The Sun. — London, England, 1815-05-09 00:00:00

MP , • l'C j<(~ Atter some additional remarks from Lurd Boit- RINGDoN, the con% ersation ended. Sir .1. GRAHAM, and other Members from the Commons, brought up .1 he Property Tax Act, the Exchequer Annuities Bill, and several private Bills. On the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, the property Tax Act was read the first time, grid ordered to be mad a Second time on Wednesday. - On the order of the day for going into a Collimatea on the Alien Regulation Bill, Lord STANHOPE objected to various enactments; and iu the Committee moved verbal amend rkents,which were negatived. ri long discussion ensued between Lord srANHops Viscount Stomotrrx,Lord ELLEsamtouutt, and the Marquis of LANs-. DOVN'ts'E, the Bill having passed through the Committee, WS.' ordered to be reported.—Adjourned._ • HOUSE OF COMMONS, The Gaol Fees Abolition Bill, as amended Sy the Lords, wi•s a . 4reed to and pas.:ed. ' Lu,d GEORGE irered allesgage frorn the Prince Regent, returning his fiord Highness's thanks fur the Athiresses voted on the communication of the papers relative to the American Treaty, and the Message transmitted re -spirting th e augmentation of - the land and sea farces ;. ac 4,:mhith;; . t h e [l ouse also that the papers lately desired by them should be laid on th6r table. A Ili for rhe erection-Of •I. lit-houses in the Isle of Man Was brought in, and read a first time. The 11 7 .,ctioluer Bill was lead a third time,and passed. Asetut:n of Lunatic and the orders madetherton lagt, four y,ars, Was presented to the House. The Equitable :'fitle Jill! passed through a Committee, and Was olLeced to he read a third time to-morrow. The Irish Court-house Bili teas committed the report to be received to-morrow: ' COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. LUSHINGTON ntovsd the following grants:—Repairs of Henry Vll.'s Chapel, 2.4241.; Ciro li.xfienee.s of the Isle of Mat., 5,0510.; British Museum, 5,5801.; Annual Grant for printed Books; 1,0001.; Alexandrian Tracts, 2,C001.• Com pletion, of works on Natnrat History, 8.501.; to complete the ;rurchase of estates • fur the family . of the' late Lord Nel son , 9,0001. Ajr. WHITBREAD rose upon.the question of the last grant being put by the Chairman, to express his surprise that a vote of this' nature should be proposed without any statement or explanation being entered into by the• Right Hon- 4e Parliament,. it. was well.known, had vott-,I Severai ° years•ago a sum of 90,900 i. for the purpose of providing an adequate mansion and property for the family of Lord Nelson ;- 1)4 it was not till re - eently that this object •had been accomp li s h e d 'b y . the person to whom it had been entrusted. He understood that an agreement had been entered•.; into for the purchase of au estate belonging to Mr_ Kemp, in Suffolk, which was to have been effected for a stun of about 65,0001. •Why t h e , T reasury . had refus e d to sanctiou this - contract, which was fully approved by the family of Lord Nelson, and had advanced s'b far as to be considered binding by Mr..Kemp,-lie•was utterly. at a loss to conjec ture. It now appeared that another property in Wiltshire-had been selected, and the consequence was, that the vote now proposed was necessary to enable tie Commissionets.tb CoMplile the pur chase. The Act of ParliaMent, he apprehended too, required, that the estate should be freehold ; but the Wiltshire property was partly freehold and partly copyhold. Mr. Rose produced various memoranda of cor • respOndence, to spew that Mr. Ketiqr had never acceded to the terms -proposed by the Commis- - sioners. The latter had never collie tinder. a n y legal, to fix the family o f obligation, moral or Lord Nelson in a marshy country, and amid st i n , occessible roads. . . WzsTr.a.N opposed .the grant. fir. W. `AIIIII thought nothing-tuore easy than s . w!;1::, the estate tyrth the additional 9,0001 • flt lionlcl'be - allowed, a great en.