The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-04 00:00:00

REPRESENTATION OF BRECKNOCK.

The Speaker of the House of Commons has given notice
that, owing to the death of Sir Joseph Bailey, Bart., late
M.P. for the county a Brecknock, a new writ will be issued
for the election of a new member, at the end of 14 days
from yesterday.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEc. 2.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee
of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a Despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Madrid, re-
porting that the Spanish Government has issued instruc-
tions to the Commander of the Fort of Tarifa, to require all
vessels to hoist their national flag, or to show proper signal
lights, on passing within range of that fort.

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BOARD OF TRADE, 'WHITEHALL, DEC. 2.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a Despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Lisbon, enclos
ing copies of notifications issued by the Board of Health of
that capital, declaring the port of Maranham to be free from
infection, and announcing that the Board of Health at
Naples has revoked the quarantine regulations established
for vessels arriving from Portugal and the Azores.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. 2.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at Tunis,
enclosing a notification of the B.ey of that Regency removing
the prohibition on the exportation of grain ; also announc-
ing that the prohibition on the exportation of cattle has
been removed, and a duty of 12: per head imposed
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. 2.
The Right Honourable tho Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from
her Isktjeety'e Arribusegder at'' Paw, a Copy 04 f i?
A reach

Imperial Decree, authorizing the establishment of a
Bonded Warehouse at the port of Fecamp.
ADMIRALTY, DEC. 2.

The following promotions, ditted the 24th ult., have this
day taken place, consequent on the death, on the 23d ult.,
of Viee-Admiral of the White the Right Hon. Edmund,
Lord Lyons, G.C.8., K.C.H., G.C. St. M. and St. G.,
&c.:—
Vice-Admiral of the Bluo Sir James Hanway Plum-
ridge, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admiral the Right Hon. Charles Philip, Earl of
Hardwicke, on the Reserved Half-pay List, to be Vice-
Admiral on the Reserved Half-pay List.
Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir Henry Ducie Chads,
K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Thomas Hastings, Knt.,
C.B. Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue Robert Smart, K.H., to be
Rear-Admiral of the White.
Captain Nicholas Cory to be Rear-Admiral on the Re-
served Half-pay List.
Captain John Shepherd to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue.
Retired Rear-Admiral George Ourry Lempriere. to have
the rank and title of Retired Vice-Admiral, in pursuance
of the Order in Council of 7th May, 1858.
ADMIRALTY, NOV. 15.
Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman Cadet H. Everitt
to be Second Lieutenant.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—Wm'. Wykeham Hol-
loway, Esq., to be Paymaster, vice Carter, resigned.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.
Oxfordsbire Regiment of. Militia—Lieutenant Frederick
Walter Aston to be Captain, vice Lambert, resigned.
King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Tower Hamlets
Militia—Henry John Hunter, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice
Baugh, resigned ; James Henry Morrell, Gent., to be En-
sign, vice Kulback, promoted.
West Somerset Regiment. of Yeomanry Cavalry—Wm.
Haggett Richards, jun., Gent., to be Cornet, vice Seymour,
promoted.
Royal Ayrshire Rifles—Her Majesty has been pleased to
direct that Ensign Joseph Booth Gretton, who has ab-
sented himself from the recent training of the Regiment,
and disobeyed the orders of his Commanding Officer, shall
be removed from the strength of the Regiment from 30th
November, 1858.

TREASURY WARRANT.
Whereas by an Act of Parliament passed in the fourth
year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An
Act for 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 payable by law,
on the transmission by the post of foreign or colonial letters
or newspapers, or of any other printed papers, and to sub-
ject the same to rates of postages according to the weight
thereof, and a scald of weight to be contained in such war-
rant. - -

