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i ,~ .T ft AS4 n NO otrihiPry - y , a NUMBER 9304.] THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1822. PRICE SXVENPENCE. PicTU,ILLING-OFFICE, June 18, 1822. BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL-MALL. RE GALLERY, with a SELECTION .of 4isH.PICTUES of the ITALIAN, • SPANISH, FLE- Teo iL .”d. D UT C H SCHOOLS, is OPEN DAILY, from n the Morning until Six in the Evening. By Order, JOHN YOUNG, Keeper. Admission IL—Catalogue Is. THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LING His 211,1.1-ESTI S NAVY do hereby give No tate, That on Friday, the 28th Instant, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the supply of such quantities of the nAler-mentioned Articles may be required for the Service of this Department, for the space of Twelve Calendar Months, viz.:— to be, that marriages once solemnised were indissoluble, no thing could induce him to consent even to a modification of the clause before their Lordships. He understood that a Noble and Learned Lord (Lord Redesdale) had prepared some clauses to amend other parts of the Bill, and he should delay what he had to propose, in order that the Noble and Learned Lord might first introduce his clauses. Under these circum stances, as those clauses would be new, it might be advisable to postpone their consideration, and as soon as the clause had been negatived, to proceed with that which gave a retrospec tive effect to the Bill. debating on the last stage of the Bill, when lie should know what its clauses were. On the cpiestioh that the clause, as amended, do pass, being put, The Earl of LIVERPOOL expressed his intention to move the following additional proviso:—" Provided : the said clause be not construed to extend to any suit now instituted, or to be instituted within twelve months from the ,passing of this Act." Lord HOLLAND contended that such a proviso would de feat the whole object of the clause. He called upon the Com mittee to consider duly the magnitude of the evil against which. :the clause was directed, and that the existing law had proved ' more unjust and injurious, and had produCed.more immorality and unhappiness than any other law which had ever been enacted. *1 he question was, whether their Lordships would make any atonement and reparation for the injury inflicted by. that law as it stood. It said to the virtuous matron surrounded 'with children, because when you were a minor 15, 16, or 17 years of age, you did not - institute an inquiry into the conduct of your mother and your grandmother, you shall be visited by the most terrible of all penalties, your honour shall be taken from you, and your children shall be declared illegitimate.— Was it such a law which ought to be supported, or the repeal of which ought to be delayed ? The Noble Lord argued strongly against the existing laws, and asked whether their Lordships would require that a girl of fifteen should under stand the law, when even those who were educated for the legal, profession were allowed to be ignorant of it, or at least to differ in opinion upon its construction. He trusted their Lordships would hot suffer the Bilk - to pass without the retro spective clause. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, . that with the feelings which he entertained of. the sacredness of the marriage con. tract, he could not consent to the proposition of the Noble Earl. The two first Amendments of Lord ELLENHOROUGH were then put and carried. Upon the third clause being read, upon the subject of pro. perty, The Lord CHANCELLOR said, he must . beg to state his opinion that this clause, meant much more than the Noble Lord intended it should. pointed by Act of Parliament, for the hearing 'of these com plaints, he would oppose their being brought before that House. Such conduct would be turning justice put'of course, 'arid' ' giving greater facility for the libelling of private character ; and were they ever to give way to such a precedent; in s t ea d o f sit ting till July they would sit.till'Chiistmas. Mr. HOBHOUSE had often witnessed the rejection of pe titions by that 'House, against his private jiidOetit ; but he must say that on the present occasion he thought the Hon. and and Learned Gentleman opposite was carrying thejoke - too far. It was clear the petitioners thought they had a case of such abuse as called for a change of the law ; and how was that to be done if the . ) , were to be sent back to those sources of redress of which they complained, &if the House refused to entertain their statement of that abuse ? Colonel 'WOOD could' not adinit that petitions should be laid upon the table of that House containing charges against individuals on which it was' not intended to take any further steps. ' If there were any thing serious in the .allegations of the petitioners, the proper way to deal with them would be to go into a Commitree of InqUiry. That'could not be done this Ses sion,but might next, and a Bill to alter the law, if necessary, ba brought in. