The Sun. — London, England, 1817-06-20 00:00:00

yr tot, Nob coo ed Noble n 0 141 tole ; it m 1 01!1•1 Ilta is rmlily evaded, and the %Thule spirit of Marriage, Act, in great measure, deicati.d by Nidily which the tenth section gives to a mar " R"lelllaised without uny publication of banns Polishes where the pt.' is are actually resi tnt,tliereby affording facilities to minors to inter thoy without detection, and even to the frequency marriage's incestuous a most revolting zuf which, so solemnised, could be readily ail "" la. 'rile object of this Bill is to seek some mention of such evils (great, in a moral. reli °4l4"Political view) with the least disturbance ;auible to the existing , laws ; and perhaps nothing 11 ' 14 be more likely to effect this purpose than to tjlein that a notice, expressing the names, condi• r esidence of the parties, should be signed a ttested upon o a th by one of them, the parish i l l 'nine authorised to administer such oath for :purpo se . 't o make it compulsive oil the ot atiug minister to m a ke an a dequate inquiry in very Populou s pm i s h , wou ld h e to i mpose a tas k ;"eattely possible ; this provision, therefore, an obligation upon the Clerk to deliver one I 11 4 ? ?,i the noti ce t o th e Mi n i ster , a nd another to , n r . the Parish Officers, within a limited time "loos to the firstthe banns ' itk a publication o .1111%11 reward, as an encouragement Officers on the detection of fraudulent . 1 4 eine itto, constituted the principal features of at tempt to g i ve effect to the spirit of the tatute. H e s h ou ld not in the p re s e nt i t( lhWee the Bill further than • the second ti g. that it might he printed, and operate notice of ulterior legislation in the ensuing 4 1 411 1. 0 t Pa r li ament g i n t h e mea n time the BO - (114) cesitt hel.ors wank! probably -consider a t tottationt might be most advantageously Sued their p,irt, con currence with the *„ t r i fl3 , l l4 enactments; and although this proceed not go the whole length, it nevertheless Pt Still produce great good•;--est quiddint * IL e le 4l 4o—and in this opinion be had the un of some of the highest ecclesiastical an- " n il lett. g•""NI TnontitiroN seemed to object to the mil :on of Oaths as an evil. C. ilippig L iv, in reply, said, that be ' t 't with th e Hon. Seuvral in thinking that it uhareelisary mull/Idlest; on of oaths was an bat he wou ld as k, Was not the abuse now t Oit t u be remedied. it` greater evil 2 and was not Clerk of a P.rish as competent to be "tedvith suc h an auttiori!y in merely vetify rll Itatice, as a counnou excise officer in gritut: permit to devour a few dozens of wine tit 4 COIIIMit tee it would be best discussed, ft ter th e n . trish c l er k , in t h e fi rst i nstance, or h"`'L'e' Pt the last, might he !nos, advantage ril't'teit with this litllllril . '1 he attempt tt; t" 1) :( 1 Y these strictly evil uti tt lit at any 4, t tted, and h e h ope d trusted It wonid fir in the wisdom of !'rile ttnrnt. 4, 11 was wad a first anti second tittle, 1111(1 !let! to be printed, t. if : AILEY ADDIIIGTIVI pregented an ric"roint 7 iimilher of peistilis cnitfilied in GO. •1 "nder ill , ' 11 , ,„ Abeqs Corpus S u sp e n s ion A ct.- =.'e u to he printed; • pl eileilteti a poi l i on from the Yttf itoehetter, against th e s uspens i o n of the k ‘ lle ! ir (:`" P' s Act.--Orderrd to tie on the ACT. moved 111 bring in a s tn "ter anti amend the Copyright Act of the 's4 at the King. st, fir r, wird* hooks ! pih. k f Lit t f P r i"r to the Act oi Que ers Anne, , and far e l'ets the delivery of eleven copies of book , 1 4 'tid e Universiti e s gratis, and Aso to very litoited ° 1 work s , The Hon, Baronet prefaced his tt', -41 with several observations, but , from the 0 1 ' 1 141,''ee of his voice, they were inaudible in the 3 4ei , • B ANiuts ant! Mr. pan, opposed the intro. "f he. itin. r , :k th 8 . Rom Luir considered the Act of 1814 as : I°4 , 1 111justitilible, and opprussiie ; and h e ' the tf .it, o ‘ t ooi*lied that a proposal to review that law 1 0 .14 > be deemed unfit for the consideration of tnile• it Is • ‘ a s 4i t itt-st RR &Tot,: ',noosed the motion. tot' v . Ruttn arr • tot 44 i t. that the' justice of the • ciear , which was no other than whether • t ots . i At t i t man' s labour should be secured to ( I", bill family, that he should not an y kti et;t tile House iu giving his•teasous for 11,irt of the motion. fit , S mYrit opposed the motion. ff e s'sotzar asked why was an exception ' t tll, l : l' the Universities; li m y were as able to !otil itl e a s any ri c h individuals, and it was mon . 