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AMERICAN PAPERS..

• CONGRESS.. • • .
IN THE SENATE, MOND.k V, DEC. 23.
The Senate again proceeded to the considera-
tion of the .Bill for the relief of JOHN BYERS, on
which a debate arose, that continued nearly two
hours, and in which a large number of gentlemen
joined.—After several -unsuccessful motions to
urnend, the li3ilt was ordered to lie on the titl?le.
DEC. 24.
INDEPENDENCE OF HAYTI.,
Mr. liotimEs.of Maine, submitted' the folloW-
ing resolution for consideration
Resolved, That the President of the United States be re-'
questeti to communicate to the Senate such intbrmation as he
may possess, of the commercial relations which now existed be-
tween the United States and the present Government of St.
Domingo;; what is the politiCal condition of the island ; whe-
ther any European nation pretends to 'claim the government of
theisland, and whether any further commercial relations with
the existing Gtovernment would be consistent with the interest
and safety of the United States.?

The following is the amount and description
of force recommended by the Secretary of the
Navy, for the suppression of the pirates
First, one sii>ani-lieiti'a" 00 to 121) 'to carry. twolm
pounders and two 12-pounders, upon travelling carriage!, so its
to fire from any part oldie vessel.
Second, ten fast-sailing Schooners of -45 to 60 tons burthen,
to draw not more than 5 to 7 feet water;. each to be armed with
onc.long 12 or 10-pounder, mounted on a circle, with two 12-
pound carroriades; with the necessary number of small arms,
to row front 20 to' 4 sweeps 4 and
Third, five light double bank Cutters, each to row 20 oars,
and adapted to carry 40 men well Armed with muskets, pistols,
boarding pikes, cutlasses, ,Se.,c,
these additional vessels, and of
The whole cost of procuring
equipping and fitting them for service, is estimated at 44,000
dollars.

The late reception of our Minister Col. Todd,
by the government .of ColOnibia, Cannot but be
gratifying to the feelings of our countrymen.—
At a public dinner given to Col. Todd, the fol.
lowing toasts were drank :
By General Soublette--1" The Government of the United
first
ct°reaacsetTowuriedtlegligtliiltebyilidtlete.
Colonel Todd.'*
Sspeenr:tcdetinoconc.foo;Nf.socortorieshititialriiteciaine,yfitileliale)l;fi?jse n
ta
ti
ve
as
By the Seignor Don Salazan, President of 'the Superior
Court—c‘ Prosperity to the United States—may the example of
this illustrious people serve as a model in the cause of liberty."
By thesarne—The health of the Honourable Henry Clay,
the hrst who made the motion in the American Congress for the
acknowledgment of our independence—Eternal gratitude to
this illustrious and virtuous friend of South Atnerican Liberty.
At the dinner given at the house of Doctor Forsyth—hy the
President—+` Happiness and prosperity to the People and
Government of the United States of North Atnerica, in consi-
deration for their acknowledgment of the independence of the
people of Colombia."

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, FEB. 7.

• .• P.FITITIONS.'
The Earl'of ABINGDON. presented a Petition from the
Tradesmen of the Borough of Abingdon, praying fir the revi-
sion of the Insolvent Debtors' Act.,—Laid on the table.
The Earl of S.IIAFTESIWRY „presented a -similar Peti-
tion from the Merchants, Traders, and others, of the City of
London.—Laid on the table.

•
The Earl of SIM FTPKTIVY idso prwented a Petition
froth the Dean'and Chapter of Litchfield- against the Marriage
Act. The Petition stated that there were 72 Parishes in the
Diocese, and that no marriage had been•celebrated except by
license in any of those Parishes since the passing of the Act.
Laid on the table.

Mr. BEST, from the Bank of England, presented Copies of
all applications from the First Lord of the Treasury to the
Governor and Company of the Bank of England, for advances
of public money, from the kith of January, 1822; to the sth of
January, IB23.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. WALI'OLE, from the Treasury, presented accounts of
the various sums redeemed, by the Commissioners for the Re-
duction of the National Debt; also the fourth Report of the
Commissioners for inquiring into the amount of the Unfunded
Debt in Great Britain and Ireland, and an account of the num-
ber of vessels engaged in the herring and whale fisheries.--or-
dared to lie on the table.
THE KING'S REPLY.
The Marquis of CONYNGHAM stated 'that his Majesty
had been waited upon with the Address voted by their Lord-
ships in answer to his Majesty's most gracious Speech, at the
opening of the Session, to which his Majesty had been pleased
to reply :
"MY Loans—l return you my thanks for your expressions
of loyalty and attachment to my person and family, and rely
With just confidence on your attention to the various subjects
which will be submitted to your consideration, and on your
zeal for promoting the interests of all classes of my subjects."
His Majesty's gracious Answer was ordered to be entered
upon the Journals of the House.

