THE INDIAN NAVY.-The pay of lieutenants in the Indian navy is to be increased sixty rupees per mensum, by the addition of batta at the rate of Rs two per day. The allowance to captains of steamers from passagemoney to the Red Sea is to be reduced to Rs three hundred instead of as at present Re four hundred.

BUILDING OF SEVENTY-FOURS.-
.-Orders have been re-

swell which sets in there at this season, but fortunately righted again. The poor men have been kindly received by the resident, Colonel Pottinger, but it is to be regretted that any attempt was made so late in the season. WAR WITH PERSIA.-The course of events in Persia has called for an armed interference on the part of the Government of Bombay. An armed force is to proceed the Persian gulph forthwith, according to directions ceived from England for the construction at Bombay received from Lord Palmerston, and take possession of of two seventy-four-gun ships, for the royal navy. the island of Karack, which is situated a little to the This will put the dockyard establishment in motion, northward of Bushire. The ridiculously small number and lead to a good deal of bustle in the building depart.. ment. These vessels for want of room in the regular of 600 sepoys, is to be despatched on this expedition. docks, are to be built at Cross Island,which will thus be - THE WRECK.—The following is an extract from a letter turned to good account, and perhaps be rendered permawhich has been received from Captain Jump, of the nently very useful as an auxiliary to the dockyards. Hon. Company's ship Amherst, who was directed on his voyage down the coast to survey the spot in which the wreck of a 600 ton ship was said to have been discovered by Capt. Green of the Triumph.

"At past 5 P. M. I went myself in the cutter to examine the wreck, and found the peel of a mast 8 to 10 feet above water, and a small spar about 4 feet above water. This must evidently belong to a large buggalow, being a rough poon spar 18 to 20 inches in diamater, and the smaller one appears to be the yard (of poon also). The heel of the mast is much bleached, and the part under water is covered with barnacles, showing it must have been there some time.

They must not be very secure in that description of vessel, must have got unshipped, and is now hanging by rigging. In that case it would give way to a concussion such as that of a ship running against it, and not be more dangerous than a large fishing stake.

Captain Green's bearings were pretty correct." Captain Green, however, must have been very shortsighted, not to distinguish the difference between the mast of a buggalow and that of a large ship. He besides said nothing about the spar being loose, although his men tried to detach it, and not a word was spoken of the

barnacles.

DUTY ON NUTMEGS.-The Government has thought proper at last to give up the duty imposed on nutmegs, &c. on being imported into the island.

ANOTHER REVOLUTION EXPECTED AT GOA.-There is a

DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF THE RIVER OXUS.-The

interesting discovery of the source of the river Oxus has been made by Lieut. Wood, of the Indian navy, attached to Captain Burnes's mission. This celebrated river rises among the mountains of Pameer in Sirikool,' from a lake nearly fifteen thousand six hundred feet above the level of the ocean, and encircled by lakes on all sides except the west, through which it finds a channel. To the late Captain Burnes and Lieut. Wood have given the appropriate name of "lake Victora."

SECUNDERABAD.-Accounts from Secunderabad state, that the present is one of the severest seasons that has been known there for many years, the thermometer being in the shade 104 degrees. There has been no rain, and consequently no decent forage is procurable. The fruit trees are drooping fast, notwithstanding all the watering and care bestowed on them. The troops are, however, extremely healthy. Murders and robberies are common in the neighbourhood of the camp.

THE TURKS.-It is said that a Turkish force has overrun one of the finest of the south-western provinces of Persia. Should then the force sent up to the gulph be of no further service, it may yet be extremely useful in restoring this unfortunate province to a state of order. We have heard no further particulars.

ed of thuggee has taken place at Mangalore, and no THUGS. An extensive execution of persons convictprished on the scaffold. A large number is also on less than eight of these miserable enemies of mankind the road to Madras for transportion to Moulmein.

BURMAH.

