Star.
London, England, 1827-06-21 00:00:00

1111,SAGE TRO►t Tilt LORDS.

A Message from the Lords announced their Lordships met
to the Exchequer Bills Bill, the Consolidated Fend Bill, sod Nem!
Private Bilis.

SMALL DUSTS BILL.
Mr. PEEL rote to move for leave to bring in a Bib
to facilitate the recovery of small debts. He ok.eived,
that under the existing law, the recovery of small debts
was a matter of considerable difficulty. Toe manner
Of proceeding in the County Courts for the recovery of
20s. or 40s. was the same as for the recovery of 10004
with this difference, that in the former case the plea
was drawn with much more tech.iicality than in the
latter. Then the expense was so considerable, that a
person suing to recover 40s. would think himself happy
if he got off at the cost of 71. in a defended anon,
and 41. in one which was not defended. He proposed
in the Bill which he intended to introduce, t eztead
'the jurisdiction of the County Courts to debts amoont•
ing to 101. as was at present the system in the Lance.
ehsre Courts. He likewise proposed to give the parties
die benefit of the trial by Jury, but in cases of such a
trifling nature he thought it unnecessary that the num•
het of Jurors should extend to 12. though .t the same
time he would submit that it should not be less than fire.
He proposed that ao appeals shoul I be allowed; forht
thought it better that injustice should be done in one or
taro cases than that justice should be perpetually defeated
by delays—(Hear !) When, however, it should be quite
manifest that a wrong verdict had been given, he would
reserve to the Sheriff the power of granting a new trial.
in cases of particular difficulty, which the Sheriff might
not feel himself competent to decide, he would atithoi tit
him to obtain legal assistance, the cost of which could,
I probably, be defrayed out of the fees which must be con.
stantly.accruing.He thought it advisable that no c-uosel
should be employed by the partii s, and that the attorney's
costs should not exceed 10s. Fur the writ at present in use,
he meant to substitute a simple summons, which would
Contain the names and addles' of the plaintiff and de-
fendaat. He thought it would be very desirable togive
the Court the poaer of directing the payment of a debt
by instalments, instead of, as at present, proceeding at
once to an execution, which almost always occ.sioned
the ruin Of the party. Of course, if the u.stalmeuts
were not regularly paid, a summary process must be
resorted to. The main object of his Bill, the House
would see, was to get rid of the practice of imptison•
ing the person of the debtor, arid to assist the remedy
against his property. In order to aid this object as
far as possible, he meant to propose that the decree
of execution from a County Court, which now only ex•
tended to property lying in the county witl]in which
the decree was issued, should apply to the debtor s
property generally, no matter in what place it might
be found. He thought it unnecessary even to re-
ply to the arguments which had been sometimes
urged, that the increased facility thus given to the re-
covery of claims would tend to promote litigation: he
did not believe that men would be disposed. eve" at
the cost of time and money, which would still tie let,
to prosecute claims ( which they would in all human
probability lose) that was void of foundation. And he
should, therefore, without troubling the House any fur.
Cher, move that leave be given to bring ill a Bill to
facilitate the recovery of small debts in the Courts of
England and Wales.
Mr. STURGES BOURNE seconded the motion, and
said that the country was deeply indebted to the Right
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Peel) kr his exertions.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL supported the Bid,
and was highly satisfied with the mantles in which the
.Right Hon. Gentleman had proceeded to attain his
purpose. In fact. the sum of 101. to which it WAS now
proposed to extend the jurisdiction of the County Courts,
was not greater in actual value than the 40 jiiiisdictioo
when that had originally been given t.) them. He
entirely agreed in the expediency of getting rid of the
practice of imprisonment for dent, and sub touting
facilitated course of proceeding .I.;%tirt the debturs
saroperty ; but he was

