Star.
London, England, 1817-04-17 00:00:00

MALTA MAIL.

By Or: Mail of this morning we haverectived letters
f,on dtiti from the lonian Isles. At the former
evtry thins remains as usual, and the Garrison'
;,:::idthy. The subjoined Letter Irons an Officer
;:nging to one of his Majesty's sbips on that station,
put our Readers in possession of what has been
p.os.rz mently in thcsc Is/ands s

" CORFU, FEBRUARY I, 1817.

1
0 ;late been sir.ce the la. October among these
never ender weigh more than thirty-air !soars.,
it , t;rrt:, and then running from one island to .ano.
pith the Lord High Commissioner MereLeen,
rho :t ftroili :rly known heie by the dtle of rug Teo..
Ari.ig these excursions we were owe or twice swirly
loZog•the ship—once kt thcislind wf Zalltes id the,
bogitlni;ig of Dcaillibiew where. in.iniaig
.401 at. abe
r.neJ et.; I, anfbiient 'on The .most dangenius pan
cf isl,lo, where she aue!-: fast nearly a whdle
bad.weatlit,r, the rain pouring dolin In toe.
e.ith thunder and lightning.
a I exptcted nothing else but enot!ter Atalantis.
rff.ir. However. by hard labour, and a favourable
7ga of the wind ells nzing off shore, we managed io
re. her off.. Afltit eight dap after standinginto.
t;te harbour of Ithaca, our anchor missed, and we
drone on shore on marble rocks close to the spot
Ulysses landed. After six hours we got off,
Ira the loss of anchors and part. of our false keel.
IV? were afterwards at St. Mauro, Cephalonia, tc.
off Treviso, in Albania, where we saw the fa.
mons Ali Pacha:the greatest nal in this Dart of the
wait! ; his dominions are of great extent. and al-
though he is called a 'object of the Grand Seiguicr,
he is not only his own master, btu deckled by the
Purse. He is Tay clever, thong!: been neither read
nor wine, and is supposed to be the richest Prince
is existence.

" These Islands have had eo many masters of late
yeass, that the inhabitant, ale distrustful of us. par.
ocularly the lonian Noblas, who We & Malt entratov.
•iinury set of men. They are divided into raftlieb,
Russian, Venetian. &each. Germans -StOsiss
Itipublicans . .

" A moo eucaordiattrs affair took plasielkiitrp.
week :iliac, notsisidtimble a bite bilabial
I don. A conspiracy was denounced to the Governor.
is which about. tweedy the principal persona in
this Wool were said to 'be Unpile:zed. plot
wr, to seize on the Citadel at a disc when the regi.
men (the 75c1) had marched out—to blow up the
works—to kill the Governor,. and declare the Island
labpradenz. Sr.c. Sec. •

" Last WedoesdAy the plot was ripe. Willows
*clock the gates of the town were abut. and the
beasts ol the supposed Conspirators taken possession
of by the military. The suspected persons were
matched to the palace to be tried immediately. Kay
papers were found in their houses, with their plans,&c.
and the venal commission's were made out. . •
4' It was suppoied their tiials would have been
Sighed that night. whoa we expected to have re-
ceived the criminals on board. and urn morning ha"
witnessed their mention 4 but to the astonishment of
eler7 body it wee diecOvered that the whole affair
was a eenmivance of a young "man &longing to this
polia.and who himself gavetbe information—hunt.
jig, as it would appear, for Ned eftwey. He bintselfi
bad made out an die papers ; furs, sing*" is it Mar
aPPtir, bad managed to have them secreted in the
hones of the differiink parties whoa be denoonced.
Re bad rim colleciekto.siusOtisi. of non and am-
rm&tia% and lud4.l4pkoyedsten in the country in
ulkingiurnidgea. meat Abe residence-of one of elsese
gentlemen.

