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• . t...ture; it proposed to limit the power •of guardians i preventing marriages, and it provided that mar lia2e; ..hoold he valid in cases where consent had rot' becii hot w here it had bee intended to he given. flis st o. • est objection to it was, that it confounded meda fide marriages with bona fide mar r7:l.zps. The object of the second clause, and indeed it spi; it of several other clause.. of the Bill, was eft convert marriages, that were ipso facto void, into mariages voidable by suit, and that was a principle to which he never could reconcile his mind. There were many other principles contained in the Bill, which their Lord.hips, with all the legal knowledge for which that House was so eminent, could not have time to consider in the present Session ; and there fore he thnitght the measure should be deferred till another Session, when the subject might receive that attention which it deserved Lord ERSKIIS said, they were now in the same situation :IN they were on the second reading of the - 1 11, When they determired that they approved of t h e p r i tu i l de, and had only to determine how it was 'en be carried into safe execution. The Noble and Learned Lord (Lord Redesdale) had mentioned so many details which were proper matter for conside ration in a Committee, that he was surprised that he had concluded with a motion to quash the Com iniitee altogether. The House was deeply indebted to the Noble Lord (Lord Ellenborough) for the la bour which he had undertaken, as nothing could be snore disgraceful to the law and the country, than that females should be allowed to go through all the solemnities of marriage, on the supposition that they were lawfully married, and should afterwards be cast down, in sorrow and shame, and their issue be bastardized. The cases which had bein mentioned on the first day of the discussion, that, for instance, of the guardian having given his consent, and of the marriage having been subsequently nullified, be close it was found the will under which that guar dian was appointed, had only one witness to it ; and that of a mother having given her consent, supposing her husband to have been dead, and of the marriage being set aside, because the father proved to be alive, v. ere so atrocious, that if a man should write a book a •,.1 say, that this wa; the law of Ashantee, he would b., set down as a common liar—(l/ear, kear).-1-1.! thought it incumbent on the House, therefore, to go into a Committee on tke Bill. .He did not wish to shake property to its foundation, and was willing to (Jive the matter full consideration, though he could net sec the source whence the danger was to come. The LORD CHANCELLOIt, in explanation, av:intained that no person who fully understood the common law of the country could vote for the Bill in question—(Herr, hear). Lord CALTHORVE was of opinion that the Bill should be re-committed. The Earl of LIVERPOOL denied t h at the House, because it had approved the principle of the Bill. was bound to consent to its recommittal. Upon a former day a majority of the House had approved the second re.tling of the Bill in question, and the Bill had been committed. it had now come out of the Committee, in what state? As a new Bill. Every word of its c3ntents had been altered ; the Bill which came out of the hands of the Committee was as different from the Bill n bids went in as one Bill possibly could be from another; and yet he doubted whether the Bill as it originally went in, or as it now came out, was the most objectionable. NVhat then could their Lord ships hope from the recommittal of such a Bill ? Ile was as fully convinced as any man in that House that an alteration—that a great alteration was neces sary in the law of marriages. He felt the defects of the law as it stood ; but the present Bill was not the true mode of curing those defects. The Bill con tained principles contradictory of each other ; and it had this radical fault—that it attempted to blend a prospective with a retrospective measure. Although he had a general dislike to es-post facto laws—and in that aversion he hoped the House