The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-18 00:00:00

TRANSMISSION OF NEWSPAPERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Having read in the Cork Constitution a statement of the
irregularity in the transmission of Newspapers experienced
in Cork, and having been myself subjected to a like dis-
appointment in the regular receipt of the SUN ill another
part of Ireland, I am induced to address you, in the hope
that you will lend your aid to excite the attention of those
who have the power to correct such abuse or mismanage-
uncut.

I have been staying in the county of Longford for some
months, and although previously to my leaving England a
friend had promised to send me your Paper daily, I was
greatly disappointed at receiving it only occasionally.
For a length of time I bore this disappointment with
silence, if not with patience, (for I must acknowledge, Mr.'
Editor, that I had rather go withoUt my breakfast than
your Newspaper) and I attributed it to the effect of the
old but true proverb of " out of sight out of mind," until
one morning I received two Newspapers folded together,
the address of which was in the hand writing of my friend
in England, and upon opening them I found only one SUN,
but instead of, the other, which had been originally under
the same direction, lo and behold the Dublin Emning Mail
supplied its place. 'This proved convincingly that the
packet had been opened, and it then occurred to me that
the cause of my not receiving the. papers with regularity
was to be traced to some neglect or abuse in the Post-
Office ; I therefore wrote to 'thy•friend in Englund, and
in reply received an assurance that every paper,• without
exception, had been correctly addressed to me, though I
had not received one in three !!

As I do not exactly know to whom to apply on the
subject, and apprehending that little attention would be
paid to a representation from an humble individual like
myself, I have thought it best to address you, in order that
you may make the circumstance public if you *aim; the
proprietors of the daily papers, being not less interested in
the correction of abuses w the transmission of their papers
than the individuals to whom they are addressed.
I send you my name, that you may not suppose the state-
ment made in the letter is fabricated.
I am
YOUR CONSTANT READER,
(When the Post Office lets me have your Paper.)
Tlie writer of this letter is well known to us, and we are con-
vinced that if it had been addressed to Mr. Freeling, an inquiry
into the circumstances stated would have been intoitutetl. We
hope, however, that the attention of the Post Office will now be
called to the subject. Eurroa.

TRANSMISSION OF NEWSPAPERS.—It is not long since
the Chief Secretary to the General Post. Office Ives
pleased to announce officially, to all persons belonging to
the Post Office Department, that the strictest attention
was required, and would be insisted on, by the Postmasters
'General, in the forwarding of the Public Journals. The
laudable object of those expressions of authority was, to
prevent the spoliation of Newspapers, or the retarding of
them, from their destination—two species of injury against
which the Proprietors had long and loudly complained. We
are sorry to be obliged to say, that orders so proper, and
so necessary, and enjoined with so much authoritative ex-
actness and precision, are bat indifferently complied with
After all ; and that we have to complain, which we do
openly and publicly, of papers destined for our office being
intercepted repeatedly, for some time past, and others not
arriving in their regular course—besides some attempts at
exactions_ that is to say, to obtain our own papergratix—
for merely discharging- a public duty. We have borne
these things tamely---:but we will ring such a peal of com-
plaint, if we have not immediate redress, as shall reach the
ears of the nation generally, and his Majesty's Ministers
particularly.—Cork Constitution.

