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P ■ 41 I MI • ~~ ', ~'.. r IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. • HOUSE OF LORDS, Wassusm, Jung IS. Their Lordship wet at tee &elect. A PPEA Jaitanost, Appellant ; Pruanps, kespismies?. This .as as Appeal from ibs Coati Of SIMMS (Seethed). idilleetrtof ii. retort Nl.i reviresital. LONG, Appellant; Raepondent. Tblo tiati ao Alaoral from 'be Coon of Esebegoer Ora i.adl).-.lottrorrtt of the Cord Wei allirsed, wit\ SRL ettaut.—(Appel heard is 1817.) Till *drm Appellant ; DVILOT, Papowisal NX Thomroa ataa beard eta for the Illseddlosii" SS the Al4orsey-Geurral is reply -.4•811oNsIPIIII011"! Tleir Latd.itips I Igs erhollallOwell88141.88181•Fe• The LORD CHANCELL011.8111“48881818olinsoll seat to not Woolmtek. ROMAN CATHOLIC Petit._ _ . The Didion of LINCOLN awavraird s Patitioa from the lubilliitaate of ihr iria• aod neighbourhood at Liven, pray. irk that the Wit men NM pion for allowiait Catholic Peers tar .N •ia their Lordship" and laid on lb. t..frle. Pb." Nike of MONTROSI presented a similar Priitioa frpoi.P. rth sad 11 , 111 int. _ _ The Eorl of RONNt? peelmitod • Petitios to the same •Feet Pout oh. lubobileate of Ri.R•dows sad Woodkry, to CPO Munro of Krill. The lishop of ELY presesta • eimilar Pelitioe from the Clergy of •he &melt of the Holy Trisity i• the Dime* of Ely. lied COI CHEVY= preersted • rlatUar Petitio• from she kilobits moil of lb, eity 44 Colchester. Tttr•Risbop of ST. DAVID'S premmed • Prtilioe to the same *feet from • Delusory itt the smutty of Caemeethms. They were seorrelly reed sad !Mies the table. Mr. Smarten, and Mime Members of the Housed Con. moott, brought up the Tommie Duties Jewel Dill; the roatto.aorl Mil,s y Pruitt& Dill; sod the Cutedoois• Asy lum 8411.—Th., self severally read • first time. ' NAVY AND MILITARY PENSION& The Earl- id LIVERPOOL gave metier that he would on Alirdtrae goer move the wood reirdieu uf this Bill. • Lord RING 'Neared N he lee underetood, that Wire, the RIR sae IV•Chiostitser he would peteguree each as *lteration lu the ii , easetrie of it, as to lll*lte N d• whet it ought to do. NAVIGATION ACT. 9a the static* of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, the Weet !wile and **writers Trade Rill; the Colonial Trade Bill; ore Amite, Cowmen-hill Statute, Rrpeal Bill; and the Na *egress Set Aitieudeaeut BIN were severally read a third floor.'• " MARRIAGE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. `Oit the lootroo of Lord ELLENBOROUGH, this Bill tertrro•iiid. lid the Noble Chairman pattiog, that the seared clause •hosted steed port of (be Bull , .hieb roes Ibis—"Or if ghee.* 'shall be so inuthev liviag and unmarried, then of • guardigitur giesidlatie of the person appointed by the Court of ebaciemry; shaft be absolutely will and void, to ■Il in tros, sad pdrposes whatsoser: sad whereas great evils and injustice have arise floes sock marriages having been found u. b.' mill and *Did, shirr a cohabitation of many year., sad she proereatinn of lime; for remedy hereof, be it enacted by lee lOng's moil Excellent Majeyty„ by and with lbe sa c wit and minaret of the Lords lepiritrail and Tesapciril,`tiO Commons, is this . present Parliament assembled, and by the solbersty of the same, that au mach of the said statale C, is beterti.before recited, as far ao the rase relates to asp marriage to be hereafter solemoixed, shall be and thetas* la hereby repealed; The Archbishop of CANTERBURY rose to Hale ►is ob. jrciiinis to the Bill. He conceived it to be the business of itc.r L'•rdrhips to take Al utij.etions to improper marriages, bast *bin they were once solemaixed they owed to keep them teener. Marriage, is had been said, was a civil cuts: . tract, but if it was, it was executed by a religions hand; though It us. not the hand of the peruse perforating the act that made it religions, It was the place where it was carried trio erect, she house et God, by the Miniatir of the Gospel. He bad hoped the Bill would have gone to reveal improper snerriages instead of them. Ameadateals cer tainly bid been made to the drat clause, which areas to hates but sot to du nosy with lb. evil. He would certainly op. poen the • Lord ELLENBOROUGH said he had listened with great attesting m the speech of the Right Rev. Prelate, bat there nag oterbing which bad faliew from him that could induce him, (Lord .E.) to modify the Cause. He undersitiod the Noble and Learned Earl on the Woolsack had some .scud. renal to propose hi the clause, for which pawn he would dish the Anther coasiderition of the 111,M111 clause to be postponed, and go on with the retrospective devises, which would enahie the Noble sad Learned Earl to have the assist. =ice of the Brach of Bishops. Tbe Archhisbop of YORK said be folly sgreed with every doing that had fal l s from his Right Rev. Brother, the Arch. Invhop of Canterbury. The Led of LIVERPOOL said the questioe was, whe tter they would go ea with the further consideration of the second clause. He agreed thst whew • marriage was cum. pitted it ought to be prevented heeomitsg a Nullity; Ind if that errand Not be obtained, the time ought to be shorten. =I, which would tillable a pinion to make al so. H. was of opinion that the sonendroests so she choose, ninth were to be introduced by the Noble sled Leisured Earl, ought to be stated, and the Bill recommitted He was of °pluton dal the retrospective part of the Bill ought to form a separate Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that be understood that the Noble sod Leased Earl bad not his ameodnseats sofa cretin, papered to ley them before their Lordships. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, what be meant by ►ie proposed mmeadasents were, that presser= after the =artiste ceremony should know whether they were man and wife or not ; it the propoord Bill were to put them in a worse state than as the law sow stood, be would object to it ; at t►e same lime he would lead his assistance to erosible the charac ter of man sod wife, after the marriage ceremony, to be such, that each should kuow how far they were establiabed la these el diouihip. Lord REDESDA LE said, he had very little time to cam alder this question at the present moment, but when it was brought on is she year ISIS, he was prepared wit► clauses to move as amendmerds ; but from the opinion of their Lard. ships befog against the measure, he was prevented: they were still however i■ Ida possession. :le believed that Ii• cruets granted by Surrogates, without much inquiry, re. quired • check. The Noble 564 Leaned toed then weal into • history of what his prepared clauses for the year lilt had brew. He was aware that these clauses were In a very imperfect state, but t►e very short time he bad had to permit thins must be hes apology. The Noble Lord coo eluded by cautioning the Howse agai•et suspending the old laws =nil they had provided au adequate substitute. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, it would be impossible to follow the details of the classes read by the Noble Lord, ciauses which bad been prepared sassy years ago, sod sp. 'snails= to former Bills, but net to the measure now before them. With respect to the coons of proceeding, be thought the best plea would be to pot the question on the clause now before Ilrom, sod them proceed to the consideration of the eetrospective clause. The LORD CHANCELLOR coosidered that that would be doing neither more our less then iatrodueing twit Bills, and if their Lordships were desyrwerned I. persevere i• the retreierctive clause, he should take the sense of the House 11110011 u. Lord HARROWBT said, that all these clauses were de. serving of the deepest cowsideratio•. The gunnies was then put on the second clause, which =as =Ratty. d without a division. Tie LORD CHANCELLOR said, they should sow di. wide the Bill befogs titer proceeded to the retrospective clause. loved ELLENBOROLIGH sold, there could col possibly M • liter mosso& to cossoto the eussideration of the re- sieepeelive dam, Macslr Lordships had last sigbl .eleeed shot is (mime as marriages oboold be sail, and sow that nese should ho irnid. 'he LORD CHANCELLOR said,' that les was set is. volved is the isesaeistesep iebicbseemedi• be implied is the elteeirattees of the Noble Bates t (or be had &Haien die. "twill Mahal. that If would siet . twitiir In passieg the 'Bret deem lord, cult. emit they hod totaseillilog to substitute is its mead. He admitted timt to Roder maniages cull glee ` the mental bed been performed, less *Sleet 'Woks led miethiersies elesilere I bus still be Wield stet cseasit to its attendee until • belga , measure hod's'', devised, sea hie pretested ageism frittering dews the proiltet . eill, said it be tame this which it Aide', profess to be. Ler/ HOLLAND 444. the obiservatinoe df the Neible and teamed Lord seemed raib•or directed egoiemlbe order is which the clause mood, alma its justice or propriety. But he linew of me chose in soy Bill that wss oat liable to lie his. (*jetties. The best merge remittal, would be, to/wooed clause by clamor, end he wee at a loss to limey bow they 'could decide epee soy thieve, if they were to be regulated by Ibis principle of the Nuhk and Leotard Lord. Lord REDESDA LE objected to coterie' `epee the die ' curios of the retrospective clause until the whole wieelliore woe lame them. No oho coold (memo all the coos'- , quasi that might follow that charm, and their Lordships shook! therefore proceed with greet cantina and delibere. tins. And the prietifile *bids ought to regulate them was ibis : first, Whether the propmed law would have the effect of preveatiog improper ; and, secondly, whether IM retrolvetise port of it world p , are the parlors who lied lone married before is the same irooditims es if they bad bens married ender the sauctioe of this Act. But in all cams be coosidered a retrospective dame shocld mime last, oleo they hid eppeetaisity of Arm deciding the propriety of teaming the miaow, prospectively. He (rested tbilr Leed. ships were wot assembled for the porpoise of ramie, a re trospective clause, but t• comider *hat should be the Jaw in !more. Lord CA RNARVON said t►at all the prospective chows to 'formai clandestine marriages proceeded ow the ;nisei* of penalties, sod surely lM retrospective choose could out effect act. which had been committed before ►he penalties were imposed. There wail so alternative; they unit eithe► render obese marriages impreperly solemnised, altogether mull sod void, or place them in the situation of those which bad been celebrated according to law. Last sight they ►ad bees told they could sot proceed became it was tat o'clock, althoogh there would have been so hesitation if it were as Irish Police Bill, or mine such thief, sad slow they were told it would be well to separate wit►owt deciding upon that ito pattast clause. He thought if they did ea they would be trilling with the question before them, mad shrinking from their important dirty.