The Sun. — London, England, 1816-03-15 00:00:00

tail, or the rcoperiy on lilt . Sir G, C L ERK presented a Petition from Itatho, in the County of Edinburgh, agaln*t any renewal of the Property nuc, anti hoping in event of T A % being confirmed, t h at it would be so tun. ns to pre fess injuriously on the agricul tural int creSt S: Head, and ordered to lie.on the table. Mr. FINLAY presented a Petition (ruin Rather glen, against any renewal of the Property Tax, I ...)rdered to lie on the table. Mr. Ilowoutit presented a Petition to the like etcct fruin tresham. The Hon. Gentleman ex. pressed his concurrence in the prayer of the Peti tion, and declued his intention, if the tax was ever proposed to the 1101.., lie dionlil not give a v o 4,..,Consideribg as he did that the Probes tv Tax was wholly ripugnant to the principles of die 'Constitution. Mr. MANNftgo having sail a fee words, Mr. Cat.vraT wished the Hon. Member for Surrey (Mr. 11. Sumner) to state, ‘vbethtr, nu ht esenting the Petition from Sim ey, he really ob. served, according to report, that such Petition (vas agreed to by a large majority, when in truth it was agreed to, and ordered to be presented to the house unanimously Mr. Suns Va . Mild not say what had been re ported of him : be appealed to the House whether be hard not piesetsted it in the usost respectful manner possible; Mr. I.lF.Nxti,rr bore testimony to the respectful way in which t!.e Petition had been presented. tfrbserving that the lion. Member billy and fairly stated the eiremnstances under which it had been vo Petition read, aid ordered CI lie on tne table. Mr. IV. SMITH presented -a Petition from ALt than, against the Property Tax. head, and or dered to lie on the table. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' Act.. Mr. LocKnatcr, pursuant to notice, lam, to -sirol:e for leave to bring iii a Bill to suipend the 'benefits of the Insolvent Debtors' Act, alloying such benefits to be extended to those only who might he in custody at the present mainent, or at time to he hereafter fixed. lle !horrid nut be c ensured for presumption in bringing this subject forward, when it wins remembered that the Noble : Lord who introduced that fill, whirls he was tsnxions to repeal, had avowed it to be a law of experiment ; but he was isir,, thlit 'Noble Personage have but foreseen what would be its operation, that he would not have armed 't 'with so many and such indiseriminme iii - dulgences to the debtor. Scarcely had any law era produced so many evils in a long .course: of years, as this had created within short period. 'All would Admit, that in every conatry there moist be laws to compel the telfil lmtlt of promises and the performance of duties that were 9ez.-esssry to the maintenance of so eituy ; and that. such laws ritiglit to be adequate to their i',l,Jecs—to enforce contracts, and to prevent or redrssas vr-ongs. lint this law was so aliate!ormient of such ptinciple. To sliew thici it,orc•toelly, lee would trace the lesolin4 features of the A:et 11, 5 : tiro,( oticnisleatitre was, that any person whir:toad' been in prison fur debt, _no ini a lt s e to s el l s( s nionnt, for in three mouths tie conid apply, for,mot obtain Us discharge on givii% irp his property but the pritoneri-thight re =Ain prison. longer, till.. they. bad exhausts 'their property it they elitise. litre seas at once the.teason of the prisons being so full as they, s civet present (for this Act, ivhich was to have inquietl them had caused tbein to be fuller than ever") tell were proceeding to confinement to get released from vast loads of debt ; they were marching thither in eoluMns to get the benefit of the Act. The Act which allowed such easy noel tudiecrimitiate relief had this worst .effect, of put-; Ping into the minds of men, tottering on ruin, to proceed while their property lasted, instead of ap plying it to discharge debts, or to throw theni selves into prison, and et the saute time secreting am much as, possible of their property. The 0 , 0 . 4 •bleinisle of the Act was, that it made no discrimination betweeti the various classes of debtors, between those who were, and who were • riot worthy at relief. It was trite those guilty of fraudulently wasting their property (to prove such fart was extremely difficult), might, tinder this Act, be remanded for five years ; attorneys end (others,' proved to have embenled money, were to lie sent back for ten years ; and those charged with obtaining goods by trantinlent means were imprisoned five years s but though such provisions were made it was not found 'easy to carry them into effect. So narrow had been the c o nstruction of this last regulation,: that-nonis had been adjudged to have obtained credit by frautite lent menus, except where the case .approached very close to reeriminal.proceeding.