The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-28 00:00:00

POSTAL NOTICES.

L Posting of Letters at Railway Stations.-0o
awl after the 2ud January next letters and newspaper to
he forwarded by most of the peiseipal day and night mails
from London may be posted at the railway ststiona frost
whith the mails are respectively despatched, on payment
with each (except when otherwise specified) of a late fee of
Jou:pence, instead of sixpence. The subjoined table shows
at whit stations this arrangement prevails, the mails to
which it is applicable, and the respective periods daring
which letters can he posted. special late letter box is
enktisl for the purpose at each of the stations mentioned,
and a list is exhibited near the box of all places for which
letters can be posted with advatitag!
Eallway &Alas. I Mail.

I,N OIM~~
{~ ~ag J Fue.

1.4 Urtil Western Railway
Lts:ona.plare

m With-
• 9.0 7.0 out too

Ditto
Ddto

.:Ditto
...:Day mall to the north
of England and scot
I land

7.11- 7.15. 4tl.

Ditto 'wee Note A
Ditto

Night moil to Trelankl
Night mail to the north
of Ragland and Score I
I Land

!7.0 &to 4d.

Or-at Western Railway,
Paidlnagua Night mall
Routh gotten Railway,
lAdtdon bridge. ,See
1‘ de It, Night mall
Ditto
the Continent
.....—. -_ - .. .

1.6.6 1175 44.

MY C 4•1•• SW.
I I
GU &SS 461.

borthWeitern Railway ;
,atie Note
C
Crest &stern Railway,.
eben•gltrh
,Ipmrich night mail
Ditto Cambridge tught. mail

I
110 S 25
_4ll

With-
it-0 7.15 out tee
1101, 4d.
40 IS.'lOl 4d.
6.0 0.30 4.1.

(A.) Late letters to be forwarded by the American mails
despatched by British and Canadian packets from London-
dFry and Queenstown m►y be posted in this box on the
aught. when these supplementary mails are made np in
London.

(B.) Late foreign letters are not received at the London-
bridge station for despatch by the night
(C.) Late lotto's are Oa received at the Waterloo station
for dispatch is the foreign and colonial mails sent by the
London and South Western line.
By command of the Postmaster-GencraL
Canard Post•oilice, December, 1864.

The following extension of time has been granted
for Costing late letters for the country by the night mails
at the dutrict and branch offices in London ; later receipt of
letters at such offices for places served by the hoe of rail-
way adjacent to each ; alteration of time, and reduction of
fee fur late letters at the chief office, St. Martin's-le•Grand ;
also reduction of fee for late letters at the London railway
stations. fin and after the 2nd Jemmy next the latest
tin es for tiostiog letters et each of the usdermentsosed
offices will be as follows :

Poe ally be alightl rue places rowed by ad-
' ls. Jaccat lines of railway.

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55313111
( Met&
504
.1
; .1;11t411.

Getieral rnst-ollee.
P. 03
St Martin's-kw-00d 0 0 0 0 7
DIARILICT h Bitalltli

lotab,rd.str,ct

606457151

Cluring-ei

.':60!46714

W. Crigral—Hlgh t
1.1..1!,urn

Northern— Ewe-) . ! 6 0 0 45 7 161
CALI,
North Eastern—) ! • !
Clutch - creels 4 0 6 &SI V
Bettannl!,:reen
/astern amuse,
r.‘..1 East ... 6 0 6 46
6 - Lich-t. 0 „ 4,!;
et Southwark.
amabefn V°rk''6 0 6 45'7 16!
pl.
Lstebtth
South Western
Eatlinghato-gate. 6 0 6 4$ 7 lr
Western —Vete at. ) 0 0 ;
l,Ernt.l . •
iq-
North Western—) '
Erershu!tetreet. 60645 7 LS
I:anadan-tawn .. I

♦ list of the tosms
for which letters
CLI2 be posted will
be exhibited at
I each °thee.

{For places served
. by z‘outhWestern
line only.
; A Ditto by the Great
.1 Western, North
:a Western, and
lMidl.nd lines._

,
I 1 Ditto by the North
7E. • Western and
( Midland lines.
i i Ditto by lowish
I(
4
3 aline&nd Canioridge
745 Ditto. ditto.
„1 Ditto by S. Eastern
1 line only.
17 ~Ditto bye. Western
1 1 line only.

'7 15 Ditto, ditto.
Dittobya.Western
014.
Ditto the North
745 { WeAtern and
Midland lines.

. Niue —letters 'Blended to 1* forwarded by the special
despatch from the distnct and branch pekes at 7.48 p in.. to the
lines of railway adjacent to each. suet be presented at the
counter; st dropped Into the kites-Lox they will not be for-
werdeLL

Simultaneously with the above alteratioes the fee for re-
Ceivinit late letters at the Geoeral Post-office between 7.15
and 7.30 o. w.. and at the London railway stations up to the
time of the departure of the Crania, will be reduced from 6d.
to 4d. Io all Called the postage, as well as the late fee, must
Da prepaid by stomps affixed to the letters.—fly coos_
mead of the Poetmaster -Gwent. —Geoeral Postot♦loe,
Deoscatea. MCA.

