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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. (From the Muniteur of VireaticsdaY•l PARIS, FEB. 4. This day, Tuesday, the 4th of February, at might o'clock in the evening, the King received in the hall of the throne the Grand Deputation of the Chamber of Peers appointed to present to his Majesty the Address voted by the Chamber. The Deputation was intrOduced to the audience -of his Majesty by the Grand Master, the Master and the Assistants of •the Ceremonies of •France, and was preented by the Grand Master. The Chancellor of France read to his Majesty the Address, which is conceived in these terms:— " SIRE,—Vour faitiltal subjects, the Peers of France, ap proach on this solemn occasion to renew at the foot of the Throne the homage of their love and of their respectful devotion. Sire, the internal Situation pf the kingdom is amelio rated ; under a paternal Governmentotgriculture and industry arc doily advancing, while security.% increased' in consequence of its being seen that justice reproses , with energy criminal attempt+, the impunity of whicii , would at once augment their audacity and their number. " By coneerting with thelioly See measures which are about to restore to the churches the pastors of whom' the revolution 'had deprived them, .your Majesty has provided for the first want of your people, .and consolidated social order on its long convulsed bait. " the in.ospta-ous state of our finances has proved in* strik, ing manner - what we had a right to expect from a system founded on :the free voting or the taxes, the auditing of the accounts, the publicity of transactions, order, and economy. Hence the evess orate revenue over the expenditure,-4n excess amounts to the sum of forty millions, and would have per , mittcd your Majesty to have this year fulfilled the dearest wish of your heart—the relief of your people, had not the 'genius of evil which hovers over a neighbouring country interposed to retard this great benefit. " Why mast the memorable example Ofthe rapid, unexpect. id return of our prosperity, after unheard-of misfortunes and -losses, be lost to Spain, when that return is evidently due to the triumph of legitimacy, as well as to the intimate alliance of religion, orsler * and liberty ? And by what fatality has the disinterested mantel of a Monarch whose wisdom is respected, and whose good faith is lionour4TEurope,tien rejected by those who lio'4 under bondage rtiwtion with which we have nctonly the relations of vicinage and reciprocal wants, but also the ties which arise from political interests, a common faith, and consanguinity of Sovereigns ? Sire, to preserve ; Spain from im «i 1 ent' rnin, the con sequences of which tiOulti be fatal to ooriwn tranquillity, you ' have summoned .to arms 100,000 Frenchmen ; at their head marches a prince of your family—of that enlist family always ',prodigal of its blood when `its glory anti nines are at stake.- -Such an atiity is , worthy of hating for itschief A prince of tried valour: his virtues form the sure pledge which your Majesty ''preSetit.3 to the people whom you wish to deliver ; to the peo ple to whom is offered a salutary support to assist them in finally escaping from the anarchy which devours them, and in guaranteeing at the same time their own happiness and the trepose of nationc, under the protection of institutions freely emanating from legitimate authority. " In your just solicitude for one of the most interesting claws of year subjects, your Majesty has ordered that cruis ing squtuirons shOuld be sent to the points most necessary for giving security to French commerce. Our navy, we doubtnot, will execute this protecting mission with the same zeal and ac tivity which it recently' displayed in the seas of the Levant, when our vesieli afforded refuge to the unfortunate of all na nano, arid when, for the first time, perhaps, a warlike equip ..rmmt received the benedictions of the friends of humanity. " re belonged to your Majesty alone to determine on the great questions of war and peace. This function of the high prerogative confided to you by Providence, you have exercised .with that deliberation which such grave circumstances demand. For ourselves, Sire, certain of your 'love for your people, which -will induce you to confine the war, if it be inevitable, within . the narrowest circle—centident in your prudence, which will allow no opportunity for concluding an honourable peace to escape,—weTeccive with respect this important conimunica tionotnd we repeat with yon . that we arc Frenchmen. Yes, dire, the Peers of your kingdom, to whom the name of French. men is thepr9udtst or tides, possess the sentiments:and know the duties of that name, and they will with all their efforts con. cur in maintaining the dignity of 4i)'ilr crown, and the honour Wrid Security -of the Country." The 'replied—" T receive with great pleasure the address of 'the Chamber of Peers : this union of sentiments and wishes, of which you give me the assurance, can alone guarantee the security of France and her felicity." The Constilutio,nnel states, that the following `amendment was proposed by Baron Barante, in the Chamber of Peers, to the Address which has been presented to the King : "VVe eagerly seize thelast b ope, which your Majesty seems still ,to preserve, of the maintenance at' peace. We are assured that the first wish of your paternal heart must be to save your people from the calamities of a war which Might expose to danger the dearest interests of the country, and compromise the sacred principle of national independence, on which repose the honour and security of the Throne." FEB. s.