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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH DECREE. EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE SECRETARY OP STATE, PALACE OF TUX THUILLIRULS, BY DECREE OF JAN. 30,1810. " AU the English merchandize that exists in the towns and places situated between Me Maw and tk: Scheldt is confiscated. " The product is destined to repair the havock and piUage of Flushing. " All colonial merchandize is put In a state of sequestration:' TRANSLATION OF A DECREE OF THE KING OF HOLLAND. should be raised upon it. Is the present Instance to agree in the motion of the Noble Earl; it was did net I that the parties might marry at a future period, bet lse think that a case like the present, u wit no 'toed, wain thecae temptation of any one at the ilex the Standing Order was framed. The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE thought, that a dmilar case was in the contemplation of the Noble Mover of that Stand ing Order (Lord Auckland), now unfortunately net present. — With respect to that Order he was ready to maintain his former opinion of its policy and morality; but did not wish to give it a retrospective operation in the present instance, and under all the circumstances of the case was disposed to consent to the motion. Lord GRENVILLE also agreed in the policy and morality of the Standing Order, which he conceived to be necessary in the present state of manners in society, in order to take away that I temptation to the female, which arose from the hope of forming another establishment instead of that she had quitted, and ima gining that she could retrieve her character by another marriage. He was, however, disposed to agree in leaving out the clause in this instance, where that temptation could not have operated, and also upon the objection mentioned by his Noble Friend, of the retrospective operation of the Order, although he was not dis posed to carry that principle so far as to preclude the adoption of the clause in any other Bills of a similar nature, that might come before the House during the Session. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY also defended the Stand ing order, as operating to remove the temptation to the female of marriage with the person who had seduced her from her fide lity ; hut in this instance, where that temptation could not have existed, and where it might not be advisable to ses.d dose is Bill to the other House with a clause of this nature, when the Standing Order was largely, if not wholly inapplicable to the case, he was disposed to agree in leaving out the Clause. The Motion was agreed to and the Clause struck out. The Bill then passed through the Committee.—Report to morrovi.—Adjourned till to-morrow (this day). • HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. 15. The Hon. Mr. WARD gave notice of a motion to-marrow, far leave to bring in a bill to relieve certain classes of Naval and Mi litary Officers front the income tax ; and also certa n darriptions of persons, whose annual income, from the funds, was under £lO. He hoped to bring in the Bill before the 994 of March. Mr. HUSKISSON moved for an account of all sums of money advanced by the Bank of England, from the sth of January, 1798, to the latest period, upon the security of the malt duty, land tax, and other permanent imports. Also for some documents relative to the present state of But - . . Mr. MANNING gave notice, that on again bring forward his motion on the petition for establishing a new Marine Insurance Company. Lord GRANVILLE LEVISON GOWER rose to defer his motion respecting the army estimates to a future day, as he un derstood the estimates would not be printed ut:;il Saturday, and consequently could not be In the hands of Members in time endugh for consideration before the beginning of the week. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said. he had or dered duplicate estimates to be laid on the table, and believed they would be before the House this evening, if not already brought in. The Clerk being asked if the Estimates were brought in ? an swered in the affirmative. Sir JOHN NEWPORT thought, that in a matter of so much importance, the House uught not to be pressed to a discussion, wit bout reasuuable time to peruse and consider the necessary Do , cuments. Mr. HUSKISSON said, be hoped there would be no objection to vote the Subsistence fur the army in the Committee of Sup ' ply on Monday ; deferring, till the Friday following, such of the estimates as required discussion.—Agreed to. Mr. GILES moved for an account of the number of ships and their tonnage, which saded front the ports of Great Britain, front the lit of October, 1606, to the !ante date in 1809; distinguish ing each year, and the nations to which each belonged.—Ordered. The Annual Indemnity Bill, and the two Exchequer Bills Bills, were rt ad in Committee, and ordered to be reported to morrow. Mr. CALCRAFT moved, pursuant to notice, for certa'n Let ters front Sir Richard Strachan to Admiral Otway, on the 19th of July last.