The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-05 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 4.
STOCK EMCHANOE.—This market has been very dull to'
day, and quotations generally have a downward tarn'
Great Westerns closed at 828, and Manchester and Shef•
fields at 211.

MANCHESTER, JAN. 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE.— The Share Market was dull to-dal
at lower prices.

SEABORNE MAILS.

(N signifies that the mails are sent fl'om the General Post-olllee
by the night—and M by the morning --dispatch.]

Day when made up From what w lien
COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due in
Office, London.* Dispatched. England.
America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Each Mon
America (by United Sts.
packet) .... •. • ...N,Jan. 15 Liverpool ... Jan. 7
America (by U States
packet) .... ••• • • . NlJan. 17 .. ........ Southampto,
Australia (via South-
Dec. 28
ampton) 341 Jan. 4............ 4::outhampto...crFeb. 4
N
Ditto (via Marseilles) Jan. 8.•
Ditto (via Cape of (hoed
Hope) ...... •• • ..N Feb. 4•• . • •
ncertaill.
Africa (West Coast) ..N ?3d of the month .. Plymouth .. Dec. 28
Alexandria...... NB, 9, 24, &30 ofm. Dover ...... Jan. 16
Alexandria..........M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton:Jan. 4
Bahamas IN 17th of the month Seuthatnpton 'Jan. 1
Belgium ............N
.. Dover ...... "Daily
Brazil ....M 9th of the month,. Southampton Jan. 16
Buenos Ayres .. ...M 9th of the month.. Southampton iJan.
Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth .. !Arrived
Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month. Southampton
Cape de Verde ......N 9th of the month.. Plymouth .. Jan. 1
Ceylon (see India)
Ceylon ........ • • ....N 14th of the month Plymouth .. Arrived
Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wed.,&Frid. SouthamptoniTu.Th•Sat.
2d & 17th of month Seuthampton)Van. 1
China (see India)
Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 ofm. Dover ...... .Tan. 10
Constantinople ...... •. 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Jan. 4
Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily Dover ...... Twieedalif
Egypt (see India)
France ........ M& N Twice daily... Dover ...... Twicedaill
Gibraltar .. ....M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 ofm. Southampton Arrived
Greece (see India)
Greytown 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton Jan, 1
Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London . • •
Havannah ..........51 2nd of the month Southampton Jan. 1
Holland Al Dai1y......
Honduras ..........M 17th of the month Southampton Jan. 16
India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon Southampton Jan. 21
India (via Marseilles)M Bth&24th of month Dover ......
lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon D0ver......
Ireland .... • —3l & N Twice daily .. Holyhead .. Twicedalli
Lisbon.....• 7,9, 17, & 27 of m. Southampton'Jan. 16
Madeira ............M 9th of the month SouthamptonlJan. 16
Madeira ............ N 23d of month
Malta (see India)
Malta ..............N 7,17,19,27, 30 ofm. Dover .......Jas. 10
Mauritius (see India)
Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth ..!Arrived
Mexico .... "Id 2nd of the month Southampton!Jan. 1
Naples sth It.th2.sthormon Dover ...... 'Jan. 2
New Granada ......M 2d & 17th of month SouthamptonlJan .1
New Zealand. .. By private ship
Papal States sthlsth2sthoftnon Dover Jan. 2
Peninsula 7thl7th2B thofinon Southampton iArrived
Peru ..... —3( 2d & 27th of mon Southampton Jan. 1
Port Natal 14th of the month Plymouth ..!Arrived
Sicily sthlsth2sthofmon, Dover ......'Jan. 2
Tuscany sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover Jan. 2
Venezuela ........ kr 2d& 17th of month SonthamntoniJan. 1
Van Diemen's Land (see
Australia) .
West Indies 2d& 17th of monthiSOuthaMpteni.Tan. 1

* When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the malls will be
dispatched on the following day, with the exception of the India via
Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be dispatched the
day preceding.

GENERAL TRADES UNION OP ENGLISH MASONS.--
It is now upwards of twenty years since the masons of
England formed themselves into a general and national
trades union. Its head quartere shifted at stated periods,
all over the principal towns in the country ; at one time
in London, at another in Liverpool, or in Manchester,
and, we believe, at Birmingham. The number of mem•
bers we have heard computed at 8,000. The rate of
subscription is 6d. per week, or 265. per annum—a rate
sufficient to insure a man's life for 1001. sterling; or
at least any man's life but a mason's. In addition to
this there has always been a local union in London,
founded on somewhat different principles ; but we never
heard of its being the cause of a regular organisation
among the masons, or of a severe strike. It was far
different, however, in the other case. The general union
was not in existence eighteen months before its progress
was signalised by a severe and protracted strike of the
London masons. At length there was s general strike
throughout the trade. It was kept up for nearly twelve
months, and ended as strikes usually end, by producing
much injury to both sides, and leaving the subject mat-
ter in a worse position than it stood in at first.—The
Builder.

[ADVERTISEMEN T. ]--A LIEUTENANT OF DRAGOONS
CURED OF RHEUMATISM BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT
AND PILLS.—This officer, who is in the Dutch army,
states that Holloway's Pills and Ointment have cared
him of rheumatism, which appeared to be incurable, as
neither sea-bathing, vapour-baths, nor preparations vaunted
as sure remedies, did him any good, and the treatment of
the doctor, after several months trial, was without suc-
cess. At this juncture he commenced taking these Pills
and rubbing the Ointment into the complaining parts
twice a day, which effectually cured him in the course of
six weeks. The truth of this statement can be vouched for
by Mr. J. B. Stratman, of Bois-le-Duc.—Sold by all drug..
gists ; and at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244,
Strand, London.

BIRTHS.
OF A SON.
On the 2d inst., at Marine-parade, Dover, the wife of
Lieut.-Col. Farrant, K.L.S., late H.M.'s Chargé d'Affaires
in Persia.
On the lit inst., at Caatlewigg, near Whithorn, N. 8.,
Airs. Grant, Wife of Capt. Grant, Indian Navy.

OF A DAUGHTER.
On the 31st ult., at Green-street, Lady Adelaide Cado-
gan.
On the 2d inst., at Hans-place, Sloane-street, the Wife of
H. S. Collins, Esq., of H.M.S. Furious.