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London, England, 1817-09-29 00:00:00

'renewed, the e%noiter .rzas At liberty, .apntv tine
notice being•given to t he Seardier,, to ship goods 'SA any other;
vessel (ready to receive them), than that by whiCh they were•
originally_ entered, wvithont. requiring- them- UP •tu,, brought
back o t he. Quays.

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The either subjects to:which. thti attention Commit-
tee has bizen directed, :tieing- too, nouteroos to admit of more
than a brief outline of then; in this.lteport ; and lo Various as
to make it difficuit to airange them isoiler distinct .head;,the
Cmunaittee will mow proceed to tonlinerate the principal mat-
ters,. in the order of their occurrence.

In November, a correspnudence was .opened with Earl Ba-
thurst upon the sithjecct of the indulgences granted to fureign
vessels ►,y the Govcretior•iti-Chief of the Nlauritiiii r the re-
sult of kwhich .ha,'-been perfectly satisfactory, .as it leaves
no. tiottlit.lhat, except under such peculiar circtiu►,tances as
now exist,, the Colonial laws will be trigidly maintained in
those Islands. -
' The reduction and inudification of the existing Rates of-Pi-

linage .bare been the sub!ect of several representations to -his
Maje,ty's Government,' tile Trinity, Board, &c. froth whom at
has met with all that atyntion. to which it is so well entitled;
aird.the Committee entertain a confident hope, that in the
• next•Sessimr of Parliament' these Rates will be put upon a
sat isfactory. footing.
The, COmmittee have also the satisfaction of stating, that
measures are in progress to put an •end to the alarming com-
bination of Deal Boatmen, which bad fur its object, to
prevent assistance being given to vessels in distress, unless
upon condition of the masters submitting to rules prescribed
by them.
The diftficn'tiestittending the existiiig—m-a4es of conductiog.
official business •at the East In iia Docks,. were in Jaouary
last, made the- subject of .a Memorial to tlieCords of the
Treasury, wherein,- among other things,- it was requested,
'That parties might be permitted to pay tile :ditties un their
goods as landed, instead of being first compelled to-warehouse
them ;,and that (when practicable) several packages:might be
weighed together.
That the Landing Officer might be permitted to furnish the
owners of ships With the laMling weights of the. goOds, tri
assist them in COM-cling the freight. That live -stock might
be landed without waiting the Board's order. That unex-
pended stores (instead of being the subject •of entries in-
wards, and bonds, and certificates outwards, and boitig dis-
tributed into'dillerrof places of deposit), might all be secured
in one place, under the-King's lock,• unfit the vessel should
he really to take them. on board again ; and then. be
mitted to receive them without the•forins and expel* of en-
tries.

To this. Metnorial the Committee are daily in hopes of re--
exiting a favourable reply.
Upon. the subject of Mediterrannean 'Passes, Memorials
hav4, also been presented ; and the Committee entertain air
anxious hope that their suggestion, that the shils's Certifi-'
rates of Registry may be- made to answer every purpose sit a
Pass, (so long as Passes shall he necessary) will -be found to
be deserving of adoption by Isis Majesty's Government.
The material reduction of the West India llocl4 Itat6,
which resulted from the Committee's representations to the
Court of Directors, haring beets the subject at the public
meeting at the City of London Tavern of) the-17111 of April,
the Connisittee only advert to it on the present occasion, for
the purpose of expressing their deep regra•l that the Do ectors
of the East India Poet; Company, (uniolinenced by the•
ex-
.ample of the Loudon
.and West India Dock Companies, or
tie necessity of the clse),`should have refused to make any
deduct ion tromi he heavy rates charged- byvt Item tl plAl vest els
in the private-trade.
'Phis refusal having made it oecessai y for the Committee to
.appeal to his. Majesty's Government for their interference,.
.and it being still hoped that, .sipon farther eonsideratios by•
the Court of Directors, on application to the Leiislatureu►ay
, be avoided, the Committee do not tern► the present a tit occa-
sion to enter further into the subject ; aimd they therefore
content.tlieniseb•es witl► saying, that being satisfied of the
jnstness of the-Claim of :the Ship Owners, the Committee-will-
leave nu means fuitier! to realize their expectation in this re-
spect.
The Committee -having in the month of June last issued A
Circular Letter to time -Members of this Society, enclosing an
amended 'fable nut Fees- to be taken. by the Othcers oldie Cus-
toms its the West...lndies, (as ordered by the Lords of the
Treasury) bare only on the present atcimsiot to congratulate
the owners of vessels iu that trade npon the accomplishment
of this desirahle object.

