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POST OFFICE REGULATIONS.

RATES OF POSTAGE.

Letters not ex. ⅑ oz. are regarded as 1 rate.

do.   1   do.   2 do.

do.   2   do.   4 do.

do.   3   do.   6 do.

and so on, there being no intermediate

rates between 2, 4, 6, 8, &c.

THE PRICE PER RATE.

Upon all INLAND Letters, the price per

rate of ⅑ an oz. is 1
d
. if prepaid, and 2
d
.

otherwise; that is to say, for—

⅑ oz. or 1 rate if prepaid 1
d
. if not prepaid 2
d
.

1 do.  2   do.   2
d.
   do.   4
d.

2 do.  4   do.   4
d.
   do.   8
d.

3 do.  6   do.   6
d.
   do.   1
s
.

The single rate upon a letter to the

several Foreign Countries and Colonies

below, is as follows:—

To those places marked thus * the pay-

ment of postage is compulsory; and for

those marked thus, † the Newspapers must

not be above 4 oz. for the prices stated, and

are at Book Rate exceeding that weight.

 

COUNTRIES.

Letters.

Newspap 

StpP.Cur

StpPublic

Average

Days

Transit.

   Alexandria, 
via
 Mar-

      seilles, not exc. ¼ oz.

* Australia, 
via
 South.

* Australia, 
via
 Mars.

† Barbadoes ... ... ... ...

   Belgium not exc. ½ oz

   Bermuda ... ... ... ... ...

* Brazil ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

   Bremen ... ... ... ... ... ...

* Buenos Ayres ... ... ...

   Canada, Upper&Lowr

   Do. by Halifax...

   Cape of Good Hope

* CarthagenaNewGranada

* Chili ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

* China, under ¼ ounce,
      via
 Marseilles ... ...

* Do. 
via
 Southmpton.

* Cuba

† Cuxhaven 
via
 France

      not exc. ¼ oz.

   Do. Belgium ... ... ... ...

   Denmark ... ... ... ... ...

† Do.
v
France,ut.ex.¼oz.

* Egypt,
v 
Southampton

* Do.
v
Mars.not ex.¼oz.

*† Egypt by Fr. Pk. not

      excdg. ¼oz. 6d. ...

† France, not exc. ¼oz.

   Germany ... ... ... ...

   German States (excpt

      Northern States) 
v.

      France, not exc. ¼oz.

* Gibraltar ... ... ... ... ...

† Greece, by Fr. Packt.

      not exc. ¼oz.

* Do. 
via
 Belgium ... ...

* Guadaloupe ... ... ... ...

   Hamburg ... ... ... ... ...

† Do. 
v
. France,nt.ex.¼z

* Hayti ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

* Heligoland ... ... ... ...

   Holland ... ... ... ... ... ...

† Do.
v
. France,nt.ex.¼z

* Honduras ... ... ... ... ...

† India.
 v.
 Southampton

†* Do.
v
.Mars.not.ex.¼oz.

   Ionian Isles.
v
.Ostend

† —
v.
 Mars. not ex. ¼oz.

s. d.

0 9

0 6

0 9

0 6

0 4

0 6

1 0

0 8

1 0

0 8

0 6

0 6

1 0

2 0

0 9

0 6

2 3

0 6

0 8

0 10½

0 9

0 6

0 9

   6

0 4

0 8

0 6

0 6

0 11

1 2½

1 5

0 8

0 6

1 5

0 6

0 8

0 6

0 6

0 6

0 9

1 0

0 9

d.

3

1

3

1

1d.4oz

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

½oz. 2½

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

½oz. 2½

 

6

60

54

20

1

23

29

3

41

13

12

39

46

54

58

24

4

3

3

4

10

6

6

1

3

4

6

18

3

4

42

3

1

2

27

38

34

 

POST OFFICE, &c.

 

COUNTRIES.

Letters.

Newspap 

StpP.Cur

StpPublic

Average

Days

Transit.

* Jamaica ... ... ... ... ... ...

   Lubeck ... ... ... ... ... ...

† Lubeck, 
v.
Fr.nt.ex. ¼z

* Madeira .... ... ... ... ...

* Malta, 
v.
 Southampton

* —
v.
 Mars. not ex. ¼oz.

*†—by Fr.Pkt.nt.ex.¼oz.

* Martinique ... ... ... ...

* Mexico ... ... ... ... ... ...

† Modena,not.exc.¼oz.

* Monte Video ... ... ... 

   New Brunswick ... ...

