The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-01 00:00:00

THE FOREIGN AND COLONIAL

MAILS FOR AUGUST.

The following are the dates on which the foreign
and colonial mails (according to the new arrangement
which comes into operation to-morrow) will be made
up at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand,
and when the return packets will be due at Southamp-
ton, Liverpool, Falmouth, Dover and London :—For the
British and Foreign colonies in the West Indies (except
Vera Cruz, Tampico, Havannah, Honduras, Nassau and
Jacmel), Venezuela, Grey Town (San Juan de Nica-
ragua), Granada, Chili, Peru, &c., on the mornings of
the 2ci and 17th inst.; Vera Cruz, Mexica, and
Tampico, on the mornings of the 2d inst. only;
Havannah, Honduras, Nassau, Jacmel, &c, on the
morning of the 17th only; by steam-packets from
Southampton. The Trent steamer for the mails
of to-morrow; next packets due on the 7th and
22d inst., at Southampton. (In future mails for
Havannah, Honduras, Nassau, and Jacmel will be for-
warded only by the packet leaving on the 17th, and
Vera Cruz and Tampico by the packet of the 2d of each
month. The mails for the the western coast of South
America will be dispatched as far as Panama by the
West India packets of the 2d and 17th of the month,
but from Panama the Pacific mails will only be once
a month. The mails to Bermuda, Mobile, and
Madeira by the above packets have been discon-
tinued—the correspondence for Madeira, unless other-
wise addressed, will be sent by the Brazil packet, and
for Bermuda and Mobile by the mails to Halifax, New
York, and Boston, via Liverpool.) For British North
America, Bermuda, and the United States, on the even-
ing of the 2d inst. (to-morrow), by the Niagara steamer
via Liverpool, Halifax, and Y • York; on the evening
of the 9th inst., by the Europa to Boston; on the even-
ing of the 14th inst., by the America to New York; on
the evening of the 23d inst., by the Hibernia to Boston;
and the evening of the 30th inst., by the Asia to New
York. Next packets due at Liverpool—On the 7th
inst., from Boston; 15th, from New York; 21st, from
Boston; and the 29th inst., from Vow York. The
branch packet fur Newfoundland will be dispatched
from Halifax on the arrival at the latter port of the
homeward packet from Boston; and the branch packet
for Bermuda will be dispatched from Halifax on the
arrival at that port of the outward packet for Boston.
Newspapers for the United States of America must be
pre-paid ld. each, either via Liverpool or Southampton;
letters optional. For Madeira, Brazil, and Buenos
Ayres, on the evening of the .sth inst., by her Ma-
jesty's brig Express via Falmouth. Next packet
due at Falmouth, her Majesty's brig Petrel, on the
24th inst. From August to January inclusive the packet
touches at Pernambuco and Bahia on her outward pas-
sage to Rio de Janeiro, and the other six months on her
homeward. For Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira, via
Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, on the mornings of the
7th, 17th, and 27th instant, by steam-packets from
Southampton. Next mails due on the sth, 15th, and
25th instant, at Southampton. For the Mediterranean,
Egypt, Aden, Ceylon (Mauritius on the 24th instant),
India, &c., on the evenings of the 7th and 24th, by the
fortnightly overland closed mails, via Marseilles; next
mails duo in London on or about the 23d inst. Letters
and newspapers must bo pre-paid. Gibraltar, Malta,
Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, Mau-
ritius, India, Hong-Kong, and China, on the morning
of the 20th inst., by steam-packet from Southampton;
next packet due the Indus steamer, on the 28th inst.
Newspapers free; postage on letters pre-paid or not. For
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Van Diemen's
Land, and New Zealand, by ship letter hags, as vessels
may sail from London, Liverpool, &c. Newspapers for
the colonies mast be pre-paid Id. each, or they will not
be forwarded. For France, &c., twice daily, morning
and evening (except Sunday), by her Majesty's steam-
packets, via Dover and Ostend—due daily. Hamburgh,
&c., Tuesday and Friday evenings; due Tuesdays and
Saturdays. Holland, &e., Wednesday and Saturday
mornings; due Mondays and Thursdays; by the General
Steam Navigation Company 's packets, via the Thames.

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT BRISTOL.—
BRIsToi., JULY 31.—We have to record the death of another
of the sufferers from the late steam-boat explosion, The
poor man's name is William Bailey; he expired at the In-
firmary this morning, at a quarter before six o'clock. The
injuries which he had received were compound fractures of
both legs, one of which it was found necessary to amputate.
The operation was successfully performed by Mr. Morgan, the
patient at the time being under the influence of chloroform,
He progressed favourably fill Sunday morning last, when,
without any previous symptom, he was suddenly seized
with mania and jumped out of bed and injured himself.
Every attention was paid him by Mr. Morgan, nevertheless
ha continued to sink till this morning, when he died. Some
of the other patients at the infirmary are in a very critical
state.
FLEETWOOD, JULY 31.—The Helen, Thompson, from
Dalhousie, in coming up the River to-day got on the
Knost, but is expected off without damage,