The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-06 00:00:00

LEICESTER-JAN. 4.

Tho supply of wheat to• day at market was not large,
and the attendance of farmers and factors only moderate.
Trado dull, and quotations as before. White, 66s to i'Oe
—red, 56s to 60s per 36 stone. Barley was in moderttle
show, grinding, 30s to 32e; malting, 34s to 38s per qr.;
oats, 24s to 35s per 24 stone. Beans were unaltered
new, 40s to 42s ; old, 43s to 48s per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 48s I Seconds, 45s I Thirds, 43s per 20 stone.,

CAMBRIDGE—JAN. 4.
There was a limited supply of wheat to-day, and the
trade ruled healthy—the prices being about the same as
last week's rates—white, from 60s to 64s ; red, 56s t0,61a.
Barley inactive demand—malting, 36s to 40s; grinding, 32a
to 345. Oats were steady, at 21s to 28s. Beans were sold
at 40s to 42s per qr.

FOREIGN MAIL PACKET MST.

MAILS DUE.

Australia 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 •• O Feb. 3.
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. 4.
Lisbon Jan. 11.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 10.
via Marseilles Jan. 4.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, ty Brit. packet Jan. 8.
by U.S. packet
by Canadian packet Jan. —.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe.. Jan. 10.
Bahamas, via New York Jan. 16.
Mexico
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peruf
il Jan. 13.
California,and British Columbia..

.RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK.

Miles Opened. Receipts.
Railways. ,____....____, ,-......,
1861. 1860. 1861. 1860.
----. _____.--------1-----
X £
Ballymena and Pert Rush.. - - - -
Belfast and N, Counties.... 136 136 2,032 2,003
Belfast and County Down.. 49 39} 611 604
Birkd., Lane., & Ches. June. - - - -
Blyth and Tyne 2O 20 971 923
Bristol and Exeter lo6} 125 5,500 5,371
Caledonian
Cockermouth & Workington 84 84 - -
Cork and Bandon 2O 20 282 236
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6} 61 206 153
Cork and Youghal . 26 23 192 178
Cornwall 531 531 1,239 1,003
Deeside l7 17 236 1911
Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 [1,525 1,476
Dublin and Drogheda 63 63 1,482 1,200
Dub. & Wicklow (in.Kingst ) 484 40} 1,990 1,2 2
Dundalk and Enniskillen
Dundee and Arbroath l7} 17} 611 687
Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31 970 1,074
East Anglian 674 674 1,003 1.098
E.Counties,Nrlk.,&E.Union 499 499 28,963 25,t>.29
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edinburgh, Perth,& Dundee 78 78 3,338 3,297
Forth & Clyde Junction
Furness
Glasgow & South-Western 1831 1831 7,561 7,907
Great Northern 330 330 21,737 20,304
Great North of Scotland
ril t. Southn. & Westn.(lrind ) 329 329 7,541 6,234
Great Western 7834 7014 43,337 38.847
Inverness & Aberdeen June 55 55 876 681
Irish South-Eastern 25 25 210 100
Lancashire & Yorkshire 395} 395} 32,909 35,447
Leominster and Kington
Limerick and Ennis.
Limerick and Foynes 2 2 111 90
Llanelty 4 4 403 394
London & North-Western
London and Blackwall 5l 51 1,178 1,487
London & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2411 2234 16,575 15.774
London, Chatham, & Dover 72} 56} 2,282 1,034
Lond., Tilbury, & Southend 45 45 1,016 1,119
Man.,Sheffield,& Lincolnsh 231 234 14.004 15,033
Manch. S.Jun.& Altrincham 9} 1,302 1,107
Ma port and Carlisle
Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6144 6144 41,779 41,601
Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind 1924 1924 3,787 2,954
Monkland 56 56 1,518 1,328
Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 1,963 1,834
Newcastle and Carlisle 7B 78 3,326 3,533
North British (incl. Selkirk
and Galashiela)
North Devon 35 35 502 523
N-Eastern(Bedale&Leybrn) 789 764 36,605 79,497
North London 9 9 2,163 2,180
North Staffordshire 248 246 7,215 5,987
Oswestry and Newton 3O 20 474 321
Rhymn
St. Helens Canal & Railway 524 52194 1,706 1,772
Scottish Central
Scottish North-Eastern ll5 115 3,144 3,480
Shrewsbury & Birmingham - - - -
Shrewsbury and Chester -
Shrewsbury & Hereford
Shropshire Union 291 291 885 1,220
South Devon 764 721 - -
South-Eastern 306 306 21,103 20,103
South Wales l7ll 171/ 6.272 5,836
S. Yorkshire and River Dun 118 118 - -
Stockton and Darlington
Taff Vale 5l 54 3,496 3,311
Ulster 6l 51 1,581 1,541
Ulverstone and Lancaster
Vale of Clwyd
Vale of Neath 36 36 1,679 1,113
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 231 268
Waterford and Limerick
West Cornwall 274 274 676 619
W.HartlepoolHarbr.&RalL 39 39 3,242 3,542
West Midland. - - - -
W'haven,Cleator,&Egrimat. 7 7 457 390
Whitehaven Junction l2 12 716 675-
Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 711 650
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL
Antwerp and Rotterdam 62 52 948 905
Austrian B2B 673 44,671 40,465
Belgian Eastern Junction 26} 261 259 2;2
Buffalo and Lake Huron l6l} 161} 1,330 1,037
Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 185 3,166 2,427
Dutch Rhenish lOBl 1081 - ..._
Eastern of France 1032 1006 54,223 50,326
East Indian
Grand Trunk of Canada... • 970 970 17,592 13,702
Great Indian Peninsula... • 4371 2974 5,404 3,571
Great Luxembourg l2B 128 3,115 2,305
Great Western of Canada 345 345 10,819 8,355
Lyons and Geneva 142 142 4,41 6.172
Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 301 284 12,805 10,813
Northern of Canada ...... • • 94 94 892 01
Northern of France 691 623 50,309 45,522
Norwegian Trunk 44 44 1,001 985
Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 879 840 106,354 90,129
Paris and Orleans 922 922 50.2c7 62,113
Pernambuco 364 - 623 -
Royal Danish 69 69 616 169
Sambre and Meuse 6B 68 1,210 855
South Austrian . 1294 978 - -
Southern of France .. 777 773 27,592 ,21,916
Welland . • .., 25 25 420 279
West Flanders .. 75 75 728 686
W. and N.W. of France.... 750 750 38.292 33,a42
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BIRTHS.

