Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway: from Birmingham to Liverpool and ManchesterDrake, James, active 1825
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Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway: from Birmingham to Liverpool and Manchester
Drake, James, active 1825
Grand Junction Railway Company (Great Britain) -- Guidebooks; Railroad travel -- Great Britain -- Guidebooks
delivered there about 11 a.m.
INDIA.—Letters to and from the East Indies are regularly forwarded by
ships. The postage must be paid when posted.
The Rate outward is two-pence per package under three ounces, and one
shilling per ounce above that weight.
Letters conveyed outward in sealed bags, are charged with 8d., _single_,
if sent by ship from the port at which they are posted; but if sent from
any inland town, or to another port, 1s., which must be paid when posted.
FOREIGN LETTERS.—No letters for Foreign parts, except British America,
the British West India Islands, and France, can be forwarded, unless
postage be first paid; in default, they are sent to the General Post
Office, London, opened, and returned back to the writers.
FOREIGN POST DAYS, at 3.20 P.M.
For Demerara, Jamaica, and the Leeward Islands, 1st and 15th day in every
month; North America and the Bahamas, the first Wednesday in every month.
For Carthagena, Mexico, Cuba, Honduras, and Havannah, 15th of every
month.
For Portugal, every Friday.
For South America, La Guara, Madeira, Gibraltar, and the Mediterranean,
the first day of every month.
HACKNEY COACH FARES,
_Which include a reasonable quantity of Luggage_.
s. d.
Not exceeding 1,000 yards 1 0
Exceeding 1,000 yards, and not exceeding 1,700 1 6
And for each 700 yards, or any intermediate distance 0 6
CAR FARES.—Two thirds of the above Fares.
N.B.—Carriages with two horses and two wheels, or one horse and two
wheels, or one horse and four wheels, are considered cars. If a coach or
car be detained above ten minutes, to be allowed 6d. for every ten
minutes detained.
s. d.
Coach hired by the day 18 0
Ditto by the hour, first hour 2 6
Ditto, and for every subsequent hour 1 6
Car hired by the day 12 0
Ditto by the hour, first hour 1 6
Ditto, for every subsequent hour 1 0
Double fares to be paid after Twelve o’clock at night, except on public
ball nights; then at such public balls, One o’clock.
The driver has the option to be paid either time or distance.
BANKERS.
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