JOHNSON TRIG INFORMER ANI) THE COAOHMASTERS:--•
The recent success of this vigilant personage has by no means
abated his ardour and propensity to natutable contributions and
collections, as lie was heard to state,
immediately after the Court
`of Session at aerkettwell decided the late informatioas and penal-
ties in his favour, that he had yet 180 similar cases to bring for-
ward, the greater part of which, it is understood, will be heard
at Worship-street Police-offiee, and in case of conviction, it is con-
fidently expected that each of ithe parties convicted will appeal
against the same at this neat General or Quarter Sessions of the
Peace.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.--A7l inquest was held on Thurs-
day hut, by Mr. Wiglesworthp
coroner, at the Star Inn, in Ras_
trick, on the bodies of Martha Fairburn, (formerly cook in tilt
:family of the late Sir George Arm )
aged 81 years, and her
'grandson, William Fairborn, aged about three yearst; both of
whom were burnt to death iu the home of the old woman; betwixt
:10 and 11 o'clock last Tuesday
the poor morningold woman was left in
week. The mother of
the boy was out washing, sod
• the care of three children, two of whom were out at the time ; it
is supposed that the hoy's clothes caught fire, and that the death
'of his grandmother was occasioned by by her efforts to extinguish
the flames. Verdict--Accidental Death..—Leeds Intelliyeacer.
MOST EkTltaoBolB4ity AcciDENT.—On Wednesday
as a party of young soldiers of the 32d regiment of foot
the eye of
firing in the barrack-yard of this town, a front
rank man, in consequence of his piece missing fire, had occasion
A man.
to advance several
wereafternoon, iwaetising i
Bellott, the attending
paces in front to reprims and discharge it, when
barreli,tt,vii:oeluiinsd.r
ea rb:isrio.s t:if,auarei rya
sl ,
ipartnnot
it ofte
to be perceived without opening the
surgeon, was sent for, and with difficulty extracted the piece Of
n
the barrel, which measured upwatd, of two inches and a half, and
sibtswe:ed:fivei:;r.into
weighed nearly three quarters of an ounce. It was Ito impacted
in the bone f the skull at the back of the eye-hall, as to require
as much forc oe
SI WO. Persons could well exert. We are wry ft,
leans 'that' the brain is mod, injured,
'and that the man's recovery
is very doubtful,,,,StQa--
ein 41,r/verfiter. J

LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, NOV. 18, 1826.

The Paris Papers of Wednesday, and the Etoile
of Thursday morning, reached us last night, but do
not furnish any news of importance from any quarter
of the world.

The accounts from St. Petersburgh contain no fur-
ther intelligence from the Persian frontier ; and they
mention, apparently with surprise, that the fourth bul-
letin of the Army in Georgia has not been received.
The EMPEROR has transmitted a splendid Sword
to General PASKOWITCH, who obtained a victory at.
Elizabethpol, with the following inscription To
the Conqueror of the Persians."

The Etoile states, that the approaching opening of
our Parliament has begun to withdraw from France a
large number of British travellers. The numbers of
our countrymen who go to France, even at this sea-
son, is very considerable. From the 4th to the 11th
inst., the Calais packet-boats landed in France 316
passengers—but 485 embarked from Calais for this
country. It does not appear that any further advance
in the French Funds has taken place.

Fttswor Fur/rm.—YARN, Nov. 15.—Five per Cents., 99f.
95e. 90e. 95c. ; Three per Cents. 71f. 35c. 40c. 35c. 40e.45c.
50e. 55e. ; Bank /talon* 20821. 50e. ; Naples Renter, 79f.
40c. 35e. 45c. 40e. ; Cortes Bonds, no price ; Royal ditto,
53f. 54c. 641 e. 55#c...-Exchange, One month, 951. 45e. ; three
months, 25f. 30c.

We received last night Dutch Papers to the 15th
inst. of which the following are extracts. The plan of
forming a junction between the Weser and the Rhine,
is said to be again in contemplation.
BRUSSELS, Nov. Majesty's levee was very numerously
attended yesterday; several Officers were present, who offered
their services for the East Indies. Tire invitation to volunteer
for this service is very successful.
MX HAGUE, Nov. 14.—1 t is affirmed that in addition to
other measures adopted to equip as soon as possible three ships of
war, for conveying the troops intended for the Indies, it has been
resolved to give higher bounties to able seamen, inclined to enter
into the naval service for five years; bounties will likewise be
given to those who are inclined to engage themselves only for the
voyage out and home. It is reasonably expected that by these
measures, the crews for the three vessels will be shortly completed.
AMSTUDAM, Nov. 14.—The accounts from Groningen, and
other places afflicted by the sickness, are still very gloomy. In
the week ending November 9, the deaths at Groningen were 105,
being five more than in the week preceding. The windier of
deaths at that place, since the commencement of the sickness, is
2,09 M. As heads of families are daily carried off, poverty and
distress are increasing. The cold weather, at the beginning of
this week, has been extremely unfavourable.

