The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-02 00:00:00

111 E LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY
4,rtracts from the Morin'zg Papers, July 2, 1 Sc.?, 5.

[MORNING .POST.I
In the House of Commons last night, a short

time-previons'to the adjournment, Mr. Brougham
rose, and said, that he could not allow the Session
to close without enquiring when it was under-
stood the French troops would withdraw entire-
ly from Spain? -Air. Secretary Canning most so-
; tjsfactorily replied," that early in December last
a. distinct appliCation was made to the French
GOvernmetrt, for a disclosure of their intentions
with regard to Spain. It was then stated that
• eight or ten thousand men Would he withdrawn
in April following, and that the gradual evacua-
tion of the Spanish territory would follow. Sub-
sequent events had confirmed the truth of this
statemetit. With respect to the remainder of the
• French troops he was not prepared to state what
would be the exact course as to the time of the
order of their going. But this he thought he
could safely assure the lion. and Learned Gen-
tleman, that he (Mr. Brougham) was not more
anxious to get the French army fairly out of
Spain than was the French GoVernment. If in-
deed, any pleasure could be derived from such a
source, it would certainly be a subject of con-
gratulation that all the objects anticipated by the
French Government in the invasion of Spain had
been reversed to them, and all the consequences
foretold by us had poured in upon thatmovement.
With reference, however, to the question put to
him, be could state most confidently, that he felt
no degree of apprehension, alarm, or jealousy at
the present occupation of Spain by the French
troops, and had a thorough conviction that the
whole of them would be eventually withdrawn."
The House adjourned to Tuesday. On the fol-
lowing day the Prorogation is expected to take
place.

[NEW TIMES.]
A question was put by Mr. Brougham last night
in the House of Commons, respecting the evacua-
tion of Spain by the French troops, and we refer
our readers to the satisfactory reply made by
Mr. Canning. Ile assured the House that the
French Government was most desirous to with-
draw all its troops as speedily as possible.—
On the motion of Mr. Canning, the House
adjourned to Tuesday. A Bill for rendering
valid certain Marriages contracted in churches
and chapels not previously used for the cele.
bration of marriages, went last night •to the
third reading. We have not seen the Bill ; but
if it do merely what is indicated by its title, it is
a simple act of justice to the parties -who may
have contracted the marriages in question. While,
however, we so far approve of the Bill, we are
astonished that a more comprehensive remedy is
not adopted for the evil. It is a very remark-
able fact, that thought marriage be the•source of
almost all civil rights, the law of England re-
specting it is left in a. state of the most disgrace-
ful inconsistency and imperfection. The simplest
and most obvious principles, on which scarcely
any two men of common sense could entertain a
moment's doubt, are violated ; and proiisiens, of
which every one must confess the necessity, are
year after year neglected—why, or wherefore,
it would be hard to say. The law, for instance,
punishes with transportation the solemnization
of marriage (except' by special license) in any
. other place than a church or public chapel, where-
in banns may be lawfully published; and yet-there
may be chapels, and even :churches, of which it
might be difficult to determine whether banns
could or could not be lawfully. published in them.
Now, it is obvious that no such doubt could pos-
sibly- exist-for a moment, -if the law positively
enjoined the Bishop of every diocese to register
every proper church or chapel, and to cause every
church or chapel to have inscribed over the ei-
terior.of its principal entrance, " Registered for
the proclamation of banns and solemnization of
-marriages." A partial rule of that kind is enact-.
•eti by statute 4 Geo. IV. c. 76, with respect to
certain chapels, but the rule should clearly be
made universal. It is as absurd as it is cruel to
mike, the validity of a marriage depehd on a
defect not at all obvious in the. place of its cele-
blittion.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.I
The ships lately- arrived from India have

. brought several intelligent persons, some of
• whom have lately been at Rangoon, where '2,000
otit'of the 5,000 Europeans which were
uitity disembarked there, have been burie'd,.
tio6o were in the hospital, and but one thou-.
sitsd remained for duty ; three other regiments
have since been sent to share their fate.—
The native troops did not die so fast as the
EUropeans, but they were in a very sickly
state ; one regiment of Madras Sepoys had
four hundred men in the hospital. Gentle-
Men from Calcutta and Madras . represent the
gseatest alarm to prevail in both places
'at', to; tti*"-rs-Ult of Lord A Mherst's
surel. among the troops assembled- at Sithet and
ClittagOng for the invasion of. the Burroali coon-
•
•try.:• A considerable mortality had occurred, and
iftithesk leis pretfailed and was ifier'eaiiog to a
74,4j.7 great extent. In the upper provinces of oUr
• • own 'territory great dissatisfaction hai long exist.
'it3.treniing the inhabitants, at the SySterri introduc-,
'04.14,140rd- Cornwallis, misnamed 44 judicial,"
tiat:,which ill- its operation is fir more deitrifctive
'tiVtbe 'people' generally • than even our Court of
-Chancery. 'These peaceable people tire now,
fl•em 00' operation of this system, which bears
ericed -On-the-whole. population, ready to co-ope:-
rate with our warlike--tributaries and neighbour-
ingStates to drive us • from the country. • The
present, it is feared, is -the moment that will
be seized on to carry these king-projected
plans into execution. Numerous.' desertions
daily take place from the -Bengal native
fantry ; this is entirely attributable to the
kitelAurderous proceeding at. Barrachon,- which
seintg to have created, a feeling in the minds of
ittft iative army that will not be easily calmod.
114;6'next public dispatches, 'if: the Government
ofindia arehonestOVill-lie of great ithporlance,
bit if it is true (and the present Chairman of the
Directors is a man of honour) that the proceed-