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THE BRITISH PRESS. _ LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 4. ISM The Mimic of Lords silibisNitl4 - yeelettlsy titer , leg to Thursday, the ISA. And the House of Commons in Wee hominy, the 17th of this month. The Agricultural Report wets made the eubject of some inter...tee: and ineperiont' Observations in the noose of Commons, from which may be col lected the drasppoiutment which , esast be generally felt throughout the country at (he result of the labours of the Committee. High howee..we fear, had been vwert.i.ii of the benefits which were to be derived from the investigatiou of the petitions relating to the distressed state of the agriculture of the country ; but if these hopes looked to an eleva tion in the price of corn, they must of necessity have . been disappointed. The plan proposed of enabling the Governmem to odvslice money upon (he depo sit of corn, is not altogether free from objection; but conaiderieg every circumstance, it is perhaps the most advautageous method that could be de vised of accomplishing the purpose of diMeibutiog loans of money wmung the suffering agriculturist.. It might, indeed, be presumed that etea now fanners could, without much difficulty, Obtain loans of mooey upon the deposit of emu from private persons; and if such could be elected, no doubt cao be entertained that it would Alitifseich better for the country, and even for the . dirostied farmers themselves, that the prices elf trivia/Imhof produce should be suffered to . find their proper level, and the farmers to work out their men pteseevatiop,, t then that the Goverument should be enabled to in.: terfere in the private concenis of individuals. Ww, are not fond of leaving recourse to these extrtelhillo : nary means, and nothing but a very unusual con currence of circumstances—some nodes triadic( digtnto, can ever justify so wide a departure from the esto.Siished principles of free trade and self-adjust ing markets. It may be well to consider whetherthe tamest desire now evinced by the landholders ‘, to dispose of their produce at any prices," arises from the pressure of necessity, or from an apprehension that by the operation of some trick or speculation the averages wiU be so much raised es to bring the permissive part of the Act of the 55th of the late Km into action, and thereby overwheins.domestic agriculture with a fiJod of foreign corn. The land holders labour under a constant panic; they never cease to dread the sudden influx of foreign pro duce, so that their operatio; can never be ',holly free from embarramiment end alarm. nit is one of the evils of the present corn law ; • ouoiressful epectilatien lvy some few interested individuals may derange the natural prices in the markets, alter the average', sod open the ports without duty, limita tion, or condition, to the unrestrained importation of the surplus or the low-priced corn of the Conti nent. Speculations with this ob j ect have been in unremitting activity daring the greater pert of the last six months, and it has been the continued la boar of the farmers to counteract them. They bore sold their produce far below not only a remunerating price, but such price as the mai lets would probably have afforded ?f the sup ply hod been gradual and proportioned to the demand. It may become a question, therefore, whether the ferment will be disposed to take advantage of the proposed scheme, which may have a tendency to facilitate the projects of these persons who would nod it their interest to raise the market prices of cora, that the avereges might be forced op beyond their natural and proper height, The Committee themselves feel and lament that even this proposition offers but 'little prospect of immediate relief to the 'urgent distresses which have been submitted to their consideration. it is, we think, mien to be lamented that the Committee did not turn their minds to the obvious mode of relief which might be expected flout reducing the bur dens of the farmers by a diminution in the amount of taxation. Tne eepediericy of commwting tithes might also have been made a substantive subject of discussion, with a view to the relief of agriculture. The Committee admit as distinctly as possible that protection, is it is called_eaunot be extended beyond that which is now enjoyed by the British fernier against the competition of foreign grain. Our farmers hsve an absolute mosopoly of their own markets, bat the condition of the agricul turist., notwithstanding this monopoly, spews how [ exceedingly injudicious are the provisions of the law which accompany it. There are at this moment in the King's stores no less than 897.136 Tarter. of foreign grain and dour ready to take advantage of the first excess in the average., and the terror of this ktxps down the prices of the home produce below the fol.