The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-27 00:00:00

THE SNOW STORM.

The heavy fall of snow .experienced in and around the
metropolis during Christmas night appears to have ex-
tended over every part of th e kingdom, and to have com-
menced in the northern parts of the island earlier than with
us. On Sunday morning sea reely any of the mail coaches
arrived in London before hal f-past eight o'clock, owing to
the heavy state of the roads, but as on that day they bring
no bags, no great exertions were made for keeping time.
The guard of the Glasgow snail, which arrived on Sunday
morning, said that the roads in the northern parts were
heavy with snow, and that a t one place the mail was two
hours getting over four miles of ground.
Yesterday morning and Stinday night the impediments
from the storm to the arrival of the mails were of the most
serious description. The delivery of general post letters
did not commence yesterday till twelve o'clock, and was
then only partial, the general postmen being ordered to re-
turn again after making their rounds, for the letters of such
mails as had not then come in, and which it was hoped would
arrive in the interval.

At one o'clock yesterday ;afternoon the following mails
had not arrived :—Halifax, Chester, Hastings, Dover,
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Holyhead, Manchester, Birmingham,
Worcester, and Brighton.
The Leeds Mail, which ought to have arrived at six
o'clock on Sunday night did not arrive till midnight. The
Liverpool Mail, which ought to have arrived at the same
hour, was not in till half-past ten o'clock.
Not a single mail of the 26th, which ought to have ar-
rived by six o'clock yesterday morning, bad reached the
Post-office before half-past eight o'clock. They then
began slowly to arrive, the guards accounting for the
delay from the heavy fall of snow which had taken place
during the night, and which, from the strong northern wind
prevailing, was drifted into the hollows, where it lay to a
depth of several feet.
At noon yesterday the following mails were reported to
have been stuck fast in snow drifts at Hockley-hill, near
Dunstable, viz., the Manchester, the Holyhead, the Chester,
and the Halifax.

At half-past twelve o'clock yesterday two mail-guards
arrived from Gravesend in a post-chaise, with ship letters.
The Exeter mail did not arrive till two hours and forty
minutes after time. The guard who had accompanied the
mail from Dorchester states that the storm commenced
about six o'clock on Christmas evening, aed continued
without interruption from that time during the journey.
In many parts where the snow had drifted it was full five
feet deep.
The Devonport mail arrived at half-past 11 o'clock, the
guard who travelled with it from Ilminster, a distance of
140 miles, states the journey to have been a most trying one
to both men and cattle. The storm commenced when they
reached Wincanton, and never afterwards ceased. The wind
blew fresh, and the snow and sleet in crossing the plains
were driving into their faces so as almost to blind them.
Between Andover and Whitchurch, the mail was stuck
fast in a snow-drift, and the horses, in attempting to get
out, were nearly buried. The coachman got down, and
almost disappeared in the drift upon which he alighted. For-
tunately at this juncture a waggon with four horses came
up, and by unyoking these from the waggon, and attach-
ing them to the mail, it was got out of a hollow in
which it was sunk. In the open parts of the country
all trace of the mail road was lost, and the coachman was
obliged in several instances to travel by guess, or trust to
the instinct of his horses.

The following notice was posted at the Inland Depart-
ment of the General Post-offiee yesterday evening :
" Half-past five o'clock, P.M., Inland Office, Dec. 26.
Mails due.—Edinburgh, Boston, Chester, Dover, Man-
chester, Hastings, Brighton, Worcester, Banbury, Ha-
lifax."

The Glasgow and the Holyhead mails had arrived only
about half an hour previous to the exhibition of the official
notice.

