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wukers of Timpani, against the Watch and Cleric Regula-
t“sii Bill.—Laitl on the to►k, sail ordered to be printed.
ROCK SALT DUTIES.
The Rork S.lt Holies Rill was resit a Fermin time--eorn-
rt.tted, ru.m.tered iu the Committee, and the Report order-
ir I forlo.anorrow.
GREENWICH PRIZE MONEY.
The rereenwieli Prise Mowry Bill passed throat% a Corm-
sn'tire.—Report to-morrow.
EXCIIEQUER
'The Eaehegner Bills Bill rammed through a Contsitlee.-.-
Report to-morrow.
N EGOTI RI.E SECURITIES.
The Negotiable SeenrAtes Bill was read the third dine,
and pasted.
TiteilISURY RI LLS—(IRELAN D).
The Trea.nry Bills Bill passed throngh a Coale'
keport to.wiorrow.

COUNTY INFIRMARIES—(IREI.ABD).
The Comity Infirmaries Bill pissed &noel a Commit.
tee.—Report to-morrow.
VINEGAR DUTI ES.
The Viatica, Duties Bill was read Ike third filar, 6.4
passed.
ToRAccO.
The Toloseeo Importation Bill was read Hie third tittle,
and passed.
AUCTIONS.
The Report on the Auctions (Ireland) Bill, was brought
tip and receiVed.
FUNDING-.
Mr. Malii*Or TOW to ask a question of the Right HAI
Gratleman (Mr Vansittait), relative to a einivermiton that
took place in the Hoene last sight on the subject of a new
loan. He bud understood that Right Hum. C. utlemais to
say that be did out intend to fend any Reeheiter Bills this
year, *or probably next. Now, he believed, Slott at present
there were feety.fuar mafioso of Eacheereer Bills anfesisded,
tail drat funnies millions more must be leaned nest year,
which would leave a total of Afty...ight atillion• rinfoinleil at
the rent of that year. He wished to know whether be had
tier. city understood what us, said?
The Cursen.t.oa of she Exearouva answered, the lie
bad lent been an rash as to promise any thine for nest year ;
he bad ugly said that it would net be necessary to make any
sew loan this year. (The explanation r. speetirce she filo).
eight willies, unfunded Exchequer Bills was perfectly iii-
andible to us).
MINES.
Mr. Mistime moved that the Committee on the Mines
Atmessineut Bill he postponed is this day three mouths
Agreed to.
BRITISH MUSEUM.
General Tooaxvon rose to make his motion relative to
Ike adesimien of potions to the British Museum. The How
General described the requisites her admission by the present
v.-collations, and engrain' w the inconvenience awl trouble
hemmed by them Oh the public, particularly on persoiss coin-
tug from she country, who were thereby often precluded
(suns visiting an establishment kept up at the expense of
the public. lie proceeded to contrast the faribsy of animis-
ts ~,,, to She Royal Institution with the feats required by the
British Museum, and concluded by moving, .6 That there
lire laid heftier the Howie a copy of the Regulations cello
blsheil by the Ts asters of the British Musenns, relative to
general admissions to that liistitu'ion—of she directions re.
*retitle she reading.evont--snil of she order for the aiusis-
t one of Students to the Gallery of Antiquities "
Ms. Badges professed himself well (baptised to endear is
any so give the public greater facilities of ailinission
into the Museum etiostessient with sloe so-tinily of ite !no-
way ; but he apprehended, that to make the ailmiseitin rr-
'Petty open mid indiscriminate, would hitters-re with the
'safety of die books and other property, and that many of
the visitors would then guru depredators. Depredation hod W-
armly, a usher !iodisation,. been found a consequence of
zodiac.' ate adsui.siou. The Trustees at preseiii granted
wlniession in ties Library to all respectable penults also
etatsd that they had a desire to read there. Tile rule of
iiiiliserineenate admission would cause notch trouble and in-
