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(Sub-Enclosure B.)-DECREE of the King, establishing the Office of Chancellor of the Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies.-Caserta, 8th December, 1816.-(Translation.)

FERDINAND 1, by the Grace of God, King of the Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies, &c. &c. &c.

Agreeably to Article VI of our Law of this day, by which we have established a General Chancery in our Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies; We have decreed and do decree, as follows:

ART. I. The Office of Minister, Secretary of State, provisionally maintained by us, in our Royal Dominions, on this side of the Faro, by our Edict of the 5th day of June, of the year 1815, is abolished.

II. All the functions of the said Office are transferred to that which we have instituted, of Chancellor of the Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies.

III. All the Papers and Registers existing in the Department of the said Minister Secretary of State, shall be transferred to the General Chancery of the Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies, and there preserved.

IV. For the time being, and until we shall have made fresh dispositions, the functions of Chancellor shall be exercised by the Marquis Circello, our Secretary of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs.

V. All our Secretaries of State and Ministers, and the Chancellor, are charged, each in his respective Department, with the execution of the present Decree.

Given at Caserta, the 8th of December, 1816.

FERDINANDO.

MARCHESE TOMMASI.

The Secretary of State, Minister of Grace and Justice,

The Secretary of State, Minister Chancellor,

TOMMASO DI SOMMA.

. (Sub Enclosure C.)-LAW of the King of the 2 Sicilies, confirming the Privileges of the Island of Sicily.-Caserta, 12th December, 1816. (Translation.)

FERDINAND I, by the Grace of God, King of the Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies, of Jerusalem, &c., Infant of Spain, Duke of Parma, Placentia, Castro, &c., &c., Hereditary Grand Prince of Tuscany, &c. &c. &c.

Desiring to confirm the Privileges conceded by Us, and by the Monarchs our illustrious Predecessors, to our well-beloved Sicilians, and to combine the full enjoyment of those Privileges with the unity of the Political Institutions, which are to form the Public Law of our Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies, We have by the present Law sanctioned, and do sanction as follows:

ART. I. All the Offices and Employments, Civil and Ecclesiastical, in Sicily, beyond the Straits, shall, conformably to the Capitularies of the Monarchs our Predecessors, be conferred exclusively on Sicilians, without the other Subjects of our States on this side the Straits being over

entitled to pretend to them,-in the same manner as the Sicilians caunot advance any claim to civil and religious Appointments in our other Dominions above mentioned. We place among the number of the Appointments exclusively to be given to Sicilians, the Archbishopric of Palermo, although our August Father, Charles III, reserved the disposal of it to the Sovereign, in the great Charter which he granted to the Sicilians.

II. Our Sicilian Subjects beyond the Straits shall be admitted to all the great Diguities of the Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies, in proportion to the population of the Island.

The population being one-fourth of that of our entire Dominions, the 4th part of the Members of our Council of State shall be composed of Sicilians, and the other 3-fourths of Subjects of our other Dominions.

The same proportion shall be observed in the Appointments of our Ministers and Secretaries of State, of the first Dignities of the Court, and of our Representatives and Agents at Foreign Courts.

III. Instead of 2 Sicilian Consultors, who, pursuant to the Concession of our August Father, were Members of the ancient Junta of Sicily, the Supreme Council of the Chancery of the 2 Sicilies shall always contain a number of Sicilian Councillors, according to the proportion fixed in the preceding Article.

IV. Appointments in our Army and Navy, and in our Royal Household, shall be conferred on all our Subjects, without regard to the part of our Dominions of which they may be Natives.

V. The Administrative Government of the Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies shall be always near our person. When we reside in Sicily, we shall appoint as Governor of our States on this side of the Straits, during our absence, a Prince of our Family, or some other Person of distinction, whom we shall choose amongst our Subjects.