- % ould. be given to all similar appli- n , ere now given, lie.kneW no might not he equally applied 3(lvd, that Mr. General WAtiPOLE said that every man must , think it an advantageous purchase. The question was then luridly called for, arid the House divi;k4l. For the original Question 111—Against it 66—Majority 45. Altesolution being then proposed fur a grant, of 1,8001.. to indemnify Mr. Morris, lligh . Bailiff of Westminster, for the expences -he had_ heel' put to on the •Westminster was, after some conversation, withdrawn, Lord CAsTLEREAGII -laid upon, the table a Copy of a Communication from-the Russian Ambassador to-the British' Government in 1805. • - Lord A..ll4mlt.ToNi wished to know whether it was the intention of•the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to propo:,e any charge upon the Batik as a-compensation to the Pub,Lc for not requ i r in g their novs to be stamped. The CHANCELLOR. of the ExctlEaten thought some -compensation was due upon that account, and in the course of the Session he should pre bahly propose it in sonic shape. Mr. GRENFELL thought, that the circumstance which directed the attention of the - Noble Lord to .this subject, namely, their great and increasing issues, appeared to him to be a circumstance ‘rhieli called for consideration, whether the pubkie had not a right to some further participation. Mr..AkiBUTUNOT presented a Paper from the Civil Committee on the Civil List. A motion for printing - which was negiitived. .NE IV POST-OFFICE. • Sir JAMES Swim rose to move the second read ing; of the Post Office.. Bill. This subject had, on . a,foimer occasion, been referred to a Committee, who, after having ma de t h e necessar y enquiri es , felt it to be their ditty to submit to the House four 'several plans for: the intended linildirrg three of which referred to a site in •Cheapside.._ the fourth to the present spot in Lombard -sheet. The Hon. Baronet enumerated the particular qualities of each of these plans, and stated, th at No. 1, which referred to St. Martin's-le4J3rand, had met the approbation of the Committee ; it would not cmly afford every facility for the conve nience 'of business, but would also prove an or namental edifice, onimu opening a main c nicati on with the great northen road. Incon s id erat i on of this - local improvement, the City consented to I grant one third part of the expellee from the Or phan's Funci, and it was the only one Of the plans to which they would grant this aid. Conscious as lie (Sir 4. Shaw) was of the necessity of remov ing the present Post-Officc, he would not have supported the measure, if it entailed on the public such an expence as had b een f orm e r l y stated, nitr..40 1 .;, 7Or 'SOO,OOO/. Now, the fact was, the whole expence would not - exceeS 224,000/. The Hon. Baronet enforced the superiority Of the plan No. 1, over all the °thug, and concluded by moving for the second reading of the Bill. -Mr. Goariog opposed it, and objected to the mode of raising means for this removal, as a par tial tax upon those whose consumption of coals and Wine through the Port of Loudon constituted a portion of the Orphan's Fund. • )11r. LIAMMERSLEY was 'decidedly Of opinion, that the present Office‘was vvholly inadequate., An establishment producing a revenue of 1,500,0001. • a year, and daily visited by 20,000 persons, some times 3 or 400 at a time, and exposed to many ac cideOrs, did certainly.requireinore suitable accom modation, which could alone be• provided by the I new psoposition. Sir JcSEPH YORKE hoped, that if the building was commenced it would be finished, and not left, like Somerset-house, in a mutilated and disgrace ful state. • • Mr. WrsTERN -objeCted to the Bill on the •ground of, the immense expellee, which, under' OM present financial difficulti es , tn I ill 'e country was able to bear. lie was Particularly adverse to the application of the OrpliansiTund tbwardS the erection of this building. Mr. C. LONG maintained:the necessity of this Alteration, and highly app'r'oved of the plan. The reason why the.Orphan's_Fund Paid R part of the _expellee was, 'because it occasionally l en t it s aid to the local improvements of the City, and this . woultt be a principal ornamental addition to the metropolis. BANKES admitted that the present Post- Office was not large enough, though it continued to be conducted with a dispatch that was truly ad mi:.able. lie was, bowever of opinion that it would be better Ulf business should staifti oVel• for the }weal - int. t ' l • Mr. ROTTitttroitTts was clearly h. Optihoa toit • the new plan of a Post Offiee was the best anti wia'st economical that email he adopted. The his j t'sness