House of Lords Journal Volume 64: 3 August 1832

Die Veneris, 3° Augusti 1832.

DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

The Earl of Shaftesbury sat Speaker by virtue of a former Commission.

Marqs of Donegall et al. v. Grattan et Ux.

The Answer of Henry Grattan, and Mary O'Kelly Grattan his Wife, to the Petition and Appeal of The Most Noble George Augustus Marquess of Donegall, The Right Honorable George Hamilton Chichester commonly called Earl of Belfast, and Frederick Richard commonly called Viscount Chichester, eldest Son of the said Earl of Belfast, and a Minor, was this Day brought in.

Ferrier et al. v. Trustees of Wood, et al.

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Charles Ferrier, Accountant in Edinburgh, Trustee of John White, Pursuer of the Process of Ranking and Sale brought at his Instance against William Cunningham Cunningham Graham Esquire, of Gartmore, and his Creditors; complaining of Two Interlocutors of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the Second Division, of the 2d of June and 6th of July 1832; and praying, "That the same may be reversed, varied or altered, or that the Appellant may have such Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet; and that the Trustees of Peter Wood, Trustees for the Scottish Union Insurance Company, Trustees for General Kerr, Trustees of Robert Vans Agnew Esquire, of Sheuchan, Mrs. Veitch, Maurice Carmichael Esquire, James Tytler Esquire and Patrick Tytler Esquire, may be required to answer the said Appeal:"

It is Ordered, That the said Trustees of Peter Wood, and the several other Persons last named, may have a Copy of the said Appeal, and do put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing, on or before Friday the 31st Day of this instant August; and Service of this Order upon the said Respondents, or upon their known Agents in the Court of Session in Scotland, shall be deemed good Service.

Gilfillan v. Henderson.

The House being informed, "That Alexander Pirie Henderson, Respondent to the Appeal of Michael Gilfillan, had not put in his Answer to the said Appeal, though duly served with the Order of this House for that Purpose:"

And an Affidavit of the due Service of the said Order being read;

Ordered, That the said Respondent do put in his Answer to the said Appeal peremptorily within a Week.

Simson & Parrott v. Jones & Innes:

Upon reading the Petition of William Simson and Richard Parrott, Appellants in a Cause depending in this House, to which Jenkin Jones and John William Innes are Respondents; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to order that their Petition and Appeal be withdrawn, the Respondents Agent having signed the said Petition as consenting thereto:"

Appeal withdrawn.

It is Ordered, That the Petitioners be at liberty to withdraw their said Appeal, as desired.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed by The Lord Chancellor.

Bills passed by Commission.

The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That His Majesty had been pleased to issue a Commission to several Lords therein named, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament."

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed.

Then Three of the Lords Commissioners, being in their Robes, and seated on a Form placed between the Throne and the Woolsack, The Lord Chancellor in the Middle, with The Duke of Richmond on his Right Hand, and The Earl of Shaftesbury on his Left; commanded the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod to signify to the Commons, "The Lords Commissioners desire their immediate Attendance in this House, to hear the Commission read."

Who being come, with their Speaker;

The Lord Chancellor said,

"My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons,

"His Majesty, not thinking fit to be personally present here at this Time, has been pleased to cause a Commission to be issued under the Great Seal, and thereby given His Royal Assent to divers Acts which have been agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament, the Titles whereof are particularly mentioned; and by the said Commission hath commanded us to declare and notify His Royal Assent to the said several Acts, in the Presence of you the Lords and Commons assembled for that Purpose: Which Commission you will now hear read."

Then the said Commission was read by the Clerk as follows; (vizt.)

"William R.

