The Sun.
London, England, 1809-05-30 00:00:00

ABSTR4CT

Of the RILL to amend an Ail, Made in the 3gth yeNr.of his
present Majesty, for, the mom ett4ctual Suppre,sion of Sn•-
•cietieststablisnrd for Seditious and Treasomodl Porposcs,
and for better pieventing Treasonable and Seditious Prat,.
,ices.
The Peeamble begins by referring .to the Arl of
the thirty-sixth of the King, intittned, " An' Ad for
the more etfedually preventing Seditious Meetings.
and Assemblies ;" which has since expired. It
then recapitulates the fifteenth staion of the Act.
passed in the thirty-ninth year of the reign of his
present Majesty, intituled "An At tor the more et-
leaual•
.Suppression of Societies established fur Seth-
tiolls,and Treasonable Purposes, and, tor better i-re-
venting Treasonable and Seditious Practices,'l'.
which it was enatted, That everyshousei room, field,
or other place, at or in which any Lecture or Dis-
, course should be publicly delivered, or' any pub-
lic Debate should had upon any subject
whatever, for the
,purpuse of raising or collecting
motley or any whet valuable thing from the persOns
admitted, or to which any, person should' be ad-
mitted by payment of money, or by. any ticket. ut
token of any kind delivered in consideration of
money, or. any other valuable thing,. or. ethiseA
guence of paying or giving, or having or
given, or having agreed. to pay or lot% in all in:in-
ner any money Or other valuable thing, ur woere. 0.4 y
money or other valuable thing shout l be rev
from any pet son adattitieo, tnocr int.-tet of
paying for any reircshinent or diilet ta any
other pretence, Or, Or any other L:iILIS6, or by
of any device or eoutrivanee' whatever, and
house„ room, or place, which. should be opened or
used as A place of meeting for the purpok Of read-
ing- books, paMphlets, newspapers, -or city other
publications, and'to l hick any person 01001 be al -
mittectby payment of motley, or bj'any oi• token
of any kind delivered in considern:on of money or
.other,' valuable thing, or in orisequenee Of paying or
giving, or haVingpaid or given, or having agreed 'to
pay or give any"money or other valuable thing;
where any motley' or any,other valuable thing srionla
be received•frorn any person achnfitted either mulct
pretence of paying for • any, refreshment or oilier
thing, or 'Under any other pretence, or inr any other
.cause, or by means'. of any derive or contrivance
whateverj snovon.. BE DREMBI) A Iwiliiimktt.r
noose or place within the 01111 intent
,ond meanih4,
oj'lhe said AO passed in'the ei his Mujo
ty's reign, fin• the more ceranolky'prezientiq
tents Neotings and 41s,seintlies ; unless th.o taina
same should have been previously licensed in mintier
thereinafter mentioned.

The Preamble next proceeds .to state, That the'
seventeenth section of the said 'Act of the thirty -
ninth. year of his Majesty's reign enacted, That it
should be lawfni for any Justice or Justices of the
Peace of any, county', ste wart ry, city, borough, town,
or plac'e, who Shall by information upon Oath haw
reason to susped that any hoUse, fielJ,
or place, or any parts or part thereat, %er-t:
was• opened or used for the purpose of Aleliver-
ing'Leaures or Discourses, cir for putaie:l)ebatt.,
or for the purpose of reading books, pamphlets,
newspapers, or other publications,• cthitrary `to the
provisions of the said Ad, to go to such house, roam,
field, or place, and demand to be adinitted therein
and in case such Justice or Justices should be refused
admittance to 'such house, town, field, or place,
or any' part thereof, the same, SHOULD r 1; CfEEt#RD
A DISORDERLY HOUSE or place, *within the -in-
tent 'and meaning of the said. Aet, and rf the said'
recited Aa' of the thirty-sixtlt year aforesaid ; and
all and every the provisions thereinbetore turd in 11w'
said recited Aa contained, respectiug any house,.
roonl, field, or place thkrein, or in the said Ad of
the 39th year of his present Majesty's reign, before
delared to be a. disorderly houso or place,l should two'
applied to such house, room, held, or place, shete
such zidlnittance should hive been retu,ed us IliOfe.
said.

The Bill then proposes to repeal so Much..of the
enacting part of the said fifteetith sedion, and aiw
so much of the said seventeenth settion of the sum
of.the thirty-ninth year of the King As refers «;
the Ad'of the thirty.:six.th of the King:, The re-
ferences we have distinguished by Italit.charaars.

Mr. Rom in his excellent otpervations Upon Mr.
Fox's History, which are uniformly marked by can
dour, judgment, and research, has etreaually proved
that Mr. Fox was entirety mistaken in suppasing
that JAstes the Second aimed at arbitrary power, ra-
ther than to restore Popery in Great Britain.

Yesterday being Trinity MOnday, rho Corporation;
of the Trinity House held their 4V.iiiversary.lviclef,
ihg, and proceeded in barges to then' Halt at Dept.,
ford, where his Grace the Duke of Poarcatip was
unanimously eleffited Master tat the ensuing
After attending Divine Service at the Church of
St. Nipholas, they 'dined at the City of London
-Tavern. ,

SU ICI DR.—A widow lady of name of Farwell,
who,possessed considerable property, and resided 14
Wilsdon.buildings, Hampstead-roadiput a perlOd to
her existence on siturday last, by taking aslunntity
of laudanum. She buried un only daughter a fort.
night since, and,the 'toms of her threw the mother
to a wrewtma state of int:land:oy; vvhich le;f110 04.10'
suicido.