The Sun. — London, England, 1819-06-02 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN. NEW INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT. " Perna non sine Pulvere." MR. rinrroß—Your Correspondent JUSTITIA las excited my attention to the Report of the Committee on which the new measure of Relief is founded, and particularly to those parts of the Evidence which relate to the Practice of the Court. It is remarkable and surprizing to fine! that both the learned Commissioner and his Chief Clerk, Who have been many years attached to the legal profess-ion, should advocate the pretensions of those numerous Agents who have from time to time daringly obtruded tbetwelves, not only upon the Insolvent Dt'btors' Court, but who have no totionsly infringed on the legitimate practice of Attornies and Solicitors in All the Courts, and who by their mal.practices, have brought unme rited disgrace upon the profession. I pvrtectly agree with Jusrm A that it is a libel upon the whole ptbfession to say that any of its Members are disgraced by rendering their ser• vices either to Debt►►rs or to 4ny peisons under confinen►'nr, requiting legal aid and assistance. It is perfectly within n►y own knowledge that the liberality of professional men in such instances has been unequalled by the conduct of any false pretenders to practice, and that they.have never been ivantiug in their professional attentions to misfortune. The Law itself has plovided, that on most questions of legal import, Attornies or So licitors shall be present when confined persons are hi need of attention or protection ►n matters af. tecting their circumstances or situation. And if they have not been so active as the pretended Agents, under the Administration of the Law re specting Insolvents, it is because the Agents under authority of the Courts fiat (which costs each Agent 1/. 95.), have industriously circulated the false opinion or assertion that Agents alone are authorized to practice. The Report of the Com mittee decidedly condemns such mischievous and Imam hot ized innovation, and the New Bill pro vides that none but Attornies or Solicitors shall practise in the Court. Looking to the import ance of a Law which so much affects the rights of Creditors, and the situation of Debtors, it seems that this provision is one' of the most important to reconcile such Law to the approbation of the Community. It is attempted by the Advocates of these Agents to strew that none- but Attornies of the lowest description will attend unfortunate Debto-s in confinement, and that Agents selected out of the Profession are in general to be preferred to Attornies or Solic . ,ors. When it is considered that some of those Agents are themselves Attar hies and Solicitors, it would appear that the wit nesses who have thus given their opinions, have been complimenting the few who practice in the Insolvent Court, at the expense of the general body who do not participate in that practice.— The fact is, that the only objection on the part of Attornies in general, is the promiscuous and irre gular admission of Agents out of the Profession. When the practice is open to the Profession only, there will not be a deficiency in numbers of Pro fessional Men to assist in executing the Law in the Insolvent Court, with a due regard to the just rights of Creditors and the personal freedom of Debtors. No Attorney will feel reluctance in visiting the distressed, except from a fear of re sentment arising out of his own want of libera lity towards them. It is said by one witness that no respectable Attorney, or (as in another part of his testimony) no man of respectability will visit persons in con finement. Does he mean to say that those Pro fessional Men who do visit the prisoners incur any odium for their kindness and humane atten tions ; or will he state to you clearly his defini tion of respectability and respectable P—l have con sulted JOHNSON, and he affords me no informa tion, is silent on the subject, and neither of these words appear in his Dictionary,—BAlLEY has the word ItesrEcT, Esteem, Honour, Regard, RE SPECTABLE, to be respected ; and I should suppose RESPECTABILITY to mean, the ability to be re spected ; or able'to do what may deserve respect and esteem.—'l'o visit the afflicted, and to admi nister legal aid for their relief, will, in my inter pretation of the word, and in my opinion of such conduct, entitle persons so doing to respect, and I shall, therefore, always consider such persons as respectable. I and aware that there are those who connect the wor d respectable with wealth, how ever acquired, and who consider monied men as men of respectability ; but I disclaim an opinion formed solely on that basis—l respect good con duct without wealth, more than wealth without good conduct. Anti in allusion to this part of the evidence, on the face of the Report, as applicable to legal Practitioners and Members of the Pro fession, I would recommend the witness :o di rect his own attention to the %voids respectful and disrespectful, that he may be more guarded in fu ture in detracting from worth, though unconnect ed with wealth, and shield himself from that re tort which generally follows igault. Clifford's-tun. ATTORNATUS. LONDON .iouuNALs. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS 0,1'14. [Morning Post] Some of the Pspers are amusing themselves it► speculating upon various new taxes, which they pretend the Finance Minister intends immediately to propose IVithont pretending to be acquainted with the intentions of the'Chancellor of the Ex chequer in this respect, we believe we may safely venture to state that the reports in circulation are wholly unauthorized, if not completely unfounded. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Lost NCO!. Tin:ATM'. ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—Brutus: Lucius Junius, Mr:. Kean; Tarquinia, Mrs. 'IV. West. After which, Hit or Miss. TBFAT:q: RoYALS CvENT-GAnnitiv.—The iNtarriaee of Figaro Fiorillo, Mr. Duroset ; Countess, Mrs. Dick.ons. After which, Cozening. To which Was added, Mother Goose. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS PAY AT TWELVE ()'CLUCK. 1 pet Cetit. Red. ..65 1 ,13 14 per Cents.... 83 82i 83;A 3 per Cvnt. Cons... 65ili; 66h I Bank Long Ann.. 15-10 hs Si per Cent .. 7:1 : 14 Old Annuities G4; s per Ct. Navy Ann. 1004 99; I Exch. Bilk ..2s. dis. par look I Cons. for Ju1y......65g1; MAILS. A ItUIVEI,--1 ‘Vaterford. Dus—t Ilamburgh, 2 Llsbuii, I Malta. HIGH WATER AT LONDON MU DG'E TO •MORROW. Alorilirtg, 44 minutes after 9. I Evening, 9 ntimites after 10. [7'he Times] In one of the ships belonging to the Hudson's Bay Company, which recently left the River for their settlements, Lieutenant Franklyn, la'e Com mander of the 'crew, in the expedition to reach the North Pole, has taken his passage fur the pur p ose 0 ex pl or i ng that part of Amt., ica to the uroliiward of iludson'3 Bay. The route this officer is to tike Nvill be nt arly the same as 11141 puritted by Mr. Hearne, in 1770, who stated that hr remihed the sea at the entrance of Copper Mine Lieutenant Franklyn will be accomp wed by about five Europeans, one of whom i s a s il t . geon ; and on their arrival at tie Copper Mine rinse, are to ptirstte such further course as miy appear proper.—During the voyage of discovery last year to Baffin's-hay, a boitl E e was thrown into the sea from the Alexander, Lieut. Parry, on the 2-111 i M y, when that ship was oil Cape yarewell. It contained the latitude and longitude the ship was then in. About two worths since the bottle was found on the is'and of liartragh, in Killala-hay, and an account of it forwarded to the Admiralty. It is supposed it must have floated at about the rate of eight miles per day across the Atlantic. [Nero Times ] JERSEY. ST. HRLIERS, MAY 28.—His Excellency Ma jor-General Mackay Gordon arrived from Eng land in the Lion Revenue cutter to-day, at one o'clock, P. M. On his landing a salute of 15 gun s w a s fired from Elizabeth Castle : hi. Ex cellency drove up to Government-house in his open carriage, attended by Lientenanr-Colonel De Butts, of the Engineers, the Acting Lietarea nail( Governor. There was no guard of honour, as his Excellency did not wish to make a public entry. After the arrival of Wednesday's packet, a re port (which we have every reason to b e lieve t o be true) was circulated, that one of the transports, having on board a detachment of the 33d regi ment of foot, in coining round the point off Guernsey in the evening of Wednesday last, and the weather very heavy, struck on a rock and went to pieces, but happily the crew and detach ment were all saved. Further particulars cow. ceriting the loss, &c. are anxiously expected by the Guernsey packet. It was expected, when provisions were allowed to be exported from France, that the market would be over-stacked, anti that the meat would he sold at 3d. per lb.; however, the contrary is the case. Except the few live cattle, sheep, and pigs brought over, nothing comes ; the little meat that does is sold at fid. and 7(1. per lb. The French say it is so dear at present on the opposite coast that they would lose by bringing it. A vessel came in yesterday from Benneville with cattle, sheep, &c. The face of the country is beautiful, every thing very forward, and great appearance of a fine harvest. We shall have cherries very soon, and apricots, peaches, and nectarines very for ward, and a promise of more grapes than has been known for years. [Morning Chronicle.] RETRENCHMENT IN THE TOWER. Some ittiportant alterations are going on in the Tower, tinder the direction of the Duke of I'Vel lington. The :circumstances which led to these alterations were simply these :—The, Gallant Duke, from the nature of the important service in which he has been engaged during the late war, had occasion to be up early and late, and crsnse quently to find, on every review, each subordinate at his station. On being appointed to a corm 'nand at borne, be some weeks since repaired to the office, !tabbed in his usual plain man ner, and arrived there shortly after eleven o'clock. In the ball he found the porter, to whom he was unknown, lighting the fire. The Duke in quired, " Is Mr. -- here?" naming the head of the particular department, *hose salary . and emo luments are about 2,0001. per a►►nutn " No, Sir," was the reply. This led to some further questions as to the time of commencing business, when his Grace was informed that Mr. -- did not make his