The Sun.
London, England, 1814-04-07 00:00:00

THE DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG.

The Duchess of OLDENZURG, this forenoon,
visited Chelsea Hospital. She was met at thac.
noble Charity by the PRINCE ItEGENT-, great
suite of distinguished persons% Her latperial
Highness was also to inspect the Military
The Duke of -CLAttaNcE fretr-ently her
Imperial Highness at Pulteney Hotei. Oit Tues-
day thed)uchess D'ANGOULEME paid her respeCts
to her Imperial Highness at Pulteney Hotel. In
the evening, the Foreign Ambassadors and-:Mi-
nisters, together with a number' of personages of
distinction, were invited ib meet tier Imperial
Highness at the Earl of• LIVERPOOL'S house, and
the grand --party to lueet her were the Pritae Mi-
nister of Great Britain.

Yesterday morning the Anstkian Minister wait-
ed upon her Imperial -Highness'-soon after ten
o'clock, in his lull dress, with the official account
of the triumphal entry of her august Brother and
the Allied Army into the city of Paris : his Ex-
cellency was most graCiously received. After
that, her imperial Highness received a morning
visit from the Dukes of CLARENCE 411 a SUSSEX.
At a quarter past eleven o'clock she left Pulteney
Hotel in one of the PRINce.itY,GENT's carriages,
followed by another, in K htch she was acewnlia-
;tied by the 'Princess VALoscnowsKy, Madame
ALADENSKY, the Prince GAGARINE, Colonel AR-
sENIEFF, and General TURNER,, her Chamberlain;
they set off for the purpose of seeing London and
its customs, as well us public buildings..- Yester-
day they .proceeded to Covent-Garden marker,
stopped there for some time, and from thence to
Lincoln's-tun-Fields. The carriages then. ,!:it
on tb the Bank, where notice having,becu
ed of the intended hondur of a visit from the
Illustrious Strangar, she was received by the
Governor, Deputy Governor, and a number of
the Directors, iu all. due form and respect •;
the volunteers, in their best clothes,• and
full baud, who received' hre Royal Highness
military honours, played- -God Save the King,
The viewing of the building, ahe offices,. mid the
different drpartinents-, occupied he,
two hours. A sumptuous repast was providrd for
the ROyal Duchess and Suite in the Directors'
parlour. The royal liveries and carriagesi and i:s
being known who the august Visitor' was, col-
lected an immense concourse of people, who
gave, repeated huzzas. Her Imperial HighnesS
returned to Guildhall, where she was received by
the City Officers in their full (tresses. After that,
her imperial Highness honoured the Lonnliyott
with a morning visit, and viewe.d the interior of
the Mansion-house. From thence she,. went 'to
St. Stephen's Church, Wallirooli, building
is coroidered mite of the 'finest architecture
this country : she afterwards visited the I\runu-
menr, but merely stopped opposite to view the
outside, and then went over London Bridge, stop-
ping- to view .the ship, Ste. The:carriages .
b
then proceeded off. the 'oeidge through the Vio-.
rough, &c, over Blacktriars Bridge to the Pttit,e
ney Hotel, where- her' imperial kiighne.ss received
visits from the Countess of LIEVEN and a number
of other distinguished characters ; after which,
with her suite, she -went to hononr. the Duchess
D'ANGotiLEmC with a visit. At seven o'clock she "
gave a grand dinner to a party,of 14.

ST JAMES'S PALACE.,—Preparations are ulaking
at St. James's Palace for the PRINc.c REGFNT go-
ing in state to the Chapel Royal on Siinday, being
Easter Sunday. On Monday the workmen began,
under the orders and directions of the Lund Chain;
berlain, to repair, ornament,-.and new furnish the
state rooms of this Palace, which 'are to be com-
pleted. The-tapestry, which is superior to any in
Europe, is to be cleaned. The looking-glasses
arc taken 'away to be new gilt, &c. tts are the
massy and valuable silver chandeliers, to be new
gilt-and beautified. A new throne to be 'erected
in t Ile-grand --Certincti cti am b cr. -

