Part 39

A clerk regularly attends at the Money Order Office from nine o’clock in the morning till six in the evening, and guarantees the safe conveyance of any sum, payable at sight by the Deputy Post Masters in the country, Edinburgh, or Dublin; who will also receive any money, and give an order at sight on the Money Order Office in London.

Allowances made for Surcharges from eleven to five o’clock.

N.B. Any person sending or conveying Letters, otherwise than by Post, incurs a penalty of five pounds for every offence.

_Table of the Rates of Postage in Great Britain, (From any Post Office in England or Wales)._

For any distance not exceeding 15 miles ... 4d. Above 15, and not exceeding 20 ... 5d. Above 20, ———— 30 ... 6d. 30, ———— 50 ... 7d. 50, ———— 80 ... 8d. 80, ———— 120 ... 9d. 120, ———— 170 ... 10d. 170, ———— 250 ... 11d. 250, ———— 300 ... 12d.

And so in proportion; the postage increasing progressively one penny for a single letter for every excess of distance of 100 miles.

All double, treble, and other letters and packets whatever, pay in proportion to the respective rates of single letters; but no letter or packet to or from places within the kingdom of Great Britain, together with the contents thereof, shall be charged more than as a treble letter, unless the same shall weigh _an ounce_, in which case it is to be rated as _four_ single letters, and so on in proportion for every quarter of an ounce above that weight, reckoning each quarter as a single letter.

A LIST OF MAIL COACHES,

_Which set out on the Week-days at Eight, and on Sundays at Six o’Clock in the Evening._

BATH and BRISTOL, continued to Exeter, from Swan, Lad Lane.

BARTON, from Golden Cross, Charing Cross, and Spread Eagle, Gracechurch Street.

BOSTON, from Bell and Crown, Holborn.

BRIGHTON, from Golden Cross, Charing Cross.

CAMBRIDGE, every night, and on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, to ST. IVES and WISBEACH, from Golden Cross, Charing Cross, and White Horse, Fetter Lane.

CARLISLE, EDINBURGH, and GLASGOW, from Bull and Mouth, Bull and Mouth Street.

CHESTER and HOLYHEAD, from Golden Cross, Charing Cross.

CARMARTHEN, MILFORD HAVEN, and HUBERSTONE, from Swan, Lad Lane.

DOVER, from Angel, behind St. Clement’s.

EXETER and FALMOUTH, from Swan, Lad Lane.

EDINBURGH, from Bull and Mouth, Bull and Mouth Street.

GLOUCESTER, CARMARTHEN, and MILFORD, from the Angel, behind St. Clement’s Church, and Gloucester Coffee House, Piccadilly.

HOLYHEAD, from the Bull and Mouth, through BIRMINGHAM and SHREWSBURY.

HARWICH, from Spread Eagle, Gracechurch Street.

HULL, from Spread Eagle, Gracechurch Street.

LEEDS, from Bull and Mouth.

LIVERPOOL, from Swan, Lad Lane.

MANCHESTER and CARLISLE, from Swan, Lad Lane.

NORWICH, by IPSWICH, from Swan, Lad Lane.

NORWICH, by NEWMARKET, from Swan, Lad Lane, and Golden Cross, Charing Cross.

OXFORD, from Golden Cross, Charing Cross, and Angel, behind St. Clement’s.

PORTSMOUTH, from Angel, behind St. Clement’s.

PLYMOUTH and FALMOUTH, from Swan, Lad Lane.

SOUTHAMPTON and POOLE, from Bell and Crown, Holborn.

SHREWSBURY, BIRMINGHAM, KIDDERMINSTER, and BEWDLEY, from Bull and Mouth.

SWANSEA and NEATH, from Swan, Lad Lane.

WORCESTER and LUDLOW, from Golden Cross, Charing Cross, and Bull and Mouth, Bull and Mouth Street.

YARMOUTH, from White Horse, Fetter Lane.

YORK, EDINBURGH, ABERDEEN, and INVERNESS, from Bull and Mouth.

TWO-PENNY POST.

