The Sun. — London, England, 1819-12-25 00:00:00

Fon THE SUN. INSOLVENT BILL. Ma. EDITOit—As the difference of opinion on the subject of insolvent Acts may be considered us extreme, it would be futile to hope for a Bill apprOved of by all parties ; yet it may still be :permitted, to one not learned in the Law, to offer a few• ',Tactical hints, as a kind of compromise 'between contending opinions; for which the pro posed Bill now before the Legislature, presents a fair opportunity. I preterit! not to in , erfere with the.principle of I.he 13111 ; but to make my Proposed clauses it►telli git►ie, it, ana'y be expedient to exl►lain the .prinei pies on which they are fonnded. in the fir,t pla c e, 1 consider that the imprisonment of -Debtor was not originally intended fur plitliol n►ent, but merely to secure his pc rsoo ii► tl►e first instance to stand the award of a Cont . ( of • jitstice, and in tl►e second instance to enforce that award in regard to payment. At the same time, 1 will not deny that the present system of society -and of business in general, may justify the adopt ion of incarceration, not only as a seenti'y to the Creditor, but also as a punidrtnent to the Debtor, The conduct, boks ever, both of Creditor and Deb , or, (ight to be fairly considered in regard to iminisonment as a punishment ; because, whilst D. btors may have been imprudeint or uninst, so nosy Creditors have been injudicious, or even more blame-worthy, But we must not improperly or injudiciously check the system of credit that now exists; for C, edit is the life and sour of British Commerce, both home undforeign. These things premised, I take up the Biil as adopting the regulation that no person shall pto reed to extricate himself from durance, until after three months' actual imprisonment ; to which I propose to add, without any rept d to the amount of the Debt, that no Prisoner shall commence proceedings even then, unless he can make a bona title offer to his Cleditors of Iss. in the pound; pot- even at the end of six months, unless he can offer 10s. ; nor at the end of nine months, unless I►e can offer ss. ; thus, increasing the peritsd nntil we come to those whip can offer their Creditots nothing. Yet even. here I wotrid nvt confo kt od the. really unfortunate with the itnprudent or (rondo lent.Dehturi but would permit the clause to be set - aside whenever the Petitioner can come for ward With permission from his Creditbrs, in two thirds atuouni 'land nuitibvc. My objects in pror)sing the clause, .are to check the fra , rdulent, to warn the imprudent, and to yestrain'the speculative from wilfully seeking, from thoughtlessly incurring, or from injudici ously adopting, pecuniary embertassments beyond their probable means, at the time of the debt tak- ing I further propose, that when the Law Proceed• lugs commence, and there is 00 opposing Credi tor, then the Court shall decide upon the merits of the case, as at present ; but, %theneve-r a Credi tor chuses to object, then the case shall actually go to a Jury to be summoned for that express pur- pose (and the majority tci decide) trying not only the - Debtor as to his culpability, but also the Cre ditor as to his conduct in the affair. Those conversant with business, and those who know the world, *ill at once see the principle on which this regulation is proposed:. It will ex onerate the Commissioner 'from great difficulty and respOnsibility ; and it will ensure to the Cre ditor a more serious investigation of his just de minds ; the same lime guarding even the Deb tor Iron) chicanery. That regulations of this kind, will, in the first instance, produce considerable delay in clearing the Prisons, cannot be denied ; but its effect will also he to produce considerable (Idly in re filling 44iem. IGNOTUS. CHRIA'MAS Ox.—An extraordinary fine Ox, - which, for size, , shape, fatness, and quality is considered equal to any the West of Etighind ever \ produced, was, this day, vlanghtered by :Messrs. Stualeaud . Qlick; of this city. The animal was bred and fed by Mr. Renate, of Bradford, near Taunton, was. six years old, 16 hands 1 inch .high, measured from romp to horn 9 feet 2 inches, girth round the body, 9 feet S inches, and weighed, when living, one hundred and twelve score and five pounds.