The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-02 00:00:00

SUPPLEMENT TO. THE GAZETTE

OF TUESDAY NIGHT.

TREASURY WARRANT.

Whereas by an Act, passed in the 3d and 4th years of
the reign of her present Majesty, intituled " An Act fir
the regulation of the duties of postage," power is given
to the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, from
time to time, by warrant under their hands, to alter
and fix any of the rates of British postage. or inland
postage, payable by law on the transmission by the
post of foreign or colonial letters or newspapers, or
of any other printed papers, and to subject the same
to rates of postage according to the weight thereof, and
a scale of weight to be contained in such warrants and
from time to time, by warrant as aforesaid, to alter or re-
peal altered rates, and make and establish any new or
other rates in lieu thereof ; and from time to time, by
warrants as aforesaid, to appoint at what time the rates
that may be payable are to be paid ; and it is provided,
that the power thereby given should extend to any in-
crease or reduction or remission of postage.
And whereas by a warrant, dated the Ist day of Sep-
tember, 1840, under the hands of three of the Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Treasury, the said Commissioners,
in exercise of the power for such purpose vested in them
by tile said Act, directed (amongst other things) that
on every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in weight,
transmitted by the post, passing between Germany (not
via France), Denmark, Sweden, or other parts of the
North of Europe, or any other country through Bel-
gium, or Holland, or Germany, and any of the coun-
tries or places mentioned in the third schedule thereto,
through the United Kingdom, there should be charged and
taken the rate of British postage set opposite the name of
every such country or place in such schedule; and further,
that on every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in
weight, passing through the United Kingdom between
foreign countries, or between any foreign country
and her Majesty's colonies, which should be for-
warded to the United Kingdom by packet boat, and
from the United Kingdom by private ship, or tin--
warded to the United Kingdom by private ship, and
from the United Kingdom by packet boat, there
should be charged and taken for the conveyance of
every such letter by private ship, an uniform rate of
eightpence ; and for the conveyance thereof by packet
boat, the rate payable on such letter under the said
Act ; and further, that on every letter transmitted
as mentioned in such warrant, exceeding half an
ounce in weight, there should be charged and taken
progressive and additional rates of postage, accordine-
to the • scale of weight and number of rates in the
said Act contained, as to letters estimating and
charging each additional rate at the sum which any such
letter would be charged with under the said warrant,
if not exceeding half an ounce in weight ; and power
was thereby reserved to the Commissioners, fur the
time being of her Majesty's Treasury, or any three
of them, by warrant under their hands, at any time
thereafter, to alter or repeal any of the rates thereby
altered, or the regulations thereby made, and 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 might be payable were to be paid.
And whereas, in consequence of a communication
opened with the Post-office at Bremen, it is con-
sidered expedient to alter the rates of
.postage.
payable under the said Act, on letters conveyed by
packet boat or private Ship, between the United
Kingdom and Bremen, either direct or via Hamburgh,
or Cuxhaven and Hanover ; and also the rates payable
under the said warrant on letters posted in or addressed
to Bremen, conveyed by packet boat or private ship, be-
tween the United Kingdom and Bremen direct or via
Hamburgh, or Cuxhaven and Hanover, and passing
through the United Kingdom to or from the British
colonies or foreign countries.
Now we, the undersigned, being three of the Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Treasury, do, in exercise of
the power or authority in us for such purpose vested in
and by the said recited Act and warrant, direct, that on
every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in weight,
posted in or addressed to Bremen, transmitted between
any part of the United Kingdom and Bremen, conveyed
direct between the United Kingdom and Bremen, by
packet boat or private ship, or via Hamburgh, or Cux-
haven and Hanover (conveyed direct by packet boat or
private ship between the United Kingdom and Ham-
burgh, Cuxhaven, or Hanover), there shall be charged
and taken, in lieu of the rates of postage payable on such
letters under the said Act, an uniform rate of British
postage of sixpence.
And that on every letter, not exceeding half an
ounce in weight, posted in or addressed to Bremen,
transmitted by the post between Bremen and any
of the countries or places mentioned in the sche-
dule hereto, through the United Kingdom, conveyed
direct by packet boat or private ship, between the United
Kingdom and Bremen, or Hamburgh. Ciixhaven' or
Hanover, there shall be charged and taken, in lieu of the
rates of postage payable on such letters under the said
recited warrant, the rate of British postage set opposite
the name of every such country or place in such
schedule.

And that on every letter, not exceeding half an
ounce in weight, posted in or addressed to Bremen,
transmitted by the post between Bremen and any
other country or place beyond the seas, through the
United Kingdom, conveyed direct by packet boat or
private ship, between the United Kingdom and Bremen,
or Hamburgh, Cuxhaven, or Hanover, and conveyed
from or to the United Kingdom to or from any other
other country or place beyond the seas by private ship,
there shall be charged and taken an uniform rate of
British pcstage of one shilling and twopence.
And we further direct, that on every letter
transmitted as is mentioned in this warrant, ex-
ceeding half an ounce in weight, there shall be
charged and taken progressive and additional rates of
postage, according to the scale of weight and num-
ber of rats in the said Act contained as to letters
estimating and cliarging each additional 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 terms and expressions
used in this 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, for 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, and 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.
SCHEDULE.

Spain (via Falmouth) 2 8
Upper and Lower Canada, New Brunswick,
Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia (the
port and town of Halifax excepted) 1 8
Newfoundland, Bermuda, the port and town of
Halifax (in Nova Scotia), and the United States
of America
Gibra!tar, Malta, lonian, Islamls, and East Indies
(via Falmouth) 1 6
Gr;.ece, Syria, and Egypt (via Falmouth)
l'ortu7,7ll
Altuteira
Brazil
Buenos Ayres, Chili, and Peru
Mexico, Columbia, and Cuba 2 7
St. Domingo and Foreign West India Islands l. D
Jamaica and British West Indies . 1 6
Trance
Spain (via France) ... 2 1
Malta, lonian Islands,Greece, Syria, and Egypt
(via France) 1 4
Italy, Sicily, Venetian Lombardy, Turkey, the
Levant, and the Archipelago (via France) 2 1
Swilz'rland (via France) •
/Last Indies (via France)
'Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, dated this 31st day
-of August. 1841. F. T. BARING.
THOS. WISE.
E. HORS MAN. •