The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-26 00:00:00

FOUR PFR CENT. ACTS.

The following is an official copy of the Resolutions moved
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Their vast import-
ance to so groat a number of individuals throughout the
country induces ua to make room for them :

RESOLUTIONS.
" 1. That all and every person and permits, bodies politic and
corporate, who, on bvbzif of themselves, or in trust thr others, now
is or are, or hereafter may be. interested in or entitled unto, any
part of the national debt, redeemable by law, which now carries
an interest after the rate of 41. perceutum per annum, and is usually
known by the name of " four per cent. annuities," the dividends of
which are iwiyable at the Banl• of England on the Nth day of April
and 10th day of October. ir. each year, and who shall not signify his,
her, or their assent to accept 31. Ills. per eentum annuities, upon
the terms and in the manner hereinafter mentioned, shill, on the
Ifith day of October. 1024, receive the sum of 331. Ns. Bd. per ten-
tum for every 1001. of such four pounds per centum annuities
which may he then standing in hit, her, or their name or names,
and one-this 1 part of the capital of such annuities shall, from the
said Illth day of October, 1N24, be considered as cancelled and paid
of. and no interest shall from henceforth accrue or become payable
,thereon.

" 2. That providon should be made by this House for paying off
such proprietor or proprietors of the said four pounds per centum
annuities as shall not signify his, her, or their assent to accept and
receive a share in 31.105. per cent. annuities in lieu thereof.
" 3. That all and every person or persons, bodies politic or cor-
porate, who shall hold or be possessed of any such four pounds per
cerium' annuities, and who shall, on or before the 6th day of April,
11124, signify, in the manner hereinafter directed, his, her, or their
assent to accept and receiee3l. les. per cent. annuities in lieu of his,
her, or their respective share or shares in the said four pounds
per cent annuities, shall for every 1001. of such 41. per cent
annuities receive 1001. Capital stock in a new stock to be
created, of 31. 19s. per cent. annuities, the dividends or interest of
which shall be paid and payable at the Bank of England on the bth
day of April and 10th day of October in each and every year, and
the first payment of which shall be made on the sth day of April,
1112.5; and the said annuities shall be subject and liablito redeems.
tion, upon and at any time after the 10th day of October, 1829.
" 4. That all and every person or persons, bodies' politic or cor-
porate, possessed of any part of the said four pounds per cent. an-
guides. and who shall desire to signify his, her, or their assent to
receive 31. 10s. per cent. annuities in lieu thereof, shall, on or before I
the said 4th of April, 11124, but within the usual hours of transact-
ing business at the Bank of England. by themselves, or some agent
or agents for that purpose duly authorised, shmify to the Governor
and Company of the Bank of England melt asaent,in writing, under
his, her, or their hand or hands, or the hand or hands of his, her, or
their agent or agents, together with the amount of his, her, or their
respecure share or shares in the said four pounds per cent. ennui-
tien, and which said assent shall be entered in a book or books I
to be opened and kept by the said Governor and Company for that
purpose ; and in case of any transfer of such share or shares of I
such annuities, or any part or pans thereof, after such assent, the
part or parts of such annuities so transferred shall be entered in the
said book or books of the said Goverror and Company separately
from the said four pounds per cent. annuities, in respect of which
no such assent shall be signified, and every person or persons so
assenting, or his, her, or their assigns, or the executors or admi-
nistrators of such amens under any such transfer, shall, from the
111th day of Oct. Ind, be entitled to 10,11. of such 31. 10%. percent.
annuities, in lieu of every 1001. of their said 4 percent. c capital stock:-
provided always, that if any perm') or persons holding any such
fear pounds per cent. annuities shall rot be within the Unfits of the
United Kingdom at any time betwen the 24th day of February.
1824, and the 6th day of April, 1823. but shall be in any other part
of Europe, it shall be lawful for such person or persons to signify
such assent at any time before the lit day of June, 1824 ; and at
any such person or person shall not at any time between the 24th
day of February and the Ist day of June, 1024, be within any part
of Burope, it shall be lawful for him, her, or them to signify such
assent at any time before the Ist day of 31areh„ 18.25, such person
or persons proving us the satisfaction of the Governor or Deputy
Governor of the Bank of England, his, her, or their absence from
the United Kingdom, or out of Europe, as above specified, and
that his, her, or their share or shares of such four pounds per cent.
annuities stood in his, her, or their name or names respectively, or
in the name or names of any one or more trustee or trustees, on his,
her, or their behalf, in the books of the Governor and Company of
the Bank of England on the 24th day of February, 1824 :--pro-
Tided also, that such person or persona so absent nom the United
kingdom. or nut of Europe, shall signify andh h t, her, or
their assent within ten days after his. her, or their return to the
United Kingdom.
" b. That the interest and dividends payable in respect to the
said 31. 10s. per cent. annuities, shall be charged and chare,eahle
upon, and abet be issued and paid nut of the consolidated fund of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the same
manner as the interest and dividends of the said four pounds per
emit annuities now stand charged on the said fund.
" 6. That all and every person and persons, bodies politic and
corporate, and their successors, executors, administrators, and as-
signs. wheron the 10th day of October, 1824, shall be possessed of,
OT entitled to, any of the said filar pounds per cent. annuities, and
