Star.
London, England, 1830-02-20 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

Ann Haw and George Henry Stiff, Jermyn.str•et, 3t. James's,
cheesemongers, to surrender March 5, at one, 9, at eleven, and
April 2, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorney,
Mr. Conway, Castle-street, Holborn.
Thomas Mint, Ipswich, lodging-house keeper, Feb. 26, March 5,
and April 2, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. At-
torney, Mr. G. T. Whiteley, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbory.
Peter Tessler, Riogmore, Devonshire, merchant, March 5, at
twelve, 12, at eleven, and April 2, at twelve, at the Court of
Commissioners. Attorneys, Mesus. Paterson and Pell*, Old

Broad-street.
Daniel Macleod, Water-lane, Tower-street, cork merchant, March
5, at ten, lit, and April 2, at twelve, at the Court of Commis-
sioners. Attorney. Mr. Baker, Nicholas-hoe.
Samuel Dawes. Cheapside, warehouseman, March 3, at ten, 12, at
one, and AprU 2, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners.—
Attorney, Mr. Robinson, 14neras-lane.
James Dunn, New Road, St. George in the Bast, victualler. Feb.
118, at ten, March 9, and April 2, at eleven, at the Court of
Commissioners. Attorneys, Mesas. Vande;com and Comm,

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Bush-lane.
George Woodroffe, sen. and George Woodroffe, junior, Upper
Stamford-street, Waterloo•road, wholesale cabinet manufactu-
rers. Feb. 26, March 5, and April 2, at eleven, at the Court of
Commissioner. Attorney, Mr. H. Evans, Gray's Inn-square.
Joseph Hindhaugh, Newcastle upon Tyne, innkeeper, March 15,
16, and April 2, at eleven, at the Crown and thistle Inn, New-
castle upon Tyne. Attorneys, Mears. Mggison and Pringle,
King's Road, Bedford.row ; and Memo. Brocket and Pldllpeon,
Newcastle upon Tyne.
George Richardson, New Sarum, Wiltshire, man milliner, March
5, at dx, 6, at ten, and April 2, at twelve, at the Freemasons'
Hall, New Sarum. Attorneys, Mr. Gibbins, Furnival'a-ion ;
and Mr. Coombs, Close, Sarum.
James Buckley, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, gingham- mane-
(securer, March 4. 5, at one, and April 2, at nine, at the White
Bear Inn, Piccadilly, Manchester. Attorneys, Messrs. Clarke,
Richards, Medcalf, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; and Mr. J. Hlg-
ginbottorn, Ashton-under Lyne.
George Cocks and Isaac Hart, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, general
merchants, March 2, at four, 9, and April 2, at one, at the White
Lion Inn, Norwich. Attorneys, Mr. Lythgoe, Easex•etreet,
Strand; and Mr. W. Wright, Norwich.
William Bonen, Bedminster, Somersetshire, lath render, March
5,6, and April 2, at one, at the Commercial Room.. Bristol.—
Attorneys, Messrs. Poole, Greenfield, and Gamlen, Gray's inn ;
and Mr. W. Williams, All Saint's-lane, Bristol.
Robert Horner, Thornton in the Clay, Yorkshire, nurseryman,
March 11, at six, 12, and April 2, at eleven, at Kimberley's Ho-
tel, New Melton, Yorkshire. Attorneys, Mr. J. Williamson,
Gray's Inn-square; and Mr. A Simpson, New Milton.
John Young, Nlanchester, hosier, March 45, and April 2, at two.
at the Star Inn, Manchester. Attorneys, Mr. J. Taylor,
Cle-
• meet's Inn ; and Mr. E. Chew, Manchester.
J. Wallace, Manchester, wine merchant, March 4,5, and April 2,
at three, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Attorneys, Mr. J. Har-
rison, Essex-street, Manchester; and Mr. Cavelje, Great James-
street, Bedford-row.
Elisabeth Roderick, Abcrystwi'b, Cardiganshire. linen draper,
March 4,5, and April 2, at two, at the White Lion Inn, Broad:
street, , Bristol. Attorneys, Messrs. Jenkins and Abbott, New
Inn ; and MessrstClarke and Son. Bristol.
DIVIDENDS.

