The National Register.
London, England, 1818-07-27 00:00:00

CITY BUSINESS.

Tneaday the Lord Mayor held a Court of Aldermen at
Guildhall, at which I,4l%rence G..vytine, E4q., who aa. lately
elected Sheriff, attended, and clamed into bond to take upon
him the said ofEee.„

Mr. Alderman kihod was unanimously appointed Governor
of the Tackle-house and Ticket-porters, in the boom of Sir
Charles Yrice, Bart. deceased, and who had. resigned the
office at tl.e last Omit. _

A Court of Consmou Connell was also held in consequence
of a requisition to cons:der of Addresses to the Pribce Urgent
and the Q,teen, on tile ntartints of the Dukes of Cletence
and Kent.

AS:iTZE OF BREAD.

Mr. Alderman Wood wished to call the attention of the
Court to the subject respecting the assize of bread. During
the time he had a seat in the last Parliament he hid frequently
bad conversations with Mr. Frankland Lewis on the effect
of the alterations which bad been made, and had expressed
Lis opinion of the necessity of some inquiry heing made by
the act lately passed. Mr. Lewis admitted the necessity of
inquiry, but thought it bad better not be then enninienecd in
Pal liameut. To this opinion he had assented, but it appeared
to hint that the present recess of Parliament was a proper
time for an investigation in the City. It would be easy for
the gentlemen of the Common Chained to collect In their dif-
ferent wards such facts as would enable them to judge whe-
ther or not the alteration oldie law had bean beneficial to the
politic or not. In saying this. he meant to express no relict%
tion on the alteration, though he certainly had his ownopioion
on the subject; all that lie wished for was, that an investiga.
Lion should be entered into. He would therefore recommend
the appointment of a committee to inquire whether the repeal
of the assize ball been advantageous to the public. The
litquiry, be thought, might be cow:laded in time to enable the
committee to reeurt before the meeting of Parliament, oil at
least early iu the session.
The Lord Mayor thought an inquiry necessary, and acreed
in opinion that it could Lest be accomplished bye com-
mittee of that court.

Mr. Samuel Dixon thought the subject to which the worthy
Alderman had referred. one of very great importance. The
alteration which had been made its the law, be understood,
had been merely a matter of experiment. It was fit, therefore,
that the effect of the change in the law should be ascertained,
and he hulled the subject would undergo a full investigation.

It was afterwards re terred to the Bread Committee, to coo•
tiler the propriety of applying to Parliament for the repeal
of the act doing awa v the assize.

ROY 3IARRIAGES.

Mr. Alderman Heygate rose to move an address to the
Prince Regent on the marriages of their Royal Highnesses
the Dukes of Clarence and Kent. He confessed that, when
the performance of this duty was first suggested to him, he
felt some hesitation in agreeing to undertake it, Not certainly
front want of respect to the illaistrions personages who were
the objects of the motion he should have the honour to make;
not because the originating such a motion appeared to him
to bear any thing of that time•serving character which he
disapproved of, but because he had not been in the habit of
coming forward on similar occasions. When he considered
that it had been the invariable practice of that Court for more
than 100 years to address the throne on the marriage of mem-
bers of the Royal Family, he was sensible that ■s little time
as possible ought to be lust by the Common Council in taking
an opportunity of expressing their congratulatious on the
recent Royal unptiala, and he had therefore agreed to the sug-
gestions of these who wished hint to make this motion. Such
expressiou of loyalty was due to the Royal Family, and
to the principles of civil and religious liberty which placed
them oil the throne, and which they had net er ceased to ac-
knowledge. As, on the one hand, the maintaill3llCC of these
principles on the part of the throne was the surest way to
promote the interest and secure the happiness of the country,
so on the other hand the people ought to omit no proper op-
portunity for testifying their loyalty and attachment to the
Royal Family. The melancholy and unfortunate death ot' the
Princess Charlotte had left the succession to the throne in a
doubtful and uncertain state, and measures had very wisely
been taken to guard against the possibility of the Crown de-
parting from the present Royal Family ; for nothing could
be wore regretted than that the British crown should descend
to ally foreign Prince unacquainted with the language and
the customs of the country. On these grounds lie was eon-
tident the Court would be happy to seise the opportnnity of
testifying their loyalty, andexpressing their eongratnlationson
the unions which had taken place. The Princes of the
Royal I•'amily had never kept themselves aloof from the
people; and ibis remark ass applieable to the Duke of Kent,
who had always been forward in giving his estistance to
every institution bent licial to the public. lie had indeed,
at a peat sacrifice, both of income and time, exerted himself
in the support of vat itllllll public charities, and had acted in
bitch a manner as to lender himself not ouly respected in this
country, but throughout all Europe. The distinguished
ladies to whom the Princes had been united were emiototly
qualified by their virtues and accomplishments to seem" the
happintsa of their consorts. One of them had ririfeular
claims un the regard of that Court and the public in general,
as she wrs the sister of a Prince who, by the lamented less he
had austaiued, and his conduct on that Irving and paillral oc-
casion, had endeared hiintsehf to the people of this vitality.—
lie concluded by moving that an address be presented to
the Prince Regent, to congratulate Lis Loyal 1144truess on
the marriage* of the lltikea and Due:muses of Claieuee and
Kent.

