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EXTRAORDINARY DUEL.

Notwithstanding the great number of duels which
are comMually of:curving, the history- of late years
goes not preseut us with such a singular rencontre
u took pherm in France, in the early part of the
IsAt eentary. ' We extract the following ac count of
it from Plloner's interesting History of tAs trncals
gdeiliehietsilas recently made its appearauce
-'• "The. Dote de Richelieu was the cause of an
Prepeeeedented duel ,between two women, Madame
de Polkiddinal Madame de Neale. who disputed
the poirieseion or him. The Duke bad repeatedly
salad,' to see the former, but this ass of no *veil.
Maclaine de Prolignac still loved her inconstant
;;ablaut with as Much ardour as ever-, and was there-
fore jealous of till the ladies Who had succeeded her,
not singly, lint iu troops. Tortured by jea-
lousy, she one day met Madame de Neele, and
challenged her to fight with pistols its the Bois
de Boulogne. :11ailanie de Nesle eugerly ac-
eepte.l the challetige, being animated by
the slime spirit as her fair aptegonist. and
hoping, either to kill her rival, and thus remain is
undisturbed pos.sessioa of her lover, or to evince
the strength of her attachment, and the ardour if
her passion, by an honourable death. The 'edit*
met, and fired at each ether. Madame de Nesle
fell, and her fair bosom was covered with blood.-.
"Come en," exclaimed her antagonist, " I will
teach you the consequences of robbing a woman
like nit of her lover. If I had the perfidious cress-
ture in my power, I would tear out her heart, as I
have fdli*u out her brains." A young ciao who
heard these cruel words, begged her to moderate
herself, and not to exult over her unfortunate op.
poneut, whose courage, at least, could not but
command her respect. " Silence, young cox-,
comb,' cried Madame De Polignae,. " it does not
beenaie you to presume to give Me instruction."—
Methane 1)e Neste was not wounded in the breast,
as had at first bean feared, but very slightly in the
shoulder. On coming to herself, some person
asked her if the lover, fur whose sake she had fought,
was worth her exposing herself to such a risk for
I • ? yes," replied she, "he deserves much
better Wined than what circulates in my veins. to
be shed fog' him. He is the most amiable man of
the whole Court. All the ladies ley snares for
him ; but I hope, after this proof of love which I
lane given, to obtain the exclusive possession of hie
heart. I4irn ander ten great obligations to you."
continued she, "to conceal his mune. It is the
Duke de Itiehelieu; yes, the Duke de Riche-
lieu; Vie Brat-born of the God of War and the

less of Love !"

DREADFUL FIRE.
(Further particulars of the late Fire at Chelmsford.]
• The ire • brute oat ON Saturday morning, attend throe
.OU-tech, at. Mrs. Smith's, milliner, is M.ddte row.—The
.li/habiants of the house, rostra's: a:together of Is
..ales, erreu is number, were in a most perilous inte-
stine. They appeared at the siodows of the mooed
fine, Por the first was us fire, u they hod risen from
their beds, tittering the most piereiug shrieks. As the
wawa likely niV4l•4 of rescuing them, two hiders wen
• petit:peed, sail raised againwt the born' insert of the
Ileum; but sorb was the danger of aoaMlli Sio *sir re-
lief. from the violence of the lames, that • neumliery We-
solution cussed antosig the spectators this tpunitdasilly

