The National Register.
London, England, 1817-11-23 00:00:00

THE BANK OF ENGLAND.

In a case before the t;ommissioners of Bankruptcy at
nn Tuesday, the Solicitors for the Bank attended;
together st it b Mr. Cox, a tie& in that establialoar at, to p rose
a debt of 24,0901. upon the estate:of jaIIICS Walker, a Wilk'
rupt ; and also to give in a list, nominating assignet s to the
estate. _

Oue of the Commissioners asked whether Mr. Cox was
furnished wish a special older, mows ming him to act in this
CUM'.

Mr. Westwood said, a special order was %holly entice es•
sure, it beim: the practiv:, of the Rink to proceed in the up.
poilatintot of a,si,nees, ..aliont it sot ting to forms calculated
to give great inconvenience. lit the proving of debts undo:
a commissitio, the general power vested in their clerks by the
Rink Wag also deemed equivalent to any specific authority,
undaccordingly heti nett r heel] ttile,,thtt.d.

' 31r. itlont.ign, the romisel, whi; sat at the tab:e, lint not al
a Commissi.mer, said, the authority so notoriously usurped by
the Prank should no longer be exercised in cases of batik t opt.
ey, where lie had All opportunity of it. There were
11140% eases in t‘hieh the law of Engidspil and the Bank of
England Here at I.ariatart. ; nod sonie tilere weir in is hielt
the Kink lay uppermost. Thai Cie% Itette%Cf, should by no
•• ••••••it the Commissioners Irons opposing what was
lif the tact was
indefeasible by any late aro, kilK
no arciintent °fits propriety. There was a roan of Thar anwitia•
he would insist upon being observed here ; and for the put-
pole of asset., tabling whether it had beat complied with, he
begged to know whether Mr. Cog could produce his power of
•itorsit y.

Mr. Westwood replied, that this being an nominal mode of
proceeding. and no preparation having been made by the
Bank to meet so iiiit.xpectcd a proposition, perhaps it would
be advisable to postpone the appointment of assignees until
arrangements were made.

This Slirgeololl was immediately rejected by one of the
Commissioners, who said the Bank bhunld have been pro•
videil with thr legal power, isoteati of emnittc foraord nah
their general older, %%iiicit cettaiuly might be• considered ae
operating to tic It-Trottel* of the Commissioners in many
eases, bring uollting Oldie nor less than a pica of their tea.
don, to rag xution or earekieness in the discharge ut flair

After some farther observations from Mr. 3lniitagn, one of
Ike Comm k.ii,ineri ob•ervcil 111.13 lit t 11614 P•Ce III) miaehirf 41
:admitting proof in the emieral wry ender this coinnibisietts
especially as the Commissioners themselves had sain 'toned.
tut preet.ce. The two intim Commissioners would not admit
it, The they said. had been pemillailv nt glixent, anti
they were happy the objeetion had been wade. They were
detei milted to orpiow, to the farthest extent, a practice whirls
nothing could pistil.
'I lue I:aelk were finis prevented from interfei there
being; uu possihillity of pi ocornig the w 01,••••,..ir authority,
which a COMA it 11411111vil. I
he geutit melt %lilt, attended
for the Bank deported. 'the business was proceeded in, anti
.iss.mtres e• appointed.

On T' urc41.14 seratiOnt, a fit.l,in, boat helonizing to Mr. SI ea. pf
It, go, ttinnt tl,c Set, I y t,nt: nt I. u n u I ; eig! t b por
,emus (~it of nine !nit tech li% es. This is the. -boat that has
I arbor
brnly:t on the
as dome succet.diiii Thunalaya. WA:4. #1 the whole
pekso;

To um the LONDON GAZETTE, SatUrday, Nov. '22.

BANKRUPTS.

VALIENTINE C. St. James's Walk, Clerkenwell.japannic. No►. 49.
Dec. 9,Jan. 3, at Guildhall. Au. \lr. Ilayward, Tooke's-court.
kfteßlC E. Coaden Mills, Dors,t, miller. Dec. 9, 10, Jan. 3,
Atta. Alexander and Co. New Inn.
Holm G.

wine merchant, Dec. '2, 9. Jan. 3, ikt

Guildhall. Mt. Mr. Settee, John-street, Bedford •row.
PHILIP T. Newton Abbott, Devon, innholder. Dee. 18, 19, Jan. 3,
at Exeter. Alta. Darke and Co. Chancery-lane.
iiAHULA A. Bury-strett, St. Mary Axe, broker, Nov. 29, Dee. 9.
at Guildhall. Atts. Annesley and Co. Cateaton-strcet.
GREGORY G. Sheffield, scissar maker, Dec. 4,5, Jan. 3, at Sher-
tidtl. Att. Mr. Rigg, Southampton-buildings.
XVDD F. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, milliner, Dee. 9, 10, Jan. 3, at
Newcastle-upon Tync. Att. Mr. Harley, New Bridge street.
APPLEBY R. North Shields, cabinetmaker, Dec. 17,18,Jan. 3, at
North Shields. Atts' Robinson and Co. Austin Friars.
As.ptism W. late of the Borough Dill Mill. Great 'Fotham, Essex.
miller, Nov. 15, Dec. ei, Jan 3, at Guildhall. Ans. Tilson and
Co. Coleman-stmt. _ _

WII.7I:IAMS :S. ;11:i BARNARD T. Cheltenham. mercers, Dec. 19,
n. Jar. 3, at Cheltenham. Atta. Vizard and Co. Lincoln's Inn-
fields.

