The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-08 00:00:00

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America (by Brit. pkt.)N May 9
Ni 3141athY o2fl the Month'
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America (by U.S. pkt.) N May 13 _
Alexandria* •• .• .... N 19th &'3oth of mo.'
aelgiuM • • .. .. N Daily •• _ ..1
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Brazil .. . .. M 9th of the month
Buenos Ayres • • M 9th of the month
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California(xiaChagres)M 17th of month
Cape of Good Elope N 14th of month
Constantinople* •• • • N,7th 17th 27th of mo
Central America .. M! 1d k 17th of mon
Channel Isles • • .. N.Mon., Wed., & Fri.
Chili .. _ .. . M:l7th of the month
M &NiTwice daily ..

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Liverpool •
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Dover ..
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Southarnpt.
Southampt.
I Plymouth ..
'Dover ..
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London ..
London ..
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Holyhead ••
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Greecee* •• • • Ni7thi7th27-thefmo
Haniburgh • • .. *Tuesday & Friday
Holland • • .. MlWednes. & Satin%
Honduras .. . N 17th of the mouth,
Ireland • • .. M & *Twice daily .. • •
India (via Sonthamp.) M 20th of the month
India (via M arseilles) N7that 24th of month,
Mediterranean (via
.• M 20th of the month
Southampton)
siediterrAnean (via
Niarseillos) 2.7,7 th& 24th ofmonth
Voile() Mi2d of the month..
qadeira •• .. Ml9th of the month
1th,17 th,l9th,27th
Malta*
.• •• j k 30th of month
Naples* . • • N ,sth 15th 25th of mo
Papal Statee* •N th 15th 25th ef mo
teninsular .. • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo
Peru .•• • .. B 1 'l7th ut the month
Tuscany* .. .10th 15th 25thofMo
West Indies M 17th of the month
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) Mild of the month ..•
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French packet T.% Marseilles
Casarontsta.— Mails to and from Califoral
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DEATH OF A NEGRO lIT STRANGULATION.—An
inquest was held on Thursday, by T. C. Maynard, Esq.,
Mr.
the body of William Macdonald, miner, aged 'iti years. n
Matthias Dunn, the Government Inspector for Mines, was
present during the examination. From the evidence, it
appeared that on Monday morning the deceased descended
the shaft of B pit, Monkwearmouth colliery, and, along with
about sixty other men, mounted on a train of waggons, to
descend an incline of 1,400 yards, to the inner part of the
workings. They were proceeding down the incline, when
the rope suddenly broke, owing to the jerking of the en-
gine on its fir.t starting into motion, and the waggons
ran amain, but were fortunately stopped by an inge-
nious apparatus termed a " bull, ' which is attached to
the train. On examination the deceased was found to
have been strangled between two of the waggons. A
verdict of accidental death was returned by the jury.
The deceased was formerly a slave in the West Indies, but
about forty years ago, having met with some English sailors
at Jamaica, he learned that England was a land of freedom,
and resolved to escape from slavery. He accordingly con-
cealed
himself on board a vessel bound for London. For
three days be remained below, till he was nearly starved to
death ; forced by hunger he at last made his appearance on
deck, to the great astonishment of the sailors, who gave him
food and treated him with kindness. As soon as the vessel
arrived at London his love of liberty was so intense that he
instantly leaped on shore, though imperfectly clothed, with-
out either money or friends, and with an imperfect know-
ledge of the English language. After many vicissitudes he
found his way to Sunderland, and has worked in the neigh-
bouring collieries for a number of years as a coal hewer.
He .as an industrious man, a member of the Church of
1 England, and much respected by his neighbours.—Sunder.
land Herald.
GROCEits' AND TEADEALERS' BENEVOLENT PRO-
TECTION SOCIETY.—The fourteenth anniversary of this insti-
tution was celebrated at the London Tavern on Monday
evening, when about 150 gentlemen sat down to an excel-
lent dinner, presided over by Mr. John Davis, a highly
esteemed member of the sugar-refining trade. The chair
was well supported by several influential members of the
trade, past and present, including Mr. Henry Kemble, pre-
sident of the society '• bd.r. S. B. Brooke. V.P. ; Mr. W.
Dallas, Mr. Alderman Sidney, M.P., &c. The Chairman, in
proposing " The trading interests of the country," dwelt
upon the beneficial effects of commerce,
on andof all adverted
countries i
arts and science. In alluding to the charity, the Chairman
dwelt forcibly and eloquently on the duty of the prosperous
in trade to alleviate their unfortunate but honest brethren.
The report showed that the receipts of the past year
amounted to 1,864, of which nearly 900/. were annual sut-
acriptions The amount distributed in pensions was nearly
900/. per annum. The funded capital was 13,2001. In the
course of the evening the Chairman announced the amount
of new_contributions to be 6tlol.
Sir M. Barrington and Mr. Jeffers had an interview
on Tuesday with the Commissioners of ttailways.