The Sun. — London, England, 1819-01-16 00:00:00

PARLI A MENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, JANUARY 13. Shortly before two o'clock, Lord Chief Baron Richards entered the H wise with the accustomed state attached to the Office of Speaker, immedi ately after which prayers were read. About two the Lord Commissioners, namely, the Lord President (the B.trl tiarrowhY). ILc Lord Privy Sea) (the Earl of Wes•moreland), the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and tire Earl Bathurst, took their seals. Tire Lord President directed the Gentleman U•her of the Black Rod (Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt) to require the attendance of the House of Com- moos. Black Roil went forth, and shortly afterwards returned with Mr. Manners Sutton, at the head of a considerable number of Members of the House of Commons, who advanced, making the usual obeisances to the liar. Mr. MANNERS SUTTON.—" My Lords, his Ma jesty's Commons, in the exercise of their undoubted privilege, have proceeded to the choice of a Speaker, and I am to inform your Lordships that that choice has fallen upon me. lam fully aware, my Lords, of all the difficulties attending tire fulfilment of the duties of the arduous office of Speaker, and of the qualifications required for their adequate execution—l attt also folly sensible how many of these qualifications arc wanting in me.—Should it therefore be the pleasure of his Royal flightless the Prince Regent, acting in the rrrru;e and ou the behalf of his Majesty, to disap proie of the choice thus made Ly his Majesty's faithful Commons, there is no doubt that Iris Ma jesty's faithful Commons will, without difficulty, find many amongst their own Members (vim are much better qualified than myself to execute the dates of their Speaker." The LORD PRESIDENT--" Mr. Sutton, we have it in command from hii Royal Highness the Prince R , gent, acting in the raise and on the be half of his Majesty, to signify his Royal High tress's approbatio n of the choice made by his Ma jesty's faithful Commons, his Royal Highness be ing fully satisfied, from the eminent and tried abi lities displayed by you in the last Session, inn the office of Speaker, that you are eminently (rati fied to execute all the ditties which that stw ion requires." The SPEAK! R—" I humbly submit myself to the pleasure of his Royal Highness the Prince Rrgent, acting in the name and on the behalf of hip Majesty. In becomes therefore my duty, on behalf of his Majesty's faithful Commons, hoot bly to solicit the allowance of their undoubted jai% ileges, namely, freedom of debate, freedom from arrest, or moles:ation for themselves, (Itch servants and estates, and free access to his Majes ty, whenever they shall deem it their duty to lay before him any matters touching the public evel faue. I have, lastly, humbly to solicit, that it any mistake shall arise inn the course of the pro ceediogs of the Horse, that the blame of such emir may be imputed to me alone, and not to his Majesty's faithful Commons Ti.e LOUD PRESIDENT--" Mr. Speaker, we have it in command from his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the be half of his Majesty, to grant his Majesty's faith ful Commons the. tree exercise of all the privileges to which they have been accustomed, in as free and ample a manner as they have ever been en joyed under his Majesty, or any of his predeces sors. That any mistake should be committed in the proceedings of the House, the eminent quali ties already displayed by you as their Speaker, in duce his Royal Highness the Prince Regent to be lieve-will not occur ; but should any mistake un avoidably arise, we have it in command from his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the mane and on the behalf of his Majesty, to state that the most favourable construrtion will be put upon i!, without imputing blame to his Majesty's faithful Commons." The Lords Commissioners took off their hats, and the Speaker having made his obeisance, with- drew with the Mace carried before biro, and ful lowed by the Members. The Lords present, amongst whom were the Alarytis of Sligo, the Earl Digby, the Earl Dela war, &c. &c. were sworn. The oaths were also administered to the other Lords who came in, till tour o'clock, when an adjournment, as usual, took place. HOUSE OF COMMONS. About two o'clock the House was summoned to the House of Peers. On their return, The SreaKElt informed them, that they had been to the House of Peers, and that their choice of him as Speaker had there been confirmed by the Royal approbation—that he had taken that opportunity to solicit on behalf of himself and of the House, that his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of his M.ijesty, would be pleased to grant and con fit rn to them the privileges and immonities here tofore enjoyed by the Commons House of Parlia ment—that is to say, freedom from all arrests, and full protection of person to themselves, their office's, and servants—tree and unrestrained ac cuss to the Royal presence