The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-29 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Feb. 29.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.;
moderate broose, and fine.
PLYMOUTH, Fob. 28.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Martha,
from Havana—H.M.S. Mersey, from the eastward.
PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 28.—Wind S.S.W. to W.N.W,/
blowing hard—Arrived—Birehgrove from Calingapataff.
The gale has continued all last night and to-day from S.W.
to W.N.W. The barque and brig reported last night as
having brought up in St. Helen's Roads, have shifted to
Spithead, but there is too much sea on to communicate with
them.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.

Wind N.N.W.

(BY SIIBM.ARINB AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Wind W.N.17.; tide three hours' ebb ; weather fine.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Wind N.W. by W., moderate.
No arrivals.

Piccolomini is married. She sang on Saturday
week at the Crystal Palace, and then left for Dublin where
the knot was tied. The happy possessor of the fascinating
singing bird is an Italian Prince, of Roman birth, and a re-
lative of one of the cardinals. He does not, as in many
instances, marry for the round sum realised by the vocalist,
but is a man of some fortune—for Italy.

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THE WEATHER OF YESTERDAY.—RESCUE OF
A MOTHER AND FOUR CHILDREN.—About 12 o'clock
esterday forenoon some of the chimneys belonging to the
house of Mr. Moore, 108, New-cut, Lambeth, fell en the
roof and forced the debris into the second-floor rooms when
five persons (Mrs. Moore and children) were with difficulty
and after some moments of awful suspense, rescued from
the rubbish, and wonderful to relate, none of the five were
seriously injured, though for a time totally unconscious of
their safety. Many similar accidents also occurs ed from
the falling of sign-boards, chimney- pots, &e., on the Sur-
rey side of the Thames, and, it is feared, attended with bad
results.
LAMENTABLE OCCURENCE.—On Monday evening
a frightful and fatal accident to'k place at the extensive
factory of Messrs. Learmouth and Roberts, leather. dressers,
in Swan-street, Bermondsey, in which Mr. Thomas, the
principal engineer, lost his life. It appeared that the de-
ceased was preparing to go to his tea, and was in attendance
on his engine,-when tie fell (supposed to be in a fit) amongst
the machinery, and was instantly crushed to death. The
intelligence of the melancholy occurrence created a feeling
of much commiseration, as the deceased was extensively
known, and much respected in the neighbourhood.
GOLD IN PEEBLESSHIRE.—An interesting dis-
eovery has been made in Peeblesshire. Gold has been found
among
mountain rivulet
quartz detritus in Glengaber burn, a small
and a half from St. Mary'
yivulet which falls into the Meggat about a mile
understand, the division' s Loch, and which forms, as we
of the Earl of between lienderland and the pro-
pertyis in weight
Wemyss. The gold is in small nuggets,
some of them resembling flattened split peas. The quantity
piCked up
equalt to half a sovereign. Whether
on minute investigation
worth working remains tole feold will be found to an extent
seen when the state of the
season permits. The discovery,r so far, is duo to Mr. Mac-
alister, schoolmaster, at He
which he has been able to collect have
and the specimens
n
been remitted to the
museum of the Chambers Institution, Peebles, where they
may be seen by the curious.—Peeblessl • tire Advertiser.
THE MURDER OF WILLIAM SANDS.—Notwith-
standing the great exertions of the police, the solution of the
1
mysterious murder of William Sands, at Camilor*
n
Win-
chelsea, Sussex, seems as distant as ever. Last w,
eeez• a
name William Stredwick was brought up at the town-hall
man
at Winchelses, charged with being concerned in the murder.
The only evidence offered against him was that at about the.
time of the murder he presented himself at his lodgings with
every appearance of having been engaged in a struggle. He
also offered at the same time two duplicate tickets of watches
tor sale for ss. The prisoner was discharged on that charge,
ut was afterwards arehended on suspicion of stealing the
watches. Government has offered a reward of £lOO to any
srson who shall give such information as shall lead to the
discovery of the murderer or murderers, and Sir George
aLewis will advise the grant of her Majesty's free pardon to
y accomplice not being the who actually committed
person
the murder who shall give such information as shall lead to
the same .—.M. '
re ult s atdstonq gazettc.