The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-03 00:00:00

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa July 20.
Ditto, via Marseilles July 14.
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. ..... July 4.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena July 22.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou thampton July 3.
Ditto, via Marseilles
Falkland Islands

Gibraltar, via Southampton June 27.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton July 3.

Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton. June 27.
Ditto, via Marseilles July 7.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton July 3.

Ditto, via Marseilles June 27.
Mauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseilles, July 7.
Newfoundland
Portugal
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon...
United states and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet ..
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-

ton
Ditto, rift Cork

Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..July 6.
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and l'eneriffe ....July 11.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and
Honduras) July 14
Cuba ..nd Mexico July 30.
Bahamas, via New ) or a. July 26.
Bermuda, via Halifax .July 1.

On the surrender of Lee the American Govern-
ment came into possession of 30,000 muskets of
British manufacture. These were sold to a specu-
lator, and have recently been purchased by the
Canadian authorities at double their original cost.
The United States Treasury Department has
been informed by an official at Frankfort-on-the-
Maine that the number of American Five-twenty
bonds which the disturbances on the Continent will
return on its hands will amount to 75,000,000 dol-
lars worth.

MARRIAGE OF EMINENTPERSONS.—" People about
to marry," who wish to know the proper age, are
referred to the following precedents :—" Adam and Eve, 0 ;
Shakspere, 18; Ben Johnson, 21; Franklin, 24; Mozart,
25 ; Dante, Kepler, Fuller, Johnson, Burke, Scott, 26 ;
Tycho Brahe, Byron, Washington, and Bonaparte, 27 ;
Penn and Sterne, 28; Linnaeus and Nelson, 29 ; Burns, 30;
Chaucer, Ilogarth, and Peel, 32 ; Wordsworth and Davy,
33 ; Aristotle, 36 ; Sir William Jones and Wellington, 37 ;
Wilberforce, 38 ; Luther, 42 ; Addison, 44 ; Wesley and
Young, 47; Swift, 49 ; Buffon, 55 ; Old Parr, last time,
120. If Adam and Eve married before they were a year
old, and the veteran Parr buckled with a widow at 120,
bachelors and spinsters may wed at any age they like, and
find shelter under great names for either early or late
marriages.

" IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD.'?
—I called and spent a night with an old acquaintance that
I had not seen for many years. Ho was a sexton and dug
graves for those who died in the village. It was a sea-
port, and the oldest son of my friend was a sail maker,
while th e youngest son kept a small harness shop, mainly for
the purpose of accommodating a few farmers who traded
at tho village. In the course of the evening I inquired
how the world had used my old acquaintance and whether
ho managed to make the two ends meet. " It's hard work,"
he said, "the 4 Yard' has been doing nothing almost all
summer. I never knew of a healthier season. it would
seem as if no more were ever going to die. But then," he
added, "we rule along in hopes of better times." The
sail maker remarked, " All kinds of business is dull ; I have
not had much over half work for a month, but I'm in
hopes the heavy blow of the last two or three days will
send in a few torn sails." Just at this moment the harness
maker came in and told his father that farmer Stubb's
horse had run away and smashed the harness all to pieces.
" That's a job for you," said the old man with something
like glee, and added—" Have you heard whether Squire
Anderson is likely to live ?" "It is thought," replied the
son, "that he cannot live beyond a day or two." "
said the father, " I suppose we must all die sometimes.
The Squire has got a nice burial lot ; only it's a little hard
digging; but his folks won't mind paying a little extra."
I only stayed one night with this amiable family. I left
by the first train in the morning deeply impressed with
the sentiment of the old saw, " It's an ill wind,"
TRAMP.