The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-06-02 00:00:00

1.1-UE 131ITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
FRIDAY, Joss 2, lege.

A measure of very general interest, and which,
if adopted by Parliament, we doubt not will prove
extremely beneficial in its operation, was intro-
duced into the House of Lords yesterday evening
by Lord REDxSDALE. It is a Bill for restoring
to the County Courts throughout Eitgland and
%Vales their ancicut jurisdiction reletive to holding
pleas of debts to the amount of forty shillings. A
Commissioner will be appointed to preside in these
Court*, wk.) must he a Barrister, and whose ap-
pointment will he subject to the approval of the
LORD CHANLELLOR or of the Judges. Causer,
however, will be determined in the good old Eng-
lish way, uy the intervention of a Jury, to be com-
posed of four persons being freeholders to the
amount of 51. or copyholders to the amount of la
or leaseholders to the amouut of 501. The neces-
sity of some general measure of this nature has
long been felt throughout the kingdom. The de-
cay of the old County Courts was attended with
extreme incouvcnieuce to suitors for emsltainnunrs;
for not only was the expense incident to the reco-
very of such debts enlarged to a degree which, by
exceeding the amount of the claim, deterred cre-
ditors from suing, but also caused a waste of time
and a delay of procedure which were equally un-
known to the simplicity of our old common law.—
To remedy this inconvenience, the Legiidatare has
at various times interfered, and parsed measures
of local operation, instituting in particular towns
Courts of limited jurisdiction for the recovery of
small debts; but independent of the evil of
framing peculiar laws for separate districts within
the same kingdom, the fur greater number of
these local Acts were governed by the pernicious
principle of excluding the interference of Juries
and of lodging the whole discretionary power in the

conscience of the presiding Judge. The measure
uow proposed by Lord REDESDALE will correct
these two evils, and will enable poor persons to sue
for small debts in a cheap and expeditious manner,
yet with strict analogy to the general principles of
our judicial institutions. It is not the Learned
Lord's intention to press the Bill in the present
Session of Parliament.

In the House of Commons the system of the
Courts of Judicature iu Wales was warmly and
anxiously canvassed. Mr. FREDERICK CAMPBELL
moved for the appointment of a Committee to in-
quire into the situation of the iltclsh Judges, with
a view to the abolition of their offices, and to
ascertain the means of embracing Wales within the
English circuits. To this interesting and important
subject the late Mr. Poxsoxiv hail assiduously
devoted the last drys of his valuable life, hut when
with indefatigable, and, indeed, fatal industry, he
had collected all the evidence that was sufficient for
bringing the subject with effect before the HOW!,
his exertions were stopped by the hand of death.
The Report of Mr. Purrsouse's Committee was
presented to the House, but io coateequeuar of bi,

decease no further proceedings were adopted. The
motion of Ith.t night offered an opportunity to seve-
ral of the Members to condemn the mode or mat-
bog the %Ye WI Judges, whiclp it is, indeed, notorious
has always been made fithservient to the support of
ministerial itifluence in the !louse of Commons.
Mr. WARREN defended the character of the judi-
cature of Wales, stoutly. Lord Cairet.xemti
moved an amendment to Mr. CAMPBELL'S motion,
limiting the inquiry of the Committee to the means
of correcting the errors of the present system of
Welsh judicature, but preserving its existence.
The original motion was, after some di►cussion,
withdrawn, and Lord CASTLEREAGH'S amendment
was carried without a devistoo.

At an advanced boor Lord CASTLEREAOR
brought forward his motion for leave to bring in •
Bill to continue the Alien Act. Sir ROBERT Wit.-
SON and Sir JAMES MACEINTOSII spoke strongly
against it. On a division. there appeared a ma-
joritty of 86 in favour of the Bill.

The Committee sppointed by the house of
Lords to examine the state of the foreign com-
merce of the country, sat yesterday, for the first
time since their sppointerient, for the dispatch of
business. The Marquis of LANSDOWN was in the
Chair. There was a full attendance of mrmbers,
twenty-nine being present. The first witness exa-
mined was Mr. ISAAC SOLLT, whose examination
occupied some hours. The second witness called
was Mr. NIIOIIIIIM, whose examination was, how.
ever, postponed until the next day of meeting, in
consequence of the lateness of the hour. The
Committee sat yesterday from twelve o'clock until
five.

