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London, England, 1821-12-08 00:00:00

A BILL

.To explain and amend the several Acts for the encouraging and
increasing of Shipping and Navigation, and to regulate the
Importation of Goods and Merchandize into Great Britain,
so far as relates to the Countries from whence, and the Ships
in which, such Importation shall be made.
(Continued from our Paper of Yesterday.)
43. Provided also, and be it enacted, that I,3thing in this Act
contained shall extend or be .construed to extend. in any way to
alter or repcal an Act, passed in the forty-ninth year of the der *n
of his late Maiesty -,King George the Third, intituled, " An
Act to permit the Trade betiveen Great Britain and the United
States of America to be carried on in Ships or Vessels belonging
to the Inhabitants of the said States," by virtue of which, goods,
wares or merchandize of the growth, produce and manufacture
of arty of the said United States may be imported into Great
Britain directly from any of the territories of the said United
States, in ships or vessels belonging to the inhabitants of the
said States; or in such other ships and vessels as are described
'in the said recited Act :" Provided nevertheless, that nothing in

the-said recited Act of the forty-ninth year of his lite Majeity's
reign shall extend or be construed to extend to the restraining
or preventing the importation into Great Britain of goods or
merchandise, being of the growth, Vroduction or manufaCture
of any part of the United States of America, in British-built
ships or vessels registered and navigated according to law, in
like manner and under such rules and regulations as goods or
merchandise of the growth, production or manufacture of any
other part of America may by law be so imported.
44. Provided also, and be it enacted, that nothing in this Act
contained shall extend.or be construed to extend to alter or re-
peal an Act passed in -the fiftv-fiist year of the reign of his late
Majesty King George the Third, intituled, " An Act for car-
rying into effect the provisions of ;t Treaty of Amity, Commerce
and Navigation, concluded between his Majesty and his Royal
ITighness_ the Prince 'Regent of Portugal ;" by virtue of which
any goods, wares and merchandise, being of the growth, pro-
duction or manufacture of any of the territories or dominions of
the Crown of Portugal, which are not prohibited by law to bp
imported into Great Britain from other foreign countries, and
alSo elephants' teeth and ivory, may be imported into Great
Britain direct from any such territories or dominions, in ships
Of vessels built of any of the said territories or dominions of the
Crown of Portugal, or in such other ships or vessels as are de-
scribed in the said Act : Provided nevertheless, that nothing- in
the said recited Act of the fifty-first of his late Majesty's reign
shall be-construed to restrain or prevent the importation into
Great Britain of goads or merchandise,
.being of the growth,
production or manufacture of any of the territories or dominions
belonging to the Crown of Portugal in British-built ships or
vessels registered and navigated according to law, and in like
manner, and under such rules and regulations as goods and
merchandise of the groWth, production or manufacture of any
part of Asia, Africa or America, may by virtue of this present
Act be so imported.
•'
45. Provided also; and be it enacted, that nothing in this Act
contained shall extend, or 'be construed to extend, to alter, or in
any way to affect the rights and privileges of the United Com-
pany of Merchants of. England trading to the East Indies, as
grant xl to or vested in the said Company by Charter, or by any
Act or Acts of Parliament, not to repeal or alter, or in any way
to affect or infringe the provisions contained in an Act made in
the fifty-third year of the reign of his late Majesty King George
the Third, intituled, "An Act for continuing, in the East
India Company, for a. further term, the possession of. the Bri-
tish Territories in India, together with certain exclusive privi-
leges, for establishing further regulations for the Government
of the said Territories, and the better administration of justice
within the same, and for regulating the trade to and from the
places within the. limits of the said Company's Charter ;" or
in an Act made in the fifty-seventh year of his said late Ma-
jesty's reign, • intituled, " An Act to regulate the trade to and
from the places within the limits of the Charter of the East
India Company, and certain possessions of ,his Majesty in the
Mediterranean ;" or in any other Act or Acts in force imme-
diately before the relating to the trade or commerce be-
tween Great Britain, and any of the countries. territories, or
places, situate within the limits of the Charter granted to the
said United Company of Merchants of England trading to the
East Indies, or to the trade and commerce to be carried on by
the said East India Company, or by any British subjects to and
from the said countries, territories, or places, under the provi-
sions and regulations of the said recited Acts, or of any other
Act or Acts ; but that the trade and commerce with all the
said countries, territories, or places respectively, shall continue
to be-carried on in such manner, and under and subject to such
regulations in all respects as are contained in tile said recited
Acts respectively, or in any Act or Acts for continuing or
amending the same or any of them, or in any other Act or Acts
relating to such trade and commerce ; any thing in this Act con-
tained to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding.