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR cOnfessed,he did not like the cOnduct of Hon. MemberS who ~got up in that House to assist in stif ling inquiry into abuses in Courts of Law. He thought ,the House could not, 'with safety to their own characterS, reject this petition. As for that House taking care the charac ters of the Judges, he should say let them take care of them selves. is to give notice, that in Pursuance of Directions from the COMMISSIONERS for VIC itTALLING HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY, I shall be ready at !los i'' a ce, on TUESDAY, the 25th inst., to receive Tenders 1 , 11 " i ting (sealed u p), f rom such P e rsons as will undertake to rarchase the HIDES, (except what may be wanted fur the tau Yards), an d F A T t h at may b e pro d uce d f rom th e O xen au ghtered for the service of His Majesty's Victualling De- T'aill u tents at Ch a th am and Portsmouth, from the lst day of ThZ4 l , ext ensuin g , un til th e : l oth day of September following, le tu „lnderi to co ntai n distinct prices, expressedin words at p oi .Z . " l for ea c h art i c l e , and to be made separate fur each h e same to be paid at the end of each month. WILLIAM MELLISH. Lump Sugar . ' Scotch Barley The whole of these Articles are to lie ten- Pearl Barley dered for together, so that they may be Mustard included in one Contract. ' Sago Linen 1 . . _ Calico 1 - . . _. _. The ARCHBISHOP of YORK viewed the case entirely in the-same light as his Right. Rev. Brother. He considered the contract executed at the altar, a sacred ordination which ought to beindissoluble. The Earl Of LIVERPOOL agreed with the Right Rev. Prelates that the true principle was that which made marriages once solemnized, indissoluble. If, however, he could not ob tain that, he should be content to have the nullage confined within the shortest time possible, though he shou far prefer the former. As his Noble and Learned Friend,i # ad been at the trouble of preparing his clauses, he thought they had better be read and them printed, and the Bill be recommitted on an other day, when they might be examined. As the retro spective clause might form part of another Bill, he also thought. it would . be better to see what were to be the pro— visions of the present, before proceeding to that part of the subject. Lord ELLENBOROUGH understood from the Noble and Learned Lord that his clauses were not in a suite to be printed. He might, however, give their substance to the House. The LORD CHANCELLOR admitted, that the great ob ject of the law should be to enable parties to know, after the marriage ceremony, whether they were really man and wife. He considered that the first clause which had been repealed last night was still open to consideration. For if the other clauses of this Bill, which was ten times worse than the exist ing law, were allowed to pass, it might be necessary to• have once more recourse to the principle contained in the Hist.-- His heart and mind went to the adoption of the proposition, that the character of man and wife being once established, should be indissoluble. , Flannel Ditto. Ditto. Night Caps I - Stockings Soap Spermaceti Oil Ditto. Ditto: Common Oil • Samples of most of the Articles, together with the Condi tions v`'the COntracts, may be icen at this Office. . No regard will be had to any-Tender in Which the Prtee Shall not be inserted in words at length, or that shall not be delivered to the Board before One o'Clock on the said 28th Instant; nor nnlesi the 'Person who 'Makes the Tender, or some Person on his behalf; attends to answer when called for. Sliadwilf.Dock, June 129 1822 Ai- r--u L,„ UCED FARES, TO DOVER, DEAL, RAMS po„„it GATE, MARGATE AND CANTERBURY. v INSIDE COACHES, AND KEEP GOOD TIME, S4RBy S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. "cEN's HEAD INN, SKINNER-STREET, SNOW HILL, LONDON. THE following POST-COACHES, &c. set Mt. WM. SMITH- thought the petition ought not to be rejected. Mr. CURWEN said, he was so satisfied horn his knowledge of the individual complained of in the petition, that he could satisfactorily answer that complaint, that he hoped the Hon. Gentleman opposite would withdraw his opposition, and allow the petition to lie on the table. It would not be half so satis faCtory to that individual, Mr. Heath, if the House were to re ject the petition, and thereby deprive him of all expectation of seeing the charges against him answered. He was the more induced to make this request, from understanding that it was the intention of the Hon. Member presenting the petition to move the House at some early period to proceed to an investi gation on the contents of it. Mr. COURTENAY said, that if the Hon. Member who presented the Petition would give an assurance that he would take some steps to procure an investigation into the allegations of the Petition, he would give up his opposition to its being re ceived. But without that, he could not consent to allow the Petition to lie on the table: Each Tender must be accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible Persons, engaging to bcOme bound with the Party tendering, in the Penal Sum of 3001. for the due performance of each qf the first mentioned Contracts, and in 2001- of that for Soap and Oil. 1. Lord REDESDALE then stated, that the clauses which he had prepared had been originally drawn up in 1812 ; They re lated chiefly to the means of preventing the abuse of marriage licenses, which were sometimes improperly . granted by Surro gates, on account of the Fees, without propermquiry. His Lord ship then read his clauses, which tended to make persons ob taining licenses by perjury liable to be transported, and , those who issued them improperly, to be tried for a misdemeanour. Conceiving also that the consent of parents or guardians should be given in a more solemn manner than it was the practice to do, one of