The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-08 00:00:00

MAILS DUE.

A.ustralla and New Zealand, via Southampton. :...Nov. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles - Nov. 13.
Brazit and Capa Verds, by British packet Nov. 5.
Ditto, by lerench packet - Nov. 2:
Cape of Good Hope, Asoension, and St. Helena Nov. -8
China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton Nov 3.
Ditto, via Marseilles Nov. 13
Parkland Islands

Gibraltar, via Southampton Nov. 3.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Nov. 3
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton. Nov. 13.
Ditto, via siarseilles ... Nov. 7
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Nov. 3
Ditto, via Marseilles Nov. 7.
Mauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseilles. Nov. 13
Newfoundland
Portugal
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon...
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet .. . Nov. 7.
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton
_.. .

Ditto, via Cork
W •• •
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Nov. 9
West CoaNt of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ....Nov. Q.
West Indies and Pacific) (exoept Bahamas and
Honduras) No •.13
Cuba tud IleXloo Nov. 28
Bermuda, via Halifax Nov. 21
Bahamas, via New York. Nov..

THE SUBMARINE RAILWAY BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND FRANCE.—A Dover paper paper says that the Nelly,
steam-tug, is at present engaged with Messrs. Brunel and
Hawkshaw in surveying between Dover and Calais, in con-
nection with the projected tunnel between England and
France. The vessel has been specially fitted with scientific ds,
apparatus for that purpose, and may be seen any fine )
from the pier.
dier Guards, second son of Mr. George Lane
tFhosx,
ronhany.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—Captain Fox, of theoGf
Breranma:
ham-park,Yorkshire, who had been out withherLyl3
yesterday,
moor hounds, was opening a gate at e
afternoon when he was thrown from hie
ously injured. At the time there wnx
was thrown to
the horse suddenly took fright.
Mdrfell on the back of his
the ground with great violence anhatbeen
procured he was
head. After medical attendance Lus
higrshetvainudd, ssenrid-
removed to Bramham.
TO A GENTLEMAN.—A sad
SAD GUN ACCIDENT
eonivigndsda;l.ear
Mr.H T.
i}n.lwgbhaantuk:
n
11311, after seeing his father
accident occurred oncoortuhr roef d
Milton,
son of Mr. Ewbank,
of
Dueyo eturned with a groom to shoot
off by train at llevin
unto the groom, and in so doing the
th
handed the loadedus
diticharged, the contents ontering
rabbits in the woods. After two or three shots Mr. Ewbank
piece was accidet
st.
Being in the woods some time
Mr. Ewbank's c e
elapsed before he could be conveyed home. The injuries
of sr, serious a nature that a fatal termina-
tionare stated to be
is anticipated.
ANCIENT BRICKS.—I rofersor Unger, the cele-
brated Viennese botanist and palasontologist, has
recently published some remarks on the bricks of the ancient
Egyptians, especially those of the pyramid of Dashour,
Which was built about 3,400 years before our era. One of
them being examined through the microscope by the pro-
fessor, he discovered that the mud of the Nile, out of which
it was made, contained not only a quantity of animal and
vegetable matter, but also fragments of many manufactured
substances, whence we may conclude that Egypt must have
enjoyed a high degree of civilisation upwards of 5,000 years
ago. Professor Unger hasboen enabled, by the aid of the
microscope, to discover in these bricks a vast number of
plants which at that time grew in Egypt. The chopped
straw, clearly discernible in the body of the bricks, con-
firms the description of the manner of making the latter,
such as we find it in Herodotui and the Book of Exodus.
—Gatigreani.

RACING- FIXTURES FOR 1867.
FEBRUARY.
Lincoln l9 Derby
Nottingham 26
MARGIT.
Liverpool

5 I Chelmsford
APRIL.

Northampton
Windsor
Newmarket Craven 8 Cheater 3O
Newmarket lst Spring 22