No. 4.-TARIFF OF BRAZIL-Continued.

New regulation for the valuation of liquids, generally, and flour from wheat, organized in conformity with the decree of the 7th January, 1840, and put in force on the 27th February.

Wine, Madeira, Muscatel, Sherry, Rhenish, white or 9 quarts

red, and Bordeaux, of whatever quality.

Wine, Muscatel and Frontignac

9 quarts

2610 481

5743 461

No. 5,

TARIFF

(IN PART) OF

IMPORTATION INTO RUSSIA,

COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 1842;

AND

ABSTRACT OF THE IMPERIAL MANIFEST OF JULY, 1839,

RELATING TO THE

MONEYS, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES, OF RUSSIA.

No. 5.

RUSSIAN TARIFF.*

List of the duties on the principal articles of import into Russia, according to the NEW TARIFF, which took effect January 1, 1812, officially communicated to the Department of State, in anticipation of its appearance in a complete form.

Arrack and rum, not above Per anker, 21 523 Porter in hhds, usual meas. Per hhd. 33 75

Porter in bottles -
Pumice stone

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EXPORT DUTIES, AND NEW TAX ON SHIPPING.

The duties on exports from Russia remain the same as before, as also the quarantine and additional duties, noticed in the report.

Since preparing the report, information has been received that a tax of three silver roubles, ($2 25,) per last, each voyage, has been laid on all the shipping, both foreign and Russian, trading to the port of St. Petersburg, for the use of the cook-house, dedicating the amount to the profit of the town of Cronstadt. The only exemption from the payment of this tax is in the case of the ship proceeding to St. Petersburg without entering the harbor. It is the intention of the Government to request the vice consuls of the different nations to collect this revenue.

MONEYS, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES OF RUSSIA.

MONEYS.

Abstract of the imperial oukaz (manifest) of 1st July, 1839. The silver rouble of the present coinage, and all its parts, is, from henceforward, the principal, unchangeable, and lega! measure or standard (monetary unit) of the currency; and consequently all taxes, dues, and contributions, and all payments and salaries, are to be cast into silver.

The bank notes are to remain as a sign of value, which is fixed at 30 roubles 50 copecks, bank notes, per silver rouble, whether in roubles or in the smaller parts.

At this rate, it is at the option of individuals to pay in silver coin or bank notes all Government taxes and dues; all payments by particularized scales, as postages, stamps, passports, &c., and all contributions levied under or payable to Government.

All agios, in silver and bank notes, are prohibited: exchanges are fixed in silver, and price currents are made out in the same; and no exchanges or prices in bank notes are allowed to be quoted.

Gold coin is received and paid by the credit establishment (i. e. the commission for extinguishing the debts of the empire, banks, &c.) at an advance of 3 per cent. on its original value, viz: the imperial at 10 roubles 30 copecks, and the half imperial at 5 roubles 15 copecks.

The treasurer's and credit establishments are not permitted to receive all Russian coin, old and new, unless clipped, punched, or filed.

Copper coin in circulation is to be received at 34 copecks per silver copeck, with some modifications.

By a manifest of July 1, 1841, His Imperial Majesty ordered the issue of notes of 50 roubles of silver, of a new form, to the amount of 30 millions of silver roubles, to be advanced against securities of immovable property, half the interest to be made by the banks of Moscow, and the other half by those of St. Petersburg.

These notes were to be placed on the same footing as the notes then in circulation, and to be convertible into the precious metals on demand. For every issue of such notes, to any amount, the banks are obliged to deposite coin to the value of not less than one-sixth of the amount of notes so issued.