are admitted into 30 docks at high-
water spring tides, viz.: 28 at load draft; 1 when lightened
2 feet; and 1 when lightened 3 feet. Of these, 28 are avail-
able at neap tides; 24 at load draught; 1 when lightened
1 foot; 2 when lightened 2 feet ;
and 1 when lightened 3
feet.

SPORTING---TIT DAY.

SHREWSBURY RACES.—Turs DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRA.PII.
NURSER Y PLATE .

Antidote
Truant
• 2
Eight ran.
HANDICAP (ONE MILE AND A QUARTER).
Optimist
Grey Hen colt 2

Four ran.
HANDICAP (FIVE FURLONGS).

Peignoir
Maid of Honour
2
3
Acton
Eleven ran.
SWEEPSTAKES.

Dolphin
Nellgherry ......
Kinsman
3
Three ran.
CARNIVAL HANDICAP.

Soothsayer
Coronet ...

Statomian .. 3

Four ran.

VARIETIES.

THE BEST CURE FOR THE HEARTBURN.—Marriage.—
Punch.

Spell the fate of all earthly things with two letters—
D K.

Jack's definition of a Sea-horse : A walrus critter, but
given to blubber.

Second thoughts are best : man was God's first thought;
woman his second.

Why is a surgeon operating on a tumour like a dandy?
Because he is cutting a swell.

The largest party in all countries is not the aristocracy,
nor the democracy, but the mediocracy, _ _ _

Generally :speaking, the beggars most ashamed of beg-
ging are those that have to beg pardon.
FACTS FROM HISTORY.—We are indebted to Bacon for
gunpowder, and to Pig Iron for cannon balls.
If there are sixteen nails in one yard, how is it that thero
ought never to be more than five nails to a foot.

A QUESTION FOR MR. Alonrnr.—What kind of men
are most above-board ? Why, chess men, of course I—Fun.
A man was recently convicted for stealing his neighbour's
cow and hiding it in his cellar. It was a cowardly mode of
cow •Aiding.
There are ties which should never be severed, as the ill-
used wife said when she found her brute of a husbandhang-
in a hay loft.

A man at Newcastle, who served four days on a jury,
says he is so full of law, that it is hard work for him to
keep from cheating somebody. _ .

The old joke is revived about the Scotch, " Why is Scot.
land so destitute of trees ? Because every Scotchman cuts
his stick as fast as he is able."

" I say, Bill, Jim's caged for stealing a horse I"—" Sarve
him right I Why didn't he buy one and not pay for it, like
any other gentleman P"

What five names in the Bible represent a son ordered to
get a whipping ? Adam, Seth Eve, Cain Abel.
A New Zealand chief considered that he had a good title
to his land because he had eaten the former owner.

A widow lady, sitting by a cheerful fire in a meditative
mood, shortly after her husband's death, sighed out, " Poor
fellow I how he did like a good fire. I hope he has gone
where they keep good fires I"

A New York paper, announcing the wrecking of a vessel
near the Narrows, says—" The only passengers were T. B,
Nathan, who owned three-fourths of the cargo and the cap-
tain's wife."

A person was relating to a son:of the Emerald Isle how
one of the generals had gained a victory, with only a few
hundred men on his side, when Pat said—" An' he had
several hundred_men on his side?"—`'Yes." " Begorra,
wasn't his ribs strong."

A little fellow, weeping piteously, was suddenly inter-
rupted by some amusing occurrence. He hushed his cries
for a moment—the train of thought was broken. " Ma,"
said he, renewing his snuffle, and wishing to have his cry
out " Ma—ugh I ugh I what was I crying about just now ?"
The natives of Australia are a simple race, and their super-
stitions are curious. 1 hey believe that after death they re-
turn as white men. One of them, hanged at Melbourne,
said on the scaffold, "Never mind, I jump up white fellow
with plenty of sixpence.

A young lady once married a man by the name of Dust
against the wishes of her parents. After a short time the;
lived unhappily together, and she returned to her father's
house; but he refused to receive her, saying, "Dust thou
art, and unto Dust Shalt thou return."
A correspondent suggests that before any enthusiastic
gets out to invent perpetual motion he should practice the
trick of getting into a basket and lifting himself up by
the handles. When he succeeds in the latter he may stand
some chance of being successful in the former.
The young lady who could read the following, and not
" pity the sorrows of a poor young man," deserves to live
and die an cld girl :

" I wish I were a turkey-dove,
A sitting on your knee;
I'd kiss your smiling lips, love,
To all e-ter-ni-tee."

A young girl was introduced to James I. as excelling even
learned men in classical acquirements. " Well," said the
monarch, " now tell me what this prodigy can do." He was
informed that she could read and write Latin, Greek, and
Hebrew. "Ah I" replied the king, 'these are rare attain-
ments for a maid. Can she spin also ?"

" In carving a partridge," said Sidney Smith, "I splashed
Miss Markham with gravy from head to foot; and though I
saw three distinct rills of the brown liquid trickling down her
cheek, she bad the complaisance to declare that not a drop
had reached her." Such circumstances are the " triumphs
of civilised life."

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.

TEIGNMOUTTT :11/4T^'• 19.

Last night, about 11 o'clool7,—;=;l7iii2i
cures men on board, went ashore on Teignmouth
Bar. The night was intensely dark, but the Coastguard
men heard the cries of distress, and immediately put off in
their own boat, but the gea was running so high and break-
ing so heavily on the bar, that they found it impossible to
save the poor creatures. They therefore returned to the
harbour as soon as possible, and gave the alarm. The life-
boat of the National Lifeboat Institution was instantly
launched, and succeeded in saving two of the poor creatures
from a watery grave. They were found to be quite ex-
hausted, and afterwards stated that they could not possibly
have held on many minutes longer, Unfortunately, how-
-1 ever, one poor fellow had lost his life before he could be
rescued, and had it not been for the prompt services of the
lifeboat the other two men must have perished.
AItKLOW, Nov. 17.

Soon after eight o'clock on Saturday morning a .vessel
was observed aground on the Arklow Bank, by the look.•
out of the Coast-guard Station. The lifeboat of the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution was immediately
launched, a portion of the Coast-guard going off in her, as
the sea was too rough to admit of their own boat going
out. The lifeboat reached the bank in little more than an
hour. The sea was then so high that the fishing boats
(several of which had gone out), could not attempt to ap-
proach the vessel, but the lifeboat went fearlessly and gal..
lantly through the surf. On nearing the wreck it was
discovered that the crew had left her, and that she was
hopelessly lost, her bulwarks being then under water. All
that could be ascertained respecting her was that she was the
Sarah, of Port Glasgow, and apparently anew vessel. This
is the fourth wreck on Arklow Bank to which the lifeboat
has been out this year, and she has been the means of saving
25 lives since she was placed at Arklow. So great is the
confidence which the fishermen have in her that the only
difficulty is what men to select as a crew when her services
are required out•of the number who are ready to volunteer.