projector, publisher, or conductor as aforesaid.

XIX. And be it enacted, That the proprietor of the copyright in any encyclopædia, review, magazine, periodical work, or other work published in a series of books or parts, shall be entitled to all the benefits of the registration at Stationers Hall under this act, on entering in the said book of registry the title of such encyclopædia, review, periodical work, or other work published in a series of books or parts, the time of the first publication of the first volume, number, or part thereof, or of the first number or volume first published after the passing of this act in any such work which shall have been published heretofore, and the name and place of abode of the proprietor thereof, and of the publisher thereof, when such publisher shall not also be the proprietor thereof.

XX. The provisions of 3 & 4 W. 4, c. 15, extended to musical compositions, and the term of copyright, as provided by this act, applied to the liberty of representing dramatic pieces and musical composition.s.

XXI.* Proprietors of right of dramatic representations shall have all the remedies given by 3 & 4 W. 4, c. 15.

XXII. And be it enacted, That no assignment of the copyright of any book consisting of or containing a dramatic piece or musical composition shall be holden to convey to the assignee the right of representing or performing such dramatic piece or musical composition, unless an entry in the said registry book shall be made of such assignment, wherein shall be expressed the intention of the parties that such right should pass by such assignment.

XXIII. And be it enacted, That all copies of any book wherein there shall be copyright, and of which entry shall have been made in the said registry book, and which shall have been unlawfully printed or imported without the consent of the registered proprietor of such copyright, in writing under his hand first obtained, shall be deemed to be the property of the proprietor of such copyright, and who shall be registered as such, and such registered proprietor shall, after demand thereof in writing, be entitled to sue for and recover the same, or damages for the detention thereof, in an action of detinue, from any party who shall detain the same, or to sue for and recover damages for the conversion thereof in an action of trover.

XXIV. No proprietor of copyright commencing after this act shall sue to proceed for any infringement before making entry in the book of registry. Proviso for dramatic pieces.

XXV And be it enacted, That all copyright shall be deemed personal property, and shall be transmissible by bequest, or, in case of intestacy, shall be subject to the same law of distribution as other personal property, and in Scotland shall be deemed to be personal and moveable estate.

XXVI.* Limitation of actions; not to extend to actions, &c., in respect of the delivery of books.

XXVII. Saving the rights of the Universities, and the Colleges of Eton, Westminster, and Winchester.

XXVIII. Saving alls ubsisting rights, contracts, and engagements. XXIX. Extent of the act. XXX.* Act may be amended this session.

The following clauses of the Customs' Act 5 & 6 Vic. c. 47, prohibit the introduction of pirated editions of works of which the copyright still exists.

XXII. And whereas by the said last-mentioned act books first composed or written or printed in the United Kingdom, and printed or reprinted in any other country, imported for sale, except books not reprinted in the United Kingdom within twenty years, or being parts of collections the greater parts of which had been composed or written abroad, are absolutely prohibited to be imported into the United Kingdom: and whereas great abuse has prevailed with respect to the introduction into this country for private use of such works so reprinted abroad, to the great injury of the authors thereof and of others; be it therefore enacted, That from and after the first day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty-three so much of the said act as is lastly hereinbefore recited shall be repealed.

XXIV. And be it enacted, That from and after the said first day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty-three all books wherein the copyright shall be subsisting, first composed or written or printed in the United Kingdom, and printed or reprinted in any other country, shall be and the same are hereby absolutely prohibited to be imported into the United Kingdom.

XXV. Provided always, and be it enacted, That no such book shall be prohibited to be imported unless the proprietor of such copyright or his agent shall give notice in writing to the Commissioners of Customs that such copyright subsists, and in such notice shall state when such copyright shall expire; and the said Commissioners of Customs shall cause to be made, and to be publicly exposed at the several ports of the United Kingdom from time to time, printed lists of the works respecting which such notice shall have been duly given, and of which such copyright shall not have expired.

Cabul, Oct. 26, 1841.

Sir, I have now the honour to report the circumstances attending the recent rebellion of certain of the Eastern Ghilzie Chiefs.

2. The first intimation I received of this rebellion was about three weeks ago, to the effect that the chiefs had suddenly left Cabul; and, the day after, I learnt that they had stopped a caravan on the high road, and had taken the property and its owners to the hills, at a distance from the road.

3. I immediately waited upon his Majesty, and prevailed upon him to send the governor, Humza Khan, with a message to the rebels, inviting them to return to their allegiance, and promising redress of any real grievance they might have sustained. This mission failed of success, because Humza Khan was the chief instigator of the rebellion.

4. Two reasons have been assigned for this rebellion. First, the reduction of the allowances of the Ghilzie chiefs; and, secondly, the engagement that was required of them to be responsible for robberies by the Eastern Ghilzies, wherever committed.

5. On the first point I may observe that the necessities of his Majesty, and the frequent prohibitions I had received against further reliance on the resources of the British Government, appeared to admit of no alternative. I was assured that the chiefs had admitted the justice of, and cheerfully acquiesced in, the reduction; moreover, that, after the reduction was effected, the chiefs would, in consequence of the enhanced value of grain, receive larger allowances than they did in the time of Dost Mahomed.

