The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-01 00:00:00

MALTA.

Our qdvices from Malta are of the 25th March.
The French mail steamer, due ,from the Levant on
the 21st.ifnst., in coming down got on shore at the
Dardanelles, and it is feared will become a wreck.
Crew, mails, and groups saved. A portion of, the
wags was sept.to Athens by the .Tartarus steamer,
and forwarded thence to Malta by the Spitfire. The
affairs or Greece remain in state quo.
The Locust, with the crew of the Ardent, was to
sail immediately for England.
The Olin steam-frigate had been ordered to rejoin
the fleet 'of Sir William Parker. The Ganges, 84,
was to take up stores and provisions for 5,000 men.
A court-martial, unrler Sjr James Stirling, Knight,
had lately coptemned Lieutenant a'Aguilar, of the
irebrind stearn2r, to dlirnis.sal from his ship, and to
Ye placed at tbi, bottom of the,lit of lieutenants, for
assaulting, Mr. Taprill, -Spond. Master of the Fire-
brand.

Lieutenant Mrvey, 69th Regiment, 11;$ leave o
absence to England, and was t 6 proceed by the Pot-
Linger, hourlyexpected.

MARLBItO'-STILE E T—( THIS DAY.)
CAFVRE (41r A BATCH OF GAMBLERS.—James Jones,
James Rainsbrd, Wm. Smart, ,Charles Green, Louis
Laws, Wm, Johnson, Henry Doncaster, Abraham Good-
man, Henry Seymour, and Maurice-Moss, most of whose
names were assumed, were placed before Mr. Bingham
charged' wits being found in a common gaming-house
for an unlawful purpose.
Mr. Superintendent Beresford, of the C division,
ststed that he produced a report made by him to the
commissioners, and their ,orders for entering the
house, No. 14, Jermyn-street, signed by Mr. Mayne,
one of the commissioners.. In compliance with
that order, he went, about half-past one,
on Sunday morning, to the house, accom-
panied by Inspector Lester and several constables.
On arriving there he rang the ,bell at the front door,
which was immediately opened by the defendant Jones,
the door-keeper. Witness at once apprehended him and
gave himing charge to a caastable, and directed him to
be taken away. On passing along the passage he found
a door covered with green baize cloth. In this door was
a sneall.wicket, which was open, and on looking through
it he saw the defendant Goodman come down stairs and
run into a parlour. He theieknocked at the door, and
obtaining no answer he commenced forcing the door
with t sits he had for that purpose. With the exception
of breaking one of the bolts, the door resisted all their
etfotti to reak it open. At this moment some one
called out, " Wait, I will open the door," which was
eventually opened. Witness then entered and found
three of, the defendants in the parlour, but he could not
identify them. The remainder he found in a room on
the first floor, sitting round a table at sulper. He di-
rected the constables to take them into custody, and he
proceeded into a back room to see if any other persons
were there. On his return to the front room he took
the names of the defendants, and sent them all to the
station. He then examined the house, and found in a
back room on the first floor a long mahogany table.
The blanket and green baize produced were }ying at the
end of it. He also found, lying on the stairs, a painted
table-cover, which exactly fitted the table. It was turn
as it is now. The blankets also' cover the table com-
pletely, so that no noise could be heard. He examined
the windows and found the front-roon shutters secured
by strong bolts and bars, in the back room the
window was permanently closed by boards bound
strongly with iron. The doors leading to the upper rooms
and the- roof were all secured by :iron bars. He did
not find'any tithing imp!onseefs„But he found spiral
cards With horses facing" an raved. upon them; some
were smaller than'the others, and some were cut in
halves. There appeared to be the remains of paper
burning oa the fire.

In cross-examination by Mr. Clarkson (who, with Mr.
Roberts,. appeared for the defendants), Mr. Beresford
said the table was like a diering-table, and had nothing
peculiar in its construction. The door on the first floor
was open, but tho others leading to the second floor wore
shut and secured.
Mr. Clarkson then addressed
the Magistrate at some
length for the defendants, against whom he contended
there was not the least shadow o'f a charge. They were
found at supper; no gaming implements had been brought
forward, nor had any been Nand. 'He therefore consi•
dered thevase at an end, acid hoped that the defendants
would be at once discharged.
Mr. 13.14 mix said he should take until to-morrow to
give his decision. In the meanwhile he would take mo-
derate bail for the whole of the defendants' appearance
at three O'clock on that day.
Bail was
_immediately prpcured, and the defendants
left the court.

