The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-18 00:00:00

GAME LAWS.

Mr. STUART WORTLEY, in asking leave to bring
in a Bill to amend the Game Laws, stated that the mea-
sure he proposed to submit to tee House would be in sub-
stance the same as the Bill of last year,
3.1 r. LEYCESTER thought the Game Laws were not
the cause of poaching ; but that that crime took its origin
from other catoft, which ought to be the first attended to.
The crime of potehii:g was caused by the defenceless posi-
sion of the game preserves, Aistress of the tutors, and
the propensity of monied men to gprie. He would
Liiecefore propose, that for the purpose of do:1,2: away with
the o,fgo oaii, the preserves, persons should be pia;:i.iNted
from growing articles for the purpose of feeding pheasants,
Mr. PEEL observed, that wheat and barley formed the
foial of pheasants, and he siigge4p4 to the lion. Member
the difficulty of preventing the growth of these articles.—
Lapgh ter. )
Sir .1. IVROTTESLEY advised the Hon. Member, if
he had any iete4.tion of interfering with the present qualifi-
cations, as well as os ;,ezaliaing the sale of game, to intro-
duce two separate Bills, o; measure would share the
same fate with every successive hid last four or five
e, SYKES thought the best mode of proceeding
respect to 4.iame Laws was, by repealing all the statutes
respecting game, iiic4 having made the way clear, to enact
new provisions. He eec4.az:n;i ,did not agree with an Hon.
Member, who thought that perticas s:Jould he prohibited
growing articles for the food of pheasants, isailg ypuM be
a sv34-iaf7 of Corn Lrws, and not of Game Laws.
Mr. it. GQLBORNE thought something must be done
to amend the Game I,4rws.
Lord J. RUSSELL iic,f.,24 the Hon. Member would
frame the Bill according to his G. 4.;;; views of the sulject,
he thought amending and coosolidatii :.!;e present
law th.e best course to pursue. He was not, however', :":y
sanguine that stlch amendment would produce a diminu-
tion in the crime of poaching, which he thought was
generally to he attribut,d to 432 game preserves, and espe-
cially to the manner of preserving.
Leave was they, given to bring in the Bill.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS (IRELAND).

Lord P. GOWER. moved, that leave be granted to bring
in a Bill to consolidate au amend the laws for the relief
of Insolvent Debtors is Ireland.
31r. HU\IE hoped the Noble Lord had cc.a.cte I.l.imself
acquainted with the facts of the case, before he determin4
to continue the present law in Ireland. He intended to
move on Thursday next fur certain returns connected with
the Debtors Gmet in Ireland, when be would take the
opportunity of shewing the House, that the expense the
public was put to, much exceeded the returns which were
node. It was notorious in England, that this Court was
made use of for the purposes of fraud, and for the en-
couragement of useless expense. He therefore pressed the
Noble Lord to direct his attention to the propriety of
putting an end to the practice of arresting for debt alto-
gether, or at least when the debt was less than 201., as
`was the case in England. He was informed that there
were at present confined in Ireland 24 person* fora debt,

the aggregate amount of which was 4:3P.1., and the years
of their imprisonment amounted, on the aggregate to the
number of 114. Ile had a return in his hand which
stated, that of 6G6 persons confined for debt in Ireland,
350 were for sums under 201., and that there were only
170 who were confined for sums exceeding 1001.
Lord F. GOWER suggested the propriety of post-
poning the discussion on this subject until the Bill was
introduced.

Leave was granted to bring in the Bill,
CALL OF THE HOUSE.

The Marquig of CHANDOS moved that the House he
called over on Thuri:dav, the sth of March. If on that
day he found that the Bill intended to he brought forward
by his Majesty's Government, relative to the Roman Ca-
tholics, was not ready, he shotild postirtme his motion.—
Motion carried.

numE gave notice, that he would on Thursday
move for a r,!turn of the amount of the expellees attending
proceedings in the Insolvent Debtors' Courts; also of the
amount of the property received and dividends made, and
the number of individu ds confined for debt.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pre-
sented petitions against Catholic Emancipation, from the
Dean and Chapter of Peterborougls, and from a place in
Armagh; also a petition from an individual of the name
of John Scott, praying the House to pass a Bill obliging
all congregations to offer up prayers fur the King.
Lord BECTIVE presented petitions in favour of Ca-
tholic Emancipation, and against the Sub-letting and
Vestry Act, front Dunsany, Clonmellow, Rathcane,
Kilbeg, and Old Custle.—Adjourned.