Last night's Gazette announces that the Queen has appointed theft
gentlemen to be Visitors of Maynooth College—
The Duke of Leinster, The Right Hon. the Earl of Kenmore, The Right Hon. the Earl of Rosse, K.P., The Right lion. David Richard Pigot, and The Right Hon. Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle; Bart.
The Gazette contains a Treasury warrant altering the rates of postage payable on letters conveyed direct yid the river Elbe between Great Britain and the kingdom of Hanover and dutchy of Brunswick-
" It is directed, that on every letter not exceeding half-an-ounce in weight, posted in or addressed to any part of the kingdom of Hanover or the dutchy of Brunswick, and transmitted via the Elbe between any part of the United King- dom and any place in Hanover or Brunswick, (conveyed between the United Kingdom and the Elbe direct by packet-boat or private ship,), there shall be -charged an uniform rate of 6d. in lieu of any rates of British postage now payable by law; an option being given to the sender of such letter pasted in the United Kingdom (registered letters excepted) to allow the whole of the postage, British and foreign, to be charged to the receiver, or to prepay both postages on every such letter no posted, or addressed and transmitted as aforesaid. Between Hano- ver or Brunswick and any of our colonies, or any foreign country, through the United Kingdom, (conveyed as aforesaid,) there shall, amaddition, be charged the
usual rate of British postage on letters to such colony or foreign country; with an optic n to the sender to allow the whole postage to fall on the receiver, or to pre- pay the whole. All letters exceeding half-an-ounce, transmitted as aforesaid, to be (barged the progressive and additional rates of postage, according to the statute of the 3d and 4th Victoria regn sting duties of postage, each additional rate being estimated at the same rate any such letter would have been charged with under this warrant if not exceeding half-an-ounce. British newspapers, sent as afore- said, id. each. Newspapers published in Hanover and Brunswick, in German, sent as aforesaid, ld. each. Supplements to be deemed distinct newspapers, un- less sent in the same cover. The warrant is to conic into operation on the 1st of October 1845."
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