The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-18 00:00:00

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton ..... Mar. 22.
Ditto, via Marseilles
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. April 7.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar. CO
China, Penang, and Sing tpore, via Sou: hampton Mar. 22.
Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 18
raikland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton gar. 15
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton-- Mar 15
Ditto, via Marseilles
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India (Bombay), via Southampton
Ditto, via .
Malta, 1.1,,ypt, and Aden, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseilles
vt....tritiv.es, via sutatbsmpto.
Ditto, via Marsell e s
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Newfoundland
l'ortugal

Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon
United btates and British North America, by Bri-

deli packet. ..

. ➢la r. 3.

Ditto, Dy Canadian packet, via Londonderry 2dar 15
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and
llonclura9) Mar. 16.
Bahann.d. via New 1 ork. April 4

Cuba and Mexico
Bermuda, via Halifax
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teueriffe April 3•
Ditto. by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton
Ditto, via Cork

THE NEW SUB-ATLANTIC CABLE.—Specimens
of cable manufactured on the process adopted by the British
and American Telegraph Company have, according to are-
port just forwarded to their offices by the electrician to the
Telegraph committee of the Board of Trade, been under
Government test for some years past. The report is highly
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favourable as to the tensile power of this form of amble, and
the increasing perfection of its insulation according to the
number. of years in which it has been immersed. Its supe-
riority in lightness of weight and in dintinished bulk will
render the task of submersion infinitely less costly and
hazardous than in the case of the two cables already linking
the two hemispheres. But in addition it possesses a quali-
fication which surprised the Government electrician, who
says " he could not kink it, though he tried by every means
which suggested itself to men of experience acquainted
with submarine telegraphy who assisted in coiling it more
.or
less rapidly." Now, this fortunate freedom from a contin-
gency which involves a terrible chance of fracture during
the process of paying out the cable, is another and wonder-
ful guarantee for the success of the operation in addition
to those already made public in the company's
With the benefit of the experience of past efforts in sub-
merging Atlantic cables, and with improvements in con
struction and facility of handling, there seems to ho a cer-
tainty that the first effort of laying down the now eahl°
will be a complete success. prospectus.
FOOT BRIDGES OVER CROWDED THOROUGHFARES.
—For years past the construction of bridges for foot pas-
sengers at such dangerous crossings as those at the St.
Paul's end of Cheapside, and where the six ways meet opPo-
site the Bank, Mansion House, and Royal Exchange, 1138
been from time to time advocated, and we have frequently
urged the thorough practicability of the suggestion, and the
small cost at which it could be carried out. While the
English have been talking the Americans have been acting;
one of the most handsome and substantial structures that
could be desired having already been erected over Broadwen
New York, by Messrs. Rich and Griffiths, at a cost of only
£4,000. The bridge has been proved capable of sustaining 101
tons, and 100 men tramping over it at the same time pro-
duced no perceptible vibration. The bridge is situate where
F ulton-streot crosses Broadway, an d the four corners are con-
veniently connected. There is 17ft Bin. or more under the
bridge, which is approached by four flights of 34 steps,
each having three landings. Surely the corporation of
London, although they could not be induced to set the
example, will not longer delay the consideration of the
matter, now that they have the Broadway bridge as a pre-
cedent.—Mining Journal.

Births.
BAKER—On the 15th inst., the wife of James Baker, Esq.,
of 25, Lodowick-terrace, Regent's-park, of A daughter.
MORRISON—On the 16th inst., at 3, Montague-place,
of a
Clap-
ham-road, the wife of William T. Morrison, Esq.,
daughter.
POIXOOK—On the 16th inst., at Putney-hill, Mrs. Chas. E.
Pollock, of a daughter.
WARNER—On the 14th inst., at Bath, the wife of Captain
Warner, Madras Staff Corps, of a son.

Marriages.
HUDSON—SMITH—On the sth inst , at the Church of St.
Paul, Valletta, Malta, Captain James. Hudson, 84th Red'
ment, to Agnes Campbell, second daughter of Sir J. w •
Smith, K.C.B.
Tunymt OSWALD —On the 14th inst. at St. John's, Not-
ting-hill, Henry Turner, Esq., of the Mall, Ken sin
hos.
g tOn,
to Jean Waddell, youngest surviving daughter of T
Oswald, Esq., of Fulham.

Deaths.
CLArtrAm—On the 14th inst., at St. Ann's-hill, Burley, near
Leeds, Samuel Clapham, Esq., aged 67.
FERGUSON—On the 15th inst., at 37, Charles-street, Berke-
ley-square, Admiral Ferguson, of Pitfout.
GoLnisda.EshnedEe--, oEnsq., aged the led 6
15th inst., at 61, Marylebone-road, 13'
Go
Krtox- On the 14th inst., at 7, Earlsfort-terrace, Dublin,
Col. Chas. Knox, of Ballinrobe, county Mayo, aged 51.
LIGHT—On the 14th inst., at GreyStODO Lodge, Weston-
super-Mare, Thomas Light, Esq., aged 79.
WOOD— On the 9th inst., in London, Col. John M. Wood,
of The Lyde, Bucks.

15th inst., at Woodford, Essex, C•

WHITBHURST— On the __ _
M. Whitehurst, Esq., aged 59.

London : Printed and Pubizahed by IV 11. LIAM ..e..?1'..,d,8tV
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