The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-12-16 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVBNING, DECEMBER 16, 1819.

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The Bill was then read a third time, and pawed.
Mr. C. MYNAH gave notice, that be would soave for
!rare to being in a Hill to awes/ the 412 d lieo. 111. on
Irish Bleetions.
Mr.I.IOiLIN FOSTER postponed his Medan on the
Edesatiou of the Poor in Ireland.

ISEOLVIINT WITORS.
Lord ALMORPE rose. pursuant to notice, to move
far leen to bring i■ a Bill for the relief of Insolvent
Debtors. Ito wished to sec a few words in reference to
t►e Bill which he bad brionulit in arm the same sub-
jert in the last Session. In that Bill there were mute
merited alterations from the former Act. It snowed
previous examination into the effects of debtors, with a
amaralffery power to oblige insolvents to take advan-
tage of tits Act. after remaining a certain length of dove
i■ eutddy. That Bill passed the Ham/ of Coma a&
Mel Session, but wee throws eat in the House of Lords.
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the old Act, which passed the Noose wits groat celerity.
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dscref.)re it was isecessary to Ulm expeditious steps to
supply its place. The two maid principles that be felt it
absolutely incumbent on him to support ander every cir-'
cemstancm were, that there should be a previous exami-
nation, and that creditors shook' have the same powers
to compel debtors to give lip their effects as insolvents
had to oblige their creditors to COON to terms in other
wools, that the power shoed be reciprocal. If be could
not carry those points, he would oppose any other at-
.tempt to Legislate on the subject.
Leave was given to bring is the Bill
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Mr. J. SMYTII begged leave to call the attentioa of
the House to a petition of very great importance. It was
signed Ly some of the most respectable persons in bovi-
nes, in the metropolis. by sff of the most eminent book-
sellers, against the Bill said to be for the Prevention of
Blasphemous and Seditious Libels, particularly against
the elutes in that Bill which punishes after convictioa,
on a second offence fin libel, with transportation for 7
corks% The great capitalists who were eased in the
lliog business could no longer carry on their
trade with security, if such a clause were to pass into a
law, whereby they must ever stand in danger of securing
exile to New Soitth Wales. He hoped the Noble Lord
(Castlereagh) would discover some less objectionable
mode of attaining-the object of the Bill. Ito would be
i willing to strengthen the beads of U meat in a way
less liable to the charge of unnecessary and dangerous
severity.
Mr. 'BERNAL observed, that the literature, the pro-
sperity, and freedom of the conetry, were inseparable—
injedirions restraints upon literature meld nut but inju-
riously affect the best interest" of the community. Prom
personal knowledge, he could speak to the respectability
and wealth of the'buriksellers, and he thought that a re-
monstrance enuring from sdslt a body of RIM if rotated

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Ths Earl of THANET presented a petition from lb*
inhabitants of Rochester against the Bills saw passing
through both Hums of Parliament, and complainine
that no inquiry bail bun Instituted into the proceeding,
at Maneltester.--11rdered lithe on the table.
The Duke of DEVONSHME presented a petition from
as individual. praying far as inquiry into the manner in
whirl tolls men eallectml is as town of Sligo is k
land.--Ordored to lie sie Om table. . •
311Miletorisisips *Wilt into a lontmittee OR the
Duty Bill, whirb was reported; and there being so oilier_
business to be done, the !louse siljonrued.
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lio=l7Houses and he hoped the Noble Lord world
feel it his duty to pay it attention.
The petition was then lead, and, on the question that
it do lie on the table,
Lord CASTLEREAGH me and said, that previous
to going into the MN for accumulative punishments in
eases of libel, be wished to apprize the lions* of an alter-
, atien which he had intended to propose relative to that
punishment. He did not mean to press the punishment
of transportation.—(Hear, hear!)—But be meant to ad-
here to the principle of the Bill be which the accumula-
tive penalty was to be rendered effective.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said, that the expunging of the
cord transportation took away some part of his objection
to the Rill; bat unless the Noble Lord or the Learned
Gentleman beside him could show that the present laws
were iosaffscient for the suppression of libels, really
blasphemous or seditious, it was worse than useless to
introduce • new species of punishment called banish-
ment, and he was determined, if be stood alone, to re-
sist it.—(Hear!)—The Noble Lord was changing the
Constitution, and legislating upon alarm.--(Near!)--
A case much stronger than any yet made out should be
proved, to warrant such novel euactmests.