The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-20 00:00:00

ARRIVALS AT WARWICK.

Rataplan, Alonzo, M'Caw, Ethelwolf, Forrester, Cap-
tain Flash, Escape, Despise, Morning Star, Waterfall,
Montague, Contentment, Orinoco, Orestes, Warwick,
Gay Lad, Titterstone, Florist, Eliza, Oddity, Koh-i-
-noor, Victress.

AMERICA.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA.
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Europa, which left
New York on the Bth instant, arrived off Holyhead
this afternoon at 2.30 p.m.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.)

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented petitions
from Finsbury, and other places, in favour of closing
public•houses on Sundays.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the
corporation and merchants of Edinburgh, praying for
the assimilation of the law of probate in England and
Scotland.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said there were great
difficulties in the way of accomplishing that object, but
it should receive his attentive consideration.
THE MEMORANDUM OF COUNT NESSEL•

lotion proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for
doubling the income tax.
On the question bein,, put,
Mr. SPOONER cried " not content," and the glass
was turned for a division ; no division, however, took
place, and the resolution, which it was expected would
have given rise to a debate, was declared from the chair,
amidst cheers and laughter, to be carried.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, who had an amendment on
the paper, was not in the house when his name was
called. Sometime after the resolution was carried, the
hon. member entered the house amidst considerable
laughter. The following is tle amendment :---:
" On the resolution on income tAX being moved, in
committee of ways and means, to move, to omit the words
and that the whole amount of the said additional duties
shall be collected and paid, with and over and above the
first moiety of the duties assessed or charged by the said
act, for the aforesaid.' "

The house resumed.
MINISTERS' MONEY, (IRELAND.)
On the motion for the second reading of the above
bill,

Mr. MIALL moved an amendment that the bill be
read a second time this day six months.
Mr. HUME seconded the amendment.
The house then divided; when there appeared—
For the second reading 203
Agairkt it
The bill was accordingly read a second time and or-
dered to be committed.
COLONIAL CLERGY DISABILITIES BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said he wished to make an
apology to the house for having been absent when his
name was called in committee of ways and means.
The SPEAKER.—I am afraid the hon. baronet's
apology is exceedingly irregular. (A laugh.) The title
of the bill before the house is " The Colonial Clergy
Disabilities Bill," to which the hon. bilronet's apology
could have no reference. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HADFIELD moved as an amendment that the
bill be read a second time this day six months.
Mr. A. PELLATT seconded the amendment.
Sir J. PAKINGTON opposed it, though he did not
altogether approve of the bill, as it was calculated to
make the Church of England in the colonies a distinct
and separate establishment to the Church of England
and Ireland at home. He gave notice, however, that
when the bill got into committee he should move some
very important additions to its clauses.
Mr. WARNER rose to support the bill, and was
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

REDUCTION OF POSTAGE ON LETTERS

TO CERTAIN COLONIES.

General Post-office, March, 1854.

On and after the 23d inst., the postage upon letters
conveyed, whether by British mail packet or private
ship, between the United Kingdom and the following
British Colonies and Possessions :—Canada, Prince Ed-
ward Island, Bermuda, British %Vest Indies (Barbadoes
and Turk's Island excepted), British Guiana, Bahamas,
Belize, Malta, and Gibraltar, will be reduced to a com-
bined British and Colonial rate of—
Os. 6d. for a letter not exceeding half an ounce in
weight ;
ls. Od. for a letter exceeding half an ounce, and not
exceeding one ounce ;
2s. Od. for a letter exceeding one ounce, and not
exceeding two ounces ;
and so on, increasing one shilling for every additional
ounce or fraction of an ounce. The postage upon these
letters may be paid in advance, or letters may be posted
unpaid, at the option of the sender.
The reduction will not at present extend to the other
provinces of British North America, viz. :—Nova Scotia
and New Brunswick, nor to Barbadoes nor the Turk's
Island, the Governments of those colonies not having yet
signified their acquiescence in the arrangements.
To the reduced rate of 6d., a United States' transit
rate of 2d. per half ounce must be added in the case of
all letters forwarded to Canada by British mail packets,
and not specially marked "via Halifax," making the
total charge upon a letter for Canada, not so marked—
Os. Bd. when not exceeding half an ounce in weight ;
ls. 4d. when. exceeding half an ounce, and not exceed-
ing one ounce ;
2s, Bd. when exceeding one ounce, and not exceeding
two ounces ;
and so on ; but when the letter is marked " via Halifax,"
no additional charge will be made.
In like manner a French transit rate of sd. per quar-
ter ounce will be chargeable upon all letters for Malta,
which are not specially marked "via Southampton,"
making the total charge upon a letter for Malta—
Os. 11d. when under a quarter of an ounce in weight ;
ls. 4d. when weighing a quarter of an ounce, and
under half an ounce in weight ;.

2s. 3d. when weighing half an ounce, and under three-
quarters of an ounce in weight, and so on.
Letters for Gibraltar specially directed "via France"
will also be liable to a French transit rate of sd. per
quarter ounce, in addition to the British rate of 6d. per
half ounce. The whole of this combined postage must
be paid in advance.
In the mails made up for Demerara is included the
correspondence for Surinam and Cayenne, and the mails
made up for Belize comprise the correspondence for Hon-
duras and Guatemala. All letters, therefore, addressed
to Surinam, Cayenne, the States of Honduras or Gua-
temala, will in future be chargeable in this country,
with a rate of 6d. only per halrounce, which rate must
be paid in advance.
It must be observed that the foregoing reduction can-
not be applied to letters conveyed by a mail packet be-
longing to the United States, 'or by a French mail packet
in the Mediterranean. Letters, therefore, for Canada,
despatched by the United States' mail packets, as well
as letters for Malta sent by the French Mediterranean
packets, will continue liable to the existing rates of post-
age.
On letters conveyed by the Canadian mail packets be-
tween Liverpool and Quebec, the reduced rate of Gd. '
only will be chargeable.
The following table shows the conditions under which
letters may be sent to the several places specified for the
reduced rate of sixpence the half ounce, viz. :

Canada

_
{lf addressed "via Halifax," or
" by Canadian Mail Packet," or
"by private ship."
.. _

Prince Edward Island
Bermuda
British West Indies
(Barbadoes & Turks
Island excepted)
British Guiana
Surinam
Cayenne
Bahamas
Belize
Honduras
Guatemala
Malta

Without any special address, or i
marked " by private ship."

If addressed "via. Southampton,"
1 or " by private ship."
Gibraltar . I Without any special address, or if
marked by "private ship."