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/30ER Mr. /itt.1.13iE'.4;71 lIOLTst OF Loft us —Tneitsaisv, Jure 6. their Loriships met at an catty hour, arid, pursuant to the iivivral Order of 'retest ry, er.eriu ! mid evidence wmetaard in reinoctinc Lingham's Divorce tirtl. Lire circumstances of this case arc alrtmily fully b,fore cur .carters. 'roc coriielcrati.m of tar case was terror - nett, arml.et &nee further and eoun.el heard After tfe::le culoion of the merits of the ca-c, qt/,`Von , Itr tj.w reArng of the [WI was, on the sesimstena rat the L nd Ch tu tenor, mitt! 'toed hail 16.thoter , s;. The furthq consideration of M 00 . ," awl., It I! tea. t!! ,11 temtneit Of the CifClllll,LlllCe4 :.1 Om ea.., we rove ..14.1 given a daAed &WIC c.rnhcr ilIVCA , gat , 1;; t 1 . 13 Ce; char fhieh the question of the seemld te.l4:isg r.f t.O Hill was post• potted till my week. WYSTOWS DIVORCE BILL. . On the original consideration of the quest:on for the second reading of a Bill to dissolve the marri ..Fe of Thomas Westin, Esi i with Frances Mary, his now wife; Counsel and evidence in support of the Bill were called in. Trent the 'statements and depositions of thew, it appeared, that the Petitioner, Thomas Weston, Esq. now a Major in the ninety sist:r Regiment of toot, in the month of De bember, I Te 7, Married to Frances Mary, the daugh ter of Franes Leen, Esq. one of the Captains of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich, and that they lived and cohabited together as man and wife from that time, until the month of April, 1794. It appeared that the Petitioner, at the time of his marriage, was a Lieutenant in the 77th Regiment of Foot; in the following year, viz. 1788, he was ordered with his regiment to India, whither his Wife accompanied him: but in April 1794 she was Obliged, on account of ill health. to return to Eng land, where she arrived in September 1794. The Petitioner remained in India. The issue of this marriage was three children. one of whom is now living, a son of fourteen years of age. That in the hours* of the year 17PS, Mrs. West. an entered into an unlawful and adulterous intercourse with lleaor John Weir, Esq an officer in the South Devon Mi litia, by whom she has had several children, all of whom were born previous to the Petitioner's return from India, which was net until April 1802. In consequence of these proceedings, Major Weston brought his anion in Hilary Vacation in 1803, in the Court of King's Bench against Heaor John Weir, Esq in which the Defendant suffered damages to go by default; and by a Writ of En quiry before the Sheriffs in the followiss June, he obtained a verdit for five thousand pounds damages. In the following year the Petitioner instituted the usual proceedings in the Consistory Court of Ro chester against Mrs. Weston, and obtained therein a definitive sentence of divorce from bed and board. This was the general substance of the case. It was al.o stated, that the Lady had been delivered of four children, during the interval of her hying with the I.Mendant, two of whom are now living. The Counsel stated, he could further substantiate the charge of Me adultery, aid their Lordships not think the statement conclusive on that bead. I'heLORD CHANCELLOllobsereed,that if they could prove that the Petitioner resided out of Erg land from a givers time before the birth of the first child until:after the de!ivery of the last. the ciecum seance of the Lady having had kur children in the interval was pretty strong eeid:nce of her adultery. A cordingly, an elderly officer. who had been in the same regiment with Major Weston, and had ses,Vd in IndLa mom 1794 to 1804, stated, that he had no doubt of the Petitioner's residing in India froor the year 17.i5 till 1802 ; an interval later than the birth of the youngest child above alluded to. After a very shoat farther discussion, the Bill was forthn ith read a second time, and ordered to Le committed. The Clerks of the Crown far the County of Lan caster presented Accounts of the Number of Pri• seners confined in, and the State of certain Gaols in that county ; which were ordered to lie on the table. On the motion of Lord IIAWKESBURY, the order for the exclusion of strangers was enforced; and the doors were kept shut for more than half an hour. MR. JUSTICE FOX. immediately on the doors being opened, the House resolved into a Ccmmirtee. and Lord W smarts's having taken the Chair, the consideration of the case of Mr. Justice Fox was resumed, and Counsel and evidence were accordingly called in. In a few minutes after, the Learned Judge him self made his appearance, and took his seat, not opposite the centre of the box, but more to the left, fox the purpose of more conveniently commani