The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-12 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(Thiz Day.,

LONDON. D 12.—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W.
moderate breeze aid dull weather, with fog.
_

SOUTHAMPTON, roc. 11.—Arrived—Tyne (s), from
Brazils.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 11.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived
Signet, from New Zealand.
NEWPORT, Dec. 111—Wind E.—Arrived—Eldon, fr3m
Quebec.
LEITH, Dec. 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Roxana, from
Callao.
Hurt, Dec. 11.—Wind W.-
St. Michael's.
QUEENSTOWN, Doe. 10.—Wind E.-- Arrived—Laly
Louise, from Callao.'
DARTMOUTH, Doc. 11.—Wind S.E.—Arrived —Bugle,
from Newfoundland. -
YARMOUTH, Dec. 10.—Wind S.W—Arriveel—Eliza
Jane, from Quebec.
SUNDERLAND, Dec. 10.—Wind N. W.—Arrived—Nor
rnandie, from St. Malo. Sailed—Britannia, for tiinga•
pare.

--Arrived—Lotus, from

FATAL ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN WATIC(NS —PLYMOUTH
Friday.—Yesterday morning, as the Nov.harept.o
militia were travelling to this garrison, from Oxford.
i.er South Devon Railway, between Totne•s and King,
bridge-road station. Captain C. Watkins, of that
reginint, was killed by his placing bis bead out of
the window of one the carriages when passing a wail

with which it came in contact: An inquest will be held
on the Irqly this day.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDATEL—From the the provincial
journals received yesterday it appears that th, chief
tradesmen in s.me of the moat important towns in Eng-
land have resolved to keep their shops closed frorn the
evening of the 24:h in,t. to the morning of the 28'.h.

THE REPRESENTATION OF A SIITON-UNDER-LLNE.
The Manchester Guardian says :—Mr. Booth 'Macon
wi 1 certainly go to the pa; but ttp-re is nothing 1 k-
the same uniformity in the txpres4iin of belief that he
will be the accepted man at its conclusion.
THE OUTWARD OVERLAND MAILS.---DOVER, Friday.—
The overland mails for India and China. consisting of
144 boxes, arrived here last night at 11 15, were ehippe
on board the mail packet Ondine at the Admiralty
pier by 11.44, and at 11.48 the mail started for Calais
It was a falling tide, and every minute saved was
of the utmost importance, to avoid the necessi'y and
great delay of landing the mails in small boats. It was
only by Pelee ing the packet of the ligh'est draft that the
object was accomplished, for although she could not
reach Calais until within ball an hour of low water, the
Ondine took the mails over the bar and landed them at.
the pier—thence they were conveyed to the railway in
good time, and forwarded to Paris en route without
delay.
SIMPLE DISINFECTANT.—Cut two or three good-slzerl
onions in halves, and place them on a plate on the fl J. r ;
they absorb ncx'els effluvia, &c. in the pick room in an
incredibly short space of time, and are greatly to be
preferred to perfumery for the same purposes. Tau
should be changed every six hours.—The Builder.
THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—Yesterday
being the last day of the show of the Smithfield Cattle
Clu'o, from early morning till ten o'clock last night
crowds of visitors kept pouring through the Baker-
street Bazar, and it is estimated that during the four
days trot less thaff one hundred thousand persons had
witneAled the extribition.

THE BOLTON MURDER—RESPITE OF JUDGMENT.-0o
Tuesday Aaron Mellor, a besom-maker, was tried and
convicted of the wilful murder of his wife, for which the
sentence of death was passed upon him, and he was left
for execution. •An error has been discovered in the
jury-panel, so the prisoner bar been respited until the
next as&zes, when he will be tried again.
NARROW ESCAPE OF LADY SITWELL.—On Thursday,
between 12 and 1 o'clock, an accident, which might
have resulted in a very serious manner, occurred to
Lady Sitwell. As her ladyship's carriage was turning
from Waterloo-place into Pall-mall the hordes suddenly
took fright and started off at a very furious pace. Capt.
Richard Lembert, who happened to be passing at the
time, immediately rushed before the affrighted animals,
and at the imminent danger of his own life succeeded in
stopping their further progre4. Beyond the fright, the
fair occupants sustained no injury.
MINES.—This week has been particularly dull, the
amount of bu-iness extremely limited, and until after
Christmas it is generally thought we shall not have much
improvement. There have been a few buyers, especially
for Basset, West Seton, West Caradon, Trelawny. Mary
Ann, and a few others ; but as buyers expect in times
like these to get everything a pent bargain, the prices
offered for shares in most cases have not been such as to
tempt sellers, and consequently very little has been
done. Copper has fallen lid. per lb., but as the stan-
dard declined for many weeks previously this may
be considered more as consequent upon it than as de-
noting any further fall in the price of ores. Tia is down
again, and the tin mines generally must be seriously
affected in their profits. Lend does not seem to have
fallen so much in proportion to other metals.
[AIN& WTI SEM ENT.]— SIGHT AND HEARING -- SPECTACLES
POWERFUL TELESCOPES OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE
GLASSES. —S, and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-
street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W.
By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and ex-
traordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant
Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and Perspective
Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes possess
such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half inches,
with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons,
Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope
can be aeon a person's countenaace three-and-a-half miles
distant and an object from 16 to 20 miles. For the waist-
coat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with increasing
powers accordin,;ly. The Royal Exhibition, 1851. —A valu-
able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, Waistcoat-pocket
Glass, the size of a walnut, by which person can be seen and
known ono and a-half mile distant. They answer every pus-
POBO on the Race-course and. at the Opera-houses. Country
scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They
are iuvaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to
gamekeepers, aud t,ourists. Opera,
Camspor
peenr
s,
peet
iv gentlemen,e ,and
Race-course Glasses with wonderful
powers. - Invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses of the
greatest transparent power. Tae great advantage derived
from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre-
served and strengthened and very aged persons are enabled
to employ their sight at the must minute occupation—can see
with those lenses of a much less magnifying power—and
they do not reqoufirfeurttlitor frepoqwneeertfulchasansgisertlntodee:mthaplelersiiderolnnos•t
suited the most, remote part of the world by Send.
can be
suie
ing one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and
stating the distance from the eye they can
PTl6chetagiegas Organic
with it, and those who have not made use
stating their age. Deafness.—New Discovery,
_The
'froemw Yallinovtena6V,
dnoilsafiriiie kind that has been, or prole ably
surpassinginsti Vibrator,e at
au
nf extraordinarily aneogat;
can, be produced, Being of the same colour as the sk in, is
not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to• hear distinct ly at
churchand at public asstrablies ; the unpleasant sensatio n of
singing noises in the ears is entirely removed, and it aflords
all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39. a 114
marle-street, Piccadilly,7opposite the York Hotel. ViJ