—(Hear, hese.) Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that as It seemed moot de. .feeble to save the time of the Ram, they had bettor pro. teed at woes to the clause. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, If the Noble Lord op . posit, west to supplisialitbreds essigue to gave the tine of the Hasse, or his less •. Me, be costal tefl that Noble Lord is the lapel eitil 0111114Nt that be ties greatly 'sleigh's. If their Lordships bad 4144 yet arrived at the clause to 'lnch he bed alluded, the* he admitted be had rose before the Hoerr. All he bed said au, that the House 'Assad sot come to a decision as the ritrospeetive clause until they bed "one through all the others; sod be should therefore propose that the farther euosiderstiogi of the reirepretive clause be postponed. The comennee hit divided es IM soda et !he Noble Lord, •tres (here appognela— - Grannie i. 'ere ...... . 4 ar, . as Nos evangel -- —7 Majority spinet the Motion.... 111 Oa oar re-admission we found Laid ELLEN BOROUGH contending is favour of lie retrospective clause. He appealed to the opinions of the Right Rev. Prelates, Densely, that all saarriars should be valid, and surely if that were to be the case fur the future, the tame aegumesits would apply to the past. It war, there fore, his istesties to propose, that all marriages since the resist; of the lest Act is 1754 should be valid. If this law should sot have a retroapeettee operation the greatest Injury Slight arise. It week! enable • basbaed to get rid of • wife Of wheat perhaps be was tired, and salail misery os their Helder,. He might discover some Caw is the celebration of his marriage, which he wo.ld preserve secret until Hie death of se impartial onions, and thee destroy the mar riage to which he was pledged, sad iefluct perpetual editor ' some so his family. Iw •hat quantum they' world reduce busies happiness by strike,' off these quantities he could nee soy; but be knew very well, that by panther that reiro speeliere Hasse they would increase the happiness of those whose feels's* they should estimate. They would thes kaow that their marriage was valid, that their children would served them, and that they would enjoy that tees ' riry in their property which, under the present law, it was impossible they could poems,. But to this geueral retro spective measure he would beg to submit the fullowieg ex c.-plumes, with respect to particular marriages and property. The Brat was, " That nothing herein cootained shall extend or be conorsied tweed to reader valid any marriage which had bees declared invalid in the Ecsiesissiicel Court; or any Ilaffilig, which had been contracted daring the lute time of the parties *bone marriage bad bees previously dis solved." The seat exerptios relent...el to property, mid was as follows : " Provided always, and be it hereby enacted, that bathing bertha sosittioed shall tetrad or be construed to ex lead to affect any property, real or peesesal, &nose or title of hoisom.,o6lololli and enjoyed me the gloved or pretence et the ioyelidity of Guy eseurisge, but that the same title, ire. shall sot be affected or prejudiced, but reseals the same to all Miami and purposes as if this Act r hod passed." The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he should take so port whatever is the amendments which had bee. prupoaed, hut should avail himself of the privilege is a Nimes stage of the measure to proomeace his °Finites upon them. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, there wall olio Pool ob jeciion to the retrospective clamor, which was this, that it was • most serious matter that the Legislature should inter fere iu any proding suit, and be shoed therefore propose the following •Ineudierent " Provided always and be it hereby enacted, that nothing herein contained shall extend Of be construed to extend to any suit now pending, or to any suit which may be locket ed within twelve months after the passing of ibis Act." Lord HOLLAND thought that the House should not be stopped in the course of its procedengs by say ohmic le which might be thrown in its way, but shpuld proceed to perform au act of atonement for all the evil which had bees produced by this Act. What was the effect of the law as it now stood ' It said to the respectable matron, the mother of a Alit family , " When you were 15 or IC years of age, be cause you did not inquire tato the conduct of your mother, or investigate the character of your graudinother or great graudamesbee, you shall be visited with the t punish. needs that can be iaßtcttd ; the tenderest relatiusis of life shall be turn asunder, mud you 'hill be separated from these whom religion teaches you to love and berish."—(Hear.)— This was the evil which the rotruspective elaJse would avert Coma many virtuous, honourehlr, and worthy characters. It would be worse than • pe too of justice to punish those who bad bees led iota error by i 0 ignorance of facts. And how should • proms man, and much less • young lady, become aequatuted with all the traessetions which the pre. scut Act required them to know? This subject was too heart midis% to put It in a ludicrous point of view. But what would their Lordships think of this cao:—Suppose at the esurnest a young lady was led to the altar by a young and srdeut bridegroom, she should stop at the eburch-door old say, I have heard strange stories about your giandtuu • titer sad gnat grandmother—do tell me all about them.