The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-16 00:00:00

ENSUING OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

We are happy to announce that the present calendar
contains a smaller number of prisoners than we have wit-
nessed for several years past, at a corresponding session.
It is nevertheless stained with tine offence of murder, and
there are 35 other charges which affect the lives of the ac-
en;e(i parties. The surgmaty punishment which has of late
kern inflicted upon servants who embslele the property of
their employers appears to have a good effect, as thp re,
currence of the offence has been reduced after the ratio of
from eight to one. Example 1144 not, we are sorry tp say,
produced the like effect in regard to street robbers, 24 per-
sons baying been committed for stealing from the person
during the very short interval since the last sessions.
• si,•44lty STATEMENT, DESCRIPTIVE OF THE VARIOUS OFFENCES
WITH WHICk: THE PRNONHES SEvERALLY STAND CH•RGED.
Murder ...- ........... „7„,_.. 3lStealing in dwelling.houses S
Burglary 7 ~ Sheep-stealing,
Forgery
ltape 111,14,34,14pm og verkion ... 24
4.1 ?n. I I Receiving stolen f 0105,.,:,::, t
Higtossy robbery
Houser.444lng lOl
Total 163
Of the above Ltipber, 31 are charged with crimes committed
in the City, and 13.2 Ins tl;e County.
STATE OF lIIS MAJE&si'S GAOL OF NEIVGATE,
MADE. UP TO YESTEHOAV,
Prisoners t 0.0.: sentence of death
Prisoners under seaence of transportation forin. ' :0
14 years ... .. ....
.J..7_

y Fars

;mprisoned for felony and misdemeanours for certain periods 4
Wlicse judgments are respited lO
Acquitted no the yround of insanity; and reoosir.
Acquitted and detainett ' .•,• '2
Committed under the Batik.rppt Laws
For trial at the ensuin,,,,, Sessions • -
9
Remanded from Last Session
For trial at Clerkenwell Sessions -zoo l
___ Admiralty Sessions
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Mu1e5...,..,,:,•• 2371 Females 99 ITotal •

An unfortunate ypiing woman named IlYs-
LOP, was found dead I,y her !:-,.cdlady on Saturday morn-
ing. She had been put to bed the nig.4t pefore in a state
of intoxicati.n, and she was found lying on ;it.,: face; it
is supposed she must have rolled over, and died Qf tut:Yoga:-
6n:4—Caledonian Mercury.

INVERNESS-SIIIRE COUNTY MEETING.

(From the Inverness Courier.)
A General Meeting of the Heritors of this County
was held here yesterday (Tuesday), pursuant to*d-
vertisement, and was well attended.
On the motion of Convener TYTLER, the Mght
Hon. CHARLES GRANT, was unanimously elected
Preses.
The CONVENER then stated that the ordinary
business of the Meeting contained several very im-
portant subjects for consideration; first, the Report
of eh e Committee on the Communication Road Bill;
second, a communication from Sir Geo. Mackenzie
on transmitting the Mail by the Highland Road;
third, a charge made by Mr. Mackintosh, of Raig-
more, against the Clerk of Supply; fourth, a letter
from the Highland Society regarding the Cattle
Show at Inverness; filth, a communication he had
to make on the Management of the Highland Roads
sixth, the Ross-shire Committee Road Repair; and
seventh, a Petition from Dumbarton on the Excise
Laws. _ . _

(The Meeting discussed the several topics, but
we select the following as being of most gene►al in-
terest) :

TRANSMISSION OF MAIL BY THE HIGHLAND ROAD,

The CONVENER produced a letter from Sir. G.
S. Mackenzie of Cott!, on the expediency of trans-
mitting the Mail by the Highland Road ; but, be-
fore considering it, he thought it would be better
that the Clerk should read the resolutions formerly
adopted on this subject by the county. The Clerk
accordingly read a series of resolutions passed 1827,
in which a committee of the County and Town
Council recommended an acceleration of the Nor-
thern Mails, by establishing a Mail-coach to !run
from Perth to Inverness by the Highland Road; by
which 12 hours and 40 minutes would be saved;and
in the opinion of the Committee there would be no
more risk of detention fram snow than on the coast
road.

The following letter was then read:—
Caul, June 4, 1829.
MY DEAR SlR,—When lately in Edinburgh, I
submitted to Mr. Godhy, the Secretary of the Post-
office, a plan for forwarding the mail by the North-
road. I formerly had several objections of my own
to bringing the Mail in this way, but the great 'im-
provement of the road, and one part of the plan, ob-
viate them all ; and I am glad to add that Mr.
Godby at once said it was the best that had yet been
submitted. It is also before Sir F. Freeling. Mr.
Godhy wished me to inquire into the terms on
which the Contractors (whom I proposed to be the
Proprietors of the Caledonian Coach) would carry
the Mail, and also whether any assurance could be
got that no other coach should run along the High-
Lind Road. I have found that the Proprietors are
ready to carry the Mail on very low terms, and that
they are of opinion the Mail Coach running every
day throughout the year, is sufficient for the accom-
modation of the public. Those I spoke to are,
therefore, ready to substitute the Mail Coach for
the Caledonian. Thus, it appears, no difficulty is
now in the way, and that it is only necessary for the
northern Counties to memorialize the Post-office on
the subject. I hope, therefore, you will see fit to
submit the matter to your County, and I propose,
without delay, to address Ross and the other Coun-
ties.

