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CVRIOVS CASE.

Ihtmenk Dmrliey, a young woman, wait es:sitalle insliet•
ed for ear Moog a ring, %aortae N.. Gd. privately, iss ti.e shop of
.Suss Ito m.ke, his pi overly
11w Prosecutor's ails teem: a jeweller's elm!) at Column_
ton. On the 3.110 f Apro! the Prisoner, mill a 1,,r1 ..,.oust 14
'ems of age, came tos the shop, and asked to to .k sts
worse
rieza ; th. ywere ilww• sumac, end the Pri,omer asked the
girl if else had Ike our ;Knead mote? Ti..' girl will she hail
soot. that the person outside of the wiushow bed it; the
ir said they would b.: hark ia a few Mitigates, awl
they we'd In a third person outside. Mrs. Prueeks them
1. mood she ring, and accused the Prisoner seed the g.el wills
lossog stooltn it ; they declared they bad tool, an.t ofireed
to toe smelted. mull wrat into the slum fur that ;mums& ;
but ~lrs. Orueeks told them it was mostecemey that they
•houlol grip, a'. the had no doubt but they ha.' th•poseel
of it to slur thief amistan; And Ihteatelied to send for a eon-
Itabk. The Poisoner three implored mossy, and kohl
Sirs Brooks if she would go with her In her lodgiro4. in a
•Iteet of w huh she tfol not hums the tissue, bust it would
lad lake her Moore auto a opt arler of an holm, she Kim IA pa)
I.er for the msg. Sirs k. atcoulougly arefanipailled lure Its
lAIIII/010 illrlopihr (a distance of four mot s r, ism her hima.)
whore a dray seas paamsg. moil the Poisoner jtstioped 'moo is,
ear, stir 111011.1 ill a SIXIII6I•Aut higprr, and lee ii.h.pri; as
biases, shush ism away. Mr. Haulm gut us pull a comb and
looloomed the Pelsoese b. Ism u. The P. Is 00000 r Ara %el' I 1111./
11 truest wader Pelmets: tor ;OW% Ibe immury fur she 'nig,

algal e....rwafiont one house into woollier, nod finally (leaped
sts..geslte , 1141 was appretwooled muss time efieresarshc.
The sr prrekied in los, innocence, and said the wit•
s-es Morioka to swine her lite awns.
Mr. Baron Gaitstow g si up briefly, and the Slily,
witlimst a trenneni's lasirdwn, fund her Gailty--Llenth.
There ow, ;mottos. iiiihrsoiros against In r for straight( a
whittle and • shawl, sold 111 r Rerun GAIKNOW slated, that
wish leave of his Leartwil Mother be would Iry Lrr nr",
tlos im!irinsent akst. lie ;lid so. pool else ass 1.11111.1
(1.; the vs Meet brio,/ retierne.l. the 1•eNfIllf.11 issuer Oil.
served, that his !smooth mind, isroprrly computed, conhl eit•
'crisis, a doubt of tier guilt, and he had 1,1.41 her a
lime, in orgies (if ally such doubt ruald exist) to salsify the
militia of the Jury.
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PARLIAMENTAIIY PAPERS.

INSOIN ENTS.