—The orders 'to the Duke de San Lo renzo were to quit Paris in 24 'hours. He is to set et T on Saturday. A journal states, that the French Ambassador. left at Madrid the rest of his legation. The following is (he fact :—The Count do Lagarde received his letter of recal on the :25th ; he was to quit Madrid on the 27th ; but in order to pre vent one of those scandalous scenes which the state of the capital gave reason to fear, he left Madrid alone on horseback, as if to take a ride juto the country. The legation remained to take care of the papers of the embassy, but they are recalled, and have received orders to quit Madrid, and rejoin the Ambassador.—(Jownaldes Debats.) A courier to MM. A rdouin and Hubert], bankers, left Madrid on the 27th, but was stopped on the road and plundered. lle had dispatches for the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the English Ambassador. Yesterday an extraordinary courier arrived in Paris from Madrid, bringing advices from that capital to the 29th January. Itappears that the Constitutionalists commanded by Velasco and d'Ahisbal marched to attack a corps of Royalists about 1,500 strong, which was retiring towards Brihuega and the neighbouring mountains. Ac cording to These advices, an action took place, and the Constitutionalists made some prisoners. Other Royalist corps having,it is said,approached Madrid from another qnarter,d'Abishal was under the necessity of separatist.; from Vel4sdo to come and covet the capital.--(Gazette de Ranee.) Intelligence from Lisbon, dated the 94th of January, announces that much was said in that Capital of a conspiracy which had been discovered there. The Patrols were frequent and numerous in all the streets, and several individuals of ele voted rank had been titrested.---(ldcm.) It is confidently affirmed that an insurrection has recently broken out at the Royal Military School at La }leaf , . Au officer of that esta hli,hrrieitt arrived yesterday morning at the War Mice, and will set off this evening with the orders of his Majesty. The most severe mea sures are, it is said, to be adopted to prevent similar disorders.--Vdern.) FIRST MILITARY DIVISION—GENERAL STAFF. " Conformably to the orders of his Excellev,the Minister of War, the Lieutenant-General commanding tliefirst military' Aiviiion informs the officers, stab-officers, and soldiera, who have six months' leave, or others in iks division, that they must present themselves in 24 hours before the military au thority, in order ,to receive the necessary vista for joining their corps immediately.", HEIDELBERG, JAN. 2.6.-4 t is very certain that proposals have been made to the Courts of Munidi'and Stutgard is ,put an end to the pub ; licity of the debates in the Chambers of Bavaria and Wurtemberg; but it is equally certain that this proposal has 'been rejected, and that the two Governments of Bavaria and Wurtemberg will not agree to any such measures. It is not true that other changes in the Constitution of those countries have been required. AMSTERDAM, FED. 3.—The accounts from Cologne, up to the Ist inst., state that the ice on the Rhine had broken up in several places ; but, meeting with obstacles, it has, in many places., become stationary again. It is to be hoped that the mouths of our river will be .clear before the ice comes down from the Rhine, otherwise serious danger may be apprehended. MOSCOW; JAN. is only in one housq, here that the warehouses have been examined ; all the goods were found in regular order. Now the books are to be examined. Most of the goods sequestrated:here are foreign property. It is now very plain how wise our laws are with re spect to informations. The informer must be sure of his facts, and give security for all the in jury #at may arise from his inf orma ti on if i t should rove false. The informer who has caused the measures taken here is not known ; but it may, perhaps, be found thitt he was influenced by envy or interested views. .J.sisr. 28.4—The Minister Von Voss iinfortunately continues ill ; the inflammation in the hings is indeed removed, but still he has a fever, hid' incapacitates him from all business. COPENHAGEN, JAN. 25.—The Skilderie says, that the shares of the Asiatic Company have fallen horn 400 to 92 dollars, and from 1001. to 51, .10s. SPAIN. MADRID, JAN. 2(1. .