csting with his Counsel. Mr. WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, one of the Jurors subscribing to the Petition, who was shortly examin ed last night, was again called to the Bar. His • testimony, while he continued to give it, was in many points similar to that delivered by Mr. John son last night. At length, some reference was made by one of the Counsel, to a certain part of his former evidence before the Frivate Committee of their Lordships. A long conversation ensued, prin cipally on the question of the propriety and justice of commithicat. g the evidence taken before the Mlvirus Committee, to the parties, in which Lord NT°. the F.arls of CARLISLE, BUCKINGHAMSIIIRC, and SI.ZNCER; Lords ALCKLAND, FIANVICISIWRY, ELLINIOROUCII ; the CIIANCLLLOR ; Marquis cf Americo MN ;and the Dukes of Ca* LNCE and COSl ealtianD, were the speakers. Those Peers, who oil former occasions contended for the propriety and justice cf making the commu nication above-mentioned, in which they were to a certain extent ably supported by Lord Milo°, re capitulated and enforced their ari i nments. The Earl of CARLISLE warmly contended for the propriety, considering the situation in which their Lordships were then placed, of having all the proceedings, and every thing that transpired, as blic as possible. "The Earl of BUCKINGHAWIIIRF, with re pee to the evidence, dec•dedly maintained a enn trary opinion. He contended, ern such ought not to be permuted to go to the pudic in the shape cf ea ez-part€ ; the interest, in some points of • view, they should take in the charon,:r. of the Learn ed Judge, or their own sense of duty, should not suffer all incomplete examination to go forth. Lord ELLENBOROI3QH was of opinion, that the question which was agi:ated on a former tren t:lg. tending to acomn:uoication o f the evid e nce, a nd which, from what had secently transpired in debate, he karned- had not yet been decided by their Lord \ *ph was one, in itself, of such great and peculiar i _; ._. . • ' • I i •mpnrtance, that it Mould ant be singea in an in cidental and collateral way: it merited a distinct and regular discussion; and, as no solemn deci si, n had been made, he must deprecate every idea of putting that question thlEveningg . He woultl reserve his opinion as to the Merits of the question tiil it should be regularly argued. Lord MINTO gave notice, that he should to morrow bring forward the subjeift by a regular mo- Coon. Duke of CLARENCE moved, that the Chairman do leave the Chair; this, after some 'further conversation between some of the above mentioned Peers, was ordered; and, after the House was re.ttmed, the conversation on the same subject, bet rather in an irregular way, was continued, and principally turned upon the form in which the in tended motion should 6:: couched. The t IF:ZI of the motion, as originally ptoposed on a former ev , ..ming, was, alit the out-doors Com mittee be revitled, fur the purpose of reporting to the House the evidence which had been given before the said Committee, in order that the same may be communicated to Mr. Justice Fox, &c. Lord AUCKLAND, and other Peers, suggested the propriety of dividing this Motion ; so as that, when the proceedings required should be laid upon the Table, the question of the communication would remain to be considered of by the House : this, they conceived, would obviate the difficulty in point of form. The LORD CHANCELLOR seemed still to re tain his objections on the score of form, principally with repecl to the mode of communication; he also had his doubts as to the justice of the proceed ings. Lord lIAWKESBURY, in the course of his observations on the subjed, deprecated every thing that tended to delay : the two questions should, therefore, be decided, the one shortly after the other, though unavoidable difficulties must arise in the case, as the knowledge of what might be the intention of the House as to the second question, ttiat of coin.nunicating the evidence, would certainly in ileence his determination as to the first. The Marquis of ABERCORN approved of part of what fell Item his Noble Friend, the Secretary of State ; though he declined giving a positive opinion upon the subjea. farther than that if the proceed ings were laid on the tal)le, they ought to be printed. Lord ELLENDO ROUGH was of opinion, that, by the adoption of a middle course, the differences which seemed to prevail among their Lordships may be reconciled. Suppose a copy of the proceedings were laid upon the table, stating it to be for the use of the House, and which might be referred to, as occasion may require. The Duke of CLARENCE expressed his appro bation of the idea of the N' , hle and Learned Lord After some farther discussion, as to