The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-27 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1855.

PUBLICATIONS.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

This day, Two Volumes, Foolscap Octavo, Nine Shillings,
GIVEN; or, THE COUSINS. A Tale.
By A. M. GOODRICH.
ondon : John W. Parker and Sou, West Strand.

The screw ship Caesar, Captain Robb, which sailed
from Gibraltar on the 18th of February, arrived at Ply-
mouth yesterday morning.
The Gorgon, 6, paddle-wheel sloop, Commander B.
Crawford, was to leave Gibraltar on the 20th. _

NORTH-WESTERN.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at
Leeds yesterday ; Mr. Alcock in the chair.
The report stated that the revenue for the half-year
ending December 31, 1854, amounts to 27,531/., and
the working expenses to 14,3931., leaving a balance of
13,435/. The directors recothtnended a dividend of
2s. 6,1. per share, and reported that they bad been ac-
tively engaged in prosecuting the negotiations previously
entered into with neighbouring railway companies, with
a view to the immediate construction of the works
necessary for completing the line to the Lancaster and
Carlisle Railway northwards. The works at Morecambe
were progressing, and would be ready for use this
summer.

COLONIAL BOOK POST.

ANNOTATED EDITION OF THE ENGLISH POETS.
This Day, the Third ♦olume, is. 6d., of
CHAUCER'S POETICAL WORKS. Edited,
with Notes, by ROBERT BELL.
On the First of April, the Second and concluding Volume of
THO V SON'S POETICAL WORKS.
London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand.

The Heela was got off shore by assistance from the
Cwsar and Gorgon, on Sunday, the 18th February, at
2 30 a.m., supposed to be but little damaged.

APPOINTMENTS.

Commander Alan H. Gardner, who was senior lieu-
tenant of the Polyphemus at the attack against pirates,
and promoted for his services performed on that occasion,
in 1848, has bean appointed to the Driver, 6, steam-
sloop, at Sheerness.
Lieutenant the Hon. Arthur Hay (1853), recently
serving in the Vestal, 26, on the North American sta-
tion, to the Excellent, 46, gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth.
Lieutenant Charles D. Lucas (1854), who it will be re-
membered was promoted from acting mate of the Heels,
for his gallant act, for having thrown overboard from
the deck of that ship an ignited bombshell, by which
coel and courageous act, in all probability, a great
saving of human life was effected, has been appointed to
the Calcutta, 84, at Devonport.
Master.—George Biddlecomb (1835), recently serving
as master of the fleet, in the Duke of Wellington, flag-
ship, in the Baltic, has been appointed assistant master
at Keyham yard.
Paymaster.—James Lewis (1854), from the Victory,
to the Hecate, 6, steam-sloop, at Woolwich.
Clerk in Charge.—Thomas C. H. Shears (1849), from
the Prometheus to the Weser, gnn-beat, at Devonport.
Clerk.—John G. Rickard, to tie Hannibal, 91, screw,
in the Black Sea.

This day, Two Volumes, post octavo, 155.,

GENERAL BOUNCE ; or, The Lady and the
Locusts.

By G. 7 WHYTE MELVILLE.
By the same Author, Two Vols., IBs.,
DIGRY GRAND; an Autobiography.
Lon!,),1: John W. Parker and Son, West strand.

Acting Clerk.—Johi T. Farwell, to the Hastings, 60,
screw, at Portsmouth.
Clerk's Assistants.—Frederick J. Fitzmaurice, Alfred
J. Myers, Henry C. T. Medder, and John B. Alyies, to
the Royal Albert, 121, flag-ship in the, Black Sea ;
Bertram Mitford, to the Prometheus, 6, steam-sloop, at
Devonport.

Just published, price 54,, by post, free, ss. Gd.,
STRICTURE of the URETHRA : its Rational
Treatment and Prompt Cure.

t-SiII-PS FOR THE BALTIC.

The ships now fitting for the Baltic will carry a total
armament of 2,188 guns, a considerable proportion of
which will he of the Lancaster construction. Several
hundred extra shipwrights have been put en at Sheer-
ness, Woolwich, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Pembroke,
to expedite the preparation of the ships, and on
Saturday the majority will be ready to come out of
dock.

By F B. COURTEI4AY,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
" We believe Mr. Courtenay's experience in the treatment of stric-
ture during the last twenty years has equalled, if, indeed, it has not
surpassed, that of any of his contemporaries. It is, therefore, no
matter of surprise that he should enjoy the reputation of being a
most dexterous and skilful manipu'ator with urethral instruments ;
and when it is remembered that the lamented Liston used to assert
that the introduction of instruments through a stricture which had
previously been impermeable to them, was the most difficult in the
whole range of surgical operations, it mast be no slight source of
gratification on Mr. Courtenay's part, to have achieved the reputation
he has in this res „ect ; and for our part, with the knowledge we have
of his experience, we know of no man to whose care we would with
greater confidence entrust the treatment of a severe case of stricture
of the urethra."—Medical Circular.

London: H. Baillike, 219, Regent-street.