" in fact, a more deep anclvillahtoosiroorscated
gait was scarcely ever heard-of. What increases, if
Possible, the atrocity of his crime, he had included in
his accusation some of his nearest relative'.
" This wretch, who has been taken in his own
tcih, is MP Nuke trial, and tomorrow, it is ex-
Ivettli• be en fiwesive the punishment which his
vitae so richly deserve*. 1
''The Carnival commenced here about ten days
"T'S and is to last about three weeks longer: The
however, leas given orders that the Officers
as Amy than not go sneaked, which basnot a little
t'attsi the fen the otherwise promiseathemselvea.
" are so medalist of the world herr, that we
l't•.at• but little news. 'Me receipt of letters and news-1
Net from England is therefore a high treat. Our
lilt ir eery monotonous. Ws were in hopes that the
radt::, or some other Power, would have doos some-
thing in this pint which would have bred a env; WI
ea such luck l However, we must hope forth* best.
• At will bring about something or other.
I Our antiquarians (for we have some among es)
7 be right or wrong in their assignment of the
.litics of this country. However 1 must inform
wine of the things which I have seen s
the Island gt. WOMIC aro the ranseim of the

essik tnyiat• -45*AI k
occ eigit :ietH
which took ms 114100.11/11atati Of ad hciti
The stones of this 'Nadia, ai,af ilmitense
some of them from tweire to twenty feet Sonars-
' blocks of-marbk. They are laid on each.othar with
out any cement interposed. At another part of the'
Island is. the Fountain of Arethum,. which is.reckos-
ed a great curiosity. It is Very entire, and the water
pure. • Ulysses used to bathe here tort irisdoti.-7
As I had on the day I aawit walked upwards of thirtY
miles through a most 'rugged country, I followed
the example of Ulysses, bat I am not conscious that
I have expetienced any thing from its virtues. It is'
about ten feet long. five feet Wide, and two feet deep.
and is supplied with water from a rock which. over-
hangs it. At a distant part oldie island is a Temple
of Minerva, of which scarce a vestige remains. At
a sheet distance from this we were shewn the ruins of a
place where Homer taught. I could only observe that
the stones had once composed part of a building."

A Saltlikoneary Leedom V wits was published yes-
terday, to alumina( the postponement, till Monday
nest, of the Lome at Carlton Moose.
Lord Csirrtensaner we.are happy UP beers is II b'
pidly recovering Itum his severe lameness.
We are sorry to learn that Mr. Assort's efe.sisbi
is considerably affeccrd IN the disease ender which he
is at present a
stofigeriLltAtchs happy wtirhappysal
find, is topical, and cwt llt is, in fact, con.]
fined to the face and