eisultenielieft, and hider* additional expense from the 'Acct.*.
city resulting from it of appointing a new officer.
A Member (we believe Mr. Gvuwrv) alluded to flit slaw-
grr sos which tier setausiactiloss in the Museum titre *Oa ex-
posed its easeot Ere—wais wished that mesas of fnitlwr seen.
vitt for them were provided.
Mr MVOS was averse to iscurriagaay sew expeuse is the
t.tlblishm. al.
The minium was then pat stud carried.
he It Ft.naussee moved, that a certain Petition presented
it) boa on a formate day be priuted —.Agreed to.
BANKRUPT LAWS.
Mr. J. SMITH rose to bring forward his ni'llion
;or leave to Ining en a 801 l to alter and amend the
Banktopt Liras. lie apprehended lie should be
uloligctl to trespass smuething longer on the nolo!.
genre of the Roust than he had lumen in the habit
of dunig ; but lie would a-sure them he should not
say a wend inure than was iirceloary to express the
reasons of the motion lie isiteusicsi to propose oil a
%rely importaut subject. The Bill it was Ins object
to obtain leaner to introduce was lOUisited 011 the
opinion and recommendation of the C iiiii miller ou
the Ilaok lulu Laws. The grievances of the batik-
runt system h lad long been matter of complaint ;
the existence of old ones bad bt en proved to the
•atiala, tom of the Committee ; and new evidence of
the iisatinty and inconsistency of the present laws
au the subject had come out rifler their appoint.
mem. As the Report of the C 'lice hail beets
ii i ii ted, lie should not trouble the !louse by going
into is. But the Rouse would suffer him to state
shortly the opinions of certain individuals the COM.
illittee (tad VII opportunity of ritamiusiag, who,
fiom their high professional character, must be
supposed excellently qualified to take a correct view
of the subject. Mtwara. filuitiligue, Cooke, and
Cullen, concurred in thinking that a n:atenal change
in the Bankrupt law was indispensably mces.
Bury. The first of these Gentlemen, who had
been a C tttttt nisitioner above twenty years, gave
evidence before the Connuittee to this effect :
that there were persons its the City of Loudon who cot.
eased too io sr^ul •r trade of pup. ins,; the debts of fictitious
that the entire a) strut of the batik-
uptey was a combination betneeti the petitioning
creditor and the bankrupt. Ile could adduce a
further authority in the Lord Chance Ilur of Englund.
fluting occasion to offer some Ft marks of censure
s.ii ii very gross emir that donne before him, is,
iAul, his Lottlsltiv t eluded by siting, that u:is
I. ss the Court kept it tight hand over bank-
punt-, baukruptcy would sour become as great a
tuissolice as may Ili the land. After this it would
toot lie cwoosiotereol isecrusaty to product stronger
tastimmit . The first opittion of the Committee lie
would allude to„ related to the narrowness of the
existing laws, its the nirails of making bankrupts.
A persuit might pass bills fur hundreds of thous:ma,
of pomisols in certain eases, without a possibility of
being mails r bankrupt. To extend the remedial
influence of the Ida* in that respect was one of rile
recommendations of the Committee. The Reptot
next proceeded to con-iiler the acts of bankruptcy.
The may one heard of now-a-days was Slit bankrupts'
alealy.tag laisivarlf to one of hi. etediturs, roil as that
was e+.-i'y dour, rod as hitiet3-iiisse Look' Weir.'
out of a tou..dred were precoiacerted [relicts-is the
debtor soil prtstiouing cittlaur, this gave the
loarokrupt the power, at any lassie after the proceed-
ing* had Leen co iiiiii esactol, of oversew% any
thing 'loot, sod rendering a!I iuvulsd. Reasonnig
hum this, the Commute g.vu it as their (+pignuts,