. ,
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER : DEATH OF
MR- LOWNDE.--WO FPgrilt to announce the death of
Mr. LoVrides, Judge of the' Liverpool County Court, by
an unlortunate casualty whch occurred last night en the
.ver. We learn, from the narrative of a gentleman
who was present on the occasion, that shortly after
ten o'clock, as the Seacombc steamer neared the Land-
ing-stage to land her passengers, a gentleman was
observed to step towards the gangway, imagining,
apparently, that the usual bar was stretched
ceross the gap in the bulwark. Our informant, observing
this, hastened forward to arrest the, gentleman's pro-
gress, but too late. Another individual, almost at the
lame moment, sprang forward, with the intention of jump-
ing overboard after the unfortunate gentleman, who was
then being carried away by tho incoming tide. Our
informant grasped his coat, to prevent this attempt, and
for a few seconds succeeded in restraining him, but
at length the cloth tore away in his hands, and
Mr. Lowndes' son plunged into the river in a brave, bat,
unhappily, futile attempt to save his father's life. In-
tense anxiety prevailed on board amidst the darkness,
but boats immediately put'off from the Landing-stage,
and, atter some time, succeeded in picking up the son.
Mr. Lowndes, son., we regret to say, was lost; and so
far as we can ascertain, his body has not yet been re-
covered. Mr. Lowndes, jun., we believe, was conveyed
to the receiving-house, and received every attention.--
Licerpaol Mercury of this day.
MONEY ORDIIRS.—GENERAL POST-OFFICE, MARCH,
1850.—0 n Monday the Ist of April, the following
offices will be opened as Minor Money Order Offices:
Aberayron, Cardiganshire; Albrighton, Shropshire;-
Axbrid Somersetshire ; Barton-under-Needwood,
Staff,rdohik.e-- Chipping Sod bury, Gloucestershire ;
Dedham, Essex; Debenham, Suffolk; Damen, Lanca-
shire; Dolgelly, ,derionethsbire; ''Haslingden, Lanca-
shire ; Ilarling, Norfolk ; Hawkhurst, Kent ;
Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire-;, Market Bosworth,
Leicestershire; Newent Gloucestershire ; Northiana
Sussex; ThAton, Bedfordahire; Bowerby-bridge, York-
shire; Staindrop, Durham
N
berlsnd; Ticeherst, ; Shotley•bridge, Sussex;orthuna-
Wrin
Wadhurat, Sussex. gton, Somersetshire;
CRIME AND SUICIDE.---An inquest was held last
week, at Devorport, before A. It Bone, E q
of a naval pensioner? named Thomas Wedlock; on the body
k • who com-
mitted suicide under very shocking circumstances. The de-
ceased resided with his wife in a house in Mount-street,
with
several other families; and on Wednesday womanaot
Pearn, one of the lodgers, hearing a child cry u namedle
to the deceased's bee-room. She knocked for ,zrocniitetecan d
but was refused, and on her threatening to break
open
aged
door lie opened it. A little girl, named Harriett Halls, t e
twelve, then came-out, with her face dreadfully swolle
an
blackened, the result of tying a towel on her mouth. Th(4,
child was then examined, and from appearances it was evi-
dent that.the deceased had made a criminal attempt on the
child. A policeman was sent for, but before his arrival the
deceased had completely severed his windpipe with a razor,
and was quite dead. The jury returned a verdict of felo de
se, and the deceased was buried between nine and ten

STRANRAER, MARCH 31.—1 t has blown quite a hurri-
cane from S.E. since Friday night, but is now more mo-
derate., The Laurel, of and from Liverpool to Stral-
sund, was straneel in tho Bay'cf Luce yesterday; Crew
taken from the rigging, and landed in en exhausted state.
The Mona, from Liverpool, was totally wrecked in Cha-
pelrossim Bay yesterday; crew sa►ed.
DUSUARVON, MARCH 30.--The Kate, Cadiz to Dublin,
erect on shore on the ba9ktztui(4,A4d is discharging.