- The tiouse mnst see of what injurionS tendency was a law which could receive such construction, •us ens elated the worst of characters to , obtain that be . 1104 leteoded for the unfortunate but honest dehtnr:i But the Act not only ext cordon o contraets, relieved the pHs - oiler for tines, &c. for aunts On w' WI the prisoner is confined, as standing Against him er deteeto as well as ex eontracto. This eistripletely Omni:ratted the wholesome and rigo ' rooS operation of the law and when alt the pe of the Act because known, the subvers siren of credit, the release front fines, the cause. renCistes of violating property, must be most roils ,,us so the trading and commercial interests. It veould go to break dowu that system of credit which had condoned, with general good effect, for 600 years : to disarm the . wholesome severity of s''the law ; to allow dishonest men, to cheat Mullet 'credit with,impunity; to make men destitute of means to pry, neeligetitabout contractingsiebts. - The occasional Insolvent Acts were not so ruinous as this sea tirling Act, for the dostbt in which HO were kept, no , one knowing when -an Act wholti pass, and whether it wirtilttrsitentl . to him, itiode each iodividniti cautious, ,But now such emotion Ives destroyed, the eeofiment of Mr. jlarl‘e, that " there.aves no connexion between she colooting-house and the jail," had been falei fied, fin - the nutneroits Petitions from all classes and all parts of .the country shoved that there: vrat 'brit too intimate a connexion between the countinpitouse Ina Ahe jxil.. To the inereo ing usis.Ao4oo4 frost the operation of this ;.! OUT, ii; THPIIgIIL ttur • hottlii he-soine check. T.) do this l le .t! '"g ht the blouse oug ,t, ali er a edtaja lihre, ras iwatl the Cornortisitions for receiving Petitions front insolvent Debtors, for the step they ought to tktke v' to pct rid oi the preieut imis system. .Atter tlik there inigt.t be intro -duced a broad principle of disiretion in tie hAnds of the 3udfics ; but the suspension of such a law or'' experiment as now ex i stet t;—was Inmily and properly called tut, lie firmly 'believed that it very materially aggravated the public distress, by destroying faith and credit betwegn man and man, and inducing those to shut np their hearts and piffles who might otherwise be disposed to relieve, lty granting credit. lie concluded with moving to introduce a Bill to suspend the Commission to teceive Insolvent 'Debtors' Petitions. Sir S. llonttAv . (lid nut intend to give any op position to the motion, as it wits highly neces sary that, the. attention of the House shoold be drawn to tl!e subject, front the great abuses , that existed under the Act. lie had his doubts, how. ever, if ,the law should be precipitately repealed, anti thought that some previous information wits necessary. Every three years a temporary lnsolrent Act had passed, which had all the in conveniences of the present Act, and violated all the contracts between man and man. lie thought that a Committee should he - appointed to inquire' luto the &eels produced by - the Act, anti to . suggest 'some mode of remedy. He. sate nothing • peculiar in the • character of Englishnien, to pre ve tit the principle of the ressio tonteum front being, applicuble to them, in COMMOU it It the inhabj . - - !Aai of other commies, and rather apprehended some defect in the nleting, Whets the frill had heen.first introduced into that House, no Member hid spoken against it, and the question now it' aSl Should the house repeal a temporary measure, without being in possession of all the ittformatioo that could be got by a COmmittee. The ATTORN ri V -GrN nttAL thought the trtstion was one of great importance, and that nothing ball so much aggravated the putAie distress us the art that had been alltutesi to. But the subject callvd fur deliberation, anti information, and be sboolkbe ready to second the motion, should his tion; . Friend more-for going into it Conintitiet. Sir S. Roast Lt.Y seemed to think he should be imalile to attend. The iiiTOIZNIVI-GENICIIAL Snit, tliat he was in the saute situation, but should communicate on