The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-29 00:00:00

ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS IN FRANCE.

The means by which the Journals in Paris
are supplied by the English papers is not gene-
rally known in this country, and an opinion
exists that it is by a monopoly of the Foreign
Post-office. A few remarks on that subject may
not be uninteresting, and will show that the pre-
sent French Government has no desire whatever
to prevent the free introduction of the English
papers into France. Previous to Charles X.
becoming King of France the English news-
papers were forwarded through the Foreign Post-
office, as an understanding had been entered into
between the French and English Post-masters-
General on that point, and the French journals
were received through the same channel in this
country. This system was carried on for some
time, when complaints being made by the French
and English journalists of the enormous price
each had to pay for their foreign news, induced
some individuals to attempt some other method
of forwarding the papers to both capitals, inde-
pendent of the Foreign Post-office, and they
succeeded in obtaining from the French Govern-
ment permission to receive a certain number, on
paying the regular postage. Since the downfall
of the infatuated Charles X. and the establishing
of an estafette between Calais and Paris, the
English journals are received in that capital on
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sun-
days ; and by an extraordinary estafette, the
morning and evening papers of Wednesday are
received on the Friday, and the Saturday's on
Monday ; so that the French journals have daily
news from England, whilst the estafette from
Paris to Calais only leaves on Sundays, Tues-
days, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, allowing the
English merchants and the papers but four days'
intelligence by express, which inconvenience is
most severely felt in the city. Great efforts
have been made by the Chamber of Commerce
in Paris and the merchants of London, with the
French Government, to have a daily estafette
established between the two capitals ; and to
carry this desideratum into effect Sir H. Parnell,
M.P., Mr. P. Thomson, M.P., and Dr.
Bowring, during their recent visit to Paris, had
several interviews with the late Minister of the
Interior (Casimir Perier), M. Compte, the Post-
master-General, and M. Briere, the Under Se-
cretary, on the subject. The Duke of Rich-
mond has been exerting his influence to have a
daily estafette established, which will be of such
eminent advantage to the commerce of both
countries, and do away with all monopoly. The
French Government, desirous of encouraging a
nearer relation between England and France, are
making arrangements to carry this plan into
effect at the commencement of the next year,
when a small mail, with two horses, will convey
the letters and papers from Paris to Calais, and
vice versa, from January next, by express : thus
doing away with the horse estafette. Another
great advantage that will be derived by this new
regulation is, that letters may be sent direct to
the Continent, either by paying the whole of
the postage on this side, or letting the parties
pay it on the other ; thereby obviating the mis-
takes that too frequently happen by persons put
ting letters in the post without paying the in-
land postage. At present the charge for an
English paper in Paris by the ordinary estafette
is 30 francs per month—that is, for four times a
week—Monday's, Tuesday's, Thursday's, and
Friday's papers; and 20 francs extra are charged
on the Mondays and Fridays for the English
news of Wednesday and Saturday, brought by
the extraordinary estafette.