THE MAIL SERVICE.
We are afraid that our ambassador, Mr. Verdon— for it is understood that he is to go to England—will have some difficulty in impressing our views on the attention of the Home government. Mr. M'Culloch sent home a very strong remonstrance against the present mail service. The case turns out much worse than we supposed last week. It was then thought that the steamer from Galle here had broken down, but it turns out that the Bombay with the Australian mails had never arrived at her destination. It is conjectured that she had broken down and gone into Mauritius ; but, for anything we know she may have gone to the bottom. Such is the condition of the service that there was no steamer at Galle to bring the mails on until the Salsette accidently turned up from China. And so crazy is she that break down occurred after leaving King George's Sound, and she did not reach the Bay until Monday afternoon. Whether the Northam, which took the mails out, will ever reach Galle is, extremely doubtful. Her machinery was condemned some time ago, and her appearance when here was anything but satisfactory. However, the sooner matters reach a climax the better.— Melbourne Leader.
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Evening Post, Issue 137, 17 July 1865, Page 2
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207THE MAIL SERVICE. Evening Post, Issue 137, 17 July 1865, Page 2
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