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by the post between places within the said colony, wl:e-
ther sent by water or land (that is to say)
On all letters not exceeding half an ounce in weight
transmitted by the post, between places within the said
colony (except letters sent to or from places beyond
the seas, posted or delivered at the port at which they
may be landed, or from which they may be despatched,
but including letters sent to or from places beyond
the seas, posted or delivered at any place within the
said colony, other than the port at which they may. be
landed, or from which they may be dispatched), there
shall be charged an uniform rate of fourpence without
reference to the number of sheets or pieces of paper
or enclosures, of which the same may be comprised,
or to the distance or number of miles the same shall
be conveyed.
And we further direct, that on all letters not exceed-
ing half an ounce in weight, brought into the colony of
New Zealand, otherwise than in the regular mail bags,
whether from the United Kingdom or any of her Ma-
jesty's colonies, at which the Postmaster-General may
have no agents or deputy postmasters, or from any
foreign countries ; and on all letters not exceeding half
an ounce in weight brought to the said colony by ves-
sels arriving from the United Kingdom, or any of the
British colonies, without having previously passed
through any post-office subordinate to the Postmaster.
General, and which shall not have previously been sub-
jected to any charge of ship letter postage, there shall
be charged and paid, in addition to any rate of inland
postage to which such letters may respectively be liable
for conveyance by the post within the said colony, a sea
postage of four pence.
And we further direct, that on all letters not exceed-
ing half an ounce in weight, brought into any of her
Majesty's colonies, at which a post-office has been or
shall be established by the Postmaster-General, and
which not having already passed through any post-office
subordinate to the Postmaster-General, shall not have
previously been subjected to any charge of ship-letter
postage, there shall be charged and paid, in addition to
any rate of inland postage to which such letters may be
liable for conveyance by the post within such colonies, a
sea postage of fourpence.
And we further direct, that on every letter not ex-
ceeding half an ounce in weight, transmitted by any of
her Majesty's packet boats, intermediately between any
' places (other than the British colonies) in the West In-
dies, and North or South America, there shall be charged
and paid a packet-rate of one'shilling.
And we further direct, that on every letter not ex-
ceeding half an ounce in weight, transmitted by packet
boats, between any port in the United Kingdom, and
any port or place on the northern or eastern coast of the
Isthmus of Panama in South America, there shall be
charged and paid a packet rate of one shilling.
And we further direct, that on every letter not ex-
ceeding half an ounce in weight, transmitted by packet
boats, intermediately between any ports or places si-
tuate on the southern or western coast of Panama, or
on the western coast of South America, there shall be
charged and paid, in addition to all other rates to
which such letters may be liable, a packet rate of one
shilling.
And we further direct, that on every letter transmitted
or conveyed, as is mentioned in this warrant, exceeding
half an ounce in weight, there shall be charged and taken
progressive and additional rates of postage according to
the scale of weight and number of rates in the said Act
contained, as to letters estimating and charging each ad-
ditional rate, at the sum which any such letter would be
charged with under this warrant, if not exceeding half
an ounce in weight.
And we further direct, that the Postmaster-General
may allow to masters of vessels a sum not exceeding two
pence for every letter brought by them, otherwise than
in the regular mail bags, and without having previously
passed through any post office subordinate to the Post-
master General, to any post office established by the
Postmaster General in any of her Majesty's Colonies,
(whether such letters shall be brought from the United
Kingdom, the British colonies, or foreign countries),
which such masters shall deliver at the post-office as soon
as they arrive at such colonies.
And whereas, by the said Act, it is enacted, that the
I'ostmaster-General, with the consent of the Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Treasury, may allow colonial
newspapers to pass by the post between the places within
any of her Majesty's colonies, or by packet boat or pri-
vate ship, from one colony to another colony, whether
through the United Kingdom or not ; and also allow
foreign newspapers to pass through the United Kingdom,
either to her Majesty's colonies, or from one foreign
country to_ another foreign country. by packet boat or
private ship ; and also allow British newspapers to be
sent to the colonies through a foreign country, and colo-
nial newspapers to be sent through a foreign country to
the United Kingdom, or through the United Kingdom
to a foreign country free of postage, or subject to such
rates of postage, and under all such regulations and re-
strictions as the Postmaster-General, with such consent
as aforesaid, may think fit.
Now we, the undersigned, in further exercise of the
several powers and authorities vested in us by the said
Act, do hereby further direct, that on every printed
newspaper (whether British, colonial, or foreign) con-
veyed by the post between any places within the said
colony of New Zealand, whether such newspaper shall
be posted and delivered within the said colony, or shall
be brought into or sent out of the said colony from
or to any other British colony or the United King-
dom, or any foreign country (newspapers brought into or
sent out of the said colony, and posted or delivered at the
port at which they may be landed, or from which they
may be despatched, only excepted), there shall be charged
and paid for the conveyance, within the said colony, an
uniform rate of one penny.
