The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-03 00:00:00

VARIETIES.

(From Fun.)
THE HEIGHT OF ASSURANCE.—BIondin applying for a
life policy.

EPIGRAM.

ON THE ACCIDENT TO THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY.
This mishap in our minds no great wonder can raise,
Though the walls of the sewer did fail;
For the maxim's laid down in these go-ahead days,
'Tis the Fleet who should travel by rail I

"WHAT OUGHT 10 BE THE EMBLEM OF IRELAND.—Not
a shamrock,when they have plenty of real mountains, but a
car-nation.

Why are the ends of the French Emperor's moustache
like good measure ?—Because they are imperial pints.

CRUEL.-That "there is a skeleton in every man's
house," not even staid old bachelors, who keep no secrets,
can now call in question. For, ever since crinoline came
into fashion, there is not only one skeleton, but perhaps
half-a-dozen for every woman in the house, be she mistress
or maid.

No RULE WITHOUT AN EXCEPTION.—We are frequently
reminded never to do things by halves. What a mistake !
One of the handsomest bridges in the world, just completed,
was built by halves.

(From Punch.)

THE WIFE FOR OUR TASTE.—We see that Mr. John
Saunders has been publishing a new book under the title
of "Abel Drake's Wife." Abel is to be envied, for it re-
quires ncr great reasoning, or seasoning of the truth either,
to tell us that a Drake's Wife must be a perfect Duck 1
With such a wife, what husband would ever be late for din-
ner ?

THE HAPPY MEDIUM.—Our Conservative economists
have been raising a great cry for what they call " the
golden mean" in expenditure, What we want is the silver
mean between " the penny wise" and " the pound fool-
ish."

VERY LlKELY.—Hannibal, crossing the Alps, was (saith
the historian) nsuch annoyed by insects. Mr. Charles
Kean thinks that they must have been Hannibalculat.
A TAPER WAlST.—Lighting the candle at both ends.
FLATTERING RECOGNITION.--Madame Rachel, in con-
sequence of her profession of enamelling ladies, and the
exorbitant prices she charges (and she certainly knows how
to lay it on uncommonly thick), has been elected an hono-
rary member of the Skinners' Company.
A REGULAR MUDLARK.—The Duke of Buccleuch's
opposition to the Thames Embankment.
WE LIVE TO BK DECEIVED.—It seems that there is no chance
of securing a cab unless you happen to be a party of three
or four. This is the first time we ever knew a cabman to
evince the slightest reluctance in taking one in.

THE BURGLAR'S ASFIRATION.—A akeleton-key in every
cupboard.
" THE HEAD AND FRONT " OF WOMAX'S "OFFEND-
ING."—CurI-papers.

"BAR SINISTER."—The Bar to Which men like MR,
EDWIN JAMES belong.

DEFENCE OP CRINOLINE.—Man should receive it joy-
fully and gratefully as a striking proof that it is physically
impossible for Lovely Woman to contract a bad habit.

SHIPPING---THIS DAY.

SOUTIUMPTON, Thursday Morning.
Arrived—Valiant, from Sunderland; Alhambra, steamer,
from Lisbon; Hopewell, from Portland; Foyle, steamer,
from London.
Sailed—Atlanta, steamer, for Jersey ; Lo Mssange, for
Carenton.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH).
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived, July 3--Agincourt, from Port Phillip ; Costa
Rica, packet, from Punta Arenas ; Millicent, from St.
Thomas; May Queen, from Charlotte-Town; George and
Henry, from Foo-Chow-Foo.
Sailed, July 3—Hanover, steamer, and City of Hamburg,
steamer, for Havre ; Panther, steamer, for Boulogne
Gustaf Wasa, steamer, for Ottenborg ; Dwine, for Yar-
mouth ; Medura, for Batavia; Gloceater, for Cape of Good
Hope; Finella, for Sunderland and Singapore; Yorktown,
for New York,
DE 4L, Thursday Morning.
Passed—Velocity, from Kurrachee ; Vernon, from Bom-
bay—both for London; Wooloomooloo, from London, for
Sydney.
Anchored—Hartstrue, froth London, for Cardiff; Roma.
from Sunderland, for Ancona; Caroline, of Salcombe, from
London, for Swansea.
Put back—George Duncan, for Port Natal.

THE COAL TRADE OF 1861.—The quantity of
coal, cinders, and culm shipped coastwise in the United
Kingdom, from port to port, in the year 1861, Was 10,992,597
tons, an increase) of 270,000 tons over the previous year.
The quantity of coal brought into the port of London in the
year was 5,232,082 tons, an increase of 159,000 tons over
1860. The proportion arriving by inland conveyance is
constantly increasing; in 1858 it was 1,213,463 tons; in
1861, 1,665,080 tons• The export of coal, cinders, and culm
)11 1861 reached 7,855,115 tons, of the declared value of
£3,604,790—a considerable increase (533,000 tons) over the
export of 1860. France took 1,W,180 tons in 1861.