"William the Fourth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; To Our right trusty and right well-beloved the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and to Our trusty and well-beloved the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, and the Commissioners for Shires and Burghs of the House of Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, Greeting: Whereas in Our said Parliament divers and sundry Acts have been agreed and accorded on by you Our loving Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this Our present Parliament assembled, and endorsed by you as hath been accustomed, the Titles and Names of which Acts hereafter do particularly ensue; (that is to say,) "An Act to enable His Majesty to carry into Effect a Convention made between His said Majesty and The Emperor of all the Russias:" "An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Customs:" "An Act to reduce the Duties now payable in certain Cases on Carriages with less than Four Wheels:" "An Act to authorize for One Year the Removal of Prisoners from the several Gaols in Ireland, in Cases of epidemic Diseases:" "An Act to amend an Act of the Forty-fifth Year of His Majesty King George the Third, relating to Post Roads in Ireland:" "An Act to make a better Provision for the Superintendence of Charitable Institutions in Ireland maintained in the Whole or in Part by Grand Jury Presentments; and for the more effectual Audit of the Accounts of the same:" "An Act to authorize the identifying of Lands and other Possessions of certain Ecclesiastical and Collegiate Corporations." And albeit the said Acts by you Our said Subjects, the Lords and Commons in this Our present Parliament assembled, are fully agreed and consented unto, yet nevertheless the same are not of Force and Effect in the Law without Our Royal Assent given and put to the said Acts; And for as much as for divers Causes and Considerations We cannot conveniently at this Time be present in Our Royal Person in the Higher House of Our said Parliament, being the accustomed Place for giving Our Royal Assent to such Acts as have been agreed upon by you Our said Subjects, the Lords and Commons, We have therefore caused these Our Letters Patent to be made, and have signed the same, and by the same do give and put Our Royal Assent to the said Acts, and to all Articles, Clauses and Provisions therein contained, and have fully agreed and assented to the said Acts; Willing that the said Acts, and every Article, Clause, Sentence and Provision therein contained, from henceforth shall be of the same Strength, Force and Effect, as if We had been personally present in the said Higher House, and had openly and publicly, in the Presence of you all, assented to the same: And We do by these Presents declare and notify the same Our Royal Assent, as well to you the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons aforesaid, as to all others whom it may concern; Commanding also by these Presents Our well-beloved and faithful Councillor Henry Lord Brougham and Vaux, Our Chancellor of that Part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Great Britain, to seal these Our Letters Patent with Our Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and also commanding Our most dear Brothers and faithful Councillors Ernest Duke of Cumberland, Augustus Duke of Sussex, Adolphus Duke of Cambridge; Our most dear Cousin and faithful Councillor William Frederick Duke of Gloucester; The Most Reverend Father in God and Our faithful Councillor William Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan of all England; Our well-beloved and faithful Councillor Henry Lord Brougham and Vaux, Chancellor of that Part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Great Britain; Our most dear Cousin and Councillor Henry Marquess of Lansdowne, President of Our Council; Our well-beloved and faithful Councillor John George Lord Durham, Keeper of Our Privy Seal; Our most dear Cousins and Councillors William Spencer Duke of Devonshire, Chamberlain of Our Household; Charles Duke of Richmond, George William Frederick Duke of Leeds, William Henry Duke of Portland, Arthur Duke of Wellington, Richard Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Marquess Wellesley, Steward of Our Household; Charles Marquess of Winchester, John Jeffreys Marquess Camden, Henry William Marquess of Anglesey, John Earl of Westmorland, George Earl of Carlisle, Cropley Ashley Earl of Shaftesbury, George Earl of Aberdeen, William Earl Fitzwilliam, George John Earl Spencer, John Earl of Chatham, Henry Earl Bathurst, Charles Earl Grey, John Earl of Eldon, John William Earl of Dudley, William Viscount Melbourne, Robert Viscount Melville, Henry Viscount Sidmouth, Frederick John Viscount Goderich; Our well-beloved and faithful Councillors Henry Richard Lord Holland, William Wyndham Lord Grenville, Edward Lord Ellenborough, Nicholas Lord Bexley, John Singleton Lord Lyndhurst and Charles Lord Tenterden, or any Three or more of them, to declare and notify this Our Royal Assent in Our Absence in the said Higher House, in the Presence of you, the said Lords and Commons of Our Parliament, there to be assembled for that Purpose; and the Clerk of Our Parliaments to endorse the said Acts with such Terms and Words, in Our Name, as is requisite, and hath been accustomed for the same, and also to enrol these Our Letters Patent, and the said Acts, in the Parliament Roll; and these Our Letters Patent shall be to every of them a sufficient Warrant in that Behalf: And finally, We do declare and will, that after this Our Royal Assent given and passed by these Presents, and declared and notified as is aforesaid, then and immediately the said Acts shall be taken, accepted and admitted good, sufficient and perfect Acts of Parliament and Laws, to all Intents, Constructions and Purposes, and to be put in due Execution accordingly, the Continuance or Dissolution of this Our Parliament, or any other Use, Custom, Thing or Things to the contrary thereof notwithstanding. In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

"Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Third Day of August, in the Third Year of Our Reign.

