The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-08 00:00:00

THE MEDITERRANEAN MAIL.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Delta, Captein Babot, arrived at Southampton
yesterday. She brings 28 passengers, 20 packages
specie, value £6,343 ; also a general cargo, includ-
ing 348 bales raw silk, value, £27,000 sterling.

The Delta exchanged colours on the 24th with
the steamer Poonah ; on the 28th, off Galita, passed
a screw steamer steering S.E., showing English and
Turkish colours ; and on the sth, at 9 p.m., ex-
changed night signals with the steamer Nyanza
with the outward Calcutta mails of the 4th.

In consequence of the non-arrival of the Bombay
or Calcutta mails at Suez, the Delta brings no
Indian mails or passengers.

The Sardinian corvette Etna, French frigate Per-
drix, and a large number of merchant steamers and
sailing ships, were at Alexandria.

GIBRALTAR, Aug. 1.

The Peninsular Company's steamer Syria, with
the Bombay mails of the 27th, left for Alexandria
at 9.30 p.m. on the 31st.
The Devonport is to sail in the course of the
week with the left wing of her Majesty's 22d Regi-
ment, for the Mauritius.
The Spanish squadron, under the command of
Admiral Pinzon, consisting of the screw sloops
Santa Teresa, Candad, and Concordia, and screw
frigates Almansa and Concepcion, will cruise off
the Cantabrian coast during the sojourn of their
Majesties the Queen and King at the baths of
Zauraz.

The Austrian screw frigate Novara, from Havan-
nab, sailed on the 23d for the Adriatic.
Gibraltar is again in free communication with the
neighbouring ports of Spain. The quarantine upon
vessels from Gibraltar had been taken off all the
ports of the province of Cadiz, and Malaga has
adopted the same course.
Her Majesty's armour-clad ship Caledonia, 31
guns, left on the 17th ult. to join the squadron
under the command of Vice-Admiral Smart at Bar-
celona. The Spanish papers mention that immense
numbers of the Barcelonese had visited the vessels.

The following British ships have arrived here
since last dates :—Schooner Volunteer, 18 days
from Liverpool ; brigantine Enterprise, 27 days
from Liverpool ; schooner Hawendale, 20 days from
Liverpool ; schooner Red Rover, 18 days from Car-
diff ; steamer Charente, 11 days from London ;
steamer Cadiz, 7 days from London ; steamer
Senora, 11 days from Glasgow ; steamer Masilia, 5
days from Southampton ; steamer Danube, 5 days
from Liverpool ; steamer Peninsula, 8 days front
London ; brig Martha, 25 days from Liverpool ;
brigs Diana and Hardware, 19 days from Cardiff ;
schooner Anglesea Lass, 13 days from Cardiff ; and
steamer Euxine, 5 days from Southampton.
Exchanges are quoted—London, 90 days' date,
49i to ; Paris, sf. 24c. ; Marseilles, 8 days' sight,
sf. 13c. to sf. 15e. ; Madrid, to 1 dis. ; Cadiz, 1i
to 4 dis. ; Seville, to dis. ; Malaga, to dis. ;
premium on five-franc pieces, 1 per cent.

Fatal Aatlents at. Monkwearmouth

On Saturday two inquests were held on the bodies of
two men who were killed at Monkwearmouth Colliery on
Thursday last. Mr. Matthias Dunn, the Government In-
spector of Mines, and Mr. Benjamin Wilson, the under-
viewer of the colliery, were present to watch the cases
The first witness called was Edward Wilson, a lad who
attended at the ropes at the bank head in the Maudlin
seam. About 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the day in
question he saw Latham come to the bank-head, following
the full set of tubs down, on the right-hand side, but while
doing so the empty tubs were coming up the left-hand side.
He was following about four yards behind the tubs and had
his light burning. The bank is 250 yards long, and it takes
a minute and a half in running it. About five minutes
afterwards he heard of deceased's death. William Hadrick
deposed to being near the bank-head, and, on seeing an
empty set of tubs coming up, he went down the line on
which the full set had previously gone, but had not pro-
ceeded to the empty waggons when he found deceased
lying on the opposite side. He said to deceased " What
are you lying there in the dark for, if you have lost
your light ?" Latham made no answer, but simply shook
his head. Witness saw a wound on the back of his head.
Two or three men, who were coming down the lino
at the time, took deceased to bank. It was witness's
opinion that deceased must have stepped upon the rope of
the full set, which had thrown him on the opposite line,
and the empty waggons went over him, because, if de-
ceased had kept beside the rope all the way, he would
have been perfectly safe. Mr. Benjamin Wilson, the
under-viewer, said the way was quite safe, and the men
were allowed to travel after the full set in going to shaft.
He agreed with the last witness that the deceased must
have been thrown to the ground by the rope, because if
he had been struck by the empty tubs there would have
been an obstruction ; very probably the waggons would
have been thrown off the line. The jury returned a ver-
dict that the deceased was found on the way, but how he
came by his death there was no evidence to show.—The
other inquest was on the body of the lad Joseph Appleby,
18 years of age, who was also killed in the same colliery
A boy
only a few hours after the above occurrence.
at the
named Percival Dixon said deceased was a putter
colliery, and about 10 minutes past 11 o'cldocokwonenthifeenagaiglnit,
in question he was called by a man
a tub in the Maud-
linand on going to the spot where th
few minutes previously beened chargingonadneiceased had only a
fast between the tub and the
pit he found him.
Jahn was frightfully injured. The
prop, quite dead.
putters quite safe, but it was wituess's opinion
where they are
generally rodeiils on" the limmers. of the waggons,
that the pony attached to the waggon must have moved
whilstdeeceased was getting on, and so he got jammed be-
tween the tub and the prop. A verdict of accidental death
was returned.

THE HEALTH OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.—The For's-
tress Monroe correspondent of the New York, Times, writ-
ing on July 29, says :—" I have the best authority for say-
ing that Jefferson Davis is in good health, even better
than when he arrived at this place. His eyesight is not
impaired, and his appetite is remarkably good. There are
many rumours afloat regarding Jeff, but no alteration has
taken place in his health or condition. No one is allowed
to see him except Surgeon Craven and the guard."
THE IRISH GOVERNMENT AND THE CATTLE
PLAGUE.—Professor Ferguson received instructions on Sa-
turday at a late hour from the Government to at once pro-
ceed to London and other parts of England to investigate
the nature of the cattle plague at present raging there, and
with as little delay as possible to report on the best means
of preventing its occurrence in Ireland, and, in case of its
appearing, of limiting as much as possible its extension.—
Freeman's Journal.