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POSTAGE DTRECTOTIY.
NORTH AMERICA, AND BRITISH AND FOREIGN WEST INDIA ISLANDS.
The Mails for North America are forwarded by Steam Packets, which leave Liverpool twice a
month, iinaiediately after the arrival of the London Mails of the 3d and 18th, unless either of these
should fall on a Sunday, and then ou the succeeding day. During the winter naonths, viz. Dec Jan.
Feb. and March, but one Mail, that of the 3d, is despatched.
North America, viz. : — Quebec, Montreal, and all Parts of f Canada,
N'»»a Scotia, (Halifax excepted,) Prince Edward's Island, and New
Brunswick, conveyed direct hr/ the contract Packets (being one shilling
packet postai;e, and twopence Uniform internal Colonial Rate,)
*lt forwarded via Boston the above places are charged,
Halifax, Newtoundland, *New York, the Bermudas, and the *United
States,
British West Indies, &c., including Jamaica, Barbadoes, New Provi-
dence, Turks Island, Bahamas, Antfgua. Berbice, Cariacou, Deme-
rara. Domiirca, Grenada, St Lucia, Montserrat, Nevis, St Vincent's
St Kiti's, Tobago, Tortola, and Trinidad,
Foreign West Itioies, including *Guadaloupe, *A)artinique, *St Thomas,
•Curagoa, 'Surinam, "St Martin's, 'St Croix, and Porto Rico
Letters to the British West Indies are forwarded at the charge of one shilling for each single letter, and
so in proportion from all parts of the United Kingdom, without any charge for inland postage.
All Letters addressed to North America will be considered as intended to be forwarded by the Con-
tract Steam Packets, and charged accordingly, unless the words " By Private Ship" be plainly wriiten
on them.
t Letters for Canada, conveyed by the North American Packets from Liverpool, if specially ad-
dressed " via Boston," will be forwarded by that Route, in the United States Mail, provided the
Packet Postage be paid in advance.
RATES OF POSTAGE WITHIN BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.
Letters forwarded to or from British North America by the Liverpool Packets, or by Private
Ships, passing direct between the United Kingdom and British America, are charged with an Uni-
form Colonial rate of Twopence the half ounce when posted or delivered at any other towns than the
ports of Halifax, Nova Scotia or St John's. Newlouudland.
When not conveyed direct between the United Kingdom and British America, but forwarded through
the United States, they are liable to the full Internal rates, according to distance.
DISPATCH OF FOREIGN MAILS FROM EDINBURGH.
France Daily.
Belgium Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Holland Sunday and Wedaesday.
Hamburg, Sweden and Norway..... > g^^j ^^^ Wednesday.
Germany, Denmark, llussia, l^russia )
Sweden and Norway (dtiring the summer months) \ fhur d
iia Hull )
Lisbon, Madeiia, Vigo, Cadiz, Oporto, & Gibral. Every Friday.
^ Twice in each month, viz. — On the last day but
Malta, Greece, and Ionian Islands, via Falmouth >- one of every month, and on the Friday nearest
) /o the 15th of every month.
Syria, Egypt, and India, via Falmouth La>t day but one in each month. ,^
Brazil, Bueno5 Ajrei', Mddeira <fc Canary Ijlutids. Isl Mutiday in each inuiith. .^SJ