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SEARCH FOR ARMS RILL.

Lord ChATl.EltitaUll Moved the oilier of the day
fur the third rendiag of the above Bill,
Mr. CA LCBSFT Bald, that he could not sanction
a measure which contained such :in extraordinary
clause as that empowering a search for arms by nigh,.
It was competent to the House to pass a new Bill.
in which this obnoxious (loose should he ;unit teil.
He felt himself obliged, though reluctantly, to
vote against the present Measure.
Sir J. Yoßgefaid, lie wished to say a few winds
to spew the consistency of his vote thia night, vr!!‘cli
should be for the Bill, with that of the other ~14t:,t,
when he had voted against it. Siring that a veil-
considerable majority lied voted for the Hil! as it
stood the other night, anti thi:.king it '4:er...silly
that the disturbed 'hot's. is sh:,tild he disaroiell.
rather than lose the Hill lie sliotilrl now vote
Ministers.

--_Mr. DiCtintiOts said. that t'aoking the fl'
intended for the !mai (lieu of tie peacral+h and
loyal, he felt it his ditty to suppo t, rt th
Mr. ANION said, that he coalil not loin•••
sell to support this Dill, containing aa it tint, tier
clause which had been so justly o:iiected to, at 1;:.
same he could tint oppose it.— /ant h.)
was not sufficiently argisaiated with the foitr• of
the (house, but lie was vrr' tit-slums that some
Gentleman who wtlo, 11,0411 d afford an opport ahoy
for taking the 'reuse of the (douse on the omission
of that clause.
The Bill was then read the third time.
Oti the question that the Bill do 1).t—
Mr. CA I.CRAFT moved, as an ninetidment, to
leave out the words " or by night."
Mr. TIERNEY said, he rose to second the ameiid..
ment—the rather, to give the Hon. Member oppu-
site (Sir J. Yorke) :in opportunity of vii•ii3g hint Y
against Ministers iii Ott course of tnentl.sevett
Fears.—(A lough.)
The Huitie theft divided : the tit:inhere were—
, For the Amendment 4O
Agaiust it....

Majosity against the Amendment.... 11.
The Bill vidt, then 'assed.
MISDEMEANORS BILL.

The order of ihr tidy been rend for
Committee of the House on the Misdetneutiots
Bill,
Load CAITLEREACII moved, that it be an in.
struction to the Committee to extend the operat,..n
of the Bill to Ireland, which wa. it:reed to. T-e
Bill pissed through the Coniminee, and the 1.1..p0t'.
was brought up, when the House resumed, wort
the Report was ordered to be fro-tvirtl to-uturross.
A copy of a letter from the Earl of Liverpool
to the Duke of Hamilton was ordered to be laid
hr tote the House.

The Rouge then udiounned at Twrt.Tr o'C Loot.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, LINCOMI'S
TINLURIDAY, DECIMMEK
,16.

HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE AND LORD
GEORGE CAVENDISH V. JOHN FINNEY AND

OTHERS.

