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Lill, INTRI,LIGENCL COURT OF CHANcFRY, MAY R. MITENIPT oC COVIITCLANDIDITINi StrAw applied to the Lord Chancellor;in the matter of 'Mr. Lockett, a young gentleman VO years of age, eehr4.atitcejTilatt beeietelertedztoahe [aster to judge Ytf. a.pr: , per setthonent, had committed • Contempt of CIAIrI, by havingeype4 with and clan. dealt tiely married Miss Elwin dr,--a - ward ill Chancery, v hitst hi s proposal was udder - the consideration of Mr. Stephen, the WWII. The young lady in this case watof the age 19, and the parties had beenin long habits of iiiiirracy. The. Lither of Mr. Lockett was represttred to the Muter is a respectable attor n,,y at BACI, tieing also a person of consi.tcrable pro perty, The young lady is .entitled to 5E3900, vested in die Funds. The tontgeition of the Master was, that the marriage was no xcepsitmable, provided Mr. Lockett's father would make a settlement upon his son till the 1 aly became of age. This the young grarthintan agreed to apply for to his lather,. Whose he had too el. Übe ot obtain:llk No comma,. D k 4t ion of the result of this proposed -settlement of tit lather was mad.: to the Master, whilst in the in terior the marriage to k place, in tt.e Parish Church of St. Maryd.olionue, on the Zlah of last month: It was stated, that neither the guardians of the lady nor the friend} of either parry had objections to the mar riage, provided the terms proposed by the Master were compled with. •. S r AKTIlun Ptoorr ob.erved, that the ye-swig gen tleman was now iii Court, ready to abide his Lord ship's pleasure it he were: to committed. He had this to offer as denying etinteppt of Court—lie was ready to make affidavit, that having applied to his father, his lather, though :approving the marriage, had refused his assent to the terms proposed by the Master. The party, however, having no sordid mo tive for marrying the lady, and there being an equal affection on her part,' he was willing that the whole of her property should be made over by a settlement on her for life. _ _ _ The LORD CHANCRLLOR said, there was no doubt of the contempt in this case. The matter being on reference to the Master, this clandestine marriage takes place without the Master's consent. The repre sentation was, that the father was a man of fortune ; and that his consent would be procured to make a witable provision for h m (the sin,) being what the Master required. It was impossible to say that this marriage was not a wilful Contempt of the Court; and unless, as stated, the young man had not such sortiii motives as made these cases of Contempt ex trenr.iy odious, his Lordship would not pass over "this mart iage even upon fulfilling the terms proposed. Not having the. accession of the father tothe Master's proposal, being then under reference to the Master, he marries a ward of Court. His Lordship observed —6. I am bound to commit this gentleman, and can not help ii." CUPKT OF KING'S WENCH, itAY 5. THE KING v. J:)IIt4DbiIETT AND HANBAB BOYD. We mentioned this Indictment for a libel on this day week, when the Defendants were brought up to receive the sentence of the Court for a libel upon a Gentleman residing in Montague-square. Several Affidavits were then put in by the Defendants, relic-, rating the libellous matter for which they were pro secuted, and on the application of the ATToRNET-' GENERAL, time was given for the other side to reply to them ; the charge contained in the libel was of the foulest nature, imputing to the Prosecutor criminal intentionr towards the defendant, Hannah Boyd, when she was only twelve years old, more than 17 1 years ago; and accusing the Pcosecator's wife, who is Hannah Boyd's sister, with aiding him in Such nefarious pursuit. It is impossible to enter into.the particulars of this most disgusting case. The Affi davits to-day prt>citiced in answer, most directly and titistactorily refuted every imputation, in every way that they were capable of accreting a reply. It was alsostated, that Hannah Boyd had been instigated to this offence by the other Defendant, John Mushett, (who had been a strolling player, and with whom . she lived in a state of prostitution), for the pUrpose of extorting money. They were both found guilty *few pats ago of a Violent assault upon the Prose cticor's wife, which formed a tart of . the system of threat and extortion which they had long been put- Shing. • Mr. Gunner addresfed the Court on behalf of the prOiecutibri;inforcitig principally the necessity of se parating