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-•' a • ° 40 5 1111 15, .4 - e; ° % AO - , _ . 0.:11 • -- •‘=. - yel s ", • Atgolr, . ce 1 / 44. 1 11 * nn „ 0 ZO ,2111.14 4 4 , ui 'Akan! ' 'l4 1 " ‘. 10-N R = " • - 0 T long deliberation', had *gilled not 1,0 their delta this Session, and, doing, had evinced equal disinterestedness and diii 2 erdtion. • No Hon. Aletubce therefore had a right tiy-find fhult with the course tie Dissenters had adopted, for they ought to be allowed erect for knowing what was their own interest, as well as ary Hon. Gentleman who found fault with them. In Val (Mr. Brougham's) opinion the Dissenters would greatly promote the success of their cause by postponing the discussion of their claims until the next Session ; and he could not help thinking that the advice now given to thc Dissenters by their friends, was too like that given lately THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1827. No. 10,834. PRICE 7D. to the Roman Catholics by their enemies. Mr. CALCRAFT explained. The opinion of the Dis senters bad been given, and he found no fault with their decision, though he differed as to its expediency ; and, for his past, he felt so strongly on thy subject that he could not conceive any occasion when a motion for re. peal should be brought forward, that he would not KT.% BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL MALL. HIS MAJESTY, upon the request of the DIRECTORS, and to gratify the wishes of the Public, has been graciously pleased to allow his PRIVATE COLLECTION of PICTURES, with several very inte resting additions, to be again exhibited. The Gallery is opea daily from Ten to Uix o'Clock. Admission, Is.—Catalogue, le. WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper. PUBLICATIONS. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. In a fen• Days will be published, in 3 vols. foolscap Svo., VITTORIA COLONNA : a TALE of ROME, in the Nineteenth Century. " Nec to longinquam bonus aspernabcre Musam, Qute, nuper gelida vix enutrita, sub arcto, Imprudens Italas ausa est volitare per urbes.' Printed for William Blackwood, Edinburgh ; and T. Cadell, Strand, London. HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30. MISS TURNER'S DIVORCE BILL. (CONCLUDED FROM THE SUN OF YESTERDAY.) port it.—(Hear, hear.) THE IRISH ESTABLISHED ouvitcn. Sir C. POLE presented a Petition from a'Parish in the Diocese of Killaloe, fur the diminution of Parishes in Ire land. The Petition stated that this large parish was with out a resident Clergymen or a Church. - rotPTPORD VieTUALLING YARD, MAT 11, 1827. THESE are to give N ot i ce , t h at on Triußs- DAV, the '7th of June next, at Ten o'Clock in the forenoon, .will be put up to PUBLIC SALE, sundry Lots of the following UNSERVICEABLE PROVISIONS and STORES, now lying in the said Yard, viz.:-- Bread, Bread Dust, Flour, Flour Sweepings, Pease, Oatmeal, Bakehouse Sweepings, Bags and Rags, Cocoa Bags,,, Butter, Ch eese, B eef, Pork, Suet, Sugar, Ra i s i ns; Rice, Vinegar, Soap, Staves of different sorts, Irish Tierces and Barrels, Raisin Casks, and American Barrels, Fire wood, Broken Slates, Tiles, &c. &c. A Deposit of 25 per Cent. is to be made (in Cash or Notes of the Bank of England) upon the amount of each Lot at the time of Sale, and the remainder of the purchase money to be paid before the Stores are removed, for which ffrPose a p er i o d o f f ourteen wor ki ng d ays will be allowed roze the day of Sale; the Buyers particularly observing, that not less than one half of the quantity is to he taken aw ay within the first seven days, and the remainder in the seven following days, otherwise the Deposit money will be forfeited, and the Stores remain the property of the Crown, no extension of time will on any account be granted. The Stores may be viewed, daring the working hours of the yard, on the three days immediately preceding the day of Sale. Catalogu es may be had on_ application at the said yard. JOHN HILL, Commissioner. NATIONAL SILK WEAVERS' SOCIETY, tstablished for the sole purpose of giving constant Em- PlOyment to the poor Weavers and their Families of Spitalfields. THEIR PATRONS, and the NOBILITY and Public, are most respectfully i n f orme d , that they have commenced Selling at their Warehouse, No. 15, De vonshire-square, Bishopsgate-street, opposite the Church, Previous to opening their Retail House, at No. 59, Oxford- S treet. They cut at their Warehouse any quantity of Silk frotnthe piece, at one penny per yard on the coat price, Where they always keep ready manufactured rich Ducape, plain and figured Gros de Naples, stout Lustring and Sarsnet, tack and coloured Levantines, and Satins of every de scription and quality, and a most extensive assortment of rich Silk Damasks, including, among • a variety of others, Thirty new Patterns of elegant Taberets, the designs of Which are perfectly Original, and executed exclusively for t he Society, consequently will be found the greatest no tli'ever submitted to public inspection. nr ,, are most respectfully informed that -it is not i,,,. ° `",,they - seek, but only sufficient to cover expenses, and Wen in constant employment. Those Ladies and s t ,' L 'emen who will honour the Society by b ecom i ng year l y r „7' er illers of Ten Shillings, will be waited upon at their ZPeetive dwellings by one of the members of the Com -1,..,-I.ttiee, with every new Pattern of Silk previous to their itsubmitted to public sale. t o e 84,1 eriptions will go to the Fund of the Society, tide for the benevolent purposes for which it has fie es tablished, viz. _at each member's death, 12/. A Wife's death, 61. If any member sick, 12s. per and if o u t o f employment, 10s. pt The Pwrebasers, if they wish, may see rich Silks in tire ogre c m of being manufactured. • u e motice Will be given t o th e Patrons and Nobility, day tt übl. on which they open in Oxford-street. U„, C A B INET-MAKERS' SOCIETY. lt I'AP-CABINET & UPHOLSTERY, at th e L 4 4 LNET 4141(2. 