—There is always an emulation with the butchers, at this season of the year for the honour of having the best display of beef and mutton, and -the sliew of both, at our Market -on Friday next, will, it is expected he uncommonly fine.--((Exeter Flying. Post, Dec, 22.) Thursday, the dispatches were closed 'at the East India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships, viz.:— Eati of flalcarras, Captain J. Jameson, Warren Hastings, C.:11)1,011T. Larkins, ant ThifllCS, Captain C. Lc , for 11o:mbay and China ; London, Captain P. Cameron, for St. Bencoolen, Prince of Wales Island, and China.. Nothing conclusive has taken place respecting the new Patent of the Dublin Theatre, hut the 'mid Lieutenant has givete permission. for the opening ut it for one month, under the restriction 11).1 no new engagement shall be entered into with any performer to txtend beyond that period. FOR THE SUN. A DURHAM REFORMER. MR:EDITOR—As you have many Correspon dents in the County of Durham, perhaps some of them can inform me, whether it is true, that a certain great landholder in that County, has re cently been creating freeholders, with a view to support a particular interest at the next Election of Members of Parliament for it ? As the individual who is stated to have adopted this measure, is ge• nerally supposed to be a warm and steady advo cate for a Reform in Parliament, I shall be truly sorry to hear these reports confirmed ; but, as ihere ate only four MentberS returned from the County of Dorham, you will easily, perceive that a thorough investigation into th.e mattes is of tite grea,test importance to the County, and it iS upon this. ground only that I Hill induced to draw your attention to it. If it is true, I hone the leadiug fatuities and The independent Yeomanry, will lose 00 time in adopting such measures as lif Ny be to support the respectability, and the eedorn of the Representation of the County. trust they will not be deceived by the zeal which tie individual alluded to pretends to disphy in accomplishing Parliamentary Reform, It is too notot ions that sotne of the most clamorous Advo. cites for Iteforu are. the most inveterate promo ters, in practice, of the Borough System. With respect to the plan of creating freeholders for oc casional and corrupt purposes, it is much to be de, sired, that the House of Commons would visit it with the notice and reprehension which a system so detrimental to the rights and liberties of the subject, and so subversive of . the fundamental principles of Representation, deserves ; and in truth, I cannot but think it more dangerous than bribery itself ; it is more insidious ; it is less easily detected, and when detected, is never visited with that severe punishment which the law inflicts upon those convicted of bribery at Elections. MI this strange inconsistency in the Low-of Et land is allowed to exist, for hilbery and occasionality accomplish the same objec s, your worthy Cur res poudent TirrAx can perhaps better explain than You humble, Servant, INCIUIRER. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS, The Bill for the relief. of Insolvent Dehterrs, pro posed by Lord ALTHORP, has been ptinted by order of the House of Commons. It prohi bits mfficers ot_ the Costrt front taking „mini. ties. , The petitioning creditor may compel the surrender of the insolvent's property, which shall vest in the provisional assignee. Ex • airliners ate to be appointed by the Commis sioners ; they are authorized to compel the at tetidance o f witnesses, and are empowered to allow 'or disallow claims of creditors, subject, however", to an appeal to the Commissioner.