Star.
London, England, 1831-09-21 00:00:00

N°. 13,893.

The Archbishop of CANTERBURY hiving iv ov d to
being up the report of the Plurality of Benefices Bill,
Lord TENTERDEN moved that 43 miles be suttti.
toted for 30, as the radius within which no person should
be allowed to bold two benefices.
On this the house die hied, when there appeared,
For the amendment .. ... 13
Against It • 33
Majoeity for the original clause 4U
The clause was then agreed to.
The bill, as amended by the Archbishop of Cantetbury,
was then ordered to be printed.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY then gave notice,
that he would introduce a bill relating to the crempositi..n
of tithes on Monday week.
Earl GREY presented a petition from Ely. in favour of
Parliamentary Reform; and one from a place in Ireland.
praying for the disarming of the yeomanry.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from a
place in Sussex, ptayirig that the hundred should pay for
threshing-machines illegally destroyed.
THE INANICRUPTCY SILL.
On the motion that the House resolve itself into a Cons-
miens on the Bankrupt Bill,
Lord LYNDHURST felt called upon to make some
observation on this bill in the present stage, which had bccai
so frequentlYpostponed on account of his absence. In what
he should say he would be actuated by a spirit of fairness, as
this was not a party question, the great object being to faci-
litate the due administratioa of justice. The Noble Lard then
referred to attacks which had been made,in and out of Par.
Boucot, on the Commissioners of Bankrupts. The untue,4-
oared charges which were brought against them, lie woull
say, were entirely unfounded. He spoke from experiene,.
when he said that these Commissioners were, front their
learning and capacity, perfectly adequate to the discharge of
their duties. He spoke from an experience of three years ;
and the Noble Earl who preceded him (Eldon), had longer
experience of them,and no doubt would support the clitteactcr
which he (Lord Lyndhurst) gave of them. The Noble
Lord then referred to the business dune by those Commis-
stoners. He mentioned the arduous business which they
bad discharged, in answer to the calumnies which were
heaped on them. The judgments which they gave, and
their decisions, were decisive of their capacity to discharge
the duties which devolved on them. The Noble Lrd their
refuted to the petition sent to that House by the mo.-
chants and bankers of the metropolis, observing that Ow
charges contained In that petition, tespecting the incai.aci y
of the Commissioners to discharge thcit duties, were entirely
destitute of foundation. There was nut the shadow of a
foundation for asserting that these Conittissioners prolonged
their sittings, and made them unnecessarily numerous, with
a view to put fees in their own pockets. lie hoped their
I Lordships would pay no credit to such charges. It sus
a maxim of law, that no person should be condemned until
he was heard. They were also charged with incapacity,
and Irregularity in their attendance. To all these charges
he could, from experience give a direct contradiction.—
He could l
assure their lordships that there was no foundation
for them. Having raid so much respecting the commissio.t.
ere, he would now make some observations respecting bank-
ruptcy. In the first place, he would say that these commis-
sioners were perfectly adequate to discharge all the business
relating to bankruptcy, and with sufficient expedition. lie
thought the present system worked weir But it was sa..i
that the cummiseioners swallowed up the estates of t:.e
bankrupts in the way of fees. To this he would take
upon himself to reply that, from a calculation which he
made of the business dime by these commissioners within
the last three years, he found that the fees to the com-
missioners did not amount to a farthing in the pound.
Though he muted that the charges against the commis.
ntissionen were unfounded, still he would say that the pre.
sent system admitted of improvement. He had it himself
in contemplation to make some alterations in the present
system, but he was prevented ham doing ao on considering
that it would be beginning at the wrong end. He had it
in contemplation to assimilate the country commissioners
to the town eannattssitmers, but he doubted whether it
would work well. He did nut mesa to ray that the
proposed me .sure was In theory better than the present
system, but be did net /eel sure that in practice it would
work so well. The noble lord then refirrvid to the d.
tails of the bill before the house, commentiag no th at
as he proceeded. The machinery of the eivablishmeat,
be observed, woad cost 03,0001. a year t be thought
so lame a mom of the public money should not be ex.
pc Mess a satisfactory cause was shown for such
an imams expenditure; Insides, there were to be fifty
now Aeon commilnent en this measure, all of 'blot
would be be the pattionge el the Lord Chancellor. He felt
madded that the proem bales of the great sails would De.
