The Sun.
London, England, 1817-06-20 00:00:00

Ilta is rmlily evaded, and the %Thule spirit of
Marriage, Act, in great measure, deicati.d by
Nidily which the tenth section gives to a mar-
" R"lelllaised without uny publication of banns
Polishes where the pt.' is are actually resi-
tnt,tliereby affording facilities to minors to inter-
thoy without detection, and even to the frequency
marriage's incestuous a most revolting
zuf which, so solemnised, could be readily ail-
"" la. 'rile object of this Bill is to seek some
mention of such evils (great, in a moral. reli-
°4l4"Political view) with the least disturbance
;auible to the existing, laws ; and perhaps nothing
11'14 be more likely to effect this purpose than to
tjlein that a notice, expressing the names, condi•
residence of the parties, should be signed
attested upon oath by one of them, the parish
ill 'nine authorised to administer such oath for
:purpose. 'to make it compulsive oil the ot-
atiug minister to make an adequate inquiry in
very Populous pm ish, would he to impose a task
;"eattely possible ; this provision, therefore,
an obligation upon the Clerk to deliver one
I 114??,i the notice to the Minister, and another to
,nr.the Parish Officers, within a limited time
"loos to the firstthe banns'
itka publication o
.1111%11 reward, as an encouragement
Officers on the detection of fraudulent
.14eineitto, constituted the principal features of
attempt to give effect to the spirit of the
tatute. He should not in the present
it(lhWee the Bill further than • the second
tig. that it might he printed, and operate
notice of ulterior legislation in the ensuing
414111.0 t Parliament g in the mean time the BO -
(114)cesitt hel.ors wank! probably -consider
attottationt might be most advantageously
Sued their p,irt, concurrence with the
*„
trifl3,ll4 enactments; and although this proceed-
not go the whole length, it nevertheless
Pt Still produce great good•;--est quiddint
*ILe le4l4o—and in this opinion be had the
un of some of the highest ecclesiastical an-

"nil lett.
g•""NI TnontitiroN seemed to object to the mil-
:on of Oaths as an evil.
C. ilippigLiv, in reply, said, that be
't't with the Hon. Seuvral in thinking that
it
uhareelisary mull/Idlest; on of oaths was an
bat he would ask, Was not the abuse now
tOit tu be remedied. it` greater evil 2 and was not
Clerk of a P.rish as competent to be
"tedvith such an auttiori!y in merely vetify-
rll Itatice, as a counnou excise officer in gritut:
permit to devour a few dozens of wine
tit 4 COIIIMit tee it would be best discussed,
ftter the n.trish clerk, in the first instance, or
h"`'L'e' Pt the last, might he !nos, advantage-
ril't'teit with this litllllril . '1 he attempt
tt; t"
1):(1Y these strictly evil utittlit at any
4, ttted, and he hoped trusted It wonid
fir in the wisdom of !'rile ttnrnt.
4,11 was wad a first anti second tittle, 1111(1
!let!
to be printed,
t. if
: AILEY ADDIIIGTIVI pregented an ric"roint
7 iimilher of peistilis cnitfilied in GO. •1
"nder ill, ' 11,
,„ Abeqs Corpus Suspension A ct.-
=.'eu to he printed; •
pl eileilteti a poilion from the
Yttf itoehetter, against the suspension of the
k‘lle!ir (:`"P's Act.--Orderrd to tie on the

ACT.
moved 111 bring in a
stn"ter anti amend the Copyright Act of the
's4 at the King. st, fir r, wird* hooks !pih.
kfLittf Pri"r to the Act oi Que
ers Anne, ,and far
e
l'ets the delivery of eleven copies of book,
14 'tide Universities gratis, and Aso to very litoited
°1 works, The Hon, Baronet prefaced his
tt',-41 with several observations, but, from the
01'1 141,''ee of his voice, they were inaudible in the
34ei, • BANiuts ant! Mr. pan, opposed the intro.
"f he. itin.
r, :kth 8. Rom Luir considered the Act of 1814 as
:I°4, 1111justitilible, and opprussiie ; and he
'thetf .it,o‘tooi*lied that a proposal to review that law
10 .14 >be deemed unfit for the consideration of
tnile•
it Is •
‘as 4it itt-st RR &Tot,: ',noosed the motion.
tot' v. Ruttnarr
• tot 44 i t. that the' justice of the
• ciear, which was no other than whether
• tots .
iAttit man's labour should be secured to
(I", bill family, that he should not any
kti et;ttile House iu giving his•teasous for
11,irt of the motion.
fit , SmYrit opposed the motion.
ffes'sotzar asked why was an exception
'ttll,l:l' the Universities; limy were as able to
!otilitle as any rich individuals, and it was mon.
'l4-t ;, they khould be thus exempted at the ex-
the ►
oar and industrial'.
ittlitett vontentlerl that as authors had sc.
" the ,
oh, di (.lection in copyright, it was but fair
tiit' 4r, '`lo4l Pay this tax in return.
ttattion said it was very plain how the
Ipis4 e'l to encourage learning--not by the
tc"it am) . •
A 11)4 "" eleven copies, but by esta%
141) ' exclusive copyright hut in that act
ti e
"X WAS optional ; the author was
144 I '0 take a' iv" ntage of the copyright of-
yjo4lsr, anti if lie did not choose to do so, he
'I,
the tax : while the act of 1791
the Aet 'nether a party chose to take advantage
Niinr Hot, lie should, at all events., pay his
ei!: and this was au encouragement of
I'Yy l ?--becimse the Universities pro-
kt'ersitie cOuld tiniferstand that ; and the
sometimes sent out learned, men,
:)11.ell. which was entitle,' to one copy,
"f the It 1, .tety moderate proportion to the
p "'odd 'Laugh.)
r,‘‘, AY tippot,ell the motion.
Oh 'v•
Ai nest- glad of this opportunity to enter
,t11„1: ogrtinst theofthe Act of 1791 ;1
ght spirit
ii44t it „ "to even the friends of that Act must
= "eetled • 1 ,r 1 TT • "
who
lIRIe fit retinal, 'l he woo/mines, ,
41'4 fr pas, refused nothing at the hands of
to-o, ttitiCutiv
, J i•voreswil authors, but music
• ithi , h.
11 y even taken a treatise on
•-ose
tarn:divided, when the numbers

For
the *notion, 67.•-•Agninst
re• CAsTLER, OLIVER, ace.
rz atintisaiott to the gellery, Sir FaAwels
wits reprothitiug the emplorucut of spits