'l4- t ;, t hey khould be thus exempted at the ex the ► oar and industrial'. ittlitett vontentlerl that as authors had sc. " the , o h , di (.lection in copyright, it was but fair tiit' 4 r, '`l o 4l Pay thi s t ax i n return . tt attion said it was very plain how the Ipis4 e'l to encourage learning- - not by the tc"it am) . • A 11 )4 "" eleven copies, b ut by esta% 1 41 ) ' exclusi ve cop y r i g ht hut in that act ti e "X WAS optional ; the author was 1 44 I ' 0 tak e a' iv" ntage of the copyright of - y jo 4l sr, a nti if lie did not choose to do so, he ' I, the tax : while the act of 179 1 th e Aet 'net her a party chose to take advantage N ii nr Hot, lie should, at all events . , pay his e i !: and this was au encouragement of I 'Yy l ?--becimse the Universities pro kt'ersitie cOuld tiniferstand that ; and the sometimes sent out learned, men, : ) 11 . ell. which was entitle , ' to one copy, "f th e It 1, .tety moderate proportion to the p "'odd 'Laugh.) r,‘ ‘ , AY tippot , ell the motion. Oh 'v• Ai ne st - glad of this opportunity to enter ,t11„1: ogrtinst theo f the Act of 1791 ; 1 gh t spirit ii 4 4t i t „ "to even the friends of that Act must = "e etled • 1 , r 1 TT • " who lIRI e fit retinal , ' l he w oo/mines, , 4 1 '4 f r pas, refused nothing at the hands of to- o , t titiCutiv , J i•voreswil authors, but music • it hi , h . 1 1 y even taken a treatise on •- ose tarn:divided, when the numbers F or the *notion, 67.•-•Agninst re• CAsTLER, OLIVER, a ce . rz atintisaiott to the gellery, Sir FaAwels wits reprothitiug th e emplorucut of spits 11 P . Ol, 'lll ' as Allies Of Goviltinsetst in else maisosesanee 4 1 0. ciil oseter.-s-(:lear, hear !) such t 5 . 01 ,,_ ments bveie made use of, it was impossible that any man's property or person could be safe; and the misdeeds of one of these miscreants, whose conduct had lately been brought to light, probed hut too plainly the truth of what be asserted. — Under these circumstances, and hearing that the Noble Lord had attempted to defend the conduct of such a man as Thomas Reynolds, of lVelbeck-street, be should he glad to know of Mi nisters, .whether those spies had their authority for making use of the names of individuals (Loud cries of Hear, hear !)—A transaction of this sort bad occurred, its regard to which the state of the times rendered it necessary for him to vindicate his own character, however contemptible and unworthy of notice the individuals might otherwise he. It did appear then that Oliver, the fellow of Reynolds, had gone about the country introducing himself with Sir F. Burilett's compli ments. After what had already come out, it was impossible to say how far this man might be au [lonized by, or associated with, Government.--- It so, the infamy of such transactions was mutual on the employer and the employed ; or rather the Government that could employ such Agents, the terror, scourge, and pest of society, Was even more culpable than the wretched Agents them selves ; and if universal justice ruled the Bill, the Noble Lord would be tried with his creatures, Castle and Oliver, for their conspiracies against the subject of this Kingdom —(Hear, hear !).--lf the employers of these men had any feeling, nr conscience, they would have atomised the as sistance of such unworthy allies; for they might beforehand have been sore that such agents would go beyond their instructions, because it was their obvious interest to du so ; it they did not pro mute treason.. their employment Was at an end.— (Hear, heat':!)