The arrivals at, departures from, and the returns to Fayal, of the packets for all quarters, will correspond so well with the arrival outwards of the steamers from Falmouth, that no material delay on the part of the steamers bearing all the return mails to Falmouth will be occasioned or required. But because February has only twenty-eight days, the mails, to make all coincide more nearly, should be made up in London, instead of the 1st and 15th of February, on the 30th of January, and 13th of the former month. The following, however, taking the despatch of the mails from London according to the days in each month, will show the periods of the whole:—
1.—West Indies.
| Mail of | | Arrival at Fayal | | Return to do. |
| January | 1 | | January | 10 | | February | 25 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | March | 13 |
| February | 1 | | February | 10 | | | 28 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | April | 12 |
| March | 1 | | February | 10 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | May | 10 |
| April | 1 | | April | 10 | | | 26 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | June | 10 |
| May | 1 | | May | 10 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | July | 10 |
| June | 1 | | June | 10 | | | 26 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | August | 10 |
| July | 1 | | July | 10 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | September | 9 |
| August | 1 | | August | 10 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | October | 10 |
| September | 1 | | September | 10 | | | 26 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | November | 10 |
| October | 1 | | October | 10 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | December | 10 |
| November | 1 | | November | 10 | | | 26 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | January | 10 |
| December | 1 | | December | 10 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | February | 9 |
Thus showing that, by the time the steamer was ready to return to Falmouth, the West Indian mails would be up at Fayal; and, as regards the other quarters, the mails from thence would have some time to spare for the voyages in case of accidents, and still be in time at Fayal, thus:—
2.—Brazils.
| Mail of | | Arrival at Fayal | | Return to do. |
| March | 1 | | March | 10 | | April | 24 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | May | 9 |
| April | 1 | | April | 10 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | June | 8 |
| May | 1 | | May | 10 | | | 24 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | July | 8 |
| June | 1 | | June | 10 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | August | 8 |
| July | 1 | | July | 10 | | | 24 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | September | 9 |
| August | 1 | | August | 10 | | | 24 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | October | 9 |
| September | 1 | | September | 10 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | November | 8 |
| October | 1 | | October | 10 | | | 24 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | December | 9 |
| November | 1 | | November | 10 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | January | 9 |
| December | 1 | | December | 10 | | | 24 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | February | 8 |
| January | 1 | | January | 10 | | | 24 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | March | 9 |
| February | 1 | | February | 10 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | April | 9 |
3.—Fayal and Halifax Department.
| Mail of | | Arrival at Fayal | | Return to do. |
| March | 1 | | March | 10 | | April | 7 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | | 22 |
| April | 1 | | April | 10 | | May | 8 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | | 23 |
| May | 1 | | May | 10 | | June | 7 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | | 22 |
| June | 1 | | June | 10 | | July | 8 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | | 23 |
| July | 1 | | July | 10 | | August | 7 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | | 23 |
| August | 1 | | August | 10 | | September | 7 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | | 22 |
| September | 1 | | September | 10 | | October | 8 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | | 23 |
| October | 1 | | October | 10 | | November | 7 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | | 22 |
| November | 1 | | November | 10 | | December | 8 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | | 23 |
| December | 1 | | December | 10 | | January | 7 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | | 23 |
| January | 1 | | January | 10 | | February | 7 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | | 22 |
| February | 1 | | February | 10 | | March | 10 |
| | 15 | | | 25 | | | 22 |
4.—North American and West Indian Department.
| Mail of | | At Barbadoes | | At Cape Nichola | | Return to do. |
| March | 1 | | March | 22 | | March | 27 | | April | 24 |
| | 15 | | April | 6 | | April | 11 | | May | 9 |
| April | 1 | | | 22 | | | 27 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | May | 7 | | May | 12 | | June | 9 |
| May | 1 | | | 22 | | | 27 | | | 24 |
| | 15 | | June | 6 | | June | 11 | | July | 9 |
| June | 1 | | | 22 | | | 27 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | July | 7 | | July | 12 | | August | 9 |
| July | 1 | | | 22 | | | 27 | | | 24 |
| | 15 | | August | 6 | | August | 11 | | September | 9 |
| August | 1 | | | 22 | | | 27 | | | 24 |
| | 15 | | September | 7 | | September | 12 | | October | 10 |
| September | 1 | | | 22 | | | 27 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | October | 7 | | October | 12 | | November | 9 |
| October | 1 | | | 22 | | | 27 | | | 24 |
| | 15 | | November | 6 | | November | 11 | | December | 9 |
| November | 1 | | | 22 | | | 27 | | | 25 |
| | 15 | | December | 7 | | December | 12 | | January | 9 |
| December | 1 | | | 22 | | | 27 | | | 24 |
| | 15 | | January | 6 | | January | 11 | | February | 8 |
| January | 1 | | | 22 | | | 27 | | | 24 |
| | 15 | | February | 6 | | February | 11 | | March | 11 |
| February | 1 | | | 22 | | | 27 | | | 27 |
| | 15 | | March | 9 | | March | 14 | | April | 11 |