The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-15 00:00:00

THIS AM 5 RIC AAT MAILS.

1 -
SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY EIENINC
1 afternoon We ereg roefttthoe
United announce
States' the
mail
lusrtne a
mto s
steamship
this t rrratuttahoila
which left Southampton with the English, French, and
German mails for New York on the 3d inst.
The Hermann has encountered the most terrific w,es;
ther in the Atlantic, the wind for most part of the bill_
blowing a perfect hurricane, accompanied by Bess Vnuo
ning literally mountains high. When about 900 or Luen
miles from S iutbampton, the ship labouring heavily
.T:
but just able to make headway against the gale,
ins!
centre shaft qi:rrying the side levers of one of the eng!_;-.
broke, and the shock damaged the piston of the pc.rt.'l.,
gine, entirely disabling it, thus making theshipeon?iryt
del:Kndent upon the power of the remaiuing en e,,
is a most providential circumstance that the perfgeiacti;
pli,ie Rrevailing on board the Hermann and in the jury
department caused this serious disaster to be ofnonaivic
to theship. The slightest delay in ungearing and t PV
re-
the n
imn
ga cehnignienrey,
awould e probablyship wo would
i dhavebaps
left thtea
the
of
fc the
broken
mercy of the waves ; as it was, the wreck e bead of the
machine was quickly disengaged, and th with one
ship put about for Southampton, steami' g
engine driving both paddlewheels, rgo has 815.
It is believed that neither the p cad a
teatimes
tamed damage. The passengers have sign
'admiration of
nial to Capt. Higgins, expressing
his skill and conduct in the trying
he had been placed,
will be forwarded from this
The mails and passengers
__
h -United States' mail steamer
port on Wednesday bY Le of the cargo, which consists
Fulton
tons, after a surTy
French,
German, and British
of 650 of valuable cirtchuemirstances in which
company, will be taken by the agents of the
merchandise, measures
and Co,, to convey it to its
Messrs. Croskey
destination without unnecessary delay.

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THE AMERICAN MAILS.—LWERPOOL, Saturday.--
The British and North American Royal Mail steam
ship Europa, Capt. J. Leitch, sailed at 11 o'o.ock steam
The
for
the for New York with the usual mails and vices
for the United States and British North American pro-
vinces, 60 passengers, and a full cargo of merchandise
on freight.
CAPE MAILS.—The following notice was issued from
the General Post-office on Saturday, viz. of
Good Hope and Tne Ireland, which sailed from Dat'
mouth on the 10th inst., has put into Plymouth Sound
to repair damage, and, as she is expected to sail agai°
on Sunday, the 14th inst., Landopementary mail for
the Cape will be made up in ,to be forwarded
. ,
by this evening's post."
AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—The European and Australia°
Company's steamer European left Southampton 00 Sa'
turday with the Australian mails, and about 70 paaEl
tier®. The mails consisted of 218 sacks of letters ae
tie wspapers. There were 85 sacks for Melbourne, 45 for
Sydney, 26 for Adelaide, 12 for Geelong, 17 for Araa„
Diernen's Land, 9 for Auckland, 11 for Wellingbon• v
for Launceston, and 3 for King George's Sound,--The
Royal Mail Company's steamer Atrato, Capt. WoolleYl
with the nelrt,outward West India mail, leaves ou Wed"
aesday. The Magdalena, Capt. Abbott, with the home
ward mails from the %Vest Indies, is due on Tue-,daY•
by Highness Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, accompanied
by Sir John Logan, embarked from the Docks yester-
day on board the Royal yacht Fairy, Master-Coro wander
Welch, on a visit to her Majesty at Osborne. Captain
Crispin was in attendance on the Prince.
TEE EXECUTIONER OF PALMER.—George Smith, wll.O
executed Palmer, has become insolveiat. He filed Ws
'
petition on Friday, and was thus described .—" Georgeia
Saab, lace of Oakham, in the parish of Rowley Reg
in the county of Stafford, in lodgings, labourer,drover,
cattle salesman, and public elc eutioner for the con
Stafford."l:lty 01