The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-28 00:00:00

THE NE W PUS] -OFFICE REGULATIONS.

On the Ist day of January next, the combined
rate of British and United States postage on let-
ters posted in the United Kingdom, addressed to
any part of the United States, and whether con-
veyed by packet or by private ship, will be reduced
to 6d. per half ounce, or fraction thereof, provided
such postage be prepaid. Unpaid or insufficiently
paid letters will be liable, on their delivery in the
United States, to an additional charge. Upon re-
gistered letters a registration fee of 4d. will be
chargeable; and this fee, together with the post-
age, must be prepaid. A corresponding reduction
will be made on the same day in the postage of
letters forwarded through the United States to the
following colonies and other places, viz.:—Canada
(including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and
Prince Edward Island), British Columbia, Van-
couver's Island, Havannah, Mexico, Panama, and
Colon. Letters for any of the. British colonies here
specified will be chargeable with a reduced rate of
7d. per ioz., or fraction thereof. The same rate
of 7d. will also be chargeable on letters for
Bermuda, addressed " via New York." The post-
age of letters addressed to British Honduras
(which are now forwarded, as a rule, by way of
New York and Kew Orleans) will also be reduced,
and will become Is. Id. per loz., or fraction
thereof. Letters for any of the foreign places
named above will be chargeable with a reduced rate
of ls. per loz., or fraction thereof. Upon all letters
for such foreign places, as well as upon those for
British Columbia and 'V ancouver's Island, the post-
age must be paid in advance. On the Ist of Jan.
next, and thenceforward, book packets, as also pat-
terns or samples of merchandise, may be for-
warded in the mails sent by mail packets, via
New York, to Canada and the rest of British
North America, British Columbia, Vancouver's
Island, Sandwich Islands, Havannah, Mexico,
Panama, and Colon. The postage chargeable
on all such book packets and patterns will be
4d. per or fraction thereof, which postage must
be paid in advance and by means of postage stamps.
The British mail packets of the Cunard line will,
after Ist of January next, proceed invariably to
New York direct, instead of alternately to New
York direct and to Boston by way of Halifax. In
addition to this line of packets, steam vessels be-
longing to the Liverpool, Nevi York, and Philadel-
phia Steamship Company will, from the same date,
convey mails weekly from Queenstown to New York,
and steam vessels belonging to the North German
Lloyd of Bremen will convey mails weekly from
Southampton to New York under contracts with the
Postmaster-General. The following will be the
arrangements for the despatch of mails to the United
States after the end of this year :—Departure from
London on Tuesday, by day mail, from Southamp-
ton, Tuesday, 2 p.m., by the North German Lloyd
line of packets ; departure from London on Wed-
nesday, by night mail, from Queenstown, Thurs-
day, 3 30 p.m., by the Liverpool, New York, and
Philadelphia Steamship Company line of packets ;
departure from London on Thursday, by night mail,
from Moville (Londonderry), Friday, 5 30 p.m., by
the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company line of
packets; departure from Loudon on Saturday, by
night mail, from Queenstown, Sunday, 3 30 pin.,
by the Cunard Company's line of packets. All
letters, &c., addressed to the United States will be
forwarded in the first mail despatched after such
letters, &c., are posted, unless specially directed to
be otherwise sent. Letters, &c., marked to be for-
warded by any particular vessel will be so for-
warded. The mails for Nova Scotia, New Bruns'
wick, Prince Edward Maud, Bermuda, and New-
foundland, which have hitherto been conveyed to
Halifax by the Cunard packet proceeding to Boston,
will henceforth be conveyed from Queenstown to
Halifax by a separate packet, sailing on every alter-
nate Sunday as at present.
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The St. Louis Democrat states that, accordiOg
to estimates based on good authority, not less than WC
hundred thousand persons have settled iu Missouri duril)
the past year. The growth of the Western States and
Territories is one of the wonders of this marvellous age.

Births.
CROFTON— 0 n the 25th inst., at Gairney House, Editi.*
burgh, the Hon. Mrs. Francis Crofton, of a da,ughter.
CORRY—On Christmas-day, at 37, Lowndes-squarel the
wife of Armar Lowry Corry, Esq., of a son.
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WESTON —On the 25th inst., at Bervie House, Roll
park, the wife of Robert W. G. Weston, Esq., of a so:o•

Marriages.
GOODWIN—STORER—On the 25th inst., at St. Martin's-Dl'
the-Fields, Robert Goodwin, Esq., R.N., to Lucy Aun„ed
eldest daughter of R. M. Storer, Esq., of London,
Coduo Alfreton.
RANDALL SPONG —0 U the Nth inst., at S. Mary's,
Ferrers, Edward Brown, eldest sou of Thomas Rauda
Esq., to Elizabeth, eldrst daughter of James Spong,
Mayor of the above town.
Deaths.
BALL On the 21st inst., George Ball, Esq., of 2, CrovYll.-
court, rhilpot-lane, city. ara
BARNARD —On the 2Gth inst., at llighbury Park, Easy--
Barnard, of Angel-street, aged 71.
GUNTON—On the 27th inst., at Southwark, Captain Thos.

Gunton, aged 91.
BYnox-09 the 26th inst., Cecil George, infant son Of the

Hon. aud Rev. Augustns Byon. -
CLA.UDET —On the 27th inst.,r suddenly, Antoine JL'atil
Francois Claudet, F.R.S., &c., of 107, Regent--
aged 71.
CIIANDLER—On the 21st inst., suddenly, James Chandler'
of Epsom, aged 81.

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Middlosox,—Saturday, December 28, 1867.