The Sun.
London, England, 1819-05-20 00:00:00

JUVENILE INCENDIARY.

MANSION-Hooss.—Yesterday John' James Cole,
a boy, not exceeding 15 years of age, was charged
with having set fire to the premises of Mr. [loose-
man, of Sun-street, Bishopsgate. The prosecu-
tor, some lime since, had his house and some
-goods damaged by fire, and the thing having been
supposed to arise from accident, be received a
compensation for his loss front the Insurance Of-
fice. The following extraordinary eircumstanee,
however, led to a development of the truth :—On
Sunday la-st Mr. Houseman Went from home, leav-
ing the prisOtrer, who was his apprentice, alone
in the hwise. On the followiog morning, about
three o'clock, the watchman discovered the shop.,
door open, and upon entering the premises, found
his way into•the room of the prisoner. who lay
upon the bed, his hands and feet being.bound
with cord, and a handkerchief being tied round
his head and eyes; The account he gave the
watchman was, that "a tall mati-, in the course of
the night, had found means to enter the place,
and having bound him as he was found; swore
with dreadful imprecatious, that if he moved
or stirred he would murder him ! This ex-
planation was not considered satisfactory, more
particularly as no violence was manifest as
to the entry of the house, or any property re-
moved. Sapwell, an active officer, was, fit conse-
quence, employed to investigate the transaction,
and having strictly itirerrogated the boy, the lat-
ter, atter great egaivocation, confessed that he
was alone the guilty, party. He had not only
placed 'himself in the premises in the way de-
scribed, on Sunday, but had previotudy set, fire to
his master's premises, having borroWed a tinder-
box and matches'for the purpose, and lighted a
crate of porcelain in one of the ware-rooms. His
only object he declared was, that he might he re-
moved from the room in which he slept to me
more immediately within the premises. The
prosecutor, it appeared, on the occasion of the
tire, had fortunately discove,red,it soon atter the
flames burst out. Had this not been the case,
not only his own, but
~the premises immediately
adjoining, muit'have been consumed.
The Loan MAYOR said, he had never known a
more diabolical case, particularly as it affected so
young a person.as.the prisoner. He advised the
prosecutor to consult the Insurance Company as
to the necessity of a prosecution, tor it was not
safe that such 4 winked character should be left
in the country.—The prisoner was remanded.

Bow-STam.—Yestertlay the examination was
resumed before Mr. litcKs, of James Roberts,
'Nathaniel Oliver, Benjamin Hammersly, Robert
Stannelottl, and William Yates, privates in the
Guards, who are charged wit), committing depre-
dations in. Dover-st 'vet, Piccadilly, on Thursday
morning last, during the time of a house being on
fire. The prisoners were all again committed for
another investigation.

On Saturday last a tremendous explosion took
place in one, of Messrs. Grueber and Harvey's
gunpowder mills on Hounslow Heath. The two
men tit work were literally blown to atoms. The
injury done to these extensive premises is very
considerable ; the report was Irepsrd at Thicken-
barn, Richmond, and neighbouring villages—se-
veral windows 9k the houses in the neighbour-
hood were broken.

A Neighbourly Cuckoo.--Yesterday, abmit 12
o'clock, a Cuckoo. flew over the maiket-place ok
Gainsbro', chaunting its name melooioubly, and
vomited in a few minutes with the same song ; it
was followed by a small bird both ways. This is
a most unusual visit to the- haunts of MAU by that
interesting and retired sopipter.—(Huil Packet,
May 17.) .

At A A,

ALIEN LAW.

(C(?nii Rued from our Paper of :Monday.}

Ships Certificates and Passports.