of•the .Post Office had long been, and still I . was on the increase, and, the repairs of the Ohl bung s i of c 6 o o s o t o ( l 3 . o a v i e h i lt l i t a n i e ly n . t for ie nny years u la rasconi,i pneaesdt thati a iiew Office was absolutely necessary, and he thought St. Martin's-le-Grand the best sit ua ti on that could be obtained for it. Mr. H. SUMNER was for repairing the old Office. After some observations from Sit liras: CURTIS, and others, the Home divided. Ayes 149 I Noes 70 Majority 70. CIVIL LIST EXPENSES. On the EN re-opening kt ‘ l, as observing, of the that the lateness of the hour would make his observations short. He never entertained strong hopes of any good being done by a Committee with circumscribed powers. The great object of such a Committee should be to ascertain how the expenditureof the Civil List was attended to, how to prevent the evils of excess, and to settle what were the rea sonable bounds of the expenditure of the Royal Family. In the Committee be had succeeded in some instances, but had been, unsuccessful in others,' which were important. It bad . always . struck him tli'at;there was a want of that neces- . sary vigilance and superintendauce over the ex penditure of the Civil List , which alone could prevent the occurrence of - such - heavy arrears.— On .this point he .leol before said so much that Ire did not then desire -to detain the House upon it : but the excess had now risen to an .alarming extent. He was satisfied that Gentle men must see the necessity of having oral testi mony on these subjects, and not 'merely papers ; and he was sure, in that view of the subject, they must be inclined to vote with him. In the list of expenditure,• the department he should particu larly anode to was that of the Lord Chamberlain, which he should 'do without any invidious view. The charge of furniture for Carlton House alone, during two years and three quarters, was 160,0001. exclusively of the 100,0001. voted on the motion of Mr. Perceval for an out-fit. This made 260,0001. Mr. Perceval stated, that the extra - expellee was for plate and other ornamental matters. Whit had become of the King's plate ? The upholStery expellees were last year 49,0001. Or moulu seas charged 2,9001., china and glass 12,0001:, linen= drapery, kc. an enormous sum ; the silversakith, and the wardrobe, oceasioued charges to an.im mense amount ; the former no less than 130,0001. in three years. There was a delicacy due to the Royal Family, but a faithful parliament could not better discharge its duty than by guaiding against tioncessary .expenditure, which was in deed unequalled in Europe. For the expences of the Foreign Sovereigns there . was 50,0001. The average- o f ex p enoe f or plate and jewels was 23,0001. a - year. To whom did that plate belong ? He believed inany'nf the items ought to be charg - - ed individually, to the Prince Regent, who had a privy parse of above 70,000/. a year. In 1812, 37..... Marsh gave in a sati-factory account respect ing fits mode in which furniture was provided for the palaces. Now, a distinction Was made -be tween the palaces occupied by the King, or Prince Regent,• and the other Royal houses ; so. that there was no security tie - ailed the expences of those so occupi e d. . Mr. ' Bankes's Ilin, in fact, because a dead letter., These circumstances of expellee would throw some light on the question, on which so mach had been . said respecting the Officers of the Household being independent of . the Ministers. He then adverted to the numerous allowaOces , to Ambassadors. He believed that instead of the usual allowance of plate, some of the Ambassadors took money. There was -a Mr. Win. Hill, an Envoy, whosealanse he had never heard, who had:3,7001. for plate; - and there Was a Right Hon. Gentleman, the Ambassador to Lisbon, who received 3,5001, for plate, and so much for outfit, together .with his 14,0001. of sa l ar y ; so that for one year he would Make a very good thine of - it—(A laugh.) --When Lord Cath cart Went thin, to Petersburg!), be under stood be did not take the plate, but 4,4001, in stead of it. Upon the whole, he thought he had made out a sufficient case. His object was to put the controul of the household expenditure in the hands of responsible persons. No man was more willing that the Crown should enjoy