the subject to-morrow with his Learned rrlend. Mr. BROUGHAM hoped that Itis Honourable and Learned Friend (Mr. Lockhart) would agree to the substitution that hall been proposed, its few seeined llisposed to go the whole length with him ; though he was aware of the frauds thatiuol been committed, under colour of the lnsolv.ut Debtor's .Aet, all must he sensible of the Want of anti of the necessity of a rept:AY,. ak . the act eta itp credit by the roots. AIrjatiCKHAUT S that his within was-not incenthtent with ilt, appointment of a Commit tee i shotild the treition be areedell to, he should not Tullis' the subject pertinaciously upon the house withnit the necessary' imptiries. Mr , should. oppose any Dill that went' primal ate Iticolvviit Debtor's Act, and conc,luded • by, moving, that the debate should be adjOurned till to-thOrrow. ► Mr. Orsorucuox thought the martufacterittg vrt of the community were Ilitteh indebted to the 11.91). alit Learned Gentleman. as the grossest flands had been committed under the Insolvent Act. .Lord CASTLERrAGH did not think it necessary to adjourn the debate, and was of opinifill that theintroduction'of the ILII , h»pJied the necessity of an. inquiry. After some words from Mr. Lockhart and Sir Samuel Ito Milly, Mr. Abercrombie withdrew his amendment, anti Sir SAMUEL Rostzt.t.v moved as an Amendment, that a Cominittec should be appointed to enquire into the effect of the present Insolvent Debtors' Att. Mr. Lectutxtrr objected, to the Amendment, upon flit ground, th►►t if an opi►►ion once went abroad that a doubt existed in the House as to the inconvenience attending the measure, there world be no cod to the imposition. The House divided upon the Amendment, When there appeared Pm the Amendment 9P2 For the Motion 7l , N4jurity The Committee was accordingly appointed. _ 111ARRIAGE OF THE PRINCES CHARLOTFEe Lord CASTLEREAGH appeared at the bar with a Message from the-Prince Regent. The Message having been brought up, was read by the Speaker.—(For which see Lords' ttepnrt.) Loup CASTLEREAGH Said, the conrse usually pursued ,on similar occasions, was to appoint an early day for going into a Committee on a Mes sage relatitio to a circumstance so auspicious as that which had just been communicated to the House. But while they did this, their affection and the deep interest which they took in all that to nearly concerned that illustrious Family, by whom we had now the happiness to be governed, and whose sway hut so largely contributed to the *happiness and liherties of Euglishmen, had al. sways suggested on the moment tm expression of gratitude: for the Message which had been b roug ia down, coupled with an assurance that they would proceed without delay to take Jr Into their most serious consideration, in or der to make such provision as might appear suitable to the high tanks of the parties, and con sistent with the dignity Of the nation. On the present, occasion he anticipated no difficulty in persuading the House to take this course on that auspicious and gratifying event which he had been anthorited to communicate this day. Ni argu ment was necessary on his part to wake their at tachment to that illustrious Personage,.svito now so glorionsly.presideil over the Government of this country ; or to that distinguished individual who, was the object at the present Message , The alli ance about to be.iontracted was one which pro mised to be nut less conducive to the comfort NA -happiness of the parti e s thint to the advantage and glory of the Nation. Ile felt. it impossible to 'abstain from congratulating the !louse on the character of that imlisidtutl who was now about to be unitid to 4,tit: itopti Family of Englaud by ill beconte him to odor ally thing like fiat , tery to Prince Leopold, but he stb.oke in the hear log of those who could correct him if he over-. rated an y thi n g, when he asserte‘that there wis but one opinion on his mttitsthronghout Europe; and that his principles; his %antlers., and habits, all ; cominainleol• admiration, and proved hint it; possess those qualifications which fitted him for domestic enjoyment, and which were necessary to form a suitable consort for the Princess Charlotte of Wales. What provision it might be ,noper to make, it would be for the House to consider On going into a Committee on the Message.