0 a N a DON REPOSITORY for the CA SOCIETY, being tke only real one vzisting in London No. 71, corner of LEADEN 4aL-STREET, po ' site Aldgate Pump, aud which tt , been established p upwards of Six years. For Ready ir , l 7, and no Abatement. Nota!, Trusbses and Committee respectfully inform the V. 4 61 1!: and Gentry, that they still conduct the above 1% 4. 7 !talent for the Benefit of industrious and ingenious 111 1 7 nice (who have large families), by offering their t:;..._ ct ured Arti c l es i n t h e C a bi ne t Lin e of the best " 4na aship, and cheaper than by any House in London, r e4 "er Profit being required than to satisfy th! warehouse tib,;_ an d incid en t a l expences ; being satisfied with constant iuh'ertnent to e na bl e th em to Support their families, the Crr of whom appear by the Books of the last Quarterly 'ng to be 148. From the great patronage the Com 444b7rhave re ce i ve d, th e y are in hopes of increasing that cm • " "kmPaving is Specimen of the Low Prices asked ; Fir all Goods warranted : h, e feet Mahogany Bedstead, four-post £4 10 0 ditto - 1 6 0 lf,Sfl Mattress to fit - _ 1 1 0 kt.„ any Drawers with solid ends - 55 0 E 4,11,e Mahogany Chairs - 610 0 .4 _ p„,,„_ any Pembroke Table -..141 X Bed free from dust and sm e ll, 20 0 a b re ,. from £2 12 oto S 0 a t 0 f a 'llg...room Sofa, from £5 5 0 to 7 7 0 tufedstead - 8 0 "VII Horse-Hair Sofa - - 6 10 0 fill: b luantity of Pap er H ang i ngs f or B e d, Di n i ng, an d I . : 41 g- rooms, at nearly Half-price. The Trade will is kit worth their attention. ci llks Furnished at a few days' notice, and Apartments feW hours Goods packed free of expenoe except the TN EL L, Agent. J. HASLER, Secretary. SALES BY AUCTION. ." a ble Copyhold Estates, Tottenham-court-road, Percy_ street, Charlotte-street, Goodge-street, &c. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, - At t By WINSTANLEY and SONS, h-4uart, on TUESDAY, the 19th, and WET)NESDAY c..le 20th JON; at Twelve, in Fifty-two Lots, by Order the S urv i v i ng Trustee of the late Felix Vaughan, Esq. NUNDRy very valuable COPYHOLD 0 E STATES, nearly equa l to F ree h ol d , b e i ng su bj ect ti ll !Y to a small fine certain; comprising three Houses, on North side of Percy -street ; three Houses and Tem ;i'L,,il.adinbts, in Windmill -street : seve n t een H ouses, w i t h Sh ops, Lin the Rising Sun and Red' Lion Public-houses, ix. Lion Livery-stable:4, Wheelwright's Shops and Yard, 4Tottenham -court-road; ten Houses, in Kirkman's -1" ; three Messuages in Blue Bull-court ; four Houses, poknodge-str ee t ; e l even H ouses, i n J o h n St ree t ; s i x e . St a m s 2 1 51 Charlotte-street ; a range of Cow-houses and 131 0.6 1 1 , in Tottenham-mews; two Houses, and th e rrott e i "se Livery-stables, in Cleveland-street; the esti -I,o,,Santial value nearly THREE THOUSAND AL "'34B. cr one undivided fourth•part of Percy Chapel, in cour t: °tfe- street, and Whitfield's Tabernacle, in Tottenham- S — . Y ard, with a large piece of land adjoining, hitherto a s % Burial Ground. v iewed with permission of the tenants. Printed te t ii t ""Lsra. With plans may be had, twenty-one . days pr.e hr, g the Sale, at the Rising Sun and Red Lion Public- Totten ham-court -road; of Messrs. Williams, Whit 4ee' and Co., Solicitors, Lincoln's-inn ; Messrs. Men ' Of f ice of Works, Guildhall ; at the Mart ; and of -• l4 taul A and Sons, Paternoster-row. - alitable Reversionary Freehold Estates, at Kingston, in ~4 trl/ 4 3 '', Stratford, Ilf or d , and Chingford, in Essex, Kent . 0 a (1 , South war k, Smithfield, Aldg,ate, Bethnal-green, ''. on the Death of a Gentleman, in his 70th year. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, , the By WINSTANLEY and SONS, VAt Mart, on FRIDAY, June 29, in Twelve Lots, ~I_,N. Valuable REVERSIONARY v `101.43i ESTATES, on the death of a Gen. tertian, now in Lis 7oth year ; consisting of the well called and nid-"tablished INN and POSTING-HOUSE, called the CASTLE, situate in the market-place at King 'ton in Surrey. The old-established INN and PO STING-HOUSE, the A NGEL, at Ilford, Essex, Tio CROWN PUBLIC-HOUSE, in Smithfield. „A gent ee l an d compact RESIDENCE, W a estt Chingford. - "th 10 Acres of Land. the ix ROUSES, Nos. 1,2, and 3, 'Newton's-place, near ',Turnoi at Stratford ; and Nos. 26, 27 - • , and 28, in 'lvo 13re4i%w. f i i A PIECE of GROUND, with BUILDING thereon, l'tnin iC part of th e R oe b uc k Brewery, in the k ent _ road, ' °lltinvark. a iko exten s i ve range of SHEEP and CATTLE SHEDS tia t' NS, with Arched Vaults, in Harrow-alley, Aid gatet em tinge of STABLING, COACH-HOUSES, SHEDS, ,8,11411 T ENEMENT, in Black Horse-yard, Ahlgate. b„:", large piece of vacant GROUND, and 15 Brick 'l,,lt TENEMENTS, in Seven Step-alley, Ifoundsditch. fol,"'„,° H OUSES, Nos. 48 and 49, Petticoat-lane; and 1 4.„tNEMENTS behind. Ne liriek-built HOUSE, No. 24, Patriot-square, Beth ,'llreen v t i, .' 'alvalo., ' c iPally let on leases; the present rents and annual i: athounting to near SOOL per annum. The Land i redeemed on a large portion of the property. 1 . 1,, i 4 he view e d b y permission of the respective Tenants. t, tho ttl Partic u l ars w il l b e ready for delivery 21 days prior Sr: S ale, and :nay be then had of Mr. Arthur Clarke, a+ It '°r Bishopagate Church-yard at the Castle, King th"; the Yorkshire Grey, Stratford ; the Angel, Ilford ; lti: N 9 4 , 'tie, Woodford ; the Crown, West Smithfield ; at the ' ; and of Winetanley and Sons, Paternoster-row. CONTINUATION OF THE WAVERLEY NOVELS. This Day were published, in 7 Vols. Svo. price 41. 4s. bds. 'TALES and ROMANCES ; including St. _I Ronan's Well, Redgauntlet, Tales of the Crusaders, and Woodstock ; printed uniformly with, and in continua tion of, the former series in 25 vols. Svo. The same are reprinting in 12rno. and in ISmo. to match the former series.—Waverley to Quentin Durward. Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, Paternoster-row; and Cadell and Co. Edinburgh. This day was published, the Second Edition, in 4 vols. post tiro. DE VERE ; or, the MAN of INDE. PENDENCE.—By the . Author of " Tremaiue." "De Vere is one of the ablest productions of its class which has ever been published. For truth and vigour in drawing character ; for felicity of observation, and eleva tion of sentiment ; for a superior knowledge of society, and the completion of a most skilful and interesting story founded on that intelligence, we have met no work of such extraordinary merit."—Literary Gazette. " The author of De Vere has shown his unquestionable title to rank among the true historical painters of manners and human nature."—New Monthly Magazine. " De Vere will be regarded by the most refined and in telligent of the amiable part of the creation, in the light of a precious legacy, from an artist of the very highest order." —Monthly Review. Printed for Henry Colburn, S . , New Burlington-street. A NEW LITERARY JOURNAL : TO BE PUBLISHED WEEKLY. On SATURDAY, June 9, will he Published, price Sd., or stamped for circulation in the country (post free), is. 'No. I. of the ONDON WEEKLY REVIEW ; and JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS. PROSPECTUS. Whenever any new literary enterprise is undertaken, it is expected that its Conductors should explain their motives, and set forth the grounds upon which they build their hopes of success. In the present instance, this explanation seems doubly necessary, periodicals already existing ap parently of the same nature with that which we are about to publish. Our design, however, is, to produce a novelty; not, perhaps, in form and appearance (which, though not quite immaterial, are of less moment), but in the spirit of its execution. There is no weekly publication in England deserving the name of a Review; the works now pretend ing to that title being, in reality, nothing better than crude, hasty, and partial notices. Yet there is not, that we are aware, any reason why weekly critiques should carry with them less weight of authority, less pungency, originality and vigour, and be less tomplete and perfect in their con ciseness, than the offspring of three months' gestation. Smaller in their dimensions they must necessarily be; but not therefore the less complete. On the contrary, finished generally in one sitting, struck out, as it were, at a heat, they are likely to retain more traces of lire, and be fuller of enthusiasm, energy, and unity, than the more formal ela borations of greater leisure. It might be thought invidious in us to express a con temptuous opinion of our weekly competitors, were it not generally known that in doing this, we but echo the unanimous voice of all thinking men. Had we to appose our pretensions to those of journals, c►itical, powerful, and learned, like the Edinburgh, the Quarterly, and the West minster Reviews, we should adopt a different tone, and only express a hope that, in so large a field as the British Public, we might be able to glean an audience for our humbler lucubrations. But there is no arrogance in as suming superiority over such productions as we shall have to rival. They are totally destitute of all pretensions to dignity of criticism ; and, what is worse, are suspected in one instance at least, of something much more discredita ble than want of dignity—they are - suspected of gross and narrow party-spirit and partiality. But we will not dwell on this ungrateful subject, which we have noticed only be cause it seemed incumbent on us to allude in some shape to the faults and incapacities of those whom we would sup plant,—the principal argument for the propriety of bringing forward a New Critical Journal. The professions of Prospectuses are generally and justly regarded with considerable suspicion ; because Projectors whether Literary or not, are almost always urged by their enthusiasm to promise what they hope, rather than what they are able, to perform. Some indulgence, however, should be extended to them, even though they fail to fill up their great outline; for human designs are invariably more magnificent and sublime than human performances. For our own parts, we think no extravagant pretensions implied in the promise to produce a better Weekly Review, than is now published in Great Britain ; for, to the fulfil ment of it, nothing more is necessary than moderate abili ties, under the government of rigid impartiality. But our Review will be enriched with the contributions of writers and artists regarded among the first in their respective de partments; and therefore, since we speak not wholly of ourselves, there can be little vanity in the confidence we express. Though the nature of periodical publications be very generally understood, it still seems necessary, on the com mencement of a New Journal, to state explicitly and fully what it is intended to contain. The contents of The LONDON WEEKLY REVIEW will be arranged under various heads, as follows : REVIEWS OF NEW 13ococs.—The existing weekly jour nals confine their remarks almost entirely to such books as are easily hurried through and described, scrupulously avoiding all compositions of a profounder cast, which might demand thought, and energetic contention of intellect. The LONDON WEEKLY REVIEW, on the contrary, will se lect fin- analysis all important New Works, or new edi tions of Works, of this nature, which, although of the highest interest and value, seem to lie out of the pale of ordinary criticism. NOTITIA LITERARIA, consisting of brief characters of works, not regarded as sufficiently important for a formal critique. Original Essays on Men and Manners. CRITICAL NOTICES of NEW Music, the ITALIAN OtERA, the DRAMA, &c. THE FiNx ARTS :.