Poides thr -objects thus enumerated, various others hare
had the att eta ion of the Committee, viz. -Duties on :
the perniilsion to import Pie,: chit y free : trade with 13ettiarara
and lterince, and with theq.mt,li East India Settlements: the
entry of Grain-.from all rant in. Foreign-Ships: the-West
India Free Port Bills.: the Coal 'Trade;

The Committee proceed Duty 14i state the chief, of those other
,thattetsuptni which they are at peseta engaged, viz.
To procure au, a inetichnent of the Registry Laws, by the re-
:mewl' of the exiting dottias and difficulties which attend the
transfer and recistry-of property•in-Shipping; •&c.
.To obtain a dispensation• front the necessity of entering into
sltatggling Bonds, (ahicii Bonds it is conceived may be with
ilropriety eutdined to welt -vessels as are ealetilatt-d for that
d,:sgracelu I occupation :) and .also, toll() away the Mates Bond,
as being uSelcss. in hull, and attended-Oil great ittconve-'
nience,

To retwire the existing grieranee of Boat .Licences.
.To the number of Custom 1-Ithise -bonds, and to
exempt them from the how) expense of ,iambs.
To regulate the practice in cases of ships, '&c. seized ; so
that then- may br iiittneOrin ely either
.or upon °hood ; a' deposit • being talien to abide thee-result of
a,n enquiry into the cause of seizure.
To obtaitaUr the Sliip Owuers in all eases of seizure, an
innuerliate deelaration'hy the Officer, of the cause or causes
of :detention.

consolidate the vartotts laws which iintit the-size.of ves-
gels expoiding or importing particular goods.
-To-obtain permission to from the bonded tearehunses
a•stualler quantity of Ilunitban tr puncheon, for sliirt?s use.
. To eoteud the .principle by wb;cit the IV,st Intlia Dock
Company are authorized to hold goods for•freight.
Te, obtain ;an ztension, tif the; hours within wbich •hips, in
the Wood Trade, (in London) are alluwe-d to deliver their
cargoes:

Most of these objectS, it will be perceived, require the in-
terference of the Legislature; cud, as• the .p eelimitutrv-step
their attainment, Memorials -have been, presented to the Public
roards to whose Departments :they respeaively celate ; and
the several subjects are now in a state to be brought before
Parliament, with las the Cimtmittee hope) 'every prospect of
-success.

