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London, England, 1814-07-12 00:00:00

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YeilThlaya numerous-and highlyrespectable
Meeting of MerChantSi bankers, Ste. was held at
the troWn and Anchor l'aVern; to' consider- the
'bet, nit Mitre Ab: he adopted for supptirtihg. the
Dili no‘t'i, pending in Parliatnetif, for removing the
Post-()dice. froth its -present situ it kin to the top of
Of Cheapside. •
Mr. irWIANG iriOnk tailed to the thairilie
stated thie.objett of the Meeting.
Mr. nUtTERW9I{TiI then. stated, that the Meet:;..
lug bad originated in consequence. of t-!t opposi-
tion which had been. given to the progress of the
Bill then before ParliAmt lt. for erecting the re-
timeal of the Post-Offiee; in.the_eourse of
Opposition a variety of plans had been stvgested
as Netter calculated to meet the conveniuney' Of the
MerChalltS And traders of London, than that Avitieh
had been proposed' by bis• Majesty's MiniSttts.—
Apiong other places named
.as Well caleulated
'for the erection of the new Post-(place; *as the
seite of the Excise 91hee iii Broad.stieet,Moor-
fields, &c. It Was needless to urge the great
mischiefs which Would result to p.ersotts living at
the %Vest eud of the town, if these•propositions
should he adopted ;, and in order to check them
iu the outset, it bad been deemed prudent to call
the present Meeting, which he trusted would cor-
dially co-operate protnotiog an end, that of
carrying through Parliament the Bill now under
•diiscitssion„ with vigour and 'activity. As an ad-
ditional indite-meta to those,, which would ob-
viously occur. to t.very‘tnind to follow up this sub-
ject, he, by, other cientjoien, bad di'awn
up a statement of iruipo-rtant facts.rchtive to the
P0.4-o,fice, which, with the leave of the Meeting,
he woad read. The •lion. (ieatleivau then 'read
the following observations '

" It is undoubted, that from imperious circumstances' the
'Post-Othee must. at all events he temoted, at. no distant pe-
riod, from its !west:nit-situation; I'ur many years it has been
strongly felt,' that farther and extensive accommodations were
necessary for the-proper discharga, of the duties attaches to
this imp nt ortaitrauch of the publics emit e. it has, ''''''
always been considered, that from the uncertainty or limited
nittnre of the tenure' upon which the preSent Post-Otlice is
lit4d, it, would- not consist with a right expenditure of the.
public moue} to appropriate large sums for Otain,og the ye-
goisite acci!:Omodatnms in the present situation.- Indeed, it
is quite impracticable si.t to enlarge the present Office as to
answer all the useful 'and-necessary parposeswhieh might be -
effected by a new one. For many years pests -mi. place has
presepited itself which could unite so many tulwatitittgt:s to the
public at' large as that which now offers at the west end of
(Theapstile. The plan for 'placing th'e-Post-pilice in. that si-
tuatiini einiapriws, upon the whole, the most economical ex 7
pentliture of the public money, and the Most general conve-
nience of the entire met ropolii ;. and front the arrangements
which .may he made, it will he attended very beneficial
results to the manufacturing districts, and the country at

• " fly obtaining more space and proper apartments, tlfe ha-
iiness of the Post-Office, now necessarily done in great haste,
would be free from the confusion which eonStautly attends if;
notwithstanding all the excellent arrangements, Which do so
miuch credit to the eszatilislamettt--,fewer letters mould be
mis-sent—more accommodation would result to the Public—
and more advantage to the. revenue..: Other circumstances of
a minor nature might be meLitioned,-which tln.! proposed phut
would remedy. The alteration may be considered of souse
importance in its relation to-fit...health of a untidier of his
Majesty's laborious stud useful seivauts the confined and eX-
ceSsiVely crowded state of the sorting-room, and 'other offices
being. very unwholesome; and it is a curious hact,. that those
confined places (Which there- is not room, suilicidntly to en-
large) now actually costa considerable asinual sour (consider-
ing the purpose) in fumigation, to prevent infection.
The necessity of a new Post Office being ndini.tretl, the
situation to he chosen is of the utmost importance. Tne 'le-
gitimate object is to- unite capacity of scite with -a station
which shall afford the most-general colivenience, to the Me-
tropolis, taken together and under all aspects. The propos-
ed Cite at the west end of Cheaoside is nut 700- yards from
the present Post•Othee—the situation is the, most central in
Loudon—the removal would be a convenience to every. part
'of the-Metropolis.
"- That the PoA-Oftier, on its being removed, should be
placed someveltat farther to the Westward, is obvious, from
the fact that the letteri delivered west of Lombard-street are
in the proportion of more than two and a half to one of those
delivered to the East. .

