The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-14 00:00:00

prices for small articles in British currency which they I
before charged in Irish currency, although the former
is 1-13th more valuable than the latter. We before
alluded to this subject, and showed the propriety of
some interference of the authorities to prevent the
small traders taking this advantage of the labouring
classes in Dublin. It appears that a Meeting has been
held at the Royal
,Exchange to take this subject into
consideration, and a Committee was chosen to devise
some practical measures to counteract the evil. The
Committee immediately proceeded to business, and the
Freeman's Journal says, that " several resolutions
were agreed to, amongst others one to memorial the
Lords of the Treasury, to call in immediately the old
copper and to issue new in the place of it."
Something we trust will be done immediately, for
although the present meetings of the lower classes have
nothing of a political nature in them, we know not
how soon they may assume a more desperate and
dangerous character. We are glad to add, that the
accounts to-day from the Irish Papers are more
satisfactory.

The observations which have been lately made in
some of the daily papers, respecting the arrangements
of the General and Two-penny Post, have brought us
several letters from different parts of the country, point-
ing out defects in the present system, and complain-
ing of irregularities, particularly in the receipt of News-
papers. To all these correspondents we would sug-
gest that they should address their letters to Mr.
FREELING, who never fails to attend to any com-
plaint, and will, we have no doubt, listen to "my pro-
position, hiving folio object the improvement of
existing arrangements. There is certainly one altera-
tion which has been suggested; which we conceive
might be easily accomplished, and would be productive
of general advantage and convenience. We mean the
earlier delivery of letters. Most of the Mails arrive in
London between six and seven o'clock in the morning,
and yet in the western part of the town it is ten or
eleven o'clock before the delivery takes place, by which
means many persons are prevented getting their letters
before they 'leave home on their several avocations ; and
even in parts of the town nearer the Post-office, letters
are frequently not delivered till after the hour at which
business of all sorts actually begins. if it be impossible
to make such internal arrangements as would facilitate
the sorting and earlier delivery, of the ,letters, without
altering the time of the Mail's arrival at the General
Post-office, we cannot conceive that there would be
any difficulty, in the present improved state of the roads
and expeditious system of travelling, in hastening their
arrival one hour, without much altering their time of
departure from distant towns. Many of the Mails
are now proverbially the slowest coaches which travel the
1 'road, while others, where expedition has been required,
travel one mile and a half per hour faster than Mails
from other places ; and by this means, in one or two
instances, actually arrive in town at eleven or twelve
o'clock at night. In country towns the early delivery
of letters is, perhaps, even still more important than in
London, and this improvement might, we are con-
vinced, be easily made, simply by giving the necessary
orders to that effect to the Post Master, through whose
laziness the public often suffer the greatest incon-
venience. One place in particular has been named
to us, within 36 miles from the General Post-office,,
and consequently where the bags arrive at half-past
twelve at night, at which it is not possible to obtain
the letters before eight o'clock in the morning, by
personal application—nor before nine or half-past nine
if the general delivery is waited for. The early coaches
to town start at six and at seven, and the opportunity
is thus lost of getting to London that forenoon, if the
contents of letters received by post render it desirable
to do so. Another place has been mentioned to us,
not 80 miles from town,
_at which the bags arrive by
seven ; the coach to London sets off at eight, and
yet no persuasion can induce the Post-office to deliver
the letters till nine. Many other plaCes are, no doubt,
similarly situated ; but we are convinced that these in-
conveniences need only be represented to be obviated.
We therefore advise all parties having improvements
to suggest, to do so direct to Mr. REELING ; and
in any suggestion which we have ourselves been led to
make, in alluding to this subject, we beg it to be
understood, that we do so under the hill persuasion
that the meritorious officer who conducts the depart-
ment of the Post-office with so much talent and credit
to himself, as well as advantage to the 'public, will
gladly receive every. suggestion which may be intended
to promote the convenience of the public, and with it
to enhance the amount of this useful and important
branch of the Revenue of the Kingdom.

THE FUNDS.

CITY, Twelve o' Clock.

The business is the British Fund. has hitherto been rather of
a limited nature ; Consols opened this morning at 781, have
since been 784, and are again 7813, with the appearance of the
market rather heavy. The transactions in the Foreign Funds have
been chiefly in Mexican and Colombian Bonds, which are both
worse, in consequence of the intelligence received by way of
America, per packet ship Canada, arrived &sin New York, at
Liverpool, being considered unfavourable; Mexican may be quoted
at 47 3
Colombian at 32; sellers, but no buyers at this rate,
;
311 being the nearest price; Brazilian Stock is rather lower,
614. The Share Market is without any prominent interest, and
little or no business has been effected in them, nor has the prices
scarcely varied.
Three per Cent. Consols, 783 3; Ditto for Account, '7Bl 3;
India 4 per Cent, Bonds, 26 8 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 15 16 ;
pm. ; 4 per Cent. Scrip, 9 per Cent. pm.
Foams Foms.—Bratilian, 614; Buenos Ayres, 60 3 ;
anion, 37 9 ; Colombian, 1822, 80 1 ; Ditto 1894, 313 23 ;
Mexican 5 per Cent., 40 2 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 473 83; %Hogan,
031 4; Greek, 12 4 ; Spanish, 101 3 ; Ditto 1323, 73
ruyiait, 2p ; PPrtNttele' 73 I.
f die. •; United Mexican, 104 94
47
; Brazilian, 16 18 pm. ; Csatelin, 3 3 di.. ; Bolivar, 13 pm. ;
Tlalpuxaltus, 40 pm. ; Colombian, 1 3 per Share ; General
Mining Association, par, 1 Pm'
6'14 Pls.—British Iron Company, 29 7 die. ; Welch Iron and
Coal, I.i) 4js.

Two o'clock,

Consols have remained at 781 alterilate4 bilYeff aPd "neli
4' pel• Cent. 9411 ; New 4 per Cent., 95.1 ; India Bond%
tl5 7; Eichetpee pills, 14 15 pm. ; Mexican Bonds heavy, 46 k;
"Qmhiau 844 is 31i 2 ; MiningShates, 15 16 pm.
t.;asteflos, ; columh• Shares, ' g
Mnicalip di.. An ares, f per Share ; United

THREE O'CL 9PK.
3 per Cent. Cormls, 781 f.
FOUR o'CLOCK----CLOfilNa PRICES.
Cppsols 74 Danish Bonds 67
D.
l'Qr Pg. 784 ti 6r,eek Do. 1825
Brazilip 01144 0 182§,
Buenos Ayres D 9. s*.vian
C.Nliap Do. $9 ittussitm Do. ,5.4
C°ll4l,lb,irYil 024, Sq 1 PbSinis Do. 10 i`