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II 404 0 r: •-• ' • 1 . " ..r •C• • + . • • " , 1 'ATENT NAI • - Ai and LUILIN. 2, Gray's Inn.sqoare, June 24, 1 BRITISH and FOREIGN PATkas TION. Capital 220,1102/. in 19.000 Sham, SW. each. 411lECTORS. MieqUill of Chandra. ( Joseph Brindley, Esq. F.S.A. Vieseunt Glenorchy, M. J. Brunel, EYq. lion. Lord Nugent Thomas Farm. Esq. Sir . Congrese, M.P. James Irving, Esq. Sif ohs Scott Lillie. J. B. Leonard, Esq._ Caen.' Grant. Thomas Tredgold,'Esq. FS A. Major Cochrane. Captain R. W. Wales, 11-N. Rdiserl Bates. Esq. Edward Walpole, Esq. (Aspen) N. Belt-bier, R.N. with !Mello to their number. itsitrews.-Ilesses. Drummond', Sir Richard Carr Blies and Co. Stollens() Coupacc—Bentaniin Rotch, Esq. Furnival's Ina,, Holborn. • &Merl . o us—Messrs. Fuller and SAltwell r earltoo Chambers, Itegent.atreet e London. calls of tlita'Amociation, after pay nrent of the first deposit of U. per Share. it Is anticipated, will be of small amount, of which ell weeks' ;nuke wilt be given. Applications for Slimes (free of postage, and addressed to the Abettors) will be received by the Bankers anti Solicitors, of whom Pseepectuses may be had previous to the 26th inst. when the Sub setivtlon will be closed, and the Shares distributed. LONDON ASSURANCE HOUSE, Birrhin-lane, Conlinll. of the LONDON ASSURANCE 3 and GOODS from FIRE. Charter in the Year 1720, for making t LOSS or DAMAGE by FIRE, sod BRITISH ITCAM ahrl PATENT NAVIGATION COMPANY. Capital, SWAM. in Shoos 0111 K pash. Applications fur the remaining Shoo ormat lit undo ti bow id), addressed so "The Directors of dsoilitiek Soon sod atirr a nt Navigation Company," at Alums. Dwimemond and Co.'s, lohnring.eroroi nr Messrs. Versa, Ward, and Co.'s, Lombard- went; on or before WCDMESDAY XXXI, ties fith JUDO instant, • Oar which no application esti be received. r.JiGLISII AND BRISTOL CHANNELS SHIP CANAL. The Bill having unanimously paned a Second Reading in the reuse of bouts, Subscribers and Shareholders are informed that 4s, CONTRACT map be signed whilst the Bill remains in the Ceoniwittee. All Shires not signed for previously to the Third P.oftdlng will be forfeited. Tile Coe tract grill lie for Signature at out Office, from Ten Oil Twelve; and at 16, George-street, Mansion-house. from Two mil Four. No further Notice will he given. By order of the Committee, cr • •••1 _ a ryl,ll. tied bj t NOES rRINO 1 June 22. 1828. • lik , tloll is hereby given to persons assured against Fire by this Ihrporat ion, that printed Receipts for the Premiums due at !Hid. oimmer are now ready to be delivered at the London Assurance House, Birchindane. where attendance is given daily, from Ten o'Cloek In the lilor*.ing till Four in the afternoon, for assuring /reuses and other Buildings. Household Goods. Go ods in Trade, Merchandise, Ships in Harbour, Cargoes in Ships and in Lighters on Rivers and Canals, Ships building and repairing. Farming Semi, &c. front Less or Damage by Fire ; and also for assuring &Ives: Tim Propovtls for Assurance from Fire and on Lives are deli— vered at the Office. Notice is likewise given, that the Fifteen Days allowed by the -Corporation after the Quarter Dar, 'on Policies of-Assuming from will exptre on the th of July. By orrler of the Court of Directors. JOHN r LAORENCE, Secretary. C e°l4l. FIRE - OFFICE and PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE. REGENT.STREET, LONDON. Paten:mar AND TRUIFFEES. The Duke of lUTTLA ND. The Marquis of NORTHAMPTON, Earl GREY, Lord KING, &c. &e. DINICCTORS. J. T. Barber Beaumont, Esq. Wan. Pried. Esq. 11 , 11 Come, Esq. SIT Henry Ppm 166 Musot Duckett, Rart. Lieut.-Colonel Samwell ' ewJohn Hatlngton, Bart. Walter Strickland, Esq. Su :olio R. Eustis- Sir W. E. Welby, Bart. Sir Richard Ri , g, Bart. Sir Robert Wilson, M.P. Sirs. R. kinrland. Dirt. M.P. I &c. &c. Mau. Than. Parker Capital, a Million Starling and upwards. The Profits are divided amongst those who now insure, as will es the taiginsi Members, in just proportions to their re- speedy* Payment.. In the Fire Office, Returns, during the last Eleven Years, to ihaal7lolint 0141.6004 have been paid to all persons who hive con tinued iseured swan years, upon annual as well as septennial Poiicies..sad whethertbey have been bafrerens or otherwise. in the•Ufe Oared. Bonuses of 131. Bs. and 261. its. per cent. lame been divided daripg the last fourteen years ; and other very peculiar advantages are afforded. Aperntsate 4ppointed In all the principal Towne. HOPE - ATStRANCE COMPANY, E, BRIDGE STREET, BILACIITRIARS, 326, OXFORD-STREET, LONDON: PRINCES-STREET, EDINSUILOIS; and 18, %V atoSetaerp-STREET, I) —UBLIN. DIRECTORS. ROBERT WILLIAMS, Esq. M.P. Chanute. EDWARD BILKE, Esq. Deputy Chairman. Robert Barron. Esq. Joseph Ranking, Esq. John Burnell, Esq. William Reece, Esq. Wm. Campb 11. Esq. T. D. Rothwell, Esq. Jahn Csepel, E4(l. Ono. Scholey, Esq. and Ald. John Fart y, Esti. I ‘Wm. Thompson, Esq. M.P. Thomas Help., Esq. and Ald. John Jones, Esq. - John Warmington, Esq. Assurers with this Company, either upon Life or against Fire, er - cil be allowed to participate in it, profits, without incurring any of the liabilities attaching to Societies founded upon the principle of mutual &MUM?) Ce. The distinguishing characteristic of this Establisbmt as. s nd the advantages which it has to offer, are more particularly ems oersted below. LIFE DEPARTMENT. CAPITAL—ONE MILLION. . _ 111 p. A bonne, consisting of two-thirds the profit of life assurance. ' MU be divided septennially amongst assurers for the whole period of life, In proportion to the amount of their policy and the term of its existence. 2d. The bonus is either added is the policy. to be paid when the polity becomes a claim, or will be applied in the reduction of future prsvoiums, at the option of the party assured. H. Persons assuring, who are desirous of paying the annual premium upon their policy for a limited number of years only, rather then during the whole con tinnance of life, may be so accom. modated, the Directors basing caused a Table of Rates to be calcu lated expressly for that purpose. nth. Persona whose lives are assured by this Company are per mitted to pass by 'ea from one part of the United Kingdom to another, in decked vessels or steam boats ; and are also allowed during peace to pass from British to any foreign port between the 'rowel and BM!, both inclusive, in vessels as before described, without additional charge. 6th. A guarantee Capital of Onellfllliou Sterling Laving been enoscribed, assurers with this Company enjoy a participation to soft, without incurring the liability of loss. 6th. Disputed claims may be referred to arbitration. 