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an 'Ayer of such merit, I cannot omit oxpres4B4 my coot Shy , I was de...rived ..fthe benefit of his eisetti .... 6 iii the ..iB. 4 re I duties which hews been Intelr earn-d en status pace. I I have the bottom to be. he.. • t4ollF rorittm. Re klafestv's ship Narcissus, Co' , ,!cant. Coast of Afro;., N E dee I.4igues, Ott. SO, IV,. SlR—Prweewimg on ilie secret service sii•ich you dirt me the • t h moor of chalgioe me with, I fell us with the Colurnhits Gunter-ship •ristenhy, the mesh., of ethic'', Mr 4.2. 1 1 01 1. In• 014 fire.. 4 use a bite and schooner, French privatise.% were infest en: this enset, end had raptured the Howl. Nelson, the stout ant ship coining not this f.eisson, after a severe &Elton. iii I immediately disguised the ship I command, and edged in chine. in the kept of meeting them, direflieg the Columbus to proceed en her voyage down the coast At ten o'clock this rnor:sing we descried the abute-nientioiled privioseis. and the kE }forum N. ..; in coast. of tar Columows 11 ; and as we ,1. "hid th'''' COW i..• U,I lots with her, we scowl towards tom cempl• telv disguised, ant c'. tiiem off front 1i.,. In passing, 1' 1 direffed her mastcr Still to It.eii ....fling away. When the privateers saw us sossrate, thew wore, and .bond 6...arit wt. When ire spproached withiii pistol-shot, they commence , ' a ire, assisted by vie Horatio Nelson, which earned twenty stioe p.ossuleis, and two twelve-pouuders We were obliged to fire , .n them. s,id did them iosich damage bekre rho largest 'frock. IVhen we g•.t te asession, we immediately pursued the Howell. , Nelson, in preference to the schooner. In the meantime the Colucrihus wore, aid siond towards She Mamie Nelson, and exchanged broad/id:l ai they outsold ; and she afterwards wore, and kept dung at ken, mail we se rived op with her, when site stuck I have glean her in possession of Mr Callow, mad., of the Colum'ous, wh.i behaved ve, well on the occasi.as, in order to her reins sent to Cape Maisarlia. where her late master, and pats of the emw ate . ai.d 1 rejoice this nest of t him co 1 . (Ilar they have plundered from all natioliss; is deitrostd, par- ticularly as we spoke many vsluahle vessels lust causing on the Owl. The s..:lioemer escaped with only a few men on board, es her crew were sent on trove! the Horatio Neson, which was ittsd for cruising. I have the holiou , lobo, Ste. I (signed) ROSS. DONNELLY. Comfit/Aerie Sir If ime Popham, KNI he Ye. Sec. P N The tot; we ce:.tured is named L , . o:ud,nt , of four twelewpounders, eight sin.poomters, and sere my men. His hi jestr's shin Narcissus, off the Cape of Cobol Item, Ch. i4.nai I)ay, tied. Ent—Tinderday afteinosn, whilst re a en, anxiously looking out iii the ship 1 onmr'snd, for the anuerni, and cansur under • pow uistais, we diecneered a shop coming from the laud about Table Bl'. in chase, storing down before the wand; she sp. peneched within tight or nine mites, sod then hauled her wind bum us. We Initanfly pursue , . aiid kept lin Li view unit , half-pao 'lineal Light, why, the weather became en thick, we -' eight --' Ise‘ rof nor. - Judging, lirrittevev, (nom her 4 et enr , oitg, elm eras • W I . of we.. and termini nowt likely pooh tuele for the Cops (er n •a intoi 'genes Mo.ne no rho roast, I ple%l to wind wood all night to cu. he , .• 1. sot at ohm-logo, hol the pie"- ooP of toeing hoi •I a enimotiothibr rtiosain, to winthesort ; at Moe oVoek re mrarore her 64, men •r.iii aloe riell4 make in 1... this sh.sre, 1 tied seen ondraviror to pritowilt it, hit with. Out offal% a. the oriatoti'l t.. oiiialer iota u , sod aft,r culotte ma:at:taw* 14. escAp., tide to tai tort Acing &boor, and 'orb keeping. si e • part a: fire, re von.; 1..., rumearound. %eon ether we her the,' Mini al d boos i nita gn ht the hoard, ant: her heats se . t ft. In such a 3.Btrestadsit Lawn. with a hear, •w,Ol and surf set tins oa t;.e bead:, we Comae,* wing at although she vomit 'city deployed lico e..lown, which l creosol:tong her tercel, she derievel nerWlf the pose. ot recue - tuog, and I very much (car the great. sr plat of the core w•il M lost loateediately afire tit.; mew, we fioll!c.! ■ I)n•Ch Mound with naval ewes ftein the Ca.dr I..wa tea nue is bottle ship, lying et Somer's rnr. To. pews . .., no how/ ittiormad ow Sties-meet we owl on 'Swore. we.. Wisp ...awe. 4,d thee, thiity two pommy,' .. sheet gyn.) .n-I too hundred sod hrry men, and h... 1 joNt tailed from Taal. Ilse; 1 , .5. 