5th January, 1839, £12,380 5_s_. 7_d_. 5th January, 1840, 52,230 1 2 5th January, 1841, 51,301 6 8 5th January, 1842, 94,818 7 10 5th January, 1843, 77,570 5 7 5th January, 1844, 96,360 10 5 5th January, 1845, 89,809 4 6 5th January, 1846, 179,257 4 1 5th January, 1847, 107,890 14 2 IV. An account of the Number and Amount of MONEY ORDERS issued (and paid) in England and Wales (London included), from the 5th April, 1839, to 5th April, 1847, inclusive. For the Quarters ended Number. Amount. 5 April, 1839 28,838 £49,496 5_s_. 8_d_. 5 July, 1839 34,612 59,099 9 5 5 October, 1839 38,510 64,056 7 8 5 January, 1840 40,763 67,411 2 7 5 April, 1840 76,145 119,932 12 1 5 July, 1840 94,215 151,734 15 8 5 October, 1840 122,420 196,507 14 3 5 January, 1841 189,984 334,652 14 8 5 April, 1841 275,870 567,518 12 3 5 July, 1841 289,884 608,774 11 2 5 October, 1841 334,071 661,099 9 — 5 January, 1842 390,290 820,576 11 10 5 April, 1842 419,530 890,575 17 1 5 July, 1842 422,452 885,803 4 5 5 October, 1842 432,205 901,549 5 5 5 January, 1843 493,439 1,031,850 5 3 5 April, 1843 512,798 1,080,249 2 2 5 July, 1843 495,723 1,032,643 5 11 5 October, 1843 515,458 1,060,023 8 7 5 January, 1844 562,030 1,196,428 8 2 5 April, 1844 582,056 1,212,094 4 9 5 July, 1844 555,561 1,166,161 12 3 5 October, 1844 574,250 1,184,178 — 5 5 January, 1845 621,826 1,296,451 17 4 5 April, 1845 656,452 1,372,405 18 8 5 July, 1845 613,539 1,279,050 2 4 5 October, 1845 637,369 1,316,164 12 1 5 January, 1846 719,813 1,495,832 17 6 5 April, 1846 716,618 1,490,626 12 5 5 July, 1846 679,236 1,399,789 17 2 5 October, 1846 706,055 1,447,507 17 2 5 January, 1847 779,790 1,588,549 7 2 5 April, 1847 810,603 1,654,278 7 — The Commission on Money Orders was, on and from the 20th November, 1840, reduced as follows: For any sum not exceeding £2, from 6_d_. to 3_d_. For any sum above £2, and not exceeding £5, from 1s. 6_d_. to _6_d. V. Return of the Number of CHARGEABLE LETTERS, which is passed through the London General Post, inwards and outwards, in the first four weeks of each year, beginning with 1839, distinguishing the Unpaid, Paid with Coin, Stamped, and Total.(8)