APPLECK.—On the 2d inst., at Daiham Hall, Suffolk, the
Lady Allleek, of a son.
AMES.—On the 3d inst., at Chesham•street, the wife of L.

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Ames, Esq., of a son. --
WMAHON.—On the 31st ult., the wife of Major M‘Mahon,
of Genning's-dark, Bunton, Kent, of a daughter.
TURNBULL.—On the Ist inst., at 56, Thornhill-square,
Islington, the wife of Mr. R. T. Turnbull, of a daugh-
ter.

MARRIAGES.
MOBBERLY—Munnom—On the 2d inst., at Kingston
Church, Portsmouth, Charles Mobberly, Esq., R.N., to
Eliza March, second daughter of George Murdoch, Esq.,
R.N., Kt. of the Legion of Honour, &c.
POWELL EBB.--On the 31st ult., at St. John's, Not-
ting-hill, William Powell, Esq ,of Heatbfield Lodge,
Forest-hill, and Friday-street City, to Harriet, widow
of the late J. M. Webb, Esq., of Letheringsett, Nor-
folk.

"1" „TD \IRS. CHARLES MATHEWS
"A U H031E,"
This Evening, at Eight o'clock,
At Her Maj sty's Concert Room, Haymarket.
During the Christmas Holidays there will be a perform-
ance Every Evening, in the Week—Monday. Tuesday, Wed-
nesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, at Eight, Wednes-
day and Saturday Mornings at Three.
Private boxes, stalls, and places may be secured at the Pox-
office, which is open daily from Ten till Five, and at Mr.
Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. No extra
charge f r booking..
Carriages to be ordered at a quarter-past Ten.

ARGYLL ROOMS.-GREAT SUCCESS ! !-••
The Band and Musical arrangements under the direc-
tion of M. BOULCORT, Conductor and principal Cornet.
In
addition to the Laurent Valse, Strauss tuadrille, and novel-
ties of last weak, A NEW POLKA, by 31. Boulcourt, the
Solos performed by him and M. Greebe. Admission ls.—
Manager, 31. P. Grenet.

A MOST DESIRABLE BREAKFAST BEVERAGE.
Epps'S COCOA.
(Commonly called Epps's Ilomceopathic Cocoa).
The delicious aroma, grateful smoothness, and invigo-
rating- power of this preparation have procured its general
adoption as a most desirable breakfast beverage.
ilb., and llb packets, at is. 6d. per lb., by Grocers.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, for the Destitute
Sick, Gray's-inn-road.—Earnest Appeal.—Owing to
an unexpected delay in the payment of a considerable legacy,
on which the Committee relied, this Hospital is left without
immediate funds. As the period is rapidly approachinp; when
its resources are always severely tested, the Committee make
an earnest APPEAL to the public benevolence for means to
enable them to carry on the charity.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas-
lerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ;
Drummond and Co.; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ;
Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and
Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and
Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ;
Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; J. Barned and Co, Liver-
pool ; and at the Hospital.
STANFORD S. SMITH, Sec.