13 JULY 1839, Page 10

The article on " Cheap Postage at Home and Abroad,"

in the Spec- tator of the 29 t 11 of June, has attracted attention from persons interested in the subject in France ; and we have seen letters giving reasons why M. Piron's plan of three prices—a penny, twopence, and tenpence—is preferable, tbs. France, to Mr. Hill's proposal of one uniform graduated scale. It is said that Mr. Hill's plan would cause much trouble in weighing letters, to the Post-office and individuals, especially to the poorer classes in villages*, where scales are very scarce. Much of this inconvenience would be spared by going at once from twopence to tenpence when the weight exceeds half an ounce and is under 3,1 ounces. By Mr. Hill's plan, six different prices would intervene ; and to fix the right on each letter would be troublesome. Pre-payment, it is hoped and expected, will soon become almost universal in France, but it was deemed prudent not to make it compulsory at once. The fear, also, of too great a defalcation of receipts in the first year, is a reason why the French charges are not lower.