_
The Right Hon. Sir Amain*l'T:widow, Lord
Chief Baroo of his Majesty's Cart of Eschew's',
who departed this life,.in the 78J year of his age, on
'l'vesday, at Bath, 'was the intimate friend of 'Lord
..Taulit.ow, by whom he. was appointed to the office
of Accountant-General in the Court of Chancery,
which he quitted for the Bench. He was, in point
of years, the Father of the Bench, having sat as one
of the Judges many years longer than any one of its
present occupants. His reputation as a Judge was
of the hiFliest order, in point of legal knowledge, of
perspicuity, and strict integrity of decision. His
successor in the lucrative situation of the Chiefbhip is
said to be fixed on in the person of Mr. Baron Ri-
ming; and the vacancy in the Poises Bench, it is
reported, will be filled by that eminent and respect-
able Counsel, Mr. DAONCIIIN
Since the recovery of ~he health of the Loan Lieu-
MANY Of lemmas, Dublin Castle has been the
same of much elegant festivity. On Thursday last,
the Dales@ of Dosser gave her thiid select ball, and
this week a grand concert and supper.
Their Excellencies• Lord WIffTwORTN and the Do-
thess of Doane. will very shortly remove from the
Castle of. Dublin, for two -months, to Pewersconrt
House, in the County of Wicklow, the seat of Vis-
count Pawner:mar, who, with his amiable Lady,
proposes spending that-time is this country.
The Marquis of HeareonD has placed £6OO in tbe'
,hands of.the.Clergy of.his estates in Ireland, for the
purpose of aiding tbe loans and subscriptions for the
relief of the poor. •• -
' lefigifieffiel'aris 'Pipers of Bnniay,l
'We have giren.exthete, in a preceding column.
The Duke of Wittabanos aecordingto the Paris'
Pipers, is to • be pullet iit Drainn in
London, on the •Patace RZOINIT'S Birth y. and to
MOM shortly afterward(' to Cambray._ whither his
fltaftwiil, In the somatime, proceed from Paris.
Thamarriage of Madame - Maas *kb General'
MACDONALD has beea• celebrated at Vienna. The
el ifinnt Queen bas Nat purchased the Lentil, of
Kottingbrom at funk 'hiatus from Vienne, kik
Ineighboirborid of Baden. •
At Covent-Garden Theatre, fast olgist. the
recelleat Play of The qosped .f Torso was reloeded
with, if possible, increased mist, and atom fail to
prove of lasting attrattion.-
r Tuesday a numerous Meeting took place of the
Society of Arts in the Adelphi, for the purpose of
electing a Viet-President. in tin room of the late
Hon. R. Cunonn. Earl PINICT presided. The nem.;
bers were—For Mr. Mesa 2011—For Mr. Toone
SOS—Majority Hotta was of course declared ,
dull, elected.
Yesterday morning two of the Manchester Police
officers arrived in Load= by the mail with a man of
the name of Brailbsay in their custody, whose resi-
dence is in a place called Orford-toad, in Manchester,
where he was apprehended. Heis charged with po-
litical' offences. .On their arrival in London they
went to the Public Office, Bowwstreet, where Brad-
, bury. the prisoner.. was' coieed till near two owed,
jibes he .was came so the Beetwary of Suite's
Office for the Home and underwent an
ezainidatioa before theffiemtary of State, Sir NA- ;
MANUS. Cowl!' kelArlsicha eothisied till about five 1
o'cloik. Ha was orsteiriteo be detained in custody.'
At the close of Abe, usautiaatiOn of-the numerous
prisoners oa Tuesday afternoons at the Secretary of
Stare's OSA., who ate charged with political offences,
Loed Smoot= and _the other. official Gentlemen as-
sembled on nu ociasien,detertnined on discharging'
Robert Kyding end Edward Connor, the landlord of ,
a small inn, about 'is miles Mat of Manchester, where
political meetings. used to be held, there being arr
proof of these promos being leaders or tithing e
principal pats in any of the. political transactions.
They remained in the House of Correction on Toys-
day night as a matter of accommodation for their
lodging, where they have been accommodated as
State Prisoners. °MOON aim, from being-afflicted
with the gout. of which he is meth better since his
confinement in that prison. These are two of the
eight men who were brought ta London by Messrs.
Wit.matiss and Drose,the Log's Messengers, on the
91st day of Mardi Last they bolos been applyben.
dal on Pridayi March SB, prisons to the reported
general insurneCtion and conflagration of that town:
on Sunday, March 30. Yesterday they were removed
frsm the House of Correction to proceed on their re-
hturn to Kuithester at the expense of Goverment.—
' Some of the ushers are to be reitoved to country pci-
ions, for the purpose of their being kept separate,
which has been the case singe their first apprebrasioa.
It is mid. in a letter from Plymouth, that a ditinb
boy, who was present in the room is which the late
murder was committed, 'has peinied out. among a
'number of Otherrb the =arias by 'whim** fatal Wound
was given. 1

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oft 0 piany-or mot mar ed
triati► i lit ,divi- welt Reg: • 1 4
.ftifi Edinuogh eisd•-tiir stiibiek . ..• •

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NAPAL 11012LLMENCS.
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• FALMOUTH, APRIL 14.
Arlived the Ledy.Lnuisa packet with a Mail from
Mika :tad Gibraltar, in QS days frogs the latter. By
this packet no intelligence has been received; Si the
Swiltsnre packet which arrived yesterday brought
later dates.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL IR
Came in the LAPwtxo cutter, from a cruise.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 16.
Arrived the Elise and Vittoria transports, the Inv
mer from Cork,.and the latter from Deptford. Sailed
the Fyne Sisters (or Christians.—Wiiid N.

