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sch:erer which I 'scattered is baying been v .. 1 ',era, has been condemned, but the proceedings ot known. It may cape Brion to ;spore all 'l o i s !) vessels, And. indeed, every one Icoks for „n. thing of the kind. The Government here it hos.' to the Independents, bet the sitizens friendly." The Baltimore Patriot, of the Bth March Twee, a otter from St. Thomas's, ender date of February 16, says:—" The story we had some time ago, ! , ,it the Patriots had been defeated with great lasi n:ot Barcelona, is entirely groundless." MALTA MAIL. By Or: Mail of this morning we haverectived letters f, o n dtiti from the lonian Isles. At the former evtry thins remains as usual, and the Garrison' ;,:::idthy. The subjoined Letter Irons an Officer ;:nging to one of his Majesty's sbips on that station, put our Readers in possession of what has been p.os . rz mently in thcsc Is/ands s " CORFU, FEBRUARY I, 1817. 1 0 ;late been sir.ce the la. October among these never ender weigh more than thirty-air !soars. , it , t;rrt:, and then running from one island to . ano. pith the Lord High Commissioner MereLeen, r ho :t ftroili :rly known heie by the dtle of rug Teo.. Ari.ig these excursions we were owe or twice swirly loZog•the ship—once kt thcislind wf Zalltes id the , bogitlni;ig of Dcaillibiew where. in . iniaig . 401 at. abe r.neJ et.; I, anfbiient 'on The .most dangenius pan cf isl,lo, where she aue!-: fast nearly a whdle bad.weatlit,r, the rain pouring dolin In toe. e.ith thunder and lightning. a I exptcted nothing else but enot!ter Atalantis. rff.ir. However. by hard labour, and a favourable 7ga of the wind ells nzing off shore, we managed io re. her off.. Afltit eight dap after standinginto. t;te harbour of Ithaca, our anchor missed, and we drone on shore on marble rocks close to the spot Ulysses landed. After six hours we got off, Ira the loss of anchors and part. of our false keel. IV? were afterwards at St. Mauro, Cephalonia, tc. off Treviso, in Albania, where we saw the fa. mons Ali Pacha:the greatest nal in this Dart of the wait! ; his dominions are of great extent. and al though he is called a 'object of the Grand Seiguicr, he is not only his own master, btu deckled by the Purse. He is Tay clever, thong!: been neither read nor wine, and is supposed to be the richest Prince is existence. " These Islands have had eo many masters of late yeass, that the inhabitant, ale distrustful of us. par. ocularly the lonian Noblas, who We & Malt entratov. •iinury set of men. They are divided into raftlieb, Russian, Venetian. &each. Germans - StOsiss Itipublicans . . " A moo eucaordiattrs affair took plasielkiitrp. week :iliac, notsisidtimble a bite bilabial I don. A conspiracy was denounced to the Governor. is which about. tweedy the principal persona in this Wool were said to 'be Unpile:zed. plot wr, to seize on the Citadel at a disc when the regi. men (the 75c1) had marched out—to blow up the works—to kill the Governor,. and declare the Island labpradenz. Sr.c. Sec. • " Last WedoesdAy the plot was ripe. Willows *clock the gates of the town were abut. and the beasts ol the supposed Conspirators taken possession of by the military. The suspected persons were matched to the palace to be tried immediately. Kay papers were found in their houses, with their plans,&c. and the venal commission's were made out. . • 4 ' It was suppoied their tiials would have been Sighed that night. whoa we expected to have re ceived the criminals on board. and urn morning ha " witnessed their mention 4 but to the astonishment of eler7 body it wee diecOvered that the whole affair was a eenmivance of a young "man &longing to this polia.and who himself gavetbe information—hunt. jig , as it would appear, for Ned eftwey. He bintselfi bad made out an die papers ; furs, sing*" is it Ma r aPPtir, bad managed to have them secreted in the hones of the differiink parties whoa be denoonced. Re bad rim colleciekto.siusOtisi. of non and am rm&tia% and lud4.l4pkoyedsten in the country in ulkin giurnidgea. meat Abe residence-of one of elsese gentlemen. " in fact, a more deep anclvillahtoosiroorscated gait was scarcely ever heard - of. What increases, if Possible, the atrocity of his crime, he had included in his accusation some of his nearest relative'. " This wretch, who has been taken in his own tcih, is MP Nuke trial, and tomorrow, it is ex- Ivettli• be en fiwesive the punishment which his vitae so richly deserve*. 