The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-30 00:00:00

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(FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
in.OOIISCCOCC.Ce of, no mail arriving here since Sunday
morning, and nOne d4al4.ing: fbfr Loudon since
i.
Friday e'vel,ill:2,, the cost-mistress of this piaeii
dered it eXpedient to forward the accumulated letters, &c.
by the My of Londe)/ steam 'packet; which leaves this
place to-morrow morning:
to acquaiet you that a tremendous storm,
accompanied with snow, was experienced here, and perhaps
by a considerable part of the kingdom, on the whole of
Christmas-day, and with but little diminution the day fol-
lowing : on the first day it would have been totally imprac-
ticable, and on the second attended with much difficulty,
to carry on any communication with neighbouring towns ;
• but the present day having been more temperate,
and knowing that persons belonging to this place
have walked from Deal to Ramsgate, and others
from Canterbury to Ramsgate, I hope that through the
medium of your Journal the attention of the Post-office
will be called to provide for similar or other emergencies
which may arise. Ido not desire to lay blame on any in-
dividual in particular ; as far as the post-mistress is con-
cerned, I believe her anxious to perform her duties effec-
tually ; but the fact is that the mail contractor, who I
undeistand resides at Canterbury, forwards the mail here
and receives it hack in a light cart. Both cart and horse
arc perfectly useless at present from the state of the roads,
and the post-mistress has no discretionary power to send
two men on foot with the mails. It appears, therefore,
desirable that in agreements with mail contractors extra
exertions should be required on occasions like the
present, as it must be evident that if persons can
walk for their amusement, or ordinary avocations,
the Post-office communications can be kept open in the
same manner, and it must never be lost sight of; that the
leading feature and aim of all Post-office establishments
is the carrying on an uninterrupted intercourse netween
the different parts of an empire, and that making it a sub-
ject of revenue is but a secondary consideration:

THE STORM.-MAILS-(THIS DAY.

ONE O'CLOCK
ARRIVAL OF MAILS, BOTH DEC.

Arrived. Due.
1 1
2 1

Edinburgh
Glasgow

Boston 0 1
Chester
Dover 4 1
Liverpool (Evening Mail ) 1 0
Leeds (Evening Mail)
Manchester 0 1

Portsmouth ...

1 0

Exeter and Falmouth
Hastings
Brighton

1 1
0 1
1 0

Poole ...

1 0

Norwich
Holyhead & Dublin ......
Worcecter ..
Gloucester
Bristol
Bath ... . ..............
Ipswich and Yarmouth
Birmingham
Lincoln and Hull
Stroud
Devonport
Lynn
Halifax

1 0
0 1
1 1
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
2 0
0 1
2 0
1 1
1 0
0 2

We are indebted to Mr. HortNE, of the Golden
Cross, Charing-cross, for the following account of the
working of the coaches, out of that and the other
yards with which he is connected in London, on the
26th, 27th, and 28th instant :

WORKING OF COACHES AS UNDER, MONDAY, DEC. 26.