Mr. HORDE stated that this w• 9 them dims of the :SoN'e
Plaintiffs, the reprinentelives tit tie lute Duke of D, wi..
shire, praying that the Defendants, the INecatisr. of a 70
Cheluner, deceased, should be ordered to pay into Court the
corns of 81101. and 7331. under the following ea monomers :
Mr. Chalimer was agent fur the late Duke, and rreeivi d the
rente of ell estate which his Grace had I •nt Lest 41 to Wei.
fordebire. The estate had been vested in nu,'ee., and it ass
mortgaged for it■ value, which mortgage hie Grace ;raid off.
To make the sale complete lo his Grace, it wall necessary
get the person who was entitled to the equity of redempt tei
to situ the deed of sale. It was vented in a perho of the •
name of Wm. Finney, and he execulet the deed hi his Grace,
bid afterwards thought proper to enter into an ayes merit
with Sir Was. Harper to sell him hie introest in the mute.
and Sir Wen. Harper filed a bill in that Cured fur the specific
performance of the contract ; but tau the answers .r ti •
Defendant' being put which explained the circle,' "mecca
bow the late Duke had become Ilw purchaser of the recite,
that suit was abated. The present Defendants, in their
answer, admitted that the late Mr. Chaloner hail received in
hi* life lime the resits of the estate to the amount or spite,
as the agent of the late Duke, but they did out admit Oat
tile easels of the testator to that amount. The went of this
admission would certainly be a liar to Li/ obtaining nn
order to have that sum paid into Court, if he had not r
evidence which amounted to the same Older ; for tan the
death of Mr. Chsloner, his son, who was Use Solicitor of the
Defendants, wrote to the late Duke, requesting that lie
would not press fur the immediate payment, as his family
hoped very shortly to be able to discharge the debt, as they
expected to be vested wit► considerable property after the
death of an old lady of eighty-three yarn of age. The,,.
were several other letters of Mr. arnaioner, the Sulicitur, to
the same effect. Tice late Duke, out of his great kindness
to the family, did forbear to press for the ;ivotal. The old
lady was since dead, and the Plaintifflover. Obliged to Gtr
their present bill. Ais to the other part of his mouttn, obi le
could be no doubt but he was entitle•) to it, as the Diliairls
mita admitted they had received 73.5/, the proceeds of the
estate, in their character of executors of die late Mr. (ha-
loner. He (the I.•anned Counsel) tolwever arantesi, web r
the peculiar cirruntoottern of the ease, that hia lairds
ship would order the Defendants to pay both sums into
Court.
Mr. ARIRCROWDY followed.
Mr. LiAt49, C mimel fur the Defendant", mid, he Jill
not object to the latter past of the motion, the paying in of
the 7351. Ml.' Court ; but i a to time tit,t Part of ii, lie uiu-
tended that the Court bad not the power of granting it, es
the late Doke wan only a mortgagee out of posit...um, and
he briug such, the Platted& were not cotitled to eel for the
motley to be pant into Cour!, part ovules ly as there were not
assists admitted its the aistmer. A. ho the litters of Nir.
Chef .r, the Soltettcr, limey moat go for oothitug, as the
Ikfetodenta deny that they were otitis u with their !wows
ledge, privity, or consent.
Mr. Hoeg hollow/4J, and Mr. !lomat replied.
; The Loan CHANCELLOR—" How can I say there he as ed.
• mission of assets ahrn it is denied by thenterwer ? If the
Defeurieuts knew of the ktlrra written by Mr. Chuluner, it
would alter the case, for it would nut he then a qiteetteii of
easels but one of equity. I will give the Defendant" au op.
portuuity of snaking an '&13% i: of when at cute to their

haortkage that nth letters hail heen written, for if they
knew shortly after the time, shat remain silent, this Court
will hold llama to what the letter. undertook. As to the late
Duke being only a mortgagee not of pmiimptioa, I will nut
lie wr his agent ta turn tumid and tell him to. Let tile
7351. be paid into Court. with liberty to mention this again
when she Defeolasits have Sl.d their • 'Eds., h."

Not WU greallifir Vert • •
711 THE HATTER Or THIS rri.l.pws Ot •CATVIA•

ItINE-nALL coLtsos., citasaioop.
lr. HAUT begged lesive to ask, big, Lordship when he
would appoint a day to bear 11w Ihfurisindion in this matter.
Ins Lordship had handseled, when it wets tboaght necessary
Ni speed a cause., that !be Counsel 'Mould look into and we
that it was sock a one that would mothernee the Court fee
departing from its usual rotting of business: He had look-
into the present ease, and would sooner state its nature.
`than give his opinion of its emergency. ilia Lordship would
recollect that the new Fellow, of 'Aix 'College had preheated
a Petition to him, praying that they mcdtepartiripate with
the old Fellows in the proceeds of she estates belonging to
the College. His Lordship int that 1FCC.10.60 was of opinion
that be hail not jurisdirt. on petition, and that it must be
brought before him by way of iuformetion. The new ?el-
le,' hail now done no; they were a fiectiating body, as
the) were often removed and replaced. The rents of the
("tales amounted to a very considerable seat, and he could
not help bat saying, that the old Fellows bad taken a lissa's
grasp of it. It was therefore for his Lordship to say, if he
thought this was sufficient ground fur the Court to fix au
early cloy to bear it
Ihe Lowo CILDNCULLOD—N You may mestios it OD tho
next seal."

