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London, England, 1823-05-14 00:00:00

' • lESTRESION DT THE GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
TDB IFE SOLD RI AUCTION,

13; Ildr. M. RANH.
(Stikeessor to the late Mr. Scorr),
Cla Taunt?, the 22d Instant, at Twelve, at the Mart, unless
previously sold,
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HE ABSOLUTE REVERSION of E. 2183 Gq.Rtl.
THREE PER CENT. CONSOLIDATED BANK
ANNUITIES (being One-third Part of £6550 like Annuities),
standing In the name of the .QC Okll2 tan t, General of the Court of
Chancery, expectant oa the demise of a Gentleman in hit Shy-
etti year.
Particulars of Mr. JohwAiexander, 56, Carey-street, Lincoln's
Ino Fields; and of Mr. M. Raine, is, New Bridge-street,
Blackfriars.

ISIONTBILit SA LIL
NA VI 0 ABLE CANAL PROIFEETT.
RUSSELL INSTITUTION; AND ROCK LIFE AS-
. • BUILANCE ARM
TO BE SOLD• BY AUCTION,
By Mr. Id. RAM., .1
(Successor to the late Mr. Whys% •

OH THURSDAY, the 22d instant, at Twelve, at the Mart, unless
previously sold,
BA TINSLEY CANAL. ... Four Shares in this eatab-
• fished flourishing Navigation, from Barnsley to Wake-
field,. in Yorkshire, began in 1793, dividing at present £lO per
Share per.t‘unum, besides a Bonus of £1 each Half Year. The
Dividends are likely to increase, from the prosperous state of the
Concern.—Also, SHARES in tbe'NEATH CANAL, in the
BOLTON and BURY CANAL, OLD UNION, WILTS
and BERES, LANCASTER, REGENT'S, and SF.VERN
and WYE RAILWAY and :CANAL; a SHARE in the
RUSSELL I NSTITUTION ;,and One Hundred SHARES
in the ROCK LIFE ASSURANCE.
Particular, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham; the Mart ; and
of Mr. M. liable, 28, New *l4a-street Blackftiars.

1,-;

$

PARLJ,IMENTAR PROCEEDING&

fIOUST: OF LORDS. MAY 13.
In the Appeal ter Townsend v. Warren,* which teas vilivoesi
on Wednesday last (see the Sus of Thorsday).ou the motion of
the Loan CHANctLLot, £lOO colts were awarded to respockies.s.
" Sir James 1/ulist. the Earl of Fife" was partly heard.
The Rochdale Gas Light Bill W. 43 read a thisd.tinw, passed,
and messaged to the other licsse. •
Both the quorum Magistrates' and Union Duties Bil:s were
read a third time.

MOm /A oW . kteeirr.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said, that he had the
honour to present to aril:Tor/L-1p the Repott
.qf the Corn-
snittee which had bent appointed to invest :este the different
Acts respecting the solemnisation of marriage. This Report
was accompanied by a *Rik groWing obi, of the Report, which,
when the latter had:seen read, he should the printing 01
the same. His Grace inbred that the Report should be now
read. It stared that the Select Committee appointed by their
Lordships to inquire into the details of former -Acts, and parti-
cularly the Act of last Session, 'for the future regulation of mar-
riages, satisfied of the inconveniences which had bees' occasionta
by the several oaths connected with* the latter Act, thought it
advisable to recommend a recurrence to the former practice in
the greater parr, which had endured the practlee of seventy
years. It is further stated, that the. Cammdttee had recommended
the exclusion, in a future Bill, of those dilatory and vezatiods
forms and processes which had encumbered and impeded the
operation of the Act of last Session ; and, iu like manner, a bet-
ter arrangement or classification of the Act of the 2tili of
George 11. was advised, as likely to render its provisions more
obvious, and thereby more useful.
It was the opinion of the Committee, with respect to Mar-
riages by Banns, that no alteration should be made In the former
law, except in extending the publication of banns toi and autho-
rising the solemnisation of matrimony in thoie new Churches
and Chapels which were deficient in this respect.
With regard to Marriages by licenses, the Committee had
deemed it proper to recommend the, jnerrwluction and ol•setvance
of new forms remaining otherwise oa thepresent footing, but
secured by mutual bonds on either side.
If Marriages by Llcaises cr by 11;nns'were not acted upon
within three months from granting the same, then, in tither case,
the formula must.he renewed.
Additional penalties were proposed, by the Committee, for
such-persons as falsely pretended to be In Holy Orders, for the
purpose of solemnising marriages.
But the Committee, quite sensible of the extent of the parental
rights over children, and the coon nut of guardians over MitDol-1;
which were effected by the 46th of Geo. 11. proposed to substi-
tute a moral security for those rights. They observed, at the
same time, that the task of conciliating the just tighrs.of parents
with the true liberty of children was the most ctlkult point
submitted for consideration, and, therefore, they had introuucrd
a provision Which rendered all improper marriages voklatle
within a period of twelve months, and making the perjured party
on either side liable to the forfeiture of the property which was
'obtarated by such masrlages. _