7ed •vel:

safety, a young nun, Mr. Henry Goy, and Mr. sir
bar neighbor, made an attempt UP preserve them.
farmer succeeded in require a little girl, Slant nib_ raw
rild,iliere to Mrs. Sundt. The maid servant, who bad not
ma of the garret window, and clambered to the roof of dm
haste, was brought doss by the lattrr. Hobbies, wag-
goner, who brat discovered the fire, ascended • ladder,
with tlis latest of briuging down Mrs. Smith, bat so us-
trews was her trepidation' that abs woo incapalge of win
xty ex. ttioili sail it Mecum neesmary to dreg bar
from tbe •wihrlow by force; in doing lib li, owing to
her convalsbe 'boggles, she MI open the resent below,
but iniencolubly without having any . AllOllO
at the sione.instaut, two young ladies, Mesa WEISE* sod
Miss Wilkioson, rendered bootie by terror, precipltalad
themselves from the winiloos into tie street, sod were a.
seventy &sired, that witch doubt is entertained of tbelr rev
army, as well as of-that of Mn. Smith. Two amiable
young Ladies, Miss itoohaer, aged to, whose pareats risada
at Norm-hit/eh, svaT Mite Ewe, datighter of Mr. C. Eve, a
ViCtillli to the devouring element.
Hotwitlistantlinc the most strenuous sicertiousa the pops.
lace aLd the s ,I(Leve (sum the garrieoo, by its o'clock the
houses of Mrs. Smith, Mrs. rack, thumps, and Mr. Hill,
stioeinibr, adjoiniug, were totally destroyed ' • and those of
Mr. Rood, plasterer, and Mr. Nash, bair-dresocr, woven
greatly dansagetl, that it will beano rocosoary to rebuild
them.

The Eaterprizr, Woozy, from America, fee
Le4liorn •, and tl.e Lewis, Lswastrcs, from Liver-
pool, for Naples, are detained, and sent into Malta.
Captain B$AU111•11 is appointed to the command
of the Princess of Ornate of 74 guns.
Private letters received, yt.sterday, from Holland,
state, that seven of the most eminent niercbants at
Antwerp, and four at Brussels, had been taken into
custody, for having violated the Decrees recently
issued for the prevention of all Mtarroorse w
Gre.it Britain. They are charged with heel's!! u cam-
trivet. sanctioned, and connived at the ttdtaisswo
into the ports under thi dominion of France, of vs.
ri4,us goads, the manufacture cf England, of hav-
ing negotiated kills for the payment of such goods,
and of hiving seat money nut of the country, eon-
tniry to the teaor of the Decrees of France." 'They
bare been forcibly taken from their families, and
sent, under a strung escort of Gras dr Ames, to Paris.
Several Fugliiih subjects have effected their deeps
from Fludmig, and are arrived in Deal and Dover.
They were only detained, pot actually imprisoned
at that place. Their craft, laid up by the enemy,
amount to about sixty vessels.
Tuesday an inquisition was take' at Fordsgate,
Winston-rood, on the body of Mrs. Ekrusa
wlio and her death by accidentally setting fire to her
clothing on Sunday night. The farts of this dis-
treasins case resemble those we stated respecting
Mrs. Wants,
. .

, .
was sitting mune in Her parlour o aitifig Idr some
inmates who were gone out to spend the evening.
Cht a sudden ber servant in the kitchen was alarmed
by her shrieks, and on going to ber apa•tinent Mrs.
A. presented herself at the door enveloped iu dames.
Her dress, which it is supposed had caught firs
whilst she wss dosing in her chair, was reduced to
tinder, and the *errant, in her fright. was usable
for some time to afford assistance, and the unfortu-
nate ron.sn, who was 60 yea's of age, ennrod the
next morning. She was unable to tell how the ac.
cident happenol.—Accidesitel Denth.

