To The Editor Of The Time...
Sir.-Ta your paper of Friday, Aug. 20, under the title of " Police, iatton-garilen-Prohibited goods," NViUia'^s Poole (servant to IUr. Mills) was fined for having in his possession 12 pieces ot Chinese handkerchiefs, 39i. I believe this conviction to be bad; for by the deflinitive Treaty of Peace, with the Republic of France, (Alarch 27, 112), " That from and after this Treaty of Peace, handher_ chiefs of the manufacture of Persia, China, or the Bamt Indier, shall be and are exempt, as being goods prohibited; and that aky person in Great Britain has a right to sell, use, dispose of, or have them in possession, and sh:all not be subject to prosecution fbr the samc."--Vide Williiamzs's Justice, vol. 1, p. 647. By inurfliu; the above in your paper, or acquainting Poole or AiRls witit Vhe laW clause, you will oblige a constant reader, a layn4an residing alt Halifax in Yorkshire. 1 xcuse the 1ise-r I take in tkus addreit: inc this to you, and hope it may be of u6e to the person, whom 1 bhlieve to be lle .ally cfonvicted. four obedient servant. D. , Cow-greii, AiLug. 24. _ - r. :. _ De ikulc I%J *Iv:m; s v USIW ez seenie ttu IDp * DC u. known to the Solidtor of the Excise, but ,vill be easily 4bund it, vol. 1, p. 647. You will tbere fint the act of Parliaient, 4'3 G;eo- ill. Should be glad to hear that this my letter is of scrvice. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIfMES.