The Sun.
London, England, 1819-01-11 00:00:00

THE 'kOTTIN6I-IAII PITT CLUB.

On Monday last was held at the Black's Head
Inn, Nottingham, a special meeting of the mem-
bers of the Pitt Club, on businesS connected with
the late Election for that Town i amongst other
determinations of the club it was unanimously re-
solved to subscribe Five (hundred Guineas to-
wards the expense of the Scrutiny deterniined to
take place immediately that Parliament 4ssembles,
.
in favour of THOMAii AiHETON SMITH, Jun. nsq;
and against the return of Lord RaNcl.lo, of the
success of which; we hear, the party are very san-
guine. Thii vote of the ['itt Club was indepen-
dent of very large sums subscribed by the Mem-
bers indiVidually. Their 'President, Itrctiatti)
CHILSLYN, Eiq. and a large narnber of the Gentle-
men, afterwards dined together, and spent a very
joyous and pleasant meeting, having tlrank Many
loyal toasts in praise and support of our glo-
rious and enviable Constitution.—Fifty-seven new
Members of the Club were elected, and many
Gentlemen proposed for admission.—(Licester
Journal.)

FOR THE SUN.

Bristol, Jan. 7, Ist”.

• MR. EDITOR,--10 your Paper of the 2d inst.
7011 inserted a Letter from The Freeman's Journal
of Dublin, by which 1 understand that an ar-
rangement is about to be made to permit the
Packets to carry goods and parcels between Holy-

head and Mil)lin. As whatever contributes io
establish an easy and safe conveyance of articles
between England and Ireland must tend to the
advantage of both, Countries, I trust that this
measure will not be abandoned. I am not, how-
ever, an advocate for the Holyhead or Alilford
Packets being permitted to carry heavy goods ;
they are not built for burthen, and they should
always be kept in proper sailing trim. But that
there is an absolute want of some regulation re-
specting the conveyance of parcels to and from
England and Ireland, 1 am thoroughly Convinced ;
and I have no doubt that some circumstances,
which 1 shall mention, will clearly prove that a
Post-office, or Government regulation, with re-
spect to parcels, is a measure that would be at-
tended with many advantages ro the . Public. A
Gentleman (a Merchant in Cork) who transacts
business for me, wrote to inform me that he had

forwarded by one of the Bristol Traders a parcel
containiog various papers of consequence ; the
vessel arrived, but the parcel was not forthcoming,
nor have I since been able to recover it. As I
soon atter wanted to transmit some other papers
to Cork, and some also to Dublin, and being un-
willing to risk sending them by the Traders, I de-
termined, if possible, to forward them by some
other conveyance. With this view, I went to the
Office in Bristol, from whence. the Milford and
the Holyhead Mail Coaches set out ; but to my
great surprise, I was then informed, " that the
" Proprietors of the Coaches would not take
" charge of any parcel whatever, for any part of
" Ireland !" The Book-keeper said, that the only
mode of sending parcels was by the Irish Traders.
Thinking that, perhaps, the Post-office might
forward Law Papet;s (if shewn to be such), at a
lower rate than letters, I applied at the Post-
office, but found the charge to be five shillings and
tourpence per ounce to Dublin, and eight shillings
and fourpence per ounce to Cork, which amounts
to a complete bar to the sending deeds, leases,
or law papers, or parchments, through the medium
of the Post-office. In your introductory para-
graph to the letter from The Freeman's Journal
you say, that '' von are persuaded, that the vigi-
lant, intelligent, and experienced Officer, who so
ably superintends the Post-office, never would
have concurred in any measure which did not evi-
dently tend to the benefit of both Countries." I
stn induced by your remark to suggest a plan
which I have no doubt would be attended with
incalculable advantages to persons connected with
Ireland, and which would most certainly in-
crease the receipts at the Post-office. I propose
that all law papers and parchnients, and also, all
Agent's accounts and vouchers, should be received
at the Post-office, and after the Post-master had
ascertained that the papers were only such as
before mentioned, that they should then, in his
presence, be enclosed and sealed ; and after being
stamped, to denote that the parcel contained law
papers, that they should be placed in a bag, simi-
lar to the letter bags, and conveyed to their de-
stination, either in England or Ireland, at (sop-
pose) double the usual charge for parcels of equal
weight sent by Mail Coaches.
1 am, Sir,
Your obedient humble Servant,
AN IRISH LANDLORD.
P. S. If it is required I can bring forward other
things to prove the delay and the danger in
sending parcels by the Irish Trailers.

Colonel UHF ~AR has dispatched another ship
(the Hero), with 120 men on board, who have
volunteered for the service of the Sou:h American
Patriots. The vessel sailed on Thursday last ;
the men were in high -health and spirits ; and so
enthusiastic are our disbanded soldiers for this
popular service, that the Colonel would not have
the least difficulty in raising ten thousand men.
All those he has shipped are young men tinder
thirty years of age, in good health, and of sound
constitution ; none are accepted that have nut
been in actual service. Colonel UastArt is ac-
tively engaged at present in raising a body of 500
men, to form a regiment of cavalry, to he armed
with a sabre, pistols, and a short rifle : the re-
giment will principally consist. of men who have
served in the Getman- Legion. A complete me-
dical staff sailed on board the Perseverance, at the
beginninq of this month. The ships which arc
to take out the cavalry corps are expected to be
ready for sea in the course of the Present week,
and the Colonel, it is said, will proceed with tbein.
(Sunday Paper.)