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FOREIGN POSTS.
closed mails for New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, and
letters and newspapers will be forwarded
in such closed mails, if specially addressed
" via New York," or " via United States,"
or by " United States Packet." Letters,
&c, for Bermudaand Newfoundland, will
be forwarded only by the Packets proceed-
ing to Boston. Letters, &c, for Canada
■ — see Canada.
Antigua. See Indies, British West.
Arabia. See Indies, East.
Arequipa. See Peru.
Archipelago, East Indian, Sumatra,
Borneo, the Molucca or Spice Islands, and
Philippines, no regular conveyance ; sent
by merchant vessels, 8d. under §■ oz., &c. ;
by the Indian mails, if so addressed, 2s.
2d. by Marseilles, and Is. 4d. by South-
ampton. Papers 2d. by ship; 4d. by
Southampton ; and 6d. by Marseilles.
Australia, South Victoria, and New
South "Wales, payment optional, on the
4th of each month, 7.20 p.m., 6d. under
-g- oz., &c. Newspapers free, or by private
ship, if so addressed, 6d. under ^ oz., &c.
Newspapers, Id. each.
Austrian Dominions (except Lom-'
bardy and the Venetian Provinces, which
see). Payment optional, via Belgium and
Prussia daily, 7.20 p.m., unless otherwise
addressed, 8d. under £ oz., Is. 4d. under
1 oz., &c. ; or to destination, via France,
Is. Id. under \ oz., 2s. 2d. under \ oz.,
&c. Newspapers, via France, 2d. ; other
routes free.
Azores, prepayment required, 6th,
16tb, and 26th of each month, 1.20 p.m.,
via Lisbon, unless otherwise addressed, Is.
9d. under 5- oz., 3s. 6d. under 1 oz., and
so on ; or by Brazil Packet, 8th of each
month, 1.20 p.m., Is. lOd. under ^ oz.,
;>3s. 8d. under 1 oz., and so on. Papers,
2d. each.
Baden, daily, 7.20 p.m., by France,
unless otherwise directed, 8d. under J oz.,
Is. 4fl. under ^ oz., &c. ; via Belgium,
7.20 p.m., 8d. under ^ oz., &c. News-
papers, via France, 2d ; via Belgium, free.
Bahamas, The, the 1st of every month,
1.20 p.m., except when the 1st falls on a
Saturday. In such case the mail is de-
spatched the following morning. Pay-
ment optional, via Southampton, 6d. under
j oz., Is. under 1 oz., &c. Newspapers
free.
Bahia Hondu. See Brazil.
Balearic Islands, letters prepaid,
forwarded daily through France ; or, if so
addressed, sent by Southampton. News-
papers free.
Baltic, The.. Mails for the British
fleet in the Baltic are made up on the de-
parture of ships of war, or other vessels in
H.M. service. Letters are also sent by
the route of Kiel or Dantzic, via Ostend,
daily. All letters for commissioned, non-
commissioned, and warrant officers, sol-
diers, and seamen, forwarded, via Kiel or
Dantzic, are charged 3d. under J oz., 6d.
under g oz., &c, 3d. being charged for
each additional \ of an oz. The same
rates will be charged on letters for com-
missioned or warrant officers conveyed by
Queen's ships or transports; those for sol-
diers and seamen at Id. under -^ oz. The
postage in all cases must be paid in ad-
vance. Newspapers by vessels of war or
transports free. Newspapers cannot be
sent via Kiel or Dantzic.
Baranquilla. See Carthagena.
Barbadoes. See British West Indies.
Barbarx", opportunities by merchant
vessels very rare; should be sent to an
agent at Malta or Gibraltar.
Bavaria, daily, 7.20 p.m., by France,
unless otherwise directed, 8d. under J oz.,
Is. 4d. under J oz., &c. ; hy Belgium,
daily, 7.20 p.m., payment optional, 8d.
under §■ oz , &c. Newspapers, via France,
2d. ; via Belgium, free.
Belgium, by the daily packets to Os-
tend, unless otherwise addressed, payment
optional, 7.20 p.m., 6d., 8d., Is. 2d., Is.
4d., and 2s. 2d., under J, k, f, 1, and l£
oz., &c. ; and if addressed via France,
payment optional at the same rates.
Newspapers free.
Belgrade, payment obligatory, via
Belgium, daily, unless otherwise addressed,
paid to Austria, 8d. under \ oz., &c. ; or
via France, payment optional, Is. Id. un-
der J oz., &c. Newspapers, via France,
2d ; via Belgium, ljd. each.
Belize. See Honduras.
Berbice. See Indies, British West.
Bermuda, payment optional, every
fourth Friday, via Halifax, 6cL under 5-
oz., Is. under 1 oz., &c. Newspapers
free.
Bessarabia. Government of Eussia,
which see.
Beyrout, via Marseilles, by French
packet, payment optional, Is. under J oz.,
2s. under J oz., &c. ; or via Belgium, Is.
Id. under'j oz., &c. Papers, l£d. via
Belgium, under £ oz., &c. ; by French
packets, 2d, each.
Birkenfeld. See German States.
Black Sea, The. Letters for the
British forces in Turkey and the Black
Sea are sent by French packet, via Mar-
seilles, every Sunday and Thursday, 7.20
p.m., payment obligatory, 3d. under J oz.,
tid. under £ oz., Is. under 1 oz., Is. 2d.
under 2 oz., Is. 4d. under 3 ez., Is. «6d.
FOREIGN POSTS.
closed mails for New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, and
letters and newspapers will be forwarded
in such closed mails, if specially addressed
" via New York," or " via United States,"
or by " United States Packet." Letters,
&c, for Bermudaand Newfoundland, will
be forwarded only by the Packets proceed-
ing to Boston. Letters, &c, for Canada
■ — see Canada.
