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punishment of the frauduks nt one. He trusted the
committee would persevere until they obtained an
alteration of the law.
The motion, like the last, "was carried unanimously..
Baron RoTnserrup, M.P., moved the next resolu-
tion, and said that he expenienced great pleasure in
doing so:--" That the commit, 'ee be instructed to de-
mand of the Government im mediate measures for
carryingtttehdestehpartihnecipNLess innotot
elifi-el'eltv?e'rsed in the law
euilxppeoenardiemtnhioee
assmiject ; but it onl ,required practical
La
merchant to be enabled to say that
the Government ought toh give more serious attention
ttoo thhiemsubjectthan
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matter
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compel the trader who con
pound to account for his inability
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The
Mr. Hawes, and the other gentleman' who had taken
so active a part in the matter.
Mr. GASIOT seconded the motion. He said
the law permitted a man to vv hen
pay 3s. or 4s.
pound Zliere must be something wrong, an in. d
it: the
was
therefore the imperative duty of the merchants of
the City of London to insist upon a reform.
Mr. JOHNSON, the official assignee, briefly ad-
dressed the meeting. He said formerly the time of
the Bankruptcy Court was swallowed up by I n-
solvency, its increase had been so great. At preserot
the law was so defective that a trader who olved
5001., but who had only 2001., was dragged in to
the Bankruptcy Court, whilst a banker, wh
owed 500,0001., obtained a meeting of his creditors,.
and passed through the court almost sub silentio on a
balance-sheet made out by his own accountant.
—(Hear.) After detailing facts to show the defec-
tive state of these laws, he suggested that a meeting
on the subject should be held by the merchants of
London in the Egyptian Hall, the Lord Mayor pre-
siding, and that the Members for the City should be
invited. Millions of money which ought to go to
creditors were annually frittered away in pensions,
in sinecures, end other matters, which he could not
but characterise as filching.—(Hear.)
The motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. MANNING proposed the next resolution.
" That the thanks of this meeting be given to the
Right Hon. Lord Ashburton, the llon. Edward P.
Bouverie, M.P., and to Mr. Commissioner Pane, for
the valuable assistance which they have afforded in
forwarding the views of the committee, and also to
the several Members of Parliament who have at-
tended this day." He was entirely in favour
of arrest, because it secured the property of the
debtor and kept him in custody for future
adjudication. He did not, however,, object
to his admission on bail, which would secure his
property and his appearance. A man after adjudica-
tion would possess a higher character than under any
other mode. lie saw no difference between a man
who got fraudulently into your debt and another who
stole your spoons, and he wished
.to see these men
placed by the law in juxta.position.
The motion having been seconded, was carried.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman,
and the meeting separated.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
Captain Douglas was this day sentenced to twelve
months' imprisonment in the Queen's Bench, and to
pay a tine of 3,000 odd pounds,:which he had received
from the Raja of Tangore ; also 1,0001. as a

EXCI-LEQUER.—( THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
ITTiaiNEY-GENERAT. P .LER •

The Attorney-Goneral appeared to show came
against a rule recently obtained in this court by Mr.
Sergeant Wilkins, who now appeared in support of
the same.

The case turned entirely upon the construction of
an Act of George IV. regulating the collection of the
excise duties upon malt.
The Court took time to consider.
HALL V. LACK.

The Court gave judgment in this case to-day, de-
ciding that the judgment should be for the plaintiff.

Upwards of forty solicitors were sworn in, in the
Bail Court, this morning.
The Marquis of Clanricarde arrived in town on
Friday night from Paris, after completing successfully
the new postal arrangements between the French Go-
vernment and this country. The Noble Marquis re-
turned some days earlier than was expected.
POSTAGE REGULATIONS.—A Treasury warrant, in
the London Gazette, directs an uniform rate of British
postage of 6d. on every letter not exceeding half an
ounce in weight, posted in or addressed to any part of
the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburgh-Schwerin, and
transmitted to or conveyed from any part of the United
Kingdom. This regulation is also to apply to letters
conveyed from or to such Duchy to or from any British
colony. This regulation comes into force in December
EXTRAORDINARY SHEEP. WONDERFUL FREAK
OF NATURE.—An animal of the rarest kind is about to
be exhibited in the metropolis, having no less than five
legs and six feet. It has a double row of teats, is eleven
months old, and in perfect health.
[ADVERTISEMBSIT.]—A BAD LEG OP SEVERAL
YEARS' STANDING CURED BY BOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT
AND PILLS."—Mr. Turpin Prowse, Richmond Cottage,
Widcombe, Bath, has made a declaration to the following
effect:—" That he bad been suffering for more than five
years with an ulcerated leg, covered with 14 wounds,
and that he had been a patient at the United Hospital
at Bath for three or four years, and that he had also used
the sulphur bath every other day 191' six months, and
all to no purpose, but that he IS now peitTlV cured!
after every other means had failed, and by the
Holloway's Ointment and Pills." Mr. King, chemist,
Bath, will vouch for the truth of this extraordinary
cure.—Sold by all Chemists, and at Professer Halo,
way's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
FALL (?F HOUSES AT BROMPTON.—Yesterday even-
ing the inhabitants of Robert-street, leading into the
Fulham-road, were greatly alarmed by the falling of
two new built houses, Nos. 51 and 52. It appears that
great fears were entertained previously as to the sta-
bility of the buildings, and the recent fatal occurrence
at the back of Thurloe-square remains still fresh in the
memory of the immediate neighbourhood. A number
of individuals were passing at the time, but happily all
escaped.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, NOT. 19.—The market
opened on Saturday with a good demand, but which has
since become quiet. The sales of the week reach 500
lihds. West India, at steady prices. The refined market
continues firm. In rum there is still but little business
doing.—Bristol Mercury.