7th. No entrance money, admission fee, or other official Charge, axacted. A bonus, amounting in most instances to twenty-five per cent.. and In some to upwards of thirty per rent., on the premiums paid within the seven yeses ending at Michaelmas, 1818. has been de clared on all policies of assurance effected in this Office foe the whole period of life. FIRE DEPARTMENT. CAPITAL—ONE 11 1 / 1 .1.10X. Ist. A boons of two-thirds the profit of fire assurance will be divided, at the end of every live years, amongst the assured for that period, in proportion to Cie &moant of their reepective assur. U. A guamintee•Capital of One Million Sterling having been tiubscribed, assurers with this Company enjoy a participattoo profit, without incurring the liability of loss. 3d. Policies imued gratis to assurer, of 3001. and up weds. Losses uniformly paid by this Company wkh libsselity sod y;omptitude. • oth. Disputed claim. may be referred to arbitration. Notice is hereby given, That Policies of Assurunce against Fire, w Lich expire at MidsumroM, will become void, unless the Pre *WO to renew the same be paid on or before the Willey of July, I fr. b. Fropevals delivered at the Office, and by the respective Agents of the Co/tipsily. Wal. BURY, Sec. FOREIGN WINE ROOMS, Nos. 154 and 165, Fleet-street. opposite liouverie-street—The above novel Establishment is now OPEN, and the Proprietor begs most ea epeetfally to submit the leading features of its plan. and confiding it. tbe efforts he has made to deserve it. lie ventures to hope that the Undertaking, both from its natare and management, will obtain emotive and peemanent patronage. In the Foreign Wine Rooms the most choim Wines will be sup. plied, either old from the wood, full quart, pint, or half-pint measure, or in bottles, at those moderate charges which the recent nductiou in the duties entitle the public to expect ; and. in accord ream with the tvislivs of many admirers of French Wines, China par-.e. Clint. /cc. rill be introduced in pint bottles. Con'ectiorierv , olives, fruit, soda wrier, ate. provided at • reason able cost, sod * the tables will be liberally supplied with the news men au t tis;.wious periodical publications. The t:i Iloom is lofty well ve.ost!m en ed rmrtmt, appropri ated to smoking of the liavannnit Cigar, in which will be ispenaed either wii.e. the finest 3locha entire, or Italia Somme% which beverage she Prarvietor particularly recommends as Willi 11411trKt to any this.‘ be:t.re introduced with the ties. In the it periOf room may be obtained every diversity of provision tonally ze.iatee,l fat sapper. ..••••••• .~~ 4 -74=57:7;g7T1::11 •. , PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. .. . --50...— . HOUSE OF LORDS, Fasnar, hiss ft. Lord SUFFI ELD said, as he had not bees perfectly understood vesterday, in adverting to the subject of the removal of the Assizes from Thetford to Norwich, he felt it necessary to allude to it again. The Judges to wboin the question had been referred, had not as. signed any reason why the alteratioh ought not to be made ; nut withstanding that the Alagisintes of Norfolk had made out a very strong ease ; unless. indeed, it could be called a reason, that the Judges objected to travel thirty miles further on the Circuit. The Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack (whose courtesy on this, as em all occasions, he (Lord Suffield) was bound to acknow ledge, had said, that he would apply to theJudgcs for a statement of their reasons, and communicate them to him, in meth that they might be communicated to the Magistrates of Norfolk, to whom the matter was of eery great importance. The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented a petition from the owners and occupiers of land, and tradesmen of Worsibridge„ in the county of Suffolk, against the odniissiou of Bonded Corn under the Distillery Act—Laid on the table. Lord DACRE said he bad a petition to present from a Gentle- - man of very great respectebility—a Gentleman, whose character alone would make him satisfied of thelruth of the allegations that petition contained ; but as he (Lord Deere) always felt reluctant , to make any statements, either in the House Of elsewhere, that' must affect the character of any individual. on the testimony of a single person, no matter hem hiiir in rank or how respectable be might be, he had made inquiries into the circumstances meted in the petition, and had found them to be correct. The petition Sc. cured a Clergyman of the Church of Eneland of the grossest inde cency and immorality. and prayed thelr Lordships to institioe such proceedings sunlight put an end to scandal such as was de tailed in that petition. He would not. indeed he could not, state to their Lordships all the instarcee of disgraceful conduct. and foul immorality, charred agatmc the person alluded to—suffice it, that about the year 1814 or IRIS, a Dr. Free come to reside as Rector of the parish of Sutton, in the county of Bedford, and shortly after that,period was guilty of ca duct almost too gross and too immoral to conceive. Proof of this foul and disgraceful conduct was home diaiely adduced. In various ways, by witnesses and by the number ,of hie natural children. The prefeeessor of the Right Reverend Prelate opposite (the Bishop of leIncoln) bad interfered, and had obliged the parishioners to point ooh to the Diocesan the con duct of this Clergyman. The Right Reverend Prelate who was now beibre him had instltuted proceedings against him, and in the Court of Arches the Learned Judge who presided bad admitted the conduct of this person to be infamous, but had ' decided that by the 27th George 111, proceedings against a person for incontinence could not be held unless within eight months after the commission of the act. The Learned Judge could not say in what light persons In holy orders were to be considered by this , Act, and this question now temained to be decided by the Court of hing's Bench. The parishioners were naturally indignant at the scenes they were so frequently in the habit of witnessing, and they efrnestly prayed their Lordships to enact such measures as should enable them to take proceedings against this individual ; if rot by enlarging the period oflimitation, by some other means that might give then relief. It might perhaps be premature in him (Lord Deere) to say what means might be suggested for this purpose. He should hesitate before he recommended any couree; but he hoped their Lordships would adopt some means or other to put an end to . s eh disgraci.ful scenes as those detailed in the petition. He hoped that during the ensuing Session some ptopnsition would come from some Learned Prelate, in whose hands he should be glad to see the matter placed. He would hot move that the Clerk read the petition at length, because the allegations were too disgraceful and indecent, to be heard. The petition of Montague Burgoyne, Esq., of Sutton. In the county of Bedford, on behalf of himself and several other pstishionera, praying that the moral conduct of the Rev. Edward Dax Fere, Reetur of Sutton, in the said county, might be loquired into, was then read. The Bishop of LINCOLN said, that as this petition originated in his diocese, and as the Noble Lord (Dare) had alluded to him, he