The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-10 00:00:00

ENT; P ()STAGE
THIS DAY.

(From the Supplement to the London Gazelle of Da-

canber 27.)

Whereas by an Act, passed in the last session of Par-
liament, intituled "An Act 'for the further regulation
of the duties on postage,- until the sth day of October,
1840," power is given to the Lords Commissioners of
her. Majesty's Treasury, or any three of them, by war-
rant under their hands, to alter, fix, • reduce, or remit,
.all or, any of the rates of, British or inland or other
postage Payable by law on the transmission of post let-
ters, and to subject such letters to rates of postage ac-
cording to the weight, thereof, and a scale of weight,
to be contained in such warrant (without reference to
the distance or number of miles the same may
be conveyed), and to fix and limit the weight
of letters to be sent by the post ; • and, from time
to time, by warrant as aforesaid, to alter or repeal any
such altered or reduced rates, and make and establish
.mny new or other rates in lieu thereof'; and, from time
to time, by warrant as aforesaid, to appoint at what
time the rates which may be payable are to be paid,
that is to say, Whether on posting the letter or on the
receipt thereof; or at either of those times, at the option
of the sender ; and, by the same Act, power is also
given to the Lords of the Treasury, by wari antmnder
their hands, to suspend, wholly or in part, any Parlia-
mentary or official privilege of sending and receiviam
letters by the post free of portage, or any other frank':
iog privilege of any description whatsoever; provided
that all such warrants should be inserted in the Lon-
don Gaze/felon days, at least, before coming into ope-
ration, and should, within fourteen days after making
the same, be laid before both Houses of Parliament (if
then sitting); or otherwise, within fourteen days after
Parliament should meet :—.
And whereas by a warrant, under the hands
of three of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's
Treasury, dated the 22d day of November, 1839, the.
said Lords Commissioners did, in exercise of the
power er authority for such purpose vested in them by
the said . Act, and of all other powers enabling them in
that behalf, fix and limit the . scale of weight therein
mentioned of letters to be transmitted through the ge-
neral post, and they subjected and charged such letters,
on and after the sth day of December then next and
now instant, to the rates of postage therein mentioned,
and they thereby made the: several other orders and
regulations respecting the conveyance of letters by the
post therein contained ; and they thereby dcela:cd
that it should be lawful for the Lords Commissioners,
for 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 regu-
lations in lieu thereof„ and from time to, time to ap-
point at what time the rates that might be payable
were to be paid.
Now, we the undersigned (being three of the Lords
Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury) do, in exer-
cise of the power or authority in us for such purpose
vested in and by the said Act and warrant, and of all
others powers enabling us in this behalf, by this warrant,
under our hands, order and direct that the said war-
rant of the 22d day of November now last, and the rates
thereby fixed and directed to be charmed, shall be, and
the same are hereby, repealed from and after the 9th day
of January, 1840 (except as to any letters Posted in or
shall lnidia:vee bheecr:mb
teheurndoredreorranb:l
brought into the United Kingdom on or before that
day, and also except as to any duties of postage which
virtueiirect ot
that
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this
pwar-
runt,re- which may be recovered as if the same had con-
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tinued in force).
further
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sent warrant shall come into operation on the 10th day
of January, 1840, and that all letters which, on or af-
ter that day, shall be posted in any town or place within
the United Kingdom, or shall be brought from parts
beyond the seas to any port or place within the United
Kingdom, or shall be sent between the United Kingdom
and places beyond the seas, or between any of the other
places hereinafter mentioned, shall be subject to the
several regulations and rates hereinafter contained.

And we further order and direct that letters trans-
mitted by the post shall not in future be charged with
the British rate of postage, according to the number of
inclosures, but by weight, as hereinafter mentioned.
And we herel-y fix and limit the following scale of
weight of letters to be transmitted by the pst, and we
subject such letters, on and after the said HMI day of
January, 1840, to the following rates 'of postage (that
is to say)

On every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in
weight, there shall be charged and taken one rate of
postage.
On every letter, exceeding half an ounce, and not ex-
ceeding one ounce in weight, there shall be charged, and
taken two rates of postage.
On-every letter, exceeding one ounce, and not ex-
ceeding two ounces in weight, there shall be charged
and taken four rates of postage.
On every letter, exceeding two ounces; and not ex-
ceeding three ounces in weight. there shall be charged
and taken six rate; of postage.
And on every letter, exceeding three ounces, and not
exceeding four ounces in weight, there shall be charged
and taken eight rates of postage.
And for every ounce in weight above the weight of
four ounces there shall be charged and taken two addi-
tional rates of postage ; and every fractio❑ of an ounce,
above the weight of four ounces, shall be charged as one
additional ounce.

And we order and direct that no letter exceeding six-
teen ounces in weight shall in any case be forwarded by
the post between places within the United Kingdom, ex-
cept addresses to her Majesty, Parliamentary petitions,
printed votes and proceedings in Parliament, letters
addressed to or despatched by any of the Government
offices or departments, or any public officer having now
the privilege of franking by virtue of his office; deeds,
if transmitted under such regulations and restrictions as
the Postmaster-General shall from time to time appoint,
and letters to and from places beyond the seas.

And we hereby fix and limit the following rates of
postage to be paid to her Majesty's Pothnaster-General
for the use of her Majesty, on letters posted and trans-
mitted by the post, on and after the 10th day of
January, 1840 ; and we order and direct the same to
be charged and paid accordingly, that is to say:—