-.our notices of which will not be confined merely to the Exhibitions of Painting and Sculp ture to be seen in the Metropolis, but extend to the his tory of Artists and of the Arts, both in Ancient and Mo dern times. Mrscam,iNEA :—under which head will be collected, short extracts from rare and curious books; anecdotes; aphorisms ; apophthegms; gems of poetry, &c. RETROSPECTIVE REvri,w..—The principal which shall regulate our Notices of Art, will occasionally lead us to make' an Analysis of Ancient Books, which time and the revolutions of literature have thrown into unmerited ob. security. FOREIGN LITERATURE..—Under this head will be ar ranged lists of New Publications in France, Germany, Italy, &r. with occasional remarks. VARIETIES.—Lists of New Publications—Transactions of Literary Institutions and Societies... Discoveries of Science—Progress of the Arts, &c. The Work will be printed with new type cast on pur pose, on the finest paper, in 16 quarto pages, containing 48 closely printed columns. Published by F. C. Westley, bookseller, 159, (near So merset House), Strand ; where Advertisements connected with Literature and the Fin e A r t s w ill b e re ceived : a s also Communications addressed to the Editor, (post paid.) s o ld by Winkworth and Elder, St. Andrew's-square, Edinburgh; Smith and Son, Glasgow; !lodges and NPArthur, Dublin ; and all Booksellers and Newsmen throughout the Kingdom.—Orders fer the Stamped Edi tion may also be given to Post-masters and Clerks of the Roads.—May 28, 1827. PARLIAMENTARYC O P M R M O O S E . EDING S. NOTICES OF MOTION'S FOR THIS DAY. 1. Air. Hume—Bill to repeal Act 60 Geo. 3, c. 9, subjevt ing certain publications to the Ditties of stamps on Newspapers. 2. Mr. Estcourt—Bill to continue for a year the Act (S Geo. 4, a. 77) for regulating Alehouses. 3. Mr. Goulburn—To amend Acts relating to provision for Ministers in Cities and Corporate Towns in Ireland. Bill to consolidate and amend the lawi which relate to the union and division of Parishes in Ireland. 4. Sir Charles Wetherell—That the Corporation and Ma gistrates of Coventry be allowed to be heard by them selves, their counsel, or agents ; and also, to offer evidence at the Bar against the Lill for preserving the peace within the City and County of the City of Coventry. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. Coventry Magistracy Bill—Second reading. 2. Game Bill—Second reading. 3. Benefices Resignation Indemnity Bill—Committee. 4. Corn Averages Bill—Committee. 5. Constables Presentments Bill—Report. 6. Land Revenue (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 7. Treaty with Sweden Bill—Committ ee , S. Malt Bill—Second reading. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Friday, June I. . _ 1. Lord. Francis Leveson - Cower—Bill for enabling the Crown to grant sites for Public Buildings and Ceme. teries. 2. Mr. Spring Rice—Bill to regulate the sale of Bread in Ireland. v 8. Mr. William Lamb—Bill to alter and amend the Irish Butter Acts. Wednesday, June 6. I. Mr. Home—Return of the Promotions in the Navy since January last. e. Dlr. Peel—Alteration in the law respecting Briefs in Churches. _ Thursday, June '7. 1. Mr. Littleton—To move Resolutions for carrying into effect the Report from the Select Committee for le sening the expences of Turnpike Trusts Bills. 2. Sir John Wrottesley—Production of a Letter relative to advances from the Bank of England to Country Bankers. Friday, June 8. Mr. Jephson—To alter and amend the Lawa relative to Distresses for Rent, and give greater facility to the obtaining of Replevins, and the Trial of Reple vin - C awes, iu Irelaud. Mr. Sergeant CROSS then proceeded to recapitulate the evidence. The case was one of a most extraordinary, cha racter. An afflicted father prayed for the restoration of Lis stolen child, and a convicted imposter claimed that child as his bride, and asked their Lordships to reward him with the spoil which he had stolen. Those were the parties contending at their Lordships' bar. The case was one which, being uncommon, required an uncommon reinedy. The difference between the law of Scotland and that of England, with regard to the abduction of an heircs, was that which made it necessary for the unfortunate father in the present case, to apply to their Lordships; for though it was commenced in England, had it been concluded there and not in Scotland, one of the parties at their Lordships' bar would have been immediately convicted of felony.— The Learned Sergeant here proceeded to sum up the evi dence, commenting on the system of artful delusion which Mr. Wakefield was guilty of to forward his purpose of poi. sensing himself of the person and fortune of Miss Turner. The Learned Counsel, after recapitulating the whole cir cumstances, concluded by imploring their Lordships.to in terfere, and rescue an innocent girl out of the accursed grasp of a vile impostor, who had set the laws of God and man at defiance, and to afford their protection to an unfortunate familt, whose peace was destroyed by a com bination of the most extraordinary circumstances, all of which occurred in two countries, over which their Lord ships jurisdiction extended ; for if they did not interfere, the matter would have to undergo a long, lingering, and expensive investigation before an inferior tribunal. E. G. Wakefield then advanced to. the' bar, and said, that when he was this morning called to that House, he understood it was for the purpose of speaking in support of the petition which had been presented in his behalf to their Lordships. He did not expect that he would be called upon to answer the statements of the Counsel op posed to him, but merely to ahew reasons why the Bill should not pass, and to give a true account of all the facts connected with the case. To the Bill itself he did not mean to offer any . . opposition ; all that he objected to was, its passing on ex-parte statements, without bothlparties b e ing heard. He had formerly congratulated himself that the Bill had been introduced into the House, because he expected a fair opportunity would be afforded him of bringing