The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-10 00:00:00

SUN OFFICE, 112 STRAND.

AT a Numerous MEETING of PAPER
MANUFACTURERS and STATIONERS, held at
Stationers' Hall, cn Monday, the Bth instant,

Sir JAMES WILLIAMS in the Chair,

It was resolved unanimously,
That this Meeting are highly gratified at the resolution of
the Honourable the House of Commons, " That it is expedient
to reduce the Postage charged on Letters to one uniform rate
of one penny."
That any plan for collecting the Postage by Envelope, or by
Paper previously stamped for the purpose, will materially pre-
judice the manufacturers of and dealers in Paper :—First, as
respects the Envelope, which, however small, unless rendered
thoroughly unfit for or not capable of being written on, except-
ing for the address, would lessen the consumption of paper,
take away from the trade of the Piper Manufacturer and Sta-
tioner, and give a monopoly into the hands of whomsoever
should be the Contractor for such a manufacture. Secondly,
if by Paper stamped by the Government and sold by them for
that purpose, it would utterly de'troy the trade in Letter Pa-
per, now carried on by Stationers not only in London but in
every town and village in the British dominions, by compelling
them to purchase such stamped paper from a Government of-
fice instead of from the Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer, as
they have always been accustomed to do ; throw out of employ-
ment and livelihood to a very great extent, a large and indus-
trious class of persons in the middle rank of life, who
now gain their subsistence and means of support by the
sale of Letter Paper in all its variously useful, ornamental,
and tasteful forms and shapes, in number of sorts considerably
exceeding two hundred ; impose a most grievous burthen on
them, in the necessity of providing a largely increased capital
to enable them to keep a sufficiently assorted stock for the sup-
ply of their customers; harass the public by the introduction
of a new and most inconvenient mode of obtaining paper on
which to write letters, and give great facility to forgery and
fraud. . .

That the stamping sheets of paper must cause a vast obstruc-
tion to trade, by advancing the,cost in the proportion of 14s. to
60s. per ream, and the more than two hundred sorts of letter
paper in the course of sale to the public, variously prepared and
manufactured, would probably be reduced to a very insignifi-
cant number.

That in order to give the public the full benefit of the pro-
posed reduced rate of postage, this Meeting are of opinion,
that all persons should be at liberty to write on the paper most
convenient to themselves, and that the postage should continue
to be paid either in advance or on delivery, as at present ; which
would relieve the Government from an additional establish.
ment and expensive machinery, prevent fraud or forgery, and
remove every grievance that would otherwise press heavily on
the Stationers, and check their trade.
That the use of Envelopes or Stamped Sheets of Paper to
prove the previous payment of postage, would evidently entail
large expense an& much inconvenience upon the Stamp Office,
the traders in paper, and the public, and therefore does not
afford any prospect of superior economy or advantage which
has been assumed, although it may teasel' the accounts and
duties of the Post Office.

That a Petition be prepared in accordance with these Reso-
lutions, and presented to the House of Lords and Commons.
That a Committee of Paper Manufacturers and Stationers
(consisting of the present Committee, and such others as the y
may think proper to add to their number), be appointed to
watch the proceedings before Parliament, to confer with the
Government, and to take such other steps as they may think
necessary to protect the interests of the trade. That a Sub-
scription be entered into to defray the necessary expences at-
tendant on the proceedings of the Committee, and that Contri-
butions from the various Paper Manufacturers and Stationers
be solicited for that purpose.
That the thanks of this Meeting be given to the Master and
Wardens of the Stationers' Company, for the use of their Hall
on the present occasion.
That the thanks of this Meeting be given to Sir James Wil-
liams, for his able and impartial conduct in the Chair.
A Petition to the Houses of Lords and Commons, embodying
the Resolutions, and a copy thereof, will lie at Stationers' Hall
for the signatures of the trade, until Thursday next at four
o'clock.
Attendance at the Hall daily from nine till four.

UNION FLINT GLASS COMPANY.
NOTICE.

A GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of the
above Company will beheld at the Office, No. 117, Bishops-
gate-street Within, on TUESDAY, the 16th instant, at
Three o'Clock precisely, when a Report of the Proceedings
of the Provisional Committee will be made, and measures
adopted for carrying the objects of the Company into effect.
AU parsons to whom Shares have been allotted are requested
to pay the Deposits of U. per Share on or before that day.
Applications for the remaining Shares to be made to the
Bankers, Messrs. Ladbroke, Kingscote, and Co. ; Messrs.
Wire and Child, Solicitors, 9, St. Swithin's-lane; or at
the Company's Office, where further information may be ob-
tained.

JAMES HENDREY, Secretary pro. tem.

NORLAND ESTATE INVESTMENT
COMPANY,
NOTTING HILL, MIDDLESEX.
Capital, 100,0001.
In 1,000 Shares of 1001. ea_h. Deposit 10/. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEr.
Charler Coleman, Esq. William N. Morrison, Esq.
I
G. Wingrove Cooke, Esq. Thos. Sinclair Robinson, Esq.
Charles Richardson, Esq.
BANKERS—Messrs. Charles Hopkinson, Barton, and Co.,
No. 3, Regent-street.
ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR.—Robert Cantwell, Esq.,
No. 20, Great Marlborough-street.
SECRETARY AND SOLICITOR—Lewis Whittle Medley, Esq.
The object of this Company is to invest its capital in Freehold
Ground Rents to be created on the Norland Estate, Notting
hill, situated two miles from Oxford-street, consisting of fifty-
eight acres of freehold land, and extending nearly 3,000 feet on
the Northern side of the Uxbridge-road, which has been laid
out in eligible building sites, and on which several houses are
aireadi built, and others are in course of erection.
A Report has been made by the Architect, and estimates
prepared, showing an immediate return on the capital to be
invested, and great prospective advantages to the Shareholders.
Prospectuses and further information may be obtained at the
Company's Offices, No. 46, Regent-street (near the County
Fire-office), where applications for Shares, addressed to the
Provisional Committee, post paid, will be received.