The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-10 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY— io. 1855,

INLAND REVENUE, SomERsET-HOUSE, LONDON,
9TII JANUARY, 1855.
UNSTAMPED CARDS-WASTE CARDS-
TOY CARDS.
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The Commissioners of Inland Revenue call the attention of persons
selling Playing Cards to the provisions of the Stamp Act of it and 17
Vie., c. 59. •
A practice having prevailed of selling Playing Cards in packs with-
out a Stamped Ace of Spades, under the Metence of their being Waste
Cards, by reason of a,corner of each card being cut off, the Act above
alluded to has provided against the continuance of this description of
fraud upon the revenue. It enacts that no Playing Cards, except
such as shohld be bona fide spoiled and rendered unfit for use as Play-
ing Cards in the process of manufacture, and which shall have a cor-
ner cut off as provided by a former Act, nor any Cards commonly
called Picture Cards or Court Cards, shall be deemed Waste Cards ;
and that no Playing Cards, except Waste Cards, shall be sold other-
wige than in packs, each pack containing fifty-two cards of the four
usual suits of thirteen cards each, including an Ace of Spades duly
Stamped, tied up together in the manner required by law.
It is further provided by the said Act, that if any person shall sell,
or expose, or keep for sale,•any Playing. Cards, not being a pack of
cards as aforesaid, and the same not being bona fide Waste Cards
within the meaning of that Act, he shall, for every pack, parcel, or
separate quantity of cards so sold, or exposed, or kept for sale, for-
feit, if not a Licensed Maker of Playing Cards,.the sum of 101., and
of aLicensed Maker, 201. ; and that all cards so sold, or exposed, or
kept for sale; shall be forfeited, and may be seized and taken by any
Officer of Inland Revenue.
It is further enacted, that if in any proceeding a question shall
arise whether any cards were bona fide Waste Cards or not, proof
that they were so shall lie on the party selling or keeping the same
for sale. _ _ _ _ . . .

The Board bf Inland Revenue having reason to believe that, not-
withstanding the provisions above-mentioned, a practice still exists
of selling Playing Card's, under the pretence of their being Waste
Cards, at also that Cards approaching in size to ordinary Playing
Cards, and fit for use as such, are sold withont a Stamped Ace of
Spades, and without being tied up and labelled as by law required,
under the denomination of " Toy Cards," think it right to caution all
shopkeepers and others selling Cards, that they will strictly enforce
the law as above stated.—By order of the Board.
THOMAS KEOGH, Secretary.

anon of these troops, and of the distinguished conduct of
Lieutenant-Colonel Paddy.
I enclose the return of casualties to the 20th inclusive.
Two regiments of French cavalry under General D'Al-
lonvillo, made a reconnaissance on the 20th, towards the
ground recently occupied by the enemy in front of Bala-
klava, while the 42d Regiment, a detachment of the Rifle
Brigade under Colonel Cameron, 42d Regiment, and a
battalion of Zouaves, made a corresponding movement on
the extreme right. The latter saw only a picket of Cos-
sacks, which retired upon their approach, the former ex-
changed shots with the enemy, and ascertained that they
had scarcely any troops on the left bank of the Tcher•
aaya.—l have, &e.,
RAGLAN.
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, &o.

RETURN OF OFFICERS WOUNDED AND MISSING
FROM 17TH TO 20TH DECEMBER, INCLUSIVE.
WOUNDED.
DEC. 20.
50th Regiment of Foot.
Major J. 0. Moller, dangerously, since dead

MISSING. <9
DEC. 20.
34th Regiment of Foot.
Lieutenant J. Byron
50th Regiment of Foot.
Captain H. J. Frampton
Lieutenant M. A. Clarke
J. B. B.TJCICNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjatant-General.

Bet Ore SebaStopol, December 26.
My Lord Dake,—l have nothing to report toyour Grace
to-day.,
The rain which provailedlion Saturday was snseeeded by
snow en Sunday, and it was almost the worst day I ever
saw. At night it froze, and the frost has continued ever
since, without being severe, but it has not as yet tended
to dry the ground, still in a lamentable state.
Every effort is making that the state of the roads will
permit to bring up ammunition and the materials of siege,
and General Canrobert is in this respect affording us every
possible assistance.
The garrison keeps up a heavy fire upon oar trenches,
particularly at night, and your Grace will regret to see by
the returns which I enclose, that we daily sustain some
casualties.—l have, &c., RAGLAN.
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, &c.