.Late in the last Session of Parliament an .Act was brought
in (57 .Ge0..111.e..78) entitled an Act for making more
effectnal provisiou .for the prevention of smoggling," of•which
the Committee obtained a copyas soon as •possible, with the
intention uf.pointing out any thing that .might he objection-
able to the Ship Owner; but the was loud to contain
nothing of that description : a clause was however afterwards
introduced. (Sect: ID), by witich.the owners of merchant ves-
ads arc required, .upon their ships being licensed, to find
persons to become security, who can make oath that they are
possessed of property trt the amount of 'three tiores'the value
of the.vessel:,upon being informed 'thereof, the COMMittee
applied to thelmrds.of the Treasury on the riult.W.t, which
has led to a practice on the part of the Honourable-Board of
Customs., of dispensing with' the -affidavit, iwthe case of yrs
sets exceeding. WWI. in value: and of. requiring .security in
the sum of. anon!. only, instead of three times the value of
the vessel. As a new law-upon the subject will he necessary,
there can lie wo doubt (since the operation Orthe clause was
evidently not intended) that the matter will, in the next Ses-
sion, be •put 'upon a permanent and proper footing.
From what has hero stated, it will be seen that the Corn:
nattee, in-the discharge of-their duties, -have had 'Occasion to
apply to various Departments of Govern:l:UT and it is.with
sentiments of. gratitude and pride, they acknowledge the at-
tention which they have met with from till ;. and which has
impressed them with' the conviction, tbat•the Shipping; lute-
rest have 'only' to ,bring.their just. complaints before Covern-
!tient, to obtain all the redress ttiat circumstances will allow.
They have also in an especial Milliner, to acknowledge the
'attentions of the Elder Brethren .of the-Trinity.House, and of
the Committee for .Lroyd,i, who 'acre shown the utmost rea•
trines to co-operate with this Committee in measures of pub-
lic utility.
One other subject the Committee deem it -proper-to parti-
enlatize in./lamely, the reCollialelidiltitill In Ship Owners at
large, of.a Curie of signals adapted to the Merchant. Service
-by Captain F. Maryut, R.N.: which the Committee for Lloyd's
.have.nireetell to be used by their Agents at the several Ports,
this Coannittee.-hope to see geneually.adopted,
cigar persuaded that it will eventually be found of great prac-
tical uii its'.
The-Committee have every disposition -tor continue to de-
yote their time and•attention to Mr-furtherance oethe general
interest ; hut it trust Ire Orions-to the Ship Owners at large,
that, unless adeqmiteloods be provided, so far front the Com-
'wit tee- being able to enter upon the several matters that may
.I,cl-rafter be-presented to their notice, they will be unable to
ipursUe to a soceessful issue, the important' objects iu which .
they are alreadl• engaged.
JOHN WILLIAM DUCKL,r;), Chairman.
London, 25th Sept. 1517.

AtßOcimis -REVENGE.

