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London, England, 1814-10-19 00:00:00

The first Chu; in the above Act continues in force :—but

By an Act passed iii the last Session of Parliament. 54 Geo.
cap. 169, the above Rate of Postage or 4d. a sing!e Letter will
cease on and from the 10th October, 1814 ; and a Rate of 6d. a
single Leiser, and so on in proportion on double, treh'e, and
ounce Letters, will become payable in lieu thereof, in addition to
any Inland Postage which may arise upon the internal conveyance
of the 1 et: ers.
And the same Act contains the follosvin Regulations, viz :
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Ship Letters may he forwarded by the Parties tiletuseirts.
SECT. 3. The Postmaster General shall rece:ve Letters di-
rected to places Abroad, both within the King's Dominions and
Klngdoins and Countries beyond the Seas, from Persons who
may be desirous to forward ihem themselves uion payment of a
third of the Packet Rates, and shall mark the l'ostage and rt.
Mill the Letters to the person., who may forward them by auy
Vessels, not being Packet Boats, wkhout penal y.

Persons Licensed to collect Letters.
Sccr. 4. And the Postmaster General shah and may Licence
Persons to collect Letters to be to forwarded upon payment of
the aforesaid Rates, to as such licensed Persons shall previously'
bring the Letters to a Post-I:Mae and pay the Rates,—and all
Coffee-house Keepers, Brokers, and others desirous of collecting
Letters at their houses, are hereby required to apply to the Gene-
ral Post• Office, in Lombard-street, or to the several Postmasters
at the Out Ports, fur the said Licences, which will be delivered
to them free of any charge whatever.
Averts in the King's Dormnions and Coentriel beyond the Seas.
Sec r. 5. For the Security of Letters confine to Gr,..t Britain,
and to place them sander the opera:ions of this Act, Sect. 5 atul
6, the Postmaster General is to authorize Persons Abroad to col-
lect Letters from Masters of Ships and others, and to make thetas
up in sealed Bags or Parcels addressed to the Vormaster General,
putting into the said Bags or Parcels a Certificate of the Number
of Letters contained in the same,
.and an Impression of The Seal
which shall be used, and the dare when sealed, and for their care
and trouble the Masters to whom the hags or Parcels shall he
confided for conveyance to Great Britain, shall pay to such au-
•horized Person at the rate of 3s. British Money, for every 50
Letters, and so in proportion for a greater or lesser number.
he Packet Agents and Deputies to the Postmaster General
in the King's Dominions, or Countries beyond the Seas, the Co-
lonial Postmasters, his Maysty's Consuls, or Vice-Consuls, or
where there are no Public Officers of these deseript loos, any orin-
Public Officers or respectable Persons are hereby authorized by
the Postmaster General to make up Bags aad Parcels of Letters
in the manner before descr.bed.

Masters of Ships.
Secy. 6. Are to pay as above for the. Bags entrutte.l to them,
and on delivering the same in a perfect state at any Post. Office in
Great l3ri•ain, will be repaid by the Podniaster the sum of
money which they shall have so advanced, and also for thehbown
care and trouble the sum of Two-pence per Letter for every
Lett. r or Packet contained in such Bags or Parcels.
SECT. 7. If any Master shall *pen any Bag or Parcel en-
trusted to him, or take out any Letter, or not d ly deliver the
bag with the Letters at the Post. Office, of the place where he
shall arrive, without wilfuk or unavoidable delay, every Master
shall forfeit and pay sCSOO. ....
Sec r. 11. The Mayers are required on their arrival in Port,
to sign a Declaration that they have delivered all Leven sin
board accurding to the Act, stud until such Declarathti :he Offi
cers are not to permit the Veasil to break Bulk, a .41 every Ma--
ter whinny neglecting shall *cultic £so.
And with respect to Letters from Great Britain to Co•intriell
abroad, Masters of Vessels are reqteied to take notice, that if
they shall have on board ally such Letter (except the Letters of
their Owners), neither inclosed in the sealed nags tbat will con-
tinue to be made up at the General Po,t-c)ffice, and at the Out-
Port., nor having the official mark and stamp, to denote that a
rate of postage has been paid for the same (of which stamp im-
pressions are exhibited every Post-orrice), such Mater shall,
as aforesaid, forfeit the sum of live Pourlds for every Letter.
And the Officers of the Customs arc, under this Act, to admi-
nister an oat to every Master, that Jte ha; nut any Letters oa
board contrary to law.
Officers of the Customs.

Sccr. 9. The principal Ofkeers of the encotne at every Port
are required to search :hips for Leiters ou board, contrary to
the Act, and to seize them, and they are to be intitled to a
Moiety of the Penalties.
Sect. 10. Such Officers are required to administer an Oath to
every Master outward bound, that he has net any I.e:ters on
board 'which have not paid the Rates. got being the Letters uf.
the Owners. _ _

A Declaration is to be signed by every Master arriving from
abroad, as explained in that part of ibis Advertisement imme
diately addre.sed to hem, and until such Declaration the Offi
errs are not to per sit the vessel to break bulk, and (sect. 12) if
any Collector, Cu iptroller, or Principal Officer, hereby required
to prohibit any s:tip or vessel breaking bulk until the provisions
of this Act be complied with, shall permit such ship or vessel to
break bulk, such Collector, Cotftptroller, or Officer so permitting
such ship•or vessel to break bulk, shall forfeit and pay the sum ut
Twenty Pounds; one moiety thereof to be paid to the informer.