felt it necessary to address a few words to the House. No words could be too strong to describe the gross immorality of the individual whose case was then before their Lordships, ana it was his (the Bishop of Lincoln's) most anxious wish that some remedy might be suggested which, not only in this instance, but in all similar instances, would empower the Bishop to bring such offenders to a justly merited punishment. Soon after he had been appointed to the See the case stated in the petition, with all its aggravated circumstances, was laid &efore him by the parishioners, and he had done all in his power to punish the of nder in his Court, but had found that he could do nothing. Ile had then disected his Archdeacon to do all he could to remove the evil, but he also had failed. Ile had then nothing left but to bring the matter into the Court of Arches, where it now was. It would ill become him to say anything as to his having involved himself in considerable expense. The situation he now held called upon him, and made it his bounden duty, to meet all such cases in the way he had met this • but he felt it necessary to observe that it was rather a hardsh ip that Bishops should be driven to an expense little short of 4 or 6001., because their power over their Dioceses was found to be inadequate to meet the evil. Ile sincerely wished that some measure might be proposed. which should enable the House to put • stop. as far as possible, to such acts as those alluded to; for it must be evident to every one that the difficulties which lay in the way of prosecution was a sort of encouragement to such condoct. Thin was not a time when persons. who held the high and responsible situation he now held, ought in any way to relax their exertions—when their conduct was at freely commented unon, although they wished to do more than they really could. He fele it bis duty to express his thanks to the Noble Lord (Dacre) for hating abstained front entering into the disgraceful and scandal ous circumstances detailed in the petition, which could only do harm to the cause their Lordship* would advocate. He trusted that their Lordships were fully impressed with the importance of the subject, and the necessity of sluing something to prevent the repetition of the evil. EQUITABLE LOAN BILL. The Order ofthe Day for the third reading of the Equitable Loan Bill having been read, The LORD CHANCELLOR should state what in his opinion was really the object of the Bill. In doing this he should lay aside the conduct of the individuals connected in the matter before the execution of the deed, and look at the question as it stood at pre sent. The public were told that the object of the measure was a charitable institution to relieve the poorer close' front the harsh claims made upon them by pawnbroters. This was not a ewe pentition which belonged to that Bill; quite the contrary t for it was stated in the deed which had been executed what its true objects were. The preamble said that certain irdividuals had ' formed a society and hail subscribed, or might subscribe. a sum of money to make loans on carious objects of property below ten pounds, and to take a lower interest than pawnbrokers. Now, in it was proposed to embisly a number of persons, who might amount to 700, to compete with individuals in the market, but not ultimately for the benefit of the public; for, after having driven those individuals out of the market. they might make and impose what terms they pleased. The Noble and Learned Earl then read various portions of the preamble and of the deed, to show that the company intended to sell deposits like pawnbrokers. If any proposition was ever made to sanction usury under the pretence of something equitable, it was this: fur if a man took more than 6 per cent. interest in any way. it was usury under the statute. Then were the 7,000 sharehold ers to be considered guilty of usury ? No ; by the Bill, their clerk alone was to be guilty of it. Then how was the judgment to be enforced in civil actions. (for the Bill did not admit of criminal ones) against the clerk? After be had been ten or twelve months in prison. what wax to be done with the company ? Then also this Company was not to be confined to a local existence in London. It was to become • general shop of consignees front consignors, not only in Ilrgland, but in all the world. and there was not one word in the Bill to compel it to continue the business of pawnbroking, which formed in. p..tenro 2 2 tt .•i O 9. one month after the Act should have passed I It was therefore for theft Lordships to consider, whether on a preamble which did not state one word of the real purposes for which the company was funned, they would institute a body to exist on the principle of being the consignee of persons of property not only in this country, but in all the world, and with no other means of punishing its mem bers, if they brought themselves under the Usury Act, except that of punishing the poor clerk, who would be as innocent as he (the Lord Chancellor) himself. If this Bill were passed, there would be a revival of those anita in equity springing from the practice of young men buying property at an immense price nn credit at one end of this city, aid pawning or selling it at the other tor less than its value. If this were to be the ease, their Lordships must take care to place in the Bill that principle of equity, that if rung men bought on credit on purpose to pawr or to sell, what ever price was given at one end of the town, they should be corn pelted to pay no more than what was given at the other. The at tempt was an invasion of the Act of Usury; it was calling on Parliament to establish the company in matters not mentioned in the preamble, whilst the day after they might drop the business of pawnbroking. The House had on its table a Bill to repeal the Bth of Geirge L (the Bubble Act) and he dial not mean to object to its repeal, because it prohibited rothing which was not already pro hibited by the common law of the land. But whether it were re pealed or not, he defied the ablest men in this country-4ind these who had drawn the present deed were evidently able ones—to get rid of this, that without a charter from the Crown, or an Mammon tion by Parliament. the law of England, as it was administered in the Courts of Law tied Equity, was not sepal to enforce the oblige. tions of any deed ; and it was his decides] opinion that all partnik ships, the obligations of which could not be enfoeced by the laws, were Illegal. lie would be glad to know what was to make this company legal and indeed he could not find by any of the clauses of the Bill whether there was any intention at all el making it legal. He also begged tbase Noble Lotus who were at home to-night, and who meant to patronize the Bill, to point out here the company wail proceed against strangers or against its oan mem bers ? The Bill did j.of contain one word to make those who were eon:then this day liaile for any judgment which might are obtained in %mune against them, it' by that time they had sold their shares and given plate to others. If the clerk were sued, and the clerk could nut pay. then thelsueing party would only be so much the worse tin having sued. It was stud that execution might err taken aga inst any member; but the means of doing so were not given. Let their LorthhipS determine whether what was, and what had been the law, that partnership, were, not to consist of more titan a limited number of i n di v id ua l s , Were or were not to be adhmed to. Under all the circumstances of the ease, ha should act on his own opinion of the measure, and move that the Bin be read a third time this day three months. Lord DA CR E said. although he warn unable to contend in legal `argument with the Noble and Learned Lord who bad just sald:ened ;RF • . . . • N f . . .. . \ . 