The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-20 00:00:00

LIEF OF DISOLVENT DEBTORS.

" Whereas it is expedient to protect from all pro-
cess against the person such persons as have become
indebted without any fraud or gross or culpable neg-
ligence, so as nevertheless their estates may be duly
distributed among their creditors; be it enacted, by
the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and tempo-
ral, and Commons, in this present Parliament assem-
bled, and by the authority of the same, that if any
person, not being a trader within the meaning of the
statutes now in force relating to bankrupts, or if any
person being such trader, but owing debts amount-
ing in the whole to less than 3001., shall give notice,
according to the schedule to this Act annexed, to one-
fourth in number and value of his el-Editors, and shall
cause the same notice to be inserted twice in the Lon--
don Gazette, and twice in some newspaper circulating
within the county wherein he resides, he may present
a petition for protection from process to the Court of
Bankruptcy, if he has resided twelve calendar months
in London or within the London district, or to the
Commissioner of Bankrupts in the county within
whose district he may have resided twelve calendar
months, which petition shall have annexed to it a full
and true schedule of his debts, with the names of his
creditors, and the dates of contracting the debts seve-
rally, the nature of the debt, and the security (if
any) given for the same; and also of the nature and
amount of his property, and of the debts owing to him,
with their dates and the names of his debtors,
and the nature of the securities (if any) which he
may have for such debts ; and which petition shall
also set forth any proposal which he may have to
make for the payment, in whole or in part, of his
debts ; and it shall thereupon be lawful for the Judge
or Commissioner of the Court of Bankruptcy, to whom
by any order of the Court, as herinafter provided, the
same shall be referred, or for the Commissioner in
the country to whom the petition shall be presented,
to give, upon the filing of such petition, a protec-
tion to the petitioner from all process whatever,
either against his person or his property, of every
description, which protection shall continue in force,
and all processes be stayed, until the appearance
of the petitioner in Court, as hereinafter provided ;
and upon the presentation of any such petition all the
estates and effects of the petitioner shall forthwith be-
come vested in the official assignee, who shall be nomi-
nated by the Commissioners acting in the platter of the
said petition, and such official assignee shall and may
forthwith take possession of so much thereof as can be
reasonably obtained and possessed without suit; and the
said official assignee shall hold and stand possessed of
the same in like manner as official assignees hold and
possess estates and effects under and by virtue of the
statute relating to bankrupts."

FATHER MATHEW IN THE " OLD
PARISH."
(From the Waterford Chronicle.)

The grandest and most triumphant of all the many
glorious demonstrations in the sacred cause of 'total
abstinence which have yet taken place in the County
Waterford, was celebrated on Sunday last at the
beautifully picturesque and romantic village of
Ardmore, celebrated for its ancient Round Tower,
and the venerable reminiscences connected with the
birth-place of its patron Saint, the illustrious Declan,
who flourished in the sera immediately subsequent
to that of Ireland's first Apostle. The neighbour-
hood,it is said, was first amongst the remote districts
in Ireland, to receive the faith, hence the name of
" Old Parish." That faith it has preserved, pure,
spotless, and undefiled, a circumstance which fur-
nishes glorious and infallible presage that its inhabi-
tants will cherish with the same eternal tenacity and
devotional allegiance the sacred and regenerating
faith which Mathew was sent from heaven to " teach
unto all nations." The day was particularly propi-
tious for the occasion. There never shone a brighter
Sabbath day. The heavens seemed to smile upon
the scene with that mellowed aspect ot serenity
peculiar to this lovely autumnal season. The beauti-
fully diversified landscape of hill, dale, and ocean,
blending in the glorious panorama of nature's
own painting which adorns this neighbourhood,
shone responsive to the sun-light whose glories it re-
flected. The temperance bands of Knockmahon,
Dungarven, Cappoquin, Cloyne, Midleton, and Killea,
poured forth their soul-enlivening strains, in honour
of the sacred cause which inspired their melody, and
added tenfold to the joyous spirit of enthusiasm per-
vading the vast multitude assembled, amounting at
least to 20,000 persons. The clergy for 20 miles
around were assembled on the [occasion : amongst
them we noticed those pillars to the cause in this
county, the respected pastor of Kill and Newtown,
the Rev. P. Veale and his Curates. The gentry of
all persuasions, with their families, were also assem-
bled from every point within a day's journey of the
chosen arena. Sir Richard Musgrave, accompanied
by the Messrs. Musgrave, jun., and the celebrated
Oriental traveller, and eloquent advocate of moral and
civil liberty, Mr. Buckingham, and his lady, arrived
at the church while mass was celebrating, immedi-
ately
after which a cordial greeting took place be-
tween these distinguished individuals and the gifted
Apostle, when he ascended the pulpit and preached
from " Habacuc," 2d c. and 20th verse. He then ad-
ministered the pledge to the first batch, consisting of
about one thousand persons, whom he addressed, sub-
sequently signing them all with the seal of the cross
—and thus continued alternately giving the pledge
and addressing the crowds, both inside the church and
in the open air, until five o'clock in the evening, conti-
nuing to speak with scarcely any intermission for
seven hours. It was calculated that about five
thousand persons took the pledge during the day ; and
it will be recollected that the great majority of those
assembled were persons who had become teetotallers
upon former occasions, when the Rev. Apostle was
preaching in the neighbouring districts. At six the
labours of the day terminated, and it may well be said
that Father Mathew furnishes in his own person a
remarkable illustration of the 'physical strength and
power of endurance which teetotalism confers, as it is
otherwise incredible how his frame and lungs
could resist the wear and tear of the superhuman
labour which his mission of charity imposes
upon him. lie received a warm and pressing
invitation from Sir Richard Musgrave to dine and
stop at his residence during his sojourn in the neigh-
bourhood, but he was previously under a promise to
share in the hospitalities which the Rev. Mr. M'Grath
dispensed with a bounteous hand on the interesting
occasion. Considerable interest was excited at one
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vicinity yhbrdoauy when a r
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low about nine years old, who was most anxious to
take the pledge. The Apostle:expressed himself de-
lighted at witnessing such an example, kissing the
little fellow affectionately, and congratulating the fa-
ther, who also became a teetotaller, upon setting so
praiseworthy a precedent.

THIRD OUTBREAK OF THE
LIVERPOOL GREAT FIRE.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—Last evening, about
half-past six, the inhabitants of this town were
again much alarmed at the report that the pro-
perty saved from the late great fire in the Wa-
terloo-road had again ignited, and was burn-
ing with great fury. Shortly afterwards that part
of the town was illuminated, the fire bells were
rung, and the engines immediately proceeded to the
spot. On arriving at the scene of the disaster the
report was found to be true, the interior of Reyner's
cotton-shed, in the cellars of which were large quan-
tities of turpentine and cotton, having again taken
fire, the flames ascending in immense volumes.
Many thousand spectators were speedily congre-
gated, and notwithstanding the lamentable loss of life
which took place on the first out-break, it was with
much difficulty they could be kept back from the tot-
tering walls of the shed. It appears that the property
which had ignited, had been, ever since the fire,
covered with the bricks and timber of the
late surrounding buildino•s, and during the last
fortnight workmen have been actively employed in
clearing away the rubbish, and excavating the barrels
of turpentine and the cotton buried underneath.
They had just finished their day's work last even-
inlgoA i
, and left the premises, when the property took
fire. The wind was rather high at the time,
b
a south-westerly direction, and the only
fears entertained for the safety of the neighbouring
property, was lest the sparks, which were carried to a
considerable distance, should be the means of further-
ing the progress of the' devastating element.
thisA the
conflagration
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having‘,hieh surrounded s übrereon scenededthe
previously
of
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stroyed, no further damage but that of the
destruction of the salvage property could be sus-
tained, excepting by the sparks • and the firemen play-
ing on the ruins had only to Observe the fury of the
fire expend itself in the open space, ando
fi nmtrhievchoiutrt.sye,
of a few hours, under the able direction
the chief constable, it was got under. A large quan-
tity of the turpentine and cotton, however, was de-
stroyed. On the first outbreak, some hundreds of
barrels of turpentine in the-shed, ready to be carted
away, were saved.
morning) smoi.
The fire is yet (10 o'clock this