---A Jssr y of able, independent, and honest men, had shown their sense of the infa. molts purposes for which those spies had been em ployed. The SPEAKER rose to miler.--He had listened to hear if the Honourable Baronet meant to make a motion or ask a question ; and, conceiving, at ail events, that the matter was one in which the Ho nourable Baronet was personally concerned, be had refrained, perhaps longer than he ought to have dope, in reminding the 11011. Baronet that h e st as s proceeding to souse length wit hout an y motion before the House. If the Hueourable Baronet's object was to ask a question, be put it to his candour whether he had not transgressed all reasonable bounds tor suc h a p ur p os e. Sir F. 110 icvtcTT thanked the Speaker for the vet 1r 11,Vidg0111C ilidltlWE In which he had set him sight; but thought himseit not wholly inexcusa ble on such a subject, and so closelysconcerned as he telt isiteselt.. The question he toss! to ask the Noble Lord was, whether Oliver had the autho rity of Government for making ti.,e of his name ? Lord CASTLEREAGH . replio i, that if the Hon. Baronet's name hats been Ii an improper use of, -hr iniO!t aitiibnie it to wiser grounds than she commands •ot sis Majesty's Ministers. He wits 1' 1 ;34 to justity the ttanslctinns that had taken place, so far as hi• Noble Fiiend, the be (Acta+ y ut State for the floase Deoaitment , was concerned awl he as ell %tit) that that Noble 1.40:11 11 (Wit' never sh,l.e the roblic eonfidenc.o th..t hid pi, .r.tql in his I,4‘als. If the peace. t► intik idnals bait bed 1w treason in the country.- none coq'd lament it m itre dee l ily than. ; hi t sseits! bits :be 'humid not be deterred by any thing the floomsrable ftwonet could say Gout taking atertseres :0 enstieo the peace Mille country, though those mrasnres might disturb the peace of traitors, or eves, involve the Hots. Baronet's name. Mr. liaouonam asked, ii'!, lli r, in consequence, , nt .what bad passed in that House, Isis Miesty's Ministers bed taken the ~soul steps with a view to bring the person employed in these criminal transactions to condign punishment, shook, the atrocit it's alleged against him turn out to be true? Lord CASTLEREAGH assuted the House that Isis Noble Friend had 'sever authorised any act blame able in itself ; and if any improper conduct in the party alluded to, or any other, tell with:n his no lice. it would meet with due reprebeesion. Here the conversation ended. MODUS OF TITHES. Mr. CUSWEN, alter disclaiming the least in tention of infringing on the property of the Church, anti stating that Isla object was to put an end to that extensive litigation, which was not more Hesitant; to the parties engaged in it, than to the interests of general morality and detailed at considerable length the inconvenience which resulted Irons the existing state things, by which Church property was 'placed its a 01101011 so different from that of other property, the title to it rendered so much more difficult of proof, anti the contested claims to it made the subject of the decision of the Court of Equity, inttcasl a l ft Jury ; and instanced Several eases in support of his argu ment. The Hots. Gentlemso concluded by ewe r ing for leave to ining in a Bill to Amend the tows respecting Modessea, Compositions, and Bump tinn-, for Tithes. Sir W. Sc , TT would not resist the motion for the int, , nlnetion of the Bill, but nlthotosh Ise coincided in notch of what had Sailers from the Hon. Gentleman, he should hr sorry that it should go forth to the public, that he could ultimately agree to the great innovation which the Bill pro posed to make. , Sir S. Rommess supported the 13111, although he feared it was too late in the Session to give an op portunity sufficiently to discuss so important a su bject,. - tie eonfr used all the statements of the Hon. Mover with respect to the inconveniences of the present law, and particularly the circumstance that long possession, which strengthened all Other property, weakened church property ; since, in stead of a prescriptive title being obtained in 60 years, it was necessary to go hack - 600 years, to the reign of