The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-13 00:00:00

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton..... Aug. 19.

- -
Ditto, via Marseilles Aug, 13.
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet Sept. 3.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. 21.
China. Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—Aug 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles
Falkland Islands

Gibraltar, via Southampton Aug. i 2•
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton. Aug. -12.
Ditto, via Marseilles .. lug. 2 t.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Aug. 12•
Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. 13.
Mauritius, via Southampton

Ditto, via Marseilles
Newfoundland , 1135.

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, via Cork

Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry „Aug. 17.
IVeLt Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerirfe Sept, ,O.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and
Honduras) . . Aug 13
Cuba and Mexico Aug. 23•

Bermuda, via Halifax

. Auo. 29.

Bahamas, via New l' ork.

.Aug' 15

HIGIILANDEns' LETTER PosTlNG.—Queer stories
are to be seen at the Post-office at Wick, especially on
Saturday evenings, when hundreds of letters are posted by
the Highland fishermen. When the penny postage WO
first established, our then worthy postmaster, Mr. Craig, ha
many a hard night's work among the Highlanders, who
illustrated their pigging character by endeavouring
to beat down the postage to a halfpenny, alleging that
the letter was a little ono, and that the Highland
postmaster never charged more than a halfpenny'
From the out stations beyond the daily delivery 009
would come, and while one would ask if there was I,
letter for him, he would answer to the interrogatory
as to his name, " Och, ye'll see it on the back of
the letter," and on the name being at last communicated,
and the information given that there was no letter for bite
Donald often put the poser, "Do you think she will be On
morn ?" Donald has learned by experience, however, but
at present it generally requires four Highlanders to co (nPlet°
the modus operandi of posting a letter. One brings it to
the office, wrapped up in a piece of paper, a second precedes
him and buys a stamp ; handing the stamp to a third, bet
after various licks and manipulations, gets her MajestYs
head affixed to the letter ; and the fourth, after looking into
the slip with considerable suspicion, cautiously lots it droP,
and the whole four finish the performance by peeping down
the slit to see that all is well with their missive. This all
be seen almost daily, and especially on Saturday evenings.
—Northern Ensign.
Further particulars are liven of the shameful
massacre of the coloured people at Memphis. The
number killed is stated to be 46 ; wounded, 76 ;
maltreated, 10 ; robberies, 100 ; houses and edbins
burned, 91; churches, 4 ; school-houses, 12 ; value
of property destroyed, $139,081. The committee
record their opinion that the state of public semi'
ment in Memphis is such that no punishment what'
ever can be meted out to the perpetrators of thes°
outrages by the civil authorities. In view of the
further fact that the city repudiates any liability
for the property both of the Government and °
individuals destroyed by the mob, it believes Ode
duty to devolve on Government to arrest, try, an
punish the offenders by military authority, and b 1
the same means to levy a tax upon the city of lqe°l:
phis sufficient to cover the loss of all the property
destroyed.
The delegates from Mississippi for the "'bile:
delphia Convention : have been elected, and,:,
Convention of that State met at Jackson, 25th &A'
Thirty-two counties were represented. The office
were—Judge John Watts, President ; Giles 31,
Hellier, Ames R. Johnson, and J. A. Baer'
Vice-Presidents ; J. S. Rowe and M. S. Ward'
Secretaries. The following resolutions Wel'
adopted :—Resolved, " That this Convention al;
proves the restoration policy of President Johns%
as opposed to the Radical policy of Congress ;
having been invited by a large number of dlat.all
guislaed fellow-citizens from the Northern and
Western States of the Union, to unite in a Nati°ll4
Convention, to be held at Philadelphia on the 1.3'
of August, accepts that invitation, and will Pr°-
teed to elect four,-„Senatorial delegates and tlyo
from each Congressional District, to represent to
State of Mississippi in said proposed Philadelphia'
Convention." No other resolution was passed.
The delegates at large are :—Giles M. Hellier, NY °.
Yeager, Wm. S. Featherston, George L. Patten'
First District—H. Dockeray, J. P. Pegue°'
Second District—S. Bailey, D. G. H. Sykes"
Third District—A. Murdoch, J. A. Borford•
Fourth District—General N. Harris, A. AleYel.
Fifth District—H. F. Small, Hiram Cassiday•
meeting was also held at Mobile to appoint delegM'a,
to the State Convention, and a resolution was RagBD
earnestly endorsing the opinions put forward in
the Philadelphia Convention. A wig-was to
oourse of construction at Broad and Wallace_streetbe
in Philadelphia, covering the whole block for
accommodation of this Convention, to which tav,4,3
will be three main entrances.

Births. Col.
CONNELL—On the Ist inst., at Bath, the Wife of Lieu"-
P. 0. Connell, R.E., of a son. tll°
CORBETT —On the 10th inst., at Brooke Hall, Norfolk/ a
wife of Capt. J. Corbett, R.N., H.M.S. Black Prille°l
a son.
GOTTO —On the 10th inst., at Croft Lodge, Highgate-10*cl
the wife of Henry.Gotto, Esq., of a son. the
MACKONOCIIIE —On the 10th inst. at at Great 3farlovrt° f
wife of James Mackonochie, Esq.., barrister-at-laict
daughter.

Marriages.
eG Orgoe'cit
HOPE—WHITFIELD —On the 11th inst. at at St.
Hanover-square, Mr. Samuel S. Hope, of 142, Ne`,.v 13-j'bit"
street, to Jane Rebecca, widow of tho late gr.
field, of 44, Old Bond-street. rieitl,
MARSTIALL—WATSON—On the 9th inst., at 11015r-,--., 171
Church, Walton, Aylesbury, Wm. H. Marshall, r's"l. of
daebto
6, The Grove, Hammersmith, to Helen, only .
H. Watson, sq., Walton House, Aylesbury.
Deaths.
BELL—On the 11th inst., at 30, Cloudesley-streets
-
8011, Esq., of Bow Churchyard, aged 74. f na-riSet
BOOT—On the 10th inst., at Eden-house, 141%""
Thomas Boot, Esq., aged 79. EOll/361
Humor —On the 10th inst., at 50, Chester-square, G 0.33.
widow of the late General Sir T. Hislop, Bart.. . VAI
NOBLE—On the 10th inst., at Brighton, John Noble,
J.P., formerly of Boston, Lincolnshire, 8
aged 7 of
THOMPSON— 0 n the 9th inst., Mr. James B. ThotriPs°
104, Lower Thames-street, London, aged 44.

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London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM AN e
of No. 112, Strand, ranter. at TITZ SON WOO,tp CI
Strand, in the Pminot of: the Savoy, in the C°—
Middlesex.—Monday, August 13, 1800.