( and just level. We have never hit any difficulty in saying, theta perfectly free trade in corn would be far more productive of good, even to our farmers themselves, than the ab surd aystem that now exists, and we sincerely ',meld that the Committee. who feel " the incouve iiienre and impolicy" of that system. should yet `v . 's to establish a temporary expedient, founded utto4 the principles that govern it. Their grads- Ated 'va l e of 'lathes , superinduced upon the 55111 of '"e bite /into. effects a difference but in name from the object of their own just striated v. '"an ; it would be wiser cod more munly :~ ~, . 0 M A U ■ A C ' ; , . A -- le thee' la reeddlehead at Ogee the Ilepeiti w the 45th of the later Knee, sod tn . itibititution of • esessore founded upon the ordinary prisciples of foreign trade, whereby protection is soeght to be obtained by a flied and permanent duty. It it elnege how they can forbear to advise some mes nere of this nanny, for their Report strongly ex. .presses their contempt and abhorrence of the exist min law, and their approbation of the principle of a Ailed duty. Their sentiments are very stroogly :warped upon the subject of the present mode of controlling the trade in corn, and as they express very fully and clearly the opinions which, on the some point, we have uniformly avowed, we shall conclude our remarks by tranocribmg them : j , "The excessive Ismoveolenee sod iespolicy," my the Com. mutter, "of our prestos system, have bees so lolly treated, sad so satisfactorily esposed is the Report already 'lidded 10 (p. 10 and 12), that it is ronneeeesary to do more than refer to it; adding only, that every thing which has hap petted sobsiquent to the prescotetion of that Report, as well as all our experience since ISIS, has more sod more tended to demoostrate bow little reliance can be placed wpm a regulation which contains an absolute prohibition up In a certain price, and as unlimited consortium' beyond that price; which, so far from affording stadia's, to our markmoray ot one time mance prima already too low stin tower than they might have been even under a free trade, and at another, unnecessarily enhasee prises already Iwo high; which tends to aggravate the evils of sesreity, sad render more severe the dirprevaion of prieestroin abundance." Mr. C. WYNN obtained leave yesterday , evening to bring in • Bill tranferring to the county of York the franchise of which Grampound has been deprived, and thereby enabling that county to elect rwo additional Knights of the Shire. The rattail of the county, cod the immense number of the freeholders, have suggested to Mr. WYNN the ex pediency of dividing the county of York for the purposes of these elections. He therefore proposes that two Members shall be elected by the West Riding, and the other two by the East and North Ridings. We noticed yesterday the extreme violence that iharactertzed the discussion iu the Chamber of Deputies on Friday, and the insult which General Sweets offered to M. LAYOIT. A duel between these member* was the result, but al►hough each fired three shots they left the geld uninjured. Jr* ; looking to the debates on Saturday, which are cool toured in the Papers of Sunday that have arrived lit; due time at our Office, we hod them much more temperate and calm than usual. We cannot pre tend to say whether the occurrence of a duel, in consequence of ■ scene of disgraceful tuitsutt, may have produced any effect in. correcting the coo. duct of the Deputies. The Ccoutitationnel notices and ridicules the ■uaseroua rumours that have been circulated in Parisomd also in London, relative to the operations of the Turks and Russians, and observes that such stories are set abroad for the purposes of stock jobbing. The lepton of a new alliance between the Royal Families of Great Britain and Denmark, is said to ba►e excited much uneasiness in the north of Europe, as if Denmark were to be empowered by it to renew her old claims to Norway, and Eirgland to obtain the commend of the Baltic ! ! Letters from Stockholm and Beebe my that negacietions ha►e