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HOUSE OF PEER:
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.sw EON EsPAtircitiAi" •
LOAD ViScountnr.arroaiit and Lord Si..e• andSzt.* were
sworn and todk their Seats.
The Bills upon the "Table were forwanled in their fesrec.
. tive stages.
The Order being read for their LOrdships golv.ginto a Ce,n.
mince on Markham's Divorce Bill, Lord W Lsi noriniti
took the Chair.
Lord AUCKLAND, pursuant th the, Notice he had given
on a former eveniiig, -rose to Move for the rejection of the
last clause in the bill, which went to bar anti exile the Peti-
tioner, Mr. Markham, front all Right, rrisle,iind 'lnterest
in all Property, Eitates, real or ilersonal, t.te.' which Mrs.
Markham now enjoys, or is entitled .to. In .objeCtion to
this Clause, his Lordship enforced his observations on ri tOr
met evening : the:general grounds were, that such a i?rovision.,
was hostile to the Principle upon which Bills of Divorce
were grounded ; that it was contrary to the established prac-
tice or t:iat Branch of the • Legislature; and, that it would.;
'lend to set a precedent of the'rnost dangerous nature, princi-
nilly in rite v•ew of Collusion. The Clatnz.e fmind its way
into, the-. Bill, •he iinagincd, from the 'ener,!l,lS disrev,:trd' of
the Oarty,• of.these considerations to which it referred ; but,
op tne grounds he hail stated, it %ea.: the duty of the Coin.
. mit tee.not to accede to the Clause in questions I n the cou'rse
of his observations, the Noble Lord rook ciixasion to rennrk
upon the lalutary cads of the exertions of their Lord.
*ships with respect to Livorce /tilts, and, as an instance.ol
the cot-litre-km-rive state of morals with.regard to the Suhjeet
in questum in England and France, that in thecourse or-last
year, the nuiriba of- Divorces in the City of Paris alone
exceeded 'One Thousand, telierear. in this whole Empire;
.Within the same period, the numbct dui not exceed One. t'
Ile concluded by moving far the rejedion of th 2 Clause,
A short crinversation then enstiect..between Lord A t van...-
W.lr, the' Loeb Cn'arzcst.t.oii, anti lu Lordship, in ;the
course or which the first-menrinued peer expressed his wish
to be Infoin, whether Ir wets intended so securb an ad's.
quate proviSion tor. the Lady's maintenance, such as wont.*
be suffieient to obviate the necessity of her having.recourse
to improper praelices for her stippnrr, to which efiCa he
thought a Provision should Ire intruthic.:(l into the Bill.
.Lcrd /MCALAND said, that in *lie, present instance ther
was-no necessity fur such an expresit o.rovisict, iitt' he knew
it was the intention of the Famtly,ant st hich nurntion, lie
seemed to say, was known to other Noble Lords,, to take
care that a suitable Provision should be.inade.
The LORD.CHANCELLUR agreed ss'ith what had fat/en
from his Noble Friend (1..,rd Aucsct. Ati 0), and as an
tinnal reason for the rejection of rhe Clause, observed, that
such a Provision 'rimming in the Bill wuulti early with it
yery much the appearance of a Collusion bexWeen the
,Parties.
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Lain was then, after some firtherobservationi ft6lt
the Noble and Learned Lord, negatived by the Commitree.
The otha Clauses and Provi,tuns of the Hill were olci%
agreed to by the Committee, who, as we'eould eulieet, Made
some slight Amendments to a part.of the PtVandile, which
were agreod to by the Committee.
- After the House 'had resumed, two Private were re—
ceived from the Commons, as was the •Notrinlhain El4.tiert
13111, r resented- by M. H. I3aowNs. These itilts Aver*
read a tirst time: The, last-m,litioned hill was ordecti to be
printetL, Their Lord.,!,do!: than adjourned' till to4ijorlow,

HOUSE OP COMMONS:
WEDNBSDAYi MAY 4.

A Petition was presented Iron) the WeaveisQrvo,k, against
the Woo,lien Manufaaurets' Bill, now pending in the House.
A MOSS.t.if,e iront the 1.,:01as st-ate.l, t.s..it they !IA wee.: 4.)''
the Bill for preventing, vexatious Law-Suits ii Ireland, and
to several private Bills.
Mr. W teic at InOvett, that there b.:: lad on the Table, an
Aceotint of the Proceedings which r.•;:ie taken
.I)eiiire the
Commissioners appointed tor that purpose, respeaing the
Lighting and Watching the Streets. of Dubliw—Ordered.ae..
cordngiy.
The Sc,)i. c tTOR GENTSRAL moved, that the'Order ar the
Day he read, ter the further consideihtioir of I Feekeport of
the Bill, respecling the County Bridges : the 1ie:4°06014
were then read, and agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be
brought in.
The Amendments of the Droitwich Road Bill were mien
into further consideratiOn.
Mr. I-1 ea s t spoke against the Bill, and the Am MirriChtS.
Mr. How NKr) also spoke against the Bill.
Sir Rua F. al. 13 uxTON spoke in faviStir of it.. ,
Sir L. PARSONS spoke to favour of the Lill.
• Mr. STU R GES spoke against it.
Mr. Di eki ss spoke for the Bill:
Sir Wze. GEAR Y spoke against the fill.
The !louse thendiyulecl—For the Bill 1.40
Against it • 91
Th'e Stirling Eleaion Petition was ordered to betaken into
consideratiOn qn Tuesday the 13d of August, instead of rfOoi
morrow.