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of; timi in ori!er to answer the sn►rne, the Court
shall allow him sufficient time for such ptavoie.._

Considering the heavy penalties which' await
the prisoner upon any objection established against
hint, 'this is indeed a merciful provision, and the
Court in its equitable jurisdiction has iii all cases
of doubtful evidence inclined to the side of liberty
rattier than to, a rigid enforcement of the penal
clauses, which, in subjecting the Debtor to a pro-
ir_acted imprisonment, at the instance of, one Cre-
ditor, must have a tendency to iniore the aggre-
gate body, by retarding the distribution of the
Debtor's means; although it must he admitted
that, from the negligence of claimants, some
Debtors have been -released froni custody, who,
under, the clauses of exemption, might have been
more properly coerced of their liberty.
It is tor' her provided that, in cases of objection
to. the Piisoner's discharge, if it shall appear to
the Court, that any misconduct attributed to hint,
although strictly within the intent and meaning of
the lief, was nevertheless a! lend e d with stick cit.-
cumqtances, or :be injury t hereby was to so si-Jall
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.chat it rtray not be fit the Prisoner
'should be &privet! of the benefit of the Act, it is
lawful fur the Coott to discharge him,nottvith-
soni,ding 'such miscontluet, either in the satite
tbaniter as it no objection had been made, or on
sorb further terms and conditions as to the Court
shall i:ppear reasonable, in consequence Of 'slick
miscondltrje. . .

if tl~e pcisoner is of unsound mind, a provision
is made for giv::cig him also the full benctit of the

And ultimately, as a more efficient guard over
tights, and for the prevention of wirings, it is
further provided, that in case it
,shall appear to the
satistaw ion of the Conti, that any debt contracted
by a Nrisomer seeking his discharge under the Act,
was contracted under any' fraudulent Circumstances,
not specially provided for by this Act, it shall be
laWtril tor the Court to except such debt from the
discharge of such Prisoner, either absolutely, or
upon such terms and conditions 'ls the Conit shall
think proper : and if he is in custody for such
debt, he Court is authorized to remand

Temple.
[To be continued. •

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

RANK •OF ENGLAND.
Several important Papers connected with the
Bank of England have been laid before Vat!la-
ment, of which the following are abstracts :

An Account of the Total Amount of Bank Notes and Bank
Post Bills in circulation, front the 30th of December, 1817,
to the 25th of January, 1919,
Bank Notes of si. and upwards ... L.18,668,660

Bank' Post Bills

Dank Notes umicr 51.

Total, 19th of January, 1819
BALANCES.

From the second paper it appeals, that on the 15th of De-
cember, 1818, there were in the hands of tile_Banli balances
of Customs to the amount of 86,5931.. 'of Excise to the•
amount of 5,8341., and of Stat Ops to the amount of 28,2161.
The total amount in their hands from the above sources of
Revenue, from the let of January to the 15th of December
inclusive, was 10,590,9181. and the average in ,their hands,
on the Ist and 15th days of each nmnth in the year, is

453,7881.
The 'Total' from the Postmaster-dencral's Account was

652,9291. Average 27,20:4.
Total from the different Departments of Government, in-
cluding the balances of the Accountant General of the Court
of Chancery; 34,984,304. Average 1057,6791.

Total of all public balances not specified in the preceding
457,6221. No average is given.
Of balances from unclaimed Dividends, including Lottery
Prizes, there rcontined in the hands of the Bank on the lath
of December, 1818, 141,5071.; total of the above for the
year, 1800:3,8611. Average. 766,9521.
The 'amoiint of Sovereigns issued to the latest periiid to
which the account could be made up, is 3,799,869; Half-
Sovereigns, 1,410,390.