The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-27 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Market quiet, but steady. Sales probably
6,000 bales.

Foreign. Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ..... Aug. 18
via Marseilles Aug. 12,
brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet Aug. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena July 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Aug. 2
via Marseilles July 28.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton .................. July 26.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. Aug. 2.
via Marseilles.... July 28.
India (Bombay), via Southampton ...... July 26,
via Marseilles Aug. 4,
Portugal... • Aug. 4.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton July 26.
via Marseilles July 28,
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo ............
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit packet.... Aug. 3.
by U.S packet....
_ by Canadian packet.July",29.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 .• .
California. and British Columbia.. j July 29.

KILLED BY MACHINERY.—Oa Monday after-
noon a dreadful accident occurred to a boy named Pat
Il'Claren, aged 16, whilst tending a machine at a curled
hair manufactory, Manchester. M'Claren was doing
something in front of the machine, when his hand got en-
tangled in the wheels of the machinery, and before assist-
ance could be rendered, or the engine stopped, his head had
also got among the wheels and was crushed to pieces.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN NAPLES.—The munici-
pality of Naples have sold a pieoe of land to the Jews,
which these latter intend to convert into a cemetery. Under
the old tegiree they were not allowed to have a private
burying ground.
CONFEDERATE PRISONERS.—The Liverpool
people are going to hold a bazaar in St. George's Hall in
October, the proceeds of which will be given to aid the Con-
federate prisoners in the Northern States. It is said that
the list of lady patronesses is already large, and filled with
influential names.
FIRE AT THE WAR OFFlCE.—Yesterday after-
noon, at about one o'clock, great consternation was created
by an alarm of fire being raised, when it was found that
through the overheating of the flue in the Kitchen belong•
-
ing to the Purveyor's Department, the roof had taken fire,
and if it had not been for the admirable arrangements of
this office for emergencies of this kind, and the immediate
attendance of a large body of workmen, the most disastrous
consequences might have been expected. Happily, how-
ever, the endeavours of those present were crowned with
success, and the fire extinguished with a comparatively
small amount of trouble.
REPRESENTATION OF EXETER.—EXETER, Tues-
day,—Mr D,vett, M P., died at Bystock to-day. Mr Cole-
ridge, Q C., a Liberal, and Lor.l Courtenay, a Conservative,
ere already in the field as candidate for the seat thus ren-
dered vacant.
°OVULE'S YOUTH SET TO MUSIC BY MEYERBEEP.!
—Notwithstanding all contradictions, it is positively asserted
that the music of Meyerbeer to Blaze de Bury's " Goethe's
Youth" does exist, and that his family have already made
arrangements respecting it will). the Grand Opera.
THE NEW WORK BY PROFESSOR OWEN, OU the
" Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Vertebrate
Animals," will be published in the autumn, in two vols.,
with 1,200 woodcuts.
THE FRENCH POLICE.—The Ecc3nd volume of
the " Mysteres de la Police," has appeared, under the title
of La Police pendant la Revolution et l'Erapire."
M. DE LAMARTINE has left Paris for Burgundy,
whin it is said ho intends completing a play he has already
commenced, to be represented next winter.