NV ONO ble patronage; yit it did not follow but that it
might hr MINS& in osier hands. tin realms the b U with
the meet wham attenthen, he did not see what efivantages it
seised *me the System; on the contrary he
thought k had ' which did not exist in the pre-
sage system. The whin lard here pointed out the disLnc.
ties lostseene She restful details of the proposed measure,
and these ef the remit system, observing that the letter
was la his when less eldsotieeable than that offered for toe
anabialiaile of their its. He would not consent ea
bawls kens of fact respeedwg the commission of bankruptcy
trial belbse the judge of a cant of review; why not have
the pigsties of law and fact tried together? (hear.) Why
taw& k from the Judge of the Court of Kings Bitch,
to a Jo* of comparatively limited experience ? There
was mother pen of the bill to which he had a st. ong objec-
tion, be moon *at 1111166 required of the bafikropt to give
mole* to oats withal to try the validity cf the
Z=lley. Anemia swing in forma pauper& were not
zatt essarity for costs, and why should a bank.
rapt be open to gine security, who was derived cf
all his property el bob; declared a bankrupt ? He main.
mined that the 'shift system was less objectiossisk than
that now repeal: There waslllllllll.l l: IMIIMINIce refer.
dcourt a subject to thecourt of inky them Webs Chan.
o&er. There wise no anew he bonikenpsey' Mend daring
the last three yeses. He theselhee did not see what eaneion
there was fee substituting a neat of review deer the present
mods. The Vise Manatee was eccopied sevezindtri:ar days
every peer in bankruptcy Iwo Was B then,
Ito appoint awake: (loon to de dist which the is OlanCei.
for did in so limited a vial P He further thought that,
with regard to die measly the manure was
imperfect. His noble Mani was at the wrong
imd. He weal waft to Ids>tahi liaised friend to
rake the sohiset te a Coalmines if their Lordships, when
the oaltisa .saialtt be folly investigibisi If his noble sad
limed kienidli ilk, he (Lord Lys/berm) would lentall
the anistasse r his pewee, and be was mounted that a wet.
awe sere beedielal to the commercial ammosity would be
&ANIL
The LORD CHANCELLOR admitted that nothing
could be mere fair sad candid than the temper' with which
his noble and keened friend had discussed the subject. The
greet question was, how the evils complained of could be
most effecdrely emeedisil I that is if, in reality, them ex.
land evils ? He whet the tipal objeedeos to the
measure now wine meep in the spsiltof ins
noble and learned' hind, empostiag ' the pstjtitis of the
London merchants beim the ode** system. He ad.
mated that evaders might be enesedligly goad Julys of the
evils of a system, ee of the losses which they nopeekomai
hoot it, still they slob* not beespaltie K asp- s,, desk
objections to it in a tempi omeener, • of poiredog ono
remedy. Still they were not en that ass ant lees sapihk of
feeling that they bad soared fidlalh: Tbeiteble and learn-
ed lord then observed that hie oblisdeq se the peasant
system was set tend as the aempieints of these int.
chaits ably t ise heti sensium tor istesmatioo on ibis sub.
ject to siz sr seem of these very identalLonunissioners, who
had keg altperiesserA aselosive pride* as Csintaiessenen,
An a Hymns screelop, allea akeeltime ykkling sod re.
simnel between him* and these Canunageorre. The
‘destplea Wish he pespenoded to their Lordship. was the
WSW& loleprehmadyof his resorting to shoes CAIIIIIii.
thlows, he maemookations no the siblem with some
haidelers andaelleiters of high thaacter sod tarnishes ; ales
Wok distiegaishoteredess, soh w had experience m assignees.
Oh the seggestines end isihnostion of all these permits, be
fonnisti the Bill new helms their Leniehips. Sion the in.
Wodaeties of the MI,. be • reposed awl ' anseadoienis,
which mode it Imenobjettelseahle oboe k had hies before
He weal here observe that, after he bad iwt haroduced it,
he, eshatitted kite the esmaderatiboof Mental diatiognishist
tertistese, whoa be proposed inappeint as Cosainissiseers
under the late Bill. After having it helm them for tie
months, it came out in the form la which it now steed be.