The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-14 00:00:00

TREASURY WARRA NT. •
(From the London Gazette of Friday . ht.)
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Whereas by an Act, passed in the third'i.l
years of the reign of her present Majesty,
" An Act for the Regulation of the Duties
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power is given to the Commissioners of k
Treasury, from time to time, by warrant,
hands, to alter and fix any of the rates of British
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midepresthtaegier
or inland postage payable by law on the transmiss. 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 or weight to be contained in such warrant; and,
from time to time, by warrant, as aforesaid, to alter or
repeal any such altered rates, and make and establish
any new or other rates in lieu thereof ; and, from t
to time, by warrant as aforesaid, to appoint at what time
the rates which may be payable are to be paid; and it is
provided that the power thereby given should extend to
any increase or reduction or remission of postage.
And whereas, in consequence of a communication
opened with the Post-office of Denmark, it is considered
expedient to alter the rates of postage payable on letters
conveyed by packet-boat or private ship between that
country and the United Kingdom direct, or via Heligo-
land, or any port or place in the river Elbe.
Now we, the undersigned, being three of the Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Treasury, do, in the exer-
cise of the power or authority in us for such purpose
vested in and by the said recited Act, and of all other
powers and authorities enabling us in this behalf, direct
that on every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in
weight, posted in or addressed to any part of the king-
dom of Denmark, and transmitted between any part of
the United Kingdom and any place in Denmark, (con-
veyed between the United Kingdom and Denmark by
packet-boat and private ship direct or via Heligoland,
or any port or place in the river Elbe), there shall be
charged and taken in lieu of any rates of British postage
now payable by law on such letters, an uniform rate of
British postage of sixpence.
And we direct, that it shall be optional for the sender
of any such letter as hereinbefore mentioned, posted in
the United Kingdom, addressed to Denmark (registered
letters excepted), to allow the whole of the postage
thereof, British and foreign, to be charged to the receiver
of the letter in Denmark, or to repay all such postage at
the time of posting the letter, but such sender shall not
have the option of paying the British postage thereof
only, and leaving the foreign postage to be paid in
Denmark.
And we direct that on every letter, not exceeding half
an ounce in weight, posted in or addressed to any part
of Denmark, transmitted by the post between Denmark
and any of her Majesty's colonies, or any foreign coun-
try through the United Kingdom (conveyed by packet-
boat or private ship between the United Kingdom and
Denmark direct, or vid Heligoland, or any port or place
in the river Elbe), there shall be charged and taken, in
lieu of any rates of British postage now payable by
law on such letters, an uniform rate of British postage
of sixpence, for the conveyance of every such letter
between Denmark and any part of the United King-
dom; and also such a further or additional rate of Bri-
tish postage, for the conveyance of every such letter
between the port in the United Kingdom of the depar-
ture or arrival of the packet or ship conveying the same
and the colony or foreign country to or from which the
same shall be forwarded, as shall from time to time be
charged and payable for British postage on letters, not
exceeding half an ounce in weight, posted or delivered at
the port in the United Kingdom of the departure or
arrival of the packet or ship conveying the same, and
transmitted direct between such port and such colony or
foreign country.
And we direct, that it shall be optional for the sender
of any such letter, as lastly hereinbefore mentioned,
posted in any of her Majesty's colonies where posts have
been or shall be established by her Majesty's Postmas-
ter-General, addressed to Denmark (registered letters
excepted), to allow the whole of the postage thereof;
colonial, British, and foreign, to be charged to the re-
ceiver of the letter in Denmark, or to repay all such
postage at the time of posting the letter, but such sender
shall not have the option of paying the colonial and Bri-
tish postage thereof only, and leaving the foreign postage
to be paid in Denmark.
And we further direct, that on every letter transmitted
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 additional rate
at the sum which any such letter would be charged with
under this warrant, if not exceeding half an ounce its
weight.
And we further direct, that such printed newspapers
as are hereinafter-mentioned, may be sent by the post,
free of postage, or liable to postage according to the re-
gulations end rates hereinafter set forth, that is to say,
British newspapers sent from the United Kingdom to
Denmark (the conveyance between the United Kingdom
and Denmark being direct or via Heligoland, or any port
or place in the River Elbe), by packet-boat free, and by
private ship one penny each.
Newspapers published in Denmark, in the Danish
language, sent from thence to any part of the United
Kingdom (the conveyance between Denmark and the
United Kingdom being direct or vid Heligoland, or any
port or place in the River Elbe), by packet-boat free, and
by ship one penny each.
And we further direct, that the Postmaster-General
may cause the postage on any such printed newspapers
to be paid on the same being put into the post-office.
And we further direct, that every printed supplement,
or additional sheet to any newspaper, shall, for the pur-
pose of charging the postage under this warrant, be
deemed a distinct newspaper, unless sent in the same
cover or together with. the newspaper to which it is a
supplement or addition.
And we further direct, that no printed newspaper
shall be conveyed by the post, under the regulations of
this present warrant, unless the same shall be sent with-
out a cover, or in a cover open at the sides, or in open
bands, and unless there be no word or communication
printed on the paper after its publication, or upon the
cover or band thereof, and no writing or mark upon it,
or upon the cover or band of it, except the name and ad-
dress of the person to whom cent, nor any paper or
thing inclosed in or with the same; and every such
newspaper shall be forwarded under and subject to such
other conditions, regulations, and restrictions as by the
said recited Act are directed in respect of newspapers
sent by the post.
And we further direct, that nothing herein contained
shall be deemed or construed to extend to any letters or
newspapers passing by the post between the United
Kingdom and the kingdoms of Denmark, France, Bel-
' gium, or Holland,
And we further direct, that nothing herein contained
shall be deemed or construed to annul, prejudice, or
affect any of the exemptions and privileges granted by
the said recited Act, or by an Act made and passed in
the first year of the reign of her present Majesty, in-
tituled, " An Act for the management of the Post-office,"
and that all such exemptions and privileges shall remain
in full force.
And we further direct, that the terms and expressions
used in this warrant shall be construed to have the like
meaning in all respects as they would have if inserted
in the said Act of the third and fourth years of the reign
of her present Majesty.
And we further direct, that this warrant shall come
into operation on the Ist day of. October, 1846.
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 hereafter to
alter or repeal any of the rates hereby altered, or the
regulations hereby made, and to make or 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.

