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FRANKFORT, APRIL 9.

PA RLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL laid on the table the copy of a letter
from the Junta of Gallicia to Captain Kennedy. He at the same
time observed, that there would be found among the papers on
the table, a document that would probably supersede the necessity
of a motion, of which a Noble Baron (Lord Carysfort) had given
notice. It was a letter from the Secretary of State for the Foreign
Department, to Mr. Frere, respecting the conduct which he was
to observe to Sir John Moore. It was dated the 6th October, and •
contained all the Instructions that had been transmitted to Mr. .
Frere on that subject.
Lord LIVERPOOL wished to be informed by a Noble Earl
(Grey), of the nature of the motion be intended to submit to the
House on Friday.
Lord GREY could not at present state the particular form of
the motion. He could inform the Noble Earl, however, that it
would apply to the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers in respect
to the late campaign in Spain and Portugal; and that it would
express disapprobation of that conduct.
Lord AUCKLAND moved for a return of the number of
deserters who bad joined the British army during the time they
were in Spain and Portugal. He understood it was considerable,
and, if brought into account, would chew that our loss was
greater in the late campaign, than it appeared from the returns on
the table.
The Malta Prize Register, and Irish Infirmaries Bills, went
through the Committee.
A person from the Hanaper Office, in Ireland, presented at
the Bar, the Return of the Election of Lord Viscount Mountjoy,
one of the Representatives of the Temporal 'Peers of Ireland, in
place of the late Marquis of Sligo.—Adjourned.

Darmstadt troops have marched towards Dillingen
from Mergentheim, by command of the Marshal Duke
of Rivoli.

On the Bth, the Nassau troops marched towards
Franconia, in order to unite with the corps of the
Duke of Auerstadt.

WARSAW, APRIL I.
In Austrian Gallicia ten battalions of fencibles have
been formed, of which six have already joined the re-
gular army in the neighbourhood of Cracau. Each
of these battalions consists of 800 men, and the num-
ber of regular troops in the whole province amounts
to 18,000- They expect top to be reinforced from
the Hungarian insurrection. On the tidings of the
several mGvements, the Polish troops which were on
the Russian frontiers, broke up on the 22d, and since
the day before yesterday, have been cn the march to-
wards the borders of Gallicia. One column marches
on this side the Vistula, by Radom ; and the other
cn the further side by Lublin. The troops are to be
cantoned on the frontiers till further orders. The
successively into Saxony ;
Saxon troops are marching
and on the other hand we expect other national troops
from Thorn or Dantzig. The troops assembled on
the frontiers of Gallicia, or marching thither amount
to 12,000 men.
It is asserted that the Russian troops have received
orders to repair to the frontiers.

