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POSTAGE DIRECTORY — FOREIGN" AND COLONIAL.
TIME OF THE AERIVAL AND DESPATCH OF FOREIGN AND
COLONIAL MAILS IN EDINBURGH.
Names of Places.
Despatched.
West Indies — British aucl Foreign 1
(except Honduras, Nassau, and
Havanuah), Venezuela, Califor-
nia, Panama, New Granada, Chili,
and Peru, ....
Mexico and Havannah,
Honduras and Nassau,
Brazil, B. Aj'res, ....
West Coast of Africa, iladeira, )
Teneriffe, «S:c., . . . . J
Bermuda, Nova Scotia, and New )
Brunswick, . . . . )
United States and British America )
(by British Packet), . . ]
France and Spain,
Belgium, Holland, German States, J
Cities of Hamburg, Bremen, and f
Lubec, Sweden, Norway, Russia, I
Prussia, and Ionian Islands, . )
fZ Lisbon, Madeira (if addressed via j
Lisbon), SjJain (if addressed via \
Southampton), and Gibraltar, . )
Bombay, Calcutta, &c. (Bombay )
Mail) \
a India (East), a Malta, a Alexan-
dria, a China, a Penang, a Sin-
gapore {via Marseilles),
c Ditto, ditto {via Southampton),
Australia and New Zealand {vi
Southamjiton), ..
Australia, &c. {via Marseilles)
Cape of Good Hope and Ascension,
c Mauritius {via Southampton)
a Ditto {via -Marseilles),
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e 1st and 1 6th — 4 p.m.
e 1st— 4 P.M.
e 16th — 4 P.M.
e 8th— 4 P.M.
/ 22d— 7-20 P.M.
Every alternate Friday —
7-20 P.M.
Every Friday — 7-20 P.M.
Daily.
Daily.
e 6th, 16th, and 26th— )
4 P.M. 5
/ 1st and IGth— 7-20 r.M.
/8 th and 24th— 7-20 p.m.
g 3d and 19th — 4 p.m.
ff 11th — 4 P.M.
/loth— 7-20 P.M.
4th — 7-20 P.M.
g 3d and g 19th — 4 P.M.
/ bth and/ 24th— 7-20 p.m.
2d and 17th.
2d.
17th.
6th.
Monthly.
Fortnightly.
Weekly.
Daily.
Daily.
7th, 17th, and 27th.
4th and 20th.
17th and 30th.
7th and 21st.
7th.
3d.
]\Ionthly.
5th and 22d.
17th and 30th.
i^ For Rates of Postage, see Table commencing next page.
a Always sent by this Mail, unless othern-ise directed.
c Letters ahvays 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 JIails close next day same hour.
/ When these dates occur on Saturday, the Mails close following evening.
g When these dates occiu- on Saturday, the Mails close previous night.