at all reasonable times —perfect freedom of debate—and the most fa vourable construction of all their proceedings ; and that his Royal Highness had been graciously pleased to grant and confirm unto them the said immunities and`privileges in as full, ample, and besieti:7ial a manner as the same had ever been heretofore granted to the House of Commons by his Majesty, or any of his predecessors. " Perhaps," continued Mr. Speaker, " I may now again be permitted to express my acknow ledgement to the House for the great proof they have been pleased to give me of their favour and esteem. I trust that they will continue to regard ail my services with the sante indulgence ; and that while I condone in any degree to mein their pprobmiou, they will enable me .to maintain a strict attention to the established rules and orders, which will be found not more convenient for the dispatch of business than necessary tor the ho nour and dignity of the House. It now only re mains for me to say, that no other proceeding n ill lake place on this occasion, than that those Alembcrs who are preseut should take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy, and those of qiialification and abjuration, before the proper Officer. For this purpose, it will be found most convenient for the Members returned within the several counties to come up to the table in order, as the Clerk calls over the names of the respec tive Uountivs.,, The Clerk then proceeded to call over the names of the counties, and as each was called, the Members assembled round the table at d took the usual oaths. The swearing continued till near half past five when Mr. BROGDEN moved that the House shout adjourn. The SPEAKER tViched to state, that it was his intention to come down to the House at three o'clock to-morrow to take the Chair as soon as enabled to do so, to give,such Members as chose to attend an opportunity of being sworn in The House adjourned at halt-past five. LONDON JOURNALS. FROM THF. MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. [The Times.] WAR IN THE CITY OF LONDON. The Lotus MAYOR, Mr. Deputy WILLIAMS, of Cannon-street, Mr. THOMAS NATHANIEL WIL LIAMS, and other respectable Inhabitants of the Ward of Wa'brook. A considerable degree of ferment has for some time past prevailed in the City, of the particulars of which we have taken some pains to inform ourselves. Of the two gentlemen named Williams, one, Mr. Deploy Williams, is for, and the other Mr. T. Nathaniel Williams, is against, the Lord Mayor. The oriOn of dispute occulted in Dec. 1817, when Nit . . T. N. Williams first because a Caodidive to represent the Ward of IValbrook in Common Countil : at this time he lost his elec tion ; but in a few months another contest took place in consequence of a death, and he would have had a majority, but the other Members of the Common Council for this Ward, eight in number, being averse from having him for a colleague, Caine themselves to the poll, and he in conse quence lost his election a second time by a majo rity of three votes. On last St. Thomas's Day, however, he came in without opposition. 'Fite squabbles' that arose during these three contests were numerous, and are likely to occupy the at tention of our superior Courts; as a true bill of indictment was found on Thursday last by the Grand Jury for the City of Loudon, sitting at the Old Bailey, against Mr. Deputy Williams, for a . misdemeanour in refusing to produce the book of accounts of the said Ward, pursuant to the Act nt l'arliament of the 10(11 of Geo. 11. On the bill being found, Mr. Deputy Williams gave bail (the Lord Mayor was one of his hail), and traversed it to the next Sessions ; and we have since heard that it has, or will be removed into the Court of King's Bench. It is necessary next to state, that Mr. Thomas Nathaniel Williams is one of the four attornies of the Lord Mayor's Court ; and that, during the contests, and at a wardmote, the Lord Mayor, then Mr. Alderman Atkins, presiding over the ward, observed, alluding to Mr. T. N. Williams, " You, Gentlemen, may elect this lawyer, if you please ; 1 will never associate with him, or put my foot under the same table." Th e L or d Mayor not wishing, it is supposed, to forfeit his word, and Mr. T. N. Williams being determined to support what he conceives to be his just right, the following warfare between them has been the result : It was so long back as the year 1800, that Mr. T. N. Williams purchased at a public sale, of the Corporation of Lo;oloo, for 2,000 guineas and upwards, his place, and all the rights, fees, and advantages thereto belonging; and, amo n g the rest, a privilege of a seat a t th e t a bl e o f th e S wor d': bearer, in rotation with the three other Attornies of that Court. Hii rotation commenced on Sunday, the 10th inst., and will continue until to-morrow, the 17th. On Monday last, the. 11th, Mr. T. N. Williams accordingly presented himself: it happened to be Piough-Monday, which, at the Mansion-house, has always been considered a gala-day, when the I -ehold dine with the Lord Mayor snd family in state, as a matter of course. Mr. Williams went to the Sword-bearer's room, and was soon informed that he would not be permit ted to dine with the Household, and that if he did persist in doing so, he would be turned out. Mr. Williams, however, considerints himself entitled as a matter of right to a seat, went into the Lord Mayor's parlour, and took it at the table accordingly. The Lord Mayor soon afterwards entered, and haying placed the Lady Mayoress in her scat, was proceeding to his own chair, when he discovered Mr. Williams not far from him, to whom he instantly walked up and said, " Sir, you are not invited." • He then c all e d t o hi s servan t s , ex claiming, "Turn him out ! six of.yott, fur I :min master of this house, and I will be obeyed. Toro hint out!" Any one call better conceive than we can desci die what now took place.— It ended, however, in Mr. T. N. Williams bent', forcibly turned out ; and, we are informed, the Lord Mayor assisted in this operation. The next day (Tuesday) was also a regular dinner day, at the Sword-bearer's tattle; and at the appointed hour Mr. Williams came to the Mansiou-house i and seas inturtned by the porter at the gate that he was not to enter- HE, how ever, took no nut ice, and passed on to the Sword-hearer's room, where he !loon received a message from Mr. Dixon, the house steward, by Blnhesby, a servant, that the Lott! Mayor would not suffer him (Mr. Williams) to remain in the house. Mr, Williams, however, explained his tight, and in formed theist, that be should of course dine there as usual, and then seated himself; upon which the Lord Mayor entered the room, with six or seven servants, and laid hold of Mr. Williams's arm, saying, " Servants, put him out immediate ly—do as I bid you at the peril of your places." Mr. Wil liams endeavoured to explain his right. The Lord Mayor answered, " I will abide by the consequences ;" and M r .- hams was again thrust out of the Mansion-house. OH the following day (Wedoestlav) Mr. Williams caused writs to be issued front the Court of King's Bench, and s c re e d min the Lord Mayor and four of the servants who turned him out. The same day he again took his place at the Sword bearer's table, when the Lord Mayor gave orders that no (hotter should be served up while Mr. Williams was there. Mr. Williams however waited, and in about an hour after the usual time of dinner, the Lord Mayor, with his servants, came into the room where Mr. Williams was, and addressed him thus,—" Sir, you have brought au action against toe, that is enough to try the right ; 1 am determined you shall not remain here, and yon had better go quietly ; one of my servants laying his hands on you." Mr. Williams answered, that he had heen well advised, and that he should resist by force. The Lord Mayor replied, that he would send for peace-officers ; and that he won Id order the dinner in an other room, where he, Mr. Williams, durst not cuter. The Lord Mayor amid Mr. Williams then entered into an alterca tion, which ended in his Lordship ordering Mr. Williams to he turned out a third - time, anti lie was turned out accord ingly, fur which assault Mr. Williams has brought another action. On 'Thursday Mr. Williams again went to the Mansion house. tieing determined to take his seat at the Sword-hearer's tattle, notwithstanding what had passed on the three preced ing days, when he found every door locked against him. Yesterday, as will be seen by our report under the proper head (see Lost Page), lie applied to the omitting Alderman at Guildhall tor a posse comitatus to enter the Mansion-house, which l ie still found locked against him. The Alderman (Mr. Chtistopher Smith), how ever, considered it a question of such great im- It is understood that Mr. Brougham will move for the writ to supply the vacancy caused in the representation of ‘Vestminster by the death of Sir S. Romilly. Several Members, boib from the Ministerial and Opposition benches, it is said, will take that opportunity of expressing their high respect for the character of that Lamented States man.—(lbid ) Lalornin g Chronicle.] Major-General Sir Edward Barnes, who was Adjutant-General of the army under the Duke of Wellington, is going out immediately on the Staff of Ceylon, to succeed Major-General A. C. Jack son, who is coming home in consequence of ill health. The accounts recently received from Cey lon are by no means favourable. NVe understand that on Monday, the 25th inst. a Message will be brought down to both Houses, recommending a retrenchment in the King's household at Wind3or.