There are _Two Principal Post Offices_, one in the _General Post-Office Yard, Lombard-street_, and the other in _Gerrard-street, Soho_. There are, besides, numerous Receiving Houses for Letters, both in Town and Country.

There are SIX Collections and Deliveries of Letters, in Town daily, (Sundays excepted) and there are two Dispatches _from_ and Three Deliveries _at_ most places in the Country, within the Limits of this Office.

The Hours by which Letters should be put into the Receiving Houses in Town, for each delivery, are as follow:

FOR DELIVERY IN TOWN.

Delivery. Over Night by 8 o’Clock for the First Morning 8 ... Second ... 10 ... Third ... 12 ... Fourth Afternoon 2 ... Fifth ... 5 ... Sixth

FOR DELIVERY IN THE COUNTRY.

Delivery. The preceding Evening by 5 o’Clock for the First Morning 8 ... Second Afternoon 2 ... Third

But Letters, whether in Town or Country, may be put in at either of the Two Principal Offices, an Hour later for each Dispatch.

Letters put in on Saturday Evening are delivered in the Country on Sunday Morning.

The date Stamp, or, if there are Two, that having the latest Hour, shews also the Time of Day by which the Letters were dispatched for Delivery from the Principal Offices.

The Postage of a Letter from one part of the Town to another, both being within the Delivery of the General Post Office, is Two pence; and to and from parts beyond that Delivery, Three pence; and the Postage of this Office on each Letter passing to or from the General or Foreign Post-Offices, is Two pence.

The Two-penny Postage of all Letters, such as are for Parts out of His Majesty’s Dominions excepted, may or may not be paid at putting in, at the option of the senders.

No Two-penny Post Letter must weigh more than Four Ounces.

The Delivery of this Office extends to the following and intermediate Places; viz.:—

In _KENT_—Woolwich; Plumstead; Shooter’s Hill; Eltham; Mottingham; South End; Lewisham; Beckenham; and Sydenham.

In _SURREY_—Croydon; Beddington; Carshalton; Mitcham; Morden; Merton; Wimbledon; Ham; Petersham; and Richmond.

In _MIDDLESEX_ and _HERTS_—Twickenham; Teddington; Hampton; Hampton-Court; Hampton-Wick; Sunbury; Whitton; Isleworth; Brentford; Ealing; Hamwell; Wembly; Willsdon; Kingsbury; The Hyde; Mill-Hill; Highwood-Hill; Totteridge; Whetstone; Friern-Barnet; East-Barnet; Southgate; Winchmore-Hill; and Enfield.

In _ESSEX_—Chingford; Sewardstone; High-Beach; Loughton; Chigwell and Row; Wanstead; Ilford; and Barking.

Cash, in Gold or Silver, or other articles of Value enclosed in Letters (Notes or Drafts for Money excepted) to be mentioned to the Office-keeper at putting in; but it is recommended that Bank Notes, or others payable to Bearer, be cut in half and sent at twice, the Second Part not to be sent till the Receipt of the First is acknowledged. This Office however is not liable to make good the loss of any Property sent by Post.

It is earnestly requested that Persons receiving Letters will not detain the Letter-Carriers at their doors longer than can be avoided.

Letters for this Delivery are frequently by mistake put into the General Post, by which they are unavoidably delayed; It is therefore recommended that they be put into the Two-penny Post Offices or Receiving Houses, in order that they may be regularly forwarded by their proper conveyance.

BYE-POST. A Bye Post is established on each Road within the Country-Delivery of this Office, by which Letter are transmitted from one part to another of the same district, direct, and without coming to London.

Any irregularity in the Delivery of Letters, communicated to the Comptroller, will be duly attended to, and if the Covers bearing the date Stamp are produced they will assist materially in discovering where the fault lies.

_BAROMETER of TEMPERANCE & INTEMPERANCE._

TEMPERANCE.

