The National Register.
London, England, 1822-07-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

another party is, and long has been, notorious fir
more than we could with safety specify while truth
is held legally to be a libel. Young Wilding, in The
Citixen, exclaims—" the King has not in his gift so
valuable a thing as a commission of bankruptcy,"
but at the time that sentence was written the funds
of " the Constitutional Association" were not in ex-
istence, or probably the lie direct might have been
given upon experience of both those benefits by a
certain " Honorary" who at present finds it prudent
to keep his demure a profound secret—the treasurer
we hear is an honest man, in spite of his having
beet) entrapped into a connection with the indivi-
duals above alluded to, and he certainly owes it to
his own character, as a tradesman of respectability,
instantly to call a general meeting, and by a fair and
candid exhibition of his accounts remove from himself
the odium of embezzlement, which we feel convinced
cannot with piopriety be attached to um.

A public dinner was given on Wednesday, at the
London Tavern, to Don F. A. Antonio Zea, the
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Colum-
bia, which was most numerously and respectably
attended by distinguished political characters of all
parties. Senor Zea addressed the company in a
speech in the French language, fraught with liberal
sentiments, and breathing the pure spirit of liberty
and philanthropy. The illustrious stranger con-
cluded with giving—" Prosperity to Great Britain,
the model of rational liberty, and a long coot inuance
of friendly relations between her and Columbia."
This address was received with loud and continued
marks of approbation. A song, written expressly
for the occasion, was sung with expression and effect
by Mr. Smith.—Sir J Macintosh, Mr. Wilbcrfi)rce.
Sir W Curtis, Mr. J. Smith, Sir B. Hobhouse, Mr.
T. Wilson, and Mr. Lennird, addressed the meet-
ing in animated and appropriate speeches, which
were received with the warmest cordiality. The
most perfect unanimity of feeling prevailed through-
out the evening, and the whole proceedings of the
day were calculated to afford unadulterated pleasure
to the friends of the caulk! of which they were as-
sembled to commemorate the success.

Disgraceful Conduct of a Clergyntan.—A curate
who serves two churches in the neighbourhood of
Billesdon, was so intoxicated on Sunday last, as to
be incapable of doing his duty. On ascending the
pulpit at it , he could scarcely articulate a
sentence distinctly, and the service consequently was
abruptly concluded. At S--, his conduct
was, if possible, more reprehensible, for after dis-
gusting his congregation to such a pitch as to cause
them to quit the church soon after he had entered it,
lie actually, on being desired to leave the pulpit,
" showed fight," by placing himself' in a boxing
attitude, and using threatening language to one of
his parishioners. It gives us pain to record an in-
stance of such gross violation of common decency,
in one of a class of individuals from whom we have
been accustomed to expect better examples of mural
conduct ; nor should we, perhaps, have done so, in
the present instance, had we not had to regret the
manner in which similar misconduct in a vicar, of
the same neighbourhood, was passed over a year
or two ago, notwithstanding representations of the
case were set forth in a memorial signed by almost
every respectable parishioner of t'te village
CaowN Ci.tists.—At the ensuing assizes will be
tried seven important actions, in which the Crown
seeks to recover derelict lands on the coast of the
county of Lincoln, in the townships of North and
South Sumcrcote, Grainthorpe, Wragllolme, North
Cotes, Marsh Chapel, and Tatncy. The large quan-
tity of 1,620 acres of such lands were, Ly
held on the f 2 th of November, 18 18, pursuaut
to u commission under the Great SeA, returned as
having kicome salt marshes, left for the most part by
the sea ; but a legal question is raised whether they
really come under the description of derelict lands to
which the Crown has a right, or whether they arc
not gradual accretions which become the property of
the Lords of the Manors. The defendants in the
seven actions are Lord Gwvdry, the Right Hon.
Priscilla Barbara Baroness Willoughby of Eresby,
Dame Dorothea Banks, widow, the Hun. James
Hamilton Stanhope, William Scrape, Lord Yarbo-
rough, and Edward Greathead, Erq. A motion
was to be male in the Vice Chancellor's Court on
Thursday the 4th inst. for changing the venue in
all these important causes from Lincolnshire into
Derbyshire, on the ground of influence and preju-
dice ; and it was intended to oppo,e the motion on
account of the enormous uxpenve which would be
occasioned by its success.
A proclamation has been issued a'. the Cape of
Good Hope, by which foreign vcs.scls are admitted
to bond there their produce and numulactures under
certain restrictions. This measur,,, it is expected,
will lead to consequences beneficial to the colony, ur
at some future period it may become a place of ge-
neral depot between India and lb: continents of
Europe and America.

