The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-06 00:00:00

GOODS IN TRANSIT-U.

The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury
having had under their eonsideration a communication
from the Board of Trade, enclosing a memorial from a
Liverpool house, representing the inconvenience attend-
ing the present practice of opening packages of gocds
imported for the purpose of re-exportation, the Commis-
sioners of the Customs Department have received a com-
munication from Mr. Parker, one of the Secretaries to
the Treasury, to the effect that their Lordships have
been pleased to approve of the suggestions contained in
the Board's report, and to authorise them, in those cases
in which the goods are to be exported from the port at
which they have been landed in transits, to
direct that the examination should not extend beyond
one or two of the packages included in each entry, pro-
vided the goods be either immediately taken from the
iinporting to the exporting vessel, or if landed from the
importing vessel, that they be immediately placed in
a secure warehouse selected for the purpose, there to
remain unopened under the locks of the Crown, until
taken out for shipment on board the exporting vessel ;
and provided also, that the contents of each. package
be specifically endorsed on the warrant ; and that
the removal of the goods in each instance take
place in charge of the officers of the Crown. No
explanatory remarks need be advanced by us of the im-
portance of this order of the Lords of the Treasury,
which is to extend to every port throughout the United
Kingdom, and of which the principal officers of the
revenue here, and the collectors and comptrollers of the
several outports, have been duly apprised, for their
information, and the guidance of the officers under their
survey in the matter ; its immense advantages will be
fully comprehended, and doubtlessly to an equal extent
appreciated, by the entire shipping and mercantile
trade of the country. The transit trade, especially
from the European ports, by way of this country, to
more distant quarters of the globe, has of late very
greatly increased, so as to form a highly important
branch of commercial traffic, and thus afford employ-
ment for our shipping, and otherwise lead to the most
important mercantile resells, and this liberal and bene-
ficial relaxation of the hitherto strict revenue regula-
tions in the matter, upon the reasonable conditions
mentioned, for the protection of the revenue, must prove
of the highest importance and interest. This Treasury
order precludes the necessity for application to the Com-
missioners on the subject, and it will be seen that how-
ever large the number of packages, one or two only in
eash entry are to be examined, although, it should be
remembered, that the practice of requiring an indorse-
ment of the contents of the packages, in the official do•
cument before mentioned, is still to be observed.

THE MARCH OF INTELLECt.—The following is
a verbatim copy of a chimney-sweep's bill, handed in to
the trustees of a place of worship in Liverpool, last
week:—" The Trustees, &c., to —, Dr. To claning
hor are flews, 10s."

MELANCIIOLY REVERSE OF FORTIINE.—On Wednes-
day evening, Mr. Baker hell an inquest at the Olive Branch,
Hackney-road, on the body of Mr. Edward Chapman,
aged 70, formerly a licensed victualler, residing in
Slater-street, Bethnal•green. About four months ago,
deceased, who kept the Sun, Slater street, for many
years, was obliged •to enter the workhouse. He was
there put to the labour of the pump, of which he com-
plained, as he thought that after having been a rate
payer many years, he ought to have been differently
treated. Two months subsequently he left, and went to
work for his daughter, at No. 13, Old Bethnal Green-
road. He was unable to earn but about Gs. a week, and
was occasionally in want of necessaries, having no paro-
chial relief. On Monday evening last, while in bed, he
suddenly died, death being the effect of the ossification of
the aorta. Verdict—" Natural death."
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the police divisions:—Stolen or lost from the coat pocket
of Mr. Henry Aldhouse, of No. 38, Mary-street, Kings-
land-road, Shoreditch, a pocket-book, containing two
Bank of England notes far tool. each, two of 501. each,
100/. in smaller Bank of England notes, and 470/. iu
Ipswich bank notes, of venous amounts, all marked
" IL A.," in the corner; also a cheque for 301. on
Alexander's Bank. Ipswich, and a bill for 291. on Tinney,
Clerkenwell, which was overdue. From the person of
Mr. Mount, of Picadilly, at the free list entrance of the
Atlelphi Theatre, a large thin gold watch. Front the
house of Mr. Brown, Belgrave House, Park-road, Peek-
ham, various articles of value and wearing apparel.
From the parlour of Mr. Littlejohn, No. 63, St. George's-
street, St. George's in the East, a valuable silver watch.
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