41.1 null ../1 SIN ordtwort, Ale of L'At.l.socs /ionise.. f. g tnely la' thew., mot was larionil win clien t i• two rolatiroolel, r..til• won, want. d to Et toner eitot.s. I ~13.11111 with iota , rim. . RUSS DONNELLY. Te Coo matore fir Rowe ruplitot. Copy Letts , ' (mot Captain Lob's, of Ilia Maisetes ship PO , PII4e, to Withiana Marsden, Esq. date.' Loshon, Feb. 10, 1104 111111.-.1 ..seetheilwennoir to acquaint ,nu, for the inform' tins of di. Lords Contatioac..lere of the Ad.r.orahy. that this boots of Res Allajoot)'* ship nodes my command, o.aptuied, off behove, the Vitt, utemo, F. l &node: Soanish lugger ' ,eye. Mer. oirh one sun, and tereaty.esoitt sow.; she had butt sue 0 , 110 tan Royaiona. : The M Midof II • hitt% 'Monona nearing. blaster, fron t f Ifewisastolle.el, woes retaken ar the ass time ; tl.• only c a p. * twee the leettey ha.) made: I sent bee to I.olow, the port the Wei bound to, and the iirteriter was dew eyed it You will be trioeted I. communicate the inclosed to their Loaralit i .e. 1 hays the honour to Ins, &e. W G LOEB Ho Majesty% Ship Can..; et Set, IF•D 4, .aos. 1 bog to aequaint you, that yesterday, His Mtjesty% door. Cone. , .. miner my commana, feli in wont, to league. Wm, of Lotion, and captured, after a chore of four hours, the Sy.nnh I.lr, prtlnnper,ninontiilg six carrier. gun., and 47 men; she had twee him Vernal on* ',tooth, aid had cap' 000 l the Lied lot•tO, from I .a.m,bnUnd to ',motion. I have the honour so• be, de F' Wm C,a4e . :l, tehh, Foe, Captain of Ili. Ma:eat; % Sh.p Portion.. Li.t of two tel. reeeptuoed ht Maomty't slim, Star, John dlonspem. EM Commands-, oil Villa J anuary 14, Wig Alventure, b. liing , ng to Pool, f r o m %MUM' to Omwtri, laden with Fish, tender r.orstror of IN Ma jesty's ship . 11 ere Is N il haikroctor to Tentormerath, from Nsofoondlarwl, intend to Irstoto, laden sob Fish, under c..nvoy et Hi. Ma tjeriy Stop NAvortieT. N 11 blade theorem., to the Meico:ry for the Good Intuit biting ea sight, shoat FIN rc-ce palsied (Signed) .1 FIMPsON, Capts:n. stme..Y•sywi-rs IMPL HiAl. J. lt 1H MSTON E. uotSZ or LORDS, NA ?Vali sr, M•sca 1. OPINION lir . 114 E. JUDGES. Af'et the Bills upon the table. chiefly of a local or private nature. were forwarded in their respective stages. and some routine business disposed of, the order of the day was rend for the remainder of the l.earned Judgs-s to deliver their opinions. seriam, upon the question of yesterday; the general ellea of lip:,ich, was, s' whether, according to law, a witness is bound to answer questions relative to the matter • himue. the answers to which do not tend to accuse bimself, but establish, or tend to establish, that he ewes a debt secoverable by a civil suit r' Mr. 15/rOll . 1 . 110 no nom was the first who delivere3 his opini , in ; the result of it was. that as a general rile of law, a witness was not hound to answer an) 1 question sshich might subjs/ him to be sued, us ' . iprosecisted, either in person or estate. 1 Mr. Justice illaill, as a general rule of law, b. 1.1 a contrary o B pi r ni n cT ios neat delivered his . 1. i pion : the recut of a this wa‘, th at as a general : s ure, u.. hire grouod of the answer. tendinq in disclose a debt, was not a sufficient ground of demi:once. Lord chief J....gice !i'l %use's! o went mole at I P leogth into a kgAl conbiJetaLacn of the question, than are of the Learned Judges evho preceded eirre. In tbe outset c•f hit address, be dclireied the substance of his opini ,, n. it! ich was, that as a ge -1 r egal rule of law, nu man i-•s bound to answer. to iii, to accuse Vowel:, either cr:i'ly or crimitally.— lu 'wort ol Lis couslusioo. he :Served to a variety of emineot legal authorities; condo log with tl.oce of the late Lord A.hlatrton, and Mi. Serii•ant Glynn. •Pbe op rim of these w..s, tint , he prioesion in the Engli.tr I iw, %.