concurredhe would not say that in ho case could a retrospective measure be advantageous ; but he did contend that such a measure could not properly be mixed with a prospective law. Let the House look to what ought to be the law upon the subject of marriage, and let them, by a process as simple as possible, make that the law. He thought that a prospective law was necessary to the happiness and to the morals of so c:ety; and, at all events, if we were to have a pro spective measure, let that measure be taken sepa rately. The present Bill bad already been in the hands of one Committee, and had tailed ; and he sincerely believed that no more satisfactory result could be expected from its recommittal. Lord HOLLAND, in the few observations which he intended to submit, would, notwithstanding the deep interest he felt upon the subject, confine him self strictly to the immediate question before the House. The Noble Earl (the Earl of Liverpool) would, as he tinder:mod him, prefer the introduction of two Bills—one prospective, and one retrospective. Now he (Lord Holland) would not.deny that the one course would, probably, be as good as the other; but there was an old proverb, that a bird in the hand was worth two in the bush. If he could hope that the Noble Earl would follow up his argument by moving an instruction to the Committee to divide the Bill into two parts, he would offer no objection to the course which that Noble Earl had indicated— (Hear, hear). As far as he understood the practice of the House, the alterations which the Bill had suf fered in the first Committee could form no objection to its recommittal ; and surely no one who paid any respect to the existing Act, /6 Geo. 11. could urge such an objection. The alterations of that Act had been singular. First introduced into that House by the Judges, nearly every word of it had been altered by Lord Hardwicke; and, being then sent down to the Commons, it was returned with scarcely one word left of the alterations of Lord Ilardwicke. Lord Bardwicke, bon ever, had acted like a man of sense; he had accepted the Bill for the sake of the princi ple, and trusted to future amendments to adap t it to his ow n v i ews . I t was i mposs ibl e f or hi m to im piess too strongly upon their Lordships the import ance of the present question. The necessity of slava tio:l—the disgraceful position of the existing law, felt not ottiy through the House, but tbrouob the c•fantry. The proposal now was to recommit the 1!.11 ; and he could have wished that the Noble Lord " 1 :u had stood forward as the opponent of that pro cc,:ding had dealt an fairly and candidly with the Ikuse as to have stated clearly and intelliy whe- Lt.t be was or was not favourable to the aim Lord TtgIASDALE bad told the Roble Lbrd, from the first, that he was not favourable to the Bill. Lord HOLLAND had not, perhaps, perfectly un demood the Noble Lard. Perhaps the Noble Lord would aow state what his feeling was upon the subject. Lord REMSDALE, called upon, would trespass a moment upon the attention of the House. Yi-hen the Bill was read a second time, he had said, that to any retrospective clause he should be de. cidedty averse, and that he thought the only remedy for the inconveniencies of the existing law, would be to cause all marriages to be performed by banns.— This he thought the Noble Lord (Lord Holland) might have heard. Lord HOLLAND was sorry to see the Noble Lord nettled that his words had been imperfectly under stood ; but could not see upon what principle, the consideration of the subject in question was to be ad journed .tine die, while it was acknowledged, at the same time, that the continuance of the present sys tt:m was highly injurious to the interests of the com munity. The house, as it appeared to him, could only defend itself from applying a remedy, either by ded at ing that the evil was such as they had not power to remedy, or that there existed no evil which called foi a remedy. If their Lordships were satisfied with the present state of the marriage laws, let them re fuse to recommit the Bill, but if they really had been affected by the heartrending cases which had been