LIV ERPOOL MEETING.
(41. COSIRECT accoutre.)
We are happy in being enabled to lay before the
public the following particular* respecting the
Liverpool Meeting :
This bleating was called by a Notice from the
Mayor, issued on Monday, the lath instant, ap-
vomiting it to be held', in the Toe io-hall, on the
following day, at la o'clock. At that hour a eau-
eidemble concourse of tlie inhabitants had aseein-
bled, and the premiere was very great, insomuch that
not one-third of the number could gain admittance.
The Mae on opened the bueinesist by reading a re-
quisition, signed by ouly six merchants of the teen.
He then stated, that the object of the Meeting
was to address His Majesty on the present critical
state of affairs, in which ise hoped all persous present
would be unanimous. He spoke of the measures
of retaliation adopted by His Majesty's Ministers,
which, if Vigorously pursued, would compel the
enemy to listen to terms of accoininodation. Ile
lamented that the measures of Government were
obstructed by a teasing and vexatious Opposition,
who impeded the public business by uselesawnd
trifling Mations, and concluded with reading an
extant from His Majesty's Speech on the opening
of Parliamein.
The Question. u That an Address be presented
le His Majesty," was then put and carried.—A
circumstance, which some persons seem to have
mtisteken for the carrying the Address which was
after cards brought forward by Mr. Alderman A th
irruvratt, and which he proposed in a speech of
some length for the adoption of the Meeting.
Mr. Roscoe tbes observed. that he had hoped
the Address prepared would hare been such as
would have united all opinions in its support, but
be was sorry to tind several matters, booth 411 what
had been said, and in the Address, which could not
but occasion opposition. He conceived that the
expression in the address, that the getsereity of the
inhabitants were loyal to His Majesty, was impro-
per, and threw an undeserved stigma on the town,
as if a great part of the inhabitants were dislce al.
Nor could be think it right that many of the most
distinguished characters of the country, who acted
in opposition to Ministers, and who had so long
eajoyed the confidence of their Sovereign in the
highest offices, should be represented as intention-
ally opposing those measures which were for the
good of the country. much less as a systematic and
vexatious opposition. He then proceeded to stag
the grenade spoil which he thought the differences
of *plain as to the expediency and practicability
of peace gesierally arose, and referred to the neon
tufty ntade by the enemy, in the course of last year,
for opening negociatioes for peace. He yeast litre
interrupted by the Maven, who musisttnl,se should
set proceed, as none of Hie ?Majesty's Minister.
were present to answer hies, and the meeting had
testy his foe digit for his assertions. Mr. It. then
peadneed the pailiame.nmry papers, and read an
extract in proof of his assertions, and proceeded to
makeessie remarks on the critical state of affairs
between this country and America. when the
Mayor again interrupted him. The clamour now
became very great, so that it was some time before
Mr. R. could again obtain a hearing, when he pro-
posed, by way of amendment, another Address,
which was read and eecondtd. and received with
great expressions of approbation. Mr. Alderman
setimeasa. again said a few words, expressing his
senctirreace in Mr. Wm opinion, as to the impro-
priety of the expression " the genendity of the"-
habitants" in the orignal Address, which he wished
to be omitted s hut, in' other respects, considered
the Addresses periiictly unexceptionable, and coo-
Chided with potting the question on it himself.
The question on the amended Address was thee
put from the Chair, when a much greater she, 411
Loads &preyed for it than for the orighed diddmere
'The Matroa,howrver, declared that haeould atlfj
decide, and that it would be necessary to adieus"
Into the adjacent area of' the New Exchange;
where a division might take place, to which Mr.
bowie and his friendi assented. After consider-
able hesitation, and consulting with several of the
Common Council of the town, the MATOZ Chlingrd
his mind, and said lie would determine that the ori-
ginal Address was carried. Mr. K. said he would
pot dare to do so, from the respect due to his own
character. He answered, that as he had been
dared to it, he would do it, end insuushately de-
clared, that the Address first proposed earned ;
but the tumult was so great that he could not be
beard. Mr. R. having obtained silence, informed
the meeting of the determination of the Mayor,
and of the conviction of his friends and himself,
Ike* it was unjust. Tltia was followed by veiv
general marks of disapprobation of the Mayor's
dscirmiets. He was then requested to put the ques-
tion again. or to adjourn the meeting into .the
unit, both of which he refused. Several Gentle-
"sea MON for the purpose of expestulatiog with
ben on the bromine* and partiality of his conduct;
sad asseaspit others, Mr. Cass attempted to &d-
-ares the meeting. which the Mayor insisted he
sbeshl t do. soil miiaml hie ergo. .fox t purpose
him. Mr. Casey extricated himself,
oon the table for the purpose of being
when the Mayor made au attempt to spring
fres the beech over the desk before biro, to wive
Mr. Casey, hut was prevented by those around
him, sod the consequences that might hare re-
milted from so glaring a breach of decorum by the
Chief Magistrate, in so crowded and tumultuous
arsembly. were foctunately prevented.
After this nonmetals, the Mayor left the meet-
ing. which innsediately adjourned into the area of
the Exchange, where great numbers were waitin to
join them. Mr. H. informed them what had taken
place in the Town Hall, and read to them the
amended address, which he submitted to their
choice. if they dialogist proper to adopt it, which
was dose almost unanimously, and both addresses
were laid for signature. The amended address has
been preseoted Isy the Earl of Derby, with up-
' words of 10,000 subscribed in two
days; since which, not less signatures,hen ouoo other per-
SODS hare testified their assent to it, although their
names were toe late to he annexed to the erkireers
The ether address, after lying the whole week, lies
only about smoo signatures.
Seth has been the remelt of a met ing most en,
expectedly celled at the request of sweaty
insigni-
fstant number of inhabitants, and oiently in-
tended cost only to ecituitessuA theytdbeit We
. .v

