The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-12 00:00:00

THE RECENT POST-OFFICE

DELINQUENCIES.
In reference t o the late disgraceful combination Which
existed amongst the letter-carriers in opening the lettere
of sporting gentlemen, and in order to put a stop wing
effectually to such practices in future, the followillo
notice was affixed to the walls in the General Post-office
(al Thursday : " NOTICE.
" It must be distinctly understood that no sub-sorter°
or letter-carrier, may, in the office, open any letter t,
tended for himself until he has shown the address k"

some other sub-sorter, or letter-carrier.
The late disgraceful proceedings have rendered 0
regulation necessary, iu order to prevent the rePe
of collusions such as existed amongst the parties reee"
dismissed. It will hereafter be the duty of the assists
n
inspectors to examine the addresses of letters they Ilir.sy
obobserve open in the hands of au sub-sorter or lettp

carrier.

" General Post-office, September 1844." tie(
Hitherto all notices that have 'been issued a.re eco
the letter-carriers were merely written on papers ito
be
posted up ; but the above notice, so that it might tel
more conspicuous and more permanent, hag been Palptasy
in white letters on a black board, so that none
plead ignorance thereof.

!DIE ATMOSPEHRIC RAILWAY.—An intelligeos
corresportdent says :—" I can confirm from P°rat,6l
knowledge yoir refutation of the Railway Magda Di-
assertion as to tip opinion of the Great Western tot
rectors of the atmospLeric system. But I know alseor
Mr. Saunders still entertains strong doubts of the.
lity of working the traffic of a long line on the single
rlf
f go
mospheric way (owing to its inflexibility,) partiewa
in connection with a locomotive line, the strictest P tial
tuality in starting the atmospheric trains being esisecrofie
to secure safety at the sidings where the up and nolo'
trains pass, and to prevent delay ; whereas the loc" nor
tive system cannot secure such great punctualitY9oo
essentially requires it with a double line. You have oi•
so much to engage public favour in behalf of this ad 01
rable invention, that the discussion of these points,nro
illustration of the mode of working the atmosP"'o4
sidings would be of the highest value. —RaiiWaY.flee.oo
POST-OFFICE MONEY ORDERS.— The suggestlney
for an alteration in the rate charged on Post-office Writs
orders, noticed two days ago, have elicited some reelota
on the side of the deputy post-masters, some of iv,Pint
consider that they are not sufficiently remunerate(' la
the increased trouble and risk they incur in perfortehe
the part of their duty to which these money orders
pv,
long. Since the Government have taken the Donis
order business into their own hands, it is said thatea&
number of orders issued and paid has increased to or
or
and the revenue derived from them has increased 4u eice
500 per cent. The trifling sum the postmasters Woof
per quarter, in lion of their original fees does not, 0,1
think, give them a proportionate share of the geri
benefit derived, especially as they are put to thee to
penses of account books for the purpose, and ht bat
pay a fine of 2d. whenever an error is committed. /100-
with the expenses, and what with fines, the deputY{/e of
masters seem to be of opinion that nearly the Whe ugh
their allowance is absorbed. That they do work eleriog
for their money is shown by the fact, which they " the
forward, that every deputy postmaster who gxentat the
order has to make five separate entries, and tha
deputy paying has to make four.—Times. b 1355
We understand that the King of the Frene
been o:.-111
teous invita:j
ged to decline the Duke of Devonshire's Cage
on to Chatsworth. His Majesty's el3goorn
ments cannot pe:rnit of the King to prolong his !egi ally
in this country beyond Monday next, the day origin
appointed for bis Majesty' departure. thi°
WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE.—The approaches o_oosir
bridge, which have been most objectionable in coot-
quence of the steep " gradience," are abotit to betrays°,
derably improved, it being in contemplation to re b, and
great quantity of earth from the crown of the Prig GO;
to add something to the extremes. The works *v% row
mence on Monday next, on which day the carnage bolt
will again be stopped, notice to that effect havOgirod'
already exhibited on most of the principal streets
' to this important thoroughfare.
* "clervidie
MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—No .nconsi
ifl
degree of astonishment has existed for 4everal
day rds*
one of the official departments near the Horse ;tole
in coniequenco of the sudden and totally unanc"o AP'
disappearance of a gentleman who had lately beeqopeci
Pointed to his situation in one of the above-rnen'ioitii
aepb:tments. It appears that the last time the .tfotfoet
gentleman ;"as seen, either by his friends or At 11140,1 10
was on Tuesday, the Ist instant, since which pertained'
clue whatever as to his present position can he„ust not a
PETERBOROUGEL—It is rather remarkable tu,escrip;
single case of pocket-picking or robbery of sei,.et to th
notice of Magistrates, either for the libertyeft boa
it
tion at the late Peterborough fair has been brou or foot;
untingdenshire, nor have we heard of an}' not be
been commtited ; such a circumstance pas ie.
been known for many years.—Cambridge Chron'