— ' The Assignees have a power of making, com positions with creditors. In the country, exami ners may he appointed by Justices of the Peate•at Q iarter- Sessions, and the Commissiooer of the Court in London may direct prisoners, in certain cases, to be examined before J nstices at the Quarto. Sessions. -Pt isoners after discharge becoming possessed of fonds, or any other species of . property, and It:fusing to convey such property, the Court may, upon petition, in a summary way order such persons to h.e again arrested. - No person is allowed to practise in the Court as attorney or agent, unless he shall be regnlarly admired an attorney or solicitor in one of tire Courts of West cminster. Lists of the names of a 9 persons discharg - ed z by virtue of this Act, with their places of abode before commitment to custody, shall from time to time be published in the Gazette. The assignees shall account to the Commissioner for their re ceipts and payments. A considerable degree of sensation was excited in this town by the following circipmstance Snrr, wife of Mr. John Stier, of Black Bank, hav ing met with an accident which occasioned her death on Friday last., she was itverred on Mon day.—The illness and preparations for the funeral, brought several neighbours to the house, some of whom reported, that they heard a dismal moaning noise proceed from the cellar ; which being reported to the Churchwar dens and Overseers, they, ,with a promptitude sod humanity for which they are , on all oc: elisions distinguished, immediately ptocured a Peace Officer, and proceeded to the house ;. where they found Benjamin Suer (upwards of t hit ty years of age) chained to the wall in the cellar kitchen, in a state of extreme filth and wretchedness, in which situation, it is said, be had been for three years, with his beard unshaved, and his hail' and , nails uncut. They immediately - conveyed hitu to the Work house, and his father to the Town Prison. An investigation of ibis business took place haw e Ole Magisriat es at the Court-house, On Tuesday and yesterday ; when k appeared, from the evideuce of the father, that the un fortunate young man (his son) had been in sane for .16 years, and that his conduct was so ex tremely outrageous, that it was absolutely neces sat y to secure hith in the situation in which he was found, to prevent his doing personal violence to himself and others.—This. statement being cOrrobrated by a-number of witnesses, the father was discharged out, of custody, and the son sent back to the Workhouse, to be taken care of, until he can be sent to the Wakefield Asylom. A num ber of absurd and erroneous reports have been cir culated respecting this affair, but the shove we have every reason to belieye correct.—(Leeds In dependent.) A CAUTION. Ire most earnestly advi3e the PUSLIc FUNCTION ARIES, tiL Guardiana of the King's Peace, thy Armed Force of the Country,. the Regular Troops,' and the Yeomanry, that They will not suffer the FESTIVITIES of CHRISTMAS DAY to divert their Vigilance from the PLOTS of the RADICAL CoN'. SPIRATORS. lt is very probable, that that day has been determined on for the Simultaneous Meeting, which was postponed. from the 13th instant to a more unguarded season ; and that the Infidel Insurgents, who respect neither God nor the Kini, have 'calcu lated on that day for the dispersion qt . the Military Power, and the relaxation of its discipline. CIIIIISI'SIAS DAY. —Holiday at all the Public Ottices *** For A Burt oN, see the Fourth Page. • A eanivEn—r Dal)lin, 2. Waterford, l Prance•.• DUE-1 Walei ford, 1 Guernsey and .1,y,ry,,2 1 France, 2 Hainburgli, 2 Flantlyrs. HIC LI WATER Xl' LONDON RRiDGI4; To.monnow. Nlorning, 23 minutes after 9. I Eveniug, 4.9 ininutt, atto- Ti 1E SUN. 501.101 QLIIS FA!,SUAI AVM:A r ? LONDON , SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1819. ‘Ve received this morning . the Paris Papers of Monday and Tilesday Inst. Those of Wednesday, which were also due, have not arrived. In :he Chamber of Deputies, on Monday, the Minister of Finance, presented a Projet for authorising the provisional collection of 6-twelfths of the direct 'axes for the ensuing year, which vas ordered to be refetred to the Bureaux: This t'rojet ssas accompan:ed by the usual &Alicia! statements, front k!.hich it appeais that The expenditure for the year ending Ist Sept. 1819, was 1,415,668,762 F and- that the receipts fell short of this amount by the sum of 35,85.1,351 1., which is charged upon the Budget for the succeeding year. The fol lowing are extracts:---. PARIS•s; DEC. 21 —Sunday the King receivtd the Ministers, Marshals, Peers, Deputies, &c A great number of persons of rank attended the Coins. Ws Majesty Irmisacted business after- wards With the Count Decazes. The King held another Coitrt yesterday, awl received Ladies in the eVt'njig„ " The Duke de Itoligo is arrived at Paris, and is constituttAa prisoner, in older that he may get rid of the sentence against, him, par conturnace, pronounced the 26th Dec. 1816. " M. Lavaletie is skiid . to have arrived at Paris " The Ministry, it is ash% mean to propose again the Financial Projet 'which was rt•jected lasi Session in the Chamber of Peers. FIVE PER CFNTS. Monday . 