laid before them—if they did really entertain a feeling Of the propriety and of the necessity of a change let them indicate and-record that feeling by voting for the recommittal. Lord REDESDA LE, if he had expressed himself warmly, had not been actuated by any want of re spect towards the .Noble Lord who had just sat down. He did trust, however, that the accusation preferred against him was unfounded; and that, in his oppo sition to the Bill, he had acted with fairness, and with regard to the principles and practice of the-House. Lord HOLLAND could assure the Noble and Learned Lord that he had not the slightest intention to impute any unfair or unhandsome conduct to him. T:le Noble and Learned Lord had certainly misun derstood him ; he had never applied the words un fair or unm.tnly to anything which had proceeded from that Noble Lord. A division then took place, when there appeared— Fur the recommitment of the Bill - - 15 • ArainE it - - - - - - 25 Majority - - - - •••••12 ALIEN Dli.L. Thii Bill was committed. On the House resuming, the Re port was brought up, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. IRISH CHANCERY RILL. 13onvz conversation then ensued regarding the day on which this Bill was to be read a second time, between Lords HOLLAND, %Urn:3llMT, DONOLCHHORL, LISIZRICI, and RIDRSDALM The second reading WAS fixed for ro.morrow. • The House then adjourned at Hal =past Nine &Clock. 3IINORITY AND MAJORITY AGAINST TINA BARRACK RILL, THIRD READING., MILT 18. MINORITY. Abercromby, Hu. J. Hutchinson,Hn.C.H.Ord, W. Barrett, S. 51. Heathcote, G. J. Pritrie, Hun. F. A. Bright, Uenry Hume, Josc ph Peirse, Henry Buxton, T. 1. Hamilton, Lord A. Pares, Thomas Browne, Dom. IlalOiniand, W. Pryse, Pryse Calvert, Charles Lemon, Sir W. Price, Robert Concannon, Lucius Lushingtan, Dr. Robarth George Clifford, A. Laugston, J. H. Taylor, M. A. Calthorpe, lion. F. Milbanke, Mark Tierney, Rt. Hon.G. Denison, W. J. Moore, Peter Tremaynt, J. H. Duncannon,ViscuuntMonck, J. B. Wood, Alderman Fergusson, Sir It. C. Mostyn, Sir T. Western, C. C. Fitzroy, Lord C. Maberley, John Wharton, John Glenorchy, Lord Maberley, W. L. s. Hill, Lord A. martin, John Calcraft, John llubhouse, J. C. Ossulston, Lord Lockhart, J. J. MAJORITY. Arbuthnot, Right Douglas, John Morgan, G. lion. C. Dawkins, J. Noel, Sir G. A'Court, E. H. Divezt, T. Omnianey, Sir F. Ancrani, Lord Douglas, W. R. K. Pole, Rt: lin. W. W. Bathurst, Bt. Hon. Dund.is, ItighOlon. Phippi, Hon. Gem C. B. W. Pitt, Wm. Morton Burgh, Sir H. Fife, Earl of Robinson, Hon. F. Bernard, Viscount Gifford, Sir R. Sandoz], Viscount Brogilen, James Gilbert, D. G. Somerset, Lord G. Bradshaw, It. 11. Gaulburn, 11. Sneyd, N. • Bruce, Robert Grant, A. C. Stewart, Hon. J. Bastard, John Grant, Rt. lion. C. 11. B. Beckett, Itt. Hn. J. Graham, Sir J. Scott, Sir W. Bernard, Thomas Iluskisson, Right Tennyson, C. Copley, Sir John lion. W. Taylor, G. W. Clerk, Sir G. Hotham, Lord Townshend, Hon. IL Canning, Rt. !In. G. Holmes, W. Thynne, Lord J. Cumming, G. Hart, General Vansittart, Rt. Hon. Cockburn, Sir G. Hill, Sir G. Nicholas Clinton, Sir W. Harvey, C. Urc, M. Courtenay, ♦Vm. Hope, Sir W. Ward, R. Cust, I-Inn. W.. Kingsborough, Lord Warren, C. Castleree.gh, Visc. Leake, Wi-n. Wallace, Rt. lion. T. Congreve, Sir W. Lowther, Viscount Wilmot, R. J• Curtnis, E. J. Lester, 13. L. Wentys=, Captain Carroll, John filarjoribar.k4, Sir J. W.u-ren&r, Sir G. Clive, llenry Monteith, 11. J. Chichester, Arthur Mansfield, Joha ?ELMO. Courtenay, T. I'. Martin, Sir T. B. Lushington, S. R. Curds, Ald.:rman . Martin, R. Palmerston, Vise. We h ave heard that Sir FRANCIS COLOMBI NE DANIEL has been strongly solicited by several Freemen of that respectable town, Grantham, in Lincolnshire, to repre sent them in Parliament. From what we have heard of the above Gentleman, he is truly independent, pos sessing large landed property, and warmly attached to those principles which placed our beloved SOVEREIGN on the Throne. It is.hopeathe Freemen of Grantham will reserve their votes until Sir FRANCIS'S intentions are known ; and, should he succeed, we trust he will discharge his duty conscientiously, leaning neither to the right nor the left, keeping in view the true spirit of the Constitution, bir supporting the King, Lords, and Corn mons. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.—The Public have often complained of the expensive establishments for audit ing public accounts ; individuals with more reason have complained of the delay in getting their ac counts passed through these 011ice.s. The case of the lion. BASIL. COCO RA NC appears peculiarly worthy of, attention. This Gentleman, in consequence of the backward state of the audit of his accounts in one of the Foh:ic Offices (as particularly taken notice of and commented upon by the Commissioners of Revision, in their Teuth Report, d.ited August the 11th, 1807), was, in the year 1806, obliged to assign over a con tract, and to return to England, anxious to get his accounts brought to a close during his life. After being harassed for thirteen years in resisting large claims brought against him, and after defendihg an expensive Rutin the Court of Exchequer, be has at last succeeded in the final adjustment of his accounts, and has actually received a balance upon them, and is thus acknowledged to have been a public creditor, . . instead of a public debtor: TAW IMOS LEFRE. Yesterday, his MAJaeye held. a Levee at t. o! clock, at his Palace, in Pall-1611. A Guard oi • Honour, preceded by the Bind of the Third Regi ment of Foot Guar Is, marched into the Court-yard, soon after one o'clock, as usual. A detachment of the Life Guards marched into Waterloo-place, op posite to the Palace. Sir ROBERT RAKER, the Chief Magistrate of the Police, was in attendance with Townsend, and a numerous assemblage pf Police officers. The military band played during the time of holding the Court. The Yeomen of the Guard lined the Grand Hall:. the Gentlemen Pensioners' lined the Oitagon Hall. The Levee was numerously and splendidly attended. • His MAJESTY, after receiving the Report of the state of the three 'Regiments of Foot Guards, pro ceeLled to receive the Foreign Ambassadors, Minis ters, &c. with those generally who have the privi lege of the entrée. The Duke Decazas, the French Ambassador, and suite were introduced to his MAJESTY by Lord Vis count CASTLEREAGH, and conducted by Sir ROBERT CHESTER, the Master of the Ceremonies. His Excel lency delivered his credentials to the KING, and was most graciously received. Mr. Stour, Minister from the Netherlands, on a special mission, Is as presented to the KING, and con ducted in a similar manner. . s The Russian Ambassador and Prince ESTEIMAZY,. the Austrian Ambassador, had audiences of his MA- JasTY, to deliver letters. The Count IYAGLIE, the Sardinian Minister, had an audience of the KING, to take leave for a short time. There were also present i Their Royal Ilighnesses the Dukes of York, Clarence, and Cambridge, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Cabinet Minis ters' the Great Officers of State, the Quarter-111.ister-General, the White Rod of Scotland, the Knight Mar slid! of England, Archdeacon Markham, and Alderman Scholey. Duxes—Portland, edford, Wellington, Ileaufnrt, Montrose. MAsu - ,umscs--Winchester, Sligo , Donnegal, Hertford, Chia mondeley, Ileadfort. Emta.s—Stamford, Rochford,Guildfos, Morton, Rocksavage Belfast, Bradford, Westmeath, Carysfort,allathurst. Liverpool , Macclesfield, Winchelsea, Mulgrave, Ilarrogi*, Warrington, Westmoreland, Fife, Darlington. %%scow:Ts—Keith, Sidmouth, Melville, Castlereagh, Sandon, Melbourne, Palmerston, Beauchamp. Loans—GL-nbervie, Gwydir, li. Cholmondeley, Brandon, St. Helen's, F. Somerset, C. Somerset, G. Somerset, Boston, F. Cunyngham, C. Bentinck, llawd:n, Henley, Rivers, Colerainz. Timor lloxouitaaces—N. Vansittart, G. Canning, W. Pole, B. Bathurst, T. Wallace, Sir H. Russell. Honouaastes—Basil Cochrane, Captain S. M. Gardner, Mitt Barnewall, Capt. K Cost, Rev. Mr. Cost, Mr. Eardley, &c. arc.` The following were among the Presentations: The Hon. Basil Cochrane, by Viscount Keith, on the final set tlement of his accounts with Government. ' Astley Cooper, Esq. by Lord Viscount Sidmouth. Mr. Buller, Commissioner of Customs, by the Lord In Waiting. The Rev. Dr. Kaye, On his being appointed to the Bishopric of Bristol. ' Lieut.