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London, England, 1807-10-24 00:00:00

NfIUTICIL INTELLIGENCE.

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• F • • FALMOUTH, OCTOBER it.
Arrived his Maid Ihip INnEravtomics, from
Plymouth, with ■ fleet of vieluallers for the fquadron
rs4l Rechefort.—Sailed the American brig Juliana,
Wita.taras, for London.—Wind S.W.
PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER as.

Came in, the Charlotte, Cspt. Jauar, from Wa-
rrington, with naval flares, for this port ; the kefn.
htian, Capt. GRIGG, from London ; Ver Broders,
Zr LE30014, from London. Sailed the Garland, of
s 8 guns, for Cork.

PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 23.

Arrived the HARDY and HEARTY gun brigs from
acr tin ; alfo a veffel from Monte Video--have not
bef - able to learn her name : it is reportq that Gc-
WHIRELOCR IS come home in her. Sailed, his
Majefly's (hips CUTTLE, with difpatches for New-
foundland, and the SUCCESS, with a convoy for the
Downs ; alfo the Fox cutter, of this port, for Lifbon.
The following (hips are appointed convoy, viz. the
CROCODILE, for the Cape of Good Hope ; the ME- 1
LISA:. FR, And the HAZARD, for the• Weft ladies.—
Wind N.W. •

DEAL, OCTOBER ss.
•
• Arrived- tbe,Furrintis gun brig from a cruize off
Offend ; KANGAROO mop with a lugfa il boat, with
contraband goods on board, which were lodged in
the Cullom Houfe warehouse here. Sailed the Bus
mutt gun brig on a cruize off g. The Hum.
ber armed fhip, Weymouth Ilorefhip, Deptford, and
Difpatch naval tranfports, Findon hired flonp, with
a amber of outward bound merchant veffels, got
under weigh this morning, with a light breeze from
the eaftward, to endeavour to reach the port of their,
deffination ; but the tide coming againa them, and
being but little or no wind, they put back again and
anchored. About three o'clock they got under
vretgk again with a moderate breeze at calf, and a
very great profpeft of its continuance. But before
they could reach the South Foreland. a mott rremen.l
dons gale arofe in an initant from the fouthward
and ealtward,. when it was with the utmolt difficulty
they were able to wear round in time to get off'
fhore. The Deal boatmen got their boats ready in
atort time, and went off to their affiltance (to the
great danger of their live') and carried feveral of the
v.Jlels into Ramfgate Pier. Fortunately only one
velfcl.got on fhore (which is a large Danifh fhip with
dtals firm London for Liverpool; the is bilged, and
it is feared will be totally loll), out of the great num-
ber that were at that junfture near the fhore.—
Several of them parted their cables in bringing up ;
the Humber fired feveral guns in the evening for
of ffance ; but have fince been informed fhe wanted
an anchor, having previoufly parted from one.—
Cannot learn that any material damage has been done
to the veffels which remain in this roadstead.
OCT- i3.—Arrived the Satellite Hoop, Phofpborus
fire veffel, Cracker and Wrangler gun brigs, from off
the Coati of France. The Satellite and Wrangler
have failed again to refuine their nations.
• In the Downs—Princefs of Orange, Canada, Clyde,
Weymouth, Satellite, Skylark, Kangaroo, Blood.l
bound. Furious and Cracker.—Wind N. W.
SHEERNESS, OCTOBER 23.

