The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-31 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE

Sin,—Having in my letter on decimal coinage, which
azeared in The Sun of yesterday, suggested that as
Mr-tenths of a decimal penny are not equal to the half-
penny now in use, a coin to represent the difference
should be issued, six of which would amount to a tenth,
it has since occurred to me that by many it may be
deemed advisable to retain the old halfpence and pence.
This may be done by issuing two coins representing
four-sixths and five-sixths of a tenth—thus a halfpenny
and five-sixths of a tenth would be a decimal halfpenny—
a penny a tenth, and four-sixths of a tenth would be a
decimal penny ; and as the copper coins are much de-
faced, new ones could be substituted of the same value,
perforated in the centre to distinguish them from decimal
coins of the same name.—l am, Sir, your obedient ser-
vant, J. H.
Bristol, Aligust 30, 1853.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.—GENERAL POST-OFFICE.—
Minor money order offices will be opened at the under-
mentioned places on the respective dates named :
England : Birstall, Leeds, Sept. 6 ; Boscastle, Camel-
ford, Sept 1 ; Elland, Halifax, Sept. 1 ; Harewood,
Leeds, Sept. 1 ; Lymm, Warrington, Sept. 5 ; Morley,
Leed, Sept. 1. Scotland : Brodick, Ardrossan (Bute),
Sept. 1. ; Tillicoultry, Stirling (Clackmannan), Sept. 1.
Northleach having been reduced to a sub-office under
Cheltenham, and Breewood to a sub-office under Staf-
ford, they will be served (as regards money order ad-
vices) from those places respectively.
THE HAIRDRESSERS' MOVEMENT.—Last night a meet-
ing of the hairdressers took place at the Black Horse,
Kent-street, Borough, for the purpose of forming dis-
trict committees, with the assistance of the Philanthro-
pic Society of the trade and of the trade in general, for
the purpose of altering the present low charges, and en-
abling them to pay their journeymen an adequate remu-
neration for their labour.
TERMINATION ON THE PLASTERERS' STRIKE AT THE
WELLINGTON BARRACKS.—Yesterday, in consequence
of Messrs. :Myers having agreed that the plasterers at
work at the Wellington Barracks, Birdcage-walk, should
receive 6d. per day more, or 3s. per week, the plas-
terers have again resumed their labour.

STRIKE ON THE SEWERAGE WORBS.—Yesterday, about
noon, the whole of the men engaged in the formation of
a new sewer from Brill-row, Somers-town, to Golding-
ton-crescent, Camden-town, struck under rather singular
circumstances, in consequence of the foreman being dis-
missed by Messrs. Rigby, the contractors. This pro-
ceeding seems to have offended the navvies, who, after
a short consultation, struck in a body, receiving their
wages and quietly dispersing. A sufficient number of
fresh hands was in the afternoon procured to enable the
contractors to carry on the works.
STRIKE OF THE LIGHTERMEN.—Yesterday morning a
further portion of the free lightermen on the north bank
of the Thames struck for the advanced wages, and, in
consequence, business was considerably impeded, added
to which numerous poor men, whose daily bread, as
labourers at the foreign and sufferance wharves, depends
on the operations of the lightermen, remained unem-
ployed, and thus great suffering was entailed on them
and their families, their daily earnings being barely
sufficient to supply their wants. The working lighter-
men complain that though they earn 21. a week, yet
they find that amount insufficient to support them,
inasmuch as from the nature of their calling they have
to maintain themselves abroad, and keep home for their
families, often being engaged 24 hours right off.
CHARING-CROSS BRIDGE.—The half-yearly meeting of
the proprietors of this bridge was yesterday held at the
offices, 9, Villiers-street, Strand; Mr. Ford in the chair.
The report stated that the total income for the half-year
ending July 31st, had been 3,3551. 15s. 11d., of which
1681. Bs. 6d. had been received in rent. The expendi-
ture, not taking into account the sums paid in dividend
and interest, amounted to 1091. Os. 7d. The directors
have attempted, but as yet without success, to borrow
15,0001. at 4 per cent. interest to pay off the capital
loan. The directors, in consequence of Mr. Oliveira's
motion for a committee to report on the state of the me-
tropolitan bridges, had been delayed in enlarging the
Surrey approach ; but they relied on the Government
and the South-Western Railway Company to assist them
in rendering the bridge suitable to goods and carriage
traffic. They have now in hand a balance of 1,919/.
12s. 9d., and a sum of 1231. due for rent. There is to
be subtracted from this balance a sum of 1,5131. to meet
liabilities, &c., and the residue to be expended in a divi-
dend of 3s. per share. The report was adopted, the
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