— (A laugh.)—Why if the geutlemou's judgment was equal to his love, be would donned, say, "'This young lady is of a most inquiring diepositioia. I should nut like my wife to be of such an inquisitive tare of esiod".•-aad he would instamily make his bow mad retire—(Hear, bear)—sod he could not therefore object to the restrictive °petunia of the proposed measure, when the 'aisles' law had a must odious retrospect, nut consisleat with balsam happiness or virtue.— (Hear, beat.) The clause proposed by Lord Elleaborough, w lb the Brat exception, was then put and carried. The LORD CHANCELLOR staled, that be would undertake to convince the Noble Lord (Ellenhorusgb) that the accord exception meant a great deal woe than ha is teuded it should. Lord HOLLAND said, if that were the case be was ours the Noble and Loused Lord, who possessed such candour and mach precision of weed., would be able to tairoduce as auseudesent which would produce the desired . feet. Lord REDESDALB said, that so retrospective clause should affect the validity of say monage. For it could extol Iseibe telnittoli of the Mame lode iajuslice to *Me persons *hie a view to de jostle, to others. The Earl of HARROWAY ries to propose an amend- Wiest. It appeared to hie that if the ausendasent of his Noble Friend (Lord Liverpool) were carried, it would be preasaiive of great litigation, sod soul that never thought of going to law would say, w Now or sever, we are rosined to twelve mouths, aid we will slake the beet of our nese." He should therefore propose to leave oat she words, "or any itait which shall be instituted wales twelve months." The ansesdrnent wee carried. The Committee thee divided {so we understood) epos the 'retrospective Owns to its ameested elate. The numbers were-- Cadent* 4l Noo.Coatems Majority @Wald the Claim ....• • MI The Committee then proceeded to the essiderstios of the following clause relating to the yobbsitiog of banes sod between : ° And wbereu great mischiefs sod Inconveoinsew have arises from the clandestiwe marrMies of mistiest ruder a publication of banns Is the churches and chapelries of parishes is which such poison have sot bees resident, and the purpose of the shove recited Act Las been by such pub. Iteatioa of banes utterly defeated; be It therefore reacted, that if any marriage, after the psssiag of this Act, where either of the parties, sot beteg a widower or a widow, shall be Wader the age of twealy-one years, Mill be solemnized gilder a Publication of beaus made its say other chuck or chapel Nu is the parish church or public chapel of or belong hag to the parish or chapelry within which the usual place Of &bucde of each of the ponies asysoder age, or of either of them, if both be wader age, shall have beta for fourteen due immediately precedisig illeepubtleatioa of such bases, it shall and may be lawful for the father of such of the parties so coder age Vales living), or if dead, foe the parttime or guardians of the peruse! the party so underage, lawfully ap poisted,or one of them, et is case there shell be h guar dian or guardians, theu teethe natural mottaer (ifloviag sod an married), or if there shall be no ant oral nether living sad no. married, then for • guardiaa or rowdies., to be appointed by the High Conti of Chaeury, to institute a salt daring the lei *wily of such party is the Eeclesiestical Court, ofeompetrnt jurisdiction, for the plume of annulling sad rendering void such marriage s surd upon legal proof being made of each carriage having heels solesnaised under a publication of banes is any other church or chapel than the parish chards or ae public chapel of or belooglog to the parish or chapelry within which the venal place of abode of such minor shall have been for 14 days immediately accredits' the publics ties of such beau, sock CANIrt shall be empowered, and is hereby empowered sad required to pronounce the said mar riage to be mall sad void to all intents sad purposes what. peewee; any thing in the said recited Act of the 16th Geo.ll. to the contrary notwithstanding " l e urd LIVERPOOL said, that licenses were the great cause, mot the wily cause of the evil of which they complain ed. iut he feared if they threw difficulties in the way of the marriages of the lower orders, it would only lead to increase their immorality. . . After a few - words front Lord ELLEN BOROUGH and the LORD CHANCELLOR, it was speed t►at the Com mittee should •dj•uro the further cousideratioa of the sub ject tilt to-morrow. The Bamkrupt Laws Ameadmeut Bill went t►rough a Com mittee, and was reported without soy ameedmest. Adjourned at Nine •'Clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WcosoaDmr, Jails 19. ne SPEAKER book th• Chair it four o'clock. SALT TAX. Mr. BASTARD preseaTeria Petition from the Pertoss as pired is the Pilchard Falvey, I. the neighbourhood of Ply mouth, praying foe the total repeal of she Salt Tait. Sir W. LEMON presested a similar Petition from the Fish Curers of Mount's Bay. in Cornwall. These Petitions were ordered to be printed. Mr. Aldepassa WOOD presented a Petition from lobe