House of Lords Journal Volume 63: 28 September 1831

Die Mercurii, 28 °Septembris 1831.

DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

Sir W. Rae v. Ld. Dundas et al.

After hearing Counsel fully in the Cause wherein Sir William Rae Baronet is Appellant, and Lawrence Lord Dundas, and others, are Respondents:

It is Ordered, That the further Consideration of the said Cause be put off sine Die.

E. of Mar v. Lady F.J. Erskine et al:

After hearing Counsel for the Appellant this Day upon the Petition and Appeal of The Right Honorable John Francis Miller Erskine Earl of Mar, Lord Erskine, Garvish and Alloa; complaining of an Interlocutor of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the First Division, of the 3d of December 1830; and praying, "That the same might be reversed, varied or altered, or that the Appellant might have such Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, should seem meet;" as also upon the joint and separate Answers of The Right Honorable Lady Frances Jemima Erskine or Goodeve and The Right Honorable Lady Jane Janet Erskine or Wilmot, the Two younger Children of the deceased John Thomas Earl of Mar, and their respective Husbands; also Robert Wardlaw Ramsay Esquire, and David Cleghorn, Writer to the Signet, Trustees appointed under their Post Marriage Contract, put in to the said Appeal; and Counsel appearing for the said Respondents; the Counsel were directed to withdraw; and due Consideration had of what was offered for the Appellant in the said Cause:

Interlocutors Affirmed, with Costs.

It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Petition and Appeal be, and is hereby dismissed this House, and that the Interlocutors therein complained of, be, and the same are hereby Affirmed: And it is further Ordered, That the Appellant do pay or cause to be paid to the said Respondents the Sum of Two hundred Pounds, for their Costs in respect of the said Appeal.

Hunter v. Gardner:

After hearing Counsel this Day upon the Petition and Appeal of John Hunter, Merchant in Edinburgh; complaining of Two Interlocutors of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the Second Division, of the 8th and 10th Days of March 1831; and praying, "That the same might be reversed, varied or altered, or that the Appellant might have such Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, should seem meet;" as also upon the Answer of George Gardner put in to the said Appeal; and due Consideration had of what was offered on either Side in this Cause:

Interlocutors Affirmed.

It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Petition and Appeal be, and is hereby dismissed this House, and that the Interlocutors therein complained of, be, and the same are hereby Affirmed.

Megget & Roy v. Douglas:

The House proceeded to take into further Consideration the Cause wherein Thomas Megget and James Roy are Appellants, and Alexander Douglas is Respondent:

And Consideration being had thereof;

The following Order and Judgment was made:

After hearing Counsel for the Appellants on Tuesday the 20th Day of this instant September, upon the amended Petition and Appeal of Thomas Megget, Writer to the Signet, and James Roy, Writer in Edinburgh; complaining of Two Orders of the Jury Court in Scotland, of the 12th of February 1830; also of an Interlocutor of the Lord Ordinary there, of the 26th of February 1830; also of an Interlocutor of the Lords of Session there, of the First Division, of the 20th of May 1830; and also of an Interlocutor of the said Lord Ordinary, of the 10th of June 1830; and praying, "That the same might be reversed, varied, altered or amended, or that the Appellants might have such other Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom should seem meet;" as also upon the Answer of Alexander Douglas, Writer to the Signet, Edinburgh, put in to the said Appeal; and Counsel appearing for the Respondent; the Counsel were directed to withdraw; and due Consideration had this Day of what was offered for the Appellants in the said Cause:

Interlocutors Affirmed, with Costs.

It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Petition and Appeal be, and is hereby dismissed this House, and that the Interlocutors therein complained of, be, and the same are hereby Affirmed: And it is further Ordered, That the Appellants do pay or cause to be paid to the said Respondent the Sum of One hundred and fifty Pounds, for his Costs in respect of the said Appeal.

Warrington, &c. Railway Bill, Consideration of Petition for Comee to proceed, put off.