"By the King Himself, signed with His own Hand.

"Bathurst."

Then The Lord Chancellor said,

"In obedience to His Majesty's Commands, and by virtue of the Commission which has been now read, We do declare and notify to you, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament assembled, That His Majesty hath given His Royal Assent to the several Acts in the Commission mentioned; and the Clerks are required to pass the same in the usual Form and Words."

Then the Deputy Clerk of the Crown, at the Table, read the Titles of the Bills to be passed, severally, as follow; (vizt.)

1. "An Act to enable His Majesty to carry into Effect a Convention made between His said Majesty and The Emperor of all the Russias."

2. "An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Customs."

3. "An Act to reduce the Duties now payable in certain Cases on Carriages with less than Four Wheels."

4. "An Act to authorize for One Year the Removal of Prisoners from the several Gaols in Ireland, in Cases of epidemic Diseases."

5. "An Act to amend an Act of the Forty-fifth Year of His Majesty King George the Third, relating to Post Roads in Ireland."

6. "An Act to make a better Provision for the Superintendence of Charitable Institutions in Ireland maintained in the Whole or in Part by Grand Jury Presentments; and for the more effectual Audit of the Accounts of the same."

7. "An Act to authorize the identifying of Lands and other Possessions of certain Ecclesiastical and Collegiate Corporations."

To these Bills the Royal Assent was pronounced, severally, by the Clerk Assistant, in these Words; (vizt.)

"Le Roy le veult."

Then the Commons withdrew.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed by The Earl of Shaftesbury, who sat Speaker by virtue of a former Commission.

Adamson & Watson v: Stormonth et al. Respondents Petition to lodge their Case, referred to Appeal Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of Mrs. Margaret Stormonth, and others, Respondents in a Cause depending in this House, to which James Adamson and Thomas Watson are Appellants; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased now to receive their printed Case:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Appeal Committee.

Marqs of Donegall et al. v. Grattan et Ux. Appellants Petition for Time for their Case, referred to Appeal Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of George Augustus Marquess of Donegall, and others, Appellants in a Cause depending in this House, to which Henry Grattan Esquire and Mary O'Kelly Grattan his Wife are Respondents; praying their Lordships, "That they may have Four Months further Time to prepare their printed Cases:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Appeal Committee.

Dr. Lee's Estate Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Robert Inglis and others;

To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting the Fee-Simple of Part of the Freehold Estates devised by the Will of William Lee Antonie Esquire, deceased, in strict Settlement, in his Nephew John Lee Esquire, Doctor of Laws, subject to a Term of Five hundred Years, as an Indemnification against a Sum of Ten thousand Pounds and Interest, and for substituting Part of the Fee-Simple Estates of the said John Lee in lieu thereof; and also for appointing new Trustees of the said Settled Estates;" and to acquaint this House, That they have agreed to the same, without any Amendment.

Royal Military Canal Account delivered.

The House being informed, "That Mr. O'Neill, from the Commissioners of the Royal Military Canal, attended;"

He was called in; and delivered at the Bar, pursuant to the Directions of an Act of Parliament,

"An Account of all Rates and Tolls, and Receipts of Money, and Disbursements, and Balances remaining of any such Receipts of Rates and Tolls, of the Royal Military Canal, for the Year ending 31st December 1831."

And then he withdrew.

And the Title thereof being read by the Clerk;

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

Registry of Deeds (Ireland) Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to regulate the Office for registering Deeds, Conveyances and Wills in Ireland."

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. Martin;

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

Sewers Bill reported:

The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend the Laws relating to Sewers."

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 3 a.

Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time on Monday next.