EBRIN GTON.
H. RICA.
O'CONOR DON.
Whitehall, the Treasury Chambers,
the 7th day of Sept. IS-IG.

SUSSEX FIG OncuanD.—Nothing has more agree-
ably surprised me during a six weeks' tour in Kent and
Sussex than stumbling this: afternoon, quite unexpect-
edly (for the guide-books say not a word of it), on a fig
orchard, close to Worthing, producing annually, on
standard trees, from 1,000 to 1,500 dozen of t ipe figs.
I have eaten very good figs from standard trees in De-
vonshire, but was not at all aware that this fruit could be
profitably cultivated so much further to the eastward.
This, however, is the case at West Tarring, a picturesque
village two miles West of Worthing, where a gardener
of the name of Palling-, and his father before him, have
for many years devoted very advantageously a piece of
ground, about an acre in extent, to the growth of figs, of
which his average crop has been as above stated ; but
this year, owing to the spring blights, it will not exceed
50 dozen. Several of the trees are very old, with trunks
nearly a foot in diameter. These are said to have been
suckers or layers from a tree iu the adjoining garden of
Thomas a Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, who is
stated to have had a palace here.—Corespondent of the
Gardener's Chronicle.
ABE RYSTWITII.—HARvEST, &c.—The harvest, in
the upper part of Cardiganshire, has been going on very
favourably ; the weather having, for the last few weeks,
been much in its favour. The wheat is all in, and in
good condition—the crop is excellent. The barley is
nearly all cut, and in navdtvls--the quality not first rate.
Oats middling. There is a brisk demand for cattle of
all sorts, at advanced prices. At the recent fair at
Pontrhydfandiged, formerly Fair Rhos, cattle sold at a
material advance over former prices. Indeed, every-
thing seems smiling on the landlord and farmers, while
the poor man's prospects are quite the reverse, as the
potato crop looks deplorable ; and it is a serious ques-
tion how the poor people are to subsist during the win-
ter, for to all appearance no potatoes will remain to be
pitted.— Welshman
A SINGULAR MANIAC.—Some commotion was
caused at Berlin on the evening of the 28th ult. A great
cia.wd was assembled to witness a balloon ascent, when,
in the Rue Royale, a man stepped out on the balcony of
the third story of one of the houses, and began to ad-
dress the persons below, flinging out at the same time
handfuls of gold arid some bank-notes. Whilst the
persons below were endeavouring to pick up the money
he drew out a pistol and fired on the moving mass. The
shot wounded a young man, but not dangerously. He
then drew out another pistol, and was about to fire when
the crowd- gave way on all sides. Some persons, hew-
ever, entered the house to arrest the man who, thus alike
liberal of his gola and his lead, it was supposed, must
be mad, when, on seeing them appear, he threw him-
self into the street, and was so severely injured that he
died shortly after. He turned out to be a brewer, named
Krauss, whose brain had been turned by anxiety at-
tendant on a law-suit. In his pocket was found a gold
box, on the lid of which was scratched with a pin, or
the point of a pen-knife, the words—" Died Aug. 28,
1846," which would seem to intimate that he had for
some time made up his mind to commit suicide on that
dAy.