The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-19 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF THE REGATTA, 1845.

2th Aug.—Fur a 501. Cup.—Won by the Noran cutter,
70 tons, Sir H. B. Hogliton, Bart.
3th.—Royal Yacht Squadron Ball—Present 330.
4th.—For a 501. Cup.— Won by the Zephyretta schooner,
180 tons, Henry Hope.

sth.—Annuel Dinner at the R.Y.S. House—Present 45.
6th.—Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas.—Won by
the Flirt, 132 tons, Sir R. B. Graham, Bart.
Bth.—Match between cutters of any royal club, under
30 tons.-9 yachts entered. Fireworks in the evening,
in front of the R.Y.S. House.
9th.—Handicap for the Ladies' Plate, value 501., 30
sovs. added.-17 yachts entered.
FOURTH DAY-AUG. 11.

A very interesting match took place this day princi-
pally among the river craft, for a cup, value 50/, for
yachts under 30 tons, which was won by the Fawn,
beating the SeSecat by four minutes ; the Gulnare lost
her topmast in going round the second heat, and the
Belvidere and the Gulnare afterwards got ashore on the
Bramble. They came in as follows :--

Fawn, 25 tons, James Sibley, Esq.. owner 1
Secret, 25 tons, T. Wanhill, Esq
Phantom, 20 tons, A. 0. Wilkinson, Esq 3
Champion, 25 tons, T. P. Wickham, Esq 4
Mystery, 25 tons, Viscount Seaham 5
Guloare, 25 tons, James Kemp, Esq 6
Violet, 27 tons, H. 11. Clayton, Esq 7
A splendid display of fireworks will take place this
evening under the superintendence of Jones, the pyro-
tezhnist of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

THE POST-OFFICE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

observed in your paper of Thursday evening
last an article headed " General Postmen," in which the
writer, after alluding to the present mode of paying the
letter-carriers by fees, &c., and recommending their abo-
lition, he suggests a scale of salary instead, which, in his
idea, would be satisfactory to all classes of letter-carriers.
Sir, I must confess that he forms a very liberal notion
of the amount of remuneration to which a letter-carrier
is entitled, especially upon the abolition of all fees, per-
quisites, &c. I know not whether the article in question
was penned by any one connected with the Post-office,
but if it was, he must be pretty well aware that such a
scale as he proposes would not give that general satisfac-
tion which, by his style of writing, it would appear he
flatters himself it would. I myself am doubtful whether
it would satisfy any one class, but, be it as it may, I will
state to you that the junior letter-carriers already re-
ceive one pound and some three-and-twenty shillings : to
this class he proposes to give from twenty to twenty-two
shillings per week ; the next class (the middling) are
generally in the receipt at present of from eighty to one
hundred pounds per annum : to this class he proposes to
give six-and-twenty shillings per week ; the next and
last class which he enumerates is seniors, who are in the
receipt by salary and perquisites of from one hundred and
twenty to one hundred and fifty pounds per annum, as
the returns to the House of Commons will testify ; and
to this class he proposes from twenty- eight to thirty
shillings per week. He thinks that each class would be
content with a smaller sum, but for ulterior purposes he
proposes what he styles the more liberal sum. What he
means by ulterior purposes he does not explain, and,
therefore, we are left to conjecture.
Sir, I am sure that each class of letter-carriers will
feel very grateful to the writer for the great interest
which he takes in their welfare. He thinks every one will
be satisfied with the scale he proposes. Does he for one
moment suppose that men who have spent half their
lives and have grown grey in the service will, as a reward
for their long and faithful services, be satisfied by being
stripped of half their income? They were appointed under
the present system, and it was held out to them that they
would arrive at their present income and even more by
the faithful discharge of their duties. Surely then, if
the public demands and the Government determines to
abolish the present system and substitute new regula-
tions, it is not too much to ask that justice should be
done those who may suffer by the alteration, and that
compensation should be granted, as is the case in every
other Government office when fees are dispensed with,
and even in the post-office. Surely the letter-carriers
have the same claims as others, and ought not to be the
only class who are not to receive justice, as the article
would imply.
Sir, whenever his Lordship the Postmaster-General
shall determine to abolish the present system of remu-
neration, we must submissively bow to his determi,-stion,
relying implicitlyupon his Lordship's known sense of what
is due in justice, and we leave it in his Lordship's hands.
Sir, I am afraid I have taken up a great deal of your
time, but if you could find room in one corner of your
valuable paper, you will much oblige, Sir, your very
obedient, humble servant,

A LETTER-CARRIER.

