The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-16 00:00:00

DECREE :

Art. I. The following ports and territories of the pro-
vince of Choco shall be free for all nations in the world,
from the Ist of January, 1854, for 20 years.
1. The ports of the Atlantic, and the territory watered
by the river Atrato, from its mouth to its confluence with
the river Guito, comprehended between the western chain
of the Andes and that branch of it towards the- eastward
which separates said province from that of Antiochia.

2. The ports of the Pacific, and the territory watered by
the river San Juan, from its embouchure as far as the city
of Novita, contained between the above-mentioned chain of
the Andes and that branch of it which separates it towards
the southward from the province of Buenaventura.
Art. 11. Consequently no Custom-houses can be esta-
blished in said ports and territories within the time speci-
fied, nor can any duties be levied, save those of toll passage
and excise corresponding to the municipal revenues, and in
conformity with existing laws.
Art. 111. In order to recover the duties on importation
of foreign merchandise which may be introduced for the
consumption of the interior of the rest of the province, and
other provinces of the Republic there shall be established
two Custom-houses, one in the city of Quibdo, and tho
other in the city of Novita, with the following officers,
and their yearly salaries.
[Here follows an enumeration of the different officers
and their respective salaries.]
Art. IV. The Executive Power is authorised, when it
deems it indispensable for weighty motives of public con-
venience, to assign other ports for Custom-houses than
those expressed in this law, in which case the maritime
ports expressed in Article I. and the territory comprised
between the coasts and the spot on which such Custom-
houses shall be fixed, alone can enjoy freedom.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 12.

The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of the
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 Consul-General at
Venice, reporting that wheat, maize, and oats will be
allowed to enter free of duty into the Lombardo-Venetian
Provinces until the 31st December next.
By order, JAMES BOOTH.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.

4th Royal Lancashire (Light Infantry) Militia—Ensign
Thomas Byron Whitehead, to be Lieutenant, vice Phibbs,
who retires, Nov. 7.

The Artillery Corps of the Royal Lancashire Militia—
Second Lieutenant John Railton, to be First Lieutenant,
Nov. 7 • Second Lieutenant William Graham Furnival,
to bo First Lieutenant, Nov. 8 ; Second Lieutenant John
Eneas Deans Campbell, to be First Lieutenant, Nov. 9.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Robert Leabon Curtis and Edward Charles Curtis,
builders, Stratford. _ .

BANKRUPTS.

Charles Robert Roper, druggist, Hackney, to surrender,
Nov. 24, at one, and Dec.ls, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Stophor, Cheapsido.
John Ready, oilman, Holywell.street, Shoreditch, Nov.
25, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 6, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Alderreaubury ;
J. and J. Gole, Lime-street.
John Salter, yeast menhant, Whitechapel, Nov. 242 ,

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at eleven, and Dec. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Cox and Sens Sise-lane.
William Wrenn, grazier, (Y Pene, Surrey, Nov. 24 and
Dec. 22, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official
assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Thompson, Sise-lane.
John Edward Loader, builder, Devonshire-street, Mile-
end, Nov. 25, and Dec. 24, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Philp, Bucklersbury.

Thomas Cook Millington, chemist and druggist, Maldon,
Essex, Nov. 23, at two, and Dec. 28, at one, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Hindmarsh
and Evans, Cripplembate ; Driffield, Chelmsford.
Robert Craigie liopekirk, perfumer, Exeter, Dec. 15, at
ono, at the District Court, Exeter. Hirtzel, official assig-
nee, Exeter ; Stogdon, Exeter.

James Robertson, timber merchant, Blackwall, Nov. 21,
and Dec. 23, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit
more, official assignee, Basing call-street ; J. and J. H,
Linklater, Size-lane. ,

James Windeyer Lewty, William Henry Partridge, and
Edmund Lewty, iron and tin plate workers, Wilden, Wor-
cestershire, Nov. 30 and Dec. 22, at eleven, at the Bir•
mingham District. Court. Bittleston, official assignee,
Birmingham ; E!gio, Worcastr ; Hodgson, Birmingham.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
J. Mitts, Edgware-road, ironmonger, Dec. 8, at eleven
—W. Gosling, High-street, Woolwich, ironmonger and
builder, Dec. 6, at twelve—D. Keith and T. Shoobridge,
Wood-street, Cheapside, warehousemen, Dec. 6, at one—
J. W. Haylock, Lawrence-street, Chelsea, licensed vic-
tualler, Dec. 6, at one—M. T. S. Welsh, Romford, linen-
draper, Dec. 6, at twelve.
In the Country.
J. Malley, Lancaster, silversmith, Dec. 6, at twelve, at
the Court, Manchester—W. Eccles' Walton-le-Dale, Lan-
cashire, . cotton-spinner, Dec. 1, at twelve, at the Court,
Manchester—W. Frost, Macclesfield, Cheshire, silk-throw-
ster, Dec. 9, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J.
Fowler, Macclesfield, Cheshire, provision-dealer, Dec. 9,
at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—J. S. Daintry and
J. Ryle, Manchester, bankers, Dec. 9, at twelve, at the
Court, Manchester—Jane Walker, Halifax, Yorkshire,
linendraper, Dec. 9, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J.
Skaifa, Keighley, Yorkshire, corn-miller, Dec. 16, at
eleven, at the Court, Leeds,—C. Hare, Huddersfield, manu-
facturing chemist, Dec. 5, at half-past twelve, at the Court,
Leeds.

COUNTRY MAthKETS.

LIVERPOOL—Nov. 15.

The attendance of millers and dealers at this morning's
market was good. In some few instances useful red wheat,
from scarcity, brought id to 2d per bushel advance. In-
dian. corn was in slack demand, but not quoted cheaper.
Irish new oats and barley coming forward in indifferent
condition, the former declined ld to 2d, and the latter Sd
to 4(1 per bushel. Oatmeal is per load lower. In beaus
and peas no change of price.