The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-12 00:00:00

TBIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Feb. 12.—Wind this day at noon—North
Westerly; light breeze, and cloudy weather, with rain iR
the night.
PLTIIOIITH, Feb. 11.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Mary Har-
rison, for Swan River.
NEwronr, Feb. 11.—Wind
land, for Calcutta.

PORTSMOrTH, Feb. 11.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—
Her Majesty's ship Emerald, from Plymouth. Sailed—
Her Majesty's ship Victoria and Albert, for Antwerp.
CLYDE, Feb.-11.—Wind W.—Sailed—Eliza M‘Laugh-
lin, for Yarmouth, U.S.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRLPX.)
SOUTHAILETON, Wednesday Morning.
The Borussia, steamer, which leaves for New York to-
day, takes out 27,370 f. from Havre; no specie from Eng-
land.

Arrived—Mary, from Leith; Danube and Pilot, from
Cardiff; Arbutus, from Briton Ferry; Anna Dickson,
Black-eyed Susan, and Mechanics' Own, from Newport;
Wonder, steamer, from Jersey.
Sailed—Le Coq and La Poule, for Cherbourg.

(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GUAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived—Leo, steamer, from Rotterdam; Seine and Ta-
mise, steamer, from Paris.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed—Queen of Jersey, from St- Michael's for Lon-
don; Fontabella, from London for Jamaica; Adele, from
London for Nantes; James Litchfield, from Shields for
Havannah.

A WHOLE FAMILY SUFFOCATED.—A most dis-
tressing occurrence took place at Cardiff on Monday morn-
ing, causing the death of four persons. A man named
Patrick Connell, residing in a back house in Ellen-street,
New-town, Cardiff, together with his wife and two children,
were found dead in their beds. It appears that on Sunday
night, the weather being exceedingly cold, and there being
no fireplace in their sleeping apartment, they kindled a
quantity of coal in a tin pitcher, which they placed in the
room before they went to bed. On Monday morning they
were discovered dead in their bed by some of the neighbours,
and medical aid was procured,but no sign of life was appa-
rent in either case. The man was 40 years old, and his
wife 25 years, the daughter 2i years, and an infant boy
only 10 days old. An inquest was held on Monday even-
ing, before Mr. R. L. Reece, the coroner of the county,and
a verdict. of "Died by suffocation by inhaling carbonic acid
gas" was returned.
It may be remembered that in the trial of Mires
for swindling and abuse of confidence, a good deal
was said of a sum of 1,575,000 fr. allowed to M.
do Pontalba for services rendered. The liquida-
tors of the Caisse des Chemins de Fer instituted an
action against that person to recover the amount,
but as the case was brought before the Chamber
of Commerce, the defendant pleaded that the court was not
competent to entertain the suit. The court, however,
decided that it was, and condemned the defendant by de-
fault to pay the sum claimed. He appealed to the Impe-
rial Court, still insisting that the Chamber of Commerce
was incompetent. Pleadings of considerable length were
heard, and judgment was given yesterday, the court decid-
ing in favour of the defendant, and ordering the parties, if
they chose to plead further, to take the suit before the civil
tribunal.

THE YELTERTON CASE.—The exceptions taken
to the charge of Chief Justice Monahan by counsel for the
defendant at the late celebrated trial of Thelwall v. Yelver-
ton have been lodged in the Common Pleas Office, Dallll4
Vie arguments therefore will take place neat terms