To or from Liverpool, from or to Dublin, or any other) Provided that no letter sent by way of Liverpool shall be chargeable by way of Conway and Chester (Conway Bridge) 0 And so in proportion in all the aforesaid cases for any other letter or packet of greater weight than an ounce. LIVERPOOL TO THE ISLE OF MAN, over and above allĮ other rates.... TO GUERNSEY and JERSEY.. 08 0 1 0 6 (3 Geo. IV. c. c. 105.) Newspapers,† Price Currents, &c. to India, open at the sides, each ..... (59 Geo. III. c. 111) 0 1 to Africa, and all other places where one half the there are no packets.. from his Majesty's Colonies and Plan-) highest rate of packetpostage. 0 3 tations, each..... Letters from places abroad, (except India,) to pay a Sea-postage, above all inland postage, for each 0 8 single letter of. (59 Geo. III. c. 153. § 28.)) Printed Votes and Proceedings in Parliament to his) Majesty's Colonies, and Votes of the Legislative 0 0 sides, per oz.. Pamphlets, &c. to his Majesty's Colonies, not exceed ing 6 ounces 1 0 (7 and 8 Geo. IV. c.21.)) And for every oz. above 6 ounces. 0 3 Mails made up in London as follows :— FRANCE, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Letters received on Tuesday and Friday till 11 p. m., and on Monday and Thursday till 7 p. m. HOLLAND and NETHERLANDS, GERMANY and the NORTH OF EUROPE, every Tuesday and Friday. Letters received till 11 p. m. SWEDEN, every Friday. Letters received till 11 p. m. AMERICA, first Wednesday monthly. JAMAICA, LEEWARD ISLANDS, and DEMERARA, first and third Wednesday monthly. BRAZIL, first and third Tuesday in each month. MADEIRA, first Tuesday in each month. PORTUGAL, every Tuesday. Gibraltar, Malta, and the MEDITERRANEAN, first Tuesday in each month. BUENOS AYRES, third Tuesday in each month. CHAPTER X. COLOURS AND SALUTES, AND SHIPS' ACCOUNTS. GEORGE R. COLOURS AND SALUTES. WHEREAS by the first article of the Articles of the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, as the same have been ratified and confirmed by two Acts of Parliament,-the one made in Our Parliament of Great Britain, and the other in Our Parliament in Ireland,— it was provided that the Ensigns Armorial, Flags and Banners of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, should be such as We should appoint by Our Royal Proclamation, under the Great Seal of Our said United Kingdom. * * * And whereas according to ancient usage the Ensigns, Flags, Jacks, and Pendants worn by Our Ships, and appointed as a distinction for the same, ought not to be worn on board any ship or vessel belonging to any of Our subjects, so that Our Ships and those of Our subjects may be easily distinguished and known, We have therefore thought fit, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, to order and appoint the Ensign described on the side or margin hereof to be worn on board all ships and vessels belonging to White Red Blue Blue Red While White any of Our subjects what Blue Blue soever, and to issue this Our Royal Proclamation While White Blue Blue to notify the same to all Our loving subjects, hereby strictly charging and commanding the Masters of all Merchant Ships and Vessels belonging to any of Our subjects, (whether employed in Our Service or otherwise) and all other persons whom it may concern, to wear the said Ensign on board their ships and vessels and to the end that none of our subjects may presume on board their ships to wear Our Flags, Jacks, and Pendants, which, according to ancient usages, have been appointed as a distinction to Our Ships,-or any Flag, &c. in shape and mixture of colours, so far resembling Ours as not to be easily distinguished therefrom,-We Do,with the advice of our Privy Council, hereby strictly charge and command all Our subjects whatsoever that they do not presume to wear in any of their ships or vessels Our Jack, commonly called the Union Jack, nor any Pendants, nor any such Colours as are usually borne by Our Ships, without particular Warrant for their so : doing from Us, or our High Admiral of Great Britain, &c. And We do hereby also further command al! Our loving subjects, that without such warrant as aforesaid they presume not to wear on board their ships or vessels any Flags, &c. made in imitation of, or resembling Ours, or any kind of Pendant whatsoever, or any other Ensign than the Ensign de scribed on the side or margin hereof, which shall be worn instead of the Ensign before this time usually worn in merchant ships,—(saving that for the better distinction of such ships as shall have Commissions of Letters of Mart or Reprisals against the Enemy,- and any other ships or vessels which may be employed by the Principal Officers and Commissioners of Our Navy, &c. Our royal will and pleasure is that all such Ships as have commissions of Letters of Mart or Reprisals shall, besides the colours or ensigns hereby appointed to be worn by merchant ships, wear a Red Jack with a Union Jack described in a canton at the upper corner thereof, next the staff-(Government Vessels to wear in addition their seal of office): and We do strictly charge and command that none of Our loving subjects do presume to wear any of the said distinction Jacks, unless they shall have Commissions of Letters of Mart and Reprisals, or be employed in Our service by any of the before-mentioned Offices: and We hereby require Our High Adiniral, &c. the Governors of our Forts and Castles, the officers of our Customs, and the Commanders or Officers of any of Our Ships, for the time being, upon their meeting with or otherwise observing any ships or vessels belonging to any of Our subjects, neglecting to wear the Ensign hereby appointed to be borne as aforesaid, or wearing any flag, pendant, jack, or ensign contrary hereunto, (whether at Sea or in Port,) not only to seize, or cause to be forthwith seized, such Flag, &c. but also to return the Names of such Ships and Vessels neglecting to wear the Ensign hereby appointed, or wearing any Flag, &c. contrary hereto, together with the names of their respective masters or commanders, unto our High Admiral, or the Judge of our Court of Admiralty for the time being, to the end that all persons offending may be duly punished for the same; and We do hereby command and enjoin the Judge and Judges of our High Court of Admiralty for the time being, that they make strict inquiry concerning all such offenders, and cause them to be duly punished; and all Vice-admirals and Judges of the Vice-admiralties are hereby also required to proceed, in like manner, within the several ports and places belonging to their respective pre cincts. Given at our Court of St. James's the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and one, in the forty-first year of our reign. God save the King. By the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, &c. Whereas by our Warrant, dated the 15 November, 1822, we, by virtue of the power and authority vested in us, authorized his Majesty's subjects to hoist the Union Jack at the top-mast-head of their ships or vessels, (where there is but one mast, or at the foretop-mast head, where there are more than one mast,) as a signal for a pilot, but strictly prohibited the wearing or hoisting the said jack for any purpose whatsoever, or longer than is necessary for the procuring a pilot, excepting for signals only, under the circumstances therein mentioned, until the 1 January, 1824. |