The Sun. — London, England, 1819-01-19 00:00:00

PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, JAN. 18. ,The Lord Cloiet Baron took the %Vonlsack soon after two _o'clock, when prayers having been read, the Lords present, namely, the Duke of Bedford, the Marquis of Lowdown, and Lord Glastonbury, were sworn. The oaths were ad ministered to the other Lords who came in till tour o'clock, when an adjournment took place till to-morrow (this day). HOVSg OF COMNIONS. The Speaker took the Chair at three o'clock, and the adrn►t►tetratton of the Oaths commenced imaiediately, and continued until half-past tour, when th'e House adjourned---about 50 Members were sworn. LONDON JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPF,IO; OF TIM DAY. [Morning Post.) Both Houses of Parliament continue to be oc cupied with swearing in their Members. Of the . Lords not more than 80 have yet taken the oaths ; in the Commons the number already sworn in upwards of 330. This necessary preliminary kill probably occupy. the whole of this (lay and to mortow_and On Thursday, it is expected, tl‘e Session will be opened by Commission: The Speech to be. deli,cred. by .the Lords Commissiooers has probably by this time received the sanction ..of his Royal Highness thi , Prinee Regent. [New Times] As this is the settling day at ase Stork Ex chat ge, prior to the opening of the account ,most of the individuals yesterday were engaged in making up their accounts, and consequently but little bu siness was done; nor did any fluctuatinn,wbat, sorver take place. Consols were 78i without the Dividend, and for the Account 791 to The Funds were considered at the 'close or the market to be . looking up • and the. complaint of the scarcity of money appeared to be, as anticipated, weiciy temporary. [The Tinzes,] We have received the Bombay Courier of the 12ib of September—the following is the only extract of any interest. We understand that Dburtnajee Purtub Row, and his brother, who were taken by t-he party.of reformed horse ender the. command of the gallant. Lieutenant Suthei land,-•have been - executed at Aurunga6d, by or• tier of the:NizarrOir GtSvernment. We cannot as certain with anYtertuinty the truth of the report, that it was by the orders or Dhurmajee tha(,-Cap tain Vaughan and his brother wece . 9o basely put to death at Tuili auiu ; brit however this may be, the crimes of this wretch anti his brother were sufficiently am* to ju s tify_ the severe measures which have been Adopted against them. • - THEATRI,OAL . Performettia.st Nieht. THEATRE ROYAL; Dill RT. N time). Brutus: Lu cius Junius, Mr. Keats Tarquinia, Mrs. W. West. Attcr which, The Silvrr Arrow. _ • 'THEATRE ROTA L,•CRvENT-GARoENT. 77 .Titne Shore: Lord T-Ta‘t cings, Mr. Toting: Jane Shure, 51iis O'Neill. After which, Harlequin Niutichausen. r ' TO CORAWONOENTB.. W. M—;—N, on INSOLVENT Dl BTOlibt Acr, To-morrow. -- 7 -- *** For 51Emoitts ov CotiNT ne CAZES;'See the Last Page. PRICE 0 STOCKS THIS DAT AT 1' Bank Stock 269 3 per Cent. 78i 79 3 per Cent. Cons.. ,78i iii 3i per Cent BBl 4 per Cents .96ii 97 8 per Cent. Nary Ann. 106ifi Bank L. Ann... 20/ 5-16ths rELVE o'cfmCK. Indio, Stocks ....... 2324 India Bonds .874. 6Es. pl. Eich. Bills, 4d..,,205. 110. pr. Otuninm l2 pr. Cons. for Areotint..... 79ii; Ditty fur February, 71i,1 79 7511 MAILS. Aatttyytt-1 Duhlin;_4 Waterford, 2- Sweden., 1 'Flanrlvrs. Due-1 Waterford, - 1 Guernsey and ..lersey, .3 Sweden, 2 .11antliurgia, 1 Holland, 1 France. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 45 minutes after 7. - Evening, 10 minutes after S. THE SUN. SOLEM QUis bICERE FALSIJM AUDEAT LONDON; TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1819. Spain, from the 211 March to the 30th Nov els : ber last inclusive; occupying about 250 14711° FOR. '1 tiE SUN. CVSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT,. AND .4BVSES OF INSOLVENT DEliroßs . AGENTS. TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD REDESDALE. MY LORD,—The praiseworthy efforts and at. teution which you have always evinced on sub - - Jects of public concern, induce me to confide in your indulgence for- the liberty I now. take in ad drest•ing von, under a conv?ction that no subject is of greater' importance than the AdatinistratiOn of this Act 'of Parliament.' '• It is understood Wit the proOrietiofits conti nuance and terwiliation will speedily attract the attention of the Legislature. lam free to con fess, as a practical Lawyer, that the abuses result ing from its operation are centered in,causes which can only be „ascertained by going into a Com mittee, and I shall have no difficulty to offer a Clireetion, through which niischiefs will be de velopetf,as must•eall for remedial provision. The tnachinery and technical application of this kw has been grosily perverted for a great length of time, through the medium of ,illegitilnate and improper Agency, snrl the great.- liody- of the legal Profession has obtained' an odium-from the effect of injuries which they • 1111A'e felt' iri . otir!rnoir with the Public, without any jillYtitifiWtlo` h in creating ;bent. A race of persons, under the deniiminntion nt .ktents of thq Insolvent Court, have engrossed to themselves the practice of the law Connected with that Court ; find if evidence is sedulously called for, nr,ny very serious mischiefs coMplained of, as resoliing from the Act of Parliament, ti ill, in tny j , ,dgment; be found to originate in a %vatit of ptinciple or qualification on !lie pert of those who usurp legal practice withotit due respon sibility. They have been accus , orued it; gain their ad: rnii.sion as • Agents upon payment of a fee, with - out previous inquiry into their qualifications either for integrity or-talent. Tuey ate for the most part persons who have been discharged- from Prison by the operation of the Act, and that seems their best . qualification to act for others, and like sheep from a fild, the aperture to one becomes a portal to the whole flock ; their numbers are' without limit, and they become practitioners of the law without the be nefit of legal education, or the probationary pe riod of service usual with Attornies ; they are not sworn to duty nor to allegiance; they are subject to no duties of revenue on admission, and arc liable to no annual certificate as Attornies Under the appellation of Agents they are known to issue proems for suitors and defendants, and to transact a great part of the ordinary business of common • law, and -are not recognized by any legal Tribunal ; they convene Meetings of Cre ditors, proceed to the choice, and sometimes take the appointment of Assignees under the Act, and it ;a conceived that, under such Administration, a correct statement of the Debtor's affairs, and a just distribution amongst the Creditors, must be come irregular and uncertain. The greater mis - chiefs arising from their interference in the common law, is their intermeddling with suits as plaintiffs or defendants in, all cases where Debtor s are parties. Collusive Arrests, Habeases, Hired BALSupersedeases, Motions in Court by Counsel, , Appearances, as well'as Writs of Error, are con sidered as the province of these self-constituted Agents by the Debtors, generally, throughout the Kingdom ; and under this impression, they engross a very considerable part of the practice of the Common Law, to the manifest inconvenience and detriment of the Community, and to the great prejudice of legitimate and authorised Practi tioners. To detail the numerous evils and abuses resulting from their unauthorized conduct, would exceed the limits of correspondence, and stagger even credulity itself. My Lord, the learned Sages who adorn one Courts of Just'ice, and preside there day to admi nister the laws; deserve the gratitude and applause of the country. They have shewn, at all times, readiness in cleansing-tbe Augean Stable of the filth and dregs which art, avarice, and peculation haVe created.