In the mean time the clouds are collecting on our Nepaulese frontier,

Mr. Blundell and the British residents at Maulmein, assisted by a few Burmese and Chinese, have subscribed Rs 1,117 to the famine fund for the northwest frontier.

rumour among the Portuguese population of Bombay, Moulmein Chronicles of the 28th of April, have been that another revolution is on the point of being perpetrat-received during the week. Affairs seem to be in statue ed at Goa. According to the latest accounts from that quo. Major Benson, of the H. C. 11th native infantry, unfortunate city, a private notice had been received by and late military secretary to Lord William Bentinck, the secretary to Government, that three of the regiments proceeds immediately to Rangoon, in the room of Colohad leagued together to take up arms against the consti-nel Burney; and we shall soon learn how far the detuted authorities, the object of the combination being, to termination of Tharrawaddie not to treat personally with depose the Governor and certain others of the leading any representative of the British Government, will be functionaries, with the exception of the Commander-in- persevered in. Chief. The reason assigned for this movement, was the irregularity in the payment of the troops, who are now, it would appear, three months in arrears. The embarrassments of the Portuguese Government may in some measure be accounted for, by the necessity that occurred lately, for the fitting out of an expedition which proceed to Macao, for the purpose of supporting the Governor THE LATE HEIR APPARENT.-The late heir apparent, of that place, who, but the last accounts, was in daily ex- it appears, was put to death in the most violent and outpectation of being compelled to abdicate, on account of rageous manner, usual forms in all cases of executions his having rendered himself exceedingly unpopular with of any of the royal family, having been dispensed with, his new subjects as well as obnoxious to the Chinese-he was dragged forth and beheaded like a common authorities. The force sent, consisted of 270 soldiers and criminal. That he had been guilty of attempting to resailors, who left Goa on the 15th ultimo, in a corvette. cover his rights of which he had been deprived by the Should the threat of a rising at Goa be put in execution, usurpation of the present king, has not yet been estabthere can be but little doubt of its success, as the military lished on sufficient evidence. there are all powerful and have invariably succeeded in cashiering their chiefs, civil or military, when prompted to do so by that impatience of control so habitual to troops serving under a weak and impoverished Govern. ment, the conduct of which easily affords a pretext for

The execution of the young late heir apparent to the throne, has been followed by that of a great many individuals connected with him. The measure is said to have proved most unpopular throughout the country. A correspondent writes, "Tharrawaddie's measures are

change is visible since the period of this Woondock's directions to Captain Congalton to down to the junk; but arrival. But I am convinced, that the ruling pas- it was not until half past 4 o'clock, that the steamer sions of the Burmese are those of patriotism and thus reinforced, reached the pirates, who were then a loyalty, I would say, they would willingly join any little astern of the junk, and repeatedly fired on her as party, to be from Tharrawaddie's Government."

"But for the salutary check of the advice of the more moderate of his court, I believe, the King would long since have broken out in open war. He believes his star to be in the ascendant; perhaps, believes himself destined to expel us out of India. At all events, he cannot know how far Providence is in his favour, till he has a quarrel with us, an event which he seems to covet rather than to dread."

she neared them. As soon, however, as she took a position, she poured in such a murderous fire on each of the prahus that their decks were soon cleared, and on a breeze springing up five of them hoisted sail, leaving their commodore in the large prahu to continue the action. She was, however, soon silenced, boarded, and brought astern of the Diana pass sunset; but finding she was in a sinking state, Captain Congalton cut the tow rope and left her to her fate after taking out the Coal has been found, in large quantities in Mergui. prisoners, while the Diana proceeded in chace of her THE GEORGE SWINTON STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-On the consorts; but they escaped with the darkness of the 23d of May, the George Swinton, was struck by light-night, aided by some squally weather that followed. ning, by which the fore-royal and top-masts were shat- There was no doubt, from the severe manner in which tered, but her gallant and lower masts escaped with they were mauled by the Diana, that these prahus little damage. No person on board was injured.

THE VICEROY OF RANGOON.-Accounts from Rangoon mention that the viceroy of that place begins to manifest a better feeling towards the English residents there. The shoe-order has been restored to its former footing at the top of the stairs, or at some other respectful distance from the presence."

The viceroy has also abolished or modified the orders in respect to head-coolies, which will probably remove some vexations, attending unloading and loading vessels.

will never again be fit for sea, and that the remainder of their crews have had an awful lesson for their temerity, nearly one hundred and forty having been killed and wounded, and thirty taken prisoners out of three hundred and sixty, the number which the fleet is stated to have been composed of. The prahus were from fifty to sixty feet in length, each mounted with a long 4-pounder and numerous swivels, in addition to muskets, blunderbusses, spears, &c.