EXCUANGE ON LONDON.
AMSTRAD/AM, NOY. 14.-40. 1. ; two months, 39. 10.

We have received this morning the German Pavers
;o the 14th instant, from which the following arc

extra is

sArowy, OCT. IN.
The Royal Commissioner's, N. Von Minehwita, Under Secre-
tary of State, and N. Schaarachmidt, Counsellor of Justice, no-
ininated for the purpose of effecting a
Gotha and Altenburg, between the three bowies of Coburg,
w w, Mei-
nengen, and 1111,1burghausen, have not, as far as e knots, yet re-
turned from their mission.
partition of territory of Sale
The General Advertiser of Gotha justly blames the preci-
pitancy with which it was announced some months ago iu various
Journals, that a partition had already
result appeared no longer
had advanced so far that a ha
respective Courts. It does, indeed, appear, that the negotiations
doubtful, and special maps were even preparing, in which.
the new division and boundaries of the Duchies were traced.
All this, however, was on a preliminary pr
for ever to
eject. It requires but
pretensions of Coburg, the claims of
of Hildburghansen,
little consideration to perceive, ho[viitylibfleleenialnt'ildiaaidensitgirte: tohy re_
concile the great 'Moffitt)
Meinengen, supported by many stronl. legal arguments, and the
natural repugnance of
leave the ancient residen" of his .fatmly. There in, however,
to believe,
every reason .
of . t.
that the princes interested, all install (1. y ui-1
• love pis ue and moderation,will '
tinguished for their
co-operate in putting AO Oldto a difference, the continuation Of
produces no advantage, but rather logs and animosity.
which can
A recent private letter holds out the most agreeable hopes of such
the Doke
a result.
Vtax NA, Nov. 6.—Metalliquot 90 ; Bank Shares 1077. '

NAXOS, AUG. Si.
(From the Oriental Spectator.)
mile the Nexiotes, who were conscious of their guilt, thought
themselves safe from the just chastisement of the Marquis Pau-
liscci, they, suddenly saw him aPpear on the 26th, in the morning,
with eight sail. As the violent north *ind hindered the „large
ships from entering the port, the Admiral went on hoard a
schooner, sod macho/elf pff the town with his small vessel,. lie

