Whitehall, June 12, 1824. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, appointing Thomas Frankland Lewis, John Leslie Foster, William Grant, James Glassford, and Anthony Richard Blake, Esqrs. His Majesty's Commissioners for enquiring into the nature and extent of the instruction afforded by the several institutions in Ireland established for the purpose of education. Foreign-Office, June 12, 1824. The King has been pleased to appoint John Clark, Esq. to be His Majesty's Consul for the provinces of Biscay and Guipuscoa; to reside at Bilbao. MEMORANDUM. War-Office, 22d March 1824. His Majesty has been pleased to approve of the 40th Regiment of Foot bearing on its colours and appointments, in addition to any other badges or devices which may have heretofore been granted to that Regiment, the words "Monte Video," in commemoration of the distinguished gallantry displayed by the Corps at the siege and capture of that town in the months of January and February 1807. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of JUNE 15, At the Court at Carlton-House, the 25th ot May 1824, PRESENT, The KING's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. WHEREAS by an Act, passed in the fourth year of His present Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act to authorise His Majesty, "under certain circumstances, to regulate the "duties and drawbacks on goods imported or 66 exported in foreign vessels, and to exempt cer"tain foreign vessels from pilotage," His Majesty is authorised, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, or by His Majesty's Order or -Orders in Council, to be published from time to time in the London Gazette, to authorise the im. portation into or exportation from the United Kingdom, or from any other of His Majesty's dominions, of any goods, wares, or merchandise. which may be legally imported or exported in foreign vessels, upon payment of such and the like duties only, and with the like drawbacks, bounties, and allowances, as are charged or granted upon similar goods, wares, or merchandise, when imported or exported in British vessels; provided always, that before any such Order or Orders shall be issued, satisfactory proof shall have been laid before His Majesty and His Privy Council, that goods, wares, and merchandise, imported into or 1824. P ex exported from the foreign country in whose favour such remission of duties, or such drawbacks, bounties, or allowances, shall be granted, are charged with the same duties, and are allowed the same drawbacks, bounties, or allowances, when imported into or exported from such foreign country in British vessels, as are levied or allowed on similar goods, wares, and merchandise, when imported or exported in vessels of such country: And whereas by an Act, passed in the present session of Parliament, intituled "An Act to indemnify all persons concerned in advising, issuing, or acting, under a certain "Order in Council for regulating the tonnage "duties on certain foreign vessels; and to amend "" an Act of the last session of Parliament, for "authorising His Majesty, under certain circum<< stances, to regulate the duties and drawbacks " on goods imported or exported in any foreign "vessels," His Majesty is authorised (in certain cases), by and with the advice of His Privy Council, or by His Majesty's Order or Orders in Council, to be published from time to time in the London Gazette, to permit and authorise the entry into any port or ports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or of any other of His Majesty's dominions, of any foreign vessels, upon payment of such and the like duties of tonnage only as are or may be charged or granted upon or in respect of British vessels: And whereas by a Convention, bearing date the second day of April last, His Majesty the King of Prussia has engaged that, from and after the first day of May then next ensuing, British vessels and their cargoes entering or departing from the ports of Prussia shall be placed on the same footing as Prussian vessels, in respect of the articles permitted to be imported or exported, and of the duties, bounties, drawbacks, and allowances, on such British vessels and cargoes; His Majesty, by virtue of the powers vested in Him by the Acts above recited, and by and with the advice of His Privy Council, is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that, from and after the first of this instant May, Prussian vessels entering or departing from the ports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, shall not be subject to any other or higher duties or charges whatever than are or shall be levied on British vessels entering or departing from such ports: That all articles of the growth, produce, or manufacture, of any of the dominious of His Prussian Majesty, which are or shall be permitted to be imported into or exported from the ports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in British vessels, shall, in like manner, be permitted to be imported into and exported from the said ports in Prussian vessels That all articles not of the growth, produce, or manufacture, of the dominions of His Prussian Majesty, which can legally be imported from Prussia into the ports of the United Kingdom in Prussian vessels, shall be subject only to the same duties as are payable upon the like articles if imported in British ships: That all goods, wares, and merchandise, which can legally be imported into the ports of the United Kingdom, shall be admitted at the same rate of duty when imported in Prussian vessels that is charged on similar articles imported in British vessels; and that all goods, wares, or merchandize, which can be legally exported from the ports of the United Kingdom shall be entitled to the same bounties, drawbacks, and allowances, when exported in Prussian vessels that are granted, paid, or allowed, on similar articles when exported in British vessels . And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. P 2 Jas. Buller. At: At the Court at Carlton-House, the 25th of May 1824, PRESENT, The KING's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. WHEREAS by an Act, passed in the fourth year of His present Majesty's reign, intituled An Act to authorise His Majesty, under cer"tain circumstances, to regulate the duties and "drawbacks on goods imported or exported in "foreign vessels, and to exempt certain foreign "vessels from pilotage," His Majesty is authorised, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, or by His Majesty's Order or Orders in Council, to be published from time to time in the London Gazette, to authorise the importation into or exportation from the United Kingdom, or from any other of His Majesty's dominions, of any goods, wares, or merchandise, which may be legally imported or exported in foreign vessels upon payment of such and the like duties only, and with the like drawbacks, bounties, and allowances as are charged or granted upon similar goo ls, wares, or merchandise when imported or exported in British vessels; provided always, that, before any such Order or Orders shall be issued, satisfactory proof shall have been laid before His Majesty and His Privy Council, that goods, wares, and merchandise imported into or exported from the foreign country in whose favour such remission of duties, or such drawbacks, bounties, or allowances shall. be granted, are charged with the same duties, and are allowed the same drawbacks, bounties, or allowances when imported into or exported from. such foreign country in British vessels, as are levied or allowed on similar goods, wares, and mer chandise |