The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-09 00:00:00

ADDITIONAL MAILS TO INDIA.

Commencing with January next, the mails for the East
Indies and China, transmitted via Marseilles, will be
despatched from London as follows—viz , those intended
for the Bombay packets on the evenings of the 2d and
17th of each month
; and those intended for the Calcutta
packets (including the mails for Ceylon, Madras, and
China), on the evenings of the 9th and 15th of each
month, asttlready announced.
The Bombay packets will also carry letters for Calcutta
and Madras, to be forvtarded from Bombay by the inland
posts ; and it is expected that they will reach their
destination some days in advance of the letters sent by
the next Calcutta pacdet.
The packets from Southampton will continue to run in
connection with the Calcutta line ; and mails via
Southampton for Calcutta, Ceylon, Madras, and China
will be made up in London, as at present, an the morn.
ings of the 4th and 20th of each month. For Bombay,
mails via Southampton will be forwarded by the above
packets, as well as by the Australian packets (the mails
for which are made up in London on the morning of the
12th of each month), as far as Egypt, where they will
await the departure of the next packet for Bombay.
The following table shows the several dates upon
which the mails for India will be despatched from Lon-
don both by the route of Marseilles and by that of South-
ampton .
Date of Despatch from London. I

Via Marseil.es Via Southampton Destination.
Evening of Morning of
2d
4th I:3o7n..bbaa:l —::; Calcutta
9th d n al
_ 12th • • iii ii 4' Calcutta
17th
20th Bombay .19 L. b-
- -,f. a Calcutta
25th •• -E" '7, 4 Calcutta
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When the 4th, 12th, or 20th of the month falls on a
Sunday the mails will he made up on the previous even-
ing, or 25th of the month falls
Sundayhenotheem2ad, ils9twh,l7
illbteh,
raado up on the following
evening.
The homeward mails will, in like manner, leave
and
w
Calcutta and Madras four times a month, and at nearly
equal intervals, being despatched twice by packet to
Suez, as at present, and twice via Itombay.
The roads from Bombay will leave that port on the
oth and 24th, and the portion brought Via Marseilles will
be due in London about the 4th and 19th of each month.
The portion brought via Southampton will come from
Alexandria by the first mail packet, ladiaLlOr Australian,
leaving that port for Southampton, after their arrival.
By command of the Poste° aster-General,
ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.
General Poet-office, Dec. 5„

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LONDON AND EASTERN rt
••-•ANKING COMPANY.—On
Sheriff Substitute Hallard, at Edinburgh, to undergo a
judicial examination in bankruptcy according to the forms
of Scotch law. The examination lasted from 12 till
appeared before Mr.
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a ys,JaanmdeswEasd j
day (Tuesday) at
2 o'clock.
MADAME TIISSAUD'S EXHIBITION.—Another figure
has just been added to this numerous collection. It
represents the notorious liana Sahib, dressed in the
Hindoo costume, a white robe, and is represented in the
usual occupation of his leisure hours, smoking his
hookah. The likeness is considered excellent. Already
numerous visitors have been
,to inspect this portrait
model.