•s so pre valent. that na man in Court was compell.ble to answer a question which tend-d to charge him either civilly or criminally ; the degree of tootetion af forded to parties, was. he observed, astonishing; and this was founded on the reluctance, in the prin ciple of the law. to call upon any man to answer that which may tend to charge himself. lie then proceeded to observe upon eases which (weltered within the scoot of his own experience, and stated, that within his recolltaion, for ten years, five wit nesses were not examined so as to charge them. selves with a civil debt. Ile adverted to some few instances where a contrary &Patine was held de scribed the general praitice in some of the wr.tern counties, where no examination of witnesses e v er took place so as to make them liable to a civil debt. The result of his considerations of the point was; that witnesses could not be so examined. He mast. thetefore, answer the question proposed, in the negative. After the Learned Chief Justice had delivered his ojilnion, Earl STANHOPE rose, an 1 observed upon the vet y material difference of opinion nopg the Judges. They dibied, rot only in principle, but as to the extent of patticular rules. The inconvenience of leaving the law in its present uncertain and unsettled state. was ti_o ol.vious to tequire illustration. lie would suppLse a we, which would put this in the clearest possible light. Suppose a case were to come for decision before two Judges of opposite opinions ; on this, their opinions would. id course, be stated different ways. One would decide. the witness should be allowed to demon ; the other, that he should not! !low would this appear He had no diffieul , y, in his opinion, Of what the law ought to be. What he proposed was, that the v.itness should be fully examined. but that his evi dence should nor he brought against him. Under this impre•sion he had, as he gave notice on a former night, prepared a short bill, die general lid.. of witch, his Lordship gated to he t• An Att for the more eriedlaal Discovery of Matters to be given in Evidence, &c." And which went to pro vide, that when any person shall be examined a. a in atsKourt, or before any Magistrate, or tither person, tae evidence which should be given, should nor, upon any pretence. be produced him in any criminal prosecution, kc. The Noble Earl then presented his bill, which he moved sheuid be saw trod a first time. Lard ELDON olneved. he should not oppose the bra reading of the Cull, such a proceeding not being enstonsaty in that house. He would, however. say, such a bid v.-culd require a great deal of con— sideration ; and possibly it should necessatily too dergo a great deal of alteration, before their Lord ships could, with pmptiety, agree to it. With re aped to what had been stated by some of the learn ed Judges, in one point of view, he world de:late, upon his professional word of honour, until lie hem st the note read (to v-c understood his Lordship) from Mr. Peake's book, though he had lived dotty years in the profession, and otticirted in different depart ments, where he had to institute czarninatiees as to every point of law, he could declare he never heard the right of such a privilege cootendsd for; and be believed a Noble Lora, now in that Moroi, though there never lived a man who had more ex tensive practice at common law, never heard :itch an ohjetion. He would not refer to what might occur to particular Judges, on particular circuits; but in Westminster Hall, whete all the Judges were assembled, from all the circuits, he had never heard such an ohjeftion statted.'Phe praelice on one of the western circuits had been adverted to; he should, however, as a north country man, never with to see, in that reoped, the northern circuits assiesilated to the western. His own opinion, upon the point in question was well known At present, however, the matter which occasioned such a difference of offi cial opinion, should be prudently and wisely set at rest : they were not, because they perceived the im pending mischief, to decide too hastily, with resped to the mode of remedying the evil. The principle held forth was, that an individual was never to be called upon for what would direaly, or circuitously, put him in hazard : to obviate that by a hill, which said, that an individu sl should snake discoveries, and then that nothing of these should be brought aseinst him, would be expelling ton much ; as in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred s through the in tervention of a third person, or some other means, the witness may be got at, through the mediurn of such docoveries; at the same time, he felt it