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London, England, 1826-03-27 00:00:00

cery Commissioners. This Court could grant as
effectual relief as the Court of Chancery, and we
think with double the speed, and a fourth of the
cost, two points of no' small Importance both to
the Trader and Creditors in cases of insolvency.

Greatly restricted as this bill appears to be, we
do not nos anticipate any very extensive good
from it. Its sphere of action _is far too confined,and
its power too greatly limited to hold out much pro-
..
spot of benefit to the trading public. Applica-
tions to the Chancellor would in nine out of
every ten cases be made,and thus a trader would
find himself in rather a worse situation than if he
had at first submitted to the issuing of a commis-
sion, and been declared a bankrupt 64 in due
course of law." Litigation would be followed by
law expellees, and if the trader Should succeed,
he must beg the favour of his solicitor to sign the
composition deed ; and if defeated, he would
then be compelled to resort to the Bankrupt Law
for protection with an estate greatly reduced in
value, and a dividend its the perspective but so
far removed as to be' very near the vanishing
point, and diminished in proportion to the dis-
tance. What trader would, under such appre-
hensions, resort to this bill, when the, Bankrupt
Laws ensure him a better termination, and with
less trouble, although more cost,—a cost, however,
which makes but little difference to him, as it is
paid out of his estate, and only 'goes to diminish
the amount of dividend.the creditors would other-
wise receive. -

Howsoever inoperative this Bill may he, it is
desirable the promoter of it (Mr. Bright, we
think), sh'ould attend to the framing of its
clauses, and see to the manner in which they are
likely to affect the existing law. In the very
preamble:there is whative. should deem a great
fault; viz. a :recital,that .composition deeds have
been, or may be, deemed Acts of Bankruptcy,
—as if there was the smallest doubt on thu
point. 'We conceive it would have been altogether
as well to have recited .the particular clause of
the Bankrupt Act (6 G. IV. c. 16, s. 4,) which
constituted such in act an act of bankruptcy. Be-
sides this the ten new clauses are all dreadfully
framed, and. so very loose and vague are the
,pressions,employed,, that although an idea can he
formed of 'the provision intended, no definite
operation can 'be' given to it. These are great
defects in legislators ; to them we owe the ht.-
crease of the,statute book,and the sarcasms ever
and anon thrown at the law. They are indt4d.
the op probria legum, as hypochondriasis is the
.opplobrium medicorum.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

We understand that Lord JOHN ItI.I9SEP' 'I"
to begin the, canvass of the county (
at St. Neot's this day, being the first (if the recess;
and it is.anticipated by 'many . that .his..reception
.in that neighbourhood, the proverbial stronghold
of the Montagues, will be much more sriccessfa
than that of Mr. Felliiwes, notwithstanding the
latter gentleman hopes to come in under Mon•
tague influence. Norman-Cross will. he as one
Huntingdon)
voice, so unanimous there are the freeholders itv
favour bfLord John. . ' '

The independent Freeholders of St. Eves are
arcking preparations to give Lord John Russell'
a most honourable public welcome on Friday
next. wilt honour Mr. Day with his company
to breakfast on that day.— (Peterborough Gazertu
of Saturday )
Dublin City will be contested for by Lord
Brabazon and Mr. Hamilton,' agajost Colonel
'Talbot and Col. White, the present Membery.
An opposition will, it is asserted, be started.
at Great Grimsby to the two candidates who are'
said soauecessfully to have canvassed it.

Sir Robert Farriultar, the present Member for
Newtown, has been invited to stand for Canter-
bury. _

IClr. Beaumont, brother to the Member (or
Northumberland, has been invited to stand for
Newcastle, but has declined.
Mr. Bish has met with great success in his visit
to Leominster.

The lion. G. Winn is flursoing his canvass to
repruseut the borough of mod on.

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by Mr.
A. Guy. 'Phi. number of voters is 110 ; and on
Friday Mr. Guy asserted, " that if any reliance
could be placed on the words of the voters, ho
should have a majority on the day of election,
and a dozen tp spare." A dinner was on that
day provided at the. Angel Inn, after which the
champagne circulated freely. On the ether band,
it is asserted, cc that. Al r, Gye has not a leg to
stand on ; nor would all the champagne in his
cellars in Fleet-street afford him one."
Mr. Buck's = canvass has been suicessful in
Exeter. Sir Gen. Bampfylde promptly declined
the dear-bought honour which cost his father
80,0001.
. Leeds is placarded with bills, inviting the free•
men of York to come forward in support of Lord
Hotham and Mr. Lowther.
Mr. Maitland declines canvassing Reading.--
Another Gentleman who has since been applied
to likewise refuses.
The Hon. E. G. Stanley intends to offer for
Preston, in the room of E. Ilornhy, Esq.
East Retrord, has.
terminated
mlit.ra°tegdilvs ca
ui:;avouirinT)slys,.-!1.1t t is said that the
friends of Sir It. nuncios and Mr. W. B. Wright.,
son continue confident of final success.
Mr. Hardy has made a personal canvass at
Penterract, and was. received with the utmost
cordiality.