The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-03 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 2.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—There are more sellers than pur-
chasers of shares just now in this market, but to-day busi-
ness has been at a stand, the day being observed as New-
Year's Day, somewhat inconsistently it is true, for although
the brokers were full of " settling" matters at their offices
they resolved to abide by their old bye-law of an Exchange
holiday on the first of the new year, every broker repu-
diating an alteration of the law, but violating it in his own
practice.

SEABORNE MAILS.

(N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-oflice
by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.]

Day when made up From what W nen
'COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port , due in
Office, London.* Dispatched. Fry.fland.
-- -- ---- -
America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool . . Each Mon
America (by United Sts.
packet) ..........N Jan. 15 ... ... Liverpool . Jan. 7
America (by U States
packet) ..........N Jan. 17 .. ........ Sowhamptp Dec. 28
Australia (via South-
ampton) ..........M Jan. 4.. —.. • • .... Southarnp co Feb. 4
Ditto (via Marseilles) N Jan. 8 .
wood 1 ,
Ditto (via Cape of eed
Hope) ............N Feb. 4 ...... • •
Africa (West Coast)..N ?3d of the month.. Piyinonth ..IDec. 28
Alexandria..........N 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover .... .. Jan. 16
Alexandria.. .... —AI 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Jan. 4
Bahamas ........... 51 17th of the month S,turriamp, on Jan. 1
Belgium ............N I /ally.-- .... Dover ...... Daily
Brazil ...'......., ..M 9th of the mouth.. Southampton Jan. 16
Buenos Ayres .. .... M 9th of the month.. Southampton Jan. IC
Cape of Good Hone ..N 14th of the month Plymouth .. 'Arrived
Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month. Southampton
Cape de Verds ......N 9th of the month.. Plymouth ".. Jan. 1
Ceylon (see India)
Ceylon ..............N 14th of the month Plymouth ..I Arrived
Channel Isles ........ N Mon ~Wed.,&Frid. !Southampton Tu.Th.Sat.
Chili-- --ISt 2d & 17th of month Southamp to.
I,Jan. 1
China (see India)
Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 ofm. Dover ...... 'Jan. 10
Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon Southampton Jan. 4
cont. of Europe Tel & N Twice daily .. Dover ......
ITwiced Of
Egypt (see India)
France ........ M & N Twice daily ... Dover .......Twicedaily
Gibraltar ....
Greece (see India)
Greytown ..........111 2nd & 17th of mon. southampton IJan. 1
Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London .....
Havannah ..........111.2nd of the month Southampton 'Jan. 1
Holland ............MiDai1y............ Dover ........,Daily
Honduras ..........Mll7th of the month. Southampton Jan. is
India (viaSouthampt.)Ml4th & 20th of mon. Southampton 'Jan. 21
India (via Marseilles) M'Sthgr 24th of month Doter ......
lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon D0ver...... ,
Ireland ........M & N Twice Oaf , y ...... Holyhead .. iTwicedaily
Lisbon.-- ..M 7,9, 17, & 27 ofm. Southampton Jan. 16
Madeira ............b1 9th of the month Southampton Jan. 16
Madeira ............ N 23d of month .... Plymouth "'Dec. 28
Malta (see India)
Malta '.......... .. N 7,17,19,27, 30 ofm. )over ......kan. 10
Mauritius (see India)
Mauritius ......__N 14th of the month Plymouth .. lArrived
Mexico .... M,2nd of the month. Southampton 'Jan. 1
Naples .... ...... N lsthlsth2sthofmon. Dover ...• .. Jan. 2
New Granada lii 2d & 17th of month Southampton Jan .1
New Zea1and.......... By private ship' .. Various port (Uncertain
Papal States ...... N sthlsth2sthormon. Dover ...... Jan. 2
Peninsula M 7thl7th2Bthollnon. Southampton 1
Arrived
Peru ............ M 7cl & 27th of mon Southampton 'Jan. 1
Port Natal N 14th of the month Plymouth ..!Arrived
Sicily N,sthlsth2sthotinon, Dover ......'Jan. 2
Tuscany .
Venezuela .. —.. M'2d & 17th ol month Southampton Van. 1
Van Diemen's Land (see i
Australia) .... ~....
West Indies ..., ..., tit 2,11 r 17th o month SouthamptonlJan. 1

• When any of these
dispatched on the followi
Southampton), and the 3
day preceding.

dates ia7l 0.1 Sumlay, the mails will ,e
nig dal, with the exceptie.t of the India •c7ll
falta, both of which will be dispatched the

FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE. —On Sunday afternoon,
shortly after five o'clock, considerable excitement was
caused in the immediate vicinity of Red Lion-square, in
consequence of violent screams proceeding from Mr.
Bennett's, 8, Leigh-street, Red Lion-square. The police
on duty'of the E division, Nos. 65, 90, and 132, pro-
ceeded to the building, when, on entering the same, they
beheld a frightful spectacle, for, on the kitchen floor,
they found Martha Lock, aged 41 years, enveloped in
one sheet of flame, and, at the same time, the flooring
was also on fire. A number of buckets of water having
been procured, the same was scattered over the flames,
which were extinguishe I, when the unfortunate female
was taken to Victoria Ward, King's College Hospital,
where Mr. Dickenson, house-surgeon, was in prompt
attendance; but, owing to the serious nature of the burns
she had received, she died shortly after her admission.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.
—An inquest was held by Mr. Payne on Saturday, at
Guy's Hospital, respecting the death of James Fielder,
a guard on the Brighton and South Coast Railway.
The evidence went to show that, on Tuesday last, as an
up train was coming from Sydenhaiu t© New Cross, the
deceased was looking out of the van, while the train
was going down hill, to see if the break was secure,
when his head struck a bridge, and he received so much
injury that death ensued on Thursday. The jury found
a verdict of "Accidental death."

BIRTHS.
Or A SON.

On the 26th November, at Quebec, the lady of Lieut..
Colonel Thorndike, of the Royal Artillery.
On the 27th ult., at 39, Great Coram-street, the wife of
F. C. Webb, Esq., M.D., who only survived his birth a
few minutes.