1 ''The Carnival commenced here about ten days "T'S and is to last about three weeks longer: The however, leas given orders that the Officers as A my than not go sneaked, which basnot a little t 'attsi the fen the otherwise promiseathemselvea. " are so medalist of the world herr, that we l't•.at• but little news. 'Me receipt of letters and news-1 Net from England is therefore a high treat. Our lilt ir eery m onotonous . W s were in hopes that the ra dt::, or some other Power, would have doos some thing in this pint which would have bred a env; WI ea such luck l However, we must hope forth* best. • At will bring about something or other. I Our antiquarians (for we have some among es) 7 be right or wrong in their assignment of the .litics of this country. However 1 must inform wine of the things which I have seen s the Island gt . WOMIC aro the ranseim of the essik tnyiat• - 45*AI k occ eigit :ietH which took ms 114100 . 1 1/ 11 atati Of ad hciti The stones of this 'Nadia, ai,af ilmitense some of them from tweire to twenty feet Sonars ' blocks of - marbk. They are laid on each . othar with out any cement interposed. At another part of the ' Island is. the Fountain of Arethum,. which is.reckos ed a great curiosity. It is Very entire, and the water pure. • Ulysses used to bathe here tort irisdoti.- 7 As I had on the day I aawit walked upwards of thirtY miles through a most 'rugged country, I followed the example of Ulysses, bat I am not conscious that I have expetienced any thing from its virtues. It is' about ten feet long. five feet Wide, and two feet deep. and is supplied with water from a rock which. over hangs it. At a distant part oldie island is a Temple of Minerva, of which scarce a vestige remains. At a sheet distance from this we were shewn the ruins of a place where Homer taught. I could only observe that the stones had once composed part of a building." A Sa l tlikoneary Leedom V wits was published yes terday, to alumina( the postponement, till Monday nest, of the Lome at Carlton Moose. Lord Csirrtensaner we.are happy UP beers is II b' pidly recovering Itum his severe lameness. We are sorry to learn that Mr. Assort's efe.sisbi is considerably affeccrd IN the disease ender which he is at present a s tofigeriLltAtchs happy wtir happy sal find, i s topical, and cwt llt is, in fact, con.] fined to the face and _ The Right Hon. Sir Amain*l'T:widow, Lord Chief Baroo of his Majesty's Cart of Eschew's', who departed this life,.in the 78J year of his age, on 'l'vesday, at Bath, 'was the intimate friend of 'Lord . .Taulit.ow, by whom he. was appointed to the office of Accountant-General in the Court of Chancery, which he quitted for the Bench. He was, in point of years, the Father of the Bench, having sat as one of the Judges many years longer than any one of its present occupants. His reputation as a Judge was of the hiFliest order, in point of legal knowledge, of perspicuity, and strict integrity of decision. His successor in the lucrative situation of the Chiefbhip is said to be fixed on in the person of Mr. Baron Ri ming; and the vacancy in the Poises Bench, it is reported, will be filled by that eminent and respect able Counsel, Mr. DAONCIIIN Since the recovery of ~he health of the Loan Lieu- MANY Of lemmas, Dublin Castle has been the same of much elegant festivity. On Thursday last, the Dales@ of Dosser gave her thiid select ball, and this week a grand concert and supper. Their Excellencies• Lord WIffTwORTN and the Do thess of Doane. will very shortly remove from the Castle of . Dublin, for two - months, to Pewersconrt House, in the County of Wicklow, the seat of Vis count Pawner:mar, who, with his amiable Lady, proposes spending that-time is this country. The Marquis of HeareonD has placed £6OO in tbe' ,hands of.the.Clergy of.his