The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-16 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAILS TO INDIA.

(From the Bombay Courier of the 21st of March.)
The following arrangements have been sanctioned by the
Hon. the Governor in Council, for the ci4riveyance of the
English and Indian mails, by the Red See and Persian
Gulf routes, during the S. W. monsoon of 1840 :
RED SEA ROUTE—A steamer is to be despatched from
Bombay on the 23d of May, and arrive at Suez, probably,
or, the 19:h of June ; will leave Suez on the 24th of June,
and may Le expected at Bombay on the 13th of July.
A sailing vessel is to be despatched front Bomi)ey, on
the Ist of June, for Aden, where she will transfer her
mails to the steam-vessel that will
.have been detained
there, to be conveyed by her to Suez, where she will ar-
rive, probably, on the 19th of July. She is to leave Suez
on the 24th of July, at don reacl,ing Aden, is to transfer
her mails to a sailing vessel, by which they arc to be con-
veyed to Bombay, where they may be expected on the
14th of August.
A sailing vessel is to be despatched from Bombay, on
the Ist of July, for Aden, where she will transfer her mails
to the steam VC.37:01 still detained there, !o be conveyed
her to Sur z, where she will probably arrive on the 19.7 of
August. Sbe is to leave Suez on the 24th of August, and
may bs,:ceaxtupecr i 4 etedtob
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eßdoeTaaytezi front Bombay on the 31stthe loth SiTtember
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of August, and may b.. expecti.d t.. 'Tech Suez on the 19 h
of S. ptember, to leave sutz on the 24th of September,
ant to reach ['tomboy on the 10th of Oetober.
PERSIAN GULF ROIITE —A steamer is to Beat-
bay on the 22,1 of June, with a mail for the Persi,.n Gulf,
which may be expected to reach Alexandria, via Beyrout,
by the 27th of July.
A steamer is to leave Bombay on the 22d of July, with a
mail fur the Persian Gulf, which may be expected to reach
Alexandria, via 13,yrout, by the 27th of August.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SHADWELL.—This
morning, at a quarter before five o'clock, a tire broke out on
the premises of Mr. Duske, baker, in High-street, Shadwell.
Engines promptly arrived, but for wart of water they were of
no use for more than an hour, and the flames spread with great
rapidity to the adjoining range of warehouses and also the eb,p-
ping. The floating engines then began to play, but the fire
still gained ground, and extended to vessels lying on shore, it
3o nil.
Thompson,
h o themoon, flames o
Mr.n
Asihdorri
ge extendedrge rlo cerr.,
being low water. The Delight, of Glasgow, and Dunshallen,
of Glasgo.s, laden with general cargoes, were totally destroyed;
the Elizabeth, much damaged ; arid a large barge also burnt.
oarwgnowthuantdeexrteansttoofadllajamaglel
to the Globe public-house in fire,High-street, Mr. Landers, M
\KV c,
thein G6l ioplepei-nsgt r :eats,
Mr. Hobbes, and Mr. Morrison, all of which are entirely
cAntultdennoot'ebloecokbtthaein
re-
duced to ruins, with about twelve others extensively injured.
At
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fears ; but the confusion was so great, that further particyulaa rs
has been done.
NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY TO LEEDS.
This great line of railway, which is to connect Leeds and the
heart of Yorkshire with London, Birmingham, and the west of
England, will be opened to Leeds on Tuesday, the 30 lof • 3oththis
month.—Durham Chronicle.
The hay harvest has commenced in the neigh-
bourhood of Exeter, Mr. W. Rooks having, on Tuesday, cut
and housed a field of hay, on the Topsham-road in ' prime order.
—Deronport Telegraph.
The principal tenants on Lord Kinnaird's estates
in Scotland celebrated the birth of his Lordship's son and heir
last week, with the usual rejoicings. Lady Kinnaird and her
infant son are going on charmingly.
Marriage is, to a certain extent, preventive of
suiciee; it has been satisfactorily established, that, among the
men, two-thirds who destroy themselves are bachelors.— Wins-
low, on Suicide.
INTARYPORT AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—
The first seven miles of this railway were to be opened to the
public on Friplay last, June l'2, chiefly for the conveyance of
lime and coal.—Tyne Pilot.
The hay harvest has cotninenced in the neigh-
bourhood of Carmartht n: a fine field having been cut last week,
in the parish of Abergwilly. The crops of both hay and corn,
look well, and promise (especially the latter) an abundant har-
vest.—Cambrian.
LOYAL AND DUTIFUL ADDRESSES TO THE
QUEEN.—His Worship the Mayor in compliance with a nu-
merously and most reef,- stably signed requisition, to which the
signatures of men of every party in politics are appended, has
promptly convened a town's meeting, to be held in the Ses-
sions-house, Chapel-street, on Wednesday next, at one o'clock,
to vete a loyal and dutiful address to the Queen, congratulat-
ing her Majesty on her providential escape from the ball of the
assassin. Meanwhile a public meeting of the members of the
Tradesmen's Reform Association is convened for this evening,
at seven o'clock, at the Queen's Theatre, Christian-street, to
adopt an address of congratulation to her :Majesty and Prince
Albert on their late escape from assassination.—Liver
col
Albion.
DISTRESSED OPERATIVES.--HINTS TO
LANDLORDS.—The following letter is written in a beautiful
hand, and we have since learnt that the writer belongs to the
most intelligent class of our skilled workmen
66 TO THE EDITOR Or THE. LEEDS TIMES.
" Dear Sir,--On reading your Journal on Saturday last, I
found a paragraph statinc' that there were a number of woollen
mills about being established in Italy, and that families were
engaging themselves to quit their native land, in search of em-
ployment. My reason for addressing you is to obtain some in-
formation where and when to apply for further information, as
to forming any engagement with persons who wish to hire
English workmen. I can assure vou I would not have in-
truded upon your laborious duties, if I had not been jaded out
with walking the streets of Bradford with lees than half employ-
ment for the last sit menths. I love my native land, and
would not leave it, or attempt to leave it, if sufficient employ-
ment were to be had in it ; but it seems that our legislators are
determined, at all hazards, that the labourer of this country
shall not be 'worthy of his hire.' The Repeal of our Corn-
laws, and thereby an extension of our trade, seems as if it
would frighten them into hysterics. But I would ask, what
will be the value of their estates, after manufac' iv es hive left
the country, an I the artis iris either crossed the Atlantic or the
German Ocean ? I should take it as a ',articular tavour if you
would condescend to answer my inquiries at your earliest lei-
sure.—Your's ever truly in the cause of improvement."

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