The Sun.
London, England, 1819-02-20 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

DEFRAUDING CREDlToßS.—Yesterday George
Page:late a silk-mercer and haberdasher, in Cran-
bourne-sireet, Leicever- fields, was placed at the
bar,.upou an indictment which charged him with
the capital offence of not having made a full dis-
closure of his effects before the Commissioners of
Bankrupts, in his several examinations before the'
Commissioners after a Commission of Bank-
ruptcy had been awarded against him. The faCts
stated were clearly proved.—The prisoner left his
defence to his Counsel.—Mr. Serjeant COPLEY'
took an objection in point of law for him, but it
was over-ruled, and two witnesses on his behalf
were called to a matter of fact. • After which
Justice BEST :unlined up, and the Jury, having re-
tired for ten minutes, returned and found the pri.
soner Guilty—Death.

LITERATURR.—We are requested to state that
New Editions of the following poplin!. Works
have been just published by Mr. COLBURN, Con-
duit-street

1. Horace Walpole's Letters to George Montagu, 4to.
with all the Names restored.-2. Franklin's Life and Corres-
pondence, 4 vols. Northcote's Life of Sir Joshua
Reynolds, 2 vols. Bvo.--1. WatLins's Life of Sheridan, vols.
Bvo.-5. Lady Morgan's France, 2 vols. Bvo.-6. Florence
Macarthy, 4 vols.-7. Mcmoites de la Cour de Louis XIV.
par D'Angean, S cols...—of Madame D'Epinay, 3 vols.—of
Count do Las Casas, t vol.—of Fouche, Duke of Otranto, I
vol.—and of the Duchess d'Angouleme, 1 vol.-8. Letters
Written during a Ten Years' residence at the Court of Tri-
poli, 1 vol.-9. ,Tuorztal of an English Traveller, wit it .\nec-
•dotes of the Princess of IVales.-10. Barrett's W,tur,n,
Poewv.-11. Amusements in retirement.-12. Chesterfield's
Letters to It. C. Stanhope, Esq.

THE FRENCH LANGUAGH.—.-Tho3e who have not
had the advantage of residing, in France for the
acquirement of the language, will derive much
benefit from a little Work that has just appeared,,
entitled, " The Art of French Conversation." It is
construcied on so new anti excellent a plan at
will, no donlit, cause it to supersede the titie- of
all works of a similar nature that have hitherto
appeared.

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 19.

The Oaths were administered to the Eatl of
Shannon and the Earl Nelson.
Mr Bullock, front the Treasury, presented Ac:
count, respec ire the Consolidated Fund, Na-
tional Deb', &c. and Mr. Johnson an Animal Ac-
count from the London Dock Company —Order-
ed to lie upon the table. The former Papers
were sarsentiently, upon the motion of the Mar-
quis 01 L,,nsdowtte, (nutted to be printed.
The 20.000,0001. Exchequer Bills Bill passed
throtivh a Committee and %4as reported, %%idiom
amendment..
The Earl of SW AFTESBURY also reported the
Bri,tol Gas Light Bill, wi,hont Amendment.
corn )N FACTOIt I ES. . _

