The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-13 00:00:00

NORTHAMPTON-SATURDAY.

There was an improved supply of wheat at our corn mar-
ket to-day, which met with a fair inquiry at extreme quo-
tations. Barley scarcely worth quoting. Oats a steady
trade, at last week's prices.
New white wheat, 54s to 595; new red, 48s to 52s ; old
white, 52s to 555; old red, 48s to 52s per 36 stone. Barley
for malting, —s to —s per qr. ; grinding, 30s to 36s per 30
stone. Oats, old, 21s to 31s ; new, 28s to 30s per 24 stone.
Beans, old, 48s to 50s ; new, 42s to 45s per 38 stone. Peas,
40s to 43s per 36 stone.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Aug. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. 13.
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet Sept. 3.
Ditto, by French packet . Aug. 22.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 21.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Aug 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles Aug 13.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Aug. 12'
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton Aug 12.
Ditto, via Marseilles .••,
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Aug. 12.
Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. 13•
Mauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseille i Aug. 13
Newfoundland
Portugal
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 Aug. 17.
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerife ....Sept, 10.
West Indies and radii(' (except Bahamas and
Honduras) •• • Aug. 13.
Cuba and Mexico

Bermuda, via Halifax Aug. 29•
Bahamas, via New York. Aug. 15.

HIGHLANDERS' LETTER POSTING.—Queer stories
are to be seen at the Post-office at Wick, especially 011
Saturday evenings, when hundreds of letters are posted 14
the Highland fishermen. When the penny postage W3B
first established, our then worthy postmaster, Mr. Craig, bad
many a hard night's work among the. Highlanders, who
illustrated their prigging character by endeavouring
to beat down the postage to a halfpenny, alleging that
the letter was a little one, and that the Highland
postmaster never charged more than a halfpenny
Prom the out stations beyond the daily delivery they
would come, and while one would ask if there was it
letter for him, he would answer to the interrogator./
as to his name, " Och, ye'll see it on the back of
the letter," and on the name being at last communicated,
and the information given that there was no letter for hip:,
Donald often put the poser, "Do you think she will be the
morn ?" Donald has learned by experience, however, but
at present it generally requires four Highlanders to cocapleo
the modes operandi of posting a letter. One brings it to
the office, wrapped up in a piece of paper, a second precedes
him and buys a stamp; handing the stamp to a third, be,
after various licks and manipulations, gets her Majesty S
head affixed to the letter ; and the fourth, after looking into
the slip with considerable suspicion, cautiously lets it droll,
and the whole four finish the performance by peeping /100
the slit to see that all is well with their missive. This may
be seen almost daily, and especially on Saturday evenings.
—Northern Ensign.
Further particulars are given of the shameful
massacre of the coloured people at Memphis. The
number killed is stated to be 46 ; wounded, 75
maltreated, 10 ; robberies, 100 ; houses and cabins
burned, 91 ; churches, 4 ; school-houses, 12 ; value
of property destroyed, $139,081. The committee
record their opinion that the state of public senti-
ment in Memphis is such that no punishment what-
ever can be meted out to the perpetrators of these
outrages by the civil authorities. In view of the
further fact that the city repudiates any liability
for the property both of the Government and of
individuals destroyed by the mob, it believes WI
duty to devolve on Government to arrest, try, and
punish the offenders by military authority, and 131
the same means to levy a tax upon the city of gee'
phis sufficient to cover the loss of all the property
destroyed.
The delegates from Mississippi for the Phila-
delphia Convention: have been elected, and 5
Convention of that State met at Jackson, 25th Jell'
Thirty-two counties were represented. The officer"
were—Judge John Watts, President ; Giles 31'
llellier, Ames R. Johnson, and J. A. I3oforay
Vice-Presidents ; J. S. Rowe and M. S. Ward'
Secretaries. The following resolutions Were
, adopted :—Resolved, " That this Convention ap-
proves the restoration policy of President Johnsen
as opposed to the Radical policy of Congress ; 311 a
having been invited by a large number of distill:l
guislied fellow-citizens from the Northern all
Western States of the Union, to unite in a Nations.
Convention, to be held at Philadelphia on the 10'1
of August, accepts that invitation, and will pro-
ceed to elect four." Senatorial delegates and two
from each Congressional District, to represent the
State of Mississippi in said proposed Philadelphia'
Convention." No other resolution was passed'
The delegates at large are :—Giles M. Hellier, Wlll.
Yeager, Wm. S. Featherston, George L. Patten.
First District —H. Dockeray, J. P. Peg
Second District—S. Bailey, D. G. H. Sykes"
Third District—A. Murdoch, J. A. Borforcl•
Fourth District—General N. Harris, A. Melell;
Fifth District—H. F. Small, Hiram Cassiday•
meeting was also held at-Mobile to appoint delegate
is
to the State Convention, and a resolution was passed
earnestly endorsing the opinions put forward P.lO
the Philadelphia Convention. A wig-warn 1,,
course of construction at Broad and Wallace-street
in Philadelphia, covering the whole block for the
accommodation of this Convention, to which the
will be three main entrances.

Births. 1.
CONNELL—On the Ist inst., at Bath, the wife of Lieut.-‘,°
P. 0. Connoll, R.E., of a son.
CORBETT —On the 10th inst., at Brooke Hall, Norfolk°
wife of Capt. J. Corbett, R.N., H.M.S. Black Prince'
a son. ~nad
G OTTO—On the 10th inst., at Croft Lodge, Highgate--
the wifo of Henry Gotto, Esq., of a son. the
MACKONOCHIE— n the 10th inst., at Great Mar.°. ' f
e
wifo of James Mackonochie, Esq., barrister-at-Div, °
dawrhter
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Marriages.
HOPE—WHITFIELD—On the 11th inst., St. Ge()-g,511
Hanover-square, Mr. Samuel S. Hope, of 142, Nr'/ "
street, to Jane Rebecca, widow of the o
late Mr.
field, of 44, Old Bond-street.
MARSHALL—WATSON—On the 9th inst. at nob' 4.;
Church, Walton, Aylesbury, Wm. H.'Marshall, Ylst9-0r of
6, The Grove, Hammersmith, to Helen, only ,laug'i—
11. Watson, Esq., Walton House, Aylesbury.
Deaths.
~1 .110,111
BELL —On the 11th inst., at 30, Clondesley-street,
Bell, Esq., of Bow Churchyard, aged 74. rise,
BOOT—On the 10th inst., at Eden-house, Bri:xtoll"
Thomas Boot, Esq., aged 79. Erclvfli
HisLor —On the 10th inst., at 50, Chester-square,,
widow of the late General Sir T. Hislop, Bart.,
NOBLE—On the 10th inst., at Brighton, John Noble, 1-4"
J.P., formerly of Boston, Lincolnshire, aged 78.
on, of
THOMPSON-011 the 9th inst., Mr. James B. Thorars
101, Lower Thames-street, Londonf.i,
ged 44.
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