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il ai n, and then, for the fi at time, th e y 'under- ve nior Iliac:awl rie le fe at., iliat h a te „g enjoyed lei , .. • . , e' r 141 it ear fur the of he had stated—for a . friendship for 30 seals, I;e load never in his hie . nor did they ever lamer any kaown a perenti oof snore ton , maationetiole charecte r, .. er e coal, 11111 l treiliefa ; Or who would be lee. capita. , of actieg SO US to other cause assigned. Blake. he inidersided, was er.t ate lIIIIPUtatimIS tial*,•*,l oilt against lima .. 110111 Of reopectahle character in the colony . . Ile l iu i d .. . . . I e3O , two years ago. mired a statement of his case 1 Mr. lot RIMS de f ended and eill-giseil the l heroic .he ma d e to , th e House, and that circturidenice, al : ter of (inventor Alacopterne. Ile considered that I •.ar fact newer ma* c on tradicted, afforded, en addi. the complaints of opleaseimi, wove, et one. time o atonal confirmutt" that hit et"temerit wits true. from the free settlers aml another front the coo. I Tar other Petition was from an irsdividual of the I bets, made it probable diet the comollict or th e i 4 „,,. o f Willingly , . it printer, who lied cowrie(' ou Goverlioor WU% impartial. Ile thought th e rs _ 1 ,I.gt ;wade at the Cape of Good Hope for 10a1W time, sity of imposing restrictiom. nu the importatiou oof 1 et ot .ifferWart a ell I w tto 'New South Wales. What spirits into a place like lie settlement et New i ts o ., r t n . 1.11 for removitig were he did not know, but South %Vales obvioise. An usstance came with - a, I 'et did en to New Smith Wales, having, as he him- his own knowledge 01 a shin carryieg out diet If ;Alleged, previously obtained the perinietion of article .to the setalenree . t being compelled to re- . '"Lord Bathurst, but according to Governor Mac- hum without lending it , set the vessel had been 1 gnomee acetone i ' t without soy leave obtained. the p ro p ert y of nie intimate friend of the Go • However that might he. he lommeg arrived there, eeroor. Another circumstance which sliewed lii. was • eiiiployed by Mr. Howe , th e Government im parttaloy cars, that when the Chief Justice eautete but after Bowe time incurred the dieplea- I I was sent out, one of the regulations he lai d down sure of the Governor, by signing. with others, was, that no ! imon who had a mie . eut in his convict 'come Petition+ meet to England, to be presented to shou l d leave li be rty i to net h a , s n a l slicit t o x r c t i t i e lde is d court; are gulation which would s h ave many flies - Hame of Common., against him. He ac. convicts who bad been accustomed to art in that fordiegly commanded. Howe to discha . rge _ him, capacity with a fair character, und throw th e whole sod toot to like him into employment in . future, of the business into the hands of one person. who salted? voeigni"g any other relb°° ' or alleging li ly h went out with himself. The Governor very pro. other offence, then his having put his name to d e !onlyinterposed his oleo honey to prohibit the extcu. p a m oo me. This direction had beri s t li e d om h t e nti l ouc t te tionof the order ; and he (11r. Forbes' hail Peen la a letter which the Petitinoer i . In extract of a letter f rom II member of the govern. until. He said 'further that he had toot taken '4te ;. copy of the letter, Ibtsethat lie had read it with so meal, entirely approvong of his conduct Ito that touch attention as tole able to recollect its sub. miamice. He wits not hostile to the most extensive master with sufficiee t certectitess. The Priitisoner I map ery that could be instituted against the gallaut then proceeded to state the contents of the letter, alma% and hr (11r. Brougham) reqhested the serious at- Mr. Witatearottce thought the deduction could neaten of the Honer. while he should read them, not fairly be made, from the informetion which had appeared, .that Governor 111ticquarrie had pursued betanee supposing the Petitioner to hate been a middle, impartial comer, between the two cheeses tee ny u g li ness's', a Petition to that House was g th e e of inhostetente. Ile had the honour to have been poly means in his power a procuring re d ress, an . ; . ve nue eircuinstences. Mr. Brougham then mu a cquainted