—Ordered, Mr. WELLESLEY POLE gave notice of a motion as fqr Monday next, for leave to lazing in a bill le -the amendment of the Laws for the Regulation of Prisons in Ireland, Mr. H. THORNTON brought forward, after a few introduc tory observations, his motion to discharge the order to enlarge the time for receiving rival petitions. Lord BINNING opposed it, on the ground that ouch an en largement would open a door to litigation on the stfaject of tiec tion petitions. In the case of - Glasgow for in-tatice, he understood there was such an intentiou if this motion passed. A petition had been presented against the Snaps Member, but the petitioner bad suffered the stipulated time to elapse without entering into recog nizance, or complying with any of the forms required of peti tioners within a limited number of days. If the motion of the Honourable Gentleman was carried, the Sitting fslember would he deprived of the advantage he was entit l ted to, and again exposed to expellee and litigation. The petitioners, who had time enough to have brought forward ally evidence they bad to adduce, ought not now to be allowed a renewal of the opportunity they had forfeited by their own neglect. The motion was rejected, upon the question being put. Mr. GU .ES postponed his motion for the second reading of the Bankers Draft Bill. 1 4 AVAI, COURT MARTIAL. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT rose to call the at tention of the House to a 'subject which he thought demanded their serious consideration. He had no other authority relative to the fact than the statement he had seen in the public newspapers, in which it was alledged, that a Sea Captain, in the British service, had been lately brought to trial by a Court Martial for a most inhuman act of wanton and deliberate bar barity towards a British seaman on board his own vessel. It was stated that he had put this seaman ashore upon a barren rock in the Western Islands without provisions, and exposed him to perish by fa mine ; a circumstance which accidentally reached the knowledge of Government through the American Newspapers. This officer was brought to trial by Court Martial, and on being proved guilty of Ile fact, he was merely sentenced to be dismissed the service. What the Honourable Baronet wished to know was, whether the Government of the country meant to stop here, with such a fact in proof before them, and brought to light by the merest accident ? Or, whe- " : ruesday next be should ~'.~*: . _.. _ - -..w . • m a , hums BURDETT bowed to the audio- have been allowed to them. Having said t h us fr.l4 /sty' of the Chair, but `said, he did hope that on a in order to satisfy the House as to the grounds of hi, matter so extraordinary, of so much importance to bringing these subjects under consieler at i qn, k ale l d the liberty of the subject, the spirit of the Constitu- not trespass longer upon its time, b ut conclud e,th late tettoydsoenunasea tiv a the AA : don and the well -be of the Navy, be mighf be moving indulged ' in a few observations , without being re- e That there be laid before the House Copies of an L eam strieted under the usual Order of the House. 1 L'hieb ity . a lmned mr. bl s t u e tt 7 Clerk i n the Navy OfSce, el t e - I . bb claims for compemation, and his subsequent tesi gr r At i o a n i. 6 - Here there was a call of Chair, Chair, Chair I . The SPEAKER again rose, and said, he felt it tweeu the ist of may 1&)9, and the 16th of January in io :, s i n e lle p.. his imperative duty to remind the Honourable Baro- also, Copies of all Letters which passed between t h e L ord , cm. net of the established order of proceeding in that ners of the Admiralty and that person within ti l e M ssio House, and he must now call upon the House for 14/4" Mr. ROBERT WARD, observing that the Ha their support and assistance. l nourable Gentleman had divided the obj ect of h ir (Chair, Chair, Char I on every side.) mot i on i n hi s not i ce un d er two h eads, one as rely' r Sir. F RANCIS BURDETT begged leave just to to the Admiralty, the other to the Barrack m u remark, that be merely had risen to mention the mat- s, said, that of course it could not be expected th at he conid ter for the notice of his Majesty's Ministers, in hopes speak to the latter part. As to what h a d been ram 1 they would take it up, and found on it some roceed - by the Honourable Member relative to th e case g o f I ing. It was hard to throw the onus upon his shoul - Mr. Butt, he must be allowed to say th a t h e m i ster üb. ders,as it was no duty that belonged peculiarly to him. sented the % case itself as much as be h a d done whathse I However, he thought the subject so extraordinary ( M r. W ar d) h a d commua i cate d to him on that I and of so much importance, that he would take a ject since has coming to the House that day. Th e day or two to consider of it, and prepare a specific Honourable Member had represented him as hails motion on the subject. : I said that the practice he dedounced, the sale of Offites, CHARITABLE DONATIONS. ' was not an abuse. Now, he had never said so, nor was that his opinion. He had asked for th e date of Rations. WILBERFORCE, after some pmfatery obsetvationt, moved for leave to bring in a Bill fOr Registering Charitable De - Rations. Love given.