Lord KENYON, in consequence of the indispo-
sition of a Noble Lord (Lauderdale), and wishing
81so that the subject should undergo the tulltst
investigation, postponed Iris motion for a Com-
mittee respecting the state of Children employed
in Cotton Factories, which stood for Monday,
till Thursday next His Lordship expressed
hope that the parties interested would be Oily
prepared by that time to give the requisite intor-
mation to the Committee, should it be the plea-
sure of their Lordships to appoint one.
The Order for summoning the Lords for Mon-
day was dischargers. and renewed for Thursday.
STATE OF PRISONS.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, adverting to the
motion miole. by him towards the close of the last
Session, and agreed to by the House, for Papers
respecting • the state of the Prisons, and also to
the intimation of the Noble Viscount (Sidreouth)
of his intention to move for a Committee to con-
sider the state of the Prisons, wished to knOw
when the Papers alluded to were likely to be laid
before the' House, and on what day the Noble
Viscount meant to move for the Committee He
did trot wish, with regard to this subject, to take
the question out of the hands of the Prince Re-
gent's Government, nor indeed, in consevence
of his attendance in a Committee (on the Batik
Restriction), bad he time properly to attend to it,
but should the Noble Viscount not name an early
period for moving the appointment at a Com-
mittee, he (the Marquis of Lansdowne) should
feel it his duty to call the attention of the House
to the subject.
Laid Viscount SIDMODTET, with regard to the
papers moved for last Session by the Noble Mar-
quis, observed, that as the motion called for the
State of the Prisons to the end of 1818, some time
necessarily elapsed before the Retures could , be
made up. A great part of them had, however,
been received respecting the prisons in England,
a considerable portion from Scotland, but only a
few from Ireland. Hot to avoid further delay, Ire
proposed to lay the information he had received,
though still in an imperfect state] on the table on
Monday, and on Thursday he proposed to move
tors Committee to consider the State of the Pri-
sons. His Lordship then laid upon the table a
Statement of the number of Persons committed
to the dart-rent Prisons from 1805 to 1818, as also
of those tried, sentenced, executed, &c. which
was ordered to be printed.
The Marquis of LANsDOWNE suggested an appre-
hension that the order for Returns might not have
extended to prisons tinder local jurisdictions.
Lord Viscount SIDMOUTH said, he could not
answer for the terms of the Order, as it had been
sent from the House ; but no exertion of his
should be wanting to obtain Returns from every
prison, and he should regret if the informatiou
obtained WEE iniperfeCt,
SLAVE TRADE.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, adverting to the
Conventions with Spain! and Portugal, and with
the Netherlands, on the subject of the Slave
Trade, particularly with reference to the appoint-
ment of a mixed Coeunission, for adjudicating
cases of vessels carrying on the Slave Trade to
the North of the Litre, and to the instructions
to he given under these Conventions to the Com-
mituders of his Majesty's ships and vesAAs, ob-
served, that, with regard to the Conventions of
Spain and Portugal, we had made great sacrifices
to obtain them, but great as were these sacrifices,
he should not object to them with a View to the
attainment of the important object in contempla-
tion. It became, however, in consequence of
these circumstances, the more imperative upon
Parliament to watch the exectition of these Trea-
ties with a vigilant jealousy, in order to take care
that every exertion was made to carry their pro.
Visions into effect. The mixed Commission was
to have been appointed within a year tiller the
exchange of the ratification of those Conven-
tions, but though that time had elapsed, it was
with the deepest regret he found, and his infor-
mation could not be contradicted by the Prince
Regent's Ministers, that in the course of last
autumn tl:e Slave Trade was carried on by the
Spaniards to a degree almost unparalleled, with-
ie the prohibited limits of the Treaty, to the
North of the Line, particularly at Rousseau, and
in the neighbourhood of the Cape de Verd Islands;
that no ship or vessel of his Majesty had been
tent thither to prevent the pursuit of this inhuman
traffic ; and that on information of these circum-
stances being communicated to the Admiralty,
the answer received was, that no instructions had
been issued under which the Commanders of his
Majesty's ships and vessels could act. Thus,
then, flirt withstanding the period that had elapsed
since the ratification of these Treaties, and not-
withstanding the great importance of acting
promptly, and without delay, in carrying their
provisions into execution, it appeared that no ef-
fectual steps had been taken for that purpose, no
Cominissiouers having been sent out, nor any
adequate instructions issued to the Conunanders
of his Majesty's ships and vessels. Deprecating
the delay that had taken place, as having been
productive of the most serious evil, in allowing
of the renewal of the Slave Trade, in a manner
highly to be deplored, lie thought it right to
move for the Appointments (with the dates) of
the Cmnm;ssioners under the above Convention ;
and also for Copies of the Instructions issued to
his Majesty's Ships and Vessels, with reference to
the execution of those Conventions.
Jaord Viscount MeLvteex did not intend to op-
tprtic she motion, but thought it right to explain I