Mr. Deputy Jacks seconded the motion.
Flavel said a few %cords iu support of the motion,
which was agreed to unanimously.
Mt. Aide:utast Ileygate nest muted a similar aciclresst.o the
Queen.

Mr. Depoty Jacks. in seconding, this motion, expressed his
esteem and rilyeet for the character of the Duke of Kent,
observing, that trough circumstances had rendered It necov.
Nary for his Royal ttichneNs to live in a very economical man-
ner, his heart and his poise had always hem open to the calls
of
'llliB motion waN al,o agreed to tunanimmiNly ; as were mo-
tions for presenting the complimentary congratulation% ot
the Corporation to tile yokes and Duchesses of Clarence and
Kent,

A committee was then appointed to withdraw and prepare
the 3aine.

The Assize% for the C,oatty of Kent will commence to-
mon ew, at Nitta& tour. Lord EAlenboroase,n, in consequence
crintlispositton, Lei's' unable to attend, Mc. Strjeatit Lens
is to preside in the tipper Court in his Lordship's place. The
trial of Hussey, charged o ith the murder or Mr. I%i rd and
Lw Lousekeepet at litesno kb; Nill come u..

TIM NATIONAL REGISTER.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Tv EMU Y, JuLy 21.
CA4E OP Tilt: RANIERI/PT, CRAWLEY.

Mr. Rose this day appeared on the part of the Coimnlitslott-
ers of Bank; uptcy, in support of the warrant of commitment.
lie liud no observation to make upon the ease itself, but he
wished to draw the attention of the Court to the question
of the validity and sufficiency of the warrant of the Commis.
sioners.

The Lord Chancellor observed, that if the warrant of Corn-
minima was only insufficient in point of farm, the Court was
not only authorised but required by the statute to amend it.
The doubt, however, in his own mind was, whether the
warrant was not insufficient in susbtance.

