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3.1 PE RIA L PA It Li ME

HOUSE OF PEERS, MoNDAy, Nov. J.

ROXBURGII CAUSE.

JOIIK AELLENDEN MAW, IiSQ. V. TUC T3ll OF iron3;:rtny

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The'coosideration tti the. Fen liranc,l of tltbc peuding-
emir3e.being resumed, Me..Clarl:e c'as great length,
as ir.a~liii ('nonce!. for.th, Appellant. The furtber heario
upon the cas.. v.lty then adjourned.
DEBTOIiS BILL.
Ir.tl a short time /titer tie etninselhatl ‘vithilrawn
from the liar,

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Lord.HoLLANn presented a Petition from the
Insolvent Dehtors in; the Fleet Prison, to their
Lordships. Ile explained to the House that what
the Petitioners- complained of, was the delay
svhiidi had taken place_ in the -execution of the
Act passed last ,t3ession, .for the general relief of
• Insolvent liebtors. Under this, those unfortunate
persons had expected in:Mediate relief ;, they sim.
ply complained that the Court appointed by the
Bill to inquire into their respective 'cases, and to
afford 'correspondent relief, had not been consti-
tuted. Though the Act had been -passed in the
month of .101 y, yet it trios not until September a
,Commissioner was appointed ; that the first time
of priweedin:,., to lin,i.less was the t.!fitli of that
month. They complained of the injurious effects,
of this delay. It 'was not his Lordship's intention;
he said, then to press the floese to any considera-
tion of the case ;‘ he would give no opinion then
,as to its merits, as the Learned Lord by whom the
measure was principally framed was not present ;
nor even touch -on any points that may induce
discussion : but simply move for the' Petition's
lying upon. the table.
The Limo CHANCELLOR observed, he certainly
should nut object to the Pctition'slaying upon the
table; and he perfectly agreed with the Noble
Lord in the propriety of abstaining from any diS-
ChiShali at present. When the Noble and Learn=
ed Lord who may be cOnsidcred as the author of
the Bill should he'present, no doubt- a limpet op-
portunity would offer for the explanation of cir-
cumstances which seemed' to call for one. He
should not have troubled their Lordships with
any observations, were it not with reference to
something stated in certain public prints, and of
What had, passed elsewhere. It had been alleged,
with respect to the Bill in question, that the Law
Lords had all given it at least their tacit approba,
tion. On this head, for his own part, he should
only say, that Ile had uniformly in his place (as
was known to some goble Lords now present),
expressed not only his apprehension, but his de-
cided conviction, that the provisions of the Bill,
or rather, as he formerly expressed himself, of its
machinery, would by 'no means answer with re-
spect,to the object proposed. He also begged to
recall to their Lordships recollection, not only
that he had repeatedly given such an opinion, but
that when the Dili came back last Session front
the other House, with that provision Which it
was understood would have been made, in Order
to complete its machinery, he took oecasion.again
to state .his extreme apprehertslia,•that the mea-
sure .could not answer its purpose With respect
to the question of delay, he believed that the
worthy Gentleman appointed under the Bill had.
actill with the utmost diligence, and had made use
of all the means which the Act placed in his
power to carry its provisions into execution.
Lord.HOLLANn thought it proper to observe,
that in the Petition before the House nu blame
whatever was imputed to' any person appointed to
officiate under the Bill ; neither did the Petitioners
complaiu of the Bill as framed. What they cote-i
of was, that‘there had nrit-been saflicient
attempts made to put the provisions of the Bill
in a state of exceutimr. He Was, ho Never, aware
of the. propriety of not entering into any discus-
sion of the subac,,J at present. •
Viscount.SinstouTH (who had not long entered
the House): said, he could not abstain frmn
troubling their Lordships for a few momtents,
even at this time, on account of what his Noble
Friend hail said respecting the. complaint of the
Petitioners ; namely, that a sufficient attempt had
not been made to carry the Act in question into
execution ; and that the complaint referred to
that point alone. It appeared to he understood
that no detailed discussion of the subject should
take place at present, or until the Noble and
Learned Lord who had proposed the 13ill should
attend in his place. MI he ,wished was, that it
now may be generally understood, that everypos,
sible attempt had been made for carrying the Act
into execution. For hitnsclf personallyi he had
yet. to understand that the affair in question be- ,
longed to the duty of the office lie had. the ho-
nour to .hold under his Majesty. Esrly in the
month ofAugust two,petitions were received on
the subject of the delay, and it was complained
that there was not a provision in the Act for de-
,` be expenses of its execution. In conge-
. this, a representatioer was made by
Noble Friend at the head of the Tien-
, .
_ein:g the peculiar nature and itn-
sttbject. was induced tci give the
on his own responsibility.—
i `h!
LS, °Mg l'Clufned, the consieteration

lalMfflinpetunt person to carry the Act into ef-
fect became necessary ; .and on this. head coin-
inunications with his. Noble Friend on
,the Wool
stink took place. Propositions were made to, two
entinent persons in the profession of the who
apparea„ly, on considering the difficulties that
presented themselves under the eircumstfuices of
the case, . thought proper, to decline the office.
The subject was most earnestly and anxiously
utteuded to on the part of his Majesty's Govern-
inent.„- with a view to the removal of the second
difficulty. Thu peculiar nature of the subject,
and the feelingi as well as the circumstances and
state of expectation •in which Individuals were
amend, were duly appreciated by .Ministers ; and
his Noble and Learned Friend especially exerted
.hiotself on the occasion, and at length that very
re,ipectuble individual, Mr. Serjeant Palmer, was
sugi;ested aS a proper pt!ESOO to he recommended
to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent for ap-
pointment ti, tile office of Connili.slioner. No
dooy wits sua.red to take place. Very shortly
,after the communication from Isis • N'oble end
1..,e,.rneil Friend, he made the and