The Sun. — 1838-11-07 (London, England)

PROGRESS OF FRENCH POSTAGE.  (From La France.) We find in the Annuaire des Postes, published by the postoffice administration in France, some statistics given respecting this service. We at first remark the progression of its receipts. In 1821 they were 23,892,698 f. In 1830, 33,727,649 f. In 1831, 33,240,319 f. In 1832, 34,164,604 f. In 1833, 35,361,599 f. In 1834, 36,171,362 f. In 1835, 36,036,599 f. And, lastly, in 1837, 37,405,510 f. The number of letters circulated by the post was, in 1821, 45,382,151. In 1830 this number rose to 63,817,260, and increased, from year to year, to 78,970,561, which is that of 1836. This, for this last year, gave an average of 216,383 letters daily. In this number of 78,970,561, 19,223,915 letters must be reckoned as rated or franked at Paris, 54,966,416 in the departments; 5,073,230, the circulation of which has been restricted withi❑ the rural arrondissement of each bureau.  The number of dead lettres (lettres tombees en rebut) has not followed the general progression. Since 1830 this number varied from 1,475,900 to 1,945,183 ; it was only 1,581,698 in 1836. The letters of the authorities, distributed freely, are not comprised in these results ; they form about a third of the total number of letters which pass through the pr st-offiee ; and yet, notwithstanding the considerable mass of administrative despatches, the expedition of these affairs does not appear more Active in the bureaus. The conveyance of Journals, and the printed matter by the pon, has not always followed a progressive advance since 1830. That same year it was 39,947,875, of which 32,334,280 were desi:atched from Paris. It rose yearly till 1834, when it was 50,803,351, of which 39,255,875 were despatched from Paris; since, it had fallen to 49,286,000 in 1834; it kept a little above tiiztt in 1835 ; and at length again descended, in 1836, to 46,250,930. The average daily being 126,712. In this quantity, 37,871,190 were sent from Paris. The diminution for 1836 overbalances the journals of departments, which, from 11,137,000 in 034. have fallen to 7,844,000 in 1836. The number of depoLs_ d'argent in the bureaus had been, in 1836, 668,378, amounting' to a sum of 15,436,797 f. 76c. In 1832, much higher, having ba,en 866,104, giving a sum of 18,264,298. These figures may give some idea of tLe extent of the service of the post to letters in France, and of th. manifold activity which the progress of commerce has impressed on it during 15 years.  An inquest was held on Monday in King-street, ,Seven Dials, on the body of Joseph Smith, a brass-founder, avd twenty-six, who committed suicide by cutting his throat with a table knife. The widow of the deceased stated that ber inzsbana bad for some time past been in a low dejected state of mind. which was owing to his circumstances being so narrow as to prevent him from completing a small steamengine, respecting which he bad evinced great anxiety. On Friday night he was so deranged that witness was afraid to go to bed. Between twelve and one o'clock he became quite ontrageous, and struck and bit witness very much. Her screams brought assistance, and a strait waistcoat was obtained from the workhouse; but before it arrived her husband cut his throat in a dreadful manner. Immediately afterwards he fell on the floor and expired. After other witnesses had been examined, who spoke to the poor man's state of mind of late, the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary derangeWent."  A young man named Shackle was brought into St. George's Hospital at an early hour yesterday morning, suffering under severe injuries received from being run over by a waggon. It appeared that be had been driving a waggon in the neighbourhood of Bayswater, when by some a the wheels tccident he fell, and before be could regain his footing., one of passed over his chest, crushing it in a frightful manner. e Every attention was paid to him at the hospital, but withoutn effect, as he died about two hours after his admission. An inquest will be held on the body this day. An inquest was held yesterday at Guy's Hospital on the body of Frances Gladman, a child between three and four years old. It appeared that the child had gone down stairs in the course of Monday night with a lighted candle in her hand, when by some accident her clothes caught fire, and she was so severely burnt as to survive only a few hchildren so ours. The jury strongly censured the practice of allowing young Verdict—" Accidental Death." to carry lights about. On Sunday the pastor of the Primitive Methodists' congregation at Donnington, in the efforts of his zeal in preaching to his congregation first pulled off his coat, then his waistcoat, and, as be was suiting the action to the word, he seized the brass candlestick and threw it amongst the congregation. We are happy to say .6 no further misch; ftook p c la e Lincolnshire Chronicle.  An inquest was held yesterday in Warner-sii-:_t, Old Kent-road, on the body of an elderly female named Vigs, who committed suicide by hanging herself. Deceased had been blind for twelve years, and lived with her daughters, who treated her very kindly. She had frequently been heard to complain that time hung heavy ou her hands since her melancholy visitation. Verdict—" Temporary derangement."