The Wolf returned into harbour on the 2d of June, having left her armed boats, together with the gun-boats belonging to the station, to prosecute search after the prahus which escaped in the rencontre. On the day following that occurrence, the Wolf was joined by the

But the most remarkable act of the Rangoon viceroy is, that he has lately decided receiving a handsome and valuable present from an European merchant, who had the honour of an audience soon after the shoe-boats, (which had been absent on a cruize to some

order was rescinded.

SINGAPORE.

islands on the coast) and were instantly despatched PIRACY.-We have advices from Singapore to the 10th in pursuit by Captain Stanley, with orders to proceed in the direction of the Redang islands to which it was May, but there seems nothing of importance stirring at that considered likely the pirates would resort for the purpose settlement. Piracy, however, continues to flourish. A most barbarous act of piracy and murder was com-visit to this islands, discovered traces of a piratical of refitting; the boats of the Wolf having, on a previous mitted on the crew of a small boat consisting of four rendezvous at that place, with docks for laying up the Chinese, all mere lads, on their way from Rhio to Singa- prahus, &c. As the piratical fleet was in a manner cut pore. At the entrance of the Straits of Rhio, in the off from the main land, besides being at the same time vicinity of the Pan Shoal, she was set upon by a sampan in too disabled a state to permit of their continuing containing six Malays, who boarded her and butchered their course homeward, there seems every probability of in cold blood, three of the poor Chinese, apparently the expedition of the boats to the Redang islands being with no other object than to gratify their diabolical attended with success. cruelty, as there was nothing for them to plunder; in the minds of those who were present at the encounter, The only probability against it, the other was left on board cruelly mangled, and wel-and witnessed the crippled condition of the prahus tering in blood, and probably owes the preservation of that escaped, is, that they all went down during the his life to the belief of the savaged that he was also dead. He was three days in the most deplorable condition, suf- tempestuous night which succeeded the engagement. fering from his wounds, and subsisting on the leaves of trees growing on the beach, towards which he had contrived to paddle his boat, when he was fortunately fallen in with by a sampan pukat, and taken to Singapore, where his wounds have been attended to.

CHINA.

Files of Canton papers to the 20th May, have been received during the month.

The creditors of Hing Tai have determined on memorializing the home Government respecting the postpone ment of the settlement of their claims by the Cohong.

The opium trade still continues much embarrassed, and scarcely a prospect of improvement. The advices from Pekin are very unfavorable to the probability of any legislative interference to protect the importation.

DESTRUCTION OF PIRATES.-The Diana steamer was on the 18th of May, off Tringganu, in company with her Majesty's sloop Wolf, engaged in action with a fleet of six large Illanoon pirate prahus, as they were in action with and nearly capturing a junk that had sailed a few days before from Singapore laden with a valuable Captain J. T. Lancaster, formerly of the Caledonia, cargo for China.-It appears from Captain Congalton's Bombay ship, lately of the Agnes, at Lintin, in conseaccount, that the pirates were discovered about 9 o'clock quence of the difficulties of a situation in which it devolvin the forenoon by the Wolf, as they were attempting to ed on him to keep many and complicated accounts, to enter Tringganu road, were she was then lying at an- which he had been hitherto a stranger, and which had chor; but on perceiving her they stood out to sea and for some time irritated his mind, and induced him to attacked the junk under sail some miles distant. The believe that he could not give satisfaction to his emWolf instantly got underweigh, but without her armed ployers-an impression which was not founded on boats or the gun-boats attached to her, which had been fact, his owners being, on the contrary, perfectly conordered to a neighbouring island in quest of another tented with his management; became unsettled in his fleet of pirates that were reported to have committed mind and a fever with which he was afflicted during the depredations upon some Tringganu. The steamer was last three days of his life, probably assisted in subverting seen from the Wolf to the northword at about noon, his reason altogether, and on the 10th of March, he when Captain Stanley immediately despatched his gig went on shore at Lintin, proceeded inland and blew

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS.

FORT WILLIAM,
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT,

THE 29TH DECEMBER, 1837.