Oxford Alert—Bowers, down, supposed only to Salthill,
where, according to information received by Mr. Har-
per, there are 10 coaches.
No coach up.
Stroudwater—No coach.
Farringdon—Worked down.
Horsham—Worked up and down.
Dover Express—Neither up nor down.
Sunbridge—Ditto.
Branch—Ditto.
Crown Prince—Worked down, don't know how far.
No coach up.
Bedford—not down, but came up.
Oundle—came up.
Stamford—went down.
Leeds—not down, (nor Smith's up.)
Uppingharn—not at work.
Wellingborough—went down to Barnet, and returned ; no
coach up.
Leighton—neither up nor down.
Cambridge Fly—went down only to Epping (so says the
Epping coach,) not up.
Ditto Times—neither up nor down.
Hastings Despatch—not up.
T. Wells, Buttman—down, not certain how far—not up.
Brighton four o'clock—not down nor up.
Eastbourn—not up.
llertford—worked both up and down.
Nottingham—not up.
Wisbeach to Waltham—cross, and then back.
Brighton Regent—to Crawley and return—no coach up.
Telegraph Rover—not down.
Umpire—ditto.
Tunbridge Wells (Brown)—not down nor up.
Emerald—not down nor up.
Independent—not at work.
Bath—not down ; inquire at Cross Keys about up journey.
Dover Night—Not down nor up.
Manchester—ditto, ditto.
Pair Horse, Bury—not up.
Ditto Wisbeach—ditto. 4
Chester Mail—down, but not up.
Lewe-•, Simeock—not up, but down.
Little Hampton Cross—ditto.
Hastings Express—ditto, but down.
Old Bury—ditto, but down.
Lynn—ditto.
Norwich—ditto, but down.
Southampton—not at work.
Hastings, Mart—worked down, but returned.
Brighton Age—worked down, but not up.
Guildford—worked up and down.
Dorking—ditto ditto.
Portsmouth Day—worked down—Durant.
Cheltenham—ditto.
Newbury—ditto.
Fakenham—ditto.
Exeter Mail—ditto, and up.
Stroud—ditto, ditto, and up.
Maidstone—down and returned ; no coach up.
Goodman—not up nor down.
Report as below, for Tuesday, Dec. 27.
Eastbourn—not down.
Hertford—worked both up and down.
Nottingham—not up, down.
Wisbeach—not up.
Brighton Regent—neither down nor up.
Dover Telegraph—not up.
Maidstone—neither up nor down.
Brighton, Goodman—ditto.
Umpire—ditto.
T. Wells Brown—ditto.
Emerald—ditto.
Independent—ditto.
Bath—Do. do.
Dover, Night—Do. do.
Manchester—Do. do.
Pr. Horse, Bury—Not down, .
Ditto Wisbeach—Do.
Chester Mail—Neither down nor up.
Lewes, Old—Neither up nor down.
Little Hampton Cross—Not down,
Hastings Express—Not down nor up.
Old Bury—Not down nor up.
Lynn—Not down.
Norwich, not down, but up, which it should have
yesterday
Oxford 4lert—No coach down nor up.
Stroudwater—No coach down.
Farringdon—no coach up.
Horsham—worked up and down.
Dover Express—no coach up nor down.
Sundridge—up only, not down.
Branch—journey to Excastle, and back to Bell.
Crown, Prime—Mr. Sherman's day.
Bedford—down, but not up.
Oundle—Not down.
Stamford—Not up.
Leeds—Not up.
Uppingham—Not down.
Wellington—Not down nor up.
Leighton—Not down nor up.
Cambridge Fly—Not down nor up.
Cambridge Titnes—Not down nor up.
Hastings Dispatch—Not down.
Tunbridge Wells, Battman—Neither up nor down.
Brighton, 4 o'clock Neither up nor down.
Southampton—Worked down.
Hastings Mail—No coach up nor clown,
Brighton Age—Ditto ditto.
Guildford—Ditto ditto.
Dorking—Ditto ditto.
Portsmouth night—Not-down.

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Gloucester Mail—Neither up nor
Stroud Mail----Not down.
P,otr Post Horse—Worked down on Monday, l•ut hot
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Port,stnonth, bay.----No coach,
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Report for Wednesday, Dee. ;.28.
Oxford—neither up nor down.
Stroudwater—work up.
Farringdon—no coach.
Horsham—worked up and down.
Dover Express—neither up nor down.
Tunbridge—worked down. -
Branch—no work.
Crown Prince—neither up nor down.
Bedford—both down and up.
Oundle—not up.
Stamford—not down.
Leeds—ditto.
Uppingham—not up.
Wellington—rests on Wednesday.
Leighton—not up nor down.
Cambridge Fly—ditto, ditto.
Ditto Times—ditto, ditto.
Hastings Dispatch—not up.
Tunbridge Wells, Battman—not down ; but from Riverton,
where it arrived down on Monday.
Brighton Four o'Clock—up, but not down.
Eastbourne—not up.
Hertford—both up anti down.
Nottingham—not down. The coach which left on Sun-
day arrived in London on Tuesday night.
Wisbeach—not down.
Brighton, Regent—not down, but up.
Dover Telegraph—not down.
Maidstone—not up nor down.
Brighton, Goodman—not down, but up.
Umpire—not down, nor up.
Tunbridge Wells, Brown—worked down and up.
Emerald—not down, nor up.
Independent—ditto, ditto.
Bath—ditto, ditto.
Dover, night—ditto, ditto.
Manchester—ditto, ditto.
Pershore, Bury—not up.
Ditto Wisbeach—not up.
Chester Mail—worked down and up.
Lewes—not down nor up.
Little Hampton—worked up.
Hastings Express—not down nor up.
Old Bury—ditto, ditto.
Lynn—not up.
Norwich—not down, but up.
Southampton—not down. Inquire at the Cross Keys, up
journey.
Hastings Mail—not up.
Brighton Age—not down. Cannot get any information
about the up journey.
Guildford—worked up and down.
Dorking—ditto, ditto.
Portsmouth (night)—worked down.
Cheltenham—no coach.
Newbury—worked down.
Fakenham—not down.
Gloucester mail—worked down and up.
Stroudwater—ditto, but not up.
Bognor Osborne—not down.
Portsmouth (day)—worked down.
Chichester—ditto.