46. Provided also, and be it fuither enacted, that nothing in
this Act contained shall extend, or be construed to extend to re-
peal or alter any of the provisions contained in an Act passed
in the forty-ninth
.year of the.reig,n of his late Majesty King
George the Third, mtituled, " An Act to authorize his Majes-
ty during the present war, to make Regulations respecting the
Trade and Commerce to and from the Cape of Good lope ;" or
in an Act passed in the fifty-seventh year of his said late Majes-
ty:s reign, " for continuing and extending the provisions of the
said recited Act of the forty-ninth year, and also for regulating
the Trade of the Island of Mauritius" (which said recited Acts
have been continued, and are now in force), whereby his Majes-
ty is authorized, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to
give such directions, and make such regulations touching
die trade and corrimerco to and from- the Cape of Good. Hope,
and to and. from all islands, colonies, or places, and the terri-
tories and dependencies thereof, to his Majesty belonging, or
in his possession in Africa or Asia, to the eastward of the Cape
of Good Hope (excepting. only ,flie possessions of the East India
Company), as to tis'Vrafally in Council shall appear most expe-
dient and salutary. ;
47. Provided alsO, and-be it enacted, that nothing in this Act
contained shall extend,. or be.construed to extend, to repeal or
alter such part of an Act made in the eighteenth year of the
reign of King GeOrge the Second; among other things, for re-
pealing the inland -duty upon tea sold in Great Britain, and
granting other duties in lieu thereof; and for better securing
the duties on tea, Mein any other Ad or Acts, whereby it is
enacted or provided, that it shall and may be lawful to and for
the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the
East Indies, and their successors, by licence, under the hands
of the Commissioners of his Majesty"s Treasury, and also to and
for any other person or persons licenced by the said Commis.
sioners of the said Trea4ury to import into Great Britain in
British-built ships, registered and navigated according, to law,
from any ports of Europe, such • quantities of tea as shall be
specified in such licences respectively' under and subject to such
restrictions, limitations, rules, methods, and directions as are
prescribed and required under or by virtue of the said Act or
Acts, or any of them. -
48. Provided also, and be it further enacted, that nothing in
this Act contained shall extend or be construed. to extend to re-
peal or alter such -part of an Act, passed in the fifth year of the
reign of his late Majesty King George the T hind, made, among
other things, for more effectually supplying the export trade of
this kingdom to Africa with such coarse printed calicoes and
ether goods of the product or manufacture of the East Indies
or other places beyond the Cape of Good Hope, as are prohi-
bited to be worn and used in Great Britain, under or. by virtue
of. which the Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury are au-
thonsed to allow, by licence, certain goods in the said recited
Act Mentioned, to be imported into Great Britain fOr the pur-
pose of exportation to Africa, under the conditions and regula-
tions therein stated.

(To be continued.)

LAW IN-TELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, DEC. 7.
BOLD V. STEWART.

'the circumstances of this case we have already stated.
Mr. DUCKWORTH followed Mr. HEALD for the den:ndant,
and Mr. HART replied.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—" The case I am called on to
decide is one -of very great importance, and its circumstances
perfect'y novel. If I could feel myself justified in declaring
that the equity is clear on either side,l should be relieved from
the consideration of many difficulties, but I cannot come to that
conclusion. If 1 were to stop the proceedings under the
outlawry, and it should result from the action at I:.w that
the plaintiff in equity is liable to pay the bills of ex-
change, the defendant in equity might then be unable to recover
from the plaintiff, because in the interim he might have dis-
posed of the whole of his property. If, on the other hand, 1
were to permit the proceedings under the outlawry to be carri•Al,
and it should subsequently appear that the plaintiff in equity
was not liable to answer the bells in the mean time, he would
be ruined by the effect of the outlawry. It is extremely hard
that I can get no information with respect to the mode of pro-
ceeding to take a partner's interest under an outlawry,for a great
deal depends on that. 1 have been told that the Court of King's
Bench knows nothing about it."
Mr. HEALD said, he was afraid his Lordship 'had been mis-

