LONDON FIRE ENGINE ESTABLISHMENT, 68, WATLING-STREET, E.C. The following are the stations at which Engines are to be found, both Day and Night. Ratcliffe Wellclose-square, E. Blackfriars 274, Farringdon-street, E.C. Waterloo Bridge-road, near the New Cut, S. The Floating Engines lie off King's Stairs, Superintendent Captain Shaw, 68, Watling-street, E.C. GENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON. THE Receiving Houses are open for general post letters till half-past five, or till six P.M., if the letters bear an additional ld. stamp as a fee. At St. Martin's-leGrand, letters, newspapers, and bookpackets are received till 6; letters till 7, on paying with stamp an additional Id., and till 7.30 for an additional 6d.; newspapers are received till 7, on payment of an additional farthing, till 7.15 on payment of a halfpenny, and till 7.30 on payment of a penny. At the E.C. district office in Lombard-street, letters are received till 6, and till 7 on payment of an additional penny; at all the other district offices, letters are received till 6, and till 7 on payment of an additional penny. All payments must be made in stamps when possible. General post letters are charged by weight, as follows:Letters not exceeding Do. Do. oz., one postage 2 OZ., four postages 3 oz., six postages; and so on, adding two postages for every ounce; unless pre-paid by a stamp, the postage is charged double, and if the weight of the letter should exceed the value of the stamps attached, the excess will be charged double. Shilling, sixpenny, and fourpenny stamps are issued. Every letter must be delivered to the person to whom it is directed, and to him alone; and no postmaster is allowed to return a letter to the writer or sender after it has once been deposited in the letteroffice. No late letters are forwarded by the mail preparing for despatch unless fully prepaid with stamps. Re-directed letters and book parcels are subject to a new payment. Newspapers, to go the same day, must be put into the General Post Office before six o'clock; but those put in before half-past seven o'clock will go the same evening by paying a penny with each. In the Branch Offices they must be put in before half-past five, and at the Receiving Houses before five. They must be sent in covers open at the sides, and, to go free, no words or communication must be printed on such paper after the same shall have been published, nor any writing or marks upon such printed paper, or the cover thereof, other than the name nd address of the person to whom it is sent. Stamped papers can be circulated free of postage at any time within fifteen days, as often as is desired. The impressed stamp on newspapers is only available for circulation within the United Kingdom, and if sent abroad either to foreign countries or the colonies, newspapers must have affixed stamps to the amount of postage from 1d. to 3d., whether bearing an impressed stamp or not, except to those foreign countries where they are permitted to go free through the Foreign Post. MORNING MAILS. The Letter Boxes at the Receiving Houses will be open till ten P.M. previous evening for newspapers and letters; and those at the branch offices, Charing Cross, Vere-street, and the Borough, for the reception of newspapers until 6.45 A.M., and for letters until 7.15 A.M. At the General Post Office and the Branch Office in Lombard-street, the boxes will close for newspapers at seven A.M., and for letters at a quarter before eight A.M. Mail despatched at half-past nine A.M. Letters and newspapers for Ireland, posted at any receiving office before two or any branch office before three, or at St. Martin's-leGrand by half-past three, are despatched at five, and reach Dublin early on the following morning. Members of either House of Parliament are entitled to receive, free of charge, petitions addressed to either House of Parliament, provided they are sent without covers, or in covers open at the sides, and do not exceed the weight of 32 ounces. Letters containing coin or articles of value are recommended to be registered. The fee in any case in Great Britain is 4d. and the postage, and to France double the postage. All inland letters containing coin are considered as registered letters, and, if not prepaid, are charged double, or 8d. beyond the postage. Money orders for sums not exceeding 102 are granted by every post-town upon every other post-town in the United Kingdom, on application at the various offices; and also by and upon certain offices in the me. tropolis, of which the postmasters are furnished with a list, for which a commission of, 3d. for Two Pounds, 6d. for any sum above Two Pounds and not exceeding Five Pounds, is charged, and 1s. for sums above Five Pounds & not exceeding Ten Pounds. They must be presented for payment within the second calendar month after their issue, or a fresh order will be charged for, and within the twelfth calendar