The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-19 00:00:00

FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.

This morning about three o'clock a fire of a very
distressing character, and unfortunately attended
with fatal consequences to an octogenarian, broke
out in the premises of Mr. Henry Dewry (private),
situate at 66, Stepney-green. It appears that at
the above-named time the neighbours were aroused
from their slumbers by the springing of policemen's
rattles and a cry of " Fire." Upon proceeding
to the spot it was found that the second floor was
in flames. Information was, therefore, despatched
to the fire-escape stations, and also to the metro-
politan fire-engine stations, and in the course of a
few minutes numerous land manual engines and
steam engines (one by Merryweather and Sons)
attended, and by great exertions on the part of all
present the fire was confined to the part of the
premises in which the catastrophe took place. Upon
the salvage corps entering the room they found Mr.
John Leathwaite, 81 years of age, burned to death.
The body was removed to the dead-house to await
the coroner's inquest, which it is expected will not
be held until Friday. The origin of the fire is
unknown.

RAI GTVAI Y ACCIDENT NEAR CLAPHAM
J C 2 LON.—This Day.

We are informed that an accident, of which we
have not yet received the full details, took place
this morning to a train on the South Coast Bye-
tem near Clapham Junction. It is stated that the
engine and some of the carriages rolled down the
embankment ; but, although some passengers were
hurt, it appears that the Acident was not attended
with any serious consequences.

Foreign Mail Packet List,

MAILS DUE.

tustralia and New Zealand, via Southamptoi Feb. 10
Ditto, via Marseilles. ..... March 22
Ditto, via Panama Feb. ..8.
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video March 5.
Ditto, by French packet •—• Kb. 22
Cape Verde, by Brazil packet ...... . March 5.
Cape of Good Hope. Ascension. and Bt. Helena Feb. 27
Atha. Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton Feb. 19
Ditto, via Marseilles .„,..., . Feb. 27
Falkland Islands . ..... March 5.
Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Feb 19
India, via Southampton ...... ..• • • •••• Feb. 19
Ditto, via Mandl es ...... ...... .......... Feb. 22
Malta, Egypt, .tc. Feb. 19
Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 22.
Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via

_
Southampton Feb. 19
Ditto, Alareetiles March 15
Newfoundland ...... ....... ....... March 1,
Portugal ....... ....... March 5
Ditto, by pro/Lie ship to Oporto ...
Ditto citto to Lisbon
United States, t anada, California, &0., by British

packet
Ditto, by L sited States packet
Ditto ditto (New York)
Ditto ditto 'New York) • • .
Ditto ditt( (Baltimore)
Ditto, by Canadian packet
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 16
West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha-

mae)
Feb. —.
Cubs and Mexico
Bahamas, via New Yor .
Bermuda, via Halifax .. ........ March 2.
. .... •• . March 11

GAMING TABLES IN GERMANY.—The Prussian
Government, not having been able to obtain from the
lessees of the gaming-tables at Wiesbaden, Ems, and Horn -
berg their consent to the cancelling of their contracts,
has resolved to terminate those privileges by a legislative
measure. It has presented a bill to the Chamber of
Deputies at Berlin, fixing the year 1872 as the limit to the
existence of those establishments, and even authorising
the Government to suppress them at an earlier period by
a royal ordinance. No indemnity is to be allowed to the
persons holding concessions.

FISH CULTURE IN FRANCE.—The establishment
of pisciculture created last year at Chateauroux (Indre)
by the Administration of the Ponts-et-Chausseces, under
the direction of M. Naline, overseer of works belonging
to that department, ;and with the object of restocking the
rivers Indre and Crouse, has already produces important
results. The salmon and trout fry bred last year have
been placed in the two rivers, with the exception of a faw
specimens of each, which have been kept in basins at Cha-
tsauroux in order that their progress may be watched.
Some of the young salmon ;here have already attained a
length of nearly five inches. The establishment of Hu-
ningue (Haut-Rhin) sent this year to Chateauroux 11,000
fecundated eggs of that fish and 2,000 not trout, all of
which are now hatched, or nearly so.
THE PUBLIC.INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.—The
account of the gross public income and expenditure of the
United Kingdom for the year ending 31st December, 1867,
and of the balances in the Exchequer at the close of the
year, show that the total revenue was £68,663,515 4s. 11d.
The excess of total expenditure over income was
.£1,265,540 125., making t0gether.£69,929,055 165. 11d. The
total ordinary expenditure was £69,499,055 16s. 11d.
The expenses of fortifications, provided for by money
raised per the 28th and 29th of Vietoria, cap. 61,
amounted to £430,000. The balances in the Exchequer
at the commencement of the year amounted to .66,361,937
3s. 3d. at the close of the year they were £4,363,030
Bs. 10d.

LIFEBOAT SERVICE.—ST. IVES, CORNWALL,
Wednesday Morning (By Telegrapb).--Mr. E. Grenfell,
banker, reports that the St. Ives lifeboat, of the National
Lifeboat Institution, this morning saved the crew of five
parsons of the Gipson of Chepstow, wrecked off this
place. A gig had previously gouo off to tho rescue, but
had capsised and drowned ono of her crow. The lifeboat
picked up another of the men. She shipped some tre-
mendous seas, which washed overboard the coxswain and
two of the crew, who wore some minutes in the water, but
who were fortunately aeon-got into the lifeboat again,