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LONDON.
Bittttorn^*
From um Part of the Country to another.
If eoing from one part of a Ride or District to another part oltbe Hanie Ride ot District, and put in fof
le mornlQcr Dispatch, thev are delivered tbrouRh the me;.ns of a Bye Post arrangement the same Day ftt
oon. If put in for the Afternoon Dispatch, they are delivered the s^.ir.e Evening, where^an Lvening
If going to parts not beloiiifing to the sataie F<ide they come to London, snch Letters put
the
JToon.
Delivery is given. *. j, — „ — , — ,- -„ - - . c. _
into the Posi for the Morning Dispaich are delivered in (be Country the sanje Evening, wtiere an liveniug
Delivery is given ; if for the Afternoon Dispatch the next nioriniig, where a Morning Delivery w-giwea'.^
Hr otherwise at Noun. The Deliveries given to each will he found in the List of Places.
Stumps.
The Date Stamp on Letters, or. if there be more than one, thai having the latest hour, shevvs the day and
ue of d;iy they were dispatched for delivery ; that on Returned Letters excepting, vi'hicb shews the tim«
ey were returned to I he Office as dead LeiSers. The C^a! Stamp is used at the Chu^f OlTice ; the Indented
tin)
Stamp at the Wesimin«ter; and Itie Circular a( Country Ofate^. Persons isaving occasion to complam of
111* delay of their Letters, are requested to transmit to the Comptroller the Covers, with a statemeat ,of lUe
time of delivery, as tkse Date Stamp will assist maierirUiy in tracing their course.
Postage.
The Postage of each Letter, or Packet, passing from one part of the Town to another, bAtJi being withjo
4hei)mit8 of the General. Post Office Detwery, is Two-pence. To or from the Country, or from one part
oflheConnlry to another, Three-pence. The Postage of this Oliice on each Letter or Packet, passing t©
-or from the Genei-al or Foreign OlSce, is Two-pence iu addition to the General or Foreign Rtttes. To pre-
vent mistakes, it is recommended to persons paying the Postage of Letters at putting id, to see them stamp-
ed with the paid Stamp before they leave the Office.
Soldiers and Sail<rrs.
StngleLeUershomor to Soldiers and Sailors, under ceilaiu restrictionsi,pas.s throughout both Urisan*
itbe General Post, or either, for One-penny only, if paid at putting ir..
Seicspnpers.
Newspapers pass from Lvndon «o the. Cauntry, in co.ers open at the ends, for One-penny each ; but from
«ne part of London to anolher. or from the Country to Londos, or one ptirt of the Country to another, U»
Postage is the same as for Letters.
Letters of Value.
This Office is not liaMe to make good the Loss of Property contained in Letters. But for the greater
Security of such Properly, it is recommended that Notice of It be given to the OtEce-keepers at putting
into the Post. This however, wiih the exception of Bank or other Notes, or Drafts payable lo Ueareir,
which should be cut in halves, and sent at twice, the first half to i)e acknowkdged before the other is sent.
IVeiijht.
No Letters or Packets exceeding the Weight of Four Ounces can be Rent by this Post, except snch as
have first passed by, or are intended to pass by, the General or Foreign Mails.
Letters for This Post not to be put into the General Post,
Letters for the Two-penny Post are sometimes put into the General Post, by which they are unavoidably
delayed. It is therefore recommended, that they he put into the Two-penny Post Offices or Receiving
«onses, that they may be regularly forwarded by their proper Conveyance.
Letters not to be returned back.
And for the necessary security of Letters in general, Olfice-keepers are .«trictly forbid returning bacit,
to any persons whnteveV, Letters that may be applied for aKer being put into their Offices, uader whatever
^cjrcumstances the recovery may be urged.
PenaHies.
By the 9ih. Queen Ar.ne, Cap. 30. any Person illegally conveying Letters incurs a, Penalty of £5 for
every Offence ; and £100. for every Week the pvaciice is conlinoed. And by 42 Geo. III. C^. 81. ib»
JSender also incnrs a penalty of £.5. for every Offence, with lull Costs.of Suit,
List of Places in the Country Delhery of the Two-Fenny Post.
Shewing also by the Letters N. E. and M. meaning Noon, Evenic-g, and Ne^t Morning, the Deliveries
given Daily at each place: and in the following columns, the Time fixed for the departure of the Post
from such as have receiving Houses. Those having no Time stated, have no Receiving Houses.
NiB.— Letters stamped Ten o'clock, are for Delivery at Noon:; Four o'clock, for Delivery the sama
Evenin-r; and Seven o'clock, for Delivery next Morqing. Bye Letters having in the Date Stamp the
Letters Ivig. should be delivered at Noon : Those having the Letters Ev. the same Evening, where aa
Evening Delivery is given. ^
As a more convenient explanation, H is here repeated, tliat Lelieis,
should be put into the Receiving Houses in London by the hours
of ••
Or (be Principal Offices by.
s
)U
the
iViorning,
2
in
the
Afternoon.
5
in
the
Evening.
9
in
the
J^lorniog.
3
in
the
Afternoon.
fi
in
(he
Evening.
For Delivery at the Periods nained
umlerneatli, by initials in each Co-
lumn respectively.
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PLACES.
Acton Midd.
Acton East. Midd.
JDelive-
rie? at
each
Place.
Time which Let-
ters ^hoiiKI be pir
in at plareshavini
Receiving Hou.se.''
Morn.
m.
30
Aftn
For Delivery at the Periods iiaiiied| ^^g^ ^^
inderneath, by initials in each Co-| ^^^^^
innn rei^pectively. i pi^^e.
PLACES. g
pi
Balham S.irrtj.fi
Ball's Pond Midd. N
E'Mi
Tune which Let-
ters should be put
in at.placeshaviiig
Receiving Hous:r
Morn.
Aftk,
71L.
15