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ilea Honorer, i n 1319, she became discontented with " James Addor" to be disposed of. A person had h er ille g i t i mat e descent from his Royal Highness ; been sent down into Warw i ck s hi re to i nq ui r e i nt o t h e and s he discovered t hen, for the first time, that she was particulars, and it wa s rather startling, that a Doctor the legitimate daughter of the late D u ke of Cumber- Addor lived in the neighbourhood of Warwick Castle, land by a daughter of Dr. Wilmot, t h e D u ke ha v i n g, where h e v i s i te d an d attended in his professional ca :111767, privattly Horton . o married Miss Wilmot , an d in 1769 pacify . I t b ecame consequently necessary to institute oh li c ly mulled a Mrs. course, in making I a strict inquiry relative to hilts; when it was found that assertion, the lady accused his Royal Highness of that James " Addor" was a name-given to him by the timer' . m e of bigamy ; and upon thedeaths o f Lo r d Wa- p eo p le of the neighbourhood, who, ac - cording to their wick, and of every other person who could disprove custom, abstracted the initial " H" from his real a ticns, these alle a she assented that the marriage be- name, and added a fi na l " r " to i t; f or t h e i n di v id ua l tweet his '' Roy al Highness and her mother took place in question was a Scotch physician, who had gra before the passing of the Royal Ma r ria g e A c t, and duated at St. Andrew's, had settled afterwards at h a t consecl fleetly she was the legitimate daughter of Warwick, and whose real name was, until so cor t t he late Duk e of Cumberland. rupted, " James Haddow"—(Loud cheers and con- SirGERAILD NOEL here said, that, while living, tinued laughter) —and in that manner only had L or d Ware ick had given to the Duke of Kent the the Doctor ever signed his name—(Hear, hear). — pa pers alluded to, and that they did not c o m e int o Ile thought he had thus successfully replied to the t h e hands of Princess Olive until after the death of allegations contained in the Petition, that even the' Ral Highness , w orthy Baronet himself would agree that the case ale S ecret ary PEEL continued—He had only said against her had been su ffi ciently proved, and that he that these papers had not been produced until after would for the future be inclined to abandon and the death of all the parties whose signatures they pur- forego that loyal attachment which he had so chival ported to bear. In 1817, im m edi a t e ly a f ter t h e d eat h rously expressed to her Royal Person!—( Hear! and a o f Lord Ware ick, and not until then, these papers laugh ). But there was another claim to Royalty, that were produces/. It was nue that there were other the Petitioner had lately set up—he held in his hand a means that inference by which the falsehood of the Manifesto of the said Olive Princess of Cumberland, retitioner's allegations could be proved. She asserted in which she stated her right to the high dignity, t hat she was born in 1772, that her reputed mother, civil and ecclesiastical, appertaining to the Kingdom N r ailmot, having been about the same time deli- of Poland—( Laughter). In that manifesto she re vered of a stillborn child, she (Mrs.Wilmot) had been presented herself to " her people of Poland" as the p revailed upon by Lord Warwick and Lord Chatham undoubted and only heir and representative of their to nurse and educate the Petitioner as her own child. late Sovereign Stanislaus—she being the legitimate On these facts alone, if such an investigation were daughter of the late Princess of Poland, who had ordered as that sought by the Hon. Baronet, the been married to Dr. Wilmot—(loud laeghter )—and whole case would be disposed of; for if he could she concluded her manifesto by exclaiming—" Alas!' prove that in the two principal instances their false- beloved nation of Poland ! your Olive lives but to hood could be established, he would contend that he anticipate the emancipation of our country from was entitled to say that he had entirely removed all foreign thraldom! Our legitimacy has been recog doubts of the falsehood of the whole story—(Hear). seized; and we have sufficient power to prove the If he should be able to disprove the alleged will of legitimacy of our claims to the title of Princess of his late Majesty and the certificate of marriage be- Poland."