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f iI MI r pon any reductioti of the rate of duty, se the object of ilw Meetorig would be then hy impeded, not poly by Government, hut probably by the [louse of Conlon •n•.—( Hear.) Sir Heger PARNELL, 111. P. expressed himself entirely fsvouratire to the plan sod rate of the dit to.* It. Stardom/I. 'the encourage mew of mall stills onlit, hr had on doubt, prevent much of the ill.cit (bindle& which preceded in Ireland—and law dishess would, in lila opinion, be also desirable. The calculation of the loss of duty flow sustained In Government, from illicit distillation, was esti mated at 1.100.000/. a year ; surely some steps, 'lipoid be taken to prevent this lose, and slim to protect the people from the gross opprersiou arid alias e s which they now endured from the atwitter of leTyteig the fiats. The Ikon. Baronet was also of eptinos that many alteration's were necersery in the Diode of ippointing Excise Officers In Ireland. Sir Jong St t:WART. M.P. concurred in the opi nion that the Excise Baird should make some alteration in the moil. of appointing their Officers. He knew some of the latter whose aslery was only 401. a yesr, living at the rate of 700. Sir John r zoo snorted to the demoralitetion this mode of ti ii ;•1 , .1 110 pinioning the poorer order of the peo ple occa-towed. The effect was terrible even in its resarions, tor many of thee prior men were often a idled N om to act as jurors, and this idler the law 114:1 first demoralized themselves, and made them reckless of the laws and of the sanctity of an oath.— Hear. Mr. Dawsoa, M.P. sgsin made some fimeible remarks upon the injurious effect of this law, and the degrailation it imposed. Ile cordially congra tulated the .listing Oil the unanimity which toe s and the good effect which it was likely so 'I lie Earl of .LIMERICX Stated, that when tie en ter. II the room he meant to have given asilent vote in favour of any Resolutions which had for thrir object tie feral of this odious law, which lie should ever reprobate, as beitig most tniquitons.—(/fear, tear )—II wills ■ law which went to popish the to acquit the guilty, and to degrade the charecter ul Irtland.—( Hear, hear. I —He 11.441 beau, at the time nu advocate for the Union of the tan c (ssitirws. mud he retained the same opinion upon it 'till—lre earth, advocate for that legislative mea sure, because lie thought it calculated to plaice due .two conot , ..ea upon ground* of perfect equality with teepee to thew law.. He detested all distinctions b et w een th e me country and the other, which went to draw a hoe of dernere•tion between the ruhjects of estlwr.—(Hear.)--He ales the uncompromising IrdirisCisle fur 111 onion 0( privileges es well as a union .of burdens between the people of the two coon tries—and that in lowa and in liberties each should otaud precisely on the wine foundatinn.—(Hear, hear./-11e was the friend the present sod .trusted they would listen to the desire of a Meeting attended as this 'Was. This was not a question of partv—it had nothing of party politics *hoist it.--(1/ear, hear.)-11 merely re lifted to the Nett of Ireland, which would be E rred) anielonated by the repeal of this law—as !Wait In. MIAs the advocate of this repeal. He had tin doubt !hit 4 Misters would attend to the wishes thf a Atiretnig like this, so fully anti fairly retire rebut% the rank and property of Irelaild. When he recollected the effective attenti iiii timid by Go. versiment to the Gentlemen of Scotland on a siini lir a ccosion, he could nut doubt but they would listen with equal attention to the Gentlemen of his own c f).—( Vear.)—He trusted that on this tutu a.) , 01 the Ministers would be guided by the judgment of those who ought to guide them on matters of lace' legisletion.