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London, England, 1814-07-19 00:00:00

VOTE OF CREDIT,

Lord LIVERPOOL presented the usual Message
relative to the Vote of Credit. In answer to a
question from Lord Lauderdale, he stated the
sum to be taken to three millions. - 'fife Message
having _been read, his Lordship moved that it
be taken into consideration on Wednesday, -and
that the Lords be summoned -..-Ordereil.
. Lord HOLLAND gave. notice, that he would
move the second reading of the Gaol Fees Bill to-
morrow. '

, The Dundas Divorce Bill, with an additional
clauSe, giving the Lady 1501. per annum during
the life of l►e►—husband, was read a third time and
pa,,sed.

CORRUPTION OF BLOOD. •
Lord HOLLAND, upon the third reading of the
Corruption of Blood Bill, proposed an amend-
me-nt, for removing the Corruption of Blood in
cases of.treason as xvell as of felony.
The Duke, of, NORFOLK opposed the amend-
ments, and said, that the apprehension of the
mischievous consequences to a_than's family' had
often prevented the crime.

The ameinhuents were then severally put, and
negatived ; and the Bill was read a third time;
and passed.

SIMPLE CONTRACT DEBTS.

Lord;ERSKINE moved the third reading of the
Bill, prefacing his motion by some remarks on
the obvious fitness of making the, real estate liable
to the debts contracted during the possessor's
lifetime. The Flduse •had already sanctioned the
principle in the. Bill, passed in the 47th of the
present reign, making estates 'of Banker's liable.
'Without it, great injuries must arise to those
who trusted their money on the faith of property;
and in general a great principle of moral justice •
was violated by taking away the natural and pre-
sumable connection between- the contraction "of
debt and its repayment. The provisions only
went to make that general which had been al-
ready sanctioned • partially. He mentioned an
year, who had issued paper to the
instance of a 1111- Kerrison, who had an estate of
600,0001. and whose estate, when he
a1n31,00,0111.0fa
died, and died a bankrupt, would have remained
untouched, but for the accidental circumstance of
his son's having been. a partner in the bank.
The Duke of NORFOLK opposed the Bill front
-the inconvenience which•it would'produce in'the
purchase of landed. property. 'Judgment debts
might be ascertained : but what was to secure`a
purchaser against the multitude of simple contract.
debts which might be starting up against him
Loyd STA:SHORE disapproved of the Bill, from
its throwing too much litigation. in the way of
-the people, and that the worst of all
.litigation
Chancery suits. The trial by Jury would be in a
great many instances, by the provisions of the
Bill, nullified.'lle was surprised to tiud such a
Bill fostered by-a Noble Lord, to whom the trial
by Jury had owed so Many pafiegyrics ; butt oti
this occasion, he presumed his Noble Friend
(Lord Erskine) was merely speaking in character,
and in fact he should listen to him just as a paevel

of non, at a nia‘qacracle'would to d gylisey tcjliug
fOrtanP, (A lanuli).•.

The r;oIto CllANcit.t.ha was adverse to the Bill
for t.:ro or three reasons.. In the list place it
unnecessary, as it went to do what the law had
done alrettlY, or what every man nOglit do for
,hinise!f. -If a man want -dsectitity for his mimey,
1:e had only to hargain for it ; if personal seen-
rity d;.l not answer his •purpose, why should he
not d'einand security in land ? The law had al-
reill,j_interfered in the only case
,in which its in-
terference seemed expedient. T;e estates of
bankers were me Ibible, even to their estates
,1f any thincr•WaS to be contended for, in
the way .6f a\aalogy from the case_of bankers, the
House s.'lo,ild go the "hole length, and make es-
tates in:tail generally liahtt,,—a' monstrous. pro-
position! His Lordship 'then went into a COUSl-
derab: i-ngth of law argument, c.o_shew that this'
..13in could not succeed i,n giving the property the
titlF (if equ;tahle assets. Besides the want-4
n'ecesiltY for the Bill, there s 'an obvious evil.
W',CA it not.'to .he recollected with_ what descrip-
tion. of men. always ready to take advantage of
youth and incaution, this great city 111)01111(1(i ;
and how Much more form there was Used in se-
curing a tifortage of a thousand piiiinds, than
perhaps inisc!--ate`ring ten or a hundred times the
'tunt in tht- shape Of profnissnry notes aind bills of
exchange'? Nothing would ,have a more ruinous
tcndt.ney on the lauded property of England,,. ei-
ther as to purchase or possession, than the pitS'Siiig
of the -Bill.

Lord 1i0t.1..,in mould sec. An glich barth in gc-
neralizing the principle which had been already
put in action. The 'trial had already been ny,de
in a snv-.11 scale' indeed in that Ilinilters' Act and
'no!A: We came, tfterfinding its good effects, to try
it on a IA ger.
" Lit!' LLLIVI 6.110 U G WOlll4 not have risen, but
for Ihe mention of au analogy between the Act
of ttit, 47th of the present reign, and the present
. That Act he tlowp/ht defective, and he could
not doubt that serious inconveniences ninst arise
front its &feet sl but be valued much more the Ana-
logy attic old law. (lithe land The 'analogy drawn
from the.'statute 13th E !ward I. which, in even
much stronger cases than any which the Bill con-
templated, allowed only the moiety of the real
estate wi!h the persomil, for the discharge of the
debt.

• Loi.d ask:INF shortly replied. ,
'llie yiest ion was then put, and the Bill ordered
to be.read a third time this day six months.—
Ad.; quilled. ; . .