The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-06 00:00:00

LONG BUCKBY.

A numerous meeting of the inhabitants of Long Buckby
was held on the Market Hill. cn Thursday, August 2d. Mr.
Vincent, of London, attended the meeting. accompanied by
Mr. Jones; Secretary of the Northampton Working Men's
Association. The Chair was taken at 7 o'clocki❑ the evening.
A considerable portion of the meeting ccnsibted of agricultural
labourers, and a sprinkling of farmers. After adopting reso-
lutions in favour of Radical principles, it was resolved to form
a Working Men's Association, and a considerable number
forthwith enrolled themselves. The agricultural labourers
paid the greatest attention to Mr. Vincent's address, and
evinced their assent to his doctrines, by repeatedly hailing him
with cheers.

RIOT.—On Sabbath last, the Falkirk Sheriff and
Procurator. Fiscal, with the criminal officers, ware sent for express to
the village of Maddiestown, where it seems the Irish labourers em.
ployed at the Slamannan Railway, who have of late committed extensive
and alarming outrages on persons and property, had, after their pay on
the previous day, assemb,ed in a formidable body, and were setting all
at defiance. A great number of special constables turned out to aid the
authorities, but the resolute exertions of the numerous colliers in that
quarter mainly contributed to overawe the lawless mob. One of the
number only was taken into custody, charged with an aggravated assault,
&c. He was summarily tried next day, and sentenced to thirty days'
imprisonment —Scotsman.
It is useless to complain of the utter inefficiency of
the wretched boats plying between this and Hobbs' Point. It would
appear that the Lords of the Admiralty are determined to keep their cars
closed against the reiterated remonstrances of the public. But to add
to grievance, tha packets usually make a dc'ay of about teeny minutes
at Arthurstown, for the purpose of accommodating a Captain Kemp-
thorns, who resides there in the capacity of Water Coast Guard Officer.
We trust that this will he looked to.— Waterford Chronicle.
MR. WYSE, M.P.—A report has been current in
Waterford for the last few weeks to the effect that our excellent Mem.
ber, Mr. Wyse, had been offered, and had aec2pte I the situation of resi-
dent Irish Poor.law Commissioner in London. We believe the situa.
tion in question was placed at the disposal of the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman ; but that he accepted it we think there ore no grounds what-
ever for crediting. For were it the intention of Mr. W3sc to do so, we
are sure he would not treat his constituents with such neglect as to
keep them in the (lark on a subject so closely al ied to their best inte-
rests. We notice the rumour for no other reason than to disabuse the
minds of those who may he misletid by R.—Waterford Chronicle.
SPRINGS IMPREGNATED WJTH GAS.—For Se-
veral days past the inhabitants in the populous neighttourhood
of
Whitechapel have been considerably inconvenienced by the Vitstar in g
damp on the south side of the High-street becoming so impregnated
with the common coal gas as to be totally unfit for use. Yesterday tl:e
water of another pump Gil the north side of the same street was a'so
noticed to be slightly tinged with gas f an 4 if ssmethirg is not done to
cure this increasing evil, the inhabitants of a groat port!on of the me.
tropolis will be left without that most necessary artie:e—pure water,
At a meeting of the friends of Universal Suffrage,
Vote by Ballot, 14„ held in the Committee Rooms, Bell. street, on Thurs.
day night, the subject o the Reputation to Birmingham was taken into
consideration ; and 111,ssrs Noir
,and piirclip were appointed, by a large
majority, to represent the Radigahs of PlasgoT 4 tits nett meeting to
be held there on the Oh of August. It was likewisefesplypil the the
formation of the Radical Association be rroceeded with pp Pled
next, as upwards of a thousand names had already been enrolled 0
members in the event of its formation.—Glasgow Chronicle.
Chantry has nearly finished a fine statue of thelate
Wm. Roscoe, to be placed in the town Hall of Liverpool.

POST-OFFICE DELAY.

The following letter has been received by Provost Honeyman, from
that indefatigable practical Reformer, Mr. Wallace. The post-marks
on the letter, to which attention is called by the writer, are, " Put in
after 7 o'clock at night," another bearing the date 21st July, and the
►'rank stamp of date 23rd July, all made before leaving London--also
one made at Edinburgh date 25th July, on which day it reached Cupar,
anti was delivered about 3 o'clock P.M. It thus appears that the letter
was not received by the Provost of Cupar, to whom it is addressed,
sooner than ninety-two hours rifler it had passed from the hands of the
writer into the London Poit-Office: a period of time, be it observed, in
which the Edinburgh and London steamers would make two trips I This
sirnp:e fact speaks volumes as to the slovenly manner in which the
affairs cf an office are .managed which taxes the country to an
enormous extent, and the commercial world owes a deep debt of
gratitude to Mr. Wallcce for having thus brought the matter to
light. That gratitude which must be felt, cannot be better shown
than by combined movement on the part of the public, to aid the
Honourable Gentleman in carrying forward the legislative measures
for the general improvEment of the Post-office in which he is earnestly
and vigorously engaged. Let all those: towns and public bodies who
have not yet petitioned in favour of the introduction of Mr. Rowland
Hill's plan, which has been so far advancA, get up petitions and instruct
their Representatives to support the measure.

" Sra—The object I have in sending this is to show practically the
effects ofdetaining the correspondence of the whcle woi Id at least thirty-
six hours every week in London, in consequence of the Postmaster_
General perrnittingthe establishment in the London Post-office to evade
those duties which are performed in every other Post-office in this
kingdom, and all over the civilized world, I believe. This will be
put into the General Post-ollic.-r at eight o'clock this evening—
where it will remain until eight on Monday morning, and then
be sent by the day mail, if for the north of England, or any
part of all Leand; but if for any town in many important part
of England, or any in all Scotland, it will be kept back twelve
hours longer, that is, until eight o'clock that night—or forty-
eight hours from the hour of its being put into the London Post-elee ;
during which time one mail-coach will leave the General Post.
office quite empty at eight on Sunday morning; another mail.
coach will depart in the same state at eight on Sunday evening ; the
third mail, being nearly empty, will do the duty for the North of
England and Ireland only, the whole country being taxed and paying for
all three; the fourth mail will do the duty for Scotland, while that
country pays its share for the two empty.going Sunday mails, and the
:ialf-loaded Monday morning mail, but gets no service from any of the
three. I shall ere long circulate a Return from the Post-office, which
will confirm the detention of the whole foreign correspondence
.coming
into this country, and all the other facts narrated above.
" I will expend all my Saturday franks in sending similar letters to
this while Parliament is sitting ; and thus do my endeavour to expose
and rid the country of an imposition, creating great commercial loss,
besides being a monstrous official hoax at this period of the nineteenth
entury.

" You will please to observe the date of the Post office Stamps on this,
which will shew the days it is put iato and sent from the London Post-
office. You rill atso please advert to the oath taken, or declaration
made, by the Postmaster-General, and all others in Post.office employ.
ment, against delaying letters, which thoroughly satisfiel me this inter
tional delay is illegal.

" I have only to add that the Post-office establishment in London is
paid at a much higher rate, and has much less work to do, than any
other ; and that the servants of thepublic in it, like those throughout the
country, are paid by the year, and therefore it is rather too much that the
Pest-office revenue should be diminished, perhaps nearly one-seventh,
and all parts of the empire taxed for innumerable mail coaches running
empty one whole day in the week, merely to excuse the London depart,
ment from performing its official duties as others do.

" I have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your most obedient servant,
" ROBERT WALLACE.
" London, July 21, 1837."—life Herald, 2d August.