Dublin Coal Meters Bill reported:

The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to authorize the Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to grant Compensation to the Inspectors and Coal Meters of the City of Dublin; and to impose a Rate upon Coals imported into the Port of Dublin, to provide a Fund for such Compensation."

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 3 a.

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

Admission of Freemen (Ireland) Bill reported:

The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to explain Doubts that have arisen respecting the Stamp Duty payable by Freemen of Corporations entitled by virtue of Trade and Residence in the Corporate Towns and Counties of Cities and Towns in Ireland."

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 3 a.

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

Prescription (Tithes) Bill.

The House (according to Order) proceeded to take into Consideration the Amendment made by the Commons to the Bill, intituled, "An Act for shortening the Time required in Claims of Modus decimandi, or Exemption from or Discharge of Tithes:"

And the said Amendment, being read Three Times by the Clerk, was agreed to by the House, with the following Amendment:

At the End of the said Amendment insert ("or within One Year from the End thereof")

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 their Amendment to the same, with One Amendment thereto, to which their Lordships desire their Concurrence.

Labourers Employment Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the House to be put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the better Employment of Labourers in Agricultural Parishes until the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thousand eight hundred and thirty-four;" 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 made One Amendment thereto, which he was ready to report, when the House will please to receive the same."

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

Bills of Exchange Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for regulating the protesting for Non-payment of Bills of Exchange drawn payable at a Place not being the Place of the Residence of the Drawee or Drawees of the same."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee upon the said Bill To-morrow.

Criminal Laws, Petitions for Alteration of: (Castle Comer:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Residents of Castle Comer, County Kilkenny, and the Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to substitute a mitigated Punishment for all Cases of Forgery in the United Kingdom, which, when uniformly enforced, will much more effectually suppress Crime and commend itself to the conscientious Feelings of the Community:"

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

Waterford:

Upon reading the Petition of the Persons resident in Waterford and the Neighbourhood, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Roscrea:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Persons resident in Roscrea and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships, "as well upon the Ground of Policy as of Adherence to every sacred Principle, that the Penalty of Death for Forgery shall be abolished in all Parts of the United Kingdom, and that a secondary Punishment be substituted suitable to the benign Spirit of the Christian Revelation:"

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

Guisbro':

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Guisbro', in the North Riding of the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to repeal those Laws which decree the Forfeiture of Human Life for Crimes against Property:"

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

Mountmelick.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Mountmelick and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That the Laws respecting Capital Punishments may undergo such Revision as will effectually answer the Ends of Justice and be in accordance with the Spirit of Humanity:"

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

Education, (Ireland,) 2 Petitions from Lymington in favor of proposed Plan.

Upon reading the Petition of the Minister, Deacons and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination at Lymington, in the County of Southampton, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister, Deacons and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination at Lymington, in the County of Southampton, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships "to sanction the Plan of general Education for Ireland, which promises the most extensive Benefit to that Country, and which, while it disclaims all Sectarian Feeling and Interference with the sacred Rights of Conscience, will eventually place within the Reach of all that Knowledge which "is able to make Men wise unto Salvation, through Faith, which is in Christ Jesus:"

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

Russian Dutch Loan Bill, Time enlarged for signing Protest against.

Ordered, That such Lords as may think fit be at liberty to sign the Protest against the passing of the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable His Majesty to carry into Effect a Convention made between His said Majesty and The Emperor of all the Russias," 'till the Rising of the House this Day.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed by The Lord Chancellor.

Chancery Offices Abolishing Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to abolish certain Sinecure Offices connected with the Court of Chancery."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee upon the said Bill To-morrow.

Court of Chancery, Return of Salaries, &c. of certain Officers, Ordered.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, "A Return of all Salaries, Profits, Fees and Emoluments held and enjoyed by all Persons between the 5th January 1831 and the 5th January 1832, specifying with each Name the Total Amount received by each Individual, so far as relates to the Keeper or Clerk of His Majesty's Hanaper, the Patentee of the Subpona Office, the Registrar of Affidavits, the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, the Clerk of the Patents, the Clerk of the Custodies of Lunatics and Idiots, and the Patentee for the Execution of the Laws and Statutes concerning Bankrupts, the Prothonotary of the Court of Chancery, the Chaff Wax, the Sealer, the Clerk of the Presentations, the Clerk of Inrolments in Bankruptcy, and the Clerk of Dispensations and Faculties."