THE NEW MARRIAGE ACT.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, that he was anxious to take
the first opportunity which offered to amend any defects that
might have been found to exist in the Marriage Act which
was passed last Session, by the introduction of a Bill for that
purpose. During the discussions which took place on the Bill
last year, it had been frequently insinuated that the supporters
of the measure were only anxious to carry that part of it which
was retrospective in its operation. He had always denied the
truth of that statement, because he knew that the supporters of
the Bill were anxious to make the prospective part of it as per-
fect as possible. He could assure the House that it was to
him a subject of deep regret that any inconvenience should
have been foiled to arise from the operation of that part of
the Act. At the time the question was agitated, many of the
warmest supporters of the Bill imagined that inconveniences
might result from it; but knoiving that the House would have
an opportunity of remedying these inconveniences after an ex-
perience of six. months, they thought it highly advisable that
the measure should pass for the purpose of establishing a prin-
ciple.most consonant to the docnnes of Christianity, and likely
be denied that sonic inconveniences had arisen from some of the
to promote morality and happiness of the.people. It could not
enactments of the Act of last Session ; but be most be allowed
to say that they had been very much exaggerated, and hesould
not help thinking that there was something not perfectly disin-
terested at the bottom of all the clamour which had been raised
upon the subject: He would, however, come to the consi-
deration of the question with the most anxious desire to remedy
every inconvenience which was attributed to the Act, And
here he would take the opportunity of thanking the Noble and
Learned Lord for the amendments which lie had introduced in
the prospective portion of the Act, notwithstanding he strongly
mobjected to the principle of the retrospective part of it. The
anner in which it would be advisable to amend the Act of last
session had been a subject of consideration With himself and Other
Noble Lords who felt an interest in the question. The 'lna mode
suggested was to recite in a new Bill sill the parts of the present
Act which it was deemed expedient to repeal ; but it was con-
sidered that this would render die new Act a mass of confusion'
almost unintelligible to any mind but that of a lawyer, or of a
person who brought to its consideration great attention and shrewdness, instead of being, what an Act of Parliament ought
to be, a deer and comprehensive document. It was therefore
determined to adopt a dill'erent course of proceeding, and the Bill which he intended to introduce was of this nature : in the
first clause all the prospective part of the present was repealed,
except the first cleuse, which nullified the old :Marriage Act ;
the Bill then proceeded to recite such other clauses of the pro-
spective part of the present Bill as it was thought expedient to
retain. By passing the Act of last Session, their Lordships
had expressed their decision upon two points—first, the princi-
ple of the Act ; ancl, secondly, the nature of the securities
which were required by it. The principle of the Act was, that
marriages, when once solemnized, should be. indissoluable, and
the securities which were required from the contracting parties
were to be given in the shape of oaths, liable to the usual
penalties of the crime of perjury. The Bill which he held in his
band would allow any Noble Lord to introduce any new clauses,
or any of the clauses of the present Act which he might think
it fit to retain. He had thought it right in the Bill which'he
intended to introduce to provide only what lie conceived to be
sufficient security. He, wished to have it understood that
beyond the security provided by the Bill he desired none.---,
If, however, any Noble Lord should be dissatisfied with that,
he might propose further -security. The security provided
by the proposed Bill consisted of the oaths of the contract-
ing parties, as to their being of age or under age: if of age,
then as to their being widow or widower. If the parties should
be under age, the consent of parents or guardians would be re-
