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to be hoped th a t the opposite side o f the street w ill ere long exhibit a correspo nding ap p earan ce. T h e C ustom H o u se an d its w a re h o u se s, b u ilt p a rtly in C h ristian V I . , p a rtly in F re d e rik V I. tim e, lace N y h o lm , an d occupy a larg e space o f ground. In 1851 a se p a ra te building for a bonded depot w as erected. Postgaarden, The Post Office , and Post House. , is in S tore K in bm ag erg ad e, a t the co rner o f H elliggeiststrsede. T h e entrance to the G en eral P o st Office is u n d er the g a te w a y , on the rig h t hand , an d letters can be posted from 9 a. m . till 9 p. m . In the a n te rio r y a r d , im m ediately on the le ft, is the en tran ce to the P arcel P o st Office, and, at the fu rth er e n d , on the right, to th e F o o t P o st, or T ow n D eliv ery , Office. In the in n e r-y a rd is the B ooking Office for trav ellers by the R o y al D iligences and P o s t Office S team ers. T h ere is a daily p o st to L ondon v ia O stend ; and letters should be thu s end orsed a s , by th is r o u te , they go m uch quicker, and at a low er ra te o f p o sta g e; w hich, fo r a single letter (Vs ounce), is 4 3 Sk. B y the old rou te o f H am b u rg h letters a re conveyed tw ice a w eek (Mon. and T hur.) to L o n d o n , b u t th e po stag e is , although letters are longer on the w ay , 4 5 Sk. B y th is route N ew s