70 -| Water } Health and Wealth. | } 60 -| Milk and Water } Serenity of Mind. | } 50 -| Small Beer } Reputation, long Life, & Happiness. | 40 -| Cider and Perry } | } Cheerfulness, Strength, and Nourishment, 30 -| Wine } | } when taken after meals, and 20 -| Porter } | } in moderate quantities. 10 -| Strong-Beer } | 0 -| | INTEMPERANCE. | _Vices._ _Diseases._ _Punishments._ 10 -| Punch } Idleness and { Sickness, Puking, } | } Peevishness. { and Trembling } Debt; | } {of the Hands in the} | } { Morning; } 20 -| {Toddy and } { } Black Eyes; | {Crank } Quarreling, { Bloatedness } | } { Inflamed Eyes, } Rags; | } and { Red Nose & Face; } | } { } Hunger; 30 -| Grog } Fighting, { Sore and swelled } | } { Legs; } Hospital; | { } Lying, { } 40 -| Flip { } and { Jaundice, Pains } Jail; | { } Swearing, { in the Limbs, and } | } { burnings in the } Whipping; | {Bitters } Obscenity; {palms of the hands,} 50 -| {infused in } { and the soles of } | {Spirits } Swindling, { the feet; } The Hulks; | } { } | {Brandy, Rum, } Perjury, { Dropsy; } 60 -| {and Whiskey, in} { Epilepsy, Palsy; } | {the morn^g. } Burglary, { Melancholy; } Botany Bay; | } Murder, { Madness; } | {D^o during the } and { Apoplexy; } The 70 -| {day and night. } Suicide. { DEATH. } Gallows. ⃝ ————

The Footman should study the following Tables of Priority of Rank among Persons of distinction,—a knowledge of which will enable him to evince peculiar Tact in his situation, and save his Master or Mistress much trouble in directing him, when waiting at Table.

_A Table of Precedency among Gentlemen,—who ought to be served according to their respective Ranks._

1. King’s Sons. 2. King’s Brothers. 3. King’s Uncles. 4. King’s Grandsons. 5. King’s Nephews. 6. Archbishop of Canterbury. 7. Lord high Chancellor. 8. Archbishop of York. 9. Lord Treasurer. 10. Lord President of the Privy Council. 11. Lord Privy Seal. 12. Lord High Constable. 13. Lord Great Chamberlain of England. 14. Earl Marshall. 15. Lord High Admiral. 16. Lord Steward of the Household. 17. Dukes according to their Patents. 18. Marquesses. 19. Dukes’ eldest Sons. 20. Earls. 21. Marquesses’ eldest Sons. 22. Dukes’ younger Sons. 23. Viscounts. 24. Earls’ eldest Sons. 25. Marquesses’ eldest Sons. 26. Bishop of London. 27. Bishop of Durham. 28. Bishop of Winchester. 29. Bishops according to their seniority of consecration. 30. Barons. 31. Speaker of the House of Commons. 32. Viscounts’ eldest Sons. 33. Earls’ younger Sons. 34. Barons’ eldest Sons. 35. Knights of the Garter. 36. Privy Councillors. 37. Chancellor of the Exchequer. 38. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. 39. Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench. 40. The Master of the Rolls. 41. The Vice-Chancellor. 42. Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. 43. Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. 44. Judges and Barons of the Exchequer according to seniority. 45. Knights Bannerets royal. 46. Viscounts’ younger Sons. 47. Barons’ younger Sons. 48. Baronets. 49. Knights Bannerets. 50. Knights of the Bath Grand Crosses. 51. Knights Commanders of the Bath. 52. Knights Bachelors. 53. Eldest Sons of the eldest Sons of Peers. 54. Baronets’ eldest Sons. 55. Knights of the Garter’s eldest Sons. 56. Bannerets’ eldest Sons. 57. Knights of the Bath’s eldest Sons. 58. Knights’ eldest Sons. 59. Baronets’ younger Sons. 60. Sergeants at Law. 61. Doctors, Deans, and Chancellors. 62. Masters in Chancery. 63. Companions of the Bath. 64. Esquires of the King’s Body. 65. Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber. 66. Esquires of the Knights of the Bath. 67. Esquires by creation. 68. Esquires by office or commission. 69. Younger Sons of the Knights of the Garter. 70. Younger Sons of Bannerets. 71. Younger Sons of Knights of the Bath. 72. Younger Sons of Knights Bachelors. 73. Gentlemen entitled to bear arms. 74. Clergymen not dignitaries, 75. Barristers at Law. 76. Officers of the Navy. 77. Officers of the Army. 78. Citizens. 79. Burgesses. 80. Married Men and Widowers, before Single Men of the same rank.