--Her also moved that the Report of the the case respecting Mr. Butt, because he had never committee appointed to consider the subject of Charitable Dons- before heard of it. lie supposed it, howzver, to have been a case of the sale of an office. S uc h al on the 10th June, pea, be reprinted. Ordered. nausea IN NAVAL AND BARRACK CIVIL APPOINTMENTS. ' case ha knew, was an abuse; but if the practice Mr. WARDLE rose, in pursuance of his notice on :was sanctioned by long usage, it could not justly have a former night, to more for certain papers respecting . been considered criminal in those concerned in it— the appointments to civil situations In the Navy i The Noble Person whose name had been mentioned Office and Barrack Master's departments. His ob- rby t h e Hon. Gentleman could, he was convinced, ject in this motion was, to shew to the H ... ouse , that have no objection to the fullest iuvestigatiou of every many instances had occurred of abuses in the ap transaction which took place during his official ser. 1 vice. But before the House should sanction such an pointments of both departments ; and if the papers for which he should move were granted, he would I inquiry, it was bound to see that good grounds wee pledge himself to prove his statement. Apprehen- lai for it, What was the tact ? In 1786, a Cron. sive, however, that the Papers would be refused, he - the mitten was appointed to inquire into extent sal propriety of fees. Lord Barham, who was then a the head of the Navy Board, and the other Commi x sioners of that Board, were examined before theCce, mitve, and fairly and openly stated that their solaria were made up in part of gratuities and fees received a consequence of the practice alluded to. The Rem of the Committee declared that the practice eras a bail one, but not that the exercise of it was an abuse ir any of those who had been concerned in it, Tle words of the Report were, " that the practice of re, ceiving gratuities on the appointment of clerks was bad, though it had been sanctioned by brig usage. 4 In ten years after, in the year 1796, the practice war abolished, and in consequence the salary of the Comp, troller was raised from £5OO nominally to RIR% and an addition of 0200 given to the other Commis. sioners. As to what had been said by the Hon. Gen tleman, with respect to the promotion of a juniorover senior clerks, as he had not stated any specific case, nor charged the practice as having been founded is corruption or undue motives, the House, he was per suaded, would not think this an inquiry to be enter tamed, to the great detriment of public business, the mischievous embarrassment of the public offi The Sick and Hurt Office, to which the Hon. tleman had alluded, no longer existed. It was • corporated with the Transport Office, and this gen • bad given rise to arrangements highly adva. to the public service. If the Hon. Member the pension which had been granted to Sir W. e" bon, on the suppression of the Board to which he h belonged, as an instance of corruption, he must on to charge the beneficial arrangements which lowed the suppression of that office, u a corrupt transaction. The pension was granted upon the same principle as governed 'every similar case. Upon 4 these grounds, he should vote against the motion, to far as the Navy Board was concerned. Mr. WILBERFORCE hoped that the HonAlet. tleman would withdraw his opposition to the 1110t1011/ because, as the question had been brought forward is that House, it would be much mom 'reputable fa the Noble Person alluded to, that a full and thorougi investigation of the case should take place. As tb friend of that Noble Lord, he wished chat the Inquit, should proceed, and should be sorry that any pi! ceeding . in that House should prevent the quail from being placed in the clearest possible light. could state of his own knowledge, that all the 4 rangements for Reform which had been a dopted sal sequent to the Report of 1786, had been introdea at the express desire of Lord Barham. In shotte.th Noble Person, then Sir C. Middleton at the nil consented to remain in office only on the conditi( that these Reforms should be carried into effect. therefore, in justice to a Noble Person who h ad do such serv ice, i wished the opposition to the motion be withdrawn. . Mr. NOEL concurred with his Hon. Friend v had just sat down : and, as the relative of the Pk Person alluded to, was convinced that nothing co be more satisfactory to his Noble Relative, than the motion should be agreed to. Nothing, be persuaded,couldpl lig ac h e t w th ith e character o th f a th n a the t N should feel it necessary to go into the subject at some length, in order to chew that he