The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-07 00:00:00

FRENCH IMPORT DUTIES.

A royal ordonnance has been published in Paris,
which makes material alterations in the import duties on
various productions of India, and other foreign countries,
brought to France by French ships, and also in the
premiums granted by the Government on machinery
manufactured in France, and used in the international
navigation. The ordonnance preceded by a report to
the King from the Minister of Commerce, in which he
states that the greater part of the modifications have for
their object to encourage French ships to bring home,
direct from India and other countries out of Europe,
cargoes of raw materials, and other natural productions
employed in the manufactories in France. The follow-
ing quotations from the ordonnance will show the na-
ture and amount of the new duties, and from them it will
also appear that the premiums on home-made ma-
chinery are to be regulated by weight, and not ml
valorem :
The first paragraph of the ordonnance says :—The
Customs duties on the undermentioned articles shall be
established or modified in the following manner. All
the duties are upon the 100 kilogrammes, except where
otherwise noted :
Wood and Roots of the Barbery—By French ships,
from countries out of Europe, 10c. ; from other coun-
tries, If. 50c. ; by foreign ships and by land, 21.
Copper, with alloy of zinc or of tin, of the first fusion,
in the mass, in bars or sheets, or from old articles de-
stroyed—By French ships, from countries out of
Europe, 10c.
Badiana, or Aniseed, from China, in cristals—By
French ships, from beyond Europe, 151.; from elsewhere,
301. • by foreign ships and by land, 40f.
Volatile Oil, or Essence of Badiana—The same duties
as on other oil or essence of aniseed.
Nitrate of Soda—By French ships, from countries out
of Europe, one moiety of the present duty.
The premium on the exportation of nitric and sul-
phuric acids is reduced one moiety.
Small Rattans, whole or split—By French ships, from
India, 6f.; from other countries out of Europe, 101.
Bamboos, and other large canes—By French ships,
from India, 601.; from other countries out of Europe, 801.
Flowers of Carthatnum—By French ships, from coun-
tries out of Europe, 121.; from other countries, or by
foreign ships, or by land, the present duties.
Cocoa Nut-shells—By French ships, from beyond
Europe, If.; from other countries, or by land, or :by
foreign ships, the present duties.
Lichens, for dying—By French ships, ft oils beyond
Europe, 10c.; from other countries, or by foreign ships,
or by land, the present duties.
Medicinal Roots not denominated—By French ships,
From beyond Europe, 15f,; from other countries, or by
foreign ships, or by land, the present duties.
Medical Fruits, not denominated—By French ships,
from beyond Europe, 25f.; from other countries, or by
foreign ships, or by land, the present duties.
Balsam of Copaiba—By French ships, from beyond
Europe, lf. 20c. the kilogramme ; from other countries,
or by foreign ships, or by land, the present duties.
Aloes—By French ships, from beyond. Europe, 50f. ;
from other countries, or by foreign ships or by land, the
present duties.
Benzein—By French ships, from beyond Europe, 100 f. ;
from other countries, or by foreign ships or by land, the
present duties.
Raw Camphor—By French ships, from beyond Eu-
rope, 50f.; from other countries, or by foreign ships or
by land, the present duties.
Jalap Root—By French ships, from beyond Europe,
10f. ; from other countries, or by foreign ships or by
land, the present duties.
Produce Imported from India—Lacker, in its natural
state or in rosin, 50c. ; in d.ye or in trochisk, 9.5 f.; mo-
ther-of-pearl, unwrought or in the shell,lof.; raw tin, 10c.
Limestone, rubble, and waste stone (dechets de
pierre), lc.
Special regulation for Corsican iron ore, lc.
The second paragraph is in the following terms :
" The premium allowed by the law of 6th May, 1841,
to steam-engines of French fabrication employed on
board French ships engaged in the international mari-
time navigation, shall be liquidated according to the pre-
sent basis, and the entrance duties applicable to steam-
engines of foreign fabrication imported by French ships."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. s.—Orders were received this
morning from the Commander-in-Chief, addressed to
the Lieutenant-Governor of this garrison, Major-Gene-
ral the Hon. Sir H. Pakenham, to inspect the defences of
this garrison, and indeed of the entire coast, and to re-
port to her Majesty's Government the expense of putting
them into a complete state of repair to provide against
any emergency. We believe Sir Hercules has from time
to time reported to his illustrious relative, the Duke of
Wellington, the state of decay into which the fortifica-
tions of this important fortress have been suffered to fall,
and it is consequent upon those reports that the present
commission is instituted. Colonel Cardew, Commandant
of the corps of Royal Engineers at Portsmouth, will join
General Pakenham in his labours. We believe it is the
intention of the Government to remount the walls of this