•
•
RATISBON, APRIL .5. r On the Clause for authorizing the Lord Chancel-
From day to day it looks more warlike in our neigh- for or the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal for the
bourhood. According to a flying report, the Arch- time being to direct fleeces other than personal no-
duke Charles wis to leave the capital on the (zd of , tices to be served upon creditors in England and Ire-
April, in order to proceed to Wels., The principal' land reciprocally, upon appeals by petition on the
Austrian force stands on the Ems. The number of part of a Bankrupt, to whom his Creditors should
troops which have marched towards the Inn amounts after two years continue to refuse his certificate, a
to 3,000. But it is observed, that among the Aus- Member took some trifling objections, which, after
trians there is much marching and counter-marching, some observations from Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY and
as well from Austria to Bohemia as from those guar- the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, were over-ruled, Sir SAMUEL
ters to Carinthia and Carniola : hence it is uncertain ROMILLY having previously stated his intention to
on which side the greater number of troops are. I bring in a clause, after the bill should be gone thro',
The divisions of Carra St. Ayr,. Legrand, Boudet, providing, that in all such cases, such other notice
and Molitor, are still cantoned between the Lech and should, under English Commissions, be given in the
the Iller. i Dublin Gazette to Irish creditors, and under Irish
Commissions of Bankruptcy to English creditors in
the London Gazette.
On the clause giving to the Lord Chancellor or
the Lord K of the Great Seal the power to
grant a certificateeeer on such appeal by the bankrupt,
if the certificate should appear to have been with-
held by the creditors from improper motives, another
long discussion took place, the ATTORNEYGENERAL
and Mr. JACOS contending, that it was more fit that
the power of glinting or withholding the certificate
should be vested in the creditors, or in some propor-
tion of them, than in any other tribunal, because the
creditors must be the best judges whether the bank-
ruptcy was fraudulent, though it might not at all
times be in their power to prove the grounds upon
which they were of this opinion, on an appeal by the
bankrupt to the Chancellor. While, on the other
hand, it was most strenuously contended by Mr.
ABERCROMET, that this was the most benefie;al clause
in the bill, because no certificate would be granted
upon an appeal, unless it should appear to the Lord
Chancellor that the creditors had no good ground
for withholding it ; and it appeared from an account
on the table, that out of about 16,000 persons who
had been bankrupts within the last twenty years,
6597 were uncertificated, and could never acquire
any property for themselves or their families, unless
this clause should be enacted to place them within
the reach of relief.
Mr. STEPHEN contended, that the great pro-
portion of uncertificated bankrupts being three-eights
of the whole number, proved that the interference of
Parliament was necessary. This proportion was
much the greatest in years of unexampled misfortune,
and this circumstance went strongly to prove, that it
was not merely the dishonesty of debtors, but their
misfortunes, which were punished by stopping their
certificates.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in a speech o,
considerable length, contended that it was better-
that according to the law as it now stands, the bank
rupt's certificate should depend on the judgment o
the creditors than of the Lord Chancellor. He cited
to this effect the opinions of Lord Thurlow, Lord
"Rosslyn, and Lord Clare, who had been all of them
Chancellors. He thought in this bill humanity ap-
peared to be confined to the bankrupts, and that the
,sufferings of the creditors had not been sufficiently
4. attended to. If, however, the clause should be re-
jected, he would move that, instead of four fifths of
the creditors, three fourths of the creditors, and of
those only who had released the person of the bank-
rupt, should be sufficient for signing the-certificate.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY said, that ,the Right
Honourable Gentleman'had mistated what Lord El-
don had said about the opinions of Lords Thurlow,
,Rosslyn, and Clare. What they had said was, that
it would be dangerous to leave the determination of
the certificate entirely to the Chancellor. The pre-
sent clause, however, did no such thing : it only em-
powered the Chancellor to interfere, if lie thought
proper, upon a petition presented by a bankrupt who
had been two years without his certificate. Now, as
to fraudulent bankrupts, all those who had any ex-
perience in the Court of Chancery knew that they ob-
tained their certificate easier than the honest bank-
rupts. Fraudulent bankrupts always contrived to
have false debts proved, in order to get themselves
cuhitewarlitd, according to the common phrase.—
Their bankruptcies were for the purpose of gaining
their certificates, whereas honest bankrupts had much
oftener to endure the severity of the laws from the
obstinacy or caprice of some one creditor. He al-
lowed the people of England and the merchants of
iEngland were generally humane; but often great cruel
ties were practised, which the law should prevent. To
say, that from the humanity of the English charac-
ter these cruelties were not common, was in fact to
say nothing. Neither were murders common, but that
was no reason that there should not be laws against
them. He could state one instance of cruelty' to a;
bankrupt which came within his own knowledge. •A
bankrupt had been arrested at the suit of a house in
the city, and one of the partners of that house was
chosen the assignee. This assignee delayed for three:
years to make any sort of dividend, in order thata-h4
house might not be obliged to make its election about
proving under the commission. At the end of three
years, however, he was obliged to make a dividends
but he then divided his debt, proving only 14,4;
half. This creditor hail frequently been heard,
_to
declare, that the bankrupt should never go out of
jail except to his grave, and his threat was accom-
plished. It having been stated to the Chancellor; that
, thebankrupt could not live more than two orthree'Weeks
longer in confinement, he appointed an early day to
ihear his petition; but thoughthe decree was in favour of
the bankrupt, the assignee contrived to have another
, detainer laid upon him, which gave rise to a more pro-
tracted litigation, and his debtor never did leave the jail
I but for his grave ; and there was no doubt but the death
of the bankrupt was owing to the obduracy of the cre-
ditor. He did not say that such cases were common,
but that they should not be allowed to exist. The
life of an honest man, or his perpetual imprisonment,
1 should not depend upon the caprice of partial judges,
after the bankrupt had fairly surrendered his effects.
Mr. WILSON said he was rather anxious not to
admit this Clause than to dispute it ; but till he could
put the bankrupt Law on a footing which should
protect the fair trader, he could not agree to adopt
the Clause.
The Clause was then agreed to.
Several new clauses were afterwards brought up
by Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY, and the SOLICI-
TOR GENERAL, and agreed to. The House re-
sumed ; the report was received.—Ordered to be
taken into further consideration this day se'nnight,
and the Bill, with the amendments, to be printed.
Adjourned at half-past twelve, to this day.