—( Continued laughter.) However, with tween the late Duke of Cumberland and the mother this last claim he had nothing to do; and be should of the Petitioner, he thought it would be quite stiffi. leave that undisputed in her possession, and for the tient to i m peach an d overt h r ow every other allege- satisfaction of the worthy Baronet—(Loud dicers t ea. The will bore date June, 1771., and was wit- and laughter). nessed by J. Dunning, Chatham, Warwick, and was Sir G. NOEL, in reply, contended that the House signed by the King, " George, Itex:' It set forth, ought not to be satisfied by the pleasantry of the that "in case of our Royal demise, we give and be- statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman. Assertion qu eath to our brother of Cumberland's daughter, was no proof; and if Lord Chatham were out of Olive (A laugh)—the s u m of fifteen thousand pounds, office, it did not shew conclusively, that he had not which we command our successor to pay over to the signed the documents bearing his name. If the Right said Olive."—Now this bore date, June, 1774, after Hon. Gentleman had nothing to fear, why did he not Lord Chatham had resigned the Privy Seal; and in consent to the Committee? He should press the ques- January, 1775, only a few months after the date of tion to a division, if he stood alone, and he did not the alleged Will, Lord Chatham moved in the House retract an iota of what he had stated. of Lords that his Majesty should be entreated to The Hon. Baronet, on consulting with one or two transmit to General Gage an order, commanding him Members near him, afterwards said, that he would to withdraw his troops from Boston. Now, knowing not be so impertinent as to trouble the House to divide. the late King's sentiments respecting the American The question was put, but the motion was negatived. war, he (Mr. Peel) would ask, was it likely that Lord IRISH TITHES. Chatham, or any other person in such confidential in- Mr. GOULBURN moved the Order of the Day tercourse with his Majesty as the document in question for the House resolving itself into a Committee on would argue, would attempt to propose such a motion? the Commutation of Tithes in Ireland Bill. But Lord Chatham's own words on that occasion Mr. J. SMITH said, that be had wanted to intro proved that no such intercourse existed ; for he pre- duce a Bill for the better regulation of the law be faced his motion by saying, that " having no per- tween merchants and factors.. oval access to his Majesty, he was obliged to transmit Mr. GOULBURN was willing to consent to the his advice through the Constitutional medium of that Hon. Member brin4ing on his motion, on the under- House." The fact was, that from the period of his standing that the Bill would be suffered to be brought resignation, Lot d Chatham never had any intercourse in without discussion. with the late King ; and he would ask; was it pus- Mr. J. SMITH then moved that leave be given to sible that a man of such a character as Lord Chat- bring in the Bill. ham would have ever signed a document . which it was Mr. ROBERTSON made some remarks, after ordered should be committed to the flames after the which the question was put, and leave given to bring commands in it should be complied with?—i docu- in the Bill. ment which charged the Duke of Cumberland with Lot d NUGENT wished to be allo we d t o adv ance the crime of bigamy, and with' having agreed. to the his Bill for the emancipation of English Catholics one bastardizing of his own daughter, Olive ?—(Hear)-- stage during that evening. He thought that in the pre- The next document to which he should refer was the sent state of the House no discussion would arise. certificate of Dr. James Wilmot, and signed by Lord Mr. GOULBURN said that he had promised the Chatham, which declared that " the Princess Olive Hon. Member for Corte Castle (Mr. Bankes) not to was the only child of his Royal Highness Prince assent to the Noble Lord's request; and the Hon. Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland, and bred up Member had left the House upon the faith of that pro m his (Dr. Wilmot) brother Robert's daughter; and mise. If the Bill was read a second time, he (Mr. that she may be known by a large spot on her—" Goulburn) should be obliged to speak until the Hon. (The Right Honourable Gentleman was interrupted Member for Code Castle could be sent for (A laugh). by shouts of laughter, which continued for several After some observations from Mr. CANNING and minutes, and cries of Where? where? where? and Lord NuciENT, the House resolved itself into a Cons- Rear, hear, hear!)