Southampton, Wednesday, 20th of December, at the Castle of Winchester.

Oxford, Saturday, 9th of December, at Oxford. Gloucester, Wednesday, 13th of December, at Gloucester.

Worcester, Monday, 18th of December, at Worcester. D

Salop, Thursday, 21st of December, at Shrewsbury.

Stafford, Tuesday, 26th of December, at Stafford. Chester, Saturday, 30th of December, at the Castle of Chester.

Pembroke, Monday, 18th of December, at Haverfordwest.

Carmarthen, Friday, 22d of December, at Car

marthen.'

FROM THE

LONDON GAZETTE of DECEMBER 8,

1843.

THE following Addresses have been presented to His Royal Highness Prince Albert, on the occasion of His Royal Highness's visit in the Midland Counties, and were very graciously received:

From the Rural Dean and Clergy of the deanery of Birmingham; the Rural Dean and Parochial Clergy of Tamworth, and the neighbourhood; the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, Freeholders, and inhabitants of the county of Stafford; the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the city of Lichfield; the Clergy, Gentry, and in

habitants of the town and neighbourhood of Chesterfield; the Dean and Canons Residentiary of the cathedral church of Lichfield; the Nobility, Clergy, Gentry, and Freeholders of the county of Derby; the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough of Chesterfield; the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough of Sheffield; and the Master, Wardens, Searchers, Assistants, and Commonalty of the Corporation of Cutlers, in Sheffield, in the county of York.

Whitehall, December 8, 1843.

The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for presenting the Reverend John Sinclair, M. A. to the archdeaconry of Middlesex, void by the promotion of the Right Reverend Father in God Doctor John Lonsdale to the see of Lichfield.

Crown-Office, December 8, 1843.

MEMBER returned to serve in this present PARLIAMENT.

County of Kilkenny.

Pierce Somerset Butler, of Lodge-park, in the county of Kilkenny, Esq. in the room of George Bryan, Esq. deceased.

TREASURY WARRANT.

WHEREAS by an Act, passed in the third and fourth years 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 payable are to be paid; and it is provided, that the power thereby given should extend to any increase or reduction or remission of postage:

And whereas, in consequence of a communication opened with the Post-office of Holland, it is considered expedient to alter the rates of postage payable on letters conveyed direct by packet boat or private ship between that country and the United Kingdom:

Now we, the undersigned, being three of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, do, in exercise of the power or authority in us for such purpose vested in and by the said recited Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling us in this behalf, direct that, on every letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, transmitted between any part of the United Kingdom and any place in Holland (conveyed between the United Kingdom

and Holland direct by packet boat or private ship), there shall be charged and taken, in lieu of any rates of British postage now payable by law on such letters, an uniform rate of British postage of eight pence.

And we direct, that it shall be optional for the sender of any such letter as hereinbefore is mentioned, posted in the United Kingdom, addressed to Holland (registered letters excepted), to allow the whole of the postage thereof, British and foreign, to be charged to the receiver of the letter in Holland, or to prepay all such postage at the time of posting the letter; but such sender shall not have the option of paying the British postage thereof only, and leaving the foreign postage to be paid in Holland.

And we direct, that on every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, transmitted between any part of the United Kingdom and Her Majesty's colonies, or foreign countries, through Holland (conveyed between the United Kingdom and Holland direct by packet boat or private ship), there shall be charged and taken, in lieu of any rates of British postage now payable by law on such letters for the conveyance thereof between Holland and the United Kingdom, an uniform rate of British postage of eight pence for such conveyance.

And we direct, that the Postmaster-General may require the British postage, and also (if he shall so think fit) the foreign postage, from time to time payable on the letters lastly hereinbefore mentioned, to be paid on the same being put into the post-office.

And we direct, that on every letter, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, transmitted by the post between Holland or any of Her Majesty's colonies, or any foreign country viâ Holland, and any of Her Majesty's colonies, or any foreign

country, through the United Kingdom (conveyed direct by packet boat or private ship between the United Kingdom and Holland), there shall be charged and taken, in lieu of any rates of British postage now payable by law on such letters, an uniform rate of British postage of eight pence for the conveyance of every such letter between Holland and any part of the United Kingdom; and also such a further or additional rate of British postage for the conveyance of every such letter between the port, in the United Kingdom, of the departure or arrival of the packet or ship conveying the same, and the colony or foreign country to or from which the same shall be forwarded, as shall, from time to time, be charged and payable for British postage on letters, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, posted or delivered at the port, in the United Kingdom, of the departure or arrival of the packet or ship conveying the same, and transmitted direct between such port and such colony or foreign country.

And we further direct, that on every letter transmitted as is mentioned in this warrant, exceeding half an ounce in weight, there shall be charged and taken progressive and additional rates of postage, according to the scale of weight and number of rates in the said Act contained as to letters, estimating and charging each additional rate at the sum which any such letter would be charged with under this warrant if not exceeding half an ounce in weight.

And we further direct, that such printed newspapers, as are hereinafter mentioned, may be sent by the post at the rates hereinafter set forth (that is to say),

British newspapers sent direct from the United Kingdom to Holland, or to Her Majesty's colonies, or foreign countries, through Holland, one penny each. 1843. 4 I