Richard 1. in order to establish a claim. Adverting to the tedious litigations .to which the uncertain tenure of this property at present gave rise, he mentioned the case of clergyman with 12 children, whom he' took the liberty of advising, not - , with such a family, to in cur the risk of a Chancery suit, anti who told him in, reply, that circumstanced es he Was, he should - never have thought of it ; but that he bad corn- - menced the resew when he was a bacheltar. Mr. LocKtuatT, with the utmost deference to ?L e Right froisnurable Genthtnt (Sir %V. twrott) in differing from whoi +► 'uu %abject, he «•As conscious that he was in grett (Inner of falling into error,, contunclA that such a Bill as that now proposed would be most va►lu able, in order to settle the titles to church pro perty, and put then► on the best !mind:l6oll. 7 The motion, therefore, had his most cordial sop port. Leave was then granted to bring in the Bill. DISTRESSES FOR RENT. Mr:LOCKHART rose, pursuant to his notice, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the Costs of Distresses for small Rents. On this sub ject, after having stated some very cruel cases on account of the great expence occasioned by levy ing Distresses, be obtained leave to bring in the Bill. STATE Or IRELAND. Sir JOHN NEWPORT ro•e, pursuant to his no tice, to call the attention of the House to the Affairs -of Ireland. Various Circumstances hail occurred to delay his motion till now, when it was so late in the Session that he could not do more than move that the House should, early in the next Session, take into consideration the state of that country. Sixteen years had now elapsed since the passing of that Act, which had bound Ireland in a Union with this country; and it was certainly therefUle full time that the state of that country should be taken into considera tion, with alloy to do away with that coercive system which had been hitherto pursued. Early iu this Session he 'hati-submitted to' the House a motion on the subject of the Financial state 'of Ireluud ; ,but the Muse had rejected that motion on account of the Finance Committee, which had then been appointed, having the financial state of that country under consideration. Since that time the Committee had presented to the house tt Report which had fully confirmed all that lie had repraented as to the financial state of that coun try. It was now impossible to say t:-at its situa tion was such that it must nut call fur the attention of the House, and if the House di,l not attend to it, things would soon conic to such a pass, that it would be forced on its consideration. In usin-.: the word force, he wished to guard himself against miscon struction. Ile did not mean any thing like nil. sical force. He well knew how apt the vulgar, the ignorant, and the wicked, were to misconstrue in that way any such expression. The argument against considering the state of Ireland formerly was, that we were engaged in a war which re quired undivided attention, became it involved the very existence of the country. There was much farce in that argument at the time ; but w!lat could be said now,. when we were in a state of profound peace ? His view now was, to make the House call upon Ministers, during the pro. rogation, to tutu their attention to the state of Ireland, and to submit to the House, in the next Session, the result of their considera tion. He wished to guard against being sup posed to insinuate any thing like a disregard or neglrct- of duty on the 'part of any individual in fire Irish Government. Nothing o f that ki n d c ould he truly imputed to them. All that he wished. for was a patient and diligent -inquiry into the nature and causes of the evils of Ireland, with the . s;e'w of radically mernes them. lie con'. chided by mosing a Resolution, '' 'chat an Ad dress he presented to his Royal High-ess the siehice Regent, praying his Royal HiLihness to give direetVnts to his Majesty's Ministers during the prorogation of Porliament to inquire into the state of:lreland, and Inlay before the House such inf,armation On the subject as would