Ordered, That the Consideration of the Petition of the several Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, being Shareholders in the Warrington and Newton Railway Company, and Directors thereof, presented to the House on Thursday last, praying their Lordships, "That the Committee to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of the Warrington and Newton Railway to extend the said Railway from the Termination thereof at Bank Quay, in the Parish of Warrington, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, to Norton, in the County Palatine of Chester," stands committed, be instructed to proceed in the Consideration of the Clauses of the same, or that, if necessary, the Bill may be reported, and re-committed with such Directions as in their Lordships Judgment may seem right," which stands appointed for To-morrow, be put off to Tuesday next.

Galway Elective Franchise, Petition of Protestant Freemen of Galway for Extension of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Freemen of the County of the Town of Galway, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will be graciously pleased to equalize Civil Rights in Galway, by extending to the Roman Catholic Mercantile and Trading Classes the Elective Franchise in as full and ample a Manner as the same is now enjoyed by Protestants:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Administration of Justice (Ireland) Bill:

The Order of the Day being read for the Third Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act to improve the Administration of Justice in Ireland;"

The said Bill was accordingly read the Third Time.

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H.C. that the Lords have agreed to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Sir Giffin Wilson and Mr. Roupell;

To acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.

Decrees in Equity Bill reported:

The Earl of Shaftesbury (according to Order) reported the Amendments made by the Committee of the Whole House to the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the better Execution of Decrees and Orders made in the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer in England and Ireland respectively."

And the said Amendments, being read Twice by the Clerk, were agreed to by the House.

Ordered, That the said Bill, with the Amendments, be ingrossed.

Order for 3a.

Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time To-morrow.

London, &c. Coal Bill:

The Order of the Day being read for the Third Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for regulating the Vend and Delivery of Coals in the Cities of London and Westminster, and in certain Parts of the Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire;"

The said Bill was accordingly read the Third Time.

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill, with the Amendments, shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H.C. with Amendments to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by the former Messengers;

To return the said Bill, and acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the same, with several Amendments, to which their Lordships desire their Concurrence.

Wine Duties Bill reported:

The Order of the Day being read for the House to be put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to equalize the Duties on Wine;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

The House was accordingly adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the said Bill.

After some Time, the House was resumed:

And The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment."

Order for 3a.

Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time on Friday next; and that the Lords be summoned.

Reform (England) Bill, Petitions in favor of: (Barnstaple:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Borough and Parish of Barnstaple and its Vicinity, in Town Meeting assembled, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of a Bill depending in this House, intituled, "An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales;" and praying their Lordships "to pass the same with as little Delay as possible, in order that a Legislature may be constituted, possessing the Confidence of the Nation, and endowed with the requisite Power to carry into Effect those remedial Measures which the Evils of the Country render necessary, and which, if not arrested in Time, may and will produce a Convulsion which will bury the ancient Edifice of the Constitution in Ruins:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Collumpton:

Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town and Parish of Collumpton, in the County of Devon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships, "That the same may meet their Legislative Sanction, and pass into a Law:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Bective.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Bective, in the County of Meath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the lastmentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to consult the Peace, the Prosperity and Strength of the Nation, by adopting and passing the same without unnecessary Delay:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Conference on the Lunatics Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Robert Gordon and others, as follows; (vizt.)

"My Lords,

"The Commons do desire a Conference with your Lordships upon the Subject Matter of the Amendments made by your Lordships to the Bill, intituled, "An Act for regulating for Three Years, and from thence until the End of the then next Session of Parliament, the Care and Treatment of Insane Persons in England."

And then they withdrew.

It was moved "to agree to the said Conference, as desired, and to appoint it presently in the Painted Chamber."

The same was agreed to.

And the Messengers were again called in, and informed, That the Lords agree to a Conference, as desired, and appoint it presently in the Painted Chamber."

Then the Lords following were named Managers of the Conference:

The House being informed, "That the Managers for the Commons were ready for the Conference in the Painted Chamber;"

The Names of the Managers for this House were called over:

And the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and the Lords went to the Conference:

Which being ended, the House was resumed:

And The Duke of Richmond reported, "That they had met the Managers for the Commons at the Conference, which was managed on their Part by Mr. Robert Gordon and others, who delivered to their Lordships the Bill, with the Amendments, and also a Paper containing as follows; (vizt.)

