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coui‘t‘in which such offender shall be convicted. and every such ship or vessel, with the tackle. apparel and furniture, together with all the materials, arms, ammu- nition, and stores,which may belong to or be on board of any Such ship or vessel, shall be forfeited; and it shall be lawful for any officer of His Majesty’s customs of Excise. empowered to make seizures, for any forfeiture incurred under any of the laws of customs or Excise or the Laws of Trade and Navigation, to seize such ships and vessels aforesaid, and in such manner in which the officers of His Majesty’s Customs or Excise and the officers of His Majesty’s Navy are empowered respect- ively to make seizures under the laws of customs and Excise, or under the Laws of trade and navigation ; and that every such ship and vessel, with the tackle, ap- parel. and furniture, together with all the materials, arms, ammunition, and stores which may belong to or be on board of such ship or vessel. may be prosecuted and condemned in the like manner and in such courts as ships or vessels may be prosecuted or condemned for any breach of the laws for the protection of the reve- nues of customs and excise, or the laws of trade and navigation.

VIII. And be it further enacted, that if any person in any part of the United Kingdom ofGrcat Britain and Ireland. or in any part of His Majesty’s Dominions be- yond the seas. without the leave and licence of His Ma- jesty for that purpose first had and obtained as aforesaid. shall by adding to the number of guns of such vessel. or by changing those on board for other guns, or by the addition of any equippmcnt of war, increase or aug- ment, or procure to be increased or augmented. or shall be knowingly concerned in increasing or augmenting the warlike force of any ship or vessel of war, or cruizer, or other armed vessel, which at the time of her arrival in any part of the United Kingdom. or any of His Majes- ty’s Dominions, was a. ship of war, cruizer, or armed vessel in the service of any foreign prince, state, or po- tentate, or of any person or persons exercising or as- suming to CXercise any powers of gOVernment in or over any colony, province, or part of any province or people belonging to the subjects of any such prince, state, or

otcntate. or to the inhabitants of any colony, province. or part of any pr0vince or country under the control of any person or persons so exercising or assuming to ex- ercise the powers ofgovcrnment, every such person so ofIcndiug shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon being convicted thereof, upon any informa- tion or indictment, be punished by fine and imprison- ment, or either of them, at the discretion of the Court before which such offender shall be convicted.

IX. And be it further enacted, that offences made punishable by the provisions of this Act, committed out of the United Kingdom. may be prosecuted and tried in His Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench at \V’cstminster, and the venue in such case laid at Westminster in the County of Middlcsex.

X. And be it further enacted. that any penalty or for- feiture inflicted by this Act. may be prosecuted, sued for and reocvcrcd, by Auction of debt, bill. plaint or in- formation, in any of His Majesty’s Courts of Record at \Vestminstcr or Dublin, or in the Court of Exchequer. or in the Court of Session in Scotland, in the name of His Majesty’s Attorney General for England and Ireland or His Majesty’s advocate for Scotland. rCSpectivcly, in the name of any person or persons whatsoeVer, wherein naessoign, protection, or privilege. wager of law, nor more than one iniparlaucc shall be allowed, and in every action or suit the person against whom judgment shall be given for any penalty or forfeiture under this Act, shall pay double costs of suit. and every such action or suit shall and may he brought at any time within twelve months after the offence committed, and not afterwards; and one moiety of every penalty to be recovered by virtue of this Act shall go and be applied to His Ma- jesty, His heirs or successors, and the other moiety to the use of such person or persons as shall first sue for

the same. after deducting the charges of prosecution from the whole.

XI. And be it further enacted, that if any action or suit shall be commenced, either in Great Britain or else- where. against any person or persons for anything done in pursuance of this Act, all rules and regulations, pri- vileges and protections, as to maintaining or defending any suit or action, and pleading therein. or any costs thereon, in relation to any acts, matters, or things done. or that may be done by any officer of Customs or Excise. or by any officer of His Majesty’s Navy, under any Act of Parliament in force on or immediately before the pas- sing of this Act, for the protection of the revenues of customs and excise, or prevention of smuggling, shall apply and be in full force in any such action or suit as shall be brought for anything done in pursuance of this Act, in as full and ample a manner, to all intents and purposes as if the same privileges and protections were repeated and re-enacted in this Act.

XII. Provided always, and be it furtherenacted. that nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be con- strued or extend to subject to any penalty any person who shall enter into the military service of any prince, state. or potentate in Asia. with leave or licence, signi- fied in the usual manner, from the GOVernor General in Council, or Vice President in Council. of Fort William, in Bengal. or in conformity with any orders or regula- tions issued or sanctioned by such Governor General or Vice President in Council.”

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Winter Arrangement.

N and after the 14th inst., until further notice, the MAILS for the United States and British Prov- inces, will be closed at the General Post Office, Char- lottetown. every TUESDAY, THURSDAY & SATUR- DAY evening, at 7 o’clock. Mails for Great Britain, Newfoundland and the West Indies. everv alternate THURSDAY & SATUR- DAY evening at 7 o’clock, as follows, viz :--

Thursday, J an. 20 Thursday. March 1 Saturday. “ 22 Saturday. “ 19 Thursday, Feb, 3 Thursday, “ 31 Saturday. “ 5 Saturday. April, 2 Thursday, “ 17 V Thursday, “ 14 Saturday. “ 19 1 Saturday, “ 16 Thursday, March 3 Thursday, ” 28 Saturday, “ 5 l Saturday, “ 30 Letters to be registered, and Newspapers must be posted at least half an hour before the time of closing the Male. The rate of Postage for letters to Newfoundland and the West Indies, ninepcnce. currency, three—pence of which must he prepaid. or they will not be forwarded. Newspapers. 1d. sterling—must be prepaid. News- papers for Australia, New Zealand, 650., two-pence,

sterling—must be prepaid. JOHN A. MCDONALD. Postmaster General. General Post Office, Ch’town, Jan. 14, 1870.

Notice.

LL persons liztviug legal claims against the Estate A of John McDonald, late of Georgetown, Master Mariner, deceased, intestate. are requested to furnish their accounts. duly attested, to the undersigned, with- in thrce months from this date, and all persons indebt ed to the said estate, are. requested to maki- innnudmr; payment to L. C. OWEN, Administrator.

Ch’ton'n, Jan. 26, 1870. 231