had not brought for. ward his motion without sufficient grounds. A. gen tleman had applied to him not long since, who had stated to him certain instances of such abuses, and requested he would take some notice of the subject in the House. He had assured him, that having a place in the Naval Department, from which he was obliged to retire, he was told by an Officer that he was en titled to some remuneration in consequence ; that upon this subject he had applied to the Lords of the Admiralty ; and stated that he was informed it was not unusual, when Lord Barham was Comptroller of the Navy, to sell places. Mr. Wardle said he did net know how the practice could be considered fair or proper, as he recollected that a prosecution had been some time ago directed against a person for only at tempting to purchase a place under Government. He did not know whether Lord Barham would vin dicate the practice ; but as things were circumstanced, he conceived it highly necessary that Inquiry should take place.; more especially when so late as the 31st of October 1809', a specific charge was made against a Mr. Prentice, for the sale of Clerkships in the Bar rack Department. This man bad been employed in the office of General Delaney, and was implicated in the fabrication of fictitious accounts, which had not yet reached the public • and five or six places were stated to have been actually sold by him ; but no inquiry on this subject had yet taken place. He therefore stated the facts, and trusted the House would go with him in calling for the Papers: andhe would be content to aban don his charge, if he did not substantiate it from the vouchers. In the Navy Pay Office and Admiralty, he un derstood that the appointments were made on a fair and equitable footing ; but there were other offices where the case was quite the reverse. In the Navy Office, for instance, it uas usual to promote junior clerks over the heads of men who were many years their se niors in the service. There was one instance in which a junior clerk, who had been but eleven years in the office, was promoted to a place of £3OO a year, over the heads of senior clerks, who had been from twenty seven to thirty years in the service. That fact he should undertake to prove to the satisfaction of the House, if the papers for which he intended to move should be granted. Such a practice as this would, he was convinced, appear to the House to call for a speedy and effectual remedy. It was his opinion that it could not be justi fi ed upon any public grounds, and could arise from no other cause than that some of the places were sold, and others not. ( Hear, Hear, hear, from Um Treasury Benehm.) He would repeat the assertion, that to him the difference in the amount of these salaries appeared to be attributable to no other cause; and all he asked for, were the documents, in order to sheet that it must be so. He should not have detained the House thus long, but with a view to make out good grounds for calling for the documents. There was another point to which he wished their at tention, concerning the superannuated list, and parti ci:Lady the case of a Gentleman who had been super annttated against his will. The officer to whose case he alluded, had been obliged to retire on an allow ance of 8170 • annum, and a boy of 14 years of ..,utzi per , _ .in a higher . , pulilic _ . _.._ tiler `they meant to take any further steps upon a sub- age was then appointed to his situation, over the i est in in the whole of his ofOcial condett • ject so disgraceful to the service, so materially inter- heads of senior clerks, and at a raised salary.—(lts i 1 Sir FRANCIS BURDETT thought tint the. esting to the iife and security of every seaman in his what deftarement ? across the table.) In the Sick and ! amity for framing the papers was apparent n o Majesty's fleets a circumstance ,- which, if so slightly Hurt O ffi ce ; and he should prove the case, if the do- ' what had fallen from the Honourable Gentian:in passed over, might have the m st serious effects in i cuments should be granted to him. The usual mode the way (Mr. Ward). That Honourable Gentlest the naval service. As no farther steps were taken, of superannuating Officers was entirely done away , nor seemed to be intended by Government, he felt it in this instance. He wished also to bring the . allowed that the practice was an abuse in though it might be sanctioned by long usage- __, l his duty, in his place as a Member of Parliament, to c a se of Mr. Isaac Butt, a case of much hardship, had never understood that any usage could re 1 ! call the attention of the House to the subject. He under the consideration of the House. ( What d regard ~ ' de ? ion to an abuse ; and certainly in the case el' . t hoped, however, that Government would not allow was asked ) In the year 1794. With 'l3 th e ' Macclesfield, though the of usage was 11, it to pass over without taking some further steps ; for Pension List, he should shew that one Officer was ! disputed, it did not avail fo le At il defence. Wltat' if such wanton and tyrannical occurrences were once pensioned off at his full salary of £5OO and an assis- Hon. Friend had complained of was, that in tbe xi suffered to obtain with impunity, 'there would be an tent appointed in his stead at a raised salary ofllooo, . 