The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-29 00:00:00

MXSCELLANEOUS.

The new skating room of artificial ice, in Gloucester-
place, New Road, has been appropriately christened the
Glaciarium.

A palace fur the Archbishop of Paris is about to be
rebuilt on the site of the old one, to the south of Notre-
Dame. The estimates are laid at about 75,0001.
Government has offered two large rewards, one for the
apprehension of the murderers of Emma Evans, of
Bromsgarth, Salop, and the other for those of Mr.
Henry Grayson, late of Rainsford, Lancaster.
" In the island of Scilly," says a Morning Contem-
porary, "at this season, the inhabitants exercise a kind
of gallantry, called Goose Dancing, where the women
are dressed up for young men, and the young men for
women."--A goose dance in Downing-street would be a
very appropriate amusement in such a locality, at this
season of the year, more especially if the Ministerial par-
ties engaged in it wel.e all to be dressed up for old women!
Many of the Ministers are now staying at Drayton
Manor, on a visit of condolence to Sir R. Peel for the
approaching alteration in the Corn-laws.

RITIVIOVILS OF THE DAY.
Preparations are already making amongst Ministerial
and diplomatic personages for the reception of his Majesty
the King of Prussia. The Corporation of London, it is
expected, will likewise show its hospitality in a manner
becoming to the greatest Protestant Prince of the Con-
tinent.
In the event of a vacancy in the representation of Clare
County occurring, through the resignation, from indiffer-
ent health, of Major M4Namara, it is generally rumoured
that Sir W. Fitzgerald, of Carrigoran, will start on the
Liberal interest.

LLO YD'S SH IPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, DEC. 29.--Wind at noon, N. to N.W.
STANGATE CREEK, DEC. 28.—Arrd. Margaret, Wake-
ham, Odessa.
OFF THE GALLOPETt, DEC. 26.—Arrd. Colonia, Flens-
burgh, for Porto Rico.
RAMSGATE, DEC. 28,.—Sailed Susanna Catherina, Ma-
ria, New York; Samiote, Malta.
DEAL, DEC. 28.—Wind N.W. light.—Arrd. Emma,
Spence, Honduras; A daline, Bell, Quebec. Arrived from
the River and sailed, 'Bristol, Jamaica.
OFF DOVER, DEC. 26.—Dionysia Catharina, Gorter,
Batavia, for Amsterdam; Sympathie, Flensburg, for St.
Thomas.

OFF DUNGENESS, DEC. 27.—Surinam,Vanderken, Suri-
nam, for Amsterdam.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 28.—Wind N.W., moderate.—Arrd.
Patriot King, Roddock, Calcutta, sld. from St. Helena
12th ult. ; Baham:Lan, ditto ; Fame, Pringle, Buenos
Ayres ; Margaret, Welch, Savanilla; Brigand, Antigua;
United States, Dee2can, New Orleans ; Siberia, Bartlett,
Charleston ; Adat ns, 11 PClinnen, Baltimore ; Forolinta,
Smith, New York. ; C ommodore, and Brinett, Thomp-
son, Montreal • -Mien, Quebec. Sld. Chatham, Africa ;
Cotnmercio, liavarmah. The American, Holden,. hence
to New York, with 240 passengers, was spoken on the
30th ult., in lat. 39, 'lon. 70, in great distress, being
very short of prov;isions, and was supplied by the
Northumberland, arrived at Salem. The Bahamian,
Stroyan, arrived here from Calcutta, was in contact, on
the 6th of October, eaistward of the Cape, with the Royal
Adelaide, from Bomi )ay to Clyde, and leared, with loss
of maintapsail yard, sails torn, and mizenmast badly
sprung, &c.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC!. 28.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Eliza,
London for Madras. The Pomona, Strepple, has been
placed on the patent slip ; she has lost her 'false keel,
fore and aft, and received other damage.
OFF THE WIGHT, D EC. 27.—Napoleon, Buenos Ayres,
for Havre.

DARTMOUTH, DEC. 27. --- Sailed, Mary, Wakeham,
Mauritius.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 2'l.—Wind W.N.N. to W.—Sailed
Neptune, steamer, for 'Vigo.
JERSEY, DEC. 21.—;Sailed Freedom, for Rio.
BRISTOL, DEC. 28. Arrd. Nestor, Pearce, St. John's,
New Brunswick.

CLYDE, DEC. 26. Arrd. Monarch, Allen, Montreal.
Sld. John Kerr, Sava) inah ; Duchess Portland, St. Kitt's;
Jona, Port Phillip.
FLEETWOOD, DEC 28.—A writing-box, containing
papers belonging to Cornelius Bunbury, supposed of
Limerick, has been pi eked up at the entrance of the har-
bour. A quantity of o ats has been washed upon the Sands.
KINGSTON, DEC. 25..--Arrd. Falcon, Brown, Demerara.
CORK, DEC. 26. Ar. rd., Cornwall transport, Halifax,
sailed 6th inst. Arr Os. f, Paragon, Allen, Monte Video,
and sailed for London.

