The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-03 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
(riven 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 scale of weight to be contained in such war-
rant.

And whereas further powers are given to the Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Treasury by another Act of Par-
liament, passed iu 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 publica-
tions."

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, )ot exceeding cne-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 Hayti 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, shall be 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 two
enlaces, 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
ehargal as an additional ounce in weight; and each
Piogressive and additional 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 ot 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 theUnitec
Kingdom and Hayti, direct by packet-boat, there shall be
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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, ,
s of two feet British :
exceed the dimension
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 shall 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 newspapei.
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 registered by 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 newspapers), 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 anctsubject to the Imam' rogulattong, klis‘a
tions. and conditions herinafter mentioned and contained
re a ing 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 three pence.
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 ; thit is to say ;
On every such racket, if exceeding four ounces in weight
and utt exceeding eight ounces in weight, two rates of
postage.
And on every such packet, if exceeding eight ounces in
weight and not exceeding one 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 cf
postage.
And on every such 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. Evbry 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 regulations, 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 er attached, as also rollers in the
case of prints or maps, markers (whether of papet 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 the nature 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 bo put
into the Post-office at such hours in the day and under
all such regulations as the Postmaster-General may
appoint.
10. The postage of any letter transmitted by the Post
under the provisions of this warrant and posted in the
United Kingdom, shall be paid at the time of the same
being posted, either in money or by the proper postage
stamp or stamps being affixed thereto, and the postage of
every newspaper and packet of printed papers transmitted
by the post under the provisions of this warrant and posted
in the United Kingdom shall also be paid at the time of
the same being posted, not in money but by the proper pos-
tage stamp or stamps being affixed thereto, which respec-
tive stamp or stamps in this clause mentioned shall in
every case be affixed or appear on the outside of every such
letter, newspaper, or packet near the address or direction,
and shall be of the value or amount of the postage duty
payable thereon under or by virtue of this warrant.
11. If any letter, newspaper, or packet of printed papers
transmitted by the . post under the provisions of this war-
rant be sent otherwise than in conformity with the condi-
tions and regulations hereinbefore established, the same
shall and may be detained and opened, and shall be returned
or given up to the sender thereof.

12. The respective letters and packets transmitted by
the post under the provisions of this warrant shall be sub-
ject to the several orders, directions, regulations, and rates
of postage respectively contained in a certain warrant of
the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury under the
hands of two of the said Commissioners bearing date the
19th of February, 1855, relating to redirected rates of
postage upon letters and packets which shall be redirected
and again forwarded by the post.
13. The rates of postage chargeable on letters, printed
newspapers, and other printed papers transmitted by the
post under the provisions of this warrant shall be in lieu
of any rates of British postage now chargeable by law
thereon.

14. The term " weight" used in this warrant shall mean
British weight, and the several other terms and expres-
sions used in this wartant shall be construed to have the
like meaning in all respects as they would have had if in-
serted in the said Act passed in the fourth year of the
reign of her present Majesty.
15. The Commissioners for the time being of Her
Majesty's Treasury may by warrant under their hands,
duly made at any time hereafter, alter, repeal, or reveke
any of the rates of postage hereby fixed or altered, or any
of the orders, directions, regulations, and conditions hereby
made, and may make and evtablish any new or other rates,
orders, directions, regulations, and conditions in lieu,
thereof, and from time to time appoint at what time the
rates which may be payable are to be paid.
16. This warrant shall come into operation on the first
day of January, 1859.
Whitehall, Treasury Chambers. the 27th day of
November, one thousand eight hundrtd and fifty-
eight.
HENRY WHITMORE.
11. G. LENNOX.