The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-19 00:00:00

FOR.

Bailey, J.
Baillie, H.
Baldock, E. 11.
Bateson, J.
Bell, M.
Benbow, J.
Bunbury, W.
Bruen, Colonel
Cochrane, A. B.
Conolly, Thomas
Dundas, G.
Egerton, Sir P.
Gordon, Admiral
Lacy, H. C.
Dick, Q.

POST-OFFICE NOTICE.

The following notice has just been issued:—
" Information having been received from the Director
General of the French post-office, that a regular packet
communication exists between Marseilles and Tunis, the
packets leaving Marseilles for Tunis on the Bth and 23d
of every month, and departing from Tunis for Marseilles
on the 4th and 19th of every month, all letters here-
after posted, addressed to Tunis, will be transmitted by
French packet, via Al aseilles,unless specially addressed
to be otherwise forwarded.

.‘ The postage on letters forwarded to Tunis by this
route, will be—

-
British. Foreign. Total.
Weiehing under a oz. Os. sd. ... Os. 10d.... ls. 3d.
Weighing oz., ana not
exceeding oz. ... Os. sd. ... ls. Bd. ... 2s. id.
Exceeding oz. and
under 11 oz Os. 10d. ... 2s. Gd. 3s. 4d
Weighing oz., and not
exceeding 1 oz. Os. 10d. ... 3s. 4d. 4s. 2d.
Exceeding 1 oz., and
under i oz. is. 81.... 4s. 2d. ... ss. 10d.
"Newspapers will be liable to a charge of two-pence
each.

" The postage on both letters and newspapers must be
paid in advance."

FINANCIAL REFORM.—On ;Friday last a public
meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of Wakefield
was held in the Court-house of that place, having been
convened by the mayor in compliance with a numer
ously-signed requisition, to consider the propriety of
petitioning Parliament in favour of a much larger re-
duction in the estimates of the public expenditure than
that proposed by her Majesty's Ministers: His worship
presided Ti the occasion, and opened the proceedings.
The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr. T. M.
Carter, Mr. C. Morton, the Rev. E. Higginson, and other
gentlemen, and a petition was adopted in favour of Mr.
Cobden's plan of financial reform.
RETIREMENT FROM PARLIAMENT OF SIR WILLIAM
HEATHCOTE, BART., M.P. FOR NORTH HANTS.—The
constituency of North Hants will learn with pain and
regret, from Sir William Heathcote, that the Honourable
Baronet is compelled by ill health to retire from the
performance of those duties in Parliament which he has,
for a series of years, discharged with such high honour
to himself, and gratification to the electors, including
those opposed to him in politics. Sir William was a
eonstant attendant in his seat in Parliament, where he
always upheld those Conservative principles, upon the
maintenance of which, as events have shown, the pros-
perity of the whole interest of the people must depend.
Though gifted with powers of eloquence of a high order,
Sir William but seldom occupied the time of the House
by their display; but when he did so, the impression be
created indicated the eminence which i.t was in his power
to achieve. In those laborious duties in Committees,
where the really practical work of the Member of Par.
liament is performed, ho was indefatigable, and his ser-
vices were most highly appreciated by the Speaker, his
colleagues, and the parties whose interests were at stake.
As Sir William is only in his forty-eight year, we may
have reasonably hope that that bodily and mental relief
which a total abstraction from public business for some
time will give, may enable him at some future day to
resume that high position which he is so well qualified
to adorn.—Hampshire Advertiser.