—(Perre, hear.) I,fi r .l AlouNTCHAttiss fully concurred in what hail hit ru from the Noble Earl respecting the ope talons of this Bill, sod APO in his expectation that Aboi.tert would attend to the wishes of a Meeting co....titoted like this. The Noble Lord also stated the OCCIti mire of a number of grievous impositions % m ea l - tins its* io the sleiglibritli hood where lie ie. ruled (airway of Donegal). Alt. A. Icatmcti, M.P. stilted, that the effect of die law was to degrade Ireland lower in the scale of Halloos than any other country in Europe. He was persuaded that the most arbitrary despot would not verdure it, 111111011! such a law any where els. ; why then should Ireland be the stet amid' esp. row tits instanced in his own property the effect of this law. Some time ago a still belasigurg to some fellow, of shorn cuold know nothing, was found within 500 yards of his I (Mr. French's) gate, unit the fine levied upon him (NI r. F.), who was at the time confided la his bed Lc indisposition. Mr. Wm. i'mtust.s. said, he bad prepared the bracts of a new Bill, which he should wish to have substituted toe the prerect Act. After some conversation among the Noblemen and Gentlemen present, it was agreed that the de tells of the new measure should be discussed, out wt the. Meeting, but in a C iiiii trotter which it would be oflitsiside to -forth, fur the mairrgement of their futility lwness. This Cutninittre was immediately appointed. The Resolutions being unanimously agreed to, thanks w e re voted to General Hart for his conduct 1,. dn. Chair ; end a number of the Noblen. is and Gentlemesi t orrent, who were of the first rank mid property iu Ireland. put their rigivituret to the lit solutions —sixty-mine Were signed to the lie. h er. Several oilier isignetu.es would have been ()b -iome& hod not u mother of Gentlemen retired I ter agrees ig lit the lirsolutimis,conceiviiig that the 1.0 sneer of die day was over. Air HcrtT PASSEI.I. called on the Gentlemen per-tut to meet w the sonic place on &lowboy near, li.l the subject of the urw Road and Bridge across the Nleciat Strait. This intimation was very favourably received, si Gristlentrit to attend that v ii 3 On Morality. A yet) ancient implement of 'rather, was lately dieco•erral in the crevice of a ruck, at Bangor fe , r), by trot. of the labourers- employed to pre paring tlir knistde iiiii for the Menai Bridge. It i• a 6.61..1 rrtitlibli stout, formed at one end like a wrd4r, and polished at Alit other, intruded fur iu potwn at itie end of a pule, and calculated to air r► the purpose of a battle-axe. Flaw the aim- Owl') at the material, it is probahlr., that it was u..el by 1010111 C of the aboriginal inhabitants of Angle.t) as an instrument of warlike defence, at period intro to the discover of the use of mewls. P IMPERIAL PAPLIAMEA norszor Lotti)s, MONDAY, Anil! , 111 The D u ke if Q ue envhnry, the FAO of Charl , niont, Lord Belhaven, Lord Hill, and the Bishop of promote, took the oaths and their seals CATHOLIC (TA I US. The Umqiiiv of I A. 111001•11 presented a Petition from the Roman Cathutir I.lhohtematts of Om rotumerestil and popii lows City of I inserieli, pra,itsz the Hitase to lake into 114 eottailleratturi the dientillii it s wish r s hilt his Majesty's Ru. man Catholic .I.l.jecia labour. The Noble Marys. , pus wilted • v;rnilar Petition from the united Parivhea (we beliesq.) of B di oils:era stud Helljskeatte, in the County of Hab'in —Laid un the table. lord Rot.t r is...armed a Petition from Exeter against the Claims of the Ft. man Catholic.. The Earl of Covrtrray permuted a similar !Utica from Tewksbury —Lail um the table. APPEAL. A person hum the Court of Exchequer, in Whine', pre ceded pro' m the ppreed ease of Luttrell mud Grady. SIES* 4 AGE FROM TIIE COMMON'S. Mr. Pilot:l3ra mot others from the Mose if Commons brought up the Excise License Rill, and the Customs Duty Hill, which were re.pedis►ly read a first time. COTTON. Mr. Mason, from the East India Rouse, briiinht up Re turns relative to the Sales of Cotton for several years These papers were ordered to be inflicd on the motion of the Fula LAVIDESDAILt. The Annual Accounts of the Receipts and Disbursements of Dover Harbour were laid on the table. INV H.VENT DF.RTORS. The Doke of NORTIIVNBF.RLAND presented a Petition from North and South Shields against the Isisolcent Debtors' Act. Earl }malt:Limn presented a similar Petition from Wakefield. R El lEF FROM TAXATION. Earl Erma 11.1.1,01 pr. so idol a Petition f,om the Inhabi tants of the City of Y... k, praying that the country may be relieved in ai int , di gree from its viscid burdens —Laid CM the table. MINERAL ALKALI. On the motion of the Earl of Ltuattrool. the third read ing of the NI ineral Alkali Duties Bill was postponed to Ms day se'usigiit. FELONIES ON CANALS. The Frionie. on Conelli Bill Wag react a strood .lUR COMET OF SCOTLAND. Tier limn