—My Lord, it is the interest as well as..thl duty of every one to revere, observe, and enforce those rules of natural justice which re- strain fraud and euntroul perjury, which guide and promote individual benefit, and ultimately lead to maintain the safety and ti ell-being of mankind in general. The necessity of legal restrictions to preserve credit And secure the utmost responsibility which the Debtor can give, will be admitted by every considerate person as the - means of compelling him to pay the debt out of property which he is presumed to possess or controul, and until be per •'rnts SUCII It CONDITION, the Creditor should be authorized to hold him in custody. 'rise first efforts of Laivgivers anti Politicians tuwards & promoting civilization, have unifortuly consisted in strengthening the several institutions of society. Amongst these objects the preservation of Property has been a principal aim. It is a fundamental' and equitable maxim that man should securely enjoy the products -of his inheritance, and the fruits of Ins industry ; and the rights of acquisition, alienation, and disposal of property are established as necessary to the subsistence and welfare of mankind. The expediency of a revision of this Law must, .therefore, be universally admitted' as necessary for theiske of common honesty, and that more ef fectual remedies should be instituted to protect the injured Creditor against the machinations of itn pri-stors and the profligacy of dissolute characters. Many of the Deb'Ors even will be found infinenc• ed under the interested advice of Agents, who often per snade them, to act collusively, and to sack the benefit of the Insolvent Act, when there is DO necessity for that resource. The Creditors, therefore; become the dupes of chicanery and ito 7 position.' *Au unsuspecting tradesman, who has been indnced,.by specious appearances and false pretences, to permit an adventurer to possess goods to a great amount, and who should soon after he told of the insolvency of his Debtor, Can not, hy this law, personally demand a restitn i iiiin of his propevy , , although absolutely within hts view ; and it. may he essential to consider of the propriety of a compulsory clause to render the Act more efficient. If it should Please Parliament to enter upon An investigation, there would, doubtless, be found abundant evidence in detail to substantiate all, and much more, than I have glanced at. And in a Committee for such purposes it might be desir able to examine the Officers of the Court itself, the Clerks of the Judges, the Officers of the Com mon Law Courts, and those who execute the pro cess. The evidence to be given by them would he amply confirmed by a large portion of the com munity, and would decidedly prove that ,the collu sive conduct of Debtors and Agents, with their As sociates, bus been the cause of many objections arising from the operation of the ln3olveut Act, and must induce a conclusion, that, unless these evils are removed by getting rid of the canse ! of I hem, it would be much better that the Act should be altogether repealed. The odium which has hitherto attached to the profession of the Law generally, i and parico* . lar. evils felt by the Public collectijsely, have ex-. sited my desire to communicate this statemeari' in the hope that your exposition and able entlett: yours will not "be wanting to extricate the.Pio fessionsfroolan unmerited stigma, and ate Public , . from the sad - effects of mal.,administrati'on , that hope 1 humbly subscribe myself, with all due apology, • " My Lord; • Your Lqrdship's most obedient Servant, JUSTITIA. FOR THE SUN. MR. EDITOR,-It is with much pleasure I ob serve, in your Journal of this evening, that the Biblical Controversy is now closed. This was my motive for requesting your insertion of the Queries I proposed to STACKUOUSS ; since, by them; I hoped to bring the point to an issue at once : and that as founded on fair logical deduction, sound doctrine, historical fact, and true philology —not doubting but that you will have the goodness to insert this in justification of my motives, I h ave only to add, • I am, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, BREVITAS, ULM OXONIENSIS. FOR THE SUN. MR. EDITOR,—The Roman Catholics make no objection to disclaim " the PRETENDER " on oath. I should like to know whom they mean by " the , PRETENDER ?" ' ' Jn the dialect of Popery, the term " Pretep der " may mean the reigning Sovereign.