appearance till one o'clock each day, and retired about two '' Tell Mr. said the Duke, " I wish to speak to him." " I dare not send to him," replied the porter. The Duke repeated the des;re rather in the tone of command, on which the porter requested to have the Gentleman's card to hand to Mr. ---. " Card !" exclaimed the Duke, " tell him the Duke of Wellington desires he will come to the Office immediately." The affrighted porter lost no time in conveying the message, and Mr. received a lesson which he will not easily forget. [Morning Herald.] The whole of the Sub-Committee of Drury lane Theatre have, it is said, resigned, and the season will be closed immediately after the ticket nights. Mr. KEAN, it is said, is about to treat with the Proprietors to take the House at an an nual rental before its re-opening. WORCESTER, May 28.—A King's Letter !laving been issued, calling upon the Bishops to promote subscriptions in their respective dioceses for the benefit of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, the Lord Bishop of this diocese has tranimitted copies of this communi cation to his Clergy, requesting them to ,address their congregations op the subject, end make collections fuv the Society. THE SUN. Sot.>•:at QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1819. We received this morning the Paris Papers of Sunday :last. In the Chamber of Deputies on Saturtky the KEEPER of the SEALS fires .uteri the pnjet, as agreed to by the Peers, for tbe.andition of the Droit d'Anbaine ; it was ordered to be re ferred to the Bureaux. The discussion was then resumed on the projet respecting the Estimates fur the service of 1819. An amendment, moved by M. PONSARD for increasing the sum de voted to Allowances to the Clergy, was got rid of by the previous question, and the further discussion, as to a number of articles, was adjourned till Monday. On account of the Feast of Pentecost, the Journals were not to be published cn Mon day.,--The following are extracts Nam, MAY 30.—Yesterday a deputation of the Chamber of Peers delivered to his Majesty the projet respecting the Journals. The King after wards transacted business with the Marquess Des saes. " On the 26th inst. the Bishops who were at St. Denis profited by the opportunity after the ceremony to take into consideration the important business with which they are occupied. A letter to the Pope was read, and the Bishops are to as semble again fur the pu4pose of signing it. " The statement of the intended formation of pleasure camps in Alsace, to be commanded by a Marshal, is entirely destitute of foundation. " A state carriage is building which is to used at the ceremony of the Coronation. " A German Journal states, that the Religious Orders and the Catholic Clergy ,of Russia have re quested the expulsion of Jesuits. FIVE PER CENTS. Saturday 66 f. 85 c. DEFERRED STOCK. Of the 3Rd March, 1917, . S 5 f. 95 c. 22d Sept. 1817, . .83f. 9s c. 22d March, 1818, .Bl f. 95c. 22d Sept. 1818, 79 f. 93c. 22d March,lBl9, .. . 78f. 10 e. " MADRID, MAY 17.--The three ships which have sailed from Cadiz have no troops on board, the Viceroy of Lima having only asked for ships ; his land force, it is said, is sufficient to repulse any debarkation attempted by the army of Chili." It is stated in some of the French Papers, on the foundation of reports from Malta, that Ad miral FREEMANTLB has been ordered to ,send.from the Mediterranean Squadron " several ships of the line, frigates, and sloops of war," without de lay to England. We observe that The Times of this day considers this news as " improbable," but with all our respect for the sagacity and general intelligence of that Paper, we are of a different opinion, as it corresponds exactly with our infor mation of the critical state of affairs in France, and the judicious measures to be prepared for events, to which we have before alluded, that are in active movement at borne. NVe are by no means surprised to find that great exultation, prevails among. the Jacobinical Re formists in France, particularly in Paris, in con sequence of the Debates in Parliament respecting our . Paper Currency, who conceive, from the mis conceptions, the misrepresentations, and the. cla mour of Opposition, that we are on the brink of ruin. Hence these Jacobinical Reformers natu rally suppose that if, by their artifices, they can again excite a Revolution its France, which of course will lead to the disturbance of all the . other Powers of Eusope, we may be the less able to assist the general cause, and check the force of the democratical tor tent. Such is the effect of those clamours on the part of our Opposition, in and nut of Parliament. At first those clamours spread a gloom over the whole people, as was evident from the state of. the Funds, but the panic was soon over, and people begin to be sensible of the danger of too soon returning to a metallic currency, MS they are persuaded that we are perfectly safe in the continuance of the Paper Currency, till the oche,. can be o . opetiy regiuretL We inay a s k ;36 , rtkil tradesman if he has no[ L full coninente in the sol' Tetley and integrity Of the Bank, and if the most distressing embailassments would not result from too restricted a circOlation of Notes. But