Paned by yesterday y"eventig. 1:1;; Prince Regent,
Bassos. for Lisbon.—Five o'clock, The 13roaboe:
bary, Ptuurea. far Madeira and Bombay, is now in
sight, and will be in the Downs in . about an boar,
and most likely will proceed on her voyage ar the
wind is good.:—N.
NSWHAVIII4, APRIL as. ,
The King George. Dower packet, is jest arrived
from Calais with Admiral Sir Hoses POPIIAM and
suite. Sir Howe .proceeds immediately to Colonel
PAICItes, at &admen It is expected he will shortly
proceed to France egainvith Col. PAM= and Family,
GRAVIIIIEND, APRIL IS.
I=. lbe Catharine, less., fee Siam Ayres; Mary Jane,
ter Naples; Priam of Colour& Ileteldaeea, fut
bgM taw* Orpbet, ter de.ktfitsgrs, sad Kopek Veques.
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• • CUSTOIN-NOUSIRV,IPRIL id.
Voss arreasa taarlira Bra de his Remedial',
; New Liberty, Pritchard. Irons
'Kea Sammiareal Cork: Prises of Orange, Ellie.
kiss itiaterdeei ; Cambia, Trim, lees lob ego ; Hsalibroda
Ells., Least; from Flaubert; Peranemser, Gun, and ProJent,
Quidtei, bias Waterford; she, tbe Liz, from Memel.
Or: wawa —The Gressisam,Wood. for Marrero ; 'Elisabeth,
aid Cris, bol', for the Car Of ci• as Hope Yoder-
dap, Oinvelmod. for Amsterdam ; Zahn% Anderson, for Rot-
terdam; Apollo, Mailbag, for Gotteabargb ; Bri•woola, Strs-
oak. for*Ostaid ; Vigilunee, Feaster, fee Mae Koningsberg,
sad Wang; Hope, Clifton.. for Eiektere sad Peiersiargi. ; .and
Surrey, Oldham, toe Forts &. Chap aid William, Bombay, and
Priam ot Wales's Island.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the following Commanders
took their final leave of the Court previous to de..
parting for their respective destinations, viz Captain
WILLIAM birrcuatt., of the Northumberland, for
Madeira. Bengal, and Bencoolen ; and Captain C.
Viritua. of the Hyddart, for Bombay direct.
-Eighteen vessels hire arrived at Leith, from fo-
reign ports, with grain, between the 4th and 11th
instant, sad the following is the quantity of grain .
imparted daring the week :
Fran Feeds* Ports....Wliest,l943 tauten 400 hags ; Oats,
111113 lemurs 115 laps isrfax, 1290 Ostia* 21 lugs; Beaus,
146 quieten; Peas, quieten.
Duo* Cosstirisui—Wbet, 204 Amnon 111 Mai Oats,
40S quartets 349 bons; /witty, 514Igurteis • Peas and Semis,
111 quitters I .Flsar,_l4 sacks; Dees, 000 liqUi.
• No ISIS than 51 vessels arrived at Grangeinouth,
fronathe Ist till the Bth instant, laden with grain.
. The Mary and Frances, Muss, from Madeira to
Bfltimore, was driven on sittitifaid bilged early last
fillgOogigt Cage Hattereamilyqfp saved, .., .- - -. A
onions from Haiannak.dafed February 4, men.
non. that the seizure made from the Caption and
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'crew of the British sloop Taysassumed a tenors as-
`pea. It appears the Spaniard; not only took away the
rpm, bet also the iwtwd of captain koaaars, tore I
down and destroyed the British colours/ and cat rigid
away part of the Tay's stores. roe this , outrage no ,
latiatectioil bad been given it Hasannah, or the
money restored; though the frigate Active had been
sent from Jamaica for that purpose. • ,
' These is reason to fear that the William (whaler)
of Hull, went down io the ocean. near -the Barra and
nitro Isles. west by sotith!from Orkney, whtn all on
hoeid must have perished. By a- letter, it appears,
that on Saturday night, the 22d ult. about half past
'elm, the William rao on board the Venerable, Bits.
km of Hull, and carried away the Isowspriti and
Otherwise damaged the bull of the latter, which
ehlipd leer to put back to Orkney. with four feet
Water in her bold. The letter, which is written by
tale Surgeon of the Venerable, has these words : •••
" Whether the William has gone down we know not,
but* heard the screams of the people as long atter
the strolui as we could for the noise of the sl.a, which
ran mountains high at tbe.tine ; we hope the best."
Mr. Mosacs. who is now President of the MOW
States, war the American,Mtnister in this country, in
the year JIBS, end afterwards in Frame. He served
In the first American war, and lost a leg in it; but
ii satipmed to be rather rat the Washing du
&MVO she prelent:tempo of ,Ansericao Deamcrata.
Ic his appearance tiPel• 94 VW ..isie, of manhood and of
•mtarable personerdiguity.„„ ,- ,: •, ~ -
. xr,eits.t..—A greet quantity Of retbarkably fine
.114 mackerel were 14 dii deter last week, in-
tended-for the Beth and in inerkiits i but arri v-
i!g.tpo kW for the env dem v i wbre retailed is that
broittat
city at front CI, to 61 each. , '
;a—Tuesday evening, segrreablY to the ori-
ginal articles, half the stake of 120 guineas to 80.
was made good.' for the match between Sereggiar and
and 7srorr, after a - dinner at Scroggins s' which
literally Crannied the -house. The ot 'jinni articles
were altered, with the wish and consent of all par-
ties from the 27th of May to the 10th of Jude,
wad will be the week afterAsont Heath Races.

