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Coastitation.—(ilear.:hear 1)-1The,,p6tition was' then received, and ordered to be printed. On the motion of Mr. CunwEN, the Order made some time since fora Return of the Rum irn pcirted.within a certain period, was extended to - the sth . of July, 1820. GA ME. Mr.TENNysoN gave notice for the 9th of May for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize Land Owners to appoint persons to preserve and kill Game upon Waste Lands, adjoining their estates TORFEITED RECOGNIZANCES. >lr. G. BEN NET, on presenting a Petition from John. Whitaker and W. Eastwood, complained of the grievance to which they were subjected by having their recognizances estreated, although the Verson, who was a printer, for whom they had becoMe bail in the sum of 401. had actually ap peared in the Court of Clerkenwell, on which their recoguizances were declared forfeited. Under what authority of law such a proceeding took place he (Mr. B.) was quite at a loss to di vine. But the Petitioners fithher complained. that they were not only obliged to pay the amount of their recognizances, but certain fees to the ofacers of the :Court. :By what law or autho rity such fees:were deMdriaed, he wasalso unable to discover. But in • order :to, bring. the matter fully before. the House, he meant to make cer tain motions, which would incluide a demand for' the authority under whickihe.,Clerk of the Peace for . Niddlesex charged fees f6y the enrolment of Vehefit Societies. r. M. A. TAYLOR . 6bserved . , that there must be. a great incorrectness in this i tease if the'recog- izan,ces ,were forfeited, notwithstanding th e ap pea:mice-in Court of the person for whom th e Petilioners had become responsible. The case was certainly such as ought to be inquired into. Mr. BENNET then moved for a Return of all Fees paid to the Clerk of- the Peace for Middle sex, upon forfeited recognizances,: within the igst three years, stating under what authority or Roll of Court such Fees were charged; also for a Return of the Fees paid upon persons bting brou3ht up for judgment in that County ; and also ofall Fees charged. upon Prosecutors and Traversers in each Indictment, and of the Fees paid to the Clerk of the Peace, upon the Enrol ment or Registeringof Benefit Societies. Ordered accordingly. SICILY. Lord W. BENTlNcri.,: , zt.t,e'ilatice of a motion for the Bth of May, for the production of certain Papers connected with Sicily.- Mr. CLIVE brought in a Bill for Regulating the Tames Police. 'Read a first, and ordered to be reo. a second time on the 2d of May. Sir H. P*RNELL presented a Petition from the i'vienabers of a certain sect of 'Christians at Cork. entitled Separatists, praying that they might- he allowed to make affirmations, instead of taking oaths in Courts ofJustice.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. B. WILBH.AHAM presented a Petition from the. Parish of Mary-le4ione, against the Metro pniis Bill.—Ordered to lie on the Table. MR. DAVISON'S. CASE. Mr. HosnOusE rose'to present a Petition, to which he requested the attention of the House. It wz-: upon the same subject as that which some days ttgo he had presented; with respect to the poser of a Judge to fine a defendant in the course of making his defence, and which he had been urged to withdraw, because it was deemed it,, , adrrrissible, in :consequence of an impression That there were some words in the Petition which i4tplied an irregular allusion to the speech of a Right. Hon. Member in that House.' These words were therefore omitted in the Petition which he held in his hand, - and which was. signed by a number of the respectable inhabitants of West rni:kter and London. This Petition did not in deed contain any thing against which the .most scrupulous- person could Make any objection, and therefore he could not anticipate any resistance to his motion. Upon the merits of the PetitiOn or the object it had in view, lie would not then trouble the House with a9y observation. He should not indeed. deem it-. proper to enter into 'the subject in the absence of the Solicitor-Gene ral, to whom he had not had any opportunity of giving. notice of his intention to present this Pe tition to-day. Seeing the Hon. Member for Sur -rep hi his place, he thought it right to toke . this • opportunity of correcting the misrepresentation to which that Hon. Member had called his atten -tion With regard to the remarkS imputed to him as to the conduct of the Chairman of the Surrey Sessions. He had never said, as was alleged, that - this Magistrate 'had - sanctioned, or been in goy degree concerned . packing juries, or any loch improper practice,, but that he was under a mistake as to the extent of his power to impose a line upon any ferson in Court. The conception therefore of the Chairman was quite erroneous. e (Mr. IL) was indeed . otta,of the last persons ivlio would avail himself of ilk. situation in that ' .1 - firzse, to offend the ; feelings or depreciate the character of any one,out of - it. The.HOn. Mem •.ber concluded w,ith giving notice of his intention, after the holidays, to, tn;ke a substantive motion with respect to. the power improperly . assumed by Judges of fitting for contempt. .