The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-26 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The following regulations have been lately
enforced at St. Petershurgh :
FltOiri THE DETARTMENT OF FOREIGN TRADZ TO TUB

CUSTOMS or ST. PETERSBURGII.
1. Whereas a detention most frequently occurs at some ports
daring the shipment of Russian goods, in consequence of the
nbservance of an existing custom that the usual routine of busi-
ness is not followed up on Sundays and holydays, and com-
plaints have been made in consequence; further, that occa- .
sionally masters of vessels, and the p"oprietors of goods render
themselves liable to be Lined by neglecting to make entry or
declaration within the prescribed period, when the arrival of
the vessel has occurred during the forenoon or evening of a
liolyday, or the time limited by law for making such entry or
report expires on a holyday ; in consequence whereof, this de-
partment has resolved, that business shall likewise proceed in
its accustomary course on Sundays and holydays, when the
captains or owners of the goods are desirous that such should
be the case.
2. Whereas complaints have been made to the department
for Foreign Trade, on account of the tardiness with which the
shipment of the goods is carried into effect, which is attended
with detriment to the shipper of the same as well as to the
masters of the vessels ; and further, that it occasionally occurs
during the autumn, vessels which have still had time to
proceed to sea, had they been provided with declarations of
the goods loaded from Saint Petersb,irgli, but in consequence
of the non-receipt of the cocket or clearance of payment,
they could not be fully laden, and have therefore been obliged
to winter in Cronstadt. In order to prevent such an occur-
rence, the department orders that the department for Russian
goods to be shipped in Cronstadt on the manifesto of the
lighters, shall keep an account of the quantity laden in each
vessel, in the mean time (hut after the completion of the ship-
ment of these goods) to finish the charging of the customs im-
posts, in order that the vessels may be enabled, after the
following transmission of the cockets or clearance, to take their
departure and leave the harbour without being delayed, and
sufficiently early to set sail. When, however, a detention
takes place in dispatching the cockets or clearances in conse-
quence of the communication being interrupted, which in the
mean time should not occur without important reasons; in such
cases the vessels shall not be detained, but upon a computation
having been made of the requisite dues to the Customs, securi-
ty shall be given in Cronstadt by the agent there, until the final
adjustment of matters is effected.
Several captains of merchant vessels have made complaints
that they have been treated with too much severity on account
of trifling matters. If such has sometimes been the case, it was
contrary to the intention of the Supreme Board of Administra-
tion, or through some misunderstanding. The Authorities
have doubtless in view the checking of smuggling as much as
_possible. but they never intended that undue severity should be
exercised. The Board will therefore take the necessary Mea-
sures to prevent such inconvenience in future.