The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-04 00:00:00

UNSTAMPED PLAYING CARDS SOLD
AS WASTE CARDS.

Siam's and Taxes, London, Dec. a, 1817-
riThe Board of Stamps and Taxes find that, notwithstanding tin
ce given by them in September last, relative to the sale of Play.
g Cards, under the pretence of their being " Waste Cards," several
persons who have since been prosecuted for the penalties, allege that
they were ignorant of the law in this particular, and the Board,
therefore, deem it advisable to renew the notice so given.
_ It has been ascertained that certain persons engaged in the maim-
facture of Flaying Cards are making attempts to circulate and force
sale of Unstarnped Playing Cards, consisting of complete packs,
containing the four usual suits, but without a stamped ace of spades.
e corners of these cards are cut so as to give them the appearance
cof what are termed " Waste Cards." The packs so issued are as
apable of being used for play as any other, and are intended to be
Used. The Board give notice that such cards which are sold and
'?fUttered for use in Flay are not " Waste Cards," within the meanim.,
„ the Act, and that any person selling them is liable to a penalty ci
.ul. for every pack sold ; and for every pack found in the posse,sion
ahY person whatever, it penalty of 51. is imposed. All such cards
044 also declared to be forfeited, and may be seized and carried
f ay by any officer of Stamps, and sold or destroyed at the discre-
this Board.
The Board give further notice, that every person offending against
the law as above stated, will be prosecuted in the Court of Exchequer
for the penalties incurred.
By order of the Board,

THOMAS KEOGH, Assistant Secretary

,t I, GUILDHALL, N0v.30, 1447.
E commrri EE for LETTING the CITY'S
6'
'We LANDS, will meet at Guildhall, se WEDNESSAT, the Bth day
LtTrember next, at One o'clock precisely, to receive tenders ter
Qtr. ING en BUILDING LEASES, for sixty-on• years, front
13traas next, a Piece of Ground, en the worth side ef
;tunarrow-street, Ratcliffe ; aad a large plot of *round en the
side of Puddle Dock, en the south side of Upper
2'4meg-street, and on the north side of the River Thames. Also
receive Tenders for Letting on Leases, for twenty-one years from
-,llrtstrnas next, a House, No. 19, on the north side of Broad-street,
Zil,2ll4gs ; and Nos. 7,6, 5, and 4, is the monk side if Cres-
.7llllace, Illackfriars ; and alas for 12N, years, frem Christmas
next, a house in Beehive-passage, Lime-street.
junkier particulars may be obtained, and plans seen, by applying
th• °flee of Works, Guildhall.
THOMAS SAL/I(DRR% Comptroller..

ROYAL CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.
(Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 18160
e or o
-uPporting and Educating the Children of boldiers, Sailors, and
Vannes, Natives of Scotland, who have died er been disabled is
serviee of their country ; and of indigent Scotch Pumas, resi-
dent in London, not entitled to parochial relief."
4t a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the CORPORATION,
"•41:1 at the Scottish Hospital, Crane-court, Fleet-street, ou
itar, the 2d instant, for the Election of Five Boys and Five
n't• the Asy lust, the following were declared to be success Girls
fu
',4ldidates, viz. :
Eon. TOTES.
Jrelic, A. Mackenzie 1,553
oheromarty .. •. .. 1,572
1,1 Woodiness.... ...• 1,4G7
r,.r.ederick Mathew......., 1,403
n'ilhaua Rankin .... 882

Gnus. -VOTES.
Ann Thompson .....• •• 1,164
Anne Plowman ....
Grace Thompson
Ellen Weir ........ •• 194
Mary Sarah Corrie •• 16G
JOUN 111IXKIli, Secretary.