Star.
London, England, 1819-04-27 00:00:00

USURY LAWS.

Mr. Scrjeant ONSLOW postponed *the farther con-
sideration of the Report of the Usury Laws Repeal
Bill to this day tOrtnight.
Mr. CALCRAFT complained that this postpone-
ment would be very inconvenient to many Members
of the House, who intended to oppose the Bill. He
hoped that the Learned Serjeant would at least fix a
time to which he would keep. •
Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW did not conceive that the
present postponement could inconvenience any of the
Members who attended regularly to their duty ii: the
House. His object in-delaying the further conside-
ration of his measure, was to wait till the Bank Com-
mittee should have made its Report.
Mr. cALcitArr was sorry to have excited the
warmth of his Learned Friend, whose raillery, how-
ever, had no elect upon him, as he (Mr. Calcraft)
had the merit, if he possessed no other; of attending
the House regularly. He hoped that the Learned
Setjeant would be cooler, when he should come-to
the discussion of his measure, and would suffer
him-
oelf to be convinced of its impropriety.
Mr.WAITHMAN said, that however the question
might be regarded at any other period, this was not'
the season fur its discussion—(Hear,l,ear).-1-1e hoped
that the discussion of it wou.d be put off at leastthis
Session—(Mnr, hear). When the mercantile world,
the money-market, and all the springs of trade wort
in such- a state of derangement, the 2Lkitution of the
public mind by a question like the present was eb-
Viously ill-timed and unwise, whatever zhight Ise the
real Meths of the ssibirt—( /Al", he:i?).
DAV.FIWOR ..7.after adverting to the setwa:
;ion . which the inbject had excited throrilh the coin),
try, expresser! bib hope that the.Lirarncd Mcplbet
Would to- the do, he had fired. '\,

ItE
term,
toivoend
etfl et Oh: tet-p,o3frttl;
ETA T. MADE ACT.
fortfrtilePTuritli;eirMco°,
Marriage Aa Airendinent Bill.
The question having been pet—
Sir C. It011iNS:)N rose, and opposed the
progress of the measure; which he thought na:
called for by the present state of things.
tended, that the House was not yet in a state
formation to enable it to proceed upon a mal
much importance. It was true that saner
hard serras had been employed in the attack
by the Learned Doctor on a former niece,
of them were warranted by the fact. The Le;
Doctor had contented himself with brrtd atsr
and had formed his law atcordine :a hiL
but it was by no means calculated to prod,
fieneficiel effect. He then entc.ed into an e:.
that of the origin of the Marriage Laws, and
necessity of alfording a prcr_lcioa to fir. you;
inexperienced penens who mithe b rt.:We thr
of designing individuals. the eid rot d‘ety
were some defects in the c:.istine law, which;
be Et, at a proper time and :striper 14,,,
remedy; but not in the eencrel and swerpi
ner proposed by the measure nnw under cc:
lion. Ile was convnited that the !till tuegae
li.th!e to many of the principal objections la
ben made to the as it :toed ; and in if
establish this point, lie read to the House
the clauses, cornmenting as he proceeded u
manner in which they were worded. Ile part',
ei:eCted his observations against these pmvisii
related to the period within which it should 1
mitted to those who had married during the
irrity •to set aside the union : he resked also
sections that referred to the residence of the
in the parish where the bans were priblishrd,
certain tine before. such publicaion. Ott th(
he saw no important. benefit that could testi
the measure; while it weaild-1,.• attended tcitl
practical ineonleniences." Under diem circum
and with-these o4jectiotis, he thought that
ought not to be altered, He should 'the:Trim-
as an Amendment to his Honourable Friendt
sition—That the' ICeiiit lee taken into cousi,
this day :Li
Mr.
..Serjeant •ONR.OW conceived the
Act,. in spited-sense objections which might
duced against it, tciltplistentially right. 'net
some clauses in it which inight be struck or
advantage, and others, perhaps, which it mil
far the banefiteePthe Public to-have introduced.

4 CACn

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, after payn
high compliments to theAdvocate-General
maliner in' which tib had conducted his opposr
the Bill tio\v'before the House, stated, that
of opinicut that the present Act stood in need
amendment. It appeared to him that the Ho;
bound to legislate, not on particular, but on ;
usages: cases which appeared to prcs3 hard u:
dividualsmight still be productive ofzreat
'convenience to the public. The Marriage .
not been made for the protection of the
only, but also for the protection of those n
sensible of the various artifices which wen
practised against the unwary female hefort
enacted. He had not heard zny argument ad
which convinced him of the propriety of iskerii
existintr law ; he should certainly vote Olt
altaration which had been that evening pie;
their nOtice.
Sir JAMES :NIACKINTOSH conceived
was as important a sitb:,i•ct as any that had
como before them, inasmuch as it was on,
nliich the happiness of society in a great
depended. Ile therefore thought hiniselfies
saying a few words to the House upon the ob
which had b?cn urged against the measure
Honourable and Learned Friend (Dr. fhillimt
The first objeaion adduced against it was,
would be a departure horn the law itself.
charge he must plead because he did
how any amendment to a law could entire!
with the law itself. He wished to draw the