With regard to the marriages both of Roman Catholics and
Unitarian Dissenters. which came before the CoMmittee in con-
sequence of the various Petitions referred to them, the Com-
mittee bad not recommended any provisions in relation to Dis-
yeteers, who were so divided in opinion, and who, understand-
ing their .own difficulties. might provide remedies by some
cii,tinct and separate means. It was upon those grounds that
the Committee had con hued their attention to the facilitating
and consolidating of such marriages as should hereafter be so-
lemnized by the National Church.
His (race moved that the Report should be laid upon the
table, and then printed, which was agreed to.
bud F.I.LERBOROUGII.—" My Lords, I have not risen
for the purpose of provoking a discussion at the present time,
but I most protest, as I formerly did protest, against a pmviiioh
in any Bill going to make the marriages of minors at all voidable
'l3) 1.,w. Your Lordships must remember that I objected to any
such provisions last year, in. which opinion 1 had the gratification
to be supported by the majority, I believe of this House. It
appears to Me that the suggested clause in, I suppose, the forth.
coming Bill, will be nugatory; as improper marriages may con-
tinue to be contracted by banns, while only those celebrated by
lieimsea Were held to be voidable. If this interpretation of the
meaning and purport of your Lordships' Committee be correct,
it holds out,. I do not say intentionally,. strAng inducements to
tfie profligate sons of our great families to seduce, and afterwards
get rid, under the guise of law, of what, perhaps, I must call the
weaker party, who are, however, in most cases the innocent and
the deceived. My bards. you never will have discharged ooe of
your highest duties, till the sacred indissolubility of the marriage
union is secured from even the chances of Inteeruption. I roust,
therefore, now object most decidedly to the obnoxious priuciple
thus attempted to be intrcduced in the* forthcoming Btll ; and,
easy Lords, I give respectful notice to the Most Reverend Pres
late opposite, who introduced the Report in question, arid to
'the Noble and Learned Lord upon the Woolsack, that upon a:l
occasions I shall certainly feel it my duty to cppotie the proposes!
clause of nullity."
The Archbishop of CA NTERBURY now pieserited r 131111,
pursuant to the Report, which was immediately rend arfirst
time, and ordered to be printed. The Most Reverend Prima:v
gave notice, that he should move the second reading of the lb
upon an early dal after the Whitaun Holidays.

MARRIAGES ABROAD.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said, that he had to present
to their Lordships .a Petition frosts Samuel Thornton, Esq. the
Governor of the Russian Company, who siated.Skaraithotgh
his marriage had been solemnised by the British Chaplain to the
'Russian Ertsbassy, doubts had arisen as to ire validity. He;
therefore, now prayed their Lordships to. enact such. Measures
as should establish the said marriage.
Lord STOWELL was of opinion that thet Mariiige in quell.
doh was valid by law. Wherever the subjects of thii eoirnier
might happen to be located, such marriages ass mere toletnni3ed
between them and others, or between them 'and natives, if so.-
littutized in obedience to the established forrnsof ForeignStateal,
were admitted and, recognised. With respect to mat/rime' is
conformity with the ritual of the. Greek Church, it was astonish-
ing to hear it suggested Chit doobereocid be enterm;jed oftheit
validity. that Church beisw a dissentient from the *Una° Hiss-
I rarchy, and approshhatineto our National Church.—Adjourued
at abolit Six &Cluck, tal.tisisuariore. •

• .
HOUSE Of POMIIO
At Four o'Cle the Serrault counted thelieti ,ee sod
et there
being only tweilty-fhtii -bleihbeveii.eiinh"tbi'ltoekti
Owned ttil to.ntoretw.... •

ELROANT. GLASSES, FURNITURE, &C.—The No-
-04 and Gentry ate invited to inspect the Wat-
i-ootneof Coots' and SON, 93, Bishopfgate-Within,
where ii exhibited an assortment of new and second-
hand Plate Glasses, admirably suited to every descrit-
tien drawing,,or. dining-rooms, The prices are jpst
reduCed 40 per cent. on -Plates measut ing 11)0 incbes
by 72; and upwards; and oil thoie of sniallet
sions the alteration will be found equally inipartatit.
The extensive preference given to'this Establishment
is thankfully acknowledged by.,the Proprietors, 'who,
in their endeavours to evince-their gratitude,i by mkt- •
nut:wincing articles in superior manner, at -ptices
snitabM to the time!, hope tá Merit a continualice of •
otfblit itiPport. In thefurniture:department if coin-
.
versed' every. new and elegant,article of. UrisOlstery,
.cssbincu. Itod. Chair snot k, regulated upuit
,iEsta ecoppm.r.aslp, flemapd and enl. gleam.
ulronage- of • -
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