The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-12 00:00:00

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THE NEW POST-OFFICE.

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nekviy- the whole of yesterday crowds of
!tuns were assembled in the neighbourhood of the
Air Post-office, under the expectation that this
Ilendid building would he exposed fully to public
'ew by the removal of the paling which surrounds
' PreParatory to the transaction of the public busi-
" of the Post-office, which it was generally on-
ierstoAod would have commenced in the new office
which Notwithstanding, however, the orders
onesuhwere given by Government that every exer-
t,. "Id be used to finish the building by his
nest Y's birth-day, in order that business might be
'fleeced in it on this day, it has been found lin-
Ned Li
eau(e to complete the arrangements, so that
e5„41 days will elapse before the officials take pos-
!ls% of their respective departments.
The
Whole of the arrangements of the new Post-
are.complete, and most of the rooms, offices,
'.e.Perfectly finished. The sorters'-room is ready
eceive those engaged in sorting letters, and is a
ne! apartment, having no less than 150 gas-burners
d'lit, and is perfectly ventilated. The whole of the
lea"d department will occupy half of the building,
nlr Aldersgate-street, while the other half, branch-
! tltvards Chettpside, will be appropriated to the
,rl4lge department. In this department various im-
610efilems will be made to give facility to business.
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.f 011( and translators on duty connected with
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delivery, are to have rooms fitted up for
sleep order that they may be ready to
neat a moment's notice on the arrival of foreign
o'llsand intelligence. Measures are to be adopted
laiye greater facility to the delivery of all letters
T,eg through the Post-office.
tle edifice, taken in the whole, is a fine specimen
t tSand has added much to the character of
Mrr;inlrke, the architect, as well as to the builder,
Portico • The principal entrance is under a noble
the —$ approached by an easy flight of steps. On
ben entablature is placed the Royal Arms, and
ti4ath them the words " GEORGIO QUARTO REGE,
Plteceexxlx." Under the portico a clock is to be
(41 with a double face, and pedestals are raised on
8r:1:0 side of the entrance to the Post-office, on which
°e Placed strong reflecting lamps.
g„::ebuilding, which has been many years in pro-
"e ground for its site having been cleared ten
broa-da\ ttgoi is 400 feet long (the portico is 70 feet
tr,'"), and about 100 feet deep. On the back there
10°Pwards of 120 windows, and in the front above
twatfoster-lane,
mails will receive the bags, &c.
and the mail-carts are to be done
)eetY,,th•—a nuisance, of which complaints have
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the made.
load ,e course of the last two or three days a cart-
Past nofdltnon skulls and bones have been dug up,
layinB,- the ground where excavations are making for
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gas, water, &c., having formerly served as
laid attached to St. Vedast church. They
; laid aside for re-interment.
' the improvements contemplated,in the
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the oIL lall ef the new Post-office, is the demolition of
tituate 'belonging to the Goldsmiths' Company,
'n Poster-lane, and which has a very sorry
()garage contrasted with the imposing building
to?rite to it. The Goldsmiths' Company intend
e,et fine hall on the site of the old one.
fors' the old Post-office workmen have been engaged
Coni"'e time past in turning what was called the
for .iPtroller's offices into a receiving house for
aceenifl and inland letters and newspapers, for the
the 'll:lodation of the merchants and others. near
'°Yal Exchange. The inland letters will be
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Ite- 'coed from this office to the new Post-office at
carter past seven o'clock.
Nob!sterday, and for some days past, many of the
hinrillitY and others have visited the new Post-office,
ose-11 had tickets for that purpose, and have gone
:jot the building. Around the new Post-office an
II: tailing of some beauty is in course of erection,
be the %hole of the building will in a few days
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_ lic exospes iosed by the removal of the board which now
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