in respect of which an assent shall not have been signified w ithin
the periods, and in the manner hereinbefore expressed, to accept
and take 31. 10s. per cent. annuities in lieu thereof, shall be, and
they are hereby declared liable to be paid, the remaining two-third
parts of their said capital stock, at such time or times, and either
In one sum, or in such proportion or proportions as may be ap-
t painted by the Commissionen of the Treasury, provided that six
months' notice of the intention to make any such payment or pay-
ments be published in the Loudon Gesette, and also affixed upon
the Royal Exchsnge of London, and provided also that not less
than one-tenth part of the remaining capital stock should be paid
offal any one time.
" 7. That every proprietor or proprietors of the four pounds per
cent. annuities aforesaid, shall receive the dividends of the said an-
nuities due thereon, on the 10th day of October, 1824.
" & That it shall be lawful for the Accnuntant-General of the
Cnurt of Chancery, and also for the Accountant-General of the
Court of Eschequer, respectively, at any time before the said 6th
day of April, 1824, to signify to the Governor and Company of
'the Bank of England, on behalf of any suitor or suitors, or others
interested in any such four pounds per cent. annuities, standing in
the name of such A ccountante-Generel respectively, their went to
accept and receive shares in the mid 31. 10e. per cent. annuities, in
lieu of all such four pounds per cent. annuities, standing in their
names respectively ; and the said Accountants-General of the said
' Courts of Chancery and Exchequer, respectively, shall be fully
indemnified against all action*, suits, and proceedings, for or in
respect of any action, matter, or thing, done by them respectively
In pursuance thereof.
is 2. That all executors, administrators, guardians, and trustees
of or for any person or persons, anti all committees of the estates
of idiots and lunatics, who as such shall have the control over any
share or shares of the said four pounds per cent. annuities, stand-
ing either in theirown name or names, or in the name or names of
any testator or in estate, or of any infant or infants, or idiots or
lunatics, or other person or persons, may signify such assent as
aforesaid, and if either of any two or more of such executors, ad.
miaistrators, guardians, trustees, and committees shall reside out
of the United Kingdom the period within which such assent may
be signified, shall be regulated by the residence of the most distant
of such executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and nom.
miner', in each case ; and all executors, administrators, guardians,
trustees, and committees. signifying such assent, shall be severally
and respectively indemnified in respect thereof.
" 10. That all and every person and persons, bodies politic and
corporate, who on behalf of themselves, or in trust for others, now
is or are, or hereafter may be, interested in, Or entitled unto any
part of the national debt, redeemable by law, which now carries an
intersect after the rate of tour per cent. per annum, usually known 1
by the name of " four per cent. annuities and government deben- 1
tures," the dividends of which are payable at the Bank of Ireland
on the sth day of January, and the sth day of July, in each year;
and who shall not signify his, her, or their anent to accept 31. 10s.
per cent. annuities upon the terms and in the manner herein after
mentioned, shall o:i the Lth day of January, 1825, receive the sum '
of MI. lit.. hi 1. per cent. fir every 1001. of such 41. per cent. an.
:mines which may be then standing in his, her, or their name or
names, and one third part of the capital of such annuities and de-
bentures shall, from the said sth day of January, 1825, be consi-
dered as cancelled and paid off; and no interest shall from thence-
forth scenic or become payable thereon.
" 11. That provision should he made by this House for paying
off such proprietor or proprietors of the said four pounds per cent. ,
annuities or debentures, as shall not signify his, her, or their assent 1
to accept and receive a share in 31. Uk. per cent. annuities, in lieu
thereof.
n 12. That all and every person and persons, bodies politic or
corporate, who shall hold or be possessed of any such four pounds
per cent. annuities or debentures, and who shall, on or before the
fith day of April, 1824, signify, in the manner hereinafter directed,
his, her, or their assent to accept and receive 31. 10s. per cent. an-
!miles, in lieu of his, her, or their respective share or shares in the
said 41. per cent. annuities, or in lieu of the debenture or deben-
tures holden by him, her, or them, shall, for every 1001. of such Sur
per cent. annuities or debentures, receive 1001. espiesl stock, i 9
new stock to be created, of 31. 19s. per cent. annuities, the divi-
dentin or interest of which shall be paid and payable at the Bank
of Ireland, on the 11th day of January, and the sth day of July
in each year, and the first payment of which shall be made on the
sth day of July, 11125; and the said annuities shall he subject and
iable to redemption, upon and at any time alter the sth day of
IJan. Iti Sri.
" 13. That all and every person anti persons, bodies' politic and
corporate, possessed of any part of the said four pounds per centum
annuities, or of any such four pounds percent. tlelsenturee, and who
shall desire to signify his, her, or their assent to receive 31. 101. per
centum annuities in lieu thereof, shall, on in before the said huh day
of April, 18'24 (but within the usual hours of trnnsaeting business
at the Bank of Ireland), by themselves, or some agent or
agents for that purpose duly authorised, signify to the 69.
I tremor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, such assent, in
writing, under his, her, or their hand or bands, or the hand or
hands of his, her, or their agent or agents, together with the
amount of his, her, or their respective share or shares in the
said four pounds per cent. annuities, or the amount of his,
her, or their respective debentures, as the case may be, and
which said assent shall be entered in a book or books to be opened
and kept by time said Governor and Company for that purpose,