_Precedency among Ladies._

1. Daughters of the King. 2. Wives of the King’s Sons. 3. Wives of the King’s Brothers. 4. Wives of the King’s Uncles. 5. Wives of the eldest Sons of Dukes of the blood royal. 6. Wives of the King’s Nephews. 7. Duchesses. 8. Marchionesses. 9. Wives of the eldest Sons of Dukes. 10. Daughters of Dukes. 11. Countesses. 12. Wives of the eldest Sons of Marquesses. 13. Daughters of Marquesses. 14. Wives of the younger Sons of Dukes. 15. Viscountesses. 16. Wives of the eldest Sons of Earls. 17. Daughters of Earls. 18. Wives of the younger Sons of Marquesses. 19. Wives of Archbishops. 20. Wives of Bishops. 21. Baronesses. 22. Wives of the eldest sons of Viscounts. 23. Daughters of Viscounts. 24. Wives of the younger Sons of Earls. 25. Wives of the Sons of Barons. 26. Maids of Honour. 27. Wives of the younger Sons of Viscounts. 28. Wives of the younger Sons of Barons. 29. Wives of Baronets. 30. Wives of the Knights of the Garter. 31. Wives of Bannerets. 32. Wives of Knights Grand Crosses of the Bath. 33. Wives of Knights Commanders of the Bath. 34. Wives of Knights Bachelors. 35. Wives of the eldest Sons of the younger Sons of Peers. 36. Wives of the eldest Sons of Baronets. 37. Daughters of Baronets. 38. Wives of the eldest Sons of Knights of the Garter. 39. Wives of the eldest Sons of Bannerets. 40. Daughters of Bannerets. 41. Wives of the eldest Sons of Knights of the Bath. 42. Daughters of Knights of the Bath. 43. Wives of the Eldest Sons of Knights Bachelors. 44. Daughters of Knights Bachelors. 45. Wives of the younger Sons of Baronets. 46. Daughters of Knights. 47. Wives of the Companions of the Order of the Bath. 48. Wives of the Esquires of the King’s Body. 49. Wives of the Esquires of the Knights of the Bath. 50. Wives of Esquires by creation. 51. Wives of Esquires by office. 52. Wives of younger Sons of Knights of the Garter. 53. Wives of the younger Sons of Bannerets. 54. Wives of the younger Sons of Knights of the Bath. 55. Wives of the younger Sons of Knights Bachelors. 56. Wives of Gentlemen entitled to bear arms. 57. Daughters of Esquires entitled to bear arms. 58. Daughters of Gentlemen entitled to bear arms. 59. Wives of Clergymen. 60. Wives of Barristers at Law. 61. Wives of Officers in the Navy. 62. Wives of Officers in the Army. 63. Wives of Citizens. 64. Wives of Burgesses. 65. Widows. 66. Daughters of Citizens. 67. Daughters of Burgesses.

_In Addition to the above Regulations, observe_:

1. That Preference is to be given to Persons of superior Age of the same Rank. 2. That Ladies of all Ranks are to be served before their Husbands. 3. That, among Ladies—Wives Rank first,—Widows next,—and unmarried Ladies last. 4. That Strangers are, in all Cases, to be served first, and the Young Ladies of your own Family last.

Note also,—That at Public Meetings in the Country, preference is usually given to the Lady of the greatest Landholder.

_Modes of Address in Writing and Speaking._

TO THE ROYAL FAMILY.

To the King’s Most Excellent Majesty:—_Sire_, or _May it please your Majesty_.

To his Royal Highness Frederick, Duke of York:—_May it please your Royal Highness_. And so to all the rest of the Royal Family, male and female, changing their names and titles.

TO THE NOBILITY.

