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19F NOTIFICATION 
X Jt/ie Tonrt of Civil Justice, which were to have 
W&n held on Monday the 11 th July, are postponed 
ttnlil Monddythe3lslJu^/ r ISIS. 
I' Secretary’s Office, Berbice,.lAih J»Zy, ( lßls. 
■L •.?'*« • / -'. HyCoifahandf 1 
I R. C.DOWNBR, Sec. 
•- ... -,„■',,, — — —— -rt— 
I ffOTI lICATI(J the Honorable tfdUrt of 
I Policy and Cri rhinal Jujireof the GotimyrJte*’ 
I bice- —To a'/ to Jdinm these presents may or 
I sAll conte, !<Be it known: 
P j a vacancy nas again occurred in the 
I C.artafPolicy and fmuinal j-. iiee, of (lie Colony 
I BerlW, by the departure frmh this colony, of 
1 James Fraser ‘and John J/’ Cam on, and by reason of 
Ithe late appointment of the honorable IT. Kali, 
■living been declincd-by that Gentleman ; am| a !<*• 
I grinatiou having begn pride by the Hono able Court 
■MPolicy, to supply th- ir p’a,ces. llis Excellency the 
■feCwfernnr ha» been pleast d to select John Taptn, 
tjEsq., the Rev. Frfftas Whitfield, and David Car- 
I /, de, E-q , to be Me mbersofthe Court of Policy and 
Iftjiiiuinal Justice.— Notice whereof is hereby gitten, 
Ethal the inbabitaufsofth® Colony may respect those 
r Gtatl-num in their capacity. 
■ Secretary's Office, Bet bice, 3 fJuly, 1 § 15. 
I s «. By Command, 
f R.C. DOWNER, Sjecy. 
r■ ?; W . ■'■ •■ II ■■-■ ‘s~i . -*• •' 'rtyi ■■ --I *.. m- — !- r-r - i.riiW'l ■ -111-1. 
h KOT J FI C ATI (KN.— By the Honorable Court of 
'/ A’P'-dtcy and Criminal'Just ire, of the colony Ber- 
4/ bice. To uU to whom these presents may or 
shall comet greeting! be it known t, 
* W||Eli EAS a vacancy has again occurred in the 
. Court of P hey and Criminal Justice, of this colony; 
j the Court having been pieasrd to admit of the reasons 
assigned by the Hon,J.Tapin for his nonacceptanceof 
the aplkiiatiiient ruttite in his favor as Member of that 
Court Aiul a poiuiiiation huvutg hern made by the 
Ibmor-J Cfojrt of Policy to supply* his jJucef Ufc 
Ex»,chancy tlh haaJren pleased to select 
F. Britt Ivbaiik, Fsq. urbe a Member o» the Court of 
Policy and Grimirial Justice. Notice whereof is here* 
by that the InhabitanUof tbe colony may res respect 
pect respect piat centl.miun iu his capacity accordingly. 
Secretary's Office, Berbtct, TiihJuiy, 1815. 
-,f ■ By Command, 
R. C. DOWNER, See. 
I' UitX'WgRW I ..j 
T. uifdnpeertj een iegdyF 
die bet aang tat; voornenii ns le zyn, om mM de door 
hem nu reeds geconfractcerde hating vamcofly, met 
ryn schipde Johanna Margaretha, van drje rivier 
Baar Anu|f*K&ty) tc retournetyjj voor bet einde dezer 
ncirfad, en derntdveri nief l .wger in fadiiig te znllvu 
legget Ms tot den 25x1-*n dew r, zylhmde posltief zye 
Brievezak slnben <jp den dezer maand; 
mand genegen zy«de n>4 voojz. schip nog eenige 
- alscheepinge tc doen, adn ssermi zicb by voornnem voornnem<le 
<le voornnem<le Capt. zclve op le t Erf No. 14, aah de stad Nieuw 
/nisterdam.—ls July. , 
!■■> I I—»■ "Ml «in *»■’.<*— 11 • ■ ~ .|,r- - - L ■- .. 
nEggt FOa GLASGOW, the Ship Bri.le Bri.le'l**ll 
'l**ll Bri.le'l**ll ptF, Thomas Todd, Master, to sail from' 
hence in all October; for freight or passage apply 
to the Master oh board, or to / 
COLIN DOUGUS & Co. 