the mode of proceeding, Lord MINTO renewed his notice of his in tention to bring the sutijea regularly before the anise to-morrow ; and moved, that the Lords be summoned on the occasion. Ordered. Lord WALSINGHAM moved that em Com mittee on the case of Mr. Justice lox do sit again to-morrow ; which being ordered awsrdingly, the House, at half-past eight o'clock, adjourned. he applied to the said purpose; which was &greed to, and the Report ordered to be received to-morrow. The Irish Horse and Dog Duty Bill was read a third time, and passed. In a Committee on the Irßla Spanish Wine Duty Bill, it was resolved that the additional Duty should consist of 121 per lon ; of which an Amendment, proposed by Mr. Brooke, for reducing it to 101. per ton, being negatived, the It :port was ordered to be received to-morrow. Leave wa; given to bring is a Bill to amend the Aft tbr the regulation of Seamen employed in the Coasting Trade. On the motion of Mr. VANSITTART, the House resolved itself into a Committee on the Re port of the Seled Committee, for allowing the im portation of coal, to a certain extent, by the Grand Jun&ion Canal. _ Sir R. MILBANKE expressed himself adverse to the bill, on the ground, that it would occasion, if carried into effed, a great diminution of our shipping ; and, consequently, of the best seamen for the Navy. He h. 1 been told by some of the most eminent Naval Chara4lers, that .saildrs, edo ated in that arduous trade, always proved the most able and expert ; and were particularly resorted to by Naval Commanders in the most difficult and critical situations of danger. Therefore, though the importation of coal by the Junction Canal may for a time afford some partial benefit to the metro polis, he feared it would ultimately tend to the na tional injury. Mr. HUSKISSON said, if the Hon. Baronet had attended when the Committee was formed, he would have found that this Bill could not pos sibly, have any injurious effect upon the coasting trade. After considerable investigation, the Com mittee wished to report fully upon the subject in the next Session of Parliament, and for the present were reduced to the alternative of either recom mending to prohibit the Canal trade, or coal alto gether; or to limit the importation of it to a cet tain quantity, which last they had adopted, as it could have no serious effect upon the trade in general. Sir \I. W. RIDLEY observed, that the persons engaged in the coasting trade, however opposite to their opinions, and their interests, were obliged to accept of this Bill, not from choice, but absolute necessity. Mr. BURDON said, he would not contest the Bill now, but was fully convinced that experience would soon prove its inexpediency. Mr SPENCER STANHOPE expressed his con viction, that, after the experiment should be tried, it would be found that the impatience.of the people of the metropolis for this Bill would be greatly di minished, when they found the effect of the toll, on the Canal paying los. or I Is. per ton. The resolu tions were then agteed to, and the report ordered to be received t—niorrow. Mr. BURDON asked, at what time the bill was likely to be brought in Mr. VAN.iITTART replied, that it could not be ready to he pres.•r.'ed before Monday next. Mr. 1. H. BROWNE moved that there be laid before the House a Copy of the pr,ceedithrs of the Committee fur making Roads in the Highlands of Scotland ; which was agreed to. The English and Irish Felons Escape Bill went through a Committee. and was ordered to be re ported so-morrow • 'olonel CRAWFORD gave notice of his inten tion to move, to-morrow, for some additional papers relative to the present state of His Majesty's Army. A Message from the Lords announced their con currence in several private Bills; and also request ed that the House would permit Sir James Stewart, Bart. and the Right Hon Sir John Stewart, Bait. to attend the Committee cf the House of Lords on Monday next, for the purpose of being examined on the Address proposed to His Majesty, relative to the charges exhibited against the Hof, Luke Fox, one of the Judges of the Common Pleas in Ireland. I respelling his condua on circuit id the summer of 1803, if they thought proper. On the motion of Mr. BANKS, the Lords' Mes sengers were informed by the Speaker, that the House would send au answer by their own Messengers. After disposing of the other Orders of the Day, the House adjourned. The asnersored and reverend Editor of a Morning Print, yester day intimated, that the account of Lady LAISIIIIIT'S Mae. QUCRADII, glean in TN a Merriam Puss, nn Wechie— dsy, was a pnir written by Colonel Gear mut, and cent fur insertion to the Paper of the reverend and antiquate I Editor, but rejected at his °Ewe. The pen of the reverend