Yesterday afternoon
LOIRE frigate, arrived

lately landed a supp,
Cape Finisterre, sent

of the Marquis ROMAN,
we understand, bring!
actions having shortl

armies of ROM ANA and

tory was in favour oz
said to have been in conses

the enemy had foun
them part of Portugal.

country, it should therefi

necessity, and not of
but prompt and powerful

shal VICTOR can rescul

to which, under these circumstances, he must necessa-
rily have been reduced. It is added, that the whole
male population of Gallicia were in arms, and that
at the date of the last advices the enemy were confined
to the fortresses of Ferr of and Corunna.

Should these accounts prove correct, we may expect
soon to receive important intelligence from that guar.
ter ; but we are not without our fears that there is
some mistake in this statement.

Other accounts, received from the North of Spain,
state that in the province of Leon the French have no
force north of Astorga. The inhabitants of Asturias,
through the interposition of the Marquis de la ROMA.
NA, had applied to the Junta resident in the city of
Leon for a supply of corn, of which the latter had
abundance received from the luxuriant country in the
vicinity of Saldana. The answer given was, that ia
exchange for arms and ammunition they were ready
to concede. what was required ; but the General was
not in a situation to conform to such a condition.—
There are about 7000 men in Leon and the neigh.
bourhood enrolled, but they are destitute of arms.
A commercial regulation has been made by the
Junta at Seville, highly favourable to the intercourse
with thiscountry. Every species of British manufac-
ture is to be admitted into the ports of Spain ; and for
the convenience of the remote dependencies of the
Empire in the western world, the article of bacallae,
(cod and ling fish) of which there is such a prodi.
gious. consumption, is to be received in the ports cf
South America in• fo t-eigt vessels.
A letter from Gijon, dated the SOth ult. contains
the following particulars :
" Colonel CAR!tOL left Gijon the day after you for
Oviedo and Paramo del Silo, to have an interview
with the Marquis de la ROMANA, whose head-quarters
were there. He had escaped from Chaves with 12,000
men in good spirits, to avoid a conflict with 18,000
French, that pursued him as far as Chaves, and some
say are intended for Oporto. The want of ammuni-
tion and arms prevented him from increasing his army
considerably. We have one regiment of his troops
here, who conducted a part of the 570 prisoners made
by him at Villafranca del Niastio. They are fine
soldiers of the line, but greatly distressed for cloath-
ing. It is said we are quite secure in this Province
since the arrival of this army ; but some vary in opi•
nion on this point. An attack was made bythe
enemy on the 25th inst. at Columbras and at Leon,
but they were driven back."

