The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-11 00:00:00

MAILS DUE.

Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South-
Ju)y 19.
Do.
ampton) • . • •
••• • •
(via Marseilles) July ]3.
Brazil and Cape Verde .. Aug. 4.
Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. • •
Cuba and Mexico .. July 'A.
Canada, &c. (via L'derry) • • .. Overdue.
Cape of Good Hope, &c. .. Aug. 1.
China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) July 19.
Do (via Marseilles) July 13.
Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. .. July 11.
India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) July 19.
Do. (via Marseilles) July 13.
India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. July 11.
Do. (via Marseilles) .. July 20.
Lisbon .. .. July 11.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. July 11.
Do. (via Marseilles) .. July 13.
Vigo, and Oporto .. .• July 11.
United States, California, &c. 6. .. .. July 10.
Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe • . July 10.
West Indies and Pacific, Carthageua, Cuba, &c. July 15.

ALLEGED MURDERS AT SEA.—Yesterday fore-
noon William Wilson, captain of the Severn, of Liverpool,
was charged at the police-court there with having caused
the deaths of the second mate and two of the crew under
his command. The case of Charles Jones, the mate,
came on the first. Richard Sale, a seaman, stated that on
the homeward passage from Brass River there were ten
white men on board, four of whom died on the passage.
Four days after the ship left the bar the deceased was dis-
rated and turned out of the cabin, the witness could not tell
why. Ho was sent shortly afterwards to steer, but being
sick ho could not do so. The captain struck him on several
occasions when he said he was ill. The day before his death
he was ordered aloft to take in sail, but he fell on the fore-
castle in making the attempt. The captain then beat
him violently. By advice of the men he crept into the
forecastle, and lay down there, complaining of great
pain all over his body. Next day he died. The witness
saw the body. It was blue and discoloured all over. Wm.
Johnson and John Spragg, seamen, corroborated the fore-
going evidence. Spragg saw the captain strike the mate on
the morning of his death. The deceased said he could not
stand, to which the captain replied, " I'll make you stand ;"
and kicked him. At the conclusion of the examination of
the witness last named the investigation was adjourned till
Friday.

ACCIDENTS IN COAL MINES.—The annual reports
just published by the Government inspectors of mines show
an increase of no less than 22 per cent, in the number of
lives lost from mining accidents in 1860 as compared with
1859. The quantity of coal raised in 1860 is estimated at
72,000,000 tons; and the proportion of deaths was from
explosions from firedamp one to each 193,347 tons raised;
from falls in mines one to each 185,567 tons ; from accidents
in shafts one to each 395,604 tons ; from miscellaneous ac-
cidents underground one for each 590,164 tons ; and from
accidents at surface one for each 1,333,333 tons. The ave-
rage number of lives lost for each million tons of coals raised
was 15.5 in 1859, and 15.4 in 1860, tho extraction of coal
having rather more than kept pace with the increased sacri-
fice of life. It should be added that the number of accidents
diminished to 5 per cent., but those which did occur were of
a more fatal character.

A YOUNG LADY KILLED AND TEN PERSONS IN-
JURED.—The Liverpool Daily Post of yesterday has the
following :—" On Monday afternoon a pleasure party left
Crewe for Trentham, and whilst they were in the fine park
a terrific thunderstorm came on. Ten or eleven of the party
sought refuge under a tree, which was shortly afterwards
struck by she lightning, and the electric fluid struck dead a
young lady from Crewe (daughter of a tradesman in that
place), Land severely injured the whole of the surviving
members of the party."
THE RIOHMOND ELECTION.—At the weekly
meeting of the Ballot Coinmittee on Tuesday, the assistant
secretary reported that be had visited Richmond, and found
that great disgust was felt by theelectorisnatonda ohtahrebro iaar of
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bitants at the borough being converted
refuge for a Minister, unlikely to find a seat for any free
constituency. Groat desire is felt to throw off the shackles
in which the Dundas family have so long held the borough,
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but the suddenness with which the election took place, too
absence of any organised opposition to the dominanto
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powers, and the apathy consequent on a political serfdom of
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30 years, precluded the possibility of bringing w
candidate at this election, although had:local friends recom-
mendeda it the Ballot Committee were ready with their man.
All therefore that could:be done was to sow the seed against,
a future election, which was done by the issuing of ad-
dresses, and a large distribution of tracts on the ballot.
This diffusion of political knowledge was most acceptable
to the people of Richmond, the tracts and addresses were
eagerly sought after and read, and will form the subject of
the town's talk for a conaiderable period of time,