The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-11 00:00:00

THE MAILS.

On Tuesday a meeting of the Merchant Company
took place to consider the proposed alterations in
the arrival and departure of the mail. Although
it is proposed that the arrival of the south mail in
Edinburgh shell he so early as ten o'clock et night,
in place of three in the morning, this cannot materi-
ally affect Edinburgh, as the delivery of letters will
cootinne at the same hour as at present; but the
proposed alteration of the arrival of the north mail
seemed materially injurious, not only to this city.
but also to all ►he towns to the north having inter-
course with the capital, as it was intended to ar.
rive at Edinburgh ut two o'clock p.m. it was
therefore resolved, that a petition should be imme-
diately presented to the Postmasters-General, en-
treating that the interests of the capital of Scotland
should nut be entirely overlooked in the new ar-
rangement, and that the mails might be so arranged
(which can with facility be accomplished) as to
bring all letters to Edinburgh iu the morning.
which would put this city on the same footing as
London and Dublin, and occasion but one delivery
in the day.
We are glad to find other public bodies are in•
teresting themselves on the same subject. The
Society of Writers to the Signet met on Thursday,
and adopted similar resolution,.
At a general meeting of the Magistrates and in-
habitants of Perth, held on the 20th ult. and at
the Michaelmas county meeting, held on the 2d
instant, similar resolutions were entered into, and
transmitted to the Postmasters-General, as also to
the Lord Lieutenant sod Member for the County;
and we hope similar proceedings will be adopted by
the other cities, towns, and counties interested.
A meeting of the Mail-coach Proprietors was
he Id at York yesterday se'rsight, when the new
arrangemetits respecting the mere rapid forwarding
of the mail-coach were communicated to them, and
finally fixed. The precise time when this alters-
tion is to commence is not yet determined, but it is
to take place seven days after notice, which is daily
expected. The following ■re said to be the pro.
posed arrangements :
" The mail from the south will leave York at
half-past right o'clock in the evening. and will
arrive ■t Darlington et twenty minutes past two in
the morning; at Durham at twenty 'Moues before
fine, and reach Newcastle at twenty minutes after
six. It will leave Newcastle for the north at seven
o'clock, and arrive at Morpeth at half-past eight,
ut Alitwic•k at a quarter before eleven, at Belford
twenty-five minutes after two, Berwick twelve mi.
'lutes after four, and reach Edinburgh at forty-ten
minutes after nine."—( Edinburg/a Courant./

The new Duchy of Cuwnwsll Office. now builife
ing lieu the site of the Savoy. close to Wteerloo
Bridge. will be a lofty edifice, corresponding with
Somerset House, and in a l►ne with it and the
Adelplii.
The Commissioners of the Police, on Wednesday
last (3d inst.). deternitti-d to enforce the provitions
or Mr. M. A. Tsv Loa's Act, for removing the
nuisance of smoke Irum stems engines in every part
of the district over which Melt authority extends.
(Manchester herald.)
Acciesme.-04 Wednesday bight, as a C°4l
waggon was going up ♦rabdla•row, Ptmltcor •
Ade boy, the son of Mr. Cmticter, of Chelsea, *hp
was walking with his tether. whipped his top off the
footway into the street. and in attempting to get 11
from underneath the waggon, uaspereeired by any
,ewe. the wheel passed over his head. sad literally
road off the liners. The peer boy woe trite,
to the hospital is the tub* note:Miss ysib.

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