The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-18 00:00:00

CONTRABAND OF WAR.

The following official correspondence will be
read with interest :

" Treasurpchambers, April 17.

" Gentlemen,—l am commanded by the Lords Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Treasury to transmit here-
with, for your information and guidance, copy of a
letter from the Clerk of the Council in Waiting, and of
an order in Council, with reference to the granting of
permission for the exportation of articles prohibited by
the order of the 18th of February last.
" I am also to state that their lordships are pleased to.
authorise you to permit the articles adverted to in the
order in Council to be carried coastwise to ports in the
United Kingdom, and also to be exported to places
abroad situated within the geographical limits described
in the order in Council, in all cases in which you-shall
not see reason to suspect the existence of a clandestine
intention to transmit the articles to places other than ,
those indicated by the applicants.
" You will observe that a bond is in all cases to be
taken from the persons exporting the articles that they
shall be landed and 'entered at the port of destination,
and my Lords desire that the exporters may be informed
that they will be expected to obtain and transmit to the
Commissioners of Customs, within the period named in
the bond (which will be fixed by you), certificates of
landing and entry, as follnws—namely '
"In the case of the United Kingdom,—From the Col-
lector, or other principal of Customs.
" n the case of a British possession 'abroad.—From
the Collector of Customs, Governor, or other constituted
authority.
"In the case of foreign ports.—From the British
Consul or Consular agent, or, if there should be no
such functionary, under the hand of the chief magis-
trate, or other principal national public functionary
there.

there.
By electric telegraph we learn from Plymouth that the
Andes screw•steamer, Captain Moodie, 33 hours from
Liverpool, arrived in the Sound yesterday afternoon to
embark the Ist Royals, and that the Echunga trans-
port, with the first troop of the Bth Hussars, had sailed
for the Mediterranean.
Yesterday the Cominissioners of the Admiralty gave
notice at Lloyd's that they required an additional num-
ber of' transports, Of from 650 to 800 tons burden, for
the conveyance of troops and stoores to the seat of war.
They , are to be hired for four months certain. The
Commissioners have determined not to take up any
vessel for transport service that las discharged a cargo ii,
of guano. "Council-office, 'Whitehall, April 13.
Yesterday morning another do'tachment of the 19th " Sir,--I am directed by the Lord President of Pe
Foot left the Tower for Liverpool, there to embark in Council to transmit to you, for the information of lehe
Laeotzleseteoamtemdis.sionertseoef
order
of
Treasury,
charge of commissariat stores le.'. Gallipoli. In the Lords of herMa-
course of the day the regilientaa depot marched from jesty's Most ElLOonp.37Porivy &unCil, with reference to the
the Tower, and proceeded by railway to Waliner. granting of permission for the exportation nf articles
The main body of the regiment will leave in the prohibited by her Majesty's order in c
ouncil of the 18th
course of the week, and will b -
e: relieved by the 35th of February last.
" The Lords of the Council are of opinion that, within
Foot. ' the geographical limits assigned by this order, permis-
Captain W. Swinton's 3d contprany, of the 11th bat- sion shoulde still be granted by the Lords Commissioners
talion of Artillery, Captain J. Turner's 4th company, of her Majesty's Treasurrfor the exportation of such
11th battalion, and Captain Wo de house's 6th company, I articles upon taking a bond from the persons exporting
of the 11th battalion, have been. formed into field bat- such prohibited articles that
.they
lshall be landed, and
enteredl at the portofdestintaetieoxnpectaisteienhall other cases
teries and placed under orders with the second divisionarticles must
"of Royal Artillery for service in the East. The whole application caadtei oto
forthe permission
Lords of the Council, who will consider
of these batteries assembled in heavy marching order each case on political grounds, and will transmit to the
yesterday morning at half past nine o'clock, under the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury an order
of the Privy Council, authorising the officers of her Ma-
command of Lieut.-Colonel A nderson, and were in-export upon taking a
spected by Colonel C. E. Whii iyates as they marched jesty's Customs to permit such
similar bond from the shippers, which bond will be com-
out of the Gun-park, Woolwich t., i pleted in the same manner now in use.—l have the
Captain d'Aguilar's 6th con) gyariy, of the 11th bat- ' honour to be, dm, ' "C. C. GREVILIZ
taken, Captain J. Travers's 7t Ix company; of the 11th "The Secretary to the Treasury;"

"My Lords desire that you will take the requisite
steps to secure the due fulfilment of the conditions of
the bond, in conformity with the regulations above de-
scribed ; and that you will consider these instructions
as superseding all former directions which have been
given on the subject.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient
servant,

" C. E. TIIEVZLYAN
" The Commissioners of Customs."