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
VRIDAI', Dgcesisea 17, ism

The Bill for the more effectual prevention and
puoisliment of Seditious Meetings was yesterday
s•venitig read a second time in the House of Lord.,
und will, in pursuance of a previous arrangement,
be debated this evening upon the principle of • the
measure, and should the question for going into a
emomi!tee be carried in the affirmative, of which
there can now be no doubt, the several enactments
of tli2 Bill will be discussed in the Committee on
Monday.
The avowed object of the framers of this Bill is
to prevent those large assemblies of the people,
inch us have recently been held in London, Man-
chester, and other places; and even Lord CAS me-
REACII, in the House of Commons, avowed that
lie did no: mean to affect any meeting held within
doors. flow happens it then, that the clause sub-
jecting debating societies, anti lecture or rending-
room., where political or religious subjects may be
discussed, to the necessity of being previously li-
ceosed by the Magistrates, should still form
part of the till ? It certainly cannot be con-
51,tent wi:ls the principles of a free government
to prohibit such meetings, from which the cir-
cumstance of paying mouey for admission must,
to a great degree, operate' to the exclusion of the
lowest orders of the people, and which being open
to the public, can never be perverted into the
means of disseminating treasonable or blasphemous
principles. Not even the Ministers will pretend
that the whole hotly of that class of the people who
would be willing to throw away a shilling to listen
to the orotois who figure away in those places of
public Verort, or to take a rill themselves in the
debate, are so contaminated with revolutionary
principles as 'to hear with approbation or in silence
espreswon'of sentiments hostile to the existing
institutions; bet even were such unfortunately the
case, the'elisting law is stifficieritly strong to pu-
visit any person who would presume to incialrate
sad' doctrines. But the mere prohibition of poli-
tical debiting societies mod leoure-rooms, uniteces-
wiry though such a measure may appear, wool,'
not tit itself bet circumstance to whorls inn Is
inliortance could be fairly attached. Our a;,pre-
luriasiou is. that this prohibition (fur the necessity
of procuring a license will in most instaniis ope-
rate as a prohibition) will only prevent such meetings
fines being held openly. and under the corrective
influence of the 'public eye, but will give birth to
clandestine associations, winch, in proportion to
their secrecy, will be actuated by wild and dan-
gerous opinions, and must, by an easy and obvious
trassition, become the cradles of tteasonable coo-
'piracies. Nothing that is done publicly in a well-
organised society, such us Great Britain is ut pre-
sent, where the means oC internal communication
between alt parts of the empire are almost instan-
taneous, can, properly speaking. become dangerous
to the cominueity. The free interchange of opi-
nion must eventually tend to the correction of erro-
neous notions, and the very freedom that has hi.
thrill) been given in this country to the expression
of an uneasy thought, prevents it from rankling
iii the heart. The practical liberty secured to
the subject by the laws of England obviates
the necessity of baying recourse to clandestine
memos fur the utterance of political opinions,
mid it would not be prudent to limit this indul-
gence, to subject the erjoyment of it to the
caprice of a Magistrate, or to require a layuatur
from the censors of speskicg, before a man can lie
enabled to tell his neighbours. assembled together,
what he thinks of the Miciitry or of the Opinoi.
lion, whether a measure is wise or erroneous, ur
whether it would be most adiisable to maintain the
Government by a tax upon tea or tobacco. Debat.
i.!•,; societies are of some adysetsge to divert or
raissipate priticiples which may, if not allowed thus
evaporate, become rmxi+ u. and darigerou.;
tiey are very numerous, red many people ate so
leitrituateil to them, as a means of parsii g away
time, or of gratifying vanity by the temporary Ml-
portince that they thiuk they acquire by the de-

livery of a speech, that it will he no easy matter to
Pot them down ; they may be prevented front
being held openly, bot they will be held, and in a
manner more calculated to lead to injurious conpe-
garners than that in which they are conducted at
present.

