The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-17 00:00:00

UNITED STATES POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.

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 thote of the Wednesday morning mails by 6
o'clock a.m. that day. Newspapers must always be 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 aro 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
shape of pamphlets, may be sent to the United States,
California, and Oregon, by packet, at the following rates :
—Not exceeding 2 oz., ld. ; 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 the names and addresses of the senders
Any other writing, &c., will render the packetsliable to
letter rates of postage.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa Nov. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles Dec. 14.
Brazil and Cape Yards, by British packet Dec. 4.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape ur a....-1 Ernr%P. Ascension, and St. Helena Nov. 28.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via boutnanipw....T„,. 'Q.
Ditto, via Marseilles ..... Nov. 27
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Nov. 19.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Nov. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton. Nov. 22.
Ditto, via Rambles .. . ...Nov. 22
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Nov. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles Nov. 22.
Mauritius, via Southampton Nov. 19.
Ditto, via M.arseille 3 Dec. 14
Newfoundland ... Nov. 21.
Portugal Deo 4
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet .. • . Nov. 24.
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-

ton

Ditto, via Cork * •• •

Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..Nov. 16.
West Coat of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe 12.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and

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Honduras) No v. 24
Cuba itUd Mexico
Bermuda, via Halifax
pea 15.
Bahamas, via New Y nrk.

A LEARNED ANTI-REFORM ER. —According to
the Caledonian Mercury Professor Blackie has been asto-
nishing the modern Athenians by a lecture against repre-
sentative institutions. Besides this he made a speech at
the Working Men's Club, in which he "challenged either
Bright, Beales, J ones, or 31`Laren to discuss with him the
subject of democracy, promising that they would find him
a sharp customer.' His advice to
the working men was
to put no faith in Reform Bills or demonstrations, by in-
ference to be no politicians, and to find fault, not with
the Government—Whig or Tory—but always to blame
themselves." One sentence will perhaps serve as a sample
of the rhapsody which amused the audience immensely :
Cultivate music—Scotch music—a good song is bettor
han all Reform Bills or Presbytery speeches."
ME. GLADSTONE AT ROME.—In the Journal de
Rome of the 10th we read : —4, Mr. Gladstone has
sent us the following:—" To the editor of the Journal de
Rome. Sir,—The Corriere Italian has published a pro-
tended account of the interview which his Holiness deigned
to grant me on the 22d of last month. I extremely regret
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Nov. 9, 1366." E. GLADSTONE.

A sensation trial is going on at Antwerp. Some
time since there was buried at a Roman Catholic
cemetery in Essex a coffin, which was said to con-
tain the remains of a Frenchman named Vidal
Douat, but which, on being
en
be empty. It was then provoepdte was foundhdADouat( t
(who
had insured his life for a large sum in a Paris office)
came to this country, bought a ready-made coffin,
which he had lined with lead so as to be as
heavy as if a corpse were within, took it by
train to the cemetery, represented that it
contained the remains of "Vidal Douat (him-
self), followed it to the grave, and thus
obtained a certificate of interment. This certifi-
cate was presented by his wife in support of her
claim to the insurance money, but suspicions being,
excited, inquiries were made, and Douat was even-
tually arrested on the Continent, and is now taking
his trial at Antwerp. There are about fifty witnesses
to be examined.
Dr. Alex. Armstrong has this day. been promoted to the
rank of Inspector •General of Hospitals and Fleets in her
Majesty's Fleet, for special services recorded at the Admi-
ralty.
Commander James Bull has been. this day promoted to
be a Retired Captain, under the provisions of her Majesty's
Orders in Council of Ist August, 1860, 9th July, 1864, and
24th March, 1866.;