summoned the Greek primates on board, detained them as suspeeted,
end threatened the town with destruction, if it did not formally
beg pardon for the insult offered in April last to the Imperial seg.
The same evening he went to S. Procopio, where the frigates and
corvettes lay, the sea being stormy, the passage was not with-
out danger, especially fur such small vessels. The Naxiotee,
well as the Candiotes who had fled to our island, fearing the en-
terprising character and military spirit of Admiral Paulueci, aban-
doned the town during the night. The following morning, at
day-break, to the astonishment of every body, all the eminences
commanding the town were seen to be- occupied by Imperial
troops. At the same time the inhabitants beheld a sight entirely
new to them, a telegraph was erected on one of the hills, by rea-
son of which the Admiral gave his orders anti received rei tots-
On the 24th an officer came into the town with a cletschinent,
and he intimated to the Primates and inhabitants the commands
of the Admiral, which-were that they should solemnly hoist the
Austrian flag, reinstate the Vire Consul in his funetiouts
and make good the injury done to the Austrian sub-
jecte, Giovanni Ducovich, and the Russian Captain Pietro ,le
Giovanni. Several of the inhabitants Opposed their just de-
mands; the troops that had been landed and the ship then tired .
their guns ; naval rockets spread consternation ; and the firing
was suspended at the entreaty of the Archbishop Vigette and the
French Consul. The troops took possession of the town, and the
inhabitants laid down their arms. Nobody was molested,
and
property was respected. Two sentries were posted Wore pea
house belonging to the guilty. The Candiotes scattered about the
country made a show of attacking the outposts, but were rrpubed:
under cover of the night, they attempted a second attacks
but were repulsed, with the loss of some men. On the
mO theffi C e
people,r k the
andin vial
he
e Au fla
sgtri "a
morning of the 26th, after the Primates bad already taken their.
Austrianatioiis of
oath on the gospels, in presence of the Consuls and of several
his house and there declared to be reinstated in his flifiltien:i
Hereupon Mass, accompanied with a Te Deem, was Perwer°
by the Metropolitan Archbishop, on whose intercession the."
miral was pleased' to grant an amnesty to the inhabitauts of thy
ins hoisted
Consul cao amidst
tesi the
baseckcista
island. The three houses of Demetrio Lasrari, author of
the
excesses committed in April, were levelled with the ground, and
thera rweql tmtes'tv of ptiltee"Gefri
he hituselfdeeply sensible how much he had merited this punishment'
aa
went on board the Admiral's ship and implored pardon of the Ow-
eenko t
Vicar,t t) ex e
theed thesiarpunishmenteacni
persons taken nu board the vessel burnt at Syne. A G!"
to the Eng-
mistie in the port was burnt, and another, belonging he
lish Vice-Consul, sent to him with an intimatiOn to alter ti
masts, as it is not permitted to use mistiest. It Ives imwedi3;,Ye
converted into a schooner.' Order is returning in theta w;n,i. Oa
sums demanded for good,' bought of the pirates were P8';,;„ the
the 80th, the troops re-embarked in good order. 1)"1".;:iii
time they were encamped in the field, and while they occnP7,-,-.„te
city, and in the several expeditions, the Imperial troop
giddied themselves by their strict discipline and exemplol "*-
haviour to the inhabitants.
The Austrian Vice-Consul, above-mentioned, is the son' re-
farther. .At
ported by the Captain of a chip arrived at Trieste, in 19 dell
from Tchesme, to have been since murdered with all his family'
by the inhabitants of Naxos, which was presumed to be the essee;
released ticks
of the sudden departure of the Marquis Paulucci, from Paulo"
for Smyrna, on the 4th October, with the men-of-war.

We also received Flanders Papers to the 14th jot'
It will be seen by the following extracts, that acts e
piracy have tAken place on the Rhine :
Baussitr.s, Nov. 11.—A German Paper says, that the possgAv
of Cabinet Messengers of various powers through Berlin, to f'
from St. Petersburg!), is caused by the differences of 001°.1
among the European Powers respecting the Greeks. The goner
opinion is, that the party in favour of the Greeks will pro' '
and that Russia is determined that the same rights and private°
shall be given to the Greeks, as it has claimed for the Strvian°
the additional convention signed by the Turkish CoutiniAsionets st
Akermatm.
ment is fitting' out with all speed some men of war
which utt..
Nov. 12.—One of our Journals announcing that the Goovnevr::;.
favourable news has been received by way of
3 or 4,000 men to our East India Colonies, respecting wol
that this expedition might be performed with IntltPerh°7grest
and less expellee, by employing merchantnient of which
number may be easily hail,
hi fashion no high-
waymen
in Germany and Italy, and Watt °midi" at apPear-
On the Ist of this month a boat manned wit'h siz met t..i_loce.
ed in the night on the Rhine, between Frankfort 021 Ali Aft
and plundered a vessel bound from Coal to frankfort.
they
removing into their boat the most valuable part of the cargo,
rowed away, and escaped under cover of the night.
England, pretts....es