— In deciding on this question, he donlitcd not they would 'mark chair attachment to the Royal Family by uniting that liberality which be• came the character of the Country and the splendour of the Crown, with that due attention to economy which ought never to be lost sight of in Parliament. There was only one consideration which he would press on thou, as that which be Was anxious they would keep particularly in view% lle, hoped that in nriking a provition suitable to the high situation of the parties, It would be so framed, On their first settlement in life, as to guard against the necessity of recurring to the liberality • ot•Parliament x second time. Ile then moved OW an humble and dutiful address should he presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent; to edristy to him the thanks Of t ha t House fur bitinned grd c io n s Message on the subject of the intend e d tnarris e of the Princess Augusta Challotte o f tieorge Frederic Leopold, Prince of Saxe-Co. bourn;, of Saalfeld ; express their entire satis faction at the elii°.'ace alinnt to be twined with a Protestant er i .lice of so ilhistrions tt family art ; alliance %titieb, while it promised to inetease the hapi,‘lness of his Royal highness the. Prince A." and of her Royal Highness the Prioress Charlotte, promised also to prove in unison with the best interests of the (-tinnily. Tn assure bins that • that House -would immediately proceed too• the consideration of Lis most gracious Mes sage; anti to make such a prorition 5110111,1 mark their just sense of Lfie great and eminent vir tue, 01 . her Royal Highness. the Prince!is Char lotte, 4110 be suititble to the honour and dignity of the .Royal. Family .and the nation.—(Lotti} cheering flout all parts of the 'l.l,"nise.) The question was put on the Adams, audicttr vied nem. con, The Nessitge was orderefi la, be referred to ti Collllllitted Of the ivhole Houle t o.morro w. (F'or the Iteiw►intker'uf Ct)III3WW. -r►: the lu.st Pagel FRENCH PAPERS, El ECEI VED THIS MonNiti4.l COUMIL 1V.1.R. Pmus. Mmtcu 10.—The %Omit of,, the ri it • 11 eaSei present at l'aris baying been beard, they proceeded to read the depobition of those who were distant from the Capital all these witnehes repeated the details already given. Some favoor able tw Colonel Boyer, stating that a report was current DI rill antler tAttiling between Admiral Li nois and the English. ,The President observ e d, that such a fact ought to lie e,t.),liikhetl with great precision. No certain proof had been given that the inhabitants of Basse Terre had urged Colonel Buyer to take the lead in a movement to prevent great tii,asters; M. Boyer said, that he beliered that the Mayor himself made part of the deputation which came to persuade hint to hoist the tri-coloured flag in order to save the Colony. ,The President thot , ok, in opposition t o thi s statement, that the Mayor Was attlOng t h oie w h o on the , lath came to,conjure M. Linois to resume the government. M..Reyset, tt witnessovas - then called to' repeat his deposition in proof of this. Some questions were Own put to the prisoners by the President. The Court was interrupted for some time. At three Council ag tin commenced, and Col. deSesmaison presented a report of-con siderable length, stating the substance of the pro , Ceetangs w, tick, bad been before the Court. concluded by bserving, that notwithstanding Oft circumstances brought forward, the conduct of the prisoners still have the character. of the dis obedience; insubordinafoo ; and revolt imputed to them. SITTING OF THE 11711 MMICH. The Court met at half-past eleven, after short address from the President to the Council for the prisoners —M. Gairal proceeded to speak in defence of M. Littois.—He stated, that Admiral Linois had entered into the service of the State in the year 177 G, and noticed his glorious exploits while in 'that service. lie had been carried as a prisoner of war to Portsmouth. He was there in 1814, when an unlooked-for revolution restored to them their lawful Sovereign. He had the happiness to communicate to the other prisoners the enthusiasm with which be was himself ani mated, and of leading them , to hoist the white in place of the tri-coloured flag. He then entered into the detail of the events which passed at Goa daloupe in the months of May and June, when the report of the invasion of Boonaparte was spread there. Has that time Admiral Linois manifested a dis trust of the English, he expressed the greatest horror at the emissaries of Bunnaparte. The 62d regiment was still loyal ; but an un foreseen incident removed the brave Col. Vatahle, and