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dyred to be reed a thild time this day three w:•eks. Mr. SMIT' moved that the Hon. Frederick D..nglas he discharged from the custody of the -S,ljeant-at-Arins, on payment of his fees,.— A!,:teed to. Mr. H. SUMNUR moved for an Account of the Coal: shipped from different parts of Great Bri taitt, and the duties paid on them, from the sth January, 1818, to the same date 1819 ; and also of the Coals imported into Ireland during the same rerind.—Agreed to. Mr. H. SUMNFR then postponed his motion for the Repeal of all Acts imposing duties upon Coals, to the lStl► of May. Mr. LITTL4TON was, sorry that the Hon. Gen tleman should have pos6tponed his motion, as touch inconvenience resulted to the country from the subject remaining so long unsettled. Since the date of the notice given by the Hon. Member, scarcely any sales had taken place. General GASCOIGNE cave notice, that to-mor row he should move for a return of all exports from Great Britain to Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, for the last year. Mr. IloNtotwooD presented a petition from Woolwich, praying for an alteration in the Coal Duty.—Laid on the table. Sir J. GRAHAM presented a petition Rom the Parish of St. Luke's, Chelsea, against the Poor Settlement Bill.—Laid on tl►e table. Sir J. GRAHAM moved that an account of the aetoal value of property assessed in the different parishes of the City of London since 1314 be laid before the House.—Agreed to. PRINTING OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. Sir Wm. DE CRESPIGNY stated, that he had ascertained that the Kentish Papers, however vo luminous, might be printed for 1701. instead of the large SlItYl which had been mentioned. He should therefore move that they be all printed. LUSIITNGToN had only objected on account of the expenee. lie had hoped the Hon. Baronet would have been satisfied with the selection which b ci been made, but as that was not the case, the best way would probably be to assent to the Motion. • Mr. H. SUMNVR objected to the expence, and thought it would be better to refer the papers to a Committee up stairs, to report which it was prorer should besprinted. • The SPRAKER stated, that he had made it his 'business to ask the Printer of the House what would be the expence of printing the whole of ihe papers and the time at which it could be done; and his estimate was, that the Seven Oaks papers would cost 4501. in 'printing, and the time of de livery would Eh , three weeks. • Mr. H. Su area then moved that the Papers be referred to a Select Committee, to consider the propriety of printing the whole, or what part. After a few words from Sir E. Knatchbull, Mr. Wrottesley, and Mr. Lnshington, the ori ginal Motion, that tie papers•be all printed, was negatived, and, on the suggestion of Mr. Tier -ney, the Amendment, modified in the following -manner, was agreed to That the Papers be referred to a Select Committee to consider what part of it might be necessary to print for the in formation of the House . The Committee was then immediately appointed. The Chimney Sweepers' Regulation Bill was read a third time and passed: ' USURY LAWS. Mr. Serjeant 6r.stsLow postponed the farther consideration of the Report of the Usury Laws' Repeal Bill to this day fortnight. Mr. CALCRAFT complained that this postpone ment would be very inconvenient to many Members of the House, who intended to oppose the Bill. He hoped that the Learned .Serjeant would at last fix a time which he would keep. Mr. Serjeant Otistow did not conceive that the present postponement could inconvenience any of the Menthe's who attended regularly to their duty in the House. His object in delaying the farther consideration of his measure, was to wait till the Bank Committee should have made its Report. , Mr. CALCRAFT was sorry to have excited the warmth of his Learned Friend, whose raillery, however, had no effect upon him, as he (Mr. C.) bad the merit, if he possessed no other, of attend ing the House regularly. He hoped that the Learned Serjeant would be cooler, when he should come to the discussion of his measure, and would soff,r himself to be convinced of its impropriety. Mr. Alderman Waithman and Mr. Davenport. expressed their hope that the House would .not entertain the measure, and that the Learned Ser jeant would keep to the' day which be had fixell. Mr. S. BonaNtt postponed the further consi deration of the Report of the Poor Settlement Bill to this day se'nnight. • . General GASCOIGN‘R "expressed his intention of then moving for a re-committal, in order to ex tend the time of settlement. MARRIAGE ACT. On the motion of Dr. PHILLIMORV, the Re port of the NJArrisge Act Atnendtnent Bill was token into f.irtl►er consideration, Sir C. ROBINSON opposed the measure as un necessary and impolitic. He SaWno cause for depas ting from the system followed by our an 'eestors. In 'some instances he thought the Bill went'too tar, in others not far enough. Upon the whole, he would prefer the Marriage Act as it .et present stood, to the proposed law. He moved, as an amendment, that the i iteport should be taken into further consideration oR that day six' months. Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW considered the principle of the Bill to be essentially tight, though he would admit tqat there were parts of it that he could wish to be left out, while there were some Fr'ovisions that he desired to introduce. He hoped the amendnient would be withdrawn, that the Bill might be recommitted. The SoLtcrroa-GstirrAt, was hostile to the Bill. Under the existing law some cases of indi vidual hardship had occurred, but were they to iegislate ou individual cases or on general princi ples ? - The hardships that had been endured had generally fallen on those who wilfully violated the law, or who would not take the trouble to consult it. Unless the House wished to depart from the principle of the Marriage Act, and to say that minors should be alowed to marry without the cuirbelit oh their parents and guardians, luC thotight they could not give their sanction to this He for one objected to the edoptionof such a principle, and should theretore vote for the amendment. Sir J. MACKINTOSH seid the present Bill was intended to e - orrect some of the evils growing o u t of the tyrannical provisions of the 26th of the King. That act, which had been panegyrised as embodying the wisdom of near ancestors, he con tended deserved no such character. From parti colar circemsrances it. had passed at a time, when, perhaps, the House were less in a Legislative temper than ever they had been. It was at once absurd and tyrannical, and in two lines made five feloniis connected with the solemnization of mar• ridges p u nishable with death. The clergyman of ficial log at such marriages was. liable to be s re e.pested for fourteen years. 'This, he thought, was tolerably strong protection. He then proceeded to show the severity with which the exi,ting law, the Act of the 26th of the King, opt-rated. In the first place, the off spring of such merriages, the innocent children, Ivere most severely punished. Next to them it preised with most severity on defenceless wo men, whom it had been one of the objects of the institution of marriage to protect against the fraud, the caprice, and the inconstancy of man. The law, as it now stood, put a dagger into the hands of a tyrannical villain, to wound the help less woman he had seduced to his arms, as it fur nished the means for throwing her off when he tireil of her, and thus it gave to the strong an additional engine of oppression. The Ho nottiableand Learned Gentleman proceeded with omega energy to descant on the detects of the present law ; but a tumult created by a disor derly person who attempted by violence to force himself in at the door opened at the com mencement of the present Session for the ae modal ion of the Reporters a lone, m a de it itnpessible to follow is 'n, end even the House xs/is disturbed till, the intruder was expelled, and coreihctd by a vele- summary process to the Messenger's lobby. Sir James was understood to he strongly in faeeeir of improving the present Bill, so as o snake it colfspe;eut to remedy the evils to which:he bad before alluded ; and in con clusion, he expressed an opinion, that it more were left to nature, and less attempted by stern legisla tion, a very beneficial change might he effected. Dr. PHILLIMORE replied, and referred to a va tiety of cases in which much hardship had been sustained. In one case a woman, after cohabiting with her husband for 17 or 18 years, formed an adulterous connection with a Colonel in the ar my ; and when the husband sought reparation for the injury he bed sustained, the woman proved that she lead been a fe,v weeks under age at the time of their union—roillified the marriage, and thus bastardized five children. In another case, that of tiriesiley ant) Hughes, a child, Wyears after the marriage of its parents, and aft, 'r the death of its father anal grandfather, from Whom much was expected,was deprived of the property it should have inherited by relations, who brought an action and nullified the marriage. He defended the present Bill, and contended it would remedy many of the evils to which he had thought it his duty to di rect the attention of the House. The Homse then divided. For the Motion For the Amendment . . . Majority The Report, with some additional clauses, was then agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday. On the motion of Mr. S. Bourne, the second reading of the Poor Rates Misapplication Bill was postponed to Monday. The Report of the Claims on France Bill was taken into farther consideration, and the Bill or dered to be recommitted. Lord CASTLEREAGH moved, that it should be