the Noble and Learned Lord's clauses required that their consent should. be signified in writing, signed by the par ties themselves, and attested by two or more witnesses, who should also sign their names, and that no license should be granted .unless such an authenticated consent should be pro duced. Lord HOLLAND suggested, that, with the Noble Lord's critical accuracy of language, he might supply an amendment which would only bear the intendedineaning. The Loup CHANCELLOR explained. After a few observations from Lord REDESDALE, the clause was put and carried. The proviso proposed by the Earl of LIVERPOOL was then put. The Earl of HARROWBY objected to such a course, upon the ground that it would give rise to many suits that never would otherwise have been instituted. He moved as an amend ment that the words " to be instituted within twelve months," 'be left out. To the PRESIDENT, TREASURER, and GOVERNORS of ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.. • 'My LoRDS AND GENTLEMEN, - y Beg leave to express•my grateful Thanks-for the kind and flattering reception I have met with in my Canvass, which justifies me in entertaining a confident hope of success. The Election, is appointed to take place To-morrow (ETV. DAY), at One o'Clock, the Ballot to Close at Three, and I most earnestly entreat that every Governor..who has kindly proinised to vote for me. or intends to 'honour me with his support, wi;l do me the . important favour of being present. • I have the honour to he, with great respect, My Lords and Gentlemen, • • Your obliged and htimble Servant, FREDERICK TYRRELL, Surgeon:to the London Opthalmic Infirniary. 3, St. Lawrence's Church-yard, Thursday, June 20, -1822. • Mr. LENNARD could not, at this late period of the Ses sion, give any pledge of the nature required of him. Mr. CREEVE said he thought the Right Hon. President of the Board of Controul, and the Hon. Commissioner behind him, seemed determined td establish the character of that -House for insanity.—(A laugh.)—He wanted to send these Pe titions to the Court, of King's Bench, the certain consequence of which would be, that the Chief Justices of that Court would send them back to Parliament. After a few words froth Lords ELLENBOROUGH and KING , _ the amendment was put and carried. . Upon the motion that the Clause, as amended, do stand part of the Bill, their Lordships divided, when there appeared— For the Clause - - - - 42 Against it - - ,Majority - - - - —l6 A long discussion then took place upon the Clause relative to the question of banns. Lord REDESDALE having some Clauses to propose, , it was agreed, upon the understanding that his Lordship's Clauses should be ready to-inorrow, to adjourn the Committee until that time.—Adjourned accordingly.. BISH SOLD TWO PRIZES of X2o,ooo;and THIRTY-FIVE OTHER CAPITALS in Ow LA - ST TWO MONTHS. Th e out from the above Inn:— Can t e ," Telegraph," DOVER, Deal, Ramsgate, Margate, ev e ,n u ' e arY, Feversham, and Sandwich, new Post-Coach— alOrnillZ at a quarter past 7 o'Clock.—ln consequence prit• .4", de cided - prefere - prefere nce given to the above Coach, the Pro lt th Or s are determined no expence shall be spared to render e first conveyance on the Kent road. Siii;it°loTON, Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Stroud, • -agbourne' and Rainharn, every Morning at a quarter past Reduced Fares' Tr ur o " Royal Eclipse," FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, I) 0 ;; ) h . Badriain, Penryn, Ashburton, Totness, Weymouth, Seg e " e ster, Dartmouth, and .Salisbury, every morning at agshot thrugh Honiton Axminster, Bridport, Blandford, eabridgeo Basinastoke ' Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and . t er " Union," SOUTHAMPTON, Ly m iogton, Winches - Nei B asingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, and Bagshot, a r Pour I ns id e Coach, every Morn i ng at h a lf -past S even; .. I Ves at the Coach and Horses, Southampton, by Five.— .1e r . s a most delightf u l C o n v eyanc e to th e Isle.of W ight, a cc. ' e !a Guernsey; St. alaloes, Havre de Grace, Cherhorgh, he Prop r i etors o f t h e a b ove C oac h h ope to receive a pi i ' ,nu ance of .that support which has hitherto heeiexpe sltced since th ee' commencement of the " Union."—No - `,;na' with othe Coaches. uAT - Pero "and BRISTOL Flying Post-Coaches, thronQ ChiP lalu Caine ' M arlborough, Newbury, and Reading every aliteirno'on 'at one ; arrive at Mr. May's, the Greyhoundia.u, and the Lo ndon Tavern, Thomas-street, and Swan, fat°l, early nex t :Horning. -Coaches to Wells, Bridge- , Taunton, and Plymouth. ti te r Umpire," a.New L IVERP OOL _ Light Coach, only at 0 Ight on the Road, carry i ng Four Inside, sets out Daily \V o " arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at Fiv e , th roug h barn, Lathbury, Northampton, Welford, Luttera:orth, Atherstone, Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knots ' - 1 a,' ,Warrington, and Prescot. . ~- Z i t tEWSBURY, Wellington, and Shiffnal, Light Post • lir) every Afternoon.—Guarded. ha 'e"Unio n ,"WEYMOUTH,D orc h ester , Bl ant lf or d, S a l is 7,ndover' Overton, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black tlsar'Entl Bagshot,-new Post Coach, every Afternoon, with teCuaclimen only.—ThePackets from Weymouth to Guern and Jersey, Cherbourg, St. Maloe's, &c. every-Wednesday Satarday, afternoon, :at Two o'Clock. 