becoming splendour; hut it should be regulated by strict economy. He believed that if the Prince Regent had some honest advisers about hiin, who should remind him, when 'ordering articles to such a n enormous amount, that he was only mi ning into expences that ' would lead to - un pleasant discussions, that a great deal might be s , vc d. What occasion was there that his Royal Highness salsould send to the upholsterer, the fur niture man, &c. ? No man could suppose that he could occupy his attention with such frivolous objects. He denied any wish to interfere with the interior cconomv of the Royal Household, or to examine the cooks or turnspits;, but he would ask, Was there equal profusion displayed eVen in the expenditure of the Continental Princes ? And after all, it was inipossible to rival .foreigners in lbultics t h erei s t ill lel e x ci t ed about citvetads I s h ow ; th ere was something in the habits of this country o l tn i l ri didry ti s s ‘ l lii c e ( l , l ui.t, notas it aitit once of existed, it ; a chasteaed and dignified splendour, v more real respect than glitter or show could pro duce.' The Hotise surely would not sanction that e : 01 7P n e g liditure which the . pa persolni enormous .a a ll i y ul t i .o n i e . r s el i f is) ti disclosed. IVliileithe peopl e f e l t t h at ' they l:id i b the dignity of the Crown, they did -expect that it should show some thing like sympathy for them in their present burthened state. He concluded with movitis s i", that the e Committee be empowered to send for a.od examine Mr: Marsh, of the L or d Chamber lain'(rd Office S C.AS : T - ls/ I.ER.EAGH regarded the present mo tion as an appeal from the judgment pronounced by the - Hous e on a Imaner night, uncalled for by any thing that had passed in the Committer,.and an unnecessary - departure halm that respeCttid mode of proceeding that had been always held towards. the Crown. The Noble Lord then ell:. tered into a variety of statements respecting the expenditure in the Lord (Ziamberlain,'s depart ment. He contended that the Committee in -1812 allowed an addition of 14, 061 ' t° P rie. ti m n a o ld rte o r f t. l 80-1; :as title heir` fuoud ed ("1 3 I S YegI ) V deal ekaminatimi. „.i, oree nation of tlib great expendittife of 'b e (4' tije sovere ;_ .s f ii li s e m %Y. s p i e : i 3 l 2 se int:tared bY " e l i s 0001.; deditct 1(10,5 the exceeding in the eftpenSe• O f th re° Clil'"".l.osl° there would he a b ou t 90,001. „f rea 0 0(f pendifdre. Of this there r:as betwee" tuisnty thousand potinds for the es ttu of the Princess Charlotte. There w e c r d i„g t" charges, which I•,e ( lticed the whole exee.)taeee ,It o sixty thousand pounds, which he was r e '- l f admit was the extraOrtiitiary ei:pend iture tio t three cittarters. He Would also a dMit , ill 111 c this department there was an acceedit'r;.9o,o4,l4" whole of the three 37ears, of front !°itetl But the Right Hon. Gentleman B'.4gls%ileger:i by adding to it 100,0001. which the Prin.eitriec"; received for outfit. Butt the House al O r lect, that while his Royal Highness ae t i lvi fre t stricted Regent, he never received any ..: e l i seio Parliament whatever, though additionarl oe' was necessarily entailed upon li f e %Vale" sttieted, that his creditors as Prince ( t ! c m ot i i) g iyi h ea t ia n lls o pi t gr s i u n ff e e e e o , ,f he v af ie p s r , o a p b ti o a u t i e t ( 6 1 o o i: o e o l o uL li ii :e te s d r , i4 l : l l, their payment. Neither was 100,000I' g r ', l ol Royal of outfit applied to the equipiounctoioll of his debt h ; ne b s y s'- ‘ - s bu ti t ch ap ti p ie li k e tt d is tul:e sixty ~leU t ' pounds a year devoted to the pavill ent y, () 9 o' 3l° ; would be a, car and half sooner at the the public. The Prince Regent's equiP, lll- tt 3 . l isY; it was thrown into the Lord Chatiihrl," wole e Pa l ailla c id:t e en e i 11(ifle.stil)ttiriefg.ai i n d stance, 01 if you set against that the JOO,OOO the three years WHO 1• -f" r d .l l O l applied to the payment of debt, LP"' h Yreve . ' b the 60,0001. per annum would he s ooner 1 : e of ink, - • 1 you would have upon the whole a 5 411 ,,, i „c10 0,0001. e not the e Right n il t use t the Gen:.p had 1 father sa :: tl.'ti'e ; v ot a l by 1 , 5 : reign; but hots could he strip hiS t a►tle` l a for furnishing what was called the