The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-23 00:00:00

M A RRI AGE ACT.

Dr. PfrfuLtmoas did not think it necessary to
entt:r into ally details ot the measure which he was
about to propose, as it was the same, with the ex-
ception of IWO verbal alterations, which had pass-
ed by a large majority through the House last
Session. It had not been discussed in the other
Houser in consequence of an understanding that a
Noble ant( Learned Loud wished that more time
should be' given to consider the question. To
obviate this-difficulty, he now introduced the mea•
stare at an earlier petiod, and should only add that
many new cases had occurred since last year to
prove its necessity. As the law now stood, no
one could he pelf ctly sate, for who could prove
that his lather, his grandtather, or great-grand-
father, had not been ,married within a month of
being of age, which world invalidate the. marriage
and affect his tvhole poste' i y ? tie t hen moved
for leave to bring- in a Bill to amend the Marriage
`Act. ‘,

Leave was given, the Bill brought in, read a
lira cinze, .and oi;clered for a second reading on
Friday, the IStl of February, and to be printed.

VAG RANTS.

Colonel Wool) moved fur a Return of the Names
and Ages of all Vagrants committed to the p isons
of the Cities ot London and Mstulinster, speci
fying the (hies ot their commitment, the nature of_
their offences, the prisoni in which they viele con-
fined, and the lime of their discharge, Iron) the
Ist ot January, 1819, to the present day.—Or-
tiered.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
On the wotion of the.CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER, the Cnurt of Exchequer Bill tva9 rrtuf
secouti time, and ordered to be committed to-
nic)! w. •

Mr. ABUICRoMBY (lid not object to the
'measure; on the enncrary, he approved of the
Prind,PlC which trio toimtird, ill:Info it

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would remove a considerable evil under which the
publit now laboured ! but it hail been understood,
that during the present sittings no other business
would be disciisied, except that for which Parlia-
ment harp been purpose►y assembled. He was.
therefore, rather surprised that the Right Hon.
Gentleman should have. iettrod►tced two Bills on
this subject. and should seem desirun to I►ress
them with so much rapidity through the llonse.
He hoped that he would not...pass them now, but
wo►tld allow of their being pouted, and grant suf-
ficient time for their full. consideration. He then
moved for .iart Ae4onnt of the Money, Stock,
. Funds, Exchequer or other Securities, be-
longing to Suitors, now standing in the Court of
Exchequer in the name of tl►e Deputy Remem.
braucer, specifying such parts as were invested*
order of the Court of Exchequer, !nett. parts, if
any, invested without loch order, and such.psrts
as were considered as dead or unclaimed.
The CHANCRLLOR of the EXCHeQUER should
not oppose the Return moved tor. Ile only
vetted that _Abe lion. and Learned Gerttentats
shook! Dot .tiave more deeply before. lie
complained of the introduction of the -Bills before
the House. Ile would have found, that when he
(the Chancellor of the Lxchequi•r) had proposed
those mersures, he had stated that his reason for
inttoduciug ►hens before the recess was, that they
might be prin►ed, and that full time might he al-
lowed for their consideration. His sole object .
was to provide a remedy to 'what the Hun. anti
Learned Gentleman himself admitted was a great
inconvenience to the public, that its mor►ey.should
be in the name and iu the custody of one single
indiViduid, and not protected as those monies that
lay in the Court oh Chancey y.
After. a feW words from Mr. ABERCROMBY, the
motion was agreed to.

Several petitions from individnall, complaining
of injmy inflicted on them by the Military, at
Manchester, on the 16tlrof August, were pre—
sented, and ordered to lie on the table and to he
prin,ed, after an observation from Mr. BOOTLE
WILBRAHAM, tit4t alth,tugh purporting to come
friars vdrions persons, they were all in the sante
hand-writing,