some circumstances which bad not been adverted
to by the Noble Marquis. The ratification of
the Convention with Portugal was not received
from Rio Janeiro till February last ; the ratifica-
tion of the Convention with Spain was received
in December 1817. But the Noble Marquis did
not seem to be aware, that to execute these Con-
vent ions on our part an Act of Parliament was
necessary, as without this neither the Commis-
sioneis could be appointed, nor the right of
search given to the Commanders -of his Majesty's
ships :sod vessels. This Act was not: passed till
late in May, of early in June lasts, no time was
lost after its passing, by a Noble.Ft iend of his,
in looking out tor Commissioners ; but the fact
was, it wi.t; matter of extreme difficulty to find
persons propelfy qualified who would take upon
them the duties of such an office, several having
refused. The Commission, however, on our p,art,
had been' at length completed some time since, and
no effort should he wanting to induce the complet-
ing, without delay, of the propositions of the Com-
mission on the part of the other powers. With re-
gard to the instructions to the Commanders of his
Majesty'" ships and vessels, the Noble Marquis did
not set m to be aware that theissuing of them depend-
ed upon the Commission, being completed, and in
operation upon the Coast of Africa, without that
the instructions could be of no avail.; a general
instruction was issued as soon as the Act passed,
but the special instructions must await the ope-
ration of the Commission. No thue, however,
should be lost, nor any effort wanting, in bringing
the whole into operation as soon as possible.
Lord HOLLAND observed, that 'what had been
said by the Noble Viscount convinced him of the
propriety and necessity of bringing this subject
tinder the consideration of the House. Giving
Ministers all the credit they deserved for their ap-
prehensions of acting without the sanction of an
Act of Parliament, it surely was not too much
to imagine, that with their influence in that
House, and with the influence of. some of them
in the other House, they might have anticipated
the passing of the Act, and taken steps accord-
ingly, at least for the purpose of looking out for
persons to act as Commissioners. What
.bad un-
fortunately been the consequence of the delay ?
That thousands, probably, of human beings had
been made the victims of this inhuman :and infer-
nal traffic ; and that the individuals concerned in
this diabolical trade had thus resumed the habits
of carrying it on and maturing it. He did not
mean to charge, the Prince Regent's Ministers
with a wilful negligence, in delaying to carry the
provisions of these Treaties into effect '; but he
must say, that there was an indifferCnee evinced
upon the subject, which forcibly called for the
most watchful vigilance of Parlianient,' in order
to take care that no opportunity should 'be lost—
no delay incurred, in bringing int.() operatiOn the
provisions of these.Couventions.
The Earl of Livitaroot.,with reference to what
had been said by, the Noble Lord (Holland), ob-
served, that the main point with regard to ob-
taining a Commission, was the salary of the Com-
missioners, which could only be regulated under
the authority of Parliament. The Act of Parlia-
ment, it was true, left a discretionary power upon
this point to the Treasury, bat-this did oot tend
to facilitate the obtaining a Commission, several
persons to whom the appointment was ()filed
basing refused it. It certainly was not to be
wondered at that persons should refuse an office
'which required them to proceed to an unhealthy
climate, hat it must he obvious that the difficulty
of obtaining persons properly qualified was thus
materially increased.' And it was nothing but the.
extreme difficulty of procuring persons properly
qual,fied for such a situation to go out, that had
induced him to grant a larger superannuation than
he other wise would have done, and that after a
short service. Undoubteoly, however, no delay
would take place further than was absolutely ne-
cessary and unavoidable.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE observed, that the
difficulty of finding persons properly qualified to
act as Commissioners was not, in his opinion, a
valid excuse for the delay which had taken place,
since there was plenty of time, while the Act was
in progress in Parliament, to look' out for Com-
missioners, and to find persons pioperly, qualified
who were willing to accept the office. lie was
certain that this had been the practice within his
own memory in Commissions appointed by the
authority of Parliament, several instances having
occurred where persons were publicly designated
as Commissioners to act under a. legislative roes-
sure, and who, as soon as the Act passed, were
regularly appointed and. were prepared to carry
into effect the measures confided to them.

