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21A FrillfA ISLANDS.

By Hit Excellence. Charles Cameron, Unuire, Captain-C;e.
natal and Governne in Chief in and over the said ',lands,
and of the Garrison, or hurt may be sent iodise.,
Chancellor, V ice-Admilrnd Ordinary df the saute.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, the Right Honourable William Windham, one
of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, hash notified to
me. that the Lo ds of the Committee of Privy Con ncil, tor Trade
sod Foreign Plantations, ha e recomincided the the necessary
direftions should be given by the Lonis Commissioners of the
Treasury, fig that paynmot in tire several British Is!ends in the
Wed loathes, of a bounty of ten shillings per quintal, upon
all Newfoundland, and et other British and American salted
fish, which shall be inirortid into the said Isla. ds m British
ships, from the first day o( June, one thousand eight hundred
end sta, to the first day ef Joule, one thousand eight hundred
and seven, and also fetcher payment of the bounties undermen-
tioned, on pickled Bah of the fuliowing description, viz.
L. s. d.
On shad—per barrel of thirty-two gallons . 0 1 6
On herrings per ditto . 0 ? 0
On mackerel per dittb . 0 9 0
On salmon per ditto . 0 4 0
Imported in like manner into the said Islands; I have there •
bit thought fit, by and with the advice of His Majesty's Ho-
nourable Council of these Islands, to Issue this my Proclaima.
don, decaying and making known, that the sail boenties at
and alter the rate aforesaid, will henceforth, until the said first
day of June, 1007, Ise paid and payable upon all kinds of New-
foundland, and 111 other British American salted fish, and
pickled fish of the description► before mentioned, in British
ships or vessels into the PortsofNassao. Exuma. Turks. lea lid,
St. George, and Crooked Island, within the said Bahama
Islands. under my government.
Given ender my hand and the seal of the said Islands, at
Nassau, in the Island of New Providence, this twenty.
seventh day of June. In the year of our I.ord °meths'''.
sand eight hundred and six.
GLOUCESTER, Sari.. I.

Bray, widow. was lately committed to
the county gaol at Worcester, by the Rev. Dr.
Tate. for refusing to produce sureties for keeping
that peace towards Acne Wadley, spinster, on whose
personshe had committed a gross battery, at Bet-
tow.
• Elisaiad Baylis was summarily convieed before
As MI Magistrate, of unlawfully pulling and
ter, vain, rowing in an inclosed field, in
„Alpipiehh of Bromesberrow, the property of John
lOW-Zig. and, being her second offence, of the
same description. was fined accordingly.
The following singular occurrence came oat in
evidaree, before the above Magistrate. Elizabeth
Octford, an interesting child, of nine years of age,
applied to the Overseer of Ledbory for protetlion,
willtibthat she hail been enticed from her widowed
vaolier, at Boahill. near Minchiahampton, by some
Gypsies, who had much ill-treated bet. The Over-
seer. with commendable humanity, rescued her from
the hand. of these unprincipled vagrants, who were
,mst in custody of the Police-officers, till the matter
" druid be inve.tigated. Dr. Fate. on hearing the
.1004ies, had the pleasure of sending the child to her
aurdied friends, and took legal means to prevent
a reentrance of the mischief.
ommisesemmes
At the late Donegal Assizes, the following Ad-
dress was voted to die Marquis of Abercorn ; and
the High Sheriff, the Foreman and Mr. Olphert.
were appointed to wait upon his Lordship to pre-
sent it :
" To the Most Nob'e John Jame. Marquis of Abercom.
" We, the High Sheriff, Foremen, sad Grand Joey of the
County of Donegal, assembled at Summer A.eises, Isc6, de-
nte to ee,-rees nor ammo ant grateful thanks to your Lord-
ship for the very aide 1111.1 pall. wining manner In which you
hrought forward and supposed, Omagh the two last Sesions
of Parliament, the Petelsons agasmt Mr. Junto Fort, from
this and another county on the North-West t ircuit.
Whilst we Liment that the late decision of the House of Louts
most, for • time, withhold that redress which we bad hoped to
obtain, on the fiat •ppeal hem this Country to the Impend
Legislature for ju.tice. we went congratulate ourselves, and
the !Atha., on having a Nobleman of such firm mind and Ms-
tinguislied talent., ever ready and willing to support the cause
of Justice, and vindicate the injured rights of Juries. F.ir
self and Fellows, " JAMES STEWART, Foreman."
To which the Marquis was pleased to return the
following answer:
" Toth, High Sheriff, Truman, and Grand Jury of the
County of Donegal.
a Gentlemen, I sincerely thank you for this very handsome
and flattering test:many of our regard and goad opinion. I
trust I need cot assure you, that though my power is so inade-
quate, my wish to be of service to lorland,and assert the rights
and sndeye deters of Irishmen, is as strong a, ever. it i, eer.
Unity a melancholy outside-rains, that in these free and happy
mutinies there should be any inseam:, where the raiment-sr of
Janice has been sacrificed to the forms, and where the admi-
rable constantional theory of the protection and guardianship
of our Parliament has been counteracted by almost inaurmout.t.
able Ontruction in the practice.
" Had the cause the Magistrates, Jurors, and Gentlemen
of Ireland bees allowed • hearing, there is no doubt that it
would haw* obtained ample justice from the First Tribunal of
Justice to the World , If, however. we have to lament that the
hearing was preventrel, we at least may venture to indulge a
hope, that though a solemn decision has been evaded, a salu-
tary warning may have been received. I have the honour to
be, Gentleman, soar very faithful and ob,lient Servant,
•• Baron's Court, Aug. IS, 1606. ABERCORN,"
At the adjournment of the Quarter Sessions for
the City of Dublin, ..on Thursday last, Jeerer
Flog, now* Coltman, Cleric: APICiacA, jeers
yews., and Pierce Maloneourneymen carpen.
tern, in the employ of Mr. Morrison, were indict-
ed far a `cominnatietit. The Prisoners were ap-
prehended sifting is Council, at the house of one
Dean, a publican in that city, legislating fur the
Community, as they termed their body of journeymen
carpenters. Several books and papers, which they
had before them, were also seized at the same time.
On one of the Prisoners was found a pocket-book,
in which were receipts for money paid to Dunn, the
landlord of the house, who it appeared was area.
`ma le the Commenny ; also tickets of admission
wide &view of the carpenter's trade, for those who
slight join their combination ; an accouat of mime
usenet subscribed for different purposes; a paper of
which description he found under the hand of Cole-
man. one of the Prisoners. as he sat with pen and
ink Wore him. There was also found where he
sat a printed book of 30 resolutions, or more, the
code of laws for combination, to which was annexed
two horrid affidavits, which were to be taken by
every person joining their Conennaity--aaths which
west to bind any deluded person, not only to
adhere to those infamous and illegal resolutions,
but to any others that the Committee of the Com-
mand, might think Et to frame.
The It ac is an se sentenced Jew F4lll att.! Thwass
Carnall, to twelve mantis imprisonment, to be fined
2U marts each, to give two securities in gSI. each,
and their own of 304 for their fevers good beha-
viour ; and Castries illiesch, Jousts Joansea, and
Parer Malone, to six mouths imprisonment, with
she saute fine, and find such security as the others.
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