to return to France. It has long been our firm persuasion that the tranquillity of that Country, and the preservation of the Monarchy, depend entirely on the life of the present King. His amiable character, his mild virtues, his know ledge, his experience, and his excellent under standing, ripened and improved in the school of adversity, cannot but excite the esteem of all well-disposed Frenchmen, and must even produce awe in the minds of those who are of a contrary desoriptiGn ; but, when he is gone, the impression of his venerable qualities will be gone With bins ; furious debates, tumors, and revolutionary mea sures Will be proposed, and there will be rd° many disposed to " Cry Maroc—and let the dogs of war;" • the work sn nobly incited by the glorious per!e" vetance of Great Britain, and so happily followe4 by the Combined Powers, tviil be . ali to be °Bpi?" performed, with inipaired resources and increafo l difficulties. That our Government arc aware 4 1 these probable consequences, mud are providing for the expected course of events, is evident,hy the pre parat ions at which we have repeatedly hinted, Loa which, though cautiously, ate vigorously carrca on, and which will at letist sccnre this country, whatever may be the consequence to other States' We are sorry to see The Morning Chronicle ('P' posing again this day the ATTOffNEf-GENBRACII Bill for preventing British Subjects from enlistirt in a service hostile to that Government with whicb we are connected in pacific relations, and wilh which it is our interest always to be united i° amicable ties. Does The Chronicle reflect npoli the unjust, illiberal, and impolitic tendency of its reasoning. What was thought of France far interposing in the dispute between this Countri and its Colonies, and by which she suffered severe retribution in the ruin of her Monarch,' and the erection of a Military Despotism ? An a what should we , .think of Spain, it she were in a state of prosperity, and were to send troops 11 " assist treason and rebellion in any of our distant territories. Were The Chronicle to look i° the baleful consequences of its doctrines and its reasonings, it would surely be struck with 91 sense of justice, and some regar d to t h e L a ° Q Nations, and not «i4ll us to lend our aid to ate enemies of a Power with which we are in allianc e merely because we may derive commercial adt 3a. tages from her misfortunes, when we might ba sure of those advantages, if they were founde d , upon the value of our commodities, and the iv few ity of our dealings, whatever' may be the 60 1 result of the unhappy differences in question. The House of Commons re-assemble this dor° pursuant to adjournment. . Yesterday the Duke of YORK. transacted tary business with the PRINCB REGENT at Caw' ton-lionse. Last evening the Duchess of Youtt left (0 0 . for Oatlands. The Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA take (WY airings in. Windsor Park. Saturday the Princess Soma of deotrcasT°l arrived in town from Windsor,. whet e she h e " i • been on visit to the Princessess AUGUSTA 911 " SOPHIA. Yesterday the Princess walked in the gardens at the back of the Queen's Palace. Prince LaoroeD went to Gloucester-bons yesterday morning, on a visit 'to the Duke on : Duchess of GLOUCESTER. In the afternrion 1 " 1/ Royal Highness visited the Duke and Duchess 4, Yoax, at York-house, St. James's Palace. The PRINCE REGENT Will hold a drawing ° room at Buckingham-house on the 17th : th d Gazette, which announces this circumstance, 4 1 " 9 not state whether his Royal Highness will be as' sisted at this ceremonial by any of the Princesses { Some time ago it was stated that the Duchess 01 YonK would hold the drawing•room. The Birmingham Theatre opened with grel success last week to an overflowing house ; " • the decorations and embellishments, under th e direction of its new Manager,. Mr. BuNst, has succeeded ELLISTON, seem to have given gre jl pleasure •to the audience. The Theatrical Core . ' , are certainly very respectable; and the mang e ment of the Stage, under the direction of M" ' CONWAY, has established the character of th e Drama in the town entirely bevand all precedenP, The principal performers are, Messrs. Cotogial r° FAREEN, FOoTtf., DENNING, BUTLER, IJIW' NI LEE, Mrs. EnwiNt, Ales. WK3ToN, and Mil l liumßy, all of merited celeb rit y. ACCIDENTS AT Grte Nw ICll.—On Monday:4 ( e r ; noon, a young woman, who had imprndently gpf into a swing, was takt•t) with a giddiness in b e head n was while tie rachinwasin motion, and call eii l to the owner to stop it, or she should fall O t t ; she called sererai times, but the man did not a tempt 'v stole it, and wheo it was at its heig hr i : she fell out bead foremost, and struck with O t , violence upon the ground, that site was killed the spot. b i te was (pike dead when taken oP' It is strange that the use of such dangerous ol fv e chines, by %eltich so many fatal accidents h 3v happened, is not prohibited.—A man was W u ! i.,, lug near one of the swings at Greenwich Flo:' t yesterday, and when it was in full motion , :a struck against the tipper part of his face, °` tore off the des!) of one of his cheeks and his PI: bone. Ile was taken to a Burgeon in most dr"' fill agony. ~. •r i`