-Col. Milman, Coldstream Guards, by Sir . C. Morian., Mr. Archdeacon Markham, by the Lord in Waiting. Sir William lielherm, Ulster King of Arms of all Ireland, by Lord Viscount Sidmouth. Mt. John Childers, by the Hon. S. E. Eardley. Lieutenant Making, sth Regiment, by Sir R. Steele. 11. Streatfield, Esq. sen. by the Rev. Dr. S. Clarke. Lord Brandon, by the Lord in Waiting. Rear-Admiral Page, to pay his respects. Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Cronin, with an /Wren from the Catholics of Ireland. Lord Glenbervie, the Earl of Guildford, the Earl of Bradford, the Earl of Westmeath, the Earl of Rochford, Sir John Trollope, 10th Royal Hussau ; the Rev. Frederick Bayley, Dr. Chermside, 10th Royal Hussars; Mr. Powney, Lord Thomas Cecil, 10th Royal Hussars; the Duke of Bedford, the Rev. Henry . Fellowes, on his appointment of Chaplain in Ordinary to the King; the Rev. Sir John Fagg, Bart.—by the Lord in Waiting. The Bishop of Clogher, on his promotion, by Lord Viscount Sidmouth. The Rev. the Champion Dymoke, by the Marquis of Winchester. The Earl of Carysfort, on his Majesty's Accession. The Hon. Mr. Barney/ail, to present the Address of the Catho lics of Ireland. Dr. Beatty, Physician, late Channel Fleet, by Lord Keith. Dr. Woollaston, President pro tempore of the Royal Society, by Sir Willoughby Gordon. Sir Gorge Dallas, on going abroad. Sir R. Porter, on his return from Persia, by Lord Castlereagh. The Bishop of Lincoln, to kiss hands as Bishop of IVinchester. Mr. Henry Drummond, by Lord Melville. Mr. Symonds, Magistrate for the Ports of Malta, and Captain of the Part of Valetta, by the Earl Bathurst. Sir M. Somerville; Rev. Mr. Webber, Prebendary of West minster ; Mr. Gahagan, Mr. T. M. Brackenhury ; Mr. Streat field, Mr. Randall, Gentleman Usher Quarterly Waiterio his Majesty ; Mr. Butler, John Fagg, Esq. eldest son of Sir John Fagg, 11. A. the Rev. R. M. N. Usticke, Mr. Hall, by the Lord in Waiting. Colonel Crosbie, Captain Felix, R.N. Colonel Berkeley; 'Gene ral Wilford, aptain 0. Jones, Captain G. C: Mackenzie, R.N. Captain Shirley, It N. Major Bloomfield, Captain Mingay, of his Majesty's ship Cameleon, Captain Raggett, of his Ma jesty's ship Albion, Captain the Hon. A. Cochrane, IL N. Captain Hollis, of his Majesty's ship Ramillies, Captain Phil lips, 15th King's Hussars, Captain P. Campbell, R.N. Cap tain Kuieshaw, R.N. Captain Annesley, R.N. Captain Thos. Martin, R.N. Captain Colgrave, R.N. Captain Parkinson; R.N. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir F. Hankey, Lieutenant-Colonel Hare, Inth Regimen-, Major-General Sir H. White, Major- General Orde, Major-Genoa! Hall, Major-General Sir J. Buchan, Portuguese service, Slajor-General Sir Charles Hol loway, Major-General Lord Blantyre, Major-General J. G. Clay, Cornet Markham, Scots Greys, Captain Morgan, R.N. Lieutenant Charles 'Short, Coldstream Guards, Lieutenant T. C. Steward, RM. Lieutenant Allen, R. M. Lieutenant Pollock, R. M. Lieutenant Harvey, 10th Royal Hussars, and Captain J. C. White; R.N. by the Lord in Waiting. Captain Stewart, 15to Hussars, on promotion. Mr. Deverenx, to present the Address of the Catholics of Ireland. Mr. T. Ramsden, Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter to his Ma jesty, by the Lord in Waiting. Mr. W. H. Ilarford, by Mr. H. Davis. Mr. APDonnell and Mr. Howlay, to present an Address from the Roman Catholics of Ireland. Captain Russell, by his father, Sir H. Russell. Major-General Sir A. F. Barnard, on his Majesty's Accembles by the Lord in Waiting. Captain Bridgem;n, R.N. on promotion. Mr. M'Duniots and Mr. Fitz Simons, to present an Address from the Catholics of Ireland. General Sir H. Dalrymple, by the Lord in Waiting. Lieutenant-GeneralJohn Hope, on his promotion, and appoint went to the command of the 924 Regiment. Major-General Sir C. Phillips, on his return to England. Maur -General Lord Aylnier,Adjutant-General of Sir H. Torrent.. Ensign R. 11. Lowth, by the Rev. Robert Lowth. Major-General Macleod, 78th Regiment, on his promotion. Lieutenant R. Iloare, IL N. by Mr. 11. Iloare. Ensign 11. Rose, on his appointment, by Sir 11. Turner. Lieut. Making, sth Regiment; by Lieut. Colonel Sir R. Steele. Major-General Hamilton ou pro • and appointment to the' ma command j,ir..G erbe r o a the ti B g t t h a , s ) i n y Royal s V ret et e u r r a n n f r ila o n t l t a I t h i C . ontinent! Lieut.