THE METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL

TO THII LOTTO! OF TEI TTPlitt4B.
SlR,—The committee of the Metropolitan Free
Hospital, 11.,vouthire-equare, City, gain request the favour
et your affordiog space for the following appeal nu behalf
Of 'Lig valuable institution.

Situated in • neighbourhood abounding with poor, its
lbsosfits are eagerly sought after and greatly appreciated ;
but as it hes no sialowreet t, and is entirely dependent upon
volontarr vontributione ; the eery poverty of the neighbour-
hood and the obscurity of its position prevent its p•rtakiog
to an equal extent of the assista•ee which is afforded to
hospitals and dispensaries which are placed in mon pablac
latu4t.ue.

The priucipal feature in favour of this charity is that it is
entire.) free; no letters of recommeadatiou are needed,
poverty sickness being the only paseporta for adniim
Mon. The attendances of patients, in and out, during the
year blii:l.ere s6,dirJ, and from Jan. 1. to Dec. 1 of the
year. 82,542.
To provide the necessary relief and medicines for this
vast somber has quite exhausted the income of the hoe.
pital, mail has seriously taxed the benevolence of its more
immediate supporters. The applicatioos for admiesion are
daily lucre isiug, and the immediate aid of the benevolent
tan aloha enable the committee to maintain the efficiency
of this tu:4leat charity.-1 am. &c.,
JNO. GURNEY FRY, Chairsam
Metrorc :Asa Free Hospital, Devoushire-equare,
City, Dee. 27.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EALING STEEPLECHASES.

Thew crone-country events, which, on account of the frost,
were powlnmed from Monday and 'rueinNy, are tiled to
COlllO off --weather permitting—on Thursday,(to•inorro )land
the weather be " open ' in thine days. The
stakes vet to till will close on the evening before running,
reept:tivnly.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TCESDAT.
WATERLOO tCOURSING` CUP.
.ad to 1 oast Lord I'dlnaton's nonnnation A and off;
• t • I Jardine 'I norainstion
!I t 1 Mr. lisyyrood's thllllillAtitell
113 4. Mr. Bakes nomination WTI
4V 1.. 1 Mr. Stocker's n.aniaruua,off
DEREV.
6 to 1 sz,t Ll.Lliecton 61 to I sEst Christmas Carol
lo to 1 breadstbane
40 to 1 Tke Buck

Tun Boy.. DR, oW NED WHILE SLIDING. The
from. .r set in on Friday night 1131 corered the ponds
god 'lsms iu the oeighbourhood of shot-Reid with a costing
of ire on Monday morning, and " Little Loudon" dam, the
waters re ,r the Cemetery, and the dams at Crokrs were
visited b. many hundreds of persona, anxious to enjoy, at
whatever ...lc. the first " slide" of the season. We regret to
state that u melancholy casualty cccurred at the Old great
Dam, at Crooke', by which two lives have been eacr;ficed.
It aprea:s that about fifty young men and boys were
skating :.0 I sliding the ice, Reel were enjoying the
sport with great ...est, when suddenly the ice gave
way at about five yards from the bank, near the
end of the darn. and three youth.' were plunged
into the water. Shouts and screams arose from the on-
lookers, :.ad the persons on the ice, and several of the
more co..- sgeous made their way to the fissure, and ono of
them se'.. :"I a lad named liarnaley sod dragged him out by
the hair. The poor lad waa almost insensible fry 121 the con-
aoluenser of the immersion. It was ascertained that the
others wl.o were in the water were his brother. Thomas
.ged 11. who lived io lien sdnot. and John Lomas,
aged 15...! Solly.street. They bad disappeared beneath the
ice, and every exertion that the means at hand enabled the
men who came to the spot to make to rescue them was en-
&radio:. The accident occurred about half-past two o'clock.
and the news soon spread over the neighbourhood, mid
attracted a large crowd. The drags were fetched from
the Townball, a boat was procured acrd launched on the
atom, the men breaking the ice; and a very long boat
hook as: used by one party of men, whilst others hastily
cooatnt.ted a raft.• camas of floating one man, and from
these they dragged the dam until nearly eight o'clock, but
iastfert.lany. The dam is opposite the residence of the
late Mr. Wm. Smith, and it is worthy of oote that that
gentlerxso, immediately open the setting in of frost,
always stationed a poliesman to keep skaters and sliders
from venturing upon the ios. It may be added that the
water is very deep, and the chances of rescue under such
curnmataures as eroonrred yesterday are exceedingly remote.
i. 1,1 Independent.
GREAT NORTHERN HORPITAL, CALEDON AN•ROA D.
—?comber of petiolate for the weak aiding Dec. 24, 63d,
of *Olds 111 wars sow awn.