been commenced between Russia, Sweden, and Prussia, to neutralize this project. We can not stepwise that the writers of such letters, if ever still* *ere written, could believe what they had committed to their paper. T 1 Qrolidienne contains a letter from Bayonne, which speaks of some slight quarrel near the fron tiers between a prey of Spanish soldiers and a few French sentinels. It is also stated that a Spanish cove has been stationed on the Bidassoa, to oppose the French cordon of health that has held its posi tion near the Spanish frontiers for so suspicious a length of time. The Constilutiowssel notices this statement, and remarking upon the silence of its own correspondents, concludes that the Quotidienne has been led intone error. An ordinance of the King of FRANCS, dated the 20th of March, suppresses the School of Sllll. mom It was, however, intimated in the Chamber of Deputies by the Minister, that a similar school was about to be established in some other place. In our extracts from these papers will he found ■u official account of the exposure of* head of the once celebrated and formidable Ali Puchs of Ja nine iii Constantinople, with a copy of the paper annexed to the head by order of the Porte. The transaction presents an interesting pictdre of Otto man manners. The French Fire per Cents. were on Saturday 89 fr. 15 c. We have received the Linseriek Papers of the 30th lest, mud Dublin of the ist instant. The Limerick Chronicle contains a long list of outrages, particularly robbing houses of arms, and serving notices upon the occupiers to gait their farms upon pain of death. In several of there cases the actors were men dressed in watnen's clothes. We presume these are Lady Rock's men. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Lientenent-Colonel A mrx- Aetna W•LIIER, of the retired iist, was opp.iitiled• Governor of Se. Helens. At the sorne.Court. CaptsiirT. W. ALDHAM was sworn into the com mend of 'tile extra ship linen, consigned to Madcao aad Bawl. - 1' rrTr.:7 7 . , • Csolee o.to A faQ YiON isittitAarA . • .• Yesterday s aisttrette smarm lit Mitetblieisf the ' Cant el CYOUNIII/1 0.14111611 ISM plisse la the beillettenter Citeitmr, to Guildhall, for the he of mettleiest wed • , • . delis; upon a rummenication 'bath was moderutsed to have has. suede by Mr. Oldham, upon the subject of Mr. Deo:. rune's imeatiwn its eon' a Candidate fur the situation of - Serjeant, About •to become wurant by the appoiat Mr. Keoirlyr to the °Mee of Recorder. hero deterosioed, It a menus( had privelaplay ce ihe most popular members of the Court, "let so. Inman hid on a former ocessiob expreshed his read'. the /vest of a vuesney, to accept the office of Corn +est, an application was Made its hint to *wedeln be was now milli*" that hie Meads should tent to procure the appoiutearet foe him. The appli drawn up with the Convent 6f all assembled. suit I tt Me. Denman, at Warwielt, 1.69 forthwith equaling , that that testiness 'would tneatiaa or his readieees to accept their kited :lie opploweinbe canvass, and of his high geese •. Weeded him. OE dm called to the Chair. He stated the ;feet.. ern ~ Moe meeting had been eatled, and observed ethatlhewhitle olf uelvelleg Mr. D. 111131111 was, that the Cum. usenilmilseet mist( btioslitled to net in every respect for the anima rood of the City. Of the talents sad•political integrity iif Mir Denman the whole country was aware, aad -the my et lima." would without qnestion derive great vantage from she • ;trims of such a man. Mr. OL t)q A v. read the eosimunication made le him by Mr.Dearner, w orb stated wheat we bare snealtumed lalowet. We said the Court et Consoust filouncil were perfectly eat- • 1:4 of the principlrs of the Learned Canalisation, bit by no means equally assured of thew of an ether , kiliedidate. It was here urged, hot -*et very itopeeseivety, that the Common Serjesnt should be perfectly acquainted willt the municipal law, as his spirt*u imetteeitint epee mew, points, which, on sessional oeteeleas, mem oemsnieity be sisimilled to him, and that Mr. Daum% down die nionre st fintleo feseimiel practice, could am he seppead to be oat versed in questions so exclusively analleed to the City of Leedom. It wan replied, that the objection emallasot einad,••• it happened to be the duty of the Reeerder le at ',swan oc casions is which the sassoicepel keg of the (bye( Leedom was to be referred so, sod the Commas Serjenel'e mete particular duty was to alt epee erimiled ease% where • .sound lawpsr, such as Mr. Demose, wasllase peetientaly deiteired, sad that, at ell mean, if eiecomitesces shseld ,diriere, which might reader it necnemry shat theta/mos Est ahead act es Recorder, es mime the desetiptios to, neither mach ousdy woe moshiesperienee, mould eeeemeey to whatnot ups. Demme, to qualify him, Pireci+MY es the be. 0101141, mooed instated to perform thigevery impartial tutus. abjection wee noteet and the mines seemed to sminiesous is favorer ells peeposition of Mr. Hescestbe, ,pho, after some observations in isomer sf Mr. Deolllllll4 pee r::Remission that the mestagehoold omit all *sir ee to serve le appoistoest of Mr. Ddillloo. Mir. FAVIILL. euppiweed the testion. . It was smerieti, is tie ceerse of she eesverestios, that )11c. Selland bad rememosoded Mr. Arabia, at the time sp plicsties was mole to the City.C•eumel. enoseviing soo the se. to accept the asuman, d Dopety I, es Mr. Arabia wee • ems of moray, . p• od sales ink ap to the situates of Comma Saran,. kr which bpips• se ersimetly qsalieed. • It wee aides mod it' the early poet et yesterday, that Ir. Arabia had reeigeed his intention to stand for the si tuation. IPISHIOII/ The lltarquika terilloy on ■ vitt to Deeht, oiar Dorki tart Whitwortl for their seat, Kt Viscount and for Hatfield. Lord Earalcy le Kent. A rrit , sla at reaton's 'Mackintosh, Bart fmis here. R.N. from Brighton, Charles Tullemache Page, Esq. Le hisses Departures from J. neral Dorriru for hia sent near Chichester; Mr.aisti Mrs.• Hornby and family for their seal, Rippy Hall, Prmilaa, Last eashire; and T. S. Gooch, E , q. M.P. fur his mat, Seamark! Ball, Suffolk. Arrival Campion, Esq. pester day, from Brighton. The Earl of Essex has left town for his seat, Cashiobnry Park, Herts. The Duke and Duchess of Athol and family are expected in town iu a few drys from their seat in Scotland. Lord and Lady Amherst base left town fur their Kat i Mustiest House, Keut. - A.-- MEETING OP THE PRRIVRMIIRS OP DRURT-LANE THEATRE. INweilay, in eousequence of a notice received lay the l 47:. " from Mr. Entente, they all assembled in the Green ► • Mr. Ebbtrron said he had called them together for the •ipsiepose of informiug them of as arwingensem which he bad (mind it necessary to make its his Theatre. hie had /Mud it expedieut, in consequence of its respect for the principle of economy, which was yew eery cites. *lvey operating, to take upon himself a snore loisolionis lash than tie had beru accustomed to perform, masely, Use dei ties of Acting Illaorger. At the same time, beanie d jos. Lire to the conduct of lie. Rosen, who had acquitted him. salt in the situation with great ability. said was now ft. bearing with him the thanks and respect of all an isteree in the concern. Had it not been for theettleit shy of she introduction of the economics! system alhadadeet, the services of that Gentleman would sot be dispense" 4". In order that the assistauce of some of Anna Pendalliell who formed the Company might be given open se weediaa certainly of importance, be (Mr. Ellistoo) had applied u', and received the coolant of Mr. Cooper, to widgeon the audience upon any occasions that might peeing them. selves, on which a Proprietor could not so properly be appealed to. There was anotger subject to which the aaaaa liars of the Ladies nod Gtatlenien of the Theatre watil bs called. An arraugement bad taken place is the promeme of the Lord Chamberlain, concerti - tog the respective seisms of the two winter thcLattes and the theatre in the Hay. market. It bad beets represented to the Lord Cliontherlaie by Mr. Morris, (bat be bad 'sustained mod =s i z from the unreasonable length of the theatrical., seasons (and the season at Drury lase ceitainly be called a short one), anal a regulation was nogg , in the presence of the Lord Chamberlain sad thia,Mgmenee of the three theatres to the followieg died i... Hop market should have the advantage of a aerimp s Allsoomatiowe for four months without interference from tllO establishments, those establishments being keibas the season now advancing, on or about the Ist et lel,. Ha (Mr. Pittston) thought it proper to make the couauaies tine, in order that the several perfoemers at the winter theatres ought mate any at rangemeate they tistroght proper to adopt, with respect to the disposal of their tame in the minmer ea.no. fie also did ou in consequesce - of ammo anxiety which had arisen on account of the entrap/dime, Ileeininetion of the present mason, as