The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-10 00:00:00

OPERATION OF THE ALIEN ACt

Yesterday Captain PETER BLACK, of the Loll
Melville steam-packet, appeared before It•
CI*AMBERS, and R. HEDdER, ENT'S., at Union'
hall office, on an information under the 56th .°
Geo. 111., cap. 86, charging him with having,
landed in the port of London, an alien nano;
Jean TIM& Districh, a native of Switzerlaol".
without having specified the same in the shiP's
declaration, submitted on arrival into port to
the Inspector of Aliens.

Mr. Capper, principal officer in the Alien-Department, al?'
peared upon the part of Government, and proceeded to read the
e
section of the act above-mentioned, which specified, that
masters or proprietors of vessels shall, on their arrival in
country, declare in writing to the Inspector of Aliens, "(hell
there is or are any alien or aliens on board ; and shall, in the
said declaration, specify the names and descriptions of the sail
alien or aliens, &c. The penalty annexed to an infringerni,
of this section of the act was, Mr. Capper stated, 101. fcr ea
alien found on board without the foregoing specificatior. Jar''
then called
st
Captain Walsh, of his Majesty's brig the Flamer, ll'A; ngile
Gravesend, who is the inspector of aliens at that station. the
(witness) produced the Lord Melville's declaration, dated
27th of June, 1822, and duly enumerating the names of weft
British subjects landed from the Lord Melville in the partial
Loudon ; and in the same declaration, on the reverse side, tla`
the head of Aliens, was written " None."
The defendant here pleaded Not Guilty to the information.
Mr. Capper then called Jean Ulrick Distrivh, who stated thkc
at
he was a native of Switzerland, and that on the 27th of June he
came over a passenger onboard the Lord Melville steam-packet
and was landed from her in the port of London. Witness seta
that his name had not been demanded on board the vessel, an
wog that during the time the packet was getting under way he
in the cabin writing letters. Witnesi did not recollect u'
Captain's person ; paid 325. for his passage, and received the
check, which he returned on landing in England. in-
Mr. Capper said this was his case, and observed that the
formation would not have been exhibited if the case just sta'c-e
was a solitary instance of the violation of the Act, but thei.°
had teen on board at the very time a lady and gentleman,
foreigners, whose names were not inserted in the declaratioc
and whom he should have brought forward if they had not be a
obliged to return to the Continent immediatel'after their era
rival. The instructions from the Secretary of State to press ih
conviction against the defendant were peremptory.of the
The defendant said, he had no knowledge whatever the
alien Jean Ulrick Districh, whom he did not see on board
Lord Melville, and who might have been overlooked during t 0,141
time the declaration was in the course of being filled, as hes,",",s
not appear amongst the Other paSsengers on deck, where it AA,
usual for passengers to assemble on such occasions. Therop
fendant added, that he had been 13 or 14 voyages from 1.47/
to Calais.
Mr. Jolliffe, on of the proprietors of the Lord
stated, that the defendant had uniformly conducted hirneuep
with the greatest propriety while in their service, and had,
to the time of complaint, punctually attended to the statute.
The omission was, it appeared evident, a mere'act of insdyer
tency, and as such, ought not to be severely inquired into.
Mr. Capper persevered in his course. 44 lost
The Magistrates observed, that the omission, to say
of it, was an instance of gross negligence, and that the ID :le to
the Act was enforced, the more advantageous it would
,Pr°_, the
masters and proprietors of steam-packets. They conviete.
defendant in the penalty of 107. and 10s. costs.
eat and Mr. JolliffNspd that the proprietors were put to fr- .0.00
unnecessary inconvenience, by being obliged to land torel°,l of
eGh7aessseenngde,rassfrthomeyttihnaedeexaitmainpaotiionnt taotwthaiatt forsta stating.
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was danger also attending the practice. He had Icirn„s''',/i's
curred some in conveying an alien servant of Lord Cuti—in,
from the 'vessel to the shore in conformity with the act flow
spection. He suggested that an alien officer should bie,ouse
pointed to remain on board each packet, or a Custom.uy,
officer sent on board from Gravesend to prevent the as;c-
The proprietors of the Lord Melville would, however', on
quaint aliens at Paris, Frankfort, and all the great town its,
the Continent, that they would in future be landed at Lir
. end, and not in London.

.The Earl of SHANNON yesterday arrive,.At
. A 0
Castlemartyr, and we hope his Lordship
2vnise
soon be followed by those other Noblemen, v""."
expected return we announced. It is gratifril;
to see the exertions made by some of our N°l3o
Proprietors to put the population of their estii,ii`i,
into activity. Lord CAIiDURY is setting a land'', of
example in the western district. Upon the Ear' r
SHANNON'S three estates in the same quoit's,:
great efforts, have been made to supply,emPl;i;
meta, beside the liberal-contributions made „ •
Lordship----at Bandon an entire new street is 11";e$
building—at Clonakilty the Linen manufacita,be
has been progressively 'increasing through 01',;bst
recent difficulties (nearly trebled. within the
e-(.1
two years,) and the manufacturers have conti6u.o
independent while the rest of the liopultiv
there is in a State of deplorable want and Pry 1l
tion. A second•large addition to the Liner"
iaP
is now building by his Lordship, and a P-be
Market House and Shambles will speedillo
erected.--(cork Mercantile Chronicle, Jul.% dfibis
COYENTRTy JULY B.:—.The Corporation'o tri,
City have very handsomely and liberally Cltbe
buted 50/. towards the funds for the relief "1„ A
'distressed Irish. Yesterday, in the afternclin
sermon suitable to the occasion was preachetiolf
the church of the Holy Trinity, and a• ceile`;ers
was made of 65/. 4s. ld. Nearly 500 wea.ur,
went in procession to this Church, for the rity.
pose ..of contributing their mites to the char
(Coventry Mercury.) -

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.11TIVCRIE.D. . (ICI
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' Yesterday, at St: Jarnti's Church, Henry LindesaY I3e f the
7 Krligilit: SI
Esq.,
of Kilconquhar, in the _County of -Fife
First Class of the Persian Order of the Lion and Sitnll-'lo.•'
Coutts Tro---er, • eldest datlgliter of John Trotter, Duw—
ell°
County of Hertford, Esq. v. el,
Yesterday, at St: -,lVary-le,bone Church,
George Sterte, Rector .of Stow Marie, Esser, to --,, )171a0
.the Ri.,Flitabe j,
eld-ost daughter of Sir, John Perrhig, Bart., of 1/lell
Dei.on. - ------"----

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DIED
Yesterday, 'at Brompton, Miss J ssy PhiladelPhia'iivitil'
daughter of MajortGenerl Sir Thomase'Sidney 15e''
K.C.4 aged 18 years. -a
Revd'.
On Sunday morning last, the infant daughter of the
Yates, Chelsea Hospital
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