The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-06 00:00:00

TO TILE EDITOR OP THE BRITISH PRESS.

Sta,—When I first read ha your paper the remarks of " A
Practitioner," relative to attorneys certificates, and after-
wards found the Commissioners had suspended very many
of their attorneys, I took it for granted they saw the
necessity of checking the &grant abuses of their Court,
u far as the adoption of the regulations suggested was cal-
culated to effect ; but thk.ugh a close observer of the prac-
tice, I have not been able to discover by any new rules that
the Commissioners hold out encouragement to the re-
spectable attorney. I lament this the more, because there
arc many desirous of combating the prejudice of this
branch of business, who would cheerfully undertake it, to
the exclusion of the present agents. Its success might not
be so extensive as could be wished, yet it must confine the
practice to persons answerable for what they did, the
regularly certificated attorneys. They would be compelled
to enter their admissions, readmissions, and certificates,
and by adding the names of their clerks, pay a duty for
all persons who could be recognised in that character as
fairly employed at stated salaries within their own offices.
The Commissioners, by means of a recipe, copy of the
Sheriff's warrant, a copy of the affidavit of debt, and a
copy of the bailpiece, with its No. and the name of the
Judge's book in which, and the day when, bail was put in,
would easily distinguish the real front the pretended cre-
ditor, whether the insolvent's business was transacted by
an attorney or in person. The debtor himself would know
the rules of the Court and the persons au.borised to con-
duct his business. The present infamous practices on sham
arrests, and collusive surrenders, committals, and removals,
friendly executions, bills of sale, and fraudulent convey-
ances, would be rendered more difficult and hazardous, and
the warden of the Fleet (Mr. Brown, to whom much praise
is due), and the Marshal of the King's Bench, would be
encouraged to clear their prisons of those well-known persons
who, year after year, contrive to keep themselves detained as
prisoners, besetting every avenue, and publicly canvassing
for business in the name of some attorney with whom they
are in partnership. Earnestly trusting the Commission-
ers will publicly and privately court information and as-
' sistance as to the mal-practices of their Court,and promptly
act upon facts fully laid before them, and that "A Prac-
titionr," will resume the subject till the present practice be
altered, for which he will have the thanks of the profes-
sion and the public,
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN ATTORNEY OF THE COURT.

NORI MBEELLAND COUNTY ELECTION—NINTH DAY.
—At the close of the poll on Thursday afternoon, the num-
bers were as follow :
Air. Bell - . 1.12 l
111 r. Liddel . 1,113
Majority in favour of lir. Bell 8
It is understood, that so confident are the candidates and
their friends of their final success, that it is the determi-
nation of both to contest it to the last moment.
The Spanish line-of-battle ship Guerrero, sailed from
Cadiz on the 9th ult. with 500 troops for the Havannah.
The strongest apprehensions were entertained that the
sailors and marines would rise in mutiny before they reached
Unit destination.—llantishire Telegraph.
The ship Countess of :Morley, with 00 agriculturists
and settlers, for the Rio de la Plata, will.shortly sail front
Plymouth. This is the third ship the Rio de la Plata
Agricultural Society have chartered to convey settlers. The
settlement is about 120 miles from Buenos Ayres.—
Hampshire TeleArt aph.
Licsatitrev.—Mr. James Beard, of New Hall. near
Elland, at his rent night last wet k, after tr' sting his cot-
tage tenants with a good supper, returned to each of
them their rents until times improved, several of them
being at present out of employment.—Leeds blercury.

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