the Defendants, that their machination: against the peace of a most respectable family :night at least be impeded, it the sentence of the Court could not entirely put a stop to the determined malignity with which it had been pursued. Mr. Jostice &mire then proceeded to pass the sen tence, which was, that John Mushett should be im prisoned in Newgate, and Hannah Boyd in the House, cf Correction for Middlesex, for two years ; and that at the expiration of their confinement, they should' give security for good behaviour, themselves in se2oo each, and two sureties in £lOO. The defendant Hannah Boyd still persisted in say ing that what she had sworn was strictly a te., She trines:est a hope, after the sentence was pronottnted, that their Lordships would not separate her from the fattier of a child she was then suckling. - CANDLE-MTV= AND DERE-LIGUTER TO Till YEOMEN OF THE GUARD. A few days ago Mr. Pusan moved for a rule to shew cause why a person bolding the office of Candle snuffer and Fire-lighter to the Yeomen of the Guard, arrested for debt, should not be discharged oat of custody, on the ground that he was protected as a Royal servant. The Court refused the application, al the affidavits were not sufficiently explicit upon the point whether tita office was a mere sinecure, or whe ther the' person bolding it bad ever executed it in person? , • Mr. MAMMA? now produced • an additional a - davit, in which it was sworn,- that this person was servant to the King, aid not , tO• the Yeomen of the Guards that be was *worn into his place, and that he held it under a warrant front:die Lord Chamberlain. Court.thereforeltranted. a tole to :hew cause. Till !qr'b , fit. JOHN MICK& Thu defendant wairbrought up for judlintent, 4pon s conv i ct i on s i s tUji* Absiaes for the County of Cousin% ror obtslo,lng money, under false pre. IrOnisiveral fiih-errers, by pretending that tiesuuts so procured time due to the Revenue as duty upon salt. The defendant had been employed in the Ewen for a considerable lime, and had gone to the prestentors, who were dry-salters, and pro• etred from each of them 20s. alleging that it was duty due upon the salt which they had used in their business, whereas, in point of fact, no such duty was demandable. The defendant employed no Counsel, but observed that he had a wife and five Children, and hoped for mercy. - The COURT, after commenting upon tic peculiarly dishonest conduct of the defendant, being employed in the Eaeibe, and one to whom th e public oaght to 'tick for prOtection, sentenced him to be transported to parts beyond the seas for the term of sever. years. JUKES. EN TS. William - Bay:km for a fraud Upon the Revenue, by forging the signatiires.of the Revenue Officers to corners of reams of paper, which he himself had ,manufactured, was sentenced to 15 months impri sonment in Bodmin gaol, Cornwall. Thomas Berridge, convicted at the, last Devon shire Assizes, for obstructing an Excise Officer in the execution of his duty, was sentenced to four months imprisonment in Exeter Castle. Daniel .Fty, was sentenced to three m-ntlis, and Richard Marshall to three months imprisonment in 'Canterbury gaol, for a similar offence, of which they had been convicted at the last Kent Assizes. William Edwards, Martha Swairie, and Martha Atiard, were sentenced to two months imprisonment each in Lewes gaol, for an assault upon an Excise. Officer iii the execution of his duty, and fcr a riot at Hastings. SaZuel Narlbrugh and elet others were brought up for judgment, being convicted at the last Assizes for Chelmsford of assaulting two Revenue Micas in the execution of their duty, and also of a tint. By the Report of the trial, it ' a ppeared, that the Officers had a warrant to search for smuggled goods. at the house of Naribrugh, at Harwich, when they raised a clamour against them, pretending that they came to rob his house under a pretended warrant, and, that they were impostors and not officers. This raised a clamour, and the Officers Were hooted thinner the . town of Harwich, and gross' y maltreated by the mob, among whom the Defendants were all identified AS having committed acts of outrage. Naribrugh was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, and the others to different periods of eight, six, and two months, according to the different degrees of outrage with which they had treated the Officers. W. Clark and J. Ainwer were also brought up for judgment, for joining in a subsequent part of the same riot. The one was a waterman, and the other a stage coachman. The