informed on that point. .
The Lon') CHANCELLOR—" I recollect a Learned Judge
in the Cotat of Ring's Bench saying on such a question,
into the Court of Chancery." I would say, willingly, get out of
the King's Bench and come into: Chancery _Wt then 1 can
meet with no information on the subject, although I have as
well an informed bar asany in Westminster Hall ; I, therefore,
think it very extraordinary that I can get no information from
them on the subject. I see before me a Gentleman who has
had great experience in the office of the Sheriff of Middlesex
(alluding to one of the Solicitors in the cause), and I expect
that he will make inquiry respecting the manner in which the
Sheriff arrives at the knowledge of what constitutes the interest
of a co-partner, and that he will let me know the result of his
inquiry to-morrow morning."—F ur ther consideration postponed.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, DECEMIIER 7.
HOWARD AND GIBBS' BANKRUPTCY,

EY.Z-PAIITE GRIMSTEAD.

This 'case was again brought under the notice of the Court
this day by Mr. HAItT, who presented a petition from Joseph
Valentine Giiinstead, praying that an early day might lie
.fined
for the hearing hiipetition; anti that the new choice of assignees
might he stayed until the hearing. Understanding, however,-
that the Commissioners always gave a • fortnight's notice, and as
the day fOr hearing the petitions in this Court would be'the 20th,
he did not feel it necessary to troubk the Court farther than to
open thepetition, as the Commissioner§ would be able to decide
on the -preponderating debt before 'that time. The debt of
32,8211. had been proved underthe formerCounission, but had
been rejected under the new one, and the COmMisSioners would
.be fully able to inquire into it in the mean time.
The VICE-cIrANCELLOR was not disposed to interfere with
the matter before the Commissioners-, or th make any order at
present on the petition, as it was not necessary ; but to give the
parties an opportunity of proving the debt before the choice of
assignee&
Mr. Hon)rn said, then of course his Honour's Order for the
new choice of assignees would issue.
The VICE-CHANcEnnon said tlfe Order would of course
issue. The importance of the case was not in the particular
fact, but in the principle' of the practice under the Bankrupt
Laws.

Mr. HoRNE hoped'that if there was,any intention.of appeal-
ing to his Honour's Order it would be stated,.as there was:a very
general opinion that it would be appealed from.
Mr. HART said, if his opinion were to be asked to-morrow
morning, lie should say it ought to be appealed from, but at
present-he knew nothing of it. He had been asked the question
the other day, and had said it-ought not, but if asked again he
should say otherwise.'
The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, the question' was one of very
great importance, and it was also a new one ; but with respect
to an appeal he could know nothing of it until notice of the ap-
peal was given. The Petition was then ordered to be put at the
head of the Paper of Bankrupts for the 20th, and Mr. Shaw's
costs to be paid out of the estate.
Mr. MosTAGuE said, the Petition of 'Alt. Carroll would
not occupy more than five minutes, the only question being,
whether lie ought or ought not to answer a question put to
him ?,

After some conversation, this Petition was ordered to stand
for three o'clock on Tuesday.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. 7.

Middlesex Adjourned Sittings after Michaelmas Term, befOre
the Lard Chief Justice and Common Juries.
CHAMP V. 'HULL.