quired. These were to be made -previous to the solemnization
of marriages, but not before the publication of bans; and they
were to be administered by the clergyman who performed the
marriage ceremOny. With the 'exception of the ceremony of
taking the oaths, all the great body of laws relative to the so-
, lemnization of 'marriage by bans would remain as they stood
previously to the 22d of July last year. The oaths which
would be required were very short, and would not occupy more
than two minutee in reading, and therefore much inconvenience
could not arose from them. The Bill would enact that a Mi-
nister would be guilty of a misdemeanour by marrying parties,
without administering the oaths to them, and that the parties,
by committing perjury, would render themselves obnoxious to
all the penalties which attached to that crime. Haring stated
the principal features of the measure which lie intended to in.
troduce, it now only remained for him to express a hope that
if any imperfections should be found to exist in the wording of
the Bill, or in other respecee as no doubt there might, they
would be remedied by those Noble and Learned Lords whose
legal qualifications would enable them to do so with advantage.
He was sure the House would bestow all the attention upon the
question which it merited, on account of its great importance in
a religious and moral point of view. Since he had entered the
House, he had been inforrned that the recital of the Bill con-
tained some informality which would prevent it from bein
laid upon the table that eveniug. He would, however, be ready
to bring it in on Monday next.
Lord ItE DESDALE addressed the House, but in so low a
tone of voice that lie was nearly inaudible below the bar. We
understood his Lordship to object to the mode of administering
the oaths as proposed by the bill intended to be introduced.
The inconvenience of adniinistering the oath at the solemniza-
tion of the marriage, and of making that, as it were, a part of
the marriage ceremony, would be particularly felt in populous
parishes where seven! Marriages- commonly took place on the
same day. He remembered once to have been present at St.
Giles's, Cripplegate, when 16 Couple were married. Under
such circumstances, he thought the aclminietering of the oaths
"amid create tt degree-of contusion that-would detract from the
gravity and solemnity of the ceremony. in his opinion, it
required that
%wield be better to admitiiste.r the oaths previ:Msly to the
publication, of the bans, bee:Jule the canons re
rielee(riguy.nerreenv,shlTtutlitilayber,espartsieinettledthatitietzhneseplayretsietoe whombe betterye ntrhaery-
puTblhiseheLdrpßell;aciiisi
ANCELOR observed, that it was unne-
cessary. to reiiiind the Houee that lie had strongly opposed the
fsbary
(thlztgths(e)reagaa'aiSn noa sueb.j
ection which
ieps,hadhouu.er:cerd,
act which was passed last session, and he did not hesitate to
that act which he would not repeat, should the opportunity
it
wahsi his
vtliudteyn
tt othbaotws.
measure
:set oncottoti
could
their
hienostr:tethanof ituobuligclibtu;
business,
adopted the measure in opposition to his opinion, he considered
he
't
el: fe
orth
Strom Lade: expressioncite4 great
di ni;c4ori'l tePet it: a PT!'
attentioaP hasp vented
and the claims which it had upon
his him from taking so active a part as he wished •i'n ente,evovuenringd
Session. Ile was desirous, however,
.100 bbe:toinwtarolitittlhceedtt,ttaenndtioziinthhiastpaex
to amend the act of last
wllalis?i,nthowatitteirt•
Lordehips might be allowed tli
311 met time to consider deliber-
ately every part of it. It would be n
a:11:1e)otin
ethore
for their Lord-
ships to assist each ()diet as well as they" 4334
could , and he hopsd
that they :night, under those eine' nistancee fnune a Bill which
would secure to the, country great religion's and moral advan-
tages. ideation, that he le Id
Ku, bring all his attention into
the consideri of,
the ,object.
Lord ELLEN BOROUGH
rose to express the satisfaction
which he felt at hearing that theßill d
woul have the fuel bens-
fit of the Noble :end Le-caned Lo n 1 3 knowledge and talents.—.
He could assure the Noble and Lea 1
rneie ti I.,erd that hedid not
desire to hurry the measure
portunity would be afforded through
t !louse; but that op-
for itsfull consideration. Hecould
not help taking adv, anta f o the oecasion of his again address.