with that geistleman before he left this the copy of the letter to the following elite,. It country ; and f i all lit had perceived of his elm . m o s soldreered •s G eorge Howe," and signed Mac- racier, JIM ilon hi, l anguage, lie thought h im enti- I tled to the appellation of a gallant officer. But epierrie. es's!" etelo roaasents yea have in your emplovmeni a baying that, he could nut forget the principles he SISAU, USIUV,II ‘vishavasorb• came to this Colony without any hail imbibed born being born under the British limo, but u Wm. ftwell esmivra of humanity , I I '4" in" - (21110.1 it 11 tlOll, and which had been confirmed by all eft lose 1111 l iu and follow his boviuess; cud it appearing that t ie ilea seen and all he bail learned, that the poo dle se .1 V% ,Itivnts put his siguatore to • scaintiloos, Owl sessiom of oltsolute power had the *sleet corrupt and to u,, mod sseitious Petitions iu the House of Commove s e atiot my Pelson and Coweturarilt ; and it being my dc - i banefuliolluetwe over the human mind. And lie ~,,,,,,gshou that 1 0 SMJUIP Of Such delefipilUU should nut be must inf,.r. that the Gentleman in queetion must be aluevil 100 held any allnatina and" my Km' ernmeMl I soniethifig snore than homiest if it hail loot utlected too h thy ct our to divclisrge him from your service." his temper awl character.—( I /car, hear.)—The Flom t h is, continued the Hon. Gentleman, it first sof its effect* was choking up the avenues to eymilel be at least gathered, that the Governor had -. its.r ornvition MI the real state of things ; flattery a eaten seine 10111 l.tter to the government printer. f o ll o wed. and freed , frequently bestowed praises , Aof lr, Howe obeyed the mandate, and diemiseed the which i others,rim without their prepossessions, might ' Primemer. There were one or two other al- think the subject wholly unworthy. The Hen. legostimos, h,rt he had stated the sobstential pert Gentleman then detailed at length the circumstances of the radiant, and he thoaght they *hewed with of a prowcutiont for a gross libel brought by a Cap irresistible force. the necessity of a parliounentary lain in. New South %Vales *pima the Seem• itlary nolo the state of the colony and the con. Huy to the Colony, and iu which, though a duct sof the Governor. lb was ...win g to make verdict bud been found against the Defendant, great •Ilowances for ass individual ill his situation ; with damages for 300/. which by law was he knew that the elate tithe colony had been vety irreversible, the Secretary had after trial given different at Ott time he went out from what it was notice that he would appeal to the Governor. Of at present ; that having the.. been chiefly composed the issue of the business lie (Mr. Wilberforce) had of couviete, a riguroue system of police acid go- not received an account. But he had learned that refitment had beets taken up, prelomos of necessity, the Captain had twee turned out of the barracks in and that it was mew a matter of difliculty to afeisi. a m o st disgraceful manlier. He thought that the den mat, und adopt such changes as were suited one Gentleinee, whom it was the intention of Go -1" th*""ding c"c"mb""c" of the 'ettlente" t • — vernment to dispatch to the settlement for the But, grunting all that, he eloonld still !tree* rinon purpose o f 'm i nify, mitild be entirely unable to Goiter 1111 l eta the absolute necessity of lending their execute his task riketually, even with the attention to the colony, It was becoming of t ared im. • moistener of a Secretary ; and that two or three parlance, and would soon be the most importard set. Conimieriotiere at least should be employed on slement we had; it was now in its iIdOtICY, W.lld the t h e mission, with pewee to redress, as well us Parerlini a had system at the cwlnut"ceme"t would a commits to investiaate. 