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,toedient to give the Courts power to inflict sonr term
of imprisonment, or even of compulsory labour, where',
stn wilfully abstracted their property, or got it in !
any war our the Court's jurisdiction.
:sir. HOW lOUSE warmly supported the Bill, and
yaw no reshot. at all why so imps,' tant a measure should
not be car: ied througfr in the course of the present Ses-
sion, In fact, the Bill lately introduced by the Solicitor
General, taking away the power of arrest and mesne
process for debts under 201. made some such remedy to
the creditor imperatively necessary. The tradesmen of
town, he knew, were highly favourable to the principle
of th. Bill; and wished its power might be extended
es there was Is, reason why it should not be—to 151. or
pi, instead of merely 101.
Lord ALTHORP regretted that the measure had not
been brought forward earlier; but ddubted, especially
with the compens scion clause attached to it, if it could
now be carried through during the present Session,
Be thought the County Courts, as at present consti
piled, guile sufficient for all purposes of substantial jus-
tice; and the chance of occasional error (which would
be rare) was more than balanced by the advantage of a
cheap and summary process. One omission there was
in the Bill, which might easily be supplied; he should
be glad to see a clause inserted regulating the practice
of the County Courts, so that their proceedings might
be uniform.
Mr. HUME rejoiced to see that the Attorney Gene-
ral was disposed to acquiesce in the merits of the Bill
before she House; and that not the less because the
Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman had, but a short
time since opposed a me 'sure of exactly the same
character which he (Mr. Hume) had brought forward.
—(Hw, hear.) The thing was sf no consequence:
provided the country had the benefit of the Bill, it
en no matter who brought it forward ; and he was
glad to see that. even with a change of persons, the
light Hon. and Learned Gentleman's opinion had
changed. He wished, however, that the power of the
County Courts could be still further extended ; and saw
no reason why it should not go on to 151. or 201. or
even 501. as welt as to 101. It was perfectly we .1
known, that under the existing system, a debt of 151. ,
cupid not be recovered without an expense of 50/. or
6W. and a losi of 12 months time.
The AT I'ORNEY-GENERAL put himself on the
indulgence of the House while he corrected the misre-
presentations of his conduct on this Bill, and on the
former one which th- Hon. Member for Montrose had
brought fOrward. The best apology which he could
make was, to attribute the observations of the Hon.
Gentleman to a perfect ignorance of the principles of
English law, and the preference which he uniformly
display ed for the practice of the Scotch
M. BRIGHT spoke to order. The Right Hon. and
Learned Gentleman had already spoken on the question.
Dr. PHILLI MORE was astonished at the ihterrup-
tion; he never heart) a more direct personal attack than
that made upon his Right Hon. and Learned Friend
by the Hois. Member tor Montrose.
The AT IV RNEY-G EN ERAL resuenecla—Sir, I am
surprised that tht Honourable Member for Bristol. if he
it such a friend to orderly discussion, did nut call to
Waffle Honourable Member for Montrose, when be
vas oiter ing his irrelevant censures on me, and replying
to a speeds of mine spoken on a former debate.—'
But I have a tight to speak in explanation. I have
to complains that the Honourable Member for Montrose
has misunderstood my sentiments of to-night—that he
misrepresented my arguments of a former debate—and
that Ise has, without cause or provocation, made an
attack on me. But -there mistakes and misrepresenta-
tions of his I will ascribe to his ignorance of the sub-
ject. The Hon. Meliber may be, and, no doubt, is very
clever in arithmetical calculations; and I never withheld
from him my approbation of his useful services in such
matters; but as to kis capacity for the general principles
of law, I will ..nly repeat what was once said by a pre-.
decessor of mine in the office which I held, namely,
that a man may he able to perform most complicated
arithmetical operations on his thumb nail, and. for all
that, he neither a Lycnreus nor a Bolon—(Laughter.).
Mr. WARBUltTONappmeed of the Bill. and suggested Ai
Omenttee as the proper place-for Amendments.
Mr. PEEL replied, and explained that publiedrcutetsunces pee.
Noted the Bill from being earlier introduced.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
lie Warehoused Corn Bill was read a second dines to be tom.
ailed to-morrow.
Colonel WOOD moved that the Report of the Game Bill be ra.
aired dot day shire months.—Ordered.
Ilse other Orders of the Day were disposed of. and the Home
alloorved at Must o'Caotc.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1827.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols, which left a yesterday at 11:51 a for the Account,
lamed this morning at g6i, and soon after were done at 86a f:
iste which, they here receded to 86j, and may at present be
Woted at 861 buyers, with no business of importance.
In the Foreign martet, the chief doing is in Colombian Stock,
which is nor so good as yesterday.
Currsat prices: Old Spanish ilf, Mexican 701 a, Colombian
29150 t. Portuguese 75a 76, Brazilian 513 j 59i.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
Tu Caul market remained study, at_ll6l for the Account,
mil within this half Low, when they became convulsed, in eon.
*lotto of several sake being effected at $6l, when they receded
64. Consols may now be quad at 85/ 86. This panic was
timed by a meeting of the Barak Directors, to decide if they
should discount at Four per Cut. which was rejected.
PIMB OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 206 i 606 India Stock Shut
5 per Cent. Red. S5l I b Ditto Bonds 86
Shot. South Sea Stock
1 92 Old Annuities
921 g elooo Esebeq. EMI 50 51
Shut. sesoo Ditto .50 51
£lOO and 8200 Ditto 50 SI
Advertised
Consols for Acct. 86; I a a $4ll
S, TWO tYcLocr,
blez. 80nd!,5 per Ct. 57
D0.8d0,1825,6 p Cc. 701 I 1 70
Do. Acct. 701 a 1 a 70 * 70
Portuguese Bds. 5p C.
Do. Acct. 7:4 I
Russ. 111 s, 1821,6 pC. 33a
Span. Bak 5 p Ct.
Ditto 510,111

