The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-04 00:00:00

SNOW STORM.

Yesterday the metropolis and the country for
many miles iu all directions were visited by a severe
storm of wind and snow, and, although the fall has
been less than has been experienced on previous
occasions, it wrts continuous, and accompanied by
so much wind that in some pl tees it drifted to a
considerable depth. To guard against the effects of
the snow some of the omnibus and cab-drivers pro-
vided themselves with veils.

It will be seen from the following reports of the
state of the different railways—collected from offi-
cial sources—that the storm was in various parts
of the country very severely felt.
Upon inquiry at the London and North-Western
office it was ascertained that all the trains w9re
running with fair regularity. One train from
Edinburgh was about half an hour late, but the
. Manchester train due at 2.45 p.m. arrived to a
minute. The guards reported a severe fall of snow
at Diggle, and a considerable quantity in various
parts of Yorkshire. Fortunately, however, the
line had only suffered to a small extent.
The Great Northern Line suffered somewhat
severely, and in consequence of the snow having
entirely blocked up the line at Grantham the t'affic
was sent by the loop, which prevented delay. The
cuttings where the snow had drifted were princi-
pally of stone and rock, and the company worked
short trains both north and south of the obstruc-
tion, by which means the traffic was carried ou with
comparatively little delay.
On the Manchester, Sheffield; and Lincolnshire
line, which is in connexion with the Great Northern,
the scow began to fall on Tuesday, and blocked up
the line on that day to such an extent that the 5
p.m. express from Manchester was five hours behind
its time. The Mails yesterday morning were be-
tween two or three hours late, and the goods train
proportionately suffered The Edinburgh express
arrived at King's-cross on Tuesday evening two and
a half hours late ; but the express to Edinburgh
which left King's-cross at 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday was
understood to have arrived safely. At 3.56 yester- ,
day afternoon a telegraphic message was received
at King's-cross, stating that the whole of the line
bad been cleared, consequently the traffic will go
ou uninterruptedly.
The Great Western line suffered very little. The
trains arrived a little behind time, and the guards
reported snow all along the line, but not in consi-
derable quantities.
The London and South-Western also was but
slightly affected. The trains were, of course, some-
' what delayed, but no stoppage of any extent was
experienced.
On the occasion of previous snowstorms the
Eastern Counties line suffered to a very consider-
able extent, and in the present instance a somewhat
serious interruption in the ordinary traffic has taken
place. Yesterday morning the Norwich end of the
Norfolk line and various points on the Eastern
Union were entirely blocked, owing to the drift of
snow into the cuttings. A large number of work-
men were employed to clear the line to allow the
morning mail to pass on its way to London. This
desired end was at length achieved ; but, instead
of arriving a few minutes after 4 a.m., the train
did not reach Bishopsgate until after 7. The various
branches suffered more or less ; some were entirely
blecked ; and so great had been the drift ou the
Sudbury and- Harleaton branches, the former 58,
and the latter 106 miles from London, that they
both remained blocked yesterday afternoon, and
no persons were booked- from Bishopsgate for the
places upon them.
Although the snow had very little effect upon the
South Eastern line, considerable delay took place
in the arrival of the- French mails, caused by the
gale at sea preventing the steamboats entering the
harbour. The mail boat should have arrived at
Dover at 8 o'clock yesterday morning ; but it was
not until 9 mMustes to 3 yesterday afternoon that a
telegraphic message was receive:' at Loudon-bridge,
stating that the ves,el had just arrived. Some of
the trains were somewhat behind time ; but at no
point on the line was there any considerable accu-
mulation of snow.

The snow did not impede the traffic on the Lon-
don and Brig:lt:in ; hut in the course of yesterday
telegraphic messages were received at London-
bridge from Newhaven, stating that the steamboat
(Orleans), which should have left at 8 o'clock on
Tuesday morning, had nor, owing to the gale on
the coast; then started ; and that the Konen, which
should under ordinary circumstances have been de-
spatched at 8 o'clock yesterday, had for the same
reason been kept in the harbour. The boat-, how-
ever, would be sent as soon as the state of the sea
justified that course. ,

- The neighbourhood of Rochester and Chatham
was yesterday visited with a heavy fall of snow,
which lasted without intermission for about sixteen
hours, accompanied by a cutting north-easterly
wind. The hills and all the exposed lauds are
covered with snow to a depth in some places of
several feet, while many of the roads leading in
fiona the country are blocked up and rendered im-
passable. In many of the railway cuttings on the
North Kent line- the snow has drifted to a great
depth, rendering .tho passage of the engines and
trains extremely difficult. There has not been such
a severe snow storm in Kent for several years past.