making by the great body of merd►ents in Lon-*
don, Liverpool, and other places, who, by their
petitions to Parliament, are endeavouring to ahew
the ruinous tendency of tl►e late Orders in Coun-
cil to Ow commercial and political interest of this
country: but also to stigmatise to the Sovereign,
in the most inde•:eut manner, tl►e Members of
Opposition, who have, with 10 much ardour and
ability, endeavoured, in both Houses *of Parlia-
ment, to obtain a hearing on that momentous sub-
ject. The uttempt has, however, been defeated ;
and the town of Liverpool ha.., on this occasion,
evinced, not only its inticpcinlenee of Ministerial
god corporation influence, but its k 111114' ledge of it.
own true interests, as well as of those of the em-
pire ut large, which can only be attained by that
result so loudly called for throughout the whole of
the ►setting—Peace.

HOME. CIRCUIT.

HORSHAM, KAMM 2t.
A CIVIL SIDE.
THE RlBlffi S. STEWART.

Mr. Rot stated, that this was au information
filed, es ejfirio, by His Majesty's Attorney-General,
against the Defendant, for sailing contrary to an •
embargo laid by an Order in Council, and assault-•
ing and iinprisouing the Reverme.ollicer, who was
put on board his ship.
Mr. Serjeaut SKEPHERD stated to the Jury, that
this prosecution was instituted against the Defend-
ant, to teach him and all other persons in his situ-
ation, that they must not take upon themselves to
break the law, the policy of which they must net
presume to arraign. The Jury were unquestion-
ably well acquainted that His Majesty from time
to time issucel Orders, by the advice of his Privy
Council, prohibiting all ships to sail from tht
ports of this kingdom. The necessity of such a
measure might arise from a thousand circum-
stances, either for the purposes of trade, of re- •
venue, and, above all, to conceal from the enemy
the time of the sailing of our expeditions. The •
Defendant was Master of the ship Williams and
Anis, milk+ in July last was at Eastbourne,
hi the jurisdiction of the port of Rye. It was
a Suoderlatid ship, and, he believed, a collier.
On the 22 of July. His Majesty, by the advice
of his Privy Councilossued in Order for laying an
embargo, which order WasfOrthvith communicated'
by proper officers to all the out-ports.. The Officer
of the Customs of course communicated this Order
to the Defendant; Lut he swore he would sail in
spite of any Order of Council, or any body else,.
and in fact he kept his word, for he should call the
tide-waiter, who was on board his ship. who would
prove, that he so ore he would take him to sea with
him if he did not choose to go ashore. The man
would not abandon his duty,aud the Defendant
weighed anchor and stood out to sea. ti At the seine
time, he told the Officer pretty 'dandy, that, iu
the coulte Odle voyage he should take an op r.
talky of };hewing him the bottom. After they had
bee'llitil Pala a short time, he, however, thought
better bii` this subject, for he put the officer on
board'a fishing boat, which brought him on shore.
This was the imprisonment of which the Officer
