The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-28 00:00:00

POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS 1111TH PERU.

By a Treasury warrant, dated Whitehall, 13th Oat.,
1852, it is directed that from and after the Ist of Dec.
next, the rate of postage for the conveyance of any letter
betweon any part of the United Kingdom and any port
in Peru, or any foreign country through Peru direct,
or vid Panama, if the conveyance be by British packet.
boat, shall be 29., if by private ship Is. 6d. Between
the British West Indies and any port in Peru, or between
the Islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe and any port
in Peru, without passing through the United Kingdom,
Is. 4d. Between one port in Peru and another port in
Peru, or between a port in Peru and any other port
on the western coact of America, Gd. Between any
port in Peru and any foreign port (the Islands of Marti-
nique, Guadeloupe, ports on the western coast of New
Granada, and ports in the Republic of the Equator,
Chili, and Bolivia excepted), direct or via Panama, 2s.
And on every letter not exceeding half-an-ounce weight,
posted in or addressed to any port of Peru, transmitted
by post between Peru and any of her Majesty's co-
lonies, or any foreign country, through the United
Kingdom, or between any foreign country, through
Peru, and any of her Majesty's colonies, or any foreign
country through the United Kingdom conveyed betweon
the United Kingdom and Peru, direct or via Panama, 2s.
if' conveyed by paoket-boat, and Is. 6d. if by private ship;
and also such additional postage as shall from time
to time be chargeable fir British postage on letters
posted or delivered at any port of the United Kingdom
of the departure or arrival of the packet or ship con-
veying the same and transmitted direct between such
port and such colony or foreign country. If such letter
exceed half-an-ounce, and do not exceed an ounce in
weight, two rates of postage ; if exceeding one ounce,
and not exceeding two, four rates of postage ; if exceed-
ing two ounces and not exceeding three, six rates of
postage ; exceeding three and not exceeding four, eight
rates of postage ; and for every ounce above four ounces
two additional rates, every fraction to be charged as an
additional ounce British newspapers. and publications
allowed as newspapers, posted in the United Kingdom,
addressed to Peru direct or via Panama, by packet boat,
free ; by private ship, Id. each. Spanish newspapers
posted in Peru, addressed to the United Kingdom, the
same rate. Spanish newspaper.] from Peru to any Bri-
tish colony, not passing tnrough the United Kingdom,
the same rate. By British packet-boat from one port in
Peru to another in Peru, free. Newspapers published
and posted in any of her Majesty's colonies may be sent
thence to any port in Peru (without passing through the
United Kingdom), by packet-boat free, by private ship
Id. each. Spanish newspapers published and posted in
Peru to any foreign port, by British picket- boat 2d each.
Each paper to be sent without a cover, or in a cover
open at the ends, and to have no writing or printed com-
munication upon it, except the address, or it will be
chaiged at the rate of letter postage.

THE NATIONAL LAND SCHEME.—The official in-
vestigation into the affairs of this company as regards
the Gloucester and Worcester estates, called Snigg's End
and Lowbands, has just been brought to a conclusion
at Staunton, after a vory lengthened inquiry. The com-
pany was dissolved in 1850, and a winding-up order
was obtained, which was carried out by Mr. Rox-
burgh, barrister, as assessor, Mr. Goodchap. official.
;were
the and Messrs. Tucker, solicitors, who were
the commissioners delegated by the master under powers
given by the statute 15 and 16 Vie., cap, 129. It ap-
peared from the evidence that the Lowlands estate of
160 acres cost 8,5601., and the Snigg's End, of 268
acres, cost 11.9001., including a charge of 5,8001. left on
the estate. Upon these estates are located 49 persons,
having a cottage and two acres of land each, 21 per-
sons having a cottage and three acres, and 57 a cot-
taa e and four acres, giving a total of 127 persons aad
389 acres. The two estates have now the appearance of
wall-arranged colonies. The cottages cost about 1251.
each, and have every convenience on a small scale for
homesteads. The occupants or allottees had been living
nearly five years rent free, and had received advances
from the company for cultivation. The laud was origi-
nally of a very inferior quality, but has been greatly
improved by the labour expended upon it. The yearly
rent fixed for the allotments was 11/. 8s for the two-acre
parcels, 14/. 12s for three acres, and 17/ 183 fcr four
acres on the Snigg's End, and 101. 48, 121. 6s, and 151 8s
respectively on the Lowbands. In consequence of the
ene:gy and industry which had been exercised in bring-
ing the land into proper cultivation, the assessor de-
cided upon remiting two years of the back rents,
and to allow the sum claimed for improvements to be
set off against the residue of the back rents. The al-
lotte2s readily acceeded to this decision. The question
of future rents, subject to which the allottees will ob-
tain a conveyance, was postponed for further valuations,
and the inquiry stands adjourned.