The inquiries made at the Inland Office during the after-
noon and evening were earnest and numerous. Some
wished to be informed what means would be adopted for
delivering the letters of the mails yet due ? and were told
that they would be sent out immediately on being received
by the two-penny postmen. Others wanted to kno:v if,
under the peculiar circumstancos, any delay would take place
in sending out the down mails. They were informed they
would be started at the regular hour.
The inconvenience to commercial persons by the non-
arrival of so many inland mails, it is feared, will be very
great ; many have, perhaps, depended on the receipt of re-
mittances to meet their engagements of the day, and the
suddenness of the storm left them no opportunity of meeting
difficulties in another way.
In consequence of the non-arrival of so many mails, it
was found necessary to call into service all the supernume-
rary guards ; and some strangers were sworn in during the
afternoon, for the special occasion. Those of the guards
that came in during the afternoon and early part of the
evening, were in most instances required to go upon duty
again at night.
The Hull mail came in about two o'clock yesterday after-
noon ; the guard from Peterborough reports that there had
been a great fall of snow in that part of the country, com-
mencing from Saturday. The journey on Sunday night
was a most difficult one, and extra assistance was required
in various parts of the road.
The guard of the Portsmouth states they had little diffi-
culty during the first part of the journey, the road lying
high, and the wind carrying off the snow as it fell. It
was not till they were approaching London that any great
difficulties were experienced, and then they were much re-
tarded at places by deep drifts. This mail was an hour and
a half behind time.

The Northampton coach which left the Bull and Mouth
at noon yesterday, returned within four hours, having found
the road impassable.
The Halifax mail came in shortly after nine o'clock last
night. The guard states, they left Nottingham at half-
past eight o'clock the previous evening. They had conse-
quently been nearly 25 hours accomplishing a distance of
127 miles.

At midnight the following mails had not arrived :—Edin-
burgh, Boston, Chester, Dover, Manchester, Hastings,
Brighton, and Banbury.
The Worcester mail coach, after overcoming many great
difficulties, got stuck fast in a drift, at Wheatley, 16 miles
o❑ the London side of Oxford. After some delay, the
bags were forwarded in a post-chaise and four horses, and
reached the Post-office at a quarter-past six o'clock last
night. The post-boys were obliged on several instances to
deviate from the main road, to avoid the heavy drifts.
The only roads reported to be comparatively clear of
snow, are the Exeter and Portsmouth. _

With the single exception of the Hope, Halifax coach,
not a stage coach arrived yesterday of the many that rim
to and from the Bull and Mouth Inn. About Barnet the
road is reported to be very deep in snow.

TAeLioNI.—We are enabled to confirm the re-
port which we alluded to last week, in respect to the ser-
vices of this eminent danseuse having been secured by the
lessee of Drury-lane Theatre for a portion of the present
season. Mr. Bunn has engaged her for the months of
May, June, and July, at such a rate of remuneration as
that, at the termination of that period, she will put into
her pocket the enormous sum of 6,0001. This engage-
ment, however, includes her father, her brother, and his
wife, of whom the first named has undertaken to bring out
the new ballet recently produced in Paris, which has met
with but a moderate extent of success. As soon as Madlle.
Taglioni has completed her term at Drury-lane Theatre she
proposes to visit Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, and
Dublin, and then to proceed to St. Petersburg and others
of the larger cities in Russia ; next she will go to the prin-
cipal town in America, and ultimately to Naples, where
she intends to live in a state of retirement for three years.
At the expiration of that period she will again return to
the stage ; but we think it questionable whether she will
then—taking into consideration that her limbs, which are
now, probably, the most pliant ever possessed by a human
being, will have become somewhat stiffened in their action,
and, above all, that she will by that time have attained
the age of 36,—possess such commanding attractions as
she does at present. Taglioni has, for a length of time,
lived separate from her husband, the Count de Voisigne,
who resides with his father. It much to be lamented that
the talent of this lady should have been transferred from
its proper scene, the King's Theatre, to the boards of an
English theatre. We shoud have desired, and we doubt
not such a wish is not confined to ourselves, that except
upon some particular occasion her pas should not have
been witnessed elsewhere than in the Haymarket. The
event, however, may, to a certain extent, be partly attri-
butable to the circumstance of Laporte's being still her
debtor; whilst the lessee of Drury-lane has always contrived
to pay his Foreign corps, even at those moments when his
English actors and actresses have been, as now, receiving
but a proportion of their salaries.—Observer.
Poultry stealing to a very large extent, and in a
most systematic manner, has, during the past month, been
carrying on in every part of the island. At many large
farms the whole stock of poultry has been carried off in one
night, and in one instance a duck was returned on the night
succeeding that on which it had been stolen, with a notice
to the owner to keep fatter poultry, as those he then had
were not worth stealing. The police are in active pursuit
of the depredators, but as yet without success.—Hants
Advertiser.
The Earl of Wilton, who is an accomplished
amateur of music, has become a vice-president of the
Melodists' Club, which will resume its harmonious meetings
next month. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex,
patron of the club, having offered a silver goblet for the
best approved song by the professional members, a premium
will be given for the best-approved words, which will be
sent to the composers.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL' 8-YESTERDAY.
THE DERBY.