—The Right Honourable Secre- mittee on the Irish Tithe Commutation Bill. tary (Mr. Peet) continued : You shall hear!—(More On the clause giving to the Clergyman a power to blighter); this document was inserted in the margin distrain, a lon4 conversation took place. IVIr. Wa of a Petition of her Royal Highness to his Majesty. THERELL and Sir Joint STEWART strenuously opposed The certificate of Lord Chadians states, that " the the clause; and Mr. GOULBURN, Mr. Rica, and Co- Princess Olive may be known by a large spot, of a lonel BARRY, maintained the necessity of such an liver colour, on her right ribs—(Loud laughter). This enactment.--The clause was afterwards understood document is signed " Chatham," and 44 J a mes Wil- to be negatived without a division. mot." Thus had Lord Chatham been called upon to The other clauses of the Bill were then severally certify, that a liver-coloured spot might be found discussed, and some verbal amendments agreed to. upon the right ribs of her Royal Highness the Prin. Mr. GOULBURN then gave notice of - his inten cess Olive of Cumberland—.(Contieued laughter).— tion to move t hat the Bill should be re p rinted, and Bat (the Right Hon. Gentleman continued) that do- afterwards recommitted, when he should take an op eliMent was immaterial, when compared with the mar- portunity of calling the attention of the House to riage certificate, to which it was important particu- those amendments which should be proposed to him. larly to attend. It was dated 4th March, 1767, anti. The House resumed; and tan thus :—" I hereby certify that His Royal High- Lord NUGENT said, if he had any influence with ness Henry Frederick Duke of Cumberland was this his friends on the English Catholic Question, he would day married to Olive Wilmot, such marriage having move the second reading of the Bill, and reserve all been solemnized by banns by me James Wilmot." further observations to another stage. Witnessed by " Brook," "James Addor," and signed Sir GEORGE HILL would now merely urge his 4 ' George, Rex laugh). Ile (Mr. Peel) should general objection against the Bill. He would not di-1 here ask, if the marriage had been solemnized by vide the House, but protested against the measure. banns, why had not the registry been produced?— Mr. E. BANKES objected to all concession, whe- The marriage mus t have been solemnized in St. ther there was any anomaly or not in the condition James's Church, yet no trace of it could be found in of the Irish and English Roman Catholics as to their the parish books. The marriage was certified to have having the elective franchise. been solemnized by James Wilmot on the 4 th of The ATTORNEY-GENERAL would not now March, 1767. James Wilmot had been educated at oppose the Bill; but as it purported to relieve every Minn) , College, Cambridge, and, by the books, it person from taking the Oath of Supremacy, he had appeared that he left that College on the sth of a decided objection to it— (H ear, from Mr. Peel).— 34 arch, 1767; it was, therefore, impossible that he There were other exceptions to the Bill; but be cer vtuld have solemnized a marriage on the 4th of tainly admitted that this was not the stage to enter March, in Middlesex. Still there was the testimony into them. On the third reading, however, he should. of the signatures to be got over. The late Lord War- Mr. S ecretar y PEEL would not detain the Home wick was the first of his family who became entitled , by urging his objections; but he must sa y , that be tco " Brook"—but, unfortunately for the case of never could consent to the forgetfulness oldie Oath the rrincess Olive, the late Lord Warwick during ! of Supremacy as to qualifications for certain offices. -she life:time of his father, always signed " Greville." He mentioned this for the purp ose of enablin g the lie had marr i e d a daughter of Lord Greville — had ' Noble Lord (Nugent) to pr ovide for the deficiencies 'assumed the title of Lord Greville, and by it only ; of his Bill. Roman Catholics could not sit as Judges, had-he been known to his family, his friends, his ser- neither could they in the Scotch Courts, from which vents. The present Lord was the