that it was exceedingly improrr there was not seise
*node of making bankrupts d fferent from the pie-
rent. Another act of bankruptcy was, bring ar-
rested fur debt, 311.1 lying la prison two months
without finding bail. But the mischief in that cats
was, that the debtor had it ill 1115 110 We, to defeat
the object of the arrest, by goitig to gaol and dia.
posing of his property beyond his creditors' reach
before the two months expired. The Committee were
of opinion, that whin a man with honest iutentions
found biln4ell' to be insolvent, be should bare a
power to make himself a bankrupt. TO effect this
was one of the provisions of the Bill—sod it directed
that a trader, being insolvent, and desirous to have
• fair distribution made of hit property, should
lodge with the Secretary of the Ilsookropt Commis-
stoners a paper Oath% that fort, which should have
the same effect es the striking of a d ocket.by a cre-
ditor. It was adv;sett also, that keeping a shop
shut for seven ei iya together should lay a foundation
for a bankruptcy. us should remaining in prison
on civil process fir fourteen days. A noother great
defect under the existing laws was, doe lionfoility of
asecurisig the bankrupt's hooks, papers, Ste. fly
the law there Wall an offi •er to adroit to that, call-
ed a messenger ; but he els Noprinderl by the soli-
citor to the bankruptcy, mud was lint a free :igen'.
The duty, beside", was stover owrformoal lay
▪ but by some poor fellow otio of she street, •or
a fee of a few shillings, who hied with the bank-
rupt's 11MTV111114, sod Mat 110 sort of check on their
master. 'll5l. Bill made the 01-Sarner intlepentletit
of the solicitor. Gutlelh.ill, where the Bankrupt
Laws were administers if for boohoo, was inure a
place of coolie; than nor hi for the traits:loom
of storms busino at. The Co e thought it
was quite tarcessioy that some other building for the
purpose al Id be immediately erected. As a rr-
airily fur the greatest mischief, they rerioninetol-
eft, that ti iv debt to be proved sh oust lot
&glared by the creditor to the isolictior four
Jays before the day of proof. The Boil con-
ferred on the Commissioners a power of r.jectiug
debts discovered to be frandoolent, after supposed
proof, which thcy did mot at loreseirt possess. The
bankrupt business etas conducted tit Scotland ar.
4:orillug to the provisions of oil Art passed in the
year 1813, and the system there was perfection itself
to what it was in Eirglaml. There au officer, called
a irmstee, collected the debt-, ;sod g rye security for
the due perforairitice of Isis duties. The Car tree
moat st gly recommended the appit;iitii sent of as
officer a far to the trustee, to be called an ageht.
The 801 l required the bankrupt to attend all the
ineetisigs of the Cuitimi..stmeis nod trot. agent,
node'. doe ptatisliy of iii as% the lirOlectiun of the
Commissioners. To operate Hs a check gill
and eatta 1141illee. the C moire ICI 0111111elidell
that 110 debtor .1 11l lie allowed a ecrtilicate, unless,
at Was fortneily reipired by I ow, fetio.fitilis of the
one-doors ill number and valor signed it. •rhey
thought, ton, that it would be very lwitethoul
to make it pad of the duly of the Cousinisrerinerri
to inquire tido Ilse eundosot sit the b iiiki not.—
A htlVe all thin..., they recommend this, that nu cer-
tificate sluoild be signed by the Cominissimiers till
the whole of the lithos of the Wok' upt were ruby
Investigated. There woos nor other subject to w litch
he a Word palt.cidaely to call the attention or the
Mouse. It was tile 11411Cliull 01 Cali/ilia lilluil.lllllelet
me fraudulent b rok rums. That enactineid, so far
from having airy good effect, did, by its Petit-rat,
prevent, no many instances, the ii fI•C of ally
puoislimesit Whatever on the flip!. Wllll re-
spect also to the ill!raWalire 1111411 e to 6,111101111111, it
Opprored to the Conitilitire that stone. alter: diem
5551, necessary. II w oa at present is mere trifle--
and Ile ens cuovinreJ, 111111, by graiotilig a mute
liberal allowance, much good would be ellee•ted.
The Cu iiiiii Mee coin rived, that something (shout
5 per cent. should be gratited Si the bankrupt
but the altos/store, in uo itottaore, to eXercti
That 'ow might appear very large—hut, when it
was considered, that, 11l 111.IIIy hellPlLrtivicier, the
individual had ins uppurtiiiiity of assisting the
assiguers to au to.linitely gteater UOVOillit, till lair
01:jet:Item could lie advanced egionst it. 'I lie C .
nutter were also of opinion, that bother protection
should be granted to assignees, who were, at ',re-
sent, exposed to harassing Nll4l VeXalti4,lls suits.
It most appear plain to tire House, alter ii.e evi-
deut:e of Mr. Cullen, and other (ieod.-men. that
a considerable alteration ought to lie tousle ill tile
constitution of the Board of Comini-sitmeis of
Bankrupts—which, it was admitted, Will lit pre.
arid most ill-constituted. Toe C ttttt noitoer were of
oinition, that Cm 111 l ',farmers should be rips led
in large districts throughout the count' y —all idea
that had beers thrown out la) find Chatocellor num-
lyso, who made an order fur that litirpoior. To this
U was objected, first, that the appointment of Com-
missiotiers in piatirular districis would give a pin.
ority of proceeding to the c iiiiii tr) over the than
bankrupt; and 'lest, that it would give to the Lord
Chancellor a 41,-gree of I,alrollllge that ought not
to be conceded to Lim. Ile, however, asa Con-
• that the priucil.lr of this Order might he
advatitageously acted on, 111'01111rd cerium tooth&
cations were adopted. 'Floe !loon. Gentle-mato hav-
ing gone over the points coutinared lit the
Report, stated, that lie hull a debt of honour mod
of gratitude to pity to those profess' I nob' irlaals
who had given evidence be fore the Committer, said
who bad au:Wit...4l the 11111 e Wlitellulllelalve r. wild
have Istria devoted to their prodessio(sal avocations,
ill affording information on this List i 111141141111.
subject.—/Hear, lieur.)—The flint. Gentleman
concluded with virovihg our leave to bring in a Bill
to alter and 11111elill the Ilankropt Laws.
Sir J. NEWPORT obsri veal, that it was 016414.101e1y
necessary to snake saute efficierst thereunto 111 the
liatokrupt Laws. As tin iiw now %Root, it ass, lit
fact, worn than no law at all. The (moils latteily
cofounded under the existing system called loudly
far the noterpusition of the Legislature.
Mr. WItOTTEfet.EY paid I. high complinsent to
the Committee on the Bankrupt Laws, tor the ta-
lent anti perseietaliCe they rltsh.l..vash 111 C Net Illg
tills most important inquiry. Ile st, however,
observe, that, without the assistance of professional
men, they never would have hero aide to arrive at
the result they had dime. lie 41141 sort tirilik the
constitut ton of the Board of C iiiii errs sins so
defective us had hero mooted. If a 41111tehlrIll 'dace
were apponited tor theta to meet its, their duties
would br 111'0113141y executed, and the publ.c would
be greatly benefited. The Corponiti tttt of Loudon
believed Uuddloall to be the best place fur meetings
of creditors. Hut, iu his opiujou, tf souse place, boo

