The National Register.
London, England, 1819-07-11 00:00:00

Vent Debtors now in confinement were voluntary inhabitants of
prisons; he was for the Acts dying a natural deavh. that the per-
ions now in confinement might have a few months cootinement
as it punishment for their conduct.
Mr. Alderman AV AlTllst.sw expressed a similar opinion. If
the Acts were suffered to expire, many of the debtors now coal-
fined would soot, discharoe the-a:selves. He adverted to the eir-
aimstarices attending former Acts; and said, that when they
were expected to pass, the prisons immediately became full. Ile
thought the .let ought not to be renewed ; that a breathing time
of about six months ought to be allowed ; to see the effect of
suspending the law. Many persons, it would be found, would
immediately discharge themselves. As to the construrtion of the
Curt, it was most objectionable. llow could they be sa:i.ficol
when they saw the Commissioner of sir own wound imposing
fees; all of which he could not even give an account , and those
fees, to the amount of 4 sir 3.te to/. in the course of two or three
years, divided between the ones and his clerk. How
could the Ministers behold suet proceedings and rest satisfied ?
As to the cloirge of cruelty against the l'itizens in opposing the
losolrent lrehtors' Aet, lie rebutted it by observiug. that the
Corporation had been most anxious to procure a mitigauon of
the criminal Laws. Regarding the motion before the House, he
should hare beam the note pleased with the Learned Mover had
he attended the lownlittee, and endeavoured to amend the low
b 0 as to meet with the approbotion of the other llouse.
Lord CASTLEREAGH observed, that the public mind was as
much against reacting to the old law a. etintiouiug the present
Insolvent Acts; Iry he thought, under all the circumstances,
the best course would be to adopt the motion. lie hoped, early
in the next Session, this questiou would be sot at rest.
Mr. Catoasro remarked, that there were questions in It
of so mitchimportinee to the public, lie lametded that it Web
deemed necessary to pronigue Parliament by the I oh and isth
of July insteial of continuing the Sittings till August. winch
would afraid the opportunity of doino Jo dice to the ptiblic.
Mr. G. LAMB. atter all he had loomed on this etilklat in the
emnrnioce, could not consent to the continuance, even for a
short period, of so obnoxious anal injurious a law. %Vat answer
would tho modal now made be to the thousand; of petitioners
who had approached that Homey and he dial think that a return
to the cld km would be less fetal than continuing Acts under
suli,!) so many heeds were emiimitted.
Serjcant OusLow asked why the House could not sit as long
Li tile loader why weer the ['mullions to adjourn, when the other
!loose was sitting; why were th 1, to puss such a measure as this
in tee day ? if this were a Hes.' tie Act, should they he tequired
to adjourn ? Certainly not Then why not consider such nice-
sort, property and chid/crawly.
fr. R. BATHURST aupponed the motion, observieg, that as
the Commoai took the lad, they were compelled to wait ha the
Lotals.
Lord ERRTHOTG]n lamented. after all the painful and exem-
plary enquiries of that littae, that they should be compelled to
cor.onac a law which they had stigmatized as of most pernicious
tootle icy, merely because the Lords had not time to examine the
yrrnsiont of the new Act. As they hod stigmatized the Inwd-
vat Acts with sonic severity. be thought it would be adviseoble
to rezert to the old law. . _

Mr. %V. Cot trrys;sy thought, after all the remonstrances
received from the people, that they would not he doing
itn•r by coMinuing the obnoxious Insolvent Acts—he
r.voar..ble to ;everting to the old law. as the must yivia.a )IC
searse to be adeptel at the present moment.
bir J. WIN mitt bore testimony to the humane feeling of the
l't*: of I.mnletn, as evi:o"..tl in their proceedings rcpnling the
i'ri Tf.nal Laws. He added. that the other House did not reject
new Bill from want of leisure, In.: because they disapproved
cf tc.s of it; Raul that the present Bill teas lot eling in contra-
to die prayers of the people. It would afford them the
crpertunity to bring in a permanent law on the subject, and
thereby to comply with the pwtyrrs of the country,
Mr. Alterman Well4i asked on what principle the House
could agree to pass such a measure in one day, and without
any strentlincnt whatto er to be made? And was the
Court to impose fees its it leased, and to divide the fees according
to its option? Talk of the ti tie of that House—what was its
time eompared with the interests of all England, with this into.
tire& of thoteands of pounds of injured tradesmen ?
*rangers were then ordered to a ittalritw. Tito numbers were
ao, Noes 2(-..Majority Si fir the Bill.
Me. AnEncaostett: then brought in the Hill, which was read
a first and ;mond time. . .

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On the rpie,•ion that the Bill he committed,.
Mr. Alderintn Wow said, ants the diviNton, Ito thou]] not
Arther opposition,
Mr, Alderman WA IT II WAN remarked that the Aots attended
to the daunts only—it Judd tin attention to the creditors. Ile
said. if the Adminittmttort of the Court remained in the sante
1.14144 neat gekigil, hr would move tLat the Attorney general
h. instructed to file $ criminal Infirmation against the parties.
Sir J. G Alla M said. that this MI would create great disgust
tl:roughout the country, particularly amongst the tredlng inte-
rests. _ . .

Mr. Alderman Wonn asked whether the fees recently min-
Wished wore to be continued
Mr, 'A
brecnottnic stated, that the gentleman who hereto-
forepresided td3re, was not likely to continue in his office,
Me, ItaTtionwr Clid, as the system of fee. luol been
prenounettl to be irregular, there could he no doubt that whoever
might sit in that Court, the fees would not be continued.
On the question that the Insolvent Debtors' .rot Continuance
Pill be read a titled tine,
Mr. Wit.bt.t ntobsattel against the !testy wanner in which
this Bill was pawns,
Mr. Alderman WAll'm stew said, if time were ellowed, there
Wonld be petitions from all parts of the country !against this Hill;
owd yet the House nerseeercil in patting the Bt As the Bill
1"" red i Pl".T'.trol lest night, It WO proof of haring been sumo
time in contemnietion, and yet tut notice was taken of such
Intention exittin( till the Dill was itorth,ht l'o7word,
hi? .1. leasliA IS esprit:4lo his Opctdo rent,,,,t 9441/ISt thil DiU
far the letdt one.

• 'Bill trawl a tl,lrll time and passed.
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10;04trcti to Mundl,

Letters from Cibraitar of the 17th ult. mention,
float the Cut athsiunvri uppuinted by the Spanish
I /overrnt'ut to fit out the expedition prepuring ut
Caullai have lawn purdrusing tonsitlueashic iountiti4a
ut prOribionS t.r tire rico tho armament,
upon the Trountry at Iriadsid, at ecrtain elates, had
Leen ulii re i, Litt refuntul in many instances, and the
agents etnployuil were conk:lien to play large Ennis
of looney either in gold Or 111111. r. advises also
at4t43, that in oonsqueneu of 40 want of u sueiciont
slumber of seamen to man tho oxpoclition, there heti
hrn NU improllonont of ettilont in loony of the ape-
PIA porta,
charlaki Wolapley, atetoriVng to the aceoutit
which is given of Ins Ppeeolt at tho Stockport Meet.
PT. in Wheolor'4 .114Nrholor Popor. unnotinced Hot.
i‘eif in the people as hoeing eocatapocod his career of
lieftwot in Fresio, where he tms tee of the )440 142
atonal the ow* in the gawk on the tulle I