The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-17 00:00:00

MAJORITY-NOES, 94.

RELIEF OF DisTitEss IRELAND.
Resolution reported; " That the Commissioners of her
Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland be authoriseci to direct the issue out of the Con-
solidated Fund of the said United Kingdom, of any sum, not
exceeding 50,000/., for affording relief to certain distressed
Poor-law Unions in Ireland."
Amendment propesed, at the end of the Resolution, to
add the words," but that the 50,000/. to be issued out of the
Consolidated Fund, for the purpose of affording relief to cer-
tain distressed Poor-law Unions in Ireland, be advanced by
way of loan, to be repaid by means of a rate to be levied on
the whole of the Unions in Ireland exckpt the Unions re-
ceiving such relief." Question put, " That those words be
there added." The House divided :

Bouverie, E. P.
Cowan, Charles
Gwyn, Rowel
Hark=le, J. A.

MINORITY—AYES, 9.
Hodgson, W. N. Willoughby, Sir 11.
Seholetield, William TZLLIBI.
Thompson, Colonel Stuart, LortlD.
auns, H. Pigott, Franc!.;
MAJORITY—NOES, 157.

Question put, " That this House cloth agree with the Com-
mittee in the said Resolution." The House divided :
MAJORITY—AYES, 128.
Abdy, T. N. Hawes, B. Rawdon, Colonel
Adair, R. Shaft., Hay, Lord J. Reynolds, John
Anson, Colonel Ilayter, W. G. Rice, E. H.
Archdall, Captain Herbert, lienry A. Rich, Henry
Armstrong, R. B. Ilobhouse, Sir John Robartes, T. J. A.
Arundel, Earl of Hood, Sir A. Roche, E. B.
Bagshaw, John Howard, Lord E. Rom!Ily, Sir John
Baines, M. T. Howard, C. W. G. Russell, Lord J.
Baring, Sir F. T. Jervis, Sir John Russell, P. C.
Barron, Sir 11. Ketopel, G. T. Sanders, Joseph
Bellew, It. M. Labouthere, Henry Scholetield, William
Berkeley, Captain Lascelles, W. S. Scrops, G. P.
Bernard, Viscount Lewis, G. C. Scully, Francis
Birch, Sir Thomas M'Naghten, Sir E. Seymer, H. K..
Blackall, S. W. Macnamara, Major Sheil, It. L.
Bourke, It. S. 111'Cullagli, W. T. Simeon, John
Boyle, Colonel M'Gregor, John Smith, M. Tucker
Brackley, Viscount Mahon, Viscount Somerville. Sir W.
Brockman, E. D. Maitland, Thomas Spearman, H. J.
Brotherton, Joseph Matheson, Alex. Stanton, W. H.
Butler, I'. S.. Matheson, Colonel Stuart, Lord D.
Carter, John B. it Fox Sullivan, Michael
Cavendish, C. C. Maxwell, lion. J. P. Tallourd, ; ergeant
Cavendish, W. G. Milner, W. M. Tancred, 11. W.
Clements, Charles Monsell, William Taylor, T. E.
Craig, W. G. Moore, G. H. Tenison, E. K.
Crowder, It. B. Morgan, 11. K. Thornely, T.
Devereux, J. T. Di ulgrave, Earl Towneley, John
Dundas, Admiral Napier, Joseph Townshend, Captain
Dunne, F. I'. Norreys, Lord Vane, Lord H.
Ebringtou, Lord Nugent, sirs Percy Villiers, Charles
Elliot, J. E. O'Brien, J. Ward, IL G.
Evans, William O'Brien, T. Watkins, Colonel
Ferguson, Sir It. O'Connell, J. Westhead ,J. P.
Fitzpatrick, J. W. O'Connell, Si. J. Williamson, Sir H.
Foley, John 11. O'Flaherty, Anthony Wilson, James
Forster, Mathew Ogle, S. C. Wilson, Matthew
Fortescue, Chichester Paget, Lord A. Wodehouse, E.
Fox, Richard M., Paget, Lord C. Wood, Sir_ Charles
Glyn, G. C. Paget, Lord. George
Greene, John Palmerston, Via. TELLIII4.
Grey, Sir George Parker. John Tanen, IL
Grey, Ralph W. Peto, Samuel Hill, Lord Marcel
Hamilton, Lord C. Raphael, Alexander