Cutldn r at Oi' jv sox. A 'reat (lea! of ridicule had been c:lI1 "Its co~- tage, becau that though not a residence for a MOl" r i e oolf a very comfortable oue fora fatiiily.,-1",,i1e0 could make Ilse 0,..0t visited Windsor. The public In" 1 additional eY.pense for the residetice of t ' e er Regent. Had he, when exercisfrig t ' I" of the Sovereign, b and not wishing to e s v ,i fi ltOl i great capital; established himself at ll l reCoi'', - or Hampton Court, it would have 051' ti' try a great deal of money to prepare Fi th erciolli'ii palaces-. It was most unjust to CoMpa re of England with it r: : ptuaiture CA l n' b y Princes. A million a year w as vote(, 0 11° 1 , ( 0 4 French legisl atu r e to the King of F 3 " cc i ir at . family, , merely for supporting the tix s Crown, while one h{ It of (!lir Ga it l 'lS 'Coil e4-4. . `Corley . proptiated to very different piirilose6,.. 1. went of ltccounts w a s a m the policy oi hut they would resist the system of b r Ve 1. 74 4 “ 1 :, the interior details of the palace S l ' j a lie, by treat's- of oral examination. he po re'', Lord had to state, however, trrat 14 "c t i •il of watching the expenditure of the vy 601, warrant had recently-passes` die reeling that estimates of every esP e ''''' t se . ' 1 1 ) P l'a ; be given i n t o a responsible Officer, to bation and order should be es'e llti r , a „ots• 1 „ - tradesman for the payitiCtit of his ttcC was surprised' that the Rlght Hol'• col itr e „ should have a sser ted that there w ill 0 ,, 0 t 1 when this w a rr an t was one of the p"i',l,c.:,;'e, the Committe e , (Mr. Tierney sit'd I' ott ,isoll.iii4 such warrant.) g;: to-morrow. e foun d t N his s hould be l:f``t o -morrow. R i g ht 110',:v• 000 t ' man would therefore, find the syste lu 1 1.011 mended now acted upon. his „l at e Lord YARMOUTH Said, that o f r:. ,c Highness wits made rßegent, his quai'llu''',,fed was .extretuely small; and he ryas Pe" le is 0Q! to the House would not have wish ed to see; . g Highness all nes the s cd silversmiths uce tt'h o the necessity 3 d e be f had lent his plate to ditfereot. granted t ru c ai l gin y ii( a cilei l ,! F i ' ts t i6 l 3, n )y,i i i i w i t y l:) , ehi a ili ti i d es t i (tbne%,ivci.• became ryas lel CCite.t%Stiell'lYE:lisailtolui n d l u lllt ° k J' • p I 0 o f to: s A t il wished (t . o l tg i 0. know ipeV N si :r: E civ).r oto to al cy 1 defray e e e ee d ij t e l t )(11, t ie e 1 c s:: : c _tier contrary to the intentions of Folic'ld , o „gb 4 advise that measure. By the sato. ( : - t il ighf or y VIM voted for the service of the 1 C (1 diverted to a different purpos,c. wr, to i ti ` .4tenti°l - RI lc rstrult ...icy; a j ea lous transactions. o f Lord CAsTLERUA.GH eXPlai n 00 " eti. , dli e . Mr. Rose said, that in former 21 ,- c on tic ? et a Civil List there was no light giv en 06se `.. rent items of expenditure, but ( b at iact t vits full and explanatory. a ec ltt/ ' t bd Mr. P. !loos`: that ther e - 1 " fr"' between the People and the Gro rs ot , cc latter latter w a s to acc ount for w hat' it rcc Al' the former. .thatfor 00' t lied Sovereivt s had b)eaei.it) t up li f, e ft it laid t jioarin; it sm ote Mr. TIEIINEY f berland Lodge, rind The House tiiteepuliediiivaittlecd(,)":ivllleelt:l3tibe I)(l'jjt were— . For' the Motion .......... • Against it ...... ............. Majority ............ Adjourned at a QUARTER PAST 1" 11 !. •;• • ' 17° • .•• • ' • ""•—, • _t. th 6 13IIMIS. the Bth "I:„.bter.• ' ) %t Hill House, Emsworth, H a nts, -0 ? , s; o f a ‘ 13 ,,' ° . ,1 Lady f •-"nie, Campbell,Captain a 'dy x t. On Sa . tuntar, in Cavendish -square, th hue p, I,sq. M.P. of a daughter. DIED • sit:•; . v r ifl!' o l , I,v GAItSTAIItS, at anti published SC !tI Er i : r 9 e " "offe:aid._ it th z•,t/N-orrtes, NdJ 112, Strand , by addrey.- , )tents, Orders, Lttturs (post-paid): 450 ' 14°51 IMPERIAL "P:ARLIAM HOUSE OF t.ONDS, Mo'r IY. Nt ye. Witness's were etainiaed at the Bar : la support of thelari of E--rherrv's Divore , which teas read the second time t 71 ria committed for to-morrow.