March 19, J. Brown, Wootten Bassett, Wiltshire, Hoendraper,
at three, at the Court of Commissioners—March 23, T.Woodbeld,
White-street, Little Moodields, hone dealer, at nine. at the Court
of Commissioners—March 12, R. Itane.Great Bookhans, Surrey,
saddler, at two, at the Court of Cutundstioners.--klarch IV, M.
Pate, Bennett-stre.t, St. James's, tailor, at eleven, at the Court of
Commissioners--March 19, W. H. Foreman, rinces-street. St.
James's, conopositloo ornament maker, at eleven, at the Court of
Commi.siuners—March 12, T. Daubney, Porten. Hamp-hire,
grtner, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners—March 12, W.
Colchester-street, Savage Gardens, wine merchant, at ten,
sells. Court of Commlasloners—Feb. 26, J. S Rain, Wapping
Wall, merchant, at eleven. at the Court of Conimiasioners-- Marco
23,J. Smith and F. Smith, Clements-lane, wine merchants, at ten,
al she Court of Commlasioners— March is, IL Warr, jun. Buck-
logham, Pctuallers at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners—
April 12, 14• Sheard, Lepton, Yorkshire, coal merchant, at eleven,
as the Black Bull bin, Mirfield, Yorkshire—March 12, J. Wright,
Princes-street. Leieester-square, ironmonger. at eleven. at the
Donn of Cunnissioners— klarch 16, W. C. Hlndley. Baton, Lin-
cohnhire, draper, at ten, at the Peacock Inn, Boston.
CERTIFICATES —Masco IS.

W. Cox, Bath, silk mercer—W. Dowo, Church-passage,
blatkwell-hall-hett.r—C. Stockman, Bath, perfunser—H.
Benslfun, Soutb-row. New-road, Iron fence manufacturer.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

A. Kenworilty and J. Clark, Aecriniron, Lancashire, engravers
—P. Lewis and J. Kebbsil— M. 'lbunnbill, and W, Cooper, Whit-
by, Yorkshire, linen drapers-+C. A. Marla and NI. A. bleakk,
White Hart-coot. Lombard-mat, bonnet maker.—S. Millard
and G. Millard. Aylesbury-strew, Cles kenwell, grocers—T. Levens
and W. lilachell, Kendal Westmorland, base carpenters—J Wal
lb and A. Wallis, Manchimer. timber dealers—G. Evans and R.
Packard, Kale), Shrup4sire, malisters—W. Pallier and Co
Godahning, Surrey, mercers—lL Brook and J. C. Brook, ()ascii,
Yorkshire, cloth-nsanufacturers.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISU CORN.
(MNICIII GOVIIINS
Fur the Week ended Feb. lit, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors iu the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales.
Imperial General Weekly Average.
Wheat SU Id. I Oats rds. 7d. I Beans 30a. Sd.
Barley 119 s. 24. Itye 331. std. Peas He. Od.
Aggregate Average of the Sig Weeks which governs Duty.
Wheat MSc 34.1 I
Oats els. 14. Beans Si.. 44
Raley 119 e. ad. I Rye 335. 54. Pas 335. 34
PRICE OF SLUM&
The Average Pries of Sways or bliscovaso loses. competed
lows the Retinas made la the Week oodles the 16th day of Feb.
INN le 16w per cwt. *We*, of the Duties of Cuomo paid
or payable thertoo at the inspentatial thole( Isl. Gnat !klub