Knight, who stated himself so ►ate bees throws taco promo ma a charge of high treason, for swotting a peaceable Meet ing at Manchester, on the 1011th of August, 1819, which was 'Remolds abandoned. He was then tried at York, so a charge of misdemeanor, arising out of the use know 'ion, and being found guilty, was sentenced to be imprison. ed is Lancaster Castle. Ha now complained of various hardships which lie was there compelled to undergo, and of the injury done to his bodily health thereby. Mr. B. WI LBRAH ABl called the menu.a of the Mount to t►e language of the Petitioner, who described the Meeting i■ question as a pi seeable Monis& when the Meuse and the country were aware that it was the only one of she nu merous Meetings of that period at which the people attended " positively sad decidedly armed with pikes." He denied the truth of several of the Petitioner's slatemests, and said he was not emitted to the consideration of the House, hay lug beefs cowrie'. d of atieuding au illegal Meeting. Mr. Alderman WOOD said the Petitioner, at the age of sixty, was put to bard labour, which formed no part of his senteoce, and if he refried to we' k was set allowed to eat. The Petition was ordered to be pruned. ASSESSED TAXES IN IRELAND. Sir. R. SHAW presented a Petition from the lobahitsnis of the Parish of St. Mary, Dublin, worse fur the repeal elite Assessed TlMM—Ordered to be printed. Tim Hosaarable Baronet then mowed fur a Return of the yearly proceeds of the Asse.xed Taxes in Leland, except the Window sod Worth Taxes, foe the Ism severe years.— Ordered. LEATHER TAX. Mr. S. RICE pretested a Petition from the Tatmers of the Toots of Drogheda, propinr to be relieved from the Earls. Deli', us Lealber.--Orderrd to lie coo the table. HARD LABOUR. Mr. COURTENAY brine to a Bill to esteiscl the punishaseat of bard labour to eertsio °deuces Dot at present subject to tbas species of pulllallueol. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR swished the nature of the offences to which It was proposed to reseed Ibis peoishmeat to be paid eslarly Mr. COURTENAY asid,lve intended to apply it to per sues convicted of ssoaalts with cerium intents, ■od also to persons convicted of receivion stolen goods. NEW WRIT. Oa the motion of Dr. LUSHINGTON, a new writ was ordered for the Occur's of a new Member to serve in Paula• wrest, io the room of t►e Emig( Yarmouth, now Marquis of Hertford. ILLEGAL FEES IN THE COUNTY COURTS. Mr. LENNARU New-limed a Petition funs rental• Hesse beepers and Tradesmen in the County of Middlesex, com plaining antic etactiuu of illegal fres in the County Court for the Recovery of Small Dcbte; ■nd of the iocoovenieuce of harts' only use Court teethe whole Comity. Mr. COURTENAY expressed his strung conviction that this Petition did not express the opinions of ay commiderable pentium of the respectable iiihabiteuts of the coruly of Mid• dieser, sod that it was Awarded an the basest and most im proper outlets. He adverted at some length to the meaner is which the Petition was got up, and the previous proceed. lags of the perforis who first set it is smotioa, to support his assertion. The law which established the Court expressly provided, that if t►e Clerk of the Court, who was in this came complained of, or au, other officer, were guilty of exac tion, as application might be made to the three Chief Jus tices, who were empowered to isquire into the complaint, ■ud if they saw reason, to dismiss such officer. There being tires a distinct mode of redress pasted oat by the Act, be tow so tramps why the petitioners should be allowed to come to t►at House with ex parte statements, calculated to excite a prejudice rut only quintet the person cumplsised of, bat the Cum t itself. He therefore mowed t►at the Petitms be rejected. Dr. LUSHINGTON did not costar in the boo of afro meat 'ahem by his Hos. and Loomed Friend, and be thought it iscoasistrut with his usual candour thus to come forward and braid uo lees four thutisamd petitioners wit► the imputation of malicious motives. It also appeared to him to be an extraordinary sod repriced/sled comma to call opos the House to reject a p•titiun of complaint epee the sisgle smisepported swertion of say individual, that the charges sere umfounded sad the petitioners attested by malice. The charge of the petitioner, was, that justice could sot be 1 done In varlet, easel decided by are Court, Md that recite fees were.taken. The Court was for the recowtry of debt, under Gray shillings. The number of cusses disposed of annually was LIAO; and the Court sat only twice a week, so that the Jedge of this Covet must dispose of no less this 160 causes in each day of tatting. Mr. H. SUMNER 'imported the amendment. Mr. H.G. BENNET r thought that all t►at had bees said slimed realms why the House shoold proceed imme diately to inquiry, rather ikon reject the petiole!. The ATTORNEY-GEN MAL said the fere to be takes by the Court were speeded in the Act of Parliament, and if larger fees were exacted, a plain coarse was pointed Oat foe a remedy; and that being the ease, the House ought set to entertain a petition of this nature until the petitioners bed bad recourse to the means p ibed for obtaining a remedy, and those means bad been found inadequate. Mr. HUME expressed his surprise that the Rest law officer of the Crown should stand up is his place in that House, and set ►is fare