The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-15 00:00:00

ACCELERATION OF THE IRISH 21141 LS

TO EAGLAND.

On Monday afternoon a deputation of Irish noblemen
and Members of Parliament waited upon the Marquis
of Clanricarde, her Majesty's Postmaster-General, at
St. Martin's-le-Grand, with a view of effecting a mate-
rial alteration_of the evening mail from Dublin to Lon-
don, which atprpaent is subject to considerable delay in
its transit to the metropolis.
The deputation comprised the Earl of Glengall, Vis-
count Bernard, M.P., Sir Lucius O'Brien, Bart., M.P.,
Sir Timothy O'Brien, Bart., M.P., Colonel Dunne,
M.P., Viscount Nass, M.P., Colonel Rawdon, M.P.,
Mr. Reynolds, M.P., Mr. G. A. Hamilton, M.P., Mr.
E. Grogan, M.P., Mr. F. French, M.P., Mr. W. Keogh,
M.P., Mr. Blake, M.P., Mr. J. Sadleir, M.P., Mr. E. K.
Tenison, M.P., Mr. E. O'Flaberty, M.P., and Mr. C. P.
Roney.

Being introduced to the Noble Marquis,
Viscount BERNARD briefly opened the proceedings by
pointing out to his Lordship the great importance of ac-
celerating the evening mail from Dublin, and noticing
the objectionable arrangements of the present system,
especially with reference to the south of Ireland. The
Noble Viscount then introduced Mr. Roney, who would
and in
Ewhat
y
wY
proceeded the
to
enter into a more lengthened exposition of the inconve-
niences attending the present mode of forwarding the
mail, an
difficulty
address
the might
be
Postmaster-
General. avoided.a
s te
Mr.r
General. He would draw his Lordship's attention to
the fact that at present the train which awaited the ar-
rival of the Holyhead mail-boat leaving Kingston at
half-past 7 o'clock in the evening, started from Holy-
head at '2 o'clock in the morning, and reached Chester
at 4U minutes past 4. There the mails and passengers
had to wait until half-past 6, when they were taken on
by a.slow train, which called at sixteen stations, and did
not reach London until one o'clock in the day. Thus
his Lordship would see that two hours were spent at an
inconvenient and cheerless time at Chester, and for all
purposes the Holyhead boat might perhaps as well start
at half-past nine from Kingston, two hours later than at
present. To remove this delay, however, he (Mr_
Roney) would submit the following to the consideration
of the Noble Marquis. By a perusal of a time table of
the London and North-Western Railway, his Lordship
would perceive that there was a train started every
morning from Stafford at 6 o'clock, and arrived at Bir-
mingham at twenty-five minutes past 7, in time for the
halt-past 7 express train to London, which reached
there at halt-past 10, consequently, all that was 'required
he would suggest to his Lordship was, the starting of a
train frOin Chester at a quarter to 5 in the morning,
five minutes after the the train arrived from Holyhead.
That train, so dispatched, would reach Stafford at ten
minutes past six, and by expediting its running to Bir-
mingham, so that the distance of twenty-nine miles
might be done, as it could be, very easily in an hour and
five minutes, it would arrive at Birmingham at a quar-
ter past 7. That would give a quarter of an hour for
Post-office business and for passengers to refresh them-
selves. The only cost that would be incurred to the
Post-office would be for running a new train between
Chester and Stafford, a distance of 46 miles, and some
slight charge for conveying from Stafford onwards. But
even if it were heavy, his Lordship might be reminded
that it would save three hours as between Dublin and
London, and cause letters to be delivered at 12.30 mid-
day, instead of at 4 P.M., as at present. The London
district post-offices being open until 2 P.m., and the
general Post-office until 3'30 P.N. for the reception of
letters for the 5 P. 31. express mail to Ireland, the pro-
posed arrangement would practically save a day's post
in all communications between Ireland and I,ndon.
Mr. Roney then dwelt upon the boon which the pro-
posed expediting of the train would confer on the pas .
sengers, both to London and the western districts of
England, and, in alluding to the feeling of the London
and North-Western Rail way upon the subject, expressed
his belief they were al xious to meet the views of her
Majesty's Postmaster-General on equitable terms.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE inquired what were the
equitable terms? It was a question of cost.
Mr. HONEY replied that he was not prepared to state
them, but he had no doubt in informing his Llrdship
that the great advantage be had mentioned (achievable
by the forwarding of the train) could be obtained at a
sum not exceeding 1,2001.; comparatively the cost would
be trifling, as it was not like putting a new through
train, but merely continuing one between two existing
trains. _ _

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, who had paid much
attention to the reasons urged for the acceleration of the
mail, thanked the deputation for the manner they had
brought the subject before him. He assured them that
it would have the fullest consideration at his hands. He
felt the importance of the appeal that had been made to
him; but he need scarcely inform the deputation that
he was not then prepared to name any definite arrange-
ment. Ile would, however, state that negotiations were
pending, which, he was in hope, would result in the ac-
celeration of both the Irish and Scotch mails to the me-
tropolis, and secure the more early delivery of letters.
Mr. REYNOLDS, A 1.?., stated that the present plan
differed from that of last year in the important element
of cost, inasmuch as that would have oost 12,0001. to
carry out, while in this instance, if Mr. Roney's views
were correct, it would incur only as many hundreds.
Sir L. O'BRIEN. M.P., having called the attention of
the Marquis of Clanricarde to the present conveyance of
the inland mail, the deputation, after some few further
remarks, withdrew, having been received in the most
courteous terms by the Noble Marquis.