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HUI/SR 01' LORDS, 17e.i.. 18.
Mr Doper pre tooted at the tar tin !.,st Beton of the Commis.
sineers oa six Revenue of :nquiry.—To ye.t
Thr Marquis of BUTE presented a petttior from dot mayor, .
burgesses, and inhabitant, of Banbury, raying a repeal of die acts
which impose duties tor malt and beer.—Laid oat the table.
Adjourned, at twenty minuteart fist!, to Monday.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The ..-141YEAKER took the Chair precisely at four o'elta 14; the
gallery was immediately crowded to excess by winger.. antenna to
bear the debates.
The SPEAKER informed the house that he had received a corn-
moniration from the Hanaper 'Office, Dublin, enclosing a petition
from J. H. Motley Dawson, Eq. complaining ot the undue return
of a member for the county of ek —The petition was mode
and referred to a committee.
UnIGERFORD MARKET.
Mr. lIORHOUSE presented a petition from the inhabit:lnto of
Westminster for leave to bring in a bill for the re-establishment of
Hungerfordonarket, for the aele of meat. fi,h, sad vetietablee
He observed that he wax not-au are that the re.estahl:shment of this
market would do injury to any one, whilst, from its :tont utitty. he
bad no doubt it would meet with the encountoettent ot the voile.
retition was read, end referred to • committee.
Mr. BYNG presented a petition fiont the inhabitant% of Mary.
10-Bonne and Paddington, for leave to bring in a bill to eoahlo:, a
market, to be called Portmenanarken
The report of the Standing Orden' Committee relative to Wigan
Railway Bill, which had been petitioned against by the Irieeipool
Canal Company, was up brought and read. It stated that the poues
to the bill had complied with the standing orders, end were at li.
berty to proceed with their bill.
A long discussion took place between the Speaker, Lord titat.ley,
and several members of the committee. It was at length sttiel
that the original committee to which the petition for the bill was
referred shoal& be revived.
NAST INDIA oostratoo'n czaatron.
Mr. 'Et34IITON presented a petition frost Congletor, agakst
the continuance of' the East Indio company's charter.
ASSESSED TARES
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition front 'he householder* of the
parish of Christ Church, Bristol, praying for the reduction of the
assessed taxes.
The petition was read and ordered to be printed.
DISTRESS OF TICE COUNTRY.
Fir J. D. ASTLEY presented a petition. very numerously
@toneel, from the freeholders, landholders, and others, of the counts
of Wilts, complaining of the general distressed state of the agricul-
tural and other classes in that county, and praying a reduct ~r
the taxes, Aft.
Mr. T. BENETT supported the petition, and bore testimony to
the great distress prevailing amongst all classes in that pan of the
yountry.
The petition wits read and ordered to be printed.
Mr. DUGDALE presented a petition from Kenilworth, Way.
wickshire, complaining of distress.—Laid on the table.
Col. PAUL'STT presented a petition from Amfoet, and other
Flom in Hampshire, complaining of distresa—Laid on the table.
Mr. LITTLETON said that he had to present a petition re-
Sating to one of the members of the house, and involving a question
of privilege. The petition was from a professional gentleman of the
name of Eyre Lee, of Birmingham. It stated he was engaged in
conducting private bills through the house, and that in Nov. 1819,
having to give notice of his intention to apply for a bill, he received
a letter signed W. R. Sydney, stating " that that individual had
lately formed a professional partnership with Daniel Whittle Har-
vey, Esq. 111. P. and that having for several years been engagedtin
transacting parliamentary business, he possessed facilities which,
independent of the alliance be had entered into, could not fail to fa-
cilitate the success of any measure with which lie had the honour to
be favoured." This letter was franked by D. W. Harvey. and ap-
peared to come under the common seal of the firm, for the initials
were H. and S. Sir. Littleton hoped that this practice being dis-
closed might be put an end to.
Dlr. D. W. HARVEY prefaced the very few remarks which he
had to offer by thanking the hon. member foe the very candid man-
ner in which be had communicated to him his intention to present
this petition. Whatever might be the sentiments of the house upon
the letter itself, it would be admitted that It had more candour and
openness in it than studied concealment. He would at once admit,
and, until he heard to the contrary from the house, he should pursue
the same course— that he was a candidate for that business which
bad been alluded to, when it could be fairly and honourably attained.
If he had broken any rule, no man would be more ready than him-
self to correct his error. This petition was of grader importance
than to touch only one individual. It was a petition co-extensive
with reform, and, whatever might be the effect of the recognition of
the petition, poems would more readily concur in it, or more readily
sanction it:because it went to this extent, that no person ott to
have the remotest shade of interest in any matter which ld
be submitted to him as one of a committee in the house. In that
