The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-26 00:00:00

in 22 years (3—M) has taught us how to mitigate it;

ravages. It seems almost childish to go over again the

articles of the sanitary creed—pure water, fresh air, clean-
liness, drainage, good ventilation, ecc., 4tc. But we are
afraid there are a good many persons whom no lessons
will influence.

As for the cattle plague, its advent and the means by
which it would be propagated were foretold three years
ago by Professor Gamgee. All evidence shows that it
has been imported from Russia, and propagated by mixing
sound and unsound cattle in markets, and by the filth of
the railway trucks and of the lairs in which tho beasts are
kept. If, as is asserted—and is done by out-and-out free
traders—it was not imported, but bred out of indigenous
filth, the practical lesson is the same cleanliness and re-
moval of infected manner can alone stay the generation of
the disease or its spread.—Medical Times and Gazette.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Sept. 18.
Ditto, via Marseilles Sept. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet Sept. 4.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Sept. 21.
China. Penang. and Singapore, via Son hampton Sept. 1.
Ditto, via Marseilles. Aug. 26
•
Flukland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton A ug. 25.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Sept. 1.
Ditto, via Marseilles . —....Aug. 20
India (Bombay), via Southampton. Aug. 25.
Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. —.
Mauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseille
Newfoundland
.•. Aug. SO.
Portugal
Sept. 4.
Ditto, by private ship to Li5b0n........
United States and British North America, byßri-
tish packet
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton
Ditto, via Cork .
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry.. Aug. 25.
West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Tenerife Sept. 10.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba
and Alexioq Aug. 28
Bahamas, via New York. Sept. 13
Bermuda, ditto Aug. 30
Cuba and Mexico Aug.

THE C o URT. —At Windsor Castle preparations are
being made, under the superintendence of Mr. W.
Seabrook and other officials in the Lord Chamberlain's
department, for the . reception of her Majesty and the
younger members of the royal family on their return from
the Continent. The Queen, who inaugurates the Coburg
memorial of the Prince Consort to-day (the anniversary of
his royal highness's birthday), is expected to arrive at
Windsor about the 4th of next month. Her Majesty's
autumnal trip to Balmoral will most likely take place be-
tween the 11th and 18th of September. Colonel the Hon.
Sir C. B. Phipps, the Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse,
Lady Phipps, and family, are expected to leave their resi-
dence in King Henry lll.'s Tower, Windsor Castle, early
next week, for Scotland, in advance of the Queen and royal
family.
DEPUTATION FROM THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.
—The deputation coming from Victoria is despatched
in pursuance of the following resolutions, which were
adopted in the Legislative Assembly on the 22d of June,
and are founded on the report of a select committee ap-
pointed a fortnight before :—" That having in view the
large Imperial interests involved in the question of the
defences of Victoria, the mother country may (in the
opinion of this House) fairly be asked to defray her portion
of the expenditure for harbour defences. That a supply of
guns of the best construction, together with the necessary
ammunition, should be obtained without delay, the num-
ber and calibre of such guns being such as will be suitable
for whatever system Of defence may be finally adopted ;
and that the Government should be authorised.to incur a
liability to an amount not exceeding £lOO,OOO for such
purpose, this sum to be chargeable upon any loan to be
sanctioned by Parliament for carrying out a scheme of
national defence. That as the co-operation of the Im-
perial Government is about to be sought by the colony
in some scheme of defence, such a scheme would be car-
ried out under the immediate supervision of a superior
officer of the Royal Engineers ; and the House recommend
that the services of such an officer be obtained from
England. And that it is of paramount importance to
the welfare of this country that an agent should
be appointed In England to watch over its interests ; that
the gentleman chosen should, if possible, be a member of
the House of Commons, possessing such weight and influ-
ence as would secure for his suggestions the consideration of
her Majesty's Government. And the House deem it expe-
dient, in order to give full effect to the above resolutions, that
a member of the Government should be authorised to pro-
ceed to England at once, to press upon the attention of the
Imperial Government the claims of this colony in relation
to its defences." These resolutions were moved by Mr.
O'Shanassy, who relied much on the report made to the
British Government a few years since after the inquiry under-
taken at the instance of General Peel with a view to define
the respective liabilities of the War Department and Colo-
nial Governments in relation to the expense of colonial de-
fences. Mr. Verdon stated that the (Colonial) Government
had no opposition to offer to the resolutions ; they would
have to be followed by addresses from both branches of the
colonial Legislature for presentation to her Majesty, and
having tried despatches for tho last two years while in office
he must confess that he thought something more potent
Ives necessary to obtain what they required from the Imperial
Government. They had been told by that Government for
many years that thoymust rely on themselves for the means
of defence ; but the recent discussion in the House of Com-
mons, in which Lord Palmerston and Mr. Cardwell spoke so
emphatically in favour of maintaining the dignity of Great
Britain by protecting its dependencies, seemed to alter to a
large extent the relations in which the colony had hitherto
stood with the mother country in regard to this question.
The principle laid down in the paper which had been quoted,
as to the colonies co-operating with Great Britain for their
own defence, had never been practically acted upon, until
the House of Commons agreed to vote certain moneys for
the defence of Canada. As far as Victoria was concerned
nothing had boon done beyond making application for as-
Fistfince,