THE PACIFIC AND BRAZIL MAILS.
Her Majesty's ship Asia, 84, Rear-Admiral Hornby,
C. 8., arriv,'d at Spithead yesterday evening from the
Pacific and Brazils. She sailed from Valparaiso on the
13th of February, and Rio on the 27th of March, and
has arrived before the packet. She has gold-dust, dol-
lars, bar gold, silver plate, and specie to the amount of
54,14 S dollars, which is consigned to Messrs. Shaw,
Maxwell, and Co.. for conveyance to London on mer-
chants' account. Rate of exchange at Rio, 29i. The
Asia spoke her Majesty's steamer Amphitrite, on coming
out of Rio; and on April sth exchanged numbers with
the English barque Kate, thirty-six days from Liverpool,
for Valparaiso. April 30 It spoke the United States ship
Squantose, of Boston, twenty-seven days from Liverpool,
for New Orleans. On the sth of May exchanged num-
bers with the English barque Baronet. May 6th ex-
changed numbers with the American ship Senator, 104
days out from Calcutta for London. May 6th exchanged
numbers with the English barque John Oldham, from
Manilla, for Cork.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
A something was produced last evening at this theatre,
entitled Apartments, " Visitors to the Exhibition may be
accommodated, 6-c,." which, although in dialogue or
plot utterly beneath criticism, answered the purpose of
keeping the audience in a perpetual cachination for
half an hour. Keeley, as Mr. Tippity, the pestered
landlord, was irresistibly ludicrous, and Mrs. Keeley
personated a Maid of all Work, in that spirit of life-like
comicality in which the wonderful little woman stands
unequalled on the stage. 'rho attractions of The
Alhambra continue undiminished. The transcendent
Plexmore gains nightly laurels as the most marvellous
of long-tailed monkeys. Mrs. Keeley collects " the
browns" fur her stupendous brother Acrobats, whose
•gives
unutterable
prabli
Auriol anties
the "Pas Mauresque' with her
are hailed with shrieks ,of delight.
characteristic brilliancy and ease. The Moorish
gretca:
Monarch is royslly ranted by Wynn with hoary
ferocity ; and the three Princesses are charmingly
becomingre-
urray,anwdhfiesgeure
to
great
costume
aperteas ercifftedbe
ebyhaltnidi:s Murray,
face
be
th the ell the
Mee,
resemblance
tsge; by Miss Mary Keeley, ho, in appearance, •
and mannsr is a highly pleasing aspirant to histronie
excellence ; and by Miss Leclereq, who must pardon us
for hinting that she appears to aim at being trop pi.
woulddg
ighu:nnte.
she LreaallbyelleisCbayrlo
dttiascawrod
conceit. '1 ho house was fully and fashionablyCe o
at-
ter,ded.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI7'UTION.
An interesting and useful addition has been made to
the curiosities of the Royal Polytechnic Institution, in
the shape of an extensive apparatus for illustrating the
applicability of gas to culinary and heating purposes.
Trio apparatus has been supplied by the Gas-fitters As-
sociation, who were unable, from one of the clauses of
the prohibition regarding machinery in actioe, to exhibit
their works at the Great Exhibition in Hyde-part
Pu
They felt, however, that it was but right that the 11
and
should know to what purposes gas could be applied ; n
in order that this branch of ingenuity and industryseould
he fittingly represented in 1851, the have
Institution,
rented one
of the rooms of the Royal Polytechnic i
and have collected in it numerous curb.onsasped
mayin
teresting. specimens of the machinery hliYfe.nwlch g
be applied to the ordinary purposes of
inspection, and will her was yesterday opened to private
of the Polytechnic henceforth form one of the attractionsothe
means either of
show that gas may easily be
tea
_odr a
nobleman's table,
Institution. The principal (Aire:
a
preparing sumptuous banquet /
chop and potatoes of a
inalnsignificant cost; while for
or of cooking the unpretendingeamber in the Temple, Baths,
solitarkbachelor in his c
be readily heated by means
of gas, and at a veryae taring Purposes, numerous
chemical and 13?,5„,ed by which time, labour, and
too, it Nvonld appear,
contrivances are
savedelisPl .7.
by the application of gas. Even
-eftbe
expense may bcrreo, and hairdresser, we were assured.
the tailor,
jaunt their several trades might be benefited
would find thsore ,
copious nee of this cheap and efficient
by making more, ~ In fact," says the circular,' there is no
heat-suPPe welling artificial heat to which gas has not
process requiring artificial
We had yesterday every prac-
been made applicable:'
the application of to culinary pur-
poses. 1 instance gas
tica
g Some half-dozen stoves, entirely supplied
Nae-. and of the most various character,
means
to, gas,
visitors,
byje purposes of cooking a dinner for tb!). 'Land in order fully to test their capabilities, d
were
ma-
terials of the most heterogeneous
In one of
placed together in the same stove.
steam from
them, for instance, which was supplied with
of fowls,
a neighbouring kettle, were placed couple%ds few onions.
puddings, a salmon, a piece of h • were lit for
"l
only by a little
They by close to each other,separatedy-pa_ate_ epicure
vacant space; yet the most
devour of the onions, nor
could discover in the fowls no flainiseence of Isaac, ma_
in the pudding the slightest reeeent e
i craft." The appa-
ratus or his disciples of the:g
heat is supplied for roast-
ratus need not bo de•cribe •
jow, and, as wo had ample
boiling or stew .•
nce both elements
roast-
ing—steam ter
experie •
to
occasion subsequently
with admirable efficiency and
s
performul their function
punctuality.
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THE CHARGE AGAINST THE MASTER OF ST,
tileeting
of ve,tryjnen of the above parish; held in theestry-rooni,
VANcRas WORVIOUSZ —Yesterday at a numerously attendecT
King's-road, Camden-town, Mr. Church-
TArden Baker in the chair, a resolution was agreed to that
afresh inquill should be made, and the whole evidenca laid
before the vestry forthwith, and for this
purpose a committee
was appoirlted.