The odds quoted below show a marked distinction between the,
three favourites for the Derby, Jereed having settled down at 8 to
1, Defender declined to 10 to 1, and Brother to Bay Middleton
taken the intermediate position. There was no other alteration
worth notice:-
8 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jereed—take S to 1
9 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Bro. to Bay Middleton—offered
10 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Defender—taken
16 to 1 agst Captain Gardner's Phantasima colt—taken
16 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Dardanelles—offered
17 to t agst Mr. Greville's Mango—offered
28 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Sambo--take no to 1
1200 to 200 agst Lord Jersey's two and Adrian—taken
11)00 to 800 on the field agst the following six :—Jereed, Brother
to Bay Middleton, Defender, Mango, Dardanelles, and Phan-
lasima—taken.
.THE PORTLAND HANDICAP, P.P. (ACCEPT OR NOT.)
6 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Venison—take 7 to I
7 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Elis—taken
10 to 3 agst Lord Egremont's Hock—taken
10 to 1 agst ?Ur. Walker's Glpsey—taken
9 to 1 was betted iainst each of the above and Birdlime in one
lot.

The nominations for she Doncoster and Newmarket St. Leger
take place at York, Doncaster, Newmarket, and in London on
Monday next. They are exp'.toted to be very numerous.

Colonel H. Wyndham's Hounds on Friday at Lorwood—hf-p.IO.
Sir .1. Cope's Hounds on Thursdgr atWoodcut Clumps; Satur-
day, at King's Kennel—hf-p.lO.
Mr. Phillipps's Hounds on Friday at Ltrivsland Barn-10.
111 r. Bulteel's Hounds on Saturday at Pu Bridge—hp.f.P
Sr W. Carew's Hounds on Thursday at Cask:le Dyke-11.
G hf-
The Swansea Harriers on Friday at Fair Lodge 10.10
The Llanblethian Harriers on Friday at Ystradmven-10.
The Llanelly Harriers on Friday at Maesardaven—lf-past 10.
The Brookside Harriers on Mondays at Newmarkt. t Hill ; Fri-
days, at Telscombe Tye—half-past 10.
The Brighton Harriers on Mondays at Patcharo ; WeLleesdays,
at the Race Course ; Fridays, at the Dyke.
The Pembrokeshire Hounds on Thursday at Llangwarren Bridge.
The F. B. Houvds on Friday at Cassawes Wood.
The Woodfold Hounds on Thursday at the Yew Tree, Preston
new road ; Saturday, at the Royal Oak, Riley Green.
The Lambton Hounds on Thursday at Flass ; Saturday, at Ches..
ter-le-street-11.
The York and Ainsty Hounds on Thursday at Skelton ; Satur-
day, at Pell Moor—half-past 10.
Lord Harewood's Hounds on Fridoy at Wighill village—hf-p. 10.
The Pantykendy Hounds on Friday at Llandowror Village--9.
The Tivyside Hounds on Thursday at Kilwandeg-10.
The Galewood Hounds on Friday at Thrummell Dean, near
Kentstone-10. . .