annouueed to the hills, mid the general feeling that a cussiderable reduction was to be made in the existing establishment, a (Italia( which he leveed was now put an end to. Those observations were received with marks of mania& Hewitt, the performers; all of whom, with the exception of two, who have been on very low salaries, remain upon the establishment. Mr. kismet sell be was convinced he was expresaieg the sentiments of the establishment when he declared that the condor* of Mr. Hassell had, daring the period he was Acting Manager, conducted the business of the Theatre in ierh a manner as endeared him to every indiridaal teneeeted with it. end that the same feeiiuga of regard were eatertaiied towards Mr. Cooper. The Marquis of St.tuo has arrived at Westport House, county of Mayo. ARRIVALa AT CIiaLTSNHAII.—Lord Sir W. and Lady STaUTH, Hear• Admiral GLYNN. Major-General HUOILISSON. Colonel HALL, and Lieutenatit-Colonel Sl`Pitsasou. Mrs. Anti's farewell concert is announced to take place at the Assembly Room., Bath. This Lady mid her fatuity have long been the delight °film lovers of music in that city. A very valuable and elegant gold watch, with • soot adequate to the purchase of a corresponding &c. produced by a subscription from the inhabitants of Bury and its neighbourhood, was on Saturday last transmitted to Mr. FatosucY Viallate. late of the Norwich Theatre. and now of the Bath company, to testimony of his merits as an actor and a man. RSOZONATIONS AND REMOVALS. In ersawerptenee of George Bolton Malawariag, Esq. the presiding Magistrate at be Pollee 011 lee, Great Marlho whogiratreet, having resigned, it is expected that Allan Norm Lain, Esq. now Magistrate at Hatton-garden, will hisppoloted in his room, soli that Willis., Marrnaduke Sao% Bog. will take Mr. Laing's swat at Hattoa•gantels. Sr Dowiel ►lilliams, wavy years presiding Magistrate at Lawabealawtreet Office, bail soot is his resignation 10 the Secretary of State; arid Mr. Um, of tie Thanes Police Office, has resigard also. We have not yet beard what Gestbrinew are expected to wawored She two latter Magic- Irstair. TANDRN "ATM; Mr. R. Nosh Mies match for betgelmeas,te dries tandem Meow mules iw one bum, and te U•I the int seven miles, took plies yesterday over a fear /die Ist on the Bromley rood. The berme did t►e emit few miles in eighteen mi ■nte sad tweetrtwis maim* sad the other three its Poor. Mee missies eight seconds, leaving Twenty-aeve• minotes for the eight miles gallop. The homes did the eighth mile i• shim similes tea smooth, the best four is 'Metres mi nutes twelve *minds, sled the resmienig three miles in tee minutes and fifty unmade, wailing the match by eighteen seconds. It was a Inc performance. and the paring of the horses at the gallop was a Is. treat. Betting was fire le four on time. ROYAL ARTILLERY. A *Mena to sa order of the Homo of Common of the somber of Ormiers broaght from hatfilay, 00 racancira by demb, aliainnool, or otherwise, aad not by exchange, in the royal regiment of bone sad foot artillery, and or artillery driven, from Ma Jaaaary lee, to 25th January 1821, otaitor—• ---- Colsed-Coaseamilant 1 Saved Captain, l5 Wesel& lt I First Liestroants 36 _ _ ills 3 i Second Lieutenants ..... 30 Major 1 Captains Tutsl., 103 Kens—All the cumulations granted to the above officer% wave implied to the ogeers of the royal regiment of airtiutri s there being no distinction, by the commissions, fur the horse brigade, or for the corps of artillery drivers; the posting of the officers to the nap being subsequent, and depending upon the Master General. ImPaovsmcsrs is Ten TEMPLIS.—Some very anitectal alterations and improvements are taking place in the Tim')le. The Fountain Garden, as it is called, is widened to nearly the whole extent of the court, and is to be divided into compartments, each forming a small shrubbery. The whole is en closed with a handsome cut iron railing, end the public path will be from New-court, through the heart of the New Garden, to the Knights Templars' Tim Fonne.