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her Majesty's 321, named Conway, a mere boy, pre-
sented his musket at o. huge sepoy, and the Man then
fell on his kneee, -and begged for his life. The boy
said in an authoritative voice, "Come along with me,'"
and then placed his hands on the prisoner, marched
him off, and, on meetin an officer, he said, "Here,
sir, is a prisoner I have taken."—From Captain An-
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GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid Pric.
Annum. Share
£ s. d. X o. d.
British Provincial •• •• 71. per cent. 20 0 0 all 23
~ , 5/. per cent 20 0 0 - -
GBirtiyg Brighton 'Li
London .. •• •• 2/. per cent. 15f, 0 0 1.0 4 ICO
Equitable .•••• •• ••0 0 u all -
21.
European .... .•• • • 6/. per cent. 21 0 0 - -
Great Central .• •• • 8/, percent 10 0 0 - 10%
Imperial .. • • ...... IN. per cent. 50 0 0 - 78
Ditto New . - 53 0 n 12 10 G Ai%
Ditto Debentures - Stock 100 e f - •
Do. Continental I stCap. 31 ss. 50 0 0 42 15 0 50
Do. Do. 2d Cap. 4/. 15s. 50 0 0 41 0 0 -
Do. Do. 3d Cap. 4/. 10S. 50 0 0 43 10 0 -
Do. Do. 4th C.ap 31 50 0 0 41 0 0 -
Independent ~ .. •• 51. 40 0 5 all -
London Parl, Preferen. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 - -
Pbcenix
Ratcliff •••••..•• •• .• 51. 20 0 0 16 0 0 -
Surrey Consumers
United General •• .. •• IGs,Od per sh. 50 0 0 - 20
Westminster Chartered : 7 per cent. 50 0 0 - -
Ditto, New .. .. •• •• - 50 0 0 10 A 0 -
Western A .. , •• •• 10 0 0 -an -
Ditto B . ...... ;, .• • • 10 0 0 4 0 0 -
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
of Name of Company. per
Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-
---- -----
X s. d. £ s. d.
Acadian Charcoal Iron •• 10 0 0 2 0 0 _.
African Steam Ship . • • • 20 0 0 10 0 0 --
Assam tea .......... tig• Per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Auction Mart•• •• •• •• 214/per cent 50 0 0 - -
Australian Azriculturl - 25 0 0 19 0 0 27%
c
• 81. pr cent. 10010 00 00 25 0 0 -
A.Auussttrrawliiaatni Trustuoyai
24-LI
all
Anglo-Maxicare Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 00 . all -
14
British Arnori an Land Si. per cent 50 0 0 40 0 0 130
Canada ... •• •• •- • •
64. percent 100 0. 0 32 10 0 -
••
Do. 5 per cent Bond, .51. pet cent Stock 100 0 0 -
Ditto, 5 per cent bds 5/.per cent. Stock 100 0 0 -
Ditto, 6 per cent. - Si. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 -
Ditto, 6p c. bds 1874 at. per cent. Stock 100 0 0
Ditto, 6 p c:bds 1876 Cl. per cent Stock 100 0 o -
Crystal Palace
Ditto Preference 7l pr. cent. 50 0 4.5 0 0 4
~.
Crys. Palace of France - 40 0 all -
City Navigation Bonds 31;/. per cent -
Electric Telegraph
Eng..&Aus. Cop. Smelt - 50 0 all 1% Eng.&lris. Meg. T. Co
all
_ 50 0 0-
......
Equitable Iteversionry 5/per cent. 100 0 0 110 0 0
Ditto New - ..111 - 53 0 0 22 10 0
Gen. Revers. & Invest 5l. p c and 11.
.00 0 0 00 0 0 -
-002..sTieSeam. Col. (Etta.) n
Lasohn.) - 25 0 0 all -
10/. per et. & 15 0 0 14 0 0 -
London Gen. Omnibus 12/. per cent
Hudson's 8ay...... 4 0 0 all 3%
5/. per cent. Stock Stock
Hungerford ........
11adoNn Re. &evNeariiMonaa'ryls°. 2/. ss.
5/, per cent. 15 0 0 all
100 0 0 all -
_ 10 0 0 all -
Mex. & S. Americar. -
10 0 0 all -
N
Nat. Discount Comp.. 25
_...0 0 50 0 4
N.S.W. Gov.sp.e. Deb. Si. per cent.
_
100 0 0 -
Nor. Bri. Australasian Gd. 10 0 all x
North of Europe, Stm. Ml. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0
Price'srateniCand. Co - 21 0 0 all 20%
Peel River.LandBcMin. 50 0 all 2U
Pen. & Oriental Steam 71. per cent 50 0 0 all 80 4
Ditto New .... .. - 50 0010 0 0 18%
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4321. pr cent 100 0 0 all
Ditto New ........ 0,2/. pr ceilt. 100 0 0 20 0 0
Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 6C 0 0 65
Scottish Aus. Invest 15/. per cent. I 0 0 all 1 % 1
South Australian Land 11. per cent. 25 0 0 all 38
?rust and Loan Comp. IN,. pr cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 4%
Vau Diemen's Land -10 s• 100 00,28 10 0 10%
6 per cent. Bonds - I _
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SPORTING IN T ELL I GENCE.

LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING-TUESDAY.

-- -
Toe Tyro Stakes of 5 2OVS, each, with 40 w?ded ; for 2-yr-
ais ' • colts Set lib, filhe9 and geldings 84 31b. Win•
nerve 41b extra. The second to save his stake. T.Y.C.
(11 subs..)
Mr. J. Merry's Finch, B,t Sib (Sopp) 1
Mr. I'. Parr's J.,‘„,euse. 3 3ib (E. Forster) 2
Mr li,,ach'.."Yi.ung L.vt,ll, Bst 71h (Furdham) 3
The tollowlng also ran :—Tomboy, Thermopylae, and
Arminins.

13- Wog-2 to 1 azst Tomboy, ad to 2 ilgst Miss Finch,
4 t“ 1 agst Young Love'!, 5 to 1 agst Joytuse.
Won by two lengths; about the same distance be-
tween the second and third ; Arminius was fourth,
Thermopylae flab. and Tomboy sixth.
The Aiotree Plate of 50 sous. Winners after Ist Feb.
5111 ex'_ra. One mile.
Mr. Cocking's Gaiornomr, 3 sr?, 6At 8 b (Pritchard) 1
Mr. Whit worth's Leuki4hca, 3 yrs. 64 Sib Eb Peacock) 2
iciginan's Viou, 3 yrs 6
_.....(Cr00k) 3

Filly by Sim,iorn, and Kt, ekborn al.o ran.
Betiii g-,--Even on Leukotbea, 4 to 1 agstKnoekburn,
8 to 1 agst Gammoner.

Won by a held ; about three lengths between the
second and third.

LIVERPOOL, Wedn,aclay Atternnon.—At 12 o'clock
this day the clerk of the course was reluctantly com-
pelled to announce the postponement of the Grand Na-
tional Steeplechase A Itr,ough the racecourse on Tues-
day was in pretty good going order, albeit somewhat
slippery, yet the severi y of the frost durint the-night
rendered the sport impracticable to-day. Still very little
,now fell, and now (at 2 o'clock) the day is bright and
sunny, hut the wind 1- high, and in the shade the frost
is most intense. Twenty-five horses have arrived for
the steeplechase, and the postponement has created
much oisappointment.

•
From Irela,d, France, and from all parts of England,
visitors nave arriv,-d in theexpecta•ton ,f witnessing the
"Derby" “f stesplechases. Mr. Tophain, the clerk of
the course, will be the chief sufferer by the unpropitious
wea,her, for he supplies the money to be run for, and he
has now no chance of a reimbursement,
It is doubtful wheth-r the Steeplechase will take
place at ail this week. Only two races in addition to
the Gra d National were contained on the card, the
uncertainty which existed relative to the Meeting taking
place having prevented many gentlemen from sending
their horses.

Subj ined is a list of the horses which have arrived at
Liverpool, ••r rather at Aintree, to run for the Steeple•
chase : Xanthus, Tow Moody, Escape, Claudio'',
Little Charley, Magnet gelding, Ab-del-Kader, Morgan
Rattl-r, Jean lu Quesne, Joe Graham, Treachery,
Lough Bawn, Knight of the Shire, Black Swan, Black
Bess, Little Tom, The Brewer, Harry Lorrequer,
Glenamour, Moire Antique, Conrad, Weathercock,
Emigrant, and Eanet.

AQUATICS.

UNIVERSITY BOAT-RACE.

, Another trial of aquatic skill beween the. rowing
gentlemen of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge
has been determined upon, and the following are in
active training for the event :
OXFORD. CAMBRIDGE.
1. Risley, Exeter. 1. Havart, St. John's.
2. Arkell, Pembroke. 2. Smith, Trinity.
3. Lane, Christ Church. • 3. Lubbock, Caius.
4. Austen, Magdalen. 4. Durroch, Trinity.
5. Lane, Balliol. 5. Harper, St. John's.
6. Wood, University. 6. Lloyd, Magdalen.
7 Warre, Balliol. ,7. Fairburn, Trinity.
Thai lev, Wadham , stroke Hall, Magdalen, stroke.
Walpole, Balliol, steerer. Wharton, ditto, steerer.
The race is to take place at mid-day on the 27th inst.,
over t' e usual course, from Putney-bridge to Barker's-
rails, Mortlake, on nearly the top of the tide. Both
crews are composed of very fine powerful men, averaging
12 stone eacb, the Cantabs being at present a trifle
heavier than their opponents, notwithstanding which,
however, the Oxonians, said by competent judges to
be the best crew see. Sears past, are the favourites.