"The Commons agree to the Amendments made by your Lordships as far as the Amendment in Pr. 2. L. 8.

"The Commons agree to the Amendments in Pr. 4. L. ult. Pr. 7. L. 28. Pr. 9. L. 1. Pr. 15. L. 30. Pr. 26. L. 25. Pr. 35. L. 22. Pr. 40. L. 31. Pr. 43. L. 32. L. 33. Pr. 45. L. 11. L. 14. L. 22. Pr. 47. L. 34. L. 35. Pr. 52. L. 28. Pr. 55. L. 24. Pr. 68. L. 9.

"The Commons disagree to the Amendments in Pr. 4. L. 36. Pr. 5. L. 4. L. 5. L. 35. L. 36. L. 37. L. 38. Pr. 6. L. 9. L. 28. L. ult. Pr. 7. L. 30. L. 33. Pr. 8. L. 6. L. 14. Pr. 9. L. 22. L. 23. Pr. 10. L. 12. Pr. 12. L. ult. Pr. 13. L. 27. Pr. 19. L. 14. Pr. 24. L. 18. L. 33. Pr. 25. L. 5. L. 11 & 12. L. 30. L. 33. L. 38. Pr. 27. L. 24. Pr. 30. L. 28. Pr. 31. L. 33. Pr. 33. L. 30. Pr. 41. L. 13. Pr. 42. L. 7. Pr. 45. L. 6. L. 12. and L. 14. to the Insertion of Clause A. L. 26. Pr. 53. L. 20. Pr. 55. L. 9. L. 14. Pr. 59. L. penult. Pr. 60. L. 14. Pr. 66. L. 28. Pr. 67. L. 1. In the Eighth Column, L. 11. In the Heading to Schedule (N.) Pr. 68. L. 1.

"Because in many Instances they materially alter the Provisions of the present Law, which has been found most useful and advantageous to the Public Interest, and because in other Instances the Commons consider the Amendments proposed by your Lordships to be inexpedient.

"The Commons decline at this Time offering any other Reasons in regard to some of the said Amendments, believing these may be sufficient to prevail upon your Lordships not to insist upon the said Amendments, that a Bill so necessary may not be lost."

Which Report being read by the Clerk;

Ordered, That the said Report do lie on the Table.

Galway Franchise Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Wise and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to repeal so much of an Act passed in Ireland in the Fourth Year of King George the First, for the better regulating the Town of Galway, and for strengthening the Protestant Interest therein, as limits the Franchise created by the said Act to Protestants only;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Special Constables Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for receiving the Report of the Amendments made by the Committee of the Whole House to the Bill, intituled, "An Act for amending the Laws relative to the Appointment of Special Constables, and for the better Preservation of the Peace;"

Ordered, That the said Report be received To-morrow.

Game Bill reported:

The Earl of Shaftesbury (according to Order) reported the Amendments made by the Committee of the Whole House to the Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend the Laws in England relative to Game."

The said Amendments were read by the Clerk as follow; (vizt.)

"Pr. 1. L. 2. Leave out ("Laws") and insert ("following Statutes")

"Pr. 7. L. 31. Leave out from ("Wales") to ("and") in Line ultimo.

"Pr. 8. L. 9. Leave out from ("the") to ("and") in Line 11, and insert ("Thirty-first Day of October in the present Year")

"L. 23. Leave out ("Twentieth") and insert ("Thirty-first")

"L. 28. Leave out ("Twentieth") and insert ("Thirty-first")

"L. 38. Leave out ("Twentieth") and insert ("Thirty-first")

"Pr. 9. L. 6. Leave out ("herein-before") and insert ("herein-after")

"L. 7. Leave out ("Twenty") and in the same Line leave out from ("Day") to ("and") in Line 8, and insert ("of November in the present Year")

"Pr. 15. L. 4 & 5. After ("whatsoever") insert Clause A.