Cievaccu.ott nowt.' t h e second reading of the her an,. nailer the Act ro Wive to the introduction of Trial by Juro in Civil Cases into ' , freedom& He stated that in the year 1408, when the Comet or Session was into two pools, a wis appointed to, le:certain how far Trials by Jury cunlellee •olen. Hod in civil ease a, and lender their advice a Bill wail introducrel. According to that Bill, All issues were settled by the Conti of ticesiene, which was itiendell with very 1-considerable expense but by the Bill which ler now introduced, it was intended that issues might he prrpared by the Lord Ordinary and estlier division of the Court let 5P.64111, in nll ruses where damages were to he assessed. This power, however, should not interfere with the practice, which cmdine • to the land Ordinary and she client ufSesriou all masters of law. Is was his wish that the Bill should he crommitttd ule Weithroday, ahen the de tail* ado. measlier might be casvassed. The 11.11 nap 1111 n re ad a 11(Clnid tune, and ordered to be committed un Wednesday COALS The East of MORTON presented a Petition from the No nts y, and Commissioners of Soppy, m the County of rile, pray that his alts main might be made iss the Duties on Coals.—Laid on the table. CRINIII4I4 cODE. The E'rl of User% Presented a Petition !rota Leominster, praying fur • is Vision of tlae Criminal Code. 31ARRIAhf CER EMON Y. The kt.iipsis of LANipywm presented • Petition from 'certain Inhabitants ..I Liverpobl, themstlsrii Uni tarian Christians, station, that they entertain• ii certain re lit. • opinions, shish induced Hum to pray their Lord ships that thes should the till...sett the same indulgence now enjoyed toy Jews and Qttakcia, of porsiiing whatever rites they might think proper to adopt for the solemnization of marriage.—The Petition MAY laid on the table. Ile House adjourned. 'DOUSE OF COMMONS, MoNner, Aran. 26. the Neweastle-unJt.r.l.pue Gma-light Bill was read the &cowl time, moil ortlercd to he committed. DEFAU Mr. IllaesoAakrjaki maid that Sir John Stewart, who, I no Tlitiosday, hail been ordered to be taken into the custody of the Series's , at Aonis, for ninvattendranee •t a ballot, O s mond lie discharged, anima, pay meat . of fres. The Hun. N F mtscr stated, that the wine had (imaged, abets Sir John wail on his voyage form Ireland. which utcosiimed his absence. Mr. %Vann, requestrol the Order of the 7th of April, re lative to Sir j., wart, t. J. be read, which was done. It di rected that Sir J. Simian should attend ate ballot un Thurs. day. April Mr. ',%y. censure(' 'be Toodurt of cit uneaten, in put. ri n g off t o the last moment, tiro ir preparations fur obeying the (orders of the House. lie cousidricil that those who 'demobs' the wind rani wealloir, wire 'witty nearly in the same situation with Members who came dawn to the Huu-e five 'ninnies too late, having been stopped in the strict by sortie circumstance *hub they would have avoithd if they had set /11111:W111 r. Mr. W. [)v NDO aid, Sir .1. Stewart Is oil been in 'the North of Ireland, a hive, 'probably, the older load not reached bin' so The Srrrat fit reminded the Home that, 1111 Friday last, *it order is a Made for talc:ll4 111111 custody Mr. Mark SIN* Orton. On the Si ojearst at AIM', IltUretlllllC to lake him into elistudy, he received a cu tttttt unicat son from hint, a WI a certificate from lir. Tierney. The communication stated, that he thought 11111 Iraee of absence extended beyond the day of ballot. The cc' tilitare was as follows : " I hereby certify that I have professionally area Mark Singleton, Esq. and, from his primal stale of health, I dunk him incapable of attending his duty in Panorama', ; our du 1 conceive he was well enough to hare done su fur stone time back.' Mr. C. Hattery moved that the order fur taking Mr. Singleton into custody he discharged. Mr. W. WYNTI did not mean to oppose the motion, hat thought it was a pity tile certificate was not produced sooner. Whatever ground of excuse $ Member had, he ought to state !refine the WHO. took place ; illiberal of coming down afterwards awl railing un the House to riacind its orders (ilear, hear.) Mr. twos mowed Hie standing order, with reference in the ballot in-morrow, that loir sobers al Id not be allowed to eider the !loose wild after the list 'Mall have been called over. . . . morel, fiat Mr Fredrrick