POSTAL INFORMATION.

INLAND POSTAGE RATES.-Letters to any part of the United Kingdom (the Channel Islands included), if not exceeding 1 oz., are charged id; exceeding 1 oz., but not exceeding 2 oz., 14d; and id for every additional 2 oz, or fraction of 2 oz. An inland letter must not exceed 18 in. in length, 9 in. in width, and 6 in. in depth, except Parliamentary petitions and addresses to the Queen. A letter addressed to a provincial post office to be called for is kept a month; if addressed to a person on board a ship expected to arrive there it is kept two months. Unstamped or unpaid letters are charged double postage on delivery. The Registration Fee for Inland and Foreign letters is 2d.

BOOK OR NEWSPAPER POST.-Any book packet, open at both ends, may be sent to any part of the United Kingdom at a rate of-not exceeding 2 oz., id; 4 oz. rd, 6oz. 1d, 8oz. zd, 16 oz. 4d, and 4d for every additional 2 oz. On a Newspaper and Supplement 4d; on a Postal Card d. No book packet may exceed 5 lbs. in weight, 18 in. in length, 9 in. in width, or 6 in. in depth, unless it be sent to or from a Government office. Newspapers going abroad must be posted within eight days of, and inclusive of day of publication, and must be prepaid.

INLAND PARCEL POST.-Foran Inland Postal Parcel of a weight of-not exceed. ing 1 lb. 3d, 2 lb. 44d, 3 lb. 6d, 4 lb. 74d, 5 lb. 9d, 6 lb. rold, 7 lb. 1s, 8 lb. 1s id, 91b. Is 3d, 10 lb. is 44d, 11 lb. 1s 6d, to be prepaid in ordinary postage stamps. The dimensions allowed are: Maximum length 3 ft. 6 in., maximum length and girth combined 6ft.

TELEGRAPHIC AND CABLE RATES.-Throughout United Kingdom 6d for 12 words, including the address; d for every additional word. Cables to Austria 44d per word, Belgium 2d, France 2d, Germany 2d, Holland 2d, Hungary 44d, Italy 44d, Norway 4d, Portugal 54d, Russia in Europe 64d, Spain 44d, Sweden 5d, Switzerland 34d, Turkey in Europe 7d. To the United States, is to is 6d per word. Australia, 9s 2d to 9s 9d; India, 4s; by Submarine Co. (via Turkey), 38 8d per word.

MONEY AND POSTAL ORDERS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM.-Sums not exceeding 10 can be remitted by Post Office Order as follows: Under 20s, 2d 20s and under £2, 3d; £2 and not exceeding £4, 4d; £4 and not exceeding £7, 5d; above £7 and not exceeding £10, 6d. Such Orders must be presented for payment within 12 months. Postal Orders, payable within 3 months, are issued as follows: For is or is 6d, at 4d; 25 to 10s 6d, 1d; 15s and 20s, 1d. They are payable not only at any place in the United Kingdom, but can be cashed at Malta, Gibraltar, and Constantinople. Foreign Postal Orders are procurable at moderate rates.

TELEGRAPH MONEY ORDERS (INLAND).-Money can be wired between London, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Margate, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Portsmouth, Scarborough, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Cork, and Dublin-in sums not exceeding £10, on payment of cost of Telegram (minimum 9d), and the following commission:-For sums not exceeding £1, 4d; £2, 6d; £4, 8d; £7, 1od; and £10, IS.

STAMP DUTIES AND REGULATIONS,

INLAND BILLS OF EXCHANGE OR PROMISSORY NOTES.-For any sum not exceeding £5, id; £10, 2d; £25, 3d; £50, 6d; £75, 9d; £100, 15; £200, 28; and is for every £100 or fractional part of £100.