first who had be- the Noble Lord now reduced them. ,In fact, the Bill conic entitled to sign " Warwick and Brook"—but relieved the Roman Catholics to a greater degree than the late Lord, never before his accession to the title the Dissenters, to which he would object. As far as of Warwick, si g ned himself any other than " G rev ill e" regarded the electiie franch ise, he had no o bj ect i on ,(Cheers). — E ven yet there remained the name of to waive the taking the Oath of Supremacy ; Pao" rally, however, as a qualification to office, he held' that Oath to be essential. Mr: BANKES had no objection to give legally to the English Catholic what he had now by courtesy, but he would not do more. He had no objection to concede to their) the Magistracy ; but if he construed the term franchise into an admission into Corpora tions, he should object to it. With regard to Scot land, bis Bill would do away the provisions -of the Act of Union, which should be particularly guarded against. In conclusion he begged leave to say, he would do all he could to oppose the present measure. Mr: WETHERELL said, that mien the Bill went into a Committee, he was disposed to oppose every line of it, according to its present structure. •He ge nerally opposed the Bill ; and, acting consistently, he must oppose the Bill. The Bill was then read a second time. Lord NUGENT moved that the Bill be committed on Monday. The Noble Lord observed, that his mea sure did not interfere with the Act of Queen Anne, but that be would now give an opinion as to whether that Act was or was not repealed by Mr. Dundas's Act of 1791. His (Lord Nugent's) Bill was only con versant with certain Test Acts. The Hon. Member for Corfe Castle had asked him many questions, and he (Lord Nugent) would only ask him one. Suppose he wished to sell Corfe Castle, would he first ask the purchaser to take the Test Oaths? He would not press the question further. Mr.liasicEs and Lord NUGENT mutually explained. —The Bill was committed for Monday next. DISTILLERIES. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the second reading of the Distilleries' Bill. Lord A. HAMILTON complained that the Scotch Commissaries' Bill had been so long postponed, that he felt himself compelled to move as an amendment that the Scotch Commissaries' Bill should be now read a third time, instead of proceeding in the Dis tilleries' Bill. • Mr. J. P. GRANT and Mr. KENNEDY opposed the motion, and supported the amendment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER be- lieved that if the Noble Lord had not made unfor tunately his present motion, he would have been already employed in discussing his favourite Bill. He had pressed the second reading of the Distilleries Bill, because, in fact, the country the Noble Lord re presented (Scotland) was more interested in the Dis tilleries Bill than any other part of the kingdom. Lord A. HAMILTON explained, as well as Mr. BRIGHT, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Lord A. HAMILTON insisting on putting the Amendment, the gallery was cleared for a division. No division, however, took place, and the Amend ment was negatived. Mr. S. RICE pressed on the Right Hon. Gentle man the necessity of giving further time to the people of Ireland to consider the purport of the Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he was only anxious that the blanks should be filled up, and printed ; he should then give a fair propor tion of time to all interested, more particularly to the Deputation now in town from the Irish Distillers, so as to give them time to state their objections to the measure, if any existed. He should then postpone the further proceeding in the Bill for a few days. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. SCOTCH COMMISSARIES BILL. On the Motion that the Scotch Commissaries' Bill be read a second time, . . Mr. KENNEDY said, if the Bill were then per sisted in, he should move the adlournment of the• House. He should wish it to be postponed till Friday. The CH ANC ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would consent to that arrangement if the Bill were likely to be brought on for a second reading early on Friday, of which there was little probability. After a few words from the LORD ADVOCATE, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. J. P. GRANT, the further pro ceeding was adjourned for the present. SCOTCH CONFIRMATIONS RILL. A conversatibn took place on the Scotch Confirma tions Bill being read a third time, between Mr. Kim- HEDY, Mr. J. P. GRANT,. Lord A. HAMILTON, and the LORD ADVOCATE o f Scotland.