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civil
eases was different from that in criminal cases; but
Fie question was, not whether such might or might not
;lave bean the impression of any man, but what was the
i:ithwOr England,
founded on principle and consistent
authority, on this point ? In the course of the
Argument ea- both byhis I ed Friends approached the
un
, al,
' question which was before their Lordships; in-
stead of meting the arguments of his Learned Friends,
they Went on to argue as to the effect of such appeal in
rts of larceny or common misdemeanour or murder.
it Was vain to place this case upon the same
Tour d. fie and his friends on the same side had been
rused of putting hypothetically extreme cases. They
,Ze(alrynoeti cr,gone so far in hypothetical cases as his
Friends on the other side had gone. Ther
e°111(1 be no doubt that, in all criminal, cases, it was
ad*
..ted that no man could be accused of two distinct
crimes in one indictment. The Learned Gentleman was
Proceeding to cite some more cases, when
The LORD CHANCELLOR said—Have you nearly
rillished this head, Mr. Kelly ?
kr. KELLY said he had still a few observations to
make,
izoTrrhoe„lL, oitat DteCnu,AN CHANCELLOR—Then we will hear them to-
• clock. •
en. .:..ordships then adjourned.

}OUSE OF LORDS.-YESTERDAY.

COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES.
The TILE Lord C SUSSEX PEERAGE.—JUDGENT.
liter Chancellor entered the House oaf w minutes
r ten &clod- when Counsel were ordered in. The Judges
Here .
in attendance.
The Earl of SitArrEssully having taken his seat as Chair-
Itha of the Committee.
o,Lord EhiefJustice TINDAL proceeded to read the opinion
„r the Jutlges as to the construction which ought to be put
rPon the Act of Parliament regulating the marriages of mem-
-I._rs of the Royal Family of England. After a very long
°lsell:Won upon the technical legal bearing of certain of Vie
provisions of the Act, the opinion proceeded to state, that in
that portion of the law which more particularly affected the
cate under discussion, the words of the statute were precise
unambiguous. lt expressly stated that no one of the
• "as therein described shall be capable of contracting mar- •
age without the previous consent of his Majesty in Council,
such ee
' nSettt to be recorded at length in the license 5 mat
• M the certificate of marriage, and in the register of
tiage-e that any person
taw • It was not reasonable to suppose
a tutha4l.l.l3. e competent to set aside the law by contracting
tion lege abroad. •It was never in the contempla-
te • parliamentegislatur, when they passed this Act
m that it should be evaded, or at-
th; Pteci t° be evaded. An Act of Parliament passed in
tb:s ceantry will bind its subjects both within and without
latlrrealm• If such had not been the intention of the Legis-
thi_ then was it most futile andunnecessary to have passed
marria,ge law at all. But the Act itself was comprehen-
Za enouh—the words themselves were clear, direct, and
p us enough to regulate these royal mania es as well
• gout as within the realm. But even if precise words
_ e e not tbund in the Act bearing upon the question, still the
v°llstrection of the Act would clearly define the course to be
pursued- The Act would be a mere dead letter, if from the
hiem --ent of its passing any one of the Royal Family could feel
eostlself empowered to go abroad and contract a marriage with-
oliethe authority and-consent of the Sovereign. Again the
cand expediency of the Act were clear upon the face of
be o marriage which the head of the realm might hold to
t aetrimental to the interests of the State, could be con-
Jacteci lawfully either at home or abroad. The Sovereign of
C'oe. realm was by this statute specially entrusted with the
fogLef these matters, but this power and authority—held
ins"',e good of the State—would be at once put aside, if
hoircli''ages thus contracted and solemnised were now to be
fore,s„ good and valid. They (the Judges) thought, there-
their the eldest son of A B, under the instructions of
to urii..ordshi-_,
, ps could not make a good title as heir to A B
kteer•tands sought by him to be recovered.
The pause—
Iherhar,L°ltt. CHANCELLOR (as we understood him) said—
the .v„k's further postponement would not be required after
re" TIT able and lucid opinion of the judges of the land just
'oothzn by his Learned Friend the Chief Justice of the
Stea 4114% 'leas. Perhaps it would be stated what course it
_ed to be pursue
poZtlittonGuaat said d.
he could see xo good that could by '
of the'd.tY accrue to any party by any further postponement
Would 311‘dgment of their Lordships. Such postponement
ever t:tiitlY cause heavy expense and be of no utility what-
own 0 claimant. He was quite prepared to give his
clea?,tiul°ll of the case at that moment. He had never had
The TOPon the matter. •
his ePie'4°ionitr'CluNcELumt said he also was prepared to give
doubt at once. He had never entertained the slightest
Pei~tile.ke°tl the scope and object of the Act. The language of
mentioned
not ben staken. It clearly incapacitated any
tete;rage.entioned in it from going abroad and contracting a
race gmz Such marriage was not valid and could not be
he Lora priEnglish law.
to
R°l-lottam said it was with the deepest sorrow that
FornPelled—reluctantly compelled to decide against
de - aim p
htt —tor no person who had heard the evi-
thwro enterAllticed before their Lordships could for one
but that a wrong, a most grievous
"Ue• 'rert who "ri committed upon the mother of those
hear ease they had been hearing.—( Loud cries of
regturea • ) t
a law. h."at the „°Ppeared to him that the highest justice
arliament which had made such a law-
-"that that paiirghtl,,t never to have been made— (Hear, hear)
P'
dee •
they Mjurea no;'°ent should give some reparation to those
ir Lordships, 3°1:18 who had been asking for justice at
feeThhe LORD "c-ItTtalcre•-;(Loud cheers.)
nx which dict LIAM most earnestly concurred in the
his Noble and ated the latter portion of the remarks of
Lords D Learned Friend.
The En rf ssr'tx and CAntreEt.t, having concurred,
.COntents , -HAFTESBURY put the motion, and the •4 non-
the ela•t being declared by him unanimously to " have it,"
of course l d°isfalSliorwAeclusustus Cl'Este to the Sussex Peerage is