The Baltic convoy failed this day under proteftion
of the SPITFIRE floop of war, with a Fine breeze at
S. W.—The RENARD iloep.of war, Capt. Mortars,
was
.paid off to-ray. We had a ftrong gale laft
night at South. The SPITFIRI drove on Grain Spit,
but was got off without having received any injury.
A boat belonging to the THRASHER gun brig, with
two men, was fnppofed to have been loft, but fhe
returned this morning, after having been driven on
the Hex coall, where the men fortunately got on
bore, and were comfortably provided fir by a hof-
pitable country Gentleman. A new frigate arrived
Eere this morning under jury malts, to be Sued out.
The MARLSOROUGH was paid wages yeterday, and
the THRASHER gun brig to-day.—Another Baltic
convoy will fail nn Tuifday next.
YARMOUTH, OCTOBER 23.
. Arrived this morning from .Gottenburgh, with
intils.anci palfengers, the Lord Nelfon packer. Capt.
STEWART ; and the Earl cf Leiceller, Capt THOMP-
SOR...-SAlled the Carrier cutter with an officer, with
difpatches for Copenhagen.
Yeflerday we experier ced a heavy gale from the
S. and S.E. in which the following ve (Fels were drove
on (bore, viz. near Cortcn, the Orpheus, J. MAR-
CHINE 'taller, of Whitaable, from Shields, with coals,
crew Paved; the tbip is expeCted will be got off—the
Hopewell, J KIDD wafter, of and from Sunderland
to Rochetter ; crew favf_cl, but the fhip is likely w
become a wreck—the Nancy, of Scat bin', S. &Tx,
Wen with coals—a boy from this port foundered in
Liweltcft Roads, on her pmfrage to the Continent—
feveral valets are drove on fh)re to the Northward,
but cannot obtain their names for the pod.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.
The Prince and Impetutux, for la Bonne Societe, captured June
11,t833,wi1l be paid en Tucfday next, at No. tB, Clement's Inn ;
std there waned on Tucfdays and Fridays.
The Bold, for the capture of the Diana, May 2 t , the Mac, Tune
19, slob; and the re-capture of the Deli& and Five Brothers,
18, 1807, will be paid en hoard the Bold on her arrival, and
walled at the fame times and place as :he Prilic..!.
The Dori,, for the capture of the Tonle Barenee. and l'row
Jatrze, June t, 1803, will be paid and :L...4110 tic fame times
Ca place as the Prince, &c:

ARRIVALS.
Off Dover—Valiant, Owen, from Dublin—Off Shields, Catha-
rne, 14I'Kelland, from Davis's Strcights—ln the Clyde, Uenrge,
Tayler, from o,ilebec—At Cork, ArnoLitrite. CoMurn. from
Chartefton—At Falmouth, Verogan, Lolinta, from Bal;:nun e—
in Dublin, Neptune, Straehan, from Stmehitolni—At
Maria, Maedoogal; Sally, Oliphant ; and the Indultry, Huntlry,
hen Liverpool—At Surinam, Alexander, Vieftcott, from Liver-
/MI; and the Hope, M`LotLi in, from London.
The Thames, Gardner ; Cyrus, Pinkham ; Serin-
VPatam, Clark; and the Ferfeyerance, Stayers,
trolls London for the South Sea;, were all well on
the Coalt of Peru—the 111 in March, the zd in April,
and the two latter in May lad.
The 'Union, Bigby, from Baltimore for Ccrk, is
on Clore near Kinfale—crew. faved.
The Vigilant, Gay, from Londo;., was loft in going
mod Cape Horn—crew laved.
The Dragon, Holbrook, from New York fet Ant-
werp, is ltrauded near Floating.
The Chrifliana Elizabeth, A nderfOn, from Memel,
':randtd peat Windan.

FRENCH COMMERcIAL COD:•
The Commercial . Code ,uf Lows, entitled lg. Tlee:
Code A afrole"" has been at length. Completed by the!
Legiflative Body of France: It occupies 36 columns
of the Moniteur, andis contained in 'four bonks;' each'
confining of a different number of titles; as they..are
termed, and Come titles containing fobordinate divi•
lions into fettirms. We can do liitle stanvie than give
a fummary of the contents of thifite)luminous
legit-
lativ-e ena&ment, which is to foperfede all other com-
mercial laws whatever, from Jantsary next, t 808, when
it commences its operations in France.—lt teems
proper, therefore, that the mercantile intereil of this
country fhoold have fume notion of the fyflem by
which their future tranfi&ions with the fubjeCtsofßo-
naparte will he regulated, if indeed-any commercial
intercoufe between the two Countries be ever fuffered
to take place.

3008 I. TITLE 1.-.--WHO ARE MERCHANTS
Minors, from the age of 18, and married women,
with the perman refpeatvely of parents and huf-
bands, may be confidered as Inch, and be bound by
commercial obligations. But they mutt not be the
mere re•ailers of the goods of parents and hufbands,
but have feparate, or partre (hip concerns. Under
tbefe refirielions, they may pledge or alienate their
moveables. But a wife cannot alienate her marriage
fettlement, except under forms I?ereafter Itipulated.

