The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-26 00:00:00

BANK OF
An Account pursuant to the Act ,
the Week ending on Satnrda:

ISSUE DEP.

Notes Issued ...... • • 26,015,080

525,015,030
31

iit.ed 0 e 25th day or Septemi

BANKING DE

Proprietors'capital .. 14,553,000
Rest 3,743,895
Public deposit s (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ing's Banks, and
.7:Dividend Accounts) 7,909,724
Other deposit's ...... 9,958,972
Bevan Day and other _

81Ili .. :..... .......- 909,336

£37,074,927 ) X 37.074,927
M. MAR4.IIALL, Chief Castu.i
rate' the 25th day of September, 1856.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending Sept. 23,
1856. exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain.
Prom the British Possessions in America 3ls. 31.
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius
Muscovado, the produce of the East Inches
Average of the three foregoing descriptions 3ls. 5.1.

BANKRUPTS.
George Henry Stanley, builder, Cannon street-road, St.
George's in the East, to surrender, Oct. 7, at one, and Nov.
6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official
assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Laurance, Plews, and
Boyer, Old Jewry chambers.
William Hartzig, manufacturing
chemist, Stafford,
Oct.' 10 and 31. at half-past ten, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ;
Challinor, 'Tapley, or Smith, BirmiUgham.
Thomas Hooper Brook,' draper, Wolverhampton, Oct.
10 and 31, at hAf.past eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; South-
all, Birmingham.
at
.eleven,
—. dyers, Apperley-
at the
Henry Mertens and John Snteliwa
bridge, Yorkshire, Oct. 7 and Nov. 7,
Leeds District Court. Young, official
assignee, Leeds ;
Payne, Eddison, and Ford, Leeds.
Henry Warne, carpenter, N.,Mill-street, 8, H
anover-
square, 68, New
Bond-street, and 22, Mait addox-street, oct.
two
11, at halt-past twelve, and Nov. 11, , at the Co urt

of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-
court, Basinghall-street ; Draper, Charlwood-street, Pim-
lico.

John White, Joseph Exley, and Joseph Darlington, coal
proprietors, Meaborough, York, Oct. 11 and ov. 15, at
ten, at the Leeds District Court. Brewin, official assignee,
Sheffield ; Westmoreland, Wakefield ; Bond and Barwick,
Leeds.

Isaac James Hawden and James Lament M'Gregor,
merchants, Liverpool, Oct. 16 and Nov. ,at eleven, at
the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee.,
Liverpool ; Loundes and BatEs ,n, Liverpool.
Henr; Alfred Ward, grease manufacturer, Birmingham,
Oct. 10, and 31, at eleven, at the Birmingham Distiict
Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Southall,
Birmingham.
William James Beaman and Robert Pearce Lewis,
hide dealers, Bath, Oct. 7, and Nov. 3, at eleven, at
the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignes,
Bristol ; Moger, Bath.
Simon Horsmau, grozer, Westgate, Bradford, Oct. 7,
at half-past eleven, and Nov. 4, at eleven, at the Leeds
District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Foster,
Bradford ; Bond and Barwick. Leeds.
Samuel Parkinson Muff, currier, Westgate-bill, Brad -
ford, Oct. 14, at twelve, and Nov. 11, at half past eleven,
at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee ;
Richardson and Sadler, Old Jewry-chambers ; Rawson,
George, and Wade, Bradford.
Robert Ingham, cotton manufacturer, Hamer Bottoms,
Rochdale, Oct. 7 and Nov. 6, at twelve, at the Manchester
District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ;
Heaton, Rochdale ; Keightley and Banning, Liverpool.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
WJames M'lntosh, cabinet makers, Dundee.
zWm. Carruthers, Tynron, Dumfrieshire, deceased.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.- YESTERDAY.
km5terdam............ 11 .4% Gibra1tar...............
Ditto, three months .. 11 17 Leghorn .. .. 29 55
Rotterdam ••••••• . •• •e 11 17'4 Genoa 00000 ••••••• •• •• 45 75
Brussels 25 3214 Venice.. ...• •• • • -
flamburgh ••••••• • •• • • 13 714 Naples
Altona Palermo ...... 133
Pari5........ ....... 25 32% Messina . 133%
Ditto, three months .. 25 67% Lisbon ..
Marseilles ............. 25 70 Oporto .............. • • 52%
{lourdeaux .. • • ........ Rio Janeiro ....... •
Frankfort-on-Maine •• .. 119% Buenos Ayres.... •• ..
New York,6o days' sight
Vienna.......... • • .... 10 38 Philadelphia • •
I rioste .• ••••••••• • .• •• 10 40 PRICES OF BULLICN, PER OR.
Petersburg ............ I Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9
Madrid .........., 49% Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Cadia..........•......50% Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
Rarcelona ............ New Dollars ...... 0 (1 0
4evi Ile • • Silver in bars 0 0 0