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And whereas further powers are given to the Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Treasury by another Act of Par-
liament, passed in the eleventh year of the reign of her
present Majesty, intituled " An act for giving further faci-
lities for the transmission of letters by post, and for the
regulating the duties of postage thereon, and for other
purposes relating to the Post-office."
And whereas certain powers are also given to the Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Treasury by another Act of
Parliament passed in the eighteenth year of the reign of
her present Majesty, intituled " An act to amend the laws
relating to the stamp duties on newspapers, and to provide
for the transmission by post of printed periodical Rublica-
lions."
And whereas a treaty hath been lately entered into be-
tween her Majesty and the Emperor of Hayti,. for regulat-
ing the communications by post between their respective
dominions ; and it is expedient for the better carrying out
of the same, that certain regulations should be made, in
the manner hereinafter mentioned. •
Now we, the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury,
in exercise of the powers reserved to us in and by the said
hereinbefore recited acts, and every of them, and of all
other powers enabling us in this behalf, do by this warrant,
under the hands of two of us the said Commissioners, by
the authority of the statute in that case made and provided,
order, direct, and declare as follows:-
1. On every letter, not exceeding one-half of an ounce in
weight, posted in the United Kingdom, addressed to Hayti,
and on every letter not exceeding one-half of an ounce in
weight, posted in Hayti, addressed to the United Kingdom,
transmitted direct by British packet-boat between the
United Kingdom and Hayti, there shall be charged and
taken an uniform rate of postage of sixpence.
2. On every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in weight,.
transmitted by British packet-boat between a port in Hayti
and any other port, whether in Hay ti or any other country,
island, or place, without passing through the United King-
dom, there shall be charged and taken an uniform rate of
postage of four pence.
3. All such letters so transmitted, as hereinbefore in the
first and second Clauses of this warrant mentioned, if ex-
ceeding one half of an ounce in weight, shallbe subject to the
several additional and progressive rates of postage herein-
after mentioned ; that is to say :
On every letter so transmitted, if exceeding half an ounce
in weight, and not exceeding one ounce in weight,
there shall be charged, taken, and paid, two rates of
postage :
And on every letter so transmitted, if exceeding one
ounce, and not exceeding two ounces in weight, four
rates of postage
And on every letter so transmitted, if exceeding twe
ounces, and not exceeding three ounces in weight,
six rates of postage :
And for every additional ounce of weight of any letter,
so transmitted respectively as aforesaid, above the
weight of three ounces,: there shall be charged, taken,
and paid, two addittonal rates of postage, and every
fractional part of such additional ounce shall be
charged as an additional ounce in weight; and each
progressive and additimial rate, chargeable under this
clause, shall be estimated and charged at the sum
which any such letter would be charged with under
this warrant, if not exceeding half an ounce in weight.
4. Nothing herein contained shall be construed in any-
wise to annul, prejudice, or affect any of the exemptions
and privileges granted by the said recited act, passed in
the fourth year of the reign of her present Majesty, or to
annul, prejudice, or affect any of the privileges which sea-
men and soldiers employed in her Majesty's service, and
seamen and soldiers employed in the service of the East India
Company are now by law entitled to. of sending and re-
ceiving by the post letters not exceeding half an ounce in
weight, subject to the regulations and restrictions in respect
of the same.
5. On every printed newspaper posted in the
United Kingdom, addressed to Hayti, and on every
printed newspaper posted in Hayti, addressed to the
United Kingdom, transmitted by the post between the United
Kingdom and Hayti, direct by packet-boat, there shall be
charged, taken, and paid in the United Kingdom, the rate
of British postage hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, if
not exceeding the weight of four ounces, a rate of one
penny, and if exceeding that weight, but not exceeding the
weight of eight ounces, a rate of twopence.
6. Every newspaper which shall be transmitted by the
post, under the provisions of this warrant, shall be so trans-
mitted in conformity with, and under and subject to, the
several regulations, orders, directions, and conditions here-
inafter contained (that is to say) :
No such newspaper shall in length, or breadth, or width,
exceed the dimensions of two feet British :
Every such newspaper shall be sent open at the ends or
sides, and either without a cover, or in a cover or
envelope, open at the ends or sides :
There hail be no word or communication printed on
any newspaper, transmitted by the post under the pro-
visions of this warrant, after the publication thereof, or
upon any cover thereof, nor any writing or marks upon
any such newspaper, or upon any cover thereof, other
than and except the name and address of the person to
whom the same is sent, but the name or title of such
newspaper, and the name and address of the publisher,
newsvender, or agent, by whom the same is sent, may
be printed on the cover thereof.
There shall be no paper or thing enclosed in or with any
such newspaper:
Every British newspaper which shall be posted in the
United Kingdom, under the provisions of this warrant,
shall be printed and published at intervals, not ex-
ceeding thirty-one days between two consecutive
numbers or parts of such publication, and the same
shall be registerolsby the proprietor or printer thereof
at the General Post Office in London, and shall be
posted within fifteen days from the date, of its publica-
tion, and the title and date of the newspaper shall be
printed at the top of every page thereof.
7. All packets consisting of printed; papers (other than
British newspapeTs), posted in the United Kingdom, ad-
dressed to Hayti, or posted in Hayti, addressed to the
United Kingdom, may be transmitted by the post between
the United Kingdom and Hayti direct by packet-boat,
under and subject to the several regulations, orders, direc-
tions, and conditions herinafter mentioned and contained
relating thereto and on every such packet, if not exceed-
ing four ounces in weight, there shall be charged, taken,
and paid in the United Kingdom for the transmission there-
of as asforesaid, the unform single rate of British postage
of threepence. _ . _ - _

