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London, England, 1806-06-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF' LORDS...M , Sums 23. . I
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The Bills upon the Table were forwarded its their respeetiee I
see; amens the.., the West llllia Audios's` Hill was read
third time, and pa mil ; arid the Trish Mines Gibraltar Posts
.je, and Grafton Agreement tillis, were read a second time,
sod casumated foe In-morrow.
SIMPSON'S DIVORCE.
On the question for the second reading of the
ISM to dissolve the marriage of William Simpson,
Esq. with Sarah Barbara Torriano. his now wife,
I. *rid to enable him to marry again, &c. Counsel
1 (Mr. Gazelee) aml evidence were called in, and
loard, respelling the same. The following is an
'out.ir ne oldie case :
The Petitioner, William Simpson, Esq. late a re-
+Went at Bombay, marries!, on the 22d of Decem-
. biers 1194 at that place, Miss Torriano. Early
in March, 1804, Mrs. Simpson quitted Bom-
bay, for the purpose of proceeding to Europe, and
saticerards embarked at Madras on board the Ea-
Orates East Indiamau, then bound for England.
1 The Petitioner was prevented from accompanying
his wife on her voyage, being engaged in a situa-
tion of importance under the East [mita Company.
In the coarse of the voyage, it appeared that the
lady entered into an adulterous inter course with
Itobert Rickards, Esq. who bad been in the civil
service of the Company, and was a passsenger on
board the Et/Ara/es, and which has been since car-
ri,d on between the parties ; and early in Septem-
ber last, the lady was delivered of a female child, at
the house of Robert Rickards, Esq. at Hampstead.
That soon after the return of the Petitioner to
L England, he brought his idiots ill tip Court of
11 Ring's Bench (in Michaelmas Term, 1805), against
Mr. Rickards, tor the said adulterous intercour-e.
and obtained jiidgment for $OOOl. damages, and
that he after wat ds ,Jhra;ned a deEnitive sentence.from
Weand board, in the Consistory Court of London.
a:smeary fads at the marriage, adultery,
itligments, Ike. being preyed to the saeisiadion of
• 1;110r Lordships, the Bill was read a second time,
WI committed far to-morrow.
',Die further hearing of the important Scats Ap-
peal, Graham v. the Couotsse a Gleocaien, was
aci .ortted till to-morrow ; till which Jay the House
also adjourned, when their Lordships t.:snd sum-
; :10Poned for the consideratiots et the i(...e 4..isaunimi-
ented ht the Commas, repelling the ibeibian of
'elle Slave Trade.
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MIME OF COMMONS.
The Dualist Harbour Sall was read a thUd time, and
Pascal
The second reading of the Globe Insurance Company% Id
was postponed till to morrow.
% ' t Mr. ).unseen, frog the Office of the Chief Rereeratry of
r Ireamd,, poisoned at She Bet an account of Vie number of
verseis and the amount of their tonnage and value, cleared
rain of the Northern ports of Ireland, fi.r to. last three rears;
a'so au account of the quantity of wool, imported in the same
Pettl.,4 j 1111 U. an account est the appropriation of biIn,CQUI. by
the T. ustetts of the Inland blartgetion in Ingsnlei—liedered 50
Ise on the teak.
Sir J. Newport brought up the Irish Militia Services Bill,
which Was tea 1 a first, and uttered to be read a snood time on
~... ' ffrefay, tied to be printed.
ih' The Irish School RIR went through a Conimires and the
Sloan was nidered to be nicstred tosinorrow
it . bar .1. It carport Iwouglir up cie the lesh Spirits Revenue
1 Cor action AK, which Wes ...ad a first, and ordered is be read a
aeclri.d time on Wednesday.
I Mr. VANSITIART rn.iveil, ... That the House will to-
V ." ann T. 5011111 Resit MVO a Curiosities of tee whore Hiiuss,
to consider of die arreiai acts relating total! Scotch Hisullery."