The plan which I submitted is as follows, and I
will note down all the details, that it may be exactly
understood :

To Aberdeen, by Perth and Dundee, 131 miles
Thence to Inverness, by Banff, 12014
Post Road to Inverness by Edinburgh 2511
To Inverness, by Perth and Dunkeld 157 i

Difference 9.1

Now, my object was to find a paint eastward of
Inverness, distant as near as possible half the above
difference. I find Fochabers distant from hiverhess
491, which is sufficiently near to the mark.
Mr. Davidson, of the George Inn, Perth, who is
extensively concerned both in the Caledonian and
Mail Coaches, assured me that the distance by the
Highland Road could be run at the rate of eight
miles an hour, including stoppages.
First, then, observe that the time to Inverness
from Edinburgh, by Dunkeld, is somewhat less than
twenty hours,—we may take that number. The
time to Inverness, by Aberdeen, at the same rate, is
about 31 f hours, and the difference to Inverness
11 I hours.
Now, I propose to carry the Mail for all the towns
between Inverness and Fochabers, inclusive, by the
Highland Road as well as the North Mail ; and thus
the saving of 11 bouts will be divided amongst
them, and they will have their letters earlier than at
present. Hence, the counties of Nairn and Moray
are interested in having a Mail Coach on the High-
land Road.
Now, the despatch of the North Mail from Edin-
burgh being six o'clock P.M., at eight miles an hour,
it should arrive at Inverness at half-past one—but it
arrives at three in the morning of the third day.
By Dunkeld it would arrive at two P.m. the follow-
ing day.
At present the arrival of the South Mail at Inver-
ness, is at three A.M. and its despatch at ten P.M. or
nineteen hours interval.
By the new plan, if the South Mail, will be des-
patched after the return from Fochabers; going to
and returning from which place will occupy at the
same rate l2f hours. Hence, the difference of time
between that and the present interval or 6f hours,
is to spare for any local arrangement that may occur
as necessary. But it cannot all be required, and
therefore something will be saved in the course of post.
The North Mail will of course go immediately
forward after the arrival of the South Mail; and it
should be so regulated on its return from Thurso, as
to arrive at Inverness about an hour or two before
the South despatch by Dunkeld ; but only to give
time to separate the east coast bags from the North.
To arrive as at present at six in the morning at
Edinburgh—the North Mail from Inverness to Edin-
burgh will be despatched at ten A.M.-If the Thurso
Mail arrives at nine, the letters for the east coast
must lie till two P.M. This time, however, may per-
haps be shortened.
At all events, the conveyance to Edinburgh is the
preferable one. If the arrival of the North Mail in
Edinburgh were altered, the arrival of the Thurso
Mail at Inverness, the South Mail, might be brought
nearer. We must however, leave this in the 'Post
Office department, and not start any difficulties.
Our object is to effect the earlier arrival of the Mail
from Edinburgh.
One thing more I have to state, that the con-
tractors will engage to forward the Mail on horse-
h,ick, when that may be necessary during the winter;
and that it will he an easy matter when the East
road is blocked up, to forward the bags to the coast
of the Moray Firth by the Highland Road ; and
when the latter is stopt, the North bags can go round
as at present; so that there is very little risk of such
detentions as are in my recollection.
Believe me, my dear Sir, very truly your's,
(Signed) G. S. MACKENZIE.
To W. F. Tytler, E.q. Convener of Inverness-shire.
The Convener submitted the following motion on
the cubject2 which being read from the chair, was
seconded by Mr, Robertson of Inches, and passed
without a dissentient voice
This meeting, considering that the transmission
of the Mail by the Highland Road, is an object
which has long been urged by this county, and
Majesty's Treasury
April, 1828,
that, in particular, a Memorial was transmitted on
ht y
tluebj,Ge ceto teprai theisi Lordsoe
ti ofof
theis3oth
resolve that they concur in the proposition brought
before the General Meeting of the county of Ross
of 3d July, by Sir George Mackeniie, and that
copy of this resol4tion, together with a copy of ;he
memorial to the Treasury, be transmitted by the
Convener to the Secretary of the General Post
Office, London, with an earnest recommendation
that tWs measure be carried into effect.

A curious —7—specimen of cutlery has been exhi.
bited for the last few days hi the slop of a surgical instru.
;Pent maker, in Dean-street, in Newcastle. It is a musi,
cal knife siritb ?00 1)1A(101--. Westmoreland Advertiser.