4 1, A A tt NSTAPLE and Soot hinolton New Post Coach, every f h " a Ys Wednesday, and Friday Mornings at , Seven o'Clock. tit,.e," Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Coach,' sets out lfternoon at Four ; and passes through Baldock, Big stk„,-,aue, Eaton, Stilton, Greetharn Grantham, Bawtry, t ti er .ry l b ° l. r i d r k-N e l , askliam Moor, Newark, It ' etfoi d, Doncaster, and to the Golden Lion, Leeds, next Afternoon.— tal o gage and P ac k ages only .2d per lb.—Nutwitlistanding the ) '"0 -14 ;" 15 Expedition of this Coach, it is allowed to be the .!srth,glceatile and complete Public Conveyance on the noad, b e i ng unequalled by any other. R itOWGAT Yost and Ripon new Light Coach, every qo o .. ein at F our . Iit,AsGOW, Longtown, Gretna-,been, Annan, Dumfries, 4 , 1 41 4 ,`,' 111 , Thor n hill, S anqi ih ar -Kiln, Cantuock, Kingswell, ' 1 44 -1 ' Parts of Scotland, a light four inside Post Coach ) 4 ~ e : • -e " Express," to YORK, Scarborough, Whitby, Shields, ° ,. t! -', ` l4 ",Neweastle,& Edinburgh, a New light four-inside ,iiia,l/44,ach, with a Guard throughout ; sets out every Morn -1 o'Clocli,•by way of Newark, Retfordto , Doncaster, aiterDailington, Northallern, Dur ham, ' ll g "a;. Tadc ', and Ber wic k; and arrives at York the next Morn selre; fatigued on the journey, may rest what t r.v im g e they 10 , 1 then proceed without any additional Fare. hlhta~'t and Swindon, new four-inside Coach, pe‘;3"gli Aldb ourn , R ea di ng , L am b onrn , P ur t on , Ly dington, 44 N . V ootton Basset, Rarasbury, .Hungerford, Newbury, tpidenhead. 11, 1 a Walsal, Slirewsbury, Salop, and Holy- Os l e , * Light Four Inside Coach, every Afternoon. . ; 5 4 (j i ,',"'N, Spalding, Peteiborough, Stilton, and Hunting 't 4 ri'eh, Spilsby, Louth, Grimsby, and Hull, Afternoon Q tr before Six. L ,Alt!% ` ,`,ExPress " a New Light Four-inside Post Coach tO Penrith and Whitehaven, goes with 'h,l ll a• l e i; and a Guard all the way, passes through Brough, (zsti . : '-Y,G reta-bridge,ltichmond,Catterick, Boroughbridge, "ranslesatet,rbY, Aherford, Ferrybridge, Newark, Doncastr, t'aro, Stamford, Bawtry, Greetham, Stilton, and Big k‘tith 44 ,, 5 e. Sets out very Morning and performs the journey l ail z su i es e greatest fa e ciliiy. Passengers detain ed on the Road 'eats b","ss or pleasure, have the peculiar advantage of their t.,R.EN'T,Ing secured in the next Coach. i"rle "' A L, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby-Lonsdale, Bolton, - . 1 te r ,,1, GI niski r k, and Garstang Light Post Coaches, every 'rho Ll A ,``,ltoYal Express, " New Light Four Inside Post Coach, ". 4 (1 4POOL Warr ingto n, . Knutsford, Stone, Stafford, ait,Frhhfield, (only One Night on the , Road), every-After ",e-s three o'clock; arrives at the Saracen's Head Inn, Watilt, Liverpool, next Evening. Press uEIELD Four inside Post-Coach, called " the Ex ctft every Morning and. Afternoon. Newport, Whitechurch, Tarporley, Nampt . Afretti.leirthwich, and Middlewich Light Post-Coach, every S , t/ N ° 1)714 . kl -- - , AND, Stockton, and Yarns Light Post Coach, 4 11 e :', r ,ning, to the George Inn, Sunderland. . _ 'ngl et 1 ' 0 3%1 Express," to MANCHESTER, Winslow, tbe r de I,"o,4ll,..ewcastle, Walsal, and Wolverhaurpton,new Four nos s ‘ - `-uach, every Afternoon.—Only One Night on li d' I t t ery m P r o _IELD and Rotherham New Four -inside Post-Coach e ckin " 11 , 1 ,g, called " The Express," and also " The Th e ', h aul, at Four in the Afternoon. ;ch '"Yal Express," New BIRNIINGHAM Light Post as'ad Se tS out every Afternoon, carrying Four Inside only; Passes sses tbrou Wa rwick, h Leamington, Southern, Weedon, ahventry, to g the a a t ' ia a l c fp n a ' d Bull-street, Binning -,ext Mornin s st i l, e e a ver ' s Clock. t ,olrl l ` EX Morn New Light Post Coach, to HULL, Lin („oortbeare,lHowden, and Doncaster, everylMorning, to KeYs, Market-place, Hull ; and also the " Rock -1.1,!,, the Afternoon at Fnr o'Clock. el'erylii)rEO.R, Ware, Hoddes ° tlon, and Cheshunt Coach, rnina t ' )l l'Brvlir alf., AM and Edmonton Coaclies daily, at Eleven, s•Past T ht ik * Lu Five, and Eight. - on' ggage and Packag es to Leeds, York, and Doncaster, S, Y per g A. k. pound. h elad. '"43IINTAIN and Co respectfully acquaint their I,4 ‘tly ic r a ce n i ct s the Public, that they will riot be accountable for O r e that, Passenger's Luggage, Writings, Plate, &c. of tryt er _ Y 'Ve Pounds Value, if lost, stolen, or damaged, un mit r d RS sach, and the Insurance paid accordingly, at acen's Head Inn, Skinner-street, Snow-hill, London TEN CAPITALS must be DRAWN in the First Ten Minutes, the 161,11 NEXT MONTH. The NI bole Ten may be gained for a Risk of • Nineteen Pounds; for, by the plan adopted, a Whole Ticket will ulti mately only cost ii. 18s. and a Sixteenth only Four Shillings, as is explained in the Schemes, which arc giretrgratis. • Tickets and Shares are selling by BISEI, Stock-Broker, 4, Cornhill, and 9 Charing Cross,London ; and by his Agents in the Country. • . • Present. Mice of a Ticket is 211. ISs. and if returned on or before 26th JULY, 401. may be received back, though it may 'be drawn a Blank, small Prize, or undrawn ; so that the most that can be lost is 11.-ISs. after baying had a chance' fur all the Ten Capitals, which must be drawn, .and all thong which, may be drawn ; and the most which can be lost by a Sixteenth' is Four Shillings ; other Shares in proportion, after having had the same chance as the Whole Tickets. _ _ , The Scheme contains Two of ,C3o,ooo.