The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-19 00:00:00

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS:DUB.
Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Aug. 18.
via Marseilles .. bept. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet . Sept. 3.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Aug. 18.
via Marseilles ...Aug. 27.

Falkland 151and5...... _
Gibraltar, via Southampton Aug. 18.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. 18.
lndia Bomba
via Marseilles Aug. 27.
(y), via Southampton Aug. 25.
via Marseilles Aug. 20.
Portugal...• Sept. 3.
Malta, -Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Aug. —•—
Newfoundland via Marseilles ........ Aug. 13.
.................. Aug. 19.
Oporto and Vigo' ...............
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Aug. 19,
by U.S. packet....
b Canadian packet. Aug. 21.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Ty eneritre Aug. ,
Bahamas, via New York ....Aug, 27.
Mexico..
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Y ru
California. and British Columbia.. e,l Aug. 28.

MR. GREGSGN, M.P. FOR LANCASTER, has pre-
sented that borough with baths and washhouses, recently
erected there, at a cost of about £5,000,

FUCHSIAS IN BLOOM.--Fuchsias require a little
shade when in bloom, and then it it as well to dis-
continue syringing. Nevertheless, they will bear any amount
of light if at the fame time they are well ventilated, and
they will enjoy water over-head, but it splashes the pollen
about on the foliage a little. Our trial fuchsias have had
such a blaze of sun on them this summer as ought to have
killed them outright, if all be true that is told in the bcoks.
Bear in mind that if you expose plants to intense sun they
must have a thorough draught of ventilation at the same
time, else scorching is sure to take place—Hibberd's Gar.
dozers' Magazine.

ALLEGED MURDER OF AN OLD MAN IN WILT..
SHIRE.—An old man named Fullbrook was found
dead a few days ago in a stable. at Minety. and a man named
Taylor is now in custody of the Wiltshire police charged
with wilful murder. A deal of evidence has been adduced
against the prisoner before the Malmesbury magistrates,
and the case is not yet closed. It appears that in the neigh.
bourhood`of the Minety Station of the Great Western Rail-
way there is a small publichouse called the Red Lion, and
the deceased was engaged there at times, for which he re-
ceived his meals, and was allowed to sleep in the stable. A
few mornings ago he was found in the stable dead. Mr. Law-
rence, surgeon, of Malmesbury, examined the body, and
found that there was a severe bruise over the left eye, besides
a bruise below the right collar-bone; and on a post mortent
examination discovered that there were injuries to the head
sufficient to cause death. On the day before the deceased
was found dead he was seenby a policeman with a black eye,
and when asked how he came by it he told the officer the
prisoner struck him very violently and caused it. Witnesses
have been examined who swear that one night prisoner re-
turned from Mahnesbury intoxicated, and that he struck the
deceased a tremendous blow. It also appears that the pri-
soner has previously been charged with serious and violent
assaults. Though the Coroner's jury returned a verdict to
the effect that the deceased died from injuries inflicted on
his person, but by whom and how there was no evidence to
show, the police authories are not satisfied with the verdict,
and they have therefore detained the prisoner in custody,
Active inquiries are still being made, and, as already stated,
the proceedings before the magistrates have not terminated.

THE CONFEDERATE STEADIER GEORGIA.—The
English brig Kanegona, Capt. Romerell, from New
York, which arrived at Rio Janeiro on June 14, reported
to the Jornal do Contmercio that on the 11th of that month,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, she was boarded by a steamer
bearing the British flag. On being boarded the captain was
questioned on a variety of subjects—among other things,
in reference to what American vessels had left or were to
leave Northern ports for Brazil. Capt. Romerell could give
no information of value. After examining the ship's papers
the boarding officer told Capt. Romerell that he belonged
to the Confederate steamer Georgia. He then drank a cup
of wine, and said that his ship's crew were greatly disap-
pointed in not having captured some rich prizes since their
seizure of the George Grisw4d, while the Alabama and
Florida were committing so many ravages, He then,
politely tcok his leave.

ASSAULT ON MADAME DU CHAILLI3.—A gentle
manly-looking man, who gave the name of John
Benson, and described himself as a commercial traveller, was
charged before the Ramsgate magistrates last week with in-
decently assaulting Catherine du, Chaillu on the 10th inst.
The complainant, who is the wife of the celebrated discoverer
of the gorillas, said that on the day in question she went to
bathe from a machine, and was accompanied by her servant
and a lady friend. On getting into the water the prisoner,
whom she had never seen before, was bathing from another
machine. lie came towards her, and putting his arm round
her waist, pulled up her bathing dress and misconducted
himself towards her. On returning to her machine the pri-
soner, who was perfectly naked, followed and put his foot on
the machine. She had no conversation with him while
she was in the water. He left her in consequence of a
gentleman calling out. Louisa Kirby, the lady's maid re-
ferred to, deposed to haviug witnessed the assault, and to
hearing her mistress scream. Mr. James Dentry said that
as he was bathing he saw the accused place his arm round
Madame du Chaillu, and put his hand beneath her bathing..
dress. He immediately shouted out, upon which the pri-
soner made off. Ho watched him into his machine, and on
getting ashore the witness gave him into custody, when he
wanted to bribe the policeman to let him off. For the de-
fence, it was acknowledged that the prisoner had committed
the assault, but it was urged that he did so under the im-
pulse of the moment and that no one could more regret what
had occurred. A paper was read, in which the defendant,
attar expressing his contrition for the offence, offered to pay
any sum of money to any charity that the bench might
think fit to direct. It was also stated that the prisoner had
a wife end seven small children, and that he had always
borne a very good character. The magistrates, after a little
consideration, fined him £2O, adding that, but for his wife
and children, they should have sent him to prison without
the option of a fine.

ATESTIMONAL TO ME. HENRY BERKELEY, M.P.
FOR BRISTOL, for so many years past the earnest advocate
of the Ballot in the House of Commons, is understood to
be now actively in preparation.

NEWOTEAD ABBEY, it is now stated by its pro.
prietor, Mr. W. 11. Webb, has not been sold by Lila to
his Prince of Wales, as was rt.pertcd