EXTENSIVE ALTERATIONS AT THE
GENERAL POST-OFFICE.

Never, perhaps, since the establishment of this valu-
able department of the public service has so much acti-
vity prevailed in rendering it mechanically, officially,
and genera ly convenient to the public. Although but
a short period has elapsed since we last noticed the im-
provements which had been, and were about to be intro-
duced into the whole of the working system, still since
that time we find others developing themselves of the
greatest importance to the service, the public, and the
revenue. To these we shall, in this notice, call the at-
tention of the public at large.
First in the order of improvement in the establishment
in St. Martin's le-Grand has been the introduction
of a new system of assorting the correspondence, the
effect of which has been very much to simplify and faci-
litate the duty. Next comes the out-door inspection of
the men, by which all delays arising from any neglect or
irregularities in the delivery of the letters " inwards"
will be most effectually and promptly checked. Then
the establishment of district offices, through the means
of which the business of the outer branches will be local-
ised, and the facilities given to the public in consequence
be of incalculable value, while the revenue will, of
course, be materially benefited. But, in addition to
these most advantageous advances in " the right direc-
tion," we have now to record others, of not less impor-
tance. The old tramway, underneath the "central
hall," has been taken up, and a spacious subterranean
pssage, constructed for communication from the north
with the south sides of the chief office. It is in depth 7
feet, and of proportionate width, so that messengers en
foot will be constantly employed in conveying the foreign
and colonial correspondence separated from the inland
department. In order to effect this change, several work-
men have been put on to bring out to the pillars on the
south side of the hall the front windows of tho now
called " London District Office." This department will
nut any longer bear that name, both it and the. "Inland
Office " being amalgamated throughout the whole mo-
dus operandi of the service. At the present time, the
north side is devoted to two purpose,, the posting of
letters and newspapers ; in future— that is to say, after
the alterations are completed—the whole of that side of
the ball will be appropriated to posting only. On theother
side it is intended to construct an open office, similar to
that of a banking establishment, with folding doors, which
will he fitted up in the most convenient manner fur the
public who have to pay for letters to those parts to which
postage is required to be paid in advance. "Window"
letters will also be received within this office, and thus the
pubic will be materially served, as the alteration in the
newspaper duty has caused a complete change in the work-
ing of that department, and afforded, necessarily, much
more room for stamped and other correspondence. The
hook post has much increased, and is so increasing daily,
that the bulk now sent in this form requiresa much larger
degree of accommodation than any other part of the ser-
vice did hitherto, while, at the same time, the reduction, in
the rates of foreign and colonial letters and papers has
extraordinarily swelled their numbers. The gigantic
weighing•machine at the north end of the building is
rapidly approaching completion, and a large body of
men are now employed, both day and night, to effect
other and still greater alterations, notice of which we
shall furni:h from time to time.

Before we conclude this brief notice, we wish to call
t! e attention of the public to one most important sign of
progrers i❑ the administration of this gigantic establish-
ment. Time was when the major part of the "rules
and regulations" of the Post•otfice were only open to
those actually and officially engaged in the service, or
excluded chiefly from the public eye until they found
their way, annually, into the then privileged " Post-
°nice Directory." Now the system is change i. Chained
to the exhibition-board containing the addresses upon
letters, the owners of which "cannot be found," is a
" Postal Directory," furnishing every particular as to
the departments which may be of public utiiity, and
which is hung there for the inspection of all who think
fit to examine its contents.—Morning Adve tiser.