dining.the absence of the Chief the regiment revolted.; The Admiral Was iiireefeil, deprived of tome iti He riVeettira to bbt'ett, twat Ilia fait halt;;{ -forward did not prove disobedience, or ittioN ta bation in the Admiral. '1 he lawful authority Ousdatoupe had been overturned the sea elt i France afttr the 23d March: It was not to be fdrgotten that Article (4 the French Criminal Code declared, that nu ro sou could be gUilty when obligeti by for& vrt,i: he could not resist. Alter some further oLtero tions in defence . of the Admiral, snit a loco marks matte by M. Sesotaisolt iit answer , i Sarleton, prOcnicur of the King, required dot tie debate should be cloied, and that the Cutth should deliberate. Before proceeding to tbli : tioyer had lel to speak. After reternidg tkanits to the icr Ile observed, " I have etnumitted );:telt spirt the Admiral, a mt c 3 ,, 0 mo re A tr ium age ind Iltl ling—llut have I deserved the pelialty.of (lo th Ihe tkinst guilty, the Rtgicidei tLyeirifeld"' 111! ( " -. ' l l l txned, eted I who have 50 ° King mot Countrymita the momesit W115,)14 into a fatal error-11101M Ibe puni3llo wish death.'" f Avhuiral Linoll addressed in fey "'"r" Alembers of the Council. 'flee Conned relived t, pitit deliberate at halfluse s i t. At ItAtf• conned pronounced judgment, by Punts Wits unrtnininusiv arvitted-4-toitt C ' 4 " . .11royrr eondensged to dends. t -410 0 TlfFirwi MoatitNc.--'fhe senteriec .)1(- ; detnned Colonel Brler was read to bins kit 9 4 . ii lac kear d it with much firmness. The . Adm 4 ‘I !tic() Attolir'i has been liberated. Yesterday' orning General bated , 17 Ps i ia e *t teAbbaye, was scat I:belly. • r d A. gurisan of I'2oo Royal Gaardi has c ' c .theCastie of Vincennes for some citir. The King is so Itrected by an its:); h. of tb e as to be onahle to attend a j r. Chapel. • to Count de Niontelientt hits set oti for,„P , ) - , A rt`t join the other Corniiiii4ioners of the Aiiita 1 tbi who are to observe the xceution of ffil e °‘' Articles of the Teesty 200 of Novem il:r '' We tire assured that the persons iolt," 3 ‘ te4l It , the . air of the Nth Tricobre we're ro te ".., transferred to the Coneiergerie. Court will be occupied the first (f.syv.riCh_ t ?' ' ' portaut Atteittess, in which Apricac M. no!!!' priutur "$‘11141!lot, the booknliers Littren 't " prt, unit the young woman trittnolJtls.° the 9rrrant of the latter. They Write from Lons Ir SattitifOr' factious r:trties are roaming kiwi , etie fren" ,:; but thst the m ost oti" tt are taken to destroy th e i r g uil.ty espe ctatjun to kcip front the, inhabitants the in tlacoc.° false account, whi c h t h ey , r , 004;4010111.g propagate. r ROME, FEA. 24 The Duke Fr:lncise ( ' r ; 'rl , 51 et:sari:li died soddenly the eveu iug of tile of this mouth. The nelson that the symptoms of th e „ : 1' , 1 ; 1 1:1 ' lui i ' s a u d i n a l o Ve un o; e e d d. in t;e t h appears tehtiktinitvi 1: 5 10 0 1 : s t . l ati ; creases daily. e The Apqllo Deleedert, tbe bailttlant an"' 19W , tinons were replace! insthe Vatican on do' tr Tile Emperor of Austria is no longer C'll6 here. t. GALLAPOLI O 'FEL 23. several Frenco i,e4l laden with oils, woollen stuff's, Ste. have 6 " - i'el our e p . tiie only TheFrenchpeoplearee well i`) cli fe recCi:::l 'rh) lll°' ports. Our trade suffers much. ' .001 Th"Betzt;, MAncu,2.--It is said thitt c of •Franeottla will Wiitit " P in future but 09titt boil', united to the kingdom of 13avarl4' MENU FUNDS. 5 per Cents, IlAnk Actic•n• lO7l r. 14' tisSELS PAPERS. (RECkIVED T llll 1510TIVI: 4 °' ) A : t• Br.:7S3CLS, MAUCH I .—Letterl; from the red thileile state, that the Commi tte e for i tatiriatot-tist fronrtersis dissolved, and 14'4 PL, rlsian (Mo fps are retiring : 1 / 43WA Tt13 the 110i/It t pass over, it is added, to the rig ht bank o ; r.ver. These letter 3 have perhaps g c i•e B cred i r a report which has "been pretty gene" ll Y at intact for some days, that his Majesty the E fillr edi of Russia hod obtained from hi t moiety the of Prussia the country betwe en the Meuse st“ Rhine, in order to znake of it a w ed.ling gif t ° id august sister, who is DOW Princes ° Netilerlands. It will perhaps be ai keil, wio tt nectioo this new' may have with the grc' t e ; which the Hogue :Gazette Announced Yes" rdsY be 4 rzu. 28 —For some tceeks it hi ts re , observed that there was n very Accive cad pondenee between the Empress iNiqrll4 MsP i the Imperial Conn' of Aldan., Coo° Cer"Li, Gorernor of the Dockics ri'vg°'