estates in Ireland, for the purpose of aiding tbe loans and subscriptions for the relief of the poor. •• - ' lefigifieffiel'aris 'Pipers of Bnnia y, l 'We have giren . exthete, in a preceding column. The Duke of Wittabanos aecordingto the Paris' Pipers, is to • be pullet iit Drainn in London, on the •Patace RZOINIT'S Birth y. and to MOM shortly afterward(' to Cambray._ whither his fltaftwiil, In the somatime, proceed from Paris. Thamarriage of Madame - Maas *kb General' MACDONALD has beea• celebrated at Vienna. The el ifinnt Queen bas Nat purchased the Lentil, of Kottingbrom at funk 'hiatus from Vienne, kik Ineighboirborid of Baden. • At Covent-Garden Theatre, fast olgist. the recelleat Play of The qosped .f Torso was reloeded with, if possible, increased mist, and atom fail to prove of lasting attrattion.- r Tuesday a numerous Meeting took place of the Society of Arts in the Adelphi, for the purpose of electing a Viet-President. in tin room of the late Hon. R. Cunonn. Earl PINICT presided. The nem.; bers were—For Mr. Mesa 2011—For Mr. Toone SOS—Majority Hotta was of course declared , dull , elected. Yesterday morning two of the Manchester Police officers arrived in Load= by the mail with a man of the name of Brailbsay in their custody, whose resi dence is in a place called Orford-toad, in Manchester, where he was apprehended. Heis charged with po litical' offences. .On their arrival in London they went to the Public Office, Bowwstreet, where Brad- , bury. the prisoner .. was' coieed till near two owed, jibes he .was came so the Beetwary of Suite's Office for the Home and underwent an ezainidatioa before theffiemtary of State, Sir NA- ; MANUS. Cowl!' ke l Arlsicha eothisied till about five 1 o'cloik. Ha was orsteiriteo be detained in custody.' At the close of Abe, usautiaatiOn of-the numerous prisoners oa Tuesday afternoons at the Secretary of Stare's OSA., who ate charged with political offences, Loed Smoot= and _the other. official Gentlemen as sembled on nu ociasien,detertnined on discharging' Robert Kyding end Edward Connor, the landlord of , a small inn, about 'is miles Mat of Manchester, where political meetings . used to be held, there being arr proof of these promos being leaders or tithing e principal pats in any of the. political transactions. They remained in the House of Correction on Toys day night as a matter of accommodation for their lodging, where they have been accommodated as State Prisoners. °MOON aim, from being-afflicted with the gout. of which he is meth better since his confinement in that prison. These are two of the eight men who were brought ta London by Messrs. Wit.matiss and Drose,the Log's Messengers, on the 91st day of Mardi Las t they bolos b een a pp l yb en . dal on Pridayi March SB, prisons to the reported general insurneCtion and conflagration of that town: on Sunday, March 30. Yesterday they were removed frsm the House of Correction to proceed on their re hturn to Kuithester at the expense of Goverment.— ' Some of the ushers are to be reitoved to country pci ions, for the purpose of their being kept separate, which has been the case singe their first apprebrasioa. It is mid. in a letter from Plymouth, that a ditinb boy, who was present in the room is which the late murder was committed, 'has peinied out. among a 'number of Otherrb the =arias by 'whim** fatal Wound was given. 1 - oft 0 piany-or mot mar ed triati► i lit ,divi - welt Reg: • 1 4 .ftifi Edinuo g h eisd•-tiir stiibiek . ..• • , . NAPAL 11012LLMENCS. • • FALMOUTH, APRIL 14. Arlived the Ledy.Lnuisa packet with a Mail from Mika :tad Gibraltar, in QS d ays fr ogs the latter. By this packet no intelligence has been received; Si the Swiltsnre packet which arrived yesterday brought later dates. PLYMOUTH, APRIL IR Came in the LAPwtxo cutter, from a cruise. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 16. Arrived the Elise and Vittoria transports, the Inv mer from Cork,.and the latter from Deptford. Sailed the Fyne Sisters (or Christians.—Wii i d N. Paned by yesterday y " event i g . 1 :1;; Prince Regen t , Bassos. for Li s bon.