" The Post-0 dice being placed:in at more central situation,•
from whence- the different lines of delivery day diverge in
more, equal length, the delivery of letters to all parts of the
town wohdd be greatly facilitated, as well as their- reception
into the °thee. Half an hour would, at least he gained daily
in the delivery of letters—the receiving houses would he open
an hour later —and t he o,tll.metrwould be aide to ring their bells
at least half an hour longer than at present. ,These :sdran-
tages are of the highest importance to all, • whether on the
east or west of Lombard-street. Manchester and other uia-
. uulatuners, corn -tactors; law and other agents, and :dl ela&ses
of tradesmen whose corresponds-nee I.i:wilt-es prompt atten.
Con, would find this arrangement of incalcuLhle benefit.
." The removal of th,: !Jost-office to. the projected Seitc
would also tie of considerable inportance to the Cientlemen
of -the Inns of Court, said to.Metabers.of both lloirseS of Par-
-_liaffienti who would. hare till half-past six, instead of six
o'clock, to write on the importina business which occupies.
their attention, and respecting which such an opportunity is
often greatly tv,ined. .
" The Dispatches to and front Government form a mate-
rial feature in the sonteurs'of the Mail coaches atm the
tune which would be sated. (it the plan now proposed should
he adopted) both in thereccipt and transmission of those dis-
patches; would not only be of great 'convenience to the dif..
ferent Departments of the State, but might be of the highest
public importance.
_ .

" :The projected situation would add to the security of pro-
perty. The present situation will not-.permit the coaches to
take up the Mails or Bags at - the General Yost-Office, and
they are packed in the open .street, and at the Inns at the
West -End of the town, to which they• are conveyed in carts:
This practice is attende4 with some risk .to property; but by
the proposed plans an end would be put to those risks, and
the whole-of the letters would be packed within the precincts
of the-Post Office., under the.immediate eye of the proper Of..
ficer, atul eaei Coach would at once proceed with its appro...
• priate ti,ail to its destination. -
" It will be observed, that these eireumStances, which,
With truth, place the alteration in an advantageous point of
. view, are • quite independent of the considerations •arising
ftoni a comparison ut expellee.; but it is apprehended that
white the • projoeted plan is most convenient, it will invoke
the least cost for which the object. could be attained, in any
.other 'place at all fit for the purpose. . .
• '1 As to the objections against the plan, they are chiefly.
from Foreign Merchants, who think -that it will be inconve-
nieut to them-to have, the seat of intelligence of the arrival of
Foreign Mails removed farther westward. It this could not
be remedied, it might be .a proper reply, -that the Foreign
Letters bear a very small pi °portion to the •Domestic or In-
land Letters. But the plan is not even open to this objec-
tion; for it is understood to be the intention of the Post-
Master-General to have an Office in Cornhlll, where, and at
the 'Exchange, notice of the arrival of the Foreign Mails will
IW immediately communicated, 'and Where Foreign Letters
will be delivered out as at present, and received .ill as late an
hour, and with. the same •convenience and security to the
.Merchants. .So thatthe removal of thePost-ediee will not in-
juriously affect Foreign:Merchants.
"'And for the convenience of those who reside to the east-
ward, all letters forthe Inlaffil Post will be received iu Corn:.
hill, in the same manner and to the same hour as they now
are' in Lombard-street'. •
"Anti it may be safely. concluded,. that 'the .proposed plan
is calculatedlo produce Very extensive benefits to the whole
correspondence—Foreign as well as Inland i" while the esta-
blishinent of an Othce in Corn hill will completely prevent even
those partial inconveniences which the Foreign- Merchants
have apprehended may result. from the retnova,t of the Post-
Office.' •
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Mr. Alderman Cox observed, that among other
objections to the 'present."lost-Office, which had
not been alluded to, was the fact of insecurity
from fire. The new PoSt-Office Would be insolated,
and thus this danger Would be obviated.
MrL SLADE said, that the inconveniencies- 're-
sulting .front the present 'situation of the Yost-