petition he entirely concurred, and he was sure it would be to the
satisfaction of the country if committees wen so composed as to be
free from any imputation of any direct or personal interest on the
part of any member. He challenged any member to say that he
had ever met him (Mr. H.) in a committee In which he had the
tithe of an interest. If every member could say the woe thing,
people out of the house would be better pleased. Many professional
gentlemen who had been concerned for public bodies had had seats
IR the house. The late Mr. Smith, the solicitor for the India
Company, and Mr. Jones, of the woods and forests, were members
of the halve. Would any man tell him (Mr. Harvey) :hat it
was a dereliction of his duty to be pursuing these avocations ?
The same thing might be said of the Attorney and Solicitor Ge-
nerals. He put the case in estressis against himself. If it were
to be established that no member of a house could sit on a com-
mittee on a private matter in which he had directly or indirectly the
slightest interest, then the public would understand the principle on
which the house proceeded ; and he, for one, should rejoice if every
hon. member were called on to swear, before he entered a committee,
that he had no suck interest. This was not the petition of air.
Lee; it was the petition of the officers of the house, who felt that
the worm pursued by Sir Robert Sydney was unfavourable to :la it
enormous emoluments. In the early part of last session he venture I
to complain of the enormous expenses appertaining to the solicitation
of bills in Parliament; and that professional man deserved well of
his eountry—espocially at W time when so much was heard of
economy (sad whatever economy might be undertaken would be in
detail, and not by lumps,) who should say to a solicitor—" Veit
have no want of a parliamentary agent—it is not necessary to pay a
parliamentary agent ISOOL 8001. 7001. or I,ooof. I will transact the
business on the same principle that law business is transacted."
He was not desirous of shrinking from his part of the responsibility.
If the house should think that the independence of a mewl). r could
be assailed by being connected with a profesasional gentlen.an, he
would most rigidly adhere to that law ; but he was quite satisfies'
that the house was not prepared to interdict the career of goy
individual, or to prejudice his fair professional proepeets.—
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. LITTLE'FON was willing to give credit to the hon. men.her
for the candout with which he had met the allegation brought agaiu..e
him. He thought that the better course would be that the ;tendon
should be referred to a Select Committee or a (*ommittee ot Pri.
vileges. At present he should move that it be laid out: the tahle,
and be printed.
Mr. HARVEY wished to state that, befiore he lad taken the
course he had oaken last session, he took the advice of a must duo
tinguiabed'pleader before the committees. That gentlemen not only
said that there would be no objection to it, but referred to the names
of Mr. Jones, Sir James Graham, and Others. When I observed
that I had some slight doubts, he turned round to the committee,
which was upon some gas bill, and said, " la it possible that you
can doubt ? Look at the members of the oammittee who are now
supporting or opposing the bill—each of them is interemed to the
amount ot 40,0001. or 60,00111. in the manner in discussion." This
petition, after all originates in a contest about a bill for which
never tiled a single rote ;—nay, 1 will vote against my client if I
think fit. The hon. gentleman who has presented tie retiticn is
himself a considerable shareholder in a company, with re.peet to
which be may be called upbn to vote. 1 will r.evtr vt•te a tom.
n•ittee in which I have nob the interest of Is. Si.
Mr. latorTLETON—The hortounible member is extremely mise
iafonued if be says that I have property in the Coventry canal.
There are other canals in which 1 have property, 141 d a nis rtrpect
to which I may be called on to give a vote.—•l'lie pettinn
on the table.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT present-do petit it n front St. James's,
Westisonsser, against the Select Vestries.—Laid on the table
Mr. STANLEY presented a petition trial an individual, a ho, in
the Hammer assizes of 1894, was coriOrted at Lancaster, under Lord
Ellenhormsgh a act, for nelieiously stabbing, with intent to mar-
der. The judge having recorded the eentenotset death spinet him,
and subsequently having SOW impression that he was not Nene at
the time he ammikted the offence, committed the scowl:cc to inn.
prisonment and loud for lifer Hs (Mr. S.) had inquired of
a oat many professional mos, and they had all said that they tad
never heard of mach a rentenao Had it ices left to the jury to pay
whether the plasm was saw; and they gad pronounced him in.
mos, his pssidamom son id s bees Wan. lie did not can.
plain of NADU% 5M141114 r 01. fort at be judge, because ie was
well knot* thot a owe bommtgparoolls4ustice Bayley did
sot sit sposili bombs ZuNside. .01tosudaf two imprisoned
kit five yap. • bad made- by respects.
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