The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-12 00:00:00

ALIEN BILL.

That the Public may judge, and Aliens may know
how far the Alien Bill has been violated in the case•
of General Gourgaud, we subjoin an extract from
that Bill, which contains all the provisions relative
to the right of 'moving Aliens:—

Be it enacted, that when and so often as any Alien who may
be within the realm, or who may arrive therein. shall Necker to
*Fart when ordered by Proclamation, or by Order in Council,
it shall be lawful for any of his Majesty's Principal SeCreurriei
of State, or for any Justice of the Peace, or for tiny Mayor or
Chief M'agistrate of any City or Place, to cause every such
Alien to be arrested. and to be committA to the eimmon Gaol
of the County or Place where he or she shall be so arrested,
there to remain, without bail or mainprize, until he or she shall
be taken in charge for the purpose of being sent out of the realm.
That it shall be lawful for any of his Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State, &c. in any case in which he or they shall
apprehend, that any Alien will not pay immediate nbdi. • ce to
any such Proclamation or Order as aforesaid, or in any ease
where any Alien shall have been arrested or committed for re-
fusal or neglect to obey any such Order, or shall have been con.
victed o• such refusal or neglect. &c. to give such Alien in
charge to one of his Majesty's Messengers, or to any other per-
son or persons to whom he shall think proper to direct such war-
rant, in order to his or her being con Meted out of the kingdom,
and such Alien shall be se conveyed accordingly ; provided 41-
ways, that when such Alien, not huving been eomoicted as afore-
said, shalt allege any (watt for not complying with such procla-
mation or Order, oe any reason why etch proclamation or order
should not be enforced. or why farther time should be allowed
?sins for corny:ming therewith, it shall be lawful for the Lords of
his Majesty's Privy Council in Great Britain and Ireland tojudge
of the sufficiency of such excuse or reaaon.and to allow or disallow
the swine, either absolutely, or on such conditions as they shall
think fit; and when such Alien shall be in custody under such
warrant of any of his Majesty's Secretaries of State as afore-
said, the messcni;er or other person in whose custody he shall be,
forthwith, upon us being signified to him that such excuse or rea-
sal is alleged by such Alien, shall make known the e •me to the
a ad Secretary of State, who, upon receiving such not s Alum or
in any case in which he shall be informed that any such excuse or
reason is alleged by. or on behalf of any Alien, under Proclama-
tion or Order to quit the realm, shall forthwith stipend the ex- ,
ecution of such Proclamation or Order, until the matter can be
determined by the Lords of his Majesty's Privy Council; and
such Alien, if in custody under any such warrant. shall remain in
such custody until the said Lords shall have signified their de-
termination thereon, unless in the mean e the said Secretary
shall consent to. or the said Lords shall make Order fur the re-
lease of such Alien, either with or without security.
Thus it appears that an Alien, on alleging. any
asevse or reason, even to the ()sheer executing the
warrant, for non-compliance with the Order, has a
r:,;ht to have such excuse or reason taken into consi-
t!..i...ion by the Privy Council, without making a
artpul to them. That there is not one ward
the ri• Act relative to tho seizure of-papers and
at 4.. r one word authorising close c 0.% fume's!