—Fi ve o ' c l oc k, The 13roaboe: bary, Ptuurea. far Madeira and Bombay, is now in sight, and will be in the Downs in . about an boar, and most likely will proceed on her voyage ar the wind is good.:—N. NSWHAVIII4, APRIL as. , The King G eorge. Dower packet, is jest arrived from Calais with Admiral Sir Hoses POPIIAM and suite. Sir Howe .proceeds immediately to Colonel PAICItes, at &admen It is expected he will shortly proceed to France egainvith Col. PAM= and Family, GRAVIIIIEND, APRIL IS. I=. lbe Catharine, less., fee Siam Ayres; Mary Jane, ter Naples; Priam of Colour& Ileteldaeea, fut bgM taw* Orpbet, ter de.ktfitsgrs, sad Kopek Veques. • i • • CUSTOIN-NOUSIRV,IPRIL id. Voss arreasa taarlira Bra de his Remedial', ; New Liberty, Pritchard. Irons 'Kea Sammiareal Cork: Prises of Orange, Ellie. kiss itiaterdeei ; Cambia, Trim, lees lob ego ; Hsalibroda Ells., Least; from Flaubert; Peranemser, Gun, and ProJent, Quidtei, bias Waterford; she, tbe Liz, from Memel. Or: wawa —The Gressisam,Wood. for Marrero ; 'Elisabeth, aid Cris, bol', for the Car Of ci• as Hope Yoder dap, Oinvelmod. for Amsterdam ; Zahn% Anderson, for Rot terdam; Apollo, Mailbag, for Gotteabargb ; Bri•woola, Strs oak. for*Ostaid ; Vigilunee, Feaster, fee Mae Koningsberg, sad Wang; Hope, Clifton.. for Eiektere sad Peiersiargi. ; .and Surrey, Oldham, toe Forts &. Chap aid William, Bombay, and Priam ot Wales's Island. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took their final leave of the Court previous to de.. parting for their respective destinations, viz Captain WILLIAM birrcuatt., of the Northumberland, for Madeira. Bengal, and Bencoolen ; and Captain C. Viritua. of the Hyddart, for Bombay direct. -Eighteen vessels hire arrived at Leith, from fo reign ports, with grain, between the 4th and 11th instant, sad the following is the quantity of grain . imparted daring the week : Fran Feeds* Ports....Wliest,l943 tauten 400 hags ; Oats, 111113 lemurs 115 laps isrfax, 1290 Ostia* 21 lugs; Beaus, 146 quieten; Peas, quieten. Duo* Cosstirisui—Wbet, 204 Amnon 111 Mai Oats, 40S quartets 349 bons; /witty, 514Igurteis • Peas and Semis, 111 quitters I .Flsar,_l4 sacks; Dees, 000 liqUi. • No ISIS than 51 vessels arrived at Grangeinouth, fronathe Ist till the Bth instant, laden with grain. . The Mary and Frances, Muss, from Madeira to Bfltimore, was driven on sittitifaid bilged early last fillgOogigt Cage Hattereamilyqfp saved, .., .- - -. A onions from Haiannak.dafed February 4, men. non. tha t the seizure made from the Caption and ;• . 'crew of the British sloop Tay s assumed a tenors as `pea. It appears the Spaniard; not only took away the rpm, bet also the iwtwd of captain koaaars, tore I down and destroyed the British colours/ and cat rigid away part of the Tay's stores. roe this , outrage no , latiatectioil bad been given it Hasannah, or the money restored; though the frigate Active had been sent from Jamaica for that purpose. • , ' These is reason to fear that the William (whaler) of Hull, went down io the ocean. near -the Barra and nitro Isles. west by sotith!from Orkney, whtn all on hoeid must have perished. By a- letter, it appears, that on Saturday night , the 22d ult. a bout half past 'elm, the William rao on board the Venerable, Bits. km of Hull, and carried away the Isowspriti and Otherwise damaged the bull of the latter, which ehlipd leer to put back to Orkney. with four feet Water in her bold. The letter, which is written by t ale Surgeon of the Venerable, has these words : ••• " Whether the William has gone down we know not, but* heard the screams of the people as long atter the strolui as we could for the noise of the sl.a, which ran mountains high at tbe . tine ; we hope the best." Mr. Mosacs. who is now President of the MOW States, war the American,Mtnister in this country, in the year JIBS, end afterwards in Frame. He served In the first American war, and lost a leg in it; but ii satipmed to be rather rat the Washing du &MVO she prelent:tempo of ,Ansericao Deamcrata. Ic his appearance tiPel• 94 VW ..isie, of manhood and of •mtarable personerdiguity.„„ ,- ,: •, ~ - . xr,eits.t..—A greet quantity Of retbarkably fine . 