33d Regiment of Foot.
Private Henry Smith
Private Thomas Baldwin
50th Regiment of Foot.
Corporal Timothy Callaghan
Private John Callaghan
Private Thomas Corcoran
Privoto Matthew Dagan
Private George Doyle
. Private Edward Hattigan
Private Lawrence McAuliffe
Private Thomas Sinnett

RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM 21ST TO 24TH
DECEBER, wounded
23d Regiment-3 rank M
and file wounded
23d Regiment-1 rank and file missing
28th Regiment—l rank and file wounded
38th Regiment-2 rank and file wounded.
46th Regiment-1 serjeant wounded
49th Regiment-1 rank anji file killed
55th Regiment-2 rank and file killed
57th Regiment-5 rank and file killed ; 2 rank and file
wounded.
89th Regiment-2 rank and file wounded.
Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade-2 rank and file wounded.
Total-8 rank and file killed ; 1 serjeant, 12 rank and
file wounded ; 1 rank and file missing.
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant-General.

RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
AND MEN KILLED, FROM 215 T TO 24TH DEC.,
1351.

KILLED.
DEC. 23.

49th Regiment of Foot.
Private James Edwards.
55th Regiment of Foot.
Private Thomas McGrath
Private John McMahon

DEC. 24.
57th Regiment of Foot.
Private James Graham
Private Thomas Webb
Private Thomas C. Bennett
Private Hugh McCasspin
Private John Mullen
J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT,
Adjutant-General.

RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
AND MEN WOUNDED FROM 21ST TO 24TH DEC.

WOUNDED.
DEO. 21.
46th Regiment of Foot.
erjeant William Brommell, severely
Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade.
Corporal Richard Brooks, severely
Private Charles Bailey, severely

DEC. 22.
20th Regiment of Foot.
Private James Hawkins, slightly
Private Isaac Jennings, severely
Private Thomas Keefe, severely
23th Regiment of Foot.
Private Charles Smith, slightly

38th Regiment of Foot.
Private James Atkins, slightly
Private James Paisingham, severely

filth Regiment of Foot.
Plivato Christopher Carroll, severely

89th Regiment of Foot.
Private John Laughlin, •slis.-2:htly
Private James Nugent, slightly

DEC. 24.

57th Regiment of Foot.
Private William Fagan, severely

MISSING.
DEC. 20.
23d Regiment of Foot.

Private Edward Buckingham, omitted in last return.
J. B. BUCLCNALL ESTCOU.RT,
Adjutant-General.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Hastings, 60, screw block-ship, and the Pem-
broke, 60, ditto, will be undocked at Portsmouth ; the
former on the 3d, and the latter on the sth proximo, as
at present ordered.
It is said Captain Caffin will take command of the
Pembroke, 60, screw, which ship will come out of dock
at Portsmouth the first. week in February.
The Ajax, 60, Captain Warden, hauled over from the
dockyard to the Gosport side of Portsmouth Harbour,
to swing for the adjustment of her compasses, on com•
pleting which she will be ready for sea.
The Hogue, 60, screw, Captain Ramsay, Portsmouth,
The crew received wages yesterday, and were granted
leave of absence.

The Hawke, screw guard-ship, has been put out of
Chatham dock to have her mast put in plaoe, and was
taken in again on Monday afternoon, to be rigged and
fitted for Goo.

The Nankin, 50, and Tartar, 21, screw, are out ofthe
.hands of the dockyard people, but the latter gets on
very slowly with her rigging. Zoth ships are very much
in want of hands.

The Arrogant, 46, screw-frigate, C4tain Yelverton,
will haul into No. 2 dock to-day at Portsmouth, to have
her copper overhauled, and refit.
The Rhadamanthus paddle-wheel steam store-ship had
her steam up yesterday in her new boilers, and left
Woolwich for Portsmouth.

The Dragon, 6, paddle-wheel frigate, Captain Will-
cox, arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from Cro-
marty, with seamen on leave from thp squadron there.
The Bonetta, 3, Lieut. Commander Charles Wake,
has gone into Chatham Harbour to be paid off.
Ten sets of masts and yards are ordered to be made
at Chatham yard for the mortar vessels now building,
and the mastmakers aro employed early and late to
expedite their completion.

I PRICE SD.

the Went Indies, hauled along,sidethe dockyard on Mon-
day to receive them, but was ordered off into the harbour
channel, to make room for the Candia to disembark her
sick and wounded, whereby the troops which were to
take passage in her (detachments of the 36Th and Cith),
which arrived from Preston, were not shipped until 3
o'clock yesterday morning. The ship was towed out of
Portsmobth harbour yesterday (noon), on their way to
their destination.