The Kington Harriers on Thursday at Huntington; Thursday,
at the Kennel-9.
The Inglevrood Hounds on Thursday at Ainstabie ; Monday, at
Boscar ; Thursday, at Aiket Gate-10.
The Wigton Harriers on Thursday at Blencogo; Friday, at
Brocklebank.
The Cleveland Hounds on Thursday at West Coatham—hf-p 10.
Mr. Leche's Hounds on Friday at Cardere-10.
The Somerset Stag Hounds on Friday at Somerford Park-10.
The Wallsend Harriers on Friday at Killingworth-10.
Sir M. Ridley's Hounds on Friday at Weldon Bridge-40.

On Tuesday last the Blackmore Vale Harriers found their
hare on Longburton Common, going away at a racing pace
across the Burton inclosures to Leweston londs, taking the
green rides for the Holm Bushes, and through the corner of
that cover for the Holnest Commons (short of which a check
ensued) by a sweeping cast, crossing the line again, and going
away in view over the whole of that wild region for the inclo-
sures at Hermitage, and away for the Leigh Commons, mak-
ing head for Minterne Hanging, climbing that cover for the
open down above, and pointing towards Minterne Seat ; short
of which they killed in the open, at the end of a brilliant rune
of one hour and ten minutes, over eight good miles direct, ex-
clusive of the turns incidental to the chase. At this moment
a woodman unluckily hallooed the pack away to a fox, the
hounds in the densely increasing fog slipping away from the
whole field, making their way at a tremendous pace through
Hill-Naper Coppice for Leigh, and on to Bubb Down Hill,
making a turn for Sydling Clappers, where they were seen to
enter that cover with the fox about 100 yards before them, at
the end of a very severe run ; and where they were got up to
by the Whipper-in--Mr. Farquharson's fox hounds (which
had also slipped away with a fox which they had found in the
Grange Woods, without a follower,) having brought their fox
to the same cover, and having been left in full pursuit of one
of the hunted foxes, with a certain number of the Blackmore
Vale Harriers, which could not be stopped, as humble auxilia-
ries in the chase.

WHEAT AND FLOUR IN FRANCE COMPARED

WITH LONDON.

WHEAT. —The highest price of the best IA heat in Paris is
25f. per 1i hectolitre, equal to 38s. 3d. per English quarter.
The highest price of the best Essex and Kent wheat in Lon-
don is 675. per quarter ; showing a difference of 28s. 9d. per
quarter dearer in London than in Paris, or upwards of 75 per
cent. ; and that the same money which in London buys but
eight bushels of wheat, will in Paris purchase 14 bushels of
the best wheat.
FLOUR.—The highest price of flour of the " first mark" in
Paris is 50f. per 159 kilogrammes, corresponding with 31s.
6d. per English sack of 280 ibs. The highest price of the
best town made flour in London being 555., shows the cost of
the same quantity (a sack) to be 235. 6d. mere in London than
in Paris, or 74fr per cent. ; and that the 555. which will in
London buy but 280 lbs. of fine flour, is in Paris the price of
482 lbs. of the same quality.