lIIINORUY—NOES, 39.
Adderley, C. B. Hardcastle, J. A. Spooner, H.
Blair, Stephen Hustle, Alexander Strickland, Sir G.
Bouverie, E. P. Hustle, Archibald Thicknesse, H. A.
Cobbold, John C. Henry, Alexander Thompson, Colonel
Coles, 11. B. Ilildyard, It C. Trelawny, J. S.
Cowan, Charles Hodgson, W. .N. Waddington, 11. S.
Dodd, George Ilornby John Walsh, Sir J. B.
Duncan, George Hudson, G. Wavrn, J T.
Duncult, John Kershaw, James Willyams, H. i
Dundas, G. Morris, David Willoughby, Sir H.
East, Sir J. liullings, J. B. Wood, W. P.
Ferrer, James Pechell, Captain TRLLEItI.
Fordyce, A. D. Pilkingtou, James Aglionby, 11. ♦.
Gwyn, Rowel Plowden, W. 11. Hume, J.

BANKRUPT LA W CONSOLIDA-
TION BILL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—In the 7 imcs of to-day it is stated that Lord
Brougham, in moving the second reading of this Bill,
" ran over the heads of it in a conversational tone of
voice, so very indistinctly audible in the gallery, as to.
defy all attempts to give an accurate account of them :-
nor does your own report, although better, very much
mend the matter. I confess I consider this very odd,
and very unfortunate. Odd—because I was belowwothnt
bar all the time, and heard very distinctly everjtrhe Bill
his Lordship uttered; and unfortunate--
is one of very great importance, and
baslcoemmunity.
interest throughout the entire mercantile community.
bad
____,__
After stating that the Bill and lastclge_+oinn:itteel:irtiir,
beczalged much
been fully examined by
of witnesses of all
fifteen days, and calling a variety
respecting the law
kinds and of all: shades of opinion,
h2ta report had been unauis
of debtor and creditor, andt
made
a Select C
in favour of the digeit,
the practitioners, and the
the judges,
asmo
ausgli:
eaatgr
booneed to the
and
m favour of most of the alterations
but referring one or two . .
.contro-
vertedpfoposed in
further discussion thin
traders, a.ndthaelsloaw,
session. his
points for
vexes
lions creditor,s in the
Lordship ed by the Bill, and
and greatly in
stated that all bankrupt law p
explained in detail the improvements • -
F°Pf°alour of 0
•
hisfavour,
were added to those n
ruptcy now existing.....ag Levy of
andpetitioning
Execution,
of these were . in
Creditor Arrangement Act. Secondly, half-pay and
pensions were made liable to distribution. Thirdly, the
important law of fraudulent preference was extended OS
transfer of goods within two months of bankruptcy',
whether by compulsion, or threat, or voluntary, an 4
though not in contemplation of bankruptcy—the making
equitable mortgage or other conveyance—the granting
warrant of attorney to confess judgment—and the giving
cognovit. Then, fourthly, the creditor is to be allowed
to prove for interest, though none has been stipulated.
Fifthly, the important remedy, so often desired by
traders and creditors, is given of making the certificate
revocable fur misconduct, concealment, and other fraud,
and giving a direct power of punishing by imprisonment.
Then tho Debtor and Creditor Arrangement Act is ex-
tended to trader. And, lastly, the Scotch law is intro.
duccd (most salutary in its provisions), of distributing •
deceased debtor's estate, without driving the creditor to
file a creditor's bill in hancery.
The Bill, his Lordship said, contained six• sections t
but the digest was (us we see by the print) in 12
chapters, 32 sections, and 370 articles.
I may have omitted one or two heads; I am sure the
above are the most material.

I ani, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN OFFICER OF THE COURT Of
BANKRUPTCY'.
Court of Bankruptcy, Friday, Feb. 16, 1849.

According to Mr. Macgregor, ALP., the total ex-
penditure on account of Ireland, during the hit thirty
years, has exceeded the total revenue collected thereby
from two to four millions Per annum, whilst three.
fourths of the taxes levied in Scotland have been rad
illi9 this lorapariel exchequer.