corn:deleted, and it was us flinch an imprisonuient
as though he had locked hien hi a house on shore.
Andithis reminded him of what-Dr. Jobuscip, bad
said upon this subject, that being in a ship was
being in prison, with the additional danger of
drowning and burning, without means of escape.
Such was the view which that Learned Doctor had
of ii Sea voyage.
The LORD CR* ILIROi here observed, that
Dr. Johnson thought differently on twitters of
pleasure from some others, for, on being asked, if
he never took a ride ? he replied, " no, and he never
would, while he could hire a porter to kick him ?"
The NinJEANT concluded, he, in this respect,
agreeebeith the Doctor, a ship was a prison, aud
.sea-sicbtess not the best of pleanuees.
Mr. 3. Ranelittfore proved the two Orders in
' Connell, the caie !Life(' 42,2t1 July. ISO. for hiying
our the embargo, the other i9th July. which re-
ek:llord the former.
E Hood. the Port Officerat Eastbourne, said
he communicated the Order for the Embargo to
' the Defendant on the 24th of July, and put a Tide-
waiter on board the ship, to erevent his : he
shortly afterwards saw the ship in the Offing.
Abraham Wood, the Tide-waiter, proved that
the Captain swore he would sail, notwithstanding
the Embargo; and as he would net go on shore, he
put out to sea with him on board. He attempted
to take the helm from the Captain, who imme-
diately gave hint a blow on the face. The Mate
inteifercd ; bnt he swore he would kick him to the
deed. He sailed, but at the entreaty of the witness
he put him en board a tishiiig boat which landed
hhh. _ .

The LORD CHIEF BARON obwrred, that this
was a clear case, and it was most important that
all embargoes and quarantines should be gaudy
observed.
The Jury found the I)efendaut
CROWN SIDE.

There was no care of any importance on the
Crown aide.
William Hoare was indicted for mvisliins Rhoda
Batchelor, • girl of the age of 14 veers. She gave
evidence that the tact was committed at the end of
the town of Stetriagton, in the court of an unin-
habited house, but she said she made no resistance,
and never told it until three months afterwards,
when it was discovered by her mother. The
Learned. Judge immediately directed the Jury to

acquit the Prisoner.
fie was also tried antLaeintitted on an indictment
fora similar offence on the sister of the hart Pio-
sec nt ri x.

Tuesday a pigeon-avutch took place on Houns-
low Heath, on the novel plan introduced by Mr.
Suouastout, that of turning loose two pigeon,
from the trap at once, to be shot at with a double-
Tarn:lied gun. • The candidates the the match in
question were Mr. Huta, a known shot, and Cap-
twin JAILS. of Berney, Burks, and each were al-
lowed t birds fir their trial of skill. Mr. Ittwo
killed his first two birds, and one each until the
sixth fire, when he again killed both birds, which
2svot him eight in the whole. Captain Jauts
mis-
soid'his Rrat two lards, wise its the second, and killed,
both in the third an I fourth fires, our in the lifth,
aial tine in the sixth, whir+ gave him seven. Mr.
Hata t 'thrived the staki.«f Su guineas.

NAVAL I%7'ELLIGENCE.