'nor Humeri-able be probably intended with dangerous, or even fatal Getalentrai then alluded to the miserable condition effect'. Nlo ith respect to the imputed offence of the of the female convicts, and pressed on the House lest petittosser, William*, 'th e twea k in New South the danger of constantly strode% out ships full of Netales, sir any other colony, had an undoubted right convicts to a place so demoralized. With reference to complain to Parliament of whatever they saw, or to the etibject immediately in discussion, lie wished thought they saw amiss in the conduct of the Guyer- I it to be recollected, that absolute power had often nor ; a to ll their complaints were the more entitled destroyed the best of charm:teas. and turned men to attenti 111 l ,on account of their SINCUCV. and the of tier most lominane and trader dispoeitioes into metal went of arty other remedy for their wrongs. cruel tyrants. The deseriptiem of the Roman 'Veld Governor Alacqmerrie left his governineet ;Emperor (Gallia) was familiar to the minds of there was to remedy too be had by action, or i n any Members— other way, ihere—till lie arrived in this reentry " Conseissu umnium male imperil, nisi imperasset" there as. no remedy to be had here. At the seine Ile trusted that Gentlemen opposite would not con tuse ler effsisititol that there were objection! , lo ll_:ar- tent themselves with a general declaration of the loomed taking the tier:melts of investigetion into truer I toretasity of inquiry, but either 'Meg forward a awe ho t els, end that there. were difficulties in the direct proposition', or agree to it if made by other.. Orly of parliateeetary investigation into the alleged Mr. Foaues mad Mr. WILBERFORCE mutually entecoriduct of the melts-ideal while exercising the lexplunied. poov.er. of the government. But lie should put it Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH had long known Go -1,1 the Komi sven-e of the Government, whether veruor Nlat•eiteirrie, and always considered him to mieugh had not appeared to induce them to set on be is Illaa Of honour and humanity. tent inc inquiry into the ['demi of the Governor, Mr. Gov Intate thought any apparent evils in as well as the contlitiun of the settlement. the tiolinitosoratoute were to he letterd to the circurn. A Aktatber, whose name we could not le;srts, stances, of the colusty rather than the character of eatol, ilea limit% known Governor Macquar. the (L amour, to whom honourable character he oar many years, hr could not help expreseitig his Wed ready, ton far as he could judge from public *urines'. la the allegatione lie had heard brought documents, to add his testimony. Of the necessity (meted against him. If they were true, he meet eel strict regulations respecting the conduct of the have wholly changed his character-lov must have free settlers, as well us the convicts, iii such • place entirely ertioneeed threw qualities which had iii as New Smith Wales, all it be persuaded ; and loaner tilllth III!! forilily procured fur loan the love lie wombd trainees upon the Ilouse, that if the law* of Me ilitienatee, and the respect of li s mcquaint- l were broken, whether by flee settlers or convicts, rea , s.—f !feriae—lle must, moreover, hart coin- I the weaver-lane*, to whatever class they belotoged, elf iely sheered his title of conduct since lie first had n o ri g ht to complain if they suffered the legal of ee t to Banally Gray ; for, shortly ;once his arrival, coe.equeuces of their offending. Ile said t11:11, Ile s 011 i:; lestutionies appritrerd or hoe homooity in the coma l ie thought the first pentiniser, Blake, Pre , kr' cl.r of hi. office. Ots his wheel in that coon- cisely e l th a t si tuation. There was a lonize piece try Ilse tliltirs bar lead to preform were most arduous; of ground its the settlement, called the Goverloor's too ,at sy.stle ti•iirliecl authority—to introduce miler denoesew ; though it was not his property, it was elool tr i ode( government, for disorder and been- turiotel to the same uses exactly as Hyde Park here. 'amales.o. Pervious to his arrival, all the bonds I All prisons were permitted to go into it, and re alm lan civil society together lied been in a great I main in it so long at they c mewled theinselver ea -atilt thaattlavri—entictibinage generally pre- vest It erupt nay. The ground was walled in. mid dis era, mod all revert for religion nearly loaf. elderly people began to break down the wall in Vll. I ;,- (,:.j r I, had, therefore, been to restore Italian • rious places, fur the purpose of more easy and unob ' ! i. '4.11141'1 4 r. t" reestablish the institution of served entrance, teal the place was made the beetle of te , :eage, mod beget SI refpeCt and observance of i most i n decent and licentious irregularities. That •1..