enable it early itt the next Session to apply some effectual remedy to the. evils under which that country I now sufferei." Sir tittoacw. Hitt commended the temper and moderktion with which the Right Hon Baronet had sunnily ed his mcrion, but could not agree to He did not think that the Right Hon. Ba ronet had brought forward one single sufficient ar gument to iminee the House to accede to the mo tion, nor di.t he think that lie measure which he proposed would have the effect expected. lie therefore moved as an amendment, that the other Orders'of the Day be now read. Sir N. COLTHURST, in 1114301600 . r= the mo tion of the Right Hon. Buronet (Sir J. Newport), did so on the ground that it would shesv a want rifeonfitletice in Government. Sir J. NEWPORT replied. Sir Geor g e Hill, Sir J. Newport, and Mr. Peel, severally explained —Tile [louse then divided. Ayes Noes - • - LG Majority - 49 The Report of tl►e Tithes Lensing 80l tvas tar ther considered, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Tuesday next. Mr. Btionneg !nought op the Report of the Scotch Offices ; the amendments were agreed to, aid the Bill ordered to be realty a second time to.morrow. The Hattie went into a Committee on the Clergy Residence Bill, ,whe►► !tome further amend. n►tntg were introduced.—The Report was receiv ed, read, and ordered for further consideration on Tuesday. The Report of the Irish Election Laws Bill was brought tip, and the amendments were agreed to ; a clause being proposed by Mr. BLAKE to regulate the rights of Freemen of the Borough Totem, which, alter some conversation, and the Gallery being cleared for a division, was, as we under stood, withdrawn. Sir J. NawvoßT offered a clause, which was in wiled, and committed, Mr. D. tlsotvwa moved, that the clause relat. ing to rendering it legal for Candidates to employ Counsel before the Returning Officer, be struck, out. _ ...... Sir H. PARNELL opposed the motion, end press ed a division. Ayes - - .• - 9 Noes !. - - - 47 Majority - - The Bill vrns then ordered to be read a tbird time on Monday. The Spirits Excess Act went through a Com mittee. Theother Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjostrued. LAW I:VJ'ELLIGENCIF..- COUR).* 19. 4IPERA I.OI.7IE.•••••TALMA A! D 11,1‘1)LLE. GLORGES. WATIAIS V. T4YLon Nfr. LEACH, fin 'of Mr. Taylin, this day moved tor ao ittitmotioo, to restrain Waters trom performing French flays, etmetits, etc, in ihe'Opera 1 - loose, omit he had paid into Gtort the purchase•money for the Thcalr. ; and also that Mr. W. might be todered to 'pay into "Cout:t all sums of money nett, ivt.d by Most s. 13 tch, gm de- , c o sily of the slit) i,ropet.y, tip to December last. It was of the ntmott iniportaitce, he !ii, that the pre•ent 'motion should be in ode this day, as per formances of a very partictilar nature had been advertised to take place thi4 evening it; the Con cert Room of the Theatre. Mr. 1-IART here interrupted the Learned Gen tleman.-1-le trusted liiß Lorckhip would not en tertain a motion wade under the present cir(111: stances. 'file defendant ought to hove apphid, befote he might have applied yesterday to the Vice-Chancellor, and not have drtvon it over until the moriung of the very day on which the ptrtormanrea were to take:place. 'lite Lotto CHANCELLOR—" flue performances have been deScritled ftS flt a particular nature; should like to be itoinuto.d t. hat they are." Mi. Leant—" My Lord, they are readings and recite ions from French plays, by 111 : T a. alu t and Mademoiselle Georges, and have been ather. tiled to take place this evening in the Concert Room of the Opera House."