Dutch papers to the 16th inst. were received.• last
night. The accounts from Spain, given in these pa•
pers, were we obliged to credit them to their full ex-
,tent, would be very afflicting. •It is. pretended that
.on, the 28th ult: two deciS.ive victories were gained, in
one of which the Spanish army of La Mancha avis
ddfetited, anchhe road to Seville laid open ; and in
the iaie'r, the army Of Andalusia under CUES. TA was
beaten, and a passage forced -into Portugal—such
-fact" were they correct, would, we think, have been
published in a Bulletin. We fear, however, that the
enemy will be found to have possessed himself of
Ciudad Real and Merida. • •

Dispatches were sent last night from the Secretary
or State's Office to Portsmouth, to be forwarded by
the SUCCESS frigate, to Mr. ADAIR, at Constantinople.
The Hon. Captain BOYLE, of the ROYAL WILLIAN
Guard-ship, at Spithead, is appointed a Commissioner'
of the Transport Board, in the room of Captain
Towry, deceased.

About 150 French prisoners were landed at Ply-
mouth, in the course of Friday, from the Altri ilysr
frigate, 90 of whom were captured in the Niemen,
French frigate, the remainder. were taken out of
French vessels that have been captured and sent into
port by the AMETHYST, during her late cruize.
By a private letter from Madeira, of the 26th ult.
we learn, that the outward-bound India Fleet, which
reached that island on the Bth of March, sailed again
on the 18th. The enemy's cruizers were frequently
in sight during the passage, and on one occasion had
the audacity to attempt an attack on some of the
ships to leeward, with a view to cutting them ofi.•
.On a signal being Oven to clear for action, and the
necessary preparations made, the cruizers drupt
astern, and kept at a respectful distance. Of these
the Sirius captured a small schooner, worth about
£lBOO.

FNENTNG
TliF,
LONDON.
THURSDAY, APRIL 20.
PRICE OF FrocKs 'IBMS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
Consols, for money, 67ff—for May 67i 68 —Oinniuta I pre.
Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 126. prem.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
3 per Cent. Red. 67 6611 India Stock 185
Bonds,
India
Biss
,1110..5.1122.
s. gprer:
S per Cent. Cons. 67E4
4 per Cent. 811 84
5 per Cent. Navy 981 Lottery Tickets £22.
Long Ann. 181 5-16 Consols for ACC. 6711
Yesterday afternoon, Captain SCHOMBERG, of the
LOIRE frigate, arrived at the Admiralty, having
lately landed a supply of arms and amenuLition at
Cape Finisterre, sent by Government for the supply
of the Marquis RONIANA'S army. Captain SCROM2I:I(G,
we understand, brings an account of three several
actions having shortly after taken place between the
armies of ROM ANA and SOULT, in all of whie vi:.
tory was in favour of the Spanish arms ; and it is
said to have been in consequence of these events that
the enemy had found it necessary to enter the Not.
them part of Portugal. Soui.T's entrance into that
country, it should therefore seem, was a matter of
necessity, and not of choice ; in which case, nothing
but prompt and powerful aid from the army of Mar-
shal VICTOR can rescue him from the peril,. .ituacion
to which, under these circumstances, he must necessa-
rily have been reduced. It is added, that the whole
male population of Gallicia were in arms, and that
at the date of the last advices the enemy were confined
to the fortresses of Ferr of and Corunna.
Should these accounts prove correct, we may expect
soon to receive important intelligence from that guar.
ter ; but we are not without our fears that there is
some mistake in this statement.
Other accounts, received from the North of Spain,
state that in the province of Leon the French have no
force north of Astorga. The inhabitants of Asturias,
through the interposition of the Marquis de la ROMA-
NA, had applied to the Junta resident in the city of
Leon for a supply of corn, of which the latter had
abundance received from the luxuriant country in the
vicinity of Saldana. The answer given was, that .ia
exchange for arms and ammunition they were lead),
to concede. what was required ; but the General was
not in a situation to conform to such a condition.—
There are about 7000 men in Leon and the neigh.
bourhood enrolled, but they are destitute of arms.
I A commercial regulation has been made by the
• Junta at Seville, highly favourable to the intercourse

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