Sminamo.—A novel eshibidoo took place at the
Fives-ctittrt oo Tendaf, betwoett two boys, denim.
datate of prime stock, sod thersigi-ired. • They are
about &tent years of age, sons 0! Celli lialismis nod
80/Perry. kith reffisned it with much reiolo,
sins. and gave the fairest promise of reaching the
summit of _fighting, should no seihiaits take place
during their team Cribi and Ilium also gave some
fins specimens of science. - •
Hesnao.—Taesday eesmight, tbjPslwtiist Sus enlargsg
a very Ilse bolt at Irma Code, he &la Ilse stilt.. and
after moles Mas heritage rated dee thwassee, be gave a bAto-
tittitl ofaidaa• is deli maid. tad row elf Own dorm wiles beveled
kinntbilk We're Kay mm% swkalg twat* aceettented
Mast. Attar twe hoer* as* • ha herd maid, without terning
tasunda tir, the howls /Wino him -is lbw jaut at Mr.
ball.4ww. As terevedecte the Arstasess tires the
ihs—ma-1 NNW NW lbw *room ant dor tesewsity get au
esprttwe it a does seek We; Wigit :;toniewestry. _and
na ent*Odwastsa, Deists*sem Iblveib OAP-
est litomes, angel& itlabom ma, lege due may.
eal eagles team sera oak lege tam ales,
Calais haset•ol Wasisill . new to she tows el Clans.. Very
Mn...e ash posy whltikskiat Otis hawed* I use
derehren; ire walerstrivd, got were tau,.

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COURT OP CI-LC
siscLAL jlllll 1!!1
I.lahs.
The Kina"Pl:.rZeridse.
Bishop V.
irriusloss sr: Stevenson.

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CERT, APRIL IL
•
nran,Von TIM /AT.
thelsolloa v, Bean
Walker v. Gas Lien Cad:
Hillbeno• sr. dosing.
Verde's i.&own. . _
lisackvafi v. Claim
Leman v. asy. .
Sebes V. Cohen.
Brown V. WBUSIIM
Henderson V. listledele:
Balm v. Rannott:

*mkt V. nyeer.
Moorlima v. Chriedn.
Leader v. Mitchell.
The King v. the Inhabi-
tants of Middloex.
Gordon v. no.
Lee v.l4l‘Arthtir,
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SITTINGS AT.GUILDHAI.L.....KING'S DERCK
iloOt:iinu 1. Hnt.LAWIN •
The Loam CIIANCELLon's attention was called td
the following important case:—The Petition pr..
seined to his Lordship was froin Mr. Hookham, the
father and nest friend of Maria Hookham. It stated
that this young lady, who was only 18: years of age,
had been induced, by the solicitations of Charles
James Townshend, aged 23 years, a journeyman sil.
versmith, to leave her father's house, and that he the
said Townshend afterwards married her. On Oath's
to the age of 21, the lady would have been ciliated
to the sum of €2900, atid she was a Ward of Court.
The Petitiiin prayed th it his Lordship would order
the defendant, Charlesjames Townshend, to be com,
witted to the Fleet Prison for this entitempt of Cour:.
Anxious to investigate fiery- cireumstauce in thii
transaction, the lonia CkAticamest bad the Cleegy-
LIM before him who Miffed 4h- . l ‘-icitet *taxa-
gaittat4 it the ClersrylVali: . yr-.PtAidliii.:ll)ad it
would Is.;plitductive of infi mite a Alt se tlitipub.
lie, as wed as to ItidiVicruill,ir. esoliselgfi Yhcben"
lits
levied ititO Holy Orders Were at ti. ttle more pain* in
staking themselves. acquainted ildt the .14 adage
Act. Much gond woad thereby;" he was confidrora
*result to society. In the conddct of the lathes he
found nothing Whaterar *to blame; fcir,.on the eon-
nary. that indiviJu'al had shewn hiniself actuated by
the purest ;Mc ion to his child, and the at-
tention to her Interests. llii Lordship therasne felt
himself bound, in justice to elrparties, ii? ceder that
the defendant: Cnailei Jaines .Townshend,. be eixi-
mitted to the custody of the Warden of the Fleet, till
some arrangement. be entered into respecting thei
young lady's phipertyt The • young man was of
course instantly committed. ' .
I.ll.lV:Erton v. stanCenint.
On coming into Caurt his Lordship observed, that
he understood it Was the with of Counsel to hear his
judgment in the case of Mircertin 9. Merceron.....
This, perhaps, was one of the most ditlicatt cues that
bad ever come before a Couh of Equity ; •and be
must owo, that he firmly believed scarcely two Inert
in'tbe king.linis.iiould agree about it; fair the will of
the.deeeased was to obscure, that no Man crittld jig.
ditialif afttidein it.. He would, howtver, give Pis
decition,.. if. parties chose, with this reservation, that
Ifthey saw ' cause to' firing it ;spas before him, he
would cheerfully hearif: After some *consultation
betweM de! Cooosai in the cases. his Lordship game
.than Vbertf pi autiiosi their. ;BA, for.hg thought this
wiitild he theleti *if of doing it. He saw some of
"the persons ingested in the case had not been brou,,iht
''ffii!4l4 tiAniu,4164.114 "tLizu turf -attua4-10 ill•-re-
guest ol t Counsel for leave to atread the Bill, as
the-beat way of accomplishing-the final end of the
question.' He really wished they would agree among
themselves 'on the question. -, •
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~ APIIIL. 16.-.
This being die first Seal before Term. his Lordship
sus occupied in, hearing motions.