"Clause A. And be it enacted, That in all Cases where any Person shall occupy any Land under any Lease or Agreement made previously to the passing of this Act, except as herein-after mentioned, the Lessor or Landlord shall have the Right of entering upon such Land, or of authorizing any other Person or Persons who shall have obtained an Annual Game Certificate to enter upon such Land, for the Purpose of killing or taking the Game thereon; and no Person occupying any Land under any Lease or Agreement, either for Life or for Years, made previously to the passing of this Act, shall have the Right to kill or take the Game on such Land, unless the Right of killing the Game upon such Land be expressly granted or allowed to such Person by such Lease or Agreement, or unless upon the original granting or Renewal of such Lease or Agreement a Fine or Fines shall have been taken, or unless in the Case of a Term for Years such Lease or Agreement shall have been made for a Term exceeding Twenty-one Years."

"Pr. 15. L. 5. Leave out ("also") and insert ("always")

"L. 20. After ("taking") insert ("the")

"Pr. 16. L. 24. After ("them") insert ("nor the Rights or Privileges of any Persons holding under any Grants or Purchases from the Crown")

"Pr. 17. L. 7. Leave out ("Pasture") and insert ("Common")

"L. 8. After ("any") insert ("Wastes or") and in the same Line leave out from ("Commons") to ("any") in Line 9.

"L. 12. After ("Act") insert ("nor to authorize such Owner of Cattlegates or Rights of Common to pursue or kill the Game found on such Wastes or Commons")

"L. 24. After ("such") insert ("Wastes or") and in the same Line leave out from ("Commons") to ("And") in Line 25, and insert ("and that the Lord or Steward of the Crown of every Manor, Lordship or Royalty, or reputed Manor, Lordship or Royalty, shall have the Right to pursue and kill the Game upon the Wastes or Commons within such Manor, Lordship or Royalty, or reputed Manor, Lordship or Royalty, and to authorize any other Person or Persons who shall have obtained an Annual Game Certificate to enter upon such Wastes or Commons for the Purpose of pursuing and killing the Game thereon") and also insert Clauses B. and C.

"Clause B. And be it enacted, That where the Lessor or Landlord shall have reserved to himself the Right of killing the Game upon any Land, it shall be lawful for him to authorize any other Person or Persons who shall have obtained an Annual Game Certificate to enter upon such Land for the Purpose of pursuing and killing Game thereon."

"Clause C. And be it enacted, That where the Right of killing the Game upon any Land is by this Act given to any Lessor or Landlord, in exclusion of the Right of the Occupier of such Land, or where such exclusive Right hath been or shall be specially reserved by or allowed to the Lessor, Landlord or any Person whatsoever other than the Occupier of such Land, then and in every such Case, if the Occupier of such Land shall pursue, kill or take any Game upon such Land, or shall give Permission to any other Person so to do, without the Authority of the Lessor, Landlord or other Person having the Right of killing the Game upon such Land, such Occupier shall, on Conviction thereof before Two Justices of the Peace, forfeit and pay for such Pursuit such Sum of Money not exceeding Two Pounds, and for every Head of Game so killed or taken such Sum of Money not exceeding One Pound, as to the convicting Justices shall seem meet, together with the Costs of the Conviction."

"Pr. 18. L. 9. After ("take") insert ("for the Use of such Lord or Steward")

"L. 16. Leave out from ("Certificate") to ("And") in Line 27.

"Pr. 19. L. 7 & 8. After ("Royalty") insert ("or for such Division or District of such Manor, Lordship or Royalty as such Lord or Steward of the Crown shall think fit")

"Pr. 21. L. 8. After ("take") insert ("for the Use of the Person so appointing")

"P. 22. L. ult. Leave out from ("Year") to ("and") in Press 23, Line 2, and insert ("between the Fifteenth and the Thirtieth Days of October")

"Pr. 23. L. 8. Leave out ("Ten") and insert ("Seven")

"L. 26. Leave out from ("any") to ("Mail") in Line 27, and in Line 27 after ("Coach") insert ("or other Vehicle employed in the Conveyance of the Mails of Letters, or of any Stage Coach")