The motions were agreed to, and the House
adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

ABSENT NI EMBERS.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER roored, that
on the reading over the names, on Tuesday, of the Commit-
tees chosen by ballot for the different Election Petitions, the
Sedeant he directed to take into custody such Members of
the said Committees as shall then be absent, unless it appear
that they had leave from the Speaker for their absence.—
Agreed to.
ADJOURNMENT.

A motion fur the Adjournment of the House until Monday
was agreed to.
• ROMAN CATHOLICS.

The Hon. It. HARE presented a Petition from certain in-
habitants of the County of Cork, against tho Claims of tht
Roman Catholics of Ireland.—Laid on the table.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT.

Mr. HART Davis presented a petition from the
Meichants and Traders of the City of Bristol
against the renewal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act.
He said that he perfectly agreed with the opinion
expiessed by the petitioners, that a great deal of
injury was sustained from the operation of this
Act. An Honourable Alderman had some time
ago stated, that a sum of between eight and nine
millions had been disposed of by the Court of In-
solvent Debtors, the proceeds of which did not
amount to one farthing in the pound. The trad-
ing interest had suffered deeply by the Act,
and the present state of depreciation into
%i hick it had fallen in almost every part 'of
the kingdom, might be justly attiThuted, in a
great measure, to the operation of the Act. He
misted that the House would not allow the Ses-
sion to pass over without making some final ar-
rangement to meet the enormous evils growing
Out of the Act. For his part, he would prefer a
return to the old system, with all its impeaec-

tions, than to see any system pursued erected on
the principle of the present Act.
_

Patmisaos was certain that the class for
which the Act wns intended would deprecate its
revival as much as any other class of persons.
There was a general feeling throughout the coun-
try against it. The debtor might have justly com-
plained that his affairs were entirely taken out of
the..hands of his creditors, and that he was left
exclusively to the operation of the law. He had
been a Member of the Committee employed upon
the case of In3olvent Debtors in a former Session ;
anti from the experience which he had obtained
during his labours in that Committee, he was en-
abled to declare that the Bill altogether was ob-
jectionable in the extreme.

Mr. Alderman WA ITH MAN observed, that there
prevailed in the country a very strong feeling
against the renewal of the Insolvent Debtors'
Act. It was calculated to encourage a gam-
bling system in the country, highly injurious 10
trade. His object at present was to inform the
House, that when the present Motion was dis-
posed of, he would move for a Return of all per-
sons committed and discharged as Debtors for the
last 20 years. In order that the House might be
positively informed as to the best means of arriv-
ing at a proper decision upon this highly import-
ant subject, it would be necessary for them care-
fully to review the results of .the system in exist-
ence before the passing of the Act, and those
which followed the passing of it, and compare
them together.