STARVE tt. CIimICSHANICIL
Sir S. ROmILLY moved his Lordship to giant an
iajunction in this case, to restrain the defendant front
raking out an evcution on a power of attorney and
warrant to cnniess judgment, which the plaint i had
grant-d him, but fi..r which no consideration had been
ever.given.
The LORD CHANCELLOR undentanaing• me facts
were supported by an affidavit, granted the injunctions
AWE CHANCELLOR'S COURT. •
His Honour this day resumed kis dittingt, and
heard a number of motions...

TOL WARDDY AND lIIINOII. CANOYIS 01.{?.' APL's
AGAINST FANDANCI47,; r.,- •
Mr. Braves moved that' cert.iits loam ..Ifrb;ch had
been purchased by the defend4Ot, thoWsi'lse produ,
ced.. It was stated that thedefncianilipt .a pastry
shop on Ludgate-hill, and had purchased these leases
for a considerable premium.- The case. was brought
before his Honour bya the ptaiiiiitk4 who, though
contieeted with the Cathedral. Choreh 6i .S!. rata,
are Parsons of thellarith of St, qiegOry,..and whose
Tythes. hid by such
.Purchaselsgetipmnilletl.se
very great eaten:. in* fi)thes." uhs.nc,
teal annual rent, tiblrfin#l.the:o4o!__ hring.g.'ol2llth
more Sales. te ,
l'h*VicrcculauccOmn•-+!` 41F botio**nY 013.
tstade, teen loijsretorkijilbtokspottbsosotion,
w liberty to all pirtim-toapplgdleaittlf-Almy shaa
see °' •
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• CP URT OF KING'S ISENCIiOAI2II.4&-'
onartway,w. MIMI& •• •1 • •
an action Peon A .Bill ofhitsalssage b?
the-Drawer -against the• Acceptor, fur Ake:lune of
4:50g. 44. the -price of three bales of..lteliin silk,
which. were geld by the plaintiff 'to tbkderadant......
The'clefencerset up 'was, that-. one of ths..isalte was
contraband,, inasmuch as it was what is. called:ltalian
'Tram, Sr silk thrown in Italy, the iinpurteti6n.ofabich
into tbis.country is prohibitedhy 43.Ge0. UL e..159s
The evidence was this: the Plaintiff.. weak am.
chant, had imported the silk in questine..aaltatian
silk, which might lawfully be brought . is this come-
try, and it was certified.at the Cestsm•linese to that
effect, he paying a duty.Gf 13a. 6J per pound upon
the article. It did not, appear that the pleialig was
conversant with the prrcise description cf the silk,
but he soI.l it to the defeadaut, ppon the certificate
cif the Custom-House Otffcejs, as a comer d:ty which
Might lawfully be imPurtudi.And the defendant ace,
ecirdingly gave him the presetit Bill of Exchange kir
the aniOunt without making 'may objection. On the
part of the4delendatit, evidescewas adduced to sheep
thot ono of the. bales in question was Tram silk, the
importatioa of .ahicli was esprawly prohibited by the
abb,erdblustiuued statute; ant it was contended, that
unaer such circumstances the present astitie was not
maintainable 1.- But
Lord Estatasonoticut interposed. and said, that it
would be highly dasigerons to the interests of the
cOmmercial world, ii, atter an :wide of this deserip-
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