—Two 0fL40,000 &c. &c. Consols and Nioney. * At * The Prices of-Stocks are affixed hourly against DISH'S Office in Corubilli by which the Public may see the .fhic tuations. PARLIA.ILENT, HOUSE bF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19. Early this morning their Lordships proceeded to judgments on Appeals. Lord ROLIX presented a Petition from Great Torrington, against the Catholic Peers Bill.—Laid on the Table. The Bishop of St. DAVID'S presented a Petition against the Catholic Peers Bill, from a Deanry within his Diocese.— Laid on the table. NEW BILLS. Mr. BROGDEN and others brought up from the Commons the Navy and Army Pensions Bill, the Tonnage Duty Repeal Bill, the Assessed Taxes Composition Bill., the Caledonian Asylum_Bill, and several Private Bills. The Earl of ROMNEY presented Petitions against the Ca tholic Peers 'Bill from Kingsdown and Woodhurst in the County of Kent.—Laid on the table. The Bishop of EXETER presented a Petition to the same effect, from some Parish in Kent.—Laid on .the table. The Bishop of ELY presented a similar Petition from the Clergy of the Holy Trinity in his Diocese.—Laid on the table. Lord COLCHESTER and the Bishop of CHESTER also presented Petitions against the same Bill from the Town of Colchester and the Archdeaconry of Bath and Wells.—Laid on the table. NAVAL AND MILITARY PENSIONS. ' The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the first reading of the Army and Navy Pensions Bill, and gave notice that he should move the second reading on Monday next. Lord KING then expressed his intention to propose some alteration in the preamble of the Bill, in order to make it do what it professed to do. The Bill was then read a first time, as well as the other Bills received from the Commons. The Bishop of LINCOLN presented a Petition from the town and neighbourhood of 'Lewes, in the County of Sussex, against the Catholic Peers Bill.—Laid on the table. TRADE AND NAVIGATION. The Colonial Trade Bill, the West India, and American Trade Bill, the Ancient. Commercial Statutes Repeal Bill, and the Importation of Goods and the Navigation Laws Amend ment'Bills, were read a third time and passed. MARRIAGE ACT. On the motion of Lord ELLENBOROUGH, the Order of the Day having been read, and the House having resolved itself into a Committee, The Archbishop of CANTERBURY rose to state the objec tions which he had to the present Bill. He objected to it because it was silent respecting the prevention of clandestine' marriages. He conceived that every possible difficulty should be thrown in the way of improper marriages, but that marriages once made ought not to be dissolved.—(Hear, hear, hear ! from all parts of the House.) —This ought to be the object of the Bill, but it had no such object. He entertained a higher opinion of the nature and sanctity of the marriage contract than perhaps generally prevailed. He had heard it called in that House a civil contract: so it was; but it was a civil - contract under the sanction of a Religious Statute. The place, the mode, the words in which it was solemnized, all necessary to the completion of the marriage contract, made it a religious cere mony; for it was performed in the House of God, solemnized by the Minister of that House, and sanctified by prayer and be nediction. The Bill should have contained a clause to prevent improper, marriages. It had none such, and the clause now under the consideration of the House, admitting as it did, that marriages were voidable, would only leave the parties doubtful whether they lived in a state of matrimony or in one of concu binage, and whether the children that played round a virtuous mother were legitimate or bastards. Some modifications of that clause were, he knew, to be proposed ; but as none could induce him to admit the principle that marriages once solemn ized could be nullified, he should oppose both the clause and the amendment.—(Hear • hear, hear I) Lord ELLENBOROUGH agreed with every word which had fallen from the Right Reverend Prelate. Understanding his opinion, and that of the Reverend Prelates on the Bench Lord ELLENBOROUGH suggested that as the clause had. been prepared some years ago, and did not perfectly apply to the present Bill, and as it was impossible to follow them through all their details unless they were printed, he trusted the House would allow the question to be put on the clause now before their Lordships, and having done that, would proceed with the retrospective, clause. The LORD CHANCE LLOR. stated, that if the proposition of proceeding with the retrospective clause were pressed, he would divide the HOuse on the subject. The Earl of HARROWDY objected to the measure, be cause by it all marriages in _ which the consent of parents or guardians might be wanting, would in future be made by banns, which would defeat the object of the Legislature, un less some alterations should be effected in the system of banns .itself. • The question was then put on the second clause, which made marriage voidable, and it was unanimously negatived. The LORD CHANCELLOR was then understood to re new his objection to proceeding with the retrospective clause. ,Lord ELLENBORO UGH thought there could be no better opportunity for going on with that clause than the present, after the House had decided last night that mathava - without consent should be no longer null, and had just declared that they were no longer voidable. