The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-16 00:00:00

THE MAILS AND COACHES.

The effects of the snow on Thursday were more se-
verely felt on the railway trains and by the coaches than
during the previous part of the season, and the only con-
siderable delay at the Post-office, in the delivery of let-
ters, occurred yesterday. The Dover mail arrived in
due time bringing the French and Flemish bags, and
the Jersey, Dublin, and Donaghadee mails else arrived,
but those from Holland and Hamburgli remained due.
The Brighton mail arrived at the Blossoms Inn, Law-
rence-lane, at ten minutes befo-e seven o'clock, being
but little after time, although in some places the
water was up to the body of the coach. The mail
would not carry any inside passengers, and the inte-
rior was full of water on its arrival in London,
several parcels which it contained being saturated.
Tile different coaches from Wales, Shropshire, and
Kent belonging to this office were none of them delayed
beyond half an hour. The Liverpool, Manchester, and
Birmingham bags came in by railway at tho usual hour,
hut without the Glasgow, Edinburgh, or Gloucester
bags. The B.thinsail did not arrive until half-past twelve
o'clock, and the guard was compelled to leave the coach
near Kennett, where its further progress was impeded by
a drift of fifteen feet of snow, and came across the fields
with the bags on horseback. At the Bull and Mouth,
the Melton Mowbray mail, which should have been re•
ceived at seven, did not arrive till half-past nine ; the old
Edinburgh mail, which should have arrived at six, did
not come in till twenty minutes past ten ; and the Exeter
mail, which should have been received at seven, and
comes part of the way by railway, did not arrive till
ten minutes past eleven. The Stroud mail arrived
at the Cross Keys, Weed street, one hour after its
proper time. The Worcester mail arrived at the Post-
office a few minutes past two, being just in time for the
afternoon delivery, which takes place at a 4 to 3. The
Lynn and Cambridge mail arrived in time for the first
delivery, as did the Norwich and Ipswich ; but the
morning delivery was much later than usual, and did
not take place till 10 minutes to 10. The Glasgow and
Edinburgh bags arrived by the Birmingham railway in
time for the mid-day delivery. The Bristol mail ar-
rived at two o'clock. The Dutch mail arrived at half-
past three o'clock, when two Hamburgh mails.w.ere
due. On Thursday night no less than three engines
were attached to the Birmingham mail-train, and it was
brought up to town by- a similar number yesterday
morning. Extra engines were also employed in propel-
ling the mail-train on the South-western and Great
Western lines. At the terminus of the South Western
Railway there was no arrival from the two o'clock train
on Thursday till the mail train of yesterday morning,
and it was reported that an engine of one of the inter-
mediate trains had become imbedded in the snow some
miles above the Woking station, and from which the
united force of six engines could not extricate it. By the
aid of workmen in excavating the snow, a free communi-
cation was restored, and the afternoon trains of yester-
day came in nearly as due. On the Birmingham and
Great Western lines the trains were delayed, as, not.
withstanding the power of additional engines, the wheels
of the carriages would not bite on the rails. From the
accounts given by guards and travellers, it appears that
the effects of the snow were principally felt in the
western and south-western districts, and that a large
belt of drifted snow extended over the country from
Basingstoke and Andover to Devises, including Salis-
, bury-plain, and equally over the unprotected country el'
the chalk-hills beyond Marlborough. The Bristol mail
to London was left a few miles on the other side of that
spot, the bags having been brought on by the guard by
post horses across the fields where the snow had not
accumulated. There was no delay in the arrival of the
Portsmouth mail, but the Hull, Louth, and Yeovil
did not arrive till a late hour in the morning. At six
o'clock yesterday evening the Devonport and Poole
mails were due at the Post-office, and it is appre-
hended that the accumulation of snow on these lines
of roads must be very considerable. From the Swan-
with-Two-Necks Inn there were despatched yester-
day evening extra mails to Bath, Bristol, and Devon-
port, none of which had arrived during the day. On
inquiry at the principal coach-offices it was ascertained
that many of the ordinary coaches had been suspended.
The Eastern Counties Railway trains came in as usual,
and there was no delay in tho arrival of any of the
branch coaches connected with it. A great extra duty
has devolved upon the clerks at the Ciesseeal Post-
office, on account of the delay in the veceipt of letters,
as also on the twopenny postmen, who have had to take
charge of the principal part of the delivery, these being
only two in the day by the postmen of the General
Post-office. The twopenny pcestanen have Suffered
much by the inclemency of the weather and their extra
duties, and, of thirty-five supernumeraries last week on
the establishment, but two remained unemployed. From
inquiries at the principal carriers' offices it appears that
all canal navigation is stopped, whilst considerable de.
lays in the transmission of goods have occurred, not
only on the common roads, but also on the luggage
trains of the principal railroads,

GILLRAY, THE CARlcArru-
RisT.--The felicity with which he composed 1-;)s subjects,
and the rapidity with which he etxl:ed them, astonished
those who were eye-wittvoqszs of his powers. This
culty was early developed ; he seemed to perform all his
graphic eperaiions without an effort. Many years ago ho
had an apartment in a court in I•lolhora. A commercial
agent for a printsellcr had received a commission to get a
satirical design ctclied by (Ill!ray, but ho had repeatedly
called in his 4,scrice. Ije lived at tuff west end of tho me-
ffepolis4 and cit his way tq tito city waited on him again,
when he happened to tic as home. " You have last a good
job, and a npfni patron, Gil'ray," said he, " but
,:re,n .re
away: cat." " How ! what--what is your e,bjeot
said
the artist. " I want this subject drawl.; and etched," said
the agent, " but now it is tea 'Jaw." When is it,
wanted?" " Why, la-tazwrow." "It shall be done.'
" frc)ossible, " Where arc you going 7: (
"On-
ward, to the Bank." " When do you rc.iorn ? At
four o'clock." It was now eleven. 44 I'll bet you a howl
of punch it shall be etchcd, and bitten in, wid
a proof before 0.6c,t tide." " Done !" The 1„..?,,te was
finished; is contained many figures. 'AL. parties were
mutually delighted; and the affair e...ded with a drunken
bout at the Gray's-inn Tavel;,, at the employer's expo
—Fraser's lilaqa:!..n.4.
ALL AN GOOD
FLA/E.—A curious.eitcumstance
occurred at Lewis Sessions last weet. The Grand Jury
had ignored the bills preferred ::kgainat two prisoners, Which
being by some means wewluoked, the men were placed at
the bar,
;era they pleaded guilty. The
Chairman was
just en the point of passing sentence on them, when the
error was discovered, and they were discharo
cti
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4i;ast
hie
ecoteatant Bish
up ti.rrneland, a vene-
role old man, highly
OdAitag of Clay; -
betweL-seevr-e, was assaulted on the
lelighht o'clock, in
hia own house, murdered and lundnereadnd P •
an aged woman, the only person irt4 aim in the howc,
was dangerously wontotod • •.'
An spite of every exertion tl;e
perpetrator or perpe!.rators of this'crime have nrs. •••
?9,X0.1;4: •'4e 778
years e,id•