4 • • . . THE BRITISH PRESS. the House, he felt it necessary to trespass on the attention of their Lordships for a few minutes. while he endeavoured to convince them of the importance of the present Bill. The very preamble of this Bill had been understood by the Noble and Learned Lord i n very different sense to what he (Lord Deere) uncierstoo I it. The very fact that this Bill was cakutated to benefit the pit blic by ad.. vancing small sums of money, especially to t he lower classes, at a rate of Interest 9.0 p er cent. l ess than was taken by the pa wnbrokers, was an argument why their Lordships should pass the !dill ; tient in his estimation to induce their Lordships to do it . With re. spect to the loan branch, the Noble and Learned Lord hod said, that I although they advanced money only at ft Pee cent. as I hey intended is charge also for warehousing, kc. they laid themset yes open to a charge of usury. But if they did sa, and were guilty of such an act, their guilt would be determ'nel by a jury of then countrymen; and if a verdict were obtained against them, there were several clauses In the Bill which made every individual of the Company liable to the punishment, either in his person or his pt operty. The clauses relative to the partnerships, were copied iron i an Act en. titled•" An Act for the better regulation of the Pie :tnerahips of Bankers in Ireland." This Act had been rimed by their Lord. ships during the present Session, and by this Act the I tinkers sere enabled to sue and be sued by their deputies. He fts't convinced that great public advantages would follow the passing 1 if this Bill, and lie should feel the deepest. regret if it were surround'7l by the Noble and beamed Lord with so many technical di[; tculties as would Induce their Lordships to reject it on the in anon for its third reading. The House then divided, when there appeared for the Amend ment-- Ayes . . Nnes . . 14 31sjority in favour of the Amendment . 13 The Bill was consequently lost. COURTS OF KING'SIIk.NCH, EXCHEQUER. AND Cll3l. MON PLEAS BILLS—ABOLITION OF THE SALE OF OFFICES. The Califll of King's Bench, Exchequer, and Common NMI Bills were %everallr corn fitted, and the Reports receiver!. EXCISE DUTJES AND DRAWBACKS ACT. The Esc,se Duties swil Drawbacks Act went through a Com mittee, and was committed sad reported. IRISH BANK TOKENS AND CURRENCY ASSIMILA TION. The Irish Bank Tokens and Currency Msimilstion Bill was committed, and the Revert received. JUDGES' SALARIES. The Judges' Salaries Bill went through a Committee, and was reported. REMUNERATION TO PERSONS HOLDING HIGH OFFICIALOFFICES. The Bill for remunerating persons holding high official situa tions was committed and reported. VICE-CHANCELLOR AND MASTER OF THE ROLLS. The Vice-Chancellor's and 31sster of the Rolls Salaries Bill went through a Committee and was reported. UNIVERSITIM' POLICE BILL The UniverSlifee Polio Bill went through a Com mittse, and the Report was received. PRIVATE BILLS.. The Bill to regulate the taittticm of costs in the cave of private Bills, was read a second time. and ordered to be committed. PARTNERSHIP socie'nEs—(SCOTLAND). The Partnership Societiev iScotland) Bill was read a second time. and ordered to be committed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at SEvEx o'CLocc until to-morrow. SOUSE OF Co3lsloislS, FRIDAY, JUNE 24. ..-- MISTtEPRESHNTATION. Mr. F. BUXTON said, thet in presenting a petition he would take the opportunity of mentioning, not so much to complain or. as to correct • misrepresentation in • morning paper as to what he had said in the debate yesterday evening. In that report he was made to state that a letter had been written by the Abolition of Slavery Society with which he was connected, requesting the ads. sionaries to inform the Satiety of the state of the negro population in their•respective missions. Now the fact was, that he Muldis tinctly stated he never had any communication whatever With the missionaries since he tool up the question of the Slave Trade in Parliament. It was reported too by that paper and others that the people of Barbadoes had subscribed three-fourths of the sum re quired to rebuild the chapel after it was destroyed. This was also inaccurate; for the people of liarbadoes had never subseribed one single sixpence. The petition from Wailingford, in Berkshire. praying for Par liamentary Reform, •sad an amendment of the Bribery Oath, was then read and laid on the table. CONDUCT OF A MAGISTRATE.. —.........._ ... ._ ....____ ___ _ _ Mr. BROUGHA3I, in a very low tone, so low indeed as to be almost inaudible, presented a petition from a Magistrate of Cam bridgeshire, named George Milner, complaining of a statement or penition (we gould not collect which), made bra person ranted Haynes, respecting his conduct as a Magistrate in refusing to take bail for a trifling offense : The petition systed that the petitioner conid not possibly commit such an egregious error. mamas be was not only a barrister of many years' standing, but had also been frequently Chairman of tire Quarter Sessions; so that irwes to be presumed he had at least as much knowledge of the law es would protect him !Rom suchan error.