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London, England, 1811-02-19 00:00:00

- reign the conduct Of another Probe ~sat+libehii
him, and hal spoken much of the severity of
measure which lied been resorted to by -the Irish
(lc's-eminent. without giving due .weight to
circurustanees which had ocearionell it. for
part, he befit red that the majority of the Ceiba,
were inclined to Obey the taste, and he diet::
think they could c. n,tder the rulcrcing an Ac
Parliarnept as a strong act of power. There
nu use in lass, if they were not applied to the pi
pose for which they were enacted, nor amid th..
application be justly considered as an act Of arbi-
trary power.
The Muttons of the Marquis of I,aissam
and the Earl of Ltvenraot were then severally
turd carried.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
Lord REDEsDALE ruse to present three Bills
latter is Debtors, which in substance agreed
those presented to the House dining last •s.-.n
when they unfortomdely were not carried Iltroc
the *eventl step', in consequence Of the proroga-
tion of Parliament. The Noble and !Learners
'Lord stated the general principles of the Hills, .•
the purposes to which they were applied.
first was to extend the earns for whch arrests might
be made from 101. to 301. ( r understood). The
second, to regulate the Insolvent Act. The third,
to make provisions for the better cceommodation
and comfortof prisoners for debt.
The Earl of Moiii• 'complimented the Noble
and Learned Lord for taking up • siohjeet whiclio
had long and deeply occupied Inc attention. tic
was happy in haring the selection of his-concur-
rence, as he felt satisfied be•harl taken s just view
of the subject -which was now 'nought world,. tiro
notice of their Lordships.
Lord HOLLAND said, that he &It a ;1141b ve
of satisfaction that the Nob and Learned Lord
had taken this subject into his consido ration, ws 'lot
considered it one which deeply interested dlec
country ; he was glad that it was now dOkolv so
meet that examination and disruption -which us
importance demanded, and silica it was‘now corns
likely to meat than when it had been brought foe-
ward by his Noble Friend uear litts (Lord hieing.
If learning, talent, or integrity, could Unsure its
success, sore he was that it could not have been
in better bands than these of his Noble Friend;;
but it was too certain that no proposition of this
nature was attended to in that House, unless
brought forward under the taoction of those whose
profession seemed mote immediately connected
with their consideration. Though it was seitiona
his lot 'to concur in opinion with the Noble and
Learned Lord, be should, on this occasion, give
him Iris warincst support ; as he considered the laws
relative to debtors lousily called for revision mai
improvement, and he was at present occupied with
an inquiry into a case of this nature, which was
attended with circumstances of a most aggravate.
nature, and which, on some future occasion, lie
might have to bring forward to the notice of their
Lordships. He also considered the present moons
as of great importance in another point of- Tie%
namely, as it was cennected with the of tVe
pillion; which, of all 41.:, cia•C 'r stte.e.
tton.
The I3olls were then presented, and nil a fird
time.

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