former was sentenced to two months and the latter to one mo►ith's imprisonment in Clielnisford Gaol. PARLMMENI ARr PROCEEDINGS. .HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY a. The further consideration of the M;rm:ati Peerage was §xed for Tuesday, the 20th inn. Some Private Bills were brought up from the Home of Cem mons by Sir JAME! GRAHAM and other Members, aid real a Ant time. The Earl of LIVERPOOL laid upon the table, by command of the ranee Regent, a Trraty oT Commerce and Navigation be tween his Britannic Majesty and the King of the Two Siciliea. The Earl of LIVERPOOL gave notice for to-morrow of bit intention to ntove for a Committee on the Poor Laws. CATHOLICS Ur IRELAND. The Earl of DONOUGHMORE, on the subject of the Catholic Petitions, observed, that it had been his intention,according to the notice he had given in the last Session, to bring forward the question early in the present Session, and he found that .he delay had excited the attentio3 of a Noble friend cf his, who was naturally anxious that the question should be early discussed. There was, -however, a reason fur the delay, which he trusted would be consigleied perfectly satisfactory. The winter had been occupied by the Catholics in endeavouring to produce concilia tion amongst .their own body, and also in devising the means by which they could best conciliate the two Houses of Parliament, and produce a favourable disposition towards their claims. With such objects in view,, it would have been highly injudicious in him, by bringing on a premature discussion, to interfere with the projected accomplishment of their views, and thus, perhaps, to deprive the Catholic Body of all the advantage they expected to derive from them. That they had succeeded• in producing one opinion amongst their oven . body, he was nut prepared to state, but they had attained the important end of projecting an arrangement which would, he thought, set at rest all objections' to their claims. It was ndl now the moment to go into the particulars of the expedient they proposed, but its object was to do away all the objections that arose on the ground of foreign influence, by making the nomination to the Catholic Ecclesiastical Benefices entirely national, and rendering it altogether a purely strict domestic nomination. This they had agreed upon, and to this they were ready to accede, in such manner as Parlia ment in its wisaoni should deem it advisable to enact in the provisions of the Bill, and they ,had sent over two most respectable Members of the Clerical Body to answer such questions upon the subject as that or the other House of Parliament should deem it advisable to ask. The question, therefore. now stood upon wholly new grounds to those on which it formerly rested. The formidable objection Of foreign influence no longer attached, and he could not con ceive any objection that could not be most adequately met by the proposed scheme of domestic nOtnioation, to which, there was no doubt, the Head of the Ca tholic Church would accede. He assured -their Lordships, that this measure now called for was most essential to the good Government of Ireland, and that there were many points with regaid to the Catholics that required amelioration. The relaxing Law, • lox instance, as it was called, was ftequently not carried into effect. Though Catholics were ad mitted upon Grand Juries, yet in the Metropolis County, that of Dublin,. there were many Gentlenien as respectable, and possessed of as Much property as any othersin the county, Who were not summoned upon the Grand Jury. Another circumstance which he wished to notice was one that occurred in the Me tropolis itself, at a convivial meeting that took place there. At some of these meetings it was not the practice to pass resolutions, but to give them in the shape of toasts; and at the meeting he alluded to, , consisting of highly respectable Gentlemen, a t oa st' was given shish he was almost ashamed to repeat; betraying, as it did, a determined hostility to the Citholits, and that toad at..a time during the circu lation of the bottle, when then's hearts were'erned, and when they Might be supposed to speak thew real sentiments. The toast ),e alluded to was this— . _ " The Pope in the pillory, the pillory in bell, and Rglted with Priests by the Devil."