and in case of any transfer of rails share or shares of Such an-
noitiea, or any part err parts thereof, or of any such debentures
after such assent, the part or parts of such annuities, or the deben-
ture or debentures so trantferred, shall be entered in the said hook
or books of the asid Govdrnor and Uompany, separately, from the
said four pounds per cent. annuities or debentures, in respect
of which no such assent shall be signified, and every persons
OT persons so assenting, or his, her, or their assigns, or the execu-
tors or admit:rainier' of such assigns, under an such transfer,
shall. from the sth day Of January. 1825, be entitled to 1001. of
such 31. 10s. per cent. annuities in lieu of every 1601. of their said
four per cent. capital stock or debentures;—Provided always, that
it' any person or persons holding or possessing any such foe:
pounds per cent. annuities or eebentures, shall not be within the
limits of the United Kingdou: at any time between the 24th day of
February, 1924, and the 6th day of' April 1824, but shall be in any
other part of Europe, ft'shall he lawful for such person or peremis
torignify such assent at any time before the Ist day of June 1824 ;
and if any such pereon or persons shall not at any time beim:ea
the 24th day of February 11144 and the lit day of June, 1824, be
within any part of 'lump!, it shall be lairtlitfor him, her, or thee,
to signify such assent at any time before the let day of
1825, such person or persons proving, to the satisfaction of the tra-
vernor and Directors of the Bank of Ireland, or any two or more
of them, his, or their absence from the United Kingdom, or nut
of Europe, as abo.'e specified, anti that his, her, or their share or
shares of such four pounds per cent. annuities, stood in his, her,
or their name or names respectively, or In the name or names of
any one or more trustee or trustees on his, her, or their behalf, in
the books of the Governor and Cmnpany of the Bank of Ireland,
on the 24th day of February 1824, or tied such person or persons
was or were the holder or holders of ruch debenture or debentures,
on the said 24th day of February, 1824 :—Provided also, that such
person or persons en absent from the United Kingdom, or out of
• I•irope, shall signify such, his, her. or their assent within ten days
after his, her, or their return to the United Kingdom.
" 14. That the interest and dividends payable m respect of the said
31. 10a per cent. a:wittiest, shall be charged and chargeable upon,
and shall be issued and paid out of the consolidated fund of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the same manner
as the interest and dividends of the said four pounds per cent an-
nular% or debentures now steed charged on the laid fund.
" I& That all and every person and persons, bodice politic and
corporate, and their successors, executors, admeistrators, and as-
signs, who, on the sth of January, 1825, shall be possessed of, or
entitled to, any of the said four pounds per cent. annuities or de-
bentures, and in respect of which an awient shall not have been
signified within the periods and in the manner hereinbefore ex-
pressed,
to accept and take N. Ilk per cent. annuities in lieu
thereof, shall be, and they are hereby declared liable to be paid
the remaining two third parts of their said capital stock or deben-
tures, at such time or times, and either in one sum, or in such
proportion uF proportions as may be appointed by, the Commis-
sioners of the Treasury, provider!
that six months notice of the
intention to make any such payment or payments be published in
the Doblis Gazelle, and also affixed upon the Royal Exchange of
Dublin ; and provided also. dull not less than one-tenth part of the
remaining capital stock or deb.:tures shall be paid off at any one
time.
" 16. That every proprietor of proprietors of the four pounds per
centum annuities or debentures aforesaid shall receive the dividends
lon die said annuities, and the interest un such debentures due thereon,
on the sth day of January, 1825.
1 " 17. That it shall be lawfnl foe the Accountant-General of the
Court of Chancery, and also for the Accountant-General of the
Court of Exchequer in Ireland, respectively, at any time before the •
said 6th day of April, 1824 to signify to the Governor and Emi-
-1 pany of the Bank of Ireland, on behalf of any suitor or suitors, or
others interested in any such 41. per cent. annuities or debentures
standing in the names of such Accountants-General respectively,
their assent to accept and receive shares in the said 31. IW. per cent.
annuities, in lieu of all such 41. per cent annuities or debentures
standing in their names respectively ; and the said Accountants-
General of the said ('nuns of Chancery and Exchequer respectively
shall be fully indemnified against all actions, suits, or proceedings,
for or in respect of any action, matter, or thing done by them respec-
tively in pursuance thereof.
" 10. That all executors, administrator, guardians, and trus-
tees, of or for any person or persons, and all committees of the
estates of idiots and lunatics, who, as such, shall have the control
over any share or shares of the said four pounds per cent annuities
or debentures, standing either in then own mime or names, or in
the name or names of any testator or intestate, or of any infant or
infants, or idiot or lunatic, or other person or persons, may signify
such assent as aforesaid ; and if either of any two or more of such
executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and committees,
shall reside out of the United Kingdom, the period within which
such went may be signified shall be regulated by the residence of
the most distant of such executors, administrators, guardians, trus-
tees, and committees in each ease t and all axemitora, adminis-
trators, guardians, trustees, and mitunittees, signifying such
asseat,.shall be secondly and respectively indemnified in respect
thereof."
It is further ordered, that 31r. Speaker do forthwith give notice,
that the four pounds per cent annuities, payable at the Bank of
England, which were created by several arts of the reign of his late
Majesty, shall be redeemed and paid al