—lr nos so MANED ALREADY. When any curiosity is expressed for the proof of this fact, the enquirer shall have chapter and verse of an Authority for it, which no good Ro- monist can dispuie. I am, Sir, Your bumble Servant, PINCH, P. S.—As Popery begins to talk about raising her crest, I shall be glad to occupy now and then a corner of your Journal, which I consider as the only real PROTESTANT PAPER that we possess. It has been stated to nit' by a person in this town, that a female child, of about three years old, was found, on Thursday night last, in a fish pond of the Reverend Mr. Moffit, near Clones. It bad about its . iieek • a cord and a large stope. A countryman r asing by about that time, hear ing tie cries of the child, took it up and carried it home. In the morning, when he was bringing the child home,- it exclaimed, "Oh ! .don't bring me to my mother, M— B—, to drown toe again."—(Neivnj Telegraph) No PAris Papers have airived th's morning Two days' Jonrnals are Clue. New York Papers to the-28th ult. arrived:6N mnrning, (Front The New York Commercial Advertiser of the 18th.) The NoOonal . Inielligencer •of Wednesday gives the follov6rig account cif' the papers which were laid before Cotigree OnTnestiAy " The Documents yesterday transmitted to Congress, consist of,,first, tle Report of Judge Bland, one. of the sent by the Executive to.Sontb,;America, occupying nearly 400 closely written'folio pages. The great length of this le.ter will preveni probably its immediate publication. " 2. A letter from Mr. .1.. R. Prinsert, of South Carolina, to the 'Secretary of State, .communi 7 catitik, by request of. the Executive, such informa tion respecting South America and its affairs as his long residence in' those Conritrie, and sub sequent intelligence therefroin.„. have enabled him to give. This d!sn , very long, filling, about 200 folio pages, and will also be prechided by its length froin:Prfigen.t publication. 3. Of CortespondettLe,hetweeti the Secretary of State and Don Luis de Onis, the Minister of IA pages. . . .• "4. Correspondence between jr.A' Ir vivP j American Minister at the Court of Spam, 511 Don Jote Pizarro, Spanish Secretary of St-11"t from the Bth July to . the 30th August inela 9il° filling more than.2oo pages. " The. two latter series of Papers, altintate lf t w h e er sl ic i a ta l n l virh : oet i l l i, i t l ii i i s )i l a i ips a iii) s eeda s r o e o lfs n ie relating to topics of great interest to our countrY; can, and be icl p . rtifif made by the House of Representatives 0 .1 ' tj e - President of the United States, that soMe ll ' in ' the call yest - le is yet wanting to complete the chain of inf°r4 motion:" THE NEW BRITISH..TREATY. A letter (rfil ; l Washington IS published in the last Boston Ceriii °e ' which adds a little to our former inform:id° 9 f this subject. In speaking of the Treatii th e jett :i says, Government has received official accou"ts, its signature, and the outlines of it. Both i''! ; iie being disposed to make a just arrangement; t o Treaty was negociated in a few days' ( Treaty is the basis. The subject of inlpresio3. ' has been satisfactorily tirrlogetf. , ~, " The negociatiOns with Spain, . On our affairs with Spain the letter ,obsel lie e Floridas, is all up in the .vied • she vt'illunto ``. ; nor alienate ; and si.:. thinks, that with thebell,, 'edge the United Si ~;:s has of her s! l ! ndif l , ' : with the ' Holy Alliance,' they : w ill ; .11 0.1 " 0, them by force, merely because they waist for t10.,.