The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

DELIVERY OF DAY MAIL LETTERS.

The day mail letters brought by the London and
North Western Railway reach St. Martin's-le-Grand
11.30 a.m. As it was found to be impossible to prepare
the whole of these letters for the 12 o'clock delivery, the
practice has been to send out those for the City (with
some exceptions) at 12, and those for all other parts of
London at 1 o'clock.
Arrangements, however, have now been made for in-
cluding the whole of these letters in the 12 o'clock deli-
very, provided they are properly addressed to the postal
districts for which they are intended, as in that case they
wi.l undergo a preparatory assortment before reaching
London. Any letters not so addressed, whether for the
City, or other parts of London, will be wholly sorted at
St. Martin's-le-Grand and sent out at 1 p.m.
This arrangement will corns into operation on the Ist
of Feb. next. At the same time, a similar rule will be
extended to the numerous mails reaching London in tke
afternoon. Thus, whenever, from late arrival or other
cause, it is possible to include part, but not the whole,
of the letters in the next delivery, a selection for such
delivery will be made of those properly addressed to the
postal districts.

It is suggested, therefore, that in the mean time every
resident in London, who desires to seek an early deli-
very, in his case, of the large class of letters referred to,
should be especially careful to act on the recommenda-
tion in the notice of Dec., 1856, by making the came of
his postal district part of his own address, either in the
inside of letters, or in any other way ; and, when neces-
sary, by calling attention to his correspondents thereto,
so as to indece them to address their letters fully.
As already notified, the name of the district may be
indicated by the initials, or any other contraction, or
may be given in full ; and, especially when forming part
of the address outside the letter, should be legibly writ.
ten in a separate line and should, in all cases, end the
address, as shown in the following example ; otherwise,
in the hurry: of business, it may be overlooked :
James Thompson, Esq.,
500, Piccadilly,
London,
w.
The London Directory, the Court Guide, the Law
List, and the Parliamentary Companion for 1858, will,
it is understood, have the initial letters appended to
every address.
Information as to the district in which any part of
London or its environs is included may also be obtained
in either of the following publications, which can be pro-
cured at every head post-office, and every London dis-
trict receiving house.

1. "The British Postal Guide," published quarterly.
Price 6d.

2. " An alphabetic list of the principal streets and
places in London and its environs, as divided into postal
districts." Price ld,

3. A. similar list, in larger type, and accompanied by
maps. Price Is.

By command of the Postmaster-General,
ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.
General Poet-office, Jan., 1858.

DIRECTION OF LETTERS FOR LONDON
AND ITS ENVIRONS.

The Postmaster-General has again called attention to
the fact that, in order to promote rapidity and correct.
ness in the delivery of letters, London and its environs
have, for postal purposes, been divided into ten districts,
each to be treated in many respects, as a separate town.
To render this arrangement effectual, he earnestly re-
quests that every means may be taken by the public for
causing letters to be directed according to the district
for which they are intended.
The initial of the name of such district will suffice ;
but, if preferred, any other contraction, or the name in
full, may be used instead.
In the direction of a letter, the initials, or initial, as
the case may be, should be legibly written in a separate
live, and should in all cases end the address, as shown
in the followine example :
James Thompson, Esq.,
501, Piccadilly,
London,
W.
except when the letter is posted in a London district,
and then the word London may be omitted.
The L',ndon Directory, the Court Guide, the Law
List, and the Parliamentary Companion for 1588, will,
it is understood, have the initial letter appended to every
address.
Information as to the district in which any part of
London or its environs is included may also be obtained
in either of the following publications, which can be
procured at every head post-office and every London
District Receiving-house :-
1. " The British Postal Guide," published quarterly.
Price 6d.
2. "An alphabetical list of the principal streets and
places in London and its environs, as divided into postal
districts." Price ld.
3. A similar list, in larger type, and accompanied by
mane- Price is.
It has been suggested to residents in London and the
neighbourhood that they should give the initials of the
district in which they live whenever they communicate
their own addresses either in the inside of letters or in
any other way ; and it is hoped that their correepon-
dents will carefully repeat the initials so given when
directing letters in reply.
A careful attention to this request is the more im-
portant, because, commencing with the let February
next, the following rule will be observed with regard to
all mails reaching London after the first morning deli-
very, viz.:—When any of these mails arrive at such an
hour that it is possible to include part but not the whole
of the letters in the next delivery, a selection for such
delivery will be made of those properly addressed to the
postal districts, the remaining letters being sent out by
the following delivery.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE CALE-
DO.NIAN RAILWAY.

FIVE MEN KILLED.

