Fish, cured, not otherwise enumerated.. ..the cwt. ..for every £100 value Of and from a British possession..... Hair, manufactures of hair or goat's wool, or of hair or goat's wool and any other material, and articles of such manufacture wholly or in part made up, not particularly enumerated, or otherwise charged with duty.... ..for every £100 value Of and from a British possession... Hams of all kinds.... Of and from a British possession... Harp-strings or lute-strings, silvered.. Hats or Bonnets, viz.-of chip.. ..the cwt. 10 0 0 500 070 ..for every £100 value ..the lb. Of Bast, cane, or horsehair, hats or bonnets, each hat or bonnet not Each hat or bonnet exceeding 22 inches in diameter......... ..the dozen ......... .the lb. 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 3 6 076 0 10 0 0 5 0 2 0 Hats, felt, hair, wool, or beaver hats...... Made of silk, silk shag laid upon felt, linen, or other material. Hops......... Iron and steel, wrought, not otherwise enumerated...for every £100 value 10 0 0 10 0 0 Lace, viz., thread... 10 0 0 Made by the hand, commonly called cushion or pillow lace, whether of linen, cotton, or silken thread... Women's boots, shoes, and calashes, if lined or trimmed with fur or other 076 50 000 6 0 Boys' boots and shoes, not exceeding 7 inches in length, to be charged with two-thirds of the above duties. Men's boots.... Boot fronts, not exceeding 9 inches in height...............the dozen pairs Cut into shapes, or any article made of leather, or any manufacture Sails, not in actual use of a British ship, and not fit and necessary for Maize or Indian Corn...... Meal... Musical Instruments............ Mustard Flour..... paper,..... Paper, printed, painted, or stained paper, or paper-hangings, or flock Sausages or puddings... Silk, manufactures of silk, or of silk mixed with metal, or any other ma- Silk or satin, plain, striped, figured, or brocaded, viz., broad stuffs.the lb. Or, and at the option of the officers of the customs....every £100 value stuffs... Articles thereof, not otherwise enumerated.. ..the lb. Or, and at the option of the officers of the customs....every £100 value Ganze of all descriptions, mixed with silk, satin, or any other materials, in less proportion than one-half part of the fabric, viz., broad stuffs. the lb. Articles thereof, not otherwise enumerated. Or, and at the option of the officers of the customs....every £100 value Velvet, plain or figured, viz., broad stuffs..... ....the lb. 9 Articles thereof, not otherwise enumerated.. Or, and at the option of the officers of the customs....every £100 value Ribbons, plain silk, of one color only..... 0 10 0 15 O ....the lb. 0 Plain satin, of one color only.. 080 Silk or satin, striped, figured, or brocaded, or plain ribbons of more than one color..... .....the lb. 0 10 0 Gauze or crape, plain, striped, figured, or brocaded... 0 14 0 Gauze mixed with silk, satin, or other materials of less proportion than one-half part of the fabric...... ..the lb. 0 12 0 Velvet, or silk embossed with velvet.......... Artificial flowers, wholly or in part of silk............for every £100 value Manufactures of silk, or of silk and any other material, called plush, commonly used for making hats. 0 10 0 25 0 0 .the lb. Fancy silk net or tricot..... Plain silk lace or net, called tulle.. Manufactures of silk, or of silk, mixed with any other materials, not par- Millinery of silk, or of which the greater part of the material is silk, viz., ... Hats or bonnets.. Dresses. 8 Manufactures of silk, or of silk and any other materials, and articles of For every gallon of such spirits or strong waters, of any strength not ex after the 1st of February, 1849. ceeding the strength of proof by Sykes's hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater or less strength than the strength of proof, and for any greater or less quantity than a gallon, viz :— Not being spirits or strong waters, the produce of any British possession in America, or any British possession within the limits of the East India Company's Charter, and not being sweetened spirits, or spirits mixed with any article so that the degree of strength thereof cannot be exactly ascertained by such hydrometer...... ...the gallon Starch........ Of and from a British possession..... From and after the 1st of February, 1849. Gum of, torrified or calcined, commonly called British gum. Of and from a British possession. Gum of, torrified or calcined, commonly called British gum, from and Steel, manufactures of.... Tallow......... £0 15 0 050 026 01 0 050 0 2 Of and from a British possession.... Tapioca....... Tin, manufactures of, not otherwise enumerated.......for every £100 value 10 0 0 10 0 0 Tongues..... ..the cwt. 070 Of and from a British possession...... Turnery, not otherwise described.... Twine Of and from a British possession... Varnish, not otherwise described... Verjuice... Wafers..... Washing balls..... Whipcord......... Wire, gilt or plated, or silver.... Woollens, articles or manufactures of wool, not being goats' wool, or of Of and from a British possession....... Flowers, artificial, not made of silk... Spirits or strong waters, for every gallon of such spirits or strong waters of SUSPENSION OF THE BRITISH NAVIGATION LAWS. In the Merchants' Magazine for March, 1847, we published, under the head of " Commercial Regulations," (page 311,) an act to amend the laws relating to the importation of corn, and the duties imposed on its importation, into Great Britain, under that act. We have since been favored with the following authentic copies of the two important laws recently passed by the British Parliament, on the subject of the suspension of the navigation laws and the importation of corn free of duty:— AN ACT TO SUSpend, until tHE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN, THE DUTIES ON THE IMPORTATION OF CORN. January, 26, 1847. Whereas, by an act passed in the session of Parliament, holden in the ninth and tenth years of the reign of her present majesty, entitled, " An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Importation of Corn," it is enacted, That there shall be levied and paid unto her majesty, her heirs, and successors, on all corn, grain, meal, and flour, imported into the United Kingdom, or the Isle of Man, from parts beyond the seas, and entered for home consumption, until the first day of February, which will be in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, certain duties set forth in the schedule to the said act annexed; and whereas, by reason of the partial failure of certain crops usually forming part of the subsistence of the people of these islands, it is expedient that, for a time to be limited, no duties should be levied upon the entry for consumption of the said articles or any of them: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That no duties of customs shall be chargeable upon any corn, grain, meal, or flour, already imported or hereafter to be imported into the United Kingdom, or the Isle of Man, from parts beyond the seas, and entered for home consumption, after the passing of this act, and before the first day of September in this present year. AN ACT TO ALLOW, UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, ONE THOUSAND Eight Hundred And FORTY-SEVEN, THE IMPORTATION OF CORN FROM ANY COUNTRY IN FOREIGN SHIPS. January 26, 1847. Whereas, it is expedient to allow, for a limited time, corn, maize, grain, meal, flour, rice, and potatoes, to be imported in any ship or vessel, from any country whatever, and that such articles warehoused for exportation only should be allowed to be entered for home consumption: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, and before the first day of September in this present year, it shall and may be lawful for any person or persons to import into the United Kingdom for home use, from any country, in any ship or vessel of any country, however navigated, any corn, maize, grain, flour, meal, rice, or potatoes, the growth or produce of any country, anything in the law of navigation to the contrary, in any wise, notwithstanding. 2. And be it enacted, That from and after the said passing of this act, until the said first day of September, inclusive, in this present year, any corn, maize, grain, flour, meal, rice, or potatoes, the growth or produce of any country, which may have been warehoused in the United Kingdom for exportation only, may be entered for home consumption, anything in the law of navigation, to the contrary, in any wise, notwithstanding. IMPORTATION OF GRAINS, ETC., INTO FRANCE. We publish below a highly important bill, as it passed the Chamber of Deputies at Paris, by a unanimous vote, on the 22d of January, 1847. It has since become a law. BILL CONCERNING THE IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN BREADSTUFFS. Art. 1. All cereal grains and flour imported, whether by land, or in French or foreign bottoms, in good order, shall not be subjected, up to the 31st of July, 1847, to any duty above the minimum, as established by the law of the 15th of April, 1839. Rice, all kinds of dried vegetables, groats, oat-meal, and other such food, imported in the same manner, without distinction of quality, shall only be subject, up to the same period, 31st July next, to a duty of 25 centimes to each 100 kilogrammes. Art. 2. Up to the same time, vessels of every nation which shall arrive at the ports of the kingdom, with cargoes of grain or flour, or any other of the articles above specified, shall be exempt from all tonnage dues whatsoever. Art. 3. The provisions of the two preceding articles shall be applicable to all