If he be a Prince of the Royal Family, he shall be attended by one. of our Ministers of State, who shall correspond with the Ministers and Secretaries of State who reside near our person, and who shall, moreover, have with him 2 or more Directors, to preside in those Sections of the Offices of the Ministers and Secretaries of State, which we shall think fit to leave on the spot to administer the Government of that part of our Dominions. If the Governor be not a Prince, he shall himself be invested with the character of Minister Secretary of State; he shall correspond directly with the Ministers and Secretaries of State whom we have with us, and shall have 2 or more Directors for that purpose.

VI. When we reside in our Royal Dominions on this side of the Straits, Sicily shall in the same manner have, as its Governor, a Royal Prince of our Family, or a Person of distinction, whom we shall choose from amongst our Subjects. If he be a Royal Prince, he shall likewise have with him one of our Ministers of State, who shall cor

respond with the Offices of the Ministers and Secretaries of State residing with us, and he shall, moreover, have 2 or more Directors, to preside in those Sections of the said Offices of the Ministers and Secretaries of State which we shall think fit to leave in Sicily. If the Governor of Sicily be not a Prince of the Royal Family, he shall himself be invested with the character of our Minister and Secretary of State; he shall correspond directly with the Ministers and Secretaries of State whom we have with us, and shall have 2 or more Directors for that purpose.

VII. These Directors, in both cases, shall be chosen indiscriminately from amongst all our Subjects, as was fixed with regard to Sicily, for the ancient Offices of Consultor, Conservator, and Secretary of the Government, whose duties will in future be performed by the said Directors.

VIII. The Law-suits of the Sicilians shall continue to be decided, even in the last resort, by the Sicilian Tribunals. There shall, in consequence, be established in Sicily a Supreme Court of Justice, which shall be superior to all the Tribunals of that Island, and independent of the Supreme Court of our States on this side of the Straits, as the latter shall be independent of Sicily, when we reside in that Island: the organization of this Court shall be regulated by a special Law.

IX. The abolition of Feudal Rights shall be maintained in Sicily, as well as in our other States on this side of the Straits.

X. We shall fix every year the portion to be borne by Sicily of the permanent Expenses of the State, and we shall regulate the manner of its application; but this annual portion shall never exceed the sum of 1,847,687 ounces, 20 tari, which was fixed in 1813 by the Parliament as the actual Revenue of Sicily. No greater sum shall, under any circumstances, be imposed, without the consent of the Parliament.

XI. There shall be deducted every year from the said portion a sum, which shall not be less than 150,000 ounces, to be applied towards the liquidation of the Debt bearing no interest, and of the arrear of interest of the Debt which bears interest, until the entire extinction of both. When these 2 Debts shall be extinguished, this sum shall be annually employed in forming a Sinking Fund for the Public Debt of Sicily.

XII. Until the General System for the civil and judicial Government of our Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies shall be promulgated, all the Departments of justice and administration shall continue on the same footing as at present.

We will and ordain that the present Law, signed by us, certified by our Councillor and Minister of State for the Affairs of Grace and Justice, countersigned by our Councillor, Chancellor, and Minister Secretary of State, enrolled and preserved in our General Chancery of the Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies, be published throughout the Kingdom, with the ordinary solemnities, by the competent Authorities, who shall register the same, and see to its execution.

Our Chancellor, Minister of State of the Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies, is specially charged with its publication.

Given at Caserta, 12th December, 1816.

FERDINANDO.

The Secretary of State, Minister of Grace and Justice,

MARCHESE TOMMASI.

The Secretary of State, Minister Chancellor,

TOMMASO DI SOMMA.

BRITISH Order in Council, granting certain temporary Privileges of Trade between Foreign Countries and the Island of Mauritius.—1st March, 1817,

At the Court at Carlton-House, the 1st of March, 1817.

