The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-07 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—As many of your readers may feel anxious to know
the result of the corn averages for the seven years to Christ-
mas, 1859, published by authority in the London Gazette
of this evening—viz.

Per Imp. Bushel.
s. d.
Wheat .. .. 7 4±
Barley .. .. 46±
Oats .. .. 3 1±
I beg to state for their information that each £lOO of tithe
rent•charge will for the year 1860 amount to £llO 17s. B±d.,
which is nedrly 2 per cent. above the last year's value, which
was itself the highest of the 23 preceding years. Tho value
for 1855 was only £B9 15s. 81d., or 21 per cent, below the
value for the current year.
The following statement from my Annual Tithe Ommu-
tation Tables will show the worth of £lOO of tithe rent-
charge for each year since the passing of the Tithe Com-
mutation Act viz.

£ s. ,d.
For the year 1837 98 13 91
1838 .. .. 97 7 11
1839 .. 95 7 9
1840 .. 98 15 9i
1841 .. .. 102 12 5/
1842 .. .. 105 824
- 1843 .. 105 12 2/
- 1844 .. .. 104 35/
1845 .. .. 103 17 11/
- 1846 .. .. 102 17 8/
1847 99 18 10/
- 1848 .. .. 102 1 0
- 1849 .. .. 100 3 71
- 1850 .. 93 16 10
- 1851 .. .. 96 11 if

- 1852 .. .. 93 16 111
- 1853 .. .. 91 13 q
- 1854 . , .. 490 19 5
- 1855 .. .. 89 13 8-1
- 1856 .. .. 93 18 11
- 1857 .. .. 99 15 ,71
- 1858 • • .. 105 16 31
- 1859 .. .. 108 19 51
- 1860 ~ .. 110 17 81

24)2,39719 9

General average for 24 years .. 99 18 3
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
CHARLES 31. WILLICH,
Actuary University Life Assurance Society.
25, Suffolk' street, Pall-mall East, S.W., Jan. 6.

NEW APPROACH TO THE TEMPLE CHURCH.—In
a short time a new approach will be made to the Temple
Church from Fleet-street, opposite Chancery-lane. A part
of Inner Temple-lane is to be demolished, as also Church
Yard-court, and other improvements are to be commenced
forthwith in that neighbourhood.
LORD MACAULAY'S FUNERAL.—The space in the
Abbey being very limited, it has been found impossible to
send tickctsto more than a small proportion of the appli-
cants for them. It is hoped that those who do not receive
tickets by Saturday morning will accpt this notice that it
has been impossible to comply with their request.
It is important to English tradesmen to be made
aware that the number of persons who avail themselves of
the Scotch sequestration courts-to evade their creditors in
this country appears to be on the increase. Any amend-
ment of the bankruptcy laws here will, in the worst class of
cases, be without avail so long as the Legislature permit
these facilities to continue.

BAHIA RAILWAY COMPANY.—A plan is under
consideration by the Bahia Railway Company to allow a
large portion of the amount paid up on the shares to be con-
verted into a proportionate amount of shares paid in full,
The original instalment on the £2O shares was £3, and
there have been two subsequent calls of £2 each, making
the total £7. The proposition is, that under these circum-
stances any holder of a certain number of shares should
have the privilege of taking paid-up shares to the full ex-
tent of such sum as he may have paid beyond the first in-
stalment. Thus, a holder of 100 shares, who has paid
£7OO, might have 20 shares paid in full—which would re-
present £4oo—and £3OO would then stand as an instalment
on the remaining 80 shares. The.. object is to meet tho
wishes of investors who object to securities involving future
calls. Should the system be adopted by the Bahia Com-
pany, the other lines similarly situated may be expected
also to entertain it.

GALLANT AND HUMANE CONDUCT REWARDED.—
During a gale in the Atlantic on the 24th of Nov., 1859,
Captain Flynn, of the Minnesota, fell in with the James
M'Henry, bound from Liverpool to Quebec, waterlogged
and in great distress. At considerable risk Captain Flynn
lowered his lifeboat, and took off from the James M'Henry
40 of the crew and two passengers. For this gallant con-
duct the Board of Trade yesterday (Friday) presented Capt.
Flynn with a silver telescope, bearing a suitable inscription.
The presentation was made at the offices of the Liverpool
Local Marine Board by Mr. Inman, one of the members of
that body.
LOCH KATRINE WATERWORKS.—We (North
British Daily Mail) are sorry to learn that there has been
a "blow" in the pipes along the Garscube•.road, which will
have the effect of retardinein a slight degree the final advent
of the water from Loch Katrine to the city. On Tuesday
there was a pressure cf 851bs. on the square inch along t.
George's-road.

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commenced; from words they came to blows, and a fearful
struggle ensued, which resulted in one of the boiler-makers
being stabbed through the heart, and two others most
dangerously wounded. The perpetrators of the act are
still at large, but they will no doubt be speedily captured,
and brought justice, for this cruel outrage upon unarmed
men.
FATAL RESULT OF A POACHING EXPEDITION.—
On Monday last, four youths, all under eighteen years
of :age, colliers, of Coalville, spent the greater part of the
day in drinking at various public-houses in Ashby, after
which they purchased a gun, and, having succeeded in
about dark they proceeded
otobtathithe uggamsoempereasnierniunves jetfi°32gir G. H. Beaumont, at Cole-
orton. Here, about half-past six o'clock, the report of a
gun startled one of Sir George's keepers, who, on going to
the spot whence it proceeded, found one of the lads, named
Harrison, lying dead in the road, his head being completely
shattered to pieces. The account given by his companions
was that a dispute had arisen between the deceased and
one of them named Robinson, which resulted in a scuffle,
during which the gun.went off and killed Harrison. Super-
intendent Ward, who took charge of the body of the de-
ceased found pieces of his skull at a considerable distance
from the body, while portions of his brains had been scat-
tered on a neighbouring fence, The youths aro in custody.