The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-23 00:00:00

THE MAILS.

MAILS DUE.
Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South-
ampton) • • • . .. June 18
Do. (via Marseilles) June 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds .. June 4.
Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c.
Cuba and Mexico .. .. May 29.
Canada, &o. (via L'derry) .. May 22.
Cape of Good Hope, Bcc. June I.
China, Penang, and Singapore (via' S'ampton) June 1.
Do (via Marseilles) May 27.
Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. • • • • May,26.
India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) June 2.
Do. (via Marseilles) May 27.
India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. May 26.
Do. (via Marseilles) .. June 4.
Lisbon .. • • • • .. May 21.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) May 26.
Do. (via Marseilles) .. June 4,

SUICIDE OF A BOY.—The town of lialosworth
was thrown into a state of great excitement on Wednesday
morning last, by a report that a youth named Burgess, about
13 years old, border at Mr. John Mannall's academy, had
committed suicide by drowning himself in a pond near the
Gas-house. The boy partook of breakfast as usual, and it
is supposed that on going out of Mr. Mannall's house he
went direct to the pond and committed the rash act. It is
a melancholy fact that within the last 12 montks four per-
sons have committed suicide in this town, three out of the
four having been drowned in this pond. An inquest was
held on Friday, when the following verdict was returned :
" Found drowned, but how or by what means no sufficient
evidence to show." The coroner and jury requested the
attention of the surveyors to the pond where the accident
occu►red, as it does not appear to be sufficiently protected.
They consider that no blame was attached to the school-
master, Mr. Mannall.—lpswich Journal.

DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—A shocking
attempt to murder was made by Henry Carter on one of
the warders of the Richmond Prison, Dublin, named Bell,
on Saturday last. Carter, who is a deserter from the 40th
Regiment, is at present undergoing a term of six months'
imprisonment for an assault committed on police-constable
79 A, who endeavoured to arrest him in the suburbs of
Dublin, on a charge of deserting from his regiment, and
violently assaulting head-constable Rock, of the Balbriggan
constabulary station. On Saturday Bell had occasion to
visit the cell in which the prisoner was confined, when the
latter sprang upon him, and with a razor inflicted two
frightful wounds on his neck. Medical aid was prcintY
obtained for the wounded man, who is in a verYlonear;he
state, slight hopes being entertained of his a recovery.ano moat
prisoner was carefully secured, and as
desperate character, every means
him doing further injury to any person.
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