The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-16 00:00:00

NEW POST-OFFICE.

Mr. GORDON moved for a return of the sums ex-
pended in providing a site for the. New Post Office, and
building the same—distinguishing the proportion defrayed
or to he defrayed in the city of London.
Sir J. NEWPORT and Mr. HUME expressed their
approbation of the object of the mover, and they thought
it desirable that the expences of this building should be
kid before that House instead of being as hitherto defrayed
out of the Post-Office Revenue, without the intervention
of that House.

Mr. HUME concluded by asking if the expensive range
of building which was Row going forward at Liverpool, for
the purposes of a Custom House, was to be at the expense
of the Revenue, or at the expense of the Corporation.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
that with respect to the Post Office, whatever objection
there might be upon that subject, he c.,uld assure the Hon.
Member that it had not been adopted without a great deal
of discussion up stairs ; and with respect to the building at
Liverpool, he could inform the Hon. Member that the
Corporation of Liverpool entered into an agreement, by
which they hound themselves to find the site, and also to
contribute all the expenses which might be incurred above
a stipulated sum.
After a few words from Col. DAVIES, Mr. BARING, and
MrIGORDON, the returns moved for were agreed to.

Sir ROBERT WILSON presented a petition from the
Olive Branch Friendly Society assembling at the Two
Brewers in Red Cross-street, against the Friendly Se.
cieties Bill.

Mr. S. RICE moved the second reading of the Execu-
tors Bill, which was agreed to, and the Bill was ordered
to be committed on Friday.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned.

The anxiety of the public mind grows daily
and hourly more intense. " Penelope ;or Love's Labour
Lost," is on the eve of publication. Nothing else is talked
or thought about. The public offices are all at a stand
still. The river is crowded with ships, and so are the
East and West India Docks; not one captain will sail
without a cargo of the new novel, for they have received
assurances that they will not be allowed to unload unless
they bring an abundant supply. It is rumoured, by the

hest- authority, that no fewer than ten compositors have
died of broken hearts at the pathetic portions, and that
twice as many have burst their sides with laughing at the
ludicrous matter. The publishers have applied to the
Commander-in-Chief to have a troop of cavalry stationed
at the different approaches to the plaCe of publication,
to prevent too great a rush ; and there are to be two
hundred special constables sworn in on the occasion. In
order to prevent disappointment, it is recommended that
those who are anxious to obtain early editions, should
take lodgings in the neighbourhood.—Morning Paper.

The first of a series of evening meetings was
held on Monday in the elegant rooms of the Physicians'
College. The object of these reunions is to aftbrd, to men
of science, an opportunity of meeting for the purpose of
conversation, and discussion of matters connected with

their pursuits. By way of giving a beginning to the
evening, and of affording a subject of conversation, Sir H.
Ilm.rono read a paper on the Tie Douloureux. In this
Essay he put forward a theory that the distressing malady,
which was the subject of it, is produced either by a deposit
of bone out of the natural erturse, or by an exfoliation of
bone, the consequence of some disease or injury. He
maintained this notion with great ingenuity, and men•
tioued a great number of cases which had fallen under his
own observation, which tended to support it. In further•
illustration of his position, he produced a cranium, in the
interior of which a most extraordinary deposition of bone
had taken place, and theihistory of which strongly corrobo-
rated the theory for which he contended. The discourse
was rather short, but:was listened to with great attention, and
excited, as it was well talented to do, great interest. The
rooms were fully attended ; and, besides the most eminent
professors of medical science in the Metropolis, there were
many persons of distinction in other professions. Nothing
can be more creditable to the good taste and liberal feeling of
the College of Physicians than this sort of invitation to
social intercourse among men of science, and nothing better
calculated to answer the purposes they have in view.

A master baker belonging to this city, who
lately died, left injunctions in his will of a very unusual
kind, respecting the mode of his interment. It appears
that he had a particular dread, that after his decease his re-
mains might be disturbed by the unhallowed interference
of churchyard violaters, and, therefore, resolved, that when
that event should take place, his person should be secured
from all external violence, by means of barriers, the pos-
sibility of breaking through which would be rendered en-
tirely hopeless. According to the exact letter of his wills
his body was consigned to the dust in the following man-
ner :—A cast-iron slip was constructed, weighing
1,200
weight, across the lid of which was laid three iron bars,
four inches broad, and one inch thick. This lid was laid
at the bottom of a grave twelve feet deep, on time top of
which was next placed a large oak box, six feet seven
inches in length, and one foot four in depth, each plank
two inches thick, and secretly dovetailed at the corners.
The coffin was then lowered into this chest, and the oaken
lid screwed down upon it with four inch screws. Next
followed the iron slip or box, which covered all, and three
snugs, which projected from each side of it, fell perpen-
dicularly over the three iron bars at the bottom of the
grave, through which passed three screw bolts, one inch
square, on earls side, making the whole as secure as may
be conceived. The grave was then tilled up in the usual
way. The deceased had the oak planks in his
possession for
two years, during which time they have, in prospective,
ilsen allotted to this purpose,— Glasgow Chronick