Star.
London, England, 1802-02-23 00:00:00

PILINCI OW WALES.

Mr. Ma emits SUTTON (aid, that in confequence
of what had patted in the Houfe refpeding the
claim of his Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales to
the revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall, and parti-
cularly from what had fallen from a Right Hon.
Gentleman who had delivered his tenements on
the fubjea, he now rote to inform the Houfe it
certainly was his intention to bring the queflion as
early as poffible before Parliament. But as a quer-
lion of the utmoft importance to his Majefty had
already been fubmitted to the Houfe, his Royal
Highnefs, from a principle of deference and re.
fped, was defirons that the confederation of a fob-
jed referring to his intereft, Ihould not interfere
with that which related to the more ferious con-
cerns of his Majefty. He had accordingly been
expyefsly directed by his Royal Highnefs, to poll-
pone the queftion refpe!ing his claim to the Re-
venue of the Dukedom of Cornwall, till the difent-
fion with regard to his Majefty's Civil Lift 'Mould
have taken place, and the refult have been made
known. He fhould be extremely gratified if Gen-
tlemen would avoid introducing the fubjea of his
Royal Highnefs's Claim into the debate upon the
excels of the Civil Lift Eftabliffiment till that quef-
Lion was finally determined. If the Houfe felt
that his Royal Highnefs, in wifhin4 to difunite the
quellions, had been aauated by his feelings as a
`on; and the duty he owed his Sovereign, he
trufted that every Gentleman would acquiefce in
the requeft of his Royal Highnefs, and abltain
from any allufion to the fubjea of his claims.

CIVIL LIST.

Mr. Baaocs moved, that the Aft of the 21d
Geo. 111. c. Bi, relative to the Management of the
Revenues of the Civil Lift, fhould be read, which
being read by the Clerk,
Mr. &AGO: Paid, it appearing by that ad that
a book was dire/led to be kept for the purpofe of
entering all monies ailed out of the revenues of the
Civil Lift, under the heads of Special Service and
Royal Bounty, which book the mittee to
whom the accounts relative to thNIS Lift were
referred, was defirous of examining; he therefore
moved, si That the book kept in purfuance of that
Ait for the entry of the ftirns illued out of the re-
venues of the Civil Lift, under the heads of Spe.
cial Service and Royal Bounty (timid be laid be-
fore the Houfe."—Ordered.
Sir Wm. ELFOiD moved for an account of th

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duties paid for the laft two years on all printed
books imported into this kingdom, diflinguilhing
thofe bound and unbound.—Ordered.

IP/CO/4 E TAX.

Mr. Joists faid,its;;;hisintention, if the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer had been in his place, and
he lamented extremely that the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman was not, to have moved for certain Papers
relative to the Income Tax. He should now, how-
ever, defer his Motion till to-morrow, unlefs it was
fated by Come Hon. Gentleman on the other fide,
that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was not then
likely to attend, in which cafe lie had no objeaion
to p9llpone it ilia further.
Mr. HILLY IIDDINGTON laid, he had at prefent
no realms to doubt that his Right Hon. Relation
would attend in his place to-morrow.

DEBTORS.

Mr. W. WYNIII moved the Order of the Day
for the fecond reading of the Bill to enlarge the
powers of the Lords' A.
The Bill was read a fecond time.

On the queftion for its commitment,
Mr. NICHOLLS Paid, he was not prepared to go
much at length into this fubjeB, but it appeared to
him to be of confiderable importance, as the Bill,
if pallid, would aid a change in he Law, of
which many Gentlemen could fcarcely have an
idea. He would fuppofe the cafe of a perfon hav-
ing a mortgage upon his elate, and having given,
as was ufual, a bond to the mortgagee. Upon
this bond he might be arrefted, and compelled,
under the prefent Bill, by the Juftices in Quarter
Seffion to fell his elate for the benefit of his credi-
tors. If this were fo, all the effea of the decifions
of the Court of Chancery for one hundred and fifty
years, for the purpofe of preventing the equity of
redemption from being brought to fate, would be
completely deftroyed. He thought fuck a fubjea
ought to be thoroughly inveftigated, before the
Houle contented to pals a Bill of this nature, as it
fhould be remembered there were fraudulent Cre-
ditors as well as fraudulent Debtors. He h sped
that thofe praaifing Barrifters who were Members
of the Houfe, would attend in the progrefs of the
difcuffion upon this Bill, to prevent the Law of
the land from being incautioufly and unjuftly over-
turned.

