The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-13 00:00:00

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies tat the mails are sent from the General Poet-office
by the light—and M by the morning—dispatch.]

When made up in From what
FLAMES. General Post-office port die- When
London: patched. due.
America (by Brit. pkt.)l4oct. 15 .. ,Liverpool .. Oct .18
America (by U.S. pkt.) N'Oct. 19 .. Liverpool .. Oct. 13
America (by IT.S.pkt.)M;Oct. 13 .. Southampt. Oct. 20
Australia (via South-
ampton) 20th ofeach w onthSouthampt. Oct. 24
Ditto (via Marseilles) N 24th °reach month Dover .. Oct. 19
Ditto, via C. of G. Hope N 2d& 14th each mo . !Plymouth .. Noy. 30
Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month !
,Plymouth
Alexandria* •....... N 19th & 30th of me. Dover .. Oct. 18
Belgium N,Daily Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. . • .. M 9th of the month ;Southampt. Oct. 12
Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month Soothampt. Oct. 12
Callfornia(viaCharef)M ad & 17th of month Southampt. Oct. 16
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of the month Plymouth.. Sept. 26
Cape de Verde N2d of the month Plymouth • • Sept. 25
Constantinople* .. •• N 7th 17th 27th et molDover .. Oct. 20
Central America M 2d & 17th of men. Southampt. Oct. 16
Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., &Fri.'Southampt. Tn. Th. Bat
Chili .. 2d & 17th of moth 13outhampt. Oct. 16
France Mt N Twice daily .. Dover .. Twicedail)
Greece* N 7th 17th 27th of mo ,Dover • • Oct. 19
llamburgh N, Tuesday & Friday 'London .. Tees. Sat.
Rolland .. ..c M Wednes. & Satan London .. Sue. Thu
Honduras .. N 17th of the mouth Southampt. Oct. 16
Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. Illolyhead • • Tivicedalla
Indle.(via Southamp.) 20th of the month Southampt. Oct. 24
India(yiaMarseillea) N ath& 24th efmonth Dover •• ,Oct. 19
India, via C. of G. Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. .Noy. 26
Mauritius N 14th of month Plymouth..,Noy. 26
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) •• M,2oth of the month Southampt.,Oct. 24
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) .. N,Bthtz 24th of month Dover .. Oct. 19
Mexico .. Ml2d of the month.. Southampt. Ist ea. mo.
Madeira .• M,9th of the month Southampt. 'Oct. 12
7th,17th,19th,27th
Malta' .. • • 1 Dover Oct. 18
& 30th of month
Naples* N sth 15th 2bth ofmo Dover .. Oct. 12
Papal States* N sth 15th25th efmo Dover .. Oct.l 12
Peninsula .. •• M 7th 17th 27th ef mo Southampt. 'Oct. 16
Peru M 2d & 17th of ninth Southampt. Oct. 16
Tuscany* .. • • N sth 15th 25 th of mo Dover • • Oct. 12
West Indies M 2d & 17th of ninth Southampt. Oct. 16
Van Die.nen's Land (see
Australia).

* The malls to those
French neck°. Irfa Marsei
The mails for the West
de up on the morning of
falling on a Sunday.

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the 18th instant, in

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abroad, and
NEW NATIONAL GALLERY'.
We have reason to know that instructions have been
them to obtain
issued from the Foreign-office to some of our Ministers
This is a prudent proceeding,
sub-
ject is likely
of Pictures probably to all of them in Europe, directing
,teplans and details of the several galleries
ginning by determining modes of lighting, arrangement, &C.
to actroceeding, and betokens that the sub-
the building, properly considered. Instead of be-
g,
soorizing the architecture and position of
ground, to a portico nog
on the other, to barracksit to this or that shape of the
nef building, &c.,
one side, to the line of a street
of at the back, to passages uncon-
nected with the object
essential,. namely,
provisions for increase.... taking into considera-
tion every point but the Lea"'making no
fit-
ness of the building itself to rethe
these prudent inquiries indicate that
and exhibit pictures,
of the pictures and the modes of showingl'Stthe arrangement
perly, to be the first consideration. •
re them are, pro-
present building ought to entirely avoided
should begin upon a totally different - , and we
Pl
first thing is to settle what National Gallery
rnel3l• The
is
be and become; to provide ample space for this; to ought to
the structure strictly subordinate to the use, ,andmake
then
to allow the architecture to develop itself out of the
us
and nature of the edifice. It seems to ns that the propere
course is that the authorities should prepare a ground
plan and block model, showing the absolute and indis-
pensable arrangements, size of rooms, size cf windows,
position of windows, and then invite architects to im.
prove the artistic features if they desire to do so. The
past experience of competitions, in which every point of
principle is left open, ought to make us wiser when we
begin to erect a now National Gallery.

GONE TO THE DIGGINGS.—Arthur O'Keefe, late
manager of the National Bank, Athy, has absconded. There
was a defalcation of upwards of 2,000/. in his accounts, and
it is said he has contrived to take sums, making a consider-
able aggregate, from private individuals with whom be had
monetary dealings. He has faced the "Californian Diggings,
but there are two detectives on his " trail." The following
description appears in the Hue and Cry :—"Description of
Arthur O'Keefe, a native of Kilrush or Kilkee, county Clare,
charged with embezzling 2,000/. He is about 24 years of
age, and 5 feet 7 inches high, stout make, pale and sallow
complexion, very dark hair, dark eyes, round face, broad
forehead, is deeply pockmarked, and bas a very respectable
appearance."