CUSTOM HOUSE REGULATIONS For Landing and Examining Passenger's Baggage arriving from Foreign Parts. That passenger's baggage, unaccompanied by the proprietor, be landed under baggage sufferances, for which sufferances no charge is to be made. That passenger's baggage, accompanied by the proprietor, be brought to the warehouse without sufferances, in charge of the proper officer, as at present. That books, plate, or other articles contained in passenger's baggage on which drawback might have been received on exportation, be delivered, upon the declaration of the passenger that no drawback was received thereon. That when a package containing passenger's baggage has no article liable to duty, the same shall be immediately delivered without any charge for warehouserent, provided the package has not been more than a week in the Queen's warehouse. That the proprietor be allowed to abandon any article he may consider not worth the duty. That in all cases in which there is found in the baggage of any passenger any arti cle liable to duty, brought for private use, and not as merchandise for sale, no charge be made for passing the entry. Note.-It is to be distinctly understood that the above regulations apply solely to the baggage of passengers, and not to any goods brought as merchandise for sale. Such goods must be regularly manifested, reported, and entered, and the regulation of the law in all respects strictly complied with. All baggage, accompanied by the proprietor, arriving by steam-packets, is taken to the respective baggage depôts appointed for that purpose. At the several docks where passengers arrive by sailing vessels the same regulations are observed. RATES OF PARCELS FROM INNS IN LONDON. For any parcel not weighing more than 56lbs., and when the distance does not exceed a quarter of a mile, 3d.; half a mile, 4d.; à mile, 6d.; a mile and a half, 8d.: two miles, 10d.; and 3d. for every additional half mile. Porters exacting Duty paid in the Year 1840. ! more to be fined 20s., or not less than 5s.; misbehaving, 10s. to 20s. A ticket to be sent with every parcel, with the charge for carriage and porterage marked on it, under a penalty of 40s., or not less than 5s. Parcels are to be delivered within six hours after arrival, under a penalty of 20s., or not less than 10s. Parcels arriving between four in the evening and seven in the morning to be delivered in six hours from the latter period, under the like penalty. HACKNEY-CARRIAGE FARES. All vehicles, whether on two or more wheels, plying for passengers in any part of the metropolis, within five miles of the General Post Office, with the exception of those licensed as stage-coaches, are deemed hackney-carriages within the provisions of the Act. Fares according to Distance.-For every hackney-carriage drawn by two horses any distance not exceeding one mile, one shilling, and sixpence for every additional half-mile or fractional part of half a mile. Fares according to Time.-For every hackney-carriage drawn by two horses any time not exceeding half an hour, one shilling, and sixpence for every additional quarter of an hour, or fractional part thereof. CABRIOLETS. For every hackney-carriage drawn by one horse only, two-thirds of the rates and fares above-mentioned. WATERMEN'S FARES. By Distance-Every half-mile, scullers, 3d., oars, 6d. Scullers take four and oars six persons at those fares. By Time-Oars 1s. per half-hour; scullers, 6d. By the day (which is from 7 to 8 o'clock from Michaelmas to Lady-day, and from Lady-day to Michaelmas, from 6 to 6), oars, 12s., scullers, 68. Watermen are liable to a penalty of 57. For Travelling. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. Is. Od. per mile. 18 Amount of Farm. ing Stock Insured exempt from Duty in 1840. £ 1,237 Independent and West Middlesex, disc.t.. 6,061..Licensed Victuallers' 14,483..London. 56,138 ing Stock Insured exempt from Duty in 1840. 564,492 27,820 203,057 374..Church of England*.. 15,280 133,388.. Phoenix 5,031,090 45,482.. County....... 6,602,968 638..English and Scotch Law 1,529.. Farmers' General*... 865,962 5,985 5,594..Protestant Dissenters'. 70,154..Royal Exchange 106,975 4,550,436 32,246..Globe... 1,072,918 33,252..Guardian 547,933 18,660..Westminster......... 24,025 * The last three quarters only. The first two quarters only. The last two quarters only. Many of the Country Insurance Companies have offices in London also. LIFE ASSURANCE. Companies in which the assured do not participate in the Profits. Agricultural and General-Bridge-street, Blackfriars Albion-42, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars Argus-39, Throgmorton-street Asylum-71, Cornhill, and 5, Waterlooplace, Pall Mall Britannia-1, Princes-street, Bank Globe-73, Pall Mall, and 5 and 6, Cornhill London Life Association-81, King William-street Pelican-70, Lombard-street, and Spring Gardens Royal Exchange-29, Pall Mall, and 21, Lombard-st. York and London-King William-st. Companies in which the Assured and the Proprietary participate in the Profits. Alfred-51, Old Broad-street Alliance-1, Bartholomew-lane, Bank British Commercial-Belongs to the 1st and 2nd classes, at different premiums British and Colonial-440, West Strand British Empire-5, Whitehall, and 64, Cornhill Caledonian-27, Moorgate-street Church of England-6, King William-st., and 4, Parliament-street City of Glasgow-57, Moorgate-street Clerical, Medical, &c.