The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-16 00:00:00

NEWSPAPERS.

The importance of the PUBLIC JOURNALS, in
every point of view, Political, Moral, and Reli-
gious; in relation also to Commerce, the Fine
Arts, and indeed to whatever can embellish So-
ciety, and support the best interests of a State,
induced us a few days ago to draw the attention
of our Readers to a CIRCULAR, which had been
issued by the POST-RASTERS-GENERAL of Ireland,
addressed to all the Surveyors and Deputy- Post-
Masters of that country relative to Newspapers, in
consequence of the frequent complaints of failures
attending the distribution of them. The News-
VENDERS are a, very respectable Body. of men,
and are the Agents for comninnicating those es-
sential benefits which we have noticed throughout
the Empire, and indeed throughout Europe, and
every part of the.civilized world. It is therefore of
very great importance that there should be no im-
pediment to those labours which are so adVantage-
ous to mankind, and that every possible care should.
be taken to obviate all obstacles that may inter-
fere with that correctness, fidelify, and dispatch
for which this class of the..community are pecu—
liarly distinguished. Hence we feel great plea 7
sure in having first drawn attention to this sub-
ject,.and now in stating, that we understand that
the same Regulations which have taken place in
Ireland are to be transmitted to all the Surveyors
and Deputy Surveyors in this Country. Nothing,
we are sure, can be more correct than the conduct
of the General Post Office here, as well as in
Dublin ; but it does happen that complaints fre-
.
quently are received at the office of every News-
paper, of irregularity in the receipt of them by
the Subscribers. Whence can this arise ? The
News-Venders themselves take good care, it is
their interest, that they shall be sent regularly
from the different Offices :—and they are with
equal regularity dispatched from the General
Post Office. Is it that persons do not conceive
it to be any great offence to detain or prevent a
Newspaper from reaching the person it is addressed
to ? Surely they cannot be ignorant that they are
committing a direct fraud. The detention of a
Newspaper directly robs the individual to.whom
it is addressed of a matter on which he places
much value—it indirectly, but very effectually,
plunders the person engaged in the hazardous and
expensive pursuit of printing it, and all those to
whom the EStablislunent in which it is prepared is
a source of bread ;—but these are trivial crimes,
compared to the flagitious breach .of public
trust that is involved in the act—and its ruin-
ous operation , iti, impeding the circulation of
intelligence. No one gets a Newspaper who does

not want it. If it merely contributes to amuse-
ment, why should the person who pays for the
amusement be deprived of it ? But we need scarcely
observe, that there is no reader of a Newspaper
who is not occasionally indebted, to the periodical
press for something more than entertainment.—

To nine-tenths, to merchants, farmers, artisans,
soldiers, sailors, men of science of all descrip-
tions ; professional men of all denominations—se-

ators—the very persons constituting the exe•

cutive Government—every single sheet ►which is
committed to the Nst Office is more or less
useful. The evil ►which we reprobate, is to them
one of the most serious description. But we
trust,and hope that the measures adopted will fur-
nish a speedy and efficient remedy.

On Tuesday evening last, Sir THOMAS BURDON
was installed Delinty Grand Master of THE
ORANGE INSTITUTION in England, at the Lodge
Room in this town. On this occasion the bells
were rung ; and above 300 Brethren atiended to
assist in the ceremony:—(Newcastle Courant)
Sir THOMAS BURDON, it is generally believed,
will be the popular Candidate at the next Election
for Newcastle.