•• fi r . H. SUMMER thonght he could not better vindicate. the • continct of the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, than by reading to the House *statementwhich that Gentleman had drawn up - in consequence of the observationS which had fallen from the lion. Member for Westminster, O7a a farmer night. Mr. Harrison admitted that he - told- Mr. M'Creevey, that if •he pursued the line of observations which he was addressing to the Court, he would render himself unfit tO:serVe on any Jury, and that if he - did not sit. down, he would fine him. When. Mr.' 'l o 4‘reevey . after wards called upon him Co eiplain these,expres sions, he, told him that - in (Mr. Hacriaon's) Opinion, he did not possess that temper, which was requisite for the proper discharge of a-jury man's functiOnS ; upon winch Mr. M'Creevey nidely retorted, that Mr. Harrison stood pre ciely in the seine situation, 1 1' he 116 n. Member pategyriSed the conduct Of the Chair Man, and •olterved that the County.of Surrey 'was under great obligations to him for his services. • Mr. S. WORTLEY said a few words, which were net audible in the gallery.. -Mr. Lloanousa said, this petition had no re ference to the power of fining for contempt; it referred onlyln the quettion, whether or not The Judges had the power of fining a defendant in the course 'of his defence. With respect to the conduct of the Chairman, he had never imputed to him any thing but a mistake as to the extent of the power which he possessed. He begged to observe, however, that he knew Mr. M'Creevey, and that his claim to respectability was fully as great as that of Mr. Harrison. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said, that to assert that a Court of civil or criminal jurisdiction could not fine any persons for any contempt or breach of order, was a most extraordinary doctrine. He beFeved the power of Courts to fine for contempt was as indisputable as any point in the laW of England, for how could they vindicate their au thority, if they had not the power to fine ? He should be glad to know what else they could do. (Mr. Hobhottse suggested that they might corn wit.)—The Hon. Gentleman said they might commit, and undoubtedly there were cases in which commitment was necessary, but surely the more lenient course was to fine. He (Mr. T.) had no doubt, that the power of fining for con tempt was as old as the constitution itself. Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW said, that all Courts of Record from the highest to the lowest had the power both of fining and impisoning for contempt, mid he believed this was the first time the power was ever doubted. Mr. DEx3r.A.N admitted that Courts of Record had the power both of fining and imprisoning for contempt, but maintained that fining summarily might be the severest mode of punillunent which could be resorted to. If, for instance, an indivi dual were taken out o f th e crow d, and fined to a large amount, for the amount of the fine was-per fiTtly arbitrary, such a punishment might, with reference to that individual, be tantamount to per petual imprisonment.--The Petition was ordered to lie on the table, and to he printed. Mr. LUSHINGTON brought up an Account of the Newspapers published weekly in the Me-' tropolis. • Sir- It. WILSON moved for an account of the number of persons in the Civil, Naval, and Mili tary Establishments of Great Britain and Ireland, possessing two or more commissions, offices, re tired allowances, or pensions, distinguishing the names of such persons, the date of the payments, and the amount of allowances to each.—Ordered. Lord NUGENT gave notice that he should trove, on the 7th of May, for a Committee to inquire into the administration of the Courts of Justice in. Tobago. LAND-TAX. Mr. Holm moved for an account of all assess.. ments of the Laud Tax for London and Middle. sex for the last ten years, distinguishing the total amount collected in each year, and stating to what purposes, and by what authority - , the surplus, il any, had been appropriated.—Ordered. SIR T. MAITLAND: Mr. HATE gave notice .thathe should submit to theJlouse after the holidays a motion.relative to the conduct of Sir T. Maitland;and the general system of government in the lonian Is •Mr. RICARoo presented a Petition from Mier 7 chants and. Traders trading - to the North:Oe'Eu rope, praying that the• Duties on • - COlOji4l deals. might be diminished, or those on .European deals be increased.