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The Citond Duke Constantine visited the Great Eastern on Saturday. He 9oett three hours in inspecting every part of the big ship, and, ac- cor8mg to the Pepys of the occasion, " he expressed himself perfectly as- tonished 'at the magnitude of the whole undertaking for a commercial speculation, though, merely judging of it from a nautical point of view, he had little doubt of its success. He claimed for the Russian Govern- ment the credit of having the second largest vessel in the world—the General Admiral ; though, as regarded fineness of lines and beauty of form, he considered the Great Eastern to as much surpass that man-of- war as she did in size and power.
The Post Office authorities proceed steadily in their good work of making that national institution more useful to the public. The latest improvement is an extension of the evening delivery of letters in the suburbs of London, extending in various directions to places as far as Woolwich, S.E., Walthamstow, N.E., Tottenham, N., Notting Hill, W., and Bow, E.
At present letters are not delivered the same evening at many places within six miles of St. Martin's-le-Grand if posted at a London receiving house or pillar-box after 4 p.m. ; but letters for these places are posted be- tween 4 and 6 p.m. much more numerously than during any other two hours of the day. It is therefore intended to institute a new delivery to meet this fact. This delivery will comprehend all letters and newspapers which are addressed to houses usually open to the letter carriers or provided with letter-boxes, and are posted in London at any office or pillar letter-box before 6 p.m., or at the principal office of the district to which they are ad- dressed before 6.45 p.m., provided-1, that they are fully prepaid by stamps ; 2, that they bear the proper initial letters ; and, 3, that at any office where a separate box is provided for the district post they are dropped therein. The Postmaster-General avails himself of this opportunity of reminding the public that the addition of the district initials to the address insures a priority of delivery to letters arriving in London by the day mails ; and also to those addressed to places within the district in which the letters are posted.
The registration of voters is being attended to by the rival politics parties in Middlesex and in the City. The objections made on each side are numbered by thousands. The revision of the overseers' lists for the City will take place on Monday, September 19.
The Commander-in-Chief has taken the " Commissionnaires " under his especial patronage. During the Autumn, employment will be found in all the large cities in the kingdom for increased numbers of this corps of wounded soldiers and sailors of good character.
The Sunday Evening Services in St. Paul's Cathedral are to be con- tinued permanently. The expenses of the " fittings " have been defrayed. The Dean and Chapter have appealed to the public for funds to increase the power of the organ.
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