The Glasgow directory - National Library of Scotland

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America, 3/9i; Portugal, 2/9^; France, 2/2i ; Holland, 2/4|
- Hamburgh, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Prussia,
:
Russia, &c. 2/8|; Italy, by Germany, 2/S|; by France, 2/111;
Spain, by France, .—Ship 3/2f
Letters charged at half the rate
of Packet Postage.
Ship Letters are forwarded through the London Post Office, to the
Cape of Good Hope, Isle of France, Bombay, Ceylon, Madras,
- Bengal, Bencoolen, Prince of Wales Island, on paying the inland
postage to the port where the ship may be, and Twopence sea
postage additional, for every letter under three ounces weight,
and One Shilling per ounce, for every ounce above that weight.
But Ship Letters yVoOT the Cape of Good Hope, and places before-mentioned,
are liable to the full inland rates, and a sea postage
of Fourpence for every letter under three ounces v/eight, and
One Shilling jjer ounce, for every ounce above that weight.
All letters from other places abroad are liable to a sea postage of
Eightpence single, and One Shilling and Fourpence for double
letters, and so on, over and above all inland rates whatever.
Newspapers and Prices Current that have paid stamp duty, if
made up open at the ends, and Letters containing patterns, provided
ho writing is contained in the letter except the prices of the
patterns, and the address of the sender, are forwarded througti
the Post Office, at One Penny per ounce. But Letters, Newspapers,
Prices Current, &c. to the Coast of Africa, St. Helena,
Batavia, New South Wales, Surinam, Havanna, Hayti, Honduras,
and all places where there are no packets, are charged one-half
of the highest rate of postage.—Seamen and Soldiers can send
and receive single Letters, (on their own private concerns only,)
to and from any part of His Majesty's dominions, where there are
regular Mails, on paying One Fenny at the time of ingiving. Letters
from a Seaman or Soldier must be signed on the back by the
Officer in command of the Ship, Regiment or Corps to which he
belongs, specifying the class of the person, as the case may be.
MANAGERS OF THE POLICE OF GLASGOW.
The Lord Provost, Baillies, Dean of Guild and Deacon Convener,
ex qfficiis, and twenty-four Commissioners chosen on
the last week in July annually, by Inhabitants possessing houses
of =eiO yearly rent and upwards,—James Hardie, Master of Police
— Joshua Heyvvood, Collector and Treasurer—John Scott, Clerk
to Commissioners—David Bruce, Collector's Clerk— Francis Nelson,
Surgeon—Thomas Ferguson and James Burns, Surveyors.
This Establishment has 3 Constables— 18 Ward Officers—
House Officers—6 Criminal Officers— 12 Patrolemen—James
Black, Superintendent of Fire Engines—Farquhar M'Donald, Superintendent
of City Lamps— 15 Lamp Lighters— 100 Watchmen
and 20 Scavengers (doubled in winter) and Superintendent.