1 14 mackerel were 14 dii deter last week, in tended-for the Beth and in inerkiits i but arri v i!g.tpo kW for the env dem v i wbre retailed is that broitt at city at front CI, to 61 each. , ' ;a —Tuesday evening, segrreablY to the ori ginal articles, half the stake of 120 guineas to 80. was made good.' for the match between Sereggiar and and 7srorr, after a - dinner at Scroggins s ' which literally Crannied the -house. The ot 'jinni articles were altered, with the wish and consent of all par ties from the 27th of May to the 10th of Jude, wad will be the week afterAsont Heath Races. Sminamo.—A novel eshibidoo took place at the Fives-ctittrt oo Tendaf, betwoett two boys, denim. datate of prime stock, sod thersigi-ired. • They are about &tent years of age, sons 0 ! Celli lialismis nod 80/Perry. kith reffisned it with much reiolo, sins. and gave the fairest promise of reaching the summit of _fighting, should no seihiaits take place during their team Cribi and Ilium also gave some fins specimens of science. - • Hesnao.—Taesday eesmight, tbj Pslwtiist Sus e n l a r g sg a very Ilse bolt at Irma Code, he &la Ilse stilt.. and after moles Mas heritage rated dee thwassee, be gave a bAto tittitl ofaidaa• is deli maid. tad row elf Own dorm wiles beveled kinntbilk We're Kay mm% swkalg twat* aceettented Mast. Attar twe hoer* as* • ha herd maid, without terning ta sund a tir, the howls /Wino him -is lbw jaut at Mr. ball.4ww. As terevedecte the Arstasess tires the ihs — ma -1 NNW NW lbw *room ant dor tesewsity get au esprttwe it a doe s seek We; W igi t :;t oni ewestry. _and na ent*Odwastsa, Deists *sem Iblveib OAP est litomes, angel& itlabom ma , lege due may. eal eagles team sera oak lege tam ales, Calais haset•ol Wasisil l . new to she tows el Cla ns.. Very Mn...e ash posy whltikskiat Otis hawed* I use derehren; ire walerstrivd, got were tau,. --- rimiiiatkek .• • COURT OP CI-LC siscLAL jlllll 1!!1 I.lahs. The Kina "Pl :.rZeridse. Bishop V. irriusloss sr: Stevenson. • . CERT, APRIL IL • nran,Von TIM /AT. thelsolloa v, Bean Walker v. Gas Lien C a d: Hillbeno• sr. dosing. Verde's i.&own. . _ lisackvafi v. Claim Leman v. asy. . Sebes V. Cohen. Brown V. WBUSIIM Henderson V. listledele: Balm v. Rannott: *mkt V. nyeer. Moorlima v. Chriedn. Leader v. Mitchell. The King v. the Inhabi tants of Middloex. Gordon v. no. Lee v.l4l‘Arth t i r , _ . SITTINGS AT.GUILDHAI.L.....KING'S DERCK iloOt:iinu 1. Hnt.LAWIN • The Loam CIIANCELLon's attention was called td the following important case:—The Petition pr.. seined to his Lordship was froin Mr. Hookham, the father and nest friend of Maria Hookham. It stated that this young lady, who was only 18: years of age, had been induced, by the solicitations of Charles James Townshend, aged 23 years, a journeyman sil. versmith, to leave her father's house, and that he the said Townshend afterwards married her. On Oath's to the age of 21, the lady would have been ciliated to the sum of €2900, atid she was a Ward of Court. The Petitiiin prayed th it his Lordship would order the defendant, Charlesjames Townshend, to be com, witted to the Fleet Prison for this entitempt of Cour:. Anxious to investigate fiery- cireumstauce in thii transaction, the lonia CkAticamest bad the Cleegy- LIM before him who Miffed 4h - . l ‘ - icitet *taxa gaittat4 it the ClersrylVali: . yr - .PtAidliii.:ll)ad it would Is.;plitductive of in fi mite a Alt se tlitipub. lie, as wed as to ItidiVicruill,ir. esoliselgfi Yhcben" l its levied ititO Holy Orders Were at ti . ttle more pain* in staking themselves. acquainted ildt the .14 adage Act. Much gond woad thereby;" he was confidrora *result to society. In the condd c t of the lathes he found nothing Whaterar *to blame; fcir,.on the eon nary. that indiviJu'al had shewn hiniself actuated by the purest ;Mc ion to his child, and the at tention to her Interests. llii Lordship therasne felt himself bound, in justice to elrparties, ii? ceder that the defendant: Cnailei Jaines . Townshend,. be eixi mitted to the custody of the Warden of the Fleet, till some arrangement. be entered into respecting thei young lady's phiperty t The • young man was of course instantly