The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-18 00:00:00

BRITISH AN]) NORTH AMERICAN
STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAT.—We are enabled to
state that the extension of contract entered into
between the Government and this company for the
conveyance of mails direct, hence to New York, and
vice versa, will be carried into execution on thv Ist of
January next. This portion of the company's service
will be commenced by the Cambria leaving this port
for New York direct on the Ist 'of January; the
Hibernia starting from that city on the same day for
Liverpool. The Boston line will be continued as
before, running intermediately with that to New
York, and thus affording the public of both countries
a fortnightly communication during the winter, and
a weekly one during the summer months. It will be
a subject of congratulation to the whole mercantile
community, who are so particularly dependent on the
regularity of mail conveyance, that this extension bas
been accorded to a company who for some years have
succeeded in maintaining by their complete and
business-like arrangements such a wonderful preci-
sion in the public service they have already performed.
the intervening departures of these ships will be, the
Britannia, for Boston, on the 19th November.
Hibernia, for Boston, on the 4th December.
Caledonia, for Boston, on the 18th December.
Cambria, for New York, on the Ist January, 1848.

SINGULAR DEATH.—Oa the 21 instant a young
;duple who had b en marriel that morning, resolved t
pass a few days of the honeymoon in Brussek and SC-
cordingly took t'rer train for that city. 0,1 their arrival
at Malines, the husband got out of the train to procure
some refreshments for his wife; but unfortunately the
train proceeded on its course before his return. lie im-
mediately resolved to hire a two horse conveyance to
13russls (about four French leagues distant), and soon
started on his journey. Towards nightfall a thick fog
(the first of the season) arose. All, however, went on
well until the carriage reached one of the suburbs of
Brussels, near Lack7m, when the delver, not arcing his
way dearly, drove off the high road into the canal. The
unfortunate individual in the carriage having no means
of extricating himself, was drowned, as were alto
the two horses. The coachman contrived to
jump off his seat and to save himself by swim-
ming. Meantime the wife arrived at her place of
destination, where she passed the nigh. The next
inorning, finding that her husband did
not Cirrive by any
of the trains from Maline,', she became greatly alarmed,
and spoke on the subjict to some of the gentlemen con-
nected with the railway. About ten P.M. the accident
bocame known to them, and they went off an txpress to
Antwerp in order to communicate it to the family of the
deceased. Ills brother immediately went up to town,
and after having given the first orders respecting the
body of his unfortu.iate relative, conducted the widow
of the deceased back to Antwerp, where, after much
precaution, she learned, fur the first time, the melan-
choly intelligence.
A great sensation has been caused here by the
apprehension of Mr. George Thurtell, the well-known
florist, and latterly pi ofessing land,espe gat ch n, r, on
'l4pr:l.la:l'u:se:di n:::sti
suspicion of several iel,nves. On Saturday last, four of
Gthaet,p,o,laic,eriptroo(c)lecehdiemdpltiaonttheoiast.nurde:tio:(ltiejhn,ecruennadereatrirealbet.:
on searching. his person and house, they found a great
various places. They then proceed to search his harden,
where dthuePyl'icti:tuensdot.tt great many articles of whichgar the
took posses:ion, and eft swards conveyed their prisons before a county magistrate, by whaotmiollile
own'asweeodmnmesidtta7,l.
furtherrfoeuxracmhrtigir'rantel being a loss of
I
changes against hina, the
tot the e
said Castle sthat
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care for
by
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awn- airnratmhte
l'olusintry, whose grounds ho
out, ag vi; I..re he w
was employed lay
was en'ertained
deeisien, are mttliiegr the. nerrY'
the L-gislature for an A(
as a guest in the hous.--
anticipating an adverse
The Shields Direct
s:ary.prepirations to go to
neut to 1;1:1: the upon tortns of w;
they-
purpo,e th the old company. We see
Jarrow
corneltrib arorry from Wellington Quay to
Lz. ocorstle Advertiser.
R West India mail' TII
A 1"
P.MN'
N"V.
17.
The
packet Clyde, Captain Simonds,
lIL 1 river at three
p.:,11, this day, with the \Vest balls
and ether n,lii , 1211 passengers, a good general cergn,
includMg apt
,jewellery, value 4 5001., live 1,""1"
of quicics:•ilver for ..Santa Martha, &c. • The Orien.al
Compiny's steam-ship Jupiter, Captain Menan, also
left here this day, en mute fur Gibraltar, with the Penin-
sular and ether mails, also a full cargo of bale goods.
and near thirty passenger.. 'Tin.? Esst India and China
mails will be taken out by ths Ilintiostan, captain
is, on the 9oth inst. ; .he ,rill have a large cargo
and full complement of passengers. The Dee, Cap*ain
Allan, frern the West Indies, with malls, may be ex-

peered on-Slturday.
morning, about half-past nine o'clock, a
THE FIRST NOW STORM OF THE SEASON.—
and Man.
mit place between Ipswich
ning,tree.
hY:as‘t;rldualYl of snow ti
The guard of the Bury mail states that the
hail am] snow fell for some time, and that the wind was
exceedingly frosty. In the. iteighbourhued Of Witham
and Cambridge, also. the mow very tb.
T idy
course of the fnrenooti. in the