The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-28 00:00:00

EAST INDIA.

Arrivals.-The Tweed, Lawson, from Bombay, at Liver-
pool, sailed the 23d of Sept., from the Cape 15th Nov., and
from St. Helena on the 30th of Nov. ; the Harponier, How-
ard, from the Cape, in the Downs, sailed on Nov. 17, from
St. Helena on Dec. 3 ; the Ginga, Younghusband, from Ben-
gal, at Liverpool, sailed from Calcutta on Dec. 16, from Sau-
gur Sept. 21, from the Cape Nov. 1 ; the Rissell, Steward,
from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed from Calcutta Nov. 24, from
Saugur Nov. 29, and St. Helena Dec. 2' • the Emma, Pec-
kett, from Madras, in the River, sailed on Sept. 2, and from
St. Helena Dec. 1.
Arrivals at Singapore.-The Fergusson, Aug. 26, from
Bengal, and sailed Aug. 22, for China ; the Harriet,b from
Sourabaya ; the Nelson, Wood, Aug. 27, from Batavia ; the
Kate, Augt 23, from Ceylon ; the Corsair, Aug. 29, from Ben-
gal ; the Orestes, Aug. 29, from Bengal and Penang, and
sailed Aug. 21, for China ; the Samuel, Winter, Aug. 31,
from Liverpool ; the Castle Aunticy, Sept. 2, from Bombay
and Penang, and sailed on Sept, 5, for China ; the Sarah,
Birkett, from Liverpool ; the Mermaid, Sept. 2, from China,
and sailed Sept. 7, for Calcutta ; the Thesis, Sept. 3, from
Bengal, and sailed Sept. 6, for China ; the Hero, from Ben-
gal ; the Eliza Jane, Sept. 4, from Batavia ; the Sir Herbert
Taylor, Sept 5, from China, and sailed Sept. 8, for Bengal ;
the Alfred, Sept. 9, from Batavia; the David Scott, Sept. 9,
from Bengal, and sailed Sept. 11, for China ; the Kellie Cas-
tle, Sept. 9, from Bengal, and sailed Sept. 12, for China ; the
Royal Salon, Sept. 11, from Batavia ; his Majesty's ship Ra-
leigh, Sept. 12, from a cruise ; the Amelia, Sept. 12, from
Batavia, and sailed Sept. 17 ; put back the Elizabeth, Sept.
14, from Madras ; the Ottersport, Sept. 14, from Bengal, and
sailed Sept. 11, for China; the Sylph, Sept. 17, from China ;
the Inglis, from Bombay ' • the Jane Brown, Sept. 11, from
Batavia ; the Victoria and Lise, from the Mauritius ; the Ed-
monstone, Sept. 1, from Bengal, and sailed Sept. 7, for China;
the Carnatic, Proudfoot, from Bombay ; his Majesty's ship
Andromache, from a cruise, and sailed Sept. 7.
Departures from Singapore.-The Lady Grant, Aug. 25,
for China ; the Gaillardon, Aug. 25, for Bengal ; the Mal-
colm, Aug. 26, Prince Regent, 27, Layton, 29, Samuel Win-
ter, Sept. 13, and Jane Brown, 17, all for China; the Van.
guard, Sept. 1, for London ; the Highland Chief, Sept. 13,
and the Corsair, 13, for Penang.
Arrivals at the Cape.-The Lynher, Nov. 5, from London;
the Scaleby Castle, Nov. 6, from London, and sailed Nov. 8,
for Bombay; the Le Lise, from Bourbon, leaky, and must
discharge; the Ospray, Nov. 2, from Rochelle; the Mun-
ster Lass, Nov. 3, from Rio ; and his Majesty's transport
L'Allier, Nov. 6, for Bourbon ; the Mathilde, No. 6, from
Bourbon; the Mary, Nov. 7, from Rio.
Departures from the Cape.-The Rio Janeiro Packet, Nov.
1, for Batavia; the Capricorn, Nov. 2, for the Mauritius ; the
Comet, Nov. 2, for Algoa Bay ; the Adams, Nov. 5, and
Kingston, Nov. 5, for Bombay ; the Rowley, Nov. 9, for Cal-
cutta ; the Courier, Nov. 9, for Algoa Bay ; the Mathilde,
Nov. 9, for Havre ; the Levant, for Boston ; the Lord Hobart,
Nov. 10, for St. Helena.
Arrivals at Bombay.-The Australia, Sept. 1, from Liver-
pool ; the Jamaica, Sept. 12, from the Clyde ; the Henry
James, Sept. 12, from New South Wales.
Departures from Bombay.-The East India Company's sur-
veying vessel Royal Tiger, Sept. 16, for the Maldives ; the
Hugh Lindsay, Sept. 17, for the Persian Gulf-passengers,
C. Stewart, Esq , - Alexander, Esq., Rev. Mr. Samuel and
two servants. The Asia was loading for London, to sail
Sept. 28 ; the Tory, for Cork ; the Henry, James, and Sur-
ray, for Calcutta ; the Euphrates, for China.
Arrivals at St. Helena.-The Diana, Dec. 1, from Bour-
bon, and sailed for Nantes ; the Mary and Susan, Dec. 1, from
Calcutta, and sailed Dec. 2, for New York ; the Rhoonen,
Pendrecht, Dec. 3, and sailed for Rotterdam ; the Fayal,
Dee. 3, from Batavia, for Bordeaux ; the Bengal, Dec. 4, from
Bengal.
Ships spoken.-Tha Rapid, from London to the Mauritius,
Oct. 19, in lat. 1 12 N., long. 23 W. ; the Perseverance, from
London to Sydney, Oct. 22 ; the Argo, from Batavia to the
Mauritius, Oct. 5, in the Straits of Sunda;
_the Orixa, from
Liverpool to Canton, Sept. 4, off the North Natuna ; the Fox,
from London to Muscat, Dec. 16, in lat. 5 N., long. 22 W. ;
the Ripley. from Bengal to Liverpool, Dec. 20, in lat. 16 N.,
long. 28 W.
Airivals at Batavia.-The Mary, Somerville, from Liver-
pool ; the Arabian, from Bristol.
The William Jardine, for China, from Liverpool, passed
Anjer, Sept, 24.