   Newfoundland ... ... ...

* N. Zealand 
via
 Mars.

      not exceed. ¼oz. ...

* Do. 
via
 Southmptn.

   Nova Scotia ... ... ... ...

   Oldenburg, 
v
 Belgium

† Do.
v.
France,nt.ex.¼z.

† Parma, not exc. ¼oz.

* Peru ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

* Portugal ... ... ... ... ...

†*Do.
v
.France,nt.ex.¼z

   Prince Edwd. Island

   Prussia

† Do.
v
.France,nt.ex.¼z

   Russia

† Do.
v
.France,nt.ex.¼z

† Sardinia, 
via
France,

      not exc. ¼oz ... ... ...

† Sicily, 
via
 France ...

* Spain,
v.
Southampton

†*Do., except Cadiz &

      Vigo, not exc. ¼oz.

   Sweden... ... ... ... ... ...

† Do., 
via
 France, not

      exc. ¼ oz... ... ... ...

† Switzerland,nt ex.¼oz

   Do.
v
. Belgium,... ... ...

   St. Croix ... ... ... ... ...

* St. Martins ... .... ... ...

   St. Thomas ... ... ... ...

* Tasmania, 
via
 Mars.

      under ¼ ounce . . . .

* Do. 
via
 Southampton

* Turkey in Europe 
via

      Belgium ... ... ... ...

† Do.
v
.France,nt.ex.¼z

† Do. by Fr. Packet 
via

      Marseilles, nt.ex.¼z

* Turk's Island ... ... ...

† Tuscany, not exc.¼oz.

      United States ... ... ...

* West Indies, British

0 6

0 8

0 6

1 10

0 6

0 9

0 9

1 5

2 3

0 9

1 0

0 6

0 6

0 9

0 6

0 6

0 8

0 8

0 6

2 0

1 9

0 8

0 6

0 8

0 6

0 11½

1 2

0 6

   11

2 2

0 8

1 2

1 2

0 6

0 10½

0 6

0 6

0 6

0 8

1 2

0 6

0 6

0 9

1 0

0 6

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

 

20

3

4

8

10

6

19

26

38

13

18

11

3

4

40

5

10

13

1

2

20

21

4

7

6

9

10

2

3

18

16

10

11

12

 

The single uniform rate on Letters be-

tween the United Kingdom and places

BEYOND SEA when conveyed by PRIVATE

SHIP will be 6d., (except to Cuxhaven,

Lubeck, Oldenburg, Prussia, France,

Belgium, and Holland, which is the

same as by Packet,) in whatever

part of the United Kingdom they

may be posted or delivered. This rate

must be taken on Letters between the

United Kingdom and the East Indies, &c.

&c. when thus conveyed, the distinction

between these and other Classes of Ship

Letters, having been abolished.

The Post Office Official Monthly Director contains

the minutest Details of Postal Arrangement
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POST OFFICE, &c.

The principal object of the varied modes of ad-

dress (as
via
France,
via
Southampton, &c.) is to

save time or expense.

No person is now permitted to send

or receive Letters free of Postage; but

Members of Parliament are allowed to

receive, free of charge, Petitions addressed

to either House of Parliament, provided

they are sent without Covers, or in Covers

open at the sides, and not exceeding the

weight of Thirty-two ounces. Addresses

to Her Majesty are likewise free of Postage.

Printed Votes and Proceedings in Par-

liament are charged at the following rate

between places in the United Kingdom :

For any weight not exc. four ounces 1
d
.

Exceeding four oz. and not exceed-

   ing eight oz ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 2
d
.

Exceeding eight oz. and not exceed.

  ing twelve oz. ... ... ... ... ... ... 3
d
.

and so on in proportion. No Additional

charge will be made upon them if the

Postage be not paid in advance. Parlia-

mentary Proceedings to British Colonies,

however, are subject to the same rates

and regulations as
Books
, which see.

BOOKS, &c.— Printed Books, Magazines,

Reviews, Maps, &c. whether British,

Foreign or Colonial, may be forwarded by

Post between places in the United King-

dom and to Germany, (
via
France
only)
, not

exceeding 4oz. 3d.) if ends be left open, and

if prepaid in stamps at the following rates ;

Not exceeding 4oz. 1d., not exceeding 8oz.