month, or they will not be paid at all. A money order granted upon London, without specifying any particular office in London, can only be paid at the General Post Office in St. Martin's-le-Grand. Where personal attendance is inconvenient, payment may be obtained by receipting the order and giving the bearer information as to the Christian name (the initial of the Christian name is sufficient), surname, and occupation of the person who obtained it. The money-order system is also extended to Canada, Victoria, Western Australia, Southern Australia, Gibraltar, and Malta, at an increased charge. FOREIGN POSTAGE. The rates of foreign postage varying with every country, and according to dif ferent scales of weight, it has been found impossible to give any table within our limits. In the Postal Guide,' the information occupies altogether above twentyfive pages. It may be enough to state here, that to all the British Colonies and Possessions, when sent direct (i. e., not through Marseilles to Alexandria), and to the United States of America, the lowest rate of payment covers half an ounce, To all European countries, the lowest rate is for a quarter of an ounce only, as well as for letters sent through them to British Possessions. To some parts of South America, also, the lowest scale is for half an ounce, but only to the port of diseharge, whence there is an additional inland postage. Book parcels and stamped newspapers are carried to the British Possessions, and delivered, at threepence for four ounces; and the same rate is charged to other places, with some few exceptions, but only to the port of discharge. An additional penny for each four ounces is charged when sent to British Possessions through France, and to some places the latter rate of postage is charged. To Prussia no letter can be conveyed by post weighing more than 14 oz. LONDON DISTRICT POST. un Besides the General Post delivery, there are nine deliveries in London at 10, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, within a circle of about three miles from the General Post Office: in the suburban districts there are six despatches, beside that of the General Post, to places within about four miles of the General Post-office, four despatches to places within about six miles, and one, at 5 P.M., to the whole of the suburban district. The despatch at 7 P.M. delivers the letters the same evening at all the principal places within about six miles of the General Post-office; but to insure this, they must be fully prepaid in stamps, be posted at the town receiving-houses or pillar-posts by 6 P.M., or at the principal office of the district to which they are addressed by 645, be put into the district post-box where two are provided, and be marked with the proper initials of the dis N.W. North-Western Eversholt-street, Camden Town. The whole suburban district extends twelve miles round London, but includes Hampton Court, Hampton, and Sunbury. BOOK POST. The Inland Book Post conveys books and printed papers, including unstamped newspapers, at the following rates:For a packet not exceeding 4 oz. Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz. 2 16 oz. 4 For every add. 8 oz., or fraction of 8 oz. 2 8 oz. ld. The packet may consist of any number of sheets, written or printed (but the written matter must not be closed against inspection, nor be of the nature of a letter), or of bound books, or maps or prints on rollers, or whatever is necessary to the safe transmission of literary or artistic matter; such packets, however, not to exceed two feet in length, width, or depth, and all must be open at the ends or sides. Patterns of merchandise, not having an intrinsic value, may also be sent, at the rates of 3d. for 4 oz., 6d. for 8 oz., advancing by 6d. for each 8 oz. or fraction above the first 8 oz. Any packet which shall not be open at letter or any communication of the nature the ends or sides, or shall have any written of a letter written in it, or upon its cover, will be charged with the unpaid letterpostage; if found to contain any written letter, whether closed or open, or any enclosure sealed or otherwise closed against inspection, or any other unauthorized enclosure, the letter or enclosure will be taken out and forwarded to the address on the packet, charged with the full postage as an unpaid letter, together with an additional rate; and the remainder of the packet, if duly prepaid with stamps, will then be forwarded to its address; if not sufficiently prepaid with stamps, but nevertheless bearing a stamp of the value of one rate, it is forwarded, charged with the deficient book-postage, together with an additional rate; but any packet which bears no postage-stamp is charged with the unpaid letter-postage. At the following rates, and on. the same conditions as the foregoing (except that no packet weighing more than three pounds can be sent to the 1 lb., 1+ lb., 3d. 6d. 1 lb. Is. Od. 1 lb. 1s. 6d. 