The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-10 00:00:00

SPI Fl E LDS ACTS.

On Tuesday the Lords' Committee, to n how
the Silk Manufacture Bill, to repeal the '' tipi
talflelds Acts" was referred, closed their labours.
T heir Lordships then pgreO to the Report which
was to be presented to the house ; it was to the
following effeet :r4---" That their Lordships' Cent.
atittee had examined the allegations of the se-
veral Petitions regarding the Bill ; that they had
heard Counsel_ against and for the Bill ; that they
had also at great length examined witnesses on
the part of the opposers, as well as of the sup-
porters of the Bill ; that their Lordships'
had afterwards duly considered the arguments
and evidence so adduced ; and they thereupon
agreed that the Bill be reported to the House
without any amendment." inch report was yes.
terday presented to the House by Lord Bexley,
read, and ordered to lie upon the table, and the
Bill was of course reported 46 without any amend-
ment." The Bill thus remains precisely what it
was :previous to its being referred to the Com-
mittee,—The third reading was not fixed. It
was agreed amongst their Lordships that a day
for the third reading should not be named till
the evidence taken before the Committee was
printed and in the hands of their Lordships. It
was ascertained that the printing, as the evidence
Will occupy four or five htindred folio pages, will
not be completed till Saturday, so that there
was little chance of its getting-generally delivered
to their: Lordships till Monday.. It thereupon
became the understanding amongst their Lord-
ships. that the' third reading- should be named
on Monday or Tuesday next..-=rhe Jour-
neymen Weavers, having' understood that the
Committee had closed their inquiries and delibe.
rations, yesterday assembled around the House of
lords in great .numbers, in the expectation that
something would he done with the Bill--that, in
fact, the third reading would be moved. Though
the ernivtla were Very considerable, quite is nu-
merous as on any former day, they behaved with
all their accustomed decorum, preserving pas-
sage-ways for their Lordships' carriages to ap-
proach the Peers' entrances. The 'Weavers, on
the present occasion, exhibited large printed pla-
cards, setting forth that 44 The Jourueymen
Weavers earnestly, but sincerely, implore the
Lords not to pass the Bill." The ,men re-
mained till late in the aftermion, when, having
ascertained that nothing was to be done on the
Bill, they quietly and rapidly dispersed.

THE FIFE CAUSE.

The Lotto CllAXenr.r.oll proceeded yesterday,
in the Home of Lords, to the consideration of this ease,yrefac-
ing a speech, which lasted two hours, with the observation that
his statement on that day would be confined to an examination
of the facts of the case, difficult and important as it is ; and
these he should allude to by reference to the various printed
papers which were given into the Court of Session, whose jud
ment their Lordships are reviewing. On Friday their Lord-
ships would consider what it shall be fit to do in regard to the
documents in-the cause. Whether any course of proceeding
tits op6n, its a wholesome mode by which more satisfaction
mid be atlbrded by remitting the cause back to the Court
of Session ; and whether, consistently with statutes so qua-
lifying, any more general issue,- with a view to the proof that
the:deeds were or were not those of Lord Fife Lordship,
in a clear and luminous manner, referred to all the steps of
procedure; from the summons, down to the Interlocutors of
the Court ; and the able deduction his Lordship miule. went
in the main to a reiteration of all the statements made on a
former day, as given above. lie dwelt much upon a circum-
stance which had not been sufficiently attended to—the .deed
of alteration, in November. 18011, a month after the execution
of the trust deed and deed of entail, such alteration imply-
ing, as he thought, that the late Earl of Fife knew and un-
derstood their contents. This was of great importance; he
referred to the diff*erent Scottish Statutes, 1540, 1579, ; and
observed, that it must be decided, whether Lord Fife, blind as
he was, or nearly so, was such a man as came under the Mean-
ing of the Statutes,•as a Man who could not write; and a‘z such,
requiring Notaries; and whether acknowledgment of sub-
scription • to one witness, was not equal to seeing suhacrip.
tinn adhibited. ills Lordship referred to cases in Eng-
courts bearing on this; dwelt much on the ques:1011,
on whom the proof of execution of the deeds lay—Whe-
ther on the User or Challenger of the deeds ; and to the at-
testation of subscription, stating die fact, how the deeds were
executed, and whether more ought to be. required. There
was no fraud charged in this case. On Friday his Lordship
would consider the different points as to Notaries being ne-
cc sass, ,imperatively t —reading over - the deed, whether Statu-
tory solemnity on • whom proof of reading over justly lies ;
and various other weighty considerations, previous to deter-
mining (It' a wholesome mode still lies open, of gaining
greater satisfaction as to the evidence in the cause) -what
that mode shall he ? On that, he felt much difficulty.--
Ii is Lordship concluded his litminou-S Address, by observ-
ing, that, although its petting, as he sincerely does, the
Scottish .Nudges, he limes felt hound to reverts. many of their
decisions ; yet, that was done, actuated by sense of duty and
justice to his country alone. In...end of altering the Law of
ScOtland.: he had declared what that taw was. The law of that
country might, in form, in ninny instances, he altered advan-
tageously, though not in substance—this never was his inten-
Lion, and never could be his wish. Those who thought sv did
hint injustice; th.y were mistaken.—The Earl of Fife was
present during the delivery of his Lordship's speech; to which
his Lordship paid very anxious attention. The Cause trill be
further considered on