of the House to the manner in which the
Act had been originally passed. It was not
of deliberation, but an act Of.tbe utmost rash'
Mr. Pulteney, itr attendiirg some Scotch appeal,
struck by the harshness of the then existing lat.
drew up a Bill, which was referred five
times to the Judges. After it had Leen so tell
Lora Hardwicke remoulded it, and, driven '
sonal altercation into ra zeal .for the law w
proposed, employed his talents and hi; info
procuring its enactment. That law was bla
because it made the children of an imprude
riage the first sufferers by it, and also becair
ilicted a stigma upon the female who had col
it, who, in his opinion, was the very pars())
ought to be defended, against the caprice an/
stancy of a profligate husband, lie then con
the present ilarriage Act as absurd and ty:
in the highest degree ; and after some other
tions, conciuded by expressing intention 0
t'or the Bill sfllich bis Hon. friend (Dr. Phi.
had that evening introduced to their notice.
Dr. i'IIiLLIMORE spoke at some length
The Marriage Act, in its existing state, was.
a scandal and a disgrace to the natioa ; for
in to it, any „one come and claim the
of his own pr: jury. 'lt was, he thought, imi
on the House to take the alr,:se; in the 12'
exists, into. its scriotts-consideratio,i, and he
prised that his Honourable Frie.td, who in!i,
the operation of the law, shoulti oppose any al
in it: Ills HcnotiraSle Wiiend bad 01:tett
House to .do justice- to the memory oi Len
.wicke, by opposing any alteration in the ho
-stood sanctiened by his authority ; but he (Di
more)• Would beg ieWe to reter to the evid'
;.Dr. Birch respectiuk wliat was ihe
H.trdwicke concerning the iklarriage Act. hf
opinions•of the 'person alluded to, it appear(
Lord liardwkke tleciared his concare.nce
amen4ment• exliwtaiicsit that the J-teett
Bill might be amended by a subsequent .Ict
Bement. 41 so, the opinion. of Lord Ha'
ought not any longer to he argued against t
posed amendinent. In order to prove the en!
oppressive oper.vtion of the Law veipect,ng
as it now ekisti, the 11;)nottrable Alenibe.• LIU
:iiety of the princital Ot wil;•411
'bat** the, husband ohmined a
hceilse.
own applita tihn. Lao . '
:the E4sc ladies, riturnetl in wettllt, :tad ate;

.set•en year:,, obtained a JirOrce
wivi poor, on th?.grinnad that he
nne attaining the age spec iged ay
tgc LaWs. Another case was that
eiglaeen years cohabitation with
iitted adultery ; but voided the
.try causing her five din-
;e,l, which she was enabled to do,
x- as it stood, It was now com-
,.:,ca satiated with the enjoyment
Llivorce, although the moment
,ranccd, as stated by the great

tct3 viro eencessit in nnum

ventris coartubia lita

intim ex se videre ereatans,

:c,tle-J and Hughes, the-marriage
c.irs after the death of the father
The Honourable Member next
manner in which banns of mar-
at allowed to be published; and
luskiation of his observations, that
married last year in the parish of
ly lour belonged to that parish—
of all wc:e publidied as if they

proceeded to a division, when
'es, 97 ; Noes, Majority, t 4.
ere then added to the Dill, on the
. ,
Amendments was ordered to be
read a third time on Monday next.

:MENT OW TUR POOR.
i Mr. STURGES BOURNE, the order
ng into consideration the Settle-
'4ll having been read, the Bill was
a third time this day sennight.
45 ON.PRANCE RILE.

;REAGH moved that the further
:he Report Qn the Claims on France
lmmitted to a Committee of the
vening; but at the Suggestlooaod
7GLAS, agreed that it should be put

'STICE GENERAL OF SCOTLAND.

day having been read respecting
tstice General of Scotland Bill,
m House should reselse itself into
le subject next Wednesday. '
s POOR RELIEF BILL.

le day having been read for the
'self into a Committee on the Scots

IY hoped for the indulgence of the
stated the reason how any misunder-
\risen respecting the Bill which was
before the House. After having
tanation, the Honourable Gentleman
if such a Bill passed into a law, a
would be extended not only to the
lower and middle Driers of society.
11 would be allowed to be commit-

th the amendments.
DVOCATE of SCOTLAND feared

. be so advantageous as the Hon.
to expect. When the Bill had suf-
ed by being filled np in the
►e Lord Advocate) should take that
bate it.

then committed, the Report ordered
Wednesday se'anight, and the Bill
med.