70 f. 40 c. DEFERRED STOCK Of the 22d March, 1817, 9'2 1. 84c. 2211-Sept. 1817, 22 , 1 March, 1818, 3B 1. 85c. 2-2,1 Sept. 1818, ...... Stif. Sa C. '22(1 March, 1819; - 10 1. Sac. 22d Sept. IR, . " VIENNA, DEC. S.—'Flit VCCII kin/1%1 Gr.llerat Mack. , his betnreinstatrd in all to' wer (am and digni( i es." Tull SUN.-1n the Report of the City Elec tion, which appeared in The I\ew Times of yes terday, Mr. TIPPUR is said to have uttered the fol lowing words : " With respect to his connexion with Con " BETT, he would not disavow it, and he allowed " that that man owed him 3,000/. . Ile, however, thought him a Gentleman, and a man of disin " terestedness, for he knew from good authority, " that, on his return front America, the noted " GRORGe Rose offered him half THE Su n News " paper-office and the Paper, provided he wrote " in favour of Government." We wiil ventttre to say, that Mr. TIPPER WB3 grossly misinformed, and that there Is not tire least truth in the assertion. p le late Mr: Rose 'had no authority to offer any _part of THE SUN Newspaper to CORBETT. It was private property, and the sole property of the person who at the period alluded to conducted the Paper himself. Mr. Rose patronised THE SUN by desire of Mr. tinder whose sanction it was instituted, and from its migin to the present moment, it has invariably supported the political ptinciples of that great Statesman; most probably the wisest, most upright, and certainly the most disinterested Minister that ever appeared in any age or country. CERTIFICATED CONVEYANCERS..--.We find that Mr. LYTTLEToN h 4 announced his intention to bring in a - Rill to prevent Persons, who have not been regularly trained to ti►e legal profession, from practising as Attornies. Mr. ANDZIRTO, a re% spectable Solicitor, naturally anxious tor the credit •" and interest of his profession, as Ayell as with a laudable zeal for the security of property, Was th_ first Person who came forward to ploptAse such a i r . ..., measure, as giat.vtiith Mr. LyTzt.F.To.r4 is . so (W . O , perly endeavouring to accomplish. On that occa.. sion, THB SUN was the chosen vehicle for the ob servations of many judicious Correspondents, who pointed out the folly and the danger of suffering men who had not entered into articles, and served their time faithfully with a regular Solicitor, irons being employed in !lie transfer of Property, ,the formation of Deeds, Wills, &c. 81e.' which would expose their clients to ruin and misery.—lt 'is well knownyt bat for a small fee, a man of any profession may become a CERTIFICATED CONYEYANCER, and unite that calling with at , y other. Accordingly, in the country, and in some instances iii town, -Atte! ioneers, -l and ordinary• Tradesmen, offering a sale on the one hand, or recommending the ar ticles in which they - deal on the other, h a ve annexed an N. B. that " they drew up Wills, or any other . legal Insi-uments." Ignorant People, therefore to avoid much expense, bare empluyed such men to constroct Deeds, &c &c. on which their vOiole propel ty &peopled, and corp. seTtentli; have been ohco totally ruined. We at' ready tip l ',Admir, that among those uho are styled Cettifieated Conveyancers, there ate some very respectable Persons, why by long practice, study, and exitetietice, may hate acquired more legA knot )edgy, since they purchased their Certificates, than. many who, %%ill% Wet ior abilitil s and gent habits, have been tegulatly trained to the profession, and such chat actvis ought not to hst excluded hy•t,ny retro- se; ve- enact went from their calling, but . the ro . rcer of thus enteting into the profession should be abolished 14 . theLegklaturry not only