The National Register. — London, England, 1822-07-22 00:00:00

t I. d •• 4t. . • Our Sting, Confititution, anb cabal. • No. 1,379 —V oL. XV.] HAMBLIRGN MAIL. • CHRISTIANA, Jilin 24.—A fall of earth lately covered to the depth of several ells the village of Nbrdrelene, in the parish of Vent°. Nineteen per ikms who were.thore at the time, and all asleep, for at was midnight, are happily saved, but a great Insley cattle perished; of 30 houses, only two 10. wain standing. Aso, JUNE O.—Wasa Lan has obtained permis sion from the Emperor to import 6,000 barrels or -corn duty free; Uleabargs Lan hopes to obtain the same favour. The accounts of the scarcity that prevails in o,terbotten are extremely distressing; rye is at the enormous pike of 16 or 17 dollars. Srtroaaie, JULY I.—The Deputies of the South German States are expected to meet next week to Darmstadt, to determine the manner of carrying into efoct, by the whole union, the measures adopted by Baden, Bavaria, &c. respecting the manufiictures and produce of France. The canton of Schaffhausen has now acceded to the prohibitory measures adopted by some of the &,visa cantons. Zurich seems as little inclined as Basil to adopt these measures, though Berne has done so. A Zurich Journal says, that the Great Council, during its summer season, from the 17th to the 21st June, Aliscussed, among other matters, the commercial relations with foreign countries, which were discussed with perfect impartiality, and in con formity with the experience of centuries, and the peculiar situation of the Swiss cantons, and not with a view to parsing events or to measures, the imitation of which, though it would be called reprisal, would have injurious consequences, and make bad worse. BERLIN, JULY 6.—The committee for the anni hilation of the paper currency again burnt, on the 4th instant, to the amount of 892,499 dollars, in bonds, &c. The whole sum hitherto burnt is above 137,366,000 dollars. We are happy to say, that from the investigations set on foot in theliniversity of Marburg, the students are found to be wholly innocent of the charges lately brought against them. At Grissen the inquiry is not yet concluded. MONDAY, JULY 22, 1822. _ As you Coolloi alter, I again respectfully, dutifully, bat firmly Gall apes you to administer the law, !ad to suppress as illegal sad insulting nuisance. " My Lord, you do sot, osooet weed lbe mesas d suppcessieg ebis saisance. Ooe word from yea will be abunclatitly esdleilint beds) it. The expensive polies of Dublin is at your disposal— With Ode 0004 JOU eau remove every one-of epees—frein Ibi chief magisbeffills the chief .coM to the lowest retainer,lethia patrol* berpeeetiee bee, W be son, timpower is tionisole der way r . those situations. Met that ieihmecia, which, alas, is deemed necessary ever higher assemblies, is preaerved Imperfect posit, over the 4msepsratioa year Bead- , leucy's oudoshled right to dimities the samisen tithe corpo ration at your •pleasare from their lucrative situations in the police. " YO2 do not, my Lord, want the power to administer the law. To say nothing of the military furoe at your disposal, you CAR command, and it is within the limits (and would it were within the practice dour constitution to command them) all the liberal Protestants, constituting a most numerous and respecta ble body—and the entire Catholic population of Dublin, as special constables to keep lb peace, and prevent a ,violation of the law. You have, my Lord, ample power, and God forbid it should ever he said that you wanted the inclination to admi nister the laws impartially towards all classes of his Majesty's subjects. I say nothing of his most various Majesty's parting admo nition—l say nothing of the disinterested and affectionate loyalty which the Catholics showed to their Sovereign on his visit to Ireland ; and I scorn to boast of the active pert which so humble an inividual as myself took upon that important occasion. My Lord, the Catholics forgot iojuriea, and what is infinitely more difficult, forgot insults, to effect recroncilietion with their Protestant fellow subjects. And is uo one instance have the Cellulite since the Liug's visit violated us deal or eras in word, the spirit of that amicable concord which they then sought and believed they had attained. I now defy the most active of our calumniators to point out any one single act, nor even any one single word, by which the Catholics have violated that concord. But