The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-26 00:00:00

• SIR,— Although the mischievous effect of the late
puritanical interference with the Christian use of the
Sabbath is too obvious apparently to need any illustra-
tion, yet, as there are individuals whose ob.useneSq_ rf
intellect is such as to disqualify them from 'understand-
ing the plainest proposition without: the aid of a practical
demonstration, I send you the following instAnce, which
occurred to my: elf, while the system of interference was
tolerable compared with what it will be under Lord
Ashley's pharisaical resolution.
While .Captain Austin's squadron lay in Long Hope,
Orkney, in momentary expectation of sailing, I was
anxiously looking out for a letter from one of the officers,
which I expected to arrive by the afternoon north mail
on the Sunday before the expedition finally sailed. Tne
afternoon delivery of the letters coming by the north
mail has been long suspended on Sunday ; but the post-
master has upon all occasions delivered any letters for
which a special messenger might be sent, as the fact of
such a messenger being employed gave prima facie
evidence of the urgency of the ease. Not aware of any
interference with this :customary and impoitAnt in-
dulgence, I Sent as usual a note to the postmaster,
st Btieg that I expected letters of importance, which re-
quired to have their contents noticed by the London
mail of that evening; and, to my astonishment,"received
an answer from" the postmaster—who is proverbially
obliging to "till who have anything to do' with -Ids office
----" That .the bags, it was true, were in the office,' teat
they were sealed up, and his orders were upon no sic-
count.to open them, or take out their contents for six
aminsition or delivery before Monday morning."
It is immaterial what the nature of .the urgency re-
quiring the prompt deliv,ery and !notice of the, letters
many have been, as it does not affect the case.
he Government undertake to transmit all the cor-
respondence of the 'country, and claim- the. exclusive
right of doing so; but if they fail in the performance of
this just and necessary duty, am I to be precluded from
availing myself of any other . method of corresponding
with distant friends, because a few—who are not, per-
haps, in their own individual cases the most serupninus
observers of the Sabbath—choose to stop the national
mails? forgetting the aduairable instruction on the subject
of the proper observance of the Sabbath, in the 12th
chapter of, Matthew, verses 1 to. 13 inclusive.
I am delighted to, see 4kyolir,papeeLef last evening
(Thursday) Mr. Locke's notice of a motion, which I
trust will lead to a reversal of the unrighteous address
which Lord Ashley took -advantage of a thin /louse to
carry against the feeling:and interests of The overwhelm-
ing majority of the nation, which is' religiOni:witheat
being pharisaical, and understands how to .reconcile
Christianity with consideration for the wants of ot4ers.
You are at liberty.to mske what use you think best of
this communication from,
Sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM HAMILTON...
14, Octagon, Plymouth. June 21. .

NON-DELIVERY of NEWSPAPERS

ON SUNDAY.
• •
LaIA night a meeting of newspaper proprietors and
their representatives was field at Peel's Coffee-house,
Fleet•street, for the purpose of taking into consideration
the stoppage of the delivery of newspapers ou Sunday.
The chsir was taken on'the occasion by Mr. Ingram, of
the Illustrated. News, who., was supported by Mr. J.K.
Chapman, of the Supdety". Times; Mr. Ledger, of the
Era; Messri. Serie, 'Wrightson, and Wood,; Weelely
Dispatch; and several other gentl&nen ccnneetcd with
the weekly press.
Mr. SCOTT, the secretary, having read the minutes of
the former meeting,
Mr. SS RLE read a petition complaining of the hard-
ship of the new postal arrangement, from the fact that it
had a tendency to favour one class, and to injure ano-
ther. Mr. Serie • moved that the petition be adopted,
printed, and sent to the various newspaper offices for
signatures, and presented to the House of Commons,
by Mr. Roebuck, M.Y., or some other Member of Par-
liameut.
Mr. J. K. CHAPMAN remarked, that previous to their
adopting the petition, they should have the opinion of a
greater number of their own class; and also, that they
should see how the proprietors and conductors of the
morning papers were inclined upon • the subject. He
would second the resolation..
After a short discussion, the resolution was carried
unanimously. •
Mr. TILIMAS then proposed that a deputation .should
wait upon the first Lard of the Treasury, and the Post-
master-General, to urge upon them the necessity that
existed for rescinding the recent Post office regulation,
and that the committee be empowered to avail them-
selves of the services of such Members of Parliament as
were favourable to the movement.

Mr. WOOD seconded the resolution, which was unao:-
inomly carried.
Mr. LEDGER then proposed the following resolution:—
" That the meeting be empowered at an early day, to
call a public meeting on the subject."
Mr. BITcIIANNAN seconded the resolution, remarking
that the public meeting should be public in the must ex-
tended sense of the word.
11,,,solution carried.
Mr. SERLE was of opinion that a public meeting in
London should be their last resource.

Mr. WY LD concurred in this view, stating that if they
did so, those parties who read a newspaper on a Sunday
would perhaps neglect to attend the meeting, when the
Sebbatarians might muster in force and crush them.
Mr. BUCHANNAN thought that of so important a mea-
sure the public would not take such a narrow view.
Mr. LEDGER proposed a vote of thanks to the
Chairman.
Mr. Wimp seconded it.
The resOlution was carried unanimously, and the meet-
ing sepatated.

IRELAND.
DESECRATION. OF THE SABBATH.
DUBLIN, TUESDAY.—Complaints of: the last postal ob-
stacle are pouring in fast end furious. The provincial
press is in open arms, against this inroad on property;
and little wonder, seeing that the majority publish on
Saturday, and that the non-delivery until the Monday
following puts. them altogether out of the market, as the
bulk of their readers is composed of farmers and country
shopkeepers, who have do time to spare for literary pur-
suits beyond an hour or so on the day of rest and (in
Ireland) of recreation.
The Dublin Weekly Freeman, a piper of large circu-
lation, had to print its number on Friday evening, so as
to reach the provinces on Saturday morning. By this ad-
mirable arrangement the subscribers were left minus till
the intelligence conveyed by the London morning jour-
nals of Friday, which arrive the same night, but at too
late au hour to bo made available for the country. But
what is more to the purpose, the first day of the grand
experiment was one of unusual labour within the walls
of the post-qflice, the whole staff having been hard at
woik from 5 in the morning until 9, and then the arrival
later in the day of the Halifax mail kept all hands busy
until the htt..er part of the day was consunied.

THE POST-OFFICE.—One trial of the new Sunday
regulation has proved, so far as the Lincolnshire people are
concerned, its utter lailure; and letters from various parts of
the country show that it has given equal dissatisfactiot
everywhere. The mingled tyranny and cant of the whole
affair will be evident on reflection ; persons who conscien-
tiously object to receiving or reading letters and newspapers
on the Sunday have never been compelled to do so, but thy
have.no right to bind others down to ther own narrow views;
the regulation will certainly be evaded until the " bare-
bones", [louse of Commons revokes its resolution,— Boston
Herald.

In consequence of the failure 'of the hank of
Messil. Nash and Neale, at Reigate, the London and County
Bank bare opened a branch at that place. - • .