—Ordered to lie on the table and to . be printed. , • • . SALARY OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE.. Mr. Humc rose 16 make two motions , to the House with respect to the office -of Judge Advo cate. General. • After the discussion WhiCh had taken place on this . subject the .other night, it was• not necessary for him •to say much on the prexent .occasion, He was anxiou3 . that .the Hohse should know as correctly as possible the amount of the duties whicly - the . Judge Advocat e ' had to perfo rm , as f ar as the number •of...courts Martial could shew it. The 'salary of that-officer had been increased froml ,0301. to 2,8001. a year, on the ground of the increase of his duties aris ing from the number of Courts Martial during the war. He wished to ascertain therefore whether there- was now any pretence for con tinuing that enormous .salary. his first motion would be for au account of the Number of Per sons in the Army tried by Courts Martial, from the year 1808 to 1820; and his second for an. Account of the General Courts Martial held at Head-quarters in London, Edinburgh, and Dub lin, and the - Number of Courts Martial in which the Judge Advocate General, and his Deputies in Edinburgh and Dublin, officiated from 1808 to 1820, both inclusive. • Mr. BECKETT said, that the first motion of the Hon. Gentleman seemed to be merely a continu ation of his motion for Returns - up to the year 'lBOB., He (Mr. B.) had no objection to either of the motions ; and he only wished to observe, that there was a little inaccuracy in the terms of the lion. Gentleman's nation. lie had called the Deputy Judge Advocate hi Scotland, his (Mr. Beckett's) deputy, whereas that Officer was not his deputy, but the'Officer of the Go vernment. Mr. Ift:mE said, that the words, the Deputy Judge Advocate, might be substituted. After a jew words from the LORD ADVOCATE, the motion was agreed to. Mr. It. MAn:rrs moved, that the several Pe- titions praying for compensation on the abolition of Offices in Courts of Justice in Ireland, be re ferred to a Select Committee to examine the same, and' report their opinion thereon. Mr. WARRE said, that if the principle of en tertaining Petitions for compensation on the abo lition of Offices were sanctioned, it might lead to very injurious consequences. Ile trusted the se veral claimtwould be rigorously examinea, by the. Committee. Mr. R. MARTIN said, he had. by no means made. up f,is mind as to the admissibility. of the ADJOURNMENT OF. THE HOUSE: The CHANCELLOR. of the -ExcqEouEß rose to move, that the House on its rising Adjourn, ac cording to annual custom, to Monday se'nnight; He should have been glad for the sake of, the . • House, and especially for the sake of the Right Hon. Gentlemen,whom he had the honour to ad dress--he might add too for , his own, sake, if he could, consistently with what he felt to be due to the public interests, have proposed a longer Ad journment. It was essential that the House should recommence its labours at the earliest 'pe riod consistent with the usual practice of the. House ; and as 'they would lose two or three Supply days by indulging Members in a longer recess, he should" move that the House adjourn to Monday se'nnight. Mr. CALCRAFT regretted both on account of the Right Hon. Gentleman in the Chair, and of the Right. Hon. Gentleman opposite, whose at tendance had been very laborions diaring the Session, that a longer adjournment could not be afforded.. It would have added greatly to the convenience of almost every Member. ih that House; and though he should be sorry to Urge it if he thought it would be likely to militate against the public interests, he could not help remarking that Monday se'nnight was a most in convenient day for ,the country gentlemen, as the Quarter Sessions commenced on that day, and a large class of Members would consequently be unable to attend. The King's birth-day, which must necessarily be a holiday, would also occur in the week to which the Right Hon. Gentleman proposed to adjourn. Under all the circumstances he trusted the Right Hon. Gentleman would have the kindness to reconsider the subject, and indulge the House by lengthening the recess. The CHANCELLOR of the EgCHEQUER said, he ivas aware of the circumstance of the Quarter Sessions commencing on Monday se'nnight ; but although that circumstance might prevent the attendance of some Members, the period which he proposed for re-commencing their labours, was that at which the House usually met, and he saw many reasons under existing circumstances for not indulging themselves with a longer recess.— The Motion was then agreed to. COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Sir H. PARNELL rose to move for a Committee to consider the best means of improving the Com mercial Intercourse between Great Britain and Ireland. I. With respect to articles subject to Excise Duties, where the internal duties were the same -in both • countries, he should propose that the present system of drawbacks - and coun tervailing duties be done away, and that the ar ticles pass free between both countries ;_ and where the internal duties differed, the difference only should be the drawback. - 2. As to articles of Foreign and Colonial produce, he wished the same regulations to be adopted in respect to drawbacks and countervailing duties. Ile main tained that the whole trade between the two countries ought to be carried on in the same man ttet as the coasting trade. As to articles subject to the. Union 'Duties, he should propose that those duties be repealed on all articles not made in Ire land, and continued for a short time only on those few articles which are made with the aid of capital and machinery. He proceeded to say, that one of the objects he had in view was that some regulation should be established to relieve persons travelling between Great Britain and Ire land from being subject to have their luggage