111 r. Rose represented,that the commission isened,on.the 7th
of March, Dll5, but up to the present time no acts( ttttt t hail
Leen obtained from the bankrupt. An examination was
taken upon the ease of the bankrupt upon the 4th of June
last. and Mr. Crawley then declared that on the 14th of tiler
mouth he would produce his accounts. On the 14th a meet-
ing took place, hot no accounts were produced ; and the only
reason assigned by the bankrupt fur their time production Was,
that they were now at the house of Mr. Hamilton, a tiicud
of his ; that lie had two petitions before the Lora-Chancellor,
and that he doubted the validity of the commitotion. The
question was,whether this was such:in answer as the corneas.
eionei's ought to have been satisfied with. He humbly con-
ceived that it was not, and that the commissioners were quite
authorised in the step they had taken.
The Lord Chancellor observed, that die question was, whe.
ther. if to make a new warrant a good will rant, fresh state-
ments were necessary, the warrant was nut insufficient in
point of substance.
Sir S. Itomilly, on the part of the bankrupt, knew of no in-
stance of a commitment upon any thing out of the examina-
tion of the bankrupt himself. The Commissioners could only
proceed upon the ex:limitation of the Wok' ilia himself, and
this examination should appear upon the warrant. rtes, in
this case, it had been omitted, and it was quite impossible to
say that this was a matter of form which ought to be supplied
by the Court.
The Lord Chancellor said, that as to what might have been
the conduct of the bankrupt, or what etlect that conduct
might have produced upon the creditors, he should not con-
sider. The duty lie had to discharge was, Ist, to determine
w Nether the warrant wawa entficient warrant of cummainent ;
2illy, whether it was insufficient in substance oe form ; and
:idly, it' it were only inemlicient either as matter or form, how
it should be rectified. The opinion be had formed was,
that the warrant was insufficient in matter of substance,
and not of turns. He took itto be• clear principle, that in such
a case as the present it was impossible to travel out of the
warrant of commitinent ; and lie took it as a fact completely
ascertained, that there had been notch mantle:Lion previous
to that examination, alien the answer aas give" which was
considered to be so 1111Satiafactoiy, and ut w :deli the conse-
quence Was the comini.ment. He regretted mach that such a
matter as this should be discussed in Sheila The Court
of Chancery, he observed,waa one of the must insidticlead juris-
dictions In such matte, s, because it was ready inconsistent
with the constitution of the human need, that the cir
cuinstances found upon the face of the warrant should alone
be considered, without being influenced by other matters,
which were absolutely necessary to guide the judgment. He
would, however, deal with this subject to the best of his
Abilities. He could not help Wulking, after 1e.% ing repeat_
Idly rend the warrant, that the minds of the commissioners
were in sonic degree intluenced by previous examinations,
and not merely by that which had been stated ill the warrant.
He did notknow how an honest man could pre vent his mind from
being intim:need ; hint, supposing nothing more 111,1 passed
titan was represented in the warrant, he would ask avliether it
was quite clear that the answer was unsittisfactuiy?Oil the4thof
June the bankruptstated, that lie would, (intim 1401401 e saiue
month, pi ()duce the accounts. None acre, however, brought
forward ; but he assigned us a reason for the neglect, that the
books were in the possession of his friend, Mr. tianoltomixlio
..ad refined to deliver them up, and that be had presented
two petitions to thee Court of Chancery on the subject. He
at the satue time stated, that the whole commission ss as invalid.
Nothing appeared upon ilic warraut of commitment but this
examivation, and he condi! out 111'4) thinking that the 111111dS
of the cominissiotiess a ere effected by some ante' tut examine.
time. The next question was, bow he was to deal with this
case according to the principles o Web had been determined
ill oilier cases of a similar nature? . It had been iodispetably
settled, (a 'tether wisely or nut was not for him now to deter-
male), that whet e a question was put to a bankrupt upon his
extieunatiou, and to that question e fact or dtclaratiou was
emutolted which :lad on a precednig day been eecertained, it
the "aitisrupt gave an :tumor which slid not intimate that he
tieat. d that then • was stick a &claret:on or fact, he was under-
suml to :Mina what was so stated. This had licen decided in
many cases, and particularlythut of Peri ota.:llei e the life of the
psi ty was concerned. He should give no opinion as to the
pooete of the commissioners to examuie am one else but
the bankimpt. If the commissitittels had done su in this case
thou lie should ask us het lier the aiibstnut. ul 11114 exaliCoalion
had listen put upon the war lu it of ehoundoleht Hail the cunt
Onssiolitrsetati d the matter, so that tithe party was lousight up
by a a lit t#l Labeas corpus, the Court might have Me sane mans
avowing Ma decision of the questimois lathe eetistat torioess
or 011sal.slaCIVIiness or the answers or the bah::rupt, as the
commissioners had themselves? ire was s pun the %thole of
opiiiion, that the warrant uf vuntiellillelik in this ea• e was 111•
butlicicid, ill:valid(' 11 as it reteried to cli poeitiota which tile
Court had lio power uf examining, and it was t.apussitne for
:iiiiiself to know that the rututuissu•neta had acted r;ghtly ill
the decision they had come to of comma ma die hail hi Opt to
pi icon. As to iiie distinction, a hetlier tins es au rahl ass hi-
sufficient in Southt or in substance, he tons. it to he dela clive
in constancy, and [lies efore tie aas 1101 11:pilled to issue any
new warrant., our would lie be justified ill cluing Au. Hu these-
fore °Acted that the bankrupt might be discinn ged, so tar as
regarded tise warrant in question.