Dnuiglau Lr din t-lamed out of ill. rubtoily .1 the Stsjeaut at Arms, un p ty onFni of Iss frts —Agrccil LON DON CLERGY Bill. Mr J. SMITH 'presented • Pitiiiiiss from the Parish of SI. Olave's, Wourtstrert, ageoist the Losidoo Clergy Bill. Mr tllll.PO'll pri armed a Klitiou him the Parlays of !it. Mai) le-tire a n d Allhallows—and a snood from the Pa visit of St. Leeward, Abeherchw—agaisiat the Loutish Clergy Rill. _ . _ S.r H. Witmer presented a similar Poitioa from llte united Mari.kre of St. Ann awl St. Jobo, Alderman WAITIMINI ;oriented a Petit' of a like rt hare from the tooled Marshes of St. Mary, Aldrmate, and itsomas the Apostle—and a sacouti fiom the Pariah of St. Drylr. Mr. HARNITT presented • Petition fops tlw aoit.d Ps. righes of NI. Colv-A bin y, sod Si Di ickulas, Ohm's, 10 the tam* efiro t. hlr MarßvTe, iu preaeutiug a Petition from R. Mary Axe against the 41114011 Clergy Bill, observe'', that the %Motors Lill the utmost vereratims fur their ✓Hectar e who heel, for many yeses, diseharged hie July erraft, In hie own honour, soil twirls to the sat-fief or the parishioners; lost, as they conceived the fortiori. In toe spiralled for, they had found it ure,intary to present this Petition ■4aisal Ltid ou the tilde. PARISH eI.ERKS 1111.1.. IRYNO presented ■ Petition ft the PArkli of Jansen, Weetinissater, against the Pariah Cie, La 11.11. Aloiremala WAITIIMAN presented a siot.l•r Winton front the Pariah of St. Wirtholrintro the Great. Rattier, to the Committee on the said Dill. MOCK AUCTIONK. Mr. RFAUMoNT presesitcil • Priltion from Ihr Shop. lireperi of South Shirk's, against Muck Auctiouc—Laail uu the table. ANSWERS TO ADDRESSES. Lord CLUB appeared at the bar, and stated, that his Royal Highness the Prince Regent had given orders, in rim fnimity with the Address of she 2241 inatant,thst the Papers relative to the state of tl.e Established Chinch in Ireland, should be laid before the House. cuni EROE'S DIVORCE BILL. The House resolved itself into a Committee on the above Bill. Mr. Warren appeared as Calmat' for Mr. Clitherne. He slated that the parties were married in 1815, that they had Rune abroad, and, while on the Continent, became se. gummed with Mr, Wien., with whom, in 1817, Mrs. Clitheroe eloped. He Hien called witness's whn proved the marriage—the adultery—and that notice of ibis proceeding was peeved on Mrs. Uithrrue, at Paris, where she went by the name of Peters. Alderman WooD twilight sip • clause to prevent Mrs. Cliiheroe front selling the reversion of an ' , late, which, dor-, nig her cuverlure ■he eoul4l not dispose of without the joint consent of herself and her husband. The clause was intro duced lest Mts. Clitherue, who, when the Bill paned. would have • right to sell her interest, should avail herself of that power, and deprive her only child of its provision. The dune having been read— Mr. Bumf said a few words, its we understood, in oppo sition to it. Serjrant UMILOW approved of the principle of the clause, but painted out a legal informality. Dr. PHILLIMORE said, it would be a most unprecedeuted act, if, when Mrs. elitheroe was alvorird, the House inter. fered to take from her* right, Downie depending on her marriage. _ _ _ Mr. Seijeatil ONSLOW said, his Learned Friend did not stein to perceive the true nature of the case. The clause was meant to put Mrs. Chillers.* in the same situation, with mare to the estate tail, as she was, when under coverture, to prevent her from depriving her child of what belonged to it. The elbow ought to be niodilitd and introduced on the third Trading Alderman WOOD assented to the proposition. Mr IVROTTE/11.FV submitted, that, in a Caw of this kind, a ei trimmer ought to be appointed to see what property Clitheime was entitled to. The Douse were quite ig• borsht of the nature and extent of her property. J.II•CKINTOSH said, it Would rte absolnirly uujust to like away Mrs. Clitheroe's right to property without giving her notice, in order that her ease might he stated before that House or Wort a ( . 