The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-22 00:00:00

No. 13,684.

. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, July 20, 1836.
COMMUNICATION WITH FRANCE.
NOTICE is hereby given, that henceforward per-
sons desirous of sending Letters from the United Kingdom
to France will have the option—first, of sending them unpaid, al-
lowing the whole of the postage to be charged to the Receiver ;
secondly, of paying the vthole of the postage in advance to the
place of destination ; thirdly, of paying the British postage only to
the frontier of France, as at present.
The optional payment of postage applies equally to patterns of
merchandize.
The British postage upon all Letters to and from France, and
passing through France, is reduced at the rate of fourkience each
Single Letter, and so on in proportion for Double and l reble Let-
ters, and so forth, except the local Letters. between Dover and
Calais. A considerable reduction has also been made in the French
postage also.
A Letter consisting of one piece of paper, under the weight of
one ounce, will be liable, as at present, to single postage only, so
far as regards the British rates ; but no Letter will be chargeable
with more than a single rate of postage, whatever the number of in-
closures may be, if it does not exceed the weight of one quarter of
an ounce, or double postage from one quarter of an ounce and not
exceeding half an ounce, and treble postage from half an ounce and
under one ounce weight.
The postage in France is charged wholly by weight, without re-
ference to the composition of the letter, and is at the rate of single
postage if under a quarter of an ounce. and so on in proportion. A
Lingle sheet of paper, weighing more than a quarter of an ounce,
will therefore be liable in France to additional charge.

REGISTERED LETTERS.
Persons desirous of registering Letters and Packets for France,
and passing through France, may have them entered on the Letter
Bill ; such Letters will be liable to a Registration Rate of 2s. 6d.
each, in addition to the ordinary British Rates, and to double the
French Postage according to weight.
The whole payment to the plaCe of destination must be made in
advance, and'such Letters must be brought to the General Post:
office for the purpose of being registered before six o'clock in the
evening on ordinary post nights, and before ten o'clock on Tuesdays
and Frid-qs. .
In addition to the aeneral reduction in. the British Rates of
Postage of 4d. upon all Letters to and from France, and passing
through France, there will be a further reduction at the rate of
3d. for each single Letter, and so on in proportion, for all Letters
to and from Spain and Portugal, passing in transit through France ;
and of 2d. for each single Letter, and so on,in proportion,, upon all
Letters to and from Switzerland, passing in transit through France.
The Rate of Postage on the Local Letters between Dover and
Calais is reduced from 6d. to 3d. for each single Letter, and so on
in proportion.
British Rates upon a single Letter from London for France, and
for countries passing through France :

Old Rate. New Rate.
France
s. d. s. d.
'
Spain and Portugal
70
Switzerland
Germany
Italy, Turkey, &c.
Dover and Calais 0 6 ... 0 3
SHIP LETTERS.

Ship Letter Bags will be made up at Southampton and Havre,
Brighton and Dieppe, for Letters passing between those places, to
be forwarded by the regular Passage Vessels. The Postage of
such Letters will be Bd. for each single Letter, and so on in pro-
portion, and the payment in advance will be at the option of the
senders.

NEWSPAPERS.
English Newspapers addressed to France, may be forwarded (in
covers open at the sides, and under the usual regulations as to
writing and enclosures), free of charge to the sender; a rate of
four centimes each Paper (equivalent to one halfpenny), will be
charged upon delivery in France. French Newspapers addressed
to the United Kingdom and the Colonies will be liable to a charge
of one halfpenny each upon delivery.
The Public are specially requested to observe that for the present
UNPAID LETTERS CAN ONLY BE SENT TO PLACES
WITHIN FRANCE, and not to any foreign countries passing
through France. Letters for Switzerland and Sardinia may be
post paid in advance to the place of destination. Letters to
Southern Italy may be post paid in advance to the Italian frontier
of Sardinia, and Letters for• Austria and Venetian Lombardy may
be post paid in advance through France, but unpaid Letters to
those countries cannot be forwarded.
By command of his Majesty's Postmaster-General,
HENRY •FREEZING, Assistant Secretary.