This was an action against the dcf,2ndant for negli,-entiv driv-
ing a gig, whereby a horse and cart in which the plaintiff was
riding were injured to the amount of 51. 14s.
Mr. NIARRYAT and Mr. IturcifficsoN were for the plain-
tiff; and Mr. GURNEY for the defendant.
The transaction in question took place at Wandsworth late in
the evening. There was contradictory evidence on both sidtks;.
and the qUestion was to whom the blame of the accident was-
attributable'
The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found their
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 51. 4s.
KING V. TOWNSEND. _

This was an action brought by a respectable silk-mercer, in
Pall-mall,against a discarded shoptnan for a libel, inionting to
the plaintiff that he had given information to the Board of Cus-
toms against Mrs. Decima Barber, a milliner in Pall-mull, that
she had smuggled silks in her house, whereby the plaintiff sus-
tained special damage in the loss of Mrs. Barber's and other
milliners' custom, the fact being that the defendant himself had
giVen the information, and being dissmissed by his master had
made a voluntary affidavit before the Lord Mayor, alleging that
the plaintiff had instigated him so to do.
Mr. GURNEY and Mr. ANDREWS conducted the plaintiff's
case, and Mr. CHITTY the defendant'S.
.The action was brought merely for the vindication of Mr.
King's. character, who had suffered in his trade and reputation
in consequence of the slander contained in the alleged libel.—
The case was clearly made out in evidence, and
The Jury; under the Learned Judge's directions, found their
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 201.
THE KING V. IttISPINI ANT) °TITERS.
This was an indictment against Mr. Ruspini, the dentist, of
Pall Mali, Mr. Powell, an assistant of the /atter, and Mr.
Davy, a solicitor, for an alleged conspiracy to defraud Alr.
Temple, a pawnbroker of Panton-strect, Haymarket. The
gist of the Chaige was, that the other defendants, knowing that
Ur. Ruspini was a bankrupt, and that a Commission had issued
against biro, had pawned certain articles of plate with him, and
received. thereon 201. in order that t4ey might afterwards be
Liken out of his hands by virtue of the CoMmission.
Mr. GURNEY, Mr. DoLLArtD, and Mr. CosPex conducted
the prosecution ; Mr. DENMAN appeared for Mr. Ruspini,
Mr.-117.ALFOnD for Mr. Davy, and Mr. Anitau.A...m -for 31r.
There was not the slightest evidence to affect Mr. Davy;
and, upon the whole of the transaction,
The LORD GIIIEF JUSTICE charged the Jury (the defend-
ants' case not having been heard), that they must find the de-
fendants not guilty, there being no evidence to support the
charge on the record. • For anv thing. that appeared to the con-
trary, the motives of the defendants Were honest and bona fide;
the object apparently being to raise money in order to avoid the
ruinous consequences of a bankruptcy. If this was the sole ob-
ject of the defendants, as it appeared to be, the indictment
could. not stand.

The Jury found the defendants Not Guilty.
WEST V.,F11.47,1C1.5.

This was an action against the defendant to recover a com-
pensation in damages for exposing to sale certain-piratical copies
of prints representing. melo-dramatic clwacters, without the
leave and license of the Plaintiff,' who had the copyright, con-
trary to the statute.
Mr. INLORYAT and Mr. REAVER conducted the plaintiff's
case, and Mr. lltrim.n.x the defendant's.
Several witnesses were e:'iamined, who made out the plain-
tiff's case, as alleged, and
Tii Jury found their verdict for the plaintiff', damages one
shilling ; subject to the opinion of the Court upon a point re-
served, whether the case was within the statute. -

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC. 7.
HERE AND OTHERS V. WARD, crane K.
This cause again occupied the whole of this day.—Mr. SCAR-
LETT opened the case..of the Defendant in a very long and
elaborate speech, which lasted nearly two hours; afttir which
much evidence was gone into, the chief object of which was to
establish the fact of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Cotton sub-
sequent to the birth of the two eldest children, and in support
of this, a certificate of marriage was produced, purporting to
have been signed by Mr. Sweetapple, a Clergyman ; also the
bond usually entered into upon the occasion of persons married
by licence was produced, and several .persons called to prove
the hand-writing of Mr. William Cotton; arid of a Mr. Rey-
nolds, who was formerly a steward of the Duke of Kingston,
and who had entered into the bond jointly with Mr. Cotton.
Several exceptions were taken by the plaintiirs Counsel as
to the proof of the hand-writing of these parties ; and much
learned discussion took place. •
In a case of such importance we do not, as we stated yester-
day, think it right to enter minutely into the evidence, until
. after the Jury, by their verdict, shall have decided the point at

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