The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-13 00:00:00

Foreign Mail Packet List,

MAILS DUE.
Australia and Mauritius, via Southt mpton May 19.
via Marseilles May 1?'
Brazil anti Cape Verds, by British packet June a•
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena May 29.(,
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southanipton.May i.!,'
via Marseillits May l'''

Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampto n.. May I,"'
--via Marseilles ..... May I:''
India (Bombay), via Southampton .. .. May 1,3,.
via Marseilles ..May 2"
P0rtuga1..........
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton
via Marseilles .... :.• l‘3,jilua".ll,ll:
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... May -
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'by U.S. packet.... 1,
by Canadian packet.MaY J.,0,
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritle ..
Bahamas, via New York .. Juno
Mexico ..
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, i )1,,y 11.
California. and British Columbia

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THE BUILDING TRADES OF BIRMINGIfAg--b . —ii
strike has not yet terminated. On Wednescl%
evening the committee of the Master Builders' AssoeiatiQh'
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received deputations from the operatives in each bran°ti
At the commencement of the business the masters 11)11';
mated their readiness to comply with one demand made
the men, as to their leaving off work at 4 o'clock on Sao;
day. The carpenters were offered 26s 6d per week, tb:,111,
demand being 275. The delegates, atter consulting
their fellow workmen,announced that this offer was not 0
cepted, and an intimation was given that as the masters 13:1,
conceded so much they might as well give the other 3%
The mascns desired to commence work at 7 in the morri'ljo
instead of 6, but the masters were unwilling to give ni) tor
principle of all the trades beginning work at the sarael3fdt
—they therefore offered the deputation 6d. extra for thei.;
hour of the day, from 6 to 7, with the option of begioliro
at either hour. This offer was declined. The bricklaY'o
were offered 28s. per week during the eight summerraeatx
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(they asked for 305.), and their present rate, 278, per ice:d
during the four winter months. This offur was also reos
as was also ono made to the plasterers of 265. 6d. a W''fiec,
The labourers were offered 18s. per week, which via's„,if'
cepted. With regard to overtime the offer was, from PfoB
past 5 to 8, as the usual rate of wages; after that boor 'tell
and a half. These terms were refused. The carpe 1009
have instructed their delegates to refuse any offer that "-
not include the full demand.
A PRETTY PLAIN HINT.—An Irish baronet at,
hit upon a clever idea for the prevention of agrarian ° eft
rage. His bailiff was threatened, whereupon he
the tenantry that, in the event of the bailiff being PI itf
he should raise their rents by the amount of a life at) D'
to his widow. This is nearly as good as the device 0' 'iv;
other landlord, who, threatened with death for claii3);ll
some rent, called his tenants together and read out his 'oiclr,
leaving his entire property to a Scotchman. 110
stood his countrymen, and is alive yet.

Births.
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BROKE.—On the 11th inst., at 4, Chesterfield. street, '
lair, the wife of Horace Broke, Esq., of a son, A 0e0:
ii:EXCMING.—On the 11th inst., the wife of Ricliar',osll
Esq,, Bentley Manor, Worcestershire, of s'
ter. tba
HILLS.--00. the 11th inst., at The Bank, CranbroaPf
wife of Edwin Hills, Esq., of a son,
Marriages.
JONAS—WERE —On the 11th inst., at Babrahan2:o_,,
Carter, eldest son of Mr. Samuel Jonas, of C';,
Grange, to Louisa, youngest daughto: of the
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Jonas Webb, of Babraham.
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WOODwARD—HAYES.— Il On the 10th inst., at itieliotiso
of the Manor elf pf
rGueoxrtgoen, GnoewarerKWidodoedrsnavainrdst, Eer,
Btgo"Matilda LonisZi4.,
'surviving daught4r of the late George Hayes,
nab:Bowen.

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