alas bow speedily—how completely—bow entirely has it been violated opuu the other side. On the other side those even who were the loudest In proclaiming miwithsete of amity, what has been their conduct since' But I aill not dwell upon this painful 'abject —I will only say that the Catliii lies deserve and require protection flout insult and isjory—w iD you, my Lord, refuse them list protectiou " To-morrow decides the diameter of your Excelleuey's ad minisiretien in Ireland. That your conduct then :.nil always may justify the wishes of )oar admirers, and the fallen espee Cations of this fallen country, is the ana.ious desire of, My Lord, - Your Excellency 'I ... jog ( o b e di en t, !duet respectfr.il and bamble servant. DANIEL O'CONNELL. TILE NEW MARRIAGE ACT. The bill, as amended by the Lotds, entitled •• An Act to amend certain provisions of the anth George 11. for the better preventing clandestine marriages," has been printed. It recites the act of George IL, which enacted that all marriages by licence, where either of the pries (widows and widowers of course excepted, who are deemed by law capable of judging for themselves) was under age, and 'where the consent of the father, guardians, or mother, was not bad, should be void. These pro visions it repeals, and further enacts, that in all CARS of marriage solemnised by license before the passing of the new act, without the consent specified, and where the parties shall h ire continued to live together as husband and wife till the death of one of them, or till the passing of dint act; or small only have discontinued their cultabitations in coosequeuce of proceedings pending, touch• ing the validity of such marriage, in such cases the marriage, if nut others ise invalid, shall be deemed to be good and valid to all intents and putpuses whatsoever. Thi, clause, however, is not to extend to any marriage declared invalid before the passing of this act by any Court of competent jurisdiction, nor to any mar riage whine either of the patties shall have intermarried with any other person during the life of the other party; nor to any mar riage, the invalidity of which has been establishc-d upon trial, or the validity of which haii beet duly brought into question in any causes or suits in law or equity. This act is not to affect any property or title of honour which may have been enjoyed by any peison under colour of the invalidity of any marriage, by reason of its having been solemnised without the proper consent. although no sentence of judgment has been pronounced against the validity of such marriage. Nor is this net to affect or call in question any proceeding which has taken place under the autho rity of any Court, or in the administration of any personal estate or ethwts, or in the execution of any will or testament, or in the performance of E.y trust. The act then goes on to enact, that no license for any marriage shall, from and alms the ist day of neptember next, be granted until oath shall have been made by the parties applying for such license to the affect required by this act. Where both parties are of 21 years, each shall make oath that they are respectively, and that each believes the other tube 21 years or upwards. Where both parties ate under age, but alleged to be a widower and widow, the allegativa must be sworn to in the same manner. Where only one of the parties is under' age, and the minor is alleged to be a widow tit a widower, the ailegatiou must be sworn to in the same manner. Where both or either of the parties shall be under age, and neither a widow uor a widower, both shall mac oath w the tame manner as above specified—that is to say, each shall make oath as to hint• self and herself, and as to his or her belief witu respect to the other party. In the latter case both parties shall also make oath that the consent of the necoasary person or persons has been given. Where it is alleged that both, or tither at the parties, are, or is, of the age of Set, the license shall nut be granted uutii the register of the baptism of such parties or party is produceil. aid proved upon oath by souse other witness to be a correct extract. If the register be not in England, the fact must be proved on oath tu tine ss'isthetiou of me person authoria.d to grunt the license. In all CAWS, except eases of ,p.cial license, oath shah be made of the residence on the parties applying, tor the space oh four reeks benne the granting or such