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

BREVET,

Major-General George Judd Harding, upon Unattached
Pay of the Royal Engineers, C. 8., to be Lieutenant-
General, vice Fanshawe, deceased.
Major-General William Douglas, retired full-pay Royal
Engineers, to be Lieutenant-General, in consequence of the
promotion of Major-General Harding, who stood next be-
low him on the effective list of the corps at the date of his
retirement.
Colonel Henry John Savage, to be Major-General, vice
Harding,
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.
Royal Wiltshire Militia—Evan Thomas Williams, Gent.,
to be Ensign, vice Roe, resigned.
2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—
Ensign Richard Trevor Irvine to be Lieutenant.
4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Regi-
ment of Royal Lancashire Militia—John Bryce Wilkinson,
Gent, to be Lieutenant, vice Edwin Richard Lloyd, re-
signed.
Warwickshire Militia (2d Regiment)—Octavius Lewis
Bland Ward, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Richard James,
promoted ; Ensign Henry Robert Grimes to be Lieutenant,
vice Richards resned.
2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—Smith
Hill Child, Gent., to be Ensign, vice F. C. Sneyd, pro-
moted.
Royal Berks Militia—Adjutant F. H. Lang, late Captain
in the 34th Regiment of Infantry, to serve with the rank of
Captain.
Royal Ayrshire Rifles—William Cooper, Gent., to be
Captain, vice C. V. H. Campbell, resigned.

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 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 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
wyable 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 furtherfacilitiesforthetransmission of letters
by post, and for regulating the duties of postage thereon, and
forotherpurposesrelating 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
post, 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
places of their destination, charged in either ease. 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 time 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 transmission by the post 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 prepayment of the several rates of postage
payable on letters posted In the United Kingdom, addressed
to any of the colonies therein mentioned, and on letters
posted in any of such colonies addressed to the United
Kingdom.
And whereas it is expedient to extend the provisions of
1 the said last mentioned warrant to letters posted in the
United Kingdom, addressed to Ceylon, and to letters
posted in Ceylon, tddressed to the United Kingdom.
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, or either of them,!and of all other
powers enabling us in this behalf, do, by this present war-
rant, under the hands of two of us the said commissioners
by the authority of the statute in that case made and pro-
vided, order and direct as follows ; that is to say :-
1. On every letter posted in the United Kingdom, ad-
dressed to Ceylon, and on every letter posted in Ceylon,
addressed to the United Kingdom, the postage thereof
shall be paid at the time 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 thereon, 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
shall, until the 31st March, 1859, inclusive, 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
sixpence; 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 either returned.or 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 in 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 half an ounce in weight, every such letter shall be for-
warded, charged with the rmount 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 of post-
age of sixpence. And if any letter shall be posted in Cey-
lon, addressed to the United Kingdom, and the postage
paid thereon shall be less in amount than the rate of postage
to which such packet would be liable under and by virtue
of the regulations in force relating thereto, but equal in
amout to the single rate of postage chargeable on fifty such
letter, if not exceeding half an ounce in weight, ever such
last-mentioned 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 would 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 firsi
day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine
Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, the 27th day of Novem•
berg 1858.
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HENRY WHITMORE.
H. G. LENNOX.

PRIZE MONEY.

Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Nov. 25.
Notice is hereby giveii to all persons interested therein,
that preparations are now making for the intended distri-
bution of the awardlfor 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 under 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
possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual
as
documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the
'Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-
house.
Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the
L'indon 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.

BANKRUPTS,

William Gledhill, plumber, Monkfrystone, Yorkshire, to
surrender, Dec. 16. and Jan. 14, at eleven, at the Leeds
District Court.
Robert Williams, builder, Liverpool, Dec. 13, and Jan.
7, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Edwin Nathaniel Ealand, plumber, Birmingham, Dec.
11 and 31, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court.

Thomas Bryan, hatter, Liverpool, Dec. 6 and Jan. 4, at
eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
William Sheppard, auctioneer, Exmouth, Dec 10 and
Jan. 20, at one, at the Exeter District Court.
Richard Philp, watchmaker, Okehampton, Dec. 10 and
Jan. 14, at one, at the Exeter District Court.
IVilliam Lemon Oliver, stock broker, Austin-friars, City
Dec. 14, at two, and Jan. 14, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
William eoliths, linen draper, Rydon-terrace, City-road,
Dec. 13, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 17, at two, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
John Bowles, millwright, Colchester, Dec. 10, at half-
past one, and Jan. 11, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Robert Griffin, cattle dealer, Stewkley, Duckiughapolure,