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

G.E.LVERAL POST-OFFICE NOTICES.

MONEY ORDER OFFICES.
On the let of October the following alterations WU
be made, viz. :

ENGLAND.
1. Money Order Offices will be opened iu London and
;s suburbs, at

Postal
District.
Canning Town (Strat-
ford) E.
Hanwell
Loughton
Conduit-street (Pad-
dington)
Streatham
Sunbury S.Vr•
Teddington 8.„11' •

Postal
District
Barnebury (naming-
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
Castle Eden Station Durham
Desborough
Eckington
Lower Heyford Oxford
Menai Bridge Anglesey
Spenny Moor Durham Ferryhill
Staithes
Trimdon Grange ... Durham Ferryhill
3. The Sherburne-lane (London) Money Order Officer
hitherto an office for issuing money orders only, will coal'
=once paying orders also.
SCOTLAND.
4. A Money Order Office will be opened at
County. Head Office.
Kil winning Ayr • lrvine
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 &Ai
FOR BELGIUM.
A new postal convention having been made with Bel'
gium, which will come into operation on the let October
next, the following alteration in the rates of postage will
take place on and from that date :
Letters—When prepaid, letters will be chargeable ne,o
follows :—Not exceeding A oz , 4d. ; above A oz. and n
exceeding 1 oz., Bd. ; above 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 "4
is. 4d. ; above 2 oz. and not exceeding 3 oz., 25., ands°
on, according to the scale for charging inland lettere.
When posted unpaid, letters will be chargeable, on deli'
very, with double the above rates. The foregoing rate
comprise both the British and Belgian charges, and Wll
be applicable to letters for Belgium, whether &ralve;
direct by packet or by private ship. Letters for Be,'"
cium intended to be forwarded in the closed mail, 1";
France, must be specially addressed " via France," ea
,e sea Cabbie" and they will be chargeable with the
above rates, in addition to a French transit rate of 21'
per half ounce. In the case of registered letters, the
postage must in all cases be paid in advance, and, in 161
dition, there must be paid the usual registration feeue°
6d. The British postage en letters for the Grand Dl
of Luxemburg, when specially addressed to be forwards
via Belgium, will be reduced to 6d. the half ounce • lge
above half an ounce and not exceeding 1 ounce, and
on ; but this r ete must be paid in advance, or the letters
cannot be forwarded. Letters frOm the United ICipgii
dom for any British colony, or foreign country her%
sea addressed via Belgium, will be liable to a British at
Belgian rate combined of 7d. per half ounce, which rale
must be paid in advance. lst
Newspapers and other Printed Papers.—On the - a
October and thenceforth the entire postage, British 911,2
Belgian, chargeable upon newsapers and other printer,
papers posted in the United Kingdom addressed to B't
gium, must be paid in advance ; but no further charge
any kind will be levied as heretofore upon their deliver,'
The following will be the rates of postage : ed
For a packet of British newspapers, ' duly register t
at the General Post-office for transmission abroad, 0°
exceeding 4 oz., id. ; above 4 cz, and not exceeding !
lb., 2d. ; above lb. and not exceeding 1 lb., 4d. ; arret
1 lb. and not exceeding lA lb., sd. ; abovel/
- lb. and 0
exceeding 2 lbs., 81." Fur a packet of printed other the,
such newspapers—not exceeding 4 oz., 3d. ; above 4 °l'
and not exceeding i lb., 6d. ; above lb. and not et!.
ceeding 1 lb., is. ; above 1 lb. and not exceeding VII
ls. 6d. ; above lb. and not exceeding 2 lbs., 2s. ; aeb
so on, adding 2d. or 6d., as the case may be, for else
additional half pound. per'
Under the term " Printed Papers" are included p
odical works, other than registered newspapers, stitcher
or bound books, pamphlets, sheets of music, eatalognes'
prospectuses, announcements, and notices of every kin
°,
printed, engraved, or lithographed. Most u_
these have not hitherto been transmissible, except it the
the letter rate of postage.
The following regulations must be strictly observed..."
1. Every packet must be sent without a cover, or in e
cover open at the ends or sides. 2. There must be 0°
enclosure, except newspapers or other printed papers'
3. There must led no other writing or marks than the nanle
and address of the person to whom the papers are genre
noreinything upon the cover but such name and address,'
the printed title of the papers, and the printed name as
address of the publisher or vendor who sends them. „
If any the above regulations be disregarded, either
the packets will bedetained, or will be lorwardedoharg'e
as unpaid letters.
Newspapers for Belgium addressed to be forwardecle
via France, will be liable to the same postage as th°6
forwarded direct.
Upon newspapers addressed to the Grand Danill
Luxembureb, and specially directed to be sent via or'
gium, the British postage, at the rate of id. for 4 ounce
must be paid in advance. egel,
By command of the Postmaster-General, Beam—
HILL, Secretary.
General Post-office, Sept. 23.