io2f 101 i
13-16
611:N FI1N1),
Per et Eli
6 p Ct.
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2915011
621

Ct. 16 15i

r 0 FOREIGN" SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK.
SHAWL PAID.
100 SO 55
400 400 540 335
40 30 101 11
100 S 4 )

sharp conversation took plice last nigh
Lords, which the Earl of 1571NC/inn/I
,armly complaining of some aspersions,

which he said, had been thrown in anotber place 111)00,1
their Lordsb;ps° House. The Loan Cnaweextaa rose
to call the Noble Earl to miler, saying that the course
he had taken was irregular; but this interruption merely
added fuel to the fire. The Earl of WINCH LLAMA re-
peated the remarks. which had elicited the admonition
from the Woolsack, with increased warmth ; and with
a generosity which the world will know how to appre-
ci.te. declared his readiness to sacrifice every shilling
he had, and trample every thing under foot, rather than
merit the imputations cast upon him as a Member 01
that House. There is so much magnanimity in this
declaration, and its sincerity is so palpable at the
same time, that it is to be hoped no opportunity will
ever arise to put it to the test, particularly as no one can
doubt, that his Lordship would not hesitate *moment to
do as he said. Lord GODERICH replied in his usual calm
and pertinent manner. and reminded the Horne that it
had set the example of the irregular course to whibkits
attention bad been called. Earl GRIT said he agretsk
with the Loan CHANCifiLOR in deprecating, as incon.
venient and mischievous, the practice of noticing in one
House any observations that might take place in ano-
ther; but, disregarding his own rule, his Lordship
adverted in very pointed terms to the observations made
in another place ; and this inconsistency, we have no
doubt arose from the novelty of his present vocation, as
the ardent and uncompromising champion of privilege.

Frankfort Papers to the 14th, reached us this morning.
It appears from them, that the last Leipsig Wool Fair,
which terminated on the 3d of this month, turned out
well on the whole. There was a pretty large quantity
of wool in the fair ; and it was bought up at good
prices, fetching from two to four dollars (comprising
all qualities) per stone, more than last year (the stone,
at 221b5.) From the same article, from which the above
information is derived, we learn that the late King of
Swann has been for some time past a resident of
Leipsig.

♦n article under the date of Warsaw, sth May. says,
that the Committee of Inquiry, appointed by the Grand
Doke Collar* menu, has terminated its labours, and
delivered a report on the Secret Societies in Poland;
but no particulars are mentioned.
The following recent decision of the Emperor of
Roast* is worthy of imitation in other countries; and
might be extended with propriety to all cases of a like
complexion s

Sier Cent. COtTol
31 per Cent. 92j
Si per Cent. lied. 3
4 Per Cent. New
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Per Cent. 1826,1
Ling Ann. 191 13.
Milian Bonds, 6 pt.
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