searched, which was very vexatious and inconve nient, particularly when such persons were under the necessity of bejng at their destination on a liven day, within a short period, as in the Lime ridc case, where twenty persons were ordered to attend the House of Commons from that city, within ten days from the date of the order. He would have the search only to take place when there were circumstances to justify suspicion, which would sufficiently secure the Revenue from fraud. Another object of the greatest import ance which he would propose, was the as similation of the currency of the two coun tries, but that was not the time to enter into a detail of it ; but it was impossible that both countries should be pla&A on an equal commer cial footing while the difference of the currency produced a fluctuating value in commercial com modifies, and threw business `mostly into the hands of little brokers and exchange dealers. If -a Committee was appointed, he would propose that there should be - an alteration in the copper coin, which would have the effect of removing the difficulties; on the whole, he was convinced that if the commercial arrangements which he wished to submit to a Committee, were adopted, they would have the effect of rais ing the character and wealth of Ireland. He concluded by moving, that a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the Commercial In tercourse between Great Britain and Ireland.• Mr. GaEsrEt.r.." seconded the motion. He thought it most desirable that some arrange ments of the nature proposed should be acceded to, more particularly that for assimilating the Irish currency to that of Great Britain, as . it would have the effect of simplifying financial ac counts. Ile had conversed with several intelli gent and practical Irishmen on the subject, and although there was some difference of opinion among them, yet .on the whole he hatkreason to believe that the general opinion of practkal and well-informed men was in favour of such assimi- lation. By means of it, they would get rid of all that machinery-which made the exchange be tween the two countries so complex. Tie had also reason to believe, that the Right Hon. Gen tleman opposite (the Chancellor of the Exche quer) had, and the Government had for some time, a measure of the kind in contemplation. The CHANCELLOR of the ExcnEuu Eft said, that he agreed with the lion. Baronet so far, as to think that it was highly desirable the subjects which he mentioned should come under the con . sideration of the House; but to undertake a plan of the kihd proposed in the present Session could only excite. anxiety and alarm in the minds of persons concerned in the trade between the two countries without producing any•practical result. It was necessary to hear the objections to be ; urged.against the -.plan, as well as the arguments in its. favour. It was now so far advanced in the Session, that no practical result could be accom- - plished by a. Committee of Parliament, .but he so far .coincided with the object of the lion..Baro-. net's motion, as to think, that upon due notice given to the parties concerned, they should pre-. pare their several statements, and 'on the evidence submitted, the Parliament . 1 , iwuld undertake the investigation. By these preparatory inquiries, it was likely that a considerable mass of evidence would be procured, and in the next Session of Parliament some practical result might be ob tained; ale Wobld aierefore move an Amenarneht to that effect. As to `the assimilation of the cur rency, it was one of great importance and deli cacy, and could not be undertaken without great disadvantage, at the Moment of approaching cash payment of the two Banks. It would have the effect of agitating,the publie mind, and could not take away the necessity of exchange, as it de, pended on the course of payments and remit tances ; with respect to the Union Duties, he believed there was great jealousy on the subject among the manufacturers of Ireland ; it would be therefore far better to postpone the measure until both parties were prepared. He concluded by moving, as an Amendment, " that the House would, early in the next session, take into con sideration the Duties and Regulations affecting the Trade between Great Britain and Ireland." Mr. DAWSON thought it a hardship that those proprietors who chose to reside in Ireland, should not be allowed to have their goods front England ; there ought, in his opinion, to be no restriction on the trade between the two countries, and the first Capitalist in Ireland on the Woollen Trade agreed with him, as did other Manufacturers. Mr. Pim.cies observed, that the protecting Duties were a serious evil in the Trade with Ireland. .lie thought the House ought to b e pledged to in qu i r y at the earliest opportunity. Mr. CLansToxe thought the pledge given by the Right Honourable Gentleman of taking the subject into consideration next Session, ought to be sufficient to satisfy the country.