The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-24 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS OF POLICEMEN.

The following has just been published relating to ap-
plications for promotion in the police service :
"POLICE ORDER.—The Commissioners issue, with
the approbation of the Secretary of State, the following
notice to the police of all ranks : Whereas it has hap-
pened in several instances that officers in the Metro-
politan Police service have attempted to obtain promo-
tion by means of applications from private friends,
and whereas such practices are injurious to the good
order and discipline of the service, notice is hereby,
given that all officers and constables in the Metro-
politan Police service are to understand that their
prospects of promotion must depend on the report which
their superiors may make as to their qualifications, and
as to their conduct in the performance of their duties ;
merit, and not favour, will thus be the ground of ad-
vancement ; and any one in the Metropolitan Police
force who may attempt to bring interest to bear for the
purpose of influencing the Commissioners to recommend
them to the Secretary of State for promotion, or who
shall apply to the Secretary of State for promotion, will
be considered as having disqualified himself for the pro-
motion which he may thus have sought to obtain.—
RICHARD MAlNE.—Metropolitan Police-office, 4, White-
hall-place, Sept. 16, 1853."

BOORS TO NEW ZEALAND.

General Post-office, Oct., 1853,

On and from the Ist November next, printed books,
magazines, reviews, and pamphlets (whether British,
colonial, or foreign,) may be transmitted by the post be-
tween the United Kingdom and New Zealand, by
packet or by private ship, at the following reduced
rates of postage, viz :—For each packet not exceeding
Ilb. in weight, 6d. ; exceeding Alb., and not exceeding
11b., Is. ; exceeding lib. and not exceeding 2lbs., 2s. ;
exceeding 21bs. and not exceeding 31bs., 35., and so on,
increasing one shilling for every additional pound, or
fraction of a pound.
Provided, however, that the following conditions be
carefully observed :-
Ist. Every such packet must be sent without a cover,
or a cover open at the ends or sides.
2d. It must contain a single volume only (whether
printed book, magazine, review, or pamphlet,) the seve-
ral sheets or parts thereof, when there are more than
one, being sewed or bound together.
3d. It must not exceed two feet in length, breadth,
width, or depth.
4th. It must have no writing or marks upon the
cover, or its contents, except the name and address of
the person to whom it may be sent.
sth. The postage must be prepaid in full, by affiixng
outside the packet, or its cover, the number of stamps.
6. If any of the above conditions be violated, the
packet must be charged as a letter, and treated as such
in all respects.
7. To prevent any obstacles to the regular transmis-
sion of letters, any officer of the Post-office may delay
the transmission of any such packet for a period not ex-
ceeding twenty-four hours, from the time at which the
same would otherwise have been forwarded by him.
8. These instructions are not to extend to, or interfere
with, the transmission of printed votes and proceedings
of Parliament, or of printed papers allowed to pass by
the post under the newspaper privilege, all of which
must continue subject to the existing regulations.