The Sun.
London, England, 1817-07-04 00:00:00

EXTENTS IN AID.

Upon the Order of the Day, with respect to the
Extents in Aid Bill,

Mr. W. SMITH expressed a wish that provision
should be made in this Bill to enable Courts of
Law to liberate persons itoprisoned under Extents
in Aid, without regard fo the ride of those credi-
tors who could at present continue their confine-
ment without even allowing them those groats to
which other imprisoned debtors were intitled, to
save them from absolute want. Such a provision
was, lie felt, necessary, in order to guard against
vindictive creditors, and to protect unfortunate
debtors trout extreme oppression. _

Mr. J. SMITH' concurred in the views of his
Honourable Friend,observing, that where bankers,
who were generally concerned with the Receivers
of Taxes, made use of these Extents in Aid to
procure the payment of their own private debts,
they were guilty of great injustice.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Observed,
that the object of this Bill was to guard againSt
such a perversion of extents as the last Speaker
bad alluded to.

Mr. BARING argued that it wds right that the
Clown should have the preference. If Ministers
,lidd looked seriously to the subject his Houourable
Friend would not have had 99 much trouble. It

was nnjust the hanker should receive any debt be•
yond what was due to the Crown.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said so
little dependence could often be placed on an oath,
that he would hesitate to place the security of the
public on it.
Mr. W. SMITH would in the next stage of the
Bill bring forward one of the clauses he proposed
for better doing away the oath at once than allow
this system to go on.
'The Bill was then ordered to be read a third
time to-morrow.

Mr. GORDON said, the onth had been consider-
ed by many persons as not to be taken unless they
were nearly insolvent.—He hoped the Chancellor
of the Exchequer would really consider it se-
riously.
The Scotch Cottage Tax Exemption Bill 'went through a
Committee. Report to he received to-morrow.
The Navy Agents' l'rize Bill, and the Oid Naval Stores Bill,
want through a Committee. Report to-morrow.
The Stu All Rents Distress Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The Report of the Stone Bottles Bill wae, brought up. Bill
to be read a third time to-morrow.

The Report of the spirits Excise Bill was received, and the
Bill to be read a third time to-morrow.

The Irish Lunatic Asylum Bill went through a Committee.

BANK TOKENS.

In the Committee, Mr. BARING observed, that
the Right HonourableGenileman (the,Chancellor
of the Exchequer) had said, that after a certain.
day, the person convicted of issuing these Tokens
was subjected to a given penalty. The Bill kvas
very lone, and attended with a long machinery of
penalty, which appeared to him very absurd. To
subject. this offence to such penalty was really
cumbrous, for in truth the sane hail not brett
done when the old silvcr was called in, and it was
improper ceitaioly to add to the list of penalties.
1:/ itself it was most unjust, and, besides, would
sul jest the poor to a very great inconvenience.—
.-Much better tVOIdd it be to issue a l'iocianiatiort
at once, as was receillly done, i.istead of a 8111 so
iumeceisarily 10r,;4 As the pr, bcnt
The CHANCELLoa of the EXCHEQUER appre-
hended, unless such penalties trete attached, tnere
tvouid still he a partial fdrcuktion, and he ("iitl
not see how !.!tly notiee on the rr. ,ot the Bank
could remedy this evil.
-Mr. BAKING explained , when the 'louse resumed,
and leave wa• ,:iven to sit a,4 tiro ;o-olorro:.
Mr. MELLIsH ~I)ose,1 turned.