—The Bill was read a third time and passed. • SCOTCH COMM(SSIONERs' BILL. The LORD ADVOCATE then moved the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Scotch Com missioners' Bill. Lord A. HAMILTON asked if the Bill were in• tended to be pressed through its different stages now ? The LORD ADVOCATE replied it was. Lord A. HAMILTON swig, he should then divide the House on the Order of the Day.—The House then divided : Ayes - - Noes 56 21 Majority - - —35 Lord A. HAMILTON then addressed the House on the propriety of postpbning the further proceed ing in this Bill until a more distant day.—The House then divided, when there were—. For the Adjournment—Ayes Noes - 9 44 Majori On the re-admission of s trangers to the galletpilir. Hums was objecting to the Bill; upon which The LORD ADVOCATE agreed that the thitd reading of the Bill should be postponed to this day. BIER BILL. The Marquis of TICHFIELD complained of the manner in which the Beer Bill had been disposed of yesterday. An understanding had prevailed that no public business should be entered uporr until after the motion relating to the Chief. Baron of Ireland should be disposed of. He bad, in consequence, come down to the House at half-past four o'clock, and found to his surprise that the Bill had.been passed— a circumstance which he felt justified. in erlying could not have occurred had due notice been given of the intention to proCeed with it. . . . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER dis claimed all intention of taking the House by sunrise, as sup- poisd by the Nettle Lord. Hatf-past four dela& bid strived.' and there being no public business before the House. be had. moved" (as he conceived correctly) the Iltira reading of the In. He was Do party to any understanding. as the sabiect4 but spin disclaimed all intention of taking the House by surprise. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House Adlowsed se au.r-smis.Clia o'Cuxu. perterzreduasea4 .el l Ass of w p ti e i de n t i d; iiin A g g7 t e ap ilbt , ,• • • . ISPITALPIELDS IrEA PERT Yesterday the Lords Cothmittee assemblecrstribe Old House of Lords on the Silk Manufacturer's Bill, to repeal those regulations called the " Spitalfields Acts.' There were.only seven or eiBht.Lords pre sent, Lords AUCKLAND, ELL/MEC/ROUGH % BEXLEY ; &c. possibly owing to their Lordships meeting earlier than was generally expected; thityksiset and pro ceeded to business at twelve o'clock. Lord Bszt.Eir was called to the Chair, Lord 14v:carom. being un able to attend. Mr. HA RAISON, &c. attended as Counsel for the Bill a an 4 Mr. ADAM and Mr.Wit.n, appeared on be half of the Journeymen Silk Weavers against the Bill. The Counsel against the Bill applied for time to bring forward their witnesses, as, according to the Standing Orders, evidence was not received until a Bill had been read a second time and referred to a Committee. This Bill had not been read a second time, therefore they did not expect to be called upon for evidence in the present stage of the proceeding. They desired that the business might be postponed till this day week. The Lords, after some consultation, agreed to re port to the House that it was expedient to receive evidence after the Bill had been read a second time; after which the Lords Committee had agreed to ad journ to Wednesday neat at noon, when Counsel and witnesses were desired to attend. . Lord LAUDERDALE appeared in the Committee when this Report had been agreed upon ; so that it was too late to remind their Lordships that the Stand ing Orders had been waved so as to admit evidence on the Bill previcusly to its second reading. There a ere again a good many Weavers in attend , ante ; but the streets were not so crowded with them as on former occasions. Besides Committees and De putations, it was understood that there were forty witnesses in attendance, had their Lordships per , listed in.calling evidence.