The Sun.
London, England, 1809-05-26 00:00:00

ARMY .PROMOTIONS.

The Earl of SurptiLK, wivhed to be informed, if
the Orders ruade by the Doke of York, \when Com-
mandarin Chief, ,particularly tint by which 'an °di•
cer could not he promoted to a superior rank until
he had served two years hi an interior, had been
broken through hiad, on a former OCCOSiOrip
praised the cuialud of the Duke of York, with re-
spect to the discipline "ot the army, and the Orders
to which he had allUded were also another proof of
the benefits conferred upon the army by the Duke
of York.

Nu answer being givcn, the Earl of Surroix.
gave notice of a, irloti,,n tor a tdittre day, wnica he
did nut natne.—Adjourned.

110 G Of COMMONS.

14119 f 2e.
Sty STentelt Corrana. brought Cerfain
pets reiatmg to the Restdences ut Ciergyo-ii.oto
tored to lie cup the taWe.

On the motion of Mr. MT. SIT'IN4TO24, a Commit-,
tee. vas appointed to consider of the la-es respealing
the mode of recovering small debts.
. The Poor Removal Bill went through a Com 4
mittee, the report' of which was ordered to be r&
ceived to-morrow.

''he SECRETARY at WAR brought up certain pa=
pets, which were ordered to Ist on the table.
The further consideratioa of the Report of the
Committee on the Surrey Sewers Rill being moved,
Mr. TtottryPett4 opposed the motion, and moved.as
an atnendment that ate words " three -mouths"
should be substituted for the word " now."
After a short convorsation, the gallery was clean d
for a division, When the numbers were,
For the Amendment - 92
Against it -
Majority in favour of the original motion -in
• The Rd! was ordered to be read a th;rd time on
Monday, and to be'engrossed.
The Report of the Committee on the Black friars-
bridge Sunday-toll Bill was brought up.
Mr. HEasuirr- opposed it.
An Amendment was proposed by Mr. D. Grotty,
on which the House divided.

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We understand two divisions took plaCe, but sere
unable to learn the result of the first. ,On tre ;or,
the numbers were 40 to 49, the majority o.l,u‘i in
favour of the Bill. . •
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL.
Sir T. Ttnerot4 broughtin a Bill for the relief of
insolvent deetors in .Eogland. The Bni, he said,
though ne.irly a tr.3nscripc or the Bids passed in
i 304 anti 1800, differed tram ,theca in s'.rnerespet'as,;;;-?;
fit such a manner as he trusted would be priductive.
of the most salutary of tots to those ent9lll.lilitt
tiehiOrS it was his obj..;:t to relieve. ••• Ad the prisons
were Inure crowded at present than at any former
period, in the preportion of five to three ; refore
the measure fie Trnposed ',was not old:" dictated by
justice but 'it was a measure of expediency, To •
such a degree were' •some of the prisons crowded,
that in a ru'un, only fifteen, by sixteen feet, no fewer
than thirteen persons., were confined,• Oren in this
exceedmg hot weather ; and in, all the prisons near
.the metropo:is, three persons wete confined in one
apartment. Tills lie trusted would sufficiently de-
miinstrete the necessity of altering the law which
authorised confining persons for debt, w hick he could
not, but think a disgrace to the ei‘il code of the . •
country. The Hon. Baronet then dilated on the •
e its to which debtors ate exposed, front the rancour
of malignant creditors, as it was ,in the power of a
relentless creditor tu confine amon whose only crime
%els misfortune, within the dreary wells 11 prison
trweivemonth, without alluw ing the milt:Toy
man one sixpence to 'procure him susA:nance, Art
Hon. Baronet, whom he mid clot see in his place (Sir
S. Roatilly), had brought hi 'ts Bid CA. amelioraiieg
the • condition of bankrupts; the, principle of 411,1
Bill, the House could not but recognise, was.found-
ed on a principle of ',justice. The same law ha
thought might be applied to insolvent debtors. Every
law-onghf to be funned vu" Cessio Bonorum ;'' rind
lie thought, if persons were at ail "coefined.for,date,
that after a certain period they Ought to be liberated.
He did nut deny but there wereW, un fortunate cre-
ditors to one unfertunate debtor;, but still the num-
ber of debtors were t considerable, that he thought
rhe ()nett to interpose to afford them
some relief. From the great advance that bad taker
place in the prices of almost every article oflife,ztoonl.
now wits not more than • 14UW. was fornierly. 11.
sortie such measure as that lie proposed were not
adopted, many persons, who bore the most hbnour-,
able, amiable, and praise.wdrt by ,cleiracters, would
be doomed to pass the remainder of their days in 'a.
prison. He felt inclined to submit it to the 'House,
whether a clause, 'enacting that a man whose tic :1)u •
diet not exceed lifteen thetas:lnd pounds-, shoeld not'
be liberated after an imprisonment' of live years.' i-re'
did not see that except in cases effrauti (which were
always excepted), there could be any case. in which
an ohjection could be tn4de Snell a clause. An-•
oilier clause, w hich he had taken (rpm the Bankrupt'
Bill, went to exclude front the benefit of the opera+
tem of the present Bill, those debtors who, during
then contirienient, could .tze proved to hove wasted
1001. of their creditors' money in gamin ; it was
also its imention to guard against its exteuditig to'
those who obtained credit under liitiatts Drones, or'
otherwise, in an improper manner. The Hon.
newt concluded, expressing his hope, that the Bill
would be sudered•to go before a Committee, when
be should feel obliged to any. Gentleman who would
endeavour to amend, improve, and tender as tffee-
tUal as possible.
The Bill was ;t train read a firsts and ordered. to
be read a second tittle on Tuesday next, and ro be
printed.
A Message from the Lords announced their lord-
ships assent to a Bill tor relieving the Insolveet.
Debtors cf Ireland, and several private. Bills.
'Sir J. NaV4Oltx wished to ask the Hight Hon.
GentleM.in opposite, as' a Bill was then passing
through the H6use tor stiperannuating. ender' their
satietton, certain Officers in the Exetse, if it was
intended to supersede Com Missioner Jackson ?
understood that Gentleman had. only been seven
years'in
_the situation he now holds, ,

The CiANCMLLOR of the EXCHEQUZR said, ,he
understood -in consequence of the alleged infirmity
of the party it was under/consideration.
Sii F. BURDETT wished ,to be informed if the
House were to be put in possession fit any further in.
fotination, with marmot to the grant to Col, ,Gordon.
Mr. Lotio said the Papers had been already laid
before the House,' and were now being printed.-1-
The Building, he, added, had been suspended.
M. WARDLIC gave notice that he would on Mon.:
day move for the Reports of the MesDcal Department
on thesubjet.
Mr., flusictssex, in reply, stated, that some cif
them were already'hefore the Houie,- but ebat others
were not yet received.
Sir F. BIADUTT hoped the House would FLOC
come further information on the subje't netbre the
close of the Session.

The Loan and Glass 1137 Bins were severaitylead
a third time and passed.

AtISTRIA, SPAIN, iIeND PORTUGAL.
The CttikNcso-ott et the EXCHit4ti
a Message from his Majesty, wt.ich.was mad hy ttle
Speaker iron) the Chair, and which was as IC4IO vie"