The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-10 00:00:00

IRISH POST-OFFICE.

Sir Edward Smith Lees, the Secretary to the
Post-office in Dublin (appointed by patent in 1801),
has forwarded to the CoMmissioners of Revenue
Enquiry, and they havo communicated to the Lords
of the Treasury, particular points, to which, he sub-
mits, attention ought to be drawn in any efforts to
improve the several branches of this important de-
partment. The following are the improvemtnts sug-
gested for consideration :

" 1. British letters arriving on Saturdays for the
country districts of the penny post, and which, if the
mail arrive after twelve o'clock, are not delivered till
Monday, should be delivered the same day, or on
Sunday, by probationary letter carriers, to be em-
ployed for that duty.
" 2. The receiving houses in Dublin to receive
postage in advance on letters for Great Britain and
foreign pats.

"3. 'The Postmasterb-General to provide, and
have kept in repair, the mail coachei, and contract
for the conveyance of the mails with the Deputy
Postmasters.

" 4. Mail Coaches to be exempt from toll duty
(as is the case in Great Britain), or the Postmasters
General to be empowered to repair the reads, and
recover the expenses from the Trustees.
" 5. The Holyhead Packets to land the snails at
Howth,where they can be deiirered before seven a. m.
" 6. The letters for Belfast and the intermediate
towns, to be prepared separately in London flow the
remainder of the snail, and to be conveyed fromHowth direct to Swords, and meet there the morn-
ing wail coach for Belfast.
" 7. The letters for the interior of Ireland to be
taxed in London with their full posta.te, in place of
being charged with only the postage to Dublin.
" 8. The letters for the Lord-Lieutenant and other
State Officers to be made up in Londott, and thereby
expedite the delivery of the mail in Dehlin.
" 0. The British letters for the interior of Ireland
to be prepared for dispatch from Dublin in the
morning, instead of being reserved until evening.
" 10. The number of snail bags prepared in the
Inland-office to be reduced to the number rJ: post
towns at the Union, namely, 288 ; and the iemaining
144 to be made subordinate or bran,,::inng offices.
" 11. 'I he establishment of the luland-oiEce to be
proportionably diminished.
($ign•:;1) " E. S. L."
Sir E. S. Lees aftemards added the following:—
" 12. That in ::11 branches of the department, but
particularly in the Inland-office, the promotion of
officers should not be regulated exclusively by senio-
rity ; but should he coupled tstith efficiency and re-
corded good conduct.
". 13. That no postmaster should_beappointed in
any town that has not been a resident in it.
" 14. That no stranger from the interior shall be
A letter-carrier in Dublin.

" 15. That every gentleman recommen►ling a
sail to uny situation must be one of his
(Also sired) " E. S. L"
Sir E. S. Lees likewise alluded to " lost notes."
In the last return, he s4ys, that he ()brained film the
Bank of Ireland ate whole sum they had paid for that
quarter for lost notes, viz. 550!. The amount of ;cat
notes paid (says Sir E. S. Lees) by the I3a:1 of
Ireland in 1823, was 12,0001.

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AbbouLb the present seamm !Si been very
unropitiow. to the breed Of partniiAes, yet in one dJv List
week the lb.v. GEOUGE BoLimon, ut Ixttuttln, idled
thirty brace and a ball; and a leash of li..rcs, front his .w.
Cainiridye Chnnick.