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Receiv. Houses.
the person, and the name of the ship or regiment, &c. to
which he belongs ; such letter not to be delivered to any per-
son but the one to which it is directed, or to some person ap-
pointed to receive the same, under the hand-writing of his
commanding officer.
Not to extend to commissioned or warrant officers, midship-
men, masters' mates, captains' clerks, or schoolmasters in the
navy ; or to commissioned or warrant officers in the army.
Officers endorsing letters, knowing them not to be on the
private concern of such seaman or soldier, under his command,
to forfeit Jive pounds for every offence.
Officers endorsing letters of seaman, &c. not under their
command, to forfeit five pounds.
Any person directing a letter to any seaman, &c. intended
for another person, to forfeit Jive pounds.
Any person procuring any seaman, &c. to obtain the signa-
ture of his officer, which shall not be on his own private con-
cern ; or if any seaman, &c. obtain his officer's signature for
any purpose contrary to what is here intended, each and every
person so offending to forfeit Jive pounds.
One half of any of the above sums to the use of his Majes-
ty, the other to the informer, recoverable before any Justice of
the Peace where the offence is committed ; in default of pay-
ment, to be committed to the house of correction, for any
space not exceeding one month, or till the penalty be paid.
Bank Notes and Drafts. — Persons wishing to send bank
notes or drafts by post, are advised to cut such notes or drafts
in halves, and send them at two different times, waiting till
the receipt of one half is acknowledged before the other is sent.
Money, Rings, or Lockets, Qc When money, rings, or
lockets, &c. are sent by the post from Edinburgh, particular
care should be taken to deliver the same to the Clerk, at the
window at the General Post-office ; and when any such letter
is to be sent from the country, it should be delivered into the
hands of the Post-master ; but it is to be observed, that this
office does not engage to insure the party from loss.
Money Order Office For the security of sums of money
not exceeding 5 guineas sent hi letters by post, the Post-mas-
ter General has authorised the establishment of the Money
Order office, where orders are given (payable at sight) on the
post-masters in Scotland, England, and Ireland. Attendance
from 11 to 3, daily, Sundays excepted.
RECEIVING HOUSES.
No. 9, Hunter Square John Thomson and Co.
No. 5, South Castle Street, — Robert Crawford.
No. 8, Hanover Street, — William Millar.
No. 9, Duke Street, — Mrs Moon.
No. C, Fife Place, — Richard Chalmers.
No. 7, West Port, — William Young.
No. 2, Howe Street, — Alexander Cowper.
No. 26', Nicolson Street, — James Dempster.
dispatched from the above, at half-past 6 and half-past
10, a.m. ; a quarter before 4, and at 7 and 9, p.m.
PENNY-POST RECEIVING HOUSES.
Stockbridge, — John Rodgers.
Warriston, — Robert Spalding.
These Bags are dispatched at a quarter before 4*, p.m.