The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-26 00:00:00

SCOTLAND

4. A. Me.jor Money th-der o;Rce will be opened at the
head office of Llirg, and a minor office at Maryhill, head
office, Glasgow.

IRELAND.
5. A. Minor Money Ordtr Offioe will be opened at
Beragh, bead office, Duligarvon.
By Command of du P‘vitm.tst--r-Ganeral,
ROXLAND HILL, Secretary,
General Post-office, 22d Marc!), 185(i.

REGISTRATION 01? BOOKS AND OTHER
PACKETS BESIDES LETTERS.
On the Ist April next, and thenceforward, the regula-
tion which forbids the registration of books and other
printed matter, unless, in a'li;tion to the registration
fee, the later rate of pa,tale ba paid, will be abo-
lished ; and any packet n3ty be, registered on whicti
the crdivary postage is prepaid by stamps, together with
a registration fee of sixpence.
By command of the Postmaster-General,
ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.
General Post-office, March 20.

THE AMERICAN MAILS, &C —LivEnron, Tuesday,
5 p.m.—No tidings have yet been received of the Cunard
Ruyal Mail steam-ship America, Captain Wickman,
with the mails from the United States and Canada, and
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advices from New Yolk to the 11th, Boston to the 12th,
and Halifax to the 14th inst. From the caution always
evinced by the Cunard commanders no uneasiness is felt
at her non-arrival, it being believed that Captain Wick-
man has ran far to the southward, to avoid ice. The
Cambria steamer will take the pace of the America,
and carry the mails on Saturday next to Boston and
Halifax. The United States mail steamer Baltic is not
expected till Thursday.
ATLANTIC STEAMING.—. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday.—The
Cunard Company's new screw steamship Etna arrived
this morning from Havre; after a remarkably rapid pas-
sage of about 43 hours. This is the quickest passage on
record. She ran from Havre to the Smallt,---a distance
of about 335 miles,—in 24 hours. • This steamer left
"Havre direct for New York as one of the Cunard line
on that route on the sth of February, and, notwith-
standing the fearful weather encountered, she made a
most satisfactory run. The Etna left New York on her
return direct to Havre on the 7th inst , and arrived at

the latter port on Thursday, the 20aiaccomplishing the
voyage in 12 days some hours. This is the more re-
markable, as the Arago, United States mail paddle
steamer, left Nev York on the Bth, and reached Havre
(calling at Southampton) early on Saturday, the 22d.
The Cunard Company intend to ran veseels regularly
on the Havre and New York line, the probability of an
early peace favouring the prospect ot,a sufficient supply
of their veliels, paddle and screw, being released from
the transport service.
THE LATH EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE ON CONVICTS
FROM THE MODEL PRISON.—The police authorities of
the metropolis, notwithstanding the Most diligent search
during the last few days, have not been able to trace the
whereabouts of the two convicts who made their escape
on Thursday morning last from the Model Prison,
Pentonville, under very extraordinary circumstances.
It appears that the prisoners were notorious eharac.
ters on the Surrey side of the water, and both had been
summarily convicted several times fnr daring burglaries
in the south parts of London. Their names are Peter
Simpson, aged 21, and Henry Nicholls, aged 23. They
were committed some. time since from the Southwark
Police-court to Horsemongerdane Gaol, for burglariously
entering a dwelling-house, and subsequently they were
tried and convicted at the Surrey Sessions, where they
were sentenced to penal servitude in the Model Prison,,
to which place they were removed in due form. The
prisoners were employed at shoemaking, and it is gene-
rally supposed that they succeeded in making a ladder
of their twine and waxends, which they must have
secreted in their dress by day, and employed themselves
at night time in completing the article with which they
effected their miraculous escape, which has thrown the
whole of the prison authorities into a state of be-
wilderment. A reward has been offered for the ap-
prehension of the fugitives, who are well known by' ii
many of the detective officers in the boroughs or'
Southwark and Lambeth ; but at present the
prisoners have eluded their most acfve exertions.
A full description of the delinquents has been ilserted
in the Rue and Cry, and. no doubt, front information
gleaned yesterday ('Tuesday) afternoon, the men will
-soon be in the cuetody of the police.