The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-08 00:00:00

BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS

The following telegram has been received by
Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited), from the
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com-
pany, March 8:

MARSEILLES, MARCH 8

The Massilia, with the above mails, arrived
here to-day at 10 a.m., having experienced severe

weather.

The mails leave at 11.30 a.m. for London.

The Late Fire at Saville House.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Siu,—The undersigned tradesmen, in the immediate
locality of the late fire, having had the follovringfacts brought
under their notice, beg to solicit space in your valuable
journal to bring them under the notice of the benevolent
public.

Upwards of 30 persons, male and female, including
vocalists, instrumentalists, a ballet troupe, stage atten-
dants.' waiters, and porters were engaged at the Odeon
Music Hall, many of them living on the premises which
were large. As nothing was saved these persons have lost
all, except what they stood upright in. Many of these
have also lost their furniture.

All of the performers have lost their wardrobe proper-
ties, &c., which are the means by which they might
obtain other situations, and as the company was
a very poor one, they are really in a very destitute condi-
tion. Being most of them foreigners, they have not the
power to bring their misfortune fully under the notice of
the public. We therefore beg of you to give them the
benefit of your great circulation. Personally, we shall be
glad to receive any small sum that tho benevo-
lent may forward to us. Mr. Strange, the proprie-
tor of the Alhambra, has kindly given them
a benefit. A benevolent donor, under the signature of
" F. R." has given them .£lO ; Capt. Hodges has behaved
most handsomely ; and Madame Parepa has in the most
generous manner offered to sing for them, if a suitable con-
cert can be organised. Other kindly suggestions have also
been received.

We are, Sir, your obedient servants,
P. DIISSONQITAY, New York Hotel, Leicester-street.
Leicester-square.
WILLIAM C. PRICE, 51, St. Martin's-lane.

JOSEPH MICHALSXO, 21, Ryder's-court, Leicester-square.
ROBERT LEMON, Lemon's Hotel, Cranbourne-passage
Leicester-square.
Ann= DEJONGE, hat manufacturer, 44, Great Windmill.
street, Piccadilly.

The committee appointed by the company sit daily from
.1 to 5 o'clock, at the Black Swan, Ryders-court, Leicester-

square.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LoismoN, March B.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly; moderato breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.

KINGROAD, March 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrivod—Racer,
from Mauritius.

PORTSMOUTH, March 7.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Cal-
liofina, from Eupatoria. Sailed—Her Majesty's ship Pim-
ton, for Sheerness.
PILL, March G.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Cumbraes, for
the West Coast of Africa.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 7.—Wind
Rathie, for the West Indies.
HOLYHEAD, March 6.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Rosalie,
for Bombay.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, March B.—Cologne, Maas, and Fynnoord,
steamers, from Rotterdam ; Rhine and Seine, steamers,
from Boulogne ; Arno, steamer, from Hamburg ; Belgium,
steamer, from Ostend ; Harriet, steamer, from St. Valery
River Clyde, from Calcutta.

Diu, Wednesday Morning.
Passed—H.M.S, Phaeton, from the West Indies, for the
river ; Esmeralda, schooner, from London, for Brigham ;
Emerald of Dartmouth, from the north, for the west.
Sailed in tow—Goodwas, for London.

A dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 8
per cent. per annum is proposed by the directors of
the British Slate Company. A provisional arrange-
ment has been made for the sale of a portion of one
of the slate veins on the Cwm Eigia Estate for the
sum of £10;000 ; half of this to be paid in cash,
and the remainder in shares.

SOUTH LONDON WORKING CLASSES INDUSTRIAL
EXHIBITION.—The fine weather yesterday brought
a large influx of visitors to this interesting undertaking,
among whom were the Bishop of Winchester and party,
the Archdeacon of Surrey, Miss Marsh, of Beckenham ;
Samuel Gurney, Esq., M.P., and party ; Samuel Morley,
Esq., Stc. The aggregate of admission on payment now
reach 83,000.

TWEED SALMON Funnias.—Consequent on the
breaking up of the ice in the river and the heavy
flood which followed, the salmon fishings in the Tweed have
improved during the past week, more particularly at the
stations between Norham and Coldstream, whence Mr.
Edwards, Bridge-street, has obtained a daily average of
about 20 salmon, some of them weighing about 181 b., and
in first-rate condition. They are the largest and best fish
which have been taken in the Tweed for many years at so
early a period of the season. Trout have slightly fallen off.
In the Shipping Company's Waters the number of salmon
and trout captured during the week has only Slightly im-
proved.—Berwick Advertiser.