ii.:.atse. Inc conscitt it parente or guardians oust he signitital iii twining, nod ilia si.4nature unlit. utLested three or loan: Wltllt:Ssell. and CAC :mist bn deh),..nl ui the COUNCRLLOR O'CONNELL'S LETTER TO THE MARQUESS WELLESLEY. " TO HIS ['MEERUT MARQUESS WEI.LESSLEY, &O. &C. " Merrion Square, Jody 11, 1822. " MY Lora,—To-morrow you will finally decide the cha racter of your administration. The oppressed and neglected Catholics of Ireland had thudly hoped that they might have ob tamed from a friend placed to the exalted situation which your Racellency occupies, a recommendation in favour of then . Yon took an early opportunity to crush that hope for ewer. In your reply to the address of the Catholics ef the county ot Clare, you toll the Irish people, that you came here • to administer Cie laws, ant to alter Mean.' " My Lord, but s few weeks elapsed when you deemed it expedient to recommend We insurrection art, and We act to suspend the Habeas Corpus. That the latter was not wanliag, is now admitted by every body—and that any neeersity is a justification of We former, remains in my humble judgment to be proved. But lel these pass. " It still remain* for your Excellency to administer t,, lams. Hitherto the C./o°lles have felt IA advantages from your Ex eellency's administration.—The system by which we ate go ♦urned—the cold system of exclusion sod distrust is precisely tote same with that o. the most rigid of your predecessors. One principal actor, to he sure, has been withdrawn from the scene. and we may deem the alteration a compliment ; but I am yet to learn what benefit we are to derive from it--and I appeal to your Lordship whether the change to which I allude, has nut been amply compensated fur to the exclusiussists by the la moy by the removal of the oiliest, kindliest mid best public man Ireland has yet ever yet seen—Mr. Grant. Your Excellency came to administer tAs I•nass—my Lord, I moat respectfully, but at the same time moat firmly call upon you to administer them. The exhibition intended (it is said) for to-morrow, is plainly a violatiou of the law. It is an open and public excitement in ab, sack of die peace It is a d rest pro vuootion le ticoult. It obstrm ts toe public street by colectimi on the one side an insulting, and on the other an i, ritoted cuiiconrse of persons. It is, my Lord, for these and other obnoxious ree.ons, I manifest violation of the law. •' I pledge my sell to prove before any Court or to soy impar• till jury, that the usual annual exhibition n the 12th of July, is illegal. 1 wake this pledge wider no small risk. I Nate taiuly as large, probably a larger professsional income, than any man, in a mull gown, ever had at the Irish liar. iko income depending mainly upon the public motion that I uudermand something of toy profession. I could not afford to lose that public confidence • and yet I freely consent to forfeit it all, un -I.;ss I am able to deiumistrate to any judicial tribunal, that the mutual exhibitions of tlie I2th of July are illegal. " Ilvv Mg given this pledge, I again respectfully call urn yule Lacoltency to vindicate the eaalted etrinseter you hare heretofore to do justice to the name you ; and 10 fulfil the dotiei ail the exalted station • L.° . „ . . • 1 • ..- . . 7 A , . A / ..-...-- - XV". 4,,A. . Ci'll:LZ *, . a ,174 A c je -, eit • - ; 7 ---r--- -I°- "" A filit4 - ikil ) r Saha na .1 k r t twkiL I Is' #.• ~~ . w` it A 1- 'T J;V4 :_. • • • - . . , 944. • person el persons from whom the license is sought. The oath. to sta b before a surrogate, and if poCury be =omitted, it • is *Wed with the usual pains. partatnes, and disabilities. If we of the shooed convicted of sods .aßene. soAs caP eosnblrXit be to the [log all entails. right. nue. intesed4 - beradlt, and =rootage. which suds person spay derive font,. este esti led to, by virtue Of such manage. The solo . bj the proper' officer, and the Saone and • in a oirtriesombe open shie• s a A dam, aken. dation...llbn' the diondwas • j e li lVectlitallbewabject to punishment at gull of saukdo • aesiori after the solemnisation of • manila log {scans. utbeimpeeched on the ground of informality in aitaif log such Beeehh With respect to marriages by de ss requirements there shall be delivered to thegr:per . die mid *wet wt chapel. an a f f i davit as to and eget of both parties. The bans not to be pub the name and residence so stated shall be a fixed on t principal door of the church or