forward the evidence which heretofore he bad not been permitted to do. The Bill contained heavy cri minal charges against him; it stated that he had used fraud, imposition, and intimidation, in order to induce Miss Turner to marry him. He then referred to the con viction against him, and stated that two bills of indict ment had been preferred against him in August, but which were not tried till March last. The indictments contained ten counts, on five of which he had been ac quitted, and on five he had been convicted. None of the counts on which he had been convicted charged him with fraud upon his wife, consequently he was not guilty of the offence stated in the Bill. He had to complain that the charge of fraud was not brought to a fah: trial. A charge of force was also preferred against him, but the Judge at the trial without hesitation passed from it. A great deal of evidence had been heard against him, some of which bore hard upon his condnet,•and though he had a great many witnesses who could disprove some it, Mr. Baron Hullock (who sat at the trial) refused to hear them. In particular, he had several witnesses who could repel the charge of fraud upon his wife, some of whom had been ex amined, but would not be heard upon that point. His witnesses had been conveyed twice to Lancaster, and his object now was to obtain leave from their Lordships to have them examined before them, and he hoped they would in their wisdom allow him the same opportunity and facilities of examining them, which were granted before inferior tri bunals. It would, perhaps, be difficult for him to procure the witnesses' attendance on the score of expense, as he had already expended nearlyB,oool. in conveying them twice from France -to Manchester. He was so ignorant of the forms of proceedings before their Lordships, that he threw himself' entirely on their justice; but he would beseech them to allow all the facts to be disclosed. He had no doubt he could prove that his wife had been induced to marry him, solely out of motives of love and affection, and he could repel the charge of subornation of perjury made against him. He then referred to a case, that was tried some years ago in Dorsetshire, where the accused were charged with carrying away a young lady by force, and afterwards marrying her, and so strong was the impression made by the witnesses for the prosecution, that the Judge at the trial would not sum up the evidence, and the prisoner was convicted. Soon afterwards, however, some of the witnesses were convicted of perjury, and the lady herself, under circumstances which might. be easily imagined, was obliged to fly the country, to avoid a similar conviction. If the House was determined to pass this Bill, surely it insist be on grounds of public expediency ; and he would ask if it would not be better, 'if not for his sake, at least for Mr. Turner's own sake, that the whole truth should be known. It had been suggested to him, since he came into that House, that it would be better for him to give their Lordships a short sketch of what his witnesses would be able to prove, and though totally unprepared beforehand, he thought it best to comply with that sugges tion. He then produced a printed pamphlet, out of which he read what the innkeepers and waiters on the road could say, all of which went merely to shew that Miss Turner had been sometimes in good humour and laughed ; that she did not appear to be under any retraint, and that Mr. Wakefield behaved with great politeness towards her. In the course of reading this evidence, Mr. Wakefield was interrupted by Lord DELAMERE, who thought that it was quite irre gular for their Lordships to hear what Mr. Wakefield read at present. If they were determined that the witnesses themselves should be heard, he conceived that it was quite unnecessary to hear their evidence at present. Lord ELDON said that it was absolutely necessary that Mr. Wakefield should state to their Lordships what he proposed to prove, before they could determine whether his witnesses should be heard or not.—(Hear, beat. )--lie himself had read the whole evidence at the trial s and had formed an opinion, but whether that opinion would he ulti mately adopted by their Lordships or not, he conceived it to be their duty in the mean time to hear what was pro posed to be proved. Mr. Wakefield then proceeded to read, from a printed pamphlet, the evidence adduced for the defence at the trial in Lancaster, but' in so inaudible a voice that he was scarcely heard. When he concluded, he said that it was incomplete—a mere sketch. It did not contain the third part—certainly not the half of what his witnesses would be able to prove. These witnesses were scattered through various parts of England, some were in Scotland, and some in France. It was therefore impossible for him to collect all the matter which they were in a condition to prove. In fact, he did not come there to-day prepared to enter into any details; he did not expect that any explanation would be gone into. The prayer of his petition was, that he might be at liberty to enter his opposition to the further progress of the Bill; and the course he intended to pursue was this—to state, in the first instance, his objections to the Bill, and after wards to produce evidence to substantiate those ob jections. In the mean time he proposed to cross-exa mine the witnesses against him, and particularly the lady herself, and to rebut by his own evidence such parts as were untrue. He abstained in the present instance from cross-examining the witnesses for the Bill, in order that he Might more conveniently re but it at a future time. As he was not, however, allowed sufficient time to procure them, he would withdraw his opposition to the Bill, and allow it to proceed upon what must be considered as purely exparte evidence, which, if it accorded with the statement . of the Learned Counsel who opened the case, would be false. However, he