Lord Joan Russtra, last night obtained leave
to bring in Ins promised Bill for disfranchising the
borough of Grampomid. and for transferring the
right of electing representatives to the borough of
L'eds. It will be seen by referring to our report
of the. proceedings last night, that there were
symptoms of opposition to this salutary measure,
by which it would seem that the Ministers had al-
ready repented of the concession made on a pre-
vious night. We begin to tremble for the success
of the Bill, sod •for the character which we would
wish that Parliament 'should maintain with the
notentry. Let the Members of both Houses, how-
ever, reflect, that the strongest end most effective
argument ever urged in favour of reform in ge-
neral, was grounded upon the want of represents-
fives for the large and politikus towns of Leeds,
BirtitinOiam, and 31ntschettrr, and that in passing
such a Bill as Lord JOHN RUPSF.I.I. now prrarists,
they would stop the mouths of the most clamorous
advocates for reform, by depriving them of a strong
illustration to prove the justice of their demands,
and would satisfy the thinking portion of the corn•
munity, that us opportunities offered Parliament
would turn them to the advantage of the public.

An animated and instructive dehate arose last
night in the [louse of Commons noon Sir Wm. DE
CAESPIGNY'S motion for referring Mr. OWEN'S
Plan to a Committee of the noose, for the purpose
of investigating its merits as a means of ameliorat-
ing the condition of the poor. The motion was
rejected on a division, by a Majority of 141
against 16.

A meeting was held yesterday at the Crown and
Anchor Tavern, for the purpose of collecting the
sense of the Electors of Vestonill,ter upon the corn-
milment of Mr. Honitouse to Newgate. and upon
the power assumed by the House of Commons of
determining cases of label without trial, and punish-
ing the accused without giving him the chance of
defence. The meeting adopted a series of Resolu-
tions, expressing their abhorrence of the punishment
inflicted upon Mr. Huiiitutise, condoling with him
upon the occasion, and protesting aping flit- power
of the House of Commons to imprison him►, and
en Address to the same effect was ordered to be
presented to him. Sir FRANCIS BURDF.TT was in
the Chair. A report of his speech will be fumed
in our preceding column•.

Yeoer,l4y the Duke of Yultit transacted military
humutts with the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton
I loure.

The F.:411 or LIVERPOOL had an audience Fes-
tertly of the PRINCE ItEGEPT, at Carlton House.
The following is a Copy of a Letter posted at
Lloyd's I:ast morning, dated Treasury Chambers,
December 10, 1t i!)

" GENTLIMIFIC—The Lords Commissioners of his Ma..
jesty's Trenton y has iu. had u oder con..i.lei,tion your Report,
dated the 2.1 instant, MI a rept...veto at ion (non the Chairman
or the Commit tee for ensilaging the ati...irs of Lloyd's, respect-
ing goods saved room vessels wrecked on tit, it homeward
voyages-4 have it in command to anthorisc you ill Extend
I the indulgence granted by the Letter from this Ilimr.l of the
'd April last, in respect of wrecked goods outward.bound,
11, g01;11,1 sail-ell from wrecked vessels homeward bound, under
the same pr. cautions. snit on sufficient security !wing given
atilt the salvers shall lie satisfied.. This indulgence to be for
LI one year, mot at the rxl.iration of that prrind sou are tip
repent to tuy Lord& aw.ther it has !tern attended with any
jujus or ,111‘2c1 t.• the revenue —1 nut, Si.r.
" S. R. LUSH INGTON„
It Commiss;utarts of Ctsooms."

