The Sun.
London, England, 1830-05-22 00:00:00

POST-OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS.

The following memorial has been presented to
the Board of Trade, on the part of many of the
most eminent merchants in the city, soliciting atten-

tion to the state of the communications witl;France
and the south of Europe, and pointing out some,
improvements Of which they appear to be suscep-
tible :

" To the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, and the Lords of his
Majesty's Privy Council for Trade. _ _

"My Lords,—We, the undersigned merchants of Lon-
don, beg leave respectfully to submit to your Lordships,
the great advantages which the mercantile and manufac-
turing interests of Great Britain would derive, if greater
facilities were afforded in France for the transit of letters
through that country.
" The mails from Spain, and we believe also from Italy.
and Switzerland, 4nive in Paris two hours after the de-
parture of the estafette for London, and some merchants
having desired their correspondents in Spain to address
their letters to friends in Paris, to be forwarded from
thence by estafette, receive them regularly in one case
three days, and in the other case one day, before their
neighbours; for as the Madrid posts arrive in Paris only
twice in the week, viz., on Tuesday and Friday, and there
are no mails made up in Paris for London on Wednesday
and Thursday, the Spanish letters are detained there from
Tuesday till Friday, which delay is most inconvenient,
because, if those letters were forwarded from Paris either
on Tuesday evening or Wednesday, they would reach London
in time for orders to be transmitted to the manufacturing
towns of Manchester, Leeds, and Huddersfield, where the
markets are held on Tuesday, whereas, by that delay, a
whole week is frequently lost in the execution of orders.
" But besides the injury arising from delay, the present
plan is injurious to the revenue, for as single letters direct
from Spain pay for postage 2s. 2d. whilst from Paris the
charge is Is. 2d., there is a loss to Government of ls. on
each Spanish letter put under cover to Paris, and forwarded
by estafette from thence ; the rate of postage was mate-
rially advanced during the war, and not having been re-
duced since the return of peace, it is respectfully sub-
mitted, that every facility should be given to the transit of
letters, without any increase of postage.
" We have thought it right to be thus explicit, in order
to be perfectly understood, and have now only to suggest,
that arrangements may be made with the French Govern-
ment for the establishment of estafettes daily betwixt Paris
and London, and that all English letters passing through
France be seat by them, which may be done without in-
creased expense, as there is a daily communication betwixt
Paris and Calais, betwixt Dover and London, and the
packets cross the Channel daily.
" If estafettes could also be established between Paris
and the frontiers of Spain, Italy, and Switzerland, and
even extended beyond France, the advantages to British
commerce would be self-evident."

(The signatures follow.)

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON MARKETS.
(From the London Nets Price Current of yesterday.)

SUGAR.-The market is again neatly cleared of the
good and fine new Muscovades, notwithstanding the late
arrivals ; the purchases this week are estimated at 2,300
hhds. and trs., which all sold at full prices, which, with
29,000 bags of Mauritius, makes an extensive Sugar trade
during the present week. In Refined goods there is little
alteration to notice ; goods continue scarce, but no Marked
advance has been obtained, as the buyers evince no incli-
nation to purchase when higher prices are demanded. Mo-
lasses dull. This afternoon the Refined Market continues
very bare of almost every description of goods, particularly
shipping qualities, and the quotations of last week have
been firmly maintained. For the Mediterranean there are
still many orders for crashed unexecute:l, and the mer-
chants continue to make purchases as goods come forward,
but a good many of the orders are limited 6d. to Is. under
tha present prices. Fine Hamburg and Powder Loaves con-
tinue to be taken off freely, both for packing and crashing,
but the stock on hand in the market is not large. Lumps
have been sold at 705., which is rather lower. Molasses
175., which is a reduction of 6d.
FOREIGN SUGAR.-.—By public sale on Tuesday 754
boxes llavannah, only a small proportion sold ; brown and
low yellow 17s. to 21s. 6;1., yellow 225., up to 255. for
fine, soft 335. a 365. 6d. ; Pernambuco Sugar is 1 s. a 2s.
lower, low to mid. white 275. a 305., brown 14s. 6d.
EAST INDIA SUGAR.--This weak (including this day's
sale) above 29,000 bags Mauritius Sugar have been brought
blic ssavllet: and as the West India Sugars are
the de has been sold with some briskness
forward
scarce,
rciem,
at full Market prices, and the parcels suitable for Refining
at rather higher rates; the sales consisted of every de-
fine yellow ; brown, low to
finec de-
scription, p4t , a
from
465. ;
loco
grey e brown o
46s.‘rn t0539.
a ; yellow low mid. 465. a
525., fine 535. a 60s. This day 409 bags Bengal Sugar,
s
at public sale, sold at full market pries.
COFFEE.—TLere is a more general demand for Coffee
this week, and the buyers appear inclined to purchase on
an extensive scale, as several offers for large parcels have
-been made and refused, as they were rather under the esta-
blished currency of the market ; a large parcel of good
Brazil, rather coloury, sold at 328. ; the Jamaica sold
steadily at the late currency ; Demerara and Berbice sold
with more spirit at rather higher prices ; 160 bags St.
Domingo sold, good ord. 31s. 6d., damaged, first class,
315., good ord. Batavia 345. This day at public sales,
1,670 bales Mocha Coffee, 687 bags East India, 59 casks

SHEEP SKINS.
Polled 3s. 61. to 54. (1.1. I Sheatlings Os. Od. to Os. Od,
Downs 6 3 4 Larabs----. 1 3 1 9