• )olobelle Tu effect all that, bed naturally went ou for some time; but at lest the Greyer 1111 l ou g h' i t o p bes , a great deal of reproach on him . issued an order, that whoever should be thscovered aeon the ialluiritaitts who had been accustomed breaking down the wall should be subjected to the a. the former merles of tile. At the same time. he I puttislitneut usual there, that is, be b ght berme -- a• mummer as asiv ether Nlernber ise the Howie, d a Ma g iorete, Vial receive such corporeal ebeetive. oath for the sake of Governor hi:sequoialets chance- I meet es lie should direct. Blake, with his err, and the imermas of justice. that ample isiveati- two companions. was discovered so offending, h ones sleould take piece. and was all punished, Seca ill procerelhog laud Alt. Al ea masa said, duet Governor Macquarrie not been new, it had been common utul 1.1811. Was id Übdill tot the highest lanwur und reputation. liar, and Goers seer Aliocrifial roe thought Muted( jut -lie laud 'WU , ' d fair eighteen years with great credit j tilied iu doing whet had bete constantly dune be. ". Ilia evilly in Boestbay, and also iu the Loudon tore. As for Williams, he afore , nothing of his Staff mule, Lout Ilareitigton. CUM-. Respecting the deeies levied ou tl.e tumor. . ‘irlirlash lit aE said, he thought it due to Go- tatioo ol evens., at had lave: boar custiplaietal of till lalody, whet a care had *lie consrinence hero subn►ittrd to the LAN ()the. who weir of opi soon, that the tax could not he demanded with toot authoo:ry of Parliament, iru•l it would therefore Ire Iris linty, no the course of a fortnight, to sul t proposition to the Wow, for placm g , the dote on impottation on its leo I and proper footing.. The .1..14e in mending out I Comunisioner h•id rinsing loon the difficulty !if liuding w person properly Tin. !died to accept the ratuation ; and 111 rase of the unfortunate decease of Mr. Biggs, the gentleman who was to accomi.any bins as secretary was very well fitted to act In his place. Mr. Vi't hniatroacs rose to state, that he had in his hand su afrolavit made by %Williams, one of the Petitioners. wherein lie voluntarily made oath, that he went to New South Wales on the recommenda tion of Juin' Barrow, E.g. of the Admiralty ; sod further, that he had acted as chief Government Printer at the Cape of Goof' Hope. Mr. BaounHam made same remarks not audible. Mr. Bt NNETT said, that offences should be pu. ensiled in New South Wales as they were iu this country. and animadverted on the cooduct of the Government in hoeing laid a lox On the importation of spirits, u• well as on every ship that went out there, without the authority of Parliament. It was, l►e said, itupo.sible, as long us absolute power woo vested in Goveinors, as long as they considered themselves sanctioned in their conduct against the principles of the Constitution, not to have cases of injustice and oppression brought before the public view. He thought the Legislature was bound to institute an immediate inquiry. He would, therefoie„ give notice, that 011 Friday next he should move that it be on instruction to the Com mittee on Gaols to inquire immediately into the state of New South Wales. Mr. BROUGtIAM raid the common law of England, and the statute law, so far as it approaches the com mon law, clearly and expressly are the laws of the Colonies—they are the laws of New South Wales. Where Englillinien go out to the Colonies they carry the common law with them as their birth right. The birth-right of an Englishman is the common law, and he carries it with him wherever he gum—The Petitions were ordered to lie on the table. COURTS OF JUSTICE IN SCOTLAND. Sir JOHN NEWPORT moil, the 'subject upon which he addressed the House was one of great importance. When it was brought on a former oc. casino under the consideration of Parliament, the fact excited uo small degree of astonishment, that in that country it was held that the statute law of the laud was obsolete, and not binding ou the King's subjects; but the fact, however surprising, could not be disputed. He now ruse for the purpose of submitting to the consideration of the House, the propriety of