The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-25 00:00:00

GENERAL .POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

MONEY ORDER OFFICES.
On the Ist of October the following alterations wit
be made, viz.:—

ENGLAND.

1. Money Order Offices w
its suburbs, at—

Lll be oponod in London and

Postal
Disti let.

Postal
District.
Canning Town (Strat-
ford) E.
Han well
Loughton
Conduit-stroet (Pad-
dington)
Streatham
Sunbury S. W.
Teddington S.W.

Barnsbury (Hsming-
ford-road)
Clapham-road
Fleet-street (101) E.C.
Greek-street (Soho)
King-street (Covent-
garden) W.C.
New Kent road S.E.
Pancras-road N.W.
Hampton Court S.W.
2. Money Order Offices will be opened at—
County.
Head Office.
Abbey Holme
Wigton
Castle Eden Station Durham Ferryhill
Desborough
_ _ Eckington Derby Chesterfield

,owerHeyford Oxford

Menai Bridge Anglesey
Spenny Moor Durham Ferryhill
Stsithes

Trimdon Grange ... Durham Ferryhill
3. The Shorborne-lane (London) Money Order Office,
hitherto an office for issuing money orders only, will com-
mence paying orders also.

SCOTLAND.
4. A Money Order Office will be opened at—
County. Head Office.
Kilwinning Ayr
5. The South Portland-street (Glasgow) Money Order
Office has been abolished.
IRELAND.
6. A Money Order Office will be opened at
County. Head Office.
Bundoran Donegal
By command of the Postmaster-General,
ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.
General Post-office, Sept. 22, 1857.

REDUCTION OF POSTAGE ON LETTERS &e.;
FOR BELGIUM.
A new postal convention having been made with Bel-
gium, which will come into operation on the let October
next, the follewing alteration in the rates of postage will
take place on and from that date :
Letters—When prepaid, letters will' be chargeable as
follows :—Not exceeding 4 oz , 4d. ; above 4 oz. and not
exceeding 1 oz., Bd. ; above 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 oz.,
ls. 4d. ; above 2 ez. and not exceeding 3 oz., 2a., and so
on, according to the scale for charging inland letters.
When posted unpaid, letters will be chargeable, on deli-
very, with double the above rates. The foregoing rates
comprise both the British and Belgian charges, and wil
be applicable to letters for Belgium, whether conveyed
direct by packet or by private ship. Letters for Bele
glum intended to be forwarded in the closed mail, via
France, must be specially addressed "via France," or
" via Calais," and they will be chargeable with the
above ratee, in addition to a French transit rate of 2d.
per half ounce. In the case of registered lettere, the
postage must in all cases be paid in advance, and, in ad:
dition, there must be paid the usual registration fee of
6d, The British postage on letters for the Grand Duch,'
of Luxemburg, when specially addressed to be forwarded
via Belgium, will be reduced to 6d. the half ounce ; ie.
above half an ounce and not exceeding 1 ounce, and so
on ; but this r ..te must be paid in advance, or the letters
cannot be forwarded. Letters from the United King' •
dom for any British colony, or foreign country beyond
sea addressed via Belgium, will be liable to a British end
Belgian rate combined of 7d. per half ounce, which rate
must be paid in advance.
Newspapers and other Printed Papers.—On the let
October and thenceforth the entire postage, British and
Belgian, chargeable upon newsapers and other printed
papers posted in the United Kingdom addressed to 130'
gium, must. be paid in advance ; but no further charge of
any kind will be levied as heretofore upon their delivery-
The following will be the rates of postage :
For a packet of British newspapers, duly registered
at the General Post-office for transmission abroad, o°t
exceeding 4 oz., ld. ; above 4 cz and not exceeding ,
lb., 2d. ; above t lb. and not exceeding," lb., 41. ; above
1. lb. and not exceeding 14 lb., sd. ; above l z lb. and not
exceeding 2 lbs., Bd. For a packet of printed other tbso
such newspapers—not exceeding 4 oz., 3.3. ; above 4 Of'
and not exceeding 4 lb., 6d. ; above, lb. and not ex'ceeding 1 lb., is. ; above 1 lb. and not exceeding
ls. 6d. ; above 14 lb. and not exceeding 2 lbs.', 2s. ; a!):
so on, adding 2d. or 6d.,, as the case may be, for eae'
additional half pound.
Under the term "Printed Papers" are included per
odical works, other than registered newspapers, stitobe"
or bound books, pamphlets, sheets of music, catalogliee,o
prospectuses, announcements, and notices of every kind'
whether printed, engraved, or lithographed. Most' of
these have not hitherto been transmissible, except at the
the letter rate of postage.
The following regulations must be strictly observed-e"
1. Every packet must be sent without a cover, or in *
cover open at the ends or sides. 2. There must be De
enclosure, except newspapers or other printed paps'
3. There must bd no other writing or marks than the naule
and address of the person to whom the papers are sent,
nor anything upon the cover but such name and address,'
the printed title of the papers, and the printed name and
address of the publisher or vendor who sends them.
If any of the above regulations be disregarded, either
the packets will bedetained, or will be forwardedcharged
as unpaid letters.
Newspapers for Belgium addressed to be forwarded
via France, will be liable to the same postage as thos=e
forwarded direct.
Upon newspapers addressed to the Grand Duchy of
Luxemburgh, and specially directed to be sent via Bei
•
glum, the British postage, at the rate of ld. for 4 ounces
must be paid in advance.
By command of the Postmaster-General, ROWD*2I°
HILL, Secretary.
General Post-office, Sept. 23.