against a petition from four thousand per mute applying for a more cheap, easy, and convessieat mode of obtaining justice. He maintained slat those who opposed the reception of this petitina were the greatest enemies to t►e character of the o6lcer of the Court complained of. Mr. C. W. WYNN said when he saw that the I%w had provided a luminary tribunal for the express purpose of is risking into and redressing complaints such as ibis petition pet forth &pima the Court, be did sot usiderstaad why that House abeutd be applied to. Utile,' the Hamm were pre. pared to appoint a Committee to inquire into the complaints of the petitioners, it ought not to entertain the petition; and be wee mire that It was sot fur shat Howse to apply H eel( to the retirees of grievances for which another remedy was provided. Mr. HOBHOUSE mid be certainly sever did hear of a proposal to reject s petition ou such strange grounds as had now been urged; crusade which, as bad bees visit observed, rather supported t►e claim for immediate inquiry than the motion to reject the petition. It was elver that is the opt. pion of the petitioners the law had not provided as effectual remedy fee the abases of which they emplaised; they em ceived that so remedy could be had but is o charge a the law, tad be. were they to obtain such cheap bat by •ppli cation to that Howse? To reject the resilient would nut inns the petitioners; bat it would injure the ammeter of t►e 011ieer of the Court, and damnify the reputation of the Howse. Coto•el WOOD thought the Ho•ee ought not to eeler taio • petition containing charges against an individual, preferred at • period et the Session when they could cot be is. quired into. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR thought the House could not with safety to its character refuse to receive this petition. He de. preested the practice of stifling complaints of abuses is the admisistrsiloa of justice. It was ogle of the dm deties of the House to c ise • vigilant control over t►e Courts of Justice. Mr. W. SMITH said he thought the House costa Dot ro. fuse to receive this Petitioo. Mr. CURWEN, feeling the Lights' respect for the cha racter of the individual complained of, and the strongest councillors of his ability to meet those charges is the most satisfactory manner, thought be 'bold he doing him an injustice if be did sot request the Homenble Gestlema to withdessit the swine fur rejecting the Petition. Mr. COURTENAY wished to know, whether the Hon. Member who presented the Petitior would undertake to pursue the dunes to so immediate inquiry? Mr. LENNAREI said, it could mot be expected that be should undertake to proceed to se inquiry at this late pe riod of the Ses.ion. At as surly period of the Session he did more for a Committee so this subject, aid vies refused. Mr.CREEYEY said, in the objection they bad urged against the Petting, the Right Hoe. the President of the Ruud of Control, aod the Hum. Commissioner behind him (Mr.Wyma and Mr.Coortasay),were pursue/ the coigne oust likely to establish the character of that Howie for 'sassily. They issued by the prayer of the Petition altogether, sad wished the House to reject it at once, buses* the peti tioners alleged charges which they said they could prove, in which they founded their prayer opiate the Judge of that iwopeemy-halfuony Coon ; fur which charges, said nose Geothermal soother remedy has already bees provided. The petitioners sot like that remedy, sod pray fur • better; and they also pray that another Court may be erected, to save She.. claimants who live at the other end of the cunt, the trouble sod experts( of going so far to recover trilling debts. He should like to know how the course proposed by the Right Hoe.Geatlemsaa opposite world remove that evi4 or how sorb • prayer could be met by referring the Peti tioners to the Judges of oilier Courts, who had no power to redress the ioconvesieon, but would necessarily refer the petitioners back to that House? Mr. C. W. WYNN said, his objection was sot to the prayer of the Petition, but to the allegatioas it cognised minima the chancier of an individual who had sot the op portunity of meeting them. After a few words frost Mr. LENNARD nod Mr. ROBINSON, IIIr.COURTENAY coeserted to withdraw his ameadaseist and the Petition was laid iso the table. Sir J. N CWPORT presented a Petition from ilia Tambora of Waterford, complaining of the preseat mode of collect. iog the leather ditties, which compelled them to bastes the process of the lan-pit, to the great dmorioratioa of the article, sad with conaidrrable disadvantage to She CIMISSINNI. He stated the effort of the now ditty to be 33 per coot. opal the value The Petition staled tbe geoeral declise of the trade for tbo lost twenty years, aid prayed some relief is the intended modiliesiirio of the leather tax. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER tlsonslet there would be so objection on the past of Government to place the tanner in the same situation u before 1819 ; It cer. taioly was desirable to bold out every inducement for him is, let the sri.cle be rovularly sad properly prepared. Mr. C. HUTCHINSON complained of she onerous and distreseini effect of the deities as at present collected. Mr. V. FITZGERALD Was understood to state. that when the test was imposed It was understood that it would be subjected to revision es the discovery of say iscoarreei. (nee arising out of it. Sir J. NEWPORT said, that if the d..ty of 1512 were to►en oQ the rest alight to be romitted, as it would barely pay the expense of the machinery. The Petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. JAMES presented a Petition from Wm. Pridle, keeper of a public-bnuae at Kakis HIM, rear lichester, is Somersetehire, complaining of bowleg his license arbitrarily suspended by two of the Magistrates (tole named Wood ford), after having kept his Imam and maintained his family is repute for arvitiairea years. The Petitimier attributed this visitation of punishment by the local anthorit ars upon him to some festiviiirs held at his house by she parishioners, in which they celebrated t►e acquittal of the late Queen The Hos. Member observed, that the conduct of the Ibt s g. it ra ry or that county seemed to be as harsh ihroutgbont the district as Mr. Hunt had shown it to be art regard to 11- cheater gaol Mr. PEEL hoped that the House world in justice bear the defeat* of the attacks made upon the Magiatrates. He knew Mr. Woodford, obis was a person of the first resperta bility. The other Magistrate was equally well repelled.— Complaints wrre made by the constable of the paiidlt of the disorderly management of Prolle's house; that the mew idled their time, soil wasted their little meses there in drink ing for days together; That some mew receiving pariah re lief actually spent w►at they received is t►at way. There were other complaint. of s similar nature from other indi. victuals. Mr. Woodford told the complainants that he would not ezercke his power of asking sway lb* license without. explanation, but would kat have Pridle con fronted with the accusers. The parties encoded on the licensing day, and mode good their chlorites, upon which the liceuse was openly and formally refused. As to the sup position that this was done is hostility to those who rejoiced at the acquittal of the (antes, it was so for from bring true, that Mr. Woodford was knows to bare bags decidedly hostile is t►e trial of leer ►ate Majesty. He had moreover, when some years ego Ibis very lodividsal, Pridle, was is diatom., from the elects of • riot committed is his bows, and neigh bourhnod, relieved him. sod directed that his owe &Homey should advise with him es to what course ►e would take. Mr. DICKINSON said a few words is defence of ON Ma gistrates. Mr. G. BENNETT was satisfied with the explasaties of the Right Hue Secretary, always remembering that between the Magistrate sod the Petitioner, it was only allegstiou agaiest allegstmo. lie most at the same time obitstely that ail the et-net* said fa time heft rogantitted by the Petl. Boner, might have been punished by Ihre—ra hraneh of the magisterial authority which should he more frequently put it practice, and thee there would be little peed to deprive lon of the men. of livelihood by taking away their licensee. Mr.IANE. would not vouch fur the troth of the Pell. Hon, though Ike Petitioaer bad given hies motorman*, that the only time any this( dioselleely antlered at hi. bo nne mu g once when the Cborchwardeus, Clergyman, and Parish OIL errs held their anneal diaper then. The Petition was laid so the table. The Marquis of TITCHPIELD mowed for a new Writ fee King's Lyon, it coutorquenee of she seat beteg nested by Lord WSIIIOIO. now Earl of Orford.—Ordered. Mr. KERRISON moved for aerosols /hewing the tn. pewits of she Sicking Fund from 179! to Jolliest, last. Also various accounts Aetna( the noire expenee and mode of ma. sating the public debt daring the none period.—Ordered. The Martinis of TITCHPI KID presented a Pewit)* from /*Natoli traders it his part of thecosialty, praying for as ad. &Waal doily ow Hocken awl Pedlars' Iteertses. Mr. Hume hoped that the Hover wooll not interfere with the object of the Petition. There surely could be no good teases for preventing me. from transporting their pro perty and lAN:merriment* part of the comet., to another. If the resialeot traders wen envious of the soothe of the hawken sod pedlars, let them tors hawkers sod pedlars therarelver. Every thing width weal to constrain the curtain aud ac tion .f industry must be bed, aid, therefore, he hoped the House would lake en notice of the Petition. The Petition was laid ans the table. Mr. PEEL gave *Mice, that et the 9th of July he would encore for leave to hring is a R.ll to contras, the Metropolis Police Act. He postponed the Committee ina the Ale...' Regulation Rill till Joaelll Sir W. ROW LET presented a Petition from thockfuval, In& folk, complaining of Agrietilteral Distress, sod praying fur Parliamentary Reform cud the sweeping away of *or. Mr. COKE slated a few pa►ticulars (which were eel dir. tinnily *edible) respecting wee imerreptiee which was given to the Petitioners by t►e Magistrates, eas of whom ►aving intimated that Vibe number exceeded 01, he woold break in with the mei! fern and disperse the seeming. Mr. GOOCH protested "tiniest the Norfolk Leviathan of prope►ty elkoeopelisiss the indepeadeuce of the two neigh. bearing counties. Mr. WESTERN was at a lass to reactive ohne defeats (veld be set op fur Magistrates who interposed their &lithos oily to preyed( the laadholdar sad occupier from delitsevuts big ea the representation of t►e cavalry. This was a right which never bad been interrupted until t►e Suffolk Magi. strate ►oi his d.rect