The Select Committee appointed to take into consideration
the date of the Law resporcling the discharge of Insolvent
IN•litors, and the several Acts ponied in .1w r.:1.1. 5411.,
emit Stith years of the trigs" of his present Maj. sty, seta-
sive to the crow, and tlw effects produced thereby; and
to report to the Bono- their observati ... s thereupon, and
the hest swans of resioleriog the lassie effectual;--
Have lc weeded to take the said Arts, and the Petit• ro
which have b, en riles veil to them, into their consider:slims ;
awl fur Ibis ono pose have mutinied 'eyelid witnesses, awl
called for yasi•los doeuments.
Au the mull of this inquiry, they feel themselves cared
upon", id the test place, to empress their most decided a ppi 1,-
baboon of the principle on which they conceive the laws for
the ro hef of iiisoleent debtors were founded. This principle
is, that a &lithe ought to, be released from custody on making
a howl fide olivisien of all his property amongst lasts etc.
stilors, except isi cases a here the conduct of the debtor al,-
pews to have been frandulent. But it most he observed, that
though this 1 .. i ll rip!, nowers to be entirely unithjectionsble,
yet the provisions of the law are so do (relive, and the prom-
isee of the Insolvent Debtors Coast has been such, that in
its practical onwratinto it has hitherto been productive of
considerable injustice sod inconvenience, and the Committee
are not at all surprised at the number of petal against
the renewal of the existing Acts., r Inch have hero presented
to the Huns.. 1s" order to secure the just int...seals of the
creditor owl. r a law of this nature, it is absolutely necessary
thst the whole of the property of the debtor should be fairly
suet fully stated, in order that it may actually he delivered
over and divided amongst the creditors ; bits, nailer the pre_
wood Ache, no effectual examination into the truth of the
debtor's statement of his properly takes place previous to
his dierhao ge.
From the nature of die case, (hiss must be an examination
into matters of accoont ; and when the House consitioas that
it is in evidence, II at from three to four thousand rms.%
pass tin ougl, the Court in the course of a year, and that
under any eiteumslandes matters of account must be very
imperfectly inquired into open CIRRI, they will be smith, el
That an cannsionti 111 l to fore the Commissioner no the twill-
vent Whims Court, the wily one provided for by the ;assent
law, mull be in the highest degtee ineffectual. Another
defect in the law, which appears to have a general influence
in exposing the creditors to frond and nejoistice, is. that, as
the law al present stands, the debtor has nu interest that his
creditors should ra et ive as large a dividend of his properly
as it is in his power to give them ; because, whether they
have a large divithid, or whether they have is small out ;
whether they are satisfied with his conduct, ur whether they
are disstati,lie.l, the teem of his imprisonment remains the
same; and alien once he has received his discharge from
11w Corm!, hiss person is equally free.
Another great °ppml y for committing trawls is of-
forded to the insolvent ft the Act having 'wielded, that
he should not make the statement of Isis property, awl deli-
ver it user for the Inowfit of his creditors, till the period of
his actual li' • ratios ; that is to say, till lie shall think lit to
apply to the Court after three *IMAM iirsprisuoisicist ;
thereby giving hind the whole of this islet vat, either feaudoi.
lenity au convey the renctienler of his property away,
or profusely to etriatedur it on himself. It is to
i.e Awry'. el. howeser, that, previous tu Ihe passing
of these Arts, rerditors were liable to considerable in.
jail is e frost. oh ?dors w Itu had sufficient properly to pay
their debts, but • bow to remain its custody, and to set their
coeditors at defiance.
The prowismois of the existing law, fur the purpose of
nriodering any properly which the insolvent may Require after
his discharge liable to the debts a loch lie had contracted pre-
viously. appear Its be au easily es-ailed, that they can unity
he pest in Core when the insolvent himself is willing to cons-
ply with thew. For, frown the circumstance of the debit
COMO alls'el before his discharge having no precedence with
respect to holosidati 111 l over those contracted after it, it is
11111.1 VP in the mower of the debtor to frustrate the 1 1111 l osions
of i lie law by a collusive claim of some subsequi at creditor.
Beside, these principal objections to the Adis, which the
C 1111 l miller have mond. (here are other smaller defects in
Ilse constitutinn of the lusolvent Debtors Court, in mow.
qeiroce of which, it dues not appear to, possess all the pow.
ors necessary to the performance of its functions. l'he
Committee will endeavour so uhviate these as well as the
treater MI. 'I, which hats.' beets already mint 01, in she
remedy they will bare the honour to recumateutt to the
House.
But before reennimending env remedy, It wombd be acres.
wary tocull the +mewl 111 l of the Honse to the evils which have
arisen, oul so much from the provisions of the law Slcelf, as
from the ninth- ii, which it has been gloried onto wartire. It
has hero already tuba. reed, that sn iummy into any mailer of
at einoot, in an torn ('wart, must necessarily be very isieffiei-
reit ; but this inefficiency must he increased to a groat its gm.,
unlessevery tee Wily lie given In the creditors es, otitis ii no in
sacks a moonier as appears to Owns most likely to Wail to a
antisfaceoey result. In order to render this examination as
yerf.vt as the mitotic of the raw would admit 46f, the *escalh
section of the Art of the 53.1 of the King, proviolt s, that when .
116 e issmdrei,l is brought op into Court, to be saints sled
touching the troth of the 'rstler contained in his p.ail ion and
iwlnnlith-, "any of Ilse creditors of such prisourr, and any of
the persotos wooed or described in suchscheduleas claimiug to
be ereditorsuf anysuch prisuner.andany person or %WWII'S WA
wooled ow do berthed in roach schedule, who, shall claim to Ise.
I a ea editor or credi 111 l s of such prisoner, shall be at Ids fly Its
oppter such petition' ; and foe that purpose to put such
ylialiollll to such prisoner as the said C -I shall think tit,
touching, the mallets contained in such petition and wise-
, Bide. and touching such other matters ss the said Court shall
he nit (yeomen it nay he lit and toupee unit such questions
1 shoolot lee put, tar the ohne execution of this Act." But by it
laide of the liewledist Debtors Collet, made with the best
possible intention, 'to doubt. us" creditor is Yellowed to op-
pose the discharge '4' an itiantlielli, 11111e1.41 he haw given 1 4
1
6apt oliNice, uot only of such Icing Ills intention, but of i he
partienlar grounds us" which suet' opposition is to be f ol-
e d; soil chi, rule has, generally, litirr silk-spieled 45) +ll.lCliy,
llllAt If any 4.(4V matter has risen slowing the CtolitAl: of the ex-
, 1 aminati 111 l , the opposing creditors have not been allowed to
! take advautage thereof.
It is further to he übserveol, do 01, as the persons, who are
suitors iu the toosolvent Debtors Cowl, ere ou one side, nit
least, always its the lowest slate nit olistvess, and that nth.
'widely the expenses" of faith portion must he drawl. from
111 e pl.Ckrtil of the ceeddoes, eve ry proweethog ottClit, Peco.
hotly no this Comet, to be at ieuded with as Wild ropes's,' to
the Parltes as possible. %Vitt. this view, all the cosies where
the Legislature apnea,• to have contemplated the possibility
of the iniptuntinis resew of stamp duties, they have provided,
is OW Act of the '.',.1.1 of the King, iltil MOW shall lie ii»ples.
ed. This provision' lies nut been quite effectual, because,
in the p.aela e ut the Corot, other cases have arise's, a bore
stumps 1:14,l he allied, :ld which were 110 i specially pro-
vided for by the Act.
But the macaw of rvpeuse la the suitors in this Court,
which law arisen flown that defect to the Act, has been tri-
fling, when cos cared with that which has been Weaned in
c 1111 l eqteuce of floe estalthabutent of a system of fees by :he
portico Conimissioner, a esonsidersble share of whirl. lie has
.4pptOprlstied so himself Fur it appears by the atTUIIIIIO we.
sewed, that the net Inshore' of the money paid iota the hands
of Ilw Beceiverot the liou'veut lb:blurs Court, dui jug the tear
IRIT, sint.mtied to 0103/. 14s It'd and during the ye-sr 1818
to 5.-2011. 17.. 1041. while, during the same yr.'s, the n -
giriatc mutual set the Ica 'Aid by smitten is this Coutt