6. On the second point, I am compelled to state that the grievance of the chiefs was well founded. Their liabilities should have been only co-extensive with their respective jurisdictions. Unfortunately they never represented their grievance to me. They have been prohibited from visiting me by the before-named governor, on the part of the Shah (Humza Khan), a worthless man, alike inimical to us and to his Majesty. The good result of the recent rebellion, is the disgrace and imprisonment of this man. His father was killed in the Shah's service; and his

Majesty, an amiable weakness, was unwilling to acknowledge the demerits of the son, of which, however, he is now fully sensible.

7. One of the chief rebels, Mahomed Shah Khan, has very large possessions in the district of Lughman. I therefore urged the Minister to send out a relative of his own with 300 Huzarbash horse to that neighbourhood. This was done without the delay of an hour, and the designs of the rebels were for the time frustrated. They attacked the party, en roule, but did comparatively little damage; and the conspirators found it necessary to separate, and each to look after his individual interests, before the plot was matured.

8. There are four thanas, or posts, guarded by Ghilzies, between Cabul and Gundamuk. The first belongs to a chief named Khoda Buksh, a relative, by marriage of the ex-Ameer Dost Mahomed Khan. The second to Sher Mahomed Khan, the third to Allahzar Khan, and the fourth to Gool Mahomed Khan. The second named of these (who has by far the greatest influence) was gained over to our cause at an early period, and the third was always staunch in his allegiance. Khoda Buksh and Gool Mahomed went into open rebellion, and with them was joined Mahomed Shah Khan already mentioned, a Ghilzie chief, possessing extensive property in Lughman. and a relative also, by marriage, of the ex-Ameer.

9. The conduct of Gool Maho med was the most inexcusable of all. On the Shah's arrival in this country, that individual was in a state of destitution, and was placed in power and affluence by his Majesty. He has been indefatigable in his endeavours to stir up the

surrounding tribes to rebellion, but I have much gratification in adding that he has in no instance succeeded, a fact which speaks well for his Majesty's government. Gool Mahomed Khan was immediately deposed, and his place supplied by Burkut Khan, a chief of great influence and respectability.

10. On the separation of the rebels, Mahomed Shah Khan retreated to Lughman. Khoda Buksh Khan, with not more than 100 followers, proceeded to occupy the Koord Cabul Pass; and Gool Mahomed Khan went into his own country to raise the tribes. Lughman was already occupied by the Huzarbash horse, and I had no apprehension from that quarter. I had the greatest confidence in the new chief appointed by his Majesty to supersede Gool Mahomed, and the first thing to be done was to dislodge Khuda Buskh and his party of rebels from the strong defile which they had occupied. The manner in which this service was performed, has doubtless been reported to Government by MajorGeneral Elphinstone, C.B., and it only remains for me to add, that the prowess displayed by the British troops on this occasion was the admiration of all the Affghans, and there were not a few on our side who witnessed it.

11. Captain Macgregor having in the mean time returned from the Zoomut expedition, I caused him to communicate with the rebels, and he promised, in his Majesty's name, and my own, to inquire into, and redress, all their grievances. Messengers with conciliatory proposals were also sent, but to no purpose. Whilst professing the greatest desire to return to their allegiance, the party of Khoda Buksh and Gool Mahomed,

which latter had joined the former after his expulsion from the pass, made a night attack on the position of the 35th regiment of Native Infantry at Khoord Cabul, the particulars of which also have no doubt been communicated to Government.

12. On this occasion a party of his Majesty's own Affghan horse were present in our camp; and rumours, I understand, are rife that this party (consisting of about eighty persons) were guilty of treachery, and actually fired upon our troops. The particulars of the case have not yet reached me, but it shall be duly inquired into, and his Majesty will, I feel assured, make a signal example of any one who may be proved to have thus offended. But if this party of Affghans suffered themselves to be surprised by a night attack, or even if, in the confusion of the moment, they fired shots in the direction of our own camp, it would be uncharitable in any one familiar with the Affghan character, to form from such premises the conclusion that they were guilty of deliberate treachery. But I merely wish his Lordship in Council to suspend his judgment on this transaction, for I well know the predisposition that exists in certain quarters to condemn, without hesitation and without reason, every Affghan institution, and that even the irreproachable character of his Majesty has not secured him from the attacks of malevolence and calumny.

13. After the night attack, the 35th Native Infantry were joined by her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, the 37th Regiment Native Infantry, with a suitable proportion of artillery and cavalry, and the rebels were in the meantime

joined at Tezeen by Mahomed Shah Khan, Azeez Khan, and a party from Tugno. Captain Macgregor estimates their united numbers at about seven hundred

men.

14. Our troops moved upon Tazeen on the 22nd instant, and I need not detail the operations which there took place, as they will have been reported to his Lordship in Council by the General commanding in Affghanistan.

15. I have now received information from Captain Macgregor to the effect, that our differences with the chiefs have been amicably arranged. The particulars have not reached me; but when Captain Macgregor submits a statement of his negotiations, a copy of it shall be forwarded without loss of time for the information of Government. From what little I know of the terms conceded to the rebels they would seem to me to be too favourable; but I have the fullest reliance on Captain Macgregor's discretion. The chiefs have furnished hostages, and have consented to the appointment of Burkut Khan, by which means their confederacy has been dissolved.

16. I have been thus particular in detailing the circumstances of this rebellion, from my conviction, that the most false and exaggerated reports regarding it will be circulated by a class of persons whom I have already described to his Lordship in Council, and whose sole pursuit is the dissemination of groundless and alarming reports, through the medium of the public prints.

17. The inconvenience to which we have been subjected, by the interruption of our communications, has been very great, but it only shows how easily annoyance