Ofti -•i: • i been ' -- •
c -tit. ekii.tiriefiEo(i ,0 S.re.i''§ li'i6ic' iii).le'rl
it pfotiositlou was • wade to Mt. Pitt t,i, L.,°
aijd
the present iltansion:-liaiiSe ti) a Post:4)l'6c°' ,ct,
the scite Of Blackwell 1-1a11; -hi. i-Witigliall''tf-
,
tb ti_ eesidthlce for the Lord Mapot: . c
. ~. ,jece/
Mr. BiritEß*oll"ril said; tlnit if it
§aty, he could state innoinetable incout't'lliegt`o
tthiCh wi3.feettperieilced froth the present 5it.,01,00
of the Post Office, among Which lioliL• \ye". '',ljA,
prObliiint than the 'difficulty tilt by. til -Z.,cY•l
Pei* ofiiccs, wide!' Were ail sittiateti at foe ":1:,
eull tit: the.ttiwn, in conveying their i;iers t"red
Post Office. these publicatiods foi•ined
ckOmiderable part of the itveritie•of flit! c°1.1,1.0'
aitil every facility illodid be given id flie;i. t-rJ
.'.re 1
~ie
mission to the coituttv., •, .. ' tl lk
. A 'series o? Resolutions; founded upon • 'e,°er
settatiohB which had 6e•ti wade -bp ).!",.. t.` ',[,,g
:IPl.viecolliittli'ats)llll:llittiti!laPAulaler°lleiltaillt:ig)ettil:t:,ll4.':'llsci:re:r:le:ectt;l_tieoirl.. Pi.).ll:l:t' e.3'.131;.d:

