The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-27 00:00:00

UNITED STATES POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Mails for the United States are made up in London every
Saturday evening, Wednesday morning, and Wednesday
evening. Letters for the Saturday and Wednesday evening
mails must reach the General Post-office by 6 o'clock
p.m., and those of the Wednesday morning mails by 6
o'clock a.m. that day. Newspapers must always be posted
half an hour earlier. The Wednesday and Saturday's
mails are taken up at Queenstown, on the following dill
by the Liverpool steamers. The Wednesday morning
mails are taken by the Southampton steamers.
Mails from the United States are due in London en
Mondays and Thursdays of each week.
Periodical works not of daily publication, issued in the
shape of pamphlets, may be sent to the United Statest
California, and Oregon, by packet, at the following rates
—Not exceeding 2 oz., ld. ; above 2 oz., but not exceeding
3 oz., 6d.; above 3 oz., but not exceeding 4 oz., Bd. ; with an
addition of 2d. for every additional ounce up to 16
ounces, above which the privilege does not extend.
the same rate of postage, any pamphlet not weighing were
than 8 oz (even though it be not a periodical publication)
may be sent to the United States, California, and Oregon.
This postage is only the British portion, a further sum
being charged on delivery. The periodical works
or pamphlets must always be sent in a cover open at the
ends (not more than one being sent in a single cover), and
the postage must be prepaid. Other printed papure 43r
books (except those specified above), addressed to the
places above named, are liable to letter rate of postag(?.
There must be no writing, or other marks upon sucn
periodical works, pamphlets, &c., or upon the covers, ex-
cept the names and addresses of the persons to whom they
are sent ; nor upon the covers must there be any printing,
except the names and addresses of the persons to whom
they are sent and the names and addresses of the senders
Any other writing, &c., will render the packetsliable to
letter rates of postage.

SMOKING IN A MINE.—John Turnbull, a pitman,
was brought before the Tynemouth county magistrates on
Monday, charged with smoking in the workings of Barg"
worth coal pit about a month ago. Smoking had been pro-
hibited in the pit, and in the section of the mine wrought
with safety lamps a pitman, named Thomas Cole, smelt th
reek of tobacco, and turning round to the prisoner, he said,
"You are not smoking there 2" The prisoner replied he
was just taking two or three draws. Cole then knocked the
pipe out of the prisoner's mouth and stamped on it. Vie
bench, after hearing the evidence, considered the cam
proved, and expressed their determination of making °
severe example of the prisoner by committing him for Or
weeks to Morpeth Gaol, with hard labour. At the Sun'.
derland Police-court Thomas Burn, a young man 17 Yet°
of age, was charged with having taken a pipe down BY'
hope pit, though it was forbidden. The pipe had been
taken out of his jacket pocket. Ile was sentenced to 1,
days in Durham Gaol, with hard labour.

Births.

Asnwner— On the 18th inst., at Bretforton Manor 1100e'
Evesham, the wife of W. H. Ashwin, Esq., of a son.
PRICE—On the 19th inst., at 12, Henry-street, Doughty°

street, the wife of Robert Wm. Price, Esq., of a son.
REEVES—On the 21st inst., at Fernbank, East Sheen, Sill'
rey, the wife of Henry . Reeves, Esq., of a son. •
STIELMERDINE—On the 23d inst., at Hope-end, Eccles, t'
wife of Ben. Shelmerdine, Esq:, of a daughter.

Marriages. •
CHADWICK GRUNDY— On the 22d inst., at All Sajoifi
Stand, Frederick Thomas, eldest son of Thos. Chadivic
Esq., The Grange, Wimslow, to Mary Edith, eldet6
daughter of Alfred Grundy, Esq., Undorly, Stand. h
CODnINGTON— WALLOP —On the 20th inst., at the P 91,46,
church, Painswick, John Codrington, Esq., of Clo",°t;
Devon, to Matilda Louisa, youngest daughter of the ,6
John C. Wallop, Esq., of Collins House, Painswick.
Deaths.
CROLE —On the 19th inst., at Twickenham,
p
Esq., aged 84.
LLOYD —On On the 21st inst at 31 Glasshouse-street,

street, Mr. Thomas LlOyd,laied 43.
13&"`—On the 21st inst., at St. Leonards-on-Sea, 13&"`-'
eldest daughter of the Rev. Barrington Mills, aged 'l;7,
RIOBY—On the 21st inst., at 7, Park-lane, Piccadilly, ue"'
Rigby, Esq., aged 56.
SEWELL —On the 23d inst., at St. Clement's-hill, Norwich'
Sarah, the wife of Mr. Philip E. Sewell, aged 44.
WYNCH—On the 21st inst., at Tunbridge-wells,
the wife of the Rev. Henry Wryneh, aged 77. Charlottut

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