---- --- - - __
The wisdom of having opened the ports to tile li"
_mission of certain descriptions of grain becomes evert.
day more striking. Notwithstanding the ialmenl'e
quantities of foreign corn which have, under the pro"
visions of the late Order in Council, been admitted
on to
our ports, the prices of all kinds of grain continue
the rise, particularly those of oats, which have Apo
considerably advanced. taken
If his Majesty's Ministers therefore had not
upon themselves the responsibility of admitting for
corn, it is but just to assume that the prices scald erB
this time have been such as to involve in distress lathe
population of the country. But we would ask whatiler
the irery act of his Majesty's Government, in the ;
don and expediency of which all parties are ogre
does not prove incontestably that the la"' cann be
ot
right which requires a deviation from its provision!!
shortly after the termination of the Sessions of roll;
ment in which, although the question of foreign c°er
had been so much discussed, and a discretionary ft'''
of
given by Act of Parliament to Ministers to allow
1:
initting to our ports during the recess
the importation of foreign wheat, the necessitY °l'
,!').,
possible not to admit that the law from
dons of grain had not been contemplated ? it ill
l•
i:
a deviatto
other demo.inl
betto
is requisite so soon after another part of it had
this
provisionally modified, is radically bad ' and tflile
affords another argument, if any were wanting, for le.
alteration of the present Corn Laws. pecans
ante
rested in maintaining the price of corn still, howev'il;
propagate reports that his Majesty's Ministe,rl"; t
not grapple boldly with the question, but will Il'e
present difficulties by half and half measures. It 'so
libel on the Government of the country to atlect
that this will be the case. It is impossible
~ thet -
question of such vital consequence should not arile't
whieli
up thoroughly, and placed on a footing which 13'
render necessary constant departures from its pritteiplt
nor occasion those violent fluctuations in the Imirke
which must exist as long as the present system, bo° w;
ever modified, may be in fares.fares.At no peri("l in 11
recollection could an alteration of the Corn Laws pro
duce so trifling a shock upon any interest of the
f
country as'at the present moment, when the prier° °
vest,
foreign grain, from the short produce of the har
throughout the whole of Europe, are such as toere:
pro. et
elude the possibility of its being imported at
ot
into this country, if including a moderate prectol
whi
fixity, it be sold at a price below that, ch is aOr
remunerating price to the English grower ; and on
-
remunerating
it ran be 'imported at a' profit,
brought to our market at all. Ilhe accounts reccifea
yesterday from the ports of the Black Sea, cortnb°re.t6
the reports of the great rise which has taken place la
Corn the growth of foreign.parts, since the late Order
in Council came in operation ; and hence iv 01
security against the consequences of the more gne"'
it win not vo:
opening of the ports. _ . •
h oWe trust, therefore, that hiS Iviejesqini
.a Msterns' ide -r
fearlessly pursue the course which they may

most expedient for the general good of the country,
and not be deterred from effecting a complete
change in the whole system of our Corn Laws, by the
opposition which will of course be made by those who
are interested in keeping up the price of Corn above
the level, at which with reference to the general cir-
cumstancesof the country, it would be desirable to fix it.

Tt seems most surprising, that after the success
which has attended the Macadamizing several of the
principal streets of London, the plan should not be
extended to other of the great thoroughfares of the
Metropolis. The state of some of the streets is dis-
graceful in the highest degree, and such as endanger
the lives of persons who venture over them in car-
riages, stages, and hackney-coaches. We need only
exemplify this observation, by referring to the con-
dition of that part of Fleet-street which lies between
Temple Bar and Bouverie-street. For some time
past it has been in a state which would have been
called impassable, were we not too much accustomed
to see the paving of the streets full of holes, loose
stones, and inequalities. We know not whether this
subject is within the jurisdiction of the LORD MAYOR:
if it is, we may hope as one of the Sheriffs, Mr.
Sheriff WINCHESTER, resides at this end of the
town, that the inconvenience which he must suffer in
Tassing over this wretched paving in his way to the
'city in his state carriage, will induce him to recom-
mend the Chief Magistrate to devote his attention to
this subject, in which the public generally are so much
interested. In fact the state of the streets is become
a matter of such consequence to the inhabitants of
this metropolis, that we should be glad if a plan could
be devised, on the principle of the Metropolitan Turn-
Pike Road Act, for placing the care and management
'of the whole of the Paving, Lighting, and Watching
of the streets of London, under the management of one
Board, instead of leaving them to the mis-management
'of local Committees, over whose proceedings, interest-
ed and petty interests too commonly prevail. If a
general system of this description were established, the
streets within the parish of St. George's, Hanover-
Square, would not have remained as exceptions to the
general improvement of being lighted with gas. No
partof London is more disgracefully neglected in re-
tro to Pavin& and Lighting, than that portion of
riecadilly which lies in the parish of St. George's.