Another courier arrived last morning from her
MAJESTY, and had an interview at twelve o'clock
with Mr. BROUGHAM, in the Srrjesnt at Arms.
room, in the Hawse of Lords. The courier reports
that her MAJESTY was to have been at St. Omer's
on Wednesday night. He was accompanied by the
courier who arrived yesterday from her MAJESTY.

We have received advice. from Cork, dated
27th May. A private letter says, " This city has
never been in such a distressed state. There
is only one Bank now doing business, vie. Plirea.
Ido not know whit the result will be. The peo-
ple are in a state of perturbation. Business is com-
pletely at a stand." From the Cork Southern Re-
porter we find that a meeting was held on Saturday,
at which it was resolved that a deputation, consist-
ing of Messrs. CRAWFORD and G. CALLAGHAN,
should repair to Dublin immediately to wait on
the Lord Lieutenant for the purpose of soliciting a
loan of 100,000/. to be vested in managers, and lent
out by them on securities.

Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal, by the ship
James Sibbald. were closed at the E4st Indio
House, mid delivered to the Commaoder of that
s:iip.
Passengers per the Jame: Sibbald
For Bengal—Wllliam Brodie, sea. merchant; Lieut.-Col.
Bradshaw and family; Mrs. Trower, Mimes Compton, Gene
A. F. and F. Palmer, Sealy, Colebruoke, sad Prendergast;
Mrs. M. Malone.

So great was the anxiety of monied persons to
take advantage of the plan proposed by the Lords
of the Treasury for funding Exchequer bills, that
several millions might have been obtained over the
suns of seven millions, which was required. The
sum Offered is stated to have amounted to no less
than SO millions. An eminent banker of the west
end of the town, had a list amounting to a million
and a half, and several city houses amounting to
400,0001. and 500,0001. were completely shut out.
The principal coutractors were. COHEN and Co.
{for ROTHSCHILD) above a million and a half ;
BARNES and Co. nearly the same; WOOLEN and
Co. one million; EASTHORPE, nearly the same ;
ALBERT, above half a million; ROARS and Co.
nearly the same amount. The remainder, BAILEY
and Co.; COOPER and Co.; WirArr and Co.
The number that completed the funding is now
stated at nine. It is reported No. 6 did not ap-
pear when called upon. The premium upon scrip
yesterday was to li per cent.
CARLISLE ELECTION, May 29.—Gross state of
the poll, fifth day :
Wan. James, Esq. .... 348 Sir Philip Mosiersire.. 328
Disputed Veto.... 5 Disputed Votes.... 17

363 1
Majority for Mr. James lO

The number of electors of Carlisle is aboit
M. The election was expected to end on
Tuesday.
The Knights of the Garter were summoned on
Sunday last to assist at a Chapter of the Order,
wh►ch was to be held at Carbon Palace on Monday
last, for the investiture of a new Knight, but on
Monday morning the summonses were counter.
mended. The reason we understand was, that the
Marquis of BUCKINGHAM is to have the vacant
blue ribband, and he was prevented from attending
by a severe lit of the gout. Rumour rays that his
Ma/Earl is disposed to make an extra K. 1114111,
and to invest the Duke of Domire with the Star
and Garter. but that his Grate has declined the
honour.—(Evening Paper./
'f he Right Honourable HENRY ;RATTAN and
family have arrived in town, at the►r house in
Baker-street. We regret to state, that this vener-
able Patriot, whose eloquence has so long shed a
lustre over his country, is in a very reduced state of
health.
The Loan CHANCELLOR, previous to his sitting
in the House of Lords to hear appeals, took a view
of Westminster Hall, to ascertain where the Court
of Chancery could sit this day, the first day of
Trinity Term. His Lordship came to the determi•
notion of sitting in Iris usual Court, and gave di.
Reboil,' that it should be prepared for that purpose.