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London, England, 1827-06-29 00:00:00

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feel himielf called upon to awnr any questions as to
the line of conduct he intended to pursue next Se.sion ;
and if the Noble Marquis (Londonderry) were asked
k Ireland, what his (the Marquis of Lansdoon%) inten-
tions were, he (the ?darquis of Londonderry) had, he
conceived, a very short and easy answer to give, •iz.
that he was not acquainted with them—(Hear, hear !
and laughter). •

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The Earl of LAUDERDALE, in presenting a Peti-
tion against the Warehoused Corn Bill, from certain
Farmers and others frequenting the market of Wood-
blidge, in the County of Suffolk. bbserved that twenty
ships, loaded with coin, had been stuck up at Lloyd's
Within the last few days. He wished that their Lord-
I ships should be in possession of this fact, (whatever in-
fluence it might have) before they rose, and before they
came to the ultimate consideration of the gm. He was
perfectly convinced that this Bill would hate the effect
of throwing into the market a far greater quantity of
grain tha ,their Lordships had bees led to suppose.
!pis
The liW" . of LANSDOW/Epreseated a Podtkostrocathe
Dimeoterso thickener, to favour of Abu Dumpier,' Marriage
Dll.-... He also presented a Pentioo from the.Protestaat Dieentem
of Bristol, against the Test and Corporation Acts.

bISIIIIIIIIMe DIAII/WIZ =L.
The Mamas of LA NS DOWN moved the Order of the Day for
the refeetuitittal of this Sid.

The Bishop of CHESTER moved as an amendment
to the clause, requiring Justices of the Peace to take
the declaration of the contracting of marriage, and to
permit the persona to intermarry before them, that such
Justices of Peace as were Clergymen of the Church of
England, should be exempted from the provisions of
that clause.

Lord KENYON thought it was possible that Laymen
might have conscientious scruples as well as Clergymen.
with respect to sanctioning such marriages by their pre-
sence, and that theii scruples ought to receive an equal
degree of consideration from their Lordships.

After a few words from the Earl of ELDcre, the Marquis of LAM-
bows, Lord ii.s.csaiaoiotram, sad Lotd Itiosoost.a,
The Earl of MALMESBUKY said, he was antions,
before their Lordships proceeded farther in discussing
amendments to this Bill, to know whether it was intend-
ed to press it f.srther during this Session. or whether it
was now' to be reported merely pro forma, and again
Brought under their consideration neat Session. He •
was desirous that there should be a petfect understand-
ing upon this point, lest Noble Lords should. from not
coming forward witlt•their opposition at this stage of
the Bill, be considered as pledged not to oppose the Bill
in its future stages.

Lord HOLLAND described the (our Bills upon the
subject that had been already brqught before their
Lordships, and stated that they ha been all lost, itt
consequence of objections to the details. In the Bill
then before them. every thing had been done to conci-
liate those who declared themvtives favourable to the
principle of former Bills, but adverse to some of their
details. Many alterations had been made to meet their
wishes, and great benefit he thought might be derived
from their continuing in Committee upon the Bill; for
the petitioners would thereby learn what were the ob-
jections made against it, and, consequently, how it might
be made most palatable to their Lordships. He believed
a Noble Baron (Kenyon), had completely mistaken the
object of the amendment proposed by a Right Rev.
Prelate (Chester), who had generously undertaken to
make some alterations in that Bill. The object of the
amendment was, not to exempt Clergymen on account
of their religious scruples, bnt it was to save them from
the disagreeable necessity of being obliged so regiiter
their own Acts. With respect to the general question
of a Noble Earl, he believed he could say, that no Noble
Lord would, by his silence in the Committee, be consi-
dered as pledged not to oppose the principle of the Bill,
or even the amendments which might be approved GC
It was universally acknowledged, that some measure
fox the relief of the Dissenters was necessary ; and he
trusted that ere long some measure would be adopted k
for it was melancholy to think, that the feelings and
conscientious scruples of a most respectable body of his
Majesty's subjects should continue to be tiiil.d with
year after year.
The Earl of HA RDWICKE observed, th it the term
" fatal Bill of Lord Hardwicke." wag not altogether
just. It was true, that the Marriage Act had been in-
troduced by him, but it was in consequence of what had
been stated by him on a former' occasion before the
House, that he was directed to bring it in.
Lord HOLLAND explained.
The Earl ELDON thought, that he had been misun-
derstood the night before last, with respect to Magis-
trates. He had said, that there might be Magistrates of
the Church of England, who would entertain conscien-
tious scruples about officiating at the proposed mar-
riages, and he declared himself to be one of those who
I would decline the office, if he were obliged to do so.—
His Lordship also said, it was to be distinctly under-
stood, that no Noble Lord was held to be pledged to
support this measure by allowing it to pass through the
Committee.
The &ill of MAIM ESBURY also said, that it was
upon that condition the present stage of the Bill was to
be got through.
The Marquis of LA NSDOW N agreed with the Noble
Lords and said, that these amendments were only sup-
plementary, and intended to 411 up the Bill, so that it
might be as perfect as possible during the time it was
submitted for consideration. Neither party would, there-
fore, be committed by assenting to the amendments.—
He confesses:, also, that his own wish would be, that in
every case, some religious ceremony should be con-
nected with marriage, because, in such a contract, he
thought it would be of great importance. that to de
civil tie that of religion should be superadded. It was
upon that ground that he recommended the present Bill.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH was of opinion, that they
should not separate now without something effectual
being done, because, from the manner in which business
was carried on, four successive Sessions might elapse
without the Bill being perfected.
A convenattoo took place, in which Lord Holland, the Bishop
of Chester, Lord Tenterden, L
Rut of Rosalyn, the Marquis of
Lenadowa, and Lord Redesdale, took part.
In reply to an observation from the latter,
The LORD CHANCELLOR referred to the Irish Stays%
224 Geo. 111. confirming all previous marrisseeet Dissenters by