The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-30 00:00:00

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
Australia and. New Zealand, via Southampton...., Feb. i 9.
Ditto, via Ararseilles Feb. 11
Brazil and Cap.! Verde, by British packet. Feb. 4.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena..„Feb. 27
China, Penang'. and Sin ;spore. via Southampton Feb 2-
Ditto, via Marseilles.
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Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Jan. 28
Endia (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan. 0
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton. Jan. 28

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Ditto, via slarseilles .. Jan 27
Italia, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 2-'4•
Ditto, via Marseilles . J'tn 27.
Wauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseille 1... .. }Vb. -3

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Newfoundland ...,

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Poring al
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon..
United btates and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet.
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton

Ditto, via Cork
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Jan
Wet Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 3
West Indies and Pacific (except Baba naa and
Honduras)
,Pin 2S
Bahama, via New York. Feb 7'
Cuba and Mexico Jan 28
Bermuda, via Halifax Feb. 13.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—A few days ag° a
young man named Reed, son of a farmer near Honitavi
Devon, was out walking with his father in the fields. Sud-
denly the gun, which he carried in his pocket, went off,
and wounded him so dreadfully that in a few hours after
wards he expired.

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SHIPS. - The Tinzeis
asks how the fact is to be explained that, 'ollie'
the American ships are managed so much better
than our own, we are nevertheless appropiillt:
ing the trade, and driving the Americans out el,
the market. The result must depend upon a general
balance of advantages. The carrying trade Nvil
belong to those who perform it best for the least
money. Cheapness, as working-men of all trades
should remember, is what brings custom, and cheap'
ness in the merchant service means cheap ships as
well as cheap seamen. Certain rates of freight
will only afford certain rates of wages, and'
freights were raised beyond a certain point/ the
trade might be lost. The Americans are compelled
by the value of labour inAmerica to give more 01311
we do in the form of sailors' wages ; but that they
always did, and yet, until now, they could com-
pete with us ou very fair terms. The truth is, they
are now made to pay too much for their ships. The
heavy taxation and the protective duties levied in
America, together with the high wages of the &lir
wrights, have made ships excessively dear, and the
consequence is the sacrifice—first, of the ship'
building trade, and then of the carrying trade. The
Americans treat their seamen so much better thall,
we do that they have the pick of our market, an
can take off our best hands. Nor do we doubt that
in this respect the outlay would repay itself, an
prove a good investment ; but, on the other hand,'
our wiser commercial policy enables us to build
ships more cheaply than the Americans ; and
by the aid of our cheap ships, we carry awaY the
trade from them, notwithstanding our mistakes in
the treatment of our' seamen. But there are two
classes who should take a lesson from this story
Our shipwrights should observe that wages al)°,y .
a certain standard may cost them all their trade'
and our shipowners should feel that it is unsafe :
allow other nations a permanent superiority ill the
important element of seamen.

Births.
ATTLER—On the 28th inst., at Rose mu, Dorking, the
wife of John Attler, of a daughter.
;fa of
BROWN—On the 27th inst., at 26, Wilton-place the w•--
.
Major Francis Brown, of a son.
r.
INNEs—On the 26th inst., at Southsea, the wife of -.1,,*
W. Innes, C. 8., Deputy Inspector-General of 11004--
of a daughter.
Oat,
WESTMACOTT—On the 29th inst., at 29, Hertford-str
Mayfair, the wife of A. F. Westmacott, of a son.

Marriages.
THOMSON—BIRDWOOD- -On the 26th inst., at Mai11.,911:
Church, Captain David Thomson, It.A., to Ernilyl4:B
eldest daughter of Brigadier-Gen. Birdwood, of
Indian Army.
WERE—WILSON—On the 26th inst., at St. James'sChin,ire,
Notting-hill, Charles Were, Esq., late of Norland-sq,,q,,
to Ann Rossiter, widow of the late Thos. Wilson,
Grecian Villa, Cockermouth.

Deaths.
Castle,
CASTLEMAINE—On the 27th inst., at Moydrusl
Athlone, the Lady Castlemaino.
,job,
GOWER—On the 28th inst., at Nova Scotia House, Vs
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Charles P. Gower, Esq., aged 59.
lIAINEs—Ou the 28th rust., at Wilton House, -`"
square, Mr. George Haines, aged 69. pat-
HunLocx—On the 27th inst., at Lansdowne-place,
ton, F. Cralnstoun Hurlock, Esq., aged 27.
re the
JERSEY—On the 26th inst., at 38, Berkeley-ST"'
Countess Dowager of Jersey. p.
METCALF—On the 26th inst.. the wife of Charles
Metcalf, Esq., of Cannington, near Bridgwater. eO,
MIDDLETON—On the 29th lust., at 14, Chester-ter g.
Regent's-park, Capt. John D. Middleton, R.N., 1)-geiad
NOYES—On the 28th inst., at Dalston, Mr. Thomas
of of Mincihg-lane, aged 88. Orl°
PETERS —On the 27th inst., at Wouldham Hall, Sent,
Pete, Esq., aged 74.
WARN— rs
On the 25th inst., at 17 v
ljr”
Dawson-street, -
after a short illness, Mr. Richard Warn, aged 64.

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