TITLE CnbIETERCIAL 1100113.
Every merchant is obliged to keep a Day Book of
all his debits and credits, of his negotiations, accep-
tances, and indorfements. He is likewife obliged to
file all the letters he receives, and copy thole he fends
away. The Books which he is obliged, by the above
articles, to keep, (hall be vifited and examined by one
of the Judges of the Tribunal of Commerce, and may
therefore be admitted as evidence of debts: none elfe
can be fo received.

TiTLB 111.-NF PARTNERSHIPS •Ntl THEIR. ItiGUL•-

Tiows.

This contra& is governed by the civil law, the par-
ticular laws of commerce, and the conventions of the
parties. •
There are three kinds of partnerfhip : t 11, Under a
collative name : ad, By Commendam : Anony-
mous.

The t fl is an ordinary partnerfhip, with joint ftock.
The zd is one where one or more of the partners
hire flock, who are called Commenditaries.
The 3d does not ezifl under a common name, but
is carried on by agents [in the manner of our Infur-
ance Offices, Etc
A minute of the contract of partnetfhip muff be
fent within a fortnight rf its date to the Regillry of
the Tribunal of Commerce, in the dills-id where the
commercial houfe is eflablifhed, in order to be hung
up three months in the Hall of Audience. If the
Society confifis of differtnt hooks in different dif-
trias, the minute mutt be hung up in each of them.
The minute muff contain the chriflian and furname
of the partners, their rank, and place of abode; the
reafon of their uniting in a commercial partnerfhip,
the defignatiori of thole who are authorized to ma-
nage the bolinefs, to adminilter and fign for the Tell;
the amount of their joint hock, either aftual or in
commendam • the time when the partnerfhip begins,
and is flipulated to end. Exclufive of there partner.
(hips, other commercial affociations for an exprefs ob-
jet ate allowed, and are not fubjea to the above re-
SECT. 11.4—fIT DISPUTES BETWEEN
Thefe are to be referred to arbitrators, from whofe
decifion there lies an appeal to ,a Court of Appeal.
In cafe of a divifion of the joint flock, a fuper-arbi-
trator is appointed for the purpofe.
TITLE IT.—This regulates the feparate property of
partners, in caf.s of mat iage fettlementi, divorces,
&c. dotal rights, and claims of feparate maintenance.
Tyrt.s v. treats of the 'Change, and its agents and
brokers.

&cr. I. explains the nature of the 'Change Will.
The refult of the tranfaCtions on 'Change determines
the courfe of Exchange, of merchandize, of infur-
ances, of freight, of public effeCts, and all other things
of which the courfe is fulceptible of vaill./11',D.
SECT. 11.—OF 'CHANGE AGENTS AND BROICkitS.

The law acknowledges fuch, but they are to be
named by the Emperor._

They have the exclulive privilege of conducing
public money tranfaCions, and negotiating all kind
of commercial papers, of Rating the courfe of Change
—the current price of public commodities. In cafe
of law.fuit, on this fpecies of property, of tranflat•
ing, if fuch tranflations be neceffary, all declarations,
inturances, checks, acknowledgments, Bcc The
fame individual may unite the functions of 'Change
Agent, broker of rncrchandize and infurances, in-
terpreter, and conductor of freights. But he can On
no account (on pain of a penalty not exceeding 3000
franks, deprivation of his office, and further liability
to an aelion of damages), engage in any banking or
commercial operations, on his own account. He
cannot engage, tither directly c indirerlly, in any
commercial enterprize. He can neither pay nor re-
ceive money for the parties for whom lie is agent.—
He cannot even become guarantee for the execution
of the bargains he makes.

TITLE

OF FACTORS (COMMISSIONAIRES) IN GENERAL.
Such perfons .1:z to have goods entruiled to them
on which they may make advances, and fecure them-
felves by taking the goods for Pale into their own
warehoufes, or placing them in public depots. The
faftors, in cafe the principal fails, have precedence
over the other creditors.

SECT. IT. AND 111.

There are divided into two darks, land and fea•
faaors.

They may fell the merchandise before its arrival,
make advancea, and are anfwerable for hires.

