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Our eon.cititution anti aintl.

MONDAY, APRIL MO, 1818.

then are highly desirable, and while the principles of
economy are generally adhered to by the Government,
we du. not thiek that s few thousands a year can be
put in corepetit:un with the greater national interest of
continuin,; t:,e line of Brunswick to the latest posterity.
We have always seen that a young scion of promise is
looked up to Ly tile .people with hope and affection, and
we have no doubt but thit the birth *fa young Prince
our Princess,. not tcry far renewed is lino 416dt:cession
from the Throne, would awaken similar emotions at
this time. It is, therefore, to be wished that snitahle
alliances fur son:e of the Royal Brothers shoult take
place, that the Illustrious ;louse may not be said to
hold

•' tbarrca Sceptre in h.!

During the discussions, sumo luiimadversions were.
bestowed on the Marriage Act, with which we do not
entirely agree. It is very easy to feel that the 3.-lem-
b:.rs of the Royal Family ate placed in a situation of
hard: hip and restraint.; and it is equally easy to say
fine things upon the subject, but in our opinion, -the
evils that would result from its atolitioa, arc of ilia-
nitely mara. impurtance than any that at present ;
happy J.:TA must every one be, when, as in a late
instance, public welfam and private feeling can bo con-
suited together, bat when not so cancurriag, there can
be no hesitation in decEing oaght to have the
preference.. We trust, thereforr, that the late decision
will not throw any obstacles in the way of futnrc ne-
gotiations, being c-alviticed by the votes that wrre
agreed to, that the I fouse of Comp= would be ready
do all that was reasonable to promote the arrange-
ments. Respecting the case of the Duiiu of Cumber-
land, we shall only make one or two observations. It
was scarcely to be ta.pcc;cti that the House would con-
tradict itself, and it was -.Try evii.l.ent, from the inaaacr
in which Lord Castlereagh litat4;lot it forward, that
he felt he was discharging his cl!;ty upon a point he
scarcely hoped to carry,wilen inzerfereticc
of a friend (Mr. Forbes') compel/hal him to proceed to a
division, which it had been clearly more prudent and
delicate to avoid, thus verifying tl:c " that

i;;jutiiciuus friend i. oaca the wcr.;+. enc:r.y

Corrat,-.4t-r Act.—A.teartling to the returns InaL
to the: 1.10.15 e of Communs:the trnivcrsitic:s of olord
and Cainbridge hare cla:racii, tintlcr Act, a t..en-

sitleraLle number of books wilieh they have nut ad-
icl into libraries. Corr,iflerivl.7 the procperous
state of t!..usc: scats of learning, etc principle of
::ion liave liecncarricd much further; Lind clear
if the in question were itlyouktied, very little
expense tvcr.,l3 he intorred in procuring nil tl:e nnpplics
of litrmature t!.ut utic,;l:t now to be rcs:risite there :
fur who dmr. not tee that to send books to Oxford and

t'smbridg•: tvoo:.

into Lfic

'A he us preaurviptuout: as to pour water
ui sprivq ;'' " to as Sllnkespeare
to 0:2 %;olet ;" or, arcuriing• to the

cco:..7lria tc carry ce:ds to Yetvcasile?
Tue. Wal an er-
ror in al: tile paper:: pir.p;:vting tin ciivi upeu this
ciacintion. IT!! tri:th that the bill was lust ; the
Aye 3 for C:mintitt‘:cs being:only 80, (not 88)
and the No-.‘i
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.i;.chnonr.t.)ne, the pre:l.:nit -1-mber far the
SN ill ba opposed by Mr. Stewart

;ir Charl(.l

rilnnty of

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HOUSE O! LORDS.

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Mat? eIAY, Artitt. 13.
The only occitttemcc of intitortanee was the: Yessaf,, ..rft,et
the Prince Regent, respecting the :Marriages of Sar=i
Dukes.—(Ste the Consnion4.l