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that the clause which had just been negatived was the most absurd that had ever been introduced into any , measure ; but contended that the same absurdity attached to every proposal respecting banns in every part of the measure. He would not agree to see the Bill frittered down to what it was never meant to be, a mere Bill to make existing marriages good, till he had been told what was to be substituted to the provisions of the present law. Lord HOLLAND conceived that the Noble and Learned Lord did-not object to the retrospective clause, but to the or der in which it was to be taken into consideration. That Noble and Learned Lord ought, however, to recollect that any other clauses or provisos might be introduced after, as well as before that clause. Lord REDESDALE urged the necessity of approaching such a clause with the greatest care and attention, and conceiv ed that it ought to be the last taken into consideration. The Earl of - CAERNARVON did not see why the regular order of the clauses should be disturbed. All those of the Noble and. Learned Lord related to penalties for granting li cences improperly in future, and could not possibly apply to the. manner of proceeding with respect to marriages which were already contracted. He disapproved of the dispoSition shown to postpone so important a question. Their.Lotdships had been told last night to adjourn for no other reason than be cause it was ten o'clock ; had it been an Irish Constable Bill, or any measure of his Majesty's Government, they should never have heard of its being ten o'clock. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, that for the last half how, they had been discussing without any question before the House. If the Noble and Learned Lord, who was so anxious to save the time of the House, would propose something in the shape of an amendment, that object would be more easily attained. The LORD CHANCELLOR—If the Noble Lord says that I wish to save time, I shall tell hint in the most civil manner that he is mistaken, and that I ran as little anxious to save time as himself. If there is no question before the House, my ob servations have only cone before it. I maintain that the re trospective clause ought not to be discussed until all the other clauses of the Bill should be gone through ; and in order to place a question before the House, I move that the considera tion of that clause be postponed. The question having been put, The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, as Chairman of the Com mittee, declared that the " -Not contents" had it. The LORD CHANCELLOR demanded a division, when there appeared— Contents . - - - 40 Not Content& - - - - 69 Maj9rity against the Amendment --29 On being re-admitted, we found . Lord ELLENBOROUGH expressing his intention to carry back the retrospective clause to the marriages which had taken place since the passing of the Marriage Act in 1754.. It would do no more than what was done by the clause in that Act relative to Banns, which confirmed all clandestine mar riages in which Banns had been proclaimed. He allowed that it might diminish the happiness of a few, but it would be that of the libertine husband, who was desirous of getting rid of a wife of whose person he was satiated, and of children whom he no longer wished to support—it was that of the heir at law who had enjoyed in anticipation that property to which justice gave him no claim. But on the other hand it would increase the.happiness of the good and the virtuous, and would make those who married certain that their children would be legiti mate and would inherit their honours and their fortunes. He then proposed, in order to preserve property in the hands into which it had devolved, so that nothing should be affected by the Bill save reversionary interests, that the following excep tionary provisos be added to the clause.:- Ist. " Provided it be not construed to extend to marriages declared invalid by judgments in the Ecclesiastical Court, or to any marriages, when one of the parties during the life of the other party has intermarried with other persons. 2dly. " Provided that if any property, real or personal, or any title of honour be possessed or enjoyed before the passing of this Act, on the ground, pretence, or colour of the invalidity of any marriav,e by reason of such consent not being had before its solemnization, although no judgment should have been pro nounced in any Court of law against the validity of such mar riage, such right and interest in such property or title shall in no manner be affected by this Act, but shall remain as if this Act had never passed." The LORD CHANCELLOR declared that after what had passed, he should take no part on the Amendment proposed by the Noble Lord, but should reserve to himself the privilege of HOUSE - OF . COMMONS. Mr. BASTARD presented a Petition from the Pilchard Ei - Shers in the neighbourhood of Plymouth, ,for the total repeal of the Salt Tax.—Laid on the Table. Sir W. LEMON presented a similar. Petition from the Fish ,Curers of Mountsbay.—Laid on the. Table. Air.: Alderman ; WOOD. presented Petition from John 'Knklit, of Manchester, late a prisoner in Lancaster jail, for a political:Offence ' complaining of ill-treatment. The Petition being read, Mr. B. WILBRAHAM stated, that many of the allegations of the Petitioner were fallacious. Mr. Alderman WOOD could not be in possession of the real facts of the case, but the Petitioner appeared to have been put to hard labotir, which, by his.sentence, he was not liable to.