THE IRISH. STATE TRIALS.
a)
Yester d •
a meeting of the Roman Catholics of Lon-
-9n was held at the Music Hall, Store-street, Bedford-
afillare, for the purpose of adopting an address of sym-
I:1411Y to Mr. O'Connell and his fellow-prisoners, and
L.° to adopt such measures, in case of the House of
reco niAing the validity of the verdict of the
guri.t of Queen's Bench in Ireland, as would enable the
fi.g,ush Catholics to manifest their appreciation of Mr.
;:'°llnell's efforts in the cause of civil and religious
tee'l°,,), by subscribing towards a fund for paying the
e'leessive fines which were inflicted upon him and the
other traversers.
R•Cocke,‘Esq., having taken the chair, the Secretary
touchedroeeeded to read the address to Mr.O'Connell, which was in terms of the strongest affection and respect
i_owards the lion. and Learned Gentleman, and which
x
pressed the conviction of the meeting that the verdict
'a obtained by the total perversion of justice, equity,
and truth.
the CunaamArt, in addressing the meeting, said that
ofo Catholics of London were bound by every principle
I°t gratitude and sympathy, during his incarceration,
o,:vards him through whose medium their fetters had
13
-en struck off. He cautioned the meeting that it was
not a repeal meeting, and trusted that no speaker would
qr.. 9
etis this subject, as he thought it would be much
more flattering to Mr. O'Connell to receive the unani-
mous address of 200,000 English Catholics, irrespective
"` the varied views which they might entertain upon that
Question.
the. IhnxWELL, Esq. proposed the first resolution, to
I;ie, effect that the late proceedings against Mr. O'Con-
:11 and the other prisoners was most unjust and op-
iressive, and that the proceedings had been carried out
i.Party and sectarian spirit.
he Rev. R. CHAPMAN seconded the resolution, which
as cartied with acclamation.
ti 'JOHN BLOOMFIELD, Esq., proposed the next resolu-
,e79 which assured Mr. O'Connell and his fellow-tra-
toCers of the sympathy of the English Roman Catholics
t,. 4.11 s them in their captivity, and of their lasting
to.a titude to Mr. O'Connell for his past services
pkri tlie cause of Catholicity in general, and
Irieng the meeting that it would join with the
at
theribii.lg
freed nation in the glorious privilege of purchasing the
stibse°!l3.of Mr. O'Connell and his brother sufferers, by
to the amount so unjustly imposed upon them
1:!!!ee of their political ransom.
pa,eq ".CoNNou. seconded the resolution, which was
Istr. th acclamation.
Whieh determined
AMRERST proposed the next resolution,
wh ietermined that a deputation should be appointed,
sent) hvic:ouhlNyait upon Mr. O'Connell in prison, and pre-
seveaiwit.h the address.
sPer,tt other gentlemen addressed the meeting, which
piatTo at ter a vote of thanks to the Chairman. Upon
ter(zytoe we observed several of the most eminent
1100,,a1
ell and influential gentlemen belonging to the
athcdie persuasion in London.
T
1),, LA

