The Sun. — 1865-02-25 (London, England)

MAILS FOR TIIE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.—The African Royal Mail steamer Macgregor Laird, R. F. Lowry, commander, sailed from Liverpool yesterday with the usual monthly mails for Madeira, Teneriffe, and the West Coast of Africa. A full cargo and 34 passengers, among whom were Lord and Lady Compton, Gen. n Lockwood, Military Major Jones, Trciabputanianl Mofarscnsthoall,&aelti a last week tried two Arabs named Bel Gacem and Tahar-benel-Houas, on a charge of having, on Feb. 8, 1863, murdered a Frenchman named Nielli, a common carter, by shooting him as he passed along the road. As no robbery was corn_ mitted, there was every reason to regard this crime as an act of vengeance, and an investigation which was instituted left no doubt of the fact. In February, 1862, a Frenchman had been assassinated by an Arab named Mohamed, the son of Said Chyli, who was executed Tor the crime ; but before his death ho sent a letter to his father, in which he suggested that his death ought to be avenged on the French. This letter was read to many members of the tribe, among whom were the prisoner% and there can be little doubt that their sole object of committing the crime was to take vengeance for their kinsman's death on any Frenchman they could find, as the murdered man was a total stranger to them. The fact .of the murder having been clearly proved against the pri_ soners, they were found guilty, and condemned to death. The execution is to take place at Constantine. A fisherman named Charpentreau, residing at last week saved, at the mouth oLfathFerraivnechr LeacVce , ethne e) lives of four persons, who, with three others, were endeavouring to land, in a small skiff, from a. passage boat which had brought them from the whereb easel ou large of Re, but could not approach the sarrehorentorweainuig vatehgre:, the current was very strong at the time. They all ma- • tshtaeteskoiffftl:ptsiidzee.d andWli etzreabwo about elmooalml metres os the river, nanaged to hold on to the skiff till Ch came fishing in a small boat with a lad 15 years wthho the to their relief. He took four of the being all his boat would bear, and parsons on Board, but when he returned for the got them safely to land, had sunk from exhaustion. other three he found they  A murder has just taken place at Annonay. Two cousins named Roche and Rouchen had met at a funeral, and during the repast which followed Roche, when under the influence of liquor, made some offensive observations to the other. Nothing further occurred at the moment, but while on their way home, in company with a. third person, Rouchen drew a knife and stabbed Roche to the heart. The murderer shortly after was arrested and confessed his crime.—Galignani. The Gazette du Midi mentions that a murder attended with mysterious circumstances has just been discovered at Marseilles, the person being M. Corneille, one of the richest capitalists of that city. The body was found on the fifth floor of the house, No. 7, Rue Pisangon, be— longing to M. Corneille, but which had been for a long time uninhabited. With what object he had gone there is unexplained. Public rumour suggests that hado he may have gone to show the house to some person expressed a wish to hire it, and was then M. Corneille his pockets were found turned inside out. had be en missing a week. murdered. Robbery