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

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males ... ... ...
Females ... ... ...

Total ... ... ... ... ...1,446
1 *ln this number are included 15 by Searlatiaa, 46
'4 Iby Typhus Fever, and 11 by Diarrhma.

SEABORNE MAILS.
:li signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-oflleo
Iby the night—and Mby the morning—dispatch.]
1%

6% I When made up in From what when
PLACES. Genera/Poet-of/Ice port dia-
.__
due.
18. London. I patched.
Price. America (by Brit. pkt.)N June 13 .. Liverpool .• ,Jane ls
America (by U.S. pkt.) N ..Liverpool
America (by U.S. pkt.) M June 18 ISonthazipt. June 12
Africa (West coaat)•. N 14th of the month Plymouth July 3
13 Alexandria* ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover June Is
Rs," 13eigium .. •. N Daily .. ..1 Dover • • Daily
.'
Brazil • .. M 9th of the month ,Southampt. July 12
120 Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. July 12
Callfornia(via Chaves) M 17th of month Southampt. June 20
27
Cape of Good Hope 2.1114 th of month jPiymouth.• July 3
0 7
Constantinople* .. N'7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. June 20
48
Central America M 2d & 17th of mon. ISouthampt. June 20
Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., &Fri.lSontkampt. Tn. T 14.84
Chili Mll7th of the month Southampt. June 20
France .. M&NfTwice daily .. Dover • • Twiceditily
7.; „ Greece* . • .. • . Nl7th I 7th 27th ef mo Dover • • June 20
Hamburgh NjTuesday & Friday London .. ITues. Sat.
„ Holland •• Wed nes & atur.lLonden Mea.Thrr
46%
Honduras 11117th of the moath'Southampt. June 20
0, „ Ireland M & NlTwice daily .. Holyhead • • Twicedally
"A India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the monthSouthampt. June 23
'E• India (viaMarsellies) Nlth&24th efmonth,Dover •• June 18
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) •• M 20th of the month iSonthampt. June 23
Price. Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) N.7th& 24th ofmonth IDover ..IJune lB
--, Mexico .. Mj2d of the month.. Southampt.lJuly 6
Madeira .. • • M;9t/i of the month Southampt. 'July 13
I'lBl% Malta* rith,l7th,l9th,27thtoo
I & 30th of month I Dover ',tine 18
7, . Naples* .. • • • . N,sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .. June 12
11% Papal States* N sth 15th 25th of Eno Dover .. anc I 2
13% Peninsular.. 131,7 th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. June 16
7s Peru .. •• •• 31,17 th of the month Southampt. ;Jane 20
1. 7s. Tuscany* .. .. • . Njsth 15th 25th ofmo Dover • •
'June 12
4% West Indies .. 6[ 17th of the month Southampt. June 20
9 West Indies (except
15% Havanna & Nassau) Mild of the month .. Southampt. June
17s. 10 The mails to those countries thus marked (*) are conveyed by
35 French packet vie Marseilles_
88 CALIFOHNIA.—MaIIs to and from California, via the United State
12% are now despatched and due by every American packet.
21%
_
$

11 ' SHARK HUNTING.—This exciting
and manly sport
os. commenced for the season on Saturday last. The carcase
4 of a horse having been procured, it was properly prepared
and set adrift towards the close of ebb-tide, and having
ee floated down opposite the battery, its convulsive notion
rod gave evidence that the sea wolves were at their feast. Three
6d of our young gentlemen, who are enthusiasts in this sport
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
tee. 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 course of an hour and three-
;4 quarters killed nine of the monsters, six of which they suc-
ceeded in bringing to the wharf. The sport was of the most
i exciting character, the animals not only making play, but
' occasionally showing fight. One of the largest, when struck,
seized the boat by the cutwater, and shook it most violently;
;% while another came open-mouthed at a coloured man who
~% 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
six sharks that were brought to the wharf were found to
measure respectively as follows :-9 feet 2 inches, 9 feet 4
% inches, 10 feet 1 inch, 10 feet 9 inches, 10 feet 9 inches, 11 feet
6 inches.—Charleston Mercury.
A VOICE FROM THE DEAD.--About three weeks
upstairs rroeoatn.‘
• go,oa poor old man at Ilexham, who had long been linger-
laDiduhriinmg
amngd
cndilide brink of the grave, appeared to die. His friends
fwith n 0 all
n a
n e decency,igb
"the"
stairs to take a last 1 k binouar bweednitnuapn-
•N cloth from his head foo of her old friend, and lifted the
or the purpose, but what was her as-
tonishment to see the d
address her thus:—'
p, ]liar
man open his eyes, and hear him
make me a crowdv." hetary, woman, I wish you would
NIGHTINGALE. .
A.RKETADLE VALUE OF A NIGH sulerable fright. The pSoce:raln dnwa
stairs in a pretty cony
April nightingales, when fresh caught, can never be dependedbut
ever, and lived until last Mondayhow-
upon for their continuance in song, their rateable value is I %V
VY ARMING TO SHIPmAs .
trifling. Five shillings is quite ample in any case, unless !
—The Sultana ser . • '
TEES ---I ALMOUTIL JUNE
indeed a bird " comes oat " in some remarkable marmot and ' 10
has beencontinuedafterreturn in quarantine, and will remain
rence. Besides, a nightingale is naturally of a sulky dis- so Imo pose from the Board of Customs in
position ; and if moved from one place to another, will per- London, in consequence of her bill of health, said to have
haps remain dumb from that very moment. In his second been a clean 007 124Twg, by 49111 e milhaP) beau left behind
season, c'est une toute autre chose. But this entirely depends at Gibraltar.
tiP9ll Y9linCifea. William 4101 ill the Gardencrie Chronicle.