—The petition was then laid oa the table. APOTHECARIES BILL. On the motion of Mt. BROUGHAM, the Apothecaries Bill was read a third time and passed. JOURNALS COMMITTEE. Mr. BANKES brought up the Report of the Committee ap pointed to arrange the Index to the Joumabi. The Hon. Member moved that it be printed, and gave notice of his intention to take the Report into consideration nit Monday next, MISCONDUCT OF A CLERGYMAN. Mr. J. Smith said he had a petition to present from a Gentleman of high honour and unimpeachable integrity, well known to many Members of that House—Mr. Montague Burgoyne. That Gentle man complained, in the petition, of the conductor the Rev. Edward Free, Rector of the parish of Sutton, in Bedford, of which perish the petitioner was one of the Churchwardens. It was very painful to him (Mr. Smith) to be compelled to detail the several instances of misconduct which were contained in the petition, but the facts were so well known in the county where they took place that he felt, although the individual had not an opportunity of an. steering the accusations, that he was staring only that which was strictly true. Some of the ads of that unhappy individual were of a nature so gross and revolting that he really could rot mention them in the House, but ne would juat say, that he had. different times. five bastard children, by different prisons—one in 13, one i t in 1814, and a accord in the same year, one again in 0, and one in 1817. In addition to these acts of incontinency Oleic were various seta of brutality and cruelty, in the highest degree dia -1 graceful to any man, but more particularly so to a Alini•zer of the Church of England. One of these was the beating of a servant woman, named Maria Mackenzie, who was then pregnant by him, to such a degree of violence that she miscarried. In 'addition to this, there were various other disgusting acts, such as using lode. cent expressions. carrying about obscene hooks, and offensively sli mming his person. which he would not insult the feelings of the House by dwelling upon : but to such an extent had he carried his Infamous conduct that every single individual, of any respectability and character, had deserted his church; and out of a pariah con. mining at one time 3159 souls, th«re were not, when this indivi. dual chose to perform Divine Services-for it was not always that he did do it—more than 10 people at any time assembled in his church, and those only children and old women. He had thus shortly stated some of the fact* of this cast, and he would now explain why he had considered it a matter of public duty to present this petition. Great as the offences of this person had been against public decency, and injurious as they must be to the cause of morality and religion, still there were some legal obatacles, he was sorry to say, to any speedy determination of the complaints which had been lodged against him in the Court of his diocese; for although his Bishop hod, at an expend of 50d or 600 pounds, endeavoured to „proesaz oetttence against him ; and although the case had been prov en the Court of Motes, and admitted by the individual himself to be true, still it appeared that by the Att of the 27th Geo. 111. no person in holy orders could be punished for incontioence unless the prosecution was commenced within eight months from the commission of the offence; and It was therefore to be feared that the appeal which this person had lodged In the King's Bench, against the decision of the Court of Arches would be allowed, and that the pariah would be still tor- merited with chi, most unworthy Minister: lie hoped that no one could suppose he had the slightest intention to east any reflections on the character of the Church of England or its Al iniaters. The deprivation of such • person, disgracing . the character of the Clergy and the country, could only he considered a benefit to that Church in which he was a solitary excep:ion. The late Bishop and the present had both been greatly troubled in their endeavours to free their diocese from such an unworthy member; ' and it was to be feared, that unless some measures were taken to amend the law upon the subject, those endeavours would prove vain. He would txpeet the Right Hon. Secretary for the Horne Department, who had directed his attention to various other parts of our law within) much benefit to the country. to examine the state of she law oh this subject, and devise some remedy for what must be admitted to be a serious evil. The petition prays that this honourable House will so far amend the Act of the 27th of George HI. as to render Clergymen punishable 1 for offences against public morals and decency, without any pro. bibitlon with regard to time. Mr. Secretary PEEL said he had never in his life /mid of the 1 name of the unhappy person mentioned in the petition, notwith. *landing the alleged notoriety of the case. He was, however, fully aware of the respectability of the petitioner, and that he would not latter any thing which he did not believe to be correct. It must be, however, tAt that among a body so numerous as the clergymen of tie Church of F.ngland it was not a trotter of surprise if there should be tome persons whose conduct might be objectionable. The general exemplary character of that church. however, rendered the particular instances the more glaring to the eye of the public Of the charges laid against this person he knew Bottling, but he would not hesitate to say, that it' it turned out upon iriptiry the: he had been guilty of such actions as were attributed to him, that he was totally unworthy of filling the situation he at present occupied. He was not acquainted with the state of the case on this subject, but as he bad been appealed to he would make inquiry on the sub ject, and if it tweed out that the law threw impediments in the the way of prosecution, which had been represented, he would, if an alteration could be made consistent with justice to individual character, willingly consent to it. In the present case. however, as he understood that there were some suits pending, he hoped the Hnn. Member would aLstain from moving the printing of his petition, lot it *night be In any way an interference with the atlini ni•Aration of impartial justice. • • • lk • ~'.. i. Mr. BROUGHAM *greed with the Right lion. Gentleman in his reasons for not printing the petition, because there were suits pending. He could not, however,-acquit the late Diocesan of great supinettess and negligence in allowing siith enormities as were laid to the charge of this man to pass unnoticed for the eight months which formed the present-limit of legal proceedings. He was in utter astonishment that any Diocesan could pas% it over with a due regard to his public duty. Some rented! must be found for the evil of having such a person administering the sacred functions, as he found he still does. There was not a more honourable or upright man on earth than Montague Burgoyne; and it was much to be deplored that when he had gone through all the difficulties of proving and exposing this man's enormities, he should find his hands tied from any successful terminatioh of his labours. Mr. J. SMITH said, he had not thought of presenting such • petition without taking care to ascertain that the facts were true. Ahr. nurlintne had acted with the greatest delicacy to Mr. Free, and even offered to allow him to retain the living, and pea °vet huts conduct, if he would appoint a crate, and go sway from the Place. All endeavours to bring him to a proper sense of his conduct were, howeser, vain ; and he could really only say, that, from all he had heatd, the wretched man must be either one of the most deplorably and obstinately wicked. or eiselasane. The petition was then laid on the table. DEBENTURE STAMPS. Mr. MAXWELL (of Renfrews moved for a Return of the Stamps for Debentures issued io the year 1824.