The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-18 00:00:00

BOOBS TO MP; EAST "INDIES, &c

-General Post-office, April, 1854.
On and from the 19th inst. the privilege offorwarding
printed books through the post to the East Indies, Cey-
lon, and Mauritius, by way of Egypt,• at a low rate of
postage will be again permitted ; but,on account of the
great difficulty and expense attending the transmission
of heavy packets across the Isthmus of Suez, a slight
addition will be made tp the charge formerly made on
such articles.
Printed books,- magazines, reviews, and pamphlets
(whether British, colonial, or foreign), transmitted be-
tween the .United Kingdom and the East Indies, Cey-
lon, and. Mauritius, by the overland mail via Southamp-
ton, will, on and from the date above.mentioned, be liable
to the following rates of postage :
For each package not exceeding alb, in weight Os. Bd.
Ditto, exceeding. Alb. and not exceeding 11b Is. 4d.
Ditto,' exceeding 11b. and not exceeding 21b 2s. Bd.
Ditto, exceeding 21b. and not exceeding Slb 4s. Od.
beyond which weight no packet can be sent to the East
Indies.
Upon packets sent to Ceylon and Mauritius exceeding
Sib. in weight, ls. 4d. will be charged for each additional
pound or fraction of a pound.
The following conditions must in all cases be ob-
served :

1. Every such packet must be sent without a cover,
or in a cover open at the ends or sides.
2. It must contain a single volume only (whether
printed book, magazine, review, or pamphlet), the se-
veral sheets or parts thereof, when there are more than
one. being sewed or bound together. •
3. It must not exceed two feet in length, breadth,
width, or depth.
4. It must have no writing or marks upon the cover,
or its contents, except.the name and address of the per-
son to whom it may be sent.
-5. The postage must be pre-paid in full, by affixing
outside the packet or its cover the proper number of
stamps.
If any of the above conditions be violated, the packet
Must be charged as a letter, and treated is such in all
respects.
To prevent any jobstaeles to the regular transmission
of letters, any officer of the Post-office may delay the
transmission of any such packet for a period not exceed-
ing 24 hours, from the time at which the same would
otherwise have been forwarded by him.
Printed books, magazines, reviews, and pamphlets,
transmitted between the 'United Kingdom and Hong-
Kong, "via Southampton," will, on and from the same
date, be also liable to the' foregoing
_increased scale o'
charge.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
Parliamentary proceedings forwarded through the
post to Ceylon or Hong Kong will henceforth be subject
to the same rates of postage and conditionl as printed
books ; but no alteration , will be made in the charge
upon parliamentary proceedings sent to the East Indies
of Mauritius.

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Yesterday the creditors were called together of Mr.
lCia.bßil'itiMes"ftoer4 aabonluettasl6,obroook/e.,r, who has•suspended with
of which only 20,0001. is
secured. It was agreed that the estate should be wound
up under inspection, but the prospects of ,the unsecured
creditors are doubtful, and .will depend in a considerable
degree on the realieation of a large cliapOod cuirn, ,