— He felt ashirtned of his country when he repeated this toast and re flected that it was given in the metropolis, the seat of the Government, and once of the Parliament of Ire land. That - that Parliament was gt.t rid of be sin cerely rejoiced, he lent a helping hand to the measure, and was highly satisfied that a Body, ‘slii.:ll colt sidered as merely an instrument of coattption, Select Committee, to inquire into the metes of pre venting explosion in Steam Boat., and thereby r f e . vectinp the destrwction of - the lives of h;s Itii.;,•st},, Ms. CtIRWEN stated, that there was nn gust';. lity of the accident occurring but thrnuilt the . glN. lest. neplect in not attending to the- safeti-oak ; which was so arranged. that when the prmorte.il t L e steam was greater than, was necessary, it osekslorA the escape ot the superabundant and 4 1 (nRefOtirs'eke i through an aperture which, in ors [ eases, it closed, Let the boiler be made IV east metal, cr what it mien, the danger lay riot in its constriviti Of CoM . positioO. but in t:'e safety Take beint, i 1 state to play freely. _ nligirchy and persecution, no longer existed. In sAying what he had, he did net rue:ln to throw the slightest imputation upon the Gnvernmeut of Ireland. . _ I'he big! ly respectable individual at the head of !hat Government administered it in a way which w•.►s the best adapted to the situation d the•country ; to his conduct, he (Lord Donoughmore) had repeatedly borne testimony, and he now again took the oppor tunity of giving that praise to the conduct of the Noble Lord at the head of the Irish Govemtheilt, Mr. W. SM ITH hail heard. that the s.ifety valve is this instance had beer. ever-loaeed. It was a F.: iect to be referred to engineers —lie mild net i think that the engines might be so constructed, t'm even should the boiler butt, the passengers the...d not be endanrcred by the accident. which he thought it eminently deserved (Beer ). With regard mere immediately to the criestion upon the Catholic claims, he bad semi, with some surprise, a statement purporting to have been made, he could not say where, by a Right Hon. Gentleman, inti mately connected with the Right Reverend . Bench opcosite, in which it was affirmed that the ter corn starices which had taken place, had place , ,! the Cello lies in a worse situation' with regard to then- claims tin ITAItY FI.OOGINCI. than before. Upon what argument this stateniert r. Sir F. I3URDET r seaiag a Right Hon. G ent l e . could have been founded he was utterly at a less to man i n h i s p l ace (M Manners Sutton) w i s h e d to imagine. That the Ciithrilic Clergy woull retract call his attention to an instance of Military Flogging from the project of domestic nomination which they whi , h .1,4 d lately came to his knowledge. In the now proposed, . there was not the slightest reason fcr , Carlisle 3autaal, published about ten days ago, it as believing. It was true tills in 1808 'they came to a stated; that a soldier of the 13th Light Dragoons, resolution that they-could not.agree to any change. quartered . in Carlisle, terminated his existence the in the discipline of the Chinch, but' that resolution preceding Sunday by drowning himself in the river was adopted- under eircumstancei of irritation with Eden, through dread of receiving the second porticia regard to the Veto, which had no appliCation what- of a number of lashes which hehad been sentenced to ever to the circumstances under which they now I receive. He had already received one portion—he came forward.' The Clergy had now, pledged them ". was sentenced to this punishment for having married selves definitively an the subject of domestic nomina- a young woman without previously obtaining the con. tion. This was offered to Parliament in the spirit of sent of his officers. He would not enter into tfe conciliation, as an effectual means Of obviating ail . i question whether the offence was one which was pN• objection on tke' ground of foreign influence, and he ' perly deserving of punishment, but would cortice could not conceive that any plausible objection re- himself to inquiring of the Right Hon. Gentlem re minted. There was also on the side of the Catholics , whether he had correctly understood him on a forint: this additional claim, that there was now nothing i n - ! (occasion ? What he had understood him to sar el , flammatory in their proceedings. He had regretted, !that it was illegal to bring nut a man a s e c oa a si a „ as much as any man, the intemperance of some of I • to receive punishment, when he was unable to receive their proceedings, and he had himself at times, when l the whole of it at once—(Hear, /ear.) He undentoad speaking upon the subject, uttered expreasions which 1 that the individual in question