"Pr. 24. L. 19. After ("Year") insert ("shall begin to be in force on the First Day of November in the present Year, and")

"Pr. 27. L. 37. Leave out ("shall unlawfully and") and insert ("not having the Right of killing the Game upon any Land, nor having Permission from the Person having such Right, shall")

"L. penult. After ("Nest") insert ("upon such Land")

"Pr. 28. L. 1. Leave out ("unlawfully and wilfully") and insert ("knowingly")

"L. 3. Leave out ("the") and insert ("any such") and in the same Line leave out from ("Eggs") to ("every") in Line 4, and insert ("so taken")

"L. 37. Leave out from ("Tavern-keeper") to ("without") in Line penult.

"Pr. 29. L. 30. After ("Certificate") insert ("or for Want of a Licence to deal in Game")

"Pr. 30. L. 33. After ("himself") insert ("provided also, that nothing herein contained shall prevent any Licensed Dealer in Game from selling any Game which shall have been sent to him to be sold on account of any other Licensed Dealer in Game")

"Pr. 32. L. 3. After ("mentioned") insert ("but such Landlord, Lessor or other Person shall, for the Purpose of prosecuting for each of the Two Offences herein last before mentioned, be deemed to be the legal Occupier of such Land, whenever the actual Occupier thereof shall have given such Leave or Licence; and that the Lord or Steward of the Crown of any Manor, Lordship or Royalty, or reputed Manor, Lordship or Royalty, shall be deemed to be the legal Occupier of the Land of the Wastes or Commons within such Manor, Lordship or Royalty, or reputed Manor, Lordship or Royalty")

"L. 5. Leave out ("trespassing") and insert ("found")

"L. 14. After ("otherwise") insert ("or for any Gamekeeper or Servant of either of them, or")

"L. 16. Leave out ("trespassing") and insert ("found")

"L. 17. Leave out ("trespassing") and insert ("found")

"Pr. 33. L. 18. Leave out ("at the End of that Time")

"L. penult. After ("Conviction") insert Clause D.

"Clause D. And be it enacted, That for the Purposes of this Act the Day-time shall be deemed to commence at the Beginning of the last Hour before Sunrise, and to conclude at the Expiration of the first Hour after Sunset."

"Pr. 34. L. 2. After ("Trespassers") insert ("and Persons found on any Land")

"L. 23. After ("Royalty") insert Clause E. Clause E. And be it enacted, That where any Person shall be found by Day or by Night upon any Land, or in any of His Majesty's Forests, Parks, Chases or Warrens, in search or pursuit of Game, and shall then and there have in his Possession any Game which shall appear to have been recently killed, it shall be lawful for any Person having the Right of killing the Game upon such Land, by virtue of any Reservation or otherwise, as herein-before mentioned, or for the Occupier of such Land, (whether there shall or shall not be any such Right by Reservation or otherwise,) or for any Gamekeeper or Servant of either of them, or for any Officer as aforesaid of such Forest, Park, Chase or Warren, or for any Person acting by the Order and in aid of any of the said several Persons, to demand from the Person so found such Game in his Possession, and in case such Person shall not immediately deliver up such Game, to seize and take the same from him, for the Use of the Person entitled to the Game upon such Land, Forest, Park, Chase or Warren."

"Pr. 34. L. 26. Leave out ("herein-before mentioned") and insert ("against this Act")

"Pr. 35. L. 28. Leave out ("One") and insert ("Two")

"Pr. 36. L. 1. Leave out ("herein-before mentioned")

"Pr. 38. L. 8. Leave out from (J.J.P.) to ("punishable") in Press 43, Line 18, and insert Clause F. and also insert ("And be it enacted, That the Prosecution for every Offence")

"Clause F. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace to issue his Summons requiring any Person to appear before himself, or any One or Two Justices of the Peace, as the Case may require, for the Purpose of giving Evidence touching any Offence against this Act; and if any Person so summoned shall neglect or refuse to appear at the Time and Place appointed by such Summons, and no reasonable Excuse for his Absence shall be proved before the Justice or Justices then and there present, or if any Person appearing in obedience to such Summons shall refuse to be examined on Oath touching any such Offence by the Justice or Justices then and there present, every Person so offending shall, on Conviction thereof before the said Justice or Justices, or any other Justice or Justices of the Peace, forfeit and pay such Sum of Money, not exceeding Five Pounds, as to the convicting Justice or Justices shall seem meet."