—Cardered. S R11(3 OUNS BILL. Mt. RIDLEY COLBORNE gave notice that he would, in the next stage of the Spring Duna Bill, move the insertion of • clause making it illegal to set opting guns by day. - - - _ MR. KENRICK. Mr. DENMAN moved the order of the day for taking into eon sideration the petition against Mr. Kenrick. So: e conversation having taken plate with regard to the course which ought to be pursued, The SPEAKER said, that if the witness Canine was only to be called in far' the purpose of making a detailed statement to the Hence, he apprehended there would be no necessity for his leaving the Chair. If, however, the evidence was to be extracted from rla,:n question by qnestion, and lion. Gentlemen were to use the pm-i-ze of cross-examination, he thought the business could te much better conducted in a Committee of the mhole House. All would depend upon the course the Learned Gentleman (lie. Den% man) might think proper to adopt. The /Pore should, however, be aware that Canfor and Mr. Kenrick were both summoned, end that it would he right that Mr. Kenrick or his Counsel should t permitted to be ptcsent at the bar during the examination of the witness. Mr. DENMAN expressing his opinion that the House would probably wish to elicit the math from the wittier by cross. examination, The Mouse, after a few words from Mr.' PEEL and Mr. BROUGHAM. went into a Committee of•the 4bote Vane,. Mr. R. Gomm* in the Chair. The parties being then summoned tq appear; " The witness, Murray Ceirlior e adviticed io,the bar; Kenrick answering by his Colman, Mr. Gurney end llr. &Heal. Confnr being examined by Mr. DENMAN, stated that he, in last June, held a farm at Chsrlwnod Common, in Surrey. He lost ROW • sheep' in May, amounting in number ,t 6 twenty, one of them being a ram. ile commenced year& fee them, of course, and found them. . . The witness was here ordered to withdraw. The ATTORNEY-G NERAIs objected to the witness re freshing his memory from the printed paper in hill hand. Witness was then caned in and dewed to lay aside the paper. The examination was continued by Mr. Doxstart —He found the sheep miWestwood Common. five miles from Charlwood Com mon, from whence they were stolen. He did rot find the ram nor all the sheep, only eleven of 'Mem. six ewes and five lambs. They were marked in • very unusual manner with gag tar and gas pi.ch—a manner so unusual that he had never seen any marked . sn before. lie found the earn afterwards in • fielft belonging to a man named Brle. with other sleep. but with its fleece shorn. He 1141/ William Bele ; asked him whtre he got the rain, and after some conversaion, obtained from him an admission that he had it from Westwood Common ; that he had shorn it, but not sold the wool • and that it was Marked on the right side in the manner described . He then asked to see the fleece, and upon being refused, inquired the way to the nearest Magicrate's. That Magistrate, he was told, was a Mr. Kenrick, a gentleman he had never seen or heard of before. On Monday morning, about the middle of the day, he went to Mr. Kenrick's house ; what day of the month it was he could not retnember, but the month was June, this time twelve menthe. On his going to the house, he saw a person whom he afterwards found to he Mr. Kenrick's butler. That person, whose name .is Adams, asked him what he wanted ? He told him he wanted to see the Magistrate. Adams inquired for what purpose ? He began to tell him his story, but on inquiry, and hearing he was not 31y. Kenrick , himself, but only a servant, refused to say more. Adams then ' toldhim that the time was put Mr. Ken rick's hours of business, and he could not see him. He then told Adams what he wanted, and obtained admission to Mr. Kenrick. To him he told his story, that ha had lost sheep, and traced the possession of one of them. a ram, to a person named Bek, whose premises he wished to search for the azece, and that for the purpose of doing so he came to apply for a warrant and a constable, be cause the man would not give up the fleece, although he had pro. posed to him so tio so. Mr Kenrick was then about to write something, when Adams, who had been waiting in the room, went out, and returned with a piece of paper, which he told Mr. Ken. rick was the redular form of • search-warrant. Mr. Kenrick said what he was going to write would answer the same purpose. Wit. ness objected to a note of that kind, and said he wanted a regular warrant and constable, and if he ffal not givellim one, he must go to another Magistrate, and commit his Solicitors. Mr. Kenrick Raid, don't talk to me about Solicitors, and'fiew into a very great passion. Witness said he was sorry he had offended him, and begged him to go on his own way. Mr. Kenrick then gave him the bit of paper, which he said would do as well as a search-warrant. The Christian name of Belt's father was James, and of the son William. That paper he carried to Bele. On the Tuesday following he applied to another Magistrate, Mr. Burgess, in the vicinity of Mr. Kenrick. Mr. Burgess lived shout three mile* distant from the house of Mr. Kenrick. He applied lot a search-warrant to Mr. Borderer this maoistrate refused a search-warrant on the ground (as we understood).that the business had already been in the hands of Mr. Kenrick. He was advised to repair again to Kenrick's house; he complied with this advice. and was informed there that Bele had, in the mean while, been there, and that the matter was referred to the arbitration of Mr. Nash and of Mr. Neale; be had no part in appointing the arbitration ; both of the referees were unknown to him. The result wf this arbitration was, that it was decided the heist belonged to him (Canfor); they signed a certi fi cate to the effect that the fleet.* corresponded with the fleece of his other sheep, and a:cordingly the ram was awarded to him. He ('he witness) took the fleece to Mr. Kenrick's. to show that the adiudica•ion had been made in his favour. On coming to Mr. Kuria he was required to give up the note which Mr. K. wrote to Bele; he refused to do so; Mr. Kenrick then said to his servant Adams. *. I appoint you a special constable. take and search him." lie (Mr. Canfor) would not submit to be searched by hint ; lie remained there, but was not searched—Kenrick sitting down. whilst Adams stood at the door. A constable then arrived, who described himself as the pariah constable; on coining in, Ken r:ck addressed him, and sail. "that is your prisoner, meaning him ( Mr. ('s -for). search him." On declaring himself to be con. stable of the parish, although he did not tell his name, he (3lr Canter) submitted to the search, and the constable took the letter from him. Mr. Kenrick then directed hint to go about his business. This he refused to do, until the fleece had been sealed up, and until. he got a seal put upon it. It was then delivered to the constable, and be (Mr. C.) departed. The next step taken by him was to bring an anion flit-telly against Mr. K. for his coriduc: towards him. The trial was appointed to take place at Croydon last sessions; a compromise took place, and consent taken to a verdict of 51. damages, together with all costs and expenses attendant on the transaction. These expenses were sot made god toJiim; halves absent front home a fortnight in the prosecution of this business. Ile Could not say who reported awl compromise—perhaps those Gentlemen (counting to Mr. Gurney and Mr. Bolland) may be better able to tell. (Much laughter.) The direct examination here closed. Mr. BROUOH A 111 suggested that the proper course now to adopt was, that the Counsel for Mr. Kentick should have permis sion tot iFilltaluestion they might think proper to propose. Cross-examined by Mr. Gonr:Ev—il'hat time did you call upon Mr. Kenrick ?