The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE

Extract of a private letter from Naples. dated the 9th
of September, 1826:—" A new code of laws, respecting
duties, has just been published here. They are the most
arbitrary and oppressive that can .be imagined. The
declaration in dattoglio must be made in forty-eight
hours after the arrival of the goods, and the exact weight,
measure, &c. mint be given. If it turns out more, the
excess of duty must be paid, with thirty per cent. on that
excess, as me.ge!a ; and if the weight turns out less, the
duty must be paid on the quantity declared ; so that in
order to avoid the muleta, we shall be under the necessity
of calculating the English quintal, at Itotolos, 56; to 57,
and when it falls short of that calculation, we must pay
the duty on what is deficient. No excuse will be allowed
for the want of the invoice; hence it will be necessary to
insert the gross weight in the captain's biU of lading, or
else send a copy of the invoice per the vessel. Particular
care must be taken In making out the manifest of gene-
ral cargoes, as, if any mistake is found in the marks
or numbers of the packages, or if their contents prove
of a different description from what is inserted therein,
the captains are subject to heavy fines. We have
just received an invoice of a parcel of indigo, with
only the nett weight, and we shall be under the necessity
of adding a larger tare than is usual, in order to avoid
the payment of the Auleta. A remonstrance will be made
to Government, but Ido not expect any facilities sill
be granted. The law for the Porto Franco at Messina has
likewise been published. Goods exported from the Porto
Franco to any of the Calabrian Ports enjoy a reduction of
15 per cent. ; to the Ports of the Adriatic, Tarrateo,
&c. 10 per cent. ; to the ports this side of Calabria, 5
per cent.; and to Naples only 1 per cent. ; to one part of
Sicily 15 per cent., and to the other, in the vicinity of
Palermo, 10 per cent.; to Palermo itself 5 per tent., and
for goods expedited for the consumption of the city of Mes-
sins, 20 per cent. From thence they can likewise be cir-
culated by land into the interior of the island. Goals al-
ready declared at ?ylessina for the consumption of the town
are exempt from duty, and those not subject to Boni may
circulate by land into the interior, after December, 1827.
These are immense advantages in favour of Messina, and
mueh to the prejudice of the two capitals."
Letters were received on Tuesday in the city from Oporto,
up to the 12th inst. Trade was dull there, though no de-
cline in prices had taken place. Every body was aexiously
waiting for the meeting of the constitutional ('ones, the
elections for which were about to commence. l'he Ex•
change on London was 50t.
Letters from Palermo, to the 6th of September. were
received on Tuesday ; we learn from them that Hardie had
risen there in consequence of purchases made by nativespeculators. The demand for Linseed, for Trieste, con-
tinued, and would cause the orders from England to
remain unexecuted. Wheat had risen to 84. Exchange
611.
About midnight,
between Mouday and Tizesl.iy, the
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stack-yard of the farm of Gallymuir, n the parish or
Dunbarnep, was discovered to be In flames. Betore they
could be got under, about fourteen stacks of wheat and
oats were consumed. The fire also communicated to the
wheel-shed of the thrashing mill, which was neatly de-
stroyed. It is supposed that the fire had been occasioned
by a quantity of slacked lime lying near the stack-pi/0,-,
Caledonian Mercury.