Mr. Alderman WOOD said, that there were se-
veral grievances existing under the Act, which
would induce him to support the repeal of it.
Among other obnoxious principles entwined in
its frame Was this, that it an Insolvent possessed
money in the Bank of England, that money could
not be drawn by the. Creditors. This was exem•
plified in a case, that lately came under his con-
sideration. A debtor owed a sum of 1,2001., and
lust as his creditors were about to compound with
him at seven shillings in a pound, they under-
stood that he had a sum of 3,0001. in the Bank of
England, which they naturally thought they could
come down upon, but which unfortunately they
could not touch to this moment. The Act which
admitted such a grievance as this, stood in need
of .being repealed.
Mr. ABERCROMBIE protested against the course
adopted by all the Petitions against the Insolvent
Debtors' Act. The House should remember that
the system pursued with regard to debtors before
the existence of • the Act, was one of the oldest
and greatest evlis complained of in the law. The
Act was then introduced by a Noble Lord, high
in the administration of the law in Ireland, and
certainly no expedient could be devised better cal-
culated to remove the great evils of the former
system, and he did not doubt, but that when the
Act was sifted, it would be found to contain as
few imperfections as could possibly be avoided,
considering the difficulties of adopting remedies
for the evils which it was proposed to meet. Pe-
titions had been sent into the former Committee
against the Act, but when- the petitioners were
examined, it appeared that :.they clid.not under,
stand the law at all. '1k.... pretent petitioners
might perhaps labour under Aloe same inconve-
,nience ; at all events, they should have stated
%Oat it was they meant to propose. The Attor-
ney-General and the other LAV Officers of the
Crown had already turned their attention to this
Act, with a view to make some amendment in its
several provisions, and. it would he right to wait
until the result of'their deliberations were known.
The worthy Alderman had stated, that the pre-
sent Act had tended to the facility of credit. He
thought the reverse; he thought that persons
would be more cautious in giving credit, when
they found the recovery of their debt rendered
more difficult and hazardous. He trusted that
the 'House would pot be led away by the state-
ments of exparte witnesses or sufferers.
.Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN observed, that the
Learned Gentleman had mis•stated and mistook
him. He did not assert that the Act contributed
to the facility of credit, but lie stated that the
Act created many encouragements to the most
, enormous abuse of the credit system of the coon-
' try, and that it tended to destroy the morality of
trade. Creditors, as far as his experience went,
were not accustomed to treat debtors harshly.—
The country saw the sum of eight or nine mil-
lions pass through the Court without a farthing
of profit in the pound proceeding out: of it, and
in that case was it likely that they would think it
worth their while to go and oppose the liberation
of any debtor ? The system of credit should be
upheld, or trade must be extinguished. If the
House looked to the state of the City of London,
they would find that three-fourths of the number
of merchants, now in rank and eminence in Lon-
don, were once clerks, and if they had not ob-
tained credit in the beginning of their career,
'how was it possible for them to proceed ? He
was asked what he would propose in place of the
Act. He thought the question unfair, and might
he asked as fairly of every Member who opposed
a particular measure. He thought the Act alto- j
gether bad, and whatever he could do to the ad-
vantage of the country he would willingly per-
form.

Mr. GORDON replied to a few of the statements
of the worthy Alderman, and contended that the
greater part of the grievances which were so much
and so justly lamented would have exist,ed inde-
pendently of the Act.—The petition was ordered
to be printed.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN then rose to make
the Motion to which he bad alluded in his speech,
relative to the number of persims committed and
discharged as Insolvent Debtors from the year
1797 to ISIB.

Lord CASTLEREAGH recommended the worthy
Alderman to postpone his motion until the Law
Officers of the Crown were present, and until it
was ascertained what they intended to do respect-
ing the Act.
The motion was then withdrawn without any
further temat k.
MARQUIS OF HASTINGS.

Mr. CANNING postponed the motion for Thanks to • the
Marquis of Hastings, announced for Tuestiaay next, to Tues-
ditp
CHESTER ELECTION.

Mr. LEY appeared at the Bar, and presented the names of
the Gentlemen who had been ballotted for totry the merits of
the Contested Election for the town of Chester, viz.:—

Hon. T. eccil, Hull. NV. R. G. Wilaut, Esq. G. P.