FOREIGN BILLS.-Foreign Bills, drawn in, but payable out of the United Kingdom. If drawn singly, or otherwise than in a set of three or more, the same duty as Inland Bills. If drawn in sets of three or more, for every Bill of each set, not exceeding £25, 1d duty; £50, 2d; £75, 3d; £100, 4d; £200, 8d; £300, Is; £400, Is 4d; £500, Is 8d; £750, 2s 6d; £1,000, 38 4d; £1,500, 5s; £2,000, 6s 8d; and for every £1,000 or fractional part of £1,000, 35 4d. Receipt or Discharge for payment of £2 or upwards, id. Bills of Lading, 6d. Charter Party, 6d. Affidavit or Declaration, 2s 6d. Agreement, under hand only, of any matter of the value of £5 or upwards, 6d. Bonds to secure any sum, commence at is 3d not exceeding £50, and increase is 3d for every £50 and fractional part of £50 up to £300, then increase 25 6d for every £100 and fractional part of 109 and upwards.

FOREIGN MAILS.

No Colonial or Foreign letter to exceed 2 feet in length, or 1 foot in width or depth.

COMPARISON OF BRITISH IMPERIAL WITH METRICAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

MEASURES OF Length.

2'539954 cntmtrs. Millimètre

SHIPPING WORLD

CORN MEASURES OF DIFFERENT PORTS,

With their Appropriate Equivalent in English Quarters.

Wheat,and 210 Tuns = 100 Qrs.for Oats.

EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA.-100 Ardebs of Wheat, &c.

DANZIG-MEMEL- KÖNIGSBERG-PIL. LAU-564 Scheffels=1 Last; 1 Last= 10 Quarters.

=63 Qrs.; 100 Ardebs of Beans =65Qrs. | ANCLAM-BARTH-WOLGAST-STRAlSUND.-1 Last 14 Quarters.

FRANCE.

112 Lbs. (Cwt.)=50 8-10th Kilogrammes; BERLIN AND STETTIN.100 Litres = 1 Hectolitre; 2 Hectolitres i 1-12th Quarters.

Last=13

88 Litres = 1 Qr.; 36 Litres = 1 Bushel; WISMAR.-1 Last=13}, or sometimes 13 1 English Ton=1015 Kilogrammes.

GERMANY.

Quarters. RUSSIA.

Petersburg-Odessa- RIGA.-2 Os.
min=1 Chetwert; 100 Chetwerts=72
Quarters.

BREMEN HANOVER. 10 Scheffels=1
Whisp; 2 Whisps = 1 Last; 1 Last=11}
Quarters Wheat; 11 Quarters Barley.SEA OF AZOF.-100 Chetwerts=83 Qrs.
HAMBURG. Last of Wheat, Pease,
Beans 11 Quarters; Barley = 101
Quarters; Oats = 10 Quarters.
ROSTOCK.- Last=123 Quarters.

HOLLAND.

ROTTERDAM.-1 Last = 10 Quarters

SICILY.

PALERMO.-4 Salma of 20 Tumlio, or 5
Salma of 16 Tumlio = 5 Qrs. old measr.
SMYRNA (ASIA MINOR.)

1 Kilo=1 Imperial Bushel.
SWEDEN.

Wheat and Rye; 10 Quarters Barley; 2 Spann=1 Tun or Barrel; 18 Tuns = 10

and 1of Quarters Oats

GRONINGEN. 1 Last 10 Quarters Oats.

ITALY.

ANCONA.-104 Rubbeu=100 Quarters.
GENOA.-2 Mini=1 Quarter.
**Some calculate 245 Minas, and some
248 Minas 100 Quarters.
MILAN-VENICE.-34 Staja=1 Quarter.
NAPLES.-5 2-5th Tomoli = 1 Quarter.
LEGHORN.-4 Sacchi = 1 1 Quarter.

Quarters.

Some take 176) Barrels = 100 Qrs.
SPAIN.

3 Fanegas 1 Quarter.

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE.-816 Kilos =

Quarters. WALLACHIA.
IBRAIL.-100 Kilos = 220 Quarters.
Some take 222.

100

TABLE SHOWING THE USANCE, OR USUAL TERM, AT WHICH BILLS ARE DRAWN IN LONDON ON THE FOLLOWING CITIES, AND THE DAYS OF GRACE ALLOWED.