The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-12 00:00:00

TREASURY WARRANT.

Whereas an Act was passed in tho fourth year of her
present Majesty, intituled "An Act for the regulation of
the duties of postage."

And whereas another Act was passed in the eleventh
year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled " An
Act for giving further facilities for the transmission of
letters by post, and for the regulating the duties of postage
thereon, and for other purposes relating to the Post-office."
And whereas another Act was passed in the eighteenth
year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled " An
Act to amend the laws relating to the stamp duties on
newspapers, and to provide for the transmission by post of
printed periodical publications."
And whereas it is expedient to make provision for re-
gulating the transmission by the post of the newspapers
hereinafter mentioned.

Now we, the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury
(in exercise of tho powers reserved to us in and by the
several before-mentioned acte, or either of them, and of all
other powers enabling us in this behalf), do by this war-
rant under the hands of two of us the said Commissioners
by the authority of the statute in that case made and pro-
vided, order, direct, and consent that the several printed
newspapers mentioned in the schedule to this warrant an-
nexed shall and may be transmitted by the post between any
part of the several places mentioned and set forth in the said
schedule to this warrant annexed, in conformity with and
under and subject to, the several orders, regulations, con-
ditions, and restrictions hereinafter mentioned and con•
tainod, and that the rates of postage for the transmission
thereof, in lieu of any rates of postage now payable by law
on such newspapers, shall and may be those which aro men-
tioned and set forth against the said places respectively in
the said schedule, according as the said rates of postage
shall be mentioned or set forth against the said places re-
spectively in the said schedule :

1. Every such newspaper shall be sent without a cover,
or in a cover open at the sides.
2. There shall be no word or communication printed on
any such newspaper after the publication thereof,
or upon any cover thereof, nor any writing or marks
upon any such newspaper, or upon any cover thereof,
other than and except the name and address of the
person to whom the same is sent. But the name or
title of such newspaper, and the name and address
of the publisher, newsvender, or agent by whom the
same is sent, may be printed on the cover thereof.
3. There shall be no paper or thing enclosed in or with
any such newspaper.
4. Every sue;: newspaper shall be put into the post-office
at such hours of the day, and under all such regula-
tions, as the Postmaster-General may appoint, in-
cluding therein the payment of postage when put
into the post-office, if the Postmaster-General shall
so require.
And we do further order, direct, and consent, that every
printed supplement, or additional sheet to any newspaper
shall, for the purpose of charging the postage under this
warrant, be deemed a distinct newspaper, unless sent in
the same cover, or together with the newspaper to which
it is a supplement or addition.
And we do further order, direct, and consent, that every
British newspaper which shall bo hereafter sent by the
post to places out of the United Kingdom, shall be posted
in the United Kingdom within fifteen days next after the
day on which the same shall be published, the day of pub-
lication to be determined by the date of such publication.
And we do further order, direct, and consent that her
Majesty's Postmaster-General shall and may charge all or
any newspapers sent by the post otherwise than in con-
formity with the terms, conditions, and regulations estab-
lished by or under the authority of this present warrant,
with such rates or rate of postage, not exceeding in amount
such rates or rate as would be chargeable upon the same
as letters or a letter, as to him shall seem fit.
And we do further order and direct, that on any news-
paper transmitted by the post under the regulations of this
warrant, or under the regulations of a certain warrant of
the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, bearieg
date the 22d day of February, 1848, or under the regu-
lations of a certain warrant of the Commissioners of her
Majesty's Treasury, bearing date the 13th day of October,
1852, or under the regulations of any other Warrant of the
Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury at any time here-
tofore made, or under any Post Office Act at any time
heretofore passed, any foreign rate payable on any such
newspaper for passing through the Isthmus of Panama,
shall be charged and paid thereon, iu addition to any
British postage, nevertheless nothing herein, or in the
said schedule hereunto annexed, contained, shall affect or
alter, or be deemed or construed to affect or alter
any British rates of postage, made chargeable or
payable upon any newspapers sent by the post,
under or by virtue of the said Treasury Warracte,
bearing date the 22nd day of February, 1814, and
13th day of October, 1852, or either of them, or to render
any newspapers thereby authorised to be sent by the post
free of British postage liable to British postage, notwith-
standing the same shall pass through the Isthmus of
Panama.

And wo do further order and direct that the term " by
the port" used in this warrant, or in the schedule here-
unto annexed, shall include the conveyance by any British,
foreign, or colonial packet-boat, and also by private ship ;
and that the term "British newspapers," shall mean news-
papers printed and published in the United Kingdom,
whether they bear a newspaper stamp or not,
and that the several other terms and expressions
used in this warrant, or in the schedule hereunto
annexed, shall bo construed to have the like
meaning in all respects as they would have had if inserted
in the said Act passed in the fourth year of the reign of
her present Majesty hereinbefore recited.
And we do further order and direct, that it shall be
lawful for the Commissioners for the time being of her
Majesty's Treasury, by warrant under their hands duly
made, at any time hereafter, to alter, repeal, or revoke any
of the orders, regulations, conditions, and restrictions
hereby made, and to make and establish any new or other
rates, orders, regulations, conditions, and restrictions iu
lieu thereof, and from time to time appoint at what time
the rates which may be payable are to be paid.