The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-30 00:00:00

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILb DUE.
Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ...... Octl3
Y'a Marseilles ......... 4.
Jrazil and Cape Verde, by British packet........
,`"°t. ,29
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena..
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Oct•
_ _ _ via Marseilles ...Oct'

Falkland Islands --- -------
.•••,00.,,
Gibraltar, via Southampton .. un ,t '
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. ---c't.l3
via Marseilles.... °c" a
India (Bombay), via Southampton pct.
•
Oct (I.'
via Marseilles
Oct. ''
Portugal....
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton ......
via Marseilles ........ pct. 12
Newfoundland ..oct. •
Oporto and Vigo'..
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet....
by U.S. packet...• ,7,
by Canadian packet.oc.
MI parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I pet. 1
California, and Britimh Columbia..

A SENSIBLE MADMAN.—In the discussion a!
lunacy and criminal responsibility in the s°:l
Science Congress on Tuesday, Lord Brougham relate' i
anecdote to show that it was a mistake to suppose tloo r
sane persons were not amenable to deterrent motives. ll°
Tooke was sitting in a room by himself one day, vibbelie
rushed a lunatic flourishing a large-bladed knife in hlBThe lunatic said, " You are Mr Horne Tooke, are you rj,.°o
"Yes," was the reply. " Then," said the lunatic,:`
soon put an end to you." Herne Tooke answered, 'l4
do you will suffer for it." "Oh I" said the madman'
came out of Dr Shipton's asylum t'other day, and theY 84,
punish me." Horne Tooke rejoined, with great 161
" Then, I suppose you don't know that a law was F 5:;;;
only t'other day saying that all lunatics should be hang -n
" No, I didn't know that," responded the madman, lusts
throwing down the knife in a tremor, and slinking °ll

the room.—(Laughter.) t
HEALTH OF TOWNS ACT.—At a meeting -
Portsmouth Town Council, acting as the local f3°B
of Health ander the provisions of the Local Governor,
Act, recently adopted in that borough, a report wlstri
from the Drainage Committee, recommending tlia"
plan for the complete drainage of the whole borough,,
o
posed by Mr Lewis Angell, C.E., the engineer tci
Board, and approved by Mr Hawksbaw, C.E., shoo
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carried out without delay. Mr Alderman GarringtCarringtonposed, and Mr Councillor Hannam seconded, the ad( 10-,
of the report, and the resolution was carried svitl'„
three dissentients. The estimated cost is £loo,ooot
the actual cost will in all probability considerably esc
that amount.

Births. d
BARRETT.— On the 28th inst., at St. Augustine-roa
den-square, Mrs. Henry Barrett, of a daughter. ye
CONGREVE.—On the 26th inst., at Chatham, the _
Captain W. Congreve, of a son. f Co
MIST.—On the 28th inst., at Chatham, the wife ° of
wander H. W. Mist, R N,, 1-I.M,S, Achilleof
daughter.

Marriages.
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TIDMAN—KERSHAW.— On the 28th inst., at ' c'`L'o t'
Church, Paul Frederick Tidman, of Singapore, p
ces Amelia, daughter of the late James lieratityll'
M.P., of Uplands, Streatham.
WEBB SEARE.—On the 28th inst., E.eigat°,,
Edward Henry, eldest son of Henry Webb, r)BlJali
stone Manor House, to Jessie, eldest daughter °-
Searle, Esq., of Furze-hill, Reign. e.

Deaths. rig
Bnoomo.—On. the 26th inst., at Higher Broughtotli
cheater, Wm. Broome, Esq., aged 67. cud
CUTLER.— On the 27th inst., at Exeter, Geo. IlenrY
Esq., of Upton Lodge, Lear Lrixham, Devonshire'.o
FAULKNER.—On the 26th inst., at his chambers,
Albany, George Faulkner, Esq., aged 66. ,
RICHARDSON.—On the 24th inst., at Bootharet ;°-1‘
Richardson, Esq , M.A., aged 63. ' , the D'
SMITII.—On
House, Sheffield, and of Gray's-inn, barrister—
aged 68. 110
WOOD.—On the 24th inst., at Harrogate, auddenikipoi
Henry Wood, DI., of 8, Pembroke Villas,
Surrey, aged 76.

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