had served long in Per. I afterwards he was most anxious to rectal. All this, i I tugal, and Spain, and latterly in France, and h a d however, was now at an end, and there was nothing I always conducted himself in the most distinguisled ,hut a conciliatory spirit displayed. The Petitions be I manner. Ile hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman, if had to preseat were, one from the general body of the I he was not acquainted with the case, would enquire Catholics of Ireland, and the other from the Catlin- - into the circumstances, and if he lotted they were as has of the County and City of WAerford. Therre_l stated, that lie eptilei take such measures as ire ai:E,!.t were two other Petitions presented" last Session, one deem neceiser7. ' from the Catholics who assembled at Lord Trimbles- . Mr. MANNERS surroN said he knew notllitg town's, consisting of the Catholic veers and a num-! of any punishment bete ing •lately been inflicted, ea.!' ber of most respectable Gentlemen, and . the other las al:e akioiaoarible Baro n et - had described—he .14 from the Catholic Clergy. On the part nt each ol iLa koow t:hat Item: was one word of truth in tire these bodies he had been applied -to, for the r tirposb:f ::stattillt . AL . J'eac • Nil; Arad li. any reason, from tithe of again recurring to these Petitions,loll t h e ' vi ew cil 1 hadfafisarfronrthe Honourable Baronet, for belie,. endeavouring to attain the object of them a avbich vasia,. !tig.ilthif.lo knew More of it , than himself. The Ha in fact, petitioning agair With regard 'tp a n6tice i i n0.10:414.4_,8arcr,t .lid, stated correctly die opit:ica of the discussion on the subject, be ditt'aint ;feel 0 T . 11 ., self warranted in giving one.' It was oiattel . 1 . ho- , ,meting.aise.allrgality of bringing a man nyne than r f en in once r nut to be 11 reged e under the tame sentence. Ea which . he had : Some:fly .delivered in the House, to that the queseson.am.-tai..be-fietat: - another place oh a. lift earl ] day, and . (Lord 1 'still enietiained ; precisely the same .eprnion—ese ei e. Donoughmore), - at well as the Oratlitslics, entertained the NA founded hopes that their claims aoul.i there I noon ha& heen: adopted by his Royal Highness the be conceded, and that the measure world come up ! Commander irter'sief, and was et present acted ce— Wear. hear,s* :• iie enterta:i:c.l coef:derable doubts to their Lordships ins the shape of a Bill ..from. the ° r s espectine the 'troth et the stet mint in the paper, he other House. ShOukl he be disappointed in this ex- I , cadse die eartetter s,::‘ ,- ttei 'if so eatravaOni a nature Fectation, it was his intention to give.uOtiee .of.an.l that• it it had happened he must have heard of it. if 'early day for bringing on the discussion:. ::: -. .1 the Honotiratlie - Baronet would furnish him wita The two Petitions presented by his 4 9 rdsl ) i i i were I the name;and, elites, he windd make the necessary ea read, and ordered to lie upon the table. . qiiiries. • The Earl of DARNLEY expressed his satisfac tion at the expectation entertained of the success of Sr F. BURDETT said the name of the regiment only was mentioned in the Carlisle Journal ; bet he the Catholic Claims, and trusted it would be realised. had understi6d that returns were made of ail the sere. Ha certainly did express his regret at the delay which tences b had taken place in presenting the Catholic,Petition ; y Courts M orOal. Mr. MANNERS teLi r-rmsr said returns Were re but he stated, at the same time, that he had tin doubt tilarly made t , i the proper eti•ce, but he was net neele the Noble Earl had a good reason fur it. 'fire Noble a cqua i nted with them, except wheii it became nixes- Earl had undoubtedly now stated a pod reason tor sary to consult him with respect to them; and this the delay, though be (Lord Darnley) 5611 could not was one great reas , mi of his doubting the truth of the help regretting that the question had not been statement in question, becerisb if such a punishareat brought on earlier. He, however, would give it all had been entered in any retien, it would certainly his support, and he trusted it would be attended with I have been mentioned ro him. all the success to which it was so eminently entitled. S i r F . BUKDETT hoped the Right Hon. G . l- 'Lord KENYON asked whether the Noble East denian world tact:stain the fact. could state what early day (in case the Bill the Noble Mr, MANNERS SUTTON said he should cr. Earl expected did not come op from the other House) taint y make the