The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-11 00:00:00

POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

VIGO, OPORTO, LISBON, CADIZ, GIBRALTAR, MEDITERRA-
NEAN, EGYPT, INDIA, AND CHINA.—The next mails for
Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, India,
China, &c., viii Southampton, will be dispatched from hence
en the morning of the 20th inst.—The next mails for the
Mediterranean, Egypt, India, China, &c., rid Marseilles, will
be dispatched from hence on the evening of the 24th inst.
The Tiber sailed the Bth inst., with all letters for the Penin-
sula, &c., that arrived, or were posted in London, up to the
morning of that day inclusive.
MADEIRA, BRAZIL, AND BUENOS AYRES.—(From August
to January inclusive, the packet touches at Peinanibuco and
Bahia on her outward passage to Rio Janeiro, and the other
six months on her homeward.)
WEST INDIES, &O.—The Clyde, for the West India, &c.,
mails of the morning of the 17th inst.
AMERICA.—The Hibernia, for the mails of the 3d March.

DRAINAGE ACT.
Applications for loans under this Act, which appear in the
London Gazette of Tuesday evening:—

1
Applicant. Lands in Parish of County of Amount.
£ s. d.
Lovelace..
The Earl of } Not named • • ... •.. • • Surrey .... • • 11,602 0 0
The Earl of 1 Cales,Wanby,Dean, i
Ellesmere.. j Leigh, Wigan .... Lancaster ... , 20,000 0 0
John Wood •• • • Twineham, Hurst.... Sussex ••. • • • 1,950 0 0
Sir E. S. Pri-
-1 Farway,Southleigh,
deauxßart. -
Northleigh and Devon ——• • • • 933 1 6
' '
Widworthy • . • ...
Lt.-Gen. Trevor Glynde ......... •• • • Sussex ....... 224 0 0
Lillieshall, Sheriff-1
hales, Kinnersley, 1
The Duke of Salop and
Edmond, High }
Sutherland .20,000 0 0
The Marg. of deld,Ereal
Redmartb all .. Durham • • .... 9,131 0 0
IT,
Thorpe,
I Stafford.. 1
and Wellington •• J
Long Newton,Sedge
Londonderry wick, Wolviso n,
Hy. Aglionbyl ,Cum '-in whetton, t--1 Cumberland • • 700 0 0
Aglionby ..3 ! stable, Kirkoswald

NIGHTLY SHELTER FOR THE HOUSELESS POOR.—
Yesterday the committee of the above association made a
report of the number of unfortunate individuals who have,
since the opening, the 14th December last, availed them-
selves of its advantages as shelter from the inclemency of the
weather. In the central asylum, in Playhouse-yard, St.
Luke's, 4,716 men, women, and children have been
as,
ad-
mitted ; in the eastern asylum, in Glasshouse-street,
Ogle-
street,
3,511 ; and in the western asylum, Upper. (-I,Vhe
street, Marylebone, 3,967 ; making a total of 12,194
same period
number of rations distributed during h
t inclement
the present the average is 1,200, and during'
amounted to 131,138. The number admtiteted nightly, on
weather hundreds cannot be admitted.No y__.___
Yesterday
FATAL ACCIDENT IN COL/ECTaltcheili,CE
a costermonger,
morning a man named Joseph S
the river near Thames Bank,
living at No. 11,
engaged draggin • g ice out of Pye-street, Westminster, was
were both immersed; youne.
when they
assisted by his son,
to the broken ice, and was rescued
Satchel!, on rising, clung
wo came to his assistance, but though
Gee's-court,
by some labourers
every effort was used the body of his father could not be
recovered.
ROYAL. BOUNTY.—Yesterday, by order of his
Royal
Highness Prince Albert, as head ranger of Windsor
t ,of venison was di- •
Forest, a large quantity distributed to the
poor of the parishes in the vicinity of the Castle. The fallow
deer in the Great Park, amounting to near 2,000 head, be-
sides several herds of large red deer, his Royal Highness con-
sidered the pasture to be rather overstocked ; and, in obedi
ence to the orders issued in consequence, 76 fat does were
driven up to the deer pens, near Cranbourne-Lodge, and there
shot; and hav;ng been dressed and cut up into suitable por-
tions, were distributed by the keepers of the various gates
around the Great Park, in portions varying from 211bs. to
51bs., the poor people entitled to receive it being furnished
v their pari,l, ' flieprs wit,„ic,:,,,
purpose.
for the

LLEAVI

I"

s.treets

:qaribo-

full two feet deep; ".
tali taktii piace in Whis hire for the
last seven years. The Star coach, from Reading to Devizes,
yesterday, was stopped at Marlborough, as it was impossible
to go further on.