—The principal ob jection the Leerned Gentleman had to the pre.. sent pct formatter was, that hi the event of is tire happening during the performance, they would be nimble to recover, us the policy of insurance did not extend further than the performance of ' Italian Operas, by wit ell he, Mr. Taylor, would hi subje , ted to is greot loss, butts as a joint pro. rictus , and as the tot 41er of 60 propt ity bo xe s. the Leorm.4l Gentleman concluded by obser‘ie4', that while Mr. T. had had the matiegetneet (Alba Theatre, he had been res!rieted from the periorm. once of any thing het Ititlian Operas, ou the grounds above stated ; he thereeee trusted, that he (Mr. T ) would not be subjected to the dan ger ehich would lobe on the pieseot occasion. Loan CHANCELLOR—" %Vey . tees not this RIOVe , I r.sterday 1" Mr. LititC:H—" It was not till the 16th that Mr. Taylor had learnt that 11-e verfoillimiee wag to take place this evening." Mr. HATIT..-." %%lien were the advertisemtuts, announcing that the pestormances would take place this evreing, inserted in site newspapers ?" Mr. Mtees—(Mr. %Voters's Solicitor) —was not aware that they had been advertised rut all the 4ffillavit on which the preseet motien wee touoded had only been filed yestcrday. and they hail filed an affidavit in an answer only led( an hour before. Lotto CuAstcheeou—" Mr. Mills, what does your effidevit contain ?" Mr. Mt Les said, that it denied ell the allege. tines continued in the affidavit filed by Mr. Tay lor. lle (Mr. M.) had gone to the different Fire Offices to make inquiry whetha there wits any danger in suffering the pet lormance i but he wily got naught d it. LOUD CIiANCRLLOR..." They might laugh be. fore they brolight their action." Mr. HART read a ',tier from the Secretary of One tit the 'Fire Offices in which the The sie was insured, stating, that hi' Ail not consit there would be any danger ill suffering the petiole mice* to take place. Mr. lIART observed that there could he endan ger in the pertorinance of French phis, unless they contained " Inflammable gas." Mr. Ilenen--." It the Theatre was to take fire doting the performauce of those Fren`ch plays, the Defendant would lose twenty thonsend rime's," The Luau CHANC,I.I.ot4-11 , till be best slot to interrupt tee lerformaives this eeenin.:. The only question appears to me to be, that whether, in the event to the Theetre tieing burnt 11()% 11, the parties will be .ble to recover tinder the policy of insurance. Let this motion come on a t , ,aiti ICl morrow, the fii st thing. COURT OF KING'S 31!:NC'4, Just 19. THE KING V. WOOL,L.IiIi. This morning the ah , rve .1./erviiiiant moved to erase the verdict of guilty, which was entered against him oti a trial ;or a libel at the Sittings atter last Term at Guildhall, runt the Record of the Court. His motion was fotoul,tl on the affi davits of two of the Jury, the substance of which has been before the puhlir. The Court were of opinion that these affid wits could not be received, and held, thut such a proposition as was asked for could not he The dt fendant cited the case of the King.v. Sim mons, Soyer and, a dictum of Lord Mat Mich! in the case of the King v. WoolllBll, sth litirroW, 2'667, on which anthorities be conictitled that the affidavits in question ought to be received. The Court ruled to the contrary. Ile then put in the affidavits of Mr. Hitchins, an auctioneer, and Mr. Blinder, an ollicer of the Court, skewing the dis sentient voices of part of the Jary to the verdict at the time it was given. Uptt these he movetd that the rule which the Court has granted for it new ttisl might be discharged. The ATTO a N v•GENEIIAL enntended, in support of the Rule, that these latter affidavits absolutely shoved that a new trial was necessary... • The Defendant replied at some length, and con tended, that lie could not be again safety _brought to trial, as his case had been so brought before the public, and PO fully disetn.cd, that twelve men could scarcely be found in the whole country who had not formed an opinion on it. Lord Kr.t.nra,aortrivon—" Have you done?" Defendant—" My •Lord, for the present, I have." Lord ELLENBOROUGH.."" Let there be a frenire Facias de. Nova "—Rode made absolute. SouTHWARK, JUNE 16.-1 n consequence of the sudden blight which ha, Hutu krtl the Hop Plan thtions, our Market experienetul du a d v ,,, ime o f 50s. tea ath. per cwt. last week on pockets.-- Bags are also dearer, say 20s. to 30i: per cwt. ()or Sakti are not large, nor is our supply greet. The Duty has been dune to-day at 80,0001. sod 85,0001.