A Conen:s'eton has Jolt it.oc.c't the list at Seal, appointing
lioard to inquiie into the nest means of pievvoililig the tut -
gui'y of Bank Notts, to examine ev 'deuce, and to irreive any
plant that Altillt be offered. 'llse Members aie—Sir Joseph
hanks, Sir %jot. Coligrevt, Win. Courtney, M.
I.l.lrots Ulthett, Esq. M. P. Jer. Cieversior
ut
the Bank.W is [irk H. D. and Cls..rleb Hatchet',
D.+ Frotu 4 lb:aril thus to..siitieted, the politic uhay toilletge
ti hope that sumt t: tug will proceed alit's'. ash tlituirse.h
crime that 114% Its en 4 moll to .10.114., lii iv, dorm;
the last feet yea' A, and V 6 Inch, It i.o. I I.velte,i ventati re
nicans—pitnisii.,..iiis having pito% ea u5...v..1.1114• tht eAcio
es'Osvil wall talons every ',town an toe Pletrok •la.
that si.ti::g lOok b)1,1“. no:3day last.

233

horn the LONDO-V G.IZET'I'E, 'Tuesday, Jelly 21.
BANKRUPTS.
BUDGE W. Crirburton-street, Fitzroy-square, horx-dealer, Alg. 1.
8, Sept. 1„ at Guildhall. Mt. Mr. Pearson, St. Ilelzres-pla..e.
TOMLIN J. Chad's.rtr.r, Gray's lan-lane, bricklayer. July
8, Sept. 1, at Guildhall Atts. Weston and Co. Fenellort.l-
-

street:
ARMITAGE W. sen. Thorne. York, mariner, July 25, 27, Sep.. .
at Kingston-upon-Hull. Att. 31r. Ellis,Cliancer) -tine.
HALL M. and -T. Kingston-upon-Hull, woollen-drapers, July Is.
V 7, Sept. t, at Kingston-upon Hull. Att. Mr. Spencer,
needle-street.

\\'iou•r It. Liverpool, merchant, Aug. 5,6, Sept. I, at Guildtiell.
.Itts. Anstice. and Co. Temple.
Atmore S. New-court. M. Swithin's-lane. merchant, July r,
Aug. 1, Sept. 1, at tiui. Atti. SwLet tutu Co. Babing.isll
street.

DIVIDENDS.
W. Wootwy, Great Maryl:born-street, haberdasher. July 33.
W. Lawton, Wilmslow. Cheshire. haberdasher. Aug. It.
W. Gilhnore, Hulme. Lancaster, mum- spinner, A ug. 12.
J. Bland, jun. Mark.34,rougn, Wesunorlaa.l. ion-keeptr, 13.
.1. Alackcoull, Worthing, Sue,ex, stationer, July 25.
1. Thompson, Keekle „rove. Cumberland, merchant, Aug. 12.
J. Tappendru. Foverihatn, scrivener, Aug. IT.
W. Barber, Alnwick. Northumberland, brewer, Aug. 10.
G.. Abrahams, Falmouth, merchant, At:g. 12.
R. B. Snadwell, Deal, grocer. Au -. 15.

CERTIFICATES_ Aug. It.
A. Spear.. Basinghall-arc...l. inereliant.—J. Swirl., Ilnlie.:tr
Ohl Artillery. ground, silk-manufacturer—J. W. Wig leslicorth.
lialifax, merchant —T. Rodinaync, Preston, Lancashire. litien -draper
—J-Dean, Dean's-buildings, Poplar, baker—l. bpittee, Proyelcaze-
row, liaekncy..mernhant.