and antiyeetcd Editor ought to have been better employed than in the creation and propagation of so gross a falsehood. THE BRITISH PRESS. HOUSE OF COI‘INIONS. Sir 1. PARtibilS too — k the Oaths and his Seat for the King's County, Ireland, which he had lately •acated, by accepting the office of a Commissioner of the 1401 Treasury. Mr. BROOKE: presented a Petition, signed by 39,000 Woollen blanufaearers of Yorkshire, in favour of the Bill now pending in Parliament, for the regulation of that trade, which was ordered to lie on the Table ; as was also a Petition to the same elicit from Wilts, Gloucester, and Somerset- shire. Sir CHARLES PRICE brought up the Resolu tion of the Sele& Committee of a forme► night, for grarting 50.0001. out of the Consolidated Fund, for the further imp" vement of the Port of London. —Referred to a Committee of the whole House to morrow. Mr. BROOKE moved that the second reading of the Woollen Nlanufadurers Bill be deferred to Mon day neat. Sir R. BUXTON thought the measure of too much importance to he discussed in the present Ses sion, and therefore moved, as an amendment, that the Bill be read a second time this day three months; but, after some trifling conversation, agteed to with draw his amendment, when the original Motion was agreed to. Mr. CREEVEY moved, that the order for tak- ..... - . ing into consideration the Petition of the Elelors of Mtddlesex on Friday next be discharged; which be ing acquiesced in, he moved that it be taken into consideration on this day se'onight.---Ordered. The further consideration of the Duke of Athol's Petition, praying a compensation for his abolished rights in the Isle of Man, was deferred till Co mm row. Mr. WHITBREAD, in emendation of his Mn- Lion of yesterday, moved, that there be hid before the House an Account of the Balances in the hands of the Accountant-General of Customs on the sth of December, 1793, and on the same days in the se vet al qnarters, ending in March, Jone, Septem ber, and December, down to the sth of March last ; which being agreed to, he gave notice that he should, to-morrow, move for an account of the names of the parties in whose names these various sums of money were entered and vested, in the respraive periods. The House went through a Committee on the limden Dock Bill, received the Report, and order ed it to be taken int' further consideration on Mon day nett. The Bill Will also ordered to be printed. The 'Committee on the Dublin Police Bill was de ferred tail to-motrow. Oa the Motion of Mr. VANSITTART, the How.e ordered, that it should, to-morrow, resolve itscl! Into a Committee on so much of the Irish Se cret Service Money as applied to the Dublin Police. Tl.e Craven Cali .1, toe 'rich Militia Pay and Cloathi6g. the Militia Snt , altern Officers' Allow ance, the Militia Serjeant Maws' and Adjutants', and the Irish Stained Paper; Duty ...:oiletc.tion Bills, were brought in, read a first, and ordered to be read a secoad time to-morrow. iln a Committee on the Bill for netting a harbour on the worth side of the Howth in Ireland,, it was resolved, that the sum of 42,0001. Irish currency, LUND FRIDAY, it , lqg 7. We have more than once observed, that in the enslaved state of the French Press, we could know nothing of the internal situation of that country, nor even the most trivial occurrence unfavourable to the Government, through the medium of the Paris Journals. Private letters, or the communi cation of travellers, are, therefore, the only sources of interesting information; but we admit that they cannot be received with too much caution. The following intelligence, however, received from a Gentleman, who left Bourdeaux, in a neutral ves sel, upon the 13th of May. we think may be relied upon. He states, that the Irish Le. gion. or, as it is called in France, the Corps of Irish Guides, was at Bourdeaux when he sailed. It is a sort of skeleton regiment, composed entirely of officers, to be filled up with privates upon its arrival in Ireland. They are allowed the pay of French officers of equal rank, which is punc tually paid, while Government is greatly in a►rear, even to the most favourite regiments of the native army. This skeleton corps, or. more properly. coogregation of dicers. something like &Owes • ' kingdom in i ne Tompes, all Lila and vi cemvs, is entirely temp:tied of United Irishmen, Who liss e been transported, or fled from their twin conrar,. They have split into two fatflions, celled the 0:Cos. NUR and the ESC.' ter parties, and many duel . have been fought by individuals of these contending CAc tions. Young EVA KS, late of the county of Dublin, is among the number of Irish at deuideaux, lately married a Frenchwoman. Drestor'M'Nevis has followed Counsellor Em 'etre to 'America, al. though he received strong encouralemmt to setee in that city, and follow his profession of A phy sician. The taxes in France are enormous, and have encreasecl 25 per cent. this year. If a person e s 4 by what law this augmentation has been made, or to what the rise is owing, no explanation or setisf2c. tion is given. The assessment at which the party is rated, is shewn to him, and he is told it neee be paid, and that he has no right to earra t further about it. The Empenoa is nni:•z. ly detested ; but, supported by power upon side, and fear upon the other, little doutt ~ entertained of the stability of his Gore:mt.