[ExTnAcT or A L'ETTEn.,.] The Sitting of the Cortes of the 22cl has afforded an additional proof that we have no reason to dread 'the consequences of any kind of political intrigue, and that the representatives of the nation know how to combine, under the present serious state of affairs, the nobleness of generous senti ments with the firm character of justice. The Special Committee charged to make its report on the causes which produced the events of the month of July last has presented the result of its labours. The great care which has been taken to fulfil with propriety so delicate and difficult a commission has been the subject of universal admiration. The report is borne out by a great number of official documents. I listened attentively to the whole of the report, which was very long, and was read from the tribune. The historical part op pored to me to he complete, and to be directed by a very re markable spirit of impartiality, and which cannot, in my opinion, be sufficientlypraised. - Taken as a whole, tbis labo rious work will o be a valuable monument to guide the Opinion of Europe and of posterity, on one of the most alarming con junctures of the Spanish revolution. The statement of historical facts is followed by aasevere cen sure on the conduct pursued at that period by the majority of the Council or the State, the whale of the Ministry, General Morino, Commander-in-Chief, and Don Martin St. Martin, Political Chief of Madrid; but the Special Committee tines justice at the same time to the permanent Committee of the Cortes, and to the municipality of Madrid ; 'and passes a very flattering eulogium on the enlightened zeal, constancy, firmness, and patriotism displayed by those two corporations on the me. morable occasion 'to which it alludes. The Spacial Committee was of an unanimous opinion on this part of the report. There was afterwards a division among its members on the consequence which ought to be drawn from the facts and urgum ents a dd uce d i n t h e b o d y o f t h e report. ' The majority, consisting of the Deputies Salyut?, ex-Presi dent of the Cortes ; Oliver, ideas; A lcala Guiliano; and Ruiz de la Vega, proposed that the majority of the Council of State, the; whole of the Ministry, the Political,. Chief, and rhe Cons mandant General, should he brought to trial. With regard to ,the latter individual, tiw Committee has partly adopted the views which I anticipated in the note I addressed to you, on the eve of the triumph of the 7th of July. The minority, consisting of Senores Canga Arguelles, Dome nech, and Gonzalez Alonzo, advised the .trial of the. Political Chief alone. It was asserted, .that the responsibility of the Council of State and the Commander-in-Chief could not, legally speaking (this restriction is remarkable), be required. With respect to the late Ministry, the minority' was of opinion, that the grievances with which it is reproached should be the sub ject of a particular proposition from the Committee, on the point of responsibility. In the ntean time the minority itself atgchei a series of in dulpations to the ex-ministers, of a stilt more severe nature than those contained in the statement of the majority. The view of t he minority appeared equivocal, and almost inexplicable to the audience, particularly as it added a proposition, which was considered quite foreikn to the question, that rules should be established for the future, to determine the mane to be pur sued in eases where responsibility is to be required; which seems,to cast an air of ambiguity on the intention of the mino rity, for such a proposition would induce one to suppose that no rules of the sort are now in existence. 'The bong reading of this voluminous Report WAS heard with profound attention. 'The Assembly afterwards gave urgent orders that it should be printed along with its accompanying documents, and that copies should be profusely circulated throughout Spain, in order to fix the general opinion of the nation ona subject of the highest importance. J.►x. ::17.—Lieut.-151 en. Count del Abisbal is appointed Oen. Commandant, ad aßrine, of the first district. He will have under his direction :tithe troops that have been ordered to re pair thither from different civarter4, including those of General Velasto ; and, as soon as these forces shall be concentrated, he will march towards Mop JAN. 28e,,--Count del Abisbal has addressed the following letter to the 3linisterkof the War :departmentl— "We passed the night without 'any occurrence. At noon, I marchfd with the troops rWer my command towards Gauda laxttiticto take the positiOTwhich we had yesterday, in order that the ftctious, !JRoccupy* town, being pressed by the approach of the troops of the sixth military district, might be obliged to hasten the eyiteuation. I have ordered Col. Vincent Sanchez Conquero to proceed to meet Camp-Marshal Manuel de Velasco, with the letters which your Excellency transmitted to me for him. These letters'are accompanied by a report on the measures to be taken conformable to your instruction, re. specting the movements which I propose to take to cover this part 'of the province, in the neighbourhood of the capital.