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POSTAGE DIEECTORY — FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.
TIME OF THE ARRIVAL AND DESPATCH OF FOREIGN AND
COLONIAL MAILS IN EDINBURGH.
Names of Places
Despatched.
When Due.
West Indies — British and Foreign ■]
(except Hondui'as, Grey Town,
Bluefields, ^lexico, and Havan- )■
nah) , Venezuela, California, Pana- j
ma, New Granada, Chili, and Peru, J
]\Iexico and Havanuah, .
Honduras, Grey Town and Blue- }
fields, (
Brazil, B. Ayres, ....
h West Coast of Africa, Madeira, )
Teneriffe, &c., . . . . |
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and )
Newfoundland, . . . . )
United States and British America )
(by British Packet), . . \
Canada (by Canadian Packet) and )
United States, . . . . )
France and Spain,
Gibraltar, j
Belgium, Holland, German States, 1
Cities of Hamburg, Bremen, and (
Lubec, Sweden, Norway, Russia, (
Prussia, and Ionian Islands, . ;
cZ Lisbon, Madeira (if addi'essed via "i
Lisbon), and Spain (if addi'essed >
ria Southampton), . . . )
Bombay, &c. (Bombay ^lail) .
Ditto, ditto {via Southampton) .
a India (East), a China, a Penang,
a Singapore {via Mai'seilles),
c Ditto, ditto {via. Southampton),
Australia, Ceylon, and New Zea-
land {via, Southampton), .
Austraha, &c. {via ]\Iarseilles),
Cax^e of Good Hope and Ascension,
Mauritius (via Southampton)
Ditto {via Marseilles),
e 1st and 16th — 5-40 p.m.
e 1st — 5-40 P.M.
e 16th— 5-40 p.m.
e 8th, g 23d— 5-40 P.M.
23d— 7-30 P.M.
Every alternate Saturday )
— 5-40 P.M. J
Every Saturday — 5-40 P.M.
Every Thursday— 3-30 P.M. )
and 5-40 p.m. 5
Daily.
ff 3d, 11th, 19th, and 26th )
—5-40, P.M. 5
Daily.
e 6th, 16th, and 26th—
5-40 P.M.
/ 2d and 17th— 7-30 p.m.
g 11th and 26th— 5-40 P.M.
/ 9th and 25th— 7-30 p.m.
g 3d, 19th— 5-40 P.M.*
g 19th— 5-40 P.M.
/ 25th— 7-30 P.M.
/5th— 5-40 P.M.
g 19th— 5-40 P.M.
/ 25th— 7-30 P.M.
15th and 30th.
30th.
15th.
6th.
Monthly.
Fortnightly.
Weekly.
Weekly.
Daily.
Four times a month.
DaUy.
2d, 12th, and 22d.
5th and 20th.
11th and 26th.
13th and 28th
3d and 19th.
19th.
13th.
Monthly,
10th.
5th.
•^ For Rates of Postage, see Table commencing next page.
* China, Penang, and Singapore, 3d and 19th only.
a Always sent by this Mail, unless otherwise directed.
c Letters always sent via Marseilles, if not specially marked via Southampton.
d Letters for Portugal sent daily, via France, if so directed.
e When these dates occur on Saturday, the Mails close next day same hour.
/ Wien these dates occur on Saturday, the Mails close following evening.
g When these dates occur on Saturday, the Mails close previous night.
7i'When the 23d occurs on Snndaj', the MaUs close following evening.