The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-22 00:00:00

Foreign Mail Packet List.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Mar;—.
Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 15.
Brazil and Cape Vords, by British pao,et Mar. 6.
Ditto, by British packet . Feb. 2 !.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.... Mar. 21.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou hampton—Feb 18.
Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 26.
Falkland Islands ...................
Gibraltar, via Southampton ....... ... . ........ Feb. —.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Feb. —.
Ditto, via Marseilles......,,
India (Bombay), via Southampton„ Feb. 28.
Ditto, via Marseilles .. Feb. 20.
Mauritius, via Southampton Mar. 14.
Ditto, via Marseil e J... Mar. 8.
rivate ship to Lisbon...
Nemp'foluttuod,lbayndp Mar. 15.
Portugal
__Mar. 6.
• • •
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet ........................ . ...Mar. 1.
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton
• • ...... ...•
Ditto, via C.Alc
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tc neriffe . Mar. 13.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba,
and Mexico ................ .. .............Feb...... 28.
Bahamas, via New York. Mar. 9.
Bermuda, ditt0..........
Cuba and Mexico ........... . .............. Mar. 15.
................................. Feb. 28.

LIFE IN ARMENIA,--It would appear that no-
where is the patriarchal system carried to a greater ex-
tent than among the Armenians. During the lifetime of
the father, all the sons and their descendants live together
in one common dwelling ; and thus houses may be found
which from the number of their inhabitants, resemble bee-
hives, often comprising three and four generations. All
the property is held in common by the descendants of
the head of the house. Brothers and sisters inherit
equally, but until the death of the head no one can pos-
sess anything separate from all the others. Until mar-
riage, tho Armenian girls go about as they like ; they are
unveiled, and enjoy as much freedom as they could do in
European countries, flirting, love-making, and marrying
to please themselves, as in more civilised lands. But
once married, and all is changed. From that time until
she bears a child, she never speaks to any one except her
husband, and then only in private. After she becomes a
mother, she may speak to her mother-in-law first, and
after the lapse of certain periods, to her owni mother, her
sisters-in-law, and her own sisters. She is always veiled,
even in her own house ; she never speaks to male stran-
gers, and she seldom or never leaves the house. Her
finery, jewellery, and ornaments Call be shown only to
those of her own sex; and in every way her seclusion is
as complete as that of the Turkish women. On the other
hand, the Armenian women seldom do any
Shard work ;
they remain. at home while their husbands labour in the
fields, and they enjoy, probably on account of their ac-
quaintance prior to marriage, much more respect and
confidence from their husbands than fall to the share of
the Turkish wife, who, moreover, has to divide with two
or three rivals the little affection or respect which her
husband deigns to bestow on her. As the Armenian
woman can only talk in her own house below her breath,
that none of her male relatives may hear what she says, it
follows that the consequence which usually results from
the residence of so many women in one house, incessant
quarrelling, is quite avoided. Custom, the strongest of all
laws, forbidding them to speak above a whisper, a war of
words could only be carried on under great difficulties ; and
as yet, at least, speaking on the fingers, which would also
require a knowledge of spelling, an accomplishment very
few of them possess, is not introduced to facilitate the in-
terchange of hostilities between those ancient enemies,
mothers and daughters-in-law. Yet it is not easy to realise
the idea of a largo family circle in which all the ladies sit
mute, or only converse among themselves in whispors.—A
Journey from London to Persepolis, by John Usher, F.R.G.S.
In the naval appointments yesterday the ship the
several engineers were appointed to was the Royal
Adel aid, not the Royal William, as stated.
The Ist battalion 13th Light Infantry, from
)hover, marched into barracks at Aldershot yester-
day afternoon at two o'clock. The marching in
strength is as follows :-1 field-officer, 7 captains,
12 subalterns, 5 staff, 50 sergeants, 42 corporals, 20
drummers, 671 privates, 50 women, 49 children,
and 7 horses. The 13th Light Infantry is quartered
in the West Infantry Barracks, acrd is attached to
the 2d Infantry Brigade.