The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-15 00:00:00

OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA AND CHINA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

ALEXANDRIA, JULY 6.

The Oriental arrived on the 2d inst., at Suez, with
fifty passengers, bringing advices from Hong Kong, of
May 23, Calcutta June 3, and Bombay June 2.
The Haddington reached Calcutta on June 2.
The Governor-General had left Simlah to pass the
summer months at Cbenee, on the frontier of Thibet.
The Money-market at Calcutta was easier. Freights
41. and upwards.

The disturbances in China appear to be gaining
ground.

Exchange at Canton on London, 46. Bd. to 41. 81d.
Freights, d. 10.. to 21. 15e.

BOMBAY, ;form 2.
India is quiet. There are proq.-ets of a rich hams'
is ;rain.

ft was said that General Fraser, the Resident at
NizAm, would resign.
L ,rd and Ludy Falkland are gone to the hills, so has
Sir J. Grey. The weather is sultry at Bombs). Toe
monsoon had not yet set in. l'he islemds ace healthy.
Commerce is dull. Nu chatige in bills, prices, or ex
change.

iitivicts from Ceylon confirm the acquittal of Captain
Watson.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.-MR. MITCHELL'S BENE•
TIT.— Iler Majesty has signified her intention of visiting the
St James's Ti eatre to-morrow, on the occasion of Mr.
Mitchell's benefit, when the performances will be under the
special patronage of her Majesty. Most gratifying must it
be to Mr. Mitchell to find that his endeavours to naturalize
among us the most intellectual of all dramatic entertain-
ments have been so highly appreciated by his Sovereign.
We cannot doubt bet that all Mr. Mitchell's pat 'oils will
make a point of being present to morrow evening, to honour
him who has so perseveringly and so successfully for years
past catered for their amusement The performances com-
mence with a new vaudeville, La Petite Cousine, %hich will
be followed by Les Horaces, with Madlle. Rachel as Camille;
after which the great trogedienne will again appear as Lydie
in Horace et Lydie; to conclude with Alfred de Musset's de-
lightful Prorerbe, .11 fast qu' une Porte soit oeverte ou
fertnee, in which M. Lafout and Madlle. St. Marc will
appear.

REUNION DES ARTS.—Last night this society gave
its eleventh soiree at the private rooms, 27, Queen Anne-
street, to a very select and elegant company. The musical
selection was most judicious, to which Miss Day, Miss
Lodar, Miss Mary Rose, Mrs. Wallack, Mr. Gollmick, Mr.
Day, the two brothers Lutgen, Monsieur de la liancheraye,
and Herr B. K. Schmidt, chiefly contributed. Webber's
Quartet, by Mr. GoHulick, Day, and the two brothers Lut-
gen, was most admirably played. Herr 11. Lutgon's solo
on the vii loncello, from Schubert, was very spirited and
greatly applauded. The juvenile performer on the violin,
with his left hand, Monsieur Raneheraye, was most asto-
nishing in the " Carnaval de Venice," and De Redoes
" Tremolo," which elicited most enthusiastic and successive
encores. Mendlessohn's duet, by Miss Day and Miss Loder,
was very brilliantly played; as well as Mollick's Melodies,
by He rF. R. Schmidt. NS bile Miss Mary Rose, in an air
from Don Juan, and Mrs. Wallack, to Dunizettes, enchanted
the whsle company with their harmonious and sweet voices.
receiving
.the most deafening applause, and the very agree-
able evening was prolonged to a late hour.
SURREY GARDENS. Yesterday evening a very
numerous audience attended at this popular place of amuse-
ment, the occasion being the benefit of M. Kcenig, the emi-
nent performer on the cornet-1-piston. In addition to the
usual programme, a new polka was performed by M. Kamig,
and mush applauded, in addition to which there were seve-
ral brilliant solos in the course of the evening. The enter-
tainments concluded with an unsually brilliant display of
fireworks. Much curiosity was excited by the arrival of a
beautiful female leopard, which had on that day been pre-
sented to the proprietor by her Majesty.
SCARBOROUGH, JULY 14 —(FROM A CORRESPON-
DENT. ) William Tindall, Esq., arrived here en Saturday
morning, the ship-owners met him at the Trinity House,
and decided upon taking steps to secure the return of G. F.
Young, Esq. On Saturday evening cards were issued to the
electors, and this morning a meeiing was called for ten
o'clock, the Committee formed, and an active canvass deter-
mined upon. Lord Mulgrave has paid his respects to the
electors, and has been favourably received by them. This
morning his Lordship and a numerous Committee of respect-
able and influential gentlemen are calling a second time upon
the electors, with a determination to test the borough. G.
F. Young is expected down by the mail train in the morning ;
in the meantime W. Tindall, Esq , and Committee are losing
no time. A sharp contest is expected. Three o'Clock—
No arrival of G. F. Young, Esq.

FATAL ACCIDENT ♦T THIt NORTH SIDE COLLIERY,
BEDMINsTEK —l3itufroL, JULY 14 —Since the late acci-
dent in the North Side Coliier3, by wuich nearly 50 men
were so long imprisoned under ground and were at last so
providentially reicued, workmen have been employed in
repairing the damage then done. At halt-past 12 o'clock
last night a bucker, costaininf three of the men so engaged
was loa ered into the it. The names of Etre e men are
Wm. Boult, Edward Gibbons, and Jonathan Burton. At
halt-past 4 this morning the alarm bell was beard to ring
violently, and on the backst brig g (trawl' to the surface of
the pit it was found that some portion of the air shalt had
fallen on the bucket and completely c ustred the head of
Boult ; the other two men being very much injured.
Bona, who was quite dead, was one of the men who were
most active in their exertions to liberate the imprie ned
colliers on the occasion of the late disaster. He has left a
family of sight children and a widow tar advanced in preg-
nancy. The inquest on Boult, will be commenced, pro
forma, this afternoon before Mr. J. B. Griudon, the city
coroner ; but it being necessary to give two days' notice of
the accident to the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, the proceedings will be adjourned as a matter of
coasts.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO THE CITY.—Her Majesty
has been graciously pleased to accept "as Memorials of her
vi,it to the City, of the 9:h of July," the very beautiful
dessert plates and wine glasses prepared for the entertain-
ment, at t,uildtiall, which have been presented by Mr. Staples
to her Majesty.

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COALS BROUGHT INTO THE PORT Or LONDON.
—Yesterday a return to Parliament was printed, showing
that last year there were 3,638,83 tons of coals brought into
the port of Loudon, which was a large increase on the pre-
ceding year, when these were 3,380,786 tons brought into
the port.

liiroftTATiox or CoALS.—Yesterday a Parlia-
mentary paper was issued, from which it appears that there
were last year 3,451,8t0 tons of coals, cinders, and culni ex-
ported, the duty on which amounted to 1,045/. los. Id.
THE Exinurrioti Excuastom,Ts.—Tne number of
excursion tickets taken at the Chelmsford station yesterday
morning was 214; the train consisted of 32 carriages, and
was calculated to hold 1,600. The 8.45 train,
compcsed of
29 carridge,, was also well filled. A. very heavy train of 47
carriays from Cambridge also reached Shoritch reeter4gy•