The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-29 00:00:00

EXPORTS TO THE COLONIES.

(From, the Garotte last Evening. )
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 27th day of
December, 1855, by the Lords of her Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council,—
The Lords of the Council, having taken into conside-
ration the expediency of extending the prohibition to
export from the United Kingdom certain articles used in
the manufacture of military and naval stores, in pur-
suance of her Majesty's proclamation of the 18th Feb.,
1354, are pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that
the officers of her Majesty's Customs do prevent the
exportation of saltpetre, nitrate of soda, sulphate of
potash, and muriate of potash (chloride of potassium),
to her Majesty's colonies and plantations in North
America, including the West Indian Islands, as well as
to all &reign countries ; and that the officers of her
Majesty's Customs do permit the artia!es herein men-
tioned to be carried coastwise to any port in the United
Kingdom, or to be exported to any other of her Ma-
jesty's colonies, plantations, or possessions abroad, or to
the territories of the East India Company, upon taking
from the persons exporting the same a bond, that the
said articles shall be landed and entered for use and
consumption within such of her Majesty's dominions,
or within the territories of the East India 'Company.
Whereof the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's
Treasury, and officers of her Majesty's Customs, and all
other persons whom it may concern, are to take notice
and govern themselves accordingly.

W. L. BATHURST,

ZOCAVES FOR THE CR:MEA.—The steam transport La
Dordogne has just embarked 1,000 men of the Ist and
2d Regiment of Zouaves at Algiers, to convey them to
the Crimea.
THE ISLINNirON RAGGED SCHOOL TREAT.--We are
requested to inform our readers that the " penny sub.
scription " we announces a few days since•on behalf of
a " Christmas treat "for the poor children of the Ragged
Schools, has met with great success, but up to this time
Mr. Worth has not received sufficient funds to give the
same to both institutions, as he intended. '
APOTRECAIII2III4ALL.—The following are the names
of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science_
and practice of medicine, and received certificates to.
practise, on Thursday, Dec. 27 :—David Midgley Cock-
croft, Todmorden ; Edmund Oldfield, Bascombe-lodge ;
and Neil Benjelpin Baill.e, India.
THE MIERDER IN THE MINORIES.—An inquest was
held yesterday by Mr. Psyne, the coroner foe-the city of
London, at the Portsolon Wardroom, Fenntare-court,
Minoriee, on the body of Louisa Corrigan, the details of
whose murder by her hukband appeared in The Sun of
yesterday. The Rev. M-. Hill, the incumbent of Holy
Trinity district, and several other respectable inhabitants
of the parish, were present, and appeared to take deep
interest in the proceedin;-. The evidence adduced on
this occasion did not materially vary from that given
before the magistrates on Thursday. The coroner
briefly addressed the jury, who immediately returned a
verdict of " Wilful murler " against Thomas William
Corrigan, and the coroner issued his warrant accord-
ingly.
THE CASE OS Ma. JACKSON, THE DONCASTER
PAWNBROKER.--A meeting of pawnbrokers took place
at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriara, on Thurs-
day, for the purpose of eliciting an expression of opinion
upon the case of Mr. Jackson, recently sentenced by Vie
Sheffield bench of magistrates to twelve months' impri-
sonment fur having taken in pawn a diamond ring,
"knowing the same to have been stolen." Besides a
large proportion of the London pawnbrokers, there were
also present representatives of the trade from Liverpool,
Manchester, Sheffield, Doncaster, and several other
large towns. A resolution, to the effect that immediate
steps be taken for the liberation of Mr. Jackson was
carried, and a deputation appointed to wait upon the
Secretary of State, to represent the case of Mr. Jackson,
and request his liberation.
AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.—A. few nights ago a keeper
of the name of Hayes, employed by Sir Edmund Walker,
of Berry-hill, Notte, discovered three men with their
faces blackened in a plantation, near the hall. One of
the poachers having shot a pheasant, the keeper went
up and closed with him ; another of the poachers then
attacked the keeper, and a struggle ensued between
them, in which the poacher tried to stab the keeper, hub
cutting through his trousers and shirt only punctured
the stomach. During this struggle the third poacher
came up, and raising the muzzle of his gun ()lose to the
keeper's head, fired. The keeper fortunately moved his
head at the time, and the contents of the barrel entered
his hat. After this the poachers decamped, and have
not yet been apprehended.
Postal stamped paper will be issued by the Post-office
authorities on the let of January next. It will be of
the value of 4s. 6d., and ls. per sheet, and will pass for
that amount of postage through the post provided it con-
tains enclosures of the proper limits as to weight. The
impression! on the stamped paper which will give it
postal value will be embossed. That of 4d. will be a
red impression and of a round shape ; that of Gd. will be
a purple ; and that of ls. a green impression, Both of
the latter impressions will be of an octagonal shape.
PROPOSED NEW BANK AT MADRID.—A telegraphic
despatch from Madrid states that the proposed new bank
for the development and promotion of industry and com-
mercial enterprise has received the sanction of the go-
vernment, and that, on the 24th inst., Senor Bruil, the
Finance Minister, read the particulars of the project to
the Cortes, mentioning, in the course of his statement,
that the house of Periere, of Paris, was authorised to
organise in Spain a company upon a plan similar to that
of the Credit Mobilier in France. Under discreet and
able management, it may demonstrate to the Spanish
government the value of financial honesty, and, by de-
grees, shame the public authorities into a better obser-
vance of their national obligations, the constant infrac-
tion of which has brought so much obloquy upon •the
Spanish name.

Tug AUSTRALIAN MAILS.--The Post-office .authori-
ties have renewed the contracts for conveying the royal
mails between Great Britain and our Australian colo-
nies, via Liverpool, for another year. These contracts
have been again taken by Messrs. Pilkington and Wil-
son, of the White Star Line of packet ships, the sailing
qualities and excellence of which have been so fully
proved ; and with Messrs. Baines and Co., of the Black
Ball Line—a vessel belonging to the former of these gen-
tlemen being despatched on the 20th, and one by the
latter on the sth, of each month. The first Australian
mail will be despatched from Liverpool by the Oliver
Lang, on the sth proximo, and the following one on the
20th, by the Sardinian, belonging to the White Star
Line. This latter, which is a now vessel, and like the
rest belonging to this line, has been built expressly for
the Australian trade, has proved herself, on two voyages
to and from America, an extraordinarily fast and easy
sailer, and also a ship with very superior passenger
accommodation.