DUNEAII, DEC. 26.- -The William, from Hull to
Grangemouth, struck on . Goat Point, but came off with-
out material damage avu I proceeded.
LEITH, DEC. 25.—A a rd. Triad, Miller, Quebec; Tra-
veller, Lyall, Dalhousie

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SUNDERLAND,DEC. :7.—Sld. Princess,Constantinople.

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THE MARK) ETS.-(THIS DAY).
COR2 i- EXCHANGE.
The supply of Whe. It since Monday has been small,
but considerable of I, !kb Oats. Scarcely any business
has been transacted ; Monday's prices therefore remain
nominal. Flour as lay ;t reported.
COLO [AL MARIMT.
We have still few trl insactions to report. In prices,
however, little variat:ton. -took place. The imports were fair.
NEWGATE AND LEABENHALL MARKET.
There was but a moderate show of Meat at Market;
the demand was dull and prices are the same as last
quoted. Beef, 3s. to 4s .; Mutton, 3S. 2d. to 4s. 2d.; Veal,
3s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. and 5 s.; Pork, 3s. Bd. to ss. and ss. 4d.
per stone. Game and Poultry were in short supply, the
demand dull, and price s quite nominal. Eggs dull of sale
at ss. 6d. to 10s. per 1!
TE. A. MARKET.
Prices were firm, a, fair business was done in both
Black and Green sort i; 9d. paid for Company's Con-
gou cash.

TATLION' T MARKET.
A good demand '.or P. 11". Candle, and prices firm a
48s. 6d. to 495. on the s?ot, and 495. 3d. for delivery nex
year.

ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT
WEF.A`JER:N RAILWAY.
READING, TUESDA .Y E VENING.—The reasons, imper-
fectly given in a morning journal, assigned by the Jury
for their verdict, mus t, from the local feeling evinced by
and the narrow appli; ration Of them, afford anything but
satisfaction to the pa elk. The grounds upon which the
verdict was given we: re—" That more watchmen should
have been employed ';o w atch the cutting, and the dan-
ger of placing the 'pass; angers next the engine," with
a recommendation ". that a portion of the spoil bank be
removed from the sides so f the road." You will perceive
that the astounding fact proved before the jury, and in-
deed admitted by the servants of the Company, that the
line is not watched from about ten o'clock at night till
six or seven o'clock i n the morning, appears to have
been altogether overlc tok ad, or merged in the local cir-
cumstances connected with the frightful accident on the
Sonning-hill cutting.
Several of the dead h .ave been buried to-day in Sonning
Churchyard--viz.:
John Pooke, a nati re -of Stoke Canon, near Exeter,
and who was residing at No. 10, Panton-street, Hay-
market. The body c,f this ; unfortunate person has been
fully identified. Charles Sweetland, of Gloucester ;
George Mabbott, 'Jf the s sme place ; William Thomas,
of Leonards Stan ley,
nea r Stroud.
The following have b 3en claimed by their friends.
They are nowt lying i a c, ,ffins at the station, and will go
away by the mail -train. to-night:—Richard Ralph, of
Harwell, Berks ; Jat )ez; Clee, of Cheltenham; Joseph
Hand, same place.
I have hitherto fort cotton
- of the deceased incur,
to mention, that the whole
of the expenses which the rebt, lve"
travelling to and from this plac,', are paid by the Com-
pany.
The man who is lying at the hospital with a compound
fracture of the skull is not in so favourable a state as he
was yesterday. Ver, y fain• t hope ;are now entertained of
his recovery.

THE SONG of THE . SWAN.—The swan being
identified with orph, ,us,_ and called also the Bird of
Apollo, the i;o4ii of i c, powers of song have been
often attribliaexl to it, . as often denied. It is, how-
ever, perfe,Aly true, t' hat thi, s bird has a soft, low, voice,
rather pl.aintive, and with 1. ittle variety, but not disa-
greeable. I have he: ad it atk II in the spring, and some-
times later in the 8, :mot, when moving slowly about
with its young. Cu
at p. 261, has print lonel Hawker, in his Sporting work
,ed a few bar,-; of the " Swan's me-
lody, formed with two motes, C arol the minor third
(E flat), and the
head as if delight( musician, it is said, kept working his
rell's History of B, 4:1 with his own performance— Yar-
(itish Birds.

On this day, in 1680, Lord Strafford was executed, an
event which almost broke the heart of Charles I.
Lord Douglas Gordon Hallyburton, late M.P. for For-
farshire, died on the evening of Christmas-day. He was
half-brother to the present Marquis of Huntly. His
Lordship's remains are to be removed for interment to
Scotland.