1141fillitil• ',tor, h e a r )—H e did nut doubt bat the nee. witty of the proceeding would turn out, as it had h .4'llrd—tint th. fist step was to give her not" that she might defend hit rights Tlar clause was then • itlidrewn—and the Hill ordered to be mil the third time this day three weeks—notice tit be served on Mrs. Oaken/0- in the wean time. COAL DUI-IES. Mr. H SUMNFIt sviiihril to kisow, hdure he made the too t' ails which b, Ir.. %Iwo, to trouble the House, when thr rrturua relative to the trade in wool, for whirl, he had touvid about five *telt, ago, would he laid before the WAIN'? Hr. Ludttiarwrow uid, he was nut await of the cause of the delay. but y Itsuul.l he made on the subject. Alit. man WOOD COMplilOwli, th.it a Return of the De lius paid on Coals in Cornwall. 1.. r %Fitch he bad muted Iwo mobil,* ego, wee i s it tit prudurril. Mr. N. SIIIINra then moved fur— " Au Account of foals -letpi.ed from the several ports of Gina Britain, distinguishing such as were borne coastwise —and those exported to Ireland or foreign parts—from the sth of January, 1718, to the bth of January, 1819." " Also, an Amount of the Duties paid on Coals in Great Britain, fur the year ending tlw sth of January, 1819." " Also, an Account of the Coals imparted iota !rebind, from the sth of January, IbIN, to the Sib of January, 1819, distinguishing tlw differs ot ports into which they were im ported, and the places from which they were brought."— Oidereil. Mr. H. SUMNTIII postponed his motion for the repeal of the Duties on Coals. which stood for Wednesday next, until the 18th of May. That there might be no misapprehension, with ►espect to his object, he wished distinctly to matt, that he meant to muse for the repeal of all duties uu coals, whe ther carried by land, sir borne coastwise. Mr. E. J. LITTLITON expressed his regret that the Hon. Member had pusipunill his motion, which bad excited an extraindinaly degree of interest in the midland counties. Since the notice was placed on the hook, very few sales of coal hid taken place. Mr. H. Sts said, that all notices relative to great and extrusive measures, must, more or less, create some inconvenience. He had been called on by others to post. rune his motion—it was out an act originating with himself. Mr. HONTWOOD piesenteel • Petition from Woolwich, praying fur an alteration in the Duty ou Coals.—Laid on the table. VEXATIOUS SUITS. General GASCOVNE gave notice that he would, on Mon. day sum, more for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the- Act of the 31st of the King, In prevent persons from vexa tiously moving small actions from minor Courts to those of a higher jurisdiction. He also g.ve notice t►at he would tomorrow, move for an account of all exports from Great Brit.tiu to Canada, New Brunswick, Nevi fuundland, &c. in the years 1817 and 1818. A Petition was presented from the Pariah of St. Luke's, Chelsea, against the Pour Settlement laid uu the table, and ordered to he printed. Certain accounts relative to properly /assessed in London during the years 1814 and 1818, were ordered to he laid as the table. DEFA LCATION. Sir W. DE CREsPIGVv complained that the lector HI IVesterhani, Kent, whom he had befure stated to lie a defaulter, had an assessor who was still continued in his emplu)rnent. Respect's% the pai,ers he wished to have printed on the sub ject, sod cosicerning the expets,e of printing which so much had been said, he bad found a prison who would undertake to print the whole of them fur 1701. It was ridiculous to tat& of so trifling a charge. when the publication of the tratisuction 'slight Nave the country hundreds of thousands of pounds. lie therefore hoped that the lion. Gen tleman opposite (%I►. Loshingtoo) would permit the whole of the papers to be 'misted. The Huts. Baronet then inured that the whole of the papers be pointed. Mr. I..IIiIIII4GTON tl ght it the easiest course itiassetit to the (radon, and to have a certain coma. ponslence added to ilie papers selected. Mr. 11. SUMNER ol6ected to the expense. Sir W. DE CRESPIGN V assured the Iloss.Gentle maim he could h ove them printed for 170/., and that its twenty-two days. The SPEAKER stated, that subsequent to the bat conversation nu the subject in the (louse. he had ascertained that the papers could be printed in the usual manner lur flotsam of 4501., and in the space lit three wee k •. Mr. FL,usisEß mined an amendment. " that the bald papers be ttlered to a Committee to con eider lio fir it may be prom to p,iat all or part of the ammo*. The etrivisiiil gitextirm Will lint and negatived. Oil the 11* - 1•11 Sir E._ the( A11:111111.1 1.1. raid, thrtt though rnnviur rd the Contini•ii t wrs drisred more Ihnn the 11016.14 nivevtigatlMl. yrt Ile (11111 . 