Star.
London, England, 1813-11-27 00:00:00

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Mr. sksass was hArd In reply, In the cause, the Aduocete-
General against Mackenzie,. Cause postponed fig want of fount
material documents.
The LORD CHANCELLOR stated, that the next dote he
beard complaints of brief, not being delivered in .1
—"le, he would
order the carne io stand at the end of the paper; and he asked,
why the Advocate vise not thane to support *het was conceived
to bathe right` of the Crown/ •
In the pause Dempster and tubers, agalnet the Magistrates and
Inhabitants of st. Andrew's, in behalf of themselves'and all those
ieho choae to play at the gams Of Mit on St. Andrevrae Balsa, sir
S. R9.MILLT anti Mr. jlitaircumt were heard for the uppelbalts,
and Mr. ADAid and-Mr. HORNIR for the respondents. The
obj-cr of the original action was to prevent St. Andrew's links
' from being converted into a rabbit-warren • the apprehension of
ii, hich had (as Mr. Brougham stated it) thrown the whole civi-
lized wcitid into the utmost alarm : and subscriptions had even
been entered into at Calcutta to maintain the action. Golf was
described to-be a nationkd Scotch gams; upon which the Loan
ClIANCf.l.l.Ott exprissed his satisfaction that there was no ground
in England, South of • Northumberland, where the soil was so
bad and the grass .o thin, that it could be played. It we; stated
at the bar, that the game was often played on Blackheath,—
The complaio being, that rabbits injured the Pelf course by
acrapiag and scratching it, his Lordship asked, whether it was
not the pa:are of Scotch rabbits to watch better than the
English rabbits ?—Further proceedings in the cause postponed
till Monday. .
The ruya) assent was given, by commission, to the IVlaltDuty,
Loan, and Local Token Bilis. Comtassioners, Lords Eldon,
Harrewby, and Walsingham. . I
The Lean Interesißill, and Indemnity 818, were committed
. s.ndavported.
The &LAI Sugar Drawback Bill, Scotch Grain Distillation Bill, 1
Hesston Election Bill, Foceign' Subsidy Bill, and Seats in Par-
liament
Bill, were brought up from the Commons, and read a I
first iirtre.
Mr. Serjeant COPLEY and Mr. HEAT)! 'appeared
for.lelr.Wright, against the Clergy Penalties Bill ;
the latter not heard. Mr.SerjeantCopley, after shortly
adverting to the acts for compelling the residence of i
the Clergy on their livings, and the great importance
of having that object enforced, stated; first, that Mr.
. Wright had a vested interest in the result-of the ac- I
tions upon the same *rotirids that otheis held their
property. He was injured by the present bill, Ist,
inasmuch as reports had gone abroad that he himself
. had led the defendants into the commission of the of
fences ;—which imputation was in some measure
countenanced by the preamble of,the.Bill, which sta-
ted the proceedings to'be vexatious. Mr. Wright had
made inqniries into the circumstances of each case,
and, where there appeared not a legal, but even a
moral excuse, had desisted from the action. He had
expended very considerable sums of money in corn.
mencing these actions. He might sustain the loss of
the fruits of the action,- by the death of parties, and
also the costs i and he himself might die during the
siiiptnision, and the whole of ousts and every thing
else might be lost to-his, representatives.
Lord I.LBNIIi)UGH sail; these ought to
-be some eVisiene that the actions had been brought
persons mightotherwise claiin to be heard at the bar
merely on their own allegation that they had an in-
terest. I-lad the COnnsel The Writs to slew, or at least
a I:sr to give in .
Mr. Serjeant Cort.ey stated, that they had not the'
writs, but that they. were ready to prove
.by the At.
torney that the actions were brought. ,
Tice LORD CHANCELLOR asked, what was
the number of acti,ins'in all ? He said, they had no-
thing to do with those that 'were brought ' by Mr.
Wright's procurement, but only with those brought
Idy Maisel,. These last were, as to this purpose,
alone his actions.
Mr. Serjeant CoPLEY said 'there were about 200
brought •by Mr. Wright, and :about 100 more by
others. _ . -

Mr. Serjearit Conar said that-he could not state
thst the semainder,of the tcti',os were brought by
Wr.Wright's procurement. He knew nnthiog :shout
thing ; but- about:9oo.wcre brought in Mr. Vffishess
own name.
" The 'Lomp cH4,Ncgr,Loa said, that was all
the' tious W:inted to. kuow. •

Counsel were the 4 tirdered to withdraw, iind the
Bill was committed-end reported 'without further cib-
servAtion.—Adiourned till Monday: • .
I-19UsE op COMMONS.
The House Was summoned to the'l.cirds, where the Royal as-
pent was given by commission; to theLoaa Bill, the Malt Duty
Rill, and the Local Token bill. -
The bill rc.ipecting the office of Accmintatita9rneral was sent
*own from. ;Ire Lords, and read a first tittie.
The Suo Eire Office bill was read a tectind dine,' aid referred
to a bele! committee. •-
A Peation from ti,e insolvent Debtors in the prison of .Glot
tester Jens received; and ordered to lie on the tabte. • •• 1
The Heiston Election bill was read a third time and pasted, .1
The Londo Militia Volunteering. bill went through the Caw.'
mince aod.the report was received. It was ordered to be read
a third time to-morrow. • - • •
Madder Bill was read a second time, anti ordered to be
cc nuanced to-morrow.
Lou) PALMERSTON brought up the A;my Estimates for 1
the year 11314, which were ordered to be printed.
He then gave notice, that he would bring them under the con.
sideratiots of the House on Wednesday next.
'The Mu:iny 13 a and the Police Bill were severally ordered to
be committed on Monday.
The Watch and Ward, and the frame-breaking Continnaiscs
Bills, were 'severally read a first, and ordered to be read a 24 1
!imp on Ilitlonday.
The io# millions of Exchequer-bills bill was read a first time,
and ordered to be read a second time to.moriow.
1 he Militia.interchange bill was reported, and ordered to bip
read a third anie 0-morrow.
Sir RbWARD K isIArCHBULL brought up the Report of
the Committee on the Polkestone luripflte Road bill, which
was read a first time, and ordered to be printed.
MARINE MUTINY BILL.

On the question forjhe second* reading of the Ma-
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fins Mutiny .Bi •
,BENNZII -exprp-sed some surprise at this
ill bong harried through at inch- an early period
ff the tintsicin.
GEORGE WAR-RENDER said, that it was
pecjiisnrf Oar the.miarines, when serving on shore,
shquloil bn subject to regulations similar to those of
• the land .forces. the objectipst in point of time would
'nave been better when his Noble friend (Lord Cas-
tlereagh) m-,ved the Annual' Mutiny Bill.
Mr. MANNERS SUTTON observed, that when
the House had 'come to the resolution of the number
Of men to be voted for the service.a the year, it ap-
geared almost a matter of COUVIIe, that the Mutiny
Lill. should be brought in for their regulation.
Mr. WHITBREAD admitted tlie necessity of
presenting the army estimates at 4n eirlier period this
'ear than what was usual; but he could see no neees-
pity for passing a • Mutiny
pill now, when there was
one esisting, which would 'continue in force tti the
ptli March. The Mutiny Bill Was one Which Pas.
ptept alsynyi loolted to with the greatest *igOnce
lid It Waa froth re
itsat o.o*tatace that items Toted

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_P4gns4,4IWENT4Rr PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF LORDS, NOVEMBER N.