•rtintinti 41, for the former vrar, 1,4101. 11. 7nl. fin
11w latter year In 1,5451 Isla, heinc saltier more than un.
quart... of the a hole amiimit u( the 0,1 halanrci. in the
11,41114 Or Ilse saes tv. r The Commi..i-m.r slot not state Noy
pai 'molar Online. silence to have ueessimsl sloth.; the tint,
of li. presleer.osor, from suet. (.0a not tsarina h . estahloils.
rot; hut ac.ozsiesl, as hi. fYillitl.l for orittintitittz thrtit, 11.11 be
.'moldered the *alary of Ih. Chief Clerk Mash (piste to the
ditties Ili lies office. Ile ark itowlestzeil shut he had not mole
any represent.. to the T. easoisi y, um to the istashiquary
this or any ,ether of the *Marna, yrs vistas to the ralablivh-
own' of the fres; and that the rrnaust why tie il.osieht it
ileatrable that he himae hi take a poetise's of the (UV,
W/11.,• that, when called upon for the porpove, he retezlit
kw'''. and h.' rani" to *taw, and that r.irrrilly, the
full
muouniit of free ta1.,11, na allowed by hint.. If." That the
valislity of thew ',loam* may Ise doily ....tint algal by the
H the Citutsultlee Io z submit the amount of
the RaIaPIM, as eistahlo•lteil by the 1.01.4 of the Tre,"uq,
for
the remuneration of the rot 011ireta of the Come, and
a table uf th • feet tallith are eatalthsbetl, together with the
mode its which they are divided.

SALARIES.

To the Commissioner
---Orr Clerk
- AM/11111111 (ire k
-. Provisional Assipice . • • • •
- Thi►d ('leek
- Fourth (leg k
----- Fifth Clerk

TEES.

For olio .liccliarge of every

r a. d.

_
.... 0 5 0
Fur .v. y %Ohl/M1.4
Fur tat ry sit eof Court
Fur Wing ry sp. CII4I *Ol-
- it 0 l 0
For *wearing sitlidayii4 hi

Court
For every ..r•ler 01), a %um.
tnosni
For every ...mei, 0 1 0
Fur ry eertiiitaie of poi-
— .