■ 
WHO hate received by the above vessel, the fol following 
lowing following atliclea, which they o.T r tor Sale on their 
Umhil terms, viz:— (foiwon Duff Inglis jr Comp's. 
London patliculur Mudcira wine in pipes, hlids, and 
rpiarter casks ; a light fashionable Gig, a general as as■mtment 
■mtment as■mtment of Plantation Stores, also 50 bhds. coals, 
which will be sold reasonable if taken from alongside. 
15 July. > * 
— . ... >• — 
TEKOOJP, de volgende goederen, aaiige aaiigeaangebragt 
aangebragt aaiigeaangebragt per Capt. Zwtirt, tot de nevertsiaahde; 
kassa f —Genever in kelders a /i 22. — dito 
extra goede in kruikje’ a £25. het dotizyn,— zoete 
mclksche en Leydsche van 16 lb. a /9. —E- 
dammerdo. Edammerdo. a y'2-15. —ham a fl. per lb.—botera 
/20. per vaatie, —oude Grenada rum a /4.'per gall. 
15 July. J. G. F. THIENSMA. 
DEN ondergeteekende maakt hiernevens bs bs 
- bs dat hytotwyne Gemachtigde, by Papcuratie, 
heeft aangesteld tot waarneming van alle zyne zaken, 
den heer A. Schliiufcr. 
15 July. W. HARTMAN. 

SAIUHJ)AY. JULY 

. | 
PROCLAMA*ITONk 
■ ig ’ ,>n_ • 
From the Trinidad Cyurant had Commercial Gazette, 
of Saluiduy, February 11, 1515. 
TP.iy/n.fD. 
lt BY Utis Raya! Highness the Prince of Wales, 
? Regent of ihy Gi'eat Britain 
the miyte affiinn 
‘ pROCLAM vp|oN ‘ . 
Whereas doubts have arisen, and may in future 
arise respecting the naune and extent of the juri»“ 
dictioi), civil as .vveii ctimural, to which all persons 
serving jiii hu Majesty’s regular Army, and stationed 
in our Island of Trinidad, are amen.ibk ami habk , 
tor removal of the same, end the evil consrqu. n ncesarising 
cesarising ncesarising theretrom : we have taken those circum circumstances 
stances circumstances into our consideration, M a held at 
Carl ton-House, on the Jbth day of December, in tfig 
year di our Lord 1814, have thought it expedicnr, in* 
the name and on the behalf of bis M ’jesty, and by 
and With the advice of his M ijebty’s Privy Gou.icii, 
(o order, proclaim, and declare, as it is hereby or ordmed, 
dmed, ordmed, procliriiued, and declared : that from and af after 
ter after the promulgaCo.i of this our Proclamation, the 
cogmz-uiee of di civil acts, actiona, contracts, inheri inheritances, 
tances, inheritances, wilb, inventories, obligations, air'd aU or he. 
civil acts, executed, .uade, and enterctl into’ by all 
or any such person or jiersuns, so statio stationed 
ned stationed as aforesaid, or in which tiiey %<»aG be iuauy wise 
interested or concerned, shall vving a;id appertain 
Io the seveial Tiibunate of ordinary jiirißdictioh now 
established in out said islandW Timidaihj aiM that 
in <ll and every such cases, the said peism»s are to be 
deemed arui taxen, mt arc hereby declared th be 
amenable and answerable fur the same. 5 
“ And we do hereby itiriher order, proclaim and 
declare, that the cognuar.ee of alLcihuiri'tl util nets; 
not piuvided lor or made p n'tsHWo by the s.wral 
(UMiMiy •<<:»»> pests-d, -m*d* passed by 
the Paiiiameuioilhe Untied ui.ig-iomof'Greatßrit ui.ig-iomof'Greatßritain 
ain ui.ig-iomof'Greatßritain and Irdand, of and with whicii any person so 
serving and stalioned as aioresaid shall be charged 
and accused, or sus|»«cted, shad in future exclusive exclusively 
ly exclusively bduug and appurtain to the. tnbunal of our Go Governor 
vernor Governor and Uogimander-iruGhief of the said Island 
of Trpudad, lor die time Being, or Lputciiant.-Go Lputciiant.-Goveinpr 
veinpr Lputciiant.-Goveinpr oi the Kime, accompanied by his Assessor, 
and to no other tribunal. 
