The Sun.
London, England, 1819-03-11 00:00:00

LIFE BOAT.

Mr. PROT' I PAU) E presented a Petition from Edward
Trackstone, a Lieutenant in his Alajesty'3 Navy, relatire to
his invention of a Life Itoat, and praying that the House
would make the plan of it as generally hnown as possible.
l\fr. lIAICI' IMVIS said, that the petitioner was a man
‘N. h had do voted a considerable,part of his life to a useful
public discovery

Sir I. COFF:S spoke a few words respecling the Petition,
which we could not hear distinctly in the Gallery.
Mr. V. FITZ-GF,RAIA) said, that in many instances this
Life-boat was found of great importance in saving human

The Petitivn was read and ordered to be printed.

LEATHER T-lx.
'Air. CA:IHW preseated a petitiAt from the Tanners of
New Ross, iu the County of Wexford, against the LeL,ther
Tax in Ireland.

Mr. COL( I,OUGI-1 said, that the difficulty of ohtaining the
materials requisite for tanning Leather, was in England ;Intl
It eland more di!ticult than on the Continent, and that from
tints reason, among- other considerations, excessive taxation
skto:ild ❑ot be imposed upon those who were engaged in this
troth; in it-eland.

Tile Petition was read and ordered to lie upon the table.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' .ACT.
Mr. Alderman WOOO presented a Petition from
the Parish of Clerketiwell, against the Insolvent
Debtors' Act. He also presented a Petition from
Bridge \\lard against the Insolvent Debtors' Act,
or at leli•t for such a no of it as would
be of advantage to the Country at large. The
Worthy Alderman thougi“ that it would be right
to comply with the latter pact of the Petition,
as the country would otherwise be much injoied.
i‘lr. took this opportimity of coy-
reetiog a mistatement, which had gone abroad,
of tVlst hhd been on a former night said by an
Hon. Baronet respecting the Insolvent Debtors'
Clurt. He conceived that the-Hon. Baronet did
not ,say that Alr. Clarkson was the provisional
AA.igr ve of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. The
real Assignee was a person of the name of Cheese,
who had already- tec,ived 15,0001., 90001. of
which he had paid, and 60001. remained in his
The snot of 15,0001. should not, how-
eser, be considered as the whole of the property
)eceived, because there were large,estates vested
his haods of Assignees, chosen by the credi-
tors themselves, the amount of which if he were
to slate at 60.0001. he should not probably make
an over -statement.

Sir J. GRAHAM understood from se►•eral credi-
tori that thry could not obtain on as.,ignmept
to
thrinselve;, or to any body else, without permis-
bion of the Court.

Air. ABKHCHOMBY wished to make one oly:er-
vativo, ai,d he shottiddo so in the heating of thoy:e
%vim had considerable experience on the subject.
Ir .ppeared to hint that the manner which the
property of Insolvents was disposed of in the lo-
,olvent Debtors' Court would tippear to greater
?olvontage it compared with the proceedings under
CutittilisSiOil of lintektilptS. When the lii%til-
Ve;tl I)rb'or's Act was fiist proposed, the nnmber
of liaidsrupts greatly diminished ; it such had
;,ut bi;un the effect ()fits uperatiou, it was because

the Act secured to the creditor the property of the
debtor, which he might obtain subsequent to his
itis,dvency.
Mr. Hunsr said, that he was, perhaps, as much
acquainted with the operation of the Law as any
one in the. House. He WKS a decided friend to
the Act, under the hest provisions which the wis-
dom of P,,rliament con4l pxovide,•and deprecated
a discussion on every 'petition presented against
it, as tending, to prejudge the merits of the (ies-
tion.—(ilear 10—Ti.e petition was read and or-
dered to be printed.