-- Nothing has occurred thilievening. " .MeCO. Jan. 27. " CONDE DEL A BISBAL." Count del Abisbal has written again to the Government from. Allobera, dated four o'clock in the evening, stating, that the enemy had abandoned Guadalaxara, and taken different direc tions ; and that he thought it right to fall back on Alcala, to cover entirely the capital. Lieutenant Gabriel San Martin has since arrived with the news, that Count del Abisbal, at the head of' his cavalry, had charged the soldiers of the Faith, 'and compelled them to fly, after cutting in pieces a great number. The. Universal contains the following . article relatiye to the previous movements under O'Daly " The Commandant-General of the first military district hay ing left Torrija at noon, with a column of 1,000 men, includ ing 160 cavalry, arrived near Ilrihuega, between three and four O'clock. He there discovered a post of factious, consisting of 60 lancers and a company of infantry. A squadron of the regi ment of Alcantara charged them, and they were dispersed in a moment. Arrived in sight of Torrija, he remarked that the factious proceeded towards the heights of Lavante, where they took a position. Some men, whom they had left as Guerillas, were obliged to withdraw on the approach of the Constitutionalists. The commandant of the constitutional troops sent forward the companies of Guadalaxara, and the squadron of Alcantara on the left of the road. Three pieceS of artillery were left in, the road with some infantry and a company of patriotic cavalry. The battalion of the active militia of liujalanee advanced on the right with a piece of artillery, t o attac k the village of Torrija. '`About 2,500 of the factious occupied the heights. " Our troops on the left engaged with t h e greater part of the cavalry, but those on the right gave way before the rebels, after having had some killed and wounded, and fell back to the dis. tan of a quarter of a league from the height with their artillery. Our infantry on the left begin . also to giv e w a y, and it was not possible to induce them to wait for the support of the ca valry of Alcantara, and.oftwo pieces of cannon, which were ab solutely necessary. The retreat was continued in good order. " At half a league from Brehuiga, the Constitutionalists learnt that the column commanded by' the General Empecinatio' had had an engagement with the factious, and had completely routed them." _ ' Such (says the• Ull/rers(d) is the faithful relation of thi s event, which the malevolent hive in vain endeavoured toUris represent. In the sitting of the Cortes this day was read a dispatch from the Minister at War, asking authority to give to the Councillor of State, Don Francisco Ballesteros, the military command of the province of Madrid. The Prussian Consul at Seville was no Sooner informed of the notes addressed to our Government hy the Sovereigns of the North, than he transmittted to the Charge d'Affaires for Prussia at our . Court the following note " It is, doubtless, honourable to serve a King when he shows himself to be the father of his people, and when he governs them, renouncing in th e ir fav ou r absolute power; but it is in compatible with the honour of a freeborn man to hold an em ployment from a Sovereign, who, far from ratifying the promise made to the people to give them a consitution conformable to the improvement of the age, scandalously fOrgets his word, and the heroic sacrifices made by his subjects to restore the lustre of his crown, which was tarnished by the events of the war, and who endeavours by proceedings inconsistent with the l a w of nations to insult the glory of the SpaniSh people, who rely up:in the promise spontaneously given by their King in the most solemn manner. On these grounds I resign the employment of Consul, which I have held in this city. I beg that your Ex cellency Will communicate this determination to the proper quarter, and inform the also to whom I must transmit the pa pers duly office. " Seville, Jan. 15. "FREDERICK GRUND. "To the Charge d'Affaires for the Court of Berlin." AMERICAN PAPERS.. • CONGRESS.. • • . IN THE SENATE, MOND.k V, DEC. 23. The Senate again proceeded to the considera tion of the .Bill for the relief of JOHN BYERS, on which a debate arose, that continued nearly two hours, and in which a large number of gentlemen joined.—After several -unsuccessful motions to urnend, the l i 3ilt was ordered to lie on the titl?le. DEC. 24. INDEPENDENCE OF HAYTI., Mr. liotimEs.of Maine, submitted' the folloW ing resolution for consideration Resolved, That the President of the United States be re-' questeti to communicate to the Senate such intbrmation as he may possess, of the commercial relations which now existed be tween the United States and the present Government of St. Domingo ; ; what is the politiCal condition of the island ; whe ther any European nation pretends to 'claim the government of theisland, and whether any further commercial relations with the existing Gtovernment would be con s istent with th e i nterest and safety of the United States.? The following is the amount and description of force recommended by the Secretary of the Navy, for the suppression of the pirates First, one sii>ani-lieiti'a" 00 to 121) 'to carry. twolm pounders and two 12-pounders, upon travelling carriage!, so its to fire from any part oldie vessel. Second, ten fast - sailing Schooners of -45 to 60 tons burthen, to draw not more than 5 to 7 feet water;. each to be armed with onc.long 12 or 10-pounder, mounted on a circle, with two 12- pound carroriades; with the necessary number of small arms, to row front 20 to' 4 sweeps 4 and Third, five light double bank Cutters, each to row 20 oars , and adapted to carr y 40 m en well A rm e d with muskets, pistols, boarding pikes, cutlasses, ,Se.,c, these additional ves se l s , an d of The whole cost o f p rocu ring equipping and fitting them for service, is estimated at 44,000 dollars. The late reception of our Minister Col. Todd, by th e go vernmen t .of ColOnibia, Cannot but be gratifying to the feelings of our countrymen.