of the utmost importance, that care should be that their fellow subje..Os should understand their real situation in that reopea. the LORD CHANCELLOR said, lie should hare to trouble their Lordships per, shortly on the occasion. He agreed with the Noble Earl, that the ansn era of the loured Judges rendered it in cumbent on the House to adopt some measure to set these donbts at rest ; but what that meestue ought to be, was matter for serious consideration. With respen to his opinions upon the point its ques tion, he observed, that there unquestionably had been in past. and would be in future times, while ever the Constitution of the Country should remain, men more eminent in legal knowlege than himself. Yet, notwithstanding the long list of great names refereed to by seine of the Learned Judges, he would take upon him to sae, that it did not fall to the lot of any one of them to ppm: more experience in the praßice of the Common Law Courts, than to himself. Yet, in all that expe rience,, during an interval of twenty-seven Tears, out of which he was twenty-one years a king's COMM'. or had the advantages of precedence, he could make a similar declaration with that of his Noble and Learned Friend, that, with the ex ception that had been stated, he had not only no re colles9ion of it, but that he had aarially never hexed such an objeaion started. His Lordship then ob served upon some ef the cases which had been re ferred t and alluded to the hypothetical butane of a witness demurring upon such a ground, in a Court of Law, in a case of forgery; the considera tion and its consequences were enough to make one's blood boil. In admit such a proceeding would. is his mind, he contrary to every peinoiple of humanity, of justice, and of law. Neither did be agree with some of the obseivaisons made by THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, MONDAY, Mace 7. A Mail from I.i‘lson, :strived yesterday. It war brought to Falmouth by the Prisserit . Gistlate packet, in 36 days. Two Gottenburgh arrived yesterday ; but the; bring no news of any iutrTeg. Three Tlimburei Mails betsrne daz r,...!e•day ; their arrival is expeSeJ C::soss- some rew light upon the relations between France an,l Prussia. The fora' expezienced a siepres‘ion of one per cant. on Satuiday. The oti:y cause assigned for the fall. was a discovery made by the.present hli isistris. that several deficiencies in the pnbitc ac counts had been concealed, and that ttte Govern ment arrears stem found to be much mare consider able than had been generally supposed. Satin-Lily night's Clc:.-tte contains the appoint ment cl F 4 iNtis GoaE, Esq. to be Licutenant-Go. vernor of Upper Canada. and of Er;gadier-General lionoscie, to be Governor of :he Bet molt I.4rhis. The accounts of the loss of Ilis NIAJCAT T'S ship Drage.i, of 're guns, are totally discredited at the Admiralty. The Dragon is a new ship, sails re markably well, and is one of the Emit liae-of-bats ships in the Kisses sesvice. Apprehensions, however, we understand, arr. en tertained, at the Admiralty, for the safety of the Letel.. Some letters reached town on Saturday. from Holland, which mention, that the Batavian Govern ment had, in consequence of peremptory orders from Paris, forbidden all intercourse between the Dutch Prorkces and Ergland ; and announcing that the most rigorous measures will be adopted spring such vessels as sail from Dutch ports under clearances fur Emden, or other neutral ports, Midi desert their course to British harbours. Accounts had reached the !Lane, of tLe ar rival of Cardin! Rtaro at Paris, accompanied by General Sr. CYO; the Litter was, however, ordered immediately to rejoin his army. The Cardinal had been admitted to an interview by TALLEY X AND ; but, it is believed, has wholly failed in the oLjelt of his mission. Paris papers of the 40th, state, that the French army of Naples had entered that kingdom on the nth of last month. On thc folLiwing day, Josien boa 4osarr, who had assumed the command of the French troops, addressed a Proclamation to the N'eapolitan people, in which he Jubbs himself Go vernor of the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily. Na ples. as we have already observed, must prove an easy c. - Ir.que.t ; but a few Ehlish men of war will be able to prorea Sicily. Saturday was the day 6s ad for opening the sittings of the French Senate. It is not improbable that som:thing :nay transpire in the discussior.s, oa the ',- - - - 7r -'-' ~: r3tt .PTr or l.is confidential on the jret of peace or invasion. Governine:u. vre understand, have rCer vices of sorne mc.v.rment on the ericraWs fat early attack on Guernsey or ald al! [Lc 1:g!It it;g4tee and stonps et Pas l.iirro been radered to sail immediately for settee.