interdiction upon it. Who had a heifer right etas the agrieelinral classes to deliberate sod petilWa arm that subject ? What better moo., far doing es Mae their distresses ? From üb..us was there less dower to he apprehroded in the exercise of that right ? He them& the conduct of the Msglstiotes very reprehensible. Mr. HUME was decidedly of °pinkie, that the Clergy should sot be of the Commission of the Peace, as they most be marred occasionally is their marred duties by the iisterferesce of t►eir civil folio toss. They most also have a siren bias, from the desire of prosnotism, especially since the practice of Moister* had prevailed of rewarding the vilest sets among them by advancement i■ the church. He ►id timbal against them more than other men, bat they were opt to temptation, as chorch promotio■ sow west. He thrseght that uo pessioner df Govecnment ought to be is the Commis, sius of the Peace. Seth persons mast be *Morally opposed to any petitions for ►etreuehmeut or reform, which, if car. tied tato effect, would be likely to affeet their easulonatats. A man like Mr. Merry, who had 1,7001. a year for a ►ery short period of serviet, se as Ambassador, meat he sa that &rewind a very improper person for the Curataissioa. The Petaiwa was laid osi the table, together wit► aided's' Petition from the Hundred of Thiago, in the same comity ; and a Petition from Woodbridge, against the Navigation Bill. Mr. WESTERN (see notice that he would Da the earliest day sake seams fur bringing before she observation of Par. !mitten, she distressed situation of the country, particalarly iu its agriculture, when he would produce calculatiow to shew the effects of the alteration is she comae, is relation to she public hardens—awl the relative state of tat public creditor and the public. He would sot thee fix this dabbst he would do so this eveuittg or te•sorruw. CORN IMPORTATION BILL. Mr. ROBINSON mowed the t►ird readies of the CAM 1.. sonatina Bill. Mr. CURWEN Towle oppose it for the last time. Hewn of his former opiate'', that there was moth:og to have Wired the Committee to lower the Protective price to 79s—it was stojest to British agrieelleer, sad bad beee a detrimeet to all eoatroets made since. He did not wish to attack the fends. Bet he would Drat year endeavour to obtain the se. quietceace of the House fur oath's that properly rateable for the 'maintenance of the poor as well me lauded property, upon which that enormous burden now pressed so heavily. He thowsla that Ifs. duty oe imported areas was net a oaf. Beige" security. He muv.d that the Bill be read this day h►rea months. Mr. BRIGHT thought that it would be a great relief to egrieuhere tf the capital abut up in warehoused foreign grain were to be lel out to be 'waded is fresh purchase. the Eatlish market, which would by that means uthaia ►igher prices. Mr. WESTERN wished to glee the Bill his Anal maledic tion. He was coaviecen that she difficulties of agriculture would be iocreased by it. He commented on the stale of Ireland, lanigeishing amidst abundance. Was it partible that they toulti thick of euceararimg foreiga ogirolture and foreign labour instead of Irish agrioaltere and labour.' There was no want either of food Ile iohabitauts ; t►e land was overflow in with mill and honey. Why were Ibe people pour and ►ungry ? Because they could get no eneploymean. Why could they get uo employment ? Because the im• purchased state of the other daises was suc► that they could not keep them at work. . _ . . !Or. D BkoWNE said, that the pekes of prottialoo were as ow io Irelsod ■s he had veer kooarta them. Core was still I spuritd from Sliro sad Galway two lEaglaad. 1k dtd awl dread the effects of the Rill on Irish agriculture at all. The bill was t►ee read a third imitated passed. TITHES IN IRELAND. Mr. Palm put it to the Dun. Member (Mr. Daly) if he would. upon delibei @nun, deem it expedient to agitate this question at present, slices lie hid pledges that the subject of tithe commutation was %tuner the consideration of the inch Govern. silent—when the decision of the House it that late period of the Session could be of no snot —said lie might hive another assurance flow his Right Honourable Friend near him, that some motto,, on the subject should be submitted, regime reason given fur not submitting s motion in the first week of the next Session. Mr. DALT felt great difficulty. lie wished to oblige his Right Honourable Flom!, but hr kit that he was pledged to the House. He would wi:- lingly give wuy, if he could receive any ssowsuce that Ministeis would grant a Committee next yes'. Having gone so for, he did not know how to recede except on such a promise.—(Cries of 44 Go on !") Sir E. O'Batsu thought that it would sidEce for the preveut to give notice for the first week in the next Session. especially us the Noble Marquis st the head of the Irish Government was kuowu to be in constant deliberation on the subject. Mr. S. Rict implored his Hon. Friend not to desist but pursue his motion, as the subject would not admit of any delay. Mr. D. liaowns thought differently. sod tt.at his Hon. Friend (Mr. Dilly) ought to be satisfied with the pledge of hiving the subject taken iota conaideration early in the next Session., Sir J. NEWPORT said that if the Hon. Member for Galway gave way, he would immediately take the subject up, as he war determined to bees the I i I* l