To His Grace the Duke of Wellington:—_My Lord Duke_—_Your Grace_. To the most Noble The Marquis of B.:—_My Lord Marquis_—_Your Lordship_. To the Rt. Hon. The Earl of D. To the Right Hon. Lord Viscount F. To the Right Hon. Lord G.:—_My Lord_—_Your Lordship_.

Note.—Noblemen’s Wives are to be addressed in the same style.

Note also, that by courtesy of England, all the Sons of _Dukes_ and _Marquesses_ and the _eldest Sons_ of Earls, have the titles of _Lord_ and _Right Honourable_; and their _daughters_ have the title of _Honourable_, but without any other addition. Every _gentleman_, in any place of honour or trust, is styled _Honourable_.

The Members of His Majesty’s Privy Council, the Lord Mayors of London, York, and Dublin, and the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, for the time being, are styled _Right Honourable_.

Every considerable Servant to his Majesty, or any other of the Royal Family, is, while on the _Civil_, _Naval_, or _Military List_, distinguished by the title of Esquire.

Every Member of Parliament is an _Esquire_, but if he has a higher title, remember always to address him and every Gentleman by his highest title.

TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

To the Right Hon. the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in the Imperial Parliament of the United Kingdom, Assembled:—_My Lords_—_May it please Your Lordships_.

TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

To the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, in the Imperial Parliament of the United Kingdom, Assembled:—_Gentlemen_—_May it please Your Honourable House_. To the Right Hon. Sir A. B. Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons.—As he is generally a member of the Privy Council—Right Honourable Sir.

TO THE CLERGY.

To the most Reverend Father in God, A. Lord Archbishop of C.:—_My Lord_—_Your Grace_. To the Right Reverend Father in God, B. Lord Bishop of L.:—_Right Reverend Sir_. To the very Reverend Mr. or Dr. C. D. Dean of E. To the Reverend Mr. or Dr. F. Chancellor of G. } Archdeacon of H. } Prebendary of I. } _Reverend Sir._ Rector of K. } Vicar of L. } Curate of M. }

Note.—All Clergymen are styled Reverend.

TO THE OFFICERS OF HIS MAJESTY’S HOUSEHOLD.

The Officers of His Majesty’s Household are generally addressed according to their Quality, and sometimes according to their Office, or both; as To My Lord Steward. My Lord Chamberlain. The Rt. Hon. The Earl of B. Lord Privy Seal—Lord President of the Council, &c. &c.—One of His Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, &c.—_My Lord_. To the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury—of the Admiralty, &c. _My Lords_—_or May it please Your Lordships_. To the Honourable the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Board of Customs—Excise, &c.:—_May it please Your Honours_.

TO MILITARY OFFICERS.

To the Right Hon. The Earl of B. Captain of His Majesty’s first Troop of Horse Guards, &c. To A. B. Esq. Lieut. General of ——, Surveyor-General of the Ordnance.

TO NAVAL OFFICERS.

To His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence:—Lord High Admiral of Great Britain:—_May it please Your Royal Highness_. To Vice-Admirals, or Rear-Admirals:—_Sir_—or _Your Honour_—except they be Noblemen.

TO AMBASSADORS.

To His Excellency Sir A. B. Bart. Envoy Extraordinary from His Britannic Majesty to ——; Ambassador to ——; Resident at, &c.:—_Your Excellency_. To the Secretaries and Consuls:—_Sir_.

TO THE JUDGES AND LAWYERS.

To the Right Honourable A. Baron of B.—Lord High Chancellor—Lord Chief Justice of the King’s-Bench, &c.:—_My Lord_—_Your Lordship_.

N.B.—All the other Judges, in their Official Capacities, are styled _Lords_, &c. and every Barrister is styled _Esquire_. Private Gentlemen in the Commission of the Peace, Sheriffs and Recorders, are also styled Esquires, with the appellation of _Worshipful_. But, the Aldermen and Recorder of the City of London, and all Mayors of Corporations, have the title of _Right Worshipful_.

Bodies Corporate are styled _Honourable_, and sometimes _Worshipful_.