Mr. Sruacsa Paid, he could not ditcover that
the Bill was in any refpeet contrary to Law, nor
did he think it could produce thofe prejudicial con-
fequences which were feared by the Hon. Gentle.
man. The Houfe well knew that the objeet of the
Lords'Adt was to provide againit fraudulent Debt-
ors, who were polkaed of property, throwing
themfelves into gaol, and there living in comfort
and luxury, whilft they refuted to pay the rums
juftly due to their Creditors. This was certainly
a wife and politic regulation, but the objeet could
not be accomplitheof by that AIL The AEC only
extended to perfons in cuftody for any rum not ex-
ceeding 3col.—a turn fo final!, that it was not to
be fiippoled that any perfon of the defcription al.
luded to by the Hon. Gentleman,poiliffed oflarge
landed property, would chute to live in a gaol
merely for the fake of refuting to par to trifling a
fum. The Ail was therefore in this refpeet per-
feltly nugatory ; and he remembered, when an in•
quiry was made, Come years fince, upon this tub-
set, it was found that theAEt had not been in this
refpeet enforced, as no perfon of property had
chofen to remain in gaol for filch a fum. The ob-
jeft of the prefent Bill was to extend the provifions
of that Alt to any rum whatever, in order to pre-
vent Debtors, in any cafe, from living luxurioully
in prifon, and refuting to par their Creditors.—
It alto extended the powers given by that Ad to
Judges of Affize, unto the Juffices in Seffions, in
order that perfons might not be compelled to wait
a year, as mutt be the cafe in Tome of the North.
ern Counties, before the Judges of Affize came
down.

Mr. Nicuocts explained,
Mr. WYNN/ faid, with refpeit to the Bonds
given upon Mortgages, alluded to by the Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Nicholls), he could not con-
ceive of what ufe thofe Bonds were, unlefs they
could be ated upon.
Mr. Jonas raid he had formed pretty much the
fame opinion of this Bill as his Honourable Friend
(Mr. Nicholls). He had been afraid that it might
prove highly injurious to the Landed Intereft, but
having liftened with attention to what had juft
pa Ira, be confelfed that the ObjeCtion, which at
firft appeared to him to have great'weight, was
entirely done away. He with d, however, that
the future progrefs of the Bill might be flow. His
reafon for expreffing this with was, that when the
left Bill for the relief of Debtors pared the Houfe,
he refinefted that force delay might be granted to
afford time for the prefenting of Petitions againft
it. Had time been allowed, he would have had
to prefent Petitions from many thoufands of re.
fpeetable tradefmen. He hoped, therefore, that
the remaining Rages of this BiU would not be ID
battened as to prevent Petitions from coming
forward. He was well affured, that a vaft num-
ber of honeft and induftrieus tradefmen were sp-
atially ruined in the metropolis by IVauddint
debtors.

Mr. Beacios faid, he doubted how far the ob-
jeaions of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Nicholls) to
the Bill had been fatisfaaorily anfwered. the
complaint of the Hon. Gentleman was, that the
power of the Court of Chancery, with refpet to
Equities of Redemption, would be, by this Bill,
transferred to the .tarter Seffions. A cafe had
been ftippored, of a perfon, having a Mortgage
upon his Elate, being arrelled upon the Bond
which accompanied that Mortgage. The Quarter
Salons, upon fuch a Bond, would have to decree
the tale of the Elate ; the hardfhip which might
arife in that cafe was evident—the Court of Chan-
cery knew of the Mortgage, and aged according.
ly ; but the Quarter SelEons, having a perfen be-
fore them in cuitody upon the Bond, muft order
the immediate Pale of the Elate. He thought this
objeaion had not been fatisfadorily anfwered ; it
might, however, be provided againft in the pro-
grefs of the Bill.
Mr. ALIXANDIIto Sir W. ELIPOILD. Mr. New-
IDOLT, and Sir HINRY MILDMAY each faid a very
few words, and
Mr. STUILGES explained, obferving that the

Bill did not give any additional powers to the
Jodices in %tarter Seffions, but merely that pow,r
which the Judges of Affize before poffdre:i rela-
tive to this objea.
The Bill was then ordered to be committed to a
Committee of the whole Houfe to-morrow.
Mr. ltottsott raid, if there was no objeftion to a
Motion he held in his hand, he would make it
then ; if it was objeEted to, he would make it to-
morrow. He then moved for an account of ►he
produce of the 41 per Cent. Leeward Mind Doty.
Mr. N. VANSITTART Paid, that in the abfence
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he did not
exaCtly know what objeftion might be made to the
produCtion of the Paper alluded to by the Hon.
Gentleman. He believed the fame fubjeCt w•
time time (ince brought before Parliament.
Mr. RoasoN laid, as there appeared ihme ob.
jation to the motion, he would withdraw it, and
give notice of it for to-morrow.
Mr. ALE:awl:ma brought up the Report of the
Committee of the whole Houfe on the Report of
the Scle& Committee of Expiring Laws, which
was read and agreed to, and Bills ordered.