11trell with lii 3lrenber roe Surrey that a fo•lect hot tot g lit to hr 111411 e, 111.111 PlHltliii MI/pport the ainrirlteit ut. Alv. WROTTESLET moved ;is 14 f er,. 1 .,1 Amend. mei t, tii s motriititive the w.ird " iiipy" t iti 1." Mr. 11 4 tEns i.v hi posed the 1..' Attie , I Went—h. thought the Hon. f;entlenian (II . could hot herr been periosip io : tt went to take away the discretion of the 11.11-e ie . specting the printing of iniperti. elncli kid, by itp own hatter, * her,, prevented, nod to trawler it to 11 Committee. Suds a mode of proeeeding ws. olio gether unusual. After II little interval the Meat iloitoormble (ientlrman tnovert, as a new amend. [tient, t h at it he referred to or Committee, to von. eider what part of the Paid pipers it may hr neces sary to ',riot fur the inftirtnati )))) of the Home. The former inuendmento were withdrawn, and the hat agreed to. 'flue Committee was then ap pointed. (1111INEY SWEEPERS. Oil the mottos' of Mr. t the Chimney Sweepers Itegulst . waii read the third tune, and passed. USURY LAWS. Mr. Setjeant Ossfuss moved that the Order of the Day for !he further considerstion of the 'Lewitt of the Usury Laws Repeal Bill be read, fur the purpose of being postponed. 'The lllon. Gentle ■uau stated, that be ems induced to take this step ill compliance with the wishes of several Member•, who were of opinion the questio 'could be disetcowd with more advantage mint tile Report of the Select Committee on the affairs of the Bank. Mr. CALCRAFT said, that the frequent postpone ments of the Bill had put many Members to great Inconvenience. Ile had himself attended frequently before for the- purpose of opposing it. However correct the principle of the Bill might be, the pre. sent was not tie time for earring It tutu practice. He hoped the Bill would not be postponed alter the trine now fixed for it. Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW did not see why Members should complain of bring put to inconvenience for bring obliged to attend their duties in the House. As to the hope expressed by the Right Hon. Gen tleman, he could not pledge himself but his mea sure might undergo further postponement ; that depended on the time when the Report on the Bank should he brought in, over which he had no control. The postponement now proposed had been adopted at the desire of several Gentlemen, and (as we understood the Hon. Gentleman) on an understanding with one of his Majesty's Ministers. Mr. CALCRAFT thought he had not slid any thing to excite such warmth in his Hon. Friend. He was as unfit a subject for his sarcasrn as any other Member in the House. Ile hoped the B►ll would die a quiet death, and that this would be the last lime it should be heard of during the present Session. Aldermen WAITHKAN said, that a great degree of excitement and anxiety had been produced in the public mind by the agitation of this and other questions. He did not by any means think the country prepared fur so material a change as the Bill contemplated, and concurred with the lost speaker in hoping that this might be the last time the Bill would he heard of this Session. Mr. DAVENPORT entirely agreed u► opini with the two Hon. Gentlemen who spoke last. He thought it his duty to tell the author of the L►II that ►t had created a very great sensation in the country, and that the sentiments of the people were adverse to it. The mutmo was then put and carried. SETTLEMENT OF THE POOR. _ On the motion of Mr. S. BOURNE. the further coasideration ot• the Report of the Poor Settlement Bill was postponed tilt - this d -t• se'unight. The Hun. Gentleman then s tated (as we could collect) that he meant to move on that night for the recom mittal of the Bill. MARRIAGE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion of 1)1.. l'ilitAlmoita Ilw Order of the Day was read for the lurther consideration of the Report of the Marriage Act Amendment Bill. Sir C. RoulNsoN said, that the Bill was both unnecessary and impolitic, and that no statemeiit of facts, such as might naturally be expected on such an occio.ion, had hero made out to induce the House to agree to it. It would have the effect, if passed, of annulling, in a great degree, the exist ing law on the subject of marriage ; and its conse (loran:ea might be most