The following Regulation, made by the Hon'ble Court of Directors, under the authority given to them by the Act of the 37th George H. Cap. 117, is published for general information, by the Orders of the Hon'ble the President of the Council of India in Gouncil:

Whereas by a Regulation for rescinding and rePreamble. enacting with modiccatious the provisions contained in Regulation VII 1818, for regulating the Trade of Foreign Nations with the Perts and settlements of the British Nation in the East India, made and pass d by the Court of Directors of the East India Company on the 12th of August 1829 and which was prom Lented by the Governor General in Council on the 26th January 1839, by the Governor in Council of Fort Lt. George on the 34 of June 1931, and by the Governor in Council of Bombay, ou the 31st of March 1830, it was declared.

Ordered, that the Act be promulgated for general information.
ACT No. I. of 1839.

I. It is hereby enacted, that from the 1st February. 1938, all Regulations of the Bombay code passed before the year 1827 and now in force, with the exception of Sections I, II, and III Regulation VI, 1799, and of clause 2, Section VII., Regulation 1X., 1800, and of Sections XIV, XVII. XX. XXI, and XXV .,Regu Tation I., of 1805, and of the whole o: Regulations H, 1810 and VI., 1814, shall be repealed And it is further enacted that Act No. II of 1835. shall likewise be repealed, except in so far as it repeal any regulations of the Bombay code.

II. And it is hereby enacted, that Chapters I., II,I". VI. VIIL, and IX, of Regulation XX., 127 of the said code together with the Appendices A, B, C, E, H, I, J. K of that Regulai ion, also Regulation II, 1831, Regulation XIII, 1831, Regulation I., 1832, Regulation IV., 183 and Regulation IV, 134 of the said code, and at such parts of any Regulations of the said code as prescribe the levy of transit or island customs dities, or as require the payment of any fee whatever on account of any vessel which may enter any port in the territories subject to the Bombay Presidency, and likewise the provisions of any kind contained in those or in any other regulations, for fixing the amount of duty to be levied on goods importel or exported by sea at any place within the limits of the Bombay residency, or the drawback pay. able ou the same shall be repealed

1st That Foreign European Ships belonging to any State or County whether having a Se'tlement of its own in the East Indies or not, and Ships belonging to the Empire of Brazil so long as such States, Countries. and Empire resp ctively should remain in amity with His Majegy, might freely enter the Brinsh Sea Ports and Harbours in the East Indies, whether came directly from there own country, or from any of the Parts or Places in the East Indies, they should be hospitably recieved, and should have liberty to tra e there in Imports and Expor s conform ble to the Regulations established in such places, provided that it should not be lawful for the said Ships, in time of War between the British Government and any State or Power whate ver, to export from the said British Territories, without the special permission of the British Government, any military Stores or Naval Stores, Saltpetre or Grain. The said Shis might also be cleared out for any Port or Place in the East Indies, but if cleared out for Europe, or for any port in the Empire of Bazii, they should be cleared out direct for the country to which such Ship-sche lule A annexed to this act, and with the exceptions specified should respectively belong.

24ly. That the Trade between the British Possessions in India and the United States of America should be continued to be regu. Jated by the Convention of Commerce between Great Britian and the United States of America, sigued at Loudon the 3d day of July 1915.

II. Provided alwas, that n thing contained in the two preceding sections of this art shall be construed to prevent the levy of any town duty, or of any municipal tax, or of any tol or any bridge, road canal, or causeway for repair and in intenance of the same; or of any fee for the erection and maintenance of light hous-s.

IV Ani it is hereby enacted, that duties of customs shall be levied on goods imported by sea into any place in the territories subordinate to the Government of the presidency of Bombay, after the said 15th Jannar, next, according to the rates specified in

therein, ani the sud schedule with the notes attached thereto shall be taken to be a part of this act.

V. it is hereby further enacted, that duties of customs shall be levied upon country goods exported by sea from any ports f the Bombay presidency after the said 15 h Jaaury next, according to the rates specified in schedule B, annexed to this act, with the exceptions therein specified, and the said sche lule with the notes

3dly That nothing in the said Regulation should be censtruc.
teit affect the provisions contained in the then existing Rezu-attache i thereto shall also be taken to be a part of this act.
lations for dedning the duties to which the trade of Foreign Nation
wis and should be subiect at the Ports and settle neuts of the
British Nation in the East Indies.

And whereas doubts have arisen how far the terms of the said recited Regulation would permit any Foreign Ships to carry Goods, not th ir original Ca go, from one Port to another, or to carry on the coasting or country trade.