And that on every printed newspaper (whether Bri-
tish, colonial, or foreign), conveyed by the post between
any places in any other of her Majesty's colonies where
posts are, or may be established, under the authority of
her Majesty's Postmaster-General (colonies having
Houses of Assembly or Colonial Legislatures, excepted),
there shall be charge and paid an uniform rate of one

penny.
And that on every printed foreign newspaper, con-
veyed by packet boat or private ship between any of
her Majesty's colonies, or between any such colonies
and any foreign country, without passing thrAtigh the
United Kingdom, there shall be charged and taken ('in
addition to any colonial postage to which such new-gaper
may be liable), a sea postage of two pence.
And we further direct, that in ever,: ease in which
any such printed foreign newspar:s shall be brought
to any of her Majesty's colonies by private ships,
the Postmaster General -army allow to the masters
of vessels bringing the same a sum not exceeding one
penny for each such newspaper brought by them to any
post office in such colony, and which the masters shall
deliver as soon as they arrive at such colony.
And we further direct, that all printed colonial news-
papers may be conveyed between any of her Majesty's
colonies by packet-boats, free of postage, and by private
ships at a sea rate of id. each, which sum the Postmaster
General may allow as a gratuity to the captain of the
vessel delivering the same to the post office.
And we further direct, that on every printed news-
paper (whether British, colonial, or foreign), conveyed
by any of her Majesty's packets boats intermediately be-
tween any places (other than the British colonies) in the
West Indies, and Nor'
-'n or South America, there shall
be charged and ta,;,en a packet-rate of two-pence.
And We f':..-ther direct, that on every printed news-
paper ("'iiether British, colonial, or foreign) conveyed
!-)Y any of her Majesty's packet boats between any
roreign ports in South America, or between the
Island of Mdeira and the Canary Islands, or between
the Island of Madeira or the Canary Islands, and any
port in South America, there shall be charged and taken
a packet rate of two pence.
And we further direct that no printed newspapers
shall be conveyed by the post within any of her Ma-
jesty's colonies, or by packet boat, or private ship, at
the rate of postage herein set forth, unless the same
shall be sent without a cover, or in a cover open at the
sides, and there be no word or communication printed
on the paper after its publication, or open the cover
thereof, nor any writing or marks upon it, or upon the
cover of it, except the name and address of the person
to whom sent, nor any paper or thing enclosed in, or
with any such paper.
And we further direct, that the terms and expressions
used in the present warrant shall be construed to have
the like meaning in all respects as they would have had
if inserted in the said Act.
And we further direct, that this warrant shall come
into operation on the 11th day of October, 1841.
Provided lastly, and we hereby declare and direct,
that it shall be lawful for the Commissioners, fur the
time being, of her Majesty's Treasury, or any three of
them, by warrant under their hands, at any time here-
after, to alter or repeal any of the rates hereby altered,
or the regulations hereby made, to make and establish
any new or other rates or regulations in lieu thereof,
and from time to time to appoint at what time the rates
that may be payable are to be paid.
Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, the 31st (lay of Au-
gust, 1841. F. T. BARING.
THOMAS WYSE.
E. HORSMAN.

LATEST MANCHESTER BETTING.

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING.
The company. was good this forenoon, but no busi-
ness done requiring the slightest remark. As the room
broke up, Eccles Races appeared to have the call.
THE LEAMINGTON STAKES.-65 to 20 against Rho-
danthe—taken ; 7 to 1 against Kingston Robin—taken ;
to 1 against any other—offered.
THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER.—Coronation is all the
rage, 35 to 30 would have been laid at noon ; 7 to 2
offered against Van Amburgh. Long odds against any
other. The Doncaster Cup appears to be a" dead letter."

SPIRIT of.the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE DAILY Pa rEas OF YESTERDAY.

POST.—An opinion appears generally to prevail that I
more money was spent in the late election., and more cor-
ruptly spent, than in any other election which has taken
place fur some time. Whether this be actually true or
not, we cannot tell, and have no means of ascertaining.
We only state the general opinion that at the late gene-
ral election, more votes were obtained in exchange for
money than hitherto has been usual. We trust it is
scarcely necessary for us to say, that if the fact ba so, it
is a deplorable and disgraceful fact, and that the Legis- '
lature could not, in our opinion, better • employ itself
than in devising some method of preventing the future
occurrence of such corruption as far as it may be possi-
ble, and providing sharp and effectual punishment for it
when reasonable proof can be obtained of its com-
mission. But we find the defeated party of the
Whig-Radicals exclaiming that their defeat is owing
to this venality. " See," say they, " how your
own Journals admit that scarcely ever before was
such bribery committed. This explains your majority.
