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London, England, 1814-10-13 00:00:00

GENERAL POST-OFFIGf, 'Sept. 17, 1814.

17 Statute 39 Geo. 111. Cap. 76, called' (the
Ship Letter Act) the postmaster General was autho-
rized to receive Letters directs d to places within the King's
Dominions, aod -to Conntries:keyinid the Seas, and to for,
ward them !,y any Vesseislt not Packet Boats) and
to tztle a Rate otone-haif of the Packet Postage 'of. Letters
conveyed I;y Packet Boats.,

Add by the same Act the Postmaster-General wfis autbo=
rized to take's Rite of Postige of 44. a single Letter, inn'. so
in Propnkion for Letters bi•olgtit by ShipS other than by
Packet Boats, under certain Regulations front Places Abroad
into Gerrit Britain.

The first ClausE in the ifbore,Act continues in force :—But

By an. Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, 51 Geo.
cap. 169, the above irate cif•Postage cif -4d. 'a sii,gle Let-
ter will cease on and from the 10th October, 1814 ; anti a
Rate of Ga. •A-single Letter, and -so 'eroportion oa
double, treble, and ounce Letters, wilt hetoine parable in
lien,thereof, in Addition to 'any Inland Postage which may
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And the same ACt contains fire following, Riegtilations,

viz.:-

Ship Letters•may be f,rwarded by the Parties themselves.

Sect. 1. The Postmaster-General shall receive Letters di-
rected to Places broad, botl.: within the King's Dominions
and Kingdoms and Countries :):you.l.the Sea.:, from 'l'.ersuns
wi:: may be desirous to forward them themselves upon Pay-
ment of a third of the Packet Rates, and shall mark the
Postage and return tl:r Letters to the Persons, who ivay
forward them by any Vessels, not beilg Packet Boats, with-
put Penalty.

Persons Licensed to collect Letters,

Sect. 4. And tae Postmaster-General shall and may Li-
cense Persons to collect Letters to be so,furwat•tled upon Pay-
ment of the aforesaid hates, so as such licensed Persons shall
previously bring the Letters to a )Fast-Office- and pay the
Hates,—and all,Coffee-hunse Keepers, Braliers, and others
desirous of collecting Letters at their Houses, are hereby
required to apply to the -General Post-011iee; iu Ltamhard-
street, or to the sev-ral Postmasters at the Out Ports, for
tiv! Said LicenceA, which will be delivered to them free of any
Charge whatever.

Agents in the King's Doniinions and Countries beyond the
.Seas.

Sect. 5. 'Fcr the Security of Letters coming to Great Pri-
tain; and to plar:t them under the Operation of thi• Act. Sec,,;
5 And, e;, the • Postmaster-General is to autlioris, Persons
Abroad to collect Letters from Alake.r.s of, and others,
and to 11141;e-them up in sealed Ba:o 1,1 Parce,s addressed to
the Postmaster phttim,• kto the said Bags of Parcels
a Certificate of the Number of 'Letters contained in the S;111)4
and an ImpressiOn of the Seal w,,:ch shall be used, and the
Date when sealed, and for their Care and Trouble the Mits.-
terslo whom the Bags at Parcels shall:be coofided for,Con-
vcvance to Gredt Britain, shall pay to such authOrized Per-
son of the Rate of 3s. Uritisit Mohey, for (;:,•ery 50 •Lett,ers, and
so in proportion for a greater or lessei Number.
The. 1);1-cl:rt Agents and l)eputies to the Postmaster General
in the i iu s Dominions, or Countries la",•ond the Seas, tbe
ti3ThainTtfr,iSTirialite-ot,ifis :,lajesty.s GutigUlsi Vice Causul,i,
or. 'A:here t±lere ac o Publie Officers of these Descriptions,
and other Publie Oilcers or respectable Person will lte autho-
rised.by the Postmaster General to atalte up Bags 'and Parcels
of Letters in the manner before ilecribed.

Masters of Ships
Scat. Arc to I;ay as thine for the Bag's entrusted to
then and on delivering the samo in a perfect State at any,
Postqflliceio Great Britain,tepaid by the Postmaster
the. Smut of Money which. they shall liaxe .S 0 adCanced, mid
PASO for their own Care atutTrouni.e the Sum of Two-pence
per Letter for ev..‘i Letter or Packet contained in such Bags
or Parcels.

,tect. 7. 11 any Master shell open any- Bag or Parcel en-
trusted to hini,:or tale out any.Letier, or not duly deliver the
Bat with the Letters at. the Post Office, of the Place wt era he
shall arrive, witlioin wilful or iloayoidable; Delay, ere:). Ala-
tershall forfeit. and iiay 3001.
Sect. It. The Masters arc- required out their -Arrival in
Port, to sign a Declaration that' they hare delivered all Let-
ters on' hoard according to-the• Art, and until such, Declara-
tion, the Officers are not to permit the Ire.sel to break Loll,
and every Muster wilfully.neglecting---sliall forfeit 5:01.
And with respect to Letters from Great Britain to Coun-
tries uhroad, Masters of Vessels are required to take Notice,
that if they shall have on-looahl any such Letter (except the
Letters of their Owners) neither inclosed in the sealed Bags
that will contitoe to he inade up at, the. General Post-Offiee,
and at the Oat. hats, 1.1'91. heti'l rig at official Mark. ani: Stamp,
to deuote that a ante of Postage has been paid far the same
of which Stain Impressions arc ex:ill'iited at every Post-Of-
flee), such Master shall as aforesaid forfeit the' SUM, of Five
Pounds ior every Letter. And tine Olrcers of the Castonis
are, wider this act, to adroireister an Oath to every Mastery
that he has not aoy Letters uti hoard
.contrary to Law.