--Committee adjourned at half-past one o'clock. THE BEACON NEWSPAPER. Yesterday there was an appeal before the House of Lords that excited a good deal of curio.ity. connected with the Beacon, Scotch newspaper, and the bond given by Sir W. RAE, the Lord Advocate, Mr.HopE, sir W. SCOTT, &c. to support such Journal on certain terms and with specified subscriptions. It will be recollected that a Gentleman named Gibson brought an action against Sanderson and Craig, the printers of the Beacon, to recover compensation in damages for a libel on him that had appeared in such news paper. Mr. Gibson afterwards split his action on ac count of some formalities, and went into the Scotch Jury Court against Sanderson, the printer, and ob tained a verdict—Damages, 5001. Mr. Gibson then commenced his action against the bondsmen, Sir W. RAE, &c . as publishers and proprietors of the Beacon, and that action is the ground of this appeal. Sir W. RAE and the other defendants resisted the proceed ing before the Lords of Session ; but such resistance was ineffectual, and the Lords of Session sent the case to the Scotch Jury Court, where the defendants were called upon to put in their answers. In this stage of 1 the business, Sir W. RAE appealed to the House of Lords to stay further proceedings, Mr. Gibson having already obtained a verdict of 5001. and having thus procured redress for his wrong. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL supported the appeal, quoting the 55th and 59th of George 111. Acts for creating and regulating the Scotch Jury Court, to shew that there was the power of appeal. In this case Mr. Gibson had obtained redress ; he had ap pealed to a Jury ; he had obtained a verdict for five hundred pounds; and he now sought to proceed against other parties to receive redress for that wrong which a Jury had already remedied. Mr. Baouou&M spoke strongly against the appeal. He did not deny that the Acts which had been quoted gave the power of ultimately appealing against the decisions of the Scotch Jury Court to the House of Lords ; but denied that the Acts gave the power of appealing on a case in its progress to the Jury, after the Lords of Session too had warranted the proceed ing. Here the case was in its progress to the Jury. Objections of form had been over-ruled by the Lords of Session. There had been no verdict, and it was on a verdict only that there could at last be an appeal. ,The case was of vast importance. It was entirely novel in its nature; and if it succeeded, a most dan gerous power would be given to those who desired to delay or intercept justice. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the case was of so much importance that he would take time to con sider it; but he should be prepared to give his judg ment on Friday next.—Lords' judgment postponed till Friday accordingly. The Duke of ATHOL, on behalf of himself and the Bishop .and Clergy of the Lie of Man, has offered to ' commute the entire tithes of tliaidartit49 six thousan d pounds annually. :2 Jyot , Besides the ruins of It elso Abhey, pose of ihe Aug nificeni one Of Jedburgh•are'bOw lindLirtoing a le pair, whichv it is hoped,- will long'presirve•the re mains of that splendid edifice from destruction.. • Mr. TBLIORD'S Repertan .the IHlNeCk ; A:the building London Bridge h;% heeit ; priated t andit ap pears to be the result of a very . iirettil s urve y : Ac cording to the Report, ihelwesint ikm nects the river above bridge into-a cam!, I/AA pre vents the high water frourrssing 'objet s andithe low water from sinking so lovf - asit.otheryfise.wouyl do; and that thus it tenders the boat and baize haviga tion more general and safe. Futklier,"thaf '63% the 're moval of the present bridge, the foindatiOns eiglack friats and Westminster Bridges, and even Waterloo Bridge, would be endangered, and that the fortifying these, together with the raising of the banks, so as to prevent the low grounds from. being,i;looiled'at high water, would test upwarakorioo,attici. • There are alsa'in the Report some 'omens sfacti respecting the 'velocity of the impulsive *eve of the tide in rivers. VAUXHALL GArtassu—Attractive! as•_these :par- Gar dens have been during the season, the 'floe which they preseated last night was peculiarlygrala The proprietors; With a feeling worthy onto tuemorable occasion, determined tO celebrate the Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo with a .grated' Military Fete, tutshiaaffeist was spared wonkier the:whPie di 5 PbT as impusing as posiblst. s The . company began to 'assemble at ant . earlitir;ltatir,thsia Usual, arid. 'tea 1 - O'cictct eite'Oattletis were ameded bitofeti part. 4