The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-03 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

Joseph Tilley, licensed victualler; St. Andrew's-road,
Horsemonger-lane, Southwark, to surrender, Jan. 11, and
Feb. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
George Batters, starch manufacturer, Hatcham, Surrey,
Jan. 12, at 12, and Feb. 17, at one, at tha Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
David Richards, draper, Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Jan.
13 and Feb. 14, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.

George Sully, shipowner, Cardiff, Jan. 16 and Feb. 14,
at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
William Lees, coal merchant, Glasgow.
Henry Morris, commission agent, Edinburgh.'-

COURSE OF E XCHANGE.—THB DLY.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 15 11 15
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 25 25 30
liamburgh
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 321 25 371
Frankfort on Maine — 1164 1171
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh —34 f
Madrid

Cadiz
Leghorn

40
30 25

50
30 30

Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina
Lisbon

25 40
401
121
1211

25 47i
40}
1211
121/
52f
63

Oporto
Rio Janeiro
New York

Foreign Gold in Bars (Stazdard) , , , per oz. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars pe.. „ 0 0 0
Silver in Bars (Standard) ,, 0 5 2
South American Doublons

GALLANT LIFEBOAT SERVICES.-BARMOUTII,
Doc. 31.—1 have much pleasure in reporting the additional
valuable services yesterday of the Barmouth lifeboat be-
longing to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. A
large ship, the Britannia, of Bath, United States, was seen
ashore early yesterday morning, about four miles from hence
wind S.W., blowing very hard. The lifeboat was with some
difficulty pulled over the bay, owing to the strong spring-
tide against her and the wind ; the sail was get to run to the
vessel. The sea alongside was awful, so much so that I ex-
pected to see the boat capsized every moment, or dashed to
atoms against the ship's side. The lifeboat behaved far be-
yond the expectation of everybody. Fourteen persons, in-
cluding the captain's wife, were taken from the vessel, five
men preferred remaining on board, who came on shore the
next morning in one of the ship's boats. The lifeboat filled
very often, but soon discharged the water. One of the
ship's crow had a very narrow escape of being crushed to
pieces between the ship and the boat, Ile fell in trying to
get on board the lifeboat, and but fur the activity of wane
of the boat's crew he must have been killed. It will pro-
bably be remembered that this valuable lifeboat was instru-
mental a few weeks ago in saving from destruction another
large American ship, the Troy, with her valuable cargo of
cotton.

IMPROVEMENTS Tilt CHURCH OF CEATIIIE.-
The church of Crathie has lately -undergone considerable
repairs and improvements. New doors and windows, in
the Gothic style, have been made. The inside has been
lathed and plastered; the pulpit and front of the gallery
painted. A new vestry has also been built, and means
taken fot the ventilation and heating of the church—ia
short, it has been so reformed as to be made a more fit
place of 'warship for Royalty. There is a talk of having the
arms of Scotland painted on the panels of the seat in tits
gallery occupied by her Majesty. The Gordon arms on the
Abergeldie seat remain as before.—Bariphire Journal.

KIND PERMISSION.—A candidate for the honour
of representing four rife burghs in Parliament calling upon
an honest shoemaker for his vote and influence, took the
liberty of kissing the gudewife, who was a middle-aged
woman, and, in doing so, he took the farther liberty of
slipping a couple of guineas out of his own mouth into
that of the matron. Instead of being offended by such a
breach of decorum, the lady slily said, as she pocketed the
two shining pieces, "Gin ye like, sir, ye may kiss my
dochter, too."
NAVY Rum.—The contract for rum for the navy
has been taken by the undermentioned firms :—Messrs.
Lemon Hart and Sons, 40,000 gallons; Messrs. Thomas
Lmvndes and Co., 20,000 gallons ; Mr. Alfred Lamb, 40,000
gallons.
The Rcyal Mail Company have abolished the
system of paying their commanders chiefly by per centat,..s.
The commanders are to be paid in future by salaries only.
The captains of the Atlantic packets are to receive each
£l,OOO a year, of the Brazil packets £9OO a year, of the in-
ter-colonial packets, ztBoo a year after six years' services
and £6OO a y, car under six years' service.