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

UNITED STATES POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Mails for the United States are made up in London ever/
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
o'clock a.m. that day. Newspapers must always be posted
half an hour earlier. The Wednesday and Saturday
mails are taken up at Queenstown, on the following (I.'o
by the Liverpool steamers. The Wednesday morning
mails are taken by the Southampton steamers.
Mails from the United States are due in London 012
Mondays and Thursdays of each week.
Periodical works not of daily publication,
issued in the
shape of pamphlets, may be sent to the United States;
California, and Oregon, by packet, at the following rats
—Not exceeding 2 oz., id. ; 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
At
ounces, above which the privilege does not extend. ,
the same rate of postage, any pamphlet not weighing 11?.°r",
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 sun];
being charged on delivery. The periodical Work:
or pamphlets must always be sent in a cover open at tbi
ends (not more than one being sent in a single cover), 03';
the postage must be prepaid. Other printed papers °
books (except those specified above), addressed to tb
places above named, are liable to letter rate of postagoi:
There must be no writing, or other marks upon sn'
periodical works, pamphlets, &c., or upon the covers, 01-
cept the names and addresses of the persons to whom t. 1109
are sent; nor upon the covers must there be any printing,
except the names and addresses of the persons to whulli
they are sent and the names and addresses of the seeders
Any other writing, &c., will render the packetsliable to
letter rates of postage.

SMOKING IN A MINE.—John Turnbull, a pitnllllll'
was brought before the Tynemouth county magistrates on
Monday, charged with smoking in the workings of 13ark"
worth coal pit about a month ago. Smoking had been pro-
hibited in the pit, and in the section of the mine wrong"
with safety lamps a pitman, named Thomas Cole, smelt th:
rock of tobacco, and turning round to the prisoner, ho sal",
" You are not smoking there ?" 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. glib('
bench, after hearing the evidence, considered the OS°
proved, and expressed their determination of nthing.°
severe example of the prisoner by committing him for
weeks to Morpoth Gaol, with hard labour. At the 5'113'
derland Police-court Thomas Burn, a young man 17 years
of age, was charged with having taken a pipo down IV.:
hope pit, though it was forbidden, The pipe bad
taken out of his jacket pocket. He was sentenced to Is
days in Durham Gaol, with hard labour.

Births.
ASIIWIN— On the 18th inst., at Bretforton Manor 11°1164
Evesham, the wife of W. H. Ashwin, Esq., of a sou'
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, Du.°
ref, the wife of Henry W. Reeves, Esq., of a son.
SHELMEIIDINE—On the 23d inst., at Hope-end, Eccles,
th
wife of Ben. Shelmerdine, Esq., of a daughter.

Marriages.
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CitAnwicx—GßlTNDY—On the 22d inst., at All Sa11?
Stand, Frederick Thomas, eldest son of Thos. Ohs
I fit
Esq., The Grange, Wimslow, to Mary Edith, aide
daughter of Alfred Grundy, Esq., Underly, Stand. .
CODRINGTON—WALLOP— On the 20th inst., at the P3,1/1
church, I'ainswick, John Codrington, Esq., of ClaWite
Devon, to Matilda Louisa, youngest daughter of the
John C. Wallop, Esq., of Collins House, Painswick.

Deaths.
CROLE— On the 19th inst., at Twickenham, David Crolel
Esq., aged 84. pt-
Limvu— On the 21st inst., at 34, Glasshouse-street, Beg-
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street, Mr. Thomas Lloyd, aged 43.
MILLS—On the 21st inst., at St. Leonards-on-Sea, 13uth
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eldest daughter of the Rev. Barrington Mills, aged i3O,
llmuy—On the 21st inst., at 7, Park-lane, Piccadilly,
Rigby, Esq., aged 56.
SEWELL On the 23d inst., at St. Clement's-hill, NorWiell'
Sarah, the wife of Mr. hilip E. Sewell, aged 44. ,0
WYNCTI On the 21st inst., at Tunbridge wells, Chariot"
the wife of the Rev. Henry Wynch, aged 77.

London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM AND-- iv.
of No. 112, Strand, I't inter at Tits SUN (Woe, No. of
Strand, in the Precinct of the Barn, in the COUla,"
MiddleseL—Thursday, December 27, Ism