The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-18 00:00:00

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL-MARINE
DEPARTMENT, JAN. 17.

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 at Rotterdam, in-
closing translation of a Notice to Mariners (a copy of which
is subjoined) issued by the Netherland Minister of Marine
relative to certain alterations that have been made in the
positions of the Buoys on the North Pampus and Sheel-
hoek Banks.

(Copy.)
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
The Minister of Marine gives notice :

istly. That the red buoy on the North Pampus of the
mouth of Goeree has been substituted by a black buoy,
and is likewise now-placed north-westerly,in the following
directions :

The steeple of Brielle, in the wood of Rockanje, and the
church steeple of Helvoetsluys, in the small wood at the
Kwak :

Soundings :—Goeree S.W. W.
Helvoetsluys S.E.
by unadjusted compass, at the depth of 52 palms at ordi-
nary low water, which buoy, when entering, has to bo
kept on the larboard side,
2dly. That at the dry north-easterly point of the Scheel-
hoek Bank a white buoy is stationed in the directions :

The steeple of Goeree, on the eastern side of the pier
head of said place ' • and the Pilot-office of Helvoetsluys,
touching the point of the Kwak :
Soundings :—Goree W. g S.
Lighthouse of Helvoetsluys
S.E. S.
at 46 palms depth at ordinary low water to be kept on the
starboard side on entering.
3dly. That the white buoy stationed at the north point
of the bank Scheelhoek, termed the North Pampus, has
been furnished with a white flag on a pole, in order to its
being better distinguished from the before-mentioned white
buoy.

The Hague, the 15th December, 1853.
The Minister aforesaid.
(Signed) T. ENSLIE.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 16.
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 Minister at Brussels, en-
closing copies of two laws which have received the Royal
sanction, of which the subjoined are translations; the first
authorising the Government to regulate temporarily the
import duties on coal, with a decree, consequent thereon,
suppressing those duties ; and the second regulating the
terms of importation and exportation of certain articles of
food.

Law authorising the Government to regulate temporarily
the import duties on coal.
Art. I. The Government is authorised to reduce, to sus-
pend entirely, and to reimpose the import duties on coal.
Art. 11. The powers conferred by the preceding Article
shall cease on 31st December, 1854, unless previously re-
newed ; and, in case of non-renewal, the general tariff shall
come again into force at that date.
Art. 111. The measures taken to carry out the present
law shall be submitted within one month after their date
to the approval of the Chambers, if sitting, and if not
sitting, in the course of their next session.
Given at Laeken, 31st December, 1853. _

LEOPOLD.
By the King. The Minister of State, Governor of
Brabant, temporarily in charge of the Depart-
ment of Finances.

LIEDTS.
Decree suppressing the Import Duties on coals, founded
upon the above law.
Considering the law of this day's date (see above), autho-
rising the Government to reduce, to suspend entirely, and
to reimpose the import duties on coal :
On the proposition of our Minister of Finance,
We have decreed, and decree,—
Sole Article. Until further orders, the import duties on
coal are abolished.

Our Minister of Finance is charged with the execution
of the present decree.
Given at Laeken, 31st December, 1853.

LEOPOLD,
By the King. The Minister of State, Governor of
Brabant, temporarily in charge of the Depart-
ment of Finance,

LEIDTS.