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The new Marriage Ad.—When the late Earl
Stanhope brought forward his motion, fur a revision
of the statutes, he 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 be by fine, and that a soh-
scquent 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 nut having been altered, placed his Majesty
and the informer in a dangerous predicament;--a
similar instance of carelessness in the phraseology
of Legislation, is to be seen in a Bid now before
Parliament, flu in the new Marriage Act, which
has undergone such 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
be required by law to the marriage of such parties
has 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 giver.!
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 said persons,
and the house or houses 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 are 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!
WELCH Coues.oc.—sA College, for the education
of such students fin. the Ministry whore 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 tn.:-
nifieently 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 of England, will soon be commenced. la
forwarding both these worthy objects, the Lord Bi- •
shop of St. David's has lung been zealous and per.
severing.

CAPTION OP A WART/ OP CRANCERY.s-•.A. short
time ego, in our report of the proceedings of the Court ..f
Chancery, we stated the particulars of an application for an ie..
pactiou to restrain Horatio Reeve, a druggist's assistant. Lt
Exeter, from having any communication with Miss Drusii.a
Street, of that city, a ward of the Court. The impaction was
granted, and on a subsequent day, upon a statement that the
defends it and his brother had acted in defiance of that injunc-
tion, and had eloped with the infant, an order was issued by t! c
Lord Chancellor for the appearance of the delimpsents-trefere
his Lordship. It was then supposed that they lad proceeded.
or were about to proceed to Guernsey, to be married, the brother
Laving engaged a passage on board a packet for that place. It
appears, however, that die pursuit by the friends of the your.;
lady WAS so hot, as to induce the fugitives to alter their course,
and they came by a circuitous route to London, where all tree.
of them was lost for a time, and an adver isemeut was published
°Grin; a reward for the discovery of Miss Street or her coin-
panione. Bishop, one of the principal officers of Bow-street,
on Thursday morning last obtsini d information that the parties
were lodging at a house at lloxton, whether lie imenettinuly
repaired, and as he was about to knock at the door; a young
lady, exactly answering the description he had received of Miss
Street, opened it, and was about to leave the house. His!), Is
accosted her, and politely begged to know it her name was
Street I—She blushed, and seemed agitated, but replied, with
much quickness, in the negative, and added, that she was the
daught, rof the lady of the house. The ollicer, however, was
cons inced that he was speaking to the object of his search, awl
Ire begged that she would have the gooduess to introduce pins
to her mother, with whom he had some urgent business. She
said she was going out, and was in a great hurry, and requested •
that be would walk in aunt speak to her mamma, whom he %wild
liad in the parlour. Sire was walking hastily away when •
Bishop told her the nature of his errand, assured her be knew
her well, that sire was the per son he was in quest of, and said
he errata not surfer her to depart. lle called the mistress cal
the house, and asked her if the y (mpg lady was her ilsagliter '
She replied in the negative, and stated tl.rrt she and a young
gentleman had hired lodgings in her Louse about three (ley
ago. V% bile this conversation was going on the " young e. •
tleman" tirade his appearance in the person of Mr. lion o
Reeve, and an explanation look place, the result of which s. s;
that the ullieer look the fugitive pair, together with all tin..
luggage, away in a coach, arid conveyed them to the Pulite:
Wire, in now-strNt, where, tinder the pretence of noshing
the eller of the magistrates for the resturatim or the trunks. be
coartiised to detain Mr. Reese until notice was gis en to tine So-
licitors fur the plainthr, who immediaNty caused the order of
the Lord Chancellor to be served upon Lim, and he was then •
suffered to depart with whatever property belonged to Lim.—
Miss Street remains oath r the protection of the races, until
she cart be restored wifely to her friends. She appeared lar
by far the most aliseeted at the separation from her lover, who,
on his part, seemed resolved to bear this reverse of fortune
with becoming fmnness.

Wittprtsto.—On Thursday last, eight men and .t
dew boy were whipped in the Sessions Ilou,e yard,
the Old Bailey, in presence of a gr.,.l.er number of par-
sons than usual on such oceastimc, and it w.is remarked,
with greater sorrily than has been loons a fur s ime
Pears. One man, during Isis punisflosent, fainted a,‘je,
while some of the ()deers behaved with the greatest in-
eolence. Six were also privately whipped, one of wbuu►
having remiaed a lash after the word tat, told the
(-mintier he would punish him fur tvittik him more th.
due

