Hertslet's Commercial Treaties: A Collection of Treaties and Conventions, Between Great Britain and Foreign Powers, and of the Laws, Decrees, Orders in Council, &c., Concerning the Same, So Far as They Relate to Commerce and Navigation, Slavery, Extradition, Nationality, Copyright, Postal Matters, &c., and to the Privileges and Interests of the Subjects of the High Contracting Parties, Volume 18

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Page 574 - repugnancy to the law of England unless it is repugnant to the provisions of some such Act of Parliament, order, or regulation as aforesaid. 13.—(1.) An action, suit, prosecution, or proceeding against any person for any act done in pursuance or execution or intended execution of this Act, or of any enactment
Page 574 - any such jurisdiction of Her Majesty as is mentioned in this Act. or in respect of any alleged neglect or default in the execution of this Act, or of any such enactment, Order in Council, or jurisdiction as aforesaid, shall not lie or be instituted— (a.) In any court within Her Majesty's dominions,
Page 160 - (c.) Revolt, or conspiracy to revolt, by two or more persons on board a ship on the high seas against the authority of the master. (d.) Assault on board a ship on the high seas, with intent to destroy life or to do grievous bodily harm. The extradition is also to be granted for participation
Page 660 - the surrender of fugitive criminals:— (1.) A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered if the offence in respect of which his surrender is demanded is one of a political character or if he prove to the satisfaction of the Magistrate, or of a Judge of the Supreme Court, if
Page 889 - months before the expiration of the said period of ten years of their intention of terminating the present Treaty, it shall remain in force until the expiration of one year from the day on which either of the Contracting Parties shall have given such notice. In witness
Page 1143 - and management of the persons and estates of persons of unsound mind as for the time being belongs to the Lord Chancellor or other person or persons in England intrusted with the care and commitment of the custody of the persons and estates of persons found, by inquisition in England, idiot, lunatic, or of unsound mind.
Page 378 - form, have agreed upon the following Articles :— ART. I. The Suez Maritime Canal shall always be free and open, in time of war as in time of peace, to every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of Hag.
Page 587 - and naval stores, and any articles which the Governor in Council shall judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of military or naval stores, provisions, or any sort of victual which may be used as food by man, and if any goods so prohibited shall be exported from the
Page 394 - it shall remain binding until the expiration of one year from the day on which either of the Contracting Parties shall have given such notice. In witness whereof the Undersigned have signed the present Convention, and have affixed thereto their seals. Done
Page 853 - Britain and Ireland and His Majesty the King of Italy, being mutually animated by a sincere desire to co-operate for the extinction of the traffic in African slaves, have resolved to conclude a Treaty for the purpose of attaining this object, and with this view have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: Her Majesty the

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