TRUTE,INIPERIAL DIGNITY.—When the Emperor
of RUSSO. conferred, on General KUTUSOW the dig-
nay of Prince of Smolensk,
,as a reward of his
military talents and important Cervices, he at the
same time made.him a present of the largest pearl
in the Imperial" Crown, and caused the vacancy to
,he 'filled 'up with a small gold plate, upon which is
inscribed the name of KuTusow,
ANECDOTE OF THE CELEBRATED BARBERE...-...
This well-known revolutionary character, about
two months ago, passed through Bourdeanx, from
Paris, on his way to Tarbes, where he has au
estate: On being asked—why he left the Capital
at this crisis, he replied—f` Ma foi let demence ,;st
a la tete du Government it je fui.s les Bouitons."—
,‘ It appears that madness is at the head of the
Government—l fly the Litourhons."—( Goldsmith's
diatigallican MUnitor.)
A singular circumstance took place last we.el: at
Derby during the 'trial of a prisoner. genteel-
looking man was detected picking a gentleman's '
pocket of his pocket=book. He Was taken into
custody—the property: found upon him—carrie4
before. h justice—committed—a bill found by the
Grand Jury—tlied—convicted-7-and sentenced to
transportation. di being dope in thg cpurseoftwo
butirst

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IMPERIAL

HOUSE QF Leit) ts, WEDF.:IDAY, APRIL 6,

. In tile case of the Clyde Benefit Society against Steel,"
jinigment wti affirmed. In Suttee; r. Allan, counsel ft,
hvar(l, and judgment postpone,l. In Sheriff r. ISlagistrate's
of Abe Bern, intigr,ent a0;1).+. • _ .

The salt Exportation Ditty Bill Ni.. read h seconel time.
The two West India Trade Bills anki Coffee Bill were read a
third ti:ne, and passed.
The Gold Coin Bill was brought up from. the (louse of.
Commons, and read a first time. •
A.Person from the Irish Chancery presented Papers in two.
appeal cases.—Laid on the table: •
. The Report of the Commons Cominittee on the au,b;eet of
the ;Corn Laws was brourrht Alp, and laid
IMPRLSO:NMENT
• -

I STAN -ore stated, that 'br: had four peti.-
- tions to' present on the subject.,Uf.invorionineat
for debt on' mesne process. the subif...Ct, their
Lordships wOuld observe, was 12.,;-x of the very
highest iruporiaace, as it related tc a queition of
civil liberty. 'There were some who were enemies
to political liberty, and he was 'S'orry there should
be any stich. There ‘7-6re some, likewise, ISW
were enemies to religious liberty, from whom he
differed widely in opinion ; but knew of none who
had the audacity to cbtneft4ward and oppose civil
liberty. He begged leave to call their Lordships' at 7
tendon to the best chapter of. that best of acts,
MagnaCharta. I t.pro vido that none should be con -
aemned without trial ; that justice should not be
sold, delayed, or denied to any body.. Now, the
effect of imprisonment for debt on nie3ne proCeSs,
was to condemn Without trial, as any man who
would submit is false-swearing had it in his
power to impriSon f6r setae time any one he chose;
and, by getting out of the Way in the mean time,
he was able to 'avoid punishment. Justice was
not indeed by the Judges, but it could only
be procured are 'rate which rendered it in x great
treasure inaccessible to a great proportion of his
Majesty's subjects. It was; likewise, clear, that
it was somehow or other often 'delayed ; and the
effect of this high rate and delay was; in many
eases,• a denial of justice. Such was the Ave),
in, which Magna Charta wad: executed. That Act
.provided that none should be imprisoned, or ex&
ed., except by.lawful judgment of his Peers, or by
the law of the land. The first petition he had tore-
s,:nt was the case of oneivho had been imprisoned for
debt no, inesne process, where it was said there
\vas no debt at all ; and)Fet the trial of the action
bad been put off front tithe to time for 16 months.
The next was; the case of a;;lnan who had been im-
prisoned-for a fortnight in the King's Bench pri-
son, after a iudgmenx of: the ,Cotirt in his favour.
The:third, was the. case of a person Who had.
pointed out• some ,improper practices in some -of.
the Docks, and his information, on enquiry, had
turned oat to be correct; but ite was imprisoned
for debt qu mesne process, to prevent his appear-
ariCe as a witness. The fourth, was the case
of a prisoner who had been .discharged under the
Insolvent_ Drhtors
,act, and detained for some
time 4fter for fees. All these prayedl for the abo-
lition of imprisonutent for debt on mesne process,
It might he said that this practice was favourable
to credit ; but tog, much credit was mischievous,
instead of being advantageous. He concluded by
umoving, that the Petitions be read.
They were read accordingly, and ordered to be
laid on the table.

