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. ...... Au g. 18
via Marseilles .. At.g. 12,
brazil and Cape Verde, 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 •Sou.thampton.. Aug. 2.
via Marseilles.... July 28.
India (Bombay), via Southampton ............ July 26.
via Marseilles ................Aug, 4.
Portugal.... ... ._ .. ._. .................... Au
Julyg. 4.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton
via Marseilles July 28,
Newfoundland ................ .. Aug. 3.
1?;Porto arid Vigo tt t ................
U. 5, and British N. America, hy Brit. packet.... Aug. 3.
.. by U.S. packet....
by Canadian packet.July:29.
AU parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I July 29.
California. and British Columbia. .l

KILLED BY MACHINERY.—Oa Monday after-
noon a dreadful accident occurred to a boy named Pat
'M'Claren, aged 16, whilst tending a machine at a curled
hair manufactory, Manchester. M'Claren was doing
something in front of tho 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 piece of land to the Jews,
which these latter intend to convert into a cemetery. Under
I the old Ogime 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 Ball 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.—Yeaterday 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 fine 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, Thee.
Divett, MT., died at Bystock to-day. Mr Cole-
ridge, Q.C., a Liberal, and Lord Courtenay, a Conservative,
are already in the field as candidate for the seat thus ren-
dered vacant.
GOETHE'S YOUTH SET TO MUSIC BY MEYERBEERI
—Notwithstanding all contradictions, itis 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 with the Grand Opera,
THE NEW WORK BY PROFESSOR OWEN, OH the
" Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Vertebrate
Animals," will be published in the autumn, in two vols.,
with 1,200 woodcuts.
VIE FRENCH POLICE.—The second volume of
the " blysteres de la Police," has appeared, under the title
of "La Police pendant la Revolution et l'Empire,"
M. DE LAMARTINE has left Paris for Burgundy,
where it is said he intends completing a play he has already
commenced, to be represented next winter,