—The numerous reports of an hos tile appearance, and the increased scarcity of money. mode the market yesterday very heavy, yet there were some good buyers. Consols were done as low as 794 fur money, and 791 for April account—they were afterwards 791 , for money, and 7914 for account ; 5 per Cent. Navy 10i1 ; Spanish Sunda were 64 68 ; Danish 061 ; Prus sian 91. At the close of the der Consols for money were 794 k, and for account 79g. According to advice. from Martinique end Gua. daloupe, it appears that a Petition has been sent from both of these islands to the French Govern ment, requesting that some relief might be afforded to the trade of each, by opening the porta to ves sels from the United States. Much betting has taken place respecting the re newal of Captain HA LFORD'S renewed match for 200 guineas. for his horse to carry 101 stone, arid. trot seventeen miles within an hour, which was lost by 13 seconds on Monday. Peters, the Bath tioman, and Flowers, the Duos den coachman, will fight fur • stake of 00 'overripe this morning, six miles from Oakingliato. There was • good supply of grain at Norwich market en Saturday, but little alteration took place in price.—The Cattle market was also well suppli ed with Scala and lioniebreds, cod the sheep-pens were well filled; .cotes were effected on terms much as usual. Chapel. f'seriewe Speenlation.—Joan Holm of Lis. keard, wailed on the 231 ult. for America, with a cargo of cabbage-plants !—(Cheltenham Paper.) Sir Gamma MACGREGOR having failed to esta blish himself as an Inca in New Granada, has started a new scheme, and put forth a flaming pro clamation, in which he states that the King of the Mosquito nation lies bestowed upon him and his heirs the territory of INA', adjoiiiing to the provinces of Honduras and Nicaragua, of which he styles himself His Highness she Cacique, and forms plan for its settlement and cultivation, si intend ing, there to spend the remainder of his days." Mary Gibson. • parish apprentice, aged 15, was on Tuesday committed to Devon gaol, charged with settim , tire to two dwelling.bouses it Bucklestleigh, which acre entirely destroyed. Early on Thursday morning last three barley stacks, the property of Mr. S. Dims, of Toperoft hall Farm. were discovered to be on fire. They were sitcated io a field about half a mile feces the house, anti are supposed to have been set oa fire by some incendiary. They were totally columned,— (A offoik Chronkle.) IHIONABLZ 1111 07mainnt. . I rue* Mari ' , mown 2 .....—..5i0r.... . • of M Land Muchmore."( Lai .4,..... I. .. ad 64 t to Mr. sod Mrs Bop, et tb f lb Irking, Bone"-, ' ! "In wilt and the Pitiless a Dew ele Cilple, Lout. • / 'iel I Viacom:nine Crealberie h !, left town yekeedel • 'entwi's Hotel,St. Jew& , .. a .... fart (mot Ins neat is Meets : i , , n Brighton. Derma's' , rives 4bella . • . ladle for tali eau rear Llabettilpt 9 . his seat, C.ohham. from Jordan'. Hotel, Si. Jatneesaareet 1--C,..1 d os ••••- • -- - -- ' - tee, . , =_J- - ~^i _ rornM'MrTV'r - ' . - , : . i• • tar* trillai2Obtiti. 4ICE-CHWPICELLOIrI hLT, imisagoia.so4 Itirtass# 4 6 rani. • Se-parte 4stLlPtlt IMiirlrarrsa or wit. word •ID •N ma rawesionOt wan. naalratlPTs. Mr. Honks stated 'that Chia was the petitiou cf the Nev. Julio Gilpin, Med'on the part of himself and the other creditors of the bankrupts, who hail carried on 'the business of hankers and win;hpahl drapery, at Stockton, in the comity Of Durham, previous to the month of Geuther. 1816, in a lisc:i month a commission of bankruptcy issued , agsruit them, The petition t. rayed that the proof of a debt Made by Win. Braithwaite, one of the assiguers Pt* the bankrupts smiler the commissiou, might hp eaputiged ; that he might be ordered to refund dividends he hail received in respect of the proof; and that he might be retained from being smoky. It appeared from the allegatious of the pettunii, and the affidavit in support of it made by William Smith, the bankrupt, that Braithwaite, who carried en the business of r wholesale grocer at Stockier:, under the firm of Braithwaite and Co., aid:meet' he had oo partner, had kept an account with the bankrupts as bankers, and in the month of May, .1815. Braithwaite applied to the bankrupt, Wm. Smith, to discount certain bills of exchange to the =moot of 3,5641. Os. 2d. which lie declined. stating Alan it was a description of paper he did out take, Mt observed to Braithwaite that he might get them discounted by Metiers. Goodchild and Jack *M, bankers at Sunderland; that lie, the bank tam, did not like to take any more of Goodchild's yelper, and would not be answerable for their WI., bat if he, Braitlrwaite, chose to take the risk upon himself, they would getan azttange of bills from Goodchild, which he treated ta, and requested that the bi'ls from Goodebild should be made pay able in London; the bills tendered by Braithwaite were accepted by himself, and drown on him by as aging of his. The