committed. ' . I.ll.lV:Erton v. stanCenint. On coming into Caurt his Lordship observed, that he understood it Was the with of Counsel to hear his judgment in the case of Mircertin 9. Merceron..... This, perhaps, was one of the most ditlicatt cues that bad ever come before a Couh of Equity ; •and be must owo, that he firmly believed scarcely two Inert in'tbe king.linis.iiould agree about it; fair the will of the.deeeased was to obscure, that no Man crittld jig. ditialif afttidein it.. He would, howtver, give Pis decition,.. if . parties chose, with this reservation, that Ifthey saw ' cause to' firing it ;spas before him, he would cheerfully hearif: After some *consultation betweM de! Cooosai in the cases. his Lordship game . than Vbertf pi autiiosi their. ; BA, for.hg thought this wiitild he theleti *if of doing it. He saw some of "the persons ingested in the case had not been brou,,iht ' ' ffii!4l 4 tiAniu,4164.114 "tLizu turf -attua4-10 ill•-re guest ol t Counsel for leave to atread the Bill, as the-beat way of accomplishing-the final end of the question.' He really wished they would agree among themselves 'on the question. -, • . • . ~ APIIIL. 16.-. This being die first Sea l before Term . his Lordship sus occupied in , hearing motions. STARVE tt. CIimICSHANICIL Sir S. ROmILLY moved his Lordship to giant an iajunction in this case, to restrain the defendant front raking out an evcution on a power of attorney and warrant to cnniess judgment, which the plaint i had grant-d him, but fi..r which no consideration had been ever . given. The LORD CHANCELLOR undentanaing • me facts were supported by an affidavit, granted the injunctions AWE CHANCELLOR'S COURT. • His Honour this day resumed kis dittingt, and heard a number of motions... TOL WARDDY AND lIIINOII. CANOYIS 01.{?.' APL's AGAINST FANDANCI47,; r., - • Mr. Braves moved that' cert.iits loam ..Ifrb;ch had been purchased by the defend4Ot, thoWsi'lse produ , ced.. It was stated that thedefncianilipt .a pastry shop on Ludgate-hill, and had purchased these leases for a considerable premium.- The case . was brought before his Honour bya the ptaiiiiitk4 who, though contieeted with the Cathedral. Choreh 6i .S!. rata, are Parsons of thellarith of St, qiegOry,..and whose Tythes. hid by such .Purchaselsg e tipmnilletl.s e very great eaten:. in* fi)thes." uhs.nc, teal annual rent, tiblrfin#l.the:o4o!__ hring.g.'ol2llth more Sales. te , l'h*VicrcculauccOmn•-+!` 41F botio**nY 0 1 3. tstade, teen loijsretorkijilbtokspottbsosotion, w liberty to all pirtim - toapplgdleaittlf-Almy shaa see °' • . • • CP URT OF KING'S ISENCIiOAI2II.4&-' onartway,w. MIMI& •• •1 • • an action Peon A .Bill ofhitsalssage b? the - Drawer - against the • Acceptor, fur Ake : lune of 4:50g. 44. the -price of three bales of..lteliin silk, which. were geld by the plaintiff 'to tbkderadant...... The'clefencerset up 'was, that-. one of ths..isalte was contraband,, inasmuch as it was what is. called:ltalian 'Tram, Sr silk thrown in Italy, the iinpurteti6n.ofabich into tbis.country is prohibitedhy 43.Ge0. UL e..159s The evidence was this: the Plaintiff.. weak am. chant, had imported the silk in questine..aaltatian silk, which might lawfully be brought . is this come try, and it was certified.at the Cestsm•linese to that effect, he paying a duty.Gf 13a. 6J per pound upon the article. It did not, appear that the pl e i al ig was conversant with the prrcise description cf the silk, but he soI.l it to the defeadaut, ppon the certificate cif the Custom-House Otffcejs, as a comer d:ty which Might lawfully be imPurtudi.And the defendant ace , ecirdingly gave him the presetit Bill of Exchange kir the aniOunt without making 'may objection. On the part of the 4 delendatit, evidescewas adduced to sheep thot ono of the. bales in question was Tram silk, the importatioa of .ahicli was esprawly prohibited by the abb,erdblustiuued statute; ant it was contended, that unaer such circumstances the present astitie was not maintainable 1.- But Lord Estatasonoticut interposed. and said, that it would be highly dasigerons to the interests of the cOmmercial world, ii, atter an :wide of this deserip i