On Tuesday evening, about 6 o'clock, an accident of
a very terrible character occurred on the Caledonian
Railway, at the branch line in course of construction
between Gartcosh and Gartaherrie stations. So far as
we have been able to ascertain, the accident, which has
resulted in the death of five individuals, arose under
the following circumstances :—ln the construction of the
branch line alluded to, a large number of navvies em-
ployed by the contractors were engaged during the day
until the usual hour of leaving off work, 6 o'clock, p.m.
At that hour about 100 of them, leaving the branch,
crossed over on the main line, for the purpose of going
home along it. They had not proceeded many yards,
however, when their attention was attracted by the
noise of a train of empty mineral waggons which was
proceeding up towards Coat-bridge, in which direction
they themselves were going. On seeing the lights of the
engine immediately behind them, they at onee crossed
to the down line, in order to avoid accident. They had
scarcely done so, however, when they perceived the
Carlisle down goods train dashing along in front of
them at the rate of about 18 miles an hour. The men
were at once panic-struck, thus seeing danger on both
sides of them. The greater portion succeeding in get-
ting out of the way by standing in the six feet space
between the " up" and " down" rails, butunfortnnately
five of them were instantly crushed to pieces, frag-
ments of their bodies being scattered about in a most
frightful manner. The head of one of the wretched
sufferers was literally severed from the body; another
one was cut in two by the wheels ; one had his feet
smashed to almost a pulp ; and others were more or
less mutilated, the waggons were thrown off the rail
by the shock, which occurred so suddenly that the
engine-driver was only then made aware of the fact
that an accident bad occurred. In addition to the
five killed ; two are lying dangerously wounded—one
of them in an almost helpless condition—in the Glas-
gow Royal Infirmary,

A number of men acquainted with the cultivation of
vines have just been engaged in different departments
of France to go to Australia, where the cultivation of
the vines of Burgundy and Bordeau has perfectly suc-
ceeded.

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more successfully in conciliating the opposition of those
who were opposed to the claims it was his duty to sus-
tain, while his sound judgment and able diplomacy were
of vast service to his own party, iu restraining impetuous
counsels, and in negotiating the guarantees upon which
Emancipation was ultimately conceded. He was actuated
by a chivalrous sense of honour, and after the Relief
Act of 1829 had been carried he unhesitatingly opposed
himself to the ruinous policy that was almost im-
mediately initiated by Daniel O'Connell. For acting
thus honourably and honestly he incurred the animosity
of the Great Liberator.' All his services were for
gotten, and there was no language too foul in which to
denounce his steady adherence to the dictates of
principle and honour. .tEneas Macdonnell, as a Roman
Catholic, never sought Emancipation on selfish or
sectarian grounds. He contionsled4r it 4 constitu-
tional grounds, in the same way thau Eastaficipation of
the Protestant Dissenters of England had been advocated
and carried. His desire was to unite Ireland in Im-
perial relations with England as an integral part of one
great empire, and this he knew could never be done
while the Roman Catholics remained outside the pale of
the Constitution. When, therefore, the Relief Act
passed, he and many more Irish gentlemen, who were
actuated by similar motives, abandoned the corrupt and
unscrupulous nest of agitators that O'Connell gathered
about him to promote his Repeal delusions, and in many
able publications at the time he fearlessly exposed the
wickedness and folly of the course upon which O'Connell
had determined to enter. But his warning voice was of
no avail—the great demagogue triumphed for the time,
but only to descend to his grave a broken-hearted, dis-
appointed man, leaving his country a prey to famine,
and on the brink of the revolution he had himself
excited, but always shrunk from realising. In many
ways Anew: Macdonnell was a thorn in the side of the
agitators. He remained faithful to the guarantees
upon the strength of which the Relief Act was
passed. His nice sense of honour would Lot permit
hint to tamper with those guarantees —he ad-
[flitted no equivocal constructions--he scorned to take
refuge in quibbling—he repudiated all sophistical dis-
tinctions about the interpretation of the Roman Catholic
oath, by which the word of promise was kept to the
ear but broken to the hope—he declared boldly that no
Roman Catholic admitted to earliarnent.coold honoura-
bly use his privileges of membership to impair, much
less to destroy, the E4ablisheil Church ; and his letters
on this subject were alike honourable to his head and to
his heart. It will thus be readily understood that Mr.
Macdonnell soon became a marked man among the
abusive and vulgar horde that eongregated around
o'o onion ; but he despised all the vituperation that was
poured upon him and kept on the even tenoor of his
way. He resided for many years in a cottage in the
immediate vicinity of London, and having met with some
pecuniary reverses, the late Duke of Wellington offered
him an office which involved no political obligations
whatever, and by the advice and solicitation of hisfriende
he accepted it. A few years ago he returned to Ireland,
and his last days were cheered by finding his country
beginning to realizi something like the peace and pros-
perity he confidently predicted would result from the
great measure of relief he was so instrumental in
carrying."