The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-08 00:00:00

ROAD from EDINBURGH to LONDON.

[From the Scotch Papers.]
A report on a proposed new line of communi-
cation for the mails between Edinburgh and the north of Eng-
land, has been published by a Parliamentary Committee. The
line was surveyed by Mr. Telford, upon whose report, accorn-
panied by a plan.and sections, the Committee proceeded.—
In this plan it is proposed that the London mail, instead
of passing along the coast by Berwick and Dunbar, as at pre-
sent, should come by Wooler, Coldstream, and Lauder, quitting
the east road at Morpeth. By avoiding hills in some cases,
following more gentle declivities in others, and by alter—.
ations and improvements of various kinds, the distance between
Morpeth and Edinburgh will be shortened four miles and a
half ; and the ascent, which is often so great at present as 1 in
Bor 10, will be made no where to exceed 1 in 21 or 22. These
improvements are of such extent that more than one half the
road will be new ; but the new line rarely deviates more than
a mile from the old. The expence is estimated at 65,800/.5 or,
with the addition of 10 per cent. for unforseen 'contingencies,
72,400/. By the changes proposed, the new road will be 19
miles shorter than the Berwick road, by which the London
mail is at present conveyed to Edinburgh.
In consequence of this shortening of the distance and im-
provement in the level, the Committee think the London mail
might reach Edinburgh three hours sooner than at present, or
at a quarter past six. " flit letters"might be sorted, and in a
course of delivery at the Post-office and to the letter-carriers In
the course of an hour, that is, at a quarter past seven. The
same time might be saved in returning to Newcastle, so that
letters for the London post would without inconvenience be re-
ceived till eleven o'clock," thus allowing four hours of interval
between the delivery of the letters and the closing of the Lon-
don mail, and enabling the answer to a letter to reach London
24 hours sooner than at present.
To provide funds for this undertaking, the Committee recom-
mend an increase in the amount of the present tolls—arrange-
ments for accumulating the present surplus revenue of Cold_
stream bridge—levying a moderate postage on the new bridge
to be erected at Morpeth—and the imposition of an additional
penny of postage on each letter carried by the new mail to Edin-
biugh, and to all places between Edinburgh and Morpeth.
The Committee think that this change would not materially
affect the income of the various trusts upon the Berwick road ;
and, from the evidence of the Surveyor of the Post-office, they
conclude that the separate mail upon that line of road would
still maintain itself.

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other class, it is a gratification to learn that their merits are jus,ly
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cised than in conducing to the comforts of " Britain's best bul.,
warks."