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(Imperial J'at liament cotasomad fa ow rigs 229.)
his place in the course of the evening, he should follow prece-
dents, and move that Mr. Abernromby be enjoined not to ac-
row or prosecute any challenge arising out of quarrels in con-
aegnence of w hut had been voted to he breaches of privilege
of that House. A member wss not to take to himself the re-
marks applied to what had occurred in the House. He con-
cluded with moving that Mr. Abercromby be so enjoined, &c.
Agreed to nnanimourly.
Mr. AnEncßomnv then entered the house, and took his seat,
The SPEAKER rose, and said, ,‘ Mr: Abercromby, it is my
vt:ty to communicate to yoc, certain resolutions adopted by this
L.-.use on Tuesday the 9th instant, and also in the present even-
ie.:. (in Tuesday last, upon complaint being made to the house
of a printed letter signed John Hope, and addressed to you a
member of this house, taking notice of a speech made by yon
in your place in this house, and also of a letter signed W.
Menzies, and addressed to the editor of the Courier newspaper,
and published therein on Monday, July Sth, containing a cot.-
'respondence between the said W. Menzies and yon, in relation
to the same speech, in breach of the privileges of this House
the said printed lemr, and the said newspaper, were delivered
in at the table, and certain passages in the said printed letter
were read. Whereupon the house resolved, 'ermine ronirodi-
c.ate, that the said printed letter is a breach of the privileges of
this house, and feather ordered that the said W. Menzies do at-
tend this house on the 17th of the present month, and elan that
sou do attend in your place forthwith. On this day the house
Lase coma to the following resolution, that Mr. Speaker do, is
t'se name of this house, enjoin Mr. Abercromby not to accept or
give any challenge in any quarrel which may arise out or such
,paper us the house have declared to be a breach of privilege."
Mr. AbERCROM BY then bowed and resumed his seat.
The House then proceeded to discuss the Lord's Amend-
rrv.rts to the Marriage Act Amendment rill, and a long discus-
sion followed, in which Dr• Pliilliinore, Mr. l'lunket, and Mr.
Garner sopoorted the hill.
Mr. Wetherall and the Attorney-General opposed the bill
altogether.
The gallery was then cleared for a division, *Alen there ap-
peared—For the clause I.22—Against it 20-311ajority 1442.
Tile other orders of the day being disposed of the House
a.ijourated.

FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED.
T. Coppard, sen., Mitcham, Surrey, drug grinder, from July
to July 27.
.1. Hirst, Greave, Yoikshire, merchant, front July 16 to
A..gust 12.
BANKRUPTS.
S. Twamley, Aston, Warwickshire, miller. Solicitor, Mr.
Wieder. Castle Street, Holborn.
D. Friend. Ramsgate, shipwright. Sol. Mr. Bigg, South-
ampton Buildings, Chancery Lane.
J. Parker and J. Ellison, Belmount, Lancashire, calico printers.
Sol,. Messrs. Milne and Co. Temple.
J. Watts, sen. Bradtiird, Wilts, dealer. Sols. Messrs. Poole
and Co. Gray's Inn Sque.re.
W. Wilkins, Ashby de la ?ouch, Leicestershire, wine mer-
chant. Sols. Messrs. Long and Co. Gray's Inn.
J. Lovegrove, Cranham, Gloucestershire, timber dealer. Sols.
Me-iszs. Williams and Co. Lincoln's Inn.
J. Smith, Rugby, Warwickshire, cuai merchant. Sols. Messrs.
Fuller and Co. Carlton Chambers, Itegtin Street.
I'. Harrison. Rotherhithe, master mariner. Sols. Messrs.
ltobinsun and Co. Austinfiiars.
Di VIDF.N DS.
July 13, .1. Hassell, Richard Street, Islington, printseller-
-13, .1. Card, Lloyd's Coffee House. nierehant--.30, W.. 1. Bantoctr
London Wall, auctiow:er-30, J. Butbery. Coventry. riband
ruanufactinrer-31., G. Allison, Bishop NVearcnouth, ropeniaker
J. Heague, Chalford, Gloucestersbiie, linen draper—Aug.
9. W. Dixon, Jun. Liverpool, wine merchant-6, J. P , E., arid
and 11. Kensington, W. Styan, and D. Adams, London, bankers
—B. N. Whittenbury, Manchester, cotton twist dealer-5, R.
P.iole Leeds, grocer-7, P. Goodwin, Llitnrwst, Denbighshire,
wopit'eeper-12, J. Judd, Derby, innkeeper-12, R. Sanderson,
Doncaster, innkeeper-8, W. Anaell, Wantage, tkrlts, tanner.
cEwri FICATLS to be granted July 30
W. Furnival, Stratford on Avon, corn merchant—R. Sclioles,
Huddersfield, corn merchant—T.Pownall. II andtOrth, Cheshire,
Sor dealer—C. T. Howard, Hartley Wintney, Southampton,
Fearman, New Bond Street, bookseller—J.lll(mm-
South Shields, ship owner—G. Goandry, Knaresborough,
irt.r, founder—J. Rose, ibstock, Leicestershire, gro-er—M. Rose,
li:tr Hills , Leicestershire farmer—E. Fulton, Earl Surest,
Biacky friars, coal merchanC—J. Badenoch, Coventry, riband
manufacturer.