Trrt.r vir. relates to Purchafe and Sales, and the
legal teftimonits of them.
TITLE VIII. is a very extenfive one, containing 13
feetions, which regulate all the minutia at money
matters, by bill, check, &c. &c. ; the time allowed
for their running nut—the rights of the beater—ac
ceptances, pronrifrory notes, drawers and acceptors
loch, whether payable upon fight or upon date—
prr•tells, payments, direct or by intervention--and,
in fhort, confines all the vagrant firearms of commer-
cial fpeculation, which ought ro over fl w and enrich
the land,to certain defined, narrow, artificial channels.
When letters of exchange are drawn from France,
payable abroad, and are pro:efled, the drawers
may be come upon in two months, for thofe that were

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payable iu Corfica,.the Wand ot,F4be, Capraja, et in
England, and the States botArmit on France ; in
four months, for cilia patißle in the other States
of Europe ; in firinonihs; fEtellieOte,vant, and the
northern voilitts of Allier.; tticilve months for the
Weq Indies, cncl two year; fora the raft.
Roos It. .vit'sx t. relates to veffels and (mall
craft on the tea. They are termed moveables, and
are liable to all debts. There are regulations for their
tackle, fails, equipage, crews, tonnage, wages, &c.
TITLE ti. dire is the fcict;Ye and Pale of yards for
debts.

TITLE tit. relates to the Lip oiners ; they a7e
anfwerable for the faults of their caVtaid and crews,
to the owner whofe roods they convey.
TITLE :v. contains 48 articles refpeding the Cap.
tain, his duties and obligations.
He is to chufe and pay his crew—he mull keep a
regifler—he is perfonally to have the command at
the entrance and quitting of all harbouri, ports,
and nations. On entering any foreign-port, he is
bound to vifit the French Confill, to teport to him
whatever he his obferved, and to receive from him
a certittate, Rating the time of his departure and ar
rival, the condition and nature of his loading.
TITLE v. regulates the engagement and wages of
failors. The fhip and its freight are always answer.
able to the legal demands of the men.
TITLE vt. relates to charter and freightages.
TITLE vet. bills of lading.
TITLE vitt. freightage or bargain between the
owners of Mips and thofe of merchandize.
TITLE IX loans upon the grofs.
TITLES r. xt. inkrances, underwritings and walks.
TITLES XII. XIII. xiv. are the other titles of this
book, and relate to throwing overboard of goods,&c.
BOOK 111.—Ailurer and Baniruiracies.
This book contains five titles, with a great variety
of fubdivifions : The bankrupt mutt make the decla-
ration of his Hopping payment to the Regiftry of the
Tribunal of Commerce within three days of the
event taking place. All Commercial Ads for the
Taff ten days preceding this difclofure are invalid :
A Judge, Comrniffary, and Agents, are appointed to
condud the affairs of the bankruptcy. Thefe are to
be paid out of the bankrupt's property, except they
are themfelves creditors, in which cafe they receive
no remuneration : A bankruptcy.is fraudulent, when
the bankrupt conceals his books, his property, his
debts ; has purchafed immoveables in another name,
&c. and he and his accomplices are immediately to
be transferred to the criminal ttibuaals.

Bocut iv. and !aft, relates to the Coaftitution of
the Tribunals of CoMmerce and Commercial Jurif
prudence : There Tribunals are to be Rationed in
every arrondifrement. The number of Judges in
each are not to be under two, nor above eight, ex-
clufive of the Prelident : They are to be chofen out
of an afTembly of refpettable merchants (ummerfans
notables). They mutt be above thirty years of age
—can only be elected for two years. A Regittry
and Book-keeper muff be appointed by Government.
The matters that come under their jurirdidion relate
to every tranfadion of every defctiption between tra•
der:, merchants, bankers, agents, faCtors, commit.-
fioners, brokers, &c. The Court of Appeal has no
power over their jai-nit:lion, except in the cafe of
fume exceeding moo francs.

Such are the limitations and reariaions by which
a Warrior has thought proper to confine and direa
the commercial operations of his fubjeas. It was a
wife faying of the Minifler to a great Monarch, who
fat upon that throne where NAPOLEON BON &PANTE is
now placed, when the King demanded of him what
he could do in favour of Merchants ? 4, Les IdJ[ez"
--,, Let them alone," Paid he. This does not feem
to have been confidered in the prefent inflance. A
fortunate General and a metaphyfical Divine, it will
be found, we have no doubt, whatever their other
talents may be, are not competent judges of the na-
ture and foil in which alone commerce can thrive.—
the force of the cne, and the dexterity cf the other,
may perhaps bend the plant to their will, but the
conkaint they impofe will inevitably flint its lux-
uriance and fpoil its growth.