chapel, and aloe in some conspicuous place within the said church or chapel, so as to remain until the eapins tion of the three Sundays on which the bans shall be published. Such affidavit to be then delivered over to the churchwarden or chapalwartieli, and to be by them deposited in ashet. When ever -a marriage shall not be had within three menthe after the publications of bans, the bans must be republished, or a licence must be obtained. Ten act not to be in force until the Ist day of September, !WY. Whenever a marriage shall not be had within three months after the license is obtained, a new licence must be procured, or bans must be published. This act not to extend to the marriage of any of the Royal Family, nor to any marriages amongst Quakers or Jews, or to any rearriagersolem nixed beyond seas. The act to be read at certain stated times in the church= and chapels, and to extend oily to England." EAST INDIA .I.7OUSE• A Special General Court of Proprietors of East 4ndia ! Stock was held on 'tl'eil'orsday last, at the Coinpany's house in Leadenhall'-street, for the purpose of consider ! stag the draft of Bill now pending iii•Prrliaitieut for the adjustment tier long existing account between the Company au' the Public. The Cr.airman (J. flatfoots, Es' q.) stated, that certain proe:o'tings its a he Court of - IN .-cellars, and a museums which hid taken place between the Company mid Nlajest)'s Nlittisiers, telative to the adjusuneett•of the account between the public and the Company, should he read for their information. Prom these documents it appeared that the debts claimed by the Company, on the Soth of April 1821, was L16.589,tW The debt due by the Company to the public was 1t,866.41111 Balance in favour of the Company But Government had obji tied 1U ‘III'IUUS Items included in this balance, by deductitie which horn the sum claimed by the Company, the balatice had hero reduced to 1,300,0001. Tile result of the negociation was, that Government agreed— To pay 1,300,0001. to the Company, to be applied by the latter in liquidation of the loan 01 la I ',oche property now In St. lichen. in be given to the Couspany —All (Wafts on account of ,public service in India, tip to the 30th of April last, to he paid by the Coverimient se they became doe--Ornstanding claims tor hemp sup. plied by the Company to the Nary Board title liquidated by Gus erudite tr.—Tt te Governmetit spices froth N loluccae now in the Company's warehouses, atal the net proceeds • of such as had been told, to be made over to the Com pany. On these conditions, all cla:rns between the Company and the pubic, up to the 30th April, 1822, to be finally settled. 011111 e other ham!, the - Company to forego the Clains.of any expellee IlleNrred at St. lleleua subsequently to 1821. 'lice papers having keen read, 'l'ne CH•Ilt MA /I Men rd, that the Court do apvrove of the Bill introduced into Parliament 041 the n. 1.11. stated in the negotiation, fur adjusting tire claims between the Company and the 11111111 e. Tile DEPUTY CNA IRM A N (W. Wigram, E-q.) se conded the motion. The motion was greed to. Mr. TUCKER 141011 stowed the thanks of the Court to J Bosituptet and G. A. liolutinm, Esqrs.; and also to the Directors, re ruhre, for thew able woo efficient set t ices iii the comae vii the tiegoeiation wills 6./VellilUellt. The resolution of thanks was • Iv agreed to. ilosaNraacT returned ful 11110Seli and Mr. Itoni 414011. l'he CHAIRMAN retorted thanks on behalf of himself and his colleaaue. EAST INDIA 'I'RA DE TRA NT illplireel whether the rendition of the last Cll4ll. red live to India-built shipping, and the duty nn Eist India so;ar. had been co 11111 l 11111ealted to his Gove tttttt ern ; and if so, whetiter any answer hail Oren reCel% Custest.ts said, such a cousuituucation had been made. mid 'fise clerk then read a letter from T. P. Courtestay. - lr , Esq. Seer...l3ly 10 the Board of 4 ice iwuUl, to which lie ' stated that it was not toe role, tttttt of Niiiiisters 10 I r. sa• tOtWJI4I toe 1101 tor consattidaittir; the E.t.a foil a P.l‘.lfe .• • , Trade Acts this st-tsirm, hut it was their detet.wit,sii,•l% 0 bray forward twat deniable measure early tit tite etia - suing sessinti. • 11r. Lowxoes wished to know whether the dispute with the C -r lied 10.. en caddy settle.! The CIA I ANA it a.til, WIUi Olvecl 10 0 3: u.aputC wits the Clinew, it nail peril amicably settitii. Tat Crust t.aee. adjoorinl: • • 'RICE 1 ~r~ : •11 --Qom , j