taking some immediate step on the subject. There were two modes of proceeding— either to address his Royal Highness the Prince Regent to direct an inquiry into the subject, or to have it made the subject of direct consideration in the House. He would propose an Address, which would leave the matter immediately in the hands of the (luvertiment--it would rest with them to pursue the inquiry. He could not, he said, an ticipate any objection to the motion; he could not disguise his conviction that it was openly opposed to the first principles of the British Constitution to suspend the law of the land in any part of the United Kingdom, and to set up in its place a power without control and without limitation. Such a state of things was not to be endured any where, and least of all in a country like Scotland, remark able for its national spirit and its national virtues— for the talents, the courage, the industry and the fortitude of its inhabitants. In Scotland, he under• stood the statute law was in many cases disregarded by the Judges—lie understood entire statutes were so treated—and, in some instances, parts of the ta tutes were held in force, and other parts treated as obsolete, and high law authorities were found to pro nounce different and conflicting decision* on the same questiou. He concluded by moving An Address to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, I prayitm that lie might direct an inquiry into the nature ' ex tent, and limitation of the powers exercised by the Lords of Session. the Judges oldie Court of Jetsticiary, and the Barons of the Exchequer, in declaring statutes to be in desuetude, aad no longer binding on his Majesty's subjects; and. in particular, of the power exercised by the Coat of Justi ciary ; and how fir such decisions biud their successors. The LORD ADVOCATE said, the decisions of these Courts were coeval with the law of Scotland : they were su far from being any violation of the Constitution founded on the fundamental laws of the land. He would appeal to high authorities to support his assertion.—(ll ere the Learned Lord read au extract from the works of Mr. Erskine.l— was no law enacted some the Union which any Court in Scotland ever thought of denying or of nut supporting ; but there were some ancient and obsolete lowa which were no longer enforced, because they were contrary to the spirit and the po. 'icy of the time), and their enactments, with refe rence to the present day, would be pernicious, and in many cases absurd. In the present instance, lie said, the people of Scotland, who if affected by the law would complain against it, were altogether s ilent—they were silent, because they were satisfied with the law as at present adiniiiistered. Hr ob jected altogether to the 'notion of the Right Hon. Baronet, because even if the object lie lied in view was deserving of support, the motion was nut likely to obtain that object. Mr. Hums said he did not think it was a good reason to object to the motion, merely because the people of Scotland had not complained of the law. Ile thought the question was, whether the law as it was SIOW.....OOCCITSiII and unsettled--should or should not he regulated. Surely the people had right to know ou whet ground they stood—they hail a right to know what law was really in force; but that was not now the case—they were subject to arbitrary decisions, and the Judges of the Court of Sea•ion took upon them to set aside the law of the laud. Ile understood that on one occasion a Judge' in Scotland hail declared from the Bench, that lie did nut care fur Acts of Parliament, and would not he restrained by them. He (Mr. Hume) complained of this assumption of power, and would therefore support the mot t of the Right lion. Dart. The Lennie.' Lord haul talked of the fundamental law of Scotland ; iu his (Mr. Hume's) opinion, the lontlainetital law was, that Judge* should act agree utile to the laws of the land, 'Die law of the lend gave every British subject the right to be heard iii a Coo.t efJustice; brit flit. la , of SAerunt dr. Ciiird that tin person sl,ould he heard unless he got the sunctirer of Couishel—a her which he conceited ripposeil to tyro!, legal and every constitutional pl itreiple. The lort9 RollocATE explained. Mr. Bustlev.t.t. spoke