PATRIOTIC JUG.—SAMUEL ALCOCK and
CO., Hill Pottery, Burslem, Staffordshire, being desirous of
putting it within the reach of all to possess a memorial both of the
present war an 1 of the noble and geaeroas sympathy displayed by
all classes towards our truly brave soldiers, have publi.hed a
Patriotic Jug, illustrative alike of the horrors of war, as well as of
the nation's grateful efforts to alleviate them, evidenced by the Royal
l'atriotic Fund. Copies of this interesting work can be had at all
chills and glass warehouses in the kingdom.

COAL DEPARTMENT, NORTH LONDON
ItllLWAY.—Highbury and Kingsland Depots.—Hetton's
Wall's-and, the best House Coals In the world, are brought to the
do, ks of this Inilvvay at Poplar by new screw steamers—Cochrane.
750 tons, Hatton, 750, and the Northumberland, 650 tons, chartered
expressly for these depots, and delivered thoroughly screened, to any
part of Londen, within 24 hours after the receipt of order, at 30s. per
ton. Orders to he addressed to Lea and Co., Chief Offices, Railway
Stations, Highbury, Islington, or Kingsland. Terms, cash, on or
before delivery.

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EXTENSION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE

The following Post-office notices have been pub-
lished :

" On and from the Ist March next, the regulations of
the Colonial Book Post will, in most respects, be assimi-
lated with those of the Inland Book Post, and will be as
follows

" 1. A book packet my contain any number of sepa-
rate books, publications, prints, almanacs or maps, and
any quantity of paper, parchment or vellum (to the exclu-
sion of letters, whether sealed or open), and the books,
maps, paper, &c., may bs either printed, written, or
plain, or any mixture of the three.
" 2. The packet must not exceed two feet in length,
breathh, or width.

"3. The name and address of tho sender, and any
words not in the nature of a letter, may bo written or
printed upon the envelope or corer of the packet, in addi-
tion to the name and address of the person to whom it
way be forwarded. _

4. The books, &c., may be in any binding, mounting,
or covering, whether such binding, &c., be loose or at-
tached. In the case of prints or maps, rollers may ac-
company them, and markers, whether of paper or other-
wise, may be sent with books or other printed papers.
" 5. If a book packet be found to contain any enclosure
which is sealed or otherwise closed against inspection, or
any letter whether sealed er not, the letter or other enclo-
sure will be taken out and forwarded to the address on
the packet, charged with the full postage as an unpaid
letter, together with an additional rate equal to the amount
chargeable on a book, not exceeding half a pound in weight.
The remainder of the packet, if daly prepaid, will be for-
warded without any extra charge.
"6. If a packet be not sufficiently prepaid according to
its weight, but, nevertheless, bear postage stamps of the
value of a single book-rate, it will not, as heretofore, be-
come liable to tie latter rate of postage, but will be for-
warded charged with the deficient book postage, and an
additional book-rate as a fine.

"7. In the event of a book packet being posted alto-.
gather unpaid, or paid lean than. a single rate, it will be
detained and sent to the dead-letter office.
"The following is a list of the British colonies and pos-
sessions to which the book pest has been established, and
to which, therefore, these extended privileges apply ; and
annexed to the name of each colony is a table of the rates
of postage, chargeable on books &c., sent under the above
regulations from the United Kingdom. :
To the British West Indies, Bermuda, Canada, Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Islands, New-
foundland, Malta, Gibraltar, lonian Island, St. Helena,
Geld Coast, Cape Town, New South Wales, South Aus-
tralia, New Zealand :
Not exceeding Ilb. in weight
Exceeding Alb. and not exceeding 11b.
Exceeding lib. and not exceeding 21b.
Exceeding 21b. and not exceeding 31b.
To the East Indies, Ceylon, Mauritius, Hong Kong :
Not exceeding alb. in weight
Exceeding ilb. and not exceeding 11b.
Exceeding 11b. and not exceeding 21b.
Exceeding 21b. and not exceeding 31b.

" No book packet exceeding the weight of three pounds
can be sent to the East Indies or New South Wales ; but
on books, kc., addressed to any of the other colonies above
enumerated, the postage for heavier packets will increase
by two rates of postage for every pound or fraction of a
pound.
"Book. packets can only be forwarded to the above
British colonies and possessions by British or colonial mail
packets, excepting in the case of Cape Town, New Zealand
and St. Helena, to which places (there being ne direct
packets) books may be forwarded by private ship.
" In no case can a book packet be sent to the colonies
(except at the letter rate of postage), through a foreign
country. . _

" To any obstacles to the regular transmission
of letters, any officer of the Post-office may delay the trans-
mission of any book packet, for a time not exceeding 24
hours front the time at which the same would otherwise
have been forwarded by him.
"Those instructions ars not to extend to, er interfere
with, the transmission of printed paper allowed to pass by
the post, under the newspaper privilege, which will con-
tinuo subject to the existing regulations."

BOOKS, &c.. TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA..
On and from tho let of March next, the provisions •f the
Colonial Book Post, as laid down in the above instructions,
will be extended to book packets transmitted by packet bo •
tween the United Kingdom and the colony of South
Australia.

Upon book packets for the above mentioned colony th•
rates of postage will be as follows :
For a packet not exceeding Alb. in weight
For a packet exceeding Alb. and not exceeding Ilb ls. Od.
For a packet exceeding 11b.aad not exceeding 21b 2s. Od.
And so on, increasing Is. for every pound or fraction of a
pound.