The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-10 00:00:00

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Jan, 18.
via Marseilles ..
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet... Feb. 3.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. llelena..Feb. 1.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Jan. 18.
via Marseilles ...Jan. 12.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton , Jan. IR.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton... Jan. 18.
via Marseilles.... Jan. 12.
India (Bombay), via Southampton
---. via Marseilles Jan. 19.
Lisbon
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton
Jan.
Ift.
_.,

via Marseilles Jan. 12:.
Newfoundland ..Feb. 22.
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet... • Jan. 16.
by U.S. packet
by Canadian packet. Jan. 8.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Jan. 10.
Bahamas, via New York Jan. 16.
Mexico .... Jan. 28.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, j Jan. 13.
California, and British Columbia.

CRUELTY ON THE HIGH SEAS.—A. most dreadfial
case of brutality on the part of a Russian ship captain is*
reported from Hull. A Russian ship arrived in dock at that
port, and by accident it was ascertained that a boy on board!
had been brutally treated by the master. The authorities
interfered, and found the report was true. The boy, who
was only 11 years old, was discovered to be a mass of bruises
and disfiguration, caused by the captain's ill-usage; and
the worst part of the case is that there is no remedy against
the master in consequence of the injuries being inflicted on
the high seas. The Russian Ambassador in London has
been communicated with.

GEORGE CANNING AND HIS MOTHER.,--It is not
a little curious that the "Peerages" make no mention of
this lady by name, the editors contenting themselves with
the remark that the future Premier's father, by an impru-
dent marriage, incurred the displeasure of his parents and
the penalty of disinheritance. The name of the lady in
question was Costello. After the marriage her husband
entered as a student at the Temple ; but, borne down by
the neglect and oppression of his family—who boasted to
have been settled at Foxcote in 'Worcestershire from a fabu-
lously remote period—he soon died in almost destitute cir-
cumstances. After his death, his widow married Mr.
Reddish, of Covent Garden Theatre, and being again left a
widow, took as her third husband Mr. Hun, by whom sho
had two daughters. It is most honourable to the memory
of that great statesman that when, on retiring from office,
he became entitled to a pension, ho settled it on his poor
relations instead of pocketing it himself. It is still more
creditable to him that, amidst all his struggles for political
advancement and the warfare of party strife, ho never for,-
got his duty to his mother. Ile duly corresponded with
her to the last, never omitting to write to her on a Sunday,
which day he always made it a rule to set aside for that
purpose. So invariably punctual was he in this respect,
that even during his special mission to Portugal, though
not able to forward his letters regularly, he still continued
to write every Sunday, and sent sometimes two and even
ikthreeee.letters by the same packet from Lisbon.—Once
v

BENSON'S WATCHES AND CLOCKS:-." Perfection o
mechanism."—Morning Post. Gold watches, 5 to HO guineas;
silver watches, 2 to 50 guineas. Benson's new Illustrated
Pamphlet, free for two stamps, descriptive of every construc-
tion of watch, enables persons in any part of the world to
select with the greatest certainty the watch best adapted to
their use. Watches sent free and safe by post on receipt of
a remittance. —J. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, 46 and
47, Cornhill, London E.C. Established 1749.