—They were now enabled to ascertain the effect of the Protect ing Duties by an experiment of 20 years. . Mr. CHICHESTER expressed himself anxious that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should say something decisive with respect to the Protecting Duties ; to know his real opinion on the subject would be a matter of satisfaction. The CHANCELLOR of the EXpIEQUER said, that by the Act of last year, those duties were re newed, not permanently, but with a view to their gradual expiration. Had they ceased at once the consequences would have been very injurious ; he thought, undoubtedly, an end ought to be put to the system of Protection, but then it ought to take place in the gradual way provided for by the Act, to prevent the shock which would other wise be given to the interests of the Irish Manu facturers. 4, General HART supported the motion ; he stat ed, that the interests of Ireland required immedi ate consideration and relief. Mr. C. II UTCHINSON opposed the motion, and complained of the manner in which the Honoura ble Baronet had thought proper to bring on this l oposition. • He had been deferring it from day to day, for many weeks, and he came forward now, after those duties .had been settled by a solemn and deliberate act of last year, which provided for their gradual abo lition, to endeavour to put an end to them by a sudden measure, for which the persons most concerned Were totally unprepared. He did not see why Trish manufactures should be treated• on a different principle from those of Great Britain, and it was never known that where a solemn act of trade was passed to pro tect British manufacturers in one year, it was abrogated in the next. He cared not whether the principle of, protecting duties was correct or vicious; he objected to the motion, because it went to remove, by a rapid measure, regulations which were so recently put by Parliament on a footing of slow but defined expirations. It was not only the manufacturers who were concerned in this question, but merchants and dealers, and he would protest against their interests being treated di&rently from those of any branch of the-mercantile body in this country. The sub ject of the protecting duties the lion. Bart. had slipped in among the other six subjects which his propositions embraced, and it was the principal one which he had in view, though he did not think fit to make it appear so. Ile (Mr. IL) had advocated the protecting duties the last time in which they came before the House, although an unpopular measure; but if the - principle of pro tecting duties was impolitic and unwise, why was it that the Aric'e President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Wallace) was then in the House, for the purpose of procuring the enactment of such duties relative to the Canadian Colonies ? He then ad verted to a Petition which held in his hand, on this subject, from Liverpool, and read some parts of it, in confirmation of his argument. Sir. H. PARNELL made a short reply, observ ing, that his object was not, as seemed to be ap prehended by his Hon. Friend. who had just sat down, to make an immediate change in the laws regulating the commercial intercourse between the two countries, but merely that Parliament should enter into an inquiry on the subject. lie had no objection, however, to leave the matter to take the course proposed by the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and therefore would not press his motion to a division. After a few words from Mr. BRIGHT, the Amendment proposed by the Chancellor of tie 'xchequer was put and agreed to. TIMBER DUTIES BILL. The. Orde r. of the Day having been read for ie third reading of the Timber Duties 13111, Mr. lALLAcE moved that the Bill should be read a tird time. • Mr. GURNEY made a few observations on the Bill, and said, that if it were not too late, he would propose an alteration in the rate of duties, as they related' to the admeasuremenf of the timber. Mr. MoNcK said, that the best hope he •could entertain respecting the Bill was, that it would be wholly inoperative, for if operative, it would do mischief. He proceeded to argue against the measure at considerable length, contending, that for the benefit of one class, the ship owners,. a -heavy tax •was laid on the rest of the community. lie trusted that a pledge 'would be given by the advocates of the measure, that it would not be a final one, but that the subject should again be brought under the consideration of the Legislature. Sir I. COFFIN briefly re-stated his'objections to to the bill.—Mr. Pxr,r.xrs argued against the . bill, and trusted it would not be a permanent measure. . Mr. WALLACE said the measure was considered` rather one of necessity, arising out of yresent'cir. cilrhitanCes, titan one the object merely to bring Canadian timber into petition with that of the- Baltic.—Thi bill WaN then read a third,time and..passed.. The. Irish Coroners' Bill went-through a Committ4;.afterlt conversation between Mr. MARTIN and 111 r. HIT.TCHII4So*, 4 to the qualification of Freeholders, 'entitled to'vote for thiEle tion of Coron er s. The Irish• Lunatic Asyl um . Bill wat :r i ead a third time and passed.—The Scotch Court of Admiralty Bill was recommitted.