The National Register.
London, England, 1822-07-14 00:00:00

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The new Marriage Ad.—When the late Earl
Stanhope brought forward his motion, for a revision
of the statutes, be stated, in support of the necessity
of such a measure, that in a particular penal statute
which he named, it was originally intended that
the punishment should he by fine, and that a sub-
sequent clause declared, that an equal division of it
should be made between his Majesty and the in-
former—the punishment was afterwards changed to
• whipping and imprisonment—but the apportioning
clause not having been altered, placed his Majesty
and the infiiriner in a dangerous predicament;—a
similar instance of carelessness in the phraseology
of Legislation, is to be seen in a Bill now before
Parliament, fox in the new Marriage Act, which
Las undergone ouch lengthened and anxious discus-
•sions in both Houses, there is the following passages
—" And in such case both parties shall also make
. oath that the person or persons whose consent shall
3)e. required by law to the marriage of such parties
.11as been given ;"—i. e. that the person or persons
- has been given! The framer, of course, means the
• consent of such person or persons, but he gets it
enacted that " the person or persons" shall be given!
But there is. another enactment truly marvellous :
• " And be it further enacted," says the amended
Bill, " that such banns shall not be published until
the true christian and surnames of the mid persons,
and the Anise or Louses of their respective abodes,
shall be affixed on the principal door of the church
. or chapel! and in some conspicuous place within the
said church or chapel! Parliament is omnipotent,
truly, but how a house could be stuck on a church
door is a problem that remains to be solved. The
difficulty, we apprehend, is increased, when two
houses arc to be stuck on the said door! But the
same house or houses must be stuck also on the
church door, and also placed in some conspicuous
place within the said church!
WELCII CoLtrme.—A College, for the education
. of such students for the Ministry whose friends are
not in affluence% is about to be erected at Lampeter,
•in Cardiganshire. The sum of 15,0001. Three per
Cents. is already collected, and his Majesty has mu-
nificently sent 1,0001, accompanied with a flattering
letter. A Quarterly Magazine, in the Welch lan-
guage, to be conducted upon the principles of the
Church .0'• England, will soon be commenced. In
forwarding both these worthy objects, the Lord Bi-
shop of St. David's has long been zealous and per.
severing.
CAPTION OF A «ARP Or CItANCERY.—A short
time ago, in our report or the proceedings of the Court of
Chancery, we stated the particulars of an application fur an in-
junction to restrain Horatio Reeve, a druggist's assistant, at
Exeter, from having any commuidc.ation with Miss Brasilia
Street, of that city, a ward of the Court. The injunction was
granted, and on a subsequent day, upon a statement that the
aiefenda.it and his brother had acted in defiance of that injunc-
tion, and had eloped with the infant, an order was issued by the
Lord Chancellor for the appearance of the delinquents before
his Lordship. It was then supposed that they had proceeded,
or weed about to proceed to Guernsey, to be married, the brother
. having engaged a passage on board a packet for that place. It
appears, however, that the pursuit by the friends of the young
lady was so hot, as to induce the fugitives to alter their course,
and they came by a circuitous route to London, where all trace
of limns was lost fur a time, and an adver isement was pnblislied
oltering a reward for the discovery of Miss Street or her com-
panions. Bishop, one of the principal officers of Bow-street,
on Thursday morning last obtained informatiou that the parties
were lodging at a house at Horton, whether lie immediately
rep sired, and as lie was about to knock at the dour; a young
lad., exactly answering the description he had received of Miss
Street, opened it, and was about to leave the house. Bishop
accosted her, and politely begged to know it her name was
Street ?—She blushed, and seemed agitated, but replied, with
much quickness, in the negative, and added, that she was the
daughter of the lady of the house. The officer, however, was
.coni lured that lie was speaking to the object of his search, and
lie begged that she would bane the goodness to introduce kiln
to her mother, with whom be had some urgent business. She
said she was going out, and was in a great hurry, and requested
that he would walk in and speak to her mamma, whom lie would
find in the parlour. She was walking hastily away when
Bishop told her the nature of his errand, assured her be knew
liar well, that she was the person lie was in quest of, and said
be could sot suffer her to depart. He called the mistress of
the house, and asked her if the yumtg lady was her daughter
She replied in the negative, and stated that she and a young
gentleman had hired lodgings in her Laurie about three days
ago. W bile this conversation was going on the young gen-
tleman.' made his appearance in the person of air. Horatio
Meet e, and an explanation took place, the result of which was,
,that the offieer took the fugitice pair, together with all their
luggage, away in a coach, and conveyed them to the Pubii t
Office, in Bow-street, where, under the pretence of awaiting
the order of this magistrates for the restoration of this trunks, be
COatl i% ed to detain Mr. Reese until notice was given to the So-
licitors fur the plaintiff, s•lio immediately caused the order of'
the Lord Chancellor to be served upon him, unal he was then
aullereti to depart with whatever property belonged to him.—
Mira Street TWllailla under the protection of the officer, until
It he can be restored safely. to her friends. She appeared to be
by far the most affected at the separation from her lover, who,
on his part, seemed resolved to bear .this reverse of fortune
with becoming firmness.
\ClttrrtNG.Ott Thursday last, eight men and a',
Jew lsiy were whipped in the Sessions liouse-yard, in
the Old Bliley, in presence of a greater number of per-
sons than nunl on such occasions, and it was remarked.
with greater severity than has been known for some
.years. One man, during his pimishinent, fainted away,
while some of the others behaved with the greatest in-
soliinee. Six were also privately whipped, one of whom
having received a lash after the wprd halt, told the cxe-
L..: would 1,..1:1:11 hint for givrg him more than