The National Register.
London, England, 1823-02-09 00:00:00

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A responsibility attached to those who granted licences.—which it
would Lot be wise to remove. There was no reason why they
should be released from the bunlien of taking oaths to tluow rt
on clergymen. There was also some impropriety in making the
oaths to be taken at the time of marriage. The Right Rev.
Prelate (Archbishop of Canterbury) must be &ware that. the
out-
ministruon of such oaths would often retard the caeniony of
marriage. In some instances V 5 couples were married at the
same tune, and it must be obviout that the clergyman had no
tithe to spare. The noble and learned lord was of opinion there
ought to be a clear way of marriage by licence. At present con-
siderable objection could be made to the mode of gianting
licences.—Some would not grant licences, others, less scrupulous,
would. He pledged himself, however, when the bill came
fairly before the House, to render all the assistance he could.
'I he LORI) CHANCELLOR adverted to the bringing in of
the bill last sartion of Parluunent. It appeared to him than that
the proposed alteranon ought not to be made, but his objection.
did not succe.ll. He suited this in defence of his former opinion;
but since the bill had passed he bowed to the decision of the
House. He took no part in the discussion upon the bill last
year that he wound not take again. All he had to claim on die
present occasion was, that their Lordships would give sufficient
time to c aisitLr what really ought to be the amendments an this
important measure. It time was allowed be was Beady and wil-
hog to assist in bringing it to maturity.
Lord ELLENROHOUG II said, nothing could be more sane.
factory titan the observations of the noble and learned lord. He
should be happy to obtain the benefit of the noble lord's assistance.
It would be ins study to take cafe sufficient nine be given. The
noble lord concluded, by observing, that not a single instance of
inconvenience trout the retrospecuve operation of the act had
come tee Ws knowledge. The House adjourned to Monday.

lIOUSE OF COMMONS.
TULSDAY, FEU. 4.

At half past two o'clock the Speaker took the Chair.
At three o'ciuck the House was imunnoneil to attend the
House of Lords.
At a (varier before four o'clock the House resumed, when
tallies new 3lenthers took the oaths and their seats.
Mr. LUSHINGTON then moved for various new Writs for
Liverpool, iu the room of Mr. Cronin:: ; for Peterborough, it►
the room of Mr. Seeded (moved by Lord J. Russell) ; for
Harwich, Rippou, Chiche►ter, St. Germain's, New Windsor,
Berwick, and Colerain, instead of Mr. Bathurst, Mr. P. Ro-
binson, Mr. Huskisson, Mr. Vansittart, Sir H. Taylor, Mr.
Arbuthnot, arid Lord Ossulton.
The Speaker also stated what Writs be bad issued daring the
recess, where vacancies had occurred by deaths.
Lord J. RUSSELL suid, after the Easter recess, be should
renew his motion respecting Parliamentary Reform.
Mr. MA BERLEY said he should move, on the 18th of
March, respecting the Sinking Fund, and the repeal of the
whole of the Assessed Takes.
Mr. WyNN (for Mr. Plunkett) gave notice of a motion res-
pecting the Catholic Claims on the 20th instant.
THE KING'S SPEECH.
The SPLAKER then read a copy of the King's Speech that
part of it which referred to the ell'orts to preserve peace be-
tween Frame anti Spain was received with considerable
cheering.
Mr. CHILD rose to move an Address, which

Mr. WILD M A N seconded.
Sir J. YORKE said, he hoped all would endeavour to pre-
serve the peace. Nothing would be more impolitic, more
unjust, thiui the threatened attack on Spaiu. (Cheers.)—Those
Spaniards, too, bad preserved for Ferdinand his throne, when
be had the baseness to truckel at Bayonne ; and the war. if
commenced, would be moat bast and unjust. (Cheers.)

Mr. BROUGHAM joined in the truly English sentiments
that had just been uttered. He hoped all would express ab-
horrence. unqualified abhorrence, at the reutiog and hypocriti-
cal efforts sod proceedings against Spain. (Cheers.)—The
conduct of that House would, lie trusted, be such as to gin*
comfort to Spain, and to all free men, and dismay to those
Allies who had dared, with sentiments of religion and humanity
on their lips, but who ouly sought to promote their own bast
views, and to introduce their own uncivilized or half-civilized
hordes into the contest. (Hear, hear.) He considered that
his country had arrived at a most important orisis—aa big with
consequences perhaps as the ccioniencenieut of the French Re-
volution. (Hear, hear.) Those who pretended to see the
results affected, lie feared, too much knowledga. The state of
this country was wont difficult. The various meetings had
been important, and were viewed with umbrage by some, pars
titularly the Norfolk meeting; hut lie viewed them as ebulli-
tions of transitory feelings. 'The cousequences, if the measures
were adopted, would be most ru'nous ; and if the plans wen
adopted, moat ruinous effects would be the result. As to our
sending armies abroad, that would he impossible ; but if war
against Spain were commenced, lie feared it would be impossi •
ble for us to remain neuter. In his opinion, it would be policy
in England, after the documents of the Aliies, to declare, that,
in the event of certain occurrences taking place, England would
immediately rush to the assistance of Spain. (Hear, hear.)—
He thought such a course would best avert the evils now ap-
prehended. The greatest danger was to be apprehended from
such Congressional interference, especially that of Alexander;
and the language was clear, for reasoning there was none—we
have hundreds of thousands of armed mercenaries, and we will
chastise you into salmis:4cm. Spain answered with frankness,
which defied craft—we are millions of free men, and we will
tint sloop to reason with you. Such coinage abashed all in-
terlopers, whether it was the Goth, the lien, or the Coitio"; it
destroyed all their craft. The Anita had severally been beaten
—they had kissed the hand that subdued them; but hardly had
they gained the erect posture of men than they began to med-
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dle with the rights of other nationa. Ile regretted that the
Kink of France had given momentary countenance to the pro-
ceedings against Spain ; but as far as 'Leslie was concerned,
I he thought it was a strange thing to behold Spain struggling for
Liberty, and being told to accept a Constitution from a Tyrant.
Eiiglauti's duty was cl.ar. He would not say, go to war ; but
1 he would say, repesi the Foleign Eidintment bill. ( Loud
cheers.) hook to free stales as our best allies, and resolve to
! support the honour of the Crown and the best principles of
1 freedoms. (Continued cheers.)
Sir F. BURDETT rose to return his grateful acknowledg-
ments to the learned gentleman for his speech, and which truly
supported the beat interests of this country and of the world.
It identified itself with the wisdom of the questiun, and the
King, and the Allies too would find, if this speech spoke the
truth, that there were what there had not been for a long time,
a united Parliament as well as a united People. (Loud cheers.)
'Thus would be promoted the best interests of this country and
the world.
Mr. PEEL said, that in the principles, as well as in the man-
ner of expressing the feelings of his lion. friend, he completely
coin:oared. If lie spoke with reserve of the policy pursued
by the Government of this country, it wan because he cherished
the hope of the cuptinuauce of peace. After the establishment