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27 Foreign Posts.
Guayaquil. See Ecuador.
Halifax, Nova Scotia. See America, British North.
Hamburgh, Free City, by the London Packets, unless otherwise addressed, on Mon-
days and Thursdays, 1-15 p m., 8d. under \ oz.. Is. 4d. under 1 oz., Ac. See
German States, served through the Office of Tour and Taxis. Newspapers, free
by Packet, and 2d. each through France
Hanovek, by Packet, unless otherwise .addressed, payment optional, Mondays and
Thursdays, 1-16 p.m., 9d. under \ oz.. Is. 6d. under 1 oz., and so on. If addressed
via Belgium, Is. 5d., 2s., 3s. 6d., 4s., 6s. 3d.; via Holland, Is. od., Is. lOd., 3s. 3d,
3s. 8d., and 6s. Id.; via Hamburgh and Prussia, Is. 5d., Is. lOd., 3s. 3d., 3s, 8d.,
and 6s. Id., under \, I, |, 1 and \\ oz. respectively. Newspapers, free. See also
Northern States of Europe through France.
Havannah, payment obligatory, on the first day of each month, 2-15 a.m., via South-
ampton, 2s. 3d. under ^ oz., 4s. 6d. under 1 oz., and so on. Newspapers, 2d. each.
Hayti. See Indies, Foreign West.
Heligoland, payment obligatory, by Hamburg Packet, every Monday and Thurs-
day, 1-15 p.m., 6d, under \ oz., Is. under 1 oz., <fec. Newspapers, free.
Hesse. (Electoral), Hesse Darmstadt, and Hesse Romberg. See German States.
Hindostan. See India, East.
Hohenagolleeen. See Wirtemburg.
Holland, payment optional, by direct Packet to Rotterdam, unless otherwise ad-
dressed, on Tuesdays and Fridays, 2-15 a.m.. Is. under | oz., 2s. under 1 oz., and
so on. livia France, must be paid to Calais, 5d.; or through France, lOd., Is. 3d.,
2s. Id., and 2s. 6d. under J, i |, and 1 oz. respectively. Newspapers, by Packet,
Id.; and through France, 2d. To Dutch Colonies, addressed via Holland, the
Packet Postage is the same as to Holland. Periodical works, not strictly news-
papers, may be sent, if prepaid and open at the sides, at the rate of Id. under 2
oz., 6d. under 3 oz., 8d. under i oz., and so on to 16 oz.
Honduras, payment optional, on the first day of every month onZy, 2-15 a.m., via
Southampton, Is. under i oz., 2s. under 1 oz., and so on. Newspapers, free.
HoNG KoNo, payment optional, via Ceylon, Southampton route, on the 19th of each
month, 2-15 a.m., Is. under i oz., 2s. under 1 oz. ; Marseilles route, on the 23rd,
1-15 p.m., Is. lOd. under | oz., and so on. Newspapers, free, by the former, and
3d. each by the latter route. Letters may also be sent by the mails of the 2nd,
2-15 a.m., and 6th, 1-15 p.m., provided they are specially addressed by Bombay,
Calcutta, or INIadras, and are liable to an extra postage of 4d. each. Papers, 2d.
by Southampton, and 5d. by Marseilles.
Hungary. See Austrian Dominions.
Illinois, State of. See America, United States of.
Illyria. See Austrian Dominions.
India (East), by Soidhampton, payment optional, on the 2nd and 19th of each
month, 2-15 a.m., unless either of these days fall upon Saturday, then the mail will
be made up in Glasgow on the previous Friday, 2-15 a.m., Is. under l oz., 2s. under 1
oz., 4s. under 2 oz., &e.; and on the 6th and 23rd, 1-15 p.m., of each month, pay-
ment obligatory, " via Marseilles by the British Packet;" unless either of these
days fall upon Saturday, then the mail will be made up in Glasgow on the fol-
lowing day, 1-15 p.m.. Is. lOd. under ^ oz., 2s. 3d. under \ oz., 4s. Id. under f
oz., 4s. 6d. under 1 oz., Ts. 9d. under IJ oz., «fec. All paid" letters are sent by
Marseilles, unless otherwise addressed. Newspapers, free by Southampton Packet;
and via Marseilles, 3d. each.
To places beyond India, eastward of Calcutta, and not within the territory of the
East India Company (Ceylon, Hong Kong, and China, by the Mid Month Mail
excepted), the following rates of postage are levied: by Southampton Packet, Is.
4d., 2s. 8d., OS. 4d., under \,\, and 2 oz. respectively, and so on; and bv Marseilles
2s. 2d., 2s. Td., 4s. 9d., 5s. 2d., 9s. Id., under -|. \, f, 1, and 1^ oz. respectively.
Papers, by the former route — British Colonies, 2d.; Foreign Possessions, 4d.; and
by the latter route, 5d. These rates apply to all letters and papers to and from
Australia, Bourbon, Cape of Good Hope, Java, Madagascar, Mauritius, New Zea-
land, Sumatra, and Van Dieman's Land, specially addressed via India; Java and
Sumatra are invariably sent by India, unless otherwise addressed.
Letters for Ceylon, and for Hong Kong and China, should be sent by the mails
of the 19th, 2-15 a.m., and 23rd, 1-15 p.m., as there is a Packet waiting at the
Port de Galle the arrival of the Steamer conveying this mail: Letters for these