_Abbreviations in Writing and Printing_

A.B. or B.A. Bachelor of Arts. A.M. or M.A. Master of Arts. A.M. _Anno Mundi._ In the year of the world. A.D. _Anno Domini._ In the year of our Lord. A. M. _Ante Meridiem._ Before noon. Acc^{t}. Account. Ann. _Annum._ Yearly. _Per Annum._ By the year. Ans^{r}. Answer. Abp. Archbishop. Adm^{l}. Admiral. Adm^{r}. Administrator.

B.V.M. Blessed Virgin Mary. Bar^{t}. Baronet.

C.C.C. Corpus Christi College. Ct. or _Cent._ An hundred. Capt. Captain. Col. Colonel. Co. Company, County. C.S. _Custos Sigili._ Keeper of the Seal. Cr. Creditor.

Dr. Debtor. Doctor. D.D. Doctor in Divinity. D. Duke. Do. _Ditto_, the same.

E.G. _exempli gratia._ For example. E. Earl. Esq^{r}. Esquire. Ext^{r}. Executor.

F.R.S. Fellow of the Royal Society. F.S.A. Fellow of the Society of Arts.

G.R. _Georgius Rex_, King George. Gen^{l}. General. Gent. Gentlemen. Gov^{r}. Governor.

Hum. Humble. Hon^{ble}. Honourable.

Imp. _Imprimis_, first. Ins^{t}. Instant. It. _Item_, also. Id. _Idem_, Ibid. _Ibidem_, the same. i.e. _id est_, that is.

J.H.S. _Jesus Hominum Salvator._ Jesus Saviour of Men.

K.G. Knight of the Garter. K.B. Knight of the Bath. Kn^{t}. Knight.

Ld. Lord. Lp. Lordship. LL.D. Doctor of Laws. Lday. Lady-day. Lieut. Lieutenant. L.C.J. Lord Chief Justice.

M.D. Doctor in Medicine. M.S. _Memoria Sacrum._ Sacred to the Memory. M. Marquis. M^{r}. Master. M^{rs}. Mistress. Mem. _Memento._ Remember. Mich. Michaelmas. Mids^{r}. Midsummer. Mad^{m}. Madam. Mess^{rs}. Masters, or Gentlemen. Mons^{r}. Monsieur. MS. Manuscript. Math. Mathematics, or Mathematician.

N.B. _Nota Bene_, Mark well. N.S. New Style. N^{o}. _Numero._ Number.

O.S. Old Style. Obed^{t}. Obedient.

P. M. _Post Meridiem_, Afternoon. _Philo. Math._ Lover of Learning. P^{d}. Paid. _Per._ By. _Penult._ Last except one. P.S. Postscript.

Qty. Quantity. Q.E.D. which is demonstrated. q.d. _quasi dicat_, as much as to say.

_Rex._ King. _Regina._ Queen. R^{t}. Hon. Right Honourable. R^{t}. Rev^{d}. Right Reverend. R^{t}. Wpful. Right Worshipful. Rec^{d}. Received. Rec^{t}. Receipt.

St. _Saint_, Holy. St. Street. Serv^{t}. Servant.

Ult. _Ultimo._ Last.

Viz. _Videlicet_, Namely.

Wp. Worship.

Xmas. Christmas.

&c. _Et cetera_, and so forth.

_LIST of FRENCH and other FOREIGN WORDS and PHRASES in common Use, with their Pronunciation and Explanation._

Aid-de-camp (_aid-di-cong_). Assistant to a general. A-la-mode (_al-a-mode_). In the fashion. Antique (_an-teek_). Ancient, or Antiquity. A propos (_ap-ro-po_). To the purpose, Seasonably, or By the bye. Auto da fe (_auto-da-fa_). Act of faith (burning of heretics).

Bagatelle (_ba-ga-tel_). Trifle. Beau (_bo_). A man drest fashionably. Beau monde (_bo-mond_). People of fashion. Belle (_bell_). A woman of fashion or beauty. Belles lettres (_bell-letter_). Polite literature. Billet doux (_bil-le-doo_). Love letter. Bon mot (_bon-mo_). A piece of wit. Bon ton (_bon-tong_). Fashion. Boudoir (_boo-dwar_). A small private apartment.