The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-10 00:00:00

THE NEW CUSTOMS REGULATIONS.

Messrs. Peek Brothers, a firm largely engaged in the
tea trade, hare addressed a letter to the Commissioners
of Customs, with the concurrence of several other leading
houses, stating an opinion that the arrangement pro-
posed with the view of preventing the risk so long com-
plained of from the payment of duties in coin and bank-
notes will prove too inconvenient for use. , From their prac-
tical knowledge there is little reason to suppose they can
have adopted this impression erroneously, although it
was hoped that the plan would have been found gene-
rally advantageous. The course they suggest as the one
that would beet meet the desired end is as follows
:
"It may again be (as it has already several times been)
asked, what plan, effectually protecting the revenue, would
the merchants themselves suggest ? Half-a-dozen have
already been named ; but, as far as possible, following my
Lords' ideas, the simplest appears to be—to allow the mer-
chant himself to do what it is proposed to entrust to a
Treasury clerk—viz., for him to pay his money, banker's
cheque, or own cheque into the Bank of England, and be
allowed himself to carry thence to the Custom-house their
acknowledgment, as he now carries their notes. The ap-
prehended risk of forgery 'a ould be no greater in one case
than the' other ; but, if wished, from the groat desire
which has been shown by the Bank to do what they can
to facilitate the adoption of the merchants' wishes, there
is great reason to believe they would issue watered or
chemically-prepared paper, .so as to render alteration im-
possible ; indeed, at every even hour, or oftener if thought
desirable, the Treasury clerk might get from them direct a
duplicate of the sums received, for comparison, which
would then leave him ample time to stop all deliveries if
any fraud should have been attempted. Such a plan would
cause no delay, while all risk, both to revenue and mer-
chant, would be obviated, and the amount of labour would
be lessened." . .

THE POSTAL SERVICE TO THE FLEETS.—In a letter
from a sailor on board H.M.S Modesto, dated Sept. 5,
1854, and published in the keicestcr Mercury, the writer
says :—" My dear Parents,—l have no doubt you will
feel surprised when I tell you that I have just got your
letter, which cost me ls. 10d. .It is dated Dec. 11,
1853. So you see there must hare been, great neglect
somewhere. I hope you will inquire why a person in
the navy should have to pay for letters in that manrer,
and wait eight months for them. I have to tell you that
there is a great outcry amongst the seamen about their
letters—one man paid 6s. 10d. for a letter nine months
old."
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