*41C °l t a In relation to the execution of Arbuthnot slie, Atnbrister, the same letter dew remarks :-- 4i oci'' indignation against JaCksoif's. tyranny a nd , b lo .1 thirsty conduct continues 'dO4 t(:, tocrease;••°' • i • men and o ffi cers of both pirtiesaiwearAetern)::o .to check the march of military t iest,' - ' ; 'rn; ' d i e , Inas long been perin:tl,. o - e rd ii' • pr. fiance of law or even the 'constitution. *No 9- 01 :arn'sbewree. vices, however great, ought to screen a O r ili thetu•nti front punishment." (Feom the same Paper.) n i Ja i , . FROM MONTE VILHIO —A letter' from L e o ' f neiro of the 10ili October, received iii 13ga1t in lOr confirms the a ccount we gave a few days. 9 g o, l g the successes of General Artigas, and add s ' " e he was at that date actually blockading t' Video ; . th at his troops occupied the ‘‘'hole fr°l' line of. that town ; and th a t t h e Portugu e9e - tv - it l iv' i in the walls were suffering ireatly by the s °,. rc . l ••' of provisions: (From the Sante P Vert 6:f the 2°14.) it i" EXECUTION OF ARBUTH NOT AND AMORIST. 6 , e, A writer at Nashville, in attempting to justify, ~i L • „ sc ro/ 'level JaCkson in 'executi n g these In "' -- ..t.IJ . that " the ( . ;tieral, S o far froM regretting; ! ,;.• lot I 1 course he had adopted, publicly dee' , ret• .1 .„,;' ' - lie''' . -.' was only sorry that he had not Munn tip 1 f; .. vcrnor of Pensacola and the Commandant of Marks." • THE SPANISH MAIN. --A letter from, St• l' V', (F r ona. the same Payer, THE the 221 1 .) , . 40 .. that on the Ist N° Y. t b r : maws, the 24 , 11 Nov.-to the Editor of 'The.- 0. 0. mona, Valencia, Vittoria , Caraccos , Lirg"tlll•', , t s c .111;ollycal3liesatsc"w'crneleill'itii°nmss'ession of B arce lona, o j Porto:Covello, and that all the ports to the '-'3 of Cll!Dana were held by NAH the Pat riots.• t pa .—Captain ° ` FRO! 11AVAN brig Mary, arrived at Baltimore, 15 days , fr° l . Havaunah, informs, that .an Artisan brig n' y fitienos Ayrean sloop of war had been af " 614 ,, 1 0 nab three days ; during their stay on e inbat i r' ot was laid. A sloop of war had gone out 1° r ,i1 ,,/ the blockade, but was drove in,• after excloiMi to a broadside. A larger one bad begun to fit °LI • accompany her, when they. disappeared. (From the'same Paper of the 25th) t OUR AFFAIRS WITH SPAlN.—Since oar 1 0- r , e have received the t.Yatinturt Intelligencer of 1 1 1 6 (14., )Veancs‘laY and Thmsday, containing late .Corres of pondence -between the Secret/4 fe . State' and the Spanish Minister. This C °r. o , o spontlence . , oectipies near l y 14 eolutoti§, eo shall lay before our readers as expeditiololY our limits will permit.. frb,,t ptlr reader's i". 1 14 nle"ntime may know the state of - our effal o cc . l o tve thinly proper to state, that the 1 1411 0 1 Minister, in a letterof the 2411) O c tober , en ci r o f a number of propositions to -- serve as the b 65.9 a Treaty, by which ,the provinces of U 3st °II West Florida, with all their tow ns and forte,, should be ceded to the United Statesiu foil P ra ; perry and sovereignty. • Connected with- (bi5:111:-.01: 9 po , ition, are others in relation II) the ClO4llOlll our Government on Spain, for spoliations 00 'commerce, to the boundaries of Lossisia"' 64 ::t0 of On the 31st of October, the Sec retary accepts, . with certain modifications, Of t he Pr Le position for ceding the Floridas , and eg°e9 s oe' cancel our chims for spoliation!, bu t reigct tio • proscribed boundaries of Louisiana, awl '&o'9 I only line to which the President Win CO On the 16th November the S; apish til e ra The t han Flori Thy ei ri b ra Ithich . th e , n Sl ' l4 te e 'l );„tif It i (I • I~ Bj ~c s eem ft -04 ) .1 1 11, Ili ttoh l Pos e d , On B Patth tha T H , "ttoi te cotil G r eat 14,, " I the t egny Ire in til th e ft t„ • tcti, 4 1 , 41,1 Is itl 7 l the.do ' Po "tt4 f l ' tir, f a , t,, in ter - , f .1)4 1 tiovt Nt etl UT), ti tiet • tigl o 103 p Iti ta . v t 144 i 111 •t(