— Ordered to be printed. Sir R. SHAW moVed for a return of the net amount of Win dow and - Hearth Tax, paid in Ireland, within the last seven years, distinguishing the amount for each year—Ordered. Sir R. SHAW presented a Petition from the Parish of St. Mary's, Dublin, praying a repeal of certain: assessed taxes.— Ordered to be printed. PUNISHMENT-OF HARD LABOUR. Mr. COURTENAV rose, in pursuauce to the notice he had given, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to extend the inflic tion of hard labour upon offences which were not now visited by that punishment. As many, Hon. Members had spoken to him upon the subject, who entertained a favourable view of the Bill, he hoped there would be no objection to his motion. He would briefly state the object of-the Bill, which was to annex the punishment of hard labour to persons imprisoned for certain felonies and misdemeanours. _ _ Mr. M. A. TAYLOR wished to know, whether it was the intention of the Hon. Member to leave this new power at the discretion of the Judges ? COURTENAY,repIied, that the punishment would be applied to specified cases. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. Mr. S. RICE presented a . Petition from the Tanners of Drogheda, praying a repeal of the Excise Duties on Leather.— Ordered to be printed., Dr. LUSHINGTON moved, .that a new writ be issued for a Member to serve in Parliament for the Bon:high of Camel ford, in the I.o'll of the Earl of Yarmouth, now Marquis of II extford.—Ordered. COUNTY COURT. Mr. LENNARD presented a Petition from certain Trades men and others in London and Middlesex, complaining of what they described to be mal-practices in the County COurt. Mr. COURTENAY was convinced that this Petition did not proceed from any considerable body of the respectable Householders of Middlesex. The lion. Member deprecated the means which had been adopted by the Petitioners before the presentation of the Petition. He contended that, if there were ground of complaint, a proper application to the Chief Justice would Temedy it. As the law which established the Court provided a check over its Officers, he thought persons ought not to be• allowed to come with ex-parte statements, for the purpose of recording malicious charges against the Judges of the Court, without giving them the means of repel ling them. r As this was his view of the case, he should move the rejection of the Petition. Dr. LUSHING TON expressed his astonishment at the course adopted by his lion. and Learned Friend, in charging the 4000 individuals who signed the Petition, with malicious motives. They were called upon to reject the Petition, and to disbelieve its statement upon the ipse.dixit of his Honoura ble and Learned Friend. He contended that the subject was one which demanded attention, and he could not help feel ing some indignation at this attempt to abridge the right of Petition. _ . Mr. H. SUMMER briefly supported the Amendment. Mr. H. G. BENNET contended, that instead of rejecting the Petition, the House were bound to enter into an investiga tion of the complaint. He thought there was no confidence to be placed in the Court of King's Bench as to the regulation of offices, for that House was the only power which could keep the Courts of Law in order. The fees of all the Courts ought to beTeduced. He supported the Petition. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that the Act of Par liament fixed a very summary punishment to the officer who exacted more fees than were his due, namely, that of removing him from his office. If any of these 4,000 Gentlemen, could therefore 'prove the charge they had made, an application to the Court of King's Bendi was all that was necessary to have the Act of Parliament enforced. If it was meant to say that such an application would be disregarded, he could only say that such an assertion would be the most extraordinary one he had ever heard. _ _ _ Mr. HUME supported the Petition, and contended that the House ought'to go into an inquiry upon the charges which it contained. He was surprised at the course pursued by the Honourable and Learned Gendeman, considering that these Coiirts had been so frequently accused in that House. He should have thought that he had been anxious to uphold the character of the Court not only as free from blame, but above imputation. Mr. WYNN entirely concurred in the opposition of his Hon. and I.earned/fiend to this Petition. :He knew nothing, and cared nothing, as to whether the complaint was well or ill founded ; but so long as he knew that there were tribunals.ap. Mr. WYNN explained, that his objection was not to the -prayer, but - to the allegations of the Petition ; and from time immemorial it had been the practice to reject petitions on the ground of objectionable allegations. Mr. ROBINSON hoped, that after what had fallen from the Hon. Member for Cumberland, (Mr. Curwen) his Hon. Friend (Mr. Courtenay) would feel that his objection to the Petition being received was removed. He begged, however, to state, that he did not, by admitting the Petition on the understand ing that it was intended to promote inquiry upon it, _ pledge himself to support such inquiry. Mr. COURTENAY consented to witharaw his opposition ; but he put it to the candour of the Hon. Gentleman.opposite (Mr. bennard) to endeavour to prove his charge. The Petition was then brought up, and ordered-to lie on the table. LEATHER. TAX.