—(lbid.) [New Times 1 Some doubt has been suggested as to the lapse of 14 days, said to be necessary before any new writ can be moved for, and the doubt is grounded on a statement, that on the'3d of February, 1801, the very day when the King's speech was deliver ed, no fewer than eight writs were moved tor. This, however, is not at all conclusive; for the Parliament which assembled in 1801 was only partially a new one. There had been no dim ; but on account of the Union 100 Irish Members were introduced. The Session opened on the 22d of January, 1801, and the King's speech was so long delayed on account of the un favourable state of his Majesty's health. Notwithstanding the great quantity of money which the first payment of 10/. per cent. on the Otnnium wottld naturally draw out of the market the Funds remained very firm yesterday. Indeed at one time some large bargains were done at There was a fluctuation of a half per cent. in the course of the day ; for at the beginning of the morning they were 79k, hat they very soon rallied, and left off at 7911, looking very well.— The complaint of the scarcity of money was ra ther more prevalent at the close of the market than previously ; but it was not considered as likely to be lasting.—(Thid ) FOR THE SUN. 4CT for the RELIEF of INSOLI'ENT DEBTORS. ANALYSIS AND CONINIENTAILY. Ma. EDITOR,—The public atten►ion having been awakened to a consideration of the effects resulting front this important Statute, it may be permitted an individual, who is familiar with its principle and practice, to offer illustrations which are important to the community, especially as the propriety of continuing the Act is likely to be taken into consideration in the present Session of Parliament. My earliest attention to this subject was ex cited by the terms and limitation of the Insolvent Act, which passed in July, 1806, for the benefit of such a s bad been committed previous to a spe cific day, and whereby n o prisoner who was charged in custody for more than 15001. could be released. Thus, the operation of the Act only reduced the number of confined Debtors, by dis charging a portion of those whose debts did not , exceed 15001., and leaving in custody many other. indebted to a larger amount, or more recently committed to prison, who would willingly have surrendered their estate and effects for the benefit •f their creditors. By subsequent temporary Acts, the sum was enlarged to 20001., and a more extensive libera. tion was effected. In July, 1812, an Act passed which extended relief to Debtors who had been confined five years, their debts not exceeding. 30001. ; and, for the relief of Debtors, beyond that sum, without limitation, a discretionary power was especially given to three Barristers for the discharge of all Debtors who had been con fined previous to the sth of June in that year, according to the decision of such Barristers on the circumstances of the respective cases submit ted to them. In evidence of the necessity con templated by the Legitlatme fur granting relief to Debt6rs without limitation as to sum, the fol lowing Pteamble introduces the clause of exten- SIGH :- " Whereas many honest hut unfortunate persons, whose debts exceed 20001., although ►willing to surrender their ef fects for the benefit of their creditors, have been confined many years, and, but for the interposition of the Legislature, will be doomed to perpetual imprisonment." On the 14th December, 1813, an Act passed for - the. discharge of all Insolvent Debtors corn • milted before the 6th of November preceding, without any limitation of sum whatever. This Act originated %vitt' the late Lord ELLasßortotrcir, and was a precursory measure in operation to that which is now about to be treated of, and which had passed a few months previous. The Preamble of Lord ELLENBOROUGH'S Act is important, viz. : " Whereas it may promote the beneficial purposes of an Act, passed in the 69d year of his Majesty's Reign, intituled An Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors in England,' and thereby to render it unnecessary hereafter to make temporary laws for the relief of Insolvent Debtors : to the intentthat the number should be so reduced as to render more effectual the provisions of the said Act." This Preamble distinctly recognize? the pro priety of that which introduces the more perms• neat Act, as follows: " Whereas, notwithstanding the occasional Acts which have from time to time passed fur the relief of Insolvent Debtors, great number's of persons generally remain confined for debt in different prisons in ; and it is therefore expedient to make a permanent provision fur the relief of Insolvent Debtors." Thebe recitals distinctly shew the nature of the mischief meant to be cured, and the latter Act being clearly a remedial statute, it is important, for public consideration, to elucidate the provi- portance, that he refused to do so un►il he took the opinion of the Court of Aldermen. •In addition to the above narrative, a petition front the Vvard of Wslbrook has been presented to the Court of Aldermen, complaining that the present members of that Ward are improperly re turned by the Lord Mayor, This question will come on next Tuesday. siting which have been framed to suppress tbt mischief, and advance the remedy. ce p The principle of this measttre Ind previous'Y m . copied the att ent i on o f P ar li ament for t h re e s"c c r - e l site Session s , an d having been nitimatelyadqoe in a Committee of the House of Lords, wl' ere g d highest legal authorities devoted their talents ► industry to the subject, it was concluded , tj 'ft 1 mature delib era ti on , to esta bli s h a court, 31 the purp ose o f a d m i n i ster i ng the la iv sysre iit cally, with th e a p po i ntment o f a fi t per son a 9 t t r Majesty's C omm i ss i oner to pres id e i n s uch C OLi called THE COURT FOR RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS. Different opini o ns h a d b een enterta i n ed W° - tiCgf the highest legal characters of dist ingni.he d ment and experience as to the hest truide ministering the law. The late Chief Justice 5 e gested the propriety of Delegates from the 51 . 