The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-18 00:00:00

EV !i'NING EDITION.

‘l, (:)..'A Li L tAL • 'XI R ESSL

(From the Morning Advertiser.)
We copy the two subjoined paragraphs from the
Times of yesterday morning :
" THE TIMES EXPRESSES FROM MONIHOUTII.—One of
the most extraordinary expresses on record was performed
by the Times of Tuesday last. The Judge's charge on
the high treason trials left Monmouth on that day at four
o'clock in the afternoon, arrived in London the same night
or early in the morning, and appeared in the Times of
Wednesday, copies of which paper were in Mr. Gaskell's
office, Lord-street, by a quarter to four o'clock on Wed-
nesday afternoon, the charge being delivered on Tuesday,
travelling nearly 200 miles to London, was printed, and
again travelled 200 miles to Liverpool. This is the age
of wonders ! li-, justice to the Times we must state that no
other morning paper contained the charge on that day."—
Liverpool Chronicle.
" EXTRAORDINARY EXPEDITION.—The London Times of
Wednesday last contains the charge of Chief Justice Tin-
dal on opening the Commission for the trial of the Chart-
ists in South Wales, which charge was only delivered on
the previous day at Monmouth. The reporter's dispatch
left that place at four o'clock on Tuesday, and appeared in
the Times the following morning at seven o'clock, and
reached Liverpool about five o'clock in the evening. This
is one of the most remarkable instances of dispatch on re-
cord. "—Liverpool Standard.
Two false statements are made in the above corres-
pondence of the Times. First, it is stated that " the
distance is nearly 200 miles to London," whereas it is
but 120 miles ; and second, that "no other morning
paper contai.led the charge on that day" ( kVednesday)
—whereas one " morning paper," the Morning Adver-
tiser, did contain the charge on that day. What did
1 this " most remarkable instance of dispatch on " re-
cord"—in " this age of wonders"—really amount to?
The 120 miles were performed in 14 hours, which amounts
to 8/ miles per hour. We think we could remind our
readers of an express in the Morning Advertiser which
would far outmatch this " wonder of wonders," this
"most remarkable dispatch on record." They will
recollect that our joint express with The Su,!, from
G:asgow, on the occasion of Sir R. Peel's h, inc
elected Lord Rector, which brought the whole of the
proceedings and Sir Robert Peel's long speech,
effected the distance-400 miles and upwards—in about
24 hours ; and that under every possible disadvantage,
beit.g conveyed by saddle horse, through bad roads, and
in the midst of the memorable snow-storm, which was
indeed one of the greatest within memory. (By-the-by,
the Times on that occasion was twenty-one hours after
us with its report.) In comparison with this " remark-
able instance of dispatch," the feat of 84- miles performed
per hour by the Times express is neither more nor less
than ridiculous. 'nit; boast reminds us of an "express
front Norwich," distinguished by large capitals in the
quondam True Sun, which arrived in forty eight hours ;
or another express equally celebrated and equally dis-
tinguished, which " dragged its slow length along" in
the quondam New Times, occupying ten days in travel-
ling from Durham !! ! But, after all, a Dutch courier
on a donkey could accomplish such a feat as 84 miles
per hour (the boast of the Times), without running
the risk of inflicting too hazardous a degree of admira-
tion and astonishment on this " age of wonders."