The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-04 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Alverton (barque), steering N.W., May 7, lat. 20
S., long. 1 W.
The Cheviot, Trinidad to the Clyde, June 18, lat. 48 N.,
long. 27 W.
The Thomas Dryden, Shields to Bombay, June 30, lat.
48 N., long. 5 W.

THE ARABIA.—On Saturday afternoon, about five
o'clock, the British and North American Royal Mail
steam-ship Arabia, Captain C. H. E. Judkins, sailed
from the Mersey for New York, with the usual mails
for the United States and British possessions in North
America, about eighty passengers, and a large and
valuable cargo.
SUSPECTED MURDER.—Considerable sensation has
been caused in the town of Torquay, Devonshire, by the
report of a mysterious murder of a child. It appears
that h few days ago a package arrived at the South
Devon Railway station, at Torquay, from Reading, in
Berkshire, wrapped in brown paper, and directed to
"Mr. Stark, Elm-grove, Torquay, Devonshire." San-
ders, the parcel deliverer was, however, unable to find
out the house described. Indeed, there is no such place
either in the town or its vicinity. Presuming there
might be a mistake in the direction of the package, he
took it to Mr. Stark, ironmonger, on the Strand. Mr.
John Stark took in the package, but expressed his sur-
prise at receiving it from Reading, as none was expected.
He took off the paper covering, and then came
to a small box, which on being partly opened,
he found, to his surprise and horror, to con-
tain the body of a child apparently new born.
He immediately gave information to Mr. Kelley,
superintendent of police, who thought it advisable
to dispatch the body back to Reading, and send a tele-
graphic dispatch to the authorities in reference to the
discovery. An inquest thas since been held, at which
Thomas Henry Davis, a porter at the Great Western
Railway, Reading, stated at about eight o'clock last
Tuesday morning a female, from 16 to 18 years of age,
came to the station with a parcel directed as described
and laid it on the counter. Witness asked her if she was
going to pay the carriage ; and she replied, " Oh ! dear
no, there is nothing to pay 1" and left the office
immediately. Mr. Halford, a surgeon, said the
child's head had been injured by violence. The jury
returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some per-
son or persons unknown."
GREAT CIRCLE SAlLlNG.—Amongst the ships at pre-
sent at Southampton about to take Government emi-
grants to Australia is the Statesman, Captain Godfrey,
which will start in a few days with 300 emigrants for
Port Philip. Captain Godfrey was the [first who sailed
to Australia upon the great circle principle. Although
a young man he has made six Australian voyages. He
has performed the voyage ,from England to Port Philip
by great circle sailing in 76 days, which is the quickest
voyage except one ever made. The ship Marco Polo
did it in 74 days by sailing in the track of the States-
man. The latter was the first ship which brought home
Australian gold, and on her last homeward passage she
beat the mail steamer by 14 days. The Statesman will
take out ship letter bags for Port Philip, which will
contain all letters specially addressed to go by her. The
introduction of great circle sailing by Capt. Godfrey
will mark an epoch in the history of the science of navi-
gation.
NEWPORT AND ABERGAVENNY' RAILWAY.—Thursday
a special meeting of this company was held at the Lon-
don Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of sub-
mitting to the shareholders the following bills :-Ist, to
authorise the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford
Company to make deviations in their extension to the
Taff Vale Railway, and to make certain short branches.
2d, to authorise deviations at Hereford and Pontypool
to the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway,
and to amend the acts relating to that railway. Also
to authorise the directors to exercise their borrowing
powers. The Hon. W. B. Fitzmaurice occupied the
chair. Rsolutions approving of the bills were carried
unanimously, and it was also resolved that the directors
be authorised to exercise their borrowing powers to the
extent of 200,0001. The chairman stated that it was
expected the line would be completed throughout in the Thanks were voted
month of October next. to the
chairman, and the business terminated.
LADVERTISEMENTd—THE CAMP AT CIIOBIIAM.-
39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.—Observe,
York Hotel. The Royal Exhibition. —A. valuable,
opposite the
newly-invented, very small
glass, the size of a walnut, by
lebyandwhi,,,chhalf distant •
powerful waistcoat-pocket
wn
,hips are clearly seen
the race-course, at the
can be seen and km
they answer every purpose on
opera-houses, country scenery, and
at 12 to 14 miles. They are , gentlei.nen, gamekeepers,
such extraordinary
juNn-alwuabanledformsohsototiirnagp,ortdeaner-t
stalking, yachting, to sportsmen
-piece, will
and tourists. Telescopes—poAss?„lng
invention in telescopes,
powers that some, 3A moles, with an extra eye
tor's moons, Saturn's ring, and tho
show distinctly Jul), telescope,
double stars • with the same weighing only 3
3 person s countenance
ounces, can be seen three miles
1 an object from
and a half distant, an( l6 to 20 miles.
very other kind
They supersede e for the waistcoat-pocket,
and all sizes with •
and are of larger , increasing powers
accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful
an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles
power •
distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, have in-
vented invaluable preserving spectacle lenses. Immediately
they are placed before impelect vision, every object
appears clear and distinct; the most aged, defective sight
becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to its youthful,
natural, and original state. Deafness—New Discovery—
, The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary powerful and
newly-invented instrumen I, for Deafness, entirely different
from all others, to surpass anything of kind that has
been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the
same colour as the skin, it is not perceptible ; it enables
deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as-
semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in
the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist-
ance that possibly could be desired.—S. and B. Solomons,
Amists and. Opticians, 39, Albemarle-streets Piccadilly.
Observe, opposit4 the York Hotel.