And whereas it is expedient that such doubts should be removed, and also that the liberty of trading with the said Ports and settlements should be extended to the Ships of some Foreign Countries not ment oned in tho said Regn'ation the Court of Direc tors of the said Company by virtue of the powers granted to them by the Act passed in the 37th year of the Reign of His late Majes ty King George the Third, entitled "An Act for regulating the trade to be carried on with the British Possessions in India by the Ships of Nation in amity with his Majesty, have rescinded mach of the said regulation as is hereinbefore recited, and in lieu thereof have framed the following Reguit on.

VI Provided, however, that the ships of any European nation having firman privileges in the port of Surat, sha'l not be subject to further duties of import or export than may be prescribed by their firmans respectively, any thing in the schedules or i. this act notwithstanding.

VI An it is hereby enacted, that duties of customs shall be levied o gonds pasing by land in oor out of foreiga European settlements, situated on the line of coast within the limits of the presidency of Bombay, at the states pres cried in the schedules of this act, for gods imported or exported on foreign bottoms at any British port in that presidency.

VIII And it is hereby enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council of the presidency of Bomby to declare by notice to be published in the Gazette of that presidency, that the territory of any native chief, not subject to the juris lic ion of the courts and civil autherties of that presidency shall be deemed to be foreign territory, and to declare goods passing into or out of such territory liable either to the duty fixed for British foreign bottoms or as the said Governor in Council may think fit.

IX. And it is hereby enacted, that for the levy of duties of customs as above provided on gools exported by land to or

may be established at such places as may be determine i by the said Governor in Conncil, and every officer at every such chokee shall have power to detain goods passing into or out of any such foreign territory, ant to examine and ascertain the quantities and kinds thereof, and such gods shall not be allowed to pass across the frontier line out of or into the territory of the East India Company until the owner or person in charge thereof shall produce and deliver a certificate showing that the customs duty leviable thereupon has been paid in full.

Foreign Ships belonging to any State or country in Europe or in America, so long as such states or Countries respect-vely remain in amity with His Majesty, may freely enter the British Sea Ports and Harbours in the East Indies, whether they come direct-imported by land from snch foreign territories customs, chokes ly from their own Country or from any other place, and shall be there hospitably received. And such Ships sh I have bberty to import into such Sea Ports from their own respective Countries Goods the produce of their Countries; and to export Goods from such Sea Ports to any Foreign Country whatever, conformably to the Regulations established or to be established, in such sea Ports, Provided, that it shall not be lawful for the said Ships. in time of War between the British Government and any Sta e or Power whatsoever, to expart from the said British Territori-s, without the special permission of the British Government, any Military or Naval Stores, Saltpetre or Grain; nor to receive Goods on boart at one British Port of India to be conveyed to another British Port of India on Frieght or otherwise; but nevertheless the original inward Cargoes of such Ships may be discharged at different, British Ports, and the outward Cargoes of such Ships may be laden at different British Porfs, for their Foreign destinations.

THE 3D JANUARY, 1835.

The following Act is passed by the Hon'ble the President of the Council of India in Council on the 3d January 1839, with the assent of the Right Hon'ble the Governor General of India, which has been read and recorded.

X. And it is hereby enacted, that it shall be lawful for the said Governor in Council to appoint such officers as he may think fit to receive money on account of customs duties and grant certificates of the payment thereof, and that such a certificate being delivered to any chokee officer shall entitle goods to cross the frontier into or out of the East India company's territories, provided that the goods correspond in doscription with the speci fication thereof contained in such certificate, and that the certificate shew the entire amount of duty leviable on those goods to have been duly paid. And if upon examination the goods brought to any chookee be found not to correspond with the specificationentered in the certificate presented with the same, the difference shall be noted on the face of the certificate, and if the payment of duty certified therein shall not cover the entire amount of duty

entry of the vessel shall have been given da'y made in the Custom House of the port, and until order shall have been given for discharge of the cargo thereof as above provided, and it shall be the duty of every customs officer to seize as contraband any goods which have been removed or put on board of any vessel in contra vention of the above provision, or which any attempt shall have been made to remove from or to put on board of any vessel in contravention of the above provision. And after entry of the vessel at the Custom House in due form such part of the cargo as may not be declared for re exportation in the same vessel shall be sent to land and export cargo shall be laden on board according to the forms and rules that may be prescribed for the port by this act, or by order of the Gevernor in Council of the presidency of Bombay, and if an attempt be made to land or put on board goods or merchandize in contravention of the forms and rules so prescribed the goods shall be liable to seizure and confiscation

