The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-10 00:00:00

MAILS DUE.

via Eouthaniptoa.....June 20.
.instriatltoiagavniAd New ndrsZeielaielas,
• —•• .•........June 15.
Ditto, via Panama ................. ...June 2).
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video July 5.
Ditto, by French packet .... • June 2:
Cape Verde, by Brazil 'motet .......
July 5.
gape of Good Hope, A.seeaslon. anti 3t. Helena June 12.
Uhina, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton June 20
Ditto, via Marseilles •-•-••• . June 17
Falkland Islands July 5
Gibraltar. via Southampton Jane 3
India, via Southampton June .3
Ditto, via Marseilles
Malta, Egypt, Ste. .. """.."•• June 13.
Ditto, Marseilles... June —.
Mauritius, Cape of Good Ilape, and Natal, via

Southampton
Ditto. Marseilles ~ June 18
Newfoundland
Portugal July 1.
Ditto, by p r.v cle ship to Oporto ..
Ditto c itto to Lisbon
United States, l anada, California, Szc., by British
packet .. June 13
Ditto, by L Lited States packet
Ditto daft. (Baltimore)
Ditto, by Canadian packet .......... .. ----June 12
West Indies and PfiZillo except Mexico and Baba-
_ . _

mas)
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe June 17
Cubs and Mexico ....................Jene 29
Bstia.nas, via New Y June 17.
Bermuda, via Halifax
Ditto ditto 'New York)
Ditto ditto 'New York,

DEATII OF WEATHERBIT.—Tha stallion Weather-
bit has just died at Mr. Blenkiron'a branch stud farm at
Waltham Cross. He was foaled in 1842, and was con-
sequently rising 27 years old. The late Mr. Gully bred
him from Sheet Anchor and Miss Letty, who was by
Priam out of an Orville mare. He was a beautifal brown
horse, which colour he generally transmitted to his stock,
and his yearlings came early to maturity; in fact, they
were too much set as youngsters. He was not placed in
the Derby in 1845 (Merry Monarch's year), when Mr. Gully
also had Old England engaged. His performances call for
no special remark, and for a long time he was neglected at
the stud until Mr. Blenkiron bought him, and did very
well with his stock at the Middle Park yearling sales.
The most renowned of his progeny was Beadsman (the
sire of Blue. Gown, B.osicrucian, Green Sleeve, &c.), with
whom Sir Joseph Hawley won the Derby in 1858 ; but be-
sides him ho got Weatherbound, Neptunus, Brown Bread,
Prince Arthur, and Mandrake. Although Weatherbit had
beautiful thighs and quarters, he was rather light in the
girth, and his stock, with the above exceptions, were mo-
derate. Until lately he had been located at Easby Abbey,
and it is supposed that he never fully recovered from the
journey from Yorkshire to Waltham Cross. Mr. Blenk-
iron put some of his best mares to him, and we believe
the last of his stock will be sold at the ensuing sales at
Middle Park.

THE INVENTOR OF ENVELOPES.— About forty
years ago there lived at Brighton a bockseller and sta-
tioner of the name of S. K. Brewer, and ho used to place in
his shop-window piles of paper, beginning at the largest up
to the then smallest size, 16mo ; but to finish off the pile he
cut cards so as to bring them up to a point. Ladies used
to go in and ask for that "dear little paper," which in-
duced him to cut paper in small sizes. Then came the
difficulty of the place for address; awl the result was he
invented the envelope, and had metal plates made for cut-
ting them to shape and sizes. This just pleased the ladies,
and orders came to him for the little paper and envelopes
from all parts. This at length became such a demand upon
his time, that he got Dobbs and Co., of London, to make
them for him. Such was, the beginning of the envelope
trade.—Stationer.