A letter, dated Berlin, 21th ult., says," the two
Chinese who were sliewn here last winter for
money, by Mr. .1415T11.% u4cs, of Holland, have
been bought free by his Majesty the KINt, who
intends sending them to the University of Halle,
where they are to study the different European
languages, with a view to their being enabled to
teach the same to their countrymen on their re-
turn to China."

We have reteived the Park Paperi of Mon-
day. The following are tlio only wick-. a
military intelligence which they contain:—

Ext., itoNs or SEtr, JUNE 27.--Two heralds were stet II
the Commander of the forts, to summon him. to surretaki.
The first, a Spanish Officer, was compelled to return by. threats
of being find upon : the second, Colonel de Roquemaurel,
Aid-de-Camp of Baron d'Eroles, was admitted. baring the
interview, which was not of long duration, the band of the
regiment of Majorca played the air Tragela. Yesterday two
spies of Mina were brought into this city, on whom were found
d'spatehes for the Governor of the fort and for the principal
Officers of the garrison. The troops forming the blockade
daily occupy the same positions. It is generally supposed, that
after the harvest is cut. and carried home, there will be left
before this place not more than 4,000 men,
Ertract of a Letter from Pamialuna, June 28.)—A hut,.
sar has just arrived in our camp, who, after falling into the
power of the besieged, afterwards escaped, and rejoined our
sentries under the fire of many of the 'Spanish guards. Me
informs us that the garrison of Pampeluna Is composed of only.
GO horsemen and about 3,000 infantry, half of whom belong to
the militia. The Government greatly distrusts this last body,
to that it never employs them outside the
citadel. They, not-
withstanding, perform their duty with great repugnance, many
of them having already deserted, while each day brings to our
eavt,p entire detlehMents.—There are mote than 300 tif9"4l°e4

at the hospital of Pampauna.- Provisions begin to fail in this
place, and there does not remain to the besieged altogether
snore than 0 or 9 beeves, which they carefully preserve for the
invalids. • , . .

•GracotA, 'NNE 30.-Our troops, are advancing on Barce-
lona for the purpose of besieging it. Marshal Moncey has writ-
ten to the Ministry, to say that as soon us the promised re-
inforcement arrives, he will commence the siege of BarcelOna
Artillery for the siege is to be transported into Catalonia,
but it is not known whether by land or sea. Two battalions
will set out for Catalonia on the id of July ; these are of the
6tteli regiment. Another proceeds on the 3d. The.
of the line will arrive after to-morrow in the same
The troops will' thus go by battalions. The lfith of the
line will follow those mentioned, so that 'great activity •it
likely to be evinced in Catalonia. The head-quarters µ ill'
leave Girona. ina, they say, has entered Barcelona; and it
is:added, that six Guerilla companies, at the head of which is
PUyvali, have gone nut for the purpose of harassing the fourth
corps. A squadron' of five English vessels is said to be on
roasts:tltesc

We i►ave inserted some further but unimportant
Extracts from the same .Papers in our fourth
page; and also a few Extracts from the Portu-
guese Papers brought by the Lisbon Mail.

want of interest in the foreign Journals :s
compensated by that of private letters. The fol-
lowing extracts of letters from Vigo, Corunua,
and Lisbon, are upon the whole highly favour-
able to the Constitutional Cause. The Public
will anxiously look for further intelligence re-
specting the Insurrection which is alleged to have
broken out in Portugal in f►ivour of the Consti-