Per A minim
. r 2,000 0 0

... 400 0 II
900 0 0
100 0 0
130 0
•• , . 100 II 0
!...0 0 II

('onoltait.

I biol.
Clerk.

C. r. cl If. a, d.

41 2 0
O 1 41
U 1 U

O 2 6
o 1 0
O 1 0

0 0 0

0 0 6

41 o o
0 0 0

-
miner's disc-II:es-le . 0 1 0
For I ter, copy ..f illy to Ire.

0 1 0

0 0 6

0 0 0

O 1 0
O 1 0

0 1 0

dole of the Insolvent (per
sheet).
The expea•ra have been much increased also by 1111 l wee.-
tardy affidevite. Aecording to the ^d section !
of the Act 5.1 d of the King, if the ereslitora are numerous,
or live at considerable distances fr one another, it is '
lawful for die debtor, ituatrad of serving them personalty, I
In give notice in the Gazelle of his intention to take the he-
111+1 of the Act. By a rule, however, of the Insolvent -
Debtors Cuurt, the Insolvent is required to prove that his
creditor* are thus numerous, or that they live at such cou-
siderable distances from one another, by an affidavit mule
by him in prison; and the Enure has appnlilted On officer 111
take these affidavits, who 4...ivies's 75. 8.1. for earl. : and
three is besides a stamp duty of 2s. 6d. imposed upon them.
By the 54th of the Kong, cap. 23, th. office of a Receiver
was established iti this Court, mid the mode in which this
officer has been paid, viz. by an a!lowance of five per cent.
on all Minna passing through his bands, has had a further
rifer, in increasiug the expenses of the parties.
The Committee cannot conclude th• or statement of the
objsetious to the moceedines of this Conti, which have or.
curved to them, without noticing the appointment of pees
suns to act as Agents before this Court who are nut regularly
admitted Attorneys; at present there are one I deed and
twenty, on the appointment of each of wheat a fee uf one
pound Dine shillings is exacted, our puma] of which is
paid to the Commissioner, and the remainder to the Chief
Clerk.
to order to remedy these ineonveniencies, and yet to pe-
arls., the principle of the laws, which was stated in the be-
ginning of this Report, the Committee beg leave to recom-
mend to the llotiae, that the Acts which were referred
for their consideration should be allowed to expire; said
that a new Act, for a hushed lime, should be substi-
tuted, in which provision should be made for a more accu-
rate examination, into the areounts of the 41. bloc and the
claims of his creditors, by the appointment of three Com- •
miasioners instead V 1/1“.; that the exemivation should in
the first instance take place out of Court, smiler the direction
of one of the three Comnsissi 111 l era, prepaiatory to the final
exaniniatiou of the insolvent before the three Commissimires
its the Insolvent Debtors Clout ; the Art should further pro-
vide. that when an insolvent makes his option to take the
hiss. fit of this Act, he should he compelled to deflect' all his
property Palo the hands elan assignee, within a much shorter
period than the present law obliges; and that in case of his
neglecting to make dog option, it should be lawful for his
creditors. if they think fit, to compel hint to deliver up his
property to he divided amongst them according to the mu-
visions of this Act ,• that it should tomtit, that all creditor. •
111011111 be empowered to oppose the discharge oldie insolvent,
ms a hatever grounds they may think proper; that all fees and
stamps should he abolished in this Court ; that more vire-
total provision should be made to render any property which
the insolvent may acquire after his discharge liable to the
debts ulna lie hail previously contracted ; and lastly, that
none but megularly admitted attornies should practise as
agents in the Conn; and where doolits have arises. as to
whether the Court possesses the powers necessary to the
pc. form:ince of its functions, ad. (pate powers should be
gives. lit it.
It remains now only to he considered how this measure
may Ire made applicable to the country. Fur this purpose it
should tic provided, that the same examination should take
glare out of Court, previous to the insolvent being brought
before the Coos luf etoarter Sersions, dint muy enacted
for the proceedings rn the metropolis; such examination
might be made either before one of the Magistrates, or a
Conimissi 111 l er appoint.ll for thus pot. pose. It bass also ma-
'wares' to the 4'uninsittee, that great iajtestice arises where a
debtor is arrested in the country, from his having the power
of removing himself w London, which onset freapiently of
course, lie at • considerable distance from the reaulence of
his cerditorm : fa order to remedy this evil, it should be pro-
vided, that such removal should nut be allowed, auks* oil
application from the creslitois. Its 'very other respect the
proceedings before the Court of Quarter Seasums may he as-
similated to dame before the Insolvent Debtors Court.
If the House shall think proper Ito adopt these sugges-
tions, the Committee hope that the principle of the law wilt
be ferried into effect, its such a rammer as to obviate ineuis-
sweiroce, and be productive of cunsiderable advantage bulk
to debtor and creditor•
II mciug made all the otoservalMits which they think tierce.
Nary ill the subject referred to their consider:l64lll, the
('on.niiteer would here rout little ; but U hey hope dory
may lie permitted 10 call the attrulinn of the House to the
ei idsoice of Mr. Nixon. Warden of the Fleet Prison, in which
he describes the soot ,unit coasts-Om which pet vai I in that
eatablishment : end they beg to std tto the serions con-
sideration of the Music. whether it is out necessary tied some
its pa should be taken for the remit:6lllll4.f Debto.s Miasma;
nod esp dally, if possible, to abolish the privilege of &ha
ROWS of the Fleet and of the King's &fah.
10th May, 1019.