BATIL—About font o'clock on Thursday after-
noon, the inhabitants of this city were thrown into a state of
the utmost consternation by the unexpected bursting of an
electric cloud immediately over their heads, the report
from which resembled the sound of the loudest artillery,
while the lightning with which it was accompanied was
equally remarkable for its uncommon brilliancy. The con-
cussion was so violent, that many houses were shaken, and
the windows of nearly every house in Sydney-buildings (on
the side towards the canal) sustained more or less injury.
For a moment the electric fluid was sensibly felt by many
persons in various parts of the city. In a smith's shop it
was seen to float around the anvils ; and in other places,
those whose occupations required them to have in their
hands steel instruments were very sensibly affected. We
have not heard, however, of any one receiving personal in-
jury.—Bath Gazette.
A HOAX.-Some mischievous wag has played off
the following trick at Gloucester, which has created much
merriment in that city. About six o'clock on Monday
evening, a person passing through the Fox Entry found a
brown paper parcel. A young man behind him called out.
" halves." They proceed to open it, when they discovered
a packet, inside, endorsed, 't To John Chadborn, Esq.—
James Wood, Esqr.'s Codicil." The lucky finders were in
cestacies. With the visions of the 20,000/. reward before
their eyes they started off to Mr. Chadborn' who received
them most courteously ; but wishing that all duo formalities
should be complied with, he sent to several Aldermen and
Town Councillors to be present at the opening of the
packet. Fold of paper after fold were duly unrolled amidst
the most contending feelings of hope, fear, and breathless
anxiety. It cannot be expected that we should paint tho
last scene of this eventful inquiry, when out tumbled a
piece of dirty oil-cloth ! which the wag had inclosed in
order to create a sensation in the city, in which he succeeded
to his heart's content.—Gloucester Journal.
On Saturday much interest was excited by the de..
scent of three persons in a diving-bell to the bed of the St.
Katherine's Docks, to recover about 140/. worth of quick-
silver in bottles, which fell overboard six months since from
a New York vessel. The men were engaged several hours,
and at last succeeded in recovering the property, which
was but slightly damaged.
On Monday the 12th instant, it appears to have
blown a perfect hurricane in the north. In Inverness we
are comparatively sheltered, and feel little of the tempests
which ravage less fortunate situations. " The weather in
this quarter," writes a correspondent from Golspie, " has
been unprecedently coarse and boisterous. On Monday
last, the tempest was indescribable. It blew violently from
the east, accompanied with rain and hail, which lasted for
eight hours. The oldest man here does not remember
such a day and night." The samgifliay, a man named John
Cormack, Pulteney-town, Wickovastifirowned in the har-
bour there. He was washed"Werbard by the sail of a
boat, as he and the crew had jualitifined from the haddock
fishing. It was impossible to t•ertaer him any assistance,
owing to the severity of the storm, and the roughness of the
sea. A boat belonging to Messrs. Davidson and Co., of
Londonderry, was also wrecked the same day at Kintrad-
well : the crew and most of the cargo were saved.—lnver-
ness Courier.
A baker's man at Stutgard, was lately seized with
a most singular monomania. He got a fixed idea into his
brain that he was destined to remain fixed at one spot,
without stirring until the snow fell. On the 6th he placed
himself, at daybreak, in front of his master's house, very
lightly clad, and stayed in one position till 12 o'clock, when
he was removed by force, every argument to convince him
of the absurdity of his notion having been tried in vain.
He was taken to the hospital complaining of the danger he
was in from having quittedis post.
The women of Samaria are engaged all day in beat-
ing cotton from the husk, which grows there in great
luxuriance.
An old man, named James Gregory, who has
turned eighty, and who is the freeholder of an estate of
one hundred acres of land near Exford, which he lets to a
respectable tenant, from a parsimonious feeling engaged
himself as a labourer to keep the hedges of the farm in
order. On 'Tuesday week he prepared himself with tools
to perform his work, and, contrary to the advice of his
friends, set out from his cottage. On the Thursday his
disappearance from his home excited suspicion, and a search
was made, when the old man's body was found in a ditch
by the road side. On his person a large sum of money in
notes, gold, and silver, was found concealed in various parts
of his dress. Gregory had no children, and it is
Lott yet
known who succeeds to his estate and money. The aer is
said to be a considerable sum.—Taunton Courier.
Preparations are making, we understand, to give a
grand Reform Dinner in the metropolis. It will take place
the 23d of next month, and Drury-lane Theatre wig pro-
bably be the scene of the festival.