-IRELAND. Sir JOHN NEWPORT 'presented a Petition from the Tanners •of Waterford' against the Leather Tax i and also against the mode of assessing it. . . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he had always thought the mode of assessing the Duty nnLeather in Ireland injudicious, and he' was only waiting for the Report of the Commissioners of InqUiry to introduce some measure to alter it. Mr. C. H. HUTCHINSON said any alteration would be aCceptable to the persons interested in this trade in Ireland: Atter a few words from Mr. V. FITZGERALD, the Petition was read and ordered to be printed. A Message from the Lords announced their Lordship? as. sent to the Goods Importation Repeal Bill, and.. certain Pri. vate Bills. LICENSI,NG. MAGISTRATES. Mr. JAMES presented a Petition from an Individual of the name of Briddle, residing in the neighbourhood of Ilchester, complaining of his license as a publican being taken away on the false representation of a personal enemy, made to the Ma gistrates of the district. The lion. Member observed that their conduct would not appear extraordinary when it was known that they were two of the notorious visiting Magistrates of Ilchester Jail. The Petitioner stated, that he had been de . - prived of his license upon an individual stating that the parish in which he was did not require a public-house, whereas they suffered great inconvenience for want- of one. He defied any one to state that he had ever been guilty of any disorderly or improper conduct, or permitted such in his house, and the High Constable who had declared that to the Magistrates, had been the object ,of persecution - since. The Petitioner also hinted that it was in consequence of his having joined in the re joicings which followed the termination 'of the proceedings against the late Queen, that his license had been taken from him. Mr. Secretary PEEI. said, that although the House might decide against rejecting a petition on account of the charges it contained against private character, yet he was sure they were not disposed to refuse to hear the answer to charges against an individual, having listened to those charges.—(llear, hear !)—This he was sure would be the feeling of the House, more particularly in• cases where the conduct of official per sons in the discharge of their public duty was called in ques tion. The lion. Member, in tne present instance, had brought forward a complaint against tWo Magistrates, one of whom he (Mr. Secretary Peel) knew to be most highly respectable, and of the other of whom he had no reason for supposing the contrary. The names of those two Gentlemen were Woodford and Phillips, and the presenting of this Petition having been intimated to them he was prepared with the answer, to which he entreated the House to listen, and having done so, he would challenge any ether conclusion from their statement than that they had acted with perfect integrity, and that the allegations of the petition were false. The statement of Mr. Woodford, in the letter which he held in his hand, was, that some time preceding the last general licensing day he received a com plaint from one of the Churchwardens of the parish of the ir regularities of Wm. Briddle, and the disorder and inconve nience created in consequence bf his improper conduct in the regulation of his house. He stated that persons were kept there in a state of intoxication for several successive days ; that the paupers were encouraged to spend their parish al lowances there in drunkenness and idleness, and that the parish had been thrown into great confusion and disorder by these practices. Mr. Woodford's answer was, that although he was not bound to assign any reason for not renewing a, license, he did not chuse to deprive a man of his means of livelihood witholit his being confronted by his accuser, and told the Churchwarden that he must appear on the licensing . day to prefer his com plaint. He also stated that he received a complaint f om a woman that her husband had -been seduced to remain in this man's house for three days, which he had never done before, in a state of drunkennness. He desired her to go and demand him, upon which she received ill usage and blows from the publican. 'This woman and the Churchwarden did aPpear on the licensing day, and preferred the charges in the man's presence, and upon their representation the license had been refused--(Hear !) Now he must say that it was a most shameful insinuation that Mr. 'Woodford had been actuated by pOlitical motives in dis charging the functions of his office in this case ; and in answer to that, that gentleman candidly declared, that his opinion was well known to be adverse to the mode of proceeding pursued towards the late Queen. How then was it possible that this insinuation could be otherwise than false ? _ Mr. Phillips gave the same account, and said, that through the kindness of his solicitor this man was enabled, a few years ago, to obtain redress for some injuries he had suffered. It also appeared thut he had been warned for the last three years against the course be had been pursuing, and told of the consequence of it. lie asked then if it was possible that in dividual Magistrates could make a better use of their discre tionary power than these gentlemen had done ?—(Hear !)-116 asked, too, what feeling of justice the Min. Member himself could be actuated by in raising an unfair prejudice from a false inference as regarded this case,,by connecting these Gentlemen