in favour of the 'motion. Ile said, as the law was at present, no iiidivithial iu the country e0111(1 May what Acts or Rillianterit were in Cif Cl'. The Learned Lord had mentiouril Acts which he coleorlerrd 111 ed.:titled to the present times—if illev %erre so, why, lie bt-keit. Mere they not repealed ? If .icis were foinirl wjuri , ut. or ab surd, where was the difficulty is mire:ding them ? To r.vi-c the entire system. hr ..;13 aware v.... dif ficult and arduou.; but let a beginning toe m atte, and whether it take ten sears or 100 3ears, it should be commenced. Ile agreed with Gentle men that it was au arduous task, but he denied that it was impossible. Mr. VALENTINE BLAKE %Uri a few words against the motion. Wv understood him to say, that a statute was virtually abrogated, when its provisions could no longer apply to the circuurstarices of the tunes. Lord BINNING spoke against the motion. Lord A. HAMILTON coorriiilril, that it was right to have the law clearly explained us it shout. He would vote fur the motion of the Right Ilon. Baronet. After a few words from Mr. Founts, Mr. BUR RELL, arid Mr. KENNEDY, Sir JOHN NEWPORT replied, and the House di. vided— For the motion l5 Agsiust it Majority lB On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER, the Report of the Committee of Supply was received and agreed to, and a Bill was ordered accordingly. On the motion of Mr. BROGDEN. au account was ordered of the Victuallers' Licenses fur the last three years. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the Ex.. CHEQURR, leave was given to bring in a Bill re specting the Subsistence of Soldiers quartered on lumkeepers. The Bill was then brought in, and read a first time. The Houle adjourned at TEN O'C LOCK. PET/TVIN AGAINST TIIE REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONERS OF BANKRUPT FROM GUILDHALL. Yesterday a numerous and respectable Meeting of the Merchants, Blinkers, and Traders of the City of London, was held at the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House, to consider the propriety of pe tionitig Parliament eguinst the removal of the Meetings of the Commissioners of Bankrupt from Guildhall, or its immediate vicinity. At one o'clock the Lord Mayor entered the room. accom panied by Mr. Sheriff Roberts, Mr. Alderman Wood, Mr. Alderman it h Mr. Alderman Thorp, and Mr. %%Filson (the four City Members), Mr. A !durmast Ileygme, M.P. Mr. William Williams, M.P. Mr. D. W. Harvey, M.P. Mr. Falwell, Mr. Samuel Dixon. and a number of gen tlemen connected with the mercantile and trading interests of the City of London. The LORD Mairoa, in taking the Chair, briefly addressed the Meeting on the business for which they were convened. He said that he Wit been ap plied to by several of the most respectable Gentle men connected with the mercantile cud trading in terests of the City of London, to give the we of the Egyptian Hall for the present Meeting, the ()Meet of which lie would beg leave shortly to state. They would recollect, that this Meeting was to have been held last Monday, but as it was the opinion of many competent persons that sufficient notice had not been given, it was postponed until this day. It was originally intended to have submitted to the Meeting a measure of a more extended mid com prehensive kind than was now contemplated. It was at first intended to have entered at sonic length into the operation of the Bankrupt Laws, and to have suggested such alterations as their practice spewed to be desirable. This intention war, how. ever, subsequently abandoned, and the considera tion of the present Meeting would be confined to a narrower compass. They knew that the Bankrupt Laws had bean for a considerable period under the consideration of a Committee of the House of Com mons, and that that Committee were about to make a Report, which it was understood would suggest many important alterations in the operation of the existing Bankrupt Laws, 1111(1 a variety of regula tions, such as the nature of the subject dictated. The Gentlemen, therefore, who had been instru mental in calling the present Meeting, had wisely abstained from embarking iu topics which were on the eve of being discussed and considered by the Legislature, and had determined upon simply con fitting themselves to the rumour of the removal of the sittings of the Commissioners front where they had been so long established, to Hol born. All, he trusted, would agree in the inconve nience which a removal so unnecessary would im pose upon the trading interests of the City of Lon don, and he hoped the unequivocal expression of their sentiments upon the subject would put an end to the projected removal.