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Foreign Posts. 26
Bermuda, payment optional, 1st of each month, 9-45 a.m., by direct Packet, via
Southampton, and by the American Packets from Liverpool, if specially so ad-
dressed, Is. under \ oz., 2s. under 1 oz., etc. Newspapers, free.
Bessarabia. Government of Russia Southern, which see.
Beteout, unpaid by French Packet via Marseilles, or paid to destination, Is. 3d.,
2s. Id., 3s. 4d., 4s. 2d., 5s. 10d., under \, \, f , 1, and \\ oz. respectively.
Bohemia. See Austrian Dominions.
Bolivia, State of, Western South America, payment obligatory, via Southampton,
lGth of each month, 9-45 a.m., 2s. under | oz., 4s. under 1 oz., and soon. News-
papers, free.
Bombay, Presidency of, payment optional, on the 19th of each month, 9-45 a.m., by
Southampton, Is. under ^ oz.; and 6th and 23rd, 7-30 p.m., l>y Marseilles, Is. lOd.
under J oz., etc. All letters, if prepaid, and not specially addressed via South-
ampton, are forwarded via Marseilles.
Borneo. See Archipelago, Indian.
Bourbon, Isle of. See Africa, and by the overland mail, payment obligatory, Is.
4d. under J oz., by Southampton, on the 19th of each month, and 2s. 2d. by
Marseilles under \ oz. Papers, 4d. by the former, and 5d. by the latter route.
All paid letters are sent via Marseilles, unless otherwise addressed.
Brazil, payment obligatory, via Falmouth, the 3rd of each month, 7-30 p.m., when
the 3rd falls on a Saturday, letters may be posted till 7-30 p.m. on the follow-
ing day, 2s. 9d. under \ oz , 5s. 6d. under 1 oz., etc. Aug. to Jan. inclusive, the
Packet touches at Pcrnarnbuco and Bahia on her outward passage to Rio Janeiro,
and the other six months on her homeward. .Newspapers, 2d. each.
Bremen, Free City of, by Hamburgh Packet, payment optional, Mon. and Thur.
7-30 p.m.; unless otherwise addressed, 8d. under \ oz, Is. 4d. under 1 oz., and so
on.; or (during the summer months), via Hull, under the same regulations, or via
Southampton, by American Contract Packets, Is. under \ oz., and so on ; via
Belgium, daily, Is. 4d., Is. 10d.. 3s. 2d„ 3s. 8d., 5s. lOd. ; or via France, daily,
]s. 3d., 2s. Id., 3s. 4d., 4s. 2d., 5s. 10d.; or via Holland, Tuesdays and Fridays,
9-45 a.m., Is. 4d., Is. 8d., 3s., 3s. 4d., 5s. 8d., under \, \, §, 1, and \\ oz. respec-
tively ; or via Belgium and Prussia, (closed mails), daily (Saturday excepted),
Is., 2s. 2d. ,2s. 4d., under \, §, and 1 oz. respectively. Letters by this route should be
addressed, " By Closed Mail, via Belgium and Prussia." Newspapers, free by
Packet, via Belgium, Holland, or by " Private Ship, via Hull;" 2d. via France
or Southampton. Papers cannot be forwarded by Closed Mails. Papers free by
Packet; 2d. by France. Printed Votes, and proceedings of Parliament may be
sent, if prepaid, and open at the sides, at the rate of Id., 6d , 8d., under 2, 3, and
i oz., respectively, up to 16 oz.
British North America. See America, British North.
Do. West Indies. See West Indies, British.
Brunswick. London Packet, unless otherwise addressed, payment optional. Mon-
days and Thursdays, 7-30 p.m., 9d. under ^ oz. Via Belgium, daily, 7-30 p.m.,
Is. 3d., Is. 8d„ 2s. lid., 3s. 4d., 5s. 5d.; via Holland, Is. 3d., Is. 6d.', 2s. 9d., 3s. ?
fis. 3d-; via Hamburgh, through Prussia, Is. 3d., Is. 6d., 2s, 9d., 3s., and 5s. 3d.,
" under \, \, f, 1, and \\ oz. respectively; Newspapers by Packet, Id., otherroutes.
free.
Buenos Atres, payment obligatory, 3rd of each month, 7-30 p.m., vix Falmouth,
2s. 7d. under \ oz., 5s. 2d. 1 oz., etc. Newspapers free.
Canada. See America, British North.
Canarv, or Fortunate Islands, payment obligatory, on the 3rd of each month, 7-30
p.m., Is. 10d., under \ oz., 3s. 8d. under 1 oz. etc. Newspapers 2d. each.
Cape of Goon Hope, by merchant vessels, as opportunities offer, 8d. under \ oz , Is.
4d, under 1 oz., <fcc. Newspapers Id. each.
Cape Haitien. See Indies, Foreign West.
Carthagena, Colombia, 2s. 3d., under \ oz., prepaid 16th of each month, 9-45
a.m.
Carolina, North and South States of. See America, United States of.
Caucasus. Government of Russia Southern, which see.
Ceylon, Island of, payment optional, 19th of each month, 9-45 a.m., by Southamp-
ton, Is. under \ oz.; 23rd, 7-30 p.m., by Marseilles, payment obligatory, Is. lOd.
under \ oz. Papers free by Southampton. Letters and papers may also be
sent by the mail of the 6th, 7~30 p.m, of each month, via Bombay, unpaid or

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