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CANkKY, or FoRTONATJi ISLANDS, payment obli-
gatory, on the 8th of each month, 3.15 p.m.. Is. lOd.
under ^ oz , 3s. 8d. under 1 oz., &c. ; or via Portu-
gal, ifso addressed, 6th, 16th, and 26th of each
month, S.15 p.m., Is. 9d. under ^ oz., &c. jStews-
papers, Id. each.
Cape de Verd Islands, by Packet, payment
obligatory, 8th of each month, 3.15 p.m.. Is. lOd.
under J oz., os. 8d. under 1 oz., &c. Newspapers,
Id. each.
Cape of Good Hope, paj'ment obligatory.
Private Ship, 8d. under ^ oz.. Is. 4d. under 1 oz.,
&c. Newspapers, Id. each.
Cape Town. See Cape of Good Hope.
Cape Hatien. See Indies, Foreign West.
Carthagena, South America, Is. under ^ oz.,
prepaid, 1st and 16th of each month, 1.20 p.m.
Newspapers free.
Carolina, North and South States of. See
America, United States of.
Caucasus. Government of Russia, which see.
Ceylon, Island of, payment optional, 3d and 19th
of each month, 3.15 p.m., by Southampton, 6d.
under ^ oz., &c. ; by Marseilles, 9th and 25th of
of each month, 3.15 p.m., lid. under 4" oz.. Is. 4d.
under ^ oz., &c. Newspapers Id. by Southampton;
via Marseilles, 3d. each. All Letters, if prepaid,
unless otherwise addressed, are sent via Marseilles.
Chagkes, payment obligatory, 1st and 16th of
each month 3.16 p.m., via Southampton, Is. under
J oz., 2s. under 1 oz., &c. Newspapers, free.
Chili, State of. Western South America, pay-
ment obligatory, 1st and 16th of each month, 3.15
p.m., 2s. under J oz., 4s. under 1 oz., &c. ; or by
Private Ship, 8d. under J oz., &c. Newspapers, by
Packet, 3d. each ; by Private Ship, 2d.
China, except Hong Kong, which see, payment
obligatory, by Marseilles, unless otherwise addressed,
oil the 9th of each month, 3.15 p.m., lid. under
^ oz.. Is. 4d. under J oz., &c. ; or via Southampton,
3d of each month, 3.15 p.m., 6d. under ;} oz., &c.
Newspapers, Id. by Southampton, 3d. by Marseilles.
CiRCASsiA. Government of Russia, which see.
CiviTA Vecchia. See Papal States.
CoBURG (Saxe). See German States.
Columbia (Republic), divided into Equador, New
Granada, and Venezuela.
Columbia River and Hudson's Bay. No
Regular Mails. Letters, &c., by private ships, or, if
specially addressed and prepaid, they are sent by
New York.
CoQUiMBA. See Chagres.
Connecticut, State of. See America, United
States of.
Constantinople, by French Mediterranean
packet, unless otherwise addressed, payment optional,
every Sunday and Thursday, 7.20 p.m.. Is. under
J oz., 2s. under ^ oz., &c. ; via Belgium, daily, pay-
ment optional. Is. Id. under ^ oz., 2s. 2d. under 1
oz., &c. ; or via France, payment optional, Is. 7d.
imder ^ oz., &c. ; <and by Southampton, 3d and 19th
of each month, 3.15 p.m., payment obligatory, lid.
under J oz.. Is. lOd. under 1 oz., &c., or by direct
British packets, at same rates ; or by British packet,
via Marseilles 9th and 2oth of each month, 3.15
p.m., payment obligatory, Is. 4d., Is. 9d., 3s. Id.,
3s. 6d., 5s. 9d., under J, ^, f, 1, and 1^ oz., respec-
tively. Newspapers, via Belgium, l^d. under ^ oz,j
&c. ; via France, and by French packet, via Mar-
seilles, Id. per 4 oz. ; via Southampton, Id. each;
and by British packet, via Marseilles, 3d. each.
Corsica. See France.
Cossacks of the Black Sea and Don. Govern-
ment of Russia, which see.
Cracow. See Austrian Dominions.
Costa Rica, payment obligatory, 1st and 16tli
of each month, 3.15 p.m., 2s. 3d. under ij oz., &c.
Newspapers, Id. each.
Cuba, payment obligatory, 1st of each month,
3.15 p.m., via Southampton, 2s. 3d. under -^- oz.,
4s. 6d. under 1 oz., &c. ; and if so addressed, via
United States, Is. 2|d. under J oz., &c. News-
papers, via Southampton, Id. each, via United States,
2d. each.
CuRACOA. See Indies, Foreign West.
CuxHAVEN, payment optional, via Belgium, 8d.
under J oz., &c.; or via France, 8d. under J oz.
Newspapers, via Bel^^ium, free ; via France, Id. per
4 oz.
Dardanelles, The. See Smyrna.
Dalmatia. See Austrian Dominions.
Daughistan. Government of Russia, which see.
Demeuara. See Indies, British West.
Denmark, payment optional, via Belgium, daily,
7.20 p.m. unless otherwise addressed; iOJd. under
-^ oz., &c. ; or via France, Is. Id. under ^ oz., &c.
Newspapers, via Belgium, free; via France, Id. per
4 07.. Printed British Prices Current, Commercial
Lists, and Courses of Exchange may be sent if pre-
paid and open at the sides, and printed in the Eng-
lish language. Id. each.
Dominica. See Indies, British West.
East Indies. See Indies, East.
Ecuador, State of. Western South America, 1st
and 16th of each month, 1.20 p.m., payment obliga-
rory, 2s. under ^ oz., 4s. under 1 oz. Newspapers,
3d. each.
Egypt (except Alexandria, which see), paj^ment
obligatory, by the British Closed Mail, on the 9th and
25th of each month, 3.15 p.m., unless otherwise ad-
dressed. Is. under J oz., 2s. under ^ oz., &c., and by
French packet m'rt Marseilles at same rates ; w'a South-
ampton, on the od and 19th, 3.15 p.m. of each month.
Is. not exceeding ^ oz. ; or via J5elgium, Is. under
^ oz., &c. Newspapers by Closed Mail, 3d. ; via
Southampton, Id. each ; b}' French packet Id. per
4 oz. ; via Belgium, l^d. each.
Ekaterinoslaw. Government of Russia, which
see.
Falkland Isles, by the Brazil packet, 8th of
each month, 3.15 p.m., payment obligatory. Is.
under ^ oz., 2s. under 1 oz., &c. Papers by packet,
Id. each.
Florida, East and West Territories of. See
America, United States of.
France, daily, by Jlorning and Evening Mails
(Saturday excepted) unpaid, or paid to destination ;
when the postage is paid in advance, 4d. under :|^ oz.
8d. under ^ oz.. Is. under f oz.. Is. 4d. under 1 oz.,
&c. Double these rates will be charged on all letters
to or from France posted unpaid ; or by private ships
at same rates. Newspapers, Id. per 4 oz.
Frankfort, Free City of. See German States.
Galatz, See Turkey. Only that Newspapers,
via Belgium, are l^d. under ^ oz., 3d. under 1 oz., &c.
Galicia. See Silesia.
Gallipoli, payment optional, by French packet
via Marseilles, Is. Id. under J oz., 2s. 2d. under