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RECOGIsaZANCES. ad P
et.
The SPEAKER intimated, that the Parties who o.
ti"ned against the Return forth Great Gritnsby
thehad goo.
pleted their Recognizances in e time all by farther
The order for taking the merits of the Petition ir”
. consideration, was, of course, discharged. , ,0,0 Pa
petitioned against the Return for Rye,
'The SPEAKER also intimated, that the
complete their ReCOgIIiZFMCCS.—The order was disco',
,e,oi,,g ,
The SPEAKER also gave a similar intimation tril t,itio.
the Parties who ha,gl petitioned against the Return to "
The order was also discharged.
CHIMNEY SWEEPERS' BUJ'. .11 hi re'
When a farther progress was proposed in this B 1 t
feting to the Order of the Day, bee Oir.
Mr. OM MANNEY asked the Honourable Meru
Rennet) when be proposed the third reading ' radt
obrdue
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Mr. BENNET answered, Monday next. An
accot dingly. N.'S
THE SUPPLY, AND WAYS AND MEA•,,./41.,0°(
1 Committees were, on the motion of the CHANC'•
b apda Or:
eees
I,e,.crtceado
the EXCHEQUER, postponed till Monday next.
• IRISH GRAND JURIES. for thl"
Mr. DAWSON- rose to move, pursuant to
appointment of a Committee to consider the opera
t 0 Grand Jury i rateild'
the Act of last Sessions fur ' l •
regu a.to,, , ,I it a.- le
clients in Ireland, and to report whether any anu oril• nourah
notice,a.._,, of
ments should be made in the said Act. Ibe I.°e of Ihs '
measurel‘lem
understood,be r etP
that measure. , cl fluid hb:
Irtythhsaiseteldi his ah
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ja.eela,L)t.ttirespect
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rfteio repeal,t
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Grand Juries. : thesesofr
Sir H. PARNELL hoped that all the principles 111.,d orin,,
ing law would be preserved which operated to glor pub"-
money. e fraudulent grant, or improvident
on
n'34, to ths
With that view no application shnukt b:s 0046°13
Grand Jury for any grant which had not the Peer'
of the local Magistracy. of the Per
haSdilreGft.tHhelLcLoaecnhurmoeardasteodf tlbie:,arious defi. cie.ncialte:_,,, oibic,htio,..-
sent Bill, and more especially the state of ruin his ID
Ireland and intia
Btioil‘.inih.,Ao..feriielon'isic•linniiigeErfiLo,urLsa,, Bill to suspend its operatiu°"• ^ti of as
such as to affect the principle
sh
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7rroenocVnse i'ridlarfri'l:Zeilteaftiti.:Bid,;•.,::
,:f,‘c*rixiiileliil:(6swi
defended the existing Bill against the attack niatielj'tits.rte ~,
h„t 0
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measure. Orer
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Mr.ABF.RCROMBY was happy to find that, t's I{, ,none
ri,p
tion of the. Honourable Baronet, there WEIS "0 % -'l'vege•if
_. e ,
Member who had not expressed himself desiOdSt-°u
the principle of the Bill. He suggested to the '6Lttee • ~,
Mover, with a view of carrying his intention be,, folled
lfect, to insert in the motion sonic such words as "L.,-,tion -
ing :—" with reference to the more effectual e°-
~A to
the Act." . cis' Ins- 0.
Sir G. HILL, in explanation denied ltaillig ‘t. ACtt xi
return to the old law, by getting rid of the Pees paeOr
though he could nut shut his eyes to the ine(4l" 0
i it r dfr 0•P •
of it.
Lard JOCELYN stated, that he had reCeiced 1,e,:-.1 :11;5.
persons as respectable as those mentioned by the ill,cas IA
Member for the County of Clare, the .tenor of the",ll2,c Ilitti
rcctly the reverse of that of the letters quoted 07 ojcb "IA
Hon. Gentlethan. Adverting to sonic obserratioo9;,., lass„i
fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman on a Iwyl',' c,
Irish Magistracy, he maintained that there wa' ,I• and
msceiennteioxuisstionrailioeatteeirt ctihnealsiufiebdjeettouglivielesatiitonb.ones•
,f ttot
, ties' Heil,'
Sir J. NEWPORT was decidedly qconVince. '-' the r ;a'
eni
polues,e,factcheed(eidratint
Grand
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it would
tdooaabaro Jrnetre,,table
0-
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jury to Ireland, hose ~, ee
lifadttelirloonta
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amroonbttsei,orsnsi•raw.tpai osana,si;f(r)ennem,datnoad, 1
