The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-31 00:00:00

POSTAGE.

SUMMARY of the 2,007 PePostage,titions for the Uniform Penny
to the House of Commons (ex-
clusive of the sarne number most probably presented
The number
to the House of Lords) this Session, up to the
20th July.
ciations, 83 ; Mechanics Institutes, &c., 58 ;
Councils, 148 ; Commissioners of Supply in Scotland,
10 ;Inhabitants of places, 1,173 ; Professional A3SCP.
of petitions presented was—from Town
Unions, 20 ; Vestries, 3 ; Schools, 12 ; Females, 8 ;
Farmers attending markets, 9 ; Printers, 5 ; London
Poor-law
Printers, 86 ; Newspapers, 10 ; Chambers of Com-
merce, 42 ; Trades and manu;actures, 168 ; Mercan-
tile firms, (London) 128 ; London Druggists, 16 ; In-
di% iduals, 28. Total (with 262,809 signatures), 2,007.
The total number of all petitions on about 300 diffe-
rent subjects presented this Session to July 20, is 13,288
—so that nearly a sixth part of the whole number has
been devoted to praying for Uniform Penny postage.
Though at least 200 petitions which, as presented by
corporate bodies, &c., bear simply a seal and no signa-
ture at all or only a single one, still the average num-
ber of signatures to each petition exceeds 160.
If the petitions from Town Councils are received,
each as representing the inhabitants of its respective
town—and so they fairly may, for there has been a most
remarkable concordance of all political parties on this
subject--it will be found that upon no subject whatever
during the present Session, or, perhaps in any past one,
has the public voice been so unanimous and universal as
on the expediency of a Penny Postage. And it must be
remembered that only two years have passed since the
plan was made public.
In the first year, .5 petitions were presented to the
House of Commons : in the second, 320 ; and in the pre-
sent year, 2,007.

THE LATE MURDER AT WOOL

MICH

THE POLICE AND THE All- 141 Y.
The Police Commissioners have, within the last day or
two, forwarded the following circular to the Superiaten-
dauts, by whom the same has been read to the whole of the
men in each division :
". The Commissioners have much pleasure in communi-
cating to the police force the contents of a letter, received
from Lord Bloomfield, Commandant at Woolwich, in re-
ply to the Commissioners letter, acquaintinc, that officer
of a subscription of 661. 7s. 4d., made by theilietropolitan
Police, for the widow of the late Sergeant-major Shep-
hard of the Artillery.

" Commandant's Office, July 26, 1839.
" Gentlemen—l have the honour of acknowledging your
letter, of the 25th inst., received this morning, and to ex-
press my deep sense of the benevolent feeling which has
actuated the Metropolitan Police on the afflicting occasion
of the death of Sergeant- Major Shepherd.
" This testimony of the commisseration of your respect-
able corps for the unhappy widow, as well as to its detes-
tation of the crime by which the Sergeant-Major fell, re-
fleets the highest honour on that body, and calls forth this
expression of gratitude from me, as commanding in the
garrison, and which feeling is shared by every officer, non-
commissioned officer, and soldier of the regiment.
"'these sentiments I would request you to convey to the
individuals who have spontaneously contributed to alleviate
the distress of the afflicted widow.

(Signed) "BLOOMFIELD,
Lieutenant-General Commandant.
To the Cornatisioners of Metropolitan Police."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARY -TSB ONE.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT THE RIGHT HON. H. ELLICE'S.
—Yesterday William Ddlon, butler to the Right Hon.
Henry Ellice, was brought up in custody, and placed at the
bar, before Mr. RAWLINSON, charged on suspicion of
having plundered his master of a quantity of valuable
jewellery, together with wine, spirits, &c. to a considerable
amount.
Mr. Ellice, who was accommodated with a seat on the
Bench, stated a number of particulars which led to the
arrest of the prisoner, and a lengthened examination took
place before Mr. Rawlinson. when the prisoner, who de-
niedaaelxltk.knowledge of thede-
robbery, was remanded till Tues-
day

POCKET-PICKING.--On IVlonday morning as
Edward Taylor, 3, Regent's-square, late
sheriff of Norwich, was proceeding along Gray's Inn-road,
he was followed by a notorious pickpocket named Davis,
Esq., of No.
who succeeded in robbing hpimoncoef.ohmiscesi, lkanhdanfdulklyercchoimefi
A passenger, who witnessed the thetas no
Mr. Tay-
lor, and the thief was arehended and taken before Mr.
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trial. ,and Hatton-Garden