■T 44 And we do hereby further order, proclaim, and 
dbclare, that ths sevend exceptions created and made 
by the Bpa»ish Law, in such criminal cases as afore aforesaid, 
said, aforesaid, whereby they become cognizable tu the civil 
jurisdiction, be, as the same are hereby declared to 
m , hgmefordi repealed and annulled. • -e 
? Ami we do hereby further order, proclaim, and 
declare, that these pur presents be, in virtue of oar 
proclamaliun of the IStii day of Dec. 1813, enrolled 
ami registered in the Uo./ks of record that aie there thereby 
by thereby directed to be kept by otu and by the 
i espcctive Judges of our several churls or tribunals, 
eslapirshed aud in force, or to be hereafter establish established 
ed established and in force within our said island of Trinidad, 
“ Ami, lastly, we do hereby, in the name And on 
the behalf of his Majesty, will and require and strict strictly 
ly strictly charge and command our Governor for the time 
bi iqg, or Lieutenain-Governor, and the Odicer that 
may now or at any time hereafter have the command 
pt u is Maysty’s troops in garrison in our said Island, 
the Judges m all our courts and tribunals thereof, 
the Commandants of quarters, and ail our Officers 
civil ami military, ami all other his Majesty loving 
subjects Within the said Island, duly to obey a/id ob observe 
serve observe these piescnts, aud to govern themselves ac accordingly. 
cordingly. accordingly. 
44 Witness, his Excellency Sir Ralph Jas. Wood Woodford, 
ford, Woodford, Bart, our Governor and Coniinander-in-Chief 
in and over the said Island of Trinidad, at the town 
%f port oi Spain; and give® under the great seal of' 
our said Island, this 9th day of-Feb. in the year of 
our Lord 1815, and in the 55th year of his Majesty’s 
reif. (signed) “R. J. Wooni orb. 
“ By his Excellency’s command, 
(Ug.) 44 P. Reina© Lis, Bed. 
44 Gbd Savc the King 
TO THE EDITOROF THE STAR. 
London, May 9, i81.5 # 
Si r—The above inclosed printed copy of a 
mation issued iu the name of his Ro; al Highness the 

| Prince Regent, Ralph Jam/9 
Wdodfdrd, Bart. Govertior of Trinidad, has 
reached me • mid,though it appears to be sotnewhat 
obscure and umntelligible toan English reader, yet, 
hr the British army ty and necessarily 
concerned in ils promnlgMjon, „Jurist Vou will give 
it publicity, Hirbhgh the mednfi efymir Papes. 
Liberality isttiote 
Hence it is not 
py t!ie e ty anotheri—•RuHnty * 
sole object is <0 apprize tne British A rniy, iq general, 
of the foreign njunte|pal law te which they will be bec«Rnc 
c«Rnc bec«Rnc amenable, aqd jiy which now to br go- 4 , ' 
vewie'l, in point <J moral duties, on being stationrit 
at Trinidad. This foreign mtmicipal law is no other 
than the immaculate .Spanish Code, which with tly» 
M«ti’y Bill and tlte» Article of War, wißfowu a 
vy Voluminous, if hot a very useful vademecum for 
the British soldiery. ~»-y 
Many of the officers of the British Army, and som© 
of the flower of that army, in which the name of the 
Comihander of flip Forces on the Leeward Islands 
station, stands highly distinguisdied, have hat! opporu 
tunities' of witnessing Spanish manners an.l Spanish 
customs. These Officers will, tlreieibre, perhajis be 
enabled Jo duty appreciate the ad vantages which are 
liketyto nesijit to thtir 
from the Spanish Gode, wltypli hps so long so un unhappily 
happily unhappily distracted, and, as I am informed, nearly 
completed the totid ruin of the intfortunate island of 
Trinidad. To the consideration oi' the rational and 
enlightened part yf that army, the following übssrta übssrtavarious 
various übssrtavarious are tnerefoVe reiqrei tfully submitted. 