fatten Guildhall and I.hicol.i'.-I.ln, were purcliiisM
for the purpose, it wonld he much better. Fiarni-
vars-liin appeared to him to be N iwaper place, rod
it could ba procured at a moderate expense.
Mr. LOCKHART elan here teatimoily to the ri-
tietice o:.d ability displayed by the C • tire, with
most of whose suue,tions he entirely leveed. 111,
was happy to flint, that the true principle, that of
rendering it, on the whole, advantageous to the
bankrupt to nuke a full disclosure of his affairs,
instead of proceeding against him by a crim•stal
prosecution, the a-v.-pity of which defeated the ob-
ject the I-egad:lmre h.td in view, was recommended
as proper to be acted on.
Mr. FINLAY said, the copying of the Scotch
Code, respecting the trustees and creditors, would,
he was convinced, be blond to operate mood lieut.-
licially.—Lruve was then given to bring in the Bill.

MESS.IGE FROM THE LORDS.
A Message limn the Lorcli. etnionew4d that their
Lordships had agreed to the Bank Restriction 1:111,
and the Regeni.y Act Amendment Bill.
Lord CASTILEREAGn said, lie meant In move the
first readisig of the Regency Act Amendment Bill,
and that the Rill should be riiatt.(l, ou ttttt etitittely.
Bu•iurs *kiwi for to-morrow, which would render
it inconvenient to debate the Bill on that slay, and
Friday would be a holiday. lie Outbid, therefore,
loopiwe that the second reading should take place
on Moogloy next,
11r. Baut:Gita‘t said, he nowt call to the re-
collet lion of the Noble Lard that au important
motion, relative to public t parities, of which he
had given ileillue, aloud fir
The was Own read toe first—ordered to
hr trial the second taut on Monday—and to be
. _ .

Mr. IlitoucHmis wi.l in rostarquence the or.
mow-sorsa wink by ihr N(11..• Lord, Ile was uoilrr
the orerbsny of wilting 01 liu 1110110 U till Tun(l:l3.

DISSOLUTION OF I'A U LIAM ENT.

.Ir. IlitiauGll AM 1.1111, 6r !scot a letttrto his hand,
purism lii g to come from u person 1110111Cfl Juhn
11101111/11 ~,,, unit allirr's4rii to ilut novallor* of Ilse
loud-tax for the tliattict of Kendal. It u•us couclitd
ht these words :
" Take nosier, You err 11.11 to rfllCtell With the assess-
atesstur taci..adt..%, atoll faribrr urd.•ta.

