The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-04 00:00:00

RUSSIA TRADE.

Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade,
Sept. 29, 1836.
Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade to inform you, that in consequence
of applications made by parties interested in the trade with
Russia, on the subject of the brack of flax, and the stores
of ships at Archangel, and also on the subject of certain
proceedings at Cronstadt, relative to the loading of vessels
at that port, the matters complained of by those parties
have been inquired into by the British Ambassador at St.
Petersburgh, and from whom a despatch on both subjects
has lately-been -received.

In this despatch Lord Durham has transmitted copies
of the respective answers which the Russian Government
had returned to his representations ; and the Lords of this
Committee have directed me to send to you those answers,
for the information of your Company, and also as the best
means of communicating the intelligence they contain to
persons engaged in trade with the ports of Russia.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

J. D. HUME.
Samuel Thornton, Esq., Governor of the Russia Company.

My Lord,—l have the honour to inform you, with re-
ference to my interview with your Excellency concerning
the complaints made at Cronstadt by captains of vessels of
the arbitrary conduct of a Corporation which assumes the
exclusive right of loading merchandise on board of ships,
that according to the charter of that Corporation, pub-
lished in 1830, it is expressly forbidden to prevent captains
of vessels from applying, if they choose, to other persons
to engage labourers at prices fixed by mutual agreement,
or, if they prefer it, from loading their vessels by their own
crews.

Upon that 'I consider it my duty to make the circum-
stance in question the object of a special report to his Ma-
jesty the Emperor, who has been pleased to ordain that
Admiral Rogenoff, the military Governor of Cronstadt,
shall use all the means within his power to remove all such
grounds of complaint on the part of the captains of fo-
reign vessels, and that they shall no longer be prevented
from freely engaging labourers by mutual agreement as
authorized by the law.

, ..
Ravin.. communicated this supreme order to Admiral
Rogenoff, I consider it my duty, my Lord, to apprise you
of it, and, I have the honour, &c.

Comte G. DE CANCRINE.

August 6, (18), 1836.
To His Excellency the Right Hon. Lord Durham, &c.

My Lord—Being obliged to depart, I consider it a duty
to inform your Excellency, with reference to the interviews
during which you were pleased to place in my hands seve-
ral documents upon the subject of the irregularities prac-
tised in the bracking (triagg) of flax at Archangel, and of
the complaints made by the captains of English vessels of an
excessive rigour observed towards them by the officers of
customs at that port-
1. That I have already had occasion, in consequence
of information which 1 had previously received, to consult
the military Governor of Archangel respecting the most
efficacious measures for insuring to Archangel the strict
execution of the regulations prescribed for the bracking of
flax and tow, stating to him, that if the regulations ob
served there should be found insufficient, the system
adopted at the port of St. Petcrsburgh might be applied
to Archangel!
2. That the Department of Finance will take into due
consideration the propositions of Mr. Hunt respecting the
appointment of two additional brackers of flax at Arch-
angel, the selection of half the brackers by the foreign
merchants, and in support of the bracking not being car-
ried on except upon the square appointed for that purpose.
3. With regard to the complaints at Archangel re-
specting the confiscation of provisions, and trifling articles
belonging to different captains, an
belonging respect to the ob-
servation that the rigorous application of the rules relating
to these matters had been abated at the port of Cronstadt,
I shall confine myself to observing, that the latter port en-
joys no privilege with respect to the captains of vessels, and
that the regulations which are followed there by the offi-
cers of customs are the same at Archangel. But it is pos-
sible that at the latter place the regulations may have
been pushed too far from a zeal for the service, in confis-
cating the effects of the captains, and tNrefore the dis-
trict chief of the customs of the place has bee .-1 directed to
authorize the restitution to the captains of artici.2s of small
value whenever there is no reason to entertain Any sus-
picion of fraud.
return enclosed the documents abovt mentioned.
I have the honour to be, &c.
Comte CANC.RINE.

Aug. 6. (18), 1836.
To his Excellency the Right Hon. Lord Durham, &c.

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he looked towards the spot, and saw a large adder dart upwards
and bite the animal's nose, and again, quick as lightning, in-
flict another bite on the side of the jaw. Mr. W. called the
dog off, which ran away yelping, as if conscious of the noxious
wound inflicted by the reptile. Mr. Watkins then saw the
viper swallow several of its young, and after watching its mo.
tions for some time, he took his aim, and shot the adder to
pieces. On examining the spot, he foundthe remains of seven
young adders, which when killed were inside the mother ; and
close by her, upon the grass, were lying two others of the
young, which had not bad time to fly to their natural place of
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