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

SEABORNE MAILS.

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

Day when made up From what When
COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due in
Office, London.* Dispatched. Fngland.
Americ,a(byßrit.pack)N I;lvery Friday .... Liverpool ... Each Mon
America (by United Sts.
packet) .... ..N ,Jan. 15 ... Liverpool ... Jan. 7
America (by U. States;
packet) ........ NlJan. 17 Southampto. ,Dec. 28
Australia (via South-
ampton) ..........M Jan. 4 Southamptui. Feb. 4
Ditto (via Marseilles) N.Jan. 8..
Ditto (via Cape of 0°0(11
flops) ..... NiFeb. 4 .. • . Liverpool ... Uncertain.
Africa (West Coast) ..N 13d of the month.. Plymouth .. Dec. 28
Alexandria 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover —Jan. 16
Alexandria........ —EI 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton ;Jan. 4
Bahamas ...........M 17th of the month Southampton 'Jan. 1
Belgium ............N 1)81ly Dover Daily
Brazil M 9th of the month Southampton Jan. 16
Buenos Ayres ....M 9th of the months.. Southampton!Jan. 16
Cape of Good Hope ..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 .. rrived
Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wed.,&Frid. Southampton ITu.Th.klat.
Chili.... .... M 2d & 17th of month Southampton;Jau. 1
China (see India)
Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 of tn. Dover.. Jan. 10
Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton' Jan. 4
Cont. of Europe M & N Twice daily Dover ...... Twicedally
Egypt (see India)
France ........ M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover ...... TwicedaUy
Gibraltar ..........M 4, 7,17, 20, 27 of m. Southampton Arrived
Greece (see India)
Greytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon. South amptonJan. 1
Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday London
Havannah ..... M 2nd of the month Southampton Jan. 1
Holland ............M Daily..." . Dover
Honduras ..........M 17th of the month. Southampton Jan. 16
India (vlaSouthampt.)Ml4th & 20th of mon. Southampton IJan. 21
India (via Marseilles)3l Bth& 24th of month Dover
lonian Isles (see India);7, 17, & 27 of mon Dover
Ireland ........M & NlTwice daily Holyhead Twieedaily
Lisbon ............M'7, 9, 17, &270 f m. Southampton Jan. 16
Madeira ............M 9th of the month SouthamptontJan. 16
Madeira 23d of month .... Plymouth
Malta (see India)
Malta 7,17,19,27, 30 of m. Dover .. Jan. 10
Mauritius (see India)
Mauritius 14th of the month Plymouth .. Arrived
Mexico ... M 2nd of the month.. Southampton,Jan. 1
Naples.. ..N sthlsth2sthof mon. Dover ......'Jan. 2
New Granada. --ii 2d & 17th of month Southamptoraan .1
New Zea1and.......... By private skip .. Various ports Uncertain
Papal States 6thlsth2sthoftnon. Dover ...... Jan. 2
Peninsula 7thl7th2Bthofmon: Southampton Arrived
Peru & 27th of mon. Southampton Ilan. 1
Port Natal of the month Plymoutk ..',Arrived
Sicily ............ N,sthlstll2sthofmon, Dover Jan. 2
Tuscany ........Nlsthisth2sthofmon. Dover .. .IJan. 2
Venezuela 111,2 d & 17th of month Southamptoyan. 1
Van Diemen's Land (see'
Australia) ...
West Indies 2tlBt 17th ol monthlSouthamptonlJan. I

* When any of these dates tail crt a Sunday, the malls will oe
dispatched on the following day. with the exception of the India via
Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be dispatched the
day preceding.

, 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 extinguishei, 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 Sydenham to 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.
OF 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.