1905.1 
haughtily refifted its application. Tn a 
very fort time, however, an alteration 
having taken plate in her phyfical condi- 
tion, the repented of her folly, and {miléd 
at the mention of her former terrors, 
To fo humiliating a degree do th’ float- 
ing particles of matter, which furround; 
and {till) more thofe' which enter inro the 
interior compofition ‘of our frame,’ exhibit 
their influence in exciting, repreffing, or 
difordering the phenumena of human in- 
telligence,” 
New Aéts of the Briti~h Legiflature. - 5O5 
© Toi qui dans th folie prends atrogam: 
ment le titre de Rei de la Nature; toi qua 
mefures et la terre et les cieux; toi, pour 
Gui ta vanifé s’imagine que le fout'a et& 
fait, parce que tu ¢s intelligent, il ne faut 
qa’ un Jéger accident, qu’un atome dés 
placée, pour te faire peiir, pour te dé- 
grader, pour te ravir cette intelligence, 
dont tu parois si fier 1”? ik 
x aq REID. 
Grenville-fireet, Brunfwwick-fguare, 
JUNE 21, 1605. 
4 
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sts = PSALM, 
YEW ACTS OF THE BRITISH LEGISLATURE. 
Being an Analtfis of all AG of 
General Importance, pafed in the prefent 
Sefion of Parliament, a- Ged. Til. 
: 4) BOEE Dy 
As the plan of the condu€tors only extends to 
notice under this article fluch ACs as may 
JSrom timé to tne pafs avhich are of 
gexeral importance, they were obliged, 
Jrom the few falling within this defcrip- 
tion xwhich had received the Royal Affent 
previous to the publication of the lajt 
Number, to defer the commencement of 
their intended Analyfis of the AAs of this 
Seffion until the prefent month. 
"4 RE public aéts already paffed, in- 
; cluding thofe relating to the taxcs, 
_ amount only to forty-nine in number, and 
of thefe (except the laft, which eftablithes 
new and imperative rnles for the manage.. 
ment and collection of the duty on pro- 
’ 
perty,) few are neceffary to be noticed un- . 
der this head. 
The firft and mof important a& which 
ought to be mentioned is one which re- 
gards the prefervation of the health of the 
people; in protecting them, fo far as le- 
giflative precauutions can avail, from, the 
introduéiion of any contagious diforder 
into the country. The following is a 
fummary of the contents of the aét: 
** An A& for making further Provifion ft the | 
effeQual Performance of Qiarantine, 45 
Geo, 3, cap. 10.” (Pafled Mareh 12, 1805.) 
By this aét, the lords of the treafury are 
to give direétions for comp'eting the Ja- 
zaret at Chetney Hill in Kent, and to ap- 
point officers, &c. and floating lazarets | 
may be provided until the lazaret fhall be 
completed. Certain duties, which if is 
unneceflary to detail in jthis place, are 
alfo te be paid by the owners of veffels, 
which are to be recovered as duties of 
cuftoms. 
All thips coming from or having touch- 
ed at any place from whence his Majeity, 
‘ 
in privy council, fhall have declared it pré= 
bable thar the plague, or any other infec- 
tious difeafe or diftem per, highly dangerous. 
to the health of his fabjests, - way be 
brought ; and all fhips, velicls,'and boats, 
receiving any perion, goods,’ wares, and 
merchandizé, packets, packages, bagpage, 
wearing apparel, books, letters, or any 
other’ articles whatever, fiom or out of 
any fhips or veficis fo coming from, or 
having touched at, fuch infeéted place jas 
aforesaid; and all perfons, goods, wares, and 
meichahdize, packets, packages, baggace, 
wearins apparel, books, letters,or any other 
articles jwhatever, on boar of any fuch 
fhips cr veffels, fhall be liable to quarayi 
tine, and fubje& to all the ptoviffons, 
rales, régulations, and re@riGiicns, con- 
tained in ths aét, or in any erders in coun- 
cil concerning quarentine, and’ to all the 
pains, penalties, forfeitures, and punifh. 
ments, for a breach thereof. 
Goeds fpecified in any order of council, 
and fhips, thal! be made fubje@ to quaran- 
tine, 
The privy council may makeé fuch or- 
dérs as they fhall think neceflary upon 
emergenciés, . 
Tf the plague, or fuch other infé&tious 
difee or diftemper, fhall appear on board 
arly veflel within the fireights of Gibraltar, 
the commander fhall immediatély proceed 
to fome one of the foreign lazaréts, and 
there perform ouiran ing, until fuch time 
as the land-lazaret as aforef id fhall, by his 
Majefty, by proclamation, in the Gizette, 
fliall have decla, éd ic to be fit for the pei 
formance of yitarantine; but, if fugh 
plaguethall appear on bord any without 
the freizhts of Gibraltar, then the com- 
mander fhall (unle’s fucly jazarct fail hive 
been declared to be fit for the pérformance 
of 
