The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-07 00:00:00

POSTAGE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN
COLONIES._ _

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A treasury warrant appears in lint nigh* Gallia.
ordering revised rates of postage to end hem the above ago-
nies, in follows :
On army letter not exeseding half an mum it weight,
transmitted by the post between any plaits in the United
Kingdom, eM any port or, plane in be: Majesty's provinces
of Canada, New; Berried* Nova Beetle, and Prince Ed-
ward's Inked, in British North
the
the sea converan
bele; by British paciet-beW, there shall be and
token (in lieu of any rates of Beth& or ookidel postage now
PPM* by law on such letters) an uniform Drilla -rate of
teed:nes, sad an uniform Calemial rate of twopence.
Was=letter not meeting half an onsoe in weight
by the past between any cart of the United
Kings. nag say pet in Newfoundland, the esa-couvey-
&nos being by British peakat-beale, Shiro *ball be charged
and Mime (ia bend only rate of paftee now payable by
law es nob loam) as iiiem Biik rate of one stabill
On Mare net emendlig half an ounce in t,
t by die pail Worsen Canada, New B
New bells, row Ildword's Island or Newfound!
lewd, mad bee
.11.0•10 alkalis or myforma
signify Ilk•of
llatted Kingium (sonweyod by
rdleirrill.blleisaillislok, Nowt SeossUkaiPletuTaira mad Oulddist
fi
warts Irbil, or
Newilisslkod,) there shall be altars* and takes Galin
of imp saw of Br aelonial postage. saw by
law as sub litters,) isles of postage
anstliesd, (that Is to *AM is luny sub War pooled In,
or llama to, any port or phis In Canada, New Ben&
'Mak. Neva 8•3 ill, and Prism Bdward's Island, an =Mersa
British rate if tergsnes, NI is nears WNW rate of two-
Pere. Ow tile nosseyanon at way wok Mgt betCanadaween the
United asal ay pert or *se in , Now
Brunewlek, HOKlaiLles U SSA* gad Priam Edward's Island.
And as may wok /Ws yoga in or addressed
to Newilmeawd, as nelhow British este of one
shillingensveyasse wary such ter between
the United meief Newfoundland.let And oa
every such, letter isminbefere in this damn mss-

Omni there shall be charged sod Mina, over sad above amyl
Mien or colocial rates of postage, seek • bather or W-
adies' rale of British pEige for the .s of every
sack lstisr, between the is the United gient sf the
depasiten wive' of ;whet or ship esqmsykog the
sum lad Übe okay or foreign gauntry to or kom wide the
mar shell be forlinialltd, an shall kcal Coo talks, Ulan*
sad pwaide kr MOM paw as letters, not isaiiillag half
mimeo la &livered at the pat to the
United tril.i er
depertalla anima et the /NW se
skip commie, the esmae, sad trimsmilted direst between
Sidi port .ad amok missy or foreign 410.11177.
Oa every letter trammitted, as Is mentimed in this war-
, rent, exceeding half as muses in weight, then shall be
aura, t be, sad wisl progressive, and additional rates of
Polar as kU•111--
On letter exceeding half an ounce la weight, and
not ate 0111109 in weight, two rates of postage.
Oa every exceeding one suave, and net exceeding
two maces it weight, foes rates of postage.
Oa every letter exceeding two ounces, end not exceeding
this. mama is weight, six rates of
And on every letter meeeding trr eances,• and not m-
om&four mates fa weight, eight ratse mstags.
for every MOO is weight above the West of four
onsets than shall be cherpd end taken two sdlCe rates
of postage; sad every franks of an owns above the weight
of four -0•21:01 shell be absurd as ass additional owe, and
each progremin sad additional rate aborgesble under this
ohms shall be estimated sad charged at the stun which say
molt letter would be charged with wider this warrant, if not
exceeding half ea SUMS in weight.
This warrant to take effect from the 16th of April.