Whereas, having taken into consideration that
it is requisite some fixed and just regulations were
made, relative to granting ships certificates and
passports to vessels owned in India, and sailing
under the Netherlands thg.
Therefore is- it. that we have seen fit, with the
cancelling of all previously exioing laws and re-
gulations, lawful orunlaWful expressed ok
usages or customs, to determine as is determined
by these, the fiOloving
Regulation regarding Ships Certificates and Pass-

POT 6,

Art. I. It is forbidden for all ships and vessels,
owned by citizens of Netherlands India, to bear
any. other than the NetherlAnds flag:

Art. 2. No vessels, ()Wiled by citizens of Nether-
lands India, newly build, or going to
.sea for the
first time, . for acc6unt of such "citizens.,'can be
made use Of unlesS an application has been made
and granted forAcertificale thereof, upon penalty.
'off 2 for each last the ship measures.
Art 3_ The certificates shall 'tie granted by the
Governor•Gentral in the name of hie Majes,v,
according to the form placed at the end-of this
rept' Ilion.
Art. 4. The applicatiotl for a certificate rAithit
be accompanied with,
Ist. An affidavit (sworn to before the proper authorities of
the place), of the applicant or applicants being a citizen
or citizens of Netherlands India, and the owner or owners
'of the vessels.
2a. 'An of the ships carpenter, if built in India,
otherwise the last bill of sale.
Sd. The ship's name.
4th. The name of the captain or commander.

Ar►. 5. The certificate so obtained shall be re-
gistered at the bureau of the place w hire the ship
belongs.
Art, 6. The certificate shall be of effect so
long as the ship's name is not -altered, ur she does
not (bailee owners.
-Art. 7. With the alteration of tl►e name or the
ebange of owners, either wholly or in part, the
certificate becomes void and of Ito effect, in
which case, the same most be reported at the
bureau of the place where the ship belongs, at
farthest within eight days; upow pain of forfei-
ture of 1000 guilders.
In the sane penalty, no ship maybe demolish-
ed before the certifica"te is returned.

Art. 8. Each conntwoder of a vessel is obliged
always to have its cettiticate on board With him,
and ort his arrival at any place under Netherimrds
jurisdiction, to exhibit the san'te to the corn-
ipandant or other person thereto appointed, upon
pain of forfeiture of f 2 for each last the ship
theasures• .

Art. 9. All changes of ownership of the vessel,
eithet.wholly or in part, whether by sale, death,
change in pmmiership, or whatever other causes,
must be made known at the bureau of the place
where the ship belongs, at farthest, in case of
change of owners among the living, within six
weeks, mod if caused by death, within three
mouths, upon pain of forfeiture of 1000 guilders.

Art. 10. On the change of ownership without
the country, be, who is here known as owner
or joint owner, most each, for so ter as pro-
Telly in her extends, make it known within the
abovementioned periods .of six weeks and three
months, upon pain of torteitute as above.
Art. 1.1. Should the vessels be sold otit.ol Ne-
therlands India, detholiShed or east awaY,the
commanders are hound if 't he certificates 'are saved
by tearing to render them oseirsB, anti in that
state to deliver th.ln over to the Netherlands com-
mandant (it there be one) of the place where iii!
arrive, who is bound immediately by sending
the instrument, to informpitvehe,G:tetru7ierr-(NieetTe'url:
In case they arrive at
lands contrail, they most immediately, it opportu-
nities offer, forward t he instrument referred tootp to
the Goveritor.-Creneral, or directly on their arrival
at a Netherlands possession, give the same over
to the government.
Art. 12. The captain of any vessel owned by
cv liens of Netherlands Intia, for Which a certi-
ficate has been obtained, uniat provide him 5..211
moreover with a passport for each particular
voyage he is to make.
Ant. 13. With the application for tl -
- pasNi:ot.t
must he given in,
Ist. The ship's certificate.
2d. The name of the captain who is to command time
vessel.
3d. The name of the place to which the vessel is destined.
4th. The number and character of the ship's company.
sth. ti account of the arms.

Art. 14. The passports shall be granted by the
Goverom General in the name of hi iThijesty ;
they shall be counte'rsigned by the resident of the
place where the ship belongs, to whom also the
application must be sent .in.
• Art. 15. No certificates or passports for each
particular voyage shall be granted to native ves-
sels not rigged as Enropean vessels, they are
bound howevey to provide themselves with a year.
iy passport.
Art. 16. With the application for a yea' ly pass-
port must be sent in.
Ist. The sort and name of the vess,el.

. _
2d. The nanns of the owner and commander. •
341. The bortlien of the ve,sel in lasts or evil/Ts.

4th. The numkr of the ship's cowpony. -
sth. The number of guns, pikes, sabres, cutlasses, and
whatever else of that nature, with the quantity of :Sill-
munition.