— At a public dinner given to Col. Todd, the fol. lowing toasts were drank : By General Soublette-- 1 " The Government of the United first c t° rea ac se t To w ur ie d tl e g lig t l i i l t e by ilid tl e te . Colonel Todd.'* S speen r:t cd e t i noc o nc. f oo ;N f.soc ort ories hit it i a lr i i te c i a ine , yfi t i l el i al e )l; fi ?jse n ta ti ve as By the Seignor Don Salazan, President of 'the Superior Court—c‘ Prosperity to the United States —may the exampl e o f this illustrious people serve as a model in the cause of liberty." By thesarne—The health of the Honourable Henry Clay, the hrst who made the motion in the American Congress for the acknowledgment of our independence—Eternal gratitude to this illustrious and virtuous friend of South Atnerican Liberty. At the dinner given at the house of Doctor Forsyth—hy the President—+` Happiness and prosperity to the People and Government of the United States of North Atnerica, in consi deration for their acknowledgment of the independence of the people of Colombia." PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, FEB. 7. • .• P.FITITIONS.' The Earl'of ABINGDON. presented a Petition from the Tradesmen of the Borough of Abingdon, praying fir the revi sion of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. , —Laid on the table. The Earl of S.IIAFTESIWRY „presented a - similar Peti tion from the Merchants, Traders, and ot h e r s , o f t he Ci ty o f London.—Laid on the table. • The Earl of SIM FTPKTIVY idso prwented a Petition froth the Dean'and Chapter of Litchfield - against the Marriage Act. The Petition stated that there were 72 Parishes in the Diocese, and that no marriage had been•cel e b ra t e d except by license in any of those Parishes since the passing of the Act. Laid on the table. Mr. BEST, from the Bank of England, presented Copies of all applications from the First Lord of the Treasury to the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, for advances of public money, from the kith of January, 1822; to the sth of January, IB23.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. WALI'OLE, from the Treasury, presented accounts of the various sums redeemed, by the Commissioners for the Re duction of the National Debt; also the fourth Report of the Commissioners for inquiring into the amount of the Unfunded Debt in Great Britain and Ireland, and an account of the num ber of vessels engaged in the herring and whale fisheries.--or dared to lie on the table. THE KING'S REPLY. The Marquis of CONYNGHAM st ate d ' t h at his Majesty had been waited upon with the Address voted by their Lord ships in answer to his Majesty's most gracious Speech, at the opening of the Session, to w h ic h his Majesty had been pleased to reply : "MY Loans—l return you my thanks for your expressions of loyalty and attachment to my person and family, and rely With just confidence on your attention to the various subjects which will be submitted to your consideration, and on your zeal for promoting the interests of all classes of my subjects." His Majesty's gracious Answer was ordered to be entered upon the Journals of the House. THE NEW MARRIAGE ACT. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, that he was anxious to take the first opportunity which offered to amend any defects that might have been found to exist in the Marriage Act which was passed last Session, by the introduction of a Bill for that purpose. During the discussions which took place on the Bill last year, it had been frequently insinuated that the supporters of the measure were only anxious to carry that part of it which was retrospective in its operation. He had always denied the truth of that statement, because he knew that the supporters of the Bill were anxious to make the prospective part of it as per fect as possible. He could assure the House that it was to him a subject of deep regret that any inconvenience should have been foiled to arise from the operation of that part of the Act. At the ti me the question was agitated, m a ny o f t h e warmest supporters of the Bill imagined that inconv e ni ences might result from it; but knoiving that the House would have an opportunity of remedying these inconveniences after an ex perience of six. months, they thought it highly advisable that the measure should pass for the purpose of establishing a prin ciple.most consonant to the docnnes of Christianity, and likely be denied that sonic inconveniences had arisen from some of the to promote morality an d h app i ness of the.people. It could not enactments of the Act of last Session ; but be most be allowed to say that they had been very much exaggerated, and hesould not help thinking that there was something