The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-20

and exhibitions Whlcn, III weeping WIN lh'
special occasion celebrated, were more ol
less of a posta character. IN ih'
architectural court had been established 9
General postofice, at which all kinds oil
business. postal and Geographic, might be
transacted. Here. as. indeed. M the branch
nostotlices. established in various parts OF
Tho buiIding. were 10 be found the cOmmcm
oratiye Jubilee envelope and Rowland Hill
correspondence card. This envelope shows
in anpropriate and artistic design the North
mail I'm 1870 with four nOrses and "a guard
with "A blundorbuss. making fOl
Uighgate at eight miles an hour, and
beneath it the North mail I'm 1880, approach
mg Carlisle AZ forty-eight miles
an hour with all the projections Of sorting
offices. nets for catching mail bags an route
and other cOnyenicnccs nowadays carried
ON an express train. The correspondence
card sold with this envelope bears on u
a uortrait of Sir Rowland Hill. beneath
which is the legend, Gle gave MS penny
postage" The envelope and card, which
have been specially produced tor this occa-
sion. and the die OF which has already been
broken up, were sold for a shilling, the pro
coed. Of the sale 10 90 10 the benevolent
fund. i'm aid Of which the conyersazlonc was
gwen.
I'm the architectural gallery also, and
close 10 the general pO7t0cc. was a sorting
Office. where sorting clerks were actively az
work. and where, ON payment Of "a small
fee. stamps Of a unique design might De I'M
pressed ON the jubilee cards or envelopes.
There were three of those stamps, each oi a
different design and bearing respectively
the date, Of July >, 1900 $500, and 1880.
I'm the textile gallery had been placed "a
telegraph office, in which a great number OF
instrument, were exhibited illustrating The
latest improvements and PROJECTIONS made
i'm the construction OF Geographic machin-
cry. AmOne thc-. instruments were two
which typifcd tine very last developments
Of telcgraphic science. They are the Ldi-on
ouadrup f.. trumcnt. by means of which
four messages. two from each end, can DE
Transmitted upon one wire no one and the
same time. The other marvel Of tele-Iapnl
is the synchr0nOus multiplcX. am Iustru-
mcnt which is the invention OF Professor
Delaney, and by means OF which slA mc~-
sagcs can Doe transmitted upon one wire,
either all from one station on ln opposed di-
rections. This instrument was NOT hNed
for working last night but log tie quadru-
pleN. which was connected with the tole-
graphic Office at Bristol, messages were
despatched and received all through the
evening.
Close to these scientific exhibits was an
entertainment arranged by Mr.. ". H..
prcece. which attracted great crowds of
visitors throughout the night. This was a.
telegraph Office Of tine period Oi 1900. where
was 10 be seen the latest invention oi MIR.
Preece and Mr.. Hughes. the clcctroplono-
scope. by means OF which the operators at
either end of the wire while speaking JOS
means of the telephone are hy an electric
flash revealed t0 each other throughout
81. D. rr
variety Of postollicc- had been established.
one of these represented 20 ro-toiilce of "a
hundred years ago, and. considering the
small amount of postal correspond
cuce of the time. was provided with
more than ample st11 ol sl.-
cially selected officials among them
being Mrs. Dion B0ucicauit. wei
remembered as the original colleen
BIWu." The officers ol tll, pO-i0ilica were
an dressed in the costume of tbe period, ana
seemed iu the course of the evening tO trans
act "a very considerable amount OF hu-.-
ness. There was also close 90 the 100 post
Office. and only separated from 10 by 90
branch po~toflice of tne present day. au
Office Of tine period of 1900, where. a- was am
nouncod by "a placarl, business was con-
Quoted ON entirely new principles. and let
tiers (opcnj Of ail kinds sent hy tIe new
patent Clcctro-tubular lightning expires 8.
Among other amu-cmcnts wa, tac phone
graph, which d- usual attracted many ad-
miror-. while al yur.Ou, hours boz the gNcu-
.ng the Royal parcel mail coaches for
Brighton. .Natiod and oxford were dc--
patched from inc main entrance oi TIE niue
scum.
Very soon after h1i-pa-t % Tine band ol
the guard of honor. formed DY tle 18Th
Middle-eN post Office Corp. 0l B o.uutcer-l.