now" tecommitted. _ _ _ Mr. F. DouGLas wished this recommittal of the Bill to be postponed to some future day- Lord CASTLEREAGH consented to postpone it till to-morrow. POOlt nEmEr (SCOTLAND) BILL. The Order of tie Diy ha'ving heel, read for the House to resolve itself into a Committee on the Poor Relief `(Scotland) Bill, Mr. KENNEDY hoped fur the indulgence of the House while he stated the reason how any misun derstanding had arisen respecting the Bill _which was now about to be before the House. Alter having given that explanation, the Hon. Gentle man contended, that if such . a- Bill paused into. law, a spirit of liberality would be extended, not only.to the poor, but to the lower and middle orders of society. Ile hoped the Bill would be allowed to be committed and printed with the amendments. The Lola) AnvocATF. said be would not oppose the Bill in its present stage, but reserve any ob jections till the Bill had been committed. After a few works from Mr. FEFIGUSSON. which were not audible, the Bill was committed, and the Report received, and ordered to be further, considered on Wednesday. SCOTS BURGHS. The LORD ADVOCATE moved the postponement of the second reading of the Royal Burghs Ac counts Bill until Thursday. Mr. J. I'. URANT hoped the Learned Lord would postpone it to a later period. Many petitions bad last Parliathent been presented against a similar Bill. This, lie suspected, was not more a favourite than the former. He should therefore suggest an additional delay of 10 or 12 days. The LORD ADVOCATE said, he bad already withdrawn -the Bill of last Session, in compliance with an application similar to the present, in hopes all objections would be obviated by the ge neral meeting of the Royal Burghs in Scotland during the month of July. He thought enough of time had already been granted. A motion was now pending for referring all petitions of this na flue to a Committee. If, however, the Bill passed, the gravamen of these complaints would be removed, a consequence which - the Gentlemen opposite were anxious to prevent, lest the great question of Parliamentary Reform should lose some of its interest in the public eye. Lord A. HAMILTON contended, the great griev ance complained of as existing in these Burghs was, their self-election. The Petitioners were, besides, not,satitified with this Bill, which they considered wholly ineffectual. He telieved the Bill would meet with general reprobation. Mr.Parmuosg said, he bad had communications front the Magistrates of Stirling, who stated the funds of that Burgh to have been particularly well administered, which, he believed, bad arisen front the appointment in this Burgh of an auditor of account a, under the controul of those interest ed in the expe'mliture. 1-le recommended the adoption of this principle generally, and mimed, as an i-vmendinent; that rite Bill should be read a second time this day fortnight. Mr. fIUME seconded the motion, and hoped the Noble 'Lord would not precipitate the Bill. Mr. kV. DOUGLAS regretted the dilapidation and waste of public money in these Burghs. It Was a subject of great interest to Parliament, and he hoped the time requested by the preced• ing speakers would be granted by the-Learned Lord, whose conduct had already been any thing but satisfactory in respect to • the proposed ar rangements in the Royal Burghs. The Lottn ADVOCATE explained. Sir J. MACKINTOSH hoped the House would prefer bearing from Scotland what the public opi nion was by their petitions, to giving the Learned Lord an opportunity of dictating to them, by his speeches in that House, what might be most agreeable to the ears of his Majesty's Ministers to bear from them in the shape of petitions. Be should vote for giving them therefore time to make known their genuine sentiments. Lord CASTLEREAGH should much regret any precipitancy in a case of this nature, and front all he had been able to collect on the subject, be was of opinion the discussion of the subject might be very properly postponed until the period required. Mr. FORBES supported the postponement. Mr. FINLAY contended, the Bill of last Session and the present -differed- mat f.rially, the former was useless as nugatory, this must have the best possible tendency. The AmeAment was then carried for its being postponed ontii Monday after next. Go the inntion of Lord CASTLEREAGH, the other Orders of the Day were then ordered •to be read. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' BILE. ' On. the notion of Mr. T. CoURTENAY, the Friendly Societies' Bill was read a second tithe. After a few observations from Mr. F. LEWIS, in opposition to the details of the Bill, it was or dered to be committed on Friday se'nnight. The Irish Coroners' Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next, and to be printed. The Report of the Life Annuities Bill brought up by Mr.'COVIITENAY, and ordered to be'read a third time to•innrrow. AMERICAN TRADE. Mr. F ROBINSON said, in bringing forward the motion of which he had give❑ notice on this sub ject, the most convenient course for him would he to move that the House resolve itself into a Committee on the Convention with America. The House then resolved itself into - a Com mittee. Mr. F. Ronmsou said, that the House would be aware that by the Convention part of the right of his Majesty - to the coast of America had been conceded by the United States, but that no muoi_ cipal law had been passed for enforcing that part of the Convention. In the present state of the law, therefore, if art American ship was seized for fishing on the c oast of H a lifax, there was no law by which iieh she could be condemned. For obviat ing this, he should propose that a power be given to his Majesty in Council to issue proper instruc tions to the cruizers on that coast. He concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill for this purpose. Sir J. NEWPORT said, it would be premature to discuss the question now ; but he hoped that the House would look at this Convention as most important, and that it, would see that the interests of the country had not been sufficiently attended to. The consequence, he feared, would be most ruinous, and would end in the destruction of the fisheries. The motion was agreed to. The House then resumed, and on the question that the resolution be agreed to, • General GASCOIGNB hoped that suffiCient time would be given to the parties interested to consi der the nature and effects of the proposed measure. Mr. F. ROBINSON -said, that Sufficient time would be allowed. COMPLAINT AGAINST AN IRISH JUDGE. Mr. MARTIN, in compliance with ,the request of Mr. V. BLAice, agreed to postpone his motion on this subject till,Thnrsday. Mr. W. PARNELL moved, that, certain papers illustrative of the mode in which Offices of Excise .are filled, and 00 whose recommendation, be laid before the House. Lord CASTLEREAGH objected to the form of the motion, as extending to private correspond ence. After a few words from Sir J. NEWPORT, on the suggestion of the SPEAKER, the words " offi cial recommendation " were inserted, and the motion agreed to accordingly. Mr. CANNING presented a petition from Liver pool against the Poor'Settlement Bill, which was ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. The further consideration of the Game Laws Amendment Bill was postponed to the 5111 May. BARNSTAPLE ELECTION. Lord CLIVE brought up the Barnstaple Bribery Prevention Bill, which was read a . .first time ; and, after some observations from Mr. BURRELL, the second reading was fixed for that day fort night. General HART gave notice, that, on Thursday next, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal all the existing Laws relating to the duties on Town Lands in Ireland, connected with the Distilleries in that country. . Mr. GRANT 'wished that the motion might be postponed, as he bad received sonic papers rela ive to the subject, which it was desirable should be placed in the hands of Members. General HART would have aeceeded to the suggestion of .the Hon. Gentleman, but the mo tion was the result of great exertion, and being of the utmost importance to Ireland be could not agree to postpone it. Mr. LESLI,II VOMITER NViiIIICd for delay. Mr. PARNELL and Sir J. NEWPORT thought de' ay quite unnecessary. Notice was then fixed for Thursday next. ARMY ESTIMATES. b e s boula Lord P AL MERSTON gave notice, that move the Army Estimates on Monday next. A Petition was presented from the Overseers and Guardians of the Poor from Leices ter,. ogaills:.: •the Bill in progress for altering t h e Settletne o of the Poor.—Ordered to be laid on the table,ol to be printed. A Petition was presented from the Traders a North Shields, in the county of Northuniber4 land, against the Insolvent Debtors' dered be laid on the tale. Mr. HENRY CLIVE brou b ght up a Report of number of persons confined in Gaols fol'ilebti which was ordered to be p rinsed. Sundry Papers were ordered to be brough t rulating to iilicit stills in Ireland. —The adjourned at Eleven o'clock. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ' COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 2 6 . to The. ,Court sat to-day at Serjeante-ia a '' - hear special arguments. THE OBSERVER NEWSPAPER. 1 , „fp of ' A case of vital importance to the Liut i ' t the . (18 Press was discussed at great length , p lig • the Conti deferred its judgment till a luor",00 we shall reserve our report of the argoa' en : IC both sides till we are enabled to lay th e case before 'the public. It was the case of and Clement. Our Headers may rememberc, tlitot the former is an Ai torney, and the latter i s wa s of The Observer Newspaper. An acco unt published in that I).iper some time ago , 011 : - ; ° e; ceeditigs in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, w`).