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POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS.
confined to writing or marks on the News-
paper itself, and is not to extend to the
cover. Any writing or marks other than
the address on which, or (if the postage
be not prepaid as above) on the News-
paper itself, will subject the Newspaper
to the same rate of Postage as that to
which an unpaid letter of the same weight
is liable.
Newspapers posted in Town addressed
to any part within the town delivery,
charged, paid or unpaid, Id.
Newspapers printed or published in any
of the Channel Islands, or in the Isle of
Man, and sent by the Post between any
of such Islands and Great Britain or Ire-
land, or sent by the Post in Great Britain
or Ireland, will be liable to the full letter
rates of Postage, according to the scale
for charging* inland letters, with the
exception of such as are printed in the
French Language.
NEWSPAPERS FROM THE BRITISH
COLONIES
are delivered free of Postage at any place
within the British dominions. Those for
persons who have removed may be for-
warded by Post, free of charge, provided
the}' have not been opened at the place to
which they were originally addressed.
THE BRITISH COLONIES AND FOREIGN
PARTS.
Newspapers liable to the Stamp Duty
may be forwarded to the British Colonies
and Possessions, by her Majesty's packet-
boats, free of the duty of Postage, provided
the same be duly Stamped, made up open
at the ends, and put into any Post-Office
within seven days after the day of publica-
tion.
Newspapers may also be forwarded to
the Colonies, by private ships, for a Post-
age of One Penny each, and to Foreign
Countries for a Postage of Twopence each,
to be paid when posted, under the same
regulations as to date, cfc.
For days of despatch and Rates of
Postage, see the Alphabetical List of
Foreign Countries.
NEWSPAPERS FROM ABROAD.
Newspapers arriving from British Colo-
nies or Foreign Parts, to which they
are despatched free, are delivered free of
Postage. From places abroad to which
they are not despatched free, they are
charged on delivery, Twopence each ; ex-
cepting those brought by the closed mail
through France, which are charged Three-
pence or Fivepence each. All newspapers
must be printed in the language of the
ountry from which they are sent.
PRICES CURRENT AND COMMERCIAL
LISTS.
Printed Prices Current, having ob-
tained the sanction of the Lords of the
Treasury, pass through the Post-Office to
the Colonies and Foreign Parts at One
Penny each, provided they contain simply
the names and prices of articles ; the
names and addresses of the parties deal-
ing in such articles must be excluded.
Each copy to be made up in the same
form as a Newspaper, with covers open at
the end.
The title of the publication must be
written or printed immediately above the
address ; and any other writing than such
address, name, initial, or mark, for refer-
ence of any kind, calculated to convey in-
formation as to the party by whom such
publication is forwarded, will subject the
same to full letter rates of Postage.
Every Frice Current to be forwarded
within seven days after each publication ;
and no one can be forwarded a second
time without being charged with full
letter Postage.
All other publications, not strictly
newspapers, published in the United
Kingdom, if duly stamped and under the
weight of three ounces, and folded so as to
expose to view the newspaper stamp, will
be treated as newspapers, and enjoy the
newspaper privileges, the sanction of the
Postmaster-General having been previously
obtained.
Printed Prices Current and Com-
mercial Lists from the British Colo-
nies, France, Belgium, and Holland, are
now admitted into the United Kingdom at
the reduced rate of Id. each, whether con-
veyed by Packet or by Private Ship.
Printed Prices Current and Com-
mercial Lists from any foreign coun-
try except France, Belgium, Holland,
Prussia, and China, are admitted into the
United Kingdom at the reduced rate of
2d. each.
Printed Prices Current and Com-
mercial Lists, from the British Colo-
nies, passing through the United King-
dom, are liable to a Postage of 2d. each,
to be paid at the time of being posted.
Prices Current and Commercial
Lists from the British Colonies, passing
through France, Belgium, or Holland, to
the United Kingdom, are liable to a Post-
age of 2d. each.
Printed Prices Current and Com-
mercial Lists to China, via South-
ampton, 2d. each ; via Marseilles, 3d.
each. From China, via Southampton, 3d.
each ; via Marseilles, 5d. each.
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