2 lb. 2s. Od. and so on; 6d. being charged for every additional half-pound, or fraction of a half-pound. Book parcels may also be sent prepaid to France, Belgium, Algeria, or the French offices in Turkey, Syria, and Egypt, at the same rate with the British colonies; to Spain, the Balearic Isles, and Italy (except the Papal States and Venice), at the rates Newsof those to India, Ceylon, &c. papers not exceeding 4 oz. may be sent, prepaid, for 2d. PRINCIPAL CLUB-HOUSES. Army and Navy, 36, Pall Mall, S.W. Cavendish, 307, Regent-street, W. Junior United Service, 11, Charles-st., S.W. Oxf. and Camb. Univ., 71 Pall Mall, S.W. Reform Club, 104, Pall Mall, S.W. Many of the Country Insurance Companies have offices in London also. Accidental Death-7, Bank Buildings,E.C. Britannia-1, Princes-street, Bank, E.C. City of Glasgow-12, King William-st, E.C. Crown-33, New Bridge-street, E.C. Economic-6, New Bridge-street, E.C. Equitable-26, New Bridge-street, E.C. Globe and Liverpool and London - 7, Great Britain Mutual-101, Cheapside, Gresham--37, Old Jewry, E.C. India and London-14, Waterloo-pl., S.W. Life Assurance Treasury-5, Cannon-st., London Annuity-11, Chatham-pl., Black- London Assurance-7, Royal Exchange, London & Provincial Provident-47, Moor- London Exchange-2, Adelphi-terrace, London and Provincial Law-21, Fleet-st., London and Yorkshire-36, Moorgate-st., London Equitable Mutual-64, Chancery- London Life Association-81, King Wil- London Monetary-14, Manchester-sq., W. Manchester and London-35, New Bridge- Marine-60, Fenchurch-street, E.C. Metropolitan-3, Princes-street, E.C. Midland Counties-6, Old Jewry, E.C. Mutual Provident-6,Albion-place, Black- National-2, King William-street, E.C. [E.C. New Equitable-449, Strand, W.C. Pelican 70, Lombard-st., E.C., and 57, Provident Clerks-15, Moorgate-st., E.C. Royal Exchange-Royal Exchange, West Royal Naval, Military, and E. India-13, Scottish Amicable-1,Threadneedle-street, National Gallery - Mond., Tues., Wed., and Saturday, from 10 to 5, and the whole of Easter and Whitsun weeks except Sat., free, to the general public; Thursday and Friday for students only. Closed for six weeks from the end of the second week in Sept., and on Christmas Day and Good Frid. National Portrait Gallery, 29, Great George-street, S.W. Wednesdays and Saturdays, from 12 to 4, from Easter to October, 12 to 5, admission free. Museum, South Kensington-Containing works of Decorative Art, Modern Pictures, Sculpture and Engravings, Architectural Illustrations, Building Materials, Educational Apparatus and Books, Illustrations of Food and Animal Products -Open on Mondays, Monday Evenings, Tuesdays, Tuesday Evenings, and Saturdays, free; and on Wednesdays, Wednesday Evenings, Thursdays, and Fridays, (Students' days) on payment of 6d. each person. From 10 to 4, 5, or 6 in the daytime, according to the season, and from 7 to 10 in the evening. The Patent department (Museum and Library) is always free. Museum of Economic Geology, 1, Jermyn-street, Piccadilly-Daily (except Friday), from 10 to 4 during Nov., Dec., Jan., and Feb.; the rest of the year from 10 to 5. Gresham College-Lectures during term in Divinity, Astronomy, Law, Rhetoric, Scottish Provincial-20, Cannon-st., E.C. Buildings, E.C. United Kingdom Temperance-1, Ade- Universal-1, King William-street, E.C. Waterloo-355, Strand, W.C. Westminster and General-27, King-street, Whittington-37. Moorgate-street, E.C. PLACES OPEN GRATUITOUSLY. and Physic, at 1 o'clock p.m.; on Music and Geometry at 7 p.m. St. Paul's-Each week-day from 10 to 4, and during the time of divine service. Westminster Abbey-Every day in the week, from 11 to 3, and during divine service. Indian Museum-Fife House, Whitehall Yard, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 to 4, free. Soane Museum, 13, Lincoln's Inn FieldsThursday and Friday during April, May, and June, from 10 to 4. Tickets must be applied for previously, and will be sent by post. Society of Arts, 19, John-street, Adelphi— Any day except Wednesday, with orders from members. Royal United Service Museum, Middle Scotland Yard-Daily, with orders from members. College of Surgeons' Museum-First four days in the week, with orders from members. Hampton Court Palace-Every day, except Friday, from 10 till 4, and on Sundays, from 2 till dusk. Kew Botanical Gardens-On Sundays from 2 to 6; on every other day, in winter from 1 to 6, in summer from 1 to sunset. The Pleasure Grounds from Midsummer to Michaelmas on Sundays from 2 to sunset. Woolwich Arsenal-On Tuesday and Friday, by letter from the Under-Sec. of War; to the Dockyard, daily, from 9 to 11, and from 1 to 4. Dulwich Gallery-Each week-day, except Thursday and Friday, from 10 to 5 in summer, and from 11 to 3 in winter, gratis. On Thurs. and Fri. there is a charge of 6d. Windsor Castle-State Apartments atMonday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, April to Oct., 11 to 4; Nov. to March, 11 to 3, |