The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-12 00:00:00

THE SUN,

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females

... 735
... 711

Total ... ~.. ... ... ... 1,446
*ln this number are included 15 by Scarlatina, 46
by Typhus Fever, and 11 by Diarrhoea.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Poet-olds
10 by the night—and Mby the morning—dispatch.]
6%
PLACES.

When made up in From what
General Poet-aloe port dia.. u 4
nue.
London. patched.
N June 13 .. Liverpool .. June 15
N .. .. Liverpool..
M Juno 18 Bouthaaipt. June 12
N 14th of the month Plymouth July 3
Southampt.Dover JulyDs.l
MN
N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. June 18
12
M 9th of the month Soathampt. July 12
M 17th of month Southampt. June 20
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oyf.
the month •
• •
N 14th of month Plymouth.. July 3
N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. June 20
M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. June 20
N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Soatkampt. Tu. Tk.B a
Si 17th of the month Southampt. Jane 20
N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedaily
ST 7th 17th 27th of mo IDover • • June 20
NiTueaday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat.
dlWedne.t. & 8 atur. londen Mea.Tkur
!7117th of the mezth'Southampt. June 20
ST Twice daily .. Holyhead .. Twlcedaily
120th of the fnonth,Southatapt. Jane 23
7th&24thefmonth'Dover .. June 18
1120th of the month Southampt. June 23
117th&24thofmonth Dover •• June 18
L2d of the month.. Southampt. July
(19th of the month Southampt. July 12
7th,17th,19tk,27th Dover Jane 18
& 30th of month
f,sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .. Jane 12
511115th 25th ofmoi Dover .. Jane 12
7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. June 16
17th of the month Southampt. Jane 20
sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover • • Jane 12
17th of the month Southantpt. June 20
2d of the month .. Soathanot. Jun. a

12d of the month .
.2untries thus mar

and from Calif(
Me by every An

I Soathanapt. (June 5
Led (*) are conveyel by

via the United state
a packet.

Sitetta HUNTING.—This exciting and manly sport
- O3. commenced for the season on Saturday last. The carcase
% of a horse having been procured, it was properly prepared
and set adrift towards the close of ebb-tide, and having
Os floated down opposite the battery, its convulsive notion
,Od gave evidence that the sea wolves were at their feast. Three
of our young gentlemen, who are enthusiasts in this sport
6d having provided themselves with the proper implements,
proceeded in a stout boat to the busy scene, and soon found
• themselves in the midst of a large shoal of sharks, who, not
at all disturbed by their presence, continued their repast-
- the larger ones moving up to the carcase, fastening their
Paid. I Price. teeth in it, and then, with a jerk rending off a limb or other
portion, while the smaller ones would snatch at the fragments
which escaped from their jaws. Our young gentlemen soon
went to work, and in the coarse of an hour and three.
p 4 quarters killed nine of the monsters, six of which they suc-
ceeded in bringing to the wharf. The sport was of the 13108 t
i exciting character, the animals not only making play, but
occasionally showing Sght. One of the largest, when struck,
seized the boat by the cutwater, and shook it most violently;
44 while another came open-mouthed at a coloured man who
A was cutting a harpoon out of one of those captured along.
• side, but was arrested by a well-directed thrust of a
;, spear, which penetrated far down his capacious throat. The
i% six sharks that were brought to the wharf were found to
measure respectively as follows :-9 feet 3 inches, 9 feet 4
X inches, 10 feet 1 inch, 10 feet 9 inches, 10 feet 9 inches, 11 feet
6 inches. Clarkston Mercury.
A VOICE FROM THE DEAD.—About three weeks
, cloth from his he
ago, a poor old man at Hexham, who had long been linger-
. and
iog on the brink of the grave, appeared to die. His friends
,„ children " laid him out" with all decency, in a bed in an
•,upstairs room. During the forenoon,
bautnewibou henert nape: stairs to take a last d
for the purpose,
look of her old friend, and lifted the
Al tonishment to see the
address her thus : dead man open his eyes, and hear him
ghhatwras w
'---"
eke me a crowdy." 0. AlarY, woman, I wish you would
siderable fright. The e ran down stairs in a pretty con-
ever, and lived until:lE4 I'j' °lh
old man had his crowdy, how-
onday.—Berwick Advertiser.
WARNING TO SHIPMASTER F
10 —The Sultana Selina, • B. ALMOUTH, JUNE
arrived here yesterday from
Smyrna, has been continued in
so until after return of post frot(it
uatrhaentii3ned f Customs in
, and will remain
r
London, in consequence of her bill of health,oar e
said
to e
been a clean one, having, by some mishap,..been
have
v
Deen left behind
at Gibraltar.