injurious to ramifi e s, whose interests the author of the Bill seemed to have overlooked in improving the situation of minors. The measure appeared fu have been taken from an Irish Act of George IL bet omitted its beat clause*. It conferred considerable privileges on one class of persons, 11111111115, who had at least, under the cir. cunistances of the applicability of the Bill to them, been guilty of imprudence, and on another class, adulterers, who could not be held worthy of ally in dulgence. That part of the measure which ren dered marriages, performed after publication of banns, void, unless the bating had beet' Nblislird in tile parish where the parties resided, way reap tory with reference to the notice supposed to be given by such publication to their parents and guardians, as the hitter very frequently resided in different parishes. way sometimes desirable to the lower orticia on cow:lotting m ir. tines. The operation of this ',mansion, oti auppo- Dation that it would titian% the et,tl pi oiAt.t..(l, ti at of publicity, would. Le prejutlA i•il to the: r orders—it went Ira fir, it would throw them inio confusion, and 6:rowdy. Ile thought the Nlarriage Act ought nut to be altered but icon the most grave t onsidtration, and alter a spry strung case had been made out against it : and 11 he were to choose between the law as it now intro.', and as it would be after undergoing the propn4ed amend ment, with all the consequences B,wwg arum it which •he had described, lie should feel at 1114 duty to cling to the fornier. The Hun. 13artnitt then moved, as an amendment, that the Report be Liken into further consideratrun this day his month'. Mr. *rjetnit ONSLOW litsvitot tett the Rill. Though Ire thought thr 40r the Marriage Art esariiiially necessary, yet he had alwaye heard it em petted dad the word, is which it was expire...seri had been ao extremely strict. If the Advocate- General (Sir C. Robinson.) sl,oul I mr.ve for the re-committal of the Bill, its order to mil...rime lire useful clauses of the 16.11 Act, to which to. had referred, he shofar! otlititurt Ica min on, 11.- should vote fur that of ins Hon. Freud (Dr, Priillintore). The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, dtelliedly hostile to the principle of the Bill. Oise of the most Ms* portant provision* of the Miswrite Art was, 144.4 iiscupacitated minors lion' enteriog into the In•rr. tinge contrict without vomPrilt of their parents moil guardians ; but the proposed Bill went in greAt degree to remove that incirpaciiy. Nirtsvitlistiontling Ihe thpoitatimo of the Hon. aiirl Learned Gem!, Ipfn tv‘ltb intrn•luced the Bill, he was yet to Irani that the consequences of that provision had Then found iiijurious to the consmimity, though he allow. et' they were sometimes felt reverely by tadivitia e k Tire hardships, however, with whitl►'it Isa*stre il d. ed, arose from the igoorsoce of parties entering into three contracts ; but the law was not made far th e ignorant, but for those who would take the limas to siiidertaild it. It was impossible to say h oe much property might be &vested II the mwrition of the Bill if passed into a •law. The Bill w4s, said, against the ra t ite* , provisious of Ike Marriage Art, an Act winch was sanction-it ley the authortcy o f Lord Herdwicke, and other duti.•gui•hed 'ismer. Ile concluded by voting ir the amendurent. Sir JAMES MACSINTOMM raid. that the present .sulijrct was our of extreme importance—ft-4 4 it r o lie No, lee hoped the Ilimse would allow I i s make a few obserratiomr. The f I mmo rable and Learned Gentleman (site that the prevent Bill w a s a ab lau t we the Marriage Act ; i.e most plead )(unity is that charge—it woulil indeed lie hard to f ante a Bill to amend a law, witlint.r, in Pow, d i .. grey, &p a rin g from that law— but what lam did i d e pa r t from ? one which containi d provisions the most inconsistent, and the most tyrannical . L . restive—a law which foriii•hes a melaneli , ly 1,1• biance of the carelessness a ith %%h itc h bpi 1 ,, may be enacted, and the tardittess :oat itifirtil•y with which bid laws ore repealed. The ridge Act wet the mere creature of acrid. ( ; it was brought in by Mr. Pulteney, wino hap pened to attend a Scotch appeal, where a contract prevailed against a s-cutitl in image. Ile Was igitonint of the civil n•id corm - aim lats. The