The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-21 00:00:00

GENERAL POST-OFFICE, July 20, 1836.
VOCOMMUNICATION WITH FRANCE.
TICE is hereby given, that henceforward per-
io:7'_-- sons desirous of sending Letters from the United Kingdom
t:ianee will have the option—first, of sending them unpaid, al-
3''ing the whole of the postage to be charged to the Receiver ;
secondly, of paying the whole of the postage in advance to the
!!laee of destinat ion ; thirdly, of paying the British postage only to
ti)efreentier of Prance, as at present.
"I optional payment of postage apppatterns applies equally to of
rgerchandize.
taThe British postage upon all Letters to and from France, and
"ing through France, is reduced at the rate of fourpence each
t"lngle Letter, and so on' in proportion for Double and Treble Let-
ers, and so forth, except the local Letters between Dover and
ala's• MstaA considerable reduction has also been made in the French ize also.
A Letter consisting of one piece of paper, under the weight of
a! one ounce, will be liable, as at present, to single postage only, so
as regards the British' rates ; but no Letter will be chargeable
Ith reore than a single rate of postage, whatever the number of in-
-4n closures may be, if it does not exceed the weight of one quarter of
ounce, or double postage from one quarter of an ounce and not
eseeeding half an
ounce, and treble postage from half an ounce and
u
nder one ounce weight.
:renf The Postage in France is charged wholly by weight, without re-
e to the composition of the letter, and is at the rate of single
::.?_st?ge if under a quarter of an ounce. and so on in proportion. A
~.I'2l sheet of paper, weighing more than a quarter of an ounce,
"i tuerefore be liable in France to additional charge.
REGISTERED LETTERS.
ZlPersons desirous of registering Letters and Packets for France,
, Passing through France, may have them entered on the Letter
;_; such Letters will be liable to a Registration Rate of 2s. 6d.
itarc"' in addition to the ordinary British Rates, and to double the
advan,tch Postage according to weight.
ce hole payment to the place of destination must be made in
ofe, and such Letters must be brought to the General Post-
even. for tile purpose of being registered before six o'clock in the
''-ion ordinary post nights, and before ten o'clock on Tuesdays
and Fridays.
1, In addition to the general reduction in the British Rates of
„153tage of 4d. upon all Letters to and from France, and passing
"ir.c'fl'ogil Prance, there' wil be a further reduction. at the rate of
tao
andrferaneh single Letter, and so on in proportion, for all Letters
1 al Spain and Portugal, passing in transit through France ;
In' of 2d. for each single Letter, and so on in proportion,,
upon all
I,ers to and Postagee passing in transit through France.
Calaishe Rata of one the Local Letters between Dover and • is reduced from 6d. to 3d. for each single Letter, and so on
bair?Portion.
, for British Rates upon a single Letter from London for France, and i
•
muntnes passing through France :

Old Rate. New Rate.
Prance
s. tL s. d.
'
Spain and Portugal.
Switzerland ...... 1 8 ... 1 2
Germany
Italy, Turkey, &c.
Dover and Calais 0 6 ... 0 3
Shipiiri
g_n ,
ton Letter B SHIP LETTERS.
ags will be made up at Southampton and Havre,
1 and Dieppe, for Letters passing between those places, to
; Port petters
by the regular. Passage Vessels. The Postage of
P"071, Letters will be &I. for each single Letter, and so on in pro-
settlers.
n, and the payment in advance will be at the option of the

NEWSPAPERS.
English N cwqpapers addressed to France, may be forwarded (in
covers open at the sides, and under the usual regulations as to
ming and enclosures), free of charge to the sender; a rate of
?four_ centimes each Paper (equivalent to one halfpenny), will be
.!_arged upon delivery in France. French Newspapers addressed
.0 the United Kingdom and the Colonies will be liable to a charge
15f o_oe halfpenny each upon delivery.
.„ fhe Public are specially requested to observe that for the present
N`.l„A PAID LETTERS CAN ONLY BE SENT TO PLACES
:ITHIN FRANCE, and Rot to any foreign countries passing
,s_.4trough France. Letters for Switzerland and Sardinia may be
rust. paid in advance to the place of destination. Letters to
.I)6.°"thern Italy may bepost paid in advance to the Italian frontier
_f Sardinia, and Letters for Austria and Venetian Lombardy may
" Post paid in advance through France, but unpaid Letters to
4tiose countries cannot be forwarded.
By command of his Majesty's Postmaster-General,
HENRY FREELING, Assistant Secretary.

THOFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 13, 1836.
E PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of his MA-
JESTY'S ORDNANCE do hereby give Notice, That
TWENTY-TWO TONS of various kinds of NAILS and
gs''PIKES ; a variety of Materials for Waggons and Carriages ;
ak Plank and Scantling ; Oak Tops and Slab ; Old Great Coats ;
be ; Iron Tubos ; Powder Barrels ; Firewood, &c. &c. ; will
" SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION, in the Royal Arsenal, Wool-
Wiell. on Tiruitsnar, the 28th July, 1836, at Eleven o'clock in
ute Forenoon precisely.
the S ale.
May be viewed from Ten to Four o'clock, a week previous to
Catalogues may be had at the Ordnance Office, Pall Mall, Tower
of London, and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich.
By order of the Board,
R. BYHAM, Secretary.

HE FOREIGN ,BANKING COMPANY.
Notice is hereby given that the BANKERS'RECEPTS
'will be EXCHANGED for SCRIP CERTIFICATES on llow-
b4l's and THURSDAYS, between the Hours of Eleven and Two.
FRED. E. HORNVAN, Managing Director.
32, Lombard-street, July 19, 1838