The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-17 00:00:00

TUESDAY,MARCII 11.

Me. Winchester. front the Post-office, presented an Account
of Balances in the hands of the Deputy Post-Master, for the
last year.
The Arnual Account of the London Dock Company was
presented.
Mr. Spitler presented the Tenth Report of the Highland
Roads and Bridges Commissioner!.
Mr. BmAden and others, front the Commons, brought up the
Irish Assessed Taxes &peal Bill, which was read the .first time.
'rite Scotch Creditors Bill was read the third tune, and passed.
—Adjoprntxl.
WEDNESDAT, MARCH 12.
The Duke of RICH MON 1) presented a petition from Lynn,
in Norfolk, against the Insolvent Debtors Act. —Laid on the
table.
Lord GRANTHAM presented a petition from the owners
and occupiers of land at Pontefract, Yorkshire, against that part
of the Turnpike Act which lays toll upon carts and waggon:; with
narrow wheels. The noblb earl observel, that the petitioners
c,,nsideral such bill a great hardship.—The petition was laid on
slie table.

The Irish Assessed Taxes Repeal Bill was read a second time.
The Earl of LI VElll'i NIL said, lie inaile a motion la 4 ses-
sion, calling for an account of the number of appeals decided in
1813; lie was then desirous of scakiug the account up to the
present time, and he moved accordingly.—Onleresl.
Alsignisux.—Lord EI.I.ENBOROUGII took the opportu-
nity of advt. ting to the measures before Parliament on the sub-
leet of maul. 1.4 e. lordships, he Observed, in the course of
the present se..sion, had passed two bills. The first had tor its
object to make valid certain marriages which they had boffin-
sized under licenses granted by Surrogates, contrary to the New
Marriage Act. They also passed to the Commons another hill,
es repeal the prospective clauses of the New Marriage Act. The
object of that bill WAS to place the country, with respect to the
Alarriage Law, in the sittiatitin in which they st.ret under the
old Alarria:r Act, with the exception of one chow, which de-
elai• d marriages without the consent of parents and guanlians
illegal. Ile begged it might be clearly unitcrstoo.l, that up to
that period no aimalion had taken place in thcNew MarriageAci.
All hi: provisions and enaciments would remain in fora!, until a
bill to repeal the same received the toy.il ass.ent. The noble lord
thought it right to make the above observations. becsuse he hail
been considered by some penons an advocate, watching the pro-
gress of legislation on that particular question.
the house adjourned.
TIIURAiIAY. AtAACII 13.
The Ea of DARN 1.1. A preseitte4 a petition from the trier-
chants, bankers, and trailers ut LanesisOre, against the
Insolvent Debtor,.' Act.

Kul Gil F.l' dclivcrctl itegNions from Sundegland. Abbott's
Weorntouth, Bishop's 1% earbtouth, and baby, gtgaingd the
Insolvent I)tbtors' Att.

The same noble tarl also presented a petition from the resident
tradesmen and shopkeepers in the town of Dolby, against. the
hawkers' Art.
The above petitions were read and laid on the table.
The Irish Assessed Taxes Repeal Bill passed through a Com-
Mee. and wal reported without amendment.
The house adunnual.
k'llirDAY MARCH 14.

Mr. Mason from the India House brought up certain monthly
returns, which were laid on the t3ble.
Mr. Brewlen, and other Membeis from the !Inure of Com-
mons, brought up the Asse,sed Taxes Reduction Bill. the Irish
Anus Bill, bool th 4 Severn Brutge Bill, which were lead a first
"Inc.

The E of LI NtERIC:i pru.,t mt.... 1 a pet.tion limn Mr. D.
Ilittctt, sled: of the frown fo: the y of
;Liming of tLc OptlatiOn Of a Ite A.:t of I'Jrll.tinvott *tut!'