—The Report on the Committee of Supply Was brought up, and ordered to be - committed on • Monday ' night. The other Orders of the Day Were then disposed of; an at a quarter to Nine the House adjourned until Monday se'nniet. OLD BAILEY. PERJURY AND ABDUCTION. The followi ng extraordinary and i s t eres ti ng case occupied the Court from five until nearly twelve o'clock on Wednesday evc.ing _ Edwin MostynJones, a young man of respect able family, was indicted for a misdemeanour itt making a false. affidavit, in order to procure a licence for Marriage with Charlotte Lovell, and by that and other false devices, inveigling her from the home and protection of her natural guardians. Mr. ADOLPHUS described this as a case of most gross fraud, which had been followed up-by conduct so base, that it was almost impossible to conceive that a person gifted with a liberal education, and moving in the society which the- defendant must have been accustomed to, could have been guilty of. The prosecutor in. this cast was . Peter Harvey Lovell, Esq. of Cole Park,. Wilts,„and the defendant a Captain in the North Gloucester Regiment of Militia. • Mr. Lovell was blessed with ample property and a numerous progeny, and his happiness never knew any diminution until :he unhappy period when the defendant became acquainted with the family. This took place at a review. of the North Glou cester Regiment, at Cirencester, last June. After a short acquaintance the defendant wrote to'Mr. Lovell, requesting leave to address his daughter Charlotte, but met with a refusal. This, how. ever, did not deter him ; lie followed her from one place to another, and finally, having by ! falsely swearing that the young lady was of age, and that he knew of no impediment, obtained a license, he partly by force, and partly by persua- sion, induced her to elope with him. .The mar riage, however, never took place. In consequence of the death of the Rev; Archdeacon ‘Vills (som e time before this transaction), a near relation of the Lovell Family, who was reported to have left immens e p roperty, a rumour had gone abroad th a t th e plisses Lovell wou ld h ave for tunes of thirty or thirty4ve tho usan d pounds. 'Phis the W n hiEn he e a fe rr n i d ve a d lil' ii i t t 11-v,aosnM"wsrtdh' had heard. the youue; lady, he found that by marrying her with th e license, which he had procured, he should not obtain col - hi - nand over her fortune, and he ther e _ fore placed her in lodgings, and catiaed banns to be published. In the interval he ascertained that the young lady's fortune was 1,0001. only, and that not to be paid to her until she -was of ) age, and to revert to a relation in case of leer death before that time. Upon this discovery-, strange and unaccountable, the defendpat,t. de serted the unfortunate young lady, leaving her in such a state, that when at length, her , father found her, her clothes were detained by the land lady of the house, for.the payment of rent which was due.--(Here a loud murmur of indignation ran 'through the Court, but was immediately re pressed, with severe animadversions, by the Learned Judge.)—Mr. Adolphus having, with sonic further remarks, concluded his statement, Messrs. Awn , anti ANDREWS took an objec tion to the form of the hitlictwt4, which was argued at great length on both sides, and finally* reserved by the 'Court for ,more mature consi deration. The evidence having been ,gone through, ALLEY was heard for the defendant. Verdict The Court suspended ,judgment on the , do . " - 'dant till' the . first day of the next Session, but "" dered hint to enter into recognizances, himself in 2001. and two sureties in 100!. each, for hiS:•1 1 "* pearauce the. first day of ,next Session. LONDON BRIM-JIM—It would seem, from the examination of witnesses before the Committee on the London Bridge, that the old bridge can not be patched up to stand much longer without an expenditure nearly equal to a new bridge that if attempted to be repaired it must be by e%" perimental coffers to each arch, which will cost each 18,0001., proceeding progressively with eac l , l arch, and to th e s e m ultipli e d sums must b e a dded 92,0001. besides the expenses of improvinz two approaches. These sums will even in a! probability exceed the cost of a new bridge, es tl " mated at . 430,0001. ; and if a new bridge be r e ; solved oni- the approaches on a parallel rate of expense will actually cost as much more—makillg a sum little short of. 000,0001. The questio"; therefore is, whether it is most judicious flo u economical to expend 900,0001. in a new bridge/ or to hazard thu repair of the old bridge at a►l el" pense not far shut of that same—(llan:la) . , EIRTUS. At .his seat in Perthshire, -Kilgarston-house, the 4 ' lll-aY °f John Grant, Esq; of a deugliter. ' On 11 7 1;:inu:tlay morning, M rs . Cl ar k, w if e .of M r . C.lar fi t of s t the Antelope, VI , hi ts H art - yar d , of a daughter, being • chill aft-,:r a marriage 0f.17 years. Yesterday, Richard. Willet A RR t 1 - ledes, • 'MIED. Esq., to Miss Charl ote Fentharn, youngest daught er o f the late Th o maS Fentlial , Esq., of the &rand. • • DIED. • . On the 9th instant, at Mantham-un-Trent, Nottingham shire, age.c; 54, the Rcv. John Drake po Cooper, Vi ca r of tha t - place. The living is i n th e g if t o f t he Ri g ht Honourable Ear'. Brownlaw.- • . 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