Holum—nouns OF LABOUR IN FACTORIES.—
A fortnight ago, it was stated that Messrs. D. Shaw,
Son, and Co., and other firms in the neighbourhood of
Honley, had reduced the hours of labour in their mills,
&c., to eight hours per day. This week the Messrs.
Shaw have returned to full time (eleven hours) and the
usual meal time. Anotherifirin in the vicinity has re-
turned to ten and a half hours per day, but have made
an alteration in the time allowed for meals, &c., which
is unsatisfactory to the operatives. It appears they
begin working at half-past seven in the morning, and
continue to work till half-past twelve o'clock at noon ;
they begin again at one o'clock, and continue to work
(without stopping) till half-past six at night, thus hav-
ing only a solitary half-hour for meals and rest during
their day's labour.—Leeds Mercury.
KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—In consequence of
the great increase in the number of out-patients apply-
ing at King's College Hospital, the Council of King's
College have appointed Dr. George Johnson, medical
tutor of the college, as an assistant physician to the
hospital.
On Thursday night the cold which had afflicted
the Lord Chancellor for some days, assumed an inflam-
matory character, which has confined him to his house
and prevented his attendance upon his public duties for
the last two days. There is nothing, however, more
serious in the attack than what is caused by fulness of
habit and unceasing attention to his laborious and various
avocations. Dr. Chambers was in attendance at an
early hour on Friday. Yesterday his Lordship was
much better. The accounts which have appeared in
some of the daily papers respecting what was termed
the dangerous illness of the Bishop of London are greatly
exaggerated. His Lordship has been suffering a rather
serious attack, but we learn from an authentic source
yesterday that the most reverend and learned dignitary
is much relieved.—Observer.
ELOPEMENT.--A youthful pair, of Clifton, the lady
only about seventeen years, last week eloped, and suc-
ceeded in escaping the vigilance of their pursuers till
they had been made one. The bridegroom is the son of
a retired tradesman in the parish, and the fair one is
understood to be of good descent. The melancholy part
of the affair is, that neither of
sthethfautgithey ossibl
fugitives is possessed
much ofthe ' ‘ ready,"
lessagreeable ag
o e
t m/ honeymoon
oTn F
ucestersllEity.t_rre
Chronicle. y nti
findof
p over
theirou Lher has than
maenthy p y
pa ted.—
deurinagtchie-
past week a perfect glut of fish—pilchards, herrings,
hake, and various other kinds,' including those which
are placed upon the rich
man's table,
as well as the
greater portion usually
supplied to persons in more
humble circumstances.conveyed to various parts in Large quantitiesthe surrounding hadviestribectsen;
and a fair share finds its way into the manufacturing
districts by the aid of steam power.—Plymouth Journal.
OPPOSITION TO MR. KASIIAW.—Last night (Fri-
day) a meeting of the Conservative electors of Stockport
was held at the Warren Bulkeley Arms, the Rector in the
chair, to consider who should be called upon as a candi-
date in the room of Mr. Cobden. After some discussion
it %A as unanimously resolved, that Major Maryland should
be brought forward as the second Tory candidate. The
return of Mr. Kershaw is considered quite certain.—
Manchester Examiner.
RESIGNATION.—Mr. Ilarnilton, the Vice-President
of the Society of Antiquaries, has resigned his situation.
PROSPERITY OF SEARAM HAREOUR.—We learn
from authority that one day last week 68 sail of loaded
vessels were dispatched to sea in one tide at Seaham
Harbour. This was the largest number ever yet known.
Such ere now the power and means of this port, which
was in early days traduced by the appellation of Lord
Londonderry's " duck-pond," and which, it was pre-
dieted, could never become a harbour. The shipments
are from 20,000 to 30,000 chaldrons per month.—Dur,
ham Chronicle.