neceesary inquiries, hut harigg I it was proposed to bring on the discussion ? strong i mpression on his mind ti.at the steretneet yes The Earl pf DONOUGHMARE said, if the Bill I not correct, he could not but feel regret that it !ell did noi; ache had mason to expect, conic up from the 1 1 oeceived the sanction of having beer; mentioned ;n P e other House, he proposed to bring on the discussion . House of Commons. lie should be sorry it it ::r o 1 on Friday se'nnight. • out unfounded, that airy notice had been taken at a. Earl GREY wished for a financial Paper respect. ing freland, which the Earl of Liverpool said he seasian our RAGE. Isfr. BROUGHAM, stain Noble Load Cu' g Le would inquire about.—Adjourned till to-morrow. tlereagh in his place, wished too cill his attention :.., A HOUSE OF COMMONS. . recent transaction respecting the wreck arid s .a.,, e e• Mr. Serleant ONSLOW brought to a Bill to repeal the laws regulating the rate 01 interest, which Was read a first time,.aud quint capture of his Majesty's ship 'Vey, ene;ar L. . ordered to is red a seetmd nose tosntorrour (this day). command of Captain Roberts, with a lir ge , 4 , 11 • ' The Colliery Labourer . * Pay BM went through a Committee, board belonging to British merchants, by a Sea:. et It was afterwards brought (to, and ordered tow taken Into farther armed ship and schooner belonging to the H a v.ra... 1 .consideration on Monday seat. ' Consulado. Ha understood that a menierral. t er- Mr. CUR WEN presented 's Petition froth the Parish of St. plaining . of the ( utrag Nicholas, Orphan% complaining of the weight ache Pours' kar ts . e committed or; !Lis ecc:o•c: , 7f Mr. PONSONBY Postponed the Cointattee ma the Civil and the Spaniards, and s tating Military Offices till Tuesday. ' • - refused, had been transmitted by the p I suns i, Le. • The Bermuda Trade Bill, sod the Neerfoundiand*Trade Bill that all redress had fu's were severally read a sciond . iliqe,: and ordered to.,lie, cum ted -to his Majesty's Governinent He v. sl :.l '' n ' h. ".. know horn the Noble •Lord wheil er ~ : lizit a :',';' - nottwitu•sTiast "Amin.: • • • • • Mr..HARVEY said,-the Moose - inustaall W e e: . .. , , ,I• vial had been received, and wired er any steps .la. .. heard of the unfortimate accident wliielejtapginet. cons e quence , been taken, with a view :o ct;tain Ir.a:: ' ess ) the S panish Government the necessary rear. . same - time. ago at ,klotwiGh,. when•ao .M:4 . 1 pe . rsons . • • ~. , ratter 41 few words from Lerd CAS7LEREAUIio lest' theirlives ih cbasiquence of the eiiplosado . oi the M. BROUGHAM gate notice for ta-morrow ‘''F , boiler of a steam packet. ,Ttie cause 4: ilia _eat tare correspon d e n c e ... .. a , hiotion‘for the Memorial to the Government. :15 , ' was owing, he understOod; to the beiter.itot beingtof with the Admiralty tesisecties tI•4 ;4 , 1 ,, . .I , ,as of his 11Zajpaty's strop in , ;ht con- , IF ' • •I: - -c 0 Hr. THOM NOST.—There were no», i sy og the Humber six or eight stet bolts, and much crin. venig h ce had been cr:perienced in thffvrent parts of Yorkshire from the invention. It tt..riald be w e ll investigate how tar this invention otig!“. be unprovvd En as to enstite ti:e safety of passe :;ttrs conveyed thereby.—The mutien wis t!v , n carrit.d. a rig ht construction. .t was From its2heinitnikot cast iron, and•not of cast iyqo only,. .but at iron . mixed with other metals, Which'ir . 64ly increased the. danger. At. there were at preset a great number Of . steam vessels in the different riiers : 4 the country,; and several other steam vessels were building, it be-1 came a matter of great importance to inquire into t4e , ' means by which these vessels could be so tons:ructed 'us to be attended with the least danger to the live of the passengers. He understood that in* all the; vessels.where no actidetli had yet happened,' Abe hoi.' lers'weri ma4e of cast iron. The Honourable Gen.i Clem i concluded with moving the appointment of a yc y's ship iy. CLPf o 1 . . COMOLIDATION BILL. LOitt rPRINafON wished to knew whether A vr.l.intesided tp press the second reeding of this 13$11 to-morrow,. when the important business Wait: the House wools' allow no time to be allotted to it? M4NN4RS SU:4'l'ON said. that as there couirl be do objection to the principle cf the Bill, `.tier,' could be no question as to taw propriety of ft't wardinii the Bill to a Committee, when Its clauses might be discussed, or amendments 'proposed. Lord 'k:I34.4NGTON Objected to the pressing Itn• O. tie had rialmir sex it rejected 111,6