or have been received by the sail customs officer a Custom House
permit or order for the shipment of the goods, and the goods on
board of any boat that may so be alongside or be made fast to a
vessel, it such goods be not covered by a Custom House pass ac-
companying them, or previously received by the customs office on
board, the said vessel shall be liable to confiscation.
XXXIX. And it is hereby enacted, that when goods shall be
sent from on board of any vessel having a customs officer on board
for the purpose of being landed and passed for importation there
shall be sent with each boat load or other separate despatch a boat
note, specifying the number of packeges, and the marks and
numbers or other description thereof, and such boat note shall
be signed by an officer of the vessel and likewise by the customs
officer on board, and if any imported goods be found in a boat
proceeding to land from such a vessel without a boat note, or if
being accompanied by a boat note they be round out of the proper
track between the ship and the proper place of landing, the boat
containing such goods may be detained by any officer of customs
duly authorized by the collector, and unless the cause of devi-
ation be explained to the satisfaction of the collector of customs,
the goods shall be liable to confiscation.

XXXI. And it is hereby enacted, that if goods entered in the manifest of a vessel shall not be found on board that vessel, or if the quantity found be short and the deficiency be not duly accounted for, or if goods sent out of the vessel be not landed at the Custom House, or at such other place as the collector of XL. And it is hereby enacted, that when goods shall be Customs shall have prescribed, the master shall be liable to a pe- brought to be passed through the Custom House either for impor. nalty not exceeding five hundred rupees for every missing or tation or exportation by sea, if the packages in which the same deficient package of unknown value, and for twice the amount may be contained shall be found not to correspond with the desof duty chargeable on the goods deficient and unaccounted for, cription of them given in the application for passing them through if the duty can be ascer ained. Provided however, that nothing the Custom House, or if the contents thereof be found not to bave herein contained shall be construed to prevent the Collector of been correctly described in regard to sort, quality, or if any goods customs from permining at his discretion the master of any vesuot s ated in the application be found concea ed in or mixed up sel to amend obvious erro 8 or to supply omis ious from accident with the specified articies, all such packages with the whole of or inadvertence by furnishing au amended or supplemental the goods contained therein, shall be liable to confiscation. manifest.

XXXII. And it is hereby enacted, that there shall in every port of the Bombay presidency be one or more places appointed for the landing and shipment of goods, and goods shall not be landed at any other place without the special order in writing of the collector of customs for the port, and if any goods be landed, of an attempt be made to land any goods at any other than the said authorized places without such order they shall be seized and confiscated.

XLI. And it is hereby enacted, that if any person after goods have been landed and before they have been passed though the Custom House removes or attempts to remove them with the intention of defrauding the revenue, the goods shall be liable to con fiscation unless it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the col. lector of customs that the removal was not sanctioned by the owner or by any person having an interest in or power over the goods,

XXXIII. And it is hereby cnacted, that if the Governor in council shall see fit for the security of customs at any port to maintain special establishments of boats for the landing and shipping of merchandize, or to license and register the cargo boats plying in any ports than after due notification thereof, it shall not be lawful for any person to convey goods to or from any vessel, in such port otherwise than in the boats so authorized and prescribed, except under special permit from the collector of customs at the port, and any goods that may be found on board of other boats than those so authorized for the port shall be lia-landed at any other port of the said presidency of Bombay, ble to be seized by any officer of customs and shall be liable to confiscation.

XXXIV. And it is hereby enaated, that when the Governor in council of the presidency of Bombay shall see fit to maintain at any port an establishment of officers to be sent on board of vessels to watch their anlading and lading, then after due noti fication shall have been given that such establishment is so mentianed at any port the collector of customs at that port shall have power at his discretion to send one or more officers of such es tablishment to remain on board of any uessel in such port by night and by day until the vessel shall leave the port or it shall be otherwise ordered by the collector.

