The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-26 00:00:00

TREASURY WARRANT ON COLONIAL
POSTAGE.

(Prom last night's Gasstte.)
Whereas by en act, passed is the fourth year of the
miss of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for the
of the Daties of Postage," it is enacted that it
le lawful for the Contenia•ioners of her Majesty's
tress time to time, and at any time after the pass-
rgl,72at act, by warrant under their hands, to alter and
In any of the rates of British postage or inland postage,
payable by law on the transasiasion oy the poet of foreign or
colonial letters or newspapers, or of say other printed
gegen, and to abject the tame to rates of postage accord-
tat i the weight thereof, and a scale of weight to be con
in scab warrant.
New we, the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, in
ammehe of the powers vested in us in and by the said ra-
dial ass, sad of another powers enabling us in this behalf,
do by this ennui (under the hands of two of us the said
memmissiesers by the authority of the statute in that ease
node and provided), order and direct that on every letter
set easeeiiair half an ounce is weight transmitted by the
pieddirett by British packet•boat between any ports in the
British colonies, or between any ports is the British colonies
and any foreign pert (not in any such cases passing through
the United Kingdom) there shall be cheesed and taken (in
lieu of the rates heretofore chargeable for the ma conveyance
et emit letters) a packet postage of fear-pence.
And we direct that on every letter, manumitted as is
mentiened is this warrant, exceeding half ea ounce in
weight, there shall be charged, taken, and paid progressive
and additional rates of postage as follows (that is Miry) t
On every such letter szoesdiag half as ounce is weight
and net eseeedieg one ounce in weight two rates of postage.
On every studs litter eamieding one mince sad not sassed-
iv two onuses in weight, four rates of postage.
Oa every such letter exceeding two ounces and sot nosed-
*atm osmosis weight, rim rates of postage.
*TM need letter ezeeedieg three moose sad not
„main &woman in weight, eight rates of postage.
And Ina every Demos to weight above the weight of four
=there shall be charged and takes two additional
postage, and every fraction of an own above the
weight of four mom shell be shaved as one additional
SUMO. amid ash progressive and additional rat* chargeable
Met this flume shall be estimated and charged at the sum
WWI say sub litter would be charged with under this
innsmet, if not ezemeding half as ounce in weight.
. And we farther direct that the rates of postage sharper!'
cal Sash letters as aforesaid, for the sea conveyance thereof,
abe he charged in addition to any Inland colonial rates that
Vie melds thereon.
we further direct that nothing in this warrant cos-
Weed shall in anywise alter, prejudice, or affect the engine-
Ono NM privileges granted by the said recited act passed in
Me $llllOl year of the reign of her present Majesty, nor is
anywise postai., or affect the privilege which oMoers, sea-
ms, led edam employed is her Majesty's smile, wed
seamen mid soldiers employed In the envies of the Beat
India Censpaay, now by law enjoy of seeding sad receiving
letters by the post, subject to the regulations and nitric
doss in respect of the same.
And we farther direct that the term "by the poet," seed
hi this warrant, shall include the esaveyame• through
Zid we farther direct, that this warrant shall ems into
apostles ea the let day of January, 1866.
MA ow hanky declare and dime, that It shall be lawful
he cis egginksissera, fog lb* time being, of her Majesty's
Treasury, or amy two of them, by wareat, stodge' their daub
at any time hereafter, to alter or repeal any of the rates
hereby altered, or the regulations hereby made, and to
make and establish any as. Or OW retie Of regWations in
Use thereof, and fry dime to time to appoint at whet Uwe
the vat's that may be payable are to be paid.
Whitehall, Treasury Chusbers, the leth
day of September, 1865. DUNCAN.
IL BRAND.