—(llear.) Mr. HICKS then rose and proposed a series of Resolutions expressive of the incoovenience of this removal, and the reathness of the Corporation to grant a lot of ground oil reasmaible terms oil the site of Blackwell I lad, if the arrangements in (:odd hall were insdequate to the purpose,-(For Ilesolu lions see Adverlisexuent.)--The worthy Mover stated, that ill health prevented him from address ing them as he should otherwise have wished on the subject of these Resolutions. Ile still thought, however, that on the bubjrct of the Resolutions there could he but one opinion, and that it would be idle to descant upon a topic which crested no difference of opinion whatever among them. He thought it would be quite a waste of time to point out to men iii business the inconveniences to which they must be exposed by going to prove debts to a distance from the create of their business ; would be, no fact, to add lo s a of time so loss of pin perty.—(flerar.)—lle had no climb; that otinult of the difficulties complinned of at prestist by the Commissioners in might be removed, if they (the Connuissioneil u duiptLd better -..~, r -- folio for lice mole of discluirgilig 01.4 o n dfditieN At all events, any Is cal complaints ..f malt ~f w. commode' iii Guildhall were ulisiated by the broil' offer of the Corporation of gromid near BLit k- Well il4ll, ado re both ilia Commits.' 1111 l ra at.,l din creditors could have ever) facility for their are rP. , llly purpose*. lie conciuded by puitteg ihe fort Ile. Mr. TADVY Seentided the wirtion, and 4 ; 1 . 0 1, Ibat he had fur souse llMe f hoot the public loonier,' of the Coy, yet he could hot son• r a Meeting of this kiwi to pa.. by without as l ora-. WI; Ins full conviction t.l t• r ;;teat mum emeht 4 which the traducg ihterroiv would the event of a r..ni0v,.1 of tier Met tii•l4l of ti.e Com missioners front their present stir. lie hail ti., doubt that their applicaiirm, mute as it Will at present in proper time, and on is proper miliret, would receive the attention it deserved, and that their worthy Represimtatives would secure to it all the weight to which it was entitled, nod which they were so well calculated to give.—(4pplattse.) Mr. SAMUEL DIXON said, lie could cut allow this Resolution to be put itt its Ismael,' shape, without expressing his sentiments upon it. It set out with an admission whacii was soot fun ailed ti , fact--that was, that Guildhall did nut atti.ril suffi cient accommodations. Ur averred from his own experience, that it coutaisord all that wit 4 desired, if the Cointnisstiotiers would only make better re gulations respecting the time, the day* anti illou r 4 of their several sittings. lie stig4tated, therefore, the propriety of shaping the Resolution so at to es clude the admission it now contained. 'rite alier ation might be made without iouchiaig the sense. The verbal ulterstion was made which .I r. Dixon suggested, and the Resolution carried (a, were aLf the successive ones) unanimously. Mr. Alderman Walizstaiats then came forward. He observed that there was not much to lie sniti where they were all agreed upon the main fillet which was to prevent, if possible, the removal of tlie sittings of die Commissioners front (iuildhall or- Madre Inn. Suoli a itorii•Ure preposterous, that he woudi•re4l 1..1* a C.,1111/11it St C of the Douse of CoMintins conlii hate b.ru mein. - r.i. to take the step they had done respecting it. Tile place where those sittings had iiivariabh Leeit 1104 was long know, to every body —lit:0401AI was in the centre of the city, well adapted to tl.e constr.. nience of the mercantile and trading ititetests, and indeed equally convenient both to every class of the metropolis situated out of the strict hounds of the city, and of the country ; for the course of busi. nest invariably brought those persons ludo the