The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-01 00:00:00

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
Ater and fix any of the rates of British postage or
*land 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 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 time to time, by Warrant as
aforesaid, to appoint at what time the rates which may be
sayable are to be paid.
And whereas by another act of Parliament, passed in the
11th year of the reign of her present Majesty, entitled "An
Act for giving further facilitiesforthetransmission of letters
by post, andfor regulating the dutiesof postage thereon, and
for otherpurposes relating to the Post-office," further powers
are given to the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury,
and power is also given to the Postmaster-General (amongst
other things) to collect and receive the foreign and colonial,
postage charged or chargeable on any letters sent by the
liost, and also, with the consent of the Commissioners of
her Majesty's Treasury, to require the postage, British,
colonial, or foreign, of any letters sent by the post, to be
prepaid, either in money or in stamps, as he might think
fit, on the same being put into the Post-office ; and also,
with such consent,:to abolish or restrict the prepayment in
money of postage on letters sent by the post either alto-
gether or on certain letters, and to require the prepayment
thereof to be in stamps ; and also to refuse to receive or
send by the post any letters tendered contrary to any regu-
lations thereby made ; and power is also given to the
Postmaster-General and any officer of the Post-office
to detain any letters which should be posted or sent
by the post contrary to the regulations therein men-
tioned, and to open such letters, and either to return
them to the senders• thereof, or to forward them to the
plates of their destination, charged in either case with such
rates of postage as the Postmaster-General, with the' con-
sent of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury,
should from time to timo direct.

And whereas the Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea-
sury have by divers warrants, under their hands, fixed,
made and established certain rates of British postage, pay-
able on the transminion by the pest of certain colonial
letters therein respectively mentioned.
And whereas the Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea-
sury, by a certain other warrant, under their hands, bear-
ing date the 15th day of January, 1858, did make regula-
tions for the pmpayment of the several rates of postage
payable 011 lot*era posted In the United Kingdom, addressed
to any of the colonies them mentioned, and on letters
posted in any of sues, oolonies addre.apd to 'the United
Kingdom.
And whereas it is expedient to extend the provisions of
the said last mentioned warrant to letters posted in the
United Kingdom, addrwsed to Ceylon, and to letters
posted in- Ceylon, addressed to the Ihtited Kingdom.
Now,. we, the commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury,
in exerciw of the powers reserved to us in and by the' said
4eallibefore recited actjk, or either of thenVand of all other
powers enabling na in this behalf, de, by thin present wrz-
rant, under to hands of two of us the said comm issiQners
by the authority of the statute in that case made ana pro-
visliad, order and direo as fellows ; that is to say 1-
1. On every liter posted in the. United Kingdom, ad-
dressed th and on every letter posted in Ceylon,
addressed to the United Kingdom, the postage thereof
shall be paid at the tilde of the same being posted. ,
2. If any letter shall be posted in the United Kingdom,
addressed to Ceylon, without any postage having been
paid theivon, or having thereon, or affixed thereto a postage
stamp or stamps the value of which shall be less in amount
than the single rate of postage to which such letter, if not
exceeding half an ounce in weight, would be liable under
the regulations in force relating thereto, every such letter
KW, until the 31st Mareh, 1859, Linclusive, be forwarded
charged with the amount of the postage to which it would
have been liable if the postage had been paid when posted,
together with a further and additional rate of postage of
sixpenee; and, from and after the said 31st day of March,
1859, every such letter, instead of being forwarded, shall be
detained and opened, and be eitherreturnekor given up to
the sender thereof.
3. If any letter shall be posted in the United Kingdom,
addressed to Ceylon, having thereon or affixed thereto
a postage stamp or stamps, the value of which shall
be less lu amount than the rate of postage to which such
letter would be liable under or by virtue of the regulations
in force relating thereto, but ,equal in amount to the single
rate of postage chargeable on any such-letter if not exceed-
ing halt au ounce in weight, every such letter shall be for-
warded, eharged with tho reaonnt of the difference between
the value of such stamp or stamps so being thereon, or
affixed thereto, and the postage the postage to which it
would:have been liable if the postage had been paid when
posted, together with a, further and.additional rate e post-
age of sixpence. And if any letter shall be postef.l. in Cey-
lon; addressed to 'the United Ir...ingdom, and the postage
paid thereon shall be less in. amount than the rate of postage
to whlo.,h such packet w-duld be liable under and by virtue
of the regulations in force relating thereto, but equal in
amout to the tingle rate of postage chargeable on sny such
letter, if :dot exceeding half an ounce in weight, every such
la.Stqaentioned letter shall be forwarded, charged with the
amount of the difference between the postage paid thereon,
and the postage to which it would have been liable if the
postage had been paid when posted, together with the fur-
ther and additional rate of postage of sixpense.
5. The several terms and expressions used in this warant
shall be construed to have the like meaning, in all respects,
as they wchßf have had if inserted in the said Act, passed
in the fourth year of the reign of her present Majesty.
5. The Commissioners for the time being of her Majesty's
Treasury, may, by warrant, under their hands, duly made
it any time hereafter, alter, repeal, or revoke any of the
orders, directions, or regulations hereby made, and may
make and establish any new or other orders, directions, or
regulations in lieu thereof.
6. This warrant shall come into operation on the first
day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.
Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, the 27th day of Novem-
ber, 1858.

HENRY WHITMORE.
H. G. LENNOX.

PRIZE MONEY.

bepartment of the Accountant-General of fire Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Nov. 26.
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein,
that preparations are now making for the intended distri-
bution of the awardifor Salvage services rendered to the mer-
chant vessel Abyssinian, by her Majesty's ship Tortoise,
between the 16th May and 19th July, 1856.
Agents or other persons having any just and legal de-
mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds are required
to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re-
gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the
same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that officer,
and paid uuder the sanction of the Judge of the said Court.
Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share
belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay
as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual
documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of. th
Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset!
house. •
Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the
London Gazette, of the date proposed for the commence-
ment of distribution; and, at the same time, the amount of
an individual's share in the respective classes will be an-
nounced.