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London, England, 1819-07-10 00:00:00

BANKIWPM

Lord AUCKLAND said, there were two Bills ott
their lordships' table—the Bankrupt Acts Amend-
tnent Bill. atoll the Bill for regulati% proceeditiAs
snider a Commission of Bankruptcy—which, lie
trusted. their Lordships would agree with Wen in
thinking, ought to be dafer►ed beyond tie probs.
hie duration of the present Session. Whatever
ohjee'tion might be made in other respects to the
House of o:mumps of precipitancy itt expediting
In the close old Session a green 1113114 of business,
this objection could not in the present instance be
mode, foe the preSeid Hilts were framed in a great
measure unto" the suggestions of two Committees
'.,rated Ity the other (louse. among the Members
ofooe of which were Sir Samuel Itowilly, and other
'lawyer* of great eminence. in the Bells there were.
indeed, tunny provisions that merited the fullest
'coocurrence of their Lordships, but there were abis
unsay tithe's to which be could nut pray their assent.,
lle. therefore. should move, that the Bill foi
•mending the Ristkrupt Laws be postpot.ed till
this day three
The LoND CittiCeLLOK concurred in the tubs
tion, and thought it was.expecting too much of the
House of Lords to ask theta, in the ►hurt space of
we, k or fortnight, to assent to the overturning of
a System which had actually kited for centuries.
'The respected name of Sir Samuel Remaly had
been air Ist iuneil.but if the evidence of that latuesits
ed amass were examined. it would be found that some
of the provisions cot:tinned in this Bill were not
'buppotted by hil suggestions.
'liar mot joy wit then agreed to.
The Bill for regulating proceedings under Com-
missions of Bankruptcy. was also postponed to this
day three mouths.
Ott the motion of Lord AUCKLAND, a Message
was ordered to be sent to the House of Common s.
requesting that the House would communicate is
"Report of the Committee to which the Bankrupt
Laws had tweet referred.
• Clialitammt INUNDATIONS.
The Earl of RotiStArx moved that th✓ Charitable
Fouittlatioos Ball he con 'tied. The Noble Earl
tenteisktd, that by this Bill the. power of the Cow•
kuission.ers would be so delisted, as to enable them
to wet wishAret•t. _

After s few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR,
the 0.3.i0n Nat ',greed to, and-the Btll went
st Commit tee.
TAIVITION.
UR RUMPS Of LANSDOWII presented • Peti-
tiOo from the- inhgbitants of the town of 11,ro.
staple, praising *hit some relief may be afforded
to the errantry from the pressure of taxation.—
Laid tit t e bible.
11E013 Or THE ORISONS.
The 111arepril of Litisouti• begged Wye to
call !fie atterstiou or the House to a Committee,
which irad been listing for dearlY the whole of the
Seesrotr, «ir Ow state or the Primo& , The Coin.
miller hod•io four advanced in Ho rehouse, es to be
enabled ion to lay s Report upon the trade of the
float., *hitch he hoped would be done on Mon-
day, bot whenever sitee9.ores it would be advisable
to adopt; in !torso:suet of the suggestions it may
contain, nt nit of necessity be deferred till the next
lesion. To enable the House to form the best
possible opinion upon this subject, it would be
ripediriat that there Should be it continuation- of
the evidence on which- the Committee had pro.
ceetird ; he should therefore move sii.butoble Ad-
dress to the Prince Relent. praying that his Royal
Wittiness ntey be graciotrsly ;denied to Rive three-
tutus that there be laid thou the table of the