The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-07 00:00:00

THE NEW INSOLVENT ACT.

This Act is exactly conformable to the Acts of
this•kind of former ;ears, except in the.follol,ving
special. enactmemt,:—
All persons in actual custody on the sth of
June last, and whose debts on that day slid not
amount to more than 2,0001. are to be entitled to
the benefits of this pct.

:Where the debts =of prisoners exceed that sum,.
a Barrister of each ot the Courts of King's Beach,
Common Pleas, and.i.,,xchequer, is to be appoint-
ed to inquire into the same ; .aml if thi party be
imprisoned five years; be shalt be -dis.charged out
of custody, should his sieb,ts amount to 3,0001.;
and where the party has been confined tea years.
then to be discharged, whatever may be the
amount of the debt or debts.
Prisoners not to be discharged for debts incurred,
since the said sth of June.
Prisoners discharged subsequent to the sth of
Jnne; without their consent, nevertheless to have
the henetii of this Act.
. Act not to extend to Attornies or servants eina
bezzling their clients or employers money qt
property.
Nor to persons obtaining .money or goods un-
der fals. pretences and fictitious names, except
where they have b, confined ten years.
Nor to persons in execution for damages-for
criminal.conversation, or seducing, &c. the daugi!--
ter or female servant of the plaintiff, unless ten
years in prison. , .

Nor' to . persons heretofore remanded under
former Insolvent Acts, unless where they have
been ten years confined.

Nor to persons confined for debts due to the
Crown, by offending against the Revenue, &C.
unless the Treasury shall certify consent.
Nor 'o persons who have taken the benefit of
any Act of .I,nsOlveney passed within these last
five years. _

Nor to Bankrupts irk certain cases, unless first
they have conformed to the luWs regarding Bank-
Opts. The same to be certified by their Com'
inissioners ; provided always, that such Bankrupt.
surrendered hiniself_ at least two years before the
passing of this Act.
-This Act is. to extend to the 'different Presiden-
cies in Indi-a„ and to Prince of Wales's Island-

1

The Gl7raltar Chronicle of .the 18th July con-
tains a very long detailed account from General
Ballasteros, of his battle with General Cotirron", -
on the lst of June. h begins by Stating, that
l3adajoz being retaken; the principal part of F-44.
treinadura was occupied by the combined armies;
and Soult gone back to to keep open the
communication with the army besieging Cadiz.---
Courroux received positive ord:eri to fortify Berns.,
for which purpose.4soo men, and 6 pieces of,carr
non, were placed at his dispo,..al. That to' Prc-
Vent these worL.s being carried into execution, hC -
determined to attack Courroux, to effect which,
on the Ist, he arrived, by a rapid march, after
fording the Guadidite, in presence of the enenri,
when the division under Marshal MOurgecn were
ordered in four columns to march 1:fiOil the eneroFf
supported by the 3d division and artillery. be
latter deployed whin half cannon-shot of thf!
enemy,- keeping up a tremendous fire.. That 03,
division 'being so inferior to the enemy, the bt4".
talions of El General Carmona Were ordered iato
line, and marched against the enemy, with gal:
lantry above all praise. That the artillery 1111°'
thrown the enemy's ranks into confusion, whet
Aymeruh's division was ordered to charge, 5,1
complete the victory. That the Spani:di Guards
which protected the left of the line, while Ge-
neral Marquis was advancing with' two regiments/
to which columns the General advanced, inteadic;
to turn the enemy's positions ; but on reaching it
he found the G,alacia.n and Ordenes Regime n°
falling back, charged by the enemy's horse. 'Pe
remainder of the corps supported these regiments,
and routed the cavalry, whose commandant vr':s
. made prisoner. That the report of a retrogr'll
movement having_ greatly exaggerated, reach Id
the lst line, it gave up the. ground it had so ga'
lantly maintainedto join the 2d, and be more
mediately under the protection of the artillery?,
when, finding the enemy was making a gener'-'
movement, he determined to retreat, and recr°'s
the river, which was effected in the best iran6eri
the cavalry charging that of the enemy Nh°
hof
arrived on the left bank, and cuttirg many 5,
them to pieces, leaving the passage unobstructe
and enabling the troops to take a new position
unmolested, in which they remoned two hours'
vainly hoping Courroux (enew the action,:
lkillasteros states the loss of the French at 200'
men, including almost all their Commandants/
and a great many Office's ; and his own as f°l.,
lows--4 Commandants killed; 4 wounded, ant.'
2 taken 5 9 -Officers 58 wounded, 15 eon;
torsions, 4 Missing, non-commissioned officer
and priyates, 157 killed, 778 wounded, 94 Coll'
tusions, 452 taken tor niissing.
Note.--Of the 452 prisoners or missing, wef
have ascertained that 280 . were taken, most °,
them wounded. The artillery lost three il-pntirt
howitzers, and a mountain piece,' with,4 lingo
killed, and 7 *minded.

BIRTHS., . .
en Sunday night last, at Chelsea, Mrs. George Butlet,
a Daughter.
On the sth inst. at Bastont Hayes, Ke.it, Mrs. Randell,
a Sun. s

• M ARMED.
Yesterday, lay -the ReN,.Titonias Moore, at North CrOlJ°ll,,lif
Chrisp, Esq. of Tower-street,- to Miss Scott,, (LW OW -
John Scott, of North Cray-place. - f the
• The same day, at Edmonton, Geo Brown, Esq•
War-Office, to Ann Trances, eldest daughter of -Daniel ,ler
set, _Esq. of. Ethnoittou.
On Tuesday last,,, at Durham, William Bash, Esq. 2d ur
.goon Guards, to Mary Rawson, niece of Colonel SeddOn,
ham.
OnWednesday mornings at Mary-le-bonne Claire"), C'1;1
W
drew tetun, Esq.,,of the Hon.. East-India Compatry's latei
Establishment, to Alicia Anne, youngest daughter of the
William Rawlinwn, Esq.

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At her house, at, Croydon, SuWEDrreyrin the sixty=first year of
her age, Miss Durant. . So.,
On the sth inst. at her t °L - house in Berners-street, Parr'„ the
sanua. Coote, widow of the late Sir Eyre Coote, Knigh
Bath. . ~,,, sfrots
On the 3d inst. at Leamington, near Warwick, -1," of
Horatio Martelli, the eldest son of Horatio Matelli, 1554'
Norfoik-street, Strand, aged six years and seven tuul,th"" ,
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