The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-22 00:00:00

THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

The Colombian arrived at Aden on the 11th of
July. H T delay had been occasioned by damage
to machinery, which had been rectified.
These mails will be conveyed from Alexandria
to Malta and Southampton per Ripon ; and those
for the overland route per Panther, to Marseilles,
leaving Malta about the 21st or 22d of July.

The Colombian will return from Suez with the
outward. Australian mail.

THE MEDITERR ANEAN.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.
The Peninsular and Oriental steamship Colombo,
Capt. Field, has arrived.
She left Alexandria July 10, Malta July 15, and
Gibraltar July 17.
The Orissa arrived out at Alexandria on the 10th.
The Colombo brings 121 passengers, 9 packages
specie, value unknown, 1,934 bales silk, and general
cargo.
She has a Mediterranean mail only.

THE HAILSTORM AT SOUTIIGATE.—The village
of Southgate was visited Wedntoenisdtarcnoauftmerninootnhowmitehmothrye
most fearful hail and thunderstorm
h-west direction all skylights
of man. In the north and n
and glass-houses of every description are one complete
wreck, —the cornfields a mass of stubble, the corn being
off, (.1. beaten down to the ground, so as
either cut entirely
Fruit and flowers ell gone, not a ves-
to be almost useless,
g on the trees ; and the carriage
tige of fruit remacinovineerende
with leaves and branches, alto -
drives and roads
of devastation seldom to be wit-
gether presenting
nessed, and of whlachscit would be impossible to convey an
adequate idea, un ess, indeed, we compare it to some poor
village through which an hostile army has
unfortunate
passed, spreading destruction around, the houses not having
escaped, the windows being completely shattered, and sky-
lights one quarter of an inch in thickness broken like sheet
glass. On the lawn of Mr. Samuel Sugden, of Oak Villa,
hailstones found after the storm were the size of apples,
measuring four inches in circumference, some of which
were brought to town this morning, and 16 hours after-
wards measured fully two inches. Such a storm was never
before known, and long may it be before the peaceful vil-
lage of Southgate again present so fearful a spectacle.
'jilt UNDERSTORMS.—SOUTHAMPTON,Thursday,
This town and neighbourhood were visited by anotherstorm
early this morning, which lasted with brief intermissions,
from a quarter past 2 till about half-past 6. The thunder
was veay heavy, especially the last peal, which seemed to
shake the earth, and roused from their slumbers even those
inverately sound sleepers who were proof against the pre-
vious outbursts of the storm, The electric fluid descended
the chimney of a house in Sussex-place, occupied by Mr. T.
I'. Payne, dentist, tearing the gate out of its place, breaking
the marble chimney-piece, and filling the room with sulphur
and soot. Mrs. Payne, who was hi bed with her infant at
the ti,,ne, was providentially preserVed from harm, although,
of course, much alarmed, and none of the other inmates of
the house received any injury. The lightning was very
fierce, and rain fell heavily. .About 4 o'clock, yesterday
morning there was a little thunder, lightning, and rain ;
and on Monday evening, between 8 and 10 o'clock, a heavy
storm passed over the town. Several places in the upper
part 01 Hampshire experienced severe thunderstorms during
ye sterday, and at the Michcldever station of the South!.
Western Railway 30 or 40 panes of glass were broken by
the lumps of ice which fell. Like damage was inflicted
upon the windows of different houses in other parts of the
country.
SUICIDE BY JUMPING FROM A WINDOW.—An
inquest was held yesterday at St. George's Hospital on the
body of Mary Abbey, aged 21, who was cook in the family
of Mrs. Phillips, of Wilton-street, Belgraie-square. The
deceased occupied a room at the top of the house, which was
six storeys high, and on Monday morning about six o'clock
she threw herself out of the window into the area. Both
her legs were broken, and she was conveyed to the hospital
in a dying state. No cause could be assigned for her com-
mitting suicide. Verdict, " Temporary mental derange-
ment,"

TILE NAVY.

The Channel fleet, at present at Portland, will
leave that anchorage, according to present arrange-
ments, on the 25th inst. for Spithead, where it will
undergo necessary repairs, and the crews will have
leave of absence ashore.

The hired troopship Sea Breeze will embark at
Portsmouth, for the Mauritius, a detachment of the
2d battalion sth Foot, consisting of four officers
and 32 men. Surgeon Protheroe, R.A., and wife
will also embark at the same time for the Mauri-
tius.

The Urgent, screw troopship, Commander Hire,
steamed out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead
yesterday, where she was officially inspected by
Captain A. Farquhar, of her Majesty's ship Vic-
tory. The Urgent will proceed to Deptford to-day
to load stores for Malta, if some slight repairs to
the crosshead of her donkey engine should be com-
pleted.
The Sidon, 22, paddle, Capt. Crawford, has been
removed from the fitting basin to a berth in Ports-
mouth harbour.

The Undaunted,target ship, has been brought down
Portsmouth harbour, and placed in the fitting
basin, for the purpose of affixing some iron plates
on her sides to be experimented upon from the gun-
nery ship Excellent.
The Bacchante, 50, screw, on her being launched
at Portsmouth on the 30th inst., will be taken in
hand immediately, and brought forward for the
second class steam reserve.

The Odin, 22, on completing her repairs in the
steam basin at Portsmouth, is ordered to be brought
forward for the second class steam reserve.

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived at
Portsmouth yesterday by train from Dover, on the
way to Osborne. His Royal Highness was re-
ceived at the railway station by Flag Capt. Farqu-
har, and conveyed to the dockyard in the carriage
of the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral W. Bowles,
C. 8., where his Royal Highness embarked on board
the Fairy, Commander the Prince Leiningen, and
left immediately for Osborne. His Royal High-
ness travelled strictly in privacy, no salutes being
fired or any demonstration whatever being made.
The paddlewheel steam sloop Virago, 6, Com-
mander Dunn, from Sheerness, arrived at Ply-
mouth on Wednesday morning, with Mr. Paul,
Assistant-Master-Attendant and his men, who were
immediately transferred to the Octavius, 50, ap-
pointed to be towed from Plymouth yesterday
morning for Portsmouth, where she is to be con-
verted into a screw.

The screw steam frigate Termagant, 25, went
from Plymouth Sound, on Wednesday, into
Hamoaze, to have some defects made good.
The screw steam ship Revenge, 91, at Plymouth,
was receiving her guns on Wednesday.
The gunboat Jackdaw was removed on Monday
from Keyham to Devonport dockyard to expedite
her preparations for sea.
The gunboat Hind, tender to the Russell, 60, at
Falmouth, arrived at Plymouth on Monday IN ith
supernumeraries for the guardship Impregnable,
and returned to Falmouth on Tuesday.
The apprentices' brig Sealark, 8, Lieut. Marcus
Lowther, tender to the Britannia, at Portsmouth,
arrived at Plymouth on Tuesdoy.
The paddlewheel steam-sloop Gladiator, 6, Com-
mander Hickley, went from Hamoaze on Tuesday
into Plymouth Sound to try her engines.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Louis Geneste, to
the Excellent ; Lieut. Hugo B. Burnaby, to the
Nile ; Lieut. H. G. Belson, to the Imperieuse ;
Lieut. T. F. Studdert, to the Diadem ; F. C. H.
Petch, master's assistant, to the Topaze ; and E.
F. Merewether, master's assistant, to the Mars.