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London, England, 1855-12-14 00:00:00

of the Argory, in the county of Armagh, Esq., in the
room of Ross Stephenson Moore, Esq., deceased.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. 14.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in Mc.
rocco, stating that the exportation of olive oil will be per-
mitted for another year, dating from the 19th October last.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, DEC. 14-.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in
China, enclosing a copy of the Hong Kong Gazette, of the
6th of October last, containing the following notification
of a decree respecting the exportation of rice and paddy
from certain ports in the Philippine Islands :
It has been officially announced to his Excellency, Sir
John Bowring, that by a decree, dated Manila, 29th Au-
gust, 1855, the exportation of rico and paddy from the
Philippines is permitted on the following conditions :
Ist. That the exportation of rice and paddy be placed
under no restrictions and formalities other than those
which apply to articles to which the trade is free.
2d. That the exportation of rice and paddy be allowed in
the ports of Manila, Sual, Currimae, Salomague, San Mi-
guel, Iloilo, Capiz, and Antigne.
3d. That no lice/ so be required from the Supremo Go-
vernment, but that permissions bo given by the adminis-
trators of the customs, where custom-houses are estab-
lished, and by the Governors of provinces where there are
no custom-houses.
4th. That the exportation for foreign parts shall cease,
if in any week the price shall continue dining four con-
secutive days above eighteen reals, in the Manila, and
above fourteen in the provincial markets; but it shall be
free when for four consecutive days is a week, the price
shall fall below these limits.
sth. It is ordered, that a return of prices be made by
the respective authorities on every Saturday evening.
6th. That on the last day of every month, a return of
the quantities of r ice exported, and particulars of expor-
tation be made to the supreme authorities.
7th. That an official return of the prices of all articles
of export bo made monthly to the Military and Finance
Intendants.
Bth. That the prices which are to regulate the exporta-
tion of paddy are 9 (nine) reals in the Manila, and 7
(seven) in the provincial markets.
METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT.
Whereas it is provided by the Metropolis Local Manage-
ment Act, 18 and 19 Viet., c. 120, s. 49, that " The mem-
bers first elected of the Metropolitan Board of Works shall
meet at such time and place as ono of her Majesty's Prin-
' cipal Secretaries of State, shall, by notice in the London
Gazette, appoint in this behalf :" now I, the Right Hon.
Sir George Grey, Baronet, one of her Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State, do, by this notice in the London
Gazette, appoint that the said members first cleated of the
Metropolitan Board of Works shall meet on Wednesday,
the nineteenth day of this present month of December, at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at Burlington House, Pic•
cadilly.
Given under my hand, at Whitehall, the thirteenth day
of December, ono thousand eight hundred and fifty-
five.

G. GREY.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHILL, DEC. 13.

The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received a
despatch from her Majesty's Consul, at Rotterdam, en-
closing a translation of a Notice to Mariners, issued by the
Netherland Minister of Marine, relative to a ♦essel sunk
in the Goeree Channel, of which the subjoined is a
copy :
No. G.