ing the House to state, that he and those Noble Lords
supported the Act of last Session, were gratified to pen
that not a single instance of grievance had yet been allege
have taken place under the operation of the retrospectite
of that measure.
Leave was then given to Lord ELLENDOROUGIi to brit
his Bill on Monday next, to which day the House adjourn.

HOUSE OF COM 111 ONS, FRIDAY, Frn:7.
The SPEAKER counted the House at four o'clock; .v
there not being 40 Members present, he declared it atijo.o
till to-morrow (this day). There were 36 3lembers In
tendance.

ENGLISH AND BRISTOL CHANNEL

JUNCTION CANAL'
A Meeting of GentLelnq interested in die p
posed Canal took place yesterday, at 11)0 Lend
Coffee-house.
At one o'clock precisely the Chair was taken by Sir Tit
LETimiuDGE, Bart. .M.P., and the business of the Mee'
was opened by
Mr. II'at.IiANNING, who laid before the meetinga varirt.
estimates respecting the Canal, which entered tally int,o.
nature of the undertaking, and the expense of earring 33
execution. The object of proposed Comparq i 5 tO
Canal from that at wat=erßridge to the EngliAt l'har.nel at
13
Cove, in order to open A direct communication between'
Channeli. It is also proposed to form a Junction Conai
that which has been commenced at Taunton, thus allictitik
easy and direct conveyance "fmnrthat town to Bridgestr ,ir,
Various plans have been projected at former periedsL
attainment of these objects, but the estimates had been. 7,,
mous, that it had been found impossible to raise a suillorrti
pica!; this objection, however, would he obviated. i,ee
measure, in the present Instance, by avoiding the valuable.
through which all former surveys had been talcsn. BY tius4
similarly economical measures; the estimate of the preld
undertaking did not exceed ninety thonsand ponl4
nthseeeetesi
thought
ouch estimatesisabie i()
raisean d
aoth sumes; ceofnli4lol
lan
of fourteen hundred shares of 100!. each ; and the 6'loo,
who had taken the most active interest its bringing the. tb
measure to its present advanced state, were copra,
such a sum would be sufficient to defray all the csrors'e,
tendant upon the carrying the Important object of the Volt
meeting into effect. It was not, however, the intentiv,
Committee to call for the pa•nsent in full of the 101, testa
but on realizing the sum ot 43,080/. by
meat on those shares, to borrow of Government wri.
suns of 80,000/. under the provision of a late Act, of
ment, enabling it to lend money at font per cent. Infer
the completion of public works. This sum it i 4 3314,,,,c of
repay, together with the interest, aecording to the ospec
table, which ever Gentleman had an opportunity LllOl
ing, and from which it would appear that after thelgu;olt
from the commencement of the works the nubs 10 i
enabled to repay to Government the sum of 6001 g. iti'tfult cot
reductiw.. of the debt of 80,0001. and interest ; an lobo!
siderable and increasing annual balances will rennunat loia
vided amont the subscriber:. These balances
during which the debt to Government is in the cours,e •
,8,„
tion, will give to the subscribers an aventge intereitotie debt ill'
per cent. on the sum advanced by them. But aftert..., „,;(i(Di
to Government is paid off, which it is calculated :fled, be
19 years from the passing of the Act for making tifineept tl
total net income will then be annually. eliv!deti 'he soli
subscribers, and the interest to be refxsved t 1).0.18
payments,nyfuo
them respectively advanced will amount to very 0001
cent. 'St Ith a view to make the undertaking a. .`r ,t We
useful as possible, it is intended to construct)? IZoite 1:1°'
extending about 1000 feet into the sea, iron the hit tea N!
which will form a commodious and safe !:arbour, And non
of water at the pier-head, at low water ;Trill; title` .0. :11:1,
the same depth over a great part of the encloseu Ora--ceica'.t
Pier -will afford shelter for any number of /,'63,,,e sef'l,'
I
trade of the Canal can ever require, and a PU"' resat
which coasting vessels of light draft of water WI: ,Mali
ofeti
tweenties opfotridtlean;danitinaat
antlitetreasearrnyoHwenatkplace of eflur must Fry
highly beneficial to the public, and, indeillie°nbtiter"bt°l3%l' of the
,atiom.irsTteigotitaen inaitssaltw projector
produce considerable ineorge' the ur.Als
After reading the Surveyor's estimates snit 001,
the worthy
by
moving a
practicabilityse penen tneecsoneroualfatntahtretie
oisnr
utility
oy.tuenhs
useful.
olf eo
whichut 0 0 t
II: a
atvib:t:
iiinno...l.l:::hirralt, los.Tbeecetcuali:ii
ery
were carried unanimously t
Mr. 11 axxixes. having 'lsropos s o-'6•
Ur. SLY as ott n rose and observed.Lan at
lea be,haiiel.,,b
low such a motion to be put, he thu t 'be e----„3:',1-;1;
ed
uch
IPl°lt°lrcel
e:ehi sat
Meeting
.d rlosotjhv over
therefore 4:
od:Pnheltrad!b}lre:l3;::Ahkgiline dsee:lttnbtlii ainlveyaageelnY:::at'p:llfiltt:et:irkittofastl olohnaretathk)%lea worthy.
lery nis Ittuli:
t Ilie,g1:1:311:171a rt:r!ds r:1;
lintrig' c'H.l.l
Sir Tnos. LETIIBIUDGE shortly returnto
ed his intention of becoming a Shaieholtier. sfl"
eV Cr, sew
self ready to forward the object in view
his power.--The Merting then adjourn_,