not perfectly disin terested at the bottom of all the clamour which had been raised upon the subject: He would, however, come to the consi deration of the question with the most anxious desire to remedy every inconvenience which was attributed to the Act, And here he would take the opportunity of thanking the Noble and Learned Lord for the amendments which lie had introduced in the prospective portion of the Act, notwithstanding he strongly mobjected to the principl e o f t h e retrospect i ve part of it. The anner in which it would b e a d v i sa bl e to amend the Act of last session had been a subject of consideration With himself and Other Noble Lords who felt an interest in the question. The 'lna mode suggested was to recite in a new Bill sill the parts of the present Act which it was deemed expedient to repeal ; but it was con sidered that this would render die new Act a mass of confusion' almost unintelligible to any mind but that of a lawyer, or of a person who brought to its consideration great attention and shrewdness, instead of being, what an Act of Parliament ought to be, a deer and comprehensive document. It was therefore determined to adopt a dill'erent course of proceeding, and the Bill which he intended to introduce was of this nature : in the first clause all the prospective part of the present was repealed, except the first cleuse, which nullified the old :Marriage Act ; the Bill then proceeded to recite such other clauses of the pro spective part of the present Bill as it was thought expedient to retain. By passing the Act of last Session, their Lordships had expressed their decision upon two points—first, the princi ple of the Act ; ancl, secondly, the nature of the securities which were required by it. The principle of the Act was, that marriages, when once solemnized, should be. indissoluable, and the securities which were required from the contracting parties were to be given in the shape of oaths, liable to the usual penalties of the crime of perjury. The Bill which he held in his band would allow any Noble Lord to introduce any new clauses, or any of the clauses of the present Act which he might think it fit to retain. He had thought it right in the Bill which'he intended to introduce to provide only what lie conceived to be sufficient security. He, wished to have it understood that beyond the security provided by the Bill he desired none.---, If, however, any Nobl e L or d s h ou ld be dissatisfied with that, he might propose further -security. The security provided by the proposed Bill consisted of the oaths of the contract ing parties, as to their being of age or under age: if of age, then as to their bein g w id ow or widower. If the parties should be under age, the consent of parents or guardians would be re quired. These were to be made - previous to the solemnization of marriages, but not before the publication of bans; and they were to be administered by the clergyman who performed the marriage ceremOny. With the 'exception of the ceremony of taking the oaths, all the great body of laws relative to the so , lemnization of 'marriage by bans would remain as they stood previously to the 22d of July last year. The oaths which would be required were very short, and would not occupy more than two minutee in reading, and therefore much inconvenience could not arose from them. The Bill would enact that a Mi nister would be guilty of a misdemeanour by marrying parties, without administering the oaths to them, and that the parties, by committing perjury, would render themselves obnoxious to all the penalties which attached to that crime. Haring stated the principal features of the measure which lie intended to in. troduce, it now only remained for him to express a hope that if any imperfections should be found to exist in the wording of the Bill, or in other respecee as no doubt there might, they would be remedied by those Noble and Learned Lords whose legal qualifications would enabl e t h em to d o so with advantage. He was sure the House would bestow all the attention upon the question which it merited, on account of its great importance in a religious and moral point of view. Since he had entered the House, he had been inforrned that the recital of the Bill con tained some informality which would prevent it from bein laid upon the tabl e t h at eveniug. He would, however, be read y to bring it in on Monday next. Lord ItE DESDALE addressed the House, but in so low a tone of voice that lie was nearly inaudible below the bar. We understood his Lordship to object to the mode of administering the oaths as proposed by the bill intended to be introduced. The inconvenience of adniinistering the oath at the solemniza tion of the marriage, and of making that, as it were, a part of the marriage ceremony, would be particularly felt in populous parishes where seven! Marriages- commonly took place on the same day. He remembered once to have been present at St. Giles's, Cripplegate, when 16 Couple were married. Under such circumstances, he thought the aclminietering of the oath s "amid create tt degree -of contusion that - would detract from the gravity and solemnity of the ceremony. in his opinion, it