-Colonel D'Aguilar, on his appointment to the Buffs, Lieutenant-Colonel lieyuett, Military Secretary to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, on his arrival from Hanover. Lieut.-Colonel Lg.:strange, by the Earl of Mul , zrave. Colonel Sir J. Burke, with an Address from the Koran Catho lics of Ireland. Captain M' Lean, R. A. on pmmotion. Lieutenant-Colonel Caartmood, on promotion. Colonel Brombead, on his appointment as Companion of the Bath, and on promotion. Major 'Davison, A.D.C: to his Royal Rlgluteoa die Mho of Cambridge, on his arrisai from Hanover. Major Carmianci, on promotion. Capt:dn Linclane, K.G.O. by Count Munster. Captain C. Blak iston, 9th' Lancers, on his appointment. Captain Fox, Grenadier Guard., en his pr c.motion. After the Levee, a -De, nation from the United States of the lonian Island•, consisting of the Senator , LAvo, and the Cavalier ParafaxopuLo, attended by • the Earl of GUILDFORD, Knight Grand Cross sir the Royal Order of St. Michael and St. George; Colonel Sir F. HANKEY, Knight Commander of that Oider and Secretary to Lieutenant-General Sir T. MArr- LAND, G.C.B. Grand , Master of the Orders of Saint Michael and St. George, and his Majesty's Lord High Commissioner of the lonian I,lands ; and Cap tain'EpwAans, Aid-de-''amp to Sir T. NIAITLAND, was introduced to his MAJESTY. and preaciited an Address from the . Unifed States of the loniaa Islands, on his MAJESTY'S Accession to the Crown of these Realms. His MA-Jes - ry was seated on the Throne, and, having most graciously received the Addre:s, was pleased to invest the Senator LAVO with the in- Mnia of a Knight Conin,ander of the Orders of_St. Michael and St. George. The Senator LAVO then had the honour to kiss his MAJESTY'S hand, and retired. HIS MAJESTY afterwards held an investiture of the Order of t:ie Bath, at which were present His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Lord flenley. count K, ith, Sir B. Warren, Sir Ahmed Ciarke, Sir James Sattmarez, Lord Bowden, Sir R. J. Strachan, and Sir Brent Spencer, Knights Grand Crosses ; Sir G. Niayler, Genealnglst ' - James l'uhnan, Esq. Deputy Bath Kit g .it Arms; and G. F. Behr, Esq. Gentlemtn fisher of the Ned find. Admiral Sir Charles Henry Knowles, Bait. was introduced, Knighted, anti invested with the insig nia of the Knight Grand Cr o s s; Adtilirs4 Sir H. Trollope, and Vice-Admii al Sir H. d'ltsterre Darby, were also introduced, when the latter was Iniglited, mid both were invested with the insignia of Knights Commanders or the Order. GUARDIA.V SOCIETE Yesterday a:Meeting of this SoCiety, for the Pre servation of Public Morals, took place at the Egyptian Hall, Mansion /louse, fur the purpose of receiving the. lteipott, and contributing to the Funds of the lu- Stitution. A vex number of Ladies were present. The LORD MAYOR took the Chair at half-past one. his Lordship having briefly informed the ,fleeting of the occasion upon which they were assembled, and urged the necessity of making liberal contributions; the Secretary read the Report, which stated, that since the last Report 111 females had been admitted into the Guardian Asylum on their own application, 42 being then in the house, making together - IS 3; of whom 35 had been restored to their fritnds, 22 pro vided for in service, seven sent to their respective parishes, two died, 61 dismissed or withdrawn, 46 are now in the house, making the t,tal nurnher of fe males received into the Asylum, since the t;n.mation of the Institution, 572; of whom 153 had been placed in services, 183 restored to their friend;, 32 sent to their respective parishes, 195 discharsed or withdrawn, and seven have Lied. Many of those who have gone from under the protection of the Institution, have become very valuable members of society.