XXXV. And it is hereby enacted that any master of such vessel at such port who shall refuse to receive such officer with one servant on board when such officer shall be so deputed as above provided, or shall not afford such officer and such servant suitable shelter and sleeping accommodation while on board, and likewise furnish them with a due allowance of fresh water if necessary and with the means of cooking on board, shall be liable to fine nat exceeding the sum of one hundred rupees for each day during which such officer and servant shall not be received and provided with suitable shelter and accommodation.

XLII. And it is hereby enacted, that it shall be lawful for the collector of customs, whenever he shall see fit to require that goods brought by sea and stowed in bulk shall be weighed or measured on board ship before being sent to land and to levy duty according to the result of such weighing or measurement. XLIII. And it is hereby enacted, that on application by the exporter of any salt that has paid the ecise duty fixed by act No. XXVII. of 1337, a certificate shall be granted by the col lector of customs at the place of export, under authority of which certificate the quentity of salt specified therein shall be and shall be passed from such port into the interior without the the levy of any further duty ei her of excise or of customs. XLIV And it is hereby enacted, that when a customs officer shall be sent on board of any vessel to superintend the "elivery of cargo, twenty days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, shall be allowed for the discharge of the import cargo of vessels not exceeding six hundred tons burthen, and thirty days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, for the discharge of the import cargo of vessels exceeding that burthen, and the said periods shall be cal. culated from the day when the customs oflicer first went on board And if the whole cargo be not discharged by the expira tion of the above-mentioned periods, the master shall be charged with the wages of such officer, and other expenses for any further poriod that such officer may be detained on board. And if the owners, importers, or consignees do not bring their goods to land within the periods above fixed, it shall be the duty of the master so to do.

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XLV. And it is hereby enacted, that when there shall be no customs officer sent aboard vessels discharging cargo, it shall be lawful for the collector of customs to fix a pe iod, not being les than twenty days, for the discharge thereof and clearance of the vessel inwards; and if any goods remain on board after the time XXXVI. And it is hereby enacted, that whenever a collector so fixed or after the time allowed in the lost preceding section of of customs shali see cause to direct that any vessel shall be this Act, the collector may order the same to be landed and searched he shall issue his warrant or written order for such werehoused for the security of the duties chargeable thereon search addressed to any officer under his authority and upon and of any freight and primage and other demands that may be production of such order the officer bearing it shall be compe due thereon, giving his receipt to the Master for the same tent to require any cabins, lockers, or bulkheads to be opened vided always, that in all cases it shall be lawful for the collector in his presence, and if they be not opened upon his requisition or other officer in charge of the Custom House, with the consent of to break the same open, and any goods that may be found the master of the vessel, to cause any packages to be brought on concealed, and that shall not be only accounted for to the sashore and to be deposited in the Government warehouses for the tisfaction of the collector of customs shall bo liable to confisca security of the duties and charges thereon, although twenty days tion and any master or person in charge of a vessel, who shall may not have expired from the entry of such vessel; and in casa resist such officer or refuse to allow the vessel to be s arched any goods brought to land from any vessel be not claimed and when so ordered by the collector of customs, shall be liable cleared from the Custom House within three months from the date upou conviction for every such offence to a fine of one thousan of entry of the ship in which such goods were imported, it shall Tupees. be competent to the colle tor to sell the same on account of the duties and other charges due thereon, and the balance remaining after deducting the said duties and charges shall be held in deposit and paid to the owner on application.

XXXVII. And it is hereby enacted, that every master of a vessel who shall remove from such vessel or put ou board there of any goods, or cause or suffer any goods to be removed from thence or put on board thereof between sun-set and sun-rise or on any day when the Custom House is closed for business without leave in writing obtained from the collector of customs, shall be punished with a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees. XXXVIII. And it is hereby enacted, that no cargo boat, laden with goods intended for exportation by sea shall make fast to or lie alongside of any vessel on board of which there shall be a customs officer stationed unless there shall be on board the boat,

XLVI. And it is hereby enacted, that when a customs officer shall be sent on board of any vessel discharging cargo, a further period of fifteen nays, Sundays and holidays excluded beyond the twenty days above specified, shall be allowed for puting on board export cargo if the vessel shall be not exceed six hundred tons bur. then, and twenty days if it exceed that burthen, when the lading and unlading thereof shall continuous, and the master or com. mander shall in such case not be charged with the wages and