The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-14 00:00:00

APRIL.

Aldershot 1, 2 I Croydon 22, 23
Bromley 1, 2
M.tY.

St. Albans

JULY.

Kingsbury 9
AUGUST.

St. Albans 17
OCTOBEA.

West Drayton 21, 22

Foreign Nail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.'

&ustralla and New Zutiand, via tiouthamptoa.....Jan. 2.
Ditto, via J` lrEetlies ..... 28
Ditto, via Pa- sina Dee 29.
Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video J au. 4.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape Veins, by Brazil packet
C.pe of GuoJ Ascension, and at. Lielena....Deo. 23.
China, Penang, and Sing.pvre. via Southampton..Deo. .9.
Gibraltar, via soutbaniptua Dec 12
Beutilatztotoe ......

unto, via Mar/Jett es
taalta, c;gypt, &o. Deo. 12.
Ditto, .11.ostAlles De 0.17
Illaurittus, Cape el Good Rape, and Natal, via

utham; ton

Ditto, Alarreities Deo, ti
Newfoundland • •.. • . ...... ....Dec 13
Portugal
United States, . anada, California, &c., by British

packet
Ditto, by Canadian packet Des li
Ditto, by L Lited States packet
Ditto (IRA( (Baltimore)
West Indies and Pazitic (except Mexico and Baha-

mas)
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Dec. 17.
Falkland Islands ....... Jan 4.
Cuba and Mexico
Bahamas, via New York
Bermuda, via Halifax ...... „ .. Dee. 16,

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—MR. GUIVER'S BENEFIT.
The annual benefit of Mr. Guiver, the treasurer of Drury.
lano Theatre, takes place on Wednesday next, on which
occasion every seat in the house ought to be occupied. In
addition to the important post Mr. Guiver fills, ho is inva-
riably "in front" of the house, ever ready to volunteer
his assistance to the visitors to the Theatre. Ms urbanity
and politeness have rendered him a great favourite, and the
best means of showing an appreciation of his exertions ie
to give him a bumper benefit, an honour he richly deserves.
THE CASE OF MADAME RACHEL.—The fiat, as
it is termed in legal phraseology, of the Attorney-General,
for granting a writ of error in the case of Madame
Rachel, was renewed on Saturday. There appears
to be some doubt whether the legal advisers of
Madame Rachel are any parties to the proceeding,
the Corporation of London being, of course, con-
siderably interested in tho question, and it being a very im-
portant consideration with them whether Mr. Kerr, who
attends every session of the Central Criminal Court and tries
a number of persons, is legally competent to do so. If it
should be determined, however, in the result, that Mr. Kerr
is not a commissioner of that court, the effect will not be,
as has been stated, that Madame Rachel will be discharged
but the former proceedings will be treated as a rills-trial,
and she will have to be tried again. Madame Rachel, in
the meantime, remains at the Penitentiary, Millbank.
PORPoISKS IN THE RIVER.—On Wednesday we
related the capture of a porpoise in the Thames; another
was caught on Friday at Vauxhall, driven here by stress
of weather; sea-gulls have also been plentiful in the river,
and some fine specimens have been shot; and most extra-
ordinary, a sword fish, said to be 10 or 12 feet long, has
been lately seen in the neighbourhood of the Mouse light
ship and in the Swin Channel.

GOLD IN SUTHERLAND.—No small sensation has
been created throughout the eastern district of Sutherland
within the last few days by a report that gold had been.
found in Kildonan Strath, and though it has not yet so
affected the public mind as to lead to a " rush to the
diggings," it has raised sufficient interest to justify
such an amount of " prospecting" as will put an
end very soon to all doubt on the subject.
Meantime, it has been established beyond doubt that gold
is to be found there, and the only question for solution is
as to the quantity. We believe that, in addition to gold
there has been detected the presence of scarcely less pre-
cious minerals in the same locality, and that a very de-
cided impression prevails that considerable quantities of
both descriptions may be obtained. No time will be lost
in testing the matter. Meantime, the fact of gold being
in Kildunan is established by the successful search of
several persons, and the report of mineralogists as to the
quality of the ore.— Northern Elwyn.
TESTIMONIAL TO A POLICE OFFICER. Last
evening a meeting of the ociliers of the 6th division of
the City of London Police Force took place in order to
present a testimonial to one of their body who, after 29}
years of service, is retiring. The testimonial consisted of an
elegant silver mug, tastefully chased, and baring thefollow-
ing inscription:—" Presented to William Wreford by the
members of the 6th division of the City of London Police
Force as a mark of respect for his long and praiseworthy
services as sergeant, _bee. 11, 1868." The presentation was
made in highly complimentary terms by Sergeant Mit-
chell, and Mr. Wreford made a suitable reply. Although
this meritorious officer has been so long in the force, and
contributions during many years to the superannuation
fund have been deducted from his pay, he loses all parti-
cipation in its benefits because lie resigned instead of being
superannuated.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bill s
at 60 days' si;:ht was on the last date about 101 percent.
At this rate there is no profit on the Wipe/Wien of gold,
rem the Untied Mates.