2d., not exceed 16oz.4d.,and 2d.additional

for every additional 8oz. but no one parcel

may exceed 24 inches in any way. They

may also be forwarded by packet to

The British West Indies

Turk's Island

Honduras

Bermuda

Canada

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Newfoundland

Prince Edward's Island

Malta

Gibraltar

Ionian Islands

Sierra Leone

Gambia

Gold Coast

St. Helena

Ascension

Cape Town

Natal

Heligoland

Labuan

Van Couvers Island

Falkland Islands

Ceylon

East Indies

Hong Kong

Mauritius

Tasmania

New Zealand

Australia

[Curly brackets from The British West Indies to Falkland Islands:

under 4 oz. 0
s
. 3
d
.

"" 8 oz. 0
s
. 6
d
.

"" 16 oz. 1
s
. 0
d
.

and 6
d
. every additional ½ lb.]

[Curly brackets from Ceylon to Australia:

under 4 oz. 0
s
. 4
d
.

"" 8 oz. 0
s
. 8
d
.

"" 16 oz. 1
s
. 4
d
.

and 8
d
. every additional ½ lb.]

A
Book Packet
may consist of any num-

ber of separate books, invoices, maps, or

prints, and any quantity of paper, vellum,

or parchment, (to the exclusion of Letters,

or any communication of the nature of a

letter) and the books, maps, paper, &c. may

be either printed, written, or plain, or any

POST OFFICE, &c,

mixture of the three, but those to India

& New South Wales must not exceed 3 lbs.

The postage of Letters to and from

Soldiers and Sailors not above Half an

ounce in Weight, prepaid, 1
d
. unpaid 2
d
.

in addition to Foreign Rates, if to or

through a Foreign Country, but no

further charge upon re-direction.

DELIVERIES.

In the environs of London (within a

circle of three miles from the General

Post Office) there are ten deliveries

daily; and in the country districts

including a circle of
about twelve miles

from the General Post Office, there are

at most places six deliveries daily.*

LONDON.—
Letters from one part of

the Town to another
, if put into the

[table used for transcription convenience; original document has curly brackets under each heading]

Rec. Offices.

Chief Office.

Will be sent Out

* bef. 9 a.m.

* 11

  12

  1 p.m.

  2

* 3

  4

* 5

* 6

* 10

¼ to 10 a.m.

¼ to ​​​​​​​12

¼​​​​​​​ to ​​​​​​​1 p.m.

¼​​​​​​​ to ​​​​​​​2

¼​​​​​​​ to ​​​​​​​3

¼​​​​​​​ to ​​​​​​​4

¼​​​​​​​ to ​​​​​​​5

¼​​​​​​​ to ​​​​​​​6

        7

       10

at 10 a.m.

12

1 p.m.

2

3

4

5

6

7·30

7·30 a.m.

MODE OF PAYMENT.

Inland Letters, &c. must be prepaid by

Labels or Stamped Covers, that is to say,

there are 1d., 2d., 4d., 6d. and 1s., adhesive

Labels, which being stuck on the face

of the Letter, may be used to represent so

much money: there are also 1d. and 2d.

envelopes and Covers, under the same re-

gulation. Foreign or Colonial Letters

may be prepaid either with money or

stamps, at the option of the sender; In-

land Letters posted at St. Martin's-le-

Grand, before 5 p.m. daily, may also be

paid for with money if the postage amount

to 20s.

INLAND EVENING MAILS.—Letters

can be posted at the Receiving Houses till

5½ P.M.. and with a fee paid by means of

a Penny Stamp affixed to the Letter, until

6 P.M.; at the Branch Offices, at Charing

Cross, Old Cavendish Street, and High-

st., Borough, till 6 P.M.; and with a fee of

1d. (which with the postage must be paid

by a Stamp or Stamps affixed to the Letter)

until 6¾ P.M.; at the Branch Office in Lom-

bard Street, till 6 P.M.; and till 7 P.M. with

the postage and an extra 1d. paid by means

of a Stamp or Stamps affixed to the Letter:

at the General Post Office, St. Martin's.

le-Grand, until 6 P.M.,and until 7 P.M. upon

payment of a fee of one Penny (or an

affixed Stamp) in addition to the Postage,

which must then be paid in advance, and

from 7 till half-past 7, upon payment of a

fee of 6d. with each.

Letters for the Irish Express Mail, must

be posted in London, at the Receiving

Houses before 2 P.M.; at the London Branch

Offices before 3 P.M.: and at the Chief Office

St. Martin's-le-Grand, before 3.30 P.M.

INLAND MORNING MAILS—Let-

ters must be posted at the Receiving

Houses before 10 P.M. previous evening;

at the Branch Offices, Charing Cross,