The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-07 00:00:00

THE POST-OFFICE AND
NEWSPAPERS.

Scarcely a day elapses that we do not
receive complaints of newspapers missing,
being too late, or arriving several posts be-
hind time. This is an intolerable nuisance
to our subscribers, and is, besides, highly
prejudicial to ourselves. Where rests the
evil ? It is idle to complain, for polite
answers and promises avail nothing.
Surely Sir Rowland Hill will have some
merciful consideration, and endeavour to
redress the grievance. It is a double griev-
ance, for we are made to pay for not send-
ing the paper, which is often kept back till
next morning, which loses a day to our
subscribers, who truly say that old news is
no news, causing anger rather than benefit.
If the General Post-office be not large
enough, then extend it, or build another
capacious enough for ever✓ purpose, be the
cost what it may. It will serve for all
time. It e make this suggestion in a spirit
of good-will, and hope that good may come
of it.

Sun Office, April 4, 1860.

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THE SUN.

LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1860.

Another instance is nowbeing afforded, in which
the dust of departed genius is receiving from sur-
vivors the double tribute of a grateful admiration
and an affectionate remembrance. Latterly, in-
cidents of this kind have not been unfrequent. Not
but that, at the same time, it should be borne in re-
collection, how similar acts of tardy but spontane-
ous homage have attested repeatedly before now the
vitality of the posthumous popularity still apper-
taining to some long dead and buried celebrity.
Illustrations, these, in a more practical form than
even the Elefe.st himself intended that amongst
the tombs of the departed, often, in truth and in very
deed—

" Even in their ashes live their wonted fires !"

It is not so very long ago that the
honoured remains of Sir THOMAS PICTON, who
died gloriously on the famous 18th of June, 1815,
leading a charge at the battle of Waterloo, were
removed from their obscure resting place, for more
fitting sepulture under the roof-beams of St.
Paul's Cathedral. A similar though a less public
testimony of respect was accorded to the disinterred
coffin of the celebrated JOIIN HUNTER, the greatest
of all our great surgeons, and about the first and
foremost of the world's most gifted anatomists. Did
not the player YouNG give half-a-crown to the
stonemason—who was covering over that grave in
Poet's Corner in which stood upright the buried
form of the author of "Every Man in his Hu-
mour"—to chip on the slab with a rude touch or
two of his chisel thaternost eloquent of all tributary
epitaphs 1)

"0 rare BEN JONSON 1"

It will be in the recollection of our readers how it
came to pass, but a very few years since, that in
answer to an earnest and affecting remonstrance in
Terse, penned by the sympathetic genius of ELIZA
COOK—there was raised by public subscription over
the hitherto unmarked grave of THOMAS HOOD, in
Kensal Green Cemetery, a monument worthy of
the sculptor's art, not unworthy even of the dead
poet-humorist's reputation. A kindred appeal has
now been recently addressed to the lovers of song
in the three kingdoms—in answer to which
appeal a memorial is about to be raised
in:the parish church of St. Anne's, in Dub-
lin, .to the pure fame of FELICIA HEMANS,
—the mortal remains of that beloved songtress
lying entombed in the vaults of that sacred edifice
without any token whatever in tho way of appro-
priate commemoration. To Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
HALL belong, in this instance, the merit of having
suggested to the admirers of the genius of Mrs.
HEMANS the opportunity thus afforded to them of
attesting in a substantial form the sincerity of their
admiration. As we are solicitous to aid in carrying
out the intentions of those whose efforts are be-
ing now combined for the purpose of raising this
testimonial to the memory of FELICIA HEMANS, we
conceive that we can hardly do better than repeat
here the ipsissinza verba of the appeal issued by the
working Committee at Dublin, in the manner fol-
lowing :—" There are few names," says this appeal,
" more honoured in female literature and in the
records of women than that of Mrs. HEMANS. Her
works are read with interest by nearly every one,
and her personal character still warmly lives in the
memory of many. Yet, strange to say, these feel-
ings of admiration and respect have not yet found
expression in any public testimonial, such
has
been given to others not more deserving of it than
she was—not more entitled to the love and honour
of all classes. Irelandought not to forget that
FELICIA HEMANS was, by her father's side, an
Irishwoman ; this fact, stated in her memoir, should
surely be recorded in the land which claims her."
The published Address then, referring to the remarks
which first awakened attention to the forgotten.j
grave of Mrs. HEMANS—remarks penned joirilyCliy.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. HALL in a recent nuiniNitrege
Art Journal—goes on to observe as follows :—" It
has been justly, therefore, alleged as a reproach, by