The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-09 00:00:00

POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

VIGO, OPORTO, LISBON, CADIZ, GIBRALTAR, MEDI-
TERRANEAN, EGYPT, INDIA AND CHINA.—The next mails
for Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt,
India, &c., via Southampton, will be dispatched from
hence on the morning of the 20th instant. The next
mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, &c., via Mar-
seilles, will be dispatched from hence on the evening of
the 24th instant. The Indus, for the Meditterranean,
Egypt, India, &c., mails of the morning of the 20th inst.
MADEIRA, BRAZIL, AND BUENOS AYRES.—IIer
Majesty's brig Seagull with the mails of the evening of
the 4th inst., detained by stress of weather. [From
August to January inclusive, the packet touches at
Pernambuco and Bahia on her outward passage to Rio
Janeiro, and the other six months on her homeward.]
WEsT INDIES, &c.—The Medway, for the mails of
the morning of the 17th instant.
AMERICA.—The Caledonia, for the mails of Friday
evening, the 17th instant.

HOTEL AND TAVERN KEEPERS PROVIDENT INSTI-
TUTION.--About sixty of the principal hotel and tavern
keepers of the metropolis assembled yesterday at the
Piazza Coffee-house, Covent-garden, to assist in the
celebration of the ninth anniversary of this institution.
Toe Lord Mayor presided, supported by Mr. Sheriff
Cubitt, M.P. The usual loyal toasts having been dis-
posed of, the secretary read the report, which showed
that the first object of the institution, the granting of
temporary relief, had been accomplished, the subscrip-
tions having amounted to the sum stipulated, namely,
5,000/. The present recipients enjoyed annuities vary-
ing from 131. to 251. a-year. The second object of the
society, which was to be carried into effect when 5,0001.
more was subscribed, to grant permanent relief, the
committee hoped would be, by means of this meeting
and the exertions of the friends of the institution,
speedily accomplished. The present amount of funded
capital was 5,1118/. ; the amount in the hands of the
treasurer, 151.; making a total of 5,2031.
PARLIAMENTARY PASTIMES.-TWO new games
hare been introduced into the House of Commons since
the commencement of the extraordinary session, and
played with much spirit by Hon. Members. The first
is called " Hunt the Pressure," and is thus played:—
Members having taken their seats, all the events of the
last two years are called in, and set down before the
House. They conceal " the Pressure" among them, and
the game consists in finding out under which of them it
is hidden. The House presents the most animated ap-
pearance while the hunt is going on, and the greatest
amusement is caused by the wild attempts of Members
to guess where " the Pressure" really is hidden. " I've
~ot it!" cries Lord George, seining furiously on Free
Trade. "Here it is I" and ho brings to light something
which turns out to be " Plenty" instead of" Pressure."
" Nonsense!" cries Sir William Molesworth, " here
it is under Railways," and he pulls out " Em-
ployment." "It's under Famine!" shouts another
Honourable Member. " It's under Bank Restriction!"
interpose half-a-dozen Members at once, tumblino'
over each other in their eagerness to lug the Act of 1844
out of its place, to seize on " the Pressure" under it.
There is nothing. The struggle waxes warmer. Lord
John grasps Railways and Famine at once, in his con-
viction that they have hidden the missing object between
them. His example is followed by 20 others. The
whole circle of events is hurled topsy turvy. Every-
body declares he knows exactly where "the Pressure"
is, but somehow, nobody catchas it. The fun of the game
consists in its never coming to a conclusion. The other,
and equally favourite game, is called " Blind Member's
Buff. A member is blindfolded. The Pressure is
allowed to run: about the house, with Famine, Free
Trade, Railway Works, the Bank Act, and the others
who have just formed the circle for "Hunt the Pressure."
The object is to catch the Pressure. Of course, the
Blinded Member is continually catching the wrong
thing, and the fun of the house is excessive at his asser-
tions that he has got hold of the Pressure, when he really
is grasping ono or more of the bewildering crowd about
him.—Punch.

PANAMA, OCT. 21, 1847.—The Pacific Steam
Navigation Company's steam-ship Peru, from Callao.
arrived here this day, bringing,. in addition to her usual
passengers and cargo, the mails, in continuation with
the Company's steamer New Granada, which left Val-
paraiso Sept. 28, and the undermentioned ports. in Chili,
Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and New Granada, of the re-
spective dates as undernoted :—Chili : Valparaiso, Sept.
28 ; Coquimbo, Sept. 29 ; lluasco, Sept. a 0 ; Copiapo,
Sept. 30. Bolivia : Cobija, Oct. 2. Peru : Iquique,
Oct. 3 ; Arica, Oct. 4 ; Islay, Oct. 5 ; Pisco, Oct. 7 ;
Callao, Oct. II ; Paita, Oct. 14. Ecuador : Guayaquil,
Oct. 15. New Granada : Buenaventura, Oct. 19.
TILE CHOLERA IN AUSTRIA.—It is stated in a
letter from Vienna that the cholera has broken out in
the circle of Tarnopol, in Gallicia, and that it was
raging with a certain violence. The great scarcity of
food which at present exists in that district favours the
spread of the disease.