Antigua. See Indies, British West.
Arabia. See Indies, East.
Arequipa. See Peru.
Archipelago, East Indian, Sumatra,
Borneo, the Molucca or Spice Islands, and
Philippines, no regular conveyance ; sent
by merchant vessels, 8d. under §■ oz., &c. ;
by the Indian mails, if so addressed, 2s.
2d. by Marseilles, and Is. 4d. by South-
ampton. Papers 2d. by ship; 4d. by
Southampton ; and 6d. by Marseilles.
Australia, South Victoria, and New
South "Wales, payment optional, on the
4th of each month, 7.20 p.m., 6d. under
-g- oz., &c. Newspapers free, or by private
ship, if so addressed, 6d. under ^ oz., &c.
Newspapers, Id. each.
Austrian Dominions (except Lom-'
bardy and the Venetian Provinces, which
see). Payment optional, via Belgium and
Prussia daily, 7.20 p.m., unless otherwise
addressed, 8d. under £ oz., Is. 4d. under
1 oz., &c. ; or to destination, via France,
Is. Id. under \ oz., 2s. 2d. under \ oz.,
&c. Newspapers, via France, 2d. ; other
routes free.
Azores, prepayment required, 6th,
16tb, and 26th of each month, 1.20 p.m.,
via Lisbon, unless otherwise addressed, Is.
9d. under 5- oz., 3s. 6d. under 1 oz., and
so on ; or by Brazil Packet, 8th of each
month, 1.20 p.m., Is. lOd. under ^ oz.,
;>3s. 8d. under 1 oz., and so on. Papers,
2d. each.
Baden, daily, 7.20 p.m., by France,
unless otherwise directed, 8d. under J oz.,
Is. 4fl. under ^ oz., &c. ; via Belgium,
7.20 p.m., 8d. under ^ oz., &c. News-
papers, via France, 2d ; via Belgium, free.
Bahamas, The, the 1st of every month,
1.20 p.m., except when the 1st falls on a
Saturday. In such case the mail is de-
spatched the following morning. Pay-
ment optional, via Southampton, 6d. under
j oz., Is. under 1 oz., &c. Newspapers
free.
Bahia Hondu. See Brazil.
Balearic Islands, letters prepaid,
forwarded daily through France ; or, if so
addressed, sent by Southampton. News-
papers free.
Baltic, The.. Mails for the British
fleet in the Baltic are made up on the de-
parture of ships of war, or other vessels in
H.M. service. Letters are also sent by
the route of Kiel or Dantzic, via Ostend,
daily. All letters for commissioned, non-
commissioned, and warrant officers, sol-
diers, and seamen, forwarded, via Kiel or
Dantzic, are charged 3d. under J oz., 6d.
under g oz., &c, 3d. being charged for
each additional \ of an oz. The same
rates will be charged on letters for com-
missioned or warrant officers conveyed by
Queen's ships or transports; those for sol-
diers and seamen at Id. under -^ oz. The
postage in all cases must be paid in ad-
vance. Newspapers by vessels of war or
transports free. Newspapers cannot be
sent via Kiel or Dantzic.
Baranquilla. See Carthagena.
Barbadoes. See British West Indies.
Barbarx", opportunities by merchant
vessels very rare; should be sent to an
agent at Malta or Gibraltar.
Bavaria, daily, 7.20 p.m., by France,
unless otherwise directed, 8d. under J oz.,
Is. 4d. under J oz., &c. ; hy Belgium,
daily, 7.20 p.m., payment optional, 8d.
under §■ oz , &c. Newspapers, via France,
2d. ; via Belgium, free.
Belgium, by the daily packets to Os-
tend, unless otherwise addressed, payment
optional, 7.20 p.m., 6d., 8d., Is. 2d., Is.
4d., and 2s. 2d., under J, k, f, 1, and l£
oz., &c. ; and if addressed via France,
payment optional at the same rates.
Newspapers free.
Belgrade, payment obligatory, via
Belgium, daily, unless otherwise addressed,
paid to Austria, 8d. under \ oz., &c. ; or
via France, payment optional, Is. Id. un-
der J oz., &c. Newspapers, via France,
2d ; via Belgium, ljd. each.
Belize. See Honduras.
Berbice. See Indies, British West.
Bermuda, payment optional, every
fourth Friday, via Halifax, 6cL under 5-
oz., Is. under 1 oz., &c. Newspapers
free.
Bessarabia. Government of Eussia,
which see.
Beyrout, via Marseilles, by French
packet, payment optional, Is. under J oz.,
2s. under J oz., &c. ; or via Belgium, Is.
Id. under'j oz., &c. Papers, l£d. via
Belgium, under £ oz., &c. ; by French
packets, 2d, each.
Birkenfeld. See German States.
Black Sea, The. Letters for the
British forces in Turkey and the Black
Sea are sent by French packet, via Mar-
seilles, every Sunday and Thursday, 7.20
p.m., payment obligatory, 3d. under J oz.,
tid. under £ oz., Is. under 1 oz., Is. 2d.
under 2 oz., Is. 4d. under 3 ez., Is. «6d.
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Scottish Post Office Directories > Towns > Glasgow > Post-Office annual Glasgow directory > 1855-1856 > (762) |
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Description | Directories of individual Scottish towns and their suburbs. |
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Description | Around 700 Scottish directories published annually by the Post Office or private publishers between 1773 and 1911. Most of Scotland covered, with a focus on Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Most volumes include a general directory (A-Z by surname), street directory (A-Z by street) and trade directory (A-Z by trade). |
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