Art 17. The yearly pabsports for such nnsive
vessels shall also be granted by the Goverrof Gt....-
nerd] in the name of his 'Majesty ; they shall be
countersigned by the resident of ihe place where
the vessel belongs, to.Whoni also the apiilication
thereof must be sent in.

Art.'lB. Each Commander of a native vessel is
hound always to have his passport on board with
him, and on his.arrival at any place under Nez
therianns jurisdiction, to produCe or exhibit it to
tht ,Commdudant or other person thert to ap-
pointed, upon pain of one,gnilder fine for each
lust or coyzmg the vessel measure's.
Art. 19. Each Commander or Owner of such
native vessel, is' bound at the end of the year for
which he has received a passport, to return it to
the resident cif the place where it was registered,
upon pain of 100 guilders fine. No new pass-

port shalt b gi•atiteditiln inileES the above
performed:
Art. 20. A r;trainlarlder, Who puts to sea With"
out being provided jai h such a passport, shall he
arrested, and forfeit the soli of two guilders fol.
4ao) last or, coyang the ship or vessel ineasurel.
Commissioners-Genera! for Netherlands ladle'_
•iiy orde,r of the same,
The Secretary-.. General,
(Signed) R. D'OZY.
Batavia, Angtuit 23, 1818.
(To be continued.)

FRom TUESDAYS GAZETTE.

DIVIDENDS.
•
May 22, T. Dowley and-J. Dowley, .Willow-street, 1334:
side, corn and cool-merchants—June 17, S. Mars-den, M3n7
chester, drysalter—June 9; B. Rogers, Ashton-upon-Mersei
id Manchester, corn de.tier—.; u or, 10,.1. Savidge, East Wll4
.Nottingham, one is, 3. Thistlewood, Muscovy'.
court, Tower. hill, flour factor—May 22, T. Sisseil,
street, Cripplegate tailoi—May 8, J. Kirkman, of L.,"-
Welli-ngton Brewery, City-road, brewer—June I. " •
Barnard, Lloyd's Coffee-hOuse, underwriter—June 2o'
Pallett and J. P. Masser, Love-lane, Alderatann'Al.,.,
:tors and pp,rtnersi---June 9, W. Coates, Skiptun,
g•rorei-L-June 12, W. Ha?hlen, Clement's-lane, Lumbar°
street, tea-dealer—June 12, W. Fowler and .1. Fowler, •
Aider Mills. -Stafford,, cornmillers, paper-malters, a"
.cotton-spinners—June 17, J. Griffiths, Bristol, victualler.--
June 6, W. 'l:wet-1110w. Winuington, Chester, drug-vender".
June 10, M. Cullen, Liverpool, etv!relidift.
CE WEI CAT ES—Ju NE 3.
'l'. Powell, Leominster, licrefor,l, outcher-4. Howe, Fins'
buiry-plhce, staple-keeper—J. Booth,. Gloucester,, china '
carthenwareman—W, Miller and R. Leavitt, Hinton-stres,l,..
Bethnal-green, earpenteri and builders—W. Carlile and j':
Ilodgson, Bolton-le-Nloors, Lancaster, cotton-yarn dealer'".
E. Smith, St. Martin's-court, shoe-maker.
PARTNERSHIPS• DISSOLVED.

T. Wroe, J..Duticuft, and J. newborn, Manchester, filer.
chants—J. .111 en, %V. Morley, and J. Kendall, Nutlin,:b3r
lace manufacturers—J. Eaglesfirld, .1. Wall, and G•
'Hinckley, Leicester, hosiers—W. Walker, Notting-ha:I), 4
W. Henson, %Worcester, lace-Lnanufacturcis—ft. and 1%. 31!...
T. Pearce, Camelford, Cornwall, woollen-manufactorers
W. Philip, A. Taylor, and W. Forbes, Aberdeen—C. 01":1;i,
law and J. Taylm., Leicester, hosiers—J. Rowbultom
Law, BlackhOrn, Lancaster, cott.m•sizers—J. and W•37du.i
Saida, Law, ence•lane—L.S. and E. Stead, Cloogh
Ni ills,- Huddersfield, York, c ...-dealers—J. Rans.ome aou „.
Boulter, Norwich' brash-miters—T. Kaygill and H. R°"-
Warwick-squAre,lNewgate-street, printers.