• under the orders of Cipt. Gaul the egiadree. of '24 grins. hive !seen unt to Portsmouth, to equip the 711.1, yam, Cape. 64FPFA RD, with all possible to receive the flag of the Prince Dr Bout Intelligence has been received at the East House of the art:val of the folluvring shit Helc::a—vis. Joutury it, ISO6-41att A4rentont; It Ell. iit; 17. Lid ; IS. Ranger—..wh.' Erotheit, Wm. Purr!, from the (-nett of Korn u. tI. hlithi.d, pniate skip, flora Sashay, L...unt to Perst reranco '•u ~1 to The lier:r:es corantry slip, which wa s li s p, from Bombay for the Mauritius, was capii the Cape of Gond f10p... the 10th Deceseber Napo:ewe Erma privateer; on the I 3th bee, the prisoners, together with the Caprtin crew olds/ bin?ronel whaler, captur:d the lOth landed at the Cipz•of Good Hope ; 'nit. on t of Dec. thirty-seven Eneisti prts- , :wri were boa r„:1 the Dinah BiihrierintriJ, an..! it, St. Fidel t, en the ti:h of Jaau.t. y. It appeal 97., Gs% ttc of Sam: d,y night, that rh. N has been sins.e drivzti oit shore, near t.te Ca, 0:e Nate,..sas frigate. The .IN ' ap.i,on car, gun+, ::2-poußders. On Saturday, Lord ISIDMOVIK maniac" nets with Mr. kg': and tr. I,ViNsti 4, Office: in Duwniag-oreet. Thr Earl (ICH ARL ;t i s exPe the next Repreien•a•ive Pret f , • 1' l• Mr. SUIRILIDAN has appointed MIMI? fsq het tier of the Count- of us u.A • * tied the bluer of Mrs. BidtRlD•N), to be Pa , of the Nivy. We understand that Earl O.st ow retires the Lnrd Lieu:en:inter of the eminty ei Surrey, that his successor will be Lord Got A L &Y. The following Members ate returned to Parliament : • Glassl44, at II 1a:3 , 40r s i , Eaq. Duatturtan. The /La. Chase. 11.0. f:, for ti e Wilton. Jaha Courtney, Esq. fat the Le•cterit of A ;Timm! Jehe NV:Mahon. Esq. fl - r the Writhe. of Ableberyh ties. Cluares Lawremee Veriest, I. the bistinoih .4 It Am. Lord Jahn Townstichl, for the bo•oi , th at En irtsoonens and the It .ght tl in William Loll liens! Triton, Balsa of IL, elven, in Ireland, for the tnwn at Ilas.!iiordwesi, The E sat and West India, the Mediterranean, Oporto diets, sailed on Saturday from Porrunr under convoy of the Posse. of 74. goes,. Petypaeui 1:14; Afr4 , l, Oli; and diarnent, ut 50. The Admiralty Eiard has ..:dared the squadi along the Fr. ark coast. from St. Main to 0, t.) be eonsidera' ly streneibened, and a number fast sailing cutters and lugger, are to be ernployi to scour the Chanel ut the enema's privatte h , ch have so Innz and so 'lrv:set:Hy infested Evety port on the c:.:vt is to be so effeetuai., hlockaded, that, should the enemy take any o f our vessels, it will be almost impossible to get :hem into port. Extra!l of a letter from St. • Helen% datedJi:tuics ary '24, laot3:— , ‘ All chips of late have be en em bargoed ; we have heard of the surrend er o f t h e Cipe of Good H- p:, and we hop: the Governor nil! now p-rrnit the Erriorg. m. and frqv Cosle , to depart ; we are iu hourly expedation o f men of war to convoy than h.n.thind " The present unsettled •tate of Co, tinental poi has r tes!iy ember d commercial speculati.ni to the No,th of Getmany Trade at Ilantiburgli, and the other Hasse 1 OKTS, is Again nearly sutp:eded. The Russian army on the Vistula is forming with the most extraordinary zeal, and it is stated. will comprize 4olkuoo men before the miahl:e .1 Margit. Generals Mica:tisk:a, Kt.rszow.Brx..oetaam, and Tot s toy, have commands in it. The Eail of DONOUONML as, acie therlrish Re innovative Peers, wllO was sworn on Frioay Last. did not att.