The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-19 00:00:00

MAILS FOR -AUSTRALIA.

GENERAL POST-OFFICR, January, 1855.—The General
Screw Steam Shipping Company being unable, in com-
pliance with the terms of their contract,. to provide a
steam vessel to convey the mails toAustralia in February
next, the Postmaster General has consented to the
transmission 'a thoge mails by the sailing vessel
Boomerang from Liverpool.
The Boomerang is appointed to sail from Liverpool
on the 6th February, and all letters and newspapers for
New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Van
Diemen's Land, posted in London up to the evening of
the• sth February, or posted or received in Liverpool up
to the morning of the 6th February, and not addressed
to ,be sent by any 'other vessel, will be forwarded by
the Boomerang. ' .
The packet rates of postage will be chargeable upon
letters, but newspapers will not be liable to any
postage. '
Those Postmasters whose instructions direct them to
forward letters to Liverpool by cross post will Bend in
the same manner, on the present occasion, letters posted
at their *aces addressed to Australia.

COMPULSORY PREPAYMENT OF LETTERS, dc.,
FOR THE TRANSPORT SERVICE IN TURKEY
AND TEE BLACK SEA.

b-ENERAL POT-OFFICE, January, 1815.

In order to facilitate, as far as possible, the transmis-
Rion of letters and newspapers addressed to the officers,
seamen, and other persons employed on board transport
ships engaged in her Majesty's service in Turkey and
the Black Sea, special mails will in future be made up
at this office for such correspondence on every Monday
and Friday evening, and forwarded 'via France, and by
the French Mediterranean packets, to the Postmaster
of her Majesty's Forces in Turkey.
The following are the combined British and French
rates of postage which will be chargeable on letters so,
addressed :

Net exceeding 1 0z...
Exceeding i oz. and not exceeding 1 oz.
Exceeding i- oz. and not exceeding i oz.
Exceeding i oz. and not exceeding 1 oz.
Exceeding 1 oz. and not exceeding 1f oz.
Exceeding 1/ oz. and not exceeding 14 oz. . Gs.
and so on, ls. being chargeable for every additional
quarter of an ounce.
The above rates of postage must be paid in Advance,
or the letters will be opened and returned to the writers.
Newspapers will be liable to a postage of 2d. each,
which must also be paid in advance.
ROWLAND lIILL4 Secy.

411ABI1T -NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EJHANG.E.

Moderate supplies of English wheat-2,240 quarters—
have been received up to our market this week coastwise.
Fresh up to=day, by land carriage, the arrivals were
limited, and the show of samples was small. There was
more firmness in the demand for all kinds than on Monday,
and, in some instances, late rates were exceeded; but the
business doing was very moderate.
We had rather a slow sale for foreign wheat. Importers,
however, were firm, and the quotations wore supported.
We had a very dull inquiry for barley at Monday's
decline in price. Malt of all kinds was heavy; but we
have no further decline to notice in the quotations.

There was a.moderate inquiry for oats and flour; but
both beans and peas were very dell.
ARE,IVALS THIS VIOL
Barley. I Malt.
5,170 7,610

Wheat.
2,240

English ..
Irish ....
Foreign ..

Oats. i roar.
2,710 1 1,530
160
12,870 ( 950 sks.

7,181