Ho* can you boast of a majority obtained by such
means ? " This is mere sophistry. The question is
treated as if the taint belonged to the whole mass of
the elections, whereas, in truth, it belongs only to a part,
and not to that part from which the strength of the Con-
servative party is derived. No one pretends to say that
the English county elections, or any county elections,
were gained by bribery. But Lord John Russell has
taken especial pains to point out to the public, that the
strength of the Conservatives is derived from the Eng-
lish counties. Their majority in these counties, said
the Noble Lord, is overwhelming. The system of buy-
ing votes is notoriously brought-to bear on the towns,
and especially those of the smaller description. Now,
we find that at the last election the chief loss was in
the counties, the next was in the large towns, but in the
smaller towns, where the purchase of votes chiefly pre-
vails, the Whig-Radical party lost the least. So strong
was the public feeling against them, that everywhere,
and in all descriptions of elective localities, they lost
more or less, but where bribery prevails least they lost
most, and where bribery prevails most they lost least.
CHRONICLE.—We are told in the Times of yester-
day—and a greater truth, or one more applicable to ex-
isting circumstances, has never been affirmed in any
journal—that " the linister who would govern England
in times like these, must have a clear and distinct line of
policy, based upon principle, and firmly settled in his
own mind ; and, secondly, he must Carry this policy into
action with resolute decision." On this ground we feel
confident that the advocates of free trade have only sus-
tained a temporary defeat ; and that the Government of
the country can only be prevented from reverting into
their hands by the submission of the opposite party to
the principles over which it has triumphed, and its
adoption of measures substantially the same with
those which it has gained power by denouncing.
It is mainly in financial concerns that " a clear and
distinct line of policy, based
,upon principle," is
called for at the present emergency. The ordinary
process of taxation has reached its limits. The suffer-
ings of the people have also nearly reached such limits
as are endurable. Sir Robert Peel told the House that
he had " listened with the greatest pain to those ac-
counts of manufacturing distress detailed by Hon. Gen-
tlemen opposite, whose character and opportunities for
observation entitle them to the greatest respect." his
predecessors had done something more than " listen
with the greatest pain." They had not merely an-
nounced their pain, ore rotund°, to a cheering majority,
to elicit " hears." They had determined to abandon
all idea of levying more taxation upon this suffering po-
pulation. The screw was ordered to be stopped ; and
then to be turned backwards. Out of their " pain" had
sprung the idea of untaxing the people's bread. The
corn monopoly and other great monopolies had been in-
vited to relinquish their private taxation upon the com-
munity—a taxation far more onerous than Government
imposts: Based upon the principle of free trade, the
great right of industry, this policy was carried
out into details and applications that showed in
it the prolific germ of reviving prosperity. Food
cheapened, on the one hand ; employment multiplied
on the other. The " resolute decision 'to " carry this
policy into action " has lost Ministers their places ; but
if there be truth in the principle enunciated in the Times,
they and they alone will yet " govern England." How
does Sir Robert Peel regard this same pressure and dis-
tress ? Deny its existence he cannot ; he says it gives
him pain ; and he is not the man to feel pain for nothing.
But what will he do for it ? He will not allow the half-
famished to reckon upon their bread being untaxed. He
will not allow the unemployed to look forward to the
fresh markets for labour that would be opened by a re-
gular corn trade. What then, is his plan, policy, or
principle ? Simply to let the starving starve on ; to
put distress into the list of inevitable events ; and to
bear his own " greatest pain " as well as he can, under
such mollifications as the possession of office may afford.
" I own to you," says this cornpassionator of public dis-
tress, this demolisher of an untaxing Ministry, this
avenger of alleged misgovernment, " I own to you that
mine is but a gloomy view of the subject." Let the in-
dustrial classes mark well these confessions of the genius
of a new political dynasty. . His principle is, that the
people's distress cannot be helped.
TIMES.—At the close of his speech on Saturday
morning, Lord John Russell thought proper to make an
allusion to the Conservative Press, which, whether it was
or was not particularly directed against ourselves, we
think it becomes us to notice. While acquitting the
Conservative leaders in Parliament of any unfair or fac-
tious opposition to the late Government, he observed,
that " their followers and supporters in the country, and
their advocates of the Press, had resorted to misrepre-
sentations and calumnies which he believed were never
equalled." He then added, that Sir Robert Peel had
exhibited an excessive sensitiveness on the subject of
" sonic foolish stories" in the Whig Journals, which,
in his opinion, " were hardly worth the attention which
the Right Honourable Gentleman was pleased to
bestow upon them." " But," continued he, " with-
out alluding to any absurd stories of that kind, and
turning to what I think is a much graver accusation af-
fecting the Ministers, with regard to their conduct on
most vital points, with regard to their character and,
honour, it must be known to be perfectly absurd. How-
ever, I think that these means, and not the conduct
of Ministers, or means of that kind, are the most pro-
minent causes of the successes of the opposite party."