had no remedys although, if he were afforded the same opportunity of producing his witnesses that he would have in a criminal court, he felt confident that he would suc cessfully oppose the Bill. Mr. Wakefield then retired. Mr. Grimsditch was then sworn, and in reply to ques tions from the Lord Chancellor, said that he had served Edward Gibbon Wakefield with a copy of their Lord ships' Orders, on Monday the ?let: instant. He had since given him notice that the order for the second read ing of the Bill had been discharged, and that it was fixed for this day. He at the same time served him with a copy of the Bill itself. As soon as the witness had retired, The LORD CHANCELLOR addressed the House. Ile was anxious, he said, to make a few remarks upon what had fallen from the person (E. G. Wakefield) who bad lately left the bar, and particularly as to that person's re quest of a postponement. He had likened the proceedings before their Lordship to those in a criminal Court of Justice. The Noble Lord would follow up the analogy, and show bow far the individual was warranted in saying that a crimi nal Court would grant delay. When a party applied to a Court of Justice for the w postponement of his case, it was the invariable rule that he should establish two facts. If the absence of witnesses were the ground of his application, it was incumbent on him to show that he had done all in his power to procure their attendance, and he was likewise bound to show that the evidence of the witnesses so absent was material to his case. Now, what was the conduct of this individual ? On 21st May he was served with a copy of the Bill, and since that time, which was now ten days, he had taken no steps to procure the attendance of one single witness. It was a remarkable circumstance in this case, awl one deserving of their Lordships' attention, that Wakefield, from the previous proceedings, must have been fully apprized of the charge against him. He must have been loug since in the full possession of all the details ; and though he had this notice, it did not appear that he took pains to procure evidence. If, therefore, he likened the proceedings before their Lord ships to those of a criminal Court, he completely failed in showing that in a Court of Justice be may be allowed de lay. He complained that he had no opportunity of cross examining the witnesses. He was here, and it was optional to stay or withdraw. He heard the evidence of the principal witness against' him, and now says that he did not cross-examine her, upon the shallow pretence that he was anxious to wait until lie had witnesses in :readiness to rebut her evidence. But sup pose he had cross-examined her, what a powerful case he might have made out. If there were any parts of the evi dence to which he objected, lie could have come for ward with an . affidavit that he had witnesses to contradict it, and then he would have obtained a post ponement. The Noble Lord, although it was umieces sary, wished to make a few observations as 'to the other parts of the case. He had heard the evidence read by Wake field, and from the most careful consideration which be had paid to it, he felt himself bound to say, that if received at 'their Lordships' Bar, it • would not in the 'slightest degree shake their judgment or induce them to reject the Bill.—(Loud cries of hear, hear.)—What was the nature of the proposed offence ? It was, that the marriage was celebrated b y consent ; but was not that consent obtained by the most atrocious fraud ? It was also said that the young lady was in good spirits after the marriage, but was it inconsistent or extraordinary that this young lad) after consenting to a marriage from the duty she owed to her parent—after she had performed an act which she be lieved would rescue her beloved father from: perils and distress—was it, he asked their Lordships, unusual or extraordinary, that after doing this she should profess e certain degree of cheerfulness and content during the six days she remained in the company of this man?—(Hear.) But let their Lordships mark what followed. The very first moment she perceived a fraud had been practised upon her, the current of her feelings took a different turn and she upbraided him with having acted like a brute, and with grossly deceiving her.—(Hear, hear.)--If their Lordships were to take all which they had heard read to them, would it, he asked them, furnish an answer to the Bill ? Indeed, so sensible was the indi vidual himself of this, that he did not propose to rest his case entirely, on the evidence read, but threw out a conjecture that he had other evidence which he would be enabled to produce. Under all these circumstances the Noble and Learned Lord thought there should be no postponement. Lord REDESDALE was of the same opinion. The Earl of ELDON also thought no further delay should be granted, and that their Lordships should proceed on the information which was now before them. The question now before their Lordships, was whether by legislation the marriage should be made null and void. 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CALVERT presented a similar petition from a town in the county of Hertford. Mr. DICKINSON presented a similar petition from Chard. Mr. BYNG presented a similar petition from Enfield Chase-side. _ _ Mr. BYNG also presented a petition from the Protes tant Dissenters of South-place, Finsbury, for the repeal of the Test Act, and for Catholic Emancipation. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Anstruther, against the burning of Hindoo widows. Mr. PYM moved for a return of the number of Fire Insurance Duties paid, in the year ending Jan. 1827, with the amount paid by each Insurance Company. CORPORATION AND TEST ACTS. Mr. J. SMITH presented a petition from certain Dissen ters in Essex, for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts. A similar petition \vas presented from a congrega tion in Manchester by Lord STANLEY. Lord J. STEWART presented similar petitions from Cardiff and Swansea. Mr. LYTTLETON presented a similar petition from Burnley, and observed, that he could see no object in con tinuing a grievance which, though not practical, was not the less a grievance, and the House testified their opinion as to the little necessity which existed for these laws by constantly passing Acts of Indemnity. Sir J. NEWPORT said, that the want of Churches was one of the grievances which had diminished the number of Protestants in Ireland. In the parish to which the petition alluded, there had been a falling off of above 140 Protes tants within a very short period. Lord MILTON said the case now before the House, was not at all peculiar, it was a part of the system. The acts of ecclesiastical corruption, which were too gross for the English Government, were usually perpetrated in Ireland. Mr. GOULI3URN defended the conduct of the present Irish Government with respect to Ecclesiastical Benefices. Every effort was made to diminish the number of non-re sident clergymen, and to abolish pluralities. Mr. CALCRAFT thought the Test Act a great prac tical grievance, inasmuch, as insult was a practical grievance. Whenever the question should be brought be fore the House, he would give a motion for repeal his de cided support. Mr. HUME regretted to find that this important ques tion was not to be brought forward this Session. The First Lord of the Treasury said, he would oppose the re peal of those laws, but that 'dm the very reason, he (Mr. Hume), if it depended on him, would have brought the case forward, and if the laws were not repealed, during the present Session, it was very possible they might the next Session of Parliament. Lord ALTIIORP declared himself to be a decided op ponent to the Tast Act, which he characterised as a hard ship, if possible more galling to a conscientious member of the Church of England, than to a Dissenter. He also ex pressed his regret that the subject was not to be brought under consideration during the present session. Mr. BROUGHAM agreed with the Member from Wareham (Mr. Calcraft) and his Noble Friend (Lord Althorp) that the Test Act was a great practical grievance, nothing could he more impolitic or unjust than to exclude a great number of most loyal, industrious and intelligent persons from office, in consequence of the opinions they entertained on religious subjects. Feeling strongly, as he (Mr. Brougham) did, on this subject, he should give his support to any motion for the repeal of those laws, when he was assured that such a motion was brought forward with proper views; but he did not regret that the discussion of the claims of the Dissenters was nostponed until tLe next Session. The Dissenters themselves, after s -- EMIGRATION. Mr. M. FITZGERALD rose to present a petition frOnt certain land-owners in the county of Kerry, praying that the House would afford the Means of emigrating from Ind land to the superabundant population of that country. He took that opportunity of asking the Hon. Gentleman op posite (Mr. Wilmot • Horton) what had been done, Of 'what Government intended to do, for the puipz,se of faci litating emigration to British colonies in North America. Much doubt and misunderstanding prevailed at present on that important subject; and it was necessary that it should he placed in a clear and distinct point of view. Feeling the deep importance of setting the public mind completely at rest on this question, he trusted that the Hon. Gentle man would give such an explanation as would enable all persons interested in the subject to understand what mea- • sures were in contemplation. With respect to the prayer of the petition, he entirely caincided in it. He felt that no plan could be pressed on Parliament that would strike more immediately at the root of the evils snider which Ire land was suffering, or would go more directly to put an end to the appalling distress which existed, in that country, than the encouragement of emigration. By emigration alone could the wants of the people of Ireland be met and satisfied. The great influx of Irish p lupus into this country would force the subject on the serious consideration of the House, if it were not spontaneously taken up. Mr. WILMOT NORTON wished it to be understood by the country (and he feared it was not understood at present), that until the Emigration Committee, which had sat the whole of this Session, and to which the Honour. able Member belonged, had made its report, and the evi , deuce was laid before the House, it was perfectly impeee sible for his Majesty's Government to pledge themselves to any measure, or in any degree, on this subject. It ap peared that many persons confounded the proceedings of this Committee with the acts of Government He wished it to be understood in Ireland that this Committee was not the work of Government. Hundreds of letters were daily received from that country, snaking specific applications on this subject ; and, therefor..., be wished that those Liao had an opportunity of circulating the knowledge of the fact through Ireland would state that he (Mr. Wilmot Horton) distinctly declared, that the Committee then sitting was merely a Committee of Inquiry, t'.e investigation in which, he flattered himself, had been diligently carried on. It would be for the Government and the : public, when that Committee had finished its labours, to proceee calmly with the consideration bf this very important (subject. It was impossible that the misconception which prevailed with respect to it could be too soon dispelled in Ireland, Sot• land, and even in some parts of England. He hoped most earnestly that the question of his Hon. Friend would lead to a better understanding on this subject—(Hear.) Mr. L. FOSTER begged, as a Member of the Com mittee, to make a few observations. There was in th e Committee a diversity of opinion on different points; but