[The lowing 1 a more. particular _account of
this diabolical titmssaction

Owen, the assassiii; when overcome, eichihitedi
all the rage of a matthan,:and could only be shoved
by main force,' his arms and legs being confined,
by strong ropes. 'Holmes, the most active of the:
officers, then _:aetitirir,rultackney-coaeli, and bad
his prisoner liftet!..in and driven. to Unionsliall,
where he underwent apartial ex:intim-satin before
Mr. avast.Ce, the sitting Magi,trate. Nothing
could 'exceed the terrific and bloody, spectacle
which be exhibited on this occasion ; 'he was Co-
vered hod) with his owl-11400d and that of his un-
happy victims.from his head to.his feet, and had
none the appearance of a demon than a human
l being. On being, placed at, the bar, he fixed Ask
. N
eyes upon a Jew Attorney, named Cohen, and
gnashing his teeth, he exclaimed, "You have been
the cause of all this." Upon the evidence of
Holmes, be was committed to .florsemonger-lane
gaol, whither he was followed 'by some• hundreds
of persons, who ovo.whelmed him with their exe-
crations. He .has received a,severe.cut.on the
-
head, and ..one of his ,fingers ".is nearly severed
front his hand ; his legs and arms ate also dread-
fully bruised. As to the motive of this sa-
vage harh;trity,:,it is now aseertained,that• some
years back Jones anti -his: wife;-broeglit •ttp from'
\Vales t lads, the 4ons of 0 Wen, • whom
they treated ,tts' their ..own ; •:_edneating and sup-
porting them in the -hest 11181111C1' their ciicton-
stances ss'oold permit: The'pr:sorter Owen in the.
mean date cal tied on -the business of a: publican at.
Editiolltoni.and having been guilty of.sonte•act of
unkindness towards his _brother-in-law, •Jooes,,,
the latter thought:proper,. about •a year back, as a
step of retaliation, to commence an action at law
against him, for the ,board and•edneation of his
two was. In this .action he employed this Jew
Attorney, Cohen, .whom Owen addressed with, so.
• notch • bitteroess. on his entering Union-Had.
Cohen,. lost no time in" furthering the views of his
. cliesut, and proceeded without delay to • serve a
copy of,a writ out Owen, at his house at Edition-
Aim. The effect of, this proceeding was so power-
ful upon Mrs. Owen, that she actually died two
days subsequent to the , writ having been served;
and' to this -event, melancholy-as it 'certainly was,
laity perhaps be,•traced that hatred whith at last
led to shedreadful scene we have been describing..
The-,action was, in-.the mean time pursued;• but
upon being brought into Court, a reference was
• recommentled'and. adopted, and the facts of the
case -were submitted to•the-aebitration of. Mr. Bar-
row and,Mr.,_Reynolds. It appeared that reset-
Oft. was made by-Owen against, Jones's bill, in
• which he charged the latter for the work and la
hour of his sons, during the number of years. they
had been living with hint ; and as it appeared that
the boys- had -been very generally -employed in
. assisting -Jones in his business .of a:cow,keeper,
this set-off was admitted, and au-award actually.
made in 'favour. of Owen, overAhrd above the suns
demanded by,Jooes,-of 100/. •The effect of this
award was, -(triveJonts and his 'wile from the
possession of -some -premises svh:ch belonged to
Owen. ,situated at Newington.. These pre-
unties .Owen let to other tenants-;' and on Fri-
day, on his coming to, look after his vent, to
hiS surprise and vexation, be -round the house
deserted, and- the -late occnpauts
turned out that the tenants had been detected
in carrying on an unentered soap-tvork,:and haul
- fonml it convenient-to- fly, wit hoot the -usual no-
rice to the landlord. The effect the: discovery
On- the mind ot-Owen was such,, added to the re-
collection that his .lawssuit -with brother-in-
law was the original cause, not alone of his pre-
-sent loss, botot„bisseile's death, as to produce u
'temporary fit of plirenzy, Burin:; which he deter-
milled to be fully 'avenged by the death of him
whim) be conceived to be the original offender.
He 'immediately -went to a house in the neigh,
bout-hood, where he dined, and having increased
his•passion by the use of spirittmits liquors, he set
,out on his atrocions-expedition, in which he sue-
iceeded in the melancholy manner we have slfeakly
'detailed. It is stated that lie expressed :a design
equally sanguine towards his who happened
Jo be absent at the ime•of his visit ; 'but of this
'there -is no other evidence than the vague reports
lot the•neighbours, whose feelings4mve induced
them not a little to magnify that which-actually-
did take•place. 'flue parties are all -Welch: Jones
and-his wife are, about 40 years of age ; the ser-
vant girl about 20 ; Owen is between 45 and 50,
and is, as we have before stated, a man of re-
markably formidable size and•strengtle. The age:
of the :eldest son is about eleven.;-:both ibis lad
and his brother, it appears, have always preferred'
the society•ofmtheir uncle and aunt to that of
their -father ; tool upon the elder-one has now de-.
volved the wholeumnagement of his uncle'S busi-
ness, which consists of an extended milk-walk,
a great part of which, it -is feared, from the con-
finement of himself. and his wife, •he will 'lose.--s-
The servant girl, Mary Berry, had lived wit b,thetit
-from her _ infancy, •and is sincerely :Attached to
them. She was a witness for Jones before the
arbitratorS, a circumstance which may perhaps
account for the enmity et Owen towards her.
Jones's house exhibits a most •desolate appear-
ance, front the means that were taken to apptelietni
the assassin. The sashes at -the back or. the house
have been forced out ; and from the number of
persons who pressed.np.stairs together, th.e, ban •
oisters have been completely 'demolished.
- No examination of a public nature of the par-
ties concerned in this tragic affair has yet taken
plate.

[ADDTTIONAL PARTICULAR

After the unfort ;Mat C victims of his brutal at-
tack had escaped from
Owen into the street, their
appearance drew a large concourse of peroi to-
gether. In n few minutes, a sailor that wa4.,PtisS-
Mg vowed that he would secure him, or lose his
life. He Organ to eater at the %,intlow, h!:t re,
treated in disway at seeing Qwen in such a fright-
ful attitude, with two large knives in his hands,
and a piece of bar iron lying by him. lie got.. a
pistol loaded with ball, and again made an
tempt to secure Owen : he_ told him that tmlesi
be threw down the' knies that be would shoot
him ; instead, howevet, of thro,vittg them away,
()ilea brandished them, vowing that the first that