The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-23 00:00:00

BOOKS TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

The following notice to the public has been issued
by the

" General Post-cffice, August, 1853.
" The Lords of her Majesty's Treasury having authorised,
by warrant, the extension to Prince Edward Island, of the
reduced rates of postage, and the regulations recently
established for books transmitted by the post to the British
colonies in the West Indies, tte , all printed books, maga-
zines, reviews, and pamphlets, (whether British, Colonial,
or Foreign), may be sent, on and from the Ist September
next, by the post between the United Kingdom and Prince
Edward Island, at the following reduced rates of postage,

" For each packet cot exceeding }lb in weight, Gd.
" Do. exceeding }lb., and not exceeding 11b., Is.
" Do exceeding 11h., and not exceediog 21bs., 2a.
" Do. exceeding 2lbs., but not exceeding 31bs., 3s.
"And so on, increasing one shilling fur every additional
pound, or fraction of a pound.
"Provided, however, that the following conditions be
carefully observed:—
" Ist. Every such packet must be sent without' cover, or
in a cover open at the ends or sides.
"2nd. It must contain a single volume only (whether
printed book, magazine, review, or pamphlet), the several
sheets, or parts thereof,where there are more than one, being
sewed or bound together.
" 3d. It must not exceed two feet in length, breadth,
wi th, or depth.
" 4th. It must have no writing or marks upon the cover,
or its contents, except the name and address of the person to
whom it may sent.
" sth The postage must be prepaid ha full, by affixing
outside the packet, or its cover, the proper number of
stamps.
" If say of the above conditions be violsted, the packet
must be charged as a letter, and treated as such in all
respects.
" To prevent any obstacles to the regular transmission et
letters any officer of the Post•office may delay the transmis-
sion of any such packet for a time no• exceeding 24 hors
from the time at which the same would otherwise have been
forwarded by hint.
" As no book may be sent by any route which would en-
tail an expense ..f transit postage on the department, there
regulations apple only_ to books, &c., sent by the British
contract packets via Halifax.
" The Oen instructions are not to extend to or interfere
with the tranimibsion of printed votes and proceedings of
parliament, or of printed papers allowed to pass by the post
under the newspaper privilege, all of which will continue
subject to the existing regulations."

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT VENTNOR.—Consider-
able alarm and excitement prevailed in this town, on Satur-
day evening last, inconsequence of a report having got into
circulation respecting the safety of a gentleman and two
watermen, who left the shore in the morning at twelve
o'clock, in a sailing boat, intending to return in the course
of two or three hours ; but as late as twelve o'clock at niiiht
no tidings wh had been heard of the missing party.
The particulars of this melancholy tadr we have been able
to obtain and it appears that a Mr. Anderson, son-in-law to
the lam A. 13idtmaal, E.g., of Vigo-street, London, and his
wife arc one visit at Devonshire Terrace, and have occasion-
ally gone out for a sail, and on Saturday he again went
out, accompanied by two experinced watermen (good
swimmers) named Barton, of this 'dace, directing their
course towards Blackgang, the wind blowing south-west,
and the sea running rather high, par icularly so at a point
off Niton c tiled the Race which is considered a dangerous
part, and no doubt it was about this past the accident (w-
-eaned, as the boat was seen by fishermen rounding the
coast, bat not alterwards. On Sunday morning the boat
' was washed ashore at Bnnchurch, and towed from
tbeace to Ventnor. It is supposed that the boat was swamped
and went down almost immeniately. The both. s have
n d yet been seen, and it may be many days before they arc
discovered.

TOE NEW AST ON TRANSPORTATION.—The new
set on traiwportation will take effect on the 12th of Septem-
ber amt.

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