1793 or 1794, the tact he alluded t o had occurr.o end of all order and good Government in our fleets. being exactly double what the former O ffi cer had.— •to after the practice b a d been conderaned_iat Mr. WARP said, he knew nothing mare of the ,In addition to all these cases, he had another not less . report of 1786. This case ought to be inquired ul_e, transaction than that the Captain, to whom be sup- ' noeihy of the attention of that House to advert to— I Mr. WARD and Sir F. BURDETT =Atm posed the Honourable Baronet had alluded, was . namely, the creation of several new offices, with very • explained. eSi brought to a Court Martial for the fact stated, had : unmerited salaries annexed—salaries for which no , Mr. ROSE bore testimony to the ho nourabl I been found guilty, and sentenced by the Court Mar- • duties of correspondent value were to be performed. and pure principles of Lord Barham, but t hought I nal to dismissal from the service. That sentence These practices took place amongst the Commissio had been carried into effect, and the Admiralty bad ' ners of the Navy, and the new o ffi ces were given to inquiry proposed unnecessary. the el Mr. WARDLE replied, that it was not to , no power to do more. I the, Members of the Committee of these Commissio - to u of Sir William Gibbons he had alluded , but , _ . l. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT thought, that 4 mere ners. One gentleman, for acting as Chairman of that of a Secretary, of sound mind and health, .nr:, dismissal from the service was not a punishment that i i was allowed se2oo in addition to his for been removed from office with his full &star/ °, l l could give satisfaction to the country for an act sp,i,ner salary Committee,of ,111000 ; and each of these Members had whilst a salary of Aim h a d b een g iven te ° Get % atrocious. The Hon. Baronet was proceuding ; but ' f an additional £l5O. But to entitle these gentlemen cessor. He had not misrepresented the Hon . The as, The SPEAKER rose to remind' him, that unless i to such augmentation of income, no additional man (Mr. Ward). 'He had only said, t . ~, he had some sPeciflc motion to offer, it Was contrary duties were required of them. All the business they p to the established order of proceeding for `Members had to do was performed 'within the usual hours of I tice was usual when acted upon by Lo,ru___.. he once understood that it would be argued that I I!'" to enter into discussions, when no question was before their sitting and in the Committee-room ; so that he the, House. 1 allould contend that no additional " , { glary eught to criminal in his case. Mr. WELLESLEY POLE begged WI Agri • L ft or. vent SUCII T fron priq L eoni OD t L exci Gre a ce: Lon prac Ur coin in n reig. L Bile Agr L duri Bill bad mot DON be' slue 14101 rely 1.01 dal ate law it 1 . ri tlei ins in auj jec int dif thi po to fiat ob, it Sa thi ric sni lie FEBRUARY 1, 1810. " The First Secretary of the King's Cabinet being duly autho rized by decree of the Ist inst. Informs the Director of the Cus toms, that it is the positive intention of his Majesty, that provi sionally no Ameriean vas& shall be suffered to enter any of the ports of this kingdom, whatsoever their cargo may consist of, or from whatsoever port they may have sailed; whether they have been in Engl.ul, or have been overhauled on their voyage by the English or not ; but that these ships shall go to sea again as soon as possible, without having discharged any part of their cargo." The Decree likewise specially charges the Director to give the necessary orders that the above positive in tention of his Majesty be executed punctually. AMSTERDAM, FEBRUARY 2. The French are already at Dordrecht ; and it is confidently said that General Oudinot has orders to take military possession of the country from Nimeguen along the river, the islands between the Scheldt and Maese, and the Zealand islands ! The consternation is great on 'Change. FEBRUARY 3.—A Commission is to be established here, to investigate the importation of produce ; so that such as cannot be proved to come from neutral countries shall be condemned. FEBRUARY s.—Marshal Verhuelt is to come here as Governor-General, &c. Business is at a stand, as people are afraid of domiciliary visits ! FEBRUARY 6.—lt appears certain, that the first fa milies in Brabant have received intimation to send their boys, from eight to twelve years of age, to the Lyceum at Paris, in order to be educated there. Our stocks decline more and more ; the 7 per cents. are at 50 per Gent.