its Members all agreed in this,—that the population in v,f • :e ous parts of Ireland was so dense, that the whole prejace of the land was insufficient for its support. Where land was overstocked with cattle, the remedy was easy, and that remedy produced an advantage to the owner ; but a superabundant human population was worse than unbene fide!. Yet this plain and evident principle had but lately forced itself on the minds of the Irish landowners. The truth, however, had been at length impressed on them, and they now wished to clear their estates from the superfluous population. One instance had come to his knowledge where 1,200 individuals were turned loose from the estate of a gentleman with whom he was acquainted. He did not mean to blame that individual, for if he had not taken this step, L. could have derived no income from his pro perty ; and he was still less disposed to censure him, as he had contrived, by a splendid exertion, to give employment to nearly the whole of these persons whom he had discharged. He admitted that this was an extreme case. He knew only of that one instance; but he could assure the House that the same principle on which it proceeded was in operation. from north to south, from east to west. The consequence was, that a number of paupers were thrown on the world, without any possible means of subsistence. What, then, became of the population thus turned adrift? A large num ber of them resorted to their friends, who were perhaps in a condition little better than themselves ; others took up their residence in the vicinity of large towns, where they dwelt in hovels, in a state of the utmost misery, expectira 6 , now and then, a day of employment,—an expectation which was too often disappointed ; and a great body of them came over to this country, and would continue to come here, so long as no other resources presented itself. The intention of steam, with respect to its operation on the interests of this country, had not produced a more ex traordinary effect in any instance than it had in the multiplication of paupers. The steam-vessels gave the greatest facility to the introduction of the poor of Ireland into England. There were five or six steam-boats plying ' between England and different parts of Ireland. He looked upon them as great bridges between this and the sister country, by which the paupers of the latter were enabled to reach the former. What was the consequenae ? Why, the whole population of Boulogne, Madrid, or Rome was less than the proportion of Irish at present in this metro polis. If, therefore, some decisive measure were not taken, the vacuum which might, by partial means, be made in the population of Ireland and Scotland would speedily be filled up. He knew a gentleman, not far from London, who endeavoured, by the operation of an Act lately passed, to clear his parish from Irish paupers, by sending them to Ireland at the expense of the parish : but his efforts were of no avail ; for the paupers walked back again to the same parish as fast as their legs would carry them. To meet this evil, the only remedy was, to encourage emigration on a very extensive scale. At the end of the war, though vast numbers of men entered the army during its continuance, and enlistment was a sort of emigration, the population of the United Kingdom was found to have inerrased to the extent of 3,000,000. The same thing might be observed with respect to France, where, at the termination of the war, the population had increased by 4,000,000 or 5,000,000. Means should be adopted to prevent the vacuum occasioned by emigration from being filled up, and to remove from Ireland that class which was most likely to disturb its peace. A very simple principle of re lief had been discussed in the Committee, and was, he be lieved, favoured by some of those who composed namely, that the Irish landlords should take on themselves the charge of sending the superabundant population across, the Atlantic.---(There were here cries of " Order," and the Hon. Member immediately sat down.) Mr. CALCRAFT said, he should be very sorry to c 4.11 the Hon. Gentleman to order, had his speech not been so very irregular. The Hon. Gentleman, as a Member of the emigration committee, was stating fact.. s .sting evidence, declaring opinions, and pointing out what the House ought to do, before any person in the House, not belonging to that committee had an opportunity of knowing what proceedings had taken place in it. And this, too, was done by the Hon. Gentleman after the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. Wilmot Horton) had stated that the Government would not take any step on this subject until they knew the sentiments of the committee. He knew very well that the influx of Irish into this country was a great evil. In some places it had brought the wages of labour down to/starva tion price. He also knew, that the most troublesome, idle, disorderly, and suffering body of the people in this country were the Irish, who came here because they were expelled from the estates of those proprietors, who, having served their own purposes, sent them adrift.—(Order.) Sir G. HILL denied that the Irish landowners did any such thing. Mr. CALCRAFT was proceeding to address the House, when __ m ► •. WILMOT HORTON rose, and deprecated this sort of discussion. The SPEAKER called the Hon. Gentleman to order. Mr. CALCRAFT then said, he believed, erter what had occurred, he was correct in stating, that the Irish landed proprietors fostered these poor people for their own private advantage, and now thought fit to send them adrift.— (Hear, hear.).—H e certainly was not to blame if this were not the fact. He should not, of himself have uttered such a statement, but it had been made by the Hon. Gentleman opposite.—(lkar, hear.)—The speech of that lieu. Gen tleman was extremely irregular ; and he rose chiefly to ap peal to the Speaker and the House, to keep Hon. Gentle