Ou the motion of Lord LIVERPOOL, the House
adjourned to Tueschq se'nnight.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
STATUTE OF FIFTH OF ELIZABETH.

Mr. HART DANTtpresented a petition from the
Master Manufacturers and Tradesmen of Bristol,
very numerously - and must • respectably signed,
praying for the repeal of so much o the statute
of sth Elizabeth as subject.; to penalties per-
sons who carryon trades without having served a
legal apprenticeship.—Ordered to lie on the table.
NE W WRIT—
A new writ was ordered to be issued for the bo-
rough of Newton,
sin .the county Palatine of Lan-
caster, in the room of Lieut.-. General Peter. Hull,
who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
Mr. Alderman ATX INS obtained leave to bring
in a fill to repeal and amend the Acts relative to
Bakers in London,. which he afterwards brought
up, and it was read a firs:, and ordered to be read
a second time on Friday fortnight.
Mr. P. Mooxe presented a Petition from the
Master*Manufacturers of • Coventry, against. the
Bill for the repeal of the sth Eliiabeth, He
begged leave to ask the Hon. and Learned Gen-
tleman who brought forward this Measure, whe-
tter he meant to extend the Bill beyond the terms
of his notice, and hoped he would not hurry it
through the House.
Mr. Serjeant ONS.LOW assured the Min. Gentle-
man he did not mean to go beyond his notice; nor
was it his intention to hurry the 13111 through the.
HOuse. The Petition was ordered to lie on the
table.
Mr, Alderman Com. it obtained leave to bring
in a 'Bill for making a new street from Cheapside
and St. Martin's-legrand, and for buildinga new
Post-Office. He afterwards brou'rbt up the said
Bill, which was -read a first,' and 'ordered to be
read a second time on Monday, the ISth instant.
*.:EST INDIA DOCKS.

Mr. Sheriff MARSH presented at the Bar. a Peti-
tion from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Co:A-
mon Council of the City of London, reb..:---e to
the Improvement of the West India ; and,
on the motion of Sir W. CURTIS, a Committee
was appointed to enciuire into the matter thereof,
and to report the same, with their opinion, to the
House.

Sir S..ROMILLY brought up a bill to make real
estate's liable to the payment of debts. Read •a
first, and ordered to be read a second time on
Monday, the 25th inst.

Mr.'DeLAvAux presented at the Bar an Esti-
mate of the Voipence of bUilding the new Custom-
house. Ordered to lie on the table.-
RAN.K.ES moved, that the Accontlt of the
nett Taxes` in Ireland, preA4ented to the House on
the 21st of March, be printed. Ordered.
Sir J. NEWPORT gave notice, that he would,
soon atter-the Recess, hove for !care to bring in a
Bill-for the easier detection and the more effectual
prosecutitn of Persons guilty of the crime of
Bu_rglary;
ME. CREEVEY moved for Copies of five Com-
missions held by Sir Evan' if epean and others, in
Jaiunica and °their Islands.; also for a. copy of
such leave of absg.aa4 as had• bean granted by the

Governor or Jarnaioa to Sir Evan Nepcan ana gr.
King, Naval Officer.- Ordered:
Sir G. WARRHNDER, brought up the orditisarsT
Estilwite of the Exptuces of the Nacy.—OrdereCi
to lie (14, I hle, table. ' •
The Bill for regulating Private Z!ad-lionses.
tv.as, read "a seeond tine, co-ti mittedo Report
received, aluL ordered .to -be taken into furt,lier
consideration' on the 28th init.
The CHANCELLOIT of the ,ExcHEratralt moved
for an account of the origin. aced ex:rent of the•elZ--
pekes of several, roads in Scotland, distinguishing'
tiow rruch 'bad been' -paid by Guverdaient, and
bow inuch by individuals.