PORIIIMOUTM, MARCH U.
Arrived His Majesty's ships Copetie Anis and
Rebnit; from cruise; and the ifuebu:k, Captain
Matthews, from London. for' Africa. She got on
Itamaity Flans au Sunday morning, lost her rudder.
and was obliged to throw part of her cargo over-
boatd.
Put back His Majesty's ship Daphne.
Suiled His Majesty's ships sloadices and Hearty
on a cruise.

er.v mourn, MARCH I.

Last evening, after post, arrived :His Majesty's
ships .4seduci.ais, 74, Capt. Clusselyn ; AeAiltt, 14,
Sir Richard King ; and Theseus, 74, Capt. .Key-.
• holds.
Sailed His Majesty's shirr Presided, C. Mies-
zir ; Euryalas' 3(1, lion. C.. Dundas ; Teatime, 4d,
CaPt. Baker ; Burka, 14, Lieut. Morrib; Orears,
C. Lapenotiere ; I.e klechc; 16, Capt. 'White ;
Avenger, 16, C. White ; Dcfewckr. 14, Lieut.
Plowman; C'entatir, 73, C. IVebley ; Rinfawore4
14, Lieut. Walker ; Racehorse, 1441 C. Fisher;
•jsiquiscbt, —; Sand Pleasant, Hill; all supPolied
•for the Baltic; Elisabeth tender to. the-west's/aid.
They have raised the blockade off Ferrol, itud lef4
only the iris and Naiad frigate*. ' • - . • •
FALMOUTII3.II•RCS
This morning arrived the Malta piiclo. not yit
due, the Aaadiind, Captain Schuyler, •With. Ads
bum the Mediterranean. She *ailed about fort-
a4er the Carteret, which, from the late tete:
gales, is sappobed to hay* gone more to the
ward. At the time she • reft•iiibraltar. twenty days
since, the tell the follitregwrif, 110. goos, with SleSt
Smith, suppose I under "(dens fur the Brazils; Jars
had diapatelted the Surinam. sloop of war, with A. 4..
vice of an enemy's squadron baying been seen ,
Minorca, probably the Carthagena fleet, which
Wit believed to have i.:•.icaped ;•and also, that the
Rochfort squadron was in the Mediterranean.—
She left Admiral Purvis off Cadiz with elevira said
of the line, all Welton the in inst. from Witoni abe
was informed the Spaniards, with nine sail, isppearb•
ed quite ready for sea.. She parted with the•eolib
soy hoineward-bound, about thirty-five sail of inev!
chantmen, with the Cyrus, 36 guns, Capt. King,.
which were steering for Portsmouth. it was feared
the Brest, 'Toulon, Carthagetia, and Rachfort
squadrons, meditated a junction in the Medi-
terranean. Lord Collingwood and Sir H. Straithauls.
squadrons were in pursuit of them. '' •
Arrived the Piiclusril schooner from off Ferrol;
left the fleet all well a few days since.—Wind s.yv
TORBAY, NABA3I et.
Arrived bast evening from off Ushantk under
tuisOnnsud of Rear-Admiral liertie, the Filie de
PAW:, Dreadnaught, Gibraltar Belleropkoa,
.Spencer, Brunswick, Vetecese,. awl Aflicac of tht
Woe, and the Nimrod cutter.—Ales arrived from
off Ferrol, the nese sloop, aod Betsey Cutter
ihring no news. •

DE AL. ' MAtta At.-

Sailed the Oberon, on a cruise.
Arrived the Ref/oast and Maine froffi it cruise ;
and mania' in the Downs with. the shilit tot pergeot.
—Wind Ni. E.•

