The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-06 00:00:00

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S agst Lord Eglinton's Flying Dutchman—tka
1 agst Colonel Peel's Tadmor
1 agst Mr. Gully's Osterley
1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Nunnykirk—t freely
1 agst Lord Stanley's Uriel—taken freely
1 agst Lord Stanley s Strongbow
agst Lord Eglinton's Elthiron—taken
1 agst Mr. Bowes's The Knout
1 agst Duke of Rutland's c out of Flambeau's
dam—taken
,000 to 15 agst Colonel Peel's Indus
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Sir John Cope's lids., Wed., Bull Marsh Court; Fri.,
Crookham Street-10i.
Craven hds., Wed., Stipe; Fri., Hare and Hounds;
Sat., Langley Gate-10i.
York and Ainsty hds., Thurs., Pill Moor, Brafferton;
Sat., Crockey Hill.
Sinnington lids., Fri., Woolah—g.
Cleveland lids., Thurs., Dunsdale Bridge-10i.
Bedale hds., Wed., Thorpe Perrow; Fri., Hornby
Castle.
Durham County hds., Wed., Old Acres Lane End;
Fri., Elton-10i.
Eamont harrs., Wed., Appleby; Sat., Inglewood Inn,
Old Carlisle Road.
Wigton harrs., Wed., Bethel.
Lord Elcho's lids,, Wed., Kilham; Fri., Budle; Sat.,
Newbiggin.
Mr. Watson's hds., Wed., Warkworth ; Fri., Nun-
riding-10i.
F. 13. hds., Thurs., Stonemasons Arms-10i.

ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF CHARGEABLE LETTER'S
DELIVERED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN RACK
YEAR, FROM 1839 TO 1848 :*..

Annual Increase.
Year. Number of Per centage
Letters. Number of reckoned on
Letters. the Number
for 1839.
1839 76t millions.
1840 169 ditto 93 millions. 123 per cent.
1841 1961 ditto 271 ditto 36 ditto
1842 2081 ditto 12 ditto 16 ditto
1843 2201 ditto 12 ditto 16 ditto
1844 242 ditto 21 ditto 28 ditto
1845 2711 ditto 291 ditto 39 ditto
1846 2991 ditto 08 ditto 37 ditto
1847 322 ditto 22} ditto 30 ditto
1848 , 329 ditto 7 ditto 9 ditto

* The Estimate for 1839 is founded on the ascer-
tained number tttieyrs speakingfor one weekit is info
for the
my
eoanrt hendo f.
November, and
f t
ri
letters
ing December 5, at which time fourpcnce was made the
maximu
• m rate. The estimate for each subsequent year
°s
is founded on the ascertained number of Letters for one
week in each calendar month.—CVide Return to the
House of Commons, No. 539. 1848.)
t This is exclusive of about six and a half millions
of franks.

DEITII OF Tile EARL OF BUCKINGIZAMSKIRE.—
We have to announce the death of the Earl of Bucking-
hamshire, which took place on the Ist instant. The
deceased Earl was born in 1789, and was consequently
in his 60th year at the time of his death. He has lett
no issue. The title descends to the lion. and Rev. Au-
gustus Edward Hobart, Prebendary of Wolverhampton,
brother of the late peer, who was born in 1793, and has
a largo family. The Rev. Gentleman is the second
member of the Church to whoa a peerage has lately
descended; the other being the present Baron Auck-
land, Bishop of Sodor and Man.
GOLD IN CALIFORMA..--It is said by the last ac-
counts from California, that 500 miles lie open to the
avarice of gold hunters, and that some adventurers have
collected from 1,200 to 1,600 dolls. a day, the probable
average of each man's earnings being from 8 to 10 dolls.
a day, or let us say 21. sterling. The same authority
avers there is room and verge enough for the profitable
working to that extent of 100,000 persons. pounds
a day for each man would amount to 200,000 .
multiplied by 300 working days would give 60,000,0001.hcdh
a year.
TRADE OP DOUGLAS.—The amount of tonnage of
shipping that arrived at the port of Douglas between the
Ist of January, 1847, and the 31st of December, 1848,
exclusive of trawl smacks and the herriDg fleet, Was
119,013 e—ideal Man Times.