The Sun. — 1857-03-28 (London, England)

THE POST-OFFICE EMPLOYES AND THE FRANCRISE.*: The following circular notice, signed by Mr. Rowland Bill, has been pel'ona ly served upon each person era' ployed in the service of the Post-office, and a receipt taken of the same To all postmasters, sub-post' masters, postmasters' clerks, letter-carriers, letterreceivers, and others employed in the receivins collecting, or managing the revenues of the Post-office. Interference in election of members of Parliament. A 8 a general election is about to take place, I am directed by the Postmaster-General to remind you that no postmaster, clerk, letter-carrier, letter-receiver, or any other person employed in the receiving, collecting, or managing the revenues of the Post-office can either vote or interfere in any manner whatsoever at the election for members of Parliament, under the severest penalties, as laid down in the acts of 9th Anne, cap. 10, sec. 44; and 20 Geo. 111., cap. 41, sec. 1, extracts from which are an' nexed ; and I am desired by his grace to state that any officer of the Post-office guilty of this offence will be instantly dismissed the servic-, in addition to being subjected to the penalties inflicted by law."—Civil Servi:e Gazette.  THE EAST INDIA CIVIL SERVlCE.—lntelligence ha, been received at Bombay of the murder of Mr. H. Years, the newly-appointed deputy-postmaster at Ahmednug• gur, supposed to have been committed by robbers. The dead body of the unfortunate man was found near a village about eight miles from Atimednuggur. The Secretariate at Bo.nbay is, it is said, about to undergo several very important changes. The department of Public Works is to be amalgamated with the Military department,of India have Bancmeat, and placed under the control of Ci.lonel Melvill. siOonntehr of erencoangmeonodna,titohne Governmentof Major Phayre, the commietinned an increase to theestahlishment of the Protestant Church at Rangoon.—Civil Service Gazette. CIVIL SERVICE —War Department.—Mr. F. G. Read, of the Custorns Waterside and Warehouse Department, has e Chief Commissary Storekeeper for China, e Tl ralty.—A vacancy has been caused in the Department A of the Accountant General. Prize appointeday trid(:ni Branch, Somerset-house, by the death of Mr. Thomal Cuiliford Barrow, clerk of the first class. A vacancy in the Storekeeper General's Department has been caused .by the promotion of Mr. John Easthope, second-class clerk, who has been appointed Store Receiver at Woolwich-yard, vice Mr. P. Mergar; retired on superannuation. Lieutenant J. A rkwright bas been appointed agent in charge of mails in contract steamers. General Post-office.—A vacancy haa been caused in the Circulation Department, Dead Letter Branch, by the retirement, on pension, of Mr. Frederick Tillyard, Deputy-Controller. Customs—Mr. Henry Mill,.r has been promoted, from second to first class clerk in the Examiner's office, London ; Mr. Augustus C. Raitt has been promoted from third to second class clerk in the Examiner's office, London ; Mr. Geo. Dudley has been promoted from fourth third-class clerk in the Examiner's office, London ; Mr. George F. Nedham has been promoted from fifth to fourth class clerk in the Examiner's office, London. East Indies-Mr. C. K. Dove has been appointed to officiate as Postmaster-General of Bengal during the absence of Mr. Bennett ; Mr. T. Garrett has been appointed to officiate as .1% puty Postmaster-General in Ca'cutta in the room of Mr. Dove ; Mr. A. R. Young has been appointed Secretary to the Government of Bengal, and Mr. E. S. Liishington has been appointed Junior Secretary to the Board of Revenue,--Civil ISeiTiCO Gazette.