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the insolvent Debtors' Act, from the Inhabitants of Cord.
vat tiers' Want.
These Petitions wereordered to be referred to the Commit-
tee on the Insolvent Debtors' Art.
Alderman WarenMate observed, that only Iwo indivi•
duals coimected with the trade of the metropolis, and but .1
two others who hail any concern whatever with commerce,
were placed on the Committee, moved for by the Attorney.
General,ou the precediue eveniug, while a host of pores-
glottal men were nominated on it. He conceived that such
an arrangement was net calculated to produce the object
desired. A Cosittaitlee,const,tuted to take into consider*. ;
lion the complaints so generally made by allured every
trading tows, in the kingaluni,ouglit to have a greater num.
tor of 'venous of practical experience. He trusted, there-
fore, that there would be un objection to adding; to the
Commir tee the fire nano.. he now banded to the eaker.
On the question " That Mr. l. Smith be 3114 Spll4l to the
Committee,"
The Ageon‘ww-Ggitettat. /mid, he costa have no objec-
tion, if the Howse wished it. thst Ave Gentlemen ebuold ire
withal to the Csertiee. H.', however, might be allowed
to observe, that he err knew a Caorsmoittee that embraced
a greater portion of tiatelligence sod shility than th‘it now
fumed, In consider of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. '1 he in-
dividuals alltislid 111 Ely the Hon. Alderman were sot placell
ou the Committee, merely because they were professional
men, but because they were individuate of known cape.
rn ere, and great cement knowledge. When a Committee
was formed of the ordinary number of 21 Memlvers, unless
some very 'motivator circomstatives were staled, it Wan not
customary to enlarge it. As far, however, as be was coss•
cerned, hr bad no objection to the addition.
The mourn was their agreed to.
Mr. N. Calvet I, Mr, W. Smith, Mr. Ctirwen, nod Mr. ir.
Williams, were also, on the motion of Alderman Wrenn.
MAN, added to the Committee.
Mr. Itnounitaw shortly adverted In lire Menthols of
which the Committee am* piss, mot uhserved, that
ort era' of them, the Member tor Westminster for inshore
(Mr. C. Lamb), were known to be hostile to the existing
syatian. That thin. C. 'airman repteseuted a body of Illel4
who afire decidedly opposed to the Insolvent Debtors' Art.
Nothing like partiality apim tot it in the formation of the
conimitter--noil, in his mind, a mare fair and pr,.1.45
hero ..... of sautes (mild not have Wen made.
A10k110415 11 ..11111111AN did not object to any of the
indi-
iilmols who sere pi;aceol on the Committee; but lie olid not
think it sixbt that there should Ire loot 11 professional
non
named 011 it, while, excepting li,. flow Colleague nod him-
self, it did out conspelse au iirdividual connected et rte, the
Irate of the no 'roped's.
AGRICULTURAL PETITIONS..
Sir W. Cuo,e presented a Petition front 114 owners and
cut it o,l* of I.llld, is the no igliboorhuool of CheltenlPat,
po iiiz for prooterinog duties Me the i import asilllll of cress. &X.
G. Wi.erl's It porserited a similar Petition from the
owner. nod occupier.' of land in the county of Stows.
Both 14;41 im the table.
Mr CURVi CV resented a Petition from a district to the
county of Comber laud, praying for a strisiou of the Pour's
Laws.
CRIMINAL LAW.

Sir) GRAPIAM peaaateda Polities front the InhaNtante
of Beccl• e. r,diong fear a reviehon of thv Co loottool Code.
Mr. 1 1•••1ief. • *Wan IHetlliuu truth Arusitirl.
Mr '1•. lh %OAS, a similar Petitiust from the lobalniants
of
They w. rr vernally referred t 4) the Committee on the
C, nnioal Cutle.

IRISH MINDOW TAX.
Mr. fitteursi wit p,l'helli•••1 a levllltoll 1.1031 the MA% or
awl Corporation of the Tomo of Citric:4,l%v,, pi lying for
a total up, al of the Wtodute.ltglit Dui) —lwtl on the
titbit., and to Le prink&
IRISH DISTII.I.CRIES.
The Cwt.; 'thole or ilia EYeIIrQI.TI3 prmenteol a Poi-
twu f I 4.113i1l Vialilleraoesiniior al Rosette. in the
•ty of rippri cry, proviiig foe the poor *Recto pm-
teo..touu ui tlic Licensed Diatilleries—Laid on the table.

AGRICIVITCRAI. HORSE TAX.
Mr. ANSO% p tril a P.thli,m from c,•ttwia farmers io
ibr a. ill,boorikoal of Lynn. Norfolk, prtyimr for relief
from the Ai,icallu al lloree Tax.—Laud on the table.