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London, England, 1814-10-05 00:00:00

Y he 15r*t elau>e in the ;..hove.Act cow:nue% indoree :—but

By an Act passed ia the Ira Scut on of Parliament, 54 Geo.lll.
cap 11;9, the a'iove Rre of Po,:age of 41. a single Loth.. will
(-Lair on and from the 16th Oct.daer, 1814; and a Ra(e of C,d. a
Liogle Letter, and ar mi in proportion on double, trLbie, and
ounce Lettcri, will become payable in lieu thereof, in addition to
any Inland Postage which may arise upon the internal ':.invciaoce
of the I.e;:ers.

And the same Act contains the following Regulations, viz :
Ship Letters may be forwarded by the l'arties t'Arrnst•lvta.

Sec r. 3. The Poitmaster General shall receive Letters di-
rected to places Abroad, both with the IZitig's Dominions anti
Kingdoms ;LA Countries beyond the Seas, from Persons who
may be &sirous to forward them them,elves uyon payment of a
third of the Packet Rates, and shall mark the Postage and re-
turn
the Letters to the persons, who may forward diem L; any
Vessels, not being Packet Boats. without p. baby.
Persons Licensed to colLet.Li netts.
Seer. 4. And the Postmaster detierai shall and may Licence
Persons to collect Letters to be so forwarded upon payment of
the aforesaid Rates, so as such licersed Persons she!! previously
bring the Letters to a Po t-Office anti pay the Rate.,—and a:I
Coffee-house Kee pet -, brokers, and others desirous of collecting
Letterset their house-, are hereby relaired to apply to the Gem.-
rat Pose.lAce, in Lombard-street, or to the several Poetnueiiters
at the Out Ports, for the said Licences, which will be &livadd
to them free of any charge whatever.
Asimts in the King's Dominions and Countries beyond the Seas.
Sec r. 5. Fur the Security of Letters comirig to Great Brtaaiti,
sod to 'dace them under the operations of this Act, Sect. 5 and
6, the Postniaster General's to authorize Persons Abroad to eel.
I.:et Litters Tram Masters of Ships sod others. and to make 'hem
tip it, sealed Bags or Parcels addressed Re the Poi :master General,l
putting Into the said Bags rr Parceis a Cet tificate of the number
of I emits contained in the same, and an Impression of the Sea.
' whit!. shall be used, and the date when sealed, and fur their care
and trouble the Masters to whom the Bags or Parcels shall be
conk 'rd for couveyance to Great Britain' shall pay to such au-'
thorized Person at the rate of 3s. British Mon: y, for every 50
1. urn, and so in proporion for a greater or lesser number.
he Packet Ageott and Deputies to the Postmaster General
in ti-e King',Duniiillobs or Countries beyond the Seas, the Co-
Postinas:ers, his Majesty's Consul; or Vice-Consuls, or
wlere there arc no Public (Akers of these deserlp.iotts, any other
Public Officers or respectable Persons ark hereby aiithonzed by
the Postnias,er General to make up Bags and Parcels cli Letter.,
in rise nratir•:r before tle.crthed.
Masters of Ships.
SECT. el. Are to pay as above for the Be:, entrusted to them,
and on delivering the same Ina perfect state at any Post-Office in
Great Britain, will be repaid by the Portmester the sum of
money which they shad have so advanced, and also for their own
care and trouble the sum of Two-peace per Letter for every
Letter or Packet contained in such Bags er Parcels.

Saes. 7. If any Mager shall (rpm any Bag ur Parcel en-
trusted to him, or take out any Letter, or not d ly eeliver the
Bag with. the Letters at the Post-Office, of the 'lace where he
shall arrive, witiriet wilful ur onavuitiable dtlity, emery Master
shall forfeit and pay £suo.
Sec r. ii. The Masters are required on their arrival in Port.
to sign a Declaration that they have detiVered all Lettere en
board according to the Act. asad until such Declaration, the Ofh-
cers are riot to permit the Vessel to tirrak Bulk, rat Leery Ma,
ter wilfully neglecting shall forfeit ;C:Ar.
And with respect 'I/ Letter+ from Great Britain to Countries
abroad, fl/41a*ters of Vessels are required to take notice, tlia: if
they shall have on board any such Letter (rxzept the Letters of
their Ownars), neither inclosed in the seaded Bags that will con-
tinue to be made up at the General Post-Office, and at the Out-
Porte, nor having the official mark and stamp, to denote that a
rate of postage bas been paid for the same (of which stamp im-
pressions are exhibited at every Pust-uffice), such Nla-ttr
as aforesaid, forfeit the sum of Five I'9unds for every Letter.
And die Officer' of the Customs are, tindtr ibis Acr, to sand-
nhter an oats to Every Master, that lie Las not any I.ettera ow
board contrary to _ _