The " Coimairs of certain Army Service. for
the year 1820" have been printed by order of the
!louse of Continoha. The land forced, including'
the ten Royal Veteran Battalion* recently em-
bodied. amount to 91,823 men—
Far which thc tot tl rlmrge
To this add the charge for Staff Officers 162,0e0 0
lletliciora, &c 34,640 0
Vold')few Corn• 221.670 0
Recromog Troops and Cumpaniva of 11, el.
tnrut• in 21.356 6
Roy■l Wits?! t'ullk•ge 25.174 0
Ro:.al lilitti A.ylum 36.453 0
Lacht•gw•r 35,000 0
Formarmos or hii-P,ossionem into in Royal
Battalions to thy 24th December 1019 50.000 0

A' 4,012,463 5

The annual expense of th• ten Rot al Battalions
recently embodied, amounts to 3 i 2,840/. The
mere expense of embodying and maintaining them
until the 24th of this month, was sO,OOO/.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT attended at Neweste
last morning, to enter into sureties for Mr. Hos-
nousz's safe detention while he is permitted to re-
side in the Keeper's house.
An American Journal says—" The Emperor of
CHINA, it appears, has been very much alarmed
and annoyed by the appearance of a hurricane. In
his kora Gis:ette lie has thought proper to censure
the astrologers belonging to his Court, for not buy-
nig foretold this event 111 their almanacks. His Nstrc-
logers. in reply to some queries propounded by his
Majesty, declared that this horriestre was occasioned
by the dismissal of his fit ourite minister. This ex-
III:41136On was itieCttqf by ill! Majesty, as an inter-
ferelice with his prerogative, and they re-
ceived his Majesty's totninonds to try Alit hands
iu snarler interpretinion 01 this phenomenon. The
111titheaustical Board presented their solutions, and
stated, that it Ilse ahirlwind ws. ticcouiv with
dust, it slles.u.l that there ssrre hoween
ti•e Socretigii and his minikters„ This explanation
was li:tended, we picsume, to make a whirlwind of
li.s 31.ijesty, acd dust of his tnii.istets. This is the
ueicil whose example Inns be•e:• so often cited b'
visionary theorist., as fornitniiug a proper model for
AMetiCall adoptioi. V'

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WINDSOR, Dubin' Is.
401'
On Senn',ty Lorel Mare, went nut of wailing
00 'hr KING, ss one of the Duke of YOlllllOO COMP.
61. and Irlt Windier. Dm Lordship was relieved
by the arrival of the Duke ofpnwraose.
The Comore,' of CARDIGAN: and her roster Lady
CAROLINE ‘VAI.DEORAVE, lave been here on a
'list hi the PRI RENAMES.

Ye•terd:ay the Princess AncitsTo went to Frog-
swore for souse time.

CELEBRATION OF THE
MARRIAGE OF 7'HIS RING OF SPAIN.

The grand fete gives by his Excellency the
Duke SAN CARLOS, the Spanish Ambassador at
our Court, in honour of the happy nuptials of his
Sovereign, the King of SPAIN, wrs the general
theme of conversation during yesterday, partici,.
hilly in the higher circles, it being allowed to be
one of the grandest, most splendid, and sumptuous
entertainments that ever was given in this Country.
The Prince Regent was received in due form by
his Excellency and full suite, preceded by film
gentlemen carrying large wax lininbeasix. His
Royal Highness appeared io excellent health, and
conversed for some time with the Ambassador. His
Royal Highness, in honour of the festival, wore the
Spanish Order on regimental., with which he had
been invested by command of the King of Spain.
The band of the id Regiment of Life Guards,
who were stationed in the second hull, received the
Prince Re.ent with God Sore the King, us they
did the Duke of York, the Duke and Duchess of
Clarence, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, the
Duke of Gloucester, and Prince Leopold. His
Excellency received all the members of the Royal
Family, except the Prince Regent, attended by
his Secretary. The Duke of Wellington cstue
dressed an a Grandee of Spain. His Grace was
received by the band playing See the Conquering
Hero comer.

