The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-11 00:00:00

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PRICE SEVEN PENCE.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNDAr.

Mr. FREE MANTLE moved for a writ to elect a Meet-
ber to serve in Parliament for theLo-runch of Winchester,
in the room of Mr. Leigh, who has accepted the Chiltern
Hundreds.

Mr. LITTLETON presented a petition from the.
Mannforturers of Staffordshire. praying that a Court of
Requests.tnay be established in that county, to faci:itste
the recoverz of stn4ll debts.
Admiral SOLT PHERON presented a petition from the
Dean, Chapter, and peculiar Jurisdiction of Southwelf,
in the County of Nottingham, against the Marriage
Act.—Laid on .the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. CURTEIS presented a petition from Thomas
Buttle, of Battle; in the county of Sussex, against the
Marriage Act. He wished to learn from the Learned
and Hon. Member opposite, if, in the amended Bill, it
was prupoled to omit that part which related to peculiar
jurisdictinni.
Mr. PHILLIMORE said that he Wonlil reserve an
answer to the Hain. Member's question till a Nether uon
sideration of the Bill was introduced. " • •

The petition tras laid bn the table, and ordered to he
printed.
Mr. H. SMITH presented a petition from the Mer-
chants, Batikeri, and Traders of Lincoln, against tf a
Insolvent Debtors'Act.

Mr. HURST strongly expressed his wish that such
alteration might he made in the present Act, as would
take away the facility which it afforded, 10 it now stood,
of committing frauds.
Mr. WILLIAMS (Member for Lincoln) hoped that
the House would neither recur to the old Act, nor adhere
to the present one ; but would take an intermediate step,
which, without adopting the severity of the former Act.
would take away the facilities which, it must be admitted,
the new one afforded, in protecting frauds. It was a
subject which demanded the most serious attention co: the
Legislatnre.
Mr. LITTLETON was of opinion that, under certain
circumstances, the period of imprisonment should be
extended. Whatever differences of opinion might exist
npon the present Act, he however bad no doubt that
both the Hon. Members for Lincoln, should they
give the subject their attention, would frame such
an Act as could remove the burdens of the peesect
one.

After a few words from Mr. T. Witsux and Mr. Aid.
WOOD, in support of the prayer of the petition, it was Lid
on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. LITTLETON presented two petitions Spinet the
Marriage Art, one from the Dean. Chapter, and peculiar
Jurisdiction of Litchfield, and the other from Sit J.
Wrottesley, the proprietor of the peculiar royalty of
Paton. In the latter was contained an important allega-
tion, that this jurisdiction had been purchased by the
ancestors of Sir John Wrottesley for a valuable cocidera-
lion, the rights of which had been invaded by the present
Act. In no discussion which took place on this bill was
any censure attempted to be imputed to the manner in
which the rights of the jur►sdictions were exercised,
which made it still harder that they should now be
attacked without any reasonable ground being assigned.
He hoped therefore that this evil would be removed in
the amended Bill.—Botb petitions were laid oil the table
and ordered to be printed.
Mr. WALLACH gave notice that he would/mote, on
Wednesday next, for the revi►al of the Committee on
Foreign Trade.