The Sun.
London, England, 1817-04-26 00:00:00

The CIIINC,ELton of the ttcnr.cioni; ti§"
'untrerstOod, said the date was the 6th of April.
, is* •
;‘lr. CALCRAFT replied—He the
Right Hon. GentVunip opposjte had fortnerlY,L at
the Board of Trade, tecognized the evils.arisingi
out of the Salt Tax ; bltt a memorial in its favani,
ignefl by half a dozen•monopoliiers of great in-
fluence, had ifflAy !note weight with hitti than re-
gtt'rd for his own consistency; and he feared it,
would also have greater weight with the majority
'of that House, than "the Recort of their
Committee on the subjeert,,or.thao aid the argil.
Ments beeti suably urged against the
tax in the preient debate. if the influence of the
monopolizers he hail referred‘to conld thus in-
f he. Los deeille,against the Report
made by; a Connt,itiee of their own hotly, he
knew not where the penile were to look for
-refire.;s:•• The Right • Iltninuriible Gentleman
-(1r. Rose) had:admitted the tax Would be one:
that it ‘vpold be• well to,. get rid cif, it a satisfae-';
tory conunntation could be Made; yet he had
urger) in favour of still keeping it op, 'He had
said that it was foe hint (Mr. Calcrstt) to find a
substitute for the
.Salt Duty, b,fore he proposes
that it shoal(' be repealed. lie (Alr. Culcraft)
denied that it was his duty, in his presentsitua-
tion as a Member of Parliament, to do so, and he
contended ;lint at all, events a. tax to whiCh.so
many objections could be urged, would be best
got -rid of altogether. But it 11:id been said
the Salt Tax liaTh been,. tepealed in 1730, and
no. benefit had Been -found to result from the.
measure. He, however, would ask, it the Right
liouourable Gentleition, who had advanced
this assertion, would compare the present times to
the period thus referred to ? or would he take
upon himself to say the lepeal Of the Salt Tax
now would not be a great benefit ? He was con-
vinced,' whatever the Right Hon. Gentleman's
determination might be, that his sentiments were
the same as formerly—the same as haul been em-
bodied in the Report of a Committee to that
House. He now only wished him to be consistent
with himself, and- therefore lie directed his atten-
tion to that Report. lie was anxious that the
subject should be reconsidered, and that they
Should fairly inquire whether 'u subStitote could
not be found for it, or whether it could not be
dispensed with althgether.
The House divided, when the numbers were—

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For the Motion .v. 7U
For the Previous Question

Majority againbt tha Marion.— -79
On the motion of Mr. D. lit owN, a Select coin-
Wittee was aririointed to inquire into the Election
Laws of Ireland.
Sir J. iItActiISTOSH fixed his motion respecting
the Droiti *of Admirtilty cluiuicil ley the Crown,
,for the 13th of. May..
Mr. larrll.l3TON biolight in a 13;11 for the styp-
pressioa of Copper Totten!), which %Y as read, a first
and ordered to lie. read ,a second time on Wednes-
day. •, .
EXIT...NM-I'N MD.

:Ur. W. SNUTA wishbd, before the House ad-
journed, to ask the Obancellor of the
,Excliequtr
a question which he had formerly put to him. It
had so happened, that since he last it,iked theques-
lien, the Ch'ief 113roo had died, non he now wished
to inquire if the Bill which it .was proposed to
bring in on the subject of EAtents in Aid, world
be in any respect protracted by that. rmforttinate
event ? For as the Bill in question, when brought
would give rise to considerable. discussion, he
did not think it well that it should be brought in
at a very lute period of the Session,
ti:* CBANCELLOR, .of the I.xcriF.Quat, begged
to assure the Hon. Gentleman", that it was his'
wish that the Rill sluntld. he brought in as early
as possible, in, order that it might undergo the
fullest discussion. Care would be therefore taken
that no delay should occur that could be avoided.
'llse unfortunate event alluded to by the liononr-
able .14cufleman had certainly somewhat retarded
the measure.. It was, however, in a state of fcir-
warilness,,and no time would be unnecessailly
lost.
Mr. ARUUTHWIT presented Papers relating to
the New Post.Oflica, the Lanni-Tax, &c. Or-
dered to be printedo—Adjourned, •

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

CoN'ArsToity COURT, DoCTons'cOmmoxs.

THE HON. ANNA MARIA FITZMAURICR, ounononN
callea LADY VISGOUNTASS KIRKWALL, against
THR ZION. JOHN HAIILLTON FITZNIAURICE,

moray culled Lotto VISCOUNT IISKWALL.
This was a question as to the admissibility, of a
libel of on the part ,of Lady Kirkwall, in a
cause of divorce, instituted by lies Lidyahip against
Lord Kirkwall, by reason of alleged adultery.
.The libel pleaded, that Lord and Lady Kirkwall
were married by special license in August, 1802;
at -Abergelly, in Denbighshire; that, they lived to-
gether from that time until the year 1809, and
Gail two childien. A separation then took ,
place, itt eproequence of souse unhappy
dif-
ferences which had arisen between them ; and her'
Ladyship has since resided in Various places at the
west cm! of the tow n,apart from his Lordship.
,The.
libel farther pleaded, that in the beginning of the
year 1814, Lord Kirkwall formed a criminal in
tercourse with a woman of the nat»e of Taylor,
ss'ito lived in lodgings, in Parklilaeo„
oGrrotnh
sjsa•etkiorl:square; and that he from that time.
became in the habit,o(visiting her there for cri
minal purposes. The libel then charged various
acts of adultery to have been committed by them
at those rind other lodgings; .and tarltier pleaded,
that his Lordship-, about the shine time, formed it,
shiftier conneetioo.ivith ie mari it'd woman of the
nitrite Of NVel.h, then residing with tier husband t
that he afterwards lived with her in vai ions loclg
*logs, awlstill continues to do so at olgings
nisegaret-street, Caveml;:ll,-sciii thesearc;aottittcesir,
Charged &lottery bet ween thell It alt
Dr. ARNOLD and Dr. lip trzAny , in OppOS.llion to
the adMisSibility of the libel, obiected, that it did
not plead the neriod when the uclulcrry tii•St c. iinj4
to Lady Kirk wall's knowledge. It kV.M3 piCadvd,
that it OCCIIITed in Isl 4, and Sabsequent ITT's L.,sni.
don ond its oc;glibourhoOd ; and that she was re,
cident in London during the whole !kite ; yet
the Suit Was not brought Moll the latter cod of
1811 i, it Was therefore to that she
was cognizant of the aitoltery,-and aeqo4.lrifig in
it, particularly as she was living in a state ut ye-