The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-15 00:00:00

LLOYDS' SIIIPPINO-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, April 15.—Wind this day at Noon, N.N.W.,
light breeze, and dull hazy weather.
DEAL, April 14.—Wind, N.N.E., strong. Arrived from
the River, and sailed—Envoy, for Melbourne • Princes
Sophia, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Emma Gordon, do. ; Amethyst,
Valparaiso ; Spheroid, St. Vincent ' • Scandinavian, Mira-
michi ; Prima, Quebec ; Christian, do. ; Geo. Wilkinson,
do. ; Freya, do. ; Promise, do. ; Scud, Turk's Island.
SOUTHAMPTON, Aprill4.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Eliza-
beth, Port Philip ; Indiana (s), Cape of Good Hope and
East Indies. Arrived—lberia (s), Gibraltar, &c. The
Orestes, London to Adelaide, has put into Lisbon, leaky.
LIVERPOOL, April 14.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed— Ro-
mulus, Adelaide, S.A. • Britannia, Jamaica ; Wave, Ha-
vannah ; Leonie, Charleston ; Commerce, New York ;
Jane, do. ; Harriet Frances, Boston ; Columbus, Quebec ;
Hannah, Newfoundland ; Wilkinson, do. ; Helena Chris-
tina, Adelaide, S.A. ; Joseph Bushley, Calcutta; Owen
Potter, do. ; Czar Peter, San Francisco ; Marion, St.
Thomas ; Scumdina, Havaaanah ; Camelia, do. ; Philadel-
phia, Philadelphia ; Ariel, New York ; Rappahamock,
do. ; Canton, Wisconsen ; Fitton, Miramichi. Off Port—
Margaret (s). I

EXETER HALL—Handers "Israel in Egypt," will be
performed this (Friday) evening. Madame Clara No-
velle and Herr Staudigl, who have arrived in London,
make their first appearance on this occasion.
LETTERS AND NEWSPAPERS FOR AUSTRALlA.—Yes-
terday notice was issued at the General Postoffice, St.
Martin's-le-Grand, that the Osmanli contract mail steam-
packet would sail from Liverpool to-morrow (Saturday),
the 16th inst., with the Australian mails. Letters and
newspapers will be in time this evening, the 15th inst.
By command of the Postmaster-General, the mails for
the Cape of Good Hope, which were on board the Os-
manli, were disembarked and forwarded to Plymouth, to
be put on board the Indiana, which sails this day, the
15th inst., with mails for the Cape, Mauritius, Ceylon,
Ascension, and India.
THE ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
--SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.—The poor woman who
met with such a serious accident at the Southampton
Railway terminus yesterday, is progressing favourably.
On a surgical examination immediately after the occur-
rence, the injuries were not found to be so extensive as
at first imagined, but it was deemed necessary to ampu-
tate one of her feet, just above the ankle joint. The
operation was skilfully performed at the Southampton
Infirmary, where the sufferer still lies. She was a pas-
senger from London, en route for Dorchester, and the
accident is attributed solely to her own recklessness in
attempting to cross the metals at the wrong place, just
as a train was running in. The danger incurred by the
woman was instantly observed by the railway porters,
who by their united exertions prevented more than one
carriage passing over her.
GENERAL SCREW STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY.—An
adjourned meeting of this corporation was held yester-
day a noon, in the offices of the company, 2, Royal
Exchange-buildings, to receive the accounts for
the last half-year, and for other purposes. The
chairman announced that the accounts were now
ready for the inspection of the shareholders, but
said it was necessary that a further adjournment
should take place, in order that the accounts might
be properly audited and confirmed. He had
to propose, therefore, that the general meeting of
the company should be postponed till the 28th inst.
when the dividend for the past six months would
be declared, and the directors would make an
important communication' relative to the postal ser-
vices performed by the company. In reply to
a question, the chairman stated that the Mauritius
had not yet arrived from India and the Cape,
though she was now about a month past due. He
regretted to add that, according to last acounts, she had
lost her screw, and was sailing, under canvas. She was
full of passengers, but he did not apprehend any more
rerious result from the accident which had happened
than the loss of the voyage. He understood that she
left the Cape on the 25th of February, and if she did
not arrive before that time, he had no doubt the next
mail would bring farther intelligence of her whereabouts.
The meeting was then adjourned till the 28th.
MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE.
—Frederick Parnell, Esq., of Belfield-terrace, com-
mitted suicide at the Royal Hotel, Weymouth, on
Saturday last, by firing a pistol just above his right ear,
thereby causing instantaneous death, the ball having
passed through his head and come out just above the
top of the left ear, and entering the wall. Two letters
were found on the table, one addressed to Mr.
Luce, of the Royal Hotel, requesting that he
might be recompensed for any inconvenience or
loss he should be put to in consequence of his
having committed self-destruction in his house ; and the
other addressed to Colonel Freestun, M.P., and directed
to be opened in his and his (deceased's) brother's pre-
sence. The deceased was a staunch supporter of the
colonel's. The contents of the latter letter are not yet
known. The affair has caused great sensation in the
town, and it is remarkable that the report of the pistol
was not heard by any one in the house. The deceased
gentleman was of somewhat- reserved habits, considered
eccentric, and about 60 years of age.--#Merborrta QuraccZ,