required that %wield be better to admitiiste.r the oaths previ:Msly to the publication, of the bans, bee:Ju l e the canon s re rielee(riguy.nerreenv,shlTtutlitilayber,espartsieinettledthatitietzhneseplayretsietoe whom be be tte r y e ntrhaery puTblhiseheLdrpßell;aciiisi ANCELOR observed, that it was unne cessary. to reiiiind the Houee that lie had strongly opposed the f s b a r y ( t h lzt g th s( e ) re ag a a 'a i S n n o a s u e b . j ection which ieps,hadhouu.er:cerd, act which was passed last session, and he did not hesitate to that act which he would not repeat, should the opportunity it wa h s i his v tl i u d t e y n t t o th b a o t w s . measure :s e t oncottoti could their h i e no st r: te than of ituobuligclibtu; business, adopted the measure in opposition to his opinion, he considered he ' t e l: fe orth Strom Lad e: expressioncite4 great d i n i;c 4 o r i ' l te Pe t i t: a P T !' attentioa P hasp vented and the claims which it had upon his him from taking so active a part as he wished •i'n ente,evovuenringd Session. Ile was desirous, however, .100 bbe:toinwtarolitittlhceedtt,ttaenndtioziinthhiastpaex to amend the act of last wllalis?i,nthowatitteirt• Lordehips might be allowed tli 311 met time to consider deliber ately every part of it. It would be n a :1 1: 1 e )o ti n e th or e for their Lord ships to assist each ()diet as well as they" 4334 could , and he hopsd that they :night, under those eine' nistancee fnune a Bill which would secure to the, country great religion's and moral advan tages. ideation, that he le Id Ku, bring all his attention into the consideri of, the ,object. Lord ELLEN BOROUGH rose to express the satisfaction which he felt at h ear i ng that theßill d woul have the fuel bens fit of the Noble :end Le-caned Lo n 1 3 knowledge and talen ts.— . He could assur e the Noble and Lea 1 rne ie t i I.,erd that hedid not desire to hurry t h e measure portunity would be afforded through t !louse; but th at op- for itsfull consideration. Hecould not help taking adv , anta f o the oecasion of his again address. ing the House to state, that he and those Noble Lords supported the Act of last Session, were gratified to pen that not a single instance of grievance had yet been allege have taken place under the operation of the retrospectite of that measure. Leave was then given to Lord ELLENDOROUGIi to brit his Bill on Monday next, to which day the House adjourn. HOUSE OF COM 111 ONS, FRIDAY, Frn:7. The SPEAKER counted the House at four o'clock; .v there not being 40 Members present, he declared it atijo . o till to-morrow (this day). There were 36 3lembers In tendance. ENGLISH AND BRISTOL CHANNEL JUNCTION CANAL' A Meeting of GentLelnq interested in die p posed Canal t oo k pl ace yesterday, at 11)0 Lend Coffee-house. At one o'clock precisely the Chair was taken by Sir Tit LETimiuDGE, Bart. .M.P., and the business of the Mee' was opened by Mr. II'at.IiANNING, who laid before the meetinga varirt. estimates respecting the Canal, which entered tally int,o. nature of the undertaking, and the expense of earring 33 execution. The object of proposed Comparq i 5 tO Canal from that at wat = erßridge to the EngliAt l'har.nel at 13 Cove, in order to open A direct communication between' Channeli. I t i s a l so proposed to form a Junction Conai that which has been commenced at Taunton, thus allictitik easy and direct conveyance "fmnrthat town to Bridgest r , ir, Various pl a n s h ave been projected at former pe rieds L attainment of these objects, but the estimates had been . 7 ,, mous, that it had been found impossible to raise a suillorr ti pica!; this objection, however, would he obviated. i,e e measure, in the present Instance, by avoiding the valuable. through which all former surveys had been talcsn. BY t ius4 similarly economical measures; the estimate of the preld undertaking did n o t excee d n i net y t h o nsand ponl4 nthseeeetesi thought ouch estimates isabie i() raisean d aoth sumes; ceofnli4lol lan of fourteen hundred s h ares o f 100!. eac h ; and the 6 'l oo , who had taken the most ac ti ve i nteres t its bringing th e . tb measure to its present advanced state, were copra , such a sum would be sufficient to defray all the csro rs ' e , tendant upon the carrying the Important object of the Vo lt meeting into effect. It was not, however, the in tenti v, Committee to call for the pa•nsent in full of the 101, testa but on realizing the sum ot 43,080/. by meat on those shares, to borrow of Government w r i . suns of 80,000/. under the provision of a late Act, of ment, enabling it to lend money at font per cent. Infer the completion of public works. This sum it i 4 331 4,,,,c of repay, together with the interest, aecording to the o s pec table, which ever Gentleman had an opportunity LllOl ing, and from which it would appear that after thel gu ;olt from the commencement of the works the nubs 10 i enabled to repay to Government the sum of 60 01 g. it i' t f ul t cot reductiw.. of the debt of 80,0001. and interest ; an lobo! siderable and increasing annual balances will rennunat l oia vided amont the subscriber:. These balances during which the debt to Government is in the cours, e • ,8 ,„ tion, will give to the subscribers an aventge intereitot ie d e bt ill' per cent. on the sum advanced by them. But aftert..., „, ;( i ( Di to Government is paid off, which it is calculated :fled, be 19 years from the passing of the Act for making tif inee pt tl total net income will then be annually. eliv!deti ' he s oli subscribers, and the interest to be refxsved t 1) .0.1 8 payments,nyfuo them respectively advanced will amount to very 00 0 1 cent. 