‘aMinrea‘nt).lhlF,e.
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planation,
pointed. 004
ELECTION PETITIONS. tife, t 4.
Sir J. NEWPORT, alluding-to the omission of
0,":" °a"
of Ireland in' the 53d of his Majesty, and the el." gt
On. to de
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rlion which prevailed in Ire 'tiOnSt(l lielle.ei;elol,..,,- be 121:'
VtewnYttllotaltiatth.ceopurnot'rlys,iotnrsuostfetdh. the Act
tte.eret-inQt- 4uk't" lice 4 •41
duced to extend the time for entering into ;We, 31e,1,11;$
all Petitions coming front that quarter. He t
the law itself allowed them that power, and (Per,-„0it449011‘
time to he enlarged to thirty days,' Oil Stlifieleto g's- '117;
ing made out. He then moved that in the case - for -011
tion presented yesterday respecting the Electiosi
County of Cork, the time for entering into recogl of '—
extended to .the .sth of March next, instead of t,Ile"11•"'
hruary.
Mr. BATHURST suggested the propriety 0, `lqad %for •
, „„eoi r
Select Committee to consider the Irish Petitions, f l'••00
tain whether the same error ran throeOh tt' e wt),A.e: 44°
If that were found to he the case,'
tltfl c' wow" f ed,
feel disposed to grant an extension oef House
pror-
Sir J. NEWPORT highly approved ofll
eourse„iiiogAtallef..
but wished that no time should be lost in altP,.°.„--fe*";,oo'
Committee, In order to deprive theet' tioners ofeaten''
as possible out of the thirty, beyond which
could take place. 0;4,6'
The Hon. Baronet having then withdrawn his tri°6°
of a
Mr. BATHURST moved for the • i .t
Committee, which took plate rteciud4.):l7 te en 0 •
On the motion of Mr. C. W. WYNTNE. the &Air" c`'
different petitions from Cork and Leitrim''
was 84'-itAra
Tuesday next.
GOVERNMENT CONTB ‘CTS. t
Mr. Alderman WOOD, seeing an don. Bare: 3.ot'
place, begged to knyw from him whether there
with
Ittrhi salt tpee
rCsoorf?
or Contract c
the
heennt ezte ionft
so
albuyti
els, oßrotairl
ed ;I-3{1):10;
lbs. of gunpowder, by titivate contract. He v'"'tr- e PP-O?
to be informed, whether it was usual thus to rtia'..eo-
- which must be very prejudicial to the - 110:
tuners. f
'
Sir ROBERT WARD replied, that the nature its 00
siness for bid its being made a subject of disenssiAolo
House. He would only say, that the Board - •r:lg
,
bad acted under the conviction that they were
tb
bargain, and that the purchaser being nnected fe
Rothschild, an eminent merchant had produced
sw"
city as was found unexceptionable.' Pi
•
131Itds
QUARTER SESSIONS.
Mr. DICKINSON moved for leave tO bring 14$0
empower Magistrates to divide Quarter Sessioos. .16:0 Ail
that in sonic parts of England, so great was the Pre'eg- ov it
siness, that the Magistrates in attendance weretriilit4
obliged to sit up until eleven or twelve o'clock
the discharge of their duty.—Leave was given.
BRITISH CLAIMS UPON FRAN°:iiiit tl is
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he was aware Mio"
was, on the other side, a great indisp°s'ije
Ue
enter at any length into the subject which of
about to bring before the consideratint!
House, and he should therefore confine bi t
only a few observations on it. It was
Conventions had been entered into be. L.l) vh"
Government of this countty and the Fre% 90v4
yernment, relative to the claims of liritilot6ro
jects. A fund bad been appropriated by. t
oo.11l)1
remittent for the liquidation of these cl
Commissioners entrusted with the carrYl,e 116 tl4/4
measure into execution made considerab'o
Od
gress front that time up to the last yeor„l,oos
appeared a sum of no less than filly lob,"," 016-
been distributed among the claimants. o°.shrei;
in April last, the demands of not only Brittlareocg
ditors, but also of foreigners upon tbe e
Government, accumulated to such a dege
it was ascertained that a sum of no legs th.eeqjoire.
thirty to forty millions sterling would be 101
to meet them. When it would be considce:9l
ofgreat length of time, which would be oe,
employed in arranging and ascertaininFbility fis
claims, there appeared but little Pryb4rbe
'heir soon arriving at a good result. once?,
Hsi] Government, under all these eircun's,ohici
entered into an arrangement, the object circuits
0'
was, that instead of placing the Cre.liscailifi%
this nation under a necessity 'l:4 -