The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-25 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS,

The Bill for the relief. of Insolvent Dehterrs, pro-
posed by Lord ALTHORP, has been ptinted by
order of the House of Commons. It prohi-
bits mfficers ot_ the Costrt front taking „mini.
ties. , The petitioning creditor may compel
the surrender of the insolvent's property, which
shall vest in the provisional assignee. Ex •
airliners ate to be appointed by the Commis-
sioners ; they are authorized to compel the at-
tetidance of witnesses, and are empowered to
allow 'or disallow claims of creditors, subject,
however", to an appeal to the Commissioner.—
' The Assignees have a power of making, com-
positions with creditors. In the country, exami-
ners may he appointed by Justices of the Peate•at
Q iarter- Sessions, and the Commissiooer of the
Court in London may direct prisoners, in certain
cases, to be examined before J nstices at the Quarto.
Sessions. -Pt isoners after discharge becoming
possessed of fonds, or any other species of
. property, and It:fusing to convey such property,
the Court may, upon petition, in a summary way
order such persons to h.e again arrested.- No person
is allowed to practise in the Court as attorney or
agent, unless he shall be regnlarly admired an
attorney or solicitor in one of tire Courts of West-
cminster. Lists of the names of a 9 persons discharg-
- edzby virtue of this Act, with their places of abode
before commitment to custody, shall from time to
time be published in the Gazette. The assignees
shall account to the Commissioner for their re-
ceipts and payments.

A considerable degree of sensation was excited
in this town by the following circipmstance
Snrr, wife of Mr. John Stier, of Black Bank, hav-
ing met with an accident which occasioned her
death on Friday last., she was itverred on Mon-
day.—The illness and preparations for the
funeral, brought several neighbours to the
house, some of whom reported, that they
heard a dismal moaning noise proceed from the
cellar ; which being reported to the Churchwar-
dens and Overseers, they, ,with a promptitude
sod humanity for which they are ,on all oc:
elisions distinguished, immediately ptocured a
Peace Officer, and proceeded to the house ;.
where they found Benjamin Suer (upwards
of t hit ty years of age) chained to the wall
in the cellar kitchen, in a state of extreme
filth and wretchedness, in which situation, it is
said, be had been for three years, with his
beard unshaved, and his hail' and, nails uncut.
They immediately - conveyed hitu to the Work-
house, and his father to the Town Prison.
An investigation of ibis business took place
haw e Ole Magisriat es at the Court-house, On
Tuesday and yesterday ; when k appeared,
from the evideuce of the father, that the un-
fortunate young man (his son) had been in-
sane for .16 years, and that his conduct was so ex-
tremely outrageous, that it was absolutely neces-
sat y to secure hith in the situation in which he was
found, to prevent his doing personal violence
to himself and others.—This. statement being
cOrrobrated by a-number of witnesses, the father
was discharged out, of custody, and the son sent
back to the Workhouse, to be taken care of, until
he can be sent to the Wakefield Asylom. A num-
ber of absurd and erroneous reports have been cir-
culated respecting this affair, but the shove we
have every reason to belieye correct.—(Leeds In-
dependent.)