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, .WZDJUDAT, Frs.2s.

CLARITY, EXECUTOR OE lIARNABY, C. 11.111INOX.
The Cortstox SERGEANT. With whom idle Mr. CHITTY,
stated, that this was an action by the senator et s perm named
Hamby, deceased, who was hustler le•the Old Ibis Inn, on the
Uxbridge-road, to recover froth the deamdunt a stem of 400 L odd,
bring Ore residue of 5401. alleged to have been lent by the deceased
to the defendant, a gentleman living in Independent circumstances
at a place called Aldenhain Grove, in or about the year 1814 or
1815. The evidence of such money having been lent was chiefly
circumstantial, depending upon certain admissions of the defend-
ant,
which would be proved, relative to his having paid oft'
1001. of the 1011. and his paying to the deceased, during successive
years of his life, several annual payments of M. as interest of 4001.
the sum now sought to be recovered. Another strong circumstance
was, the defendant's asking Mr. Clarke. the plaintiff, whether he
had any doubt of the deceased's hand-writing, for that he had a re-
ceipt of his for certain payments, reducing the balance to 1281.
and the defendant's afterwards going to another witness, requesting
to know if the deceased could read or write, and, bring answered in
the negative, the defendant expressed much surprise. Another ad-
mission of the defendant in 1816 was, that so much interest was
due on the 4it01., but that he could not then pay it. The defendant,
in answer to this action, denied that these several alleged payments
of interest were other than money lent by him to the deceased, and
that in fact, no such loan was ever made by the deceased to him the'
defendant.

