Page 68 - British Post Office Notices 1666 to 1799

- 1710-1719

--15 0 5 NEWS [May 17-21, 1715]

- These are to give Notice, That the General Penny-Post-Office, which now is kept in Broad street, will on Thursday the
26th of this Instant May 1715, be removed into St. Christopher's Church yard in Threadneedle-street near Stock's-Market,
where Letters and Parcels will be taken in as usual.

--15 0 6 NEWS [June 25-28, 1715]

These are to certifie that from and after Monday the 4th of July, the Post will go every Night (Sundays excepted)
between the General Post-Office, and Tunbridge Wells during the Summer Season.

--15 0 7 NEWS [August 9-13, 1715]

Whereas on Saturday Night last, being the 6th of August, a Person bringing Letters from the Rainbow Coffee-house at
- Fleet-bridge to the General Post-Office, was about 10 a Clock assaulted in Cheapside, and the Bag of Letters taken from
him; whoever will discover any Person or Persons concern'd in this Fact, or bring the said Bag of Letters to the General
Post-Office in Lombard-street, shall be well rewarded for his Pains, and be asked no Questions.

--15 0 8 NEWS [September 13-17, 1715]

Whereas a Letter dated the 12th Instant, and signed J. J. was sent to the Honourable the Speaker of the House of
Commons, setting forth, that there are Abuses committed in the General Post-Office by the Clerks of the Inland and
.- Foreign Offices, to the Prejudice of his Majesty's Revenue: If the Person that sent the said Letter will come to the Post-
Master General at the Post Office in Lombard street, and make out what he therein asserts he shall meet with all due
Encouragement and Protection.

--15 0 9 NEWS [October 15-18, 1715]

Whereas there has been a Letter sent to the Governors of the Post Office, sign'd B. K. representing some Abuses
committed to the Prejudice of his Majesty's Revenue, arising by the Postage of Letters; these are to give Notice, that if the
Person that writ the said Letter will apply himself to the Party it was directed to, any Morning at the General Post Office in
Lombard street, he shall meet with Encouragement and Protection, and any Information he makes will be kept very secret.

-- 160 1 NEWS (General-Post-Office, Dublin, January 10, 1716) {Julian Calendar. January 10, 1715}

Whereas several Reports have been industriously spread, to the Disparagement of the Pacquet-Boats now employ'd
between England and Ireland; this is to certify, That the Grafton and Princess Pacquet-Boats are larger, newer and
stronger, than the others were; are every way fitted with Conveniencies for Passengers; are extream good Sailers; and are
compleatly Manned with Sailors experienced on these Coasts. And there is a third Boat on the Stocks of 70 Tuns Burthen,
equal with the other two.

--16 0 2 NEWS [June 12-15, 1716]

This is to give Notice, That a Letter dated the 8th of June 1716, signed J. 0. and directed to the Hon. the
Commissioners of His Majesty's Post-Office in Lombard-Street, London, is come to Hand; and that if the Person that
wrote it, will come any Morning to the Post-Master-General, at the General Post-Office in Lombard-Street, he will be
heard on the Subject of the said Letter.

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