SCOTS BURGOS.
.DVOCATE moved that the second
ots Burghs Accounts Bill be pow

ay.
-NT wished it to be postponed to
istain day. There had not been time
of the Bill to allow it to he sent to
there properly coulidered. He sugges-
of postponing it for eight orten
day mentiona '
.DYOCATB said he had withdrawn

Ant kind which had been introduced
the express purpose of allowing .the
Isidered by the Convention of Scots
the petitions from the Scots Burghs,
neplained of wal the want of a pro-
.e mode of keeping the accounts of
le great objeet.of many of those pe•
so much tt, pus an end to the non-
I the Magistrates, as to obtain
Par-
Irm—(ilea),Aear.) He was resolved
discussion, and take the sense of the
11 on Thursday.
MILThN said, he should not now
iseussion of the Bill, though he cosi-
ly inadequate. But if the Learned
his Bill of the ssme nature as that
'traduced last year, he could only say
".....dlyever a measure which had met
er,al reprobation
.OSE said he had a, particular appli,
Magistrates ES Stirling to oppose this
of that ilurgh were.ir so flourishing I
cy wished to have time to present a
Ruse, stating the remedy which from
had lOund- so elatual--:.namely, that
interested in the funds a do:Aro:11 ov,pr
❑t. I!,!, felt it his duty to move as an
rat tar Bill be read a second time this
solely for the purpose of giving the
due time to consider how the pro-
v,uald affect them.

sc:onded the Amendment. He was
t 7.,: Learned Lord rc-assert that the
petitioning Burgesses was Paz-
Ile had himself presented a
P:nrgh of St. Andrew's di.:yelaiming
bclieved all thitoihers equally

said that the measures of his
'.2l:lrficat had beta so contradictory as.
I,::plicable. tie-present Bill s'acpW
,A3l, and he therefore concurred in the.

;V)VOCITE said he bad no wish tot
tir:lgh the House without allowing.
6::.cuAull and consideration. He.
that the people of Scotland•
c.•portunity of being enlightened by
i)l4ce tiuriag the debate on the
and that time should be. allowed tc.
.:ta;ea:.4 belytc the further stages Of.*
to. •

Sir J!.:1111ES M AC!i INVOS TT 111mi/hi. tlae Lenrnes
Lord had %fret:ally agreed to the AmesWment. •Jut
the notion of the Learned Lord seernia•to be,. that
the Members of the House shourd at the debate on
the second reading give a set of lectures on the con-
stitution of the Scotch Burghs, to enlighten the Bur-
gesses, and in'return receive a series of excellent clis-
sermtious in the form of petitions, For his own part,
he ?unit confess his utter inability to instruct the
Burgesses of Stifling, or any, other Burgh, on a sub-
ject on which they themselves must have so much

more practical kno-wledge.
Lord CASTLEREAGH thought that without in-
convenience to either party, from the feeling which
they expressed on both sides of the House, the second
reading should be postponed till Thursday se'nnight.
*Mr. FORBES thought the burgesses of any Eng-
lish burgh might, with the s.une reason, come to
Parliament for a total reform of their Constitution,
, _

as Scots burghs; from Which petitions for this purpose
had been presented.
Mr. FINLAY remarked that this Bill was not the
same as that which had been introduced last year.—
The last Bill related to the audit of the burgh ac-
counts ; but as he had never heard any complaint of
the audit, he conceived that Bill to. be unnecessary.
The present Bill, however, was much more impor-
tant, aud though his opinion upon it was by no means
matured, he thought se was likely to he beneficial.
The LOAD ADVOCATE explained. He could
only tell the Honourable Member who spoke last,
that the .provisious of the present Bill relative to the
audit of burgh accounts, were copied verbatim from
the Bill of last year. He agreed to postpone to this
day fortnight.
`The Bill was then ordered to be read a second time
this 'day fortnight.

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SETTLE?
Ou the motion of
the day for Lakin
cf the Poor
, e.ltobereada
Lori
'1• of the
be recut
ilot:sa this et
of ?Jr. F. i)oui
to morrow.
LOAD CHIEF Jus
Le order of the
Lord Chief Jus
;areed that the
Catictittee on the
SCOTS
The order of tie
t,, to resolve its
'Relief Bill,
Mr. KENNEDY
e while he stai
ding had arise
7 about to be
'yea that explana
atended, that if
;zit of liberality 11
but to the lo
bo:td the Bill
land printed wit
The LORD AD
Bill would not
banber seemed to
iently developed
‘-tr.tnittee, he (the
portunity to deb
Toe Bill was thi
s be teceiveel on '
--1.701 to be prin
The LORD AE
~.g of the See
praed till Thursli]
Mr. J. P. GRA:
some !nett distant
since the printing
Scotland, and then
ttl the propriety
it.t beyond the d
The LORD AI
the Lill of the sat
lastyrar, for the
:abject to be cons
florets. In all tl
the g.,..!..tt evil core
per check on the
&e Burghs. The
0t..0:a was not s
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to brim; on the d
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Lord A. HA
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