THE HARVEST.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stn,—l have read with feelings of amusement and
surprise the statements made in the public papers rela-
tive to the coming harvest.
Thinking such reports emanated from parties desirous
of raising the price of grain, I deemed them little worth
attention; but perceiving that they have an effect on the
public mind, I beg you will give the following statement
place in your extensively-circulated journal.
The harvest in the south and west of England is more
abundant than was ever known in the memory of man.
The late rains, so far from injuring the crops, have
swelled the produce to the greatest plenty; long, full-
grown ears, with grain plump to bursting, is the in-
variable characteristic of the yellow fields amid which
I dwell, and which awaken profound feelings of grati-
tude and thankfulness to that beneficent Power who has
so bountifully crowned our hills and valleys with
plenty.
I yesterday traversed a great part of the counties of
Wilts and Somerset; in every field
4. The reapers voice was heard
Among the yellow corn,"
and one glad scene of sunshine and of joy prevaded all
nature. I hate croaking, and to rectify the statements
of these evil prophets, I subscribe myself

Your obedient servant,
CORNUCOPIA.

Wiltshire, August 16, 1845.

FOREIGN CATTLE AND PROVISIONS.—Large quan-
tities of cattle, fruit, &c., continue to arrive by the
steamers from Holland, France, and Belgium, for con-
sumption in this country. The Dutch steam-ship Ba-
tavier, which arrived at the St. Katbarine's Steam-wharf
on Wednesday night from Rotterdam, brought 70 oxen
and cows and 60 sheep, in excellent condition ; also 213
baskets of plums, several baskets of poultry, melons,
yeast, and other articles of Dutch produce and manu-
facture. The General Steam Navigation Company's
ship, Sir William Jolliffe, which arrived on the following
day, from the same place, at the Brunswick-wharf;
Blackwall, had on board 15 oxen, 16 cows. 24 calves, and
48 sheep, 81 baskets of plums, 80 baskets of yeast, a
quantity of melons, and other produce. This is the first
importation of plums from Holland this season. They
are of inferior quality, and not nearly equal to those
brought from France, which have hitherto been of a
superior description, and fetch a good price. The same
company s vessel Ocean, which also arrived at the
Brunswick-wharf from Rotterdam on the same day, and
which, from the fact of her having no other kind of
cargo or merchandise on board, appears to have been
specially employed for the purpose, brought no less
than 110 oxen and cows, and 280 sheep. This immense
number of live cattle on board a vessel from the conti-
nent to London is unprecedented. They all arrived in
perfect safety, and in good condition, and were landed at
Blackwall and delivered directly. So large a number of
live cattle from the continent has not, altogether, been
brought to this port in any one week since the tariff
came into operation, and it may, we presume, be reason-
ably anticipated that it will have an effect on the present
high price of meat in the metropolis and the suburbs,
which is, and has been for a considerable time past. a
source of universal complaint and inconvenience. We
believe that it is partly accounted for by the enormous
comumption of animal food lately by the manufacturing
population of the midland counties, thus rendering the
supply to the metropolis more scarce and valuable. The
company's vessel Tourist, from Calais on the same day,
had a large quantity of poultry ; and the Rainbow,
which arrived late the same evening at the St. Katha-
rine's-wharf, from Havre, brought no less than 1,050
baskets of French plums and pears of excellent quality,
which were landed and delivered immediately for the
markets. The revenue officers stayed both on that and
the preceding evening for a considerable time after the
legal hours of business, in order that the fruit, &c,
might be examined and delivered before they became
damaged or deteriorated.

ADELPIII.—A new piece was announced for repre-
sentatation at this theatre yesterday evening—another
version of the Candle Lecturcs—but, in consequence of
the sudden indisposition of Mr. Wright, it could not be
produced. In lieu of the previously arranged enter-
tainments, the performances selected were Sweethearts
and Wives, in which Mr. Munyard took (for the first
time) the part cf Billy Lackaday, and played it amus-
ingly enough, The Irish Dragoon, and The Pretty Girls
of Stilberg.