-Tr•••••emimirrie.
PROTEST

IR THE HODS? OF LORDS, OW TRZ REJECTION
Of THE DEBTOR AID Caliltittllt 811.1., MAUcH
11, 1180/4
•
iPt, itelkese flare has not been twos an attempt twilit?:
provetia the debate the existence of grieves' mils thertiff to
attend the ?medal' Of haprionateret for Orin in its pri*ireat
shape; while, on the other hand, the reality sail the mag-
nitude of those evils are substantiated by the Report of •
Committee of the /tome of Commons hi tyre, rifler baguet
Intrusions iovestieation Made in the inset oedema mower t
which Iteport, ercortled se the Journals of Parliamitat,'ealls
imperiously on the legislature to apply a remedy to the
mischief.
udly, Becalm -the present practice masonic! against Om
delitor,'either that there was celinipieuey in the contraction
of tlierdebt t of that, paining the means, hr frauduleutly
abstiries from liquidating the just demands upon him. And
this ussissoption (contrary to the lint mono; of equity) is
wade without imy, Inquiry held upon the ,as., oi.hout soy
upportituity afforded to the debtor for rebutting each a sus-
picion ; nay, without the shadow of imputation idea:iced
by the creditor that any dishonesty has existed lu the triter
action.
:idly, Because the delivery of the debtor's peruse to be
kept in prison for an 11111ilUillell term, at the pleasure of the
cr. ditto, appears utterly indefensible, for these reasons :
If it be as a satiefretion of the debt (the construction pit
upon it by the Vomits) It is irrational. For it hrevideut:
that in the nature of things, the hoprieurimmit of a debtor's
peewit, howsoever protracted, neat can be a liquidatios of
• solo : Nor ran it he intelligible as a lvalaace @gait* the in-
eonveirience sustained by the creditor, in not reastriog pay-
ment, unless it were to be imagined, that a sort of aspen-
sation was male to the creditor, by allowing him tliesierbil.:
genre of personal revenge, without toy examination of Ms
grounds • a principle so revolting to justice, to humanity,
and to tire rules of civil polity, that we must nut belies-tit
could ever hod countenance from the authority of our
Crawls.
4thly, If it be as a meant of coercing payment from a
debtor who baa the ability hat not the will to satisfy leis
creditor, the provision tills completely short of the object,
arid has in experience been forted inadequate. Ill.lst it
Ws been the vice of coeformding gent eotalillslied by 1441
trial, decrease dastreriag the pais of imprieounwiet, with
imputed criminality, umnpported by evidence, thereforeinot
liable in punishment, accurding to the spirit of British juris-
t,' wiener.
If it be to compel payment front a debtor who has the
will but not the ability to pay, unlimited imprisiiimient is
oliviurisly absurd and no bias obviously unjust : miutiumumit,
mid the interruption of hie industry, canout give to the
debtor fonds shack he did out others ire roam. All that
corainou score or equity CM require, is, that the debtor
shall soaks to the Clldittw the amplest eorapensation in his
Power, by the surrender of 'I batsorver property he has, either
rrt immediate posamion or is recerolou ; is CUllditiOU ,nude
isidispensable by the provisions of the bill now rejected.
And on each of these suppositions the practice runs
against the fuudatutotal principle of all the Las, which
it, that no iima shall himself judge the extent of injury he
has wailed, or shall humid( measure the degree of punish--
owes to be ieflicted on the offender.
:Ably, Derange a ere • hers culpable deceit or imposi-
tion has lakes place u, the mintraetiou of a debt, wand. apart
from the maims, questioe : And the whoh-Rome wv. ray of
the lei; should, 11. such a case, visit the timid, thong. it he
nbt applieeh4u to the simple debt. The bill had ell thireared
this i,dlicrura ,• chid, the wart, as the Lio tom sid-da, rati-
ng{ direct. The bill had further for the relief of medium
rmaderrd. the surreeder ofpeoperty cuatrilsony on the .leht,w,
whieleisoit present, bat partially and iusullicieritiv the cam,
" sailer the provision'', of the Lords' Act. dud we thason hut
coosider the want dutch thacineente, as highly detrimental
. to the fair utdifor. (Rignevii)
IttAWDON (FAA Moira)
VASSat I.L HOLLAND.
rag Ihe at and 1111001041,
SI: enil BEPKSHLEE