8. All such respective packets transmitted under the
seventh clause of this warrant shall be subject to the seve-
ral progressive and additional rates of postage hereinafter
mentioned ; that is to say ;
On every such packet, if exceeding four ounces in weight
anti not exceeding eight (minces in weight, two rates of
postage. •
And on every such packet, if exceeding eight ounces in
weight and not exceeding ono pound in weight, four
rates of postage.
And on every such packet, if exceeding one pound and
the half of another pound in weight, six rates of
postage.
And on every suck packet, if exceeding one pound and
the half of another pound and not exceeding two
pounds in weight, eight rates of postage.
And for every additional half of a pound in weight of
any such packet above the weight of two pounds there
shall be charged, taken, and paid two additional rates
of postage, and every fractional part of such
additional half of a pound in weight shall be
charged as an additional half of a pound in weight ; •
and each progressive and additional rate chargeable
under this clause shall be estimated and charged at the
sum which any such packet would be charged with
under this warrant if not exceeding four ounces in

weight.
9. Every packet which. shall be transmitted by the post
under the seventh and eighth clauses of this warrant shall
be so transmitted in conformity with, and under and sub-
ject to the several regul
ations, orders, directions, and con-
ditions hereinafter contained ; that is to say :
Every such packet shall be sent without a cover or in a
cover open at the ends or sides.
It may contain any number of separate books or
other publications, prints, or maps, any quantity
of paper, parchment, or vellum, and the books
or other publications, prints, or maps, may be
either printed, written, or plain, or any mixture
of the three, and all legitimate binding, mount-
ing, or covering of a book, publication, • print, or
map, or of a portion thereof, shall be allowed to pass
by the post, whether such binding, mounting, or
covering, be loose or attached, as also rollers in the
case of prints or maps, markers (whether of paper or
otherwise) in the Case of books, and whatsoever is ne-
cessary for the safe transmission of literary or artistic
matter, or usually appertains thereto ; but no patterns
or books of patterns (unless consisting merelyof paper)
shall be allowed. It shall contain no written letter,
nor any communication in thlwAture of a letter, closed
or open, nor any enclosure, sealed or otherwise closed
against inspection, nor any communication of the na-
ture of a letter written in or upon any such packet, or
the cover thereof.
No such packet, which in length, or width, or depth shall
exceed the dimensions of two feet (British) shall be
forwarded by the post under the provisions of this

warrant.
Every newspaper and packet transmitted by the post un-
der the fifth, seventh, and eighth clauses of this war-
rant, and posted in the United Kingdon, shall be put
illto the rfat-GCCO' At NEU IA9IIO in the day and under