bankrupt accordingly trans mitted Beaithwaite's bills to Goodchdd and Jack *an% benking-house at Sunderland, and they trans mitted back two bills on their agents in Louder,. Messrs. Jackson and Co. (who wesa in fact a part of the Sunderland bank) far the sums of 1,3941. and 1,9701. Os. 2d. the precise amount of Braithwaite's bills. Braithwaite was desirous that his name should not appear in the transaction. as be did not wish it should come to the knowledge of his clerks, and requested that the bankrupt would endorse them, and obtain him credit fax the amount at the banking-house of Sir Charles Price and Co. which he accordingly did. The bills lodged by Braith waite with the bankrupt, W. Smith. were honoured, but the house of Goudchild stopped payment be fore their bills became due, credit having been given to Braithwaite in the books riche baukrupts, for the amount of the bills ; Smith called on him to take them up, which he did by other bills, said Goodchild's bills with the endorsement of Sankt) were handed over to hint ; it also appeared that Braithwaite, wage time before the commission was issued against the bankrupts, had closed his at count with them as bankers, and a balance was struck, and no mention made of the bills in question, at the same titne he changed his banker. Braithwaite proved Goodchild's bills against the estate of the bankrupts under the commission. and he and Sir Charles Price were elected assignees, but the latter never acted. The Learn ed Counsel observed, that it was impassible from these facts that Braithwaite could have any debt against the estate, and they were fully made oat by the books of the bankrupts. Under those circumstances he had no doubt bat his Honour would grant the prayer of the petition. Mr. MONT•444/8 fiiii•tred On the Mane side, and observed, that the interest book of the bankrupt* was in the possession of Braithwaite, as assignee for Sir Charles Price, who never had acted in that situation, and he did not produce it, although was swam by the accountant that settled the ac counts that he saw it amongst the books of the bankrupts, and that book he was convinced would thew at once that Braithwaite had nu debt, although the books had been in his possession as mitigate forsia years. ... Mr. BELL, Counsel for alt"Araithwaite, con tended that this sins the petition of the bankrupt. William Smith, and not that of Gilpin, who was only a creditor to the astrount of 9111. wbi.li acipears. ed by William Smith having been present before the Commissioners when the debt was proved, and he did not object to it. It was too much, after six years hod elapsed, to say there watts uo debts Braithwaite had sworn that Goodchild's bills were given up to him by the bookie's', William Smith, as a security for money he had advanced to tutu at that time. The VicX-ClecticELLox—" It appears that the bankrupts paid bosh arts of bill.; bow can Brants. waite claim Goodchild's balls to be Ins property Mr. Btu, said, when the debt was proved before the Commissioners, the bankrupt assented, and did net make the present statement until after the dealls of his chief cloak. Mr. Hoots —" It is sworn that when Uritith waite was informed by the bankrupt, Wm. Smith. that he would hare to pay Goudcbild's bills, lie did not object, but wished the transaction should be kept from the knowledge of his clerks." The V.CE-CHANCLI.I.OII desired that the backs rapist' books should be handed up to him. Altar looking over them, he said it was as clear as the sun at neon day that Goodchild's bills could Lot be that property of Braithwaite, for they were pant nut of the bunker's cash, and in a fpw days lie mitt , word. reimbursed them by other bills. Mr. Rosa, Counsel with Mr. BILL, mid, if the case as made out by the bankrupt, WdGam Swan, was correct, it sus singular that he should have allowed the proof of Braithwaite's debt before the Comunrarmiera. The Vlci-CHANCILLoIt.••• 44 It is net sn siligu a her as your conduct, who claim 3,400/. awl stoke a balance with the baukrupta without raying a wood about it. Smith swears that he refused tort the bills discounted for hint, slid told hint If he got them exchanged for Goodchild's bills, it must be at his (Braithwaite's) risk. Certainly Brant). waite swears the contrary, and it is oath against oath, but the trausuctsous mai the aecessurs in, the books bear math, amnion' of•thisithi but it . !dues tint that of she other. 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