A petition from the Liverpool merchants to Colonel Maberly is
in course of signature, complaining of the gross delay of the Post.office authorities in the delivery of the American letters brought by the Great Western. Lieutenant Hosken, her commander, "with praiseworthy
alacrity," conveyed the letter.bags to the Bristol Post-office before five o'clock in the afternoon of the 8th. The Liverpool mail leaves Bristol at seven o'clock in the evening. Captain Hosken was told that it would be impossible the letters he had been so anxious to despatch could be sent to Liverpool on the evening of their delivery at Bristol, although two hours remained for the clerks to devote their time and skill to the assortment of them. The Directors of the Great Western Company inquired whether the Post-office intended to ex. press the letter-bag,. The reply was, that the Post-office had no such intention. The Great Western Directory then offered to express them at their own cost and venture, and without the imposition of an additional charge. Would it be believed, that not-only did the nig- gardly policy of time Postsoffice induce them not to expedite the transit of these letters, but refused compliance with a request so prompt and honourable ! What was the issue of this paltry and beggarly act ? Why, newspaper parcels and passengers arrived in Liverpool on the 9th of June, at eleven o'clock iii the morning; the waylaid and embar- goed letters reached their destination at twelve at noon on the 10th :— Standard.
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