The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-26 00:00:00

TREASURY WARRANT.

(From the London Gazette of last Evening.)
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," cer-
tain scales of weight and rates of postage were fixed
and made chargeable and payable upon, for, or in re-
spect of, letters transmitted and forwarded by the post,
and various regulations were made, and powers were
given to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury,
for the purpose of facilitating the transmission of such let-
ters by the post. •
And whereas further powers were given to the Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Treasury, by an Act, passed in the
eleventh year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled
"An Act for giving further facilities for the transmission
of letters by post, and for the regulating the duties of post-
age thereon, and for other purposes relating to the Post-
office."

And whereaslhe Commissior era of her Majesty's Trea-
sury, by a certain Warrant under their hands, bearing date
the 29th day of January, 1859, did order and direct that on
every letter sent or tendered or delivered in order to be sent
by the post between places in the United Kingdom, or by the
post of any post town in the United Kingdom addressed to a
person or place within such town or its suburbs, the postage
thereof should be prepaid in stamps, and that every such
letter should be duly and properly stamped when posted ; and
that if any letter sent or tendered or delivered in order to be
sent by the
_Rohe between any places in the United King-
dom, or by fbe, post of any post-town in the United King-
dom, addressed tca, person or place within such town, or
the suburbs thereof, should be posted without any postage
being paid thereon in stamps equal to the sum of one penny,
every such letter should be detained and opened, and should
be returned or given up to the sender thereof, and in the
said Warrant further directions.were contained relative to
letters so sent or tendered.
And•whereas it is expedient that the said recited War-
rant should =be repealed. ,
Nair we, the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury,
in, exercise of the powerixested in us in and by the said
hereinbefore recited Acts 'or either of them, and of all other
powers enabling us in,tis behalf, do by this Warrant,
under the hands of Awe of us the said Commissioners, by
the authority of the statute in that case made and provided,
order and direct that the said recited Warrant of the 20th
day of January, 1859, shall be, and the same is,
hereby repealed, revoked, and annulled, and that the seve-
ral reg,ulatios, orders, and directions therein mentioned
and-set forth, and the repeal therein contained of a certain
portion of a Treasury warrant, bearing date the 22d day of
October, 1847, shall from henceforth wholly cease and (de-
termine.

Whitehall, Treasury-chambers, Feb. 24, 1859.
DERBY.
• G. H. LENNOX.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST CITY. BETTING.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
11 to 2 agst The Brewer (taken)
10 to 1 agst Little Charley (offered)
12 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken freely)
15 to 1 agst Ghika
15 to 1 agst Jean du Quesne (taken)
100 to 6 agst Half-Caste
20 to 1 agst The Huntsman (taken freely)
100 to 3 agst Glautias (taken)

LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP.
6to lon the fiold (offered)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER: FRIDAY.
Only a few subscribers attended the rooms to-day, and
very little betting took place.

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
6to 1 agst The Brewer (taken)
Bto 1 agst Jealousy (take 10 to 1)
25 to 1 agst The Huntsman (taken)
100 to 3 agst Border Chief (offered)
LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP.
6to lon the field (offered)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
25 to 1 agst Compton (taken)
NORTHAMPTON STAKES.
9to 1 agst Little Agnes (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Shafto (offered)
CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Polestar (taken)

lIORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE-

MENTS.
On the 11th inst., at 9 a.m., Brookside out of the city
Plate at Lincoln.
On the 21st inst., at 9 a.m., Rio out of the Great Metro-
politan Stakes at. Epsom.
On the 22d inst., at 9 a.m., The Tattler out of the North'
ainptonshire Stakes and his engagements at Liverpool.
On the 22d inst., at 9 a.m., Joskin out of his engage"
ments at Lincoln.
On the 22d inst., at 9 a.m., Brookside out of her
engagements at Liverpool.
On the 25th inst., at p.m., Emigrant and Norma out
bf their Liverpool engagements.' - .