Evidence having been given forthe plaintiff,
Mr. SCARLETT, for the defendant, took objection under the
statute of limitations, that the admissions of the defendant, with
exception of 1.291. were not proved within six years of action
brought.
The Lonn Cute., JUSTICE directed the Jury to find for the
plaintiff to the amount aihnittnl within six years.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 1291. lits. and costa.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, WEDNESDAY, Fes. 25.

I Adjourned Sittings after 'Mary Term, o• Guildhall, is Loudon,
before the 1..0 RD(' II lEF JUSTICE and Special Jaries.l

RI:MARMON v. HELLISH.
Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN (with whom was Mr. Ilove) stated,
that he was under the necessity of making an appeal on behalf of
the plaintiff, for a breach of agreement on the part of the defend-
ant ; an agreement which he was bound in law, in honour, and in
justice, to fulfil ; and he (thc Learned Sergeant) had no doubt that
the Jury would give the plaintiff adequate compensation in da-
mages. The plaintiff is a Captain in the service of the East India
Company ; the defendant is a ship-owner. The Jury were aware
that it was usual to charter ships to the service of the East India
Company for a certain number of specific voyages. The plaintiff;
Captain Richardson, in January 1819, was Captain of the Minerva,
and a gentleman named Mills was Captain of the Marquis of Ely.
The defendant purchased the M inerva, of which the plaintiff' was
Captain; but the defendant, wishing to serve Captain Mills, pre-
vailed on the plaintiff to make an exchange with him in the coin-
! mend of their respective vessels. This was done with the consent
of the East India Company, but the agreement stipulated, that, in
the event of Captain Mills dying, the plaintiff should be restored
to the command of the Minerva, which was a vessel of nearly 1,000
tons, and had two voyages to go according to the charter, while the
Marquis of Ely's charter was expired. Captain Mille died, and
the plaintiff' expected the fulfilment of the agreement, but the
defendant refused to fulfil it. The profit on the two voyages might
be estimated, at the lowest, at 6,0001. each. He should shortly
prove the case in evidence.
Evidence was given to prove the agreement between the parties
and that the profits of a voyage to thc East Indies in stir h a ship as
the Minerva, might be fairly estimated at 8,0081. or 7,0891.
Mr. Sergeant FELL addressed the Jury tie the defendant. His
Learned Friend had used very harsh language towards Mr. Mel-
lish ; he (Mr. Sergeant Vaughan) had assumed, that the defence
set up against this action was not consistent either with justice,
equity, or honour. Ile (Mr. Sergeant Pell) thought these very
severe observations were not merited. Ile then proceeded to ob-
serve, that this was a question partly of law and partly of fact ;
that of law would pmbably not be determined here. Here was a
charge against Mr. Itlellish, that he had not acted like a gentle-
man and an honest man, and be (Mr. Sergeant Pcll) hail, in the
outset of the case, given his Learned Friend every paper in his pos•
session. The Learned Gentleman then applied himself to the facts
of the case, and resd letters from the plaintiff, to shew that the
agreement had been given up by the plaintiff, for purposes bene-
ficial to him.
The CHIEF JUSTICE said that the question lay in a small com-
The Jury retired for about three-quarters of an hour, and returned
a verdict for the plaintiff—Hatuages • ,50U1.

During the trials at the Dublin Commission, on Friday,
a gentleman in Court, whilst standing beside the Sheriffs'
box, was deprived of a phi watch, chain, and Heals.
PEACE INGLIS AND NED TUR4ES.—.4 correspondent
writes as follows :—" Last evening there was a strong muster of
the Fancy ,as well as sporting gentlemen, at Mr. Thomas Dcicher's,
the Castle-tavern, llolborn, when, atter a little cholling, the sum of
501. was made good towards 1001. a-side, between P. Inglis and Ned
Turner ; the next WI. to be made good on the fah of April ; the!
battle to take place on the 20th, when it is to be hoped the friends
and patrons of the iing will assume their wonted zeal in promoting
and patronizing real gameness and talent, as no doubt both will h.
displayed in the highest perfection by both the above-mentioncil
pugilists.—Feb. 23, 1LP21."