—ln the month of May. What day ?—I do not remember the date; I cannot say the day of the month. _ _ Did you not want to receive more money from Mr. Kenriek, and did you not offer, on his giving you more money, to forego any further proceedings ?—He was to pay all the costs and expenses, which he did not do. _ _ _ Did he not pay 1301. in costs ?—I do not know how much he paid ; all 1 know is. that the agreement was not fulfilled, and that I was not reimbursed for my expenses. Did you not say, that if he did not comply with your demand, you would tackle with him again?—The witness replied to the effect, that he was not certainly prepared to putt up with any loss after tho eompmruise which had been entered into. Mr. HOLLAND declined putting any questions to the witness. By 31e. PEEL.—Where did you find the ram ?—ln an open fold. How many cheep were in the fold P—l don't know what was the number. It's, there any attempt at concealment ?—Any person who se::t to the fold might see the ram there. Did you go there by accident, or had you an inducement to go there ?—1 went there because I was informed the ram was there, by a person who saw him taken off' the common, and I told Mr. Ken risk that I would prove the ram in Beles possession to be my pro perty, by a chain of evidence as clear as noon day. flow do you know that the mark on your sheep eas unlike to that of any other mark 7—The witness here detailed the peculiar nature of the composition with which his sheep were marked.—The ram was marked by a round smudge nark. From whom did you hear that Bele had taken the ram off the common 7—From a person who saw him. What was his name I—Huggins. To a few other questions, the witness replied, that be kept the run for the pimp°. eof breeding; which, if sold, would not fetch more than his. or thereabouts. ' T , By the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Mr. Kenriok's !loose is about four or five miles from Westwood Common. I did not mention Mr. Huggines mime to Mr. Kenrick. but told him I could prove by an irresistible chain of evidence, that licle bed taker, the ram, and that it was my property. Bug gins told me that be saw Cale leading turn by a string. 1 1 , . . , IN, you think Mr. Kenri:k's holding the sitne'ion of a Judge In Walcs renders your case more important ?—1 thought Mr. Kenrick was not tit to ha:.g • man after neglecting his duty, by allowing a person :charged stitb felotiy to get off Hod you any wish to prevent the publication of his can in Ma newspapers ?—I had not ; quite the contrary. Don't you state that you have no pirsonal hostility to Mr. Kerr. rick ?--Not one man in a hundred would have taken the business so easily as I did. 1/id you eve: hear of Bela before that time P—l don't recollect that I did. . . . Dad you never tell your attorney to make such an O'er ?—Never. No such erre was ever made on any part. Have yoa any reason to believe that ycur attorney made Wei an offer y-1 have no ressou to believe it. Reexamined by Mr. DENMAN.—After the compromise was made. were you told by your attorney what were the terms ?..—I was told that I was to be athn ex nenseintheinntter. or in the costs. Question from Mr. LOCKIIART.—IIad you ever employed the tame attorney before?—Never. The witness was here ordered to wt:Mrasr. Tho ATTORNEY-GENERAL said thar was evidently no connexion between the present case and that other case alluded to by the Hun. and. Learned Gentleman. (Hear, hear.) It was therefore unjust to contbund them. The Chairman hare called upon Mr. Kenrick's Counsel to proceed, when they preferred a written answer from Mr. Kenrick to the charges made aguittat him. .Ir. BROUGHAM suggested that Mr. lienriek's answer bLould be presented to the House in tue shape of a petition. Mr. secretary CANNING objected to the course of proceeding proposed by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. dcreouti hint to suggest that the Counsel should read Mr. Ketnick's attso er as part of his address. . . ~ • v, do not know that file is an e...tisire farmer, or ea• tly what quantity of land he farms, as I am a stranger in the manly. Mr. Keswick did not tell me that thin was a proper subject for a civil action ; that as liele claimed the rant to be his, and es I claimed it to be mine, we should go to trial to tietarmive whose property it really was; I told 3lr. Kit - old; every thing that paced between Bele and me; Bele told me that he thought she um was his, that some person had taken it ai.d marked it afresh ; that circtinistarke I did not mention to Mr. Kenrick ; many questions were proposed to roe by ,le. Kenrick, the precise nature of which I do not eisetly remember. I was ready to prove the ram was mice, and the mark it bore. and by the testimony of the permit fries whom 1 bought it; I was not a party to any reference ;? Nash was not named by me, neither was the ot ter referee. Neale was quite unknown to me. By Mr. BROUGHAM —Buggies did not see the sheep taken off the common, but only sew hint Ittn , iitig the road, led by a per. ton. The Alsip of mine, as well as the rant, were marked by • large round smudge mark, dusky and dark. (in telling Bele, when I hrought him the note from Mr. K•nrick, that be was in an awkward situation, and that it wan well tor him he was. as I be tiered he was, a friend of Mr. Keirick, he replied that be did not care either for me or Mr. Kertrick, but that lie was determined net to give up the rant. liv Mr. 31. A. TAYLOR—Adams did not ask me to sign any paper before I raw Mr, Kenrick; I do not 'know whether the piper he brought in in the presence of Mr. Kenrick was a real aearsh. winvant'dr the cony of one. By Sir R. W ILSON.—Although the mark had been removed from the side of the ram, I think I tr.ight.have been able to disco ver and prove that it wan my psonntly. By the SOLICITOR-GENERAL—Mr. Nash is, I believe. • respectable person. ile is a ranter in the noighbourhood in which he resides; I did not say any thing to irritate Mr. Kenrick ; it is not my habit ; he was in a passion : all I said wit., that I MO for a search-warrant. and wanted rine; I urged him to give it to ins, but did not lilac any irritati , g language. By Mr. GOULBURN.