It is probable that those who are in the habit of
perusing with impartial attention the organs of both
political parties may discover in these sentences a
remirskable proof of the peculiar obliquity of moral
vision which distinguishes Lord John Russell among
statesmen. Even if it were granted for an instant,
and for argument's sake, that we and our Conservative
Contemporaries had done injustice to the Whig Ministry,
we should be glad to know on which side the balance of
calumny would be found—with us, or with the Journal-
ists who have stigmatized the opponents of the late Go-
vernment as execrable and hard-hearted monopolists, in-
capable of saying their daily prayers without hypocrisy ?
We are told by persons curious about the secret history
of the Gazette, that the particular portion of the late
Government Press which has been most distinguished by
this sort of invective against the Conservative party has
received from the Whigs very eminent and substantial
marks of gratitude and favour.
HERALD.—The public will perceive with a degree
of pleasure, we are sure, corresponding with that which
actuates us in the announcement, that the new Premier
is already surrounded by the most distinguished mem-
bers of the Conservative party. The chiefest names
among its nobles and its commoners are found on the list
of those friends who were first summoned to personal
conferences with him after his return from the Royal
presence. The usual circular of the Court Newsman
confirms the report of our own correspondent as to the gene-
rous confidence which marked, on the part of his Sove-
reign, the gracious and honourable reception accorded to
him at Windsor. We have concurring intelligence from va-
rious quarters as to the cordial communications into which
the leaders of his own party have entered with him since
his return to town. On the almost certain prosperity of
a future political career which opens under such auspi-
cious and gratifying prospects, it is difficult to anticipate
any drawbacks—beyond the ordinary casualties which
control the duration of human life and arrest the deve-
lopment of human purposes—which we may not leave
with confidence to be disposed of by the charac-
teristic discretion and sagacity of the Right Hon. Baro-
net. He may look around upon the band of magnates
and of experienced public servants by whom he is
now surrounded with those feelings of pride and
confidence which reward the leader of a mighty en-
terprise, before, even, his entry upon the duty he
has undertaken, for years of patient endurance, of un-
successful struggle, of calumniated purposes, but of un-
failing patience, and unwavering const:mey. His leader-
ship in opposition has been one of the most brilliant and
animated passages in the history of British statesmen ;
his return to power is marked by distinctions, and poli-
tical alliances almost unequalled in the. cordiality with
which the former have been conferred, and the latter
have been formed with him. The good fortune of the
Right Hon. Bironet seems to be commensurate with the
promise of his Premiership : and as we believe him to
be every way qualified for the honours of the latter, so
we are confident he will approve himself not unequal to
the more incessant demands of the former on his self-
possession and his prudence.
ADVERTISER.—" The Queen's reception of Sir R.
Peel," observe the Tory press, was " most gracious," and
hence they would have it believed that the duty which
the adverse vote of the House of Commons had by con-
stitutional precedent imposed on her Majesty, was not
repugnant to her royal feelings. Courtesy designates
every act of royalty as " most gracious," and only in the
language of formal etiquette can these terms be applied
to the reception given to Sir Robert Peel on his recent
visit to 'Windsor. Her Majesty certainly evinced no
anxiety to detain the Right Hon. Baronet from his public
duties by indulging the personal gratification which she
experienced in his society, for though the occasion was
one of the most momentous that has occurred
in the annals of British history, the Monarch's
interview with the Minister who has been ob-
truded on her councils did, not endure from four
o'clock till five—a little hour ! Notwithstanding this,
however, her Majest7's reception of Sir Robert Peel
was " most gracious and equally so is the act of Roy-.
alty when signing the warrant authorising the execution
of a public criminal. Of her Majesty's feelings on the
occasion an opinion may be formed from the fact, which
we announce on good authority, that "during the list
three days the Queen has been frequently seen in tears,"
which may is a similar spirit be described as "most gra-
• cious" evidences of her feelings on the advent of a Tory
Ministry. In writing to us on this subject, a correspond-
ent exclaims :—" Englishmen, up to the rescue ! Your
Queen is at this moment in her Palace, weeping over the
loss of one Ministry, and the accession of another. It
is on your account, not less than her own, she weeps ;
it is you who ought to spring to her relief. The age
of chivalry may be gone, but that of indifference to
beauty and Royalty in tears :surely has not suc-
ceeded." We slvsll not damp the generous ardour of