The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-09 00:00:00

'radioed to your Cjimmalte; In trUcktiii eminent lawyer
states, that " it is generally held that ma a deficiency of the
common fund., Ike matistrates' Mill emoted may impose
rates or tandems In amereer•tho entrairios of the burgh, and
therewith affect both site borgiises as fit their traffic, mid
the heritors of lauds accordlifit to their property." The
"is delermsee isolated to he • the result of
.ogritirous,
lathed ow other oreasitios, from other lawyers of eminence.
tut, if these opinions be emulous, it Mild be observed,
that the hardship Is only shifted frind Se burgesses to the
dreilimus, who, if the framer *eeriest liable to make good the
deficiency by a general contribution, have, in the case sup-
posed, nu means of refereeing the sums advanced by them
hi the fall confidence, as there is every reason to believe, of
the individual liability of the Merida ra of Ilse community.
The Ave of the Scots Parliament of Ore year 1693, c. 211,
assets, " That it shall not be lawful fur is:remitter to tie ma-
gistrates and town council of any•burgls royal, to mislead
any debt or give bond for the samet obliging them and
their successors in office, without previous act made
in the tuwu council lit their fullest convention, both of
merchants stud deacons of crafts, eirodeacentlibe upon the
causes and uses fur which die raids debts are contracted and
bonds granted, certifying the foresaidh • magistrals and
others who snail contract debts and serant•bonrls without
the said previous act, or if the causes and noes couilescemled
on m the said act shall nut he found to be just true and
real, that in snit or the saids cases the said contractors mad
subscribers shall be iwrsunally treble, they and their heirs
mud successors in their privet fortunes, to relieve and dis•
herds a Use town of the studs debts ; and that by di creel of
the Lordsof Session at the instance of Lay burgess of soy
of the said burghs who 'have borne the office of provost,
Laillie, or shun of gild • Wirtz the same: lost prejudice
always to the right and security of the party creditors; as
likewise het prejudice to any private persons rights as to
any of the said betels sa accords."
Be this Act, •it is apparent that the right and security of
the creditor, whatever they may be by the COllllllOll law, are
nut lessened ur impaired, Mthough the magirtrates and
town council should have tieglictid the statutory regular.
titres in the" contracting debts, and granting bond fur the
same;" so that the COMMUIP good or property of the burgh
mad the burgesses individually (if such be the common law)
remain equally liable•to theta-editors for the payment of their
debut, whether time statutory regulations have been complied
with or slot; although in the latter case, the individuals
filling the offices he the magistracy and town cusweils
who were the compactors and subscribers, sic personally
his dto relieve hiss town of such debts. But there is this
siugolarity iu tie Act, whir h your Committee 'suggest as
deserving the consideratiou of Parliament, that the right of
action to enrolee such liability, is only given 40 burgesses
whir have borne the office of provost, Indite, or dean of
guild a itiriu the burgh; and she result under the existing
system of election has Ewen, that no such action has et cr
been rustithted.

(To i.e coil blued )

MA TS.

CORN EXCHANGE, Fatinv, OrsosEß S.

We have had very fey► arrivals ut fine Wheat since Weds
aridity, the demand for which was fully espial In the supply,
and *which snpported our last pi lees. Foreign But ley is dull
in sale, and pricts nominal. Oats are plentiful, and Is. pee,
quarter dearer. lu Pease, Ileans,tc7theoria nu alterative"
and very little business sluing. • •