...Jed la ;YE W. H. STUCKE Y,heCau.
author
of the „, st Ihursdly, W. H. Stuckey, C. E., t
,15Y his --nVrhtelll of Pilt'ering large bodies of water,itmhpaotrgtaonest
uiscovei l' e• Ile was also the inventor of many
Pneuli, 2,?5, especially one for a New Motive Pow.er}by..a.
P
—,4C Process - which has obtained patents in 'A:lc,.
, -Trance, Holland, Belgium,
another f
h like his Filtra-
tion, or a Process of Tanning, whic ,
a.nd Austria ; and
The de-
both it space, time, and money.
• system for filtering water was recommended in
liatinotiouses of Parliament, and Lords Brougeranmment
stud the especially called the attention of Gov to ~s Commissioners on the Health of Large Towns
'',. great utility. In France it is about being.
ded
.! all the fountains of Paris, and here to the intended
applied
punt
in Trafalgar-square.
thevi. Stuckey was born at Clierson, on the banks of
I-Ie :IPeT, where Howard, the philanthropist,
.died.
/),. as afterwards a civil engineer and merchant in St.
rsburgh, where, having obtained the Governor's
‘ ount Essen's) approbation for his plan for. supplying
that city '•
that Y with pure water, he was doomed to endure
_ e consequences of arbitary power. The son
the l
7 e Cons
of the Government findingll:t..t nded plan to be a profitable one, solicited the con-
do
et, and obtained it. Stuc was ordered to ta e
reason.hs works and sacrifice hiskey capital. He asked the
fp
to
obey,
and The reply was characteristic—. It is your duty
otnot put impertinent 'questions." Descen d fasulAnl.ish parents, and with English feelings, he re-
night''. Tne works were pulled down in the dead of
,bY 200 men of the fire-brigade. He petitioned
an.e.nteen times without obtaining a single answer. His
had seeing at seeing himself so treated where his brother
'4 wen ennobled for his public services by the late
thall?cror Alexander, and his father acknowledged to be
ore.,llest builder of the Russian navy, laid the foundation
,w, ''''e disease of which he died. He refused to state his
r0n.... , .
he _ gn nuring the reeentvisit of the Emperor Nicholas, as
about that the Emperor knew nothing personally
the the conduct of his Ministry, though the letter of
17,a Starquis of Northampton, as the President of the
741 Society, stating that the Emperor ought to be
twoett, received in this country, from the patronage afforded
eo,4l;glisli men of science by the Russian Government,
deunioe in bis own case and a hundred others be flatly
trn (1. Ile died a martyr to science—a victim to arbi-
""Y Power.

t7rTlicit'u•--A great deal of excitement was caused
.40nday at the Custom-house, in consequence of intelligence
4g received soon after the usual hour of attendance, that
el,s°l4?g man named John Cooper, a clerk in the Long-room
goltshment, had committed suicide at his residence. He
d oung man of very gentlemanly manners, attentive to
whia: a
37.
ounilt,les, and much respected • and no one can give any
--v4 for t 149 c9nunii,aion of the rash act,
.