The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-06 00:00:00

OTICF, To THE PUBLIC.
-L-1 On and after 10th 4intiary nest, the
.Single Rate of
,t Inland Postage, on all Letters exce,A those between the
lUnited Kingdom and the Cohinies and Foreign Countries, will
be the uniforya Single Bate of Obe Penny.
The Seale of Weight at present in force for' General Post
Letters, will be applicable in future to Local Penny Post Let-
ters, and those passing through the Local Posts of Dublin and
London; the Regulation therefore which restricts the Weight
of these Letters to Four Ounces, is abolished, and they will be
subject in future to the same Rules and the same Charges as
General Post Letters. The Postage, however, en all Letters
(whether Local er General Post Letters) between Places in
the United Kingdom, must be paid in advance ; should the
j Postage • not be paid in advance they will be charged with
~ Double the Rate to which they would otherwise be subject.
1 ' Parliamentary Proceedings are an exception to this Regulation.
The uniform Single Rate on all Letters conveyed by Packet
between the United Kingdom and the British •Colonies, and
Possessions, will be One Shilling, with the exception of Letters
between the,United Kingdom and Malta, the lonian Islands
and India, when passing through France, the Rates on which
remain unchanged. Letters, therefore, intended to pass at the
reduced Single Rate of a Sbillingbetween these three last men.
tinned Places and the United Kingdom should be addressed via
Falmouth. • . ,
Foreign Letters when transmitted by Packet, will be liable
to the Single Rates of Packet Pdstage from Falmouth, Dever,
and London, as given in the Table below, if posted or de-
livered at the Port.- If posted er delivered at any other Place,
in the United Kingdom, they will be subject to the additional
Single Rate of Two Pence as Inland Pos• age.
Letters, however, between France and the United Kingdom,
and also those in transit through France, will, be, an exception
to this rule ; the British charge on such Letters will be the
uniform single rate now taken front London, except in those
oases where the Letters are at present subject to a lest charge
than the sum specified. This last provision also applies to
Lettors.between the United Kingdom and Belgium, the rates
on which, where lower than the sum specified, will not be in-
creased.

Letters also between the United Kingdom and the United
States of Arneriea, and between. the United Kingdom and
Spain, via Falmouth, foim a further exception to this rule.
No Inland Postage, therefore, will be taken on Letters between
the United Kingdom and France, and those in transit through
France, or upon those between the United 'Kingdom and the
United States of America, or upon these betwen the United
Kingdom and Spain, via Falmouth.
The single rate en all Foreign and Colonial Letters, except
in those oases where a lower rate is now taken, when conveyed
by Paeket will accordingly be as follows
RY FALMOUTH PACKETS.

Phciet Inland Postage,
Total
Rate if not posted singiv
fi m or delivered at
Rate.
Falmouth. the Port.

! Between the United
1 Kingdom and • . s. d.
I Lisbon
Spain (by the Falmouth .
k, Packet)
' Greece and Egypt 2 3
Madeira
Brazil
Buenos Ayres, Chili, and
Peru
iipyti ' 1 3
La Gnayra, Mexico, and
Cuba Carthagena 2 1
United States ... 1 •
Gibraltar
Malta
lonian Islands
British North America
1 •
Bermuda '
•
Honduras .
British West Indies
India, via Falmouth

d. s. d.
2