for 'the general security of Property, hut tt r honour of the Country. %Ye, therefore, hone that Mr. LYTTLETON %%ill strenuously per. severe in his endeavours to put an end to a prae, rice with which the general interfstb of the Com , munity are so closely intcreroves. A General 1;111 of all the Cbr:stenings and Bit. tints ; It one Dec. 15, Isis, to Dec. 14; 18)9, ae- , cording to the Report inaile to the King's Most Excelkat Majesty, by the Coptpauy of Parisi/ Cleil,s of London, &c. Christened in the 97 Parishes- within the Walls, 1,277; buried, 1,14'1. Christened in the 17 Parishes" without the Walls, 3,59 7 ; buried, 4,143. Cite ist cried in the 23 Out-parishes in Middlesex. and Surre'', 13.25fi; buried, 9,922. Christened in the 10 Parishes in the City and Liberties o; Westminster, 4,17:); d, 4,014. Christened, Males, 12,7.74 ;.FetnAles, 1.1,726 Fin all, 2.4,313 0 . —Buried, Males, 9,671: Female - 4, ; in all, 19,225. Whereof have died, rn,rer two years of age 4779 rrfty and sixty Betusten two and five .„ 1771 Sixty and seventy., „ 114 00 ' Five and ten Ten and twenty K3l Eizloyand ninety . 66 4 Twenty and thirty 1577 Ninety and a hondrtil l 4l ; Thirty and forty Forty and fifty 4095 Decreased in the b iirials this year, 477. CATHOLIC MEETING.--0i) Saturday Iva 3 Alerting was held at D'ARcr's, Essrx-stree t, I)ablin, for the purpose of arranging the tnoi g effect , tal meats of obtaining signatures to, 31" 1 forwarding !he Catholic Pe!ition to both lioasc ° of PA! lianicti!.—OwEN O'CONNOR, Eft'. was it) the Chair.—(Dablin Eveni;ig Yost) • The PRINCE REGENT left town yesterday a g three o'clock for litighton • Yesterday the I);,ke of YoRK, Dfte: transacts''" militaty business, lett 10%. it for Royal Highness was expected to proceed 10' 1► thence to Oatlands. Yysterday mot Dina the JUD9E ADVOCATE-G E. ' attended mi the PRINCE REGENT at Cal 1 "1 House fora considrra!tle time, and took his I{oy 6t iglin em's comtnanits 'you the pi ocectiingr St TiO'lit Courts-martial. The Doke of GLOUCESTER left 6: oo ceste r ; house yesterday, about twelve o'ciock, 111- Brighton. Mr. Set pant MINN INGTON Las req-lened the cord , rshiv of the lioiough of (.:n ick: ster, for vrh ic office Mr. CU ROOD and Mr. KELLY have tiechillt themselves eattilithitt s. 1 ' )f al acts hol ilk Or. siccotiot of the seditious istic area, the Itatheals in neighlu;it hood of ,Bianip ol :; during la.t week, an express arrived at Car l ' s ' a/ eight' o'clock ott evening of yesterday s i : 1 1 night, in con•egtience of which 1)r LowEY• 1)r. HEYSHAM proceeded to lit atoptoo, and f ' r d rived I ittie early on Friday morning last, °II., swore in, during the clay, one hundred and fo rti' eighr.pedial constables. On l'nesday morning the High Court of J" 3 ciary Edinbutgli again met, in wider ( 0 r r itt reed to the trial of Matthew •Shiels, residing— t o l the College Wynd otN Ediolititgli . , charged ‘,, g f / A'ending a, blasplieuinus pitlilicatioti, called u ‘ - j, Republiran Upon the diet being caller' lathed to appear ; whereupon the Solicitawic (4, neral moved the Cot , rt, that as Shiels 'dined putting hintselt *limit J.iry of his C 1)(j o il tiy, lie Court should declare loin en oitiltvg 11 /' togi:ive trout that law be e.to•etl to underlie.,!, Shit Is was then deaared an malaw am! ItigiO tg awl the bond for his aline:stance Jorleited. list BEctle.it settled 10J0/. a year on P i ,e ()'NEILL, now Mrs. Biscti ER. He telose d f° i of bet tot tune, which s h e h as ,etAle g ;0 , her tmudly 9 .4 ' follokt :—()s) her father ali d S ;5001. a year ; her hi of hR et O W- 11T; 3° ° ;of year ; !ter second brother, in the 'leg/14:0c 20!)/ a year ; and, on her sister, a sum ot 5 0 0 „0 .; . INCLEDON is Dove- singing at I,tvetp("' l • oe; which port he• once tnoie iatecols , Allantic, for the United Stites . cif dcttr (Bath Paper.) VA Lbw fro m Port "f ti a oh , P ro , 200 Sir tiler her Ler, th ey Wile, Il i ) ti the 1 l'hra take timb sails H p, u • A 1 t I •A fr„„ ~n~l ~~~;:~ A;~~; ~ys~c ttAi, Ale: ttiAs 7 'l g tc N I)4n neta land 'the hi 11 Lu : , to , app of E the niw, s , a;t bek for the tie>~ %till lai n Rte; ED t(i gal hod "nil Bfi{i. fey Sal Tea the Nrli pt ) bti Uf till tvi LW