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PALACI YAltb MitTIN6I.
Yesterday a Meeting was held in na,t'sev
.`to consider of a fit andpfoper pelSol, to rel''
the City of Westminster itt Parliament• iOl
The limn .13axt.IFF opened -the business,'
mentioned that he had received tvvo ,lit'"
from Ltird •Cochraile, arid the other Ord
Sheridan. Ile prbeeededlt-o read that f.rPore
_Cochrane, loch stated,* that in coasetl°:ii .
his defence having been kept from the P ",,e
had inclosed a copy, which he reqw2sted,t'bis
Bailiff would read to the Meeting.
quest the High Bailiff said .he could wisbi.ct 1"1"
• as it contained Matt er'which . Would "
• reader to the penalty of libel. He the" 1)
le~ tits
•to-re4cl the letter of Mr. Sheridan. This ,
strong opposition; but it having been '11),11
4o those near the bustings, that-Mr. SlT,,ololll_,'
dined' ofKringliiitiSell as 'a Candidate, the t';
subsided,. tint! the, was read -,.
• Hottourable Gentleman deelided being
toi
, • - -
to',l
Sit I:. BuanErt.edOrted the MeetAno„ols',l
port the Noble. Lord, who, he believed, `v`lie
to suffer, not for- the offence Withctr P*,lo'
been: charged, hilt :for' the. snirit anti pit! se'
which he had fonglit the battlesOf • the Pe: tuo
that iloase, where the root of the tree `v
„.'it
is
• fotind which spread its baleful branhes
land, blasting the blossoms of libert-y,
and justice, and 'check int; all wholcs.oo'e toc°l6:'
tion. He believed the Noble Lord to to'
and the ucle which he had. dlsP'''l'o.4,l.
his present situa(i n, elevated his charat....bli;V,,
above mm tt it hall forinerl7 been.. The
regardless of any new iCut;islinteut ts;ler.f
might. be made
.to endure, had, as.far ("rio °0
upon tint,. taken upon himself -all 1141 1):cd
giving it publicity ; but as yet no 10391i'isoi'h. I
found courageous enough to read or to
it. Lord, EllenhOrough had said theegateil f`lo
been hunted down, and the skin acetol",,bile,l
The man who sold the skin of the Iwtif,' -ivr;
was alive, was killed in limiting biol• fr;V:
ienboruitgli, in endeavouring to knocl'iovoci;
Cochrane; had overstepped himself, at'',ltiget'i!,/,
up the pillory. It would hereafter be a tit
persuade men, who knew what glory jdi"t4o
inerlv been to fellow Lord 'Cochig"cjeci 1!`00
could be disgraccfnl to stanti-where tart hc,d
seen. -He (Sir Francis), should feel it opla'',(l
duty to attend his Lordship there. (/.00i11.1,tefr,,e,
Ile then descanted on the sevcrity of 'ber
1 01i0
and-called upon the multitude to protcei` ,t“„)01
not the life of Lord.Cochrine, hat
was- infinitely more dear, his holio"-"„ tot
eluded by moving, ." That in the (lilt° „eel': to
Meeting, Lord Cochrane is peifectlY iutiPeac"(l
the offence for which he has• been se"'
receive- an- infamous -pim ish meta."
Mr.• ART' seconded the_ thOtiOn•
Major c.l LITW lUGHT COMit lented nit tl
A.-Arta if
_Lord Cochrane, and declared' the' evldel' „f 4
him, •compared with the presumptive PP)i vie 6
innocence, were but as- a grain of s""( • r
te-
against lVestminster Abbey. 1 (14" tl‘'
Mr. WaLKEII niade some comments °' .
diet ; be contended, that the Counsel Tim "'"`
fendant was heard when the minds hike
were enfeebled by fatigue ; by wlriell,rhere
cutors derived art unfair aavatitage• bto•
be no doubt that tile verdict was etr''''eicle'
Alderman Woon spoke on the saloe:oield,js
The first Resolution was Oct; pot •all(' L f 'all
as were six others, declaring the
Meeting,: that Lord Ctichrage is a i's°PiL,
.to represent the City of Westminster,
1.,41,•_ the, 05
ment, and that he be put in nomin
suing Election ; appointing
usual) resolving on a Sobscriptioa EA' I.ll'erj
expences of the ensuing lileciion• "
to Sir :F. Burdett • I the forty-three
rd , and
.1.1)
who voted against the eXptil'i`n- at.
a Connnit•RjeirLY
,111;#
rune, and to the High Bailiff. epe c st
The High Bailiff of NVestminster hake etc
next Saturday for the Election, t°
Covent-Garden.
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Friday
SADLER sends oft three small 1530 s to ttot
patches. The second • to have a P 111.3 • •ri
tached to it, and t (lisecei (j 7 and toe ociv
His Pdajaesteywainle
cession. whe" 'tit'',
of __ Russo, iiiali g
country, was pleased to approve mos! fi'eist,frt,'6
111i:wit:cgs prepvious , 11,
the nature and 'plan of the Society 0I .o'rctiti'll
.Foreigpers in Distress, and ...gracioll4Y ''' Otit,i'of
Siniety of his countenance and stiprrt,:p iviii,tl.,-0,
Ba few days, his Majesty has 'sent, by t 1 - ipe."•to
aron,TAcom, the Prussian AtnbasOdor, „ds
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nificent benefaction of. Five Ilandre •
this truly excellent .Charily.

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