The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-19 00:00:00

Mayor.—A COMMON COUNCIL,
d holden to C.-amber of the Gil idhall of the City of Lon-
-00. on THUR.4DAY, the 18111 day of December, 1856.
thne, solved unanimously,—That Vtis Court are desirous to express
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great regret at losing the valuable services of the R•ght Bon.
t7e3 Archibald Stuart Wortley, M.P., as Recorder of this City, but
v'ratulate him upon his appointment to the honourable position
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Majesty's Solicitor-General; and we iffer to him our wannest
Zits for his uniform courtesy to the members of this Court, and
thi_testtry our admiration of the manner in which he has tbs-
`sed the various and important duties of his office, especially for
1111 he may
and impartial administration of justice ; and we trust
may long continue to exercise a beneficial influence in ad-
k7Cig the best interests dills country.l
SOIREWETHER.

IyrAVERY of LETTERS.—The Postmaster-
General, anxious to promote rapidity and
ess in the delivery of letters, has, for postal purposes,
h.:Kted London and ite environs into ten districts, each to be
ir.ted, in many'respeets, as a separate town ; and to render
arrangement effectual, he earnestly requests that every
ne may be taken by the public for causing letters to be
eted according to.the district for which they are intended.
illtt,d suffice,
a will suce, and for the house at which this notice is
the initials are W. C., the district being the Western
letr:al. In the direction of a letter, these initials should be
ul written in a separate, line, and should in all cases end
6 address, thus :

JAMES THOMPSON, Esq ,
500, High Holborn,
W.C.

Or Dis
n the letter is from the country, thus :
Jaams THOMPSON' Esq.,
500, High Holborn,
London,
W. C,

.41°04 other means of inducing this practice, it is sug-
-47: that when convenient, each resident of the Western
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14 et should add the name of the district, or the initials, to
°au address inside his letters when writing to.his corre-
ib„ ildonts, and on his address card. Also, that if in busi-
he should give the name of the district, or the initials,
the heading of bills or invoices, in advertisements or
Ards, and on any article of manufacture which may bear
Address. •
e°trespondents not attending to the above arrangement,
ot
rid be reqtiested to use the initials in reply.
formation- as to the district in which any locality is in-
may be had at any receiving-house in London and its
It rove, or at any head post-office in provincial towns,
"41 of which alphabetic lists of streets, die., will be
kept for reference. The British Postal Guide, which can be
:ftred (price 61) at any bead post-office, will hereafter
4klitain a similar street-list showing the district initials : and
pi:information the Postmaster General is assured, will be
in the London Post Office Directory for the year 1857,
Part headed " Street Directory."
'as following additional information may prove useful :
TABLE of DISTRICTS.
Names.
?Astern Central,,District
Western Central District
Northern District
kerth Eastern District
term District
oouth Eastern District
Southern District
South Western District
Western District
North Western District
If the initial letters be thus regularly appended the depart-
Zeat Will be able to assort with facility and correctness the
th!ltry letters, according to their respective districts, before
reach London in the morning.
tt4Y a recent improVement about 60,000, or fully one-third,
Hach letters are already so assorted with as much correct-
as circumstances allow— a change which has greatly ex-
iZitid the delivery; and it is hoped that, if the previous
C9ittne ,
thit. with full facility for correctness, can be extended
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advantage, seconded by other improvements now
I.ollress, will eventually secure to. the public the benefit
TeA Anther and important acceleration of the morning deli-
-19 throughout London.
By command of the Postmaster-General.
ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.
ateral Post-office, Dec., 1856.

Initials.
B. C.
W. C.

. N. E.

S. E.

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