important position with guns, as of old ; the stone and
earthwork will be strengthened, the moats and draw-
bridges rendered serviceable, the forts on either side the
harbour and approaches repaired and strenghtened, and
the towns of Portsmouth, Portsea, and Gosport, put into
a state of efficient detence. The round tower on the
right, the Blockhouse fort on the left, of the entrance to
the harbour, the Sallyport, and other gates of entrance,
will also be looked to and properly fortified, and that
strong and commanding fortress, Southsea Castle, will
once more assume its impregnable appearance. We are
glad the Government have at length been aroused to
the necessity of guarding against surprisal, for a more
exposed or indefensible place than Portsmouth is at
present does not exist as a garrison. At the present
moment there is not a ship carrying a gun at Spithead,
nor a sail in the harbour capable of firing a shot.
A morning Contemporary has been misled in contra-
dicting the report that some visitors to the Gomer, when
in Portsmouth Harbour, broke the glasses over the por-
traits of the King and Queen of the French. It is a fact
that the glasses were broken as alleged, and new glasses
to the frames were supplied by Messrs. Emanuel, Bro-
thers, of Common-hard, Portsea, silversmiths to her Ma-
jesty. We cannot too much admire the politeness which
will not confirm a statement so derogatory to the cha-
racter of our countrymen.
The Dwarf steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Chamberlain, was docked this morning, to have her screw
altered.
The Locust steam-vessel was undocked and masted
this morning.
The Rose schooner, of Yarmouth, Edward Miller,
master, was run into amid-ships last night, about six
o'clock, off Beachey Head, when bearing E. by N., by the
Hebe brig, of London,;Mosey, master, when the schooner
sustained serious damage. The crew were saved by the
pilot-boat Nelson, of Cowes.
The barque:Brunswick, of London, for Ichaboe, Camp-
bell, master, fell in with the wreck of the schooner Rose
this morning, and towed her into this harbour. The
crew of the latter vessel have since mutinied, complain-
ing of the vessel being leaky and unseaworthy. The
Rose lost her mast level with the deck, her bows were
stove in (and when we saw her the figurehead of the
Helm was in the aperture), the roundhouse and caboose
unshipped, the bowsprit and jibboom clean gone, and
the stem stove in to the water's edge—indeed, the Rose
presents a most pitiable spectacle of a total wreck. Her
crew complain of the treatment they received from the
master (Mosey) of the brig, as very unmanly and
brutal.
In Harbour—The St. Vincent, discharging stores, &c.,
for docking; the Excellent, Victory, Sparrow, Nautilus;
Diligence transport; and the Comet, Fearless, and Echo
steam-vessels.
In the Basin—The Neptune, 120 ; Hastings, 72 ; and
Scourge steam-sloop.
In Dock—The Prince Regent (raz&ng), the Victoria
and Albert, Vengeance, Athol troop-ship (fitting fur
surveying service), and Dwarf steam-tender.
At Spithead—No man of war.
SHEERNESS, THURSDAY.—The Hornet, 6, brigantine,
Lieut.-Commander C. Seaver, arrived from Spithead on
Tuesday, and passed up to Chatham to be paid off.
The Porcupine steam-surveying vessel, Capt. Bullock,
touched at this port on Tuesday, and having coaled, left
on Wednesday for the sphere of her operations.
The Goodwill, navy lighter, Pledge master, sailed this
morning with stores for Devonport.
The Crocodile, 26, late troop-ship, was docked on
Tuesday to be fitted for surveying service.
The Herald, 26, has been undocked, and towed into
the basin for her fittings.
In the Harbour—The Ocean and Skylark.
In Dock—The Hercules, Brilliant, Spy, and Crocodile.
In the Basin—The Howe, Amazon, Vernon, and Vul-
ture, first-class steamer.
' I At the Nore—The Queen, 110, flag ship.
dras,

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tion of the hair, few survive, even in name, beyond a very
limited period; whilst " Rowland's Macassar Oil," with 'a
reputation unparalleled, is still on the increase in public es-
timation. The singular virtues of this successful invention
for restoring, preserving, and beautifying the human hair,
are too well known and appreciated to need much comment.
The very facts of the high and distinguished patronage it
enjoys, its general use in all countries, together with nu-
merous testimonials constantly received in its favour, are au-
thorities which stamp its superior excellence and title over all
attempts of a similar nature. Being universally preferred,
its consequent great demand excites the cupidity of un-
' principled shopkeepers, who vend the most spurious trash as
the " genuine" Macassar Oil : whereas the genuine article is
wholly the invention and property of A. Rowland and Son,
and the amalgamation of its costly exotic materials renders
abortive any attempt to discover its component parts—thus
pros in
g the imposition of all other articles bearing the title
of " 11facassar Oil." The genuine article has the words
Rowland's Macassar Oil" on the wrapper.—All others are
fraudule'‘'., cotuaterfeita I