The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-10 00:00:00

BONDED GOODS.

A case having recently occurred in which a titiowaite.?
belonging to the Customs department, who accompanied'
a quantity of brandy, removed at the request of as
lighter man from one of the dock establishments, for.
the purpose of being shipped for exportation on board
a vessel lying in another of the docks, was compellwl
to remain in charge of the lighter for several dam,
at an unnecessary expense to the Crown, in con—
sequence of the vessel not being ready to receive*
the goods on board, and the solicitor of the de-
partment having laid before the board, in pursuance of
their order, the following form of public notice, via. :
" Custom-house, London—The Commissioners of her
Majesty's Customs hereby give notice, that all tobacco,
cigars, snuff, spirits, tea, and such other warehoused goods
as are liable to high duties, when waterborne to be shipped
for exportation, must be accompanied by an officer, and
such officer shall remain in charge of the same until duly
received on boardof the exporting vessel, unless thegoods
are in decked craft, with the bulkheads secured and the
hatches properly fastened under the Queen's Locks, and
the keys thereof deposited with the searchers at the sta-
tion where the exporting vessel and craft are lying, if
in the St. Katherine's Docks, London Docks, EaeL
or West India Docks, when in such cases the officers*
may be withdrawn. That when removed to either
of the aforenamed docks in other than decked
craft duly secured as aforesaid, and in all cases,
whether in decked craft or otherwise, when the ex-
porting vessel is not lying in one of the said docks, such
goods will be required to be shipped within three
days from the time of the appointment of the officer
who shall accompany the same, unless the owners
thereof, or the lighterman, deposit with the in-
spectors of the river a sufficient sum to defray the ex-
pense of officers accompanying such goods for any longer
period, and such goods will be required in all cases to be
shipped on board of the vessel for which they may have
been entered, or on board of some other vessel for
which they shall have been duly transferred within six
days from the time the same have been waterborne.
That unless these conditions and regulations Are com-
plied with, all such goods not so shipped wil,hin the
time specified, or duly relanded under the care of the
searchers, and returned into the custody of the
proper officers in the warehousing department, will .be
seized as forfeited. By order of the Commissioners,.
(signed) C. A. Scovell, Secretary"—the same has been!
approved by the Board, and copies of the same have
been printed and furnished to the principal officers
of the revenue at the dock establishments men-
tioned, and other stations and places of mer-
cantile resort on the banks of the river,
with
directions to cause the same to be posted
in
conspicuous places for the information of the shipping
trade and mercantile community generally throughout the
port. It will be observed that this no lice is of great im-
portance to merchants and all parties concerned, as the
neglecting to comply strictly with the orders contained
therein with respect to the due and speedy
sfi t:)ment of
goods removed from bond for exportation, will involve
their forfeiture to the Crown, and cause much 3neouvent-
ence and annoyance.