1824.] 
which we began our researches, having 
often passed the polar circle, and having 
sometimes remained there more than fifteen 
days, Which no navigator had ever done 
before'us!' “We made the complete tour of 
the polaf circle, and we returned: to ‘this 
island from’ the west.’ The celebrated Cook 
has said in one of his voyages, “I have na- 
vigatetl the’ southern hemisphere under dif- 
ferent latitudes, with the view of demon- 
strating that there’ is no’ great continent, 
unless, ‘perhaps, in the polar regions, into 
which, however, we Cannot penetrate.”” We 
succéeded' in’ periétrating into it in several 
places : we passed the southern polar circle, 
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nobody had done before us; and if the 
coast of dlevander I. is not part of a con- 
tinent, we may say, in confirmation of the 
words of Cook, that we have met with no 
trace of this pretended polar continent. 
From New Georgia we sailed to Brazil : 
we arrived at Lisbon on the I’7th June 
1821, and anchored in Cronstadt on the 
24th July. - ‘ 
The voyage of these enterprizing fo- 
reigners was altogether, effected under 
the most favourable auspices. Out of 
200 persons*who left Russia, the expe- 
dition only lost three in three vears. 
and ‘navigated ‘the’ seas’ beyond it, which 
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BRITISH LEGISLATION. 
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ACTS PASSED in the FirtH YEAR of the REIGN of GEORGE THE FOURTH, or in the 
FIFTH SESSION of the SEVENTH PARLIAMENT of the UNITED. KINGDOM. 
—=a 
NAP. LXXIX. To enable certain 
YD Persons to receive and hold Offices 
in the Management, Collection, and Re- 
ceipt of the Revenue, without taking or 
subscribing certain Oaths and Declara- 
tions, 
Tt enacts that it shall be lawful for any 
person, being his Majesty’s subject, to 
haye, hold, and execute any of the offices: 
of commissioners. of customs, excise, stamps 
or. taxes, or any of the offices concerned in 
the collection, management, or receipt of 
‘the, zeyenues..which are subject to the said 
commissioners, or any of the officers which 
are. concerned.in the collection, manage- 
ment, AF reeeipt,of the reyenues which are 
subject tothe authority of the Post-Master- 
General, in ,any.part of the United King- 
dom," without, previously taking, making 
or subscribing any declaration, or any oath, 
except, the oath of allegiance to his Ma- 
jesty, and the oath for the due performance 
of, the, duties.of such office, prescribed by 
Act of Parliament. 
ow Cap LY XXII. The Vagrant Act. 
itrepeals all:provisions ueretofore made 
rélative-sto idle ,and disorderly persons, 
rogues, and:vagabonds, incorrigible rogues 
or other vagrants in England. ' ; 
« Tt-divides such persons, by special de- 
scriptions into three classes, and it de- 
signates ‘each of the first class “ an idle and 
disorderly person,” and. enacts that it, shall 
be lawful .for any justice of the peace to 
commit such offender (being thereof con- 
victed before him by his own view, or by 
confession, or-by the evidence of ene wit- 
hess) to\the House of Correction, there to 
beskept to hard labour for any time not 
exceeding»one calendar month. It desig- 
nates: each of the second class; ‘a rogue 
and vagabond,” and. it, enaets -that it shall 
be lawful» for any justice of the peace to 
commit such offender (being. thereof con- 
Monrury Mac. No, 402. . 
victed before him, by confession or by evi- 
dence of one. witness) to the House of 
Correction, there to be kept to hard labour 
for any time not exceeding three calendar 
months. And it designates each of the third 
class “‘ an incorrigible rogue,” .and enacts 
that it shall be lawful for any justice of the 
peace to commit such offender (being there- 
of convicted before him by confession, or: 
by the evidence of one witness). to the 
House of Correction, there to remain until 
the next general or quarter sessions of the 
peace, and kept to hard labours : 
Cap. XCVIII. To consolidate and 
amend the Bankrupt Laws. It abso- 
lutely repeals, from the \st. of May 
1825, all former Statutes respecting 
Bankrupts. ; ; 
It enacts, that all bankers, brokers, 
underwriters, and persons insuring ships, 
or their freight, or other matters against 
perils of the sea, warehousemen, whar- 
fingers, packers, builders, carpenters, ship- 
wrights, victuallers, innkeepers, stage- 
coach proprietors, brewers, malsters, dyers, 
printers, bleachers, fullers, scavengers, ma- 
nufactarers of alum or kelp, cattle or sheep 
salesman ; and.all persons. engaged in any 
traffic of. drawing and redrawing; nego- 
ciating or discounting bills of exchange, pro- 
missory notes or negociable securities, ex- 
cept exchequer, navy, or victualling bills, 
or ordinance. debentures ;and. all. persons 
making bricks, or burning lime for sale, be- 
ing tenants, lessees, or partners in such 
trade or undertaking ; and all persons using 
the trade of merchandize by way of bargain- 
ing, exchange, bartering, commission, con- 
signment: or, otherwise, in gross or by re- 
tail ; and all persons, who either for. them- 
selves, or. as-agents, or factors for others, 
seek their- living by buying and selling, or 
by. buying *and. letting for hire, or by the 
workmanship of goods’ or commodities, 
2 iY shall 