•nd Parliament, bet re, sin ce the Ursine.. Mr. D.', Isom, of Sr. James'a-square, the newly. apprinted Treasurer of ,h: Ut•Ji ante, is certainly to be included is the kelt create .n of Bironets of the Gilled Kingdom : this gentleman. one of whose sons !.rely entered the army, under the aus pices of Lend Mutsa, ikai the i nimate and perscnal friend of the illustrious NILSON. The Suties, —, from Newharcn, bound to London, has been found on coast of Fiance, without any person en boars, supposed to hays been captured. The D.sw, from Weymouth, for London. has been captured, re-captured. aad carried into Portsmouth. The Alentree, Aimee's/ie. from Lor.don, for Lynn, is on shcre rear Bram.ic:er. Captain WOODRIFIII. and the Officers of the Gloats. with Colon.' and Mrs. CALL,NDLII, wh o were passenger+ on board that vessrl at t e time of her capture, were well at Twirl, oa t e Loire. the middle of last moatb. on their, route to Verdun. The crew of the Calcutta had likewise arrived in France, from the Canaries, and were in prate* health. The ffreirgt-r gun-brig has retaken an Irish trader, and seat her into the Downs. FLe Lark lugger, of Folkstane.T.Kssc, was lately Lost, it is suppi,,ril, on the Bell Rock The built w as with nine hand, on shore, at the time of the acci. dent. The rest, to tl , e;airiount of between 20 and 30, are all lost. A collier, called the Geiser, of Sunderland, a new brt, was, a few nights since, lad alqiisside b T a French privateer; which, after po . .ting Luc heads on board, proceeded in (pest of more prey, in company with twa snore of the seine descripticu„ Soon after their departure, the crew of the 1... , /oz e , retook the brig from the lour Frenchmen, landed them at Dover, and delivered them in-a the han z i., of the na:ary.. 114 brig proceeded ua he: vo)ar. :11 ) ceive, A coast, • : I r Jrs rtsn e lot e rac, . It, A' b I di ;:32C I 1. L ON. (1 , East !Ad, hips at ,00:Aancoo: A • t to La to Lnu i. 1•0114nts lispat4 h lsturrJ toy th h lltocoont. optlin an !Oth No 4 nthav IT* Sent arrived pears fr o Ca ; arrighl od hart , A.t •d, will 4e Se* r, •..ec 01 Pay a as.'" tints f Try, V. u sere: i rls Ain r 40. 'ugh A iry4ins. .tiryh r a .clisea” res . JOnpildh aMI or Kr 0. I neva, Am' ntvonvols, 'cOpanalf7, squad'roas b,0.:.u. lumber o ernployr I pri•attt r, nested t. effeCtually my of car :hem iu:o tted Jana- • beets eas- ier of the Goverr.oe rrly Cos/r,, of men of those who maintained she enntriry si!: of the tines tio3 ; it was nut a disgrace to so ithliVithlal, sometimes it may be a mifortarte, to ler in debt. However, doubts being now strongly urgiid as to the bearings of the law, it became the tioihe ttf dc elare the law upon it; in all proceedings or the kind, it should be considered, thst the law of the Land was to be det.ided by that liters.. The case, as it now stood, struck hint in f.lrciblr. that if no. other Lord should come birward, he niallei Ition.elf propose a declaratory law upon the subjet% and upon the grounds on which eight of His Majesty's Judges had decided. He htlieved the Nsble atid !.earned Lord near hint ( Eiletibiirough) could con -6i m all be had said ; and, a ith 5e.p...1 to what he stated respeeilig his humus's, their Lertithips would bear in mind. that an ex pelt (at*/ and a de claratory law, were very diierrnt considerations. • Lord . ELLENDOROUGH stated, that he agreed se entirely with the opinions so ably delivered by his Noble Friend who had just sat down, it was ass. necessary for him to take up their Lordships' time upon the subje& He observed, the objeaion ad verted to was a legal bar to the examination of a witness; he had lived in ignorance of it until almost that very Lour. In the course of his 23 years expe rience. he never knew of any iastance of such an nhjetlion being urged in Court I nor could there, be believed, he found in the whole t 4 folio volumes of Viner's Compilation, but one single instance of the ease. lie thought a declaratory Itw upon the sub ket, would now be proper. It mar pro, eed worm the principle, that persons who should g'ive evidence in such cases, should not have the ma:ter 4 that evieence adduced against them, except on vety particular case., as malicions prosecutions, &C. It was certainly fit, that the public mind should be rendered quiet, as to the doubts which hag been started. Earl STANHOPE spoke shortly in erp!anrion and, after his Bill had been read a first time, its proposed its second reading on Tuesday ~e st. Lord WAI-SINGHAM said a few words re. peeling the important business which stood for that day. However, the Bill was crdered to he read a second time, on that day ; and, in the rnlan time, a sufficient number of copies to be printed, for the use of their Lordships. Acijourned till Mcnd.ty.