— The funds by which the necessary expenses wet &sus tained, the Report stated as follows :—The donations, annual subscriptions, and collections, during the past year, amounted to £ll6l. 13s. 81d. the produce of the work done by the females in the Asyluin was £202 17 5.6 id. making the total receipts El 364115.31 The disbursements during the year amounted to £1407. Is. Oid. being an excess of expenditure above the receipts in the sum or 132. 9s. 9iti. but the So. ciety is now in debt to the Treasurer and others, to the amount of not less than £350. Captain PACKEN H hi moved the first Resolution, that the Report be received, which was adopted. Sir THOMAS BELL moved the Thanks.of the So ciety to the Duke of Sussex and the Duke of Wel lington, for their support to the Institution; and at the same time the-deep regret of the Society at the death of the late great benefactor of the Institution, the Duke of Kent, which was unanimously agreed to. Lord GOSFOItD moved the Thanks cf the Society to the Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, &c. for their con. stant efforts for the benefit of tl:e Society, which was also agreed to. Mr. FREDERICK WEBB returned thanks for the Vice-Presidents, &c.,and urged the necessity of con tributing largely in aid of the Institution. • Mr. WILBERFORCE feelingly appealed to the Meet ing in aid of the Charity, obse: v ing, that there was ' more joy among the Angels of GOD at - the'redemp. tion of one sinner, than cf ninety and nine who had never sinned. The Rev. Mr. EVA NS al o spoke to the same effect, and noticed the fact of another E,tabliqunent lar to the present having been set on foot in Dublin. Mr. Sheriff ROTHWELL moved the thanks of the Meeting to the Lord Mayor, which was carried unanimously and with great applause. The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, and called upon the Meeting, in the most impressive manner; to second the labours of the Committee by their libe rality.—. The Meeting then separated. Tuesday night, tts a Gentleman going towards his resideilce near Vauxhall, was walking across the road, (late a f ed)-al the back of Lambeth-walk, leading towards East-street, he war int rotiptled by five or six desperate fellows, who threw him down_ and-covered his head and face with a piece of carpet or rug, and rifled his pockets of his watch and seals, ar.4l also of his pocket book, Containing £7 in notes, and valuable memorandums. Monday, a Gentleman, who statedthat he rcsidedpany -yews at I'entonville, came before the Magistrates, in Hatton-Gardee, and gave the following information :—that between ten and eleven o'clock the night preceding, he was attacked in Spa-fields by four men, who knocked hir‘down, and robbed hint of 20a. and sante other articles he had in his pockets, which they cut open with a knife ; and after beating hits unmercifully, one of them attempted to cut his throat, which be prevented by putting up his hand, which was cut across ; the assassin then gave him a couple of stabs and left h;nt for d:ad ; he gave a good descrip tion of the villains, add said he shculd know them again. 133xvts.— Both rainier awl (Wiper returned to Norwich the night of the battle, and, as we observed yesterday, Painter was most punished; for a:thoush his right-handed blows made a great sound, yet they left very little maks. Painter was :no t distrsssed for wind, and had it not been for the lucky hir, it la supposed that he could not have fought two other rounds. What Oliver got his senses, he wanted to fight again; but " No," said Painter, " Peewit': it."—North Walstam is situated about two miles from the place where the fight took place, up a narrow lane, anti such was the pressure of the cavalcade, that many ac cidents occurred, and the streets of the little town would mere* hold the vehicles, nor could the *ass with full Yortis rho sages, contain hallithe people. But the Norfolk peopfe seemed all in this fancy, and well dressed Ladies, from the 'Wires of different genteel hawses, were as anitious to kitow POltr as if they had a good stake upon it. Tht bell* at Norwich were set tinging, not exactly at the defeat of thy Landoeere sea their man, but to ceagratuteti their rcSl IowOI I IPA 000 Niicißry. --~ .