OILS, per Tun. of 252 Gallons.
NeeGreetil.Whale.. 331 --/ I Spermaceti
OM
Pate Seal .39/ —1 Pale Rape

p eisalrael thug writ: ; a public oak was brinaAt frip,
ward 1113 Wrditt tide, 14-.1, it ettsteisteel of 145 etplta 17 liars
11, 111311 1113111111 1 Iglu and 2.3 ca•Li Fo,rwign cotter.; 11, „,Nde
a rut nll' fret:4.6ld ertillvttit mitt: eninikoir ill the prtros: fine
oirdilt try Berhice .61.1 03a a 04a. V& a 1024
St. Domingo cco•d ordinary 811 a. and 904

The public role of Coffee ibis forenoon ennaisteil of 7a
tasks !An hays Briton- deocripliosta the sohltllit* filly
soppo.letl lbw lste priers. P 4 Ilient al pia. etol 970. 8.1., tbs
fine so disisry 2j. lower, gain's off at 000 :And Ns.;
icsieral ly, Isom the rrt.o It of to day's sale, the Colton. snarl's*
may he al ii.sl lower. I.ut the priers are •titl airy ofwetttpri.
HUM. HaAN•V, and Hantwans.—Thts fn.. nn se,
leetsi%e probity sa'e of 1). nwrara Num was In unelil
the Pffolllw is fair et Heston of the
in Lc., whiny e ito.loll/11 tyre prates Art
11, In 10 11. Ts. 51. • tr. 13.1 p13'017 t)
8,1 a 2.. ; 221u2..1b P. 2. 114 a 3s. 'PI 211 0 I'.
3s. 1.1. a 3.4. olioir, ar hrl.. re. was soli, hot at
soiclit 111 he :newt ttttt .1 that aft, r the 5•%1,• the
Como of Mini inithl not lie pit. dossed at so i.e Mrs.
11randy has og int Riven way —lit G. [ova tin re or ma alit-

Tm.r.ow.--The prirrq of For”izn T.Ol ~w ail. 'rely r,.n.
~itlrlebly lower. The Town 31 144.-1 it toultdo7.4
wbielt is is. ta loyal than I.tst mk.

Iviara L LLIt;ENCC. ENC

uvrarnot, Net 18,

_ •
PO'inre.q Charlotte Fos-krt. from ran•loyth,
*VI IvOf 1114 *.III March oss she Hurt M ; ;thorn
lua oret• I,usst. The wit, Captain. erew, ay&
Lad arrived al Na.... 0 N. P., awl were to is,ar ••1 la rat.
Isial in she arhsairser Prinsruar, whirls arum 1 b 4 Ira
sup fur she parpsne. Tho pecket is stalest I.llsasss.l.ssi .y..
uts hisarst In Sire 111,1411111140(320,000 dollars.
The Fairfield. Fain., frosts Aux Cars:, for Liverpool. win
lost on a rear oft Asiwoatris K. y, Mir March. man 15 hit.,
of coffee and 38 beg. of Cl/Vnto were .11 Ilitt wt.
the Captain and crew arrived at Nassau., N. P.; Mr Foid rk,
Bassitiy, from In ace, arrived at Cad's, wa. horniest gulf Cassr
St. Ma'y's, by she lormarigoat privalees, wll.l
Suriname! sh•in that shy had raidared a Spanish skip rah
two millions of shifiars uss board.