—and we continue in anxious expectation of what is to take place. RIGA, JANUARY 20. In consequence of intelligence having been received from Petersburgh, that in the ensuing summer the navigation of the Russian ports is likely to be ob structed by considerable difficulties, an important rise in the price of Colonial produce is expected ; while all inland commodities will, in all probability, experi ence a very considerable fall. CONSTANTINOPLE, DECEMBER n 5. We have not, for this long time, received any in telligence from the army ; and it would seem, that it has been agreed upon by both armies to pass the pre sent season in winter quarters. It is reported, that the Grand Vizier has already proceeded to Adri anople. The Turkish fleet, which was stationed off the mouth of the Bosphorus, is now lying at anchor off the arsenal in this place. VIENNA, JANUARY 24. Our Court Gazette of this day contains the follow ing article Count Shuwaloff, Lieutenant Gene ral and Adjutant General of his Majesty the Empe ror of-all the Russias, arrived here on the 12th inst. on an extraordinary mission from Petersbuigh, and had, on the 15th, his first audience of his Imperial and Royal Majesty." An uncommon exchance of couriers between our Court and that of Pctersburgh, was observed before the arrival of Count Snuwaloff, and has since attained an additional degree of activity. PARLMMEAMIRr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 15. Mr. GRAU4at brought up a Report of the State of Convicts. Lord WALSINGHAM moved, in consequence of a Report flora the Committee appointed to consider of the best means of ventilating the House, for an Address to his Majesty, praying that such recommendations should be carried into effect. —Agreed to. The Earl of MOUNT EDGECOMBE presented a Petition from the Debtors confined in the Gaol of Bodmin i Cornwall, praying relief.—Ordered to be on the table. Lord GRENVILLE presented a similar Petition front those confined in the Prison of the King's Bench.—Ordered also to lie on the table. STATE OF TRADE. Lord GRENVILLE moved for an account of the coupe of exchange at the principal places in Europe and America, betw...en Great Britain and other countries, specifying the rnontl44rate for a certain time back, so far as the account could be made out. His Lordship at the same time, expressed himself uncertain as to the practiceility of a perfect statement. The Earl of LIVERPOOL observed, that he had no particu lar objection to the motion; but that the regular account of the courses of exchange could not be given perfectly, as Government, in many instances, only procured them from the accounts in fo reign journals.—Agreed to. Lord GRENVILLE next moved for an account of Treasury Bills sent abroad, and negotiated during a similar period.— Agreed to. Lord GRENVILLE then moved for a st::!emein °tithe during the same periul, exported or imported.—Agreed to. WELLE:ir.E.Y'S DIVOTitr. The House resolved into a Committee on Wellesley's Divorce Bill. The Duke of NORFOLK withdrew tbe amendment which he bad moved on Monday ; on the growl, that it would he taking money from Mr. Wellelley without his consent ; and he bring now abroad itt the service of Government, his consent could not be obtained. The LORD CHANCELLOR, for the purpose of putting the question in the best shape for discussion, recommended to the Noble Duke to move to leave our all that part of the clause which related to the marriage 'ettletnent. The Duke of NOR! •01,K thanked the Noble and Learned Lord for his suggestior, and moved to leave out that part of the clause, the 'effect of which would be to leave the marriage settle ment untouched. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed that by the common law the wife, in ease of adultery, was deprived of her dower, and it had been the usual practice of the House in divorce bills to de prive the offending party of her jointure under any marriage set tlement. The Duke of NORFOLK contended that there were several instances in cases of divorce bills in which the Lady had been left in possession of her property, and thought that a new punishment ought not in this case to be inflicted. The Amendment was agreed to, and the part Oche clause ob jected to struck out. On the clause for preventing Lady Charlotte Wellesley from intermarrying with Lord Paget, Earl GREY observed that he was not in town when the Stan- ' ding Order upon which this clause was framed was debated in the House, or otherwise he should have stated his objections to its policy. Feeling strongly as he did those objections, he intended to take an opportuncy of calling upon the House to reconsider that Standing Order. Having this view of the subjec., he must object to the clause now under consideration. Unless, however, it was intended to defend the clause upon the principle of the Standing Order, he would confine himself to the objection that the parties could not intermarry, Lord Paget being already mar ried, and therefore that the clause was unnecessary. His Lordship moved to leave out the clause. • The LORD CHANCELLOR was prepared to defend the po licy and morality of the Standing order, whenever a question ..... 11 s ir. T. 4