-78, Great Russellstreet, Bloomsbury Crown-33, New Bridge-st., Blackfriars Eagle, United Empire-3, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars Economic-34, New Bridge-st., Blackfriars Edinburgh-11, King William-st English and Scottish Law-147, Strand European-10, Chatham-pl., Blackfriars Family Endowments-12, Chatham-place Farmers' and General-23, Norfolk-st., Strand Guardian-11, Lombard-street, and St. James's-street Hand-in-Hand-1, Bridge-st., Blackfriars Hope-6, Bridge-street, Blackfriars Law Assurance-Fleet-street London Assurance-19, Birchin-lane, and 10, Regent-street London, Edinburgh, and Dublin-3, Charlotte-row, Poultry Metropolitan-Princes-st., Bank-Temp. Office, 1, St. Michael's-alley, Cornhill National Loan Fund-26, Cornhill National Provident Institution-13, Nicholas-lane, King William-street National-2, King William-street National and Mercantile-Arthur-st. West New Equitable-22, Cockspur-street North British-4, New Bank Buildings Palladium-7, Waterloo-place, Regent street Companies in which there is no Proprietary, and where the Contributors are consequently mutual Assurers. The Tower of London. The British Museum-Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and the whole of Easter and Whitsun weeks except Saturday, from 10 till 4; from May to Sept., 10 to 7; closed the first week in Jan., May, and September, and on Christmas Day, Good Friday, and Ash Wednesday.-Young Children not admitted on Holidays. National Gallery-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and the whole of Easter and Whitsun weeks except Saturday, from 10 till 5; closed for six weeks from the end of the second week in Sept. and on Christmas Day and Good Friday. St. Paul's-Each week-day from 9 to 11, and from 3 to 4; and on Sunday during the time of divine service. East India House Museum-Saturday, from 11 to 3; all the year except in Sept. Soane Museum-Thursday and Friday during April, May, and June, from 10 to 4. Tickets must be applied for previously, and will be sent by post. Society of Arts-Any day except Wed nesday, to strangers and mechanics. Hampton Court Palace-Every day from 10 till 4. Kew Gardens-Pleasure Grounds, Sunday and Thursday, from 12 till sunset, from Midsummer to Michaelmas; the Botanical Gardens and Arboretum every day, to strangers, from 1 to 3, at any sea sou. Dulwich Gallery-Each week-day, except Friday, from 10 to 5 in summer, and from 11 to 3 in winter. Tickets to be had gratis of most of the respectable printsellers in London. London Missionary Museum, Daily, with orders from a director. United Service Museum, Middle Scotland Yard-Daily, with orders from members. Entomological Society's Museum, Bondstreet-Every Tuesday, from 3 to 8. College of Surgeons' Museum-Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with orders from members. PUBLIC NOTICE, ORDERED BY THE POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS TO BE ISSUED BY BOARDS OF GUARDIANS AT THEIR DISCRETION. Places dangerous to Health.-Whereas | much contagious disease has arisen in houses where due cleanliness in proper whitewashing and in the due removal of filth has been neglected, and by such neglect not only has disease and destitution been occasioned to persons living in such houses, but the disease has often spread and attacked other persons. And whereas, for the prevention of the evils which have arisen from such causes, the powers and duties hereinafter specified have been conferred upon the guardians and medical officers, and the magistrate acting within the district, by the 41st section of the New Police Act, 2 and 3 Vict. c. 71. "If the guardians of the poor of any Union or parish, or the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of any parish within the metropolitan police district, together with the medical officer of any such parish or Union, shall be of opinion, and shall certify under the hands of two or more of such guardians, churchwardens, or overseers, and also of such medical officer, that any house or part of any house within such Union or parish is in such filthy and unwholesome condition that the health of the inmates or of the public is thereby affected or endangered; it shall be lawful for any magistrate, acting within the district in which such Union or parish is situate, if he shall think fit, to cause notice to be affixed on the door or other con |