-I'he ram was originally on tho oonv. mon of Chariwood. And how came P. on the common of AVestwood N—dye, that is what lam &axiom. to know. ( Much laughter.) There is a cod. -tinned series of common fond Chariwood to Westwood. Re-examined by Mr. Secretary PEEL—When Bets produce. the Reece had you no doubt thstit watt yours?—None. That it wis the tierce of your ram P—Yes. Is it not usual to bind up the fleece with the marked wool ?-- Not at all. p.4•lnitivt by Mt W. LAMB—How came yon to petition the House of CominoiAP—Bacause I thought it was no use to carry the case into a Court of Justice. Siho wrote the petition for you ?-31y attorney : be wrote ail petition according to my instructions. Who are your attorneys?—Messrs. Watson and Broeghter, Goltiemsquare. Did you read the petition ?..-I lirre you aware of its contents ?—I was. If Mr. Kenrick had paid your full demand would you have given up the buAllips ?—I believe I would. Then was it because the demand was not paid that you petitioned the House of Commons ?—lt was not entirely because the demand wan not paid. -Re-examined by Mr. BROUGHAM.—Did you offizt Mr. Kenrick your deposition on oath did. Did he take any depwition on oath ?—No. Did you ever since this 'Mir employ Nash as a valuator I—No, Ile-examined by Mr. Secretary PEEL.—Was the commons, with Kenrick made by your direction ?—No. When you heard of it were you dissatisfied?—No, I was not dissatisfied, or I would not hare agreed to it. You did agree to it, then P—l did. You agreed to receive M. ?—Yes, and all expenses ; that was my instruction to my Counsel. Now what other situation in it that Mr. Kenrick holds. 'amides being: Magistrate in Surrey P—l understand that he is a Judge in \1 's les. Re-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—Was the compromise arranged between your Counsel and Mr. Kenrick P.-- Certainly, but I know nothing of it. Who was your Counsel'-1 had Mr-Marryett and Mr. Thee siger. Ichntergitermil-were proposed, did you communicate them to Mr. Thewseer?—Certamly. Afterwards did you see the Counsel arranging the terms P—l saw thei4 cbininunicatill in Court. Did you ace them with the terms of the compmmise T—No. When diet you receive the money 7—What money P Did yon not receive some money P—No. fins not your Attorney P—l believe he has. Where was the conversation when you exprtvved your dined,- faction P-1 never expressed my dissatisfaction ; 1 don't care • farthing about the money. Did not the attorr.cy tell you that Kenrick pald the costs?-1 be lieve he did. When P—l don't know. _ Can you tell within two months?—Nit Did you receive a damages ?-11, attorney did; but I believe t owed him something. How long after the costs were paid did .ycu older your attorney to draw up the petition ?—1 don't know. Was it a month, or a for:night, or a week. nr a day P—l can't say. Where do you live?—At Piurch.Rtreet, Newi.igton. Where does ye-ar attorney live ?—ln Falcon-square, in the City. At which place did you give the instructions ?—I can't tell, When was the petition first shos - n to you P—l can't any ;it wits sent to rile. . . ......- Throulh the Post-office ?—No, by one of the clerks. Did you afterwards speak with the attorney upon it ?—z aid, is Fatain.square. When did you first propose to compromise the salon ll—Wit. nem. indignantly, Me propose to co. promise ! Did not you ever propose to comproad•Ae it ?—Never. Have you Limey sent any one ?—No, I never seat any ore to compromise. . _ Mr. HENHAN said he did nut nii an to call any other witness.. It was of course competent for any other lint. Al runes to examine witnesses. His ulterior object was, t.ftet Mr. hcrrick's Counsel had examined their witnasses, to call witnesses o❑ the other ease. I kr. IIIIQUI:11 AM explained. Ile merely meant to suggest that after tearing Counsel Toe Mr. Kenriek and witnesses no his bel.alt, the House should resume and the peution be presented 14 the erdhary manner. The CH AIRMAN then called upon Mr. Ken rieVs Counsel, sad inquired if they had any thing to oiler. Mr. GURNEY commenced by reading Mr. Kenrick's petition. He spoke front under the gallery, and was therefore indistinctly heard. Having gone through the petition, the Learned Council briefly addressed himself to the Commiute. Ile commenced by stating that Mr. Kenriek had intrusted his defence to him and his Learned Friend Mr. Holland. Upon consideration they found that the object of the action was to obtain the costs. and that a nomnisl verdict was likely to be had by the plaintiff, which must carry with it the costs. Under these circumstances, they sugrested to the Counsel at the opposite side that 111 r. Keit:rick sho.thi pay the costs. This proposition was accepted, they understood wiih the full ap probation of the plaintiff. The costs wire accordingly taxed by the proper o ffi cer of the Court to the lull amount, and these costs were paid by Mr. Kenria. It was not because • compromise had been thus proposed and accepted, that a party should resort to the House of Commons as • measure ut revenge. The Learned Counsel then briefly adverted to the details of the OM. The man charged with the felony was confesseelly a man of fair and upright character. He insisted that the sheep a cre his own—that -therein 11/.1 his own ; but that the mark was put en by some one else. He did nut assume that the mark was his °a n. In contradiction to this another man conies forvard and claims the sheep as his. He appli:s for a search-warrant. which is not immediately given. He (the Learned Counsel) held that warrants of searchrthould not be granted rpan every occasion whet they are demanded. The liberty of the subject and the sacredness of his dwelling should not be invaded without sufficient reason. The Magistrate had a right to use his discretion on the subject. If he was not allowed to use any judg ment on such • subject, where was the receasity of having gentle men of education placed in the commission of the peace ? Their footmen could do the dot; as well, if Magistrates are to be deprived of all discretionary power. He would ask, where was the neors si:y of bringing such a case before the House ? If a Illsgistrste acts wrong, the law is open, and any person may resort to the Court of King's Bench. lie mar move for an inhumation. or proceed to indictment. The individual in the ease before the Committee con eels ed that he had sustained • civil injury ; he brought his action and received compensation, to which he had himself consented. Under these circumstances, he brings 1:3 case before tLe Howse. complaining that justice had' not been done. but thud tz . of • felony had been unjustly suppressed. The Learned . , ted In conclusion, humbly submitted, that codling had been done to withdra'w the evidence, and thst the clisrge of felony had not bees :supposed. Ile contended that Mr. Keaiick had exercised his fa t • "o z ., -4Pt ••- h •••••mlkdMK• --. • • VC • , lb ~. --r .. - . 9 .1111•0 0, ..I- • J.: * -"*" Pi , Ar.