The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-18 00:00:00

`AL LAWS.

Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition from the
inhabitants of the town of Lewes, praying for a
revision of the Criminal Code.=Ordered to be
printed.
Lord STANLEY presented a similar petition
from the clergy, merchants, bankers, and other
inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of
Kingston-upon-Hull.-ThOrdered to he printed.
Mr. 11Am:ono presqlited a petition to the same
effect from the mayor, recorder, and corpora-
tion of the town of Shaftesbury.—Ordered to be
printed.
Sir E. KNATCIIBULL presented a similar peti-
tion from the inhabitants of Staines, in Middlesex.
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. F. BUXTON presented a petition contain-.
in; a similar prayer from the mayor and corpo-
ration of Weymouth.—Ordered to be printed ;
as was another petition of the same kind present-
ed by the same Ilonourahle Member, from some
town in Somersetshire, the name of which we did
not hear.

Mr. WAnnr. presented a petition also praying
for a revision of the Criminal Code, from the
towns and neighbourhood of Chatham,. Stroud,
and Rochester.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. WESTERN presented a similar Petition,
signed by a very considerable body of the Clergy,
Gentry, and other inhabitants of the town and
neighbourhood of Chelmsford. The lion. Mem-
ber said, that, he fully concurred in the prayer of
the Petition, and hoped that some mitigation of
the severity of many of our laws would take
place. He mentioned that at the last Assizes
there had been five unfortunate persons left for
execution at Chelmsford, upon all of whom the _
sentence had been executed. On the day of
their execution a vast concourse of persons flocked
together to witness the melancholy spectacle ;
but so far from its having made that salutary im-
pression on them which it was the intention of
the law that it should make, the town had the
same appearance as if a fair had been held there;
and a scene ensued of such drunkenness and riot,
that it was found necessary to call in the aid of
the civil power. This proved that no beneficial
result followed from the frequency of sanguinary
executions. The Petition was read, and ordered
to be printed ; as was also a similar Petition,
presented by the same Hon. Member, from the
town of Witham.

. Mr. E. IV onEttousE presented a Petition to
the same effect from the town of ROss,.in Hereford-
shire—Ordered to be printed. • •
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Mr. BENNE' (of Wiltshire) presented .a. Peti-
tion from Mr. Banister,a banker at Warminster,
praying for .the repeal of the usury laws.—Or-
dered to be printed. .
CIitTELTY TO ANIIcIAS.

Mr. R. M.taTix moved for leave to bring in a
Bill to prevent Cruelty to A-him-Ills; lie said
this Bill steered clear of the objections made to
the Bill of Loril
.Erskine; 'beeause it did not
affect the owners, but only• persons. entrusted
with the care of animals, the property of others.—
Leave given.
Mr. BARRY mitred for leave to bring in a Bill
to amend an Act (14th Geo. respecting
Mortgages and Securities executed in Great •Bri-
fain affecting Irish COlonial Property.
After a few words from Mr. Bright, Sergeant
"OnSlow, and a Member whose name we. did not
learn, the motion was agreed to.
On the motion of Mr. Sergeant ONsr.ow, the
Report of the:AttOrnies' and Solicitors' Bill was
brought up ; and the amendments being agreed
'to; .the 'Bill was ordered to be read a third time
"to-morrow.
BANKRUPTCY. LAWS' AMENDMENT BILL.
...Mi. J. SMITH mined that the House should re-
.-Solve itself into a Committee on this• Bill-

Mr. J. SMITH observed; that the Bill was now

in such a shape would do away with
many of the objections which had been made to
it. The necessity for such a Bill as the present
he considered to be greater now than it was be-
fore. in order to Prevent the daily increasing
frauds and perjuries. in•.'bankruptcv cases. His
object in passing the Bill through the. Committee
was principally to fill up the blanks, that Mem-
bers might be better informed as to the nature of
the 'measure. He trusted that no unnecessary
delay would be offered to the Bill, as the House
mast be aware that a little delay it.) the present
period of the Session would have the effect of
retarding the Bill till next year. The Hon.
Member moved that certain of the blanks be
filled up.
After a few words from Mr. Sergeant Onslow,
the Attorney-General, Mr. W. Courtnay, Mr.
Scarlett, Mr. Abercromby, Mr. Wrottesley, and
the Solicitor-General,, the blanks were filled up,
and several clauses agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and
asked leave to sit again on Tuesday next.