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

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

•
Loxpox, Fob. 29.—Wins day at noon, S.W.;
mederate breeze, and fine.
PLYMOUTH, Feb. 28.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Martha,
from Havana—H.M.S. Mersey, from the eastward.
PoRTSIWUTII, Feb. 28.—Wind S.S.W. to W.N.Wo
blowing hard—Arrived—Birchgrove' from Calingapatam.
• 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.

(31r SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Wind W.N.W. ; tide three hours' ebb ; weather fine.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Wind N.W. by W., moderate.
No arrivals.

THE WEATHER OF YESTERDAY.—RESCUE OF
A MOTHER AND FOUR CHILDREN.—About 12 o'clock
hesterday forenoon some of the chimneys belonging to the
ouse of Mr. Moore, 108, New-cut, Lambeth, fell en the
roof and forced the debris into the second-floor rooms when
live 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 wer
eeriouely injured, though for a time totally unconscious et
their safety. Many similar accidents also occur' ed from
the fallin of sign-boards, chimney- pots, &c., on the Sur-
rey side of the Thames, and, it is feared, attended with bad
results.
LAMENTABLE OCCURENCE.—On Monday evening
't frightful and fatal accident to-dc place at the extensive
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Laethry 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 do-
• ceased was preparing to go to his tea, and was in attendance
On his engine, when he fell (supposed to be in a fit) amongst
,the machinery,' and was instantly crushed to death. The
intelligence of 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-
covery has been made in Peeblesshire. Gold has been found
among the
nftnht quartz detritus in Glengaber burn, a small
an as alfnfrvltlet which falls into the Meggat about a mile
underand, the St. Mary's Loch, and which forms, as we
pro-
perty of the Earl of
m
division bet Ween Henderland and the pro-
iitemyss. The gold is in small nuggets,
awns of them rose
is in weight g flattened split peas. The quantity
.picked up equal to half a sovereign. Whether
on minute investigation gold will be found to an extent
worth working remains toe e seen when the state of the
season permits. The discovery,Re so far, is due to Mr. Mac-
*lister, schoolmaster, atHenderland, and the specimens
which he has been able to collect have been remitted to the
museum of the Chambers Institution
may be seen by the curious.—,Peebles; eeblee, where they
INthDe S's olutishl:Are Advertiser.
THE MURDER OF WILLIAM
police, --Notwith-
standingonofteh the great exertions of the I'
mysterious murder of William Sands, at Camber,
town-hall
week a man
Paelsea, Sussex, seems as distant as ever. La near Win-
name William Stredwick was brought up at the
at Wiachelsea, charged with being concerned in the murder.
the only evidence offered against him was that at about the
dune of the murder he
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presented himself at his lodgings with
appearanceevery of having been engaged in a struggle. He
111 0 offered at the same time two duplicate tickets of watches
ter.sale for se. The prisoner was discharged on that charge,
matches.
afterwards apprehended on suspicion of stealing the
Government has offered a reward of £lOO to any
ters°ll who shall give such information as shall lead to the
Lewisv en' of the murderer or murderers, and Sir George
th4,2Y accomplice will advise the grant of her Majesty's free pardon to
omplice not being the person who actually committed
murder who shall give such information as 'shall lead to
same result.—MaidBtone Gazette.