The company sat down to supper soon after one
o'clock. at wench every delicacy that could he pro.
cured was provided, jncludit►g peas, strawberries,
ice. The wines and I.queurs were the most choice.
The Prince Regent sat in the centre of the princi-
pal table, and in compliment to his Royal High.
newt an elegant ornamental figure of Britannia
was placed before Into.. .

There was abundance of pine apples and the moot
choice fruity. The confectionary wits very supe-
rior, and the ornamental pieces the most fanciful
and elegant, catisi,,ting of temples, mills. rocks,
water-hills, and cascades of mast exqui-
sitely tine workmattsliip.--After supper dancing
was resumed, which continued till five o'clock.
A along the inthico.• throng who were attracted
to the spot, were numerous gangs of, pick.puckets,
who fur a time put the civil power at defiance; at
length it .1.1% found necessary to call in the aid of
the military, and they had much difficulty in
restraining these desperadoes front acts of robbery
and violence.

Yesterday the Duke Lord Duchess of CLARENCE
left town for Bushy I'drk : from therwr 'heir
Royal lloghnestrs were expected to proceed to
Woorsor.

Yesterday being Prince Ltorot.o's birth-day,
his Royal Highness received the congratulations on
the happy return of the day f his Royal Bro-
ther and Sister, the Hulce and Duchess of KENT,
and a number of distinguished characters, in the
morning, at Marlborough Rouse. In the evening
his Rot 31 Highness's tradesmen illuminated their
houses ; am.•ng them was Mr. Fox, of the Strand,
his Royal Ilighius's hair-cutter, who had a most
display iu variegated lamps of I'. C. in
the efteromos Prince I.Eooet.o left town : on his
way his Royal [highness called at Kensington Pa-
lace, to visit the Duke and Duchess of KENT.
Ile was expected to proceed from there to °Animas,
to dine with the Duchess of You.

The Spanish Ambassador, the Duke SAN
CARI.OI. pill his respecta yesterday to the l'itiNcit
REGENT, at Colton-Wow.
The Doke of NoRTHCMDFALAND rind Earl
of STRATHMORE arrived at Newcastle eta Satur-
day.
A report was prevalent in town Yesterday, ground-
ed upon letters received from Ireland, stating, that
Miss O'NEIL:. will this day bestow her fair hand
upon a Gentleman of large fortune and great
respectability tat that country. Should this ru-
mour be Sounded in feet, Miss O'NEt Lt. is lost
to the stage ; but a grateful public, we ore con-
fident, will feel consolation fve their loss in the
domestic happiness of a favourite who has so largely
contribrited to their happiness and improvement.
We are sorry to learn, that Lord EGLINTON hits
been considerably worse within these few days.—
(Glasgow thfo7licle.)

Three young Ladies of respectable connexions
lately took the tell in the Convent of St. Ursula, at
Killarney, in Ireland. Two of the new nuns were
Misses lIARItIF.T and 11:1 ARCA RET LOSIBA RD,
daughters of G. LOMBARD, Esq. and the oilier was
alias CALLAGHAN, daughter of nGeotirmau of the
county of Cork.
ADYERTISEMLNT EXTRAORDINARY !—LnOl. or
missing,
armed II:idle:els, and 100,000 from the county Of
Norilittinberlunil. They were last heard qt. on the
:0 inst. at a place Called St. Stephen's, hi Clio be
attested by two very reapretable itittssea, but wince
then they have totally disappeared. II is strongly
ruspecteil, that the same incendiary and i-iieiiit of
all soei,l order, who made away with the 7.000
alined I{,:dical• that attended the Nrarrasile meet-
ing last October, and the " almost open rehelhon"
consequent thrremi„ is the COmeettler of the articles
above metitionrd. A a they can he of no tt%e to any
hotly but the present A tint toi.t rat lan. atty one gtvittli
information whin tiny may be found to the Sec:e-
tary of the Home Urp artmrnt. so that the traitor
niay be prinislird renrilin.as the a.. now enact-
lute may dill CT, shall br rewarded with a " Blue
Itibband."