Page 89 - British Post Office Notices 1666 to 1799

1740-1749

-- 4 0 0 4 NEWS (General Post-Office, Dublin, May 28, 1740)

WHEREAS Letters Directed to Scotland, and to Persons on Board Ships are frequently put into the Post-Office,
without paying the proper Postage as directed by Act of Parliament. This is therefore to acquaint the Publick that such
Letters cannot be forwarded.
EDWARD MARTIN.

-- 4 0 0 5 NEWS (Dublin, June 3, 1740)

WHEREAS on Saturday last a Letter was sent to the Post-Office in Dublin, directed, viz. "To the Officers of the Post-
Office to direct the inclosed." This is to give Notice that the said inclosed Letter has been received, and that if the Person
who wrote the said inclosed Letter will make out the Contents thereof, he shall receive all proper Encouragement: And he
is desired to apply to John Power, Esq; at the Post-Office, where he will receive further Satisfaction.
JOHN POWER.

-- 4 0 0 6 NEWS (General Post-Office, London, June 16, 1740)

Whereas the Post-Boy carrying the North Mail from Royston to Ware, was attacked in the Highway, between One and
Two of the Clock last Friday Morning, the 13th Instant, on the North Side of Hamill's Park, belonging to Ralph Freeman,
Esq; about three Miles beyond Ware, by a single Highwayman, who was a short thick Man in his own Hair, with a brown
great Coat, riding a black Horse, with a Star in his Forehead, having two white Heels behind, who took from him the
Peterborough Mail, which contained the following Bags, viz. Peterborough, Boston, Louth, Horncastle, and Spalding.
The Postmaster General thinks proper to advertise the Publick, That whoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to
be apprehended and convicted, the Person who committed this Robbery, will be intitled to a Reward of Two Hundred
Pounds, besides the Reward given by Act of Parliament for apprehending of Highwaymen; or if any Person, whether
Accomplice in the said Robbery, or knowing thereof, shall make a Discovery, whereby the Person who committed the same
may be apprehended and brought to Justice, such Discoverer will, upon Conviction of the Party, be entituled to the same
Reward, and also have his Majesty's most gracious Pardon.
J. D. BARBUTT, Secretary.

-- 4 0 0 7 NEWS (General Post Office, London, June 27, 1740)

These are to give Notice, That the Post will go every Night, Sundays excepted, from London to Tunbridge Wells, and
from Tunbridge Wells to London. To begin on Monday next, the 30th Instant, and continue during the Summer Season.
J. D. BARBUTT, Secretary.

-- 4 0 0 8 NEWS (General Post Office, London, July 2, 1740)

This is to give Notice, That the Post-masters General have been pleased to order a Bag to be sent every Night,
(Sundays excepted) from London to Hounslow, and from Hounslow to London, during the Continuance of the Camp near
that Place.
J. D. BARBUTT.

-- 4101 NEWS (General Post-Office, London, June 10, 1741)

The Post-Master-General having consider'd, that it might be for the publick Service, if the Correspondence with some
of the distant trading Parts of the Kingdom could by any Means be made more frequent, have digested and settled the
following Scheme, to take Place at Midsummer next, of which they have thought fit to advertise the Publick, viz.

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