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London, England, 1804-07-25 00:00:00

rectos nq he entitled to the benefit of the Aft, who
was in pt on on the tit day of January, 1804, or has
been at any time fibre:
The LORD CHANCELLOR obferved, that
thole latter words would free every Debtor who
owed no more than :soot. who Ihnuld tn.morrow
throat himfclf into prilon. This was incontinent
with the principle of the Bin, as :Wed ir. the pecan-
Ale ; and could never be intended even by its friends.
He therefore moved, that the words, or Isar bans at any
tiAvt.bcf, be expunged, and the following words int.°
duces!, and has ~rimer evalimmed is itrifin, and is uow in
?rifest. This amendment was agreed to,
-The Chore being read, which d;fcbarge: the future
properly of the Debtor;
The LORD.CHANCELLOR moved, that it he
expunged. He thought that granted too much to
the Debtor ; more than was granted to the Bankrupt,
when he titles not g-t his certificate.
'Pier Claufe was then negatived.
Various verbal amendments were made on the
motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR. He laid,
the Learned and Noble Lrrd that he had alluded to,
had purpled that DebtOrt in execution :boatel alone
receive the ben-fit of the aft. But he, for his part,
dont& many Debtors imp, ironed on erefire 111(1.r:cf.-
were in a more nnfartunrze cafe than the former.
bile Oloorld therefore wave that amendment.
In reference to a provilion towards the latter part
of the Bill, which enalts," That no ptrfrin who (hall
have taken the benefit of any Aft heretofore patted
for the relief of Infolvent Debtor., or of the Aft
commonly called the Lord's na, within the fpacz
of
eras lan pall, than have nr receive any benefit
Or advantage of or under this A 5, &c." .
The Duke of NORFOLK fail, he fhoold moot
a chute to be added, for the tend of p-rfons who
certainly were objets of relief ; and he thought the
propesfition would be one to which their Lordlhips
would not übJet. He lb 'uld Inure, that Debtors
who had beenimprifone.l for five years or more, for
turn not exceeding pent. mould be cobbled to the
benefit of the ACT. th. Grace laid, that t!.is might
n,•t be wended to testy fraudulent Debtor, he lhoold
propot: that any one, who propofes to mke the be-
nefit of this part the A. lha:1 not be dikhargetl
but by the authority of the Coott, nr a Judge. who
lb 111 have the ditcre:ion to dif.harge him fa' not, ac-
coding to hi. opinion of the cafe, nn.l (11.411 lint be
coawelled to dcc!are his real:Jas. His Grace moved
a clrufe
The LORD CHANCELLOR raid, he objefted
en it, b.:caitfe' it yelled a djferetion in the Judges.'
whom he never withed to fee potters any (Aber power
than that of declaring shat the law is, He objedled
Kill more' flrons'y to that part which excufes the
judge (never declating the teatime dirk citron. He
eve to fee she jntigus rel-afed (tom that obli.
itattnt, to the habit and expettation of which he af-
kritted much of the puri,y of the aelminintation
of
Mice. He deemed the principles of the clauft, in
the& intlances, extremely dangerous.
The • Duke of NORFOLK laid, there were. in•
ilatsees of judges,in this country, who were not corn.
Vella, in certain eater, to declare the rear tn of their
*einem. Jutlites of the Peace are judges; and in
tefufing licences to public hooks, they are releefed
from that Obligation. He bad known where num-
bers of publitans were refitted their licences, only
Weems& they oppofed a certain political intereft ; and
ytt they could obtain no redrefs, for the Coon of
Ilting's Bench hell, that the' Juilices of the Peace
were not bound to Irate their reafon..
The LORD CHANCELLOR fail, he fpoke
only of the Judges of the Courts of Law. The in-
fiance, however, given by the Noble Duke, proved
bow dangerous the rule was, in lefs imp ant coved
The C.ortmittee then divided oo the Duke of Nor-
folk's Motion. Contents, I.—Non-contents, 4.
i The clatsfe was, of caorfe, 1011.
'The Hunk being afterwards returned, the report
was ordered to be received to-morrow.—Adjour tied.