city, and then it was no inconvenience to them, when their avocations required it, to attend at —(genii./—He should not have quarrelled with the admission in the Resolution that us Isumis-s was nom truosacted, there were nut sufficient ..ccouttuo hone in Guildhall. The allusion was evidemly tis the manner in which the business was at pia toot arranged and conducted. There were at 'gest-lit seventy Commissioners of Bankrupt, forming four teen dilferent courts, and )et the couiplatut was, they had not room or time to get through their busitiess-when all the other debtora iu the king. slum could tied time (getierully speaking) to haves their hinsiness done in one Com t, and by one C 0411% missioner (alluding to the insolvent Debtuii.' Comm). The average 'lumber of bankruptcies were 1,700 each year, and the business wile to be dune by 7CI Commissioners. In the insolvent Debtor.' Court the applicants stere 3,OtYJ in the saute time, and the business to be done by our Cu 11111 l stationer. lit the one place it appeared the business could go on, end soot with equal facility iii the other—their must he something wrong either its one or both systems. lie wished particularly to apprize thein, that a Bill was now before (or immediately ready to be before) Parliament respecting an alteration in the Bankrupt LOWS. The question lied undergoite various labo rious considerations in a Committee of the House of Commons, nod the Bill he knew contained several very necessary and salutory provisions—but lie hail one insurutouotable objection to this Bill, and he trusted they would concur with him ►u the opinion lie hail formed —it was the givoig 500/. a year as a fixed salary to the Cominissiosiers, that Was to SeVelity cuttatituting lourteen different Courts, with, of course, the addittuoal expense of fourteen rep ,rAte chambers, and for which the trading iiiteiests, out of their resources, dilapidated as they must be by bankrupts, would have to pity no less a blllll ilia,, 36,u0u1. per annum. Whether in this general manner the losinoess wouhl be better done when the Cominissimiet a had sat potent impetus traction than it was inlure, when they might be supposed to have, he dial nut miscall to inquire. lie wa4 ready to admit that the pi rSelit eine' 1111 l eta of u Commissioner of Brod:told. vise not enough fur the full uutl utithvided discharge of Ina duty. If a selection were made and adequate emolument given, he could have no objection, lint he could never consent to ail AUglllYiitatouum to present numerical scale, for he dootglit that il.ts plant proposed would open an immeitse mid per nicious source of influence tool jobbing. The yunog men of high families, too proud for trade, and too poor to live without it, would find occupa tions in places of this kind, and the supeitmou.stril part of. sunder connexions would thrive au rtiu.si benefit from the system. The ;twat inconvcineitee is the preseumi arrangement of business was, tout fourteen different sets of Continissiititers all wet a the sane hour, 31111 then the liustlitig together 1., ail pattiea was so great, that A till 111.17,1 might lush distinguish the CUllllllllo.lollers ft I the rest of 11,t1 crowd, by seeing two or three Gentlemen sittiog with their hate on, whose business was, of course, augmented by the 'loather of forgeries, which int. posed upon them the labour of examining time pound notes they received. The great object would, he thought, be the selecliou of any given number of the presetst Counnissioners, who should receive a competeut remuneration fur the discharge of their duties, and who should keep up 4:11116 1 / 1 14C bittillge. lie disclaimed meaning to cast any pet mniol reflection upon the present Commissioners. It was With the 'mew, ond nut the used he quad found • lake this . I r metwo* ; oppoisitatirut - •r Imeok la 41a1•1, 1 1, Pow 1.1 .1' -,I tkiug ulttr. relied. He in getters! found legal turn I Couiniissioners very deficient (es might pected) ins ktiowledge of the details he should. therefore, recommend ilia rhpu of a tuerceutile perms,. rho Laid Hever been raw. or compounded with his coeditors. the Coinuitssiatiers. and give up Ins whole the examination of such 'natters. Ile felt justified ou this result occasion in unktu .~~ _.. _ -- r~