" Sandal, May IN. " JOHN THOMPSON."
This appeared to him to be it direct attempt to dis.
franchise certain swum, l.iulrsr had
registered his fseehohl Art ii before au elec.
ti tttt fur Members of l'•rliamcut, he could aunt vide.
Now. it might be amid. that the intended &swirl.
t would tke place to 00000 edtately. Ile did not
know that this was the case—it might be delayed
for a vety con►iderahk time —and this was our way
in which such ass girder might be rendered effectual
in mtvesaing an individual front using his elective
franclusw. Again, a person who had retleettsed his
bind-biz could out, moiler the Act, exercise• his
right of voting, unle►s the register was made within at
reliant numb rof days. flew aguiu, thr order ovr-
rated to revels! persona. under particular circum-
stances. from vainly!. Viewing the em.e in every
posslbie light, it appeared to hint that this was ass
evident attempt to (I 4ratuelitse a number of indivi-
dual*. Hot there were other objections to the mea-
sure. The laud-lax, 11l order to be as productive
as possible, should be collected with the utmost
ficility—kut bete ate authority waa usurped. by
which ilt4t collection was put off to au Mils finite
perid, and thus the revetsue was injur.d. Ile
should thett-Coe move.
" That then: he rclureieti to this House Cooks of ally
Letter or Nutter "rot to the A...y.0r or other Otlit-er of the
Land..tae Department, in Ike district of lirtottl, relative to
list collectiuti ol tlr stud Tax, issued within the last three
months-151.110 r %ills the 'motes of the Cu • slaters by
whose aullmurit) the said lA-tier ur Notice *as lulled."

slr LustitNwros did not mean to oppose the
mot . Ile inertly wished to itate, that the sub-
ject load never been before the boils of the Ttea-
sury—tlwy had taken no part whatever in the
trusisaction. The fact was, that, when the tax
oil certuni cottages, of the animal value of 401. was
about to Ise ass,sseil, near bimodal, Alr. Thompson,
a doubt having been iiitittiated to liiin by the es-
sessor, ar plied tb the Tax-olliee fur information—
it wits ttwis found necessary to go into the title of
those coltu.:es, us well us their value, which rendered
delay necessary.
51r. fluor t;if tit said, it was quite evident what
was intended by this order. An election was up-
pouching. Then. Hod not till dirt,, it etas drror-
rd to go into Ilse title of all those 49..
cottages, which might take up two or three months,
so that Or votes ciositectral with thesis were nippily
useless with rt fereisce to the approaching election.
Mr. LUSIIINGION denied that soy such inten-
tion existed. Mr. Lowntles, of the Tax-office, was
applied to, by letter, on the 1 lib of April, in
which Mr. Thompson requested to know how lie
was to proceed with respect to those CitilHgVii. The
answer was, that. miller the :still' the king, the
assessment would not give the right of vidttig.

Mr. Ilttoucti.tm confidered the conduct of :11r
thus gratuitously giving his els:
on N lu.iut with %%Inch lie had tiothilig to do, as
highly blameable. It was sitigular that this grit-
tlessium who was kuuwo to be so usixtous for the
prompt Cull Irelloll of the taxes, should in this
in-
stance, Imve so l'ar hirgotten his Mood lottelice.
Mr. Let•IIINGTON tlitt opinion givro was
merely all iocidrolul our.
The CHANCELLOR Of the Exciii:QuEn said, Mr.
Lowlides had soeiely answered a question, eararly
connected with die subject refilled to lion.
Mr. IlnouGuA it was out the busiiirps
of Mr. Lowodes to tra erl out Dr
illebt 11/11% rela:iog to 111 his way, to ale,wer
atters quite unconnected
mall his sit MI 1011.

I.0“1 LOW IHER did not mean to oppose this
isissiioti. !laving braid that the letter lu quin•tion
had been pUbliblued in tine of the tl.nly Imo*, lie
traced it In a 'm.6,11441 'taper. awl tibitirdiely
found that it Lail been tacked to the rod of an
tleetionorriing stissill, printed for the purpose of 11,-
'ars i•sting a ceitain detcriplinta of voters, in order
in injure hint and his colleague, the AltusLos Ivor
11.,,tinureland.
Mr. BROUGHAM declared that he introduced
thi• two.tissis till 1,1.11111 C growls's.
Mr. W. ‘‘. VNN c tolss),(1 the comlort asiy
pr sun coullected *silt the its
ea opinion. Hsi the sight of individual* to yule bur
31raulterb of I'.o liantrat.

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