Public Accounts (Ireland) Bill.

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

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for transferring the Powers and Duties of the Commissioners of Public Accounts in Ireland to the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts of Great Britain;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Half Pay Receipt Bill.

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

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable the Officers in His Majesty's Army, and their Representatives, and the Widows of Officers, and Persons on the Compassionate List, and also Civil Officers on Retired or Superannuation Allowances payable by the Paymaster General of His Majesty's Forces, to draw for and receive their Half Pay and Allowances;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

The said Two Bills were, severally, read the First Time.

Cuninghame's Estate Bill.

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

To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for exchanging certain detached Parts of the Entailed Estate of Craigends, in the County of Renfrew, belonging to William Cuninghame Esquire, for certain other Lands held by him in Fee-Simple;" and to acquaint this House, That they have agreed to the same, without any Amendment.

Papers delivered, & referred to Com ee on West India Colonies: Trinidad:

The Viscount Goderich laid before the House, pursuant to an Address to His Majesty of the 9th of May last,

"Copy of the Memorial of the Committee of the Inhabitants of Trinidad, addressed to Lord Viscount Goderich, dated in November 1831, praying for a Change in the Legislative Council of the Colony:"

Also, "Copy of Lord Viscount Goderich's Despatch to Sir Lewis Grant, dated 30th January 1832, in reply to the above Memorial:"

Also, "Copy of Statement and Observations of the Committee upon the Taxation and Expenditure of the Colony, transmitted to Lord Viscount Goderich, 31st December, through their Agent:"

And also, "Copy of a Despatch in reply to the above, dated 14th January 1832."

The Viscount Goderich also laid before the House, pursuant to an Address to His Majesty of the 24th of July last,

Jamaica, &c: (Duty on Importation of Slaves:)

"Despatch, dated the 10th December 1774, from The Earl of Dartmouth to Sir Basil Keith, Governor of Jamaica, with Memorials from London, Bristol and Liverpool, on the Subject of an Act passed by the Assembly of Jamaica, in that Year, imposing a Duty on each Slave imported:"

Also, "The foregoing Memorials:"

Also, "Report of the Board of Trade upon the Subject of the foregoing Act:"

Also, "Additional Despatch or Instruction, dated the 3d March 1775, to Sir Basil Keith:"

Also, "Letter, dated the 12th June 1775, from Sir Basil Keith to The Earl of Dartmouth:"

Also, "Letter, dated the 6th November 1775, from Sir Basil Keith to The Earl of Dartmouth:"

And also, "Instructions to the Governors of the West India Colonies, requiring them to withhold their Assent to any Act imposing additional Duties on the Importation of Negroes."

The Viscount Goderich also laid before the House, pursuant to Orders of the 17th of April and 8th of May last,

Jamaica: (Patents of Land:)

"Copies of a Patent of Land in the Island of Jamaica granted by the Crown, on 11th November 1690, to Christopher Senior; and also of another Patent of Land granted, on 24th February 1745, to A. Arcedeckne:"

Antigua. (Apprenticed Africans.)

And also, "Copy of any Report of a Committee of the Council and Assembly of Antigua respecting the State of the Apprenticed Africans liberated by the Crown in 1828, and of the Manner in which they employ themselves."

And the Titles thereof being read by the Clerk;

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

Ordered, That the said Papers be referred to the Select Committee on the State of the West India Colonies.

Crowder v. Watson et al.

It was moved, "That the Order made on Tuesday last, "That the Cause wherein Mrs. Elizabeth Rebecca Crowder or Turnley is Appellant, and James Watson, and others, are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar on Saturday the 11th of August next," be now read."

The same was accordingly read by the Clerk.

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.

Luke et al. v. Hunter et al.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein Adam Luke, and others, are Appellants, and The Reverend John Hunter, and others, are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar on Saturday the 11th of this instant August.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Sabbati, quartum diem instantis Augusti, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.