% the expences of which, even in the civil departre.:re, are excessive ; but such a system of espionage :1 maintained, that the slightest expression of . tent cannot fur a day escape deteßion acid pu.e.le nient. The prisons of France are all full. Per , a ere taken up, disappear, and are heard of ar. •• as their •fi iends dare not make enquiry bee. fate. The whole empire is disarmed, and no est• son, except a proved friend and supporter of Government, is allowed to keep cern a fowl -7- piece, for his amusement in the field, or .up; ree.: arms fot the dc - ence of his !mute against rob', Even if he were allowed fire arms, they ! of no use, for genpoe der is pio:-.:Lsited to hr and the person, in whose possession any is found, is liable to a heavy fine. The whole trade of 3.-.lr cleauz is carried on in American bottoms, and his been so much reduced by the war and the revolu tion, it is considered the most disaffeEted part of France. The municipality, notwithstanding, lately sent an invitation to Bois A Aar tr, teqaesting the honour of a visit upon his return from Italy. HI answered. that if circumstances permitted, he would be happy to see his good city of B.surdeeuz. the 10th of May, however, a second answer arrived, in which he stated, that he could not have that pleasure. Beef, mutton, and veal, were at an aver. age price, about 71d. per lb. at Bourdeaux. Brat. dy is very cheap. The Gentleman, from whoa we received this information, adds, that he hz.l been at Beurdeaux once before, &heat Pear yeast ago. At. that time the dress of the inltaLitares sass the most filthy and squalid imaginable. They are now running into the opposite extreme of the old school, and in conversation, Citizen has unive.• sally given way to MOlllit Wl* After a respite to their readers of a few clip, f:s party Plias have resumed their discussions of Report of the Selea Committee upon the Tenth R._ port of the Naval Commissioners. Having an... tomised Viscount Metvi LE, and respeaivcit found him all perfeaion, or all defea, they :1 . now ringing the changes upon Mr. Pi TT'; candl" . in the case of the loan of 40,0001. to the house Born and BCtiIICLD. According to one partF. Mr. PITT'S condua upon that occasion was, if not a criminal connivance at Viscount Mittel s's irre gularities, a gross violation of law, and a hi7h breach of duty. According to the other, i 7 wrought the salvation of the country, and was 4 deed entitled to the highest praise. The truth, as is generally the case, where party spirit runs hig:t, lays between the two extremes. Mr. PITT, in is particular, was guilty of an irregularity ; but an regularity justifiable in souni sense and polity, and for which he has accounted, upon Lis examinati—, i n a satisfaaory manner. That this accommcdtti to the house of Bova and Best:, Imo, at such a critical moment, was pr )duaive of some public good is indisputable; but, that a som of 43,0 CL actually supported public credit, which must have otherwise fallen to the ground, is incredible. 'li reminds us of the Indifin Philosopher's account cif the system of the world, related by Mr. LOCKa. Being asked what supported the world t he said A huge elephant ; and being pressed to say what sui, ported the elephant ? he answered, a tortoise. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, the Loan Co is. CELLO& had an audience of Lord Mur.c Kart. At two o'clock, the NtAPOLITAM AMIIAssADOI had an interview with hi. Lordship. The Crean, Sui Las 40, from Dartmouth, for t. Newfoundland, has been captured by the P.. 01 French privateer, retaken by the P4em4 paivate‘t. of Guernsey, and is arrived at Penzance. An extra& of a letter from S to ckholm, Ma`' says—a His Majesty, ii is ezpeasel s will set Ate- te. ,, • row, to v,sit the camp at Schoneu. which v.. 11 list of 8000 men. He will raters kitties shoot !111 end of June. " Monsieur Tarrah. the Prussian Minister. A'" Sezretary, have not yet left this capital ; but •• r* . ported they will take their departure in a day'" " is und:rstood here, that the treaty bet'''. 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