The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-18 00:00:00

MEXICAN BLOCKADE.

" British Consulate, Laguna de Terminns,
July 12, 1838.
" Sir,—The brig Margaret, of Greenock, under your
command, having anchored outside the bar of this harbour,
from Trinidad, and it being your intention to load the said
vessel here, as you have verbally informed rae this morning,
when you exhibited your ship's papers at this office, it is in-
cumbent on me to inform you that an enforcementof blockade
or the Mexican ports in this gulf went into effect on the
15th of April last by a French squadron, and that on the
18th of May I was officially- apprised of the blockade of
this port by the Commander of the French brig Le Laurier,
who intimated' to me that any vessel entering it after that
date would be captured by him. You will, therefore,
consider the present as warning you of the actual state of
affairs respecting the blockade here ; but as the Laurier
left this port on the 20th May, and as no French vessel of
war has appeared off since that period, although several
neutral vessels have entered the harbour, and loaded in the
interval, it is a question whether or not this intimation of a
blockade of the port can make it effective during the total
absence of a French naval force in its vicinity.
" Under these circumstances you are left to judge for
yourself, as agent for those concerned in the Margaret, as
to the propriety of remaining here with your vessel, or as to
what measures it will be most prudent for you to adopt to
provide against detention, should a French force appear off
the harbour during the interval of your loading.
" I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
(Signed) " GEO. B. SHIELS, Vice-Consul.
" To Capt. Neil M'Leod, British brig Mar aret."

NEW NOVELS AND ROMANCES.—We are re-
quested to state, that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-
street, has just published the following New Works of Fic-
tion, which may be had at all the Libraries The Heir
cf Selwood ' • or, Three Epochs of a Life, by Mrs. Gore, Au-
thoress of "Mothers and Daughters,"" Stokeshill-place," &c..
2. Duty and Inclination, edited by Miss Landon, Authoress
of " Ethel Churchill," &c.-3. The Glanville Family, by A
Lady of Rank-4. The Woman of the World, by the Au-
thoress of " The Diary of Desennuyee"-5. The Man about
Town, by the Author of " Glances at Life"-6. Shakspeare
and his Friends, or the Golden Age of Merry England, an
Historical Romance-7. Lights and Shadows of Irish Life,
by Mrs. S. C. Hall-9. Nourmahal, an Oriental Romance,
by M. J. Quin, Esq.-9- Outward Bound; or, a Merchant's
Adventures, by the Author of " Rattlin the Reefer"-10.
The Courtier's Daughter, by Lady Stepney—l I. Royston
Gower ; or, the Days of King John, by T. Miller—and 12.
Love, a Novel, by Lady Charlotte Bury.

Last evening an inquest was held at the London
Hospital, on the body of Timothy Conolly, a child of five
years of age, who died in that institution from the effects of
severe burns he had received. It appeared that the deceased,
who was the son of an Irish coal-whipper, and whose mother
was dead, had been left with another child while their father
went out to procure some necessaries, and its clothes having
taken fire it was severely injured, and being removed to the
hospital died there. It further appeared that some of the
neighbours accused the father of being the cause of the
accident, upon which a desperate row ensued, during which
the father received several severe cuts on the bead with a
poker, and had one of his eyes nearly knocked out. At pre-
sent he remains in the hospital in a very dangerous state. One
of the witnesses who was examined had also come in for It
share of what was going forward, as she was hardly able to
stand, and was severely marked. The death of the child
appearing to be perfectly accidental, the Jury returned a ver-
dict to that effect.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON TIIE GREAT WEST"-
ERN RAILWAY.— yesterday morning, shortly after the first
train had left Maidenhead, as a man named Forman, one of
the engineers, was in the act of stepping from the first, carriage
to the top of the engine, he unfortunately missed hi
and fell to the ground, when several of the wheels pians
ad
most
both his legs near the ankle, and smashed themedsome assist
frightful manner ; the poor fellow, who reciv
to London, and
ance on the spot, was brought up by
the
train‘zecretary and other
:efao.rootirneg_
conveyed, accompanied by the humane secretary
St. George's Hospital,
officers of the Railway Comp!nY,
metdiately took place, but it
where amputation of the limbs
NT —Mary Ann IS Irately, who
SUICIDE IN PRiso• •
for stealing for a gold watch, the
is much feared that the suiererismTill not recover.,
was remanded until Frdid.any
our Queen-square Report of yes
account of which appeared
during the night cTues-
day,trangle herself d •f
and was found dead in the morning.
in the prison, .
vhile
Yesterday morning, 1 the carpenter of the Ex-
terday, contrived to s
.of Exeter, lying off the Alderman's Stairs,
Smithfield, was engaged in some repairs about
of the paddle wheels, he found entangled one
doad body of a male child, in a rapid state of decomposition.
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East-s biF'
There is no doubt the body had been in the water several days;
and from appearances, it is evident, that the mother of the in-
fant had not received any medical attendance at the birth.
A Coroner's jury has been summoned to hold an inquest on
the body.