....
WARNER J. and LORD J. nerhy, ironmonger, Dec. 2, Jan. 3, •
Birmingham. A tts. Clarke and Cu. Chancery-lane.
MOORE T. Ilatrtonshum, Hereford. fanner, Dec. 1,2, Jon. 3, at
Illerefind. Att. Mr. Smith. Austin Friars.
GORING T. Staines, tailor, Nov. 23, Ike. 9, Jan. 3, at Guildhall.
Att. Mr. Shepherd,Hyde-street, Illommbury.
'Dow sEs .1. J. Whiteehapel-road. collar maker, Nov. 25, Dec. 6,
Jan. 3, at GuildhalL Atts. Ilenderssn and Co. Lemon.street,
SANYIEtn E. St. Philip and Jacob, Gloucester, cooper, Dec. 8,9,
Jan. 3, at BristoL Atts. Poole and Co. Gray's Inn-square.
Sat. xnEus J. G. King-street, warehouseman, Nov. 25, Dec. 13,
Jan. 3, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Emtnott, Aldennanbury.
EISEN YJ. Dover, draper, Nov. 29, Dec. 2, Jan. 3, at Guildhall.
An. Mr. Jones, Sise-lane.
CooPa'a 11. Brixton, Surry, builder, Nov. 29, Dec. C. Jan. 8, at
Guil;l6 11. An,. Lee and Co. Three Crown-square. Borough.
MINOR W. Lime-street, merchant. Dec. 2, 6. Jan. 3, at Guildhall.
Acts. Swain and Co. Frederick's-place, Old Jess ry.
(Dividends, etc. in our next.)

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LONDON :

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 181 7.

THr. Park Papers of Wednesday were received on
Saturday. The Deputies waited on the King on Tues.
day evening, at eight o'clock, with the Address voted
by the Chamber, in answer to his Majesty's Speech at
the opening of the SesFion. The Address, like that
of the Peers, is almost an echo of the Speech, and in
particular, warmly repeats the King's sentiments res-
pecting the increased demands that have been made
against their country. It says.:—
" Your people have submitted with grief, but in silence,
to the Treaties of November 1815, after having made the ut.
most efforts for executing them faithfully, after that years of
calamity have infinitely increased the t igour of the explicit
conditions of these Treaties, we cannot believe they conceal
melt exorbitant consequences as none of the contracting
parties could have foreseen. The wisdom of your Majesty
will be understood and seconded by the enlightened policy
presiding over the destinies of the other people of Europe ;
an equitable limit will be placed to our enormous sacrifices ;
the termination of the too oppressive charge of occupation
will be hastened, onr country will at length be free. Thee,
and only then, France will he able to taste the fruits of peace,
to confirm her credit, re-animate her internal prospoity, and
resume her rank among nations."
" The spirit of the charter, the national honour, have spo-
ken on the communication which your Majesty has deigned
to make respecting the dispositions of the law ...7=a, icy
your order for rec./intim: ttt• army. All your subjects, Sire,
7.7 t responsive to the voice of a Monarch eminently French—
they will refuse no sacrifice to insure to your Crown and
their country dignity and independence."

The most important article in the French papers of
the 18th inst. received in the course of Friday, is the
speech of the Keeper of the Seals, Baron I'asquier, on
introducing to the Chamber of Deputies the projet of
a law on the liberty of the press. The Baron begins
with defining two objects, as of equal importance to
the public welfare—the first, " secure the exercise of
the liberty of the press as consecrated by the charter ;"
the second, " to retain in the hands of Government
a protecting force"—that is to say, a privilege of
surveillance. He thus proceeds :—" It is not neces-
sary to develope the advantages of a free press."
•' You consider them as inherent in your rights, and
as the surest guarantees of the Constitution." " But
legal responsibility is a necessary consequence of the
exercise of all political rights ; a free man is answerable
for his actions to the laws, preciselyhecause he is free."
In tliis sentence, the Minister seems to have laid down
with clearness and precision, the entire theory of the
freedom of the press—the principles on which it stands
as a fundamental right—and the means by which its
abLses may be lawfully corrected. Nor do we find that
any but one species of writing, viz. the journals are
excluded in the seqnel of the 'Minister's speech, from
the full and fair application of his preliminary doc-
trines. The persons to be made responsible, and the
t;lrms of proceeding through which their responsibility
iA to be enforced, constitute therefore importa4
. _