RUINS OF POMPEII.—The Hesse Cassel Gazette
has published several interesting details relative to the exca-
vations which are still being carried on with success at
Pompeii. These particulars are from the pen of Professor
Lahn, who is making a scientific journey in the kingdom of
Naples. After confirming the account which has been al-
ready given of the discovery of 64 silver vases, and other
articles, he says, that in the " Strada della Fortuna," about
five feet below the pavement, ho had found three skeletons,
probably that of a man, his wife, and daughter, who had
thrown themselves from the upper windows of the house
when the lower passages bad been closed by the lava. Near
the skeleton of the girl was found a pair of ear-rings orna-
mented with pearls, and beautifully carved. In a house in
the " Strada di Mercurio," opposite that in which the pieces
of plate were found, two paintings had been discovered in a
good state of preservation, one representing the fate and
dress of an hermaphrodite, the other Venus and Adonis ;
the figures in the last are about 36 inches in length. Adonis
is wounded, and the companions of the goddess are engaged
in washing and dressing his wouuds. This Veture, of which
M. Latin speaks highly, appears to be from the same school,
if not from the same master, as those of Hercules and Te-
lephon, which were discovered at Herculaneum. The ex-
cavations in this latter city arc also proceeding with very sa-
tisfactory.results. The Professor announces, that he has had
permission-Ao take models of a number of figures in bronze,
of candelabra, vases, and utensils of all sorts, which will
throw a new light on the manner in which the ancients fur-
nished and ornamented the interior of their houses.
SUlClDE.—Between the hours of one and two
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon much alarm and conster-
nation was caused in the Kennington-road by the following
desperate attempt at self-destruction being made by Mr.
Thomas Skirrett, residing opposite to the Orphan Asylum
there. It appears that the unfortunate man was seen by
some of the neighbours to rush out of his own house flou-
rishing a razor, and after proceeding about half way across
the road, he deliberately pulled down his cravat with his
left hand, so as to bare his throat, while with his right he in-
flicted a severe and frightful wound, extending nearly from
ear to ear, ari completely dividing the flesh to the wind-
pipe ; the blood gushed out in streams down his person,
and in a few seconds he staggered, and fell backwards to
the ground, having fainted from loss of blood. He was
directly carrhal to the nearest surgery, where the wound
was dewed up ; but on his being restored to a state of con-
sciousness he made violent efforts to tear it open again, and
expressed his regret that he had not accomplished his in-
tention. From the state be was in, it was deemed ne-
cessary to remove him to the New Westminster Hospital,
where he was placed under necessary restraint, and although
he survived until Thursday afternoon, no hope can be en-
tertained of his ultimate recovery. He is between 40 and
45 years of age, and within the last few years carried on an
extensive business as a florist, and was living
.in a style of
great respectability. Latterly be had experienced a sad
reverse of fortune, which preyed heavily upon his mind,
and in a paroxysm of despair lie made the rash attempt
upon his life. He is a married man, but has no family.
The Nticlrel of Geneva of the: 20th inst., gives the
following The number of passports vise at Geneva from
the Ist December, 1835, to the :30th November, 1836,
amounted to 20,023, being 42 more than in the former
year ; the increase would have been still greater, but for
the temporary interruption to the communications with
France. The following is a list of the number of travel-
lers : French 4,865, Swiss 4,445, Sardinians 4,2694 Ger-
mans 3,041, English 1,920, Italians 669, American 270,
Russian 226, Swedes and Danes 120, Belgians 108,
Dutch 97."