"Pr. 38. L. 20. Leave out ("be it enacted") and insert ("shall be commenced within Three Calendar Months after the Commission of the Offence, and")

"Pr. 44. L. 25. Leave out from ("Summons") to ("And") in Line 37.

"Pr. 45. L. 24. Leave out from ("Court") to ("And") in Press 46, Line 2.

"Pr. 47. L. penult. Leave out from ("otherwise") to ("save") in Press 48, Line 2."

The Nine first Amendments made by the Committee to the said Bill, being read a Second Time, were agreed to by the House.

The next Amendment made by the Committee to the said Bill, being Clause A., being read a Second Time, was agreed to by the House, with the following Amendments:

L. 4. Leave out ("except as herein-after mentioned") and insert ("except in the Cases herein-after next excepted")

L. 12. Leave out ("unless") and insert ("except where")

L. 17. Leave out ("be") and insert ("has been")

L. ult. Leave out from ("Agreement") to the End of the Clause, and insert ("or except where upon the original granting or Renewal of such Lease or Agreement a Fine or Fines shall have been taken, or except where, in the Case of a Term for Years, such Lease or Agreement shall have been made for a Term exceeding Twenty-one Years.")

The Nine next Amendments made by the Committee to the said Bill, being read a Second Time, were agreed to by the House, with the following Amendment to Clause C. added by the Committee to the said Bill:

L. 6. Leave out ("allowed") and insert ("granted to or doth or shall belong")

The Twenty-eight next Amendments made by the Committee to the said Bill, being read a Second Time, were agreed to by the House.

Then the following Amendment was made by the House to the said Bill:

Pr. 35. L. 30. Leave out ("exceed") and insert "amount to")

The rest of the Amendments made by the Committee to the said Bill, being read a Second Time, were agreed to by the House.

Order for 3a.

Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time To-morrow; and that the Lords be summoned.

Beer Act Amendment Bill:

The Order of the Day being read for the Third Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend an Act passed in the First Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled, "An Act to permit the general Sale of Beer and Cyder by Retail in England;"

The said Bill was accordingly read the Third Time.

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H.C. with it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by the former Messengers;

To carry down the said Bill, and desire their Concurrence thereto.

Court of Chancery Bill presented.

The Lord Chancellor presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act for rendering the Administration of Justice in the Court of Chancery more expeditious and more certain."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Clyne v. Sclater et al.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein David Clyne is Appellant, and Robert Sclater, and others, are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar To-morrow.

Hunter v. Cochrane's Trustees.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein George Hunter Esquire is Appellant, and the Trustees of The Honorable Basil Cochrane are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar To-morrow.

Wilson v. Ld. Kensington, & Meredith.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein Thomas Wilson is Appellant, and William Baron Kensington and Edward Meredith are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar on Tuesday next.

Harris v. Kemble et al.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein Henry Harris is Appellant, and Charles Kemble, and others, are Respondents, be further heard by Counsel at the Bar on Wednesday next.

Hicks & Williams v. Morant.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein Robert Hicks and Richard Williams are Appellants, and John Morant Esquire is Respondent, be heard by Counsel at the Bar on Friday next.

Langston et al. v. Langston et al.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein Julia Langston, and others, are Appellants, and James Haughton Langston, and others, are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar on Friday next.

Lewis & Stevens v. Bridgman & Mallet.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein Thomas Lewis and Robert Stevens are Appellants, and William Bridgman the younger, and John Lewis Mallet, are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar on Friday next.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, vicesimum nonum diem instantis Septembris, horâ decimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.