DENMARK.

AGREEMENT between Great Britain and Denmark, relative to the Sound Duties to be levied on certain Articles not enumerated in the Tariff of 1645.* London, 13th May, 1841.

TARIFF of Articles, the rates of which, corresponding with 1 per cent. ad valorem, upon the undermentioned valuations, have this day been agreed upon between Mr. Mc Gregor, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul for the Oresound on the one part, and Messrs. Wessel and Olrik, officers belonging to His Danish Majesty's Oresound Customs, on the other part, subject to the approval of their respective Governments, and with the understanding that the said rates are to be levied and paid at the Sound in Rix-dollars specie, equal to 2 Rix bank dollars in paper, and during the period of 10 years, to commence on the 1st June, 1841.

Remark. The coin in which the Sound Duty, Light Money, Fees, and other charges at the Sound are charged and paid, is the rix-dollar specie, of which 94 rix-dollars specie constitute, and shall for the future be held equal to, 1 mark fine silver, Cologne weight. The rix-dollar is divided into 48 parts, denominated stivers. It is understood that the said rates of duty are also to be levied in the Belts.

Witness our Hands and Seals in London, the 13th May. 1841. (L.S.) FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul for Denmark and the Oresound.

(L.S.) C. G. WESSEL, Royal Second Translator at the Oresound Custom-house. * Old valuation.

(L.S.) H. H. OLRIK, Royal Comptroller at the Oresound Custom-house,

DECLARATION between Great Britain and Denmark, confirming the Agreement of 13th May, 1841, respecting the Sound Duties. London, 4th June, 1841.

THE Undersigned, Her Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and His Danish Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of St. James's, having examined the Tariff of Duties on Articles not enumerated in the Tariff of Christianople of the year 1645, which has been drawn up on the part of Great Britain by Mr. McGregor, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Elsinore, and on the part of Denmark by MM. C. G. Wessel, and H. H. Olrik, Translator, and Comptroller of the Royal Danish Customhouse at the Oresound, have, in the name and on the behalf of their respective Governments, agreed that the rates of duty specified in that Tariff shall be adopted for the space of 10 years to come, commencing from the 15th day of the present month, and, further, until the end of 12 months after either of the respective Governments shall have given notice to the other of its intention no longer to abide by this agreement.

In witness whereof the Undersigned have signed the present Declaration, and have affixed thereto the Seals of their Arms. Done at London, the 4th day of June, in the year of our Lord 1841.

(L.S.) PALMErston.

(L.S.) ADOLPH BLOME.

AGREEMENT between Great Britain and Denmark, relative to the Sound Duties. Elsinore, 13th August, 1841.

[Official translation from the German.]

THE Undersigned, namely, on the part of Great Britain and Ireland, Francis Coleman Macgregor, Esq., Her Britannic Majesty's Consul in the Kingdom of Denmark and for the Oresound; and on the part of Denmark, the Chevalier Nicholas Holten, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog, His Danish Majesty's Councillor of Conference, and Director of the Oresound Customs; by their respective Governments duly ap

pointed and authorized to act as Commissioners for the purpose of adjusting various matters relative to the Sound Toll and the mode of its collection, have, on the present day, agreed upon the following points, subject to approval, however, in a higher quarter.

ART. I. In conformity with the principles established during the negotiations on the Sound Toll lately carried on in London, the Tariff of Christianople of the year 1645* is to remain in full force, and therefore no alterations are to be made in the several rates of duty therein specified.

II. All articles which are included in the annexed Schedule, marked A, drawn up in London, continue to pay those rates of duty which have been agreed upon for each, in accordance with the Declaration of the respective Governments, dated London, 4th June, 1841.

III. In consequence of the revision of the Tariff in use at the Oresound Custom-house, made pursuant to instructions. from their respective Governments, by the Undersigned Commissioners, with constant regard to the above principles, the several articles enumerated in the annexed Schedule, marked B, are henceforward to be subject to those rates of duty that have this day been agreed upon between the said Commissioners, and which are noted therein against each particular article.

IV. All other commodities included in the Tariff in use at the Oresound Custom-house are to remain liable to the same rates of duty as heretofore.

V. A General Tariff is forthwith to be prepared by the OreSound Customs, including all the articles belonging to the different heads before mentioned, specifying the several rates of duty agreed upon to be levied in future upon each article, and which, independently of a revised Table of fees, is to contain a review of the Custom-house regulationst.

VI. All goods and wares, not enumerated in the revised Tariff thus to be drawn up by the Oresound Customs, and laden in British vessels, are to pay duty in conformity with the stipulations in Article 3 of the Convention of the 15th of June, 1701, namely 1 per cent. ad valorem, according to their value at the respective places whence they are exported.

See Vol. 5. Page 602.

† See this Vol. Page 298.

VII. It is further agreed, that non-enumerated articles laden in a British vessel, when shipped at a port not British, and bound to a port not privileged at the Sound, are henceforth to pay 1 per cent. ad valorem, only, in lieu of 14 per cent., hitherto charged.

VIII. In like manner, Spanish and Portuguese wines, shipped in British vessels, under the same circumstances as mentioned in the preceding Article, are henceforth to pay 36 stivers per hogshead only, in lieu of 1 specie-dollar hitherto levied.

IX. Wines, the produce of the Canary Islands, are in future to be considered at the Sound as Spanish wines, and shall be reduced accordingly from 1 specie-dollar to 36 stivers per hogshead, when laden in British vessels.

X. It has been further agreed, that the impost called "Rosenoble duty," of 4 specie-dollars, hitherto levied upon the cargoes of British ships proceeding from a port not British, and bound to certain places in the Baltic, is to be entirely abolished.

XI. The following objects, viz.: wood for fuel; paving stones; fresh fish, with the exception of lobsters and oysters; bullion and coin of gold and silver; used household furniture and wearing apparel; quicklime and limestone; chalk and gypsum in lumps; small stones for fishing-nets; coals and cinders; small grindstones; cordage and other ships' materials proceeding from a wreck; and various species of clay, with the exception of pipe-clay, continue exempt from duty at the Sound and Belts by ancient usage. The vessels laden with such objects are, however, subject to the light-dues stipulated in Articles 28 and 29.

XII. In conformity with Article 2 of the Convention of the 15th of June, 1701, the weights and measures specified in the General Tariff, are to be considered and taken upon the same footing as is done at the places where the goods liable to duty have been shipped. It is stipulated, however, that the tables indicating the calculatory proportions adopted by the Customs for reducing foreign weights and measures different from, to the units rated in, the Tariff, shall be carefully revised