subject of the. Bill was referred to the Judge.; ;tool in consequence of viulent person tl altercations and of party zeal, unexampled to legislative proceed ings. the Bill passed. As for the cornea:in-place panegyric passed on that law, it was but of lade value. The 'renal laws of England are a subject of great and general complaint; and the queatitia now is, whether a law so grievous and oppressii• shall be coritinued, unanierided and unmitigated lie (Sir James), notwithstanding what lie corm tiered of the law, was not against further inquiry ; lie would agree to inquiry ma a principle he eo. tertained, tianiely, that in legislative procceltuge levity and precipitation ought to be atuidesl. The Marriage Act has been paitegyrieed—hut for what ? In two hues of that Act, file ca pital felonies are created—in tan hoes five crimes are made, fur the commission of which bottom beings are devoted to the put.islitursit of death. —As to the avowed object of the Act, mute ly—the prevention of clandestine marriages—lre (Sir James) was not opposed, lie thought that au aulenin an act as marriage, sleittlai out only have religion and virtue as its foutsdation, but should, as it were, he aurrounded and sane titled by all the dig. pity of law, and all the bolemitities of religious. That clandestine marriages ought to be prevented, limit they ought to be punished. na Inci doubted ; list the question was this—were the punisbmerits saw inflicted by the law, just or reasottable A eirferiliill 50611111411% such Haan tegrs as he. bit- to be transported for fourteen years. Ti.ll furnishes • pretty dear idoof of Pas wilt and lenient law. It will be found that tun law principally affects the ionwelit and the weak, bilst it favour* the party who is really guilty—it falls with peculiar farce and severity on itinocent children—arid woman, that amiable, weak, soil Ilefeticeless being, whose protection against the power and the baud of man is one great object of marriage, is by this Act laid open to the attacks of airy tyrarstrical villain who might seduce her to bar arms, through the means of so ineffectual marriage, end their turn her off, forlorn and unfortunate, alien capricious cruelty might dispose him to do ii,,-- Ile hail front tape r'ence, from much coutideratiou, strong objections' to the Marriage Act, its it outs stood—aial he could nut help thinking that to sound that law would he a wise and salutary measure. lie did not think that penal enactments were elitists the sure preventatives of crone. In England t,. , crimes of ii,cest and adultery are nut tarnished lie the criminal law, yet there are few cuuntrirs which those crimes are less frequent—a strong pro that we ought to leave Wore to nature, and less to penal laws. I)r. PRILLIMOILE replied at considerable length. Ile said that the provisions of the Mareiage Act were scandalous and oppressive. He drilled that Lord Ilirdwicke had s mctioned the principle of that Act, for lie had expressly declared that its provisimis might fie amended by subsequent nararr cures. Ile (Dr. Poillithorr) was only acting ac cording to that suggestititi. lle said, tue cassia quetices of that law *sere most WairellalOg. liar owe CAW, a man, al rr a cohabitation of t•tiaja seven sears, kid left his vile cud children, end this proceetio;;.; was salicii,nied by the lie. 14 another Case M auu,ai , alio had cohabited aarh her litnibmid fur aistet la i r arvetiteeil years, Inrinttl hit adulterous cionirmoo—she btougltt her suit, cml ihe marriage oat declared it nullity, at the time oh coritrattikit the marriage, she war a arm months tinder age, 'Oa re were other and mho. - ions Installers iu which Ihs. oast Sliamr fu l an" t wind:Tied siolstions of every moral and liaison... Ode duty was tacitly sanctioned by Lhe tram Intrale op.- ration of the Marriage Act—a law wliteli dew mil marriage of its sanctity, and woman of her pita. c bon— leaving the fairest obits I of etc-allots ripen to the tile *eduction and belittle** almodonnueot of terry viilsiii —and whteh, usi ensue Uttla;itintly ui staiu ea, tare sounder the timid) II that sacred await which is the protectiuu of satiety dud the lagspluew ul nun-- Ft amber euojantta worn nencvelit in Willa% Vasiatpuc privatise sines,. comma,* hiss, (i still runt pro.. Ingot. rx sr s Were C.tatarn. TI e vrtitot uut a vivioaasy uNect—it RAS.