PRESENT,

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT IN

COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Act passed in the present Session of Parliament, intituled "An Act to continue and extend the provisions of an Act, of the 49th year of His present Majesty, for regulating the Trade and Commerce to and from the Cape of Good Hope, until the 5th day of July, 1829; and also for regulating the Trade of the Island of Mauritius;" His Majesty is authorized, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, by any Order or Orders to be issued from time to time, to give such directions, and make such Regulations touching the Trade and Commerce to and from all Islands, Colonies, or Places, and the Territories and Dependencies thereof, to His Majesty belonging or in His possession, in Africa, or Asia to the Eastward of the Cape of Good Hope (excepting only the Possessions of the East India Company), as to His Majesty in Council shall appear most expedient and salutary, anything contained in an Act, passed in the 12th year of the Reign of His Majesty King Charles II, intituled "An Act for the encouraging and increasing of Shipping and Navigation," or in an Act, passed in the 7th and 8th years of the Reign of His Majesty King William III, intituled "An Act for preventing frauds, and regulating abuses in the Plantation Trade," or any other Act or Acts of Parliament now in force, relating to His Majesty's Colonies and Plantations, or any other Act or Acts of Parliament, Law, usage, or custom to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding; and whereas on the Night of the 25th of September last, a dreadful Fire broke out in the Town of Port Lewis, in the Island of Mauritius, which totally destroyed the chief part of that Town, together with a great mass of provisions and merchandize intended for the consumption and trade of its Inhabitants, whereby a great number of Families were reduced to extreme indigence, and left without a home; in consequence of which dreadful calamity the Go

resound with the Offices of the Ministers and Secretaries of State sung is, and he shal, moreover, have 2 or more Directors, to resire i åre Secuns of the said Offices of the Ministers and Sectares of Stine which we shall think fit to leave in Sicily. If the Governor of Saziy he not a Prince of the Royal Family, he shall insel be arvested with the character of our Minister and Secretary of Sade; be sha' currespond trectly with the Ministers and Secretaries a Sade whom we have with us, and shall have 2 or more Directors ive that runs

VIL. These Practies in both cases, shall be chosen indiscriminately bon amongst al our Sects, as was fixed with regard to Sicily, for the acent Offers of Casultor, Conservator, and Secretary of the Government, viese dines wil in future be performed by the said Directors.

VILL. The Law Sus of the Sicilians shall continue to be decided, even in the last resort, by the Sicilian Tribunals. There shall, in conservence, be estabused in Sicily a Supreme Court of Justice, which shall be superior to all the Tribunals of that Island, and independent of the Supreme Court of our States on this side of the Straits, is the jer she be independent of Sicily, when we reside in that Isand: the organration of this Court shall be regulated by a special Law.

IX. The lotion of Feudal Rights shall be maintained in Sicily, as well as in ear other States on this side of the Straits.

I. We shall is every year the portion to be borne by Sicily of the permanent Expenses of the State, and we shall regulate the manner of its aprention; but this annual portion shall never exceed the sum of 1847.687 ounces 20 tari, which was fixed in 1813 by the Parliament as the actual Revenue of Sicily. No greater sum shall, under any creenstances, be imposed, without the consent of the Parliament.

XL. There shall be deducted every year from the said portion a sum, hich shall not be less than 150,000 ounces, to be applied towards the Liquidation of the Debt bearing no interest, and of the arrear of interest of the Debt which bears interest, until the entire extinction of both. When these 2 Debts shall be extinguished, this sum shall be annually employed in forming a Sinking Fund for the Public Debt of Sicily.

XII. Until the General System for the civil and judicial Govern ment of our Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies shall be promulgated, all the Departments of justice and administration shall continue on the same footing as at present.

We will and ordain that the present Law, signed by us, certified our Councillor and Minister of State for the Affairs of Grace Justice, countersigned by our Councillor, Chancellor, and M Secretary of State, enrolled and preserved in our Gen the Kingdom of the 2 Sicilies, be published thron with the ordinary solemnities, the competen register the same, and s

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