- %val headed, Infamous Conduct of an A ; : 0 1.4 ney ;" and in consequence of that pithlica'ae: Adr. Lewis brought an action . agains t is meut, fur a libel. The defendant pleaded as'Ve 9, • matters in justification ; but the 'Jury g special ver,tict for the plaintiff, on thre e CO O der, having found fot the defendant on the rea lai , t he A ride was. afterwards obtained for enteri':br, verdict, and _ to-day Mr. ADOLPHUS aa",oo, PLATT showed cause against it, and M r ' t RYAT and Mr. CHITTY argued in suPir r i - ,0100 The..whole question is—anti it is one or " - c ol a important questions ever. lirought befor e ° Nss. of Jutiicature—" Whether the Editor of a ' t of :‘ paper is justifiable in publishing an a cc°tin r oceedings in a Cptir , 7.4 - Lieut., where ib;tire pub " licat ion of those proceedings may bei° " the- character of a particular ind 164,,,, to A. variety of cases was cited on both sides'' d the the privilege of publishing such accounts; a nal riegC argurnen; was -- 7 " Whether the geae,""; ~ e ( r o io which the public may be supposed t o. privatt C them could .be put in.opposition to • the Thi injury which individuals way sustain.' Times.) OLD ,BAILEY, AP13.11. 2J• , POST-OFFICE ROBBERIES. :„ put 1 Thomas J.:flea:l (acquitted on Saturday) was aga•-,: g alb; the bar, upon an indictment charging hint with ste 3 '..'Z'alla 'secreting a certain letter, containing a 101. Bank of ' 1 - 1 air' note, directed from W. Tasse, through the Gerier a 's' to o& Office, London, to the Rev. J. It. Vernon; of ham, in Suffolk, on the 10th of Septemberlast their f perty. ildu ct‘ Messrs. Gurney, Bolland, Arabin, and Reynolds, _c ° oo , the ed the prosecution. Messrs. Jervis, Alley, and Aa r defence. rl 'sol i° After a long trial, the Jury pronounced the P . Guilts,—Death. - . ; SINGULAR SCENI3. ea* r etiiil l ,..% 1 Upon the instrint almost the verdict had be" , e 00 '7 4 iMr. Turner, the Under Sheriff, applied to the Ju d cou rt, 1 ., part of the Sheriffs fur the property produced in ip ,s, e" found in the possession of the prisoner, at his lodg 1 ,, .. sisting of plat(, seals, Sze. , nt it.' Nlr. Justice PARK—. I s h a ll make or d e r auo ... no, . e i A. , „ Z Adkins Cin great haste) collected the plate. se , Starke, one of the Officers of the Sheriff, a' s " 0 Little. rile and was endeavouring to get it from Adkins. , no t to ta Adkins (in great agitation)- 4, My Lou', aw - the plate." Mr. Justice PARK••••-" Take it out of Court. 1 ' 6l ' f"ll'e I : i a tb order about it." fila r at od e ' A scramble now ensued between the Polie e 9 rug , : ti ~-, SheriEs' Officer; the Sherifft, however, seeru e .: r i 3 / 3 10, ! l lea termined, and Adkins finally having stowed i r - ab i c ipur made his Way out of Count across the Counse l ',..- by the Sheriff and his Officers. . __....-• . _1,44 CORON'ItR I S I NQU RST.—An Ino lsltian Ills 711:4° yesterday afternoon at the -Spo tted P a z ', S r , lr 1 ° lane;- Strand, on the body of 'Jam es the printer; who was, fouHd drowned in the ''''. 1 ,,..." Teo Stindly morning, near Artindel-stree'staleoel hade Jury expressed . an" opinion that 'th e d :h ec ie •fo€ h been 'robbed ; but it being ittP ms " - the/ them 'to say how he came into the wa fer ' returned Ad a•verdict Found Drowned!' 1 .0 11 ring burglar - • .'te d .efir t s l r..C. Thu„d Y was ePinmis Thursday morning, on the premises of W 0 1 tt le F a l'oer, Esq: of Hills, near• Lichfield, 02.9,,e;,....The Magistrates tor the count of ieffr",otba rwwoanbssb:aekterhslsietc,litittatnfhr:omsf(liiit.icitlintneenrssootilf t he‘vihceblines:lieulEatarti:efiloilti liv'aillifitbi o d f iff. seoreoill.t articles of iilate, e to ° the calue't3ttiPv! " BIRTH. On Saturdaning last, in o tting _ d eir• .co un teas Newport m wa or s safely delivered of a son an —. ....------------ This morning, at St.,CAleinltitenßtlDEaDn'es, • %h o e M O It4 : q. i o ndon , b Y Watson,,ll:nl. Gurn Gurney, John Mamie, Esq. of Huntingdo, of Wlr the only. daughter of Wm. Watson, k:sq• st , bech, in the Count sof Cambridge. 00 1 1 0 On Monday, at 'tiew Church, St. 111ary-le- John Georges, Eqq. of the 19th Lancers, to Mary An of daughter of ie late David Mitchell, Esq• tO n On Tuesday, the . 20th inst. William John, e ldest _ g olf bone, 0, e ldei William Layton, Esq. of West Moulsey, SurreY!rit.evi. eldest daughter of Mrs. Bat rell, of KenningW, SL__________. DIED. .4treeti On Sunday last, at his Lordship's house in Clarge9 in her 69th year, Cha rlotte, Cou n tess of Onslow• .., e _ OA' At Edmonton, the G9thyear of his age, Jainei Po r ' i Of Red Lion-square. ,„ 00 clOiut:crcnodtanyt,esw•enaiinbgroloaust,,asgue(dbls7.ly, Mr. George . 7:: of , On Thursday, the 22d inst. suddenly, in the 49ti: J 0 11. his age, 'Mr. William Piper, St. James''s-street, Clerl.en ‘"---_____ . _____,_ -- ----___ ore o LONDON: Printed by .1. B. 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