The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-01 00:00:00

PARTNERSU IPS "DISSOLVED.

W. O. Forsyth sad J. O. Crump, jun. Liverpool, vine
merchants—R.Tayier mid C.Hunt, Bath, glovers—T. Sheen
and S. Sheen, Leman-street, Goodman's-fields. furnishing
utulertakers—G. Fisher, E. Kidd, and R. L. Fisher, Bris-
tol, merchants-2-G. F. Heather and E. Argles, Loudon, tim-
ber merchants—N. Hadley, jun. and W. Down—N. Dixon.
andJ. Wilson, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. ale and
porter brewers—J. R. Poole and H. Stradling, Bridgewa-
ter, Somersetsbire. solicitors—J. L. Du Atom and 11. Hope,
Threadneedle-street—W. Povey and R. Balky, Wootton,
under-Edge, printers—M. Rickerby and J. Rickerby, Pit-
Geld-street, Old-street-road, drapers—L. Lloyd, W. Har-
rison and If. Williamson (exPedt4,rs of W. (.lowes) Brazil
Mills, Manchester, cotton-spinners—D. M'Phall and 'A.
M'Phail, Glasgow, cotton.spinnels—E. Copeland and H.
Swett, Amen-corner, Paternoster.row, wholesale tea-dealers
—S. Perry and J. Cooper, Manchester, manufacturers—E.
Wybergh and R. Millen, Ilorselydown-lane. Southwark,
rag-merchants—J. Partridge and J. Cowden, Francis-street.
Tottenham-court-road, furnishing ironmongers—T. Moly-
nenz and J. Younghushand, Liverpool, ship-brokers—ti.
Holroyd and W. Iletlewell.Stattiland, Halifax, calico-manu-
facturers—J. Allen, Short-street, end WAhowell, Charlotte-
terrace, New Cut. Lambeth. ironmongers—T. Ilitchings, 11,
Beaman, and T. F. Gaine, Rasinghall-street—J. Greenwood
and J. Rose, Southwark, hop-factors —W. Lee and M. Top-
ham, Leeds, linen-drapers—E. Silvester and M. Heagee
(deceased), Bristol, linen-drapers—W. Ilew and W. Smith,
Petty's-court, Flanway-street, Oxford-street, builders—J.
Crook. G. Crook, and J. Iksford, Pall-mall, (so far as relates
to J. Belford.)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-11foxDAY.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the second reading of
the several Bills for amending the Criminal lAN'S, which nad
been brought up from the House of Commons: Ills Lord-
ship, at the same time, explained the nature of each Bill;
and they were all read a second Lime, and ordered to be com-
mitted to-morrow.
Mr. Lennart} brought up from the House of Commons the
Fclo de se Abolition Bill.
Mr. Brogden brought up a Message from the House of
C 0101114119, signifying its concurrence in the Amendments
made by the Lords in the Assessed Taxes Composition Bill.
Mr. P. Moore brought up the Southwark Court of Ile-
quests Bill from the House of Commons.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from
the parish of St. Olave's, in Southwark, against the London
Bridge Bill ; it was referred to the Select Committee on the
Bills
The Scotch 'Turnpike Roads Bill was committed.
MARRIAGES ABROAD.

The House having resolve.] itself into a Committee on the
Bill for legalising marriages in Russia,
Lord HOLLAND said he rose, not only le express his
approbation of this measure, but to lament that it did not
embrace all marriages contracted by British subjects in
every other foreign country ; because he cone-iived that no-
thing could be so unjust as suffering any doubts to remain
on a subject of so much importance as this. 'Marriages so-
lemnized between British subj-cts, by use Chaplains of
British Ambassadors iu Any quarter of the world, ought to
he as valid as if they were regularly solemnized. in this
country; they ought to be S.) in justice, policy, and reason.
For his own part he had no doubt of their being so ; hut as
there were many parties wise felt great anxiety on the sub-
ject, these anxieties ought to be removed by an explicit le-
gislative enactment. It was the more necessary that this
should be done, because.. whenever any Learned Gentleman
happened to he consulted respecting the legality of one of
those marriages, his answer was:—" it may be valid, but
there have been no decisions on the subject." Titus was the
question of validity left in doubt. After so much had been
said in that House during the present aa•l last St-SSIOII, re-
specting marriages, he could have wished that some Parlia-
mentary declaration, or some solemn dictum from authority
had been •put forth 011 this point. He had no doubt of the
validity of such marriages, but he wanted the subject to be
set at rest, for otherwise distrust and jealousies would con-
tinue to preen 1 in families. Ile therefore wished that in
the present Bill, which was confined to one spot, or in some
other Bill, a provision might he made, declaratory of the
law on the subject. lie hoped their Lordships' attention
would be speedily directed to it.
The Marquess of LANISDOWN said that es one of the
Members of the Committee for considering the Law of I
Marriages, he felt it necessary to state that be had strongly
recommended the ensetraeat of a declaratory law respecting.
the marriages alluded to by his Noble Friend, and be was