The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-21 00:00:00

UNITED STATES POSTAL ARRANGEMENT&

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 bo posted
half an hour earlier. The Wednesday and Saturday's
mails are taken up at Queenstown, on the following day,
by the Liverpool steamers. The Wednesday morning
mails are taken by the Southampton steamers.
Mails from the United States are due in London on
Mondays and Thursdays of each week.
Periodical works not of daily publication, issued in the
ehafie of pamphlets, may be sent to the United States,
California, and Oregon, by packet, at the following rates :
—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 16
ounces, above which the privilege does not extend. At
the same rate of postage, any pamphlet not weighing more
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 papers or
books (except those specified above), addressed to the
places above named, are liable to letter rate of postage.
There must be no writing, or other marks upon such
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 tho names and addresses of the senders
Any other writing, &c., will render the packetsliable to
letter rates of postage.

How DAUGHTERS WERE BROUGHT-UP 20 YEARS
AGO.—" Lady Lucas," adds her daughter, " was
particularly careful to bring up her children under the in-
fluence, not of fear, but of love. She would not suffer her
servants to be rude before us, or to domineer over us,
which all vulgar servants are apt to do." And, as a proof
of the well-ordered nature of her household, she continue!
—"Neither would my mcthor suffer the Vtilgaf Serving-
men to be in the nursery enottg the nursemaids, lest their
rude love-making might do unseemly actions, or speak un-
handsePte Words, in the preseace of her children." For
tutors, adds the Duchess, " although we had all kinds of
virtues, as singing, dancing, playing of music, reading,
writing, working, and the like, yet we were not kept
strictly thereto ; they were rather for formality that ens
fit, for my mother cared not so much for our dancing and
fiddling, singing, and prating of several languages, as that
we should b bred virtuously."—Once a Week.
Tne quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and
the short exchange on London is 25.15 per Li sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
iis. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
about 1-10th per cent, dearer in Paris than in Londe*. I

The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
GO days' sight is about 1094 per cent. At these rates there
is a profit Ott th,s thApprtation of gokd from the United
States,