. , .-..........,!„„„.,....r,,_
Air. Tom'
M. CLARK, if .Exeter 'Change.— ' f
CLARK, the well-known proprietor °, tool
Iv'Change, where he amassed as large R r(riivitilli
was perhaps ever gai„,d by a bingle 01- 00$
in the way of retail trade, 'was one u! Illeotliiil
singularht individuals of hii day.' Sellingir %Pt°
sell what was
touof the.best rivalitv, h'n'sLiiin/ t,
nt a
*small profit, and alwaY 5 a.be at
once
n. dthe lowest price- he would take/. iletli''
the metropolis ; and his coffers tilled raPi( :00
served
friuits of fair industry. But what filo til'
not less to promote his fortune, :licb,t‘
fruve(i
ga , or rather Penurious mode of lifer '''. 0;0
the last, he observed. The cost of his diaaerilce dht
, (lays_,. of the week, seldom exceeded 11100;101'1111,'
woh. it on the bare board, inn gnat' cll.O, 10
joining his ra
- -Hge or _L_ ; 1 niter ~,oi
shots ant' i,lic.')
opposite,
would step across to the llo'' I,oi.
pposite, to the west of the 'Change, n'l'l'ai to °'
of gin and water, which cost all additi;;Presji°
the. business of the day. Such wso .i',, e
undeviating tenour of; It' • "" tilt i'l'lr6
proached hi, eightieth 's " ' '„ be 0- „ro,
S year, 0 fie" the r,
after a l ie u'ere 0 tv'
&tort illness. So ler,
income-tax of jlrir.. • Clark's trade, that `,ll`telieto t
_2me-la x was imp„sed, he returtwu that
uw W.
The
tax. collector conceivingtot toe,
had, by mistake, returned, and over•rgieni boo
his whole stock, inst,,A of his inconiet
~ gl
to_ Mr. Clark his ,chedule fu for`!
.r i tte4:,, h
(~lark added ;mother ihowalid• e"' ;!,I.ted
assure the coikctor that he kid n"" 0„4,1:.,
utmost arno„,it. ~ , hug," .:, •low i ~ op
.A.v, salt .• r . 1,
want your '- crl v. 00'
income, not, your IIOP-' *., I'
y.oull,A. content to take it as toy iltrolli-
lerchill
3 es, .' " :';0 will I," replied theuldt 'n a, c)l}t'
and wi511..d tht• ustonished col'et;-°r li le't i
rilr ,40
morning. I 1
':ae' fortune wi,:c.h Mr. - ,to Ile,' '
his family is supposed to hav,.,,inouiiteo
half a million.--( Da:Dines.)

k si°,
Ct;luaus A, -----"'""'..... 4 i .s%.''' ifil
plar i it. t 4 -'°CIATI"
OF
.'llb.ki'llitils'
laically nee °I- th,. aq,.ociation of al° toj IP
°Prised to each other/ °celit'lag' °1
week it
0 wre ' a lone barn b?loint. to M' ,3ill en,
PlOV4it4,ear Faveriliam. A man an"olieti'l
rat; f - kite nos in th, I.)ritt liavhig t oil
Stott' uul.d two fine rabbits, a rie C." t.
r,' '''"'rn v. ere aim) destroyed, 1,,e111(.4
c_ianiie :vealier i'l I:le M. tlopolis hos trefai
1 geahie dorin .); thesl few days.
,A se
,*f 04i
was foilow I
duri t? re
on Thursday by a PI! `, aro°
der tb'g t le night and yesterday !''o
001111redeftti
thelisti'' quldt:ty of rain fell, which h - d id i
11
coursel'e&r' extremely disagreeable :, )iscc.
of the day a decided thaw tool,'