By the Mutiny Bill, and by that Bill only, which, 
is annually passed his Majesty is au authorized 
thorizedc authorized w to form, mak<-,"am.l establish, Articles of 
War, for the better g’vei ament of his Mije sty’s for forces, 
ces, forces, which Articles sMll.be judicially taken notice of 
by all Judges,.and in all Courts wiiatsvevfr.” 
—Sect. 33. 
Ip exercise of this power, bi#-R(tyal.Jßrbr,e S n the 
?nace Regent, in the imnte<nd muhe behalf of his 
VLijesfy, was pleased (o order, by a clause in the 2L»i 
section of the article of War, (of 1814), that notwith notwithstanding 
standing notwithstanding its being directed * 4 in the 11th secium ’ of 
these m't rules and articles, that every Cpmmandi {P " 
Officer ibali deliver up, To the civil Magistrate, all 
person? under his command, who shall Ge ace-used.of 
any crimes which are punishable by the Known 'laws 
of the and; ytt, in our garrison of Gibraltar and the 
island of Malta, or in any place beyond the seas, 
where our forces Sow. are or maybe employed, 
there is no form of our ci n fl judicature if force, the 
Gem ral, Governor, or other Corriirandimr in 
Chief, forthc time being, is to appoint general courts 
inai t'al as occasion may require, for'the trial of any 
such persons under his command, accused oi imy wi|. 
fui.murder, theft, robbery, rape, cohnhg,. Clipping 
the effin ot Great Britain or Ireland, or any larei®s 
coin current in the garrison or place mifh-r his coin- » 
rmind, or of having used violence or committed any* 
offence against the person or property <>l on r subjects, 
or of any others' entitled tq our protection. 
And by the Proclamation acorn panymg this letter, 
his Royal Highness has beCii pleased for the r<asdn J 
herein staled, to annul the provisions of that clause at 
Trinidad; and, in lieu thereof, to ordain, “ tftat. thd 
cognizance of qdl criminal ufknccs, rjbt provided for, 
or made punishable by the several mutiny a < t?’ 
(though there ik but imp in force at the same fiuu) 
44 shall, in future, belong to the tribumil of his 
j< sty's Goveniar taul Commander in (href of the SU <l 
islaiid, accompanied by bis Assessor and to n<»;other,’* ? 
under lite criminal law of Bpain> though I am inform informed, 
ed, informed, that the Spanish laws expressly prbvidrft and en enact, 
act, enact, that the military .shall only be trieH bv their own 
peculiar fuero or tribunal, —< court martial. 
Upon this a considerable doubt occurs to foe; aiif 
that doubt is, wheter the expression,“ where there is 
no form of our civil judicature in force," is to’be ta ta• 
• ta• ken in a.confined or in an enlarged sense*; that is to 
say, whether “ our civil judicature” do not, by «ece*- 
sary and rational implication with IclatiMf to th? fed 
clause of the mutiny Bill, mean aiul|efer to f hafcfonit 
of civil judicature, where British laws art* in forcr? 
—Or may this expression of his Royal Highness* 
emanating from the authority of an act of the British 
J. 4 egislature, be carried so far as fir extend to #«< ir 
foreign law as may happen to be in force, in a con- - 
quered dominion of ih«r Ging? « 
As f am no lawyer, perhaps I may baVe an erro erro, 
, erro, neous view of the subject; but qsir.kis me,that ( | H . 
exceptive words, “ where isbte/yrm ui oui civil 
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