----the Evidence in.sapport of r+ ,, lter y was also heard in Cole's Direece, and the Bill read _• 4 SeeOt4ll time PROCLAMATION OF LOUIS XVIII. The Earl of DAargt,o e t. adverting to the Pro clamation of Timis XVIII. asked, whether the Declaration in it, as tar as this country was men tioned, had been authorised •by his Majesty's Government ? The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, it was impoisible o give an answer to the Noble Earl's question, as the document alluded to - had no reference what ever to any aet of the British GoVernment.. The Earl of DARNLEY then observed, he shout-a cow!lude the Declaration " , east of made under the authority of .his Majesty's Government. VACCINATION. - - - Lord BORUINGDON reminded their Lordships, that he introduced last session a Bill to prevent; the- small pox hiteetion spreading. Dining the discussion.on it, a Noble and Learned Lord stat -, .. ed, that the act of exposing a child infected with the small pok, so as to endanger the public, was punishable as an offence by the common law : that representation had been recently followed by a `pro.e.cution against a person for exposing an indi vidual ving the small pox, in consequence of whicfa several Children were infected; and b!s Lordship expressed a hope, that when tire law was known in distant parts of the 'country, it - would have the effect of preventing all such expo sures itt future. Having withdrawn his Bill pur suant to advice, he should not introduce it again, in case the law applied to prevent the exposition of infected children ; in case it did not, he should call the attention of their Lordships to the subject next session. Lord Fi'LLENOROVGii said, the : propogation of any infections 'disease was punishable by tha Comffion law, and no 13ii1 was wanting to make that :het known ; indeed, there was no'donbt of it. Earl STANH.PE wished the Noble. and Learned Lord to explain wileitier inoculation was illegal, provided a person was not exposed to endfinger others..•.ll,v held tnat that inocuiatiou was riot un lawful,• because, at the time the common, law ap plied to infectious diseases, inoculation was not known. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, he should have been ready to give the Node Lord his opinion on the subject, but next Jertn -ie shout!! have to give judgment in the case which the Noble Lord had mentioned. It was only the abnse of inoculation that could be considered critipnal. Ho‘vever, his Lordship observO, that he had rather decline all opinion on the subject until it cattle before an other tribunal. Kemp had pertinaciously insisted on hit oWn term., and would not acluidt of any concession, ind e pe u d c !iily of demanding 0,000/. for fix tures, The ` , l 6 eAKEtt said, that the negociation 'with Mr. Kemp took place on the 9tb of July. Mr. hemp accepted of the terms, 'but afterwards coupled "his acceptance with another set of cop,. ditions. On the 13th the negoclatiourwas rest., t h. ed, but no contract was concluded. Mr• rLetnp did not consider his title good in law, to enforce the contract and he would appeal to the Com ithetherthe Commissioners had pledged themsekek beyond their powers. They had 43f feeed to purchase Standish for 90,0001. .Of this sum 87,0001. were to he••given for the purchase, .tined 3,0001. were to be applied for repairs. -There then remained '9OOOl. and the qorytnissioners of- Jered to settle so much of the estate- upon Earl • Nelson, -as his••private property.. - If remained, howeverentirely . with the public, how - far their liberality should be extended fin this occasion : it was for them to decide whether they vt,::-.11(1 stop short, or go the. ength . of putting the family of Lord Nelson in possession of that estate. Mr. BANRES was at a loss to •know where the House could find a justification for giving the ad- • ditional 9,0001. When the merits of Lord Nelson. were•brought before-them, it was difficult t(i fix the bounds of.their generosity ; but as a limit had been settled, he could not perceive why it should 'be extended. Mr. ROSE observed, •with - respect to Standish,• that no other property had offered equally eligi ble, and, on that account, the Cominission ers had conceived themselves bound to accept of it. • The CHANce.m.neof the EXCHEMJEit'suid, that it had been difficult to fiud:all estate applicable to. the purposes of the Act of Parliament. The Act required - that the estate _should be - freehold and free from ineumbrances. • It was therefore • es sential to the spirit . of • the Act; that die Estate should be settled unineumbered on•theNelson•Pa-