'St Ith a view to make the undertaking a. .` r ,t W e useful as possible, it is intended to construct ) ? I Zoite 1 : 1° ' extending about 1000 feet i n t o th e sea, iron the hit tea N! which will form a commodious and safe !:arbour, And n on of water at the pier-head, at low water ;Trill; ti tle ` .0. : 11 :1, the same depth over a great part of the encloseu Or a -- c eica' . t Pier - will afford shelter for any number of /,' 63 ,,, e sef' l ,' I trade of the Canal can ever require, and a P U "' r esat which coasting vessels of light draft of water WI: ,Mali o feti tweenties o p f o t r id tl e an ; d an i t in aa t antlitetreasearrnyoHwenatkplace of eflu r must Fry highly beneficial to the public, an d, indeillie°nbtiter"bt°l3%l' of the ,a ti om.ir s Tt e igotit a en inaitssaltw projector produce considerable ineorge' the ur.Als After reading the Surveyor's estimates snit 0 0 1, the worthy by moving a practicabilityse p en e n t n ee c son e rou a lfatn t ah t r e tie oisnr utility oy.tuenhs useful. olf eo whichut 0 0 t II: a atv i b: t : iii n no... l .l : : : hirralt, los . Tb e ecetc u a l i: i i ery were carried unanimously t Mr. 11 axxixes. having 'lsropos s o-' 6 • Ur. SLY as ott n rose and observed.Lan at l ea be ,h a ii e l. , , b low such a motion to be put, he thu t 'be e----„ 3 :',1- ; 1 ; ed uch IPl°lt°lrcel e : e h i sat Meeting .d rlosotjhv over therefore 4: o d:P n heltrad!b }l re : l3; :: Ahkg i li n e dsee : lttn b tlii ainlv e yaag e el n Y:::at' p :llfiltt:e t :ir k ittof a stl olohnaretathk)%lea worthy. lery nis Ittuli: t Ilie , g1:1:311 : 171a rt : r ! ds r:1; lintrig' c'H.l.l Sir Tnos. LETIIBIUDGE shortly returnto ed his intention of becoming a Shaieholtier. sfl" eV Cr, sew self ready to f orwar d t h e object in view his power.--The Merting then adjourn_, . , .-.........., ! „„„.,.... r ,,_ Air. Tom' M. CL ARK, if .Exeter 'Change. — ' f CLARK, the well-known proprietor °, to ol Iv 'Change, where he amassed as large R r ( r iivitill i was perhaps ever ga i„,d by a b i n gle 0 1 - 00 $ in the way of retail trade, 'was one u! Ille o tliiil singular ht individuals of hii day.' Sell i ng ir %Pt° sell what was touof the.best rivalitv, h' n ' s L i i in/ t , nt a * small profit, and alwaY 5 a .be at once n. d the lowest price - he would take/ . ilet li'' the m etropolis ; and his coffers tilled raP i( :00 served fr i uits of fair industry. But w hat f ilo til' not less to promote his fortune, : lic b,t‘ fru ve( i ga , or rather Penurious mode of lifer '''. 0 ;0 the last, he observed. The cost of his diaaerilce dht , (lays_,. of the week, seldom exceeded 11100;101'1111,' woh. it on the bare board, inn gnat' c l l . O , 10 joining his ra - -Hge o r _L_ ; 1 n iter ~,oi shots ant' i,lic.') opposite, would step across to the llo'' I ,o i. pposite, to the west of the 'Change, n' l ' l ' a i to °' of gin and water, which cost all add iti ; ;P resj i° the . business of the day. Such wso . i ',, e undeviating tenour of ; It' • "" tilt i' l' lr6 proached hi, eightieth ' s " ' '„ be 0 - „ro , S year, 0 fie" the r, after a l i e u'ere 0 tv' &tort illness. So ler, income-tax of jl r ir.. • Clark's trade, t hat `,l l ` t e l i eto t _2me-la x was imp„sed, he returtwu that uw W. The tax. collector conceivi ngtot toe, had, by mistake, returned, and ov er•r g i eni boo his whole stock, inst,,A of his inconiet ~ gl to_ Mr. Clark his , chedule fu for`! .r i tte4: ,, h (~lark added ;mother ihowalid• e"' ;! ,I . ted assure the coikctor that he kid n"" 0„4,1:., utmost arno„,it. ~ , hug," .:, • l o w i ~ op .A.v, salt .• r . 1 , want your '- crl v. 00' income, not, y o u r II O P -' *., I' y . ou l l , A. content to take it as toy iltrolli- lerchill 3 es, .' " :';0 will I," replied the uld t ' n a, c )l} t ' and wi5 1 1..d tht• ustonished col' et;-°r li l e ' t i rilr ,40 morning. I 1 ':ae' fortune wi,:c.h Mr. - , to Ile , ' ' his family is supposed to hav,.,,inouiiteo half a million.--( Da:Dines.) k si ° , Ct;luaus A , -----"'""'..... 4 i . s%.''' ifil plar i it. t 4 -'°CIATI" OF . 'llb.ki'llitils' laically nee °I - th , . aq,.ociation of al° to j IP °Prised t o eac h other/ °celi t' lag ' °1 week it 0 wre ' a lone barn b?loint. to M' , 3 ill en , PlOV4it4,ear Faveriliam. A man an"olieti'l rat ; f - kite nos in th , I.)ritt liavhig t o il Stott' uul.d two fi ne rabbits, a ri e C." t . r ,' '''"' rn v. ere aim) destroyed, 1,,e111(.4 c _ ian iie :vealier i'l I:le M. tlopolis hos trefai 1 geahie dorin .); thesl few days. , A se , * f 0 4 i was foilow I duri t? re on Thursday by a PI! `, a ro° der t b 'g t le night and yesterday !''o 001111redeftti thelisti'' quldt:ty of rain fell, which h - d id i 11 coursel'e&r' extremely disagreeable :, ) i s c c . of the day a decided thaw tool,'