1r i n riot Courts, to superi n t en d he administranuil &c. Another N o bl e L or d , in the highest les, station, proposed a limited number o f Cora iPl u f sioners, as in the nature of Commissionergop Bankrupt. And another Noble Lord recoun ficl u iil ed, that in cases of imputed fraud, there ( j o i be recourse t o a tr i a l by jury, and that tb e d t should be a d m i n i stere d at tirrter Sessions. 0, the formation o f a C ourt being filially decid e ' 'o f as now constit u t e d, i t i s not my prov ince t° at e ii b o whether or n o t e i t h er o f t h e ot h er modeswould been prefer a ble. Th e exper i ence o f five ,eats t he will much contrib ute to a proper est i m ate ends produced ; and a review of the stat ale ke , be in the mean tim e d es i ra bl e f or pu blic The first enactment, which legalizes au 'Vibe cation for relief by petition and sehed&e , T r ee presented to the Court after the end o f months from the time of the Debtors' ci' l : l ' t - hitt meat, was fram e d i n t h e contemp l at ion °I alai being a sufficient period of imprisonment for it debt, and th a t a longer confiriemeot, might be injuriou s to the Debtor, b lcie tendency to dimi n i s h t h e means proper ly 4 P 1) , 1 it ble to the just demands o f t h e cre ditors h a n et - h er may become a question of imp or tance, even a shorter period would not be troce jus t , s 9 with the prin c ipl es o f lib erty a"d I°sasi stitution. If th e D e b tor i s una ble to ' l l.. the debts for whi c h h e i s con fi ne d, and 'ciao ing to make a just surrender, there see n ; s , o o. need of detenti on to prepare f or su ch a °7 1 ,0 sition, and it will be considered by mao:' 1 protracted impris onment i s not requ isite oe 0 : 1 0 !Itch a period a s mi g h t b e su ffi c i ent to re"" e o f just account, and make a faithful surren der .bed the estate and eff ec t s i n t h e manli er prescr i d o by the Act, prope r notice being first given i° several and respective Creditors such intea(be surrender. But in no case should the Deb i°. is discharged from his liability till such surrender made and fully verified. 4 ea The Act provides, that every rrson for debt, damage, costs, SUM or soma of rn"" e '' or contempt for non payment of money, tri 3 Y ply to the Court for relief, and upon order tamed s hall give 20 days' notice to the Well creditors previous to the day of hearing. The propriety of giving due notice. to the e rr ditors of application for relief appears highly, f i e ; qnisite for the purpose of enabling them fully satisfied of the troth of the debtor's 51 :"..... 4 we t o f t lie , tb ‘ i v lso h li. i is c u l a i nil. l be i he py i o s sourg ie g q tel u si eti suggested, e nd t : lt ltl e i r b) verify aetraa si t : t a c t . ;;e j l the ex penee advertisements in several Papers (as is n'ivviVt° tised) might b e di m i n i shed without plein";,,- 00 the creditors. If in the case of bankraP ts '„ e o advertisement in th e L on d on G aze tte has " - ec t found sufficient, a similar p 4,.. ract i ce might 5 1 s ° 111 the viers of the Legislature with referen ce t° )(e solvent Debt ors . A n d more es pecially it t o diurnal and provincial Prints would announce the public the li s t o f I nso l vents , a s they 41.0 w customed to do the list of bankrupts. [Tu be continued.) THEATRICAL REGISTER' Perbrmed East Night. p. 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Morning, 43 minutes after 5, I Evening, 8 minutes aftet THE SUN. iOLE3I QUIS MCI RE FALSUM A.(7IIEAT ? LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1819. We received this morning the l'aris Pqe' s Tuesday and Weilnesday last. The following 111.6 extracts : " ROYAL ORDONNANCE. " Louis, &c. " The Sieur Moreau (le la Rochelle, Stib - F r3‘ feet of Provins, is appointed l'retect of Vienne, in the r9om of the Baron Du!lame!. " The Sieur Rognat, formerly Prefect of 111. dennes, is appointed Prefecr of 1.44 Ve ndEr, to the room of the Count de Keresperts, " The Sieur Saint Agnan, Mayor of Nantes/ 11 '4(4, of tht D i I, Aff d i r I) ) , Cr larl y r, 110 : , ' II 1, 1 41,1, it I, 'I Cht th ei( ; Litt b: _ tertrtt I) "" r o • Jet t 4 4R bEV. I:;f„, .'' li% 410: 0 t ‘to,,, 'l4 . '1 the I?Ptes 419, ‘kil ‘ tiOn.l tet erre Co mm , te at E, •' r,4 441 t,t kil )c a ti Ati: g, . 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