such French and foreign vessels whose manifesto, when cleared, shall show that their cargoes consisted of the breadstuffs above-mentioned, and which shall have been completed before the 31st of July next, at the place of clearance, notwithstanding they may not have arrived at any one of the ports of France prior to the 31st of July. Art. 4. The authority granted to government by the 8th article of the law of the 22d June, 1846, of modifying the importation and exportation duties on cereal grains and cornmeal, is to be maintained till the 31st July, 1847, and the privilege of modifying the duties on the imports and exports of the aforesaid breadstuffs, including buckwheat, is also continued to the same date. PASSENGERS IN MERCHANT VESSELS. The following is an authentic copy of an act to regulate the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels. It passed both Houses of Congress by the constitutional majority, and was approved by the President of the United States, February 22d, 1847: AN ACT TO REGULATE THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS IN MERCHANT VESSELS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That if the master of any vessel, owned in whole or in part by a citizen of the United States of America, or by a citizen of any foreign country, shall take on board such vessel, at any foreign port or place, a greater number of passengers than in the following proportion to the space occupied by them and appropriated for their use, and unoccupied by stores or other goods, not being the personal luggage of such passengers, that is to say, on the lower deck or platform one passenger for every fourteen clear superficial feet of deck, if such vessel is not to pass within the tropics during such voyage, but if such vessel is to pass within the tropics during such voyage, then one passenger for every twenty such clear superficial feet of deck, the orlop deck, (if any,) one passenger for every thirty such superficial feet in all cases, with intent to bring such passengers to the United States of America, and shall leave such port or place with the same, and bring the same, or any number thereof, within the jurisdiction of the United States aforesaid: or if any such master of a vessel shall take on board of his vessel, at any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States aforesaid, any greater number of passengers than the proportions aforesaid admit, with intent to carry the same to any foreign port or place, every such master shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof before any Circuit or District Court of the United States aforesaid, shall, for each passenger taken on board beyond the above proportions, be fined in the sum of fifty dollars, and may also be imprisoned for any term not exceeding one year: Provided, That this act shall not be construed to permit any ship or vessel to carry more than two passengers to five tons of such ship or vessel. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if the passengers so taken on board of such vessel, and brought into or transported from the United States aforesaid, shall exceed the number limited by the last section to the number of twenty in the whole, such vessel shall be forfeited to the United States aforesaid, and be prosecuted and distributed as forfeitures are, under the act to regulate duties on imports and tonnage. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That if any such vessel as aforesaid shall have more than two tiers of berths, or in case, in such vessel, the interval between the floor and the deck or platform beneath, shall not be at least six inches, and the berths well constructed, or in case the dimensions of such berths shall not be at least six feet in length, and at least eighteen inches in width, for each passenger as aforesaid, then the master of said vessel and the owners thereof, severally, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars for each and every passenger on board of said vessel on such voyage, to be recovered by the United States as aforesaid, in any Circuit or District Court of the United States, where such vessel may arrive, or from which she sails. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That, for the purposes of this act, it shall in all cases be computed, that two children, each being under the age of eight years, shall be equal to one passenger, and that children under the age of one year shall not be included in the computation of the number of passengers. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the amount of the several penalties imposed by this act, shall be liens on the vessel or vessels violating its provisions; and such vessel may be libelled and sold therefor, in the District Court of the United States aforesaid, in which such vessel shall arrive. |