Sir ROBERT HERON has declared his intention
to.offer himself at the next General Election for
Lincoln County ; and Mr. CHARLES TENNYSON,
the brother-!n-law of Major RUSSELL, for the
Borough of Great Grimsby: .
The LARIAN LAKE was celebrated by the an-
cient Writers for its splendid and beautiful
scenery, and PLINY mentions its surrounding
hills, town, &c. with rapture and delight. It
has latterly attracted great attention, from its
being near the residence /of an Illustrious Lady,
whose frequent excursions on its waters have be-
come the general topic of conversation among
the Visitors of that part of Italy.
The English Emigrants on the Continent drew
last year from their country, io a time of severe
national distress, no less a sum- than seven mil-
lions !. This sum is in effect a • tribute paid to fo-
reign countries, by' English properly and English
industry ; and it is a heavier triblite than that
which France pays to all the Allies together un-
der those Treaties of which she so heavily com-
plains.
The Baron de STSERNELD, Chamberlain to the
King of NWEDEN and NORWAY, arrived last Wed-
nesday, charged with the special mission to ex-
press to the PRINCE REGENT the lively part his
Majesty and the Royal'Family of Sweden take in
the untimely and deplorable death of her Royal
Highness the Princess CHAOLOTTE AUGUSTA,
his daughter, and to deliver at, the same time to
his Royal Highness a letter to that effect from his
Majesty.

HURRICANE IN THE WEST INDIES;

[FURTHEiIt PARTICULARS ]

BRIDGETON (BARBADOES), OCT. 21.—During
the greater part of last night and this day, we
lave experienced very tempestuous weather from
various points of the compass, and whilst it pre-
vailed from the southward, we have to regret that
seveyal vessels were driven on shore : the fol•
lowing are those we have heard of :—Bark,
Crown Prince ; brigs, Adelphi' and Greyhound ;
schtioners, Hazard, Lady Nelson, and Fly; sloops,
Thomas Spencer, Earl Sandwich, and Economy,
and some others whose names we have not been
yet able to learn. We are informed that no lives
were Lost on these vessels going on shore ; but
one or two negroes, who hazarded themselves to
procure some shingles that were floating near the
pier-head, were drowned, owing to the tremen-
dous.smge they. bad to encounter. A guard of
the 7;id Regiment has been sent for the protect;on
of. the property that may be saved from thttie
wrecks ; and drums are now summoning a part of
.the Royal Regiment for the same putpose.
His Majesty's. ship Scummier appeared in the
offing last night,. but proceeded to sea again.
KINGSTON (JAMAICA), OcT,. 22.—Monday was
generally remarked close beyond precedent, with
light air from N. W.; heat oppressive, though
probably the thermometer might not have ex-
ceeded 83. Tnese..insidions precursors created
symptoms of no distant change, especially tis the
full moon was on the approach. Tuesday was usher-
ed fit with a violent swell from the N. W. which
increased to a gale from that quarter, attended
with a deluge of rain -and an obscured sky. At
one o'clock 'P.. M. a moment of dire distress pre-
sented the following vessels on the beach, viz.:—
Schooner Anne and Eliza, the property of Thomas
Arrindelr; sloop Retrieve, Mr. James Grant ;
schooner Good Intent, from Demerara; schooners
Relief, W. Durham, •and Alicia. The Relief had
lately arrived from Bermuda, with a valuable cargo
of flour, &c. the greater part of which will be
saved. The proprietor of the Flying Fish, with
judgment and presence of mind, ordered the masts
to be cut ; this prudent order induced the owners
of the Vigilant and Hunter to follow so timely an
example, by which means these sloops weathered
the storm.

The following vessels rode out the gale, viz;
ship Westmoreland, brig Lord Exmouth, schooner
LiverpOol, ketch, John, Schooner Monntserata,
sloop Triangle, and schooner Mouche. The wind
obstinately \blew until dark from S. S. W. impell-
ing surge on surge with violent impetuosity to-
wards the beach, attended with torrents of rain ;
we experienced neither the shock ut earthquake,
nor did we hear the roar of thunder.

The sloops Triumph and Fox came on shore at
Caillinque, and sloop Concord broke her cable
early in the morning and stood to sea.
OE interior casualties little can now he added,
as few reports have reached town, Canes lodged,
plantain-weft. and. 5....4.4.11%1 • prom
skins destroyed, we fear may form the bulletin ut
another paper.