The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-13 00:00:00

NEW LAWS.

Amongst the recent sots pull& d by the Queen's
printer the following ere worthy of notice
NEWSPAPERS IN THE CHANNEL 19unDs.—Ilitherto
newspapers from these islands and the Isle of Men have been
allows„ to circulate pat-free. By the new ant the Pine
master-Geceral may from time to time charge any news-
papers printed or published in any, of the islands of Gunn-
gel, loamy, Alderney, Berk, and Alen, and sent by, the post
between any of each elands and C.sat Britain or Ireland,
with each rates or duties of postage as he shall think flt, but
not eaceeding the rates or ditties to which each newspapers
would be HAAS, if they were letters sent by the post.
DIPLOMATIC 'ILLATIONS WITH ROME.—The set of
parlisment (11 and 12 Vic., ap 108) entitled "An act for
enabling her Majesty to establish and maintain diplomatic
relations with the sovereign of the Romeo ,tales " cache=
only three short Maness. By this eta ate her Majesty is em-
powered to establish diplomatic relations with the sovereign
of the Somas sums. No person is to be tottered as an am-
bassador. Lc , from the court of Ikea who shall be in holy
orders' &a, and nothing in this set is to afflict nay lawn now
in fora for upholding the woremaoy of the crown. The act
became operative when it eeawd the royal anent on the
Ste inst.

&erg TaAD!.—Two acts, cap.llB and aap.l2B,are
severally for carrying out the abolition of the slave trade. By the
first it is agreed that slavery, i. tr., the bath: carried oa in
negroes brought from Africa, is abolished by Great Britain
and the republic of the Equator ; by the second slavery is
gnashed by the Imams of Muscat.
ALTERATIONS IN THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS
or Exeunt —By this set, cap. 121, it is required that every
dealer or retailer in spiri:s shall make an entry in writing of
every builaing, room, or plea intended fur keeping of
spirits. The flied casks need by dealas or retailers shall
have the contents painted, cut, or branded upon them under
the penalty of 601. They are required to mark the true
vrefigth and quantity of compounded spirits on the casks,
and Me true content mast be cut, branded, or painted en
movable casks, under pain of forfeiture. The penalty on
every retailer not licensed as a dealer c•ncling out spirits :o a
rectifier, or on any dealer not tics need as • retailer
selling less than two gallons, is fixed at 601.
No rot 41.1 can be concerned in any distillery within two
miles of his praline., arta no person can le Hawed as a m-
inder in any place having a priva-e communication with a
distill- ry, Every dealer and retailer must provide a book
for finalise the particulars of spirits received and sent rut by
him. All spirits sold by dealers must be accompanied by a
certificate, and 60 also by retailers when the (inanity erwide
one gallon. No deeler or retailer eau receive any spirit. with-
out permit or certificate, which must be cancelled on receipt.
Persons licensed as dealers 